The sun rose and set as usual.
The faint light at seven in the morning slipped through the gaps in the curtains, casting a slender bright mark on the floor.
As the saying goes, thereâs no place like home.
But Cheng Ye had to admit, last night was the most comfortable sleep heâd had since he traveled here.
Unlike the complete peace of mind at Brother Bâs place, this time the comfort was purely physical.
July in Stone Province isnât exactly dry, especially when rain lingers in the vicinity, the air is always filled with a sticky and annoying sultriness.
But in this luxurious Inspectorâs ward, there was the rare commodity of air conditioning.
Once turned on, the room remained at a dry 26 degrees all night, banishing all the damp stuffiness.
Even more delightful was the newly changed bedding, light as if it were just a layer of gauze, yet able to provide the perfect sense of wrapping, warm but not heavy, so comfortable one almost didnât want to get up.
"No wonder Miao Yang was shocked by how simple my room was, I completely overlooked enjoying comforts, this wasteland still has so many good things..."
Cheng Ye half-leaned against the headboard, whispering to himself, while pulling open the curtain beside the bed, lifting his eyelids to glance outside.
Sometime unknown, drizzling rain had started again.
Fine raindrops tapped against the glass, forming a thin layer of mist on it, faintly outlining the silhouette of the South Inspection Station in the distance, with several black dots gathering and hovering in front of it.
For the migrants, such weather was undoubtedly bad news.
Muddy roads would make every step heavier, and the damp air would attract those water-loving infected bodies that liked to move in the rain.
But there was no choice, delaying one more day brought its own troubles.
Once the plan to leave was made, they had to leave immediatelyâotherwise, staying for two days would disrupt the plan and cause more issues to handle.
After watching outside for a while, Cheng Ye got up, casually pulled a book from the cabinet, went back to the bed, sunk comfortably into the bedding, and slowly started reading.
According to Luo Xiaoxue, he had to stay in this ward until the situation was completely stable before he could go out.
But after dealing with Jiang Chuan yesterday, Cheng Ye had a vague feeling that such peaceful days might not last long.
If Ding Yishan wanted to test him, the restart of the inspection station was the perfect opportunity.
Only by surviving steadily when a large number of infected bodies poured in could he truly show his prowess in this region, earning genuine recognition from those hidden in the shadows for his value.
As for potential dangers, he completely ignored them.
Having experienced a tide of infection before and personally taken down an Advanced Fusion Body, though he didnât dare to boast in the wilderness, staying inside the inspection station, Cheng Ye felt there was nothing to worry about.
As long as itâs not a terrifying existence that can wipe out everything instantly, he had a way to handle it.
Even if he really encountered a mother-source level infected body, he had the capital to survive.
Strength is the greatest confidence.
Whether itâs participating in faction struggles or serving at the inspection station, heâs no longer as timid and hesitant as before.
8:30 in the morning.
He finished the first book, which was full of detailed descriptions of common infected bodies in the wilderness, accompanied by simple illustrations, with infected weaknesses circled in red ink.
Cheng Ye was deeply absorbed, feeling he had gained a lot.
But just as he was about to get out of bed to wash up, someone knocked on the door from outside.
"Please come in."
He said aloud, sitting up slightly straighter.
Unexpectedly, more than ten people entered from outside, all neatly dressed in white lab coats.
"Inspector Cheng, I hope weâre not disturbing your rest?"
The middle-aged man in the lead squinted his eyes with a smile, slightly bowing, "Iâm Feng Yaozu, the deputy director of the medical office, we were really busy yesterday and didnât have time for the expert team to give you a consultation. We specially came now, I hope itâs not an inconvenience?"
Consultation?
My goodness, what a large formation!
Cheng Ye was momentarily stunned, instinctively wanting to wave and say that his body was fine and it wasnât necessary to trouble so many people.
But then he reconsidered the upcoming reforms in the medical office, with so many residents in Celestial Essence Community, a medical point would eventually need to be set up.
Instead of being passively assigned by people from the medical office later, why not take advantage of this hospitalization opportunity to slyly check a few candidates from these people?
If he could poach one or two reliable ones, he could establish a community medical point on the pedestrian street, offering services for minor ailments like headaches and colds to locals, and occasionally treating outside scavengers for profit.
Moreover, if this model was fully implemented, each community was essentially building up its medical team over time.
Yesterday, he thought it over carefully.
The core objective of the Idealist Factionâs push for reform was to strengthen each community, with medical care being a critical part of it.
As mobile medical points increasingly bind with communities, the stronger the community, the more evident its population attraction would become.
Like if Celestial Essence Community could build a decent large-scale medical point, surely more and more people would want to join in the future.
After all, who wouldnât want to live in a place where one can seek timely medical attention and security?
Besides, Cheng Ye had an even bolder idea in mind.
If he were in the medical office, he wouldnât have the chance to interfere with equipment investment or talent development, constantly being restricted by the system.
But community medical points were different.
He could completely take advantage of field duties to acquire some suitable equipment to incorporate into it.
Then, using the Collector to search for some medical skills, along with action points, he could gradually improve both his and the teamâs medical levels, and maybe someday have the ability to directly counteract infection sources.