The Number of Casualties; The Base Asked for Help

While Xing Feng and Yun Che were enjoying lying in bed, the base fell into chaos once again. The rat problem yesterday created a mess for the base, and the cold weather just made things worse. Even the superfunction possessors in Section C and D couldn't stand the cold, not to mention the normal people in Section E and F. Noticing how bad the situation would be in the evening, Mo Wenyang personally organized soldiers to distribute quilts and jackets. Even though Mo Army were somewhat prepared for this, the supplies they had weren't enough, not to mention the other two armies. More than two thousand people in the base were frozen to death overnight, and the number was still counting. When Wang Wei and Wei Kan saw the report in the morning, they both panicked and hastily ordered their subordinates to distribute cold-proof supplies. Nothing was more important than saving lives.

In the doomsday, normal people were considered liabilities most of the time. However, if human beings were to beat the doomsday, they would need normal people for race reproduction. The superfunction possessors knew they could not preserve humanity if normal people became extinct.

Facing the biggest catastrophe in the doomsday, the three armies and the government united again. They distributed all the cold-proof supplies of the three armies and the public warehouse to save lives. Words had it that Yun Che had collected quite a few heating devices. Therefore, after handing out the assignments to their subordinates in the morning, Wei Kan, Wang Wei, Wan Guoqiang, and Mo Wenyang called on Yun Che personally, hoping to convince him to donate heating devices.

They thought Yun Che would take the opportunity to extort from them as usual, but he surprised them.

"No problem. Did you bring your Space superfunction possessor?"

Yun Che, who had just got up, agreed to their request without hesitation after listening to the long speech.

"Excuse me?"

The representatives from the armies and the government were shocked, as they didn't expect Yun Che to be so generous. Xing Feng and his team, on the other hand, weren't surprised at all. Yun Che was not a saint. He usually cared about nobody but his family and friends. However, he was a living person after all, not a zombie. Facing so many casualties, he had to help. Besides, what these people needed happened to be what he could offer.

"What? Don't you want the devices? If you don't, I'll…"

"Yes, yes, we do!"

Before Yun Che could finish, the people who came to ask for help nodded repeatedly. Wan Guoqiang stood up to hold his hand. "Thanks, Captain Yun. We really appreciate your help."

These selfish officials who played politics all the time still remembered that it was their duty to protect the people, especially when facing catastrophes. Wan Guoqiang wasn't faking the emotional look. His gratitude was sincere.

"You don't need to thank me. I'm doing this for civilians."

Yun Che broke free from his grip and turned to glance at Xing Feng. Xing Feng gave Gu Mingxuan a signal, and the latter asked his teammates to move the sofa and chairs out of the living room. Yun Che walked over and waved his hand. The next second, the living room was filled with heating devices.

"Tell your Space superfunction possessors to pocket these devices."

Ignoring their stunned look, Yun Che walked back to Xing Feng and sat down. Wan Guoqing excitedly instructed the Space superfunction possessors to pocket the devices. Facing Yun Che's generosity, Wang Wei and Wei Kan felt so embarrassed that they didn't know how to thank him. Mo Wenyang went over and said, "Thank you. We owe you one. From now on, if you ever need anything from us, just feel free to ask. I can't speak for others, but I promise I will always remember this."

He seemed to be implying that the others wouldn't be as grateful he was. To prove that they weren't some ungrateful jerks, Wei Kan, Wang Wei, and Wan Guoqiang all promised that they would return the favor whenever Yun Che needed them.

"Okay. I'll keep this in mind."

Maybe they were sincere now, but nobody knew whether they would keep the promises when the catastrophe was over. Yun Che didn't want to waste time on this. He didn't plan to ask for anything in return from the beginning, anyway. As he told Wan Guoqiang, he was doing this for the civilians.

The representatives of the three armies and the government didn't stay in the house for too long as they still had a lot of work to do.

After they left, Xing Feng talked to Gu Mingxuan about the heating in the Chaoyang community. Xing Feng had equipped every occupied villa with air-conditioners when he moved into the Chaoyang Community. When the researchers came to the base, Gu Mingxuan also installed air-conditioners in their building. In addition, they generated power with their own generators. Therefore, the cold weather didn't have much impact on them.

"Uncle, Uncle!"

Chenchen's voice suddenly came from outside. Yun Che, who was lying on Xing's thighs and playing with his phone, bounced up instantly. Before the others came back to their senses, he already disappeared from the living room.

"Uncle, uncle…"

The adults had swept the yard not long ago, but a new layer of snow was formed very soon. Wearing thick clothes and a winter hat covering his head and ears, Chenchen walked into the yard. He was a smart boy. While walking, he conjured fire superfunction to melt the snow and clear the path ahead. When Yun Che rushed out and saw this, he smiled involuntarily and went to carry Chenchen in his arms.

"Naughty boy, it's cold. What are you doing out here?"

Yun Che patted on his butt but couldn't feel the soft touch as he was wearing too many clothes. Chenchen intimately held Yun's neck with his hands in gloves and said with a smile, "I miss you, uncle."

"Save it. Tell me. What's up?"

Yun Che carried Chenchen into the house as he said. It was about noon. The women were cooking for lunch. Zhan Tianlong and Mr. Chen were watching TV and sipping tea. The young adults were chatting and arguing, and among them, Chu Haoling and Zhou Zeyu talked most loudly. Yun Che put down his nephew at the door and carefully removed the snow on his clothes before taking him inside.

"Brother."

Sensing his brother's scent, Yun Cheng looked up from his tablet and waved at Yun Che. Yun Che took Chenchen over and sat next to him. "Are you playing video games again?"

Cheng had become addicted to video games recently.

"Uh-huh. This is interesting. I'm already at grade-48."

Yun Cheng handed the tablet to Yun Che. Yun Che looked down and found that it was the same stand-alone game he had played just now.

"Can't you see that Yehan feel lonely? Don't be addicted to the games. You should spend some time with Yehan."

'Would a zombie get myopia?'

Yun Che knew his thoughts were weird. He just didn't want his brother to become a person who always takes but never gives. It takes two people to cultivate a romantic relationship. Leng Yehan had always been taking care of Yun Cheng, and Yun Cheng should also learn to take care of his mate, especially when he was becoming more and more intelligent.

"I see! Yehan, do you hate me playing video games?"

Yun Cheng threw away his tablet and held Yehan's arm. In fact, Yun Che misunderstood his brother. Yun Cheng did care about Leng Yehan, but his love wasn't as obvious as the love Leng Yehan had shown.

"No, I don't. Don't listen to your brother's bullshit. You can do whatever you want. Just remember to stretch your legs from time to time. Don't stare at the tablet for too long."

He reached out to push aside the hair on Yun Cheng's forehead and said in a gentle tone. Only when he was with Yun Cheng would he be so gentle.

"Okay!"

Yun Cheng's IQ was still lower than normal people, but he could tell who was good to him and who wasn't. Leng Yehan was one of the people who treated him the best, and he loved to listen to him.

"Come on. Now I'm a jerk? Leng Yehan, you'd better remember this. Don't come and beg me someday."

Listening to their conversation, Yun Che didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Sitting opposite, Zhou Zeyu suddenly yelled, "Yehan, you're in big trouble! You've pissed off Che. He might teach Cheng to make you kneel on a keyboard. Oh, my God. I have to film it when you do that. When the doomsday is over and the network is back, I'll upload the video online. Man, you're going to be famous."

"That sounds great. Don't forget to send a copy to the chatting group."

As always, Chu Haoling never missed this kind of fun. He started typing as he spoke, and soon, everyone received a message on their phones. Leng Yehan shot Zhou Zeyu a cold glance, "You can try. I'll make sure you become more famous than me."

As for what he would be famous for, everyone in the living room knew the answer.

"You guys have a chatting group? Why didn't I know about it?"

Yun Che took out his cellphone and looked at them in confusion. Which app were they chatting on? Although they still had a network at present, it only offered limited functions. Most of the apps and websites already stopped functioning, including WeChat, QQ, and Baidu, which was the most popular search engine in China before the doomsday.

"Wenqing developed an app that functions like WeChat. Haven't you installed it, Che?"

Chu Haoling was surprised. And then, it occurred to him that Wenqing only gave them the app a while ago, and Yun Che just got up, so it made sense that he didn't know about it.

"Give me your cellphone. I'll download one for you."

With that, Chu Haoling took out a laptop, and Yun Che threw over his cellphone. "Wenqing is indeed a computer genius. Tell him to develop some more apps. He doesn't need to come up with any innovative ideas. Just do some modifications on the apps that we used before the doomsday."

When the doomsday started, the entire network was down and all the websites stopped functioning. They were now able to visit a few websites and watch some videos uploaded before the doomsday because some people had restored those websites and data. However, only a few people had the ability and time to do this work. The government restored large database-type web pages, such as maps and city layouts, but they wouldn't waste time on entertainment stuff.

"If it were that easy, I would have done it a long time ago. Every app needs data to support its function. If you can get me all the data files from those online companies before the doomsday, I can get them back to functioning at any time. I can even restore e-bay, though I can't guarantee you'll be able to buy anything on it."

Yu Wenqing's voice came from behind. Xing Feng and Gu Mingxuan also arrived.

"No problem. When I pass by those companies someday, I'll bring back the data files and servers for you."

When Yun Che finished, everyone couldn't help but laugh. When others were worrying about food and clothing, they already started thinking about entertainment. This was something that would definitely make others jealous.