Chapter 746 – [Parenting Expedition]

The shelter we visited is a place built by barricading busses around traditional markets and large shopping malls around the station.

Thanks to this, resources such as food were sufficient, so even though they were not plentiful, they did not have to go hungry.

Anyway, the place we were guided to was a shopping mall in the center of such a shelter, on the top floor.

It’s a very high place, but the elevator didn’t work, so we had no choice but to walk upstairs.

“…….It’s hard”

“I’ll pick you up, come to work”

I naturally embraced Zion. It was not carried on his back, but carried in the way of holding a princess.

Of course, since Shion’s body is small, he feels like a father who treats his daughter-in-law. But anyway, I’m a loser.

“You two are on good terms.”

“Because we crossed the line together”

“You don’t need a reason to love each other”

That’s how I was able to go up to the top floor of the mall and meet the head of this shelter.

A man of a fairly old age, transitioning from middle age to old age. I feel the age.

I feel like I’ve gone through hardships, but my eyes are alive as if I haven’t given up yet.

“Nice to meet you. Mayor of Gwangmyeong……. No, I am Park Jae-heon, who is in charge of Gwangmyeong Shelter.”

“It’s the worst. This is Zion.”

I thought he wouldn’t be an ordinary man, but he must have been a mayor when he was fine.

He’s a pretty old man, isn’t he? Of course, the position of mayor doesn’t prevent you from being bitten by zombies, but the fact that you’re currently serving as the head of a group of survivors is proof of that ability.

In this world, the person in power is one of two cases. Either competent for the bad or competent for the good. Either way, if you are not competent, you will die.

However, in this case, it is the latter. If you were competent on the bad side, this shelter would have collapsed a long time ago.

“Let’s be straightforward. We’ve already heard about it. And about the existence of a vaccine.”

“I’m sure you’re talking quickly. Is anyone showing symptoms of infection right now?”

“There are many people who get infected through airborne infections. Up until now… I’ve had no choice but to let them rest while they were humans.”

Well, that’s unavoidable. If you are a zombie, you don’t know, but if you’re on the way to becoming a zombie, it’s ambiguous to kill. But even so, he had to be shot to death because he would be a hazard if left alone.

Clumsily feeling recognition and demonstrating it will only lead to greater damage in the end. Frankly, he’s coping well.

“First of all, we tested this vaccine by administering it first to see if there were any side effects. In fact, we can’t be sure with the clinical data of only two people… But at least we didn’t have any side effects, at least we administered it to people with the virus. It won’t get any worse than it is now.”

“Anyway, we are no longer behind. If you have something to believe in, you have to believe it. But how many vaccines are there?”

“There are about 200 of them. It seems small, but this is the best amount we could have made with the remaining drugs in our laboratory.”

“That’s enough. If you use a few and administer them to people who show symptoms to verify the effect, then it’s better to give priority to those who are doing outside activities or doing vigilance work.”

“I also brought a document that recorded the recipe and ingredients of the vaccine. There will be medical workers here, so with their help, we can produce more vaccines.”

He looked at the ampoule I took out.

It was only a glass bottle, but in today’s world it is more valuable than diamonds.

“Then… I guess I’ll have to check it out.”

Soon we sent out several ampoules and administered them to people showing signs of infection.

And after a while, the effect was quickly revealed. Honestly, depending on the condition of the opponent, I wondered if there was a possibility that the immune response would rise and die, but it seems to have worked out.

“Go, the body temperature of a person who had a fever due to an air infection returned to normal!!!!”

“I don’t see any symptoms of the virus!!!!”

“This…It’s real!!!! It’s definitely a vaccine!!!!!”

The medical staff here made the diagnosis. Yes, definitely a vaccine.

Honestly, whoever made it is going to make a mistake. If there’s a problem, it’s not the drug, it’s the person receiving it.

After getting confirmation from the vaccine, the shelter manager came to see me again with a more humble attitude.

“Thank you!!!! Thank you so much Mr. Worst!!!! Thanks to Mr. Worst we, no humanity, have hope again!!!! We have the will to fight those fucking zombies!!!!”

“No, if she deserves her thanks, it should be Shion, not me. I just made a medicine based on the vaccine data she obtained.”

“Both of you deserve respect. Anyway, thank you, thank you very much. I really can only say this… Ah!!! First of all, rest. You must have worked hard all the way here, so please rest well. And this, It’s nothing special, but please stay and write. If you need more, just tell me.”

Park Jae-heon, the shelter chief, personally guided us to the resting place and handed us a bunch of meal tickets, which were no different from the currency used here.

I don’t know how many meal tickets there were, but at least there seemed to be dozens. If so, I don’t think it’s too small.

For reference, the accommodation we were directed to was right below the floor used by the shelter manager in the shopping mall.

“I heard that fools like high places. I don’t know why they use places with no electricity and no ventilation as accommodations.”

“Because it’s a place that people can’t reach. No, it’s physically difficult to go up several floors of a building, and that’s right.”

The smaller the living space, the smaller the personal space.

In the past, even one child could have their own room, but if the area of ​​a survivor’s shelter is limited, there is not enough space for many people to live.

Personal space is important. It is such a space where privacy is protected. If that is not guaranteed, human beings will be stressed out.

Why is it that if livestock are raised in a barn, they die en masse? It’s similar to that

The fact that the head of the shelter gave us a place like this means that we are so important and considerate of us. It’s a good intention, so let’s be grateful.

“It has its own bed”

“Since it’s a shopping mall, there must be furniture like this. Wow, it’s fluffy.”

It’s just a bed, but in today’s world, it’s a bed. It was an era when even trivial things became luxury items.

Well, it’s nice to be treated for what you did. I’m thinking of leaving soon, but I mean.

“I have something given to me, so I’m going to do some shopping. I’ll live well if I spend it sparingly.”

Besides, this post-apocalyptic market is fun to watch.

There are times when things you don’t normally pay attention to are precious. For example, a lighter, in the past, was just handed out for a few hundred won at a convenience store or free of charge at a meat restaurant, but at this point it is a convenient item that can be easily lit.

It’s quite interesting to see how he doesn’t fit in with the existing society.

We spent one night here. Shion slept after tossing and turning, as if her bed was uncomfortable, so I waited until she fell asleep.

Well, I was thinking of staying awake anyway. I could wake up in my sleep, but it was better to stay awake since I don’t know what to do in a place like this.

“Hmm…… It seems that there is no black heart. It will last a long time here.”

Do not act hastily. If we were alone and we held Shion hostage, the story would go faster, but not doing so was proof that we were acting without losing our conscience.

This shelter will probably last a long time. It is questionable whether it will be until zombies are eradicated in Korea, but at least it seemed to last the longest among the survivors in the metropolitan area.

Spend the night watching Shion, who is slowly sleeping. It might seem boring without a cell phone, but I’m the kind of person who can easily finish a rice cooker just by looking at Xion.

And the night in our zombie apocalypse world has passed.

*        *    *

I use a generator in the shelter, but I use it only in important places because I need to conserve electricity. Like a boiler for example. At least for sanitation, warm water should be available.

By the way, I had to pay for a meal ticket to use the shower room. It’s only about one, but considering that they give out three meal tickets every day… Ah, it’s rather cheap.

They provide 2 meals a day, breakfast and dinner. This means that if you distribute 3 meal tickets a day, you will have at least one meal ticket to spare.

In a world like this, electricity is used to wash in hot water, but only one meal ticket is on the cheap side.

“Hmm, roughly, a meal ticket costs between 10,000 won and 30,000 won.”

“If you look at the value of alternative currencies in this ruined world, you are like the embodiment of capitalism.”

“If society is maintained, money can do everything. Well, in a world like this, I can’t do anything with my own money.

Let’s assume that Zion buys a large amount of food after the zombie apocalypse explodes.

I ordered it, do you think it will be delivered normally? Society has collapsed, money has become trash, the law has become obsolete, and trust between humans has been shattered.

It is certain that the warlords will rob the food on the way, or the delivery person will bounce with it.

Accountability? Can you do it There’s no law, but a gun would be great.

A capitalist society, likewise, must be maintained to exert its power. Where society has collapsed, primordial violence reigns supreme.

“If you look at it like this, it seems that there is a big difference in personality between you and me.”

“Nevertheless, if you love each other, that’s proof that you understand and care.”

Similarly, we gave out two meal tickets each and washed with hot water. The weather is spring, but it’s cold in the morning and evening, so it’s better to be warm.

And I decided to go shopping in earnest. Park Jae-heon, the shelter chief, gave me a lot of meal tickets, so I could buy anything as long as it wasn’t extremely expensive.

“The market is doing pretty well.”

“Because it was a market from the beginning. Rather, the scale must have decreased?”

For example, meat, the meat that can be supplied in the current situation is chicken at most. Pigs and cows are now domestic animals found only in rural farms.

Of course, it’s not extinct, so you can go to the farm and buy it, but… Who will go and how to get it?

What is usually left is wheat or rice. Only those that can be stored for that kind of long term. It’s just like dried fruit.

“Let’s eat first. There are rations, but… I saw the soldiers yesterday, so if I eat that, I think it’ll go up.”

“Do you remember jjambab?”

“If it’s dung soup in the morning, I’ll feel better”

“The shit can’t be helped”

We wandered around the market and found a decent place to eat. It was a kalguksu restaurant, and likewise, there were a lot of customers even though it was morning.

The smell is… Oh, it’s really good for a smell like this.

“Mommy, how much is a bowl of kalguksu?”

“Two meal tickets for one bowl! If you order two bowls, three tickets!”

“Two bowls, please.”

Considering that one meal ticket was needed for rationing, it was like using all the food stamps needed for a day’s worth of meals, but it was better than eating the rice made for rationing.

The soup was made with anchovy stock and boiled well, so it looked delicious. A bowl of hot soup on a chilly morning will warm you up a bit.

Me and Shion sat inside the restaurant and waited for the food to be cooked. It was already cooked, so it came out right away and was ready to eat.

When you slurp a spoonful of it, you can feel the savory taste of well-made noodles and soup. It seemed to be enough to pay for three meal tickets.

“Well, that’s pretty good”

“It’s good for my taste. This taste is on the cheap side at this price. Maybe it’s because flour is the main ingredient.”

Come out after a good meal. And I go around the market and look around to see if there’s anything worth buying.

I ate, but my mouth was bored, so I bought a handful of dried fruits that I saw on the way. Surprisingly, there are many such dried fruits, but it seems that the market fruits were dried for long-term preservation in the early days of the virus outbreak.

“It’s not bad. It’s sour because it doesn’t contain sugar, but I like it better.”

“I think it would be good to eat with nuts.”

“If there is, I’ll buy a handful of that too”

As I was wandering around, I heard a commotion at the end of the market.

Loudspeak, something breaking, and booing… I think I know what’s going on even if I barely hear it.

“It looks like a fight”

“I always said that watching a fight with Buddhist monks was a lot of fun.”

“Miss you?”

“I can’t even use my cell phone, so wouldn’t it be fun to see something like that?”

“Well, it’s funny how humans say shit like that.”

We moved to the place where the commotion was happening.

There, at the end of the market, many people gathered and were shouting something.

At the center of the commotion is a middle-aged man grabbing a woman’s hair and shaking it. The woman’s face was covered in blood, with her nose broken and her nose broken.

“Because of these fucking bastards!!!! Dirty Chinese bastards spreading disease and sheep who don’t even know how to wear a mask is what this country is like!!!!”

“Right!!!!”

“Kill all of the chinks!!!! You have to throw those bastards as zombie food too!!!!!”

“Kill them too!!!! Those bastards got infected and came to our country, so this is what happened!!!!”

Human ugliness is revealed here. A senseless rage was killing innocent people.

The madness piled up and then exploded. I expected it, but when I saw it, the feeling was quite different.

“……I think I came to the wrong place. It’s better to stand out first.”

“If this were the case, I would have preferred to go to America.”

I came because I didn’t like being racist, so Zion ended up being racist.

I don’t want to get caught up in it, so I have to run away.

But before we were about to step down, someone pointed at us.

“There!!!! There’s a sheep over there too, no, there’s a sheep!”

“Kill it!!!! Kill it!!!!”

Now.

Who did you tell me to kill?