Wasteland Border Inspector-Chapter 222 - 109: Winning Hearts, Tide Level Calamity! (Part 2)

Chapter 222: Chapter 109: Winning Hearts, Tide Level Calamity! (Part 2)

However, there was one point that made Cheng Ye secretly vigilant.

Both Song Hai and Wei Lecheng seemed to know about the Void Mist and had more detailed knowledge one compared to the other.

"Previously, I was always busy practicing martial arts and reading books, thinking that receiving information through radio broadcasts was inefficient. Now I realize that I was too eager for success and too intent on quickly understanding all the information about this wasteland!"

Cheng Ye sat behind the quarantine table, pondering to himself.

The knowledge gained from books only allowed him to know things that happened in the past. When faced with unprecedented environmental phenomena like the Void Mist, this information from predecessors was of no use.

If one wants to gather information in advance and be prepared, they must always pay attention to those seemingly trivial messages in the radio.

"So, whether it’s Uncle Dong or Master Tian, they never miss radio broadcasts, not just for a bit of entertainment, but because it’s the most direct way to gather information from the outside world."

No one had reminded him specifically about this, probably because no one expected someone wouldn’t like listening to the radio.

But who would know, for someone accustomed to scrolling through short videos in modern times, it is hard not to feel impatient reading text, let alone to patiently listen to those slow-paced radio broadcasts.

Now having suffered a lesson in this regard, Cheng Ye finally realized and resolved that no matter how busy he would be in the future, he must listen to the radio broadcasts every day.

Perhaps a piece of news that seems insignificant could save lives at a critical moment.

After some delay, the time had passed 3:30 PM, with only half an hour left until the shift change.

Since no trade convoys had arrived at Zone C yet, Cheng Ye could take a breather for a while.

However, Song Hai’s adjacent Zone B was in quite a mess. The two to three hundred scavengers waiting in line encountered mutant beasts emerging from the Fog Cave when the Void Mist enveloped them, and amidst the fierce battle, four people died on the spot, over twenty suffered serious injuries, and almost fifty people had varying degrees of minor injuries.

Not to mention the deceased, the more than twenty seriously injured ones needed immediate medical attention, but before that, their infection risk must be assessed first.

This tedious process certainly couldn’t be handled by Song Hai alone.

Sure enough, within a few minutes, two staff members quickly passed through the quarantine passage and delivered Lei Hu’s orders:

"Station Master’s order: Inspectors from Zones A, C, and D, execute personnel diversions immediately and assist Zone B in completing infection detection!"

"Understood."

Cheng Ye responded promptly, without a moment’s hesitation.

If the personnel weren’t diverted, by the time Wang Kang came for the shift change, he would still need to help with so many people.

It’s better to take advantage of the current time and space to clear the accumulated scavengers thoroughly first.

Having inspected the caravans and trade convoys already, inspecting scavengers was a first for him, but he thought it would be manageable as well.

Once the order was given, under the guidance of the guards, the scavengers originally crowded at the entrance of Zone B Inspection Office were quickly diverted and evenly distributed to three inspection points.

The batch allocated to Cheng Ye consisted of nearly fifty people, including two seriously injured and more than ten slightly injured.

Under She’s guidance, three people formed a group and were led into the inspection area for examination.

It had to be said that inspecting scavengers was relatively straightforward.

No need to check for smuggling or repeatedly ask for itinerary details, as long as there were no suspected wounds on their bodies, and that several data points were normal, they could be released immediately.

If there were injuries, the process was the same as inspecting Zone A’s convoy members previously, requiring detailed wound inspection.

If the wound inspection posed no issues, they could be sent to the quarantine area for treatment.

As for when they could leave the quarantine area, it still followed the 21-day quarantine protocol.

But for scavengers, keeping their lives was already enough; they didn’t extravagantly hope to return to the Buffer Zone during such times.

Because even if they went back, they might not get a ward slot for temporary treatment at the medical facility.

"Data normal, release!"

"Release!"

"Send to quarantine!"

"..."

Bam, bam.

Suddenly, gunshots rang out in Zone D, and a Green Giant infected body fell in a pool of blood.

Within half a minute, gunshots rang out in Zone A as well, with two infected bodies caught.

However, in Cheng Ye’s Zone C, until the last person was sent to quarantine, no infected bodies appeared.

"There were many infected bodies yesterday, but today they are noticeably fewer."

Cheng Ye nodded to himself.

From morning to now, at least a thousand to two thousand people had entered the Buffer Zone, and now including the incident earlier where Song Hai fired a shot in the morning, only five infected bodies were detected.

A probability of less than five in a thousand, which was considered pretty good for a huge place like Happiness City.

However, with the emergence of the Fog Cave, the infection rate in the coming days might increase again.

"Sir, Inspector Yang from Zone A, Yang Xingwen, wants to exchange some Yaksha Bull meat for a few Ant Wolf meat, and also a few pounds of salted fish, as you see fit..."

Bao walked briskly over from the quarantine area, with a somewhat mischievous smile on his face, "Inspector Yang also said that the Yaksha Bull meat is particularly tender, no matter if it’s steamed or stewed with salted fish, it’s a rare delicacy and said you would surely appreciate it."

"Exchange, we’ll do the trade at the shift change!"

Cheng Ye responded straightforwardly.

He certainly knew the deal; exchanging meat was just an excuse, essentially it was about building a closer relationship.

Song Hai could simply leave, but he and Wang Kang still had to continue their duties here.

It’s only Tuesday; Inspector Yang Xingwen from Zone A still had five more days on duty, during which Zones A and B could be mutually supportive, so now was the time to forge a good relationship.

By four o’clock, all the inspection points were cleared of any queues.