diskusbooks Chapter 1254
Chapter 1254
If Zhou Shuwan's abilities can really be detected through genetic testing, wouldn't that greatly increase the chances of survival for these people?
The thought, like a seed, flashed through his mind.
But it only happened briefly.
He was, after all, a soldier valued by the Chinese nation before the apocalypse, and he knew better than anyone what he should and shouldn't do.
He put down his water glass, looked at Captain Chen, and assured him, word by word, "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone. And no one else knows."
Captain Chen smiled, his tone calm yet undeniably firm: "And there's also that scientist Lin Wei beside you."
Captain Qin's expression changed slightly.
"I admire Lin Wei for being so young and leading her team to develop so many devices adapted to apocalyptic disasters," Captain Chen said slowly. "However, Zhou Shuwan is not someone she can study. I hope you can solemnly convey this to her."
Captain Qin paused for a moment, then understood what Captain Chen meant.
This is a warning shot, and also an opportunity to express his attitude.
He nodded and said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, I will warn her again."
Captain Chen finally breathed a slight sigh of relief.
He had always known about Lin Wei's little scheme.
It was only because Captain Qin was in the middle, and Captain Qin was highly respected and a veteran of the base, that he couldn't interfere too much before it actually happened.
Now that we've talked things out, that's enough.
He knew perfectly well why Qi Mingyu would give up a perfectly peaceful life to return to the team.
Isn't the purpose to protect Zhou Shuwan's safety openly and legitimately?
Captain Chen leaned back in his chair and rubbed his throbbing temples.
And his thoughts were exactly the same as Qi Mingyu's!
Within his jurisdiction, he will do everything in his power to protect Zhou Shuwan!
To protect the last vestige of life that allows these people to survive...
Captain Chen had originally planned to go to Zhou Shuwan to ask about the ship.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Shuwan and Qi Mingyu came to the command room together that afternoon.
She also knew what Captain Chen and the entire base were worried about.
They'd known each other in tacit understanding for so long, so she was still willing to say some comforting words.
“Captain Chen,” Zhou Shuwan said, her voice crisp and clear, “you don’t need to worry about those ships.”
One sentence is enough.
Captain Chen felt a huge weight lifted off his shoulders.
He looked at Zhou Shuwan, a genuine smile appearing on his face for the first time in days: "Then we can breathe a huge sigh of relief."
Zhou Shuwan smiled as well.
The atmosphere relaxed, and Captain Chen asked about Zhou's family.
Zhou Shuwan also asked about his injury.
Captain Chen patted his chest; actually, he had only felt a bit of tightness and pain in his chest for a couple of days, but it had gotten much better in the last few days.
Lieutenant Yun asked him to get a checkup, but he refused.
These past few days have been a busy time; I haven't had any time.
Zhou Shuwan then took Captain Chen's pulse and advised, "Although the injury is not serious, Captain Chen, your body is too weak right now. You still need to take some medicine to replenish it!"
Captain Chen waved his hand: "What are you talking about! As our base commander, I can eat anything delicious! It's already good enough that we can fill our stomachs!"
Without waiting for a reply, Zhou Shuwan picked up a pen and wrote a prescription: "Captain, in front of me you are just a patient, and patients must listen to doctors! I'll take this to Lieutenant Yun to get your prescription filled later. Remember to take it on time!"
Captain Chen smiled helplessly and looked at Qi Mingyu: "Your wife is something else! I can tell you're always kept in check by her!"
Qi Mingyu lowered his head and smiled, looking at Zhou Shuwan with doting eyes.
Zhou Shuwan casually asked, "I heard that Team Leader Lin Wei and her team are developing a high-temperature coating? How's the development going?"
Captain Chen shook his head: "The key data is only in Lin Wei's possession, and I'm not sure about the specific progress. But I just asked Captain Qin this morning, and he said that this kind of thing can't be developed all at once. I guess we'll have to wait."
As he spoke, he turned to look out the window, his gaze fixed on the distant sea, a bitter smile playing on his lips: "Even if we really manage to develop it, where can we go in this kind of weather?"
Zhou Shuwan followed his gaze and looked out the window.
As far as the eye could see, there was a suffocating scene.
The sea is no longer the azure blue it once was.
Instead, there was a murky, dark gray stagnant water.
Thick volcanic ash, like a blanket, covered the sea surface, completely obscuring the water.
Occasionally, a gust of wind would blow, stirring up a layer of gray mist that would linger in the air for a long time.
The lava that spewed out from the seabed fissures has solidified into chunks of black volcanic rock on the sea surface.
The large ones are like small mountains, and the small ones are like fists, densely piled up on the sea surface, stretching for miles.
The waves crashed against the volcanic rocks, making a dull sound, like a low sob.
Faint white smoke, carrying a scorching temperature, still rises from the crevices of some volcanic rocks.
The white smoke was the last bit of residual heat emanating from the cooled magma, mixed with the smell of sulfur, drifting into the air and merging with the gray sky.
Everything was gray and hazy, making it impossible to distinguish between the sky and the sea.
There was no sun, no birds, and not a trace of life.
It's like a forgotten, desolate hell.
Looking at the scene before her, Zhou Shuwan's eyes slowly revealed a trace of melancholy.
Yes.
Even with a high-temperature resistant coating, even if the ships can be launched back into the sea, where can they go?
Everywhere you look, there are traces of disaster.
The outside world may be even more dangerous than this isolated island.
They were like a group of prisoners trapped on a deserted island, looking at the desolate sea before them, not knowing where the future lay, nor when the next disaster would strike.
Silence fell over the command center.
Only the wind outside the window howled, as if telling the cruelty of this disaster.
Qi Mingyu looked at Zhou Shuwan's wistful profile, quietly reached out and took her hand.
Zhou Shuwan's fingers were slightly cool.
She turned her head and looked at Qi Mingyu.
Qi Mingyu's eyes were very firm.
He didn't speak, but it was as if he was telling her—
Don't be afraid.
As long as we are alive, there is always hope.
She returned a smile that was gentle to the extreme.
Yes, if we don't persevere, we probably won't even see a ray of sunshine after the gloom.
Captain Chen told them, "Lin Wei's research on the high-temperature coating is still ongoing! The sooner they develop the high-temperature coating, the greater our chance of survival will be!"
Qi Mingyu then said, "The open-air hydrothermal vent fish base at sea has completely failed! So the research institute should be very busy lately."