Chapter 59 Extra 2 Original Book Little Prince Apocalyptic Hope
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Zhou Can arranged Ji Ling in a clean and tidy room. Everything was good except there were no windows. If the lights were not turned on, the room would be pitch dark, making it impossible to see anything.
Due to limited resources at the survivors’ base, Ji Ling didn’t dare to turn on the lights. In the darkness, he kept rubbing his fingers and taking deep breaths.
There were hurried footsteps outside the room. In the darkness, he couldn’t figure out the time, feeling dizzy from hunger. Suddenly, the corridor quieted down, and someone knocked on Ji Ling’s door.
He turned on the light and went to open the door. At the doorstep stood Number Four, looking as if they had just crawled out of a garbage dump, covered in dirt. Their shaved head, cut to a mere inch, even had some suspicious dark-red stains.
At first glance, Ji Ling took a step back in shock. “What happened to you?”
“Just went to look for people and came back. I’ve been all over the city, killed many zombies, got all dirty,” Number Four wiped their head, “Dirty as hell.”
“Did you find anyone?” Ji Ling widened his eyes. He really wanted to meet this person named Dong Du, who looked exactly like him.
“No,” Number Four said sadly. “We searched the entire city. Even if there was only one knife left, we should have found it, but we found nothing.”
“This probably means he might not be in trouble,” Ji Ling had a vague guess in his mind. This situation was quite surreal, and he couldn’t explain it to Number Four and the others. He could only awkwardly console them like this.
“We will continue the search tomorrow. Hopefully, as you said,” Number Four sighed deeply. “Come with me; Zhou Can wants to introduce you to everyone.”
Ji Ling agreed and, after closing the door, went to the deck with Number Four.
Although the survivor base was large, due to the large number of people, the per capita area was not large. Below the deck, the entire space had to be converted into a living area.
Seeing Ji Ling, Zhou Can waved for him to stand beside him and introduced him to the people on the deck, “This is Ji Ling, a new survivor brought back from the city by Old Eight and others.”
Originally, new survivors were welcomed with great enthusiasm. However, after Zhou Can introduced Ji Ling, the deck fell into a strange silence. After a moment, whispers arose in the crowd.
“Is today April Fools’ Day?”
“Isn’t this Dong Du? How did he become a new survivor?”
“We searched for Dong Du for a whole day. Wasn’t he not found? How come he appears now, changed into a new survivor?”
“Could it be that Dong Du wants to impersonate two people, then eat two meals?”
“What should we do? I think what you said is quite possible!”
“Everyone, calm down.” Zhou Can raised his hand to quiet everyone down. He held up Ji Ling’s DNA test report for the front-row people to see. “I know you’re all confused, but he really isn’t Dong Du. The doctor has already confirmed.”
After the front-row people read the test and passed it to the back, they were shocked.
“This… there is no blood relationship?”
“So where did Dong Du go? We have to find him back.”
“Has the new volunteer been trained? Who is he teamed up with?”
“Ji Ling hasn’t been trained yet.” Zhou Can answered everyone’s questions. “Before we find Dong Du, Ji Ling will temporarily replace Dong Du and join Old Eight’s team. After dinner, Ji Ling will start training.”
“Good.”
The crowd welcomed Ji Ling with chatter. To celebrate his arrival, the canteen even opened several cans of fish today. Everyone in the base was happy, and thanks to Ji Ling, they enjoyed canned fish. They were extremely enthusiastic towards him.
After a satisfying meal, Number Four took Ji Ling to the training room. The girl who had been recording during the day was also in the training room, holding a pen and paper to record his various achievements.
“Hello, Ji Ling, my name is Qi Yuqing,” the girl extended her hand to him. “I thought you were Dong Du before, so I didn’t introduce myself. I’m sorry.”
Ji Ling shook hands with her and scratched his head. “It’s okay. What are we training for?”
“You are taking over Dong Du’s position, so the main training is speed.” Qi Yuqing flipped her notebook to the page about Dong Du and handed it to Ji Ling. “You just need to reach eighty percent of Dong Du’s speed.”
Ji Ling was originally casual, but his expression changed after reading the records. In disbelief, he asked, “This Dong Du, is he a human?”
Not only in speed, but looking at the records, this guy named Dong Du also had incredible grip strength, and his physical fitness was beyond ordinary. Ji Ling opened other pages and found that almost everyone’s physical fitness was very good, just not as extreme as Dong Du’s.
“Dong Du is, of course, a person,” Qi Yuqing laughed, “I taught him a lot of knowledge. He’s quite narcissistic, always saying he has a scent on his body.”
“Can’t you smell it?” Ji Ling asked back. He almost felt nervous, and his speculation seemed to be gradually confirmed.
After the evolution of the second gender in humans, physical fitness changed accordingly, with much higher plasticity than current humans. That Dong Du must be the little prince he played!
Initially, it was because he didn’t look like a cannon fodder male lead, so the system let him play this role.
“We’ve never smelled it,” Qi Yuqing answered while adjusting the equipment. “Ji Ling, come and test your speed now.”
Ji Ling closed the notebook and handed it back to Qi Yuqing. Taking a deep breath, he stepped onto the treadmill. He hadn’t run in who knows how many years, especially during these years of playing Dong Du, he was busy with pretense.
The treadmill started, and with a long stride, Ji Ling fell on the treadmill. Qi Yuqing quickly turned off the machine. “Ji Ling, are you okay?”
Ji Ling got up, his face calm. “I’m fine, sorry, I was a bit distracted just now, didn’t pay attention.”
“It’s okay; let’s try again,” Qi Yuqing encouraged him.
At the entrance of the training room, Number Four also shouted words of encouragement. However, within two seconds of the treadmill starting again, Ji Ling once again fell on the treadmill.
Ji Ling: “…”
Qi Yuqing: “…”
Number Four: “…”
Qi Yuqing had set the speed to a rate of 300 meters per minute, a score that normal high school boys could easily achieve.
“Um, I’ll slow it down a bit; I set it too fast.” Qi Yuqing coughed and adjusted the speed. “Come on, try again.”
Ji Ling pursed his lips and silently stepped onto the treadmill. But, one after another, he once again fell on the treadmill.
Qi Yuqing: “…”
Ji Ling’s speed might not be much faster than a baby crawling.
She contacted Zhou Can via radio, and Zhou Can asked Number Four to take him up.
Ji Ling’s face turned completely black. He was the annual top employee of the Quick Transmigration Bureau, and he didn’t expect to be subjected to such humiliation on the eve of his retirement! Yes, this was a complete insult! They actually made an intelligence-type player do physical activities!
Zhou Can looked at Ji Ling with a helpless expression. “Yuqing said you might not be suitable for Dong Du’s job.”
In fact, Qi Yuqing felt that he was not worthy of stepping out of the survivor base. Once he stepped out, he would be a full-fledged burden.
Ji Ling didn’t say anything because he couldn’t burst into tears and declare himself useless on the spot.
“After considering it, the base has another job for you.” Zhou Can took out a small green-covered book from the drawer and handed it to Ji Ling. “Take good care of this book; it’s not easy to print.”
Ji Ling’s heart sank. He solemnly received the book – “Base Parenting Handbook.”
Ji Ling: “?”
“You look quite gentle and cute. You can go and take care of the children with Sister Sang.” Zhou Can smiled. “Because survivors usually have to go out to collect supplies, the base has a centralized nursery. Those who can’t go out to collect supplies are responsible for taking care of the children.”
Ji Ling: Well, it’s not impossible. He actually likes children quite a bit.
Zhou Can had Number Four take him there, and Number Four only took him to the entrance, then swiftly left. Sister Sang came over to open the door. “Hey, Ji Ling, come in quickly.”
Ji Ling quickly slipped in, and then he felt like he had entered another world. The crying of the children made his head buzz.
The nursery was full of babies, not a single one could walk because those who could walk were all participating in training to become material collectors, starting from a young age.
Seeing him looking bewildered, Sister Sang patted his shoulder. “Did you get the ‘Base Parenting Handbook’? What age and what proportion of formula to drink is written on it. Follow it.”
“Yes, yes,” Ji Ling quickly opened the book.
Sister Sang demonstrated to him by taking him to a baby. She first fed the baby with formula, then gently patted the swaddle to put the baby to sleep before placing it in the crib in a quiet room.
Ji Ling was relatively skilled at this, but after a whole day of work, he still felt sore, tired, and mentally exhausted. This was much more challenging than playing the role of a glamorous and brainless cannon fodder.
However, human babies had an extraordinary healing effect on humans. Ji Ling, who had felt restless before, became calm after a day of comforting the children, entering a state of acceptance.
Number Four came to see him in the evening and happily updated him on the latest situation in the city. “We went to the city again today. If we weren’t looking for Dong Little Du, we wouldn’t have discovered this situation.”
“What situation?” Ji Ling casually asked while rubbing his sore arms.
“The end of the world is about to pass, and a new life is about to begin, Ji Ling!” Number Four happily danced, “There have been few new zombies in recent years. Since the establishment of the survivor base, humans have moved to the sea. The old zombies, without food, have started to decay, and in a few more years, they will disappear completely.”
“That’s great!” Ji Ling pounded the bed. Soon, he could truly start his retirement life.
“I’m looking forward to that day,” Number Four said with longing. “I guess Dong Du is too. We can grow vegetables, rice, and everything that can be planted. Then, we can raise animals, cows, and sheep. There will be endless rice and meat, and no worries when sleeping…”
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