Shaking her head, Jiao Lizhi replied, "Nothing is wrong. This soil is very good instead. Not only is it free of the zombie virus, but it is also very fertile."
Jin Xuyan was not surprised by this. After all, in his previous life, his base owned more than fifty hectares of fertile soil that was used to plant crops. This was the reason his base was able to compete with larger bases.
Although most of the soil and water were contaminated by the zombie virus, a small amount of soil and water resources remained uncontaminated.
It was just that these resources were hidden and located in dangerous areas. Therefore, not many people were able to obtain them.
Recalling this matter, Jin Xuyan made a note to inform Xun Che about the location of the soil and water sources. Even though they already had the hydroponic farm, it never hurt to get those soil and water resources back before they were contaminated.
When she was done checking the vegetable garden, Jiao Lizhi returned to her room with her fiance. The two of them entered her Space to take a shower and change into comfortable clothes before they reappeared in the room.
Since they didn’t have much time left, Jin Xuyan went to find Xie Zhou to discuss matters regarding the winter. As for Jiao Lizhi, she went to the water reservoir area.
Unlike the Lin’an City Base, the Green Lake Base lacked manpower. So, they didn’t build a massive dam and instead used the available water storage facilities.
Besides the underground finished water reservoirs, which were used to store treated water and mostly used for drinking water, there were also cisterns that were used to store raw water.
Due to the high population, the number of water storage facilities in the Green Lake Residential Area was high.
Not only were there communal water storage facilities, but each building was also equipped with water tanks that could hold more than 10 million gallons of water.
Although they had many places to store water, the number of water-type ability-users was not as many as in the Lin’an City Base. Added to the low level of the ability-users, it took them several days and they only managed to fill 2 cisterns.
Because of the limited water supply, the amount of water the permanent residents received was only 2 liters daily. This amount was enough for drinking, but it was far from sufficient if they wanted to use it for cooking, washing, or showering.
Driving her electric motorbike, Jiao Lizhi arrived at the nearby cistern area.
After storing the motorbike in her space, she walked to the entrance. The guards were newly recruited, and not everyone knew about her identity, so she was stopped by them.
"Comrade, this is a restricted area. You can’t enter without permission," one of the guards said.
Hearing this, Jiao Lizhi nodded and took out her identity card. She showed it to the guard and said, "Comrade, I came to train my ability and contribute some water along the way."
The moment the guards saw the Phantom Team emblem and her name, their eyes lit up immediately. In the past few days, news about how strong the S-rank team was had already spread widely. Almost everyone in the base knew about them.
With so many people witnessing them building the base’s wall and bringing back supplies and mutant animals every day, no one doubted their strength.
Now, facing the strongest water-type ability-user from the Phantom Team, the guards changed expressions instantly. They were full of smiles, and one of them quickly said, "Comrade Jiao, thank you for coming. This way, please."
Jiao Lizhi only smiled and nodded at them in response to their enthusiasm. She followed the guard and entered a building. Inside, there was a large underground door.
The guard spoke with the other guards for a moment before 3 of them went to the door. Due to its weight, they needed several people to lift the metal door.
Seeing them struggle, Jiao Lizhi walked over and said, "Let me do it."
Before they could refuse, she grabbed the handle and pulled it up. Compared to the guards, the weight was nothing to her.
When they saw how easily she lifted the metal door, the guards’ eyes widened and they swallowed silently. She looked small, soft, and cute, yet she was stronger than several adult men.
Patting the dust from her palms, Jiao Lizhi turned to them and said, "Let’s go."
"O-oh, okay," the guard nodded and led the way.
Beside the cement stairs, lamps were installed along the walls, illuminating the area. They walked for several minutes before reaching a vast underground chamber.
Inside the chamber were countless cisterns connected by pipes. The cisterns were made of concrete and could hold more than 50 million gallons of water.
"Comrade Jiao, these are the cisterns used to store drinking water," the guard explained as he led the way.
Jiao Lizhi nodded and asked, "How much water do we have right now?"
"So far, we only have around 30 million gallons of water."
Hearing this, Jiao Lizhi frowned. After so many days, the water supply was less than 190 million liters. When winter arrived, they wouldn’t be able to go out to search for mineral water and would rely entirely on ability-users. This production rate was far from enough.
Reaching this conclusion, she nodded and said, "In the next few weeks, I will come to fill the water storage daily."
"Thank you, Comrade Jiao!" the guard exclaimed delightedly. After a moment, he added, "Then I won’t bother you any longer."
Jiao Lizhi nodded. When she was finally alone, she bent her knees and leaped into one of the cisterns.
These cisterns had previously been used to store rainwater. After Xie Zhou took over base management, he had his men clean them and make modifications.
Standing on top of the cistern, she said, "Gaia, check whether these cisterns are contaminated by the zombie virus."
After a few seconds, a mechanical voice echoed in her mind, "Scanning complete. No zombie virus detected."