China has a 5,000-year history of studying food, and many species that have become endangered have been eaten to extinction. 

The yellow croaker has already been studied, and other fish are not far behind. 

Think about the rich variety of creatures in the ocean. As long as the hunger problem is resolved, survivors will no longer resort to violence for a meal, and the construction of bases will progress rapidly. 

Jiang Ning is looking forward to it and was hoping to see again the prosperity and civilization of the world before the natural disaster in her lifetime. 

Talking about fish cakes, she mentioned Jiang Guanshan’s visit to Huo Yishen. “He threw the high hat at me and made it clear that I couldn’t refuse.” 

Huo Yishen thought for a moment, “There are many survivors with mental disorders and physical diseases. In addition, there are survivors who participated in the construction who were injured at the construction site. Western medicine is becoming less and less available, and there are even fewer people who understand Chinese medicine. Several medical staff have been injured in succession, and the hospital cannot operate at all. 

Jiang Guanshan was so anxious when he said those words. I guess he really had no other choice. In a moment of desperation, he tried to use moral principles to convince you. 

He did not give Jiang Ning any advice. “Anning, the burden of the hospital is not easy to carry. Whether you agree or not is up to you. I hope your decision comes from the heart and not from feeling pressured by others. If it does, you won’t be happy even if you go to work.” 

Jiang Ning fell silent and didn’t say anything further. 

How should she say it? She was somewhat interested but not entirely. 

Huo Yishen patted her shoulder, “Don’t worry, think about it slowly.” 

The family had dinner together, some played with the dog, some read books, and they all went to bed at a certain time. 

In the morning, Huo Yishen got up quietly. 

Jiang Ning got up as well, “I want to go to the hospital.” 

“How about tomorrow?” Noticing that she didn’t look well, Huo Yishen reached out to touch her forehead. “You had a dream last night and hardly slept.” 

When asked what she dreamed about, she remained silent, but it was noticeable that she was in a bad mood. 

“It’s fine, I’ll catch up on my sleep when I come back.” 

Huo Yishen didn’t stop her, “Okay, I’ll wait for you.” 

The family washed up, had breakfast, and went to work. Jiang Ning followed to Area A, leaving the dog behind. 

Coke had developed a habit: as long as there were no intruders, it would quietly guard its little territory, no matter if the sky collapsed or the earth cracked outside. 

Once on the ferry, with the cool sea breeze blowing, Jiang Ning’s thoughts began to clear. 

She had dreamt of Gu Tinglin the previous night. 

He was sick but had no medicine to save his life. He stared at her with his eyes wide open and never closed his eyes until he died. 

Then, her space disappeared. 

All the supplies and life-saving medicine in her space were gone. 

When she woke up, Jiang Ning was covered in cold sweat. 

Would her space, which had come so suddenly, also disappear just as suddenly? 

If it really disappeared one day, what would she do? She didn’t sleep all night and was in a terrible mood. 

The ferry soon arrived at Area A, and Huo Yishen hurried off to work, “Anning, come find me if you need anything.” 

Jiang Ning nodded and walked to the hospital alone. 

The hospital was quite large, and there was also an herbal medicine planting area inside. 

Through the glass, she can see all kinds of common herbs growing inside, and some of them are growing well. Those with a short growth cycle can already be divided or harvested. 

Herbs are rare, and there are patrols not far away. Seeing Jiang Ning staring at it, they immediately became alert. 

Seeing the patrol coming over, Jiang Ning hurriedly left and turned to the hospital. 

The hospital was very deserted, and there was no medical staff. 

There are really few medical staff, and there are almost no patients. 

The reason why patients don’t come is that it’s useless to come. 

Even if they were diagnosed, the hospital couldn’t provide the necessary medicine to treat them, which would only add to their frustration. 

Walking past the inpatient department, Jiang Ning heard wailing from inside. 

These were the patients injured on the job at the base. Without the appropriate medicine, only simple treatments could be performed, leaving their survival entirely up to fate. 

Two medical staff who were doing rounds appeared in the distance. One of them was older, and his back looked strangely familiar. 

At first, Jiang Ning thought she was seeing things. 

But it was indeed him. She quickened her pace, calling out, “Teacher Ma!” 

The man turned at the sound of her voice. 

It really was Ma Guangnian. 

Not only was he alive, but he also joined the base hospital. 

He had lost a lot of weight, and his hair was already half gray. 

After being surprised, Ma Guangnian was extremely happy, “Jiang Ning?” 

Jiang Ning ran over, “Teacher Ma, when did you come?” 

She had checked half a month ago, and there was no news about Ma Guangnian and Professor Li. 

Ma Guangnian’s voice was hoarse and tired, “I arrived yesterday.” 

He came yesterday and started working today? 

Obviously, his health was declining but he remained committed to his choices. 

Jiang Ning accompanied him on the rounds and saw several patients with different degrees of external injuries. 

Some of them were in very poor physical condition due to lack of medicine, and there were signs of worsening infection. 

Ma Guangnian’s expression was serious, but he didn’t have time to dwell on it; he returned to the office to check the inventory of herbs. 

He was thinking about how to provide an effective treatment for patients in the absence of medicines. 

The hospital system had collapsed. Even though there were medical staff, most were not from the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Even if they were professionals, Traditional Chinese Medicine has many specialties, and there was no one available to provide comprehensive care. 

It was true that there were planting areas, but many medicinal materials needed to be processed, and they could not be used just by picking them. 

Ma Guangnian was so busy that he didn’t even have time to talk to Jiang Ning. 

In the base hospital, he was the only one in the base hospital familiar with the entire process of traditional Chinese medicine. 

Not only did he have to do the work himself, but he also had to train the medical staff. 

Seeing this, Jiang Ning couldn’t help but speak up, “Teacher Ma, I can take over the processing of the Chinese herbs; you should focus on other things.” 

“Okay, thank you and sorry for the trouble.” 

Strictly speaking, Jiang Ning was his student, a studious and smart student who already understood quite a bit. 

Taking charge temporarily, she checked the inventory of Chinese herbs and taught the medical staff the processing techniques she had learned at the Traditional Chinese Medicine Research Institute. 

There are nine common processing methods: washing, bleaching, soaking, steeping, water-flying, calcining, frying, stewing, and roasting. 

Different herbs have different processing methods. 

After the whole process, most of the day had passed. It had been a long time since she felt so busy that she couldn’t move her feet. Seeing that Ma Guangnian was free, she hurried over and said, “Teacher Ma, is everyone at the research institute, okay? ” It would have been better if she didn’t mention it. Ma Guangnian looked solemn. 

After a moment of heavy silence, he sadly announced, “Professor Li has passed away.” 

Professor Li was already in his seventies. Facing such a cruel disaster, Jiang Ning had a bad premonition in her heart, but she still felt very sad when she heard the news. 

The towering figure in traditional Chinese medicine had fallen. 

After chatting with Ma Guangnian, Jiang Ning learned where they went after the satellite hit Jinshi Mountain. 

The government protects special talents and had arranged for him and Ma Guangnian, among others, to be placed in a military base. Other ordinary personnel were sent to the official base in Jiacheng. 

However, they did not expect that the road would be full of difficulties, including sandstorms and heavy rain. By the time they reached the military base, Professor Li had fallen ill from the long journey. 

This illness caused him to never rise again.  

Even with special care, his body had been severely damaged by natural disasters over the years.  

Their rescue efforts were ineffective. 

Ma Guangnian then entered the military hospital. 

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