Zhang Tianyuan helped Liu Chunshi up.
The crew members behind him jumped out of the helicopter and quickly brought the scene under control. They also carried the compatriot who had been shot and was lying on the ground howling into the house and began emergency treatment.
Initial assessment revealed that the bullet wound was to the thigh, without affecting blood vessels or nerves, and it was a penetrating wound. There was no need to remove the bullet; apart from the loss of flesh, there were no major problems.
Others injured in the close-quarters combat were also gathered together, waiting for treatment from the doctors at No. 1 Station.
Fortunately, no one from No. 1 Station died in this conflict. Instead, they took advantage of the enemy's charge and stabbed several of them with pitchforks.
"We're all fine. We demolished some houses to use as building materials, and everyone had metal plates stuffed in their clothes and headgear. If they hadn't had guns, we wouldn't have been afraid of them at all." Xxs-2
As Liu Chunshi spoke, he took out the modified iron plates from his clothes. The others also took out their own protective gear, and a large pile of homemade "armor" was stacked in the corner. Then everyone gathered around Zhang Tianyuan.
Because he was clearly a leader.
After exchanging names, Liu Chunshi eagerly asked, "Comrade Zhang, how is the situation in China now? Have we overcome the KV Virus?"
Zhang Tianyuan paused for a moment, then addressed everyone, " The Mutavore still exists for the time being, and the death toll in China is terrifying, but it has been brought under control. We are now in the recovery phase, and things will only get better..."
"But let's talk about the situation in China later."
This topic was too heavy, so Zhang Tianyuan immediately continued:
"Actually, we came here to take you away from Antarctica and then return home together. Everyone has worked hard, and you don't need to stay here anymore!"
really.
Upon hearing that they were returning to China, the surrounding crowd immediately cheered.
Liu Chunshi maintained basic rationality.
"But if we go back to China..."
"Didn't they say the KV Virus has a very, very high mortality rate? We only survived because we were in Antarctica. If we had returned to China..."
Zhang Tianyuan interrupted him, saying, "We brought a vaccine for the KV Virus. Once you've received the vaccine, you won't have to worry about getting Mutavore."
Although the KV Virus is highly contagious and has a high mortality rate, it is not...
It has no flaws.
In the movie, the fact that the protagonists, who were immune, maintained complete immunity to the KV Virus Mutavore three years after the outbreak shows that the most obvious drawback of the KV Virus is its extremely low mutation rate, or even that it does not mutate at all.
This is also the analysis result of the Mutavore experts from the "2012" side. Xxs-②
Liu Chunshi breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "The vaccine is out now, so it seems the situation is indeed developing in a positive direction."
"Let's not talk about that for now. Do you know anything about the other two research stations?" Zhang Tianyuan led everyone to sit down, preparing to learn more about the current situation in Antarctica.
"Furthermore, we have been radioing you all day, why haven't you responded?"
Liu Chunshi said helplessly, "That's to save electricity, so it's turned off. We only turn on the communication one day a month to communicate with other sites."
"As for the other two research stations, No. 3 Station is a summer station, uninhabitable in winter, so it was merged into No. 2 Station about six months ago."
"Any recent updates about them?"
"We communicated via satellite about two weeks ago. Their situation should be better than ours. It's much calmer there; they just need to focus on surviving. There's no influence from North America or South America."
Speaking of this, Zhang Tianyuan followed up with, "What's the deal with these forces?"
"They are all high-ranking officials from North America and South America, along with their bodyguards. I heard they fled here hastily by ship and plane when the Mutavore was almost out of control, bringing with them some supplies and their personal weapons."
The first month or two were fine; they even exchanged supplies with us. But now, in the second winter, supplies are running low, so they've started robbing the Antarctica Peninsula.
Someone added angrily, "They not only looted supplies, but also houses! They drove away the people from the stations next door, those of King Sejong and Bellingshausen, and they froze to death outside!"
Zhang Tianyuan immediately remembered the corpse he had encountered on the road.
I finally understand what happened.
This is a case of someone usurping another's place!
He suddenly remembered a crucial piece of information, and pulled out a world map, placing it in front of everyone:
When did the high-level officials from North America and South America arrive, and which countries did they represent? Do you know?
"It was around 20"
They arrived in January of 2010; basically all the Americas countries with research stations in Antarctica have come.
January 2010!
Zhang Tianyuan unconsciously clenched his fist.
Thanks to the enhanced memory from the Elementary School, he remembered that the protagonist mentioned at the beginning of the movie that it was 1001 days after the Mutavore outbreak.
Therefore, it can be deduced that the Mutavore outbreak occurred around December 10, 2009!
In addition, there was the exodus of high-ranking officials from two continents in January 2010...
In other words, just one month after the Mutavore, the entire Americas had given up on treatment!
damn it!
No wonder the Mutavore spread so quickly around the world!
With high-ranking officials from both continents quietly fleeing, both continents collapsed instantly; how could the Mutavore not spread rapidly?
As previously analyzed in the "2012" time-travel section, the KV Virus has a rapid onset and a high mortality rate, so it shouldn't spread this quickly; it might even be possible to contain it in its place of origin...
The cause has now been found.
Zhang Tianyuan's face was grim as he muttered, "It seems we'll have to search the Arctic Ocean as well..."
Although there is no continent in the Arctic Ocean, with a nuclear-powered icebreaker, living on it for several years would certainly be stress-free.
Liu Chunshi didn't understand Zhang Tianyuan's words. Since the outbreak of the Mutavore, they had been in a state of complete isolation in Antarctica.
Zhang Tianyuan suppressed his urge to kill and instead asked Liu Chunshi others about all the Antarctica intelligence they knew.
No problem.
The atmosphere in the Antarctica Continent was generally friendly the previous year, since most of the researchers were highly educated and everyone was willing to help as much as they could.
The rule of opening the radio at a fixed time each month was also established back then.
Someone quickly brought the log back.
Zhang Tianyuan opened the book and the first thing he saw was the demise of two research stations— Showa Station and Mizuho Station.
These two stations belong to the same country and are adjacent to each other, how could they be gone?
Liu Chunshi explained, "During last year's Antarctica winter, the generator sets at both stations broke down, and then they encountered a long period of extreme weather, so everything went down. We only discovered it two months ago."
"How could they both break at the same time?" Zhang Tianyuan found it hard to understand.
"I don't know, maybe there's something wrong with the generator, but I heard they use a decades-old brand... the quality should be pretty good..."