Chapter 336

"What is that?"

“It’s the city library.”

Just as Joanna was looking at the building in the distance, Heather behind him suddenly spoke up.

"What?"

Joanna looked at her father in surprise. She didn't expect her father to speak so quickly. According to his personality, if she forced him out of the sewer this time, he would ignore her for at least a month.

Heather thought she hadn't heard it clearly and repeated it again.

“That’s the city library.”

After saying this, he ignored his daughter's surprised expression and turned to look at Glenn.

"Glenn, right?"

"Yes, old sir."

"Can I ask what you are doing in the library?"

Glenn seemed to have anticipated the question and answered without thinking.

"Of course, Lu said that although it is the end of the world now, many of the crystallizations of pre-apocalyptic civilization cannot be abandoned. When we restore civilization in the future, we will have to rely on these things to continue to develop. So this time our goal is to empty most of the books in the library and then set up a large library covering various fields in the settlement."

After listening to this explanation, the old man suddenly became silent again, but nodded slightly, his eyes looking unfocused at the building not far away, and after a while he slowly spoke.

"Maybe I really misunderstood you."

His eyes seemed blurry. The hard life in the last two years did not take away his will to live, but it took away his hope for the future. There was a time when he was wantonly chopping down those damn zombies outside in his dreams. In his dreams, he could turn into a god of war, and with one strike of his sword, thousands of zombies would be chopped to the ground. However, every time he opened his eyes, he had to continue hiding in the dark underground, guarding that one acre of land, and nervously taking care of the mushrooms that he had already eaten to the point of nausea.

How many people living in this world truly like it? Perhaps only those desperadoes who act recklessly, disregard human lives and ignore the law will truly accept the end of the world today. No, it should be said that they can't wait to embrace this new world with open arms.

Atlanta's several libraries are basically located in the north of the city, so if you want to get there, you have to cross the city. The city is no longer the same as it was at the beginning of the apocalypse. Most of the "masters" of this huge city have left the city because of the shortage of fresh food, but there are still some who refuse to leave.

Although zombies have no thoughts, they have an extraordinary subconscious, or conditioned reflex. Perhaps something in their lifetime is still engraved in their bones. Just like they still walk upright even though they have turned into zombies. Most people think this is a very natural thing.

But they never thought that since it was an unknown virus infection that turned the living people into such undead monsters, why couldn't they get on all fours?

Therefore, Lu Jiayi always believed that most of the behaviors of these zombies were basic conditioned reflexes of humans.

Their behavior of hunting living things is purely a brain function, because everyone knows that these rotten guys have long lost the means to absorb nutrients. Even if they only have a head left, eating is still their instinct.

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Unimog, Lu Jiayi was leaning on the sofa in a daze. Along the way, he found that there were obviously fewer zombies in the city compared to half a year ago. Although the overall number was still considerable, compared to the grand occasion of being shoulder to shoulder at the beginning, they were now sparse at best.

"Do you think it's possible to clear out the zombies in the city and move back in?"

Hearing Lu Jiayi's nonsensical questions, the people who were on guard nearby were a little confused. They looked at each other, and couldn't help but turn their gazes to Rick, who clearly looked thoughtful.

"Moving it back is a huge project. With the manpower and supplies we have now, we don't have the capacity to do it."

Lu Jiayi was just talking casually. Now was not the time to think about this. Coincidentally, the convoy arrived in front of the library gate.

“Get to work!”

"Get to work, get to work."

Lu Jiayi and his companions walked into the main entrance of the library holding guns, followed by a few little ones. They all had stern faces and looked around vigilantly with a serious look. The ones walking in front were not idle either. From time to time, they would carefully check some corners around them, and then tell the children how to deal with special situations.

The little ones listened very seriously at first, but the good times didn't last long. The oldest of them were only about ten years old and were more interested in the huge library itself. Soon, some of them began to lose focus. From time to time, they would pick out a book with a cartoon cover from the bookshelf, look at it for a few times, and when they found they didn't like it, they would put it back and move on to the next one.

The most serious one among them is Carl, and the other one is Clementine who is of the same age as Carl. As for Sophia, the little girl seems to be quite resistant to going out. Now when she has nothing to do, she prefers to learn cooking from the people in the cafeteria.

After entering the library, several teams dispersed and rushed in. From time to time, a low shout could be heard from the distance, and then a soldier would drag a corpse to the corner of the hall.

The cleaning work lasted for an hour before the upper and lower three floors of the library were cleaned up. Then everyone let go completely and pushed the library cart to start transporting books one shelf at a time.

Heather, who was sitting in the back of the bus, stood up from his seat excitedly as he watched piles of books being transported out. Joanna, who was sitting in front of him, saw her father's actions and simply stood up to help him down.

Books of various types gradually piled up into a small mountain on the huge transport truck. Most of them were professional books, some literary masterpieces, and even two sets of professional legal books. These books would eventually be properly kept.

According to Lu Jiayi, the most important thing in preserving the flame of civilization is people, followed by books. As long as there are people, there is hope, and as long as there are books, they can arm these people's brains and pass on the flame from generation to generation.

On the other side, Joanna and her team finally had their first meal in three days. In view of their long-term malnutrition, they all looked pale and thin. The team's chef only prepared some food that was easier to digest. At the same time, he kept telling them not to eat too much and to wait until they returned to eat.

At the same time, a team of people were wearing zombie masks and constantly attracting the zombies coming from afar outside the library.

During the time when everyone was transporting books, the team had already started circling with no less than three hundred zombies, and the zombies that gathered from afar soon joined the zombie group. At this moment, the power of the herd effect was revealed, and a large number of zombies directly ignored the living people coming in and out of the library gate, and swarmed towards the streets farther away.

"Maybe we can clean them up this way."

"Yes, but we need to carefully plan and plan. These monsters are not so easy to kill. When we have time, we can call everyone in the base together to discuss. Maybe we can come up with a lot of good ideas. As for now, it is not necessary. Spending a lot of energy to clean up the zombies will only slow down the development."

"Okay, then I'll keep this in mind and talk about it when the time is right."

Rick actually cared about this matter quite a bit. Ever since Lori's death, his hatred for the zombies had risen to a level of hatred. Whenever he had the chance, he would think of destroying these monsters as much as possible. However, he did not lose his mind because of this, so after thinking it through, he did not mention the matter again.

"By the way, organize a group of people when you get back and go out with me again tomorrow."

"What's wrong?"

"There's news about a settlement, I plan to go check it out."