Zhao Youcheng parked the car outside the courtyard and walked directly towards the personnel on duty.
After showing his identification, Zhao Youcheng also gestured towards the car. Lu Heng, sitting inside, waved his hand, acknowledging the people at the gate.
Soon, the guards first saluted in the direction of the car and then quickly opened the courtyard gate.
"What did you say to them?"
Looking at Zhao Youcheng, who had returned to the driver's seat, Lu Heng casually asked while flipping through some storage boxes in the car.
"Nothing much, they asked who else was in the car. Lord Lin established a system here, and only a few personnel from Wuming City, besides the researchers here, are allowed entry."
"I told them it was Lord Lu, and they were impressed by your presence."
Lu Heng smiled, not expecting Zhao Youcheng to be so eloquent and fond of talking.
The car quickly drove into the courtyard. The entire courtyard occupied a vast area. Lin Yu had previously planned to divide the courtyard into several separate courtyards for different research fields. Therefore, even though there weren't many buildings at the moment, there was a considerable amount of open space within the courtyard.
As soon as the car stopped, several people in white coats emerged from a building.
The man at the forefront, a middle-aged man with a messy head of hair that seemed to have not been washed for a long time, also showed signs of fatigue on his face.
The man walked up to the transport vehicle, took a look, and then saluted Zhao Youcheng, who had just alighted.
"Commander Zhao, why have you come in person?"
"Chen Dong, I'm accompanying Lord Lu. We're here to deliver some new toys for you," Zhao Youcheng said warmly, patting the man on the shoulder.
"Lord Lu is here too."
Chen Dong looked around excitedly, and then, upon seeing Lu Heng also get out of the car, he quickly strode towards Lu Heng.
"Lord Lu, I've heard your name for a long time. Back when you upgraded us in the plaza, I only had the chance to see you from afar. It's truly fortunate to see you so close this time..."
"Lord Lu, Chen Dong was also engaged in the medical field before the apocalypse. He is quite well-known in the pharmaceutical sector."
"I thought it sounded familiar. I remember you had unique insights into the influenza virus and independently developed some anti-influenza drugs. Before the apocalypse, our hospital even featured you and your research team."
"You flatter me. Those are old stories. What was done before is irrelevant to the current situation.
To be honest, we still haven't found a breakthrough for the zombie virus."
Chen Dong had heard about Lu Heng's identity before the apocalypse. When he heard that such a powerful figure in the post-apocalyptic world was also a medical professional before it, he and the survivors who had lived with his team felt an inexplicable excitement.
In the past, it was said that colleagues were rivals. However, after the apocalypse, the number of people in every profession drastically decreased, especially those in irreplaceable professions. After the apocalypse, they respected each other more, and the idea of stepping on others to get ahead was gone.
Sun Zhentao, who was in the transport vehicle behind, also came over. Although he was in management, he did not have the authority to enter this research center. Seeing the group of people in white coats, he said with a smile, "Hahaha, I thought I had come to the wrong place and ended up at a hospital."
"It's more or less the same. These people were originally medical professionals and are now assigned here to conduct biological research."
Zhao Youcheng explained briefly, then asked Lu Heng, "Lord Lu, where should we place these giant bees?"
"Let Chen Dong decide. I'm giving you full authority here. Since this is for scientific research, it shouldn't be interfered with by other factors. Handle it as you see fit."
"Giant bees? What are those?" Chen Dong asked, looking puzzled.
"You'll see. They seem to be just enlarged wild bees."
With a wave of his left hand, Lu Heng brought the vines carrying the giant bees down from the car and presented them to everyone.
The giant bee, encased in a vine cage, began to struggle within the vines upon sensing the vibrations around it. It twisted its massive body, trying to break free from what was binding it.
"This is truly a giant bee."
"Huh, why is its mouthpart so long?"
"Careful!" Lu Heng called out, stopping Chen Dong from reaching out to touch the giant bee.
"These mutated mouthparts are very sharp, and ordinary things can be easily gnawed. Moreover, when we found them, their nests were filled with the dried bones of animals."
"They eat meat? I was just thinking, if such large bees collected nectar, our base would never lack honey."
"Dream on. Even though it's big, the flowers outside are still normal-sized. Can it collect nectar?"
"Did this thing mutate because of this? They can't reach the nectar anymore?" Chen Dong pondered, resting his chin on his hand.
"Not exactly. In the place where we found the giant bees, we also found some plants that seemed to have mutated. However, the ones that looked abnormal were all tall trees. I cut a few branches to bring back." 138 Reading Network
Lu Heng finished speaking and dragged several tree branches from his spatial storage, placing them on the open ground.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's get them back for research."
With a wave of his hand, Chen Dong collected the branches into his storage ring.
These main research leaders were also issued storage rings to facilitate the carrying of equipment and experimental samples.
"It's a shame, though. Such large bees can't fit. Let me see... let's put them over there."
Chen Dong pointed to the right. Lu Heng and the others followed his gaze and saw a row of single-story simple houses.
"Alright, this is Sun Zhentao. He'll make some cages and put them in those rooms. As for your sampling, be careful not to let these giant bees out."
"Then I'll make them enclosed cages, so no one but me can open them," Sun Zhentao said with a slight smugness as he walked towards the row of bungalows.
"You guys drive the car over to the houses. I'll transfer these giant bees into the metal cages."
Soon, the transport vehicle carrying several giant bees stopped in front of the row of houses. Lu Heng controlled the vines to place the cage containing the giant bees into the metal cages built by Sun Zhentao. Then, after the entire metal cage was sealed, leaving only a section of bars, he withdrew the vines that were wrapping the giant bees.
Regaining some freedom, the giant bees struggled in the metal cages. However, the space inside the cages was too confined. After struggling for a while, they finally quieted down.
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Returning to the airfield once more, Lu Heng released the supplies he had found in the underground base onto the spacious grounds of the airfield.
"Damn, Lord Lu, did you really rob Dragon City?" Zhao Youcheng, who had once again exclaimed in astonishment, trembled as he touched case after case of ammunition.
"Everyone back up, register. These need to be properly recorded," Zhao Youcheng shouted loudly to the people around him.