Chapter 228 - 228 Lack Of Materials

228 Lack Of Materials

Wang Ran patted the dirt off his body and walked out of the large shed.

As for Liu Shiyao… She probably wouldn’t be able to stand up for a while.

As he walked out of the laboratory, Wang Ran saw Su Xiaoyu waiting outside.

“Master.”

Su Xiaoyu approached him and greeted him.

“How is it? Have you dealt with the zombies?” Wang Ran asked.

“Yes. Thirteen and I have gathered all the surviving zombies.

“There are about 20,000 of them.

“All the zombies are now concentrated in the northern area of the bridge,” Su Xiaoyu reported.

“20,000? So be it.”

Wang Ran was a little unhappy.

Originally, there were more than 10,000 zombies in N-City, but the invading side had 30,000. After taking into account some projected losses from their clash, Wang Ran had been expecting a total of 30,000 usable coolies.

In the end, those meddlesome soldiers had shot thousands of them to death and drowned thousands more. There were only about 20,000 remaining.

Well, he still gained some working pairs of hands from it.

“By the way, have you dealt with the corpses?

“We can’t keep them out in the open for long.

“It’ll be terrible if a plague happens.” Wang Ran asked.

“Thirteen dealt with them.

“The zombie corpses have been arranged to be food for the ordinary zombies.

“If an ordinary zombie eats a big meal before it rots, it can go without food for days.”

Su Xiaoyu replied.

“Poor zombies.”

Wang Ran sighed.

It made sense. In such an environment, the number of humans would only decrease. How could there be so many humans for zombies to eat?

They could only resort to cannibalism.

Of course, a zombie at Thirteen’s level could eat the mutated vegetables that Wang Ran had cultivated.

If he took zombies into the housing area, it would cause unease, not to mention the logistics and lodging required.

“By the way, is that man still locked up?” Wang Ran asked.

“Yes, he’s buried beneath a pile of zombies. Hundreds of zombies are watching him. He won’t escape.

“How do you plan to deal with him?” Su Xiaoyu leaned against Wang Ran and asked.

“How about this? Have Thirteen turn him into a zombie.

“With your presence and Momo’s ability, I don’t think he’ll do anything.

“When the time comes, we’ll have him lead us to the company’s lair,” Wang Ran said with a smile.

From their interactions, Wang Ran could tell that Butler was a very cautious person.

He should also be aware that he had burned all bridges with his superiors.

He might as well obediently be their guide.

“Master, it’s getting late. Shouldn’t you rest?”

Su Xiaoyu’s hand was wrapped around Wang Ran’s waist.

Wang Ran felt a faint ache in his back.

He had already gone past his quota today. Did he still have to deal with Xiaoyu?

‘Sigh, I should just deal with it.’

It wouldn’t be good if he ran out of energy like Ada.

A night passed…

Wang Ran held his waist as he walked out of the villa.

Xiaoyu was no longer human…

She could go berserk, regardless of the battlefield…

Wang Ran was almost envious of that ability.

He suddenly remembered the Awakened Ones from his past life. They had not been one-dimensional, combat juggernauts. Many of them used their abilities for many other purposes.

For example, super vision, super hearing, super sensitive smell, and so on.

“Why did all the Awakened Ones with me end up being so combat-oriented?

“Could it be because they all relied on me to become stronger?”

Wang Ran muttered as he walked toward the dining area.

At the table, Tang Tang and Ada were talking and laughing together.

From a distance, the two of them looked like two sisters. Their figures were very similar to each other.

From the looks of it, the girls had accepted Ada’s current state very quickly.

Wang Ran felt embarrassed when he thought about how he had treated Ada yesterday.

“Big brother, do you want to play together?”

When Ada saw Wang Ran, she immediately ran over and threw herself into Wang Ran’s arms.

“Let’s play together!”

Tang Tang also came over, her gaze being pointedly nefarious.

“You guys go ahead…

“I still have important things to do.”

Wang Ran grabbed a few eggs and fled.

Wang Ran drove to the housing area while eating eggs.

The small-scale zombie tide from the North had been dealt with, and it was time to seriously deal with the next big zombie tide of a million.

In the villa area, Wu Jianguo and the others were about to head out.

“Boss, you’re here!

“The professionals have come up with the specific construction plan. I was just about to seek out more human volunteers,” Wu Jianguo reported.

“How is it? Do you have enough equipment and manpower?” Wang Ran asked.

“We have enough manpower, but we’re still lacking in terms of equipment.

“We need more excavators.

“We’ve searched the entire city. There are only about twenty functional ones.

“I guess we’ll have to work round the clock.

“Also, I heard from the professionals that our city might not have enough rubber. I don’t know the details about that.”

Wu Jianguo scratched his head.

“Alright, try to get started wherever you can. I’ll go ask them,” Wang Ran said as he walked into the housing area.

At that moment, Zhao Dong ran over to Wang Ran.

“Boss! Boss!

“The radio station that you asked me to get running? I’ve finally done it!”

Zhao Dong had deep dark circles under his eyes. He seemed to be sleep-deprived.

As for whether he was obsessed with his task, or if it was the widow, Wang Ran did not know.

“Oh? Not bad, not bad!

“Can we broadcast it to the outside world?” Wang Ran asked.

“Yes! I’ve dismantled the sound of traffic radio station’s equipment and transmitter and brought them over.

“It should be able to reach within a few hundred kilometers.”

Zhao Dong had a smug look on his face.

“Alright, go get some rest.

“I’ll see what I can do with it.”

Wang Ran patted Zhao Dong’s shoulder.

This was a good underling.

“I still have things to do. We’ll talk in detail later.”

After Wang Ran gave a few simple words of praise, he walked to the house where they had put the professional experts.

In the house, the professionals were engrossed in their calculations and did not even notice Wang Ran’s arrival.

“I heard that you guys have some problems with the materials?” Wang Ran asked.

“Argh! Boss, you’re here!”

The old professor took off his glasses and walked to Wang Ran.

“Here’s the thing!

“The wall partition we designed earlier consists of a multi-layer composite.

“We do have the materials and the means to create it, save for rubber.

“If we recycle used tires and then refine them, it would take too long, and the quality would be rubbish.

“It would be best if you could get your hands on some polyethylene.

“Otherwise, progress will be slow, and the quality will take a toll,” the old professor said in a serious tone.

“Alright, I’ll think of a way.

“By the way, other than working on the design, you should also go to the site and take a look.

“After all, most of the builders don’t have any relevant experience.

“We need supervision, more than ever.

“As for the materials, leave it to me.”

Wang Ran suddenly thought of an idea.