Immortal in The Apocalypse

Hearing Chen Jie’s rejection, Mao Yan clenched his hands and said nothing. After a long silence, an old general asked, "How about we hire supernatural beings to help us defend the base?"

Upon hearing this, Pan Liangqing said, "I’m afraid this is impossible."

Before the old general could ask why, she continued: "We don’t even have enough supplies to feed our people. Where can we find more supplies to pay for these supernatural beings to work for us?"

After a long silence, Mao Yan looked at Han Dinghe and asked, "Professor Han, how is the progress of the crops? Will there be a good harvest this time?"

Han Dinghe shook his head and said, "It’s a pity to say that although the quality of the seeds is very good, because we can only use hydroponic systems to grow, the harvest results are not as good as we expected. In addition to the lack of minerals in the water, we also lack the energy to create artificial light for crops. These two factors alone have reduced harvests by more than half."

After hearing his explanation, Mao Yan sighed and said, "Since we can’t hire supernatural beings to defend the base, we have to let the people know the current situation and let them make their own decisions."

As soon as he said this, everyone present unanimously persuaded him to change his decision. After an hour of intense debate, Mao Yan rubbed his brows, raised his hand to stop them, and said, "That’s enough. Announce the news as soon as possible, and let them decide for themselves."

After saying that, he looked at the people sitting around the table and said solemnly: "If any of you want to leave, you can get some supplies from the supply division. Consider this as my thanks for your service."

He turned to look at Zheng Yimu and said, "Captain Zheng, I will leave this matter to you."

Zheng Yimu nodded and said, "Yes, Commander."

Mao Yan stood up from the chair, looked at everyone present and said, "I still have things to do. Please excuse me."

Leaving these words, Mao Yan left the meeting room. Zheng Yimu looked at his back thoughtfully, stood up and left the meeting room. Seeing Mao Yan open the emergency door, Zheng Yimu chased after him.

Pushing the door open, he looked at Mao Yan and said, "Commander Mao, please wait a moment."

Mao Yan paused, looked down, and saw Zheng Yimu climbing up two stairs in one go. Mao Yan looked at his serious expression and asked, "Do you have anything to report to me, Captain Zheng?"

Zheng Yimu looked at him and said, "Commander Mao, I have something to tell you, but I hope my words will not offend you."

Mao Yan smiled tiredly at him and said, "Go ahead."

After carefully planning his words, Zheng Yimu said, "Commander Mao, both of us know that the current situation is very critical. Without enough manpower and supplies, we can’t survive the zombie horde."

Mao Yan nodded and said, "You are right."

Looking at his tired face, Zheng Yimu continued: "I have a suggestion and I hope you can consider it, Commander."

Mao Yan looked at him for a while and asked, "What suggestions do you have? Let’s listen to it first."

After hesitating for a few seconds, Zheng Yimu said, "Commander, let’s join the Wu Lin Base. With their current strength and supplies, we can save our soldiers and the common people from this disaster."

Listening to Zheng Yimu’s words, Mao Yan fell into deep thought. He doesn’t care about his status and political power, as long as he can save the common people and those soldiers that are sincerely serving the common people. Now that he is no longer able to protect anyone, he must find another person who can protect them.

After thinking about it, Mao Yan raised his eyes, looked at Zheng Yimu and asked, "Why did you choose the Wu Lin base and not other bases? There are also large bases like the Gui family’s base with enough power to protect everyone."

Zheng Yimu knew that Mao Yan cared about the common people, so he said, "Captain Xiu is the owner of the Wu Lin base. He has a good character and cares about the common people as we do. By joining them, we can rest assured that he will treat ordinary people better than other base leaders. Besides, although the Gui family has a strong background, they are too mysterious. I don’t think we should bet the lives of our soldiers and people on someone we don’t know whether they are good or bad."

Listening to his answer, Mao Yan thought about it. After a long silence, he nodded and said, "Since you said we can trust Captain Xiu, then I will trust your judgment this time."

After saying that, he said seriously: "Don’t let other people know about this matter for now. In a few days, we will announce our decision to join the Wu Lin base. You should contact Xiao Bai and ask him to negotiate this matter with the Wu Lin Base."

Seeing that Mao Yan agreed with his suggestion, Zheng Yimu was relieved. He saluted Mao Yan and said, "Yes, Commander."

After sending Mao Yan back to his office, Zheng Yimu hurried back to the supply division. Upon his arrival, he saw soldiers were busy arranging the people and distributing supplies to those who chose to leave. He watched for a while before walking into the office.

Unlike the chaotic situation outside, although the soldiers working in the office are very busy, they work calmly and in an orderly manner. Seeing him coming, a soldier walked over quickly and said, "Captain, this is the list of supplies we are going to distribute to those who are leaving. Please check it."

Zheng Yimu checked the long list, signed his name, and then said, "Make a copy of the names of those who left. Make sure the soldiers guarding the gate check the list before letting them go."

The soldier nodded and said, "Yes, Captain."