Darkness is Coming Chapter 116

   The face in the mirror has not changed much, it is still the familiar facial features, the familiar appearance, just a little less cynical, more calm and serious, but why does it look so unfamiliar?

   "It should be because I have a lot of white hair." Yang Xiaoqian muttered to himself in front of his face in the mirror, wiped away the water droplets on his face, threw down the face towel, turned and walked into the office.

It has been a week since the landing on Jiangxin Island. The task of recovering the entire island is progressing slowly, and it is not as easy as expected - insufficient personnel and ammunition, not only to collect other survivors hidden in every corner, but also to collect every inch by inch Dig the ground to search to ensure that no zombies and mutants are missed, and do a good job in epidemic prevention.

  In the absence of a perfect municipal system, we must pay attention to every detail, and there can be no mistakes, which will make the recovery work even more difficult. Yang Xiaoqian finally understands why the 258 brigade is advancing so slowly.

   During the seven days, everyone inside and outside the Yuanjiao Society did their best and never slack off. Finally, most of the territory of Jiangxin Island was marked in green, which represents safety.

   Now it is only a matter of time before Jiangxin Island is fully recovered. Yang Xiaoqian, who returned to Paradise Island alone, began to focus on other issues.

The first is the arrangement of Tang Tao. Unlike Yu Qian, Fangyu and others, Tang Tao's ability is extremely special. Although he does not have a strong individual combat power, he has great potential for development. When fighting the corpse tide on the frontal battlefield, compared to With a limited number of Awakened Squads, a mechanized troop is much more effective, and with Tang Tao's summoning ability, this mechanized troop can continue to grow and even become a large-scale official army—this is a pair of saviours for the Far Rescue Society. is of great significance.

  Secondly, the flyers issued before finally paid off. These days, many awakened people and refugees have tried their best to come to Paradise Island. How to arrange them is a big problem.

Finally, there is the question of Yu Qian. Before Yang Xiaoqian set off to return to Paradise Island, Yu Qian found Yang Xiaoqian with a manuscript, expressing his willingness to hand over the manufacturing method of the rune bracelet, on the condition that Yang Xiaoqian would come forward and contact all the known awakeners in Yuanjiang. , to form a council dedicated to the Awakened to discuss and decide all matters related to the Awakened.

"Parliament? Voting system? It's not like what Yu Qian would do." Yang Xiaoqian circled Cao Ming's name in the list given by Yu Qian. Recently, this mysterious awakener has been very close to Yu Qian. Yu Qian is very likely was influenced by him.

"However, the Council of the Awakened? Stupid is a bit stupid, but it may not be impossible to try. Anyway, it's all about crossing the river by feeling the stones. It doesn't matter if you try it. With the way of making rune bracelets as a bargaining chip, Liu Yuanzhou and the 258 Brigade will definitely Fully cooperate."

  I was thinking about the feasibility of this matter when Zhang Xinyi suddenly broke in and exclaimed happily: "I'm born, Dr. Liang delivered the delivery, mother and child are safe."

   Don't ask who gave birth, there is only one pregnant woman on Paradise Island, the one who was almost sent to the 258 Brigade Refuge Camp and was insisted by Dr. Liang and Lin Liang to stay.

   "Where are the people, take me there." Yang Xiaoqian suddenly got up. In the past, the birth of a child was not important, but now, the birth of this baby will have a major impact.

  Because there are no children on Paradise Island.

A child is a symbol of tomorrow, a symbol of hope, but due to various reasons, there are no children on Paradise Island, so the first baby born on Paradise Island after the dome descends will affect the hearts of everyone on the island. Yang Xiaoqian has been paying attention to it. This matter, and explained that Wang Li and others should make good use of this opportunity to unite people's hearts.

   Following the cry of the baby, Yang Xiaoqian walked quickly to the delivery room.

  Wang Li was waiting in front of the door. As soon as he saw Yang Xiaoqian's figure, he immediately came to greet him. The two entered the delivery room together to greet the sweaty Dr. Liang and the tired woman who had just given birth.

   In such a bad situation, without the assistance of any medical equipment, it is a small miracle that only a non-gynecological doctor and a few assistants with experience in delivering births can deliver the baby smoothly.

   Soon, this good news spread all over the island. Wang Li then, under Yang Xiaoqian's gesture, announced that the whole island, except the members of the Yuan Rescue Association, would take a three-day collective vacation, so that all unrelated people could share the joy of the baby's parents.

   On that night, an open-air feast that anyone can participate in was held outside the hotel door, and it was a carnival celebration.

   On the central main table, the baby's father was blushing and toasting again and again, as if returning to a peaceful era without pain and sorrow.

   Yang Xiaoqian, who never participated in this kind of lively, had little interest. He was full of thoughts about Yu Qian. He forced a few sips of white wine and was about to leave the table. An unexpected change kept him in his seat.

   "Hello everyone, please be quiet."

  The crisp voice was amplified by the speaker and rang on the high platform built before, where stood a girl with light makeup and beautiful beauty.

   "Why did Secretary Zhang go up?" Yang Xiaoqian thought it was Wang Li's arrangement, so he turned to ask Wang Li.

  Wang Li immediately put down his chopsticks and replied: "When I reported to you yesterday, I mentioned that there is currently a lack of entertainment on the island, and most people lack vitality?"

  Yang Xiaoqian thought back for a moment, there was such a thing, but he didn't take it to heart, he just remembered that he made a joke and skipped it.

   "You said, you can let Secretary Zhang sing when she is free? You also said that she was one of the top ten singers on campus." Wang Li carefully continued while observing his words.

"Then?"

"Then, Secretary Zhang said she didn't object. When you were busy in the afternoon, she came to discuss the evening's repertoire with me. Because you were too busy, I didn't have time to confirm it with you." Wang Li said with a wry smile. He originally planned to confirm this matter with Yang Xiaoqian, but Zhang Xinyi said that she would seek Yang Xiaoqian's approval. Now it seems that Secretary Zhang obviously forgot about it.

   "Oh, then let's listen to the song." Yang Xiaoqian was very interested and poured himself a glass of wine.

   Seeing that Yang Xiaoqian did not blame himself, Wang Li breathed a sigh of relief.

   At this time, Zhang Xinyi had finished her opening remarks, and she sent blessings to the parents of the newborn baby and the soldiers of the Far Rescue Society who were fighting against the corpse on Jiangxin Island, and thanked Liang Helin and his wife and the logistics staff of the Far Rescue Society on Paradise Island.

   After a few sentences were finished, the prelude to the music sounded.

  The surrounding lights suddenly dimmed. A small searchlight hung on the second floor of the hotel disguised as a stage spotlight and hit Zhang Xinyi, casting a slender shadow.

The poor lighting and sound, coupled with the simple high stage with no background and dancers, created a stage effect of about zero, which was unsatisfactory. The audience under the stage were all just grabbing food, only a few people put down their chopsticks and listened intently. .

  Wang Li was suddenly a little worried, Secretary Zhang is a strong girl after all, will she be in a bad mood in the face of this situation? Fortunately, Zhang Xinyi still has a sincere and unpretentious smile on her face.

   When the short prelude ended, the sweet singing followed.

   "Knock gently to wake up the sleeping mind and slowly open your eyes."

  A baby who was crying because of insufficient breast milk suddenly stopped crying.

   "Look up and look for the wings of the sky, and the migratory birds appear in its shadow, bringing the famine in the distance, the merciless war, the news that still exists."

  The sound of the bowls and chopsticks colliding gradually disappeared.

   "Who can disregard his homeland and put aside the childhood memories in his memory, who can bear to look at that, yesterday's sorrows, take away our smiles."

   All eyes began to gather, hundreds of people put down their tableware and looked at the light in the center of the stage.

   "Sing your enthusiasm, stretch out your hands, let me embrace your dream, let me have your sincere face, let our smiles be full of the beauty of life, and offer a sincere prayer for tomorrow."

  When the audience's eyes focused on themselves and converged, Zhang Xinyi felt the temperature around her was rising.

   She has never been so happy and sings so selflessly.

When she was six years old, she owned the first MP3 in her life. She will always remember the shock in her heart when she put on headphones for the first time to listen to music. Shock to bring more people.

   But there is an insurmountable gap between reality and ideal.

   Until this moment, the gap called talent seems to be narrowed under the influence of some kind of mighty force, it seems that it can be crossed with a light step, as if the ideal is already close at hand.

  I seem to sing very well. Zhang Xinyi's eyes are blurred, and she can feel the shock of putting on headphones and stepping into the music world in her singing voice.

   "Ka" in the body, as if something shattered.

The sound is no longer audible, but the singing is resounding all over the paradise island. The wonderful music seems to come from the abstract world to reality, turning into a flowing musical symbol, beating in everyone's ears, feet, and hands, making people involuntarily lift it up. Hand wants to grab.

   "The sunrise wakes up the morning, the earth is reborn, and the sound of the gentle wind composes the movement of life."

   "Let us believe that tomorrow will be better."

   At the end of the song, all the seats were raised, and there was thunderous applause.

  The newborn baby miraculously opened his eyes.

Chapter end