Hearing Jin Xuyan's suggestion, one of Xun Che's team members asked, "Captain Jin, if you go to the commercial district, how about those survivors?"
Jin Xuyan smiled and replied, "I guess everyone has already heard about my team's retirement. Since my team is a mercenary team now, it's not suitable for us to take care of the survivors. So, I hope Captain Xun can send the survivors back to the temporary camp."
When they heard this, they looked at each other but said nothing.
Noticing their hesitation, Zhang Yuan asked, "Captain Xun, do you need to contact your leader first before you can make a decision?"
Xun Che shook his head and said, "We can send the survivors back to the camp, but the problem is we don't have enough supplies at the moment. If there are more survivors joining the base, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold on for more than three days."
"If the matter is about supplies, Captain Xun can rest assured. My team will give you supplies to solve the urgent situation in your camp as long as you take in the survivors," Jin Xuyan said.
"But if we send people back, we will lack manpower to complete our mission," one of Xun Che's team members said.
"About that, you don't have to worry. We will help you get solar panels and satellite phones. Besides that, we will help you collect supplies too," Jin Xuyan replied casually.
After thinking for a moment, Xun Che asked, "How much supplies do you have at the moment?"
When they came in, they didn't see any trucks with supplies and thought they stored them in the building. But now that they were inside, they also couldn't find the supplies.
Although it's their duty to help the survivors, they couldn't act rashly when the situation in the camp was already unstable.
Noticing his concern, Jin Xuyan said, "Xiao Qi, show them the supplies."
"Yes, Captain!"
Receiving the order, Xiao Qi went to the empty area and raised his hands. In less than five minutes, the empty area was filled with supplies that came out of thin air.
Sacks were stacked neatly until they reached the ceiling, filled with rice, flour, and other grains. Besides that, there were also countless boxes of mineral water filling the area.
After he took out the supplies, he stored them back into his space.
When he came back, he looked at Xun Che's team and said, "My team's supplies are stored inside my space. They can be taken out whenever needed. We have enough supplies for you."
It wasn't the first time Xun Che and his team had seen ability-users, as they also had some in their team. But it was the first time they met someone whose ability was space storage.
Feeling excited, one of Xun Che's team members asked, "Comrade, do you want to join our team? We will ask the commander to give you double the salary."
Hearing this, Xiao Qi snorted and replied, "Comrade, are you poaching me in front of my captain? Even if you give me tenfold, I won't join your team. I have retired from the military—now, I'm just a mercenary."
Being refused like this, the soldier was not embarrassed at all. He only felt it was a pity. If their team also had a space storage ability, it would be convenient when going out to get supplies.
"Captain Xun, have you made up your mind?" Jin Xuyan asked.
"As long as Captain Jin can fulfill his promise, I will send my men to escort the survivors back to the camp tomorrow," Xun Che replied.
"Good. Now that we have reached an agreement, let's have dinner together," Jin Xuyan said as he stood up and walked away.
For dinner, the Phantom Team prepared soup dumplings and mantous. Although the food was simple, it was filling and warm.
The survivors thought they could only eat dry biscuits. But when the food was ready, they also received a portion. Each of them got three mantous and a bowl of soup dumplings, with five dumplings and a boiled egg.
When Xun Che and his team saw this, they were shocked. No matter how generous one was, food was scarce and hard to come by, so they should eat less to survive longer.
While they were still surprised by Jin Xuyan's generosity, they saw a young woman sitting behind the counter, saying, "Line up and bring your water bottle."
As soon as she said this, the survivors quickly lined up in an orderly manner.
Sitting behind the counter, Jiao Lizhi used her pond water to fill the survivors' water bottles. They had been starving for days, and their bodies were dehydrated. With the limited water they drank every day, their bodies would get weaker with each passing day.
If their bodies were weak, they wouldn't be able to survive against the zombie virus during the second rain. So, to avoid having more zombies, she gave them the pond water, hoping that they could get stronger and not become zombies.
While she was doing this for her own goal, in other people's eyes, she was a good person.
Ten minutes later, Jiao Lizhi saw a military hydration bladder and two water canteens placed on the counter. Raising her head, she saw an unfamiliar man. Judging from his military uniform, he must be one of the soldiers who have just arrived.
"Comrade, can you give me some water too?" the soldier asked.
"Sure," Jiao Lizhi nodded and filled the canteens and hydration bladder.
When she was done, the soldier thanked her and left as another soldier came. Each of them had two one-liter canteens and one three-liter hydration bladder—a total of five liters of water.
Jiao Lizhi used 160 liters of her pond water just to fill up Xun Che's team's water containers. When she was done, she used her mind to check the pond in her space. After a moment, she let out a sigh.