The Daily Life of the Zombie - Chapter 82

Chapter 82: Tragedy

After talking with Li Manman, Xiao Xiao turned around and changed the challenge mode a lot. Although she has a lot of magic cores, these are not for nothing, not to mention, the real master is still watching.

After Xiao Xiao woke up, although her mental power could not be used now, her space could not be opened, but she still frankly and generously explained to Sun twins what she had done.

After all, in addition to using it as a prize, she also sold a lot of magic cores to Gu Chen two days ago. After the space can be opened, if they see that such a large piece is missing, why not start a fight?

For Gu Chen, it is indeed a good thing to have a large number of low-level magic nuclear energy to promote the ability of the warriors, but it is not always the case for the bitter master.

After hearing Xiao Xiao’s statement that most of the originally glittering hills were missing, the twins who had just woken up, looked stunned… They had to waste a lot of effort to get those two hills out, even sometimes for the sake of game ‘whose was the last one’, and there was a big fight, and now it’s gone?

When twins was stunned and had not yet started to accumulate tears, Xiao Xiao seized the moment and quickly moved with affection and reason, and threw a lot of prepared candies, so that the two girls did not really cry, and reluctantly recognized Xiao Xiao’s behavior of beheading and then playing – as for whether they were bribed by sweets, no one knows.

Another point is that the main reason why Xiao Xiao keeps changing the challenge mini-game is that there are not many magic cores that she took out and put in the warehouse as a prize. Judging from the state of the space, sooner or later, it will become an empty city.

In order not to let her challenge level out of the pack, Xiao Xiao will increase the difficulty and limit the number of challenges, which is understandable.

But no matter how she designed it, she couldn’t catch up with people who could really play, especially those with superhuman talents like twins.

After playing in the park for two days, the two children had already broken through all the levels designed by Xiao Xiao one by one.

In this regard, Xiao Xiao expressed that it was very unacceptable… She planned for so long, and even a lot of brain cells died, and the result was enough for them to play for two days?

In order not to let the two children continue to destroy her exhausted brain, Xiao Xiao decided to find something to do for them.

At this moment, she suddenly thought – the twins are now the age to go to school, maybe let them go to school to learn something?

After the situation stabilized, Gu Chen ordered schools in various places to reopen one by one. Although there were not many children who had survived the mutation at the beginning, the learning of those teenagers could not be interrupted, otherwise they would become people with wrong views and there would be endless troubles.

Due to the fact that there are not many students, the current teaching adopts a mixed class system. A class may be as young as 12 years old or roughly 16 years old. Maybe it can be described as “teaching without class”… Well, this idiom should be not used here.

But Xiao Xiao can’t even send the two of them to school, because the two temporary passes were thrown into the space by her at the beginning, and now she can’t take them out for the two of them.

Without those two thin cards, Xiao Xiao couldn’t take them to Gu Chen’s place to register right away, so in the end, she could only find some enlightening books for them to read.

The fortunate thing is that after they have been transformed by the system, their brains are unusually bright, and they can entertain themselves with these storybooks without her special teaching, which makes her finally relax a little.

After Li Manman finished talking to Xiao Xiao that day, Xiao Xiao originally wanted her to help manage this paradise—it was rare to meet someone who knew each other well, and she was quite sure of her business ability.

It’s a pity that Li Manman is not here, so she politely declined her good-natured appointment. For her, it would be better to kill zombies if she has time here!

Xiao Xiao can only express regret for this, and politely said that as long as she wants to come, she is always welcome.

By the way, one thing was quite unexpected to Xiao Xiao—after she changed the difficulty level of the challenge level to be more difficult, the number of challengers who came to challenge every day did not decrease but instead increased, and even the achievements she had achieved since then were honored.

In this regard, Xiao Xiao can only make a speechless summary… Anyway, she is full and bored!

In short, Xiao Xiao, who did not dare to go out due to limited mental strength, turned into fighting wits and courage with these challengers every day.

There are two flowers, one on each side.

After Gu Chen’s almost quarrelsome conversation with Xiao Xiao, he returned to K City and held several consecutive meetings on the topic of entertainment.

He understood that Xiao Xiao would probably quarrel with him this time because he didn’t take what she said to heart before, so he was furious.

But can’t you blame him? He was so busy at that time, how could he remember Xiao Xiao’s casual remarks? There was no executioner thing then!

As the saying goes, after thinking about it, he felt that the current situation could bring the entertainment back up again, and after several meetings, everyone felt that it was the right time, so they unanimously passed the entertainment reconstruction bill.

After the policy was determined, Gu Chen immediately took action.

First, the function of TV was restored by relying on the surviving radio station, and arrangements were made to start preparing the program, and Xiao Xiao’s suggestion was incorporated into it.

What advice? This suggestion naturally refers to the situation on the front lines.

To be honest, in fact, Gu Chen had long ago told each team to carry surveillance equipment when they traveled, so that even if they were unfortunately killed, the real-time image could be transmitted back to the rear, so that they would not fall in the same place twice.

Although there are not many of these cases, it is still very useful to summarize and unify the types of mutant beasts, and it can record the use of many abilities, so that rising stars can avoid some detours.

These images naturally become the material that can be edited. In order to get the documentary out, Gu Chen also asked people to find a professional editor to complete the project – now all the people living in the defense line have been re-registere. Who has the ability to know clearly in the database, is it not easy to find someone?

In short, three days after the conversation with Xiao Xiao, when the TV function was restored, the documentary was also released.

At first, the people expressed joy at the recovery of the entertainment industry. After all, everyone has been very dull since the end of the world, and they are going crazy if they don’t find something to vent.

However, after seeing the content shown in the program, all the people in front of the TV screen fell silent.

It turned out that their peace and stability were built on the bones of the soldiers who fought bloody battles on the front lines.

It turned out that the repression and pressure they suffered were nothing before the life and death scenes they faced.

It turned out that when they complained that life was not good enough and too boring, there were still people who gave everything to protect them.

Immediately after this program was released, everyone understood how happy their lives were, how ridiculous their complaints were, and even made many people feel ashamed—people are working hard, what are you doing?

Shortly after the program was allocated, many follow-up people who relied on saving points in exchange for mutant animal meat or crystal core absorption breakthroughs, after being inspired by this documentary, chose to join the ranks of the army one by one.

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“Why are you going? Why don’t you just stay here? The army does not lack you!”

Wu Yuping was a single mother. Her husband died very early, leaving her and her daughter to depend on each other. After a lot of hardships, she finally pulled daughter out and grew up to be able to be alone, and the end of the world came.

After the disaster, the two who survived took a lot of effort to reunite, but after her daughter saw the TV show, she actually said she was going to join the army?

“Maybe there is no shortage of me, but I can’t see them fighting bravely in the front, but I’m sitting in the back and enjoying the success!” Yan Pei bit her lip and said to the mother who raised her, “Didn’t you ever say that? The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. Now that I have the ability, it should be replaced by me to help others!”

“…” Wu Yuping looked at the slim daughter who was already growing in front of her eyes, and then realized that she really growing up… But at this moment, she would rather not have taught her so well. She really didn’t expect her daughter to have such a thought of self-denial!

“Mom! Tell me, should I go? If you don’t want me to go, I won’t go!” Yan Pei asked with red eyes.

She knew that it would be difficult for her mother to accept her, but she felt that this was what she should do. Maybe it would be a goodbye, but she did not regret her decision—the world needs her, and humanity needs her!

The mother and daughter looked at each other for a long time, and finally Wu Yuping made concessions first. Who made her her daughter? Children are all debts!

“…If you want to go, then go!”

In the end, Wu Yuping couldn’t bear to stop her daughter. She knew that if Yan Pei was not allowed to go this time, it would definitely become a thorn in Yan Pei’s heart, and it would never stop her.

Wu Yuping wants her daughter to be well, she is not wrong; her daughter wants to help others, it is not wrong; perhaps, it is this world that is wrong!

After Yan Pei heard her mother’s agreement, she hugged her excitedly, and her tears kept falling down like she forgot to turn off the faucet.

Wu Yuping also wanted to cry at the moment, but she was used to being strong and resisted the urge.

When the mother and daughter parted, Yan Pei heard Wu Yuping’s last sentence. She didn’t know if it was a blessing or an expectation.

“…Come back alive, I’ll wait for you.”

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“Why? Even if you don’t care about me, what about your child? He’s only three months old!”

Xu Jiaxi grabbed Hong Zhi’s arm excitedly and kept begging, “What should I do if you go there? What should he do?” Gritting his teeth, he kept fighting in his heart.

He is quite lucky. Before the end of the world, he was just a gangster who was idle all day. Although he dared not make big mistakes, he had done a lot of petty thieves.

Xu Jiaxin is considered his childhood sweetheart, and the two of them have been so ignorant in their ignorance. The relationship has been talked about for many years.

After the end of the world, Hong Zhi immediately awakened his fire-type powers, but his naturally timid personality made him not dare to fight on the front lines, and for his wife and children, he successfully got a job in a factory to support his family.

However, when he saw the figures on TV who were guarding peace for them with their fleshly bodies, his heart was constantly restless… He didn’t want to be so anonymous all his life, at least let him live like a man, even if Just once!

Seeing that Hong Zhi didn’t say a word, Xu Jiaxin knew that this cowardly man finally became hard-hearted, but when did it go wrong?

She followed his line of sight to the TV, watching the supernatural powers who were supposed to be in awe of them fighting on the front line for their group of ordinary people, and suddenly understood what Hong Zhi was thinking.

After being silent for a long time, Xu Jiaxin was finally unable to stop Hong Zhi, who had made up his mind. In the end, she could only shout from behind her resolute back,

“Okay, go if you want… I’ll wait for you to come back, and my children and I will wait. Come back with you! If you don’t come back, I’ll remarry! Let your child have someone else’s last name…. Come back alive… come back alive…”

──There are many people like Yan Pei and Hong Zhi. After watching the documentary made by Gu Chen, no one was unmoved, everyone was shocked, and even many ordinary people were willing to go to the front line to do their bit.

“This move of yours has broken up a lot of families!” Old Man Gu, who had survived the mutation, sat in a wheelchair and looked at Gu Chen on the other side of the screen, and said with a deep meaning.

“Don’t make fun of me.” Gu Chen said with a wry smile, “Now that the situation is stable, the casualty rate is basically zero. Those images are the fragments left by the heroic warriors who died when the defense line was just launched, so that’s why I let them edit this documentary—someone has to remember them.”

“I know, but the people don’t!” Old Man Gu said with a smile.

The biggest reason why Gu Chen will launch these documentaries at this moment is that the overall situation has stabilized now. The soldiers on the front line may be injured or bleed, but death is almost impossible.

Coupled with the only unstable factor, he has also confirmed with Xiao Xiao, so now it is time for the human side to blow the horn of a counterattack.

Gu Chen naturally understands what will happen after the video is broadcast. After several inferences, he confirms that in general, the pros outweigh the cons before he dares to let go of Yibo.

“…Well, I’ll let them improve the film, do you have anything to do with me?” Gu Chen finally compromised. Anyway, the fire of hope has been ignited, and the number of people joining the front line will increase day by day. Naturally there will be no more stress.

“Something, something…cough, I heard that you often run to find a little girl recently?” Seeing that Gu Chen was no longer insisting, Old Man Gu happily poked at another point of his thunder.

“…Looks like you’re fine, take care of yourself, I’ll go first.”

Gu Chen quickly hung up the call after confirming that his grandfather came to have fun with him because he was bored.

As for Xiao Xiao, Gu Chen really wasn’t sure what attitude he should take.

But there is one idea that he has never changed – if the end of the world does not end, he will not pursue Xiao Xiao.

If country will not be a country, why make family?