Chapter 44 - 44

Chapter 44 Entering the Base: First Comes the "Baptism"Complaints arose outside, but the people inside the car paid no attention, eating self-heating hot pot and drinking nutritional drinks.To prevent the smell from escaping, Lin Anransprayed some perfume on the windows. Now, the most valuable things are not gold and silver jewelry, but food and clothing.So she wasn't afraid of others smelling her pungent perfume.It's just that they have to suffer through the rich aroma of spicy and savory hot pot."Beep! Beep! Beep!"Everyone noticed that several off-road vehicles appeared in the distance, forming a large convoy followed by hundreds of zombies."Get out of the way! Everyone get out of the way!""Aaaaaaah! Zombies! Run!!!""Don't push me, you're stepping on my foot!""Zombies are coming! Run!""..."A riot broke out among the survivors at the base entrance, and everyone was fleeing in a panic.Tuantuan bristled and arched its back, while Dahei also lay warily at the car door, ready to attack at any moment.Mother Lin wiped her greasy mouth. " Ranran, shall we go out and take a look?"Father Lin poured a cup of hot water and handed it to Mother Lin: "You all stay in the car and don't move. I'll go down and check on things."Lin Anran spoke up to stop him: "No need to go down, Dad, someone will take care of it."Mother Lin gently picked up Tuantuan and held it in her arms, soothing its agitated fur moment by moment.Lin Yu asked curiously, "They all have guns, they should be able to handle those zombies, so why did they lure the zombies to this base?"Lin Anran slurped up a spicy chicken foot. "They must have their reasons for doing this. All survivors undergo this kind of 'baptism' before entering the base."It's euphemistically called a "baptism," but in reality, it's a sabotage orchestrated by the higher-ups in the base to build a super-powerful Ability User team.Those who demonstrate strength are recruited into the team with enticing offers upon entering the base, while those who are weak are exiled to do hard and tiring work.In her previous life, she also encountered a similar situation. At first, Lin Anran mistakenly thought she was unlucky. When the zombies came, she desperately protected her best friend and boyfriend, but she herself was seriously injured.During the ten days she was recovering from her injuries, they didn't visit her even once; only the base contacted her privately.They gave her some supplies and medicine, andoffered her a very generous deal to join The Third Ability User Squad as a Wood-element ability user.Shen Sirou pitifully begged her, saying that she couldn't leave her because she didn't haveSupernatural Ability and would be bullied by others.With Song Chi's persistent pleading, she refused the base's invitation, which made the base resent her.I wonder if they would have been lucky enough to come here in this life without her protection, this gullible fool.Don't die so soon, she hasn't gotten her revenge yet!"Sister! Is the 'baptism' just a test of our strength as survivors?"Lin Anran: "That's right, that's pretty much it! Basically, we've already been divided into different classes here."As the zombies drew closer, some people couldn't hold back any longer and made their move.Lin Yu: "Sis, someone's made a move!"Amid the chaotic crowd, several figures caughtLin Anran's attention: Xu Hu, a peak level 2Strength-based Ability and future captain ofThe Third Ability User Squad.Hu Xuan, the future captain of the fourth squadof Ability User, is at the peak of Speed ​​AbilityLevel 3.Li Fang, the initial stage of Lightning Elemental Ability Level 3, and future deputy captain of the fourth squad of Ability Users.Yang Xue, a future member of The Third Ability User Squad, is at the peak of the second level of Ice-element ability....Hmph! They've delivered themselves right to her doorstep! She won't bother looking for them; she'll just deal with them one by one!With the help of these few powerful individuals, the zombies were quickly dealt with, and order was restored.Lin Anran stopped paying attention to what was happening outside; she simply couldn't stand the tedium of queuing."How about we play mahjong?"Everyone agreed with her suggestion.Mother Lin: "It's been a long time since I've played, I'm a bit rusty."Although the van looks dilapidated on the outside, the interior has actually been modified by Father Lin.The soft seats were taken from a Maybach, and the small table was a high-end solid wood table that Lin Anran had fitted before the apocalypse, more than enough for playing mahjong.Lin Anran: "Ten thousand."Father Lin: "Bang—, Red Center."Lin Yu: "Eighty thousand!"Mother Lin: "I won!"Lin Yu:...He's already lost five games; if he keeps playing, he'll be broke."Sis! Lend me two more Crystal Cores, I'll pay you back when I win."Lin Anran: "No!""Waaaaah!"A black figure busily rummaged through a small backpack, a few colorful Crystal Cores dangling from its mouth, which it then tossed aside next to poor Lin Yu.There was even saliva on the Crystal Core.Two dogs stared at each other; one was a single dog, the other a pitiful dog.Lin Anran and the others burst into laughter upon seeing this."Thump! Thump! Thump!"Upon hearing the sound, Lin Anran quickly put the things in the car into her storage space. Luckily, she had put on privacy film on the windows at the time, so she could put everything away in a second.After restoring everything to its original state,Father Lin slowly rolled down the car window and asked with a simple and honest expression, "Hello! What's wrong?""It's almost your turn! Get out of the car and line up inside for inspection!""Okay!"After watching the man walk away, Lin Anrantook out the backpacks she had prepared earlier from her spatial storage, one for each of them.Each backpack contained two bottles of Moutai liquor, about ten packs of compressed biscuits, and ten bottles of mineral water.Because it was a full-body checkup, the men were in one room and the women in another, soJiang Qinian could only pitifully follow Father Lin and Lin Yu to the men's room.His wounds had healed, and apart from his abnormally grayish-white eyes, he looked no different from an ordinary person.So Lin Anran only put colored contact lenses on him and entrusted him to Father Lin without worry." Ranran, wait... wait for me."Lin Anran waved her hand: "Okay! Go on!"Mother Lin laughed lewdly: "Hahaha! We can't be separated! We can't be separated!" Look at those pitiful little eyes.