The so-called residences for important personnel.
They had been specially reserved.
Most were two-bedroom apartments with a living room, and some even had four bedrooms and two living rooms.
After all, important personnel deserved special treatment!
Given Xu Ruoxi's résumé and character, she was worthy of taking on great responsibility.
Li Chen intended to groom her as the head of the Resident Combat Team.
After receiving the order.
The Management Team worked quickly.
They promptly pulled the records of ninety professionals from the resident registration files and assigned them to the Care Center.
There were caregivers, full-time nutritionists, and rehabilitation therapists.
They worked in groups of three.
There were two models: 1:3 and 3:1.
For those with basic self-care abilities, one group of staff cared for three people.
For those who had completely lost the ability to care for themselves, one group of staff cared for one person exclusively.
Naturally, the prices would differ as well.
Not only could the families of Resident Combat Team members be sent there, but so could the family members of those working in other positions.
After Xu Ruoxi brought her mother back to their room.
A message appeared on her Smart Bracelet.
Hello, Miss Xu. Congratulations, your application for a position in the Resident Combat Team has been approved. Please report to the 1st Floor Training Ground at 12:00 noon tomorrow, bringing your Smart Bracelet with you.
At the same time, your resident rank has been upgraded to B, and a two-bedroom apartment with a living room has been arranged for you. It is located in the 16th Floor Residential Area, and you may enter directly using your Smart Bracelet.
We hope you can settle into work as soon as possible!
When Xu Ruoxi saw the message, she was stunned.
The shelter's ordinary residents only knew of three kinds of housing.
Single rooms, double rooms, and shared rooms.
Xu Ruoxi had looked at them before, and they were all the same size.
There were actually two-bedroom apartments with living rooms?
And one had even been arranged for her directly!
Li Chen's face involuntarily surfaced in Xu Ruoxi's mind.
Her heart filled with gratitude.
Before she could be happy for long, Xu Ruoxi thought of a problem.
Although the room was bigger.
Her mother was blind.
What would happen to her mother while she was training during the day?
Just as Xu Ruoxi was worrying, a notification popped up.
Notification: The Care Center has been established. Click to view details.
Xu Ruoxi eagerly opened the notification.
When she saw the staff ratio, she finally relaxed completely.
The Care Center was staffed almost according to the standards of a five-star nursing home before the apocalypse.
It was even better than a five-star nursing home.
Now Xu Ruoxi was truly at ease.
She immediately packed up their few belongings, took her mother's hand, and said, "Mom, let's move somewhere else."
"Ruoxi, what happened?"
The old woman's world was nothing but darkness, and she had no idea what was happening.
She could only anxiously hold her daughter's hand.
"I was selected for the Resident Combat Team! Mr. Li arranged a better room for us!"
Xu Ruoxi reassured her.
At once, two streams of tears ran from the old woman's eyes.
She gently patted Xu Ruoxi's hand and urged, "Mr. Li has been so good to us. You must work hard and never let Mr. Li down."
"Don't worry, Mom." Xu Ruoxi smiled.
After arranging things for Xu Ruoxi, Li Chen began his inspection.
Quite a few new positions had been established lately.
Li Chen went around the newly established places, including the Cooked Food Processing Plant.
Finally, he arrived at the Research Center on the 21st floor.
Floors 21 through 30 of the Star-Level Shelter were all Research Centers, though only the 21st floor was currently in use.
Doctor Yang was in charge.
After all, as a senior academician, Doctor Yang far surpassed everyone else in experience, knowledge, and research achievements.
From the moment Doctor Yang had been rescued.
Li Chen had already decided that he would be in charge of the Research Center on the 21st floor.
When Li Chen arrived, Doctor Yang had just finished a set of experiments.
He immediately came over with Ning Jing.
"Greetings, Commander." Doctor Yang nodded slightly.
People engaged in scientific research generally had low emotional intelligence.
They were not very good at flattering others.
Li Chen did not mind, merely nodding as he asked, "How is the research progressing?"
Doctor Yang immediately straightened up and began speaking at length.
"There are currently two major projects underway. One is research into the Zombie Virus, and the other is the energy form of crystal cores."
"Each major project is divided into several smaller projects."
"There are eighteen researchers studying the Zombie Virus and twelve studying crystal cores. The Zombie Virus project has already achieved some preliminary results!"
These two directions.
Had been proposed by Li Chen when Doctor Yang first entered the Research Center.
There were not many researchers in the entire shelter.
But in cutting-edge fields, it was not about numbers.
It was about geniuses!
It could be said that ten thousand ordinary people conducting research day and night could not compare to one flash of inspiration from a genius.
Of course, that analogy was not quite appropriate.
Because in scientific research.
Three cobblers could never match one Zhuge Liang.
Other than being taller when stacked together, they could not compare in any other respect.
As a top-tier scientific researcher.
Doctor Yang naturally deserved to be called a genius.
Most of the people in the research institute were Doctor Yang's students.
Every one of them had been carefully selected before earning Doctor Yang's approval.
Li Chen had no doubts whatsoever about that.
"There is a problem with this personnel allocation."
"The top priority right now is research into crystal cores. Once we understand their energy form, the next step will be to put them to use."
"I hope this area can produce results as soon as possible."
Li Chen nodded slightly and pointed out the shortcomings.
Research into the Zombie Virus could not be accomplished overnight.
Having experienced his previous life.
Li Chen knew very clearly.
The Zombie Virus would continue to mutate, and things even more terrifying than the Zombie Virus would appear.
What was urgently needed now was to develop applications for crystal cores.
Only then could humanity's strength be preserved to the greatest extent possible!
Doctor Yang nodded with a solemn expression.
Somewhat troubled, he said, "Understood, but we simply know too little about crystal cores at present. Progress has been extremely slow..."
The Zombie Virus could at least be compared to the behavior of other viruses.
But crystal cores were something that had never existed before.
Researching them gave them the feeling of having nowhere to begin.
Li Chen smiled faintly and offered Doctor Yang a small hint.
"Perhaps the energy within crystal cores cannot be converted using the forms of energy we commonly see."
"Think about it. How does a crystal core transport and store energy inside a zombie's brain?"
"Perhaps the answer must be approached from a biological perspective."
The moment he heard this, Doctor Yang had an epiphany.
He immediately stopped paying attention to continuing the conversation with Li Chen.
In a hurry, he grabbed paper and pen and began recording it.
"I understand!"
Doctor Yang slapped his forehead.
He immediately called Ning Jing and the others over and had them begin the experiments at once.
Li Chen was not upset.
Watching Doctor Yang's busy back, he even felt somewhat gratified.
As expected of a top-tier scientific researcher.
He understood with just a hint!
In his previous life, these few short words from Li Chen.
Had been conclusions countless scientists had distilled through blood and sweat.
Li Chen had merely offered an indirect hint.
Yet Doctor Yang had immediately grasped it.
With Li Chen's reminder, the results of research into crystal cores would surely emerge ahead of time...
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