Rebirth In The Apocalypse: Start By Building The Strongest Base

Qin Jin wasn't asleep yet.

He sat alone on a chair in the corner.

Staring at the pitch-black night outside the floor-to-ceiling window.

As the leader.

He still needed to do some after-action reviews and think about whether there were any omissions in the plan.

Occasionally, he would pick up the pen and notebook he carried with him to scribble, until it was almost ten o'clock.

Still not feeling sleepy, he simply stood up.

He quietly left the meeting room and came to the roof of this office building.

This place was only three stories high, and the roof was the highest point where he could come up and catch a breeze.

As soon as he arrived, he discovered that there were two combat team members up here. To avoid disturbing them, he thoughtfully coughed to signal that someone was coming up.

The two on the opposite side reacted quickly, pointing their weapons at him.

But when they saw that it was their boss, they quickly lowered their weapons and greeted Qin Jin apologetically:

"Good evening, Boss. I'm really sorry, we didn't expect you to come up, so we were a little nervous just now."

At this time, Qin Jin approached and realized that the two team members on duty here were actually the only two girls in the combat team.

He waved his hand and said softly, "It's okay, it's good to maintain this kind of vigilance, but you must make sure to see clearly before shooting. It's okay if you hit a monster, but it's not good if you hit our own people."

"I couldn't sleep, so I came up to get some fresh air. You guys continue with your work."

After speaking.

He leaned against the railing on the rooftop, supported himself with his hands, squinted his eyes, and felt the cool breeze.

When the two female team members saw him like this, they didn't want to disturb him any further, and continued to perform their night watch duties, picking up their night vision devices again to observe the surrounding situation.

As Qin Jin was enjoying the breeze, he suddenly felt a craving for a cigarette, so he took out a pack of cigarettes from his coat pocket.

Seeming to remember something, he said to the two female team members next to him, "Do you mind if I smoke next to you?"

The two team members who were on guard, although their eyes were looking into the distance, were actually focusing most of their attention on him.

Hearing his question, one of the team members replied crisply:

"It's okay, Boss. Team members occasionally smoke during meetings at the base, we're used to it."

Qin Jin nodded and took out his lighter.

But after thinking about it, his hand paused there.

In the end, he didn't light the cigarette, but put the lighter back in his pocket.

He just continued to hold the cigarette in his mouth, occasionally taking it out to smell the aroma of the tobacco.

The female team member next to him saw that he asked but didn't smoke, and felt curious, but didn't dare to ask directly, and just kept turning her head to look at him.

Qin Jin, who was feeling this tranquility while holding the cigarette in his mouth, had senses that were far stronger than ordinary people. At this time, feeling the gaze from the side, he turned his head and asked the female team member softly:

"What's wrong? Is there something you want to ask?"

The female team member next to him was startled, knowing that her peeking had been discovered.

So she lowered her head embarrassedly, and after a moment of silence, she mustered up the courage to say:

"I'm just curious, Mr. Qin, why did you ask us, but in the end you didn't smoke?"

"Oh, I just feel that it's not good to smoke now. The smell of smoke might attract the attention of zombies in the distance downwind, so I won't smoke."

"Oh x2"

The two team members suddenly understood.

So that's how it was.

"I didn't expect you to have such strong self-control, Mr. Qin!"

Seeming to see that Mr. Qin was also willing to communicate with them, one of the female team members continued to embolden herself to speak.

"It's okay, I just want to live a little longer. You can smoke freely when you go back to the base later."

"Okay, okay."

Seeing this, the female team member also relaxed most of her nervousness and continued to find topics to chat about.

"Mr. Qin, do you think we can keep living? Can this world ever return to the way it was before?"

With a look of longing, another female team member also joined the conversation, asking a question that had been held in her heart for a long time, and also a question that most people had.

The other party was the leader of the base, perhaps he had a different answer than others.

"I don't know either, let's just live as long as we can. Many people have asked me this question, and I can't give them an answer either, because I'm also searching for this answer."

Qin Jin paused, raised his head to look at the starry sky, looking at the sky that had lost its electricity and pollution, and had become clean again.

Those stars were shining eternally.

Then he turned his head and continued to say to the female team member.

"But, isn't everything we're doing now for ourselves, for our relatives and friends to live longer?"

"As for returning to the peaceful state of the past, I dare not think about it, because many people have already died, and they can never come back. No matter what, we can't treat their passing as if nothing happened, we who are alive must remember them."

"And we are also working hard to build a new peaceful living area, the Green Origin Base was established for this purpose. No matter what happens outside, I hope everyone can feel the warmth there after returning."

"You are also fighting for this with me."

Looking at Qin Jin's remarks under the starry sky.

Looking directly at his eyes that were still shining with inexplicable divine light in the dark night.

The two female team members felt their hearts were struck by a vast spiritual force!

They only felt that the fear and anxiety in their hearts had been erased by a magical power!

Filled with something new.

Called "hope"!

This was perhaps the answer they wanted!

"Thank you! Thank you, Mr. Qin, for answering our questions!"

Looking at the boss in front of them who seemed to be glowing, the two female team members quickly thanked their boss.

They only felt that the confusion of this period of time had disappeared.

They decided that they must give this answer obtained from the boss to other equally confused companions if they had the opportunity in the future!

Qin Jin was also happy for them when he saw their clear and firm eyes.

Suddenly.

A voice came from the walkie-talkie on one of the female team members, it was their captain Li Bowen speaking!

"Yao Lei, Yao Lei, there is a zombie breaking through the wall in your 4 o'clock direction! Please resolve it after receiving! Please resolve it after receiving!"

"Roger! Captain!"

The team member named Yao Lei instantly became serious.

Ignoring Qin Jin next to her.

She picked up the bow and arrow leaning against the wall, put on her night vision goggles, and looked in the direction mentioned by the captain.

Qin Jin also followed the sound and looked in that direction.

Although he didn't have night vision goggles, he could still vaguely see a blurry figure there with his evolved eyes, running towards them in small steps!

Just at this moment, a "buzzing" sound rang out next to him, followed by a low whistling sound that pierced the air!

Qin Jin recognized it.

This sound was produced by the rapid firing of an arrow.

The figure that was still running just now fell straight down, rolled forward for more than a meter before stopping, and then didn't move!

Qin Jin was shocked.

He could vaguely see something stuck in the head of that figure. If he guessed correctly, it was the arrow that was shot!

Hiss~

He gasped.

The distance from that fallen figure to here was estimated to be nearly a hundred meters, and it was still a moving object. Under the pitch-blackness, she was able to hit it with an arrow!?

Looking at the female team member next to him who had already put down her bow, confirmed the kill, and was replying to Li Bowen, he widened his eyes, as if he was meeting her for the first time.

After the female team member finished replying and the problem was resolved, she took off her night vision goggles.

Qin Jin couldn't help but step forward and ask:

"Who are you? What did you do before? Your archery is too amazing! How come no one told me!?!"

Seeing Qin Jin next to her staring at her blankly, she lowered her head a little shyly.

But she clenched the bow in her hand and mustered up the courage again to say softly in front of her idol:

"Hello, Mr. Qin, I am team member Yao Lei."

"I'm the receptionist at your company, but you are a busy person and may not have noticed me. As for my archery, it was just my hobby before~. I always played it during the peaceful times, and recently I found that my accuracy in shooting people is also quite good~"

Hiss~

Shooting people accurately can also have bonuses?

Miss, is there something wrong with your entrance?

Qin Jin gasped again.

Looking at Yao Lei in front of him who was lowering her head shyly, he was speechless for a moment.

He just said in his heart.

Is my company's receptionist so awesome?

(End of chapter)