The post-apocalyptic world has a space full of supplies.

Chapter 254 Vaccine Success

DAY157

It wasn't until the day before that Lu Yuan realized he had no fuel left for his starship. He woke up early in his dormitory and, without even washing up, teleported himself onto the starship.

"Good morning, Dr. Lu!" The system ball saw him and immediately darted to his side, circling around him.

"Little Circle, how much fuel do we have left?" Lu Yuan asked.

"Little Circle?" The system was taken aback.

“Yes, from now on you will be called Xiao Quan’er.” Lu Yuan nodded. He didn’t like the previous names, so he decided to change them for him himself.

"Can I refuse?" The system tried to resist, but after Lu Yuan shook his head seriously, it reported the specific details of the fuel.

"What are all these things?" Lu Yun asked, but after listening to Xiao Quan'er's long explanation, he couldn't understand a single word.

"Anyway, the fuel should last for about three months," Xiao Quan said, offering a version that Lu Yuan could understand.

"Will it consume fuel if I communicate with you from the ground?" Lu Yuan asked again.

“It’s not just one type of energy that’s being consumed.” Xiao Quan circled around Lu Yuan again. “Now that I can use a mecha as a carrier, it basically doesn’t consume any energy.”

"Don't mechs need energy?" Hearing Xiao Quan'er say that, Lu Yuan remembered the question about mechs.

"Yes, but we've already found a substitute for the mecha's energy source; there's plenty in the space. Every time you come to the starship and clean the mecha, I automatically recharge its energy."

Lu Yuan nodded. The starship couldn't be used often, but at least the mechs that could save his life were still there, otherwise he didn't know how he would survive.

DAY186

The entire month of December felt like hibernation; even the zombies stopped attacking human bases, and humanity finally gained some breathing room in this chaotic apocalypse.

During the time Lu Yuan spent at the base, it felt as if the apocalypse had already ended. If it weren't for the giant wriggling white worm that appeared in his dreams every time, he would have almost forgotten that he was still living in the apocalypse.

"I always wake up from the cold." Lu Yuan went to the base's canteen for breakfast on time in the morning and heard many people talking about the temperature dropping again in the past few days. After all, December is the winter solstice, and with an external computer case, Lu Yuan sometimes felt his hands and feet getting cold.

"I wonder how long we'll have to endure this." Gu Nanfeng and Lu Yuan's observations will not be made public, so most people in the base are unaware of Earth's current predicament of being attacked from both sides. Everyone just hopes to get through the cold months peacefully, even if it's followed by scorching heat like before, they would be willing to accept it.

"Lu Xiaoyuan, what do you want to eat?" Back at the base, Yang Xiao still had a part-time job in the canteen, and most of the time he spent helping out in Wei Cheng and Li Minze's lab.

"Whatever." Since Lu Yuan came back, they have been having a good meal from time to time, so Lu Yuan doesn't have any requirements for the breakfast in the cafeteria, as long as it's hot.

"It's so cold today. A little girl even fainted from the cold this morning." Yang Xiao chatted with Lu Yuan while arranging breakfast for him. Although the South China Base had made preparations to prevent the cold, ordinary people who were not superhumans were still affected by the severe cold.

"I wonder how many people will die this time the temperature drops." Lu Yuan took a bite of his steamed bun. Of the humans who are still alive, at least half are ordinary humans. These people can only rely on the base's cold-weather protection facilities to resist the cold. If they can't withstand it, they will not escape death even in the base.

"Let's not talk about that anymore. Let's go check with Li Minze later. He can try on his mecha today." Yang Xiao was a little excited. If the trial was successful, he would soon have a mecha too.

In fact, during this month, in addition to Lu Yuan and the others helping with the research on mechs, Gu Nanfeng was also transferred to a more advanced research center to cooperate with the other three major bases in the research and development of China's spacecraft. This was the last resort for the Chinese people.

Of course, the ongoing vaccine research has also made groundbreaking progress. The antibodies extracted from the medicine in the box brought back by Lu Yuan and his team have been confirmed to be effective against the zombie virus, and researchers have also discovered cells in the medicine that can stimulate supernatural abilities.

According to the latest joint meeting of the four major bases, these vaccines not only enable humans to resist the zombie virus, but also have a high probability of stimulating their own supernatural abilities.

Of course, when it comes to stimulating superpowers, Jiang Xing mentioned the crystal test at the South China Base again. To ensure safety, this vaccine will not contain these activating cells; it will simply be a zombie virus vaccine.

This is a very important step for China and even the world at this stage.

DAY189

New Year's Day in 2075 will be the most memorable day since the end of the world.

On this day, the zombie virus vaccine, primarily developed by the South China Research Institute of China, was finally ready for mass production. In fact, Lu Yuan had already served as a guinea pig for the final batch of trials before mass production two days prior. He received the vaccine injection in the lab and experienced no unusual reactions.

However, he can't possibly run out of the base to grab a zombie and scratch himself, so the fact that the vaccine didn't mutate into a new zombie is already a success.

The base was unusually lively today. Even though the temperature had dropped a few degrees, many people were queuing in the square to receive the zombie virus vaccine.

"When I read novels, after the vaccine was invented, humans would fight back, eliminate the zombies, and then humans could resume normal production and life." Looking at the queue in the square, Lu Yuan and Yang Xiao stood by the square's gate; they were now staff members maintaining order.

"Yes, and then it was a happy ending." Yang Xiao said, looking up at the sky. It started snowing again, and large snowflakes fell on the base's protective shield, already covering it with a thin layer.

"What are you thinking about? The revolution is not yet successful!" Ji Lang passed by, saw the two people in a daze, and affectionately patted Yang Xiao's head.

"But when we take stock of our strategic resources, we only have one starship with less than three months' worth of energy; one spaceship that was almost smashed by a giant bear; one exoskeleton suit; and one replica exoskeleton suit." Lu Yuan was somewhat discouraged. All he had in his space that was capable of interstellar warfare was this much, and it was completely useless.

“How much do you despise the country?” Ji Lang glanced at Lu Yuan. “Gu Nanfeng hasn’t had a proper rest for a month; he’s practically grown up in the lab.”

"Hmm?" Yang Xiao looked at Ji Lang in confusion. After all, Gu Nanfeng was currently engaged in top-secret missions, so Lu Yuan and Yang Xiao had no way of knowing.

"Don't worry, we'll find a way." Ji Lang couldn't say much more at the moment, but he gave the two of them a confident smile and continued his security patrol.