Outside the medical room, a large crowd had gathered, mostly Song Min's close friends.
Song Min's close friends who were previously in Weng City had already entered the base. Her second uncle, along with Li Zhengping and Li Haoran, led them into the base.
After hearing Li Yuan's words, before Li Yu could speak, he heard several young girls nearby say, "Try mine."
"Take mine."
"Take mine. I'm type A blood."
Li Yu knew his own blood type was O, also known as universal donor blood, which could be used to help other blood types.
However, it could only be used in small amounts; the best method was to use type A blood.
Seeing everyone eager to donate blood, Li Yuan calmly said, "Not just any blood type will do. Type A blood is best, and quite a bit might be needed. It would be best if more people with type A blood came forward."
"Do you know your blood type?" Li Yuan finally asked.
"Me! Take mine," Song Qi said.
Li Yu glanced at Song Qi. Although he and Song Min were siblings, blood type wasn't necessarily the same just because they were siblings. However, it was also possible for them to have the same blood type.
"Good, is there anyone else with type A blood?" Li Yuan asked again. It had been some time since Song Min was injured. Although she had been bandaged, the wound later reopened, and she was now experiencing severe blood loss. Relying on just one person for a transfusion, with too much blood, one person definitely couldn't sustain it.
"I, I think I'm type A blood," said the always optimistic and cheerful cute young girl.
"Good, you two come in," Li Yuan said seriously. When it came to serious matters, Li Yuan no longer seemed like the gentle and shy person; her face was filled with seriousness.
Lai Jiaqi drew blood from both of them and spent a few minutes testing it, confirming it was type A blood.
Even if they said they were type A blood, testing was still very necessary. If someone remembered incorrectly, once blood was transfused, it would surely be a disaster for the recipient.
Song Qi donated about 600cc, while the young girl donated about 400cc. This was just barely enough.
After the two finished their transfusions, Li Yu saw that Song Qi's lips were slightly pale, and he quickly told Li Zhengping nearby to get some milk and eggs to help him recover.
The optimistic young girl's face was also a bit pale; it seemed she wasn't feeling well either.
Since the apocalypse, everyone had been constantly trying to figure out how to survive. Food and drink were not as good as before.
Nutrition was no longer a consideration, as even eating enough was a huge problem.
In a state of nutritional deficiency, having several hundred cc of blood drawn, not fainting was already very good. Li Yu directly gave them the milk freshly squeezed yesterday.
Then he told them to rest well for a period. For the next few days, Li Yu also planned to give them some milk and nourishing items daily.
Seeing these people still waiting outside the medical room, Li Yu felt a bit emotional. It seemed Song Min was indeed very much supported by her sisters.
He saw them still gathered around, constantly concerned about Song Min's condition.
Li Yu persuaded them to go rest first, but they refused and did not leave.
Finally, Li Yuan came out and told everyone, "There's no major danger anymore; it's stable now. We just need to wait for the wound to heal."
Hearing Li Yuan's words, everyone's faces lit up with joy.
Li Yu took the opportunity to say, "Then, everyone, please go back and rest for now!"
Only then did these people agree to follow instructions and go rest.
It was still those same rows of buildings constructed before. Most of these buildings were still empty. Although Ding Jiu and other workers, as well as Da Pao and others, had moved in, there were still more empty rooms than occupied ones.
Although these buildings had simple renovations, basic showers and sanitation were available. In the apocalypse, having a safe place where you didn't have to worry about zombies appearing while you slept, being able to take a hot shower, having a bed, and a blanket, was already extremely luxurious.
For these young girls who had suffered all sorts of hardships outside, constantly living in fear, and never knowing where their next meal would come from, it was like going from hell to heaven in an instant.
Li Yu looked at these people, a faint, warm, sunny smile on his face, while simultaneously calculating in his mind:
There were already nearly 70 people in the base. Li Yu's immediate family, meaning his parents, brothers, cousins, etc., accounted for more than half the number.
Additionally, there were Lai Dongsheng's family of four, whom he had been close to for over a decade, Yang Tianlong and his sister, Zhao Dapao, and Xiao Lata;
And the several construction workers like Ding Jiu and their families who were rescued.
Next were Song Min and Teacher Liu and their group.
For Li Yu, the first rule of survival in the apocalypse was to trust no one. For his immediate family, his parents, the trust level was higher.
But for others, the trust level was actually not very high.
In this apocalypse, unlike peaceful times, the art of managing subordinates was different. Before, it might have been that regardless of your loyalty or character, as long as you could solve problems and were capable, it was fine.
But for Li Yu, for anyone he accepted, character and loyalty were paramount! If their character was poor, ambition too great, or loyalty lacking, no matter how capable, Li Yu would not bother with them.
Even in times of war, Li Yu was not a great man; he didn't have a grand vision to inspire people to unite. Therefore, he could only bind them through two other aspects.
First, the material level: the binding of interests. These people had witnessed the cruelty and hardship outside and suddenly saw the harmony within the base, enjoying equal food. Coupled with the external crisis, this drove internal stability.
Second, the spiritual level: trying to integrate them into the base, providing a certain degree of care spiritually, and strengthening their loyalty to the base.
Humans have left and right brains; the left brain is rational, the right brain is emotional. Attack the left brain for rational persuasion, attack the right brain for emotional impact.
These people brought in from outside were basically connected by Li Yu, as Li Yu had rescued most of them.
Furthermore, now weapons were primarily controlled by Li Yu, and food was controlled by Li Yu's family. Currently, the atmosphere in the base was quite harmonious.
If there was any unusual movement, or if any of the rescued people turned out to be ungrateful, Li Yu would not hesitate to kill them.
These newly arrived young girls, receiving the daily necessities distributed to them, looked around with some curiosity.
Yang Xiaozhu and her aunt took them to their living quarters. Song Qi and another young girl waited at the medical room door; they wanted to wait until Song Min woke up.
Time passed bit by bit. Later, Li Tie and others returned by car after dealing with the battlefield.
This time, they had driven out in three new energy pure electric vehicles, and when they returned, they brought back five vehicles.
These girls who returned later, hearing that Song Min was no longer in great danger, expressed their gratitude to Li Yu and the others. Li Yu and his group had always been helping them.
Because Li Yu had already informed the people in the base via walkie-talkie before entering the base, they were not too surprised to see Song Min and the others.
Especially since every time Li Yu and his group went out, they would inform the people in the base about some of the things they encountered. So they generally knew about the existence of Song Min and these people.
Li Yu's family, as well as later additions like Ding Jiu and others, also expressed friendly messages, which made these newly joined people feel that this place was completely different from the outside world.