Chapter 73 Zombie Virus
“The car is nice! It’s a rare tram!”
As Wang Tao drove his car slowly toward the base, the soldier following him outside the car took the initiative to speak.
“It’s okay, you still have to go to a less crowded place, otherwise the tram won’t work.”
Wang Tao shook his head.
“That’s true! If we really encounter a large wave of zombies, no car will be able to use it..."
The soldier nodded sympathetically.
“Do you smoke?”
Wang Tao took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, smoked one and handed it to the soldier.
Seeing the cigarette, the soldier was a little moved, but he still shook his head and refused.
“Are your rules so strict?”
Wang Tao was a little surprised. This is the end of the world, why are you still following the rules?
The soldier scratched his head.
“That’s not the case. You have to pass the inspection first to make sure that everyone and everything in your car is fine..."
"Oh I see!"
Wang Tao suddenly realized that it was not that the rules were strict, but that they were very cautious and wary of strangers.
Wang Tao understood, so he put away the cigarette.
Soon, the car entered the checkpoint inside the base.
“Dear survivors, please get out of the car and get checked.”
Wang Tao and Han Rui got out of the car together. Two people wearing white protective suits came to Wang Tao and Han Rui with flashlights.
“Take off your mask and look at me.”
Wang Tao took off his mask and looked at the person in front of him.
The other party took out a flashlight, shined it into Wang Tao's eyes, and then looked at him carefully before making an OK gesture to the person behind him.
Han Rui has also checked it out, and there is no problem either.
Then these people asked Wang Tao and Han Rui to wait, they were going to check the car.
Wang Tao asked curiously:
“Can you tell that you are infected with the zombie virus by looking at your eyes?”
One of the people in white protective clothing explained:
“People infected with the zombie virus will have white pupils and some black bloodshot eyes in the whites of the eyes. The more severe the symptoms, the deeper the infection. If you encounter such a person in the future, you must not relax your vigilance.”
“So that’s it…”
Wang Tao has never been in contact with people in the incubation period of the virus before, so he has no chance to discover such details.
"Huh?"
At this time, the person who was checking the trunk of the car suddenly let out a cry of surprise.
Others and the surrounding soldiers came over curiously - if there was danger, they would not make such a sound, but would shout "danger" or "suspicious object".
Wang Tao was a little surprised at what they found. He remembered that except for some food, he didn't put anything else in the car.
“I’ll go, there’s so much food and cigarettes!”
Suddenly, a soldier spoke subconsciously.
…”
Wang Tao took two steps and saw something that surprised everyone.
Isn’t it just some food with a short shelf life from a convenience store? It may be a bit too much, but he has a big appetite, so he won’t make such a fuss. As for cigarettes, he didn't smoke himself. Many of these cigarettes were trophies from corpse touch. He wanted to see if he could exchange them for other supplies after entering the survivor base. Han Rui also saw the food, and she swallowed subconsciously. She hasn't eaten for two days.
“Is there any problem with this?”
Wang Tao asked.
"No problem! I'm just a little surprised that you brought so much food and so much cigarettes...Smoke is a good thing!"
The soldier spoke with some embarrassment.
“That’s right, haha, I’m lucky too, I picked them up on the road.”
Hearing this, several soldiers rolled their eyes.
Given Wang Tao's burly body and the blood-stained weapons on his car, do you think he picked these things up by luck? Who believes it!
Of course, there is no denying the factor of luck, but Wang Tao must have killed a lot of zombies. Especially among those cigarettes, many of the cigarette boxes still have blood stains on them.
“Does anyone want these cigarettes?”
Wang Tao picked up a box of cigarettes covered in blood.
This cigarette box was stained with a lot of blood, but the inside was clean. Adhering to the idea of not wasting, Wang Tao naturally took the cigarette.
But he did not deliberately clean the outer boxes of cigarettes, but put these poor-looking cigarettes together alone.
"Of course, this kind of cigarette is a hot commodity in the base! Are you worried about zombie viruses? You don't have to worry about that. Previous experiments by the government have shown that zombie viruses will lose their activity 72 hours after leaving the host. That is, It’s not poisonous. If you’re worried, just leave the cigarette for more than three days..."
“Huh? Is there still such a way to say it?”
Wang Tao was surprised.
“This is all obtained by experts after experiments, but the Internet was disconnected at that time, so there was no way to deliver this news to every survivor..."
A soldier explained.
“Then this is better than I imagined…”
Wang Tao is a little happy, then these things with blood stains can also be collected. Of course, he doesn't use it himself. After all, it's a bit awkward, but you can trade with others.
Judging from the appearance of these people, there should be a trading market or something like this in this survivor base, and there should be no worries about selling things.
The car was quickly inspected. This examination was not as detailed as Wang Tao imagined. It basically just checked whether his eyes were normal and whether there were any zombies hidden in the car. As for blood stains, weapons, etc., they were not checked. They didn't even notice the handgun in the car.
“Okay, you’re all fine, you can go in. But you need to register, and then you all have temporary status now. If you want to exchange for permanent status, go to the administrative building...”
The soldier gave the explanation and then let him go.
Han Rui next to her finally breathed a sigh of relief. She had been tricked by survivors before. Although she believed in this Mizusawa survivor base, she hadn't fully entered it yet. Now that I saw that I didn't face any trouble, I finally relaxed.
Wang Tao did not leave in a hurry. Instead, he took out several boxes of blood-stained cigarettes and handed them to the soldiers and inspectors respectively.
"this…"
“This is the first time we meet, please take good care of me in the future.”
A few people collected their things calmly.
“Haha, we are all survivors struggling in the apocalypse, and we should take care of each other!”
At this time, the soldier who was chatting with Wang Tao at the beginning moved closer to Wang Tao, and then whispered:
"I think brother, you are also a capable person, so let me tell you, you'd better apply for a permanent residence status. The base is recruiting people now, and it can be done easily. This status will have many benefits. In addition, You should also know that everyone in our Shuize base has to work. I personally recommend that you apply for a job as a base guard or a hunter, especially the latter..."
(End of this chapter)