Transferred to the Medical Team

If it had been anyone else.

Hearing Cheng Jianye's pitiful plea.

They would have felt at least some sympathy.

But Li Chen was no saint.

It was already the apocalypse, yet he had taken out food and weapons to give everyone a chance at survival.

That was already kind enough.

After all, no one yet knew what Energy Cores were for.

Even when killing zombies, they did not know to dig them out!

"Mr. Cheng, you flatter me so much that I'm embarrassed," Li Chen said with a slight smile. "All right, then. How many weapons and how much food do you need?"

Cheng Jianye had already thought it through before coming.

"I need fifty AK-103s and fifty M416s. Thirty grenades and three hundred boxes of ammunition."

"And one truckload of instant food, plus two hundred jin of rice and fifty jin of meat."

After listing the quantities.

Cheng Jianye asked expectantly, "How many Energy Cores will that cost in total?"

Li Chen smiled faintly. "One AK-103 costs one hundred Energy Cores. Grenades cost two Energy Cores each, and ammunition costs two Energy Cores per box!"

"As for food, instant noodles and the like cost ten Energy Cores per carton. Rice and meat are a little more expensive."

If Yang Chengyi and the others had been there.

Their eyes would certainly have widened.

Good heavens, every price had doubled!

Cheng Jianye also looked troubled upon hearing the prices.

There were only one thousand Energy Cores in this box.

After all, West City Shelter had no firearms.

There was only so much they could hunt!

And half of those one thousand Energy Cores had to be given to Li Chen as an apology.

With the remaining five hundred... they could probably only buy five AK-103s.

That was far too little!

Seeing Cheng Jianye like this, Li Chen curled his lips into a meaningful smile.

"Mr. Cheng, there's no need to worry about Energy Cores. If you don't have enough, you can take the weapons back first."

"Once you've gathered enough Energy Cores in a few days, it won't be too late to pay me back."

He had used this trick on Yang Chengyi before.

But the first time he let Yang Chengyi and those Old Foxes buy weapons on credit.

It had been to build a reputation.

To let more people know that the Star-Level Shelter could exchange supplies.

This time, letting Cheng Jianye buy on credit.

Was to tie West City Shelter down.

And make them work for him!

After all, there were many miners there, which meant they were physically strong.

They had plenty of brute strength.

Hunting zombies would not be a problem.

As long as West City Shelter owed Energy Cores once.

They would keep owing more in the future.

Just like office drones before the apocalypse.

They discovered that after working diligently all their lives.

Not only had they saved nothing, they instead owed the bank a great deal of money!

The people of West City Shelter clearly had not considered this.

The moment they heard they could buy on credit.

Cheng Jianye's eyes lit up!

Once they had weapons, with so many men in West City Shelter, would they still have to worry about lacking Energy Cores?

Cheng Jianye immediately placed the order.

And promised to return the Energy Cores in ten days.

Smiling, he saw Cheng Jianye and the others off.

Li Chen stretched lazily.

"Commander, although Cheng Jianye doesn't get along with Scar and his group, he's no good either."

"Are we really going to let him buy things on credit...?"

Jiang Tiancai looked somewhat worried.

Without realizing it.

Jiang Tiancai had already begun to regard himself as part of the Star-Level Shelter.

Seeing others fleece his own shelter.

Naturally left him feeling uneasy.

"Don't worry. If they want to go back on their word, they'll have to ask whether our Combat Team agrees first."

Li Chen gave a cold smile.

The Star-Level Shelter now had not only an Armored Car, but also a Fighter Jet.

If West City Shelter dared to pull any tricks.

They could just wait to be blanketed by firepower!

Seeing this, Jiang Tiancai nodded slightly.

"By the way, I remember you said you were a doctor?"

Li Chen suddenly asked.

Jiang Tiancai nodded slightly.

Before the apocalypse, he had been somewhat well-known.

But after coming to the Star-Level Shelter.

Jiang Tiancai discovered that every member of the Medical Team was more skilled than the last.

At his level, he could only assist with minor tasks.

Of course, Jiang Tiancai did not know.

That aside from himself, everyone else in the Medical Team was a Medical Android.

Their cutting-edge expertise had been directly uploaded into their DNA!

"Have you studied psychology?" Li Chen asked thoughtfully.

Jiang Tiancai shook his head.

He specialized in cardiology, which had nothing to do with psychology.

However...

"My wife is a psychologist. She's been practicing for nearly ten years."

Jiang Tiancai recommended her eagerly.

Before the apocalypse.

Jiang Tiancai and his wife had worked at the same hospital.

Their relationship was extremely close.

Unfortunately, the Star-Level Shelter had never had a position for psychological counseling before.

Jiang Tiancai could only send his wife to work in the factory first!

"Good. The Medical Team is preparing to establish a Psychological Counseling Department. Let your wife be the department head."

Li Chen made the decision immediately.

Jiang Tiancai's mouth fell slightly open.

He could hardly believe it!

He had received notice long ago that a Psychological Counseling Department would be established.

However, those selected were generally people with doctoral degrees or higher.

Although Jiang Tiancai's wife had extensive experience, her educational qualifications were insufficient.

She only had a bachelor's degree.

Jiang Tiancai had been regretting that...

"Really?"

"Commander, I'll go tell my wife right away."

Jiang Tiancai's face was full of excitement.

Once people reached a certain point.

They sought more than merely having enough food and warm clothes.

She wanted even more to shine in the field she excelled at!

Li Chen nodded slightly. "Of course it's true. But after your wife becomes department head, everyone under her will have at least a PhD. Do you think she'll be under pressure?"

"There'll definitely be pressure, but opportunities like this are rare!"

"I guarantee I won't let the Commander down!"

Jiang Tiancai nodded vigorously.

Then he hurriedly sent a message to his wife.

Jiang Tiancai's wife, Yuan Zengzeng.

At that moment, she was working in the factory.

She suddenly received a message and lowered her head to glance at her Smart Bracelet.

Honey, the Commander said he wants you to be the head of the Psychological Counseling Department!

When she saw the message, Yuan Zengzeng's eyes widened.

Then the Production Team Leader's voice came from behind her.

"Little Yuan, what are you doing?"

The Production Team Leader at the Snack Factory was a young woman.

She had a pretty face.

As a result, she received preferential treatment from quite a few men in the shelter.

That only made the Production Team Leader even more arrogant.

She looked down on the other female workers all day long.

"N-Nothing."

Yuan Zengzeng immediately turned off her Smart Bracelet.

But her heart was still pounding wildly.

There had not yet been any official appointment notice. This was only Jiang Tiancai's word.

Yuan Zengzeng was afraid that if it turned out to be false, she would be left embarrassed.

The Production Team Leader snorted coldly.

She grabbed Yuan Zengzeng's Smart Bracelet and opened it, her attitude forceful.

"Let me see what you've been playing with during work hours..."

"What?"

"You've been transferred to the Medical Team?"

The Production Team Leader abruptly changed her tone and raised her voice.

It immediately drew the attention of many female workers.

After all, the benefits in the Medical Team were worlds apart from those at the factory.

Everyone knew that.

Yuan Zengzeng had a husband in the Medical Team.

So they all looked at her with envy, jealousy, and resentment.

If Yuan Zengzeng was transferred into the Medical Team too, they would all lose it!

"It hasn't been confirmed yet. Maybe my husband was just talking nonsense."

Yuan Zengzeng said embarrassedly.