The most ruthless person in the apocalypse

Chapter 581 Hard Bones

"What's so awesome about that, Brother Su? I'm neither human nor zombie now, what can I do?"

Liu Tianji was very depressed, and even the black and white world that he originally thought was interesting became unpleasant to the eyes. He frowned and looked angry.

Zhang Su smiled mysteriously, patted Liu Tianji on the shoulder, and said, "What a simple question, the most direct one is whether the zombies are interested in you or not, you can move freely among them, which can create infinite possibilities.

Gathering intelligence and discovering resources are all very basic operations. For example, the city is probably occupied by zombies now, so we can’t go there, but you can, you can go in and out of nowhere, don’t you understand? "

As he spoke, Zhang Su himself became a little envious. It was a pity that the reason for the birth of this ability remained a mystery. Initially, it seemed that he needed to let a zombie bite him first, remove the bitten part, and then inject a corpse-degradation blocking fluid with an unknown effect. This set of operations had too many risks.

We can’t think that the chances are high just because Qiu Hui and Liu Tianji have developed this ability. The fact that four other injured people are unconscious is the best proof. It’s all just luck!
After hearing Zhang Su's words, Liu Tianji still had some doubts in his heart, but a hint of yearning flashed across his eyes. He showed a strange smile and said, "Does this mean that I will have to work harder in the future?"

"That's right!" Zhang Su said with certainty, "The more capable you are, the more work you will do. You will definitely have more things to do in the future, but you are not alone."

"What do you mean? Could it be...Qiu Hui?"

Liu Tianji reacted quickly. He had not asked about Qiu Hui's situation before, but only found out now.

"That's right, your sister Hui is also honored to have obtained this ability. From now on, you two can form a team, Liu Tianji, Qiu Hui, and call yourself Qiu Jier. How about that, haha."

Zhang Su said with a smile.

"Qiu Jier..."

Liu Tianji felt neither amused nor helpless, but overall, things were moving in a good direction.

"Come on, listen carefully. Don't reveal a single word of what happened today. One more thing, don't tell anyone about your limbs being regenerated, and don't tell Qiu Hui. Her condition is still unstable. Let's see whether we should tell her later. Do you understand?"

Zhang Su once again issued a gag order.

All three of them nodded very seriously.

"Mr. Zhang, do you have time? I want to tell you about the research progress of liquefied gas zombies."

Xie Yanshan saw that Zhang Su was about to withdraw, so he hurried ahead to try to stop him.

Zhang Su did plan to go to Village No. 1 to check out the preparations for the dinner. It was already late and it was dark outside. When he heard about the liquefied gas zombies, he immediately became alert.

"You two can just play here and observe for one last night. Then go back tomorrow. You won't be able to attend the hot pot banquet tonight. I'll have someone send some food over for you. You can eat with Qiu Hui then. We're leaving first."

After giving some instructions, Zhang Su left the house with Xie Yanshan.

The two men came to the room where the liquefied gas zombie's body was placed. Without turning on the lights, Zhang Su saw the square crystal as black as ink at a glance. However, the liquefied gas zombie had been torn into pieces at this moment, with bones exposed in many parts. Judging from its features, it only had a human form, and was far from a flesh and blood body.

With a snap, Xie Yanshan turned on the light, walked to the experimental bed, and said, "This is the energy source that Weijun took out from its skull. In addition, I conducted many tests on this corpse and found something unusual."

"Oh?"

Zhang Su was crouching and looking at the black crystal. When he heard Xie Yanshan talking about something unusual, he turned his head and looked at him: "Tell me about it."

"This guy has a humerus, radius, and ulna. Come, look at the lower limbs. The femur, fibula, and tibia are extremely hard!"

Xie Yanshan pointed to the bones in different parts of the liquefied gas zombies one by one, just like a biology teacher giving a lecture.

Zhang Su was immediately confused by a bunch of inexplicable bone names. Fortunately, Xie Yanshan was explaining it in conjunction with real objects, otherwise he would not know other parts except the femur... "Abnormally hard? Here, give me a pair of gloves."

Zhang Su took a pair of gloves from Xie Yanshan and put them on, intending to personally feel the so-called abnormal hardness. He grasped the humerus of the liquefied gas zombie, which is the bone of the upper arm, and exerted all his strength, but there was no reaction.

"Eh, what the hell?"

"It's okay to touch it directly, but it's impossible to crush it." Xie Yanshan added fuel to the fire with a smile on his face. A gentle blow is the most deadly.

“I don’t believe it!”

The strength of his grip was limited, so Zhang Su decided to be more ruthless. He exerted force and directly removed the humerus from the joint. Since the liquefied gas zombie itself was small in size, the length of the humerus was only about 20 centimeters.

"Hey!"

Zhang Su held both ends, took a deep breath, and bent them hard like he did when he was working out. His arms trembled, his muscles bulged, his face gradually turned red, and his expression became ferocious.

"Huh... Damn, it's hard!"

After five or six seconds, Zhang Su gave up completely. Even if he bent a steel bar, there would be a slight deformation, but the femur, which was not very thick, did not move at all. He did not see any hope at all.

"Yeah, I said it was hard." Xie Yanshan spread his hands and said, "There's an ordinary Mohs hardness test pen over there, measuring up to eight. The test result of this bone is off the charts, which means the hardness is above eight on the Mohs hardness scale!"

"The Mohs hardness is over 8. Can this... be compared with tungsten steel?"

Zhang Su used to like forging cold weapons, so he was no stranger to the Mohs hardness scale, which is a standard for measuring the hardness of natural minerals. It can also be used to represent synthetic metals. Human bones are also generally represented by Mohs hardness.

The Mohs hardness of common steel bars used in construction is between four and five, while human fingernails are two to three, and tooth enamel can be up to five, which is harder than ordinary steel!
"More than tungsten steel, I feel that the hardness of these bones is comparable to that of diamonds, and it may even be harder than the hardest material on our planet."

Xie Yanshan gave a very high evaluation.

"It's so light, but it's harder than diamond? If it's polished into a weapon, no, the harder it is, the more brittle it will be. It may not be suitable for making weapons... What a pity."

Zhang Su waved the bone with some regret. In his opinion, the light feel was not strong enough even for a swing, and more weight was needed. If it could have the toughness of metal and this hardness at the same time, it would be the dream weapon material.

"That may not be the case." Xie Yanshan obviously had a different opinion. He said, "The brittleness of a material is indeed closely related to hardness, but this is because the atomic structure inside a material with high hardness is more compact. When subjected to external forces, it is difficult for atoms to slide, which shows the brittle characteristic.

But all these physical properties are for things we know about. For this kind of unknown thing, we should be cautious and seek verification. What if it is both hard and tough? "

"Okay, I'll take it away..."

"Brother Su, Brother Su, how are the drinks for tonight going to be arranged? Many people asked if they could have a drink."

At this moment, the intercom in Zhang Su's pocket rang. It was Wang Xin's voice. The background was noisy. It should be the scene of the hot pot banquet being prepared in Village No. 1.

Zhang Su took out the intercom, thought for a moment, and said, "Don't drink alcohol. Ask someone to notify Ju Wuying and tell her not to drink during the meal."

Logically, we should be drinking to our heart's content on such a memorable day as today, but the zombies outside are getting stronger and stronger, and the defensive fortifications are not yet complete. Drinking at this time is really a waste of time!

Originally, Zhang Su was planning to arrange two taels of wine for each person above the rank of squad leader, but after thinking about it, he decided to give up. Not only would it be of no benefit, it would also stimulate class contradictions. People above the rank of squad leader should not be allowed to take the lead in drinking, but should be asked to set an example!
But he felt that not drinking alcohol was too inhumane, so he said, "You can't drink alcohol, so everyone should be given a pack of cigarettes as a welfare benefit!"

There are more than 700 people, which means more than 70 cartons of cigarettes. After this trip, the stock of cigarettes has increased significantly, and the camp still has some reserves.

(End of this chapter)