It’s a strange invasion, is it okay for me to fight back?

Chapter 581 Dissatisfaction
Outside the station exit, there is a very large blue iron-framed tent, where medical staff in white coats are moving back and forth.

The makeshift medical tent was rudimentary in every way, but it had all the necessary equipment.

Volunteers conduct basic medical examinations here, verifying whether the information matches the person's health report and whether they possess a card.

Wang Xunmei's card is "Cracking Iron," and her ability is great strength, which is easy to verify.

Zhang Lu is in a rather awkward position. His card ability, Wolf Howl, is meant to enhance his own and his teammates' attack power. Even if he were willing to swallow his pride and howl in public to help his teammates improve their abilities by a little, it would be difficult to present the effect directly.

In this situation, specialized card verification equipment is needed. The newly developed equipment has an accuracy rate of around 80%, but it may occasionally malfunction.

The volunteers were divided into two groups. One group quickly passed the initial screening, while the other group needed to use the equipment, which made the initial screening slower because there was only one device.

Ling Feiran's cards are West Wind Demon and Ghost. The former's ability is to release plague, while the latter's ability is to particleize the body into a ghost-like form.

A particle-like body cannot support clothing. While one can certainly act freely and unrestrained during battle, the current atmosphere is not suitable for public display.

So Ling Feiran and Zhang Lu lined up together to use the equipment.

A short while later, Lin Pengpeng also came to join the queue.

"Why did you come here too?" Zhang Lu asked curiously.

Lin Pengpeng said speechlessly, "I demonstrated my high-speed ability, but the staff there said that ordinary people can also become very fast with special training. They even cited boxers and magicians as examples. There was nothing I could do but have the machine check it again."

Li Yu, who had passed the initial inspection, heard this from the front and burst into laughter.

Lin Pengpeng rolled her eyes at him, annoyed.

Fortunately, the inspection process went smoothly, the equipment was working well, and there were no malfunctions.

We thought we could finally get on the shuttle bus after it was over, but we were stopped again—

"Male volunteers go first, female volunteers stay behind, we'll add one more checkup item," a staff member announced on the shuttle bus.

Lin Pengpeng's expression immediately darkened. "What's going on? Is this preferential treatment?"

As the staff called out, a nurse was distributing test strips from the back of the line to the front, saying, "Pregnancy test strips, two per person. Please test twice to ensure the accuracy of the results. Please cooperate..."

Everyone looked at each other, feeling incredulous.

Lin Pengpeng was completely bewildered when she received the pregnancy test. "I don't even have a boyfriend, and they want me to take a pregnancy test???"

Wang Xunmei was also getting angry: "My period just ended yesterday! How could I be pregnant?!"

The nurse's voice was hoarse and her tone was weary. "It's not just you; all the female card holders in the quarantine area are being investigated now. Yesterday, a volunteer suddenly died. The autopsy revealed that she was pregnant, and the fetus had undergone genetic mutation, leading to the mother's death. General Pei was furious and demanded a thorough investigation to prevent similar incidents from happening again in the quarantine area..."

Upon hearing that it was Pei Xianjue's request, Lin Pengpeng immediately agreed and turned to persuade Wang Xunmei beside her: "It's a good thing to be more rigorous in the checks. If someone is found to be pregnant, we can deal with it in time. Although it's a bit troublesome, the starting point is for everyone's safety."

Ling Feiran's face turned pale, and she said softly, "She was about to become a mother, but she died with her child... It's so pitiful..."

The nurse sighed, "We don't know if the baby was still in the early stages and they didn't realize they were pregnant before entering the isolation area, or if they conceived after arriving in the isolation area. The investigation hasn't come out yet. In any case, this incident has put the entire isolation area on edge."

Ling Feiran asked in confusion, "Can't we determine the gestational age by the size of the fetus?" The nurse shook her head, "I wasn't there, so I don't know the specifics, but since the announcement said that the fetus had an abnormality, it's probably impossible to determine the gestational age using conventional methods."

Wang Xunmei muttered behind Ling Feiran, "It feels like things aren't going well here. They just said there was a case of someone having a C-section, and now there's another case of someone dying suddenly during pregnancy."

"Let's go, let's go..." Lin Pengpeng reached out and pulled Wang Xunmei and Ling Feiran, "Let's finish the test as soon as possible and leave. Li Yu and the others are still waiting for us in the car."

The women went to the station restroom one after another.

The topic of pregnancy just wouldn't stop, and the discussion became more and more heated. Some people thought that the volunteer who died suddenly was too careless and irresponsible for her own body, while others condemned the volunteer's partner for being irresponsible, since pregnancy is not a one-person affair.

The initial screening ended amidst all the noise and commotion, and all the volunteers finally boarded the shuttle bus.

After boarding the bus, a small incident occurred—the staff carried a bulging plastic bag and gave each male volunteer two full boxes of condoms!

Both Li Yu and Zhang Lu's faces were contorted.

They came to the quarantine zone to contribute to the great cause of fighting the alien species. Sending this kind of thing is a stain and an insult to their ideals!
The staff pretended not to see anything, distributing the cards while loudly announcing, "This is General Pei's order. You can receive unlimited free cards every day! Dating is not prohibited in the quarantine area, but there can be no more pregnant women! If anyone becomes pregnant, both the man and woman will be expelled from the quarantine area and never hired again!"

“But this is too absurd,” Li Yu asked with a grim expression. “Can I get a refund? I don’t need this.”

The staff member looked at him helplessly, "If you don't want it, you can give it away privately or throw it away. If it's returned, I'll have to work overtime to write a report explaining why you refused to accept it."

"Alright..." Li Yu awkwardly withdrew his hand, not wanting to put the staff in a difficult position.

People in the back started whispering: "What kind of ridiculous rule is this? Just because a pregnant woman died, they're giving us condoms. What were they thinking...?"

"How could Pei Xianjue be in charge of such an important place as the quarantine zone? Does a rich young lady like her understand construction planning?"

"Hey... I'm not sure if she understands construction planning, but she definitely knows how to use it. These two boxes she sent look like good brands."

Laughter came from the back row.

Lin Pengpeng flew into a rage, slammed her hand on the back of her chair, and roared at the person in the back row, "You foul-mouthed bastard, do you even know what rank a general is?! Publicly degrading the personal dignity of a soldier constitutes the crime of insult and you should go to jail!"

The entire car was completely silent.

The staff were also intimidated by Lin Pengpeng's imposing manner and didn't dare to utter a sound.

Unexpectedly, Lin Pengpeng turned around and yelled at him, "As a volunteer receptionist, you should have stopped inappropriate remarks in time. Why did you do nothing?! Even if we are just volunteers, we should be held to high standards! Otherwise, we will only end up as a team with poor discipline and little to show for our efforts!"

The staff member thought to himself: There are countless people in the entire quarantine area who are not convinced by Pei Xianjue. If I had to stop them every time, I would have been exhausted long ago.

The car suddenly stopped.

Everyone looked ahead and saw a military vehicle at the intersection.

Several people got out of the car, one of whom was Pei Xianjue.

(End of this chapter)