Apocalypse Rebirth: 3000 million won at the beginning

Chapter 2047 What a pity, Ruler of the Night!
Oriental Paradise.

At the main entrance.

One of Zhang Tianfu's team leaders, along with about ten team members, were guarding this place.

Since Zhang Tianfu and Chen Er arrived at Oriental Paradise with two militia brigades, the access control for Oriental Paradise has been taken over from Miao Wei.

A team member standing on a sandbag wiped the sweat from his face with a towel on his chest and looked at Team Leader Xiao next to him.

"Team Leader Xiao, when exactly will our convoy from the oil city arrive?"

Team Leader Xiao carried an automatic rifle on his back and fanned himself with a fan. The air from the fan was hot, which made him even more irritable.

It's already 4 PM, and the outdoor temperature is still around 45 or 46 degrees Celsius.

The sunlight was still very strong, and the guards stationed at the gate were suffering terribly.

Xiao Bin replied impatiently:

"How would I know? But the captain said the third transport convoy will arrive today. Let's just wait."

"Damn it, we have to set up a shed here tomorrow, otherwise we'll easily get heatstroke if we're exposed to the sun all the time."

As he spoke, he took off his combat t-shirt and wrung it out.

The short-sleeved shirt was soaked through; a lot of sweat had been wrung out.

These past few days, staying at this gate during the day feels like being in a sauna.

"Brother Xiao, look over there," a teammate suddenly pointed into the distance.

From the west, billowing dust rolled in, as if a vast army was marching in.

Team Leader Xiao quickly stood on the wall made of sandbags, reached the highest point, and picked up his binoculars to look.

It was much clearer after using a telescope.

Amidst the billowing dust, the front of a car emerged.

You can vaguely see the large camphor tree logo standing on the vehicle.

"It's our convoy! It should be the third transport convoy!" Xiao Bin shouted.

His expression shifted, and he quickly picked up the walkie-talkie to contact Chen Er and Zhang Tianfu inside the city.

"Captain Zhang, Captain Chen, the third transport convoy has arrived."

Inside Oriental Paradise.

Chen Er and Zhang Tianfu were trying to figure out a solution for the well they had dug earlier; the well could be dug manually.

However, the speed was too slow, and it became difficult to dig any deeper once a certain depth was reached.

Upon hearing Xiao Bin's message from the gate, he quickly got up and ran towards the gate.

"We've been waiting for this for so long, and they've finally arrived!" Chen Er said excitedly to Zhang Tianfu beside him, his steps hurried.

Zhang Tianfu is getting old, and it's clear he can't keep up with the pace of running and talking.

"Yes, right now the most important issues for Oriental Paradise are drinking water and safety. Whew."

Chen Er chimed in, "It's so stifling to be stuck indoors every night."

Soon, the two ran to the front gate.

Not only them, but also the survivors came to join in the fun.

But the guards wouldn't let them rush out all at once. If they did, they'd have to come back in and get checked again, which would be too much trouble.

When Chen Er and Zhang Tianfu reached the gate, the convoy was less than 100 meters away from them.

It will arrive in an instant.

Crunch!

The first car in the line stopped ten meters away from Chen Er.

The dust that was swirled up behind them blew towards Chen Er and the others like waves.

It hasn't rained for more than four months, and the land is dry.

With so many vehicles passing by, it's natural that a lot of dust will be kicked up.

"Pah, cough cough cough!" Chen Er covered his face with his sleeve and coughed twice.

Ten seconds later.

They heard the sound of a car door closing.

Tread-tap-

Several footsteps approached.

As the dust was blown away by the wind, they gradually made out the people approaching.

"Captain Chen, Captain Zhang," the Imperial Concubine said as she walked towards them.

Guo Peng spent very little time in the oil city and had little contact with Chen Er and Zhang Tianfu.

But the Imperial Concubine had some contact with them.

Upon seeing the Imperial Concubine, Chen Er greeted her with a broad smile:

"You've finally arrived! Hahaha, welcome, welcome! Come on, come on!"

The imperial concubine raised her hand to stop them, and introduced Guo Peng, who was standing next to him, to Zhang Tianfu:

"This is my partner, Captain Guo Peng. He and I are in charge of the third transport team together."

Upon hearing this, Chen Er reached out his hand and said:

"I've heard of Captain Guo before, and seeing him today, I can confirm that he is indeed remarkable."

Zhang Tianfu wasn't much of a talker; he simply smiled and gestured to Guo Peng and the Imperial Concubine as a greeting.

Guo Peng shook Chen Er's hand and looked at the mottled walls of Oriental Paradise, where even the watchtowers had collapsed.

"Captains, the mission here is very difficult!"

Chen Er smiled wryly:

"There's no other way. If this house isn't lived in all the time and isn't maintained, it will easily fall into disrepair."

"Mm." Guo Peng nodded.

After exchanging pleasantries, Chen Er then ordered the guards to move all the sandbags at the entrance.

The tanker trucks and armored vehicles in the convoy are quite large, and these sandbags are blocking the way, preventing the vehicles from getting through.

The convoy entered Oriental Paradise in a grand procession.

Hundreds of vehicles entered Oriental Paradise, and many survivors gathered around to watch the spectacle.

Oriental Paradise was suddenly packed with people.

However, this is much better than when Xiao Hu and his group returned from M City.

Back then, this place was very chaotic. After Chen Er and his team took over the management, the garbage inside has been cleaned up, and it's become much cleaner and tidier.

As soon as he entered, Chen Er asked anxiously:

"Captain Guifei, have you brought the water this time?"

"Yes, we brought it. The carts behind us are all carrying water," the Imperial Concubine nodded in reply.

"That's great!" Chen Er said helplessly.

"There's a severe water shortage. There's no water source within a ten-kilometer radius, and the Yangtze River is just beyond that, but fetching water from there is very difficult. We've gone to get water ourselves a few times."

"But the water there... even after boiling, it tastes weird."

The Imperial Concubine looked at the survivors who had gathered around her, and after thinking for a moment, said:

"Should we distribute the water first?"

Chen Er nodded vigorously and said:

"That's great!"

After saying that, he found a squad leader and asked him to be in charge of distributing the water.

It wasn't distributed all at once, but rather two liters of water were given to each person initially.

After receiving the order, the squad leader used a megaphone to shout at the group:

"This water has been treated by the waterworks and can be drunk directly without boiling."

"Two liters per person, no cutting in line, no duplicates allowed!"

"Please bring your own containers and line up now!"

The survivors erupted in cheers upon hearing the squad leader's words.

"Damn, water delivered directly from the oil city's waterworks, that's incredibly luxurious!"

"Is it really true that you can drink it directly?!"

"Probably, look at them, they can even solve the problem of zombies mutating after being bitten."

"Go get the water bottle!"

"Hurry up!"

"This is the list of supplies brought over this time. Have someone check it and see if it's correct." The Imperial Concubine took out the list of supplies from her bosom and handed it to Chen Er.

Chen Er took it and glanced at it from head to toe.

He saw a drilling rig in the machinery and equipment category and his eyes lit up.

"This thing is great. It can drill to a depth of hundreds of meters. If we drill a few deep wells here at Oriental Paradise, we won't lack drinking water."

As he spoke, he handed the list to Zhang Tianfu.

Zhang Tianfu found a subordinate who had followed him for many years and asked him to verify the information.

Chen Er and Zhang Tianfu took Consort Gui and Guo Peng for a stroll around Oriental Paradise.

He then explained the situation on this side.

"As you can see, Oriental Paradise is in a very dilapidated state. We urgently need to solve three problems:"

"First, the issue of drinking water."

"Secondly, there's the issue of security. There are no smart mobile switches or ultraviolet lights here."

"Thirdly, there's the management issue. Old Zhang and I both come from combat backgrounds; we're not good at infrastructure development or team building. With over five thousand survivors arriving all at once, the management pressure is immense." The Imperial Concubine pointed to the support personnel in the Oriental Paradise Plaza.
"Don't worry, our big camphor tree has thought of everything. We've brought everything you need."

"We have the personnel, equipment, and supplies. Later, I'll introduce you to some experts from various fields."

"Alright." Chen Er and Zhang Tianfu exchanged a glance after hearing the Imperial Concubine's words, feeling much more at ease.

Being backed by the camphor tree base, this sense of stability and security is truly rare.

They have everything they need and are very confident.

They strolled around Oriental Paradise, and the sky gradually darkened as time passed.

When they came down, Chen Er's men, along with some survivors, had already moved the more important items from the convoy into the building.

The well-digging equipment was also moved down.

It's too late today, and there's a possibility that wall-climbing zombies might enter Oriental Paradise after dark, so they can't work through the night like they do at the Big Camphor Tree or the Headquarters Base.

Night fell.

The gate was already closed.

However, the imperial concubine and her entourage did not enter the building.

They had to watch over the supplies, preventing survivors from sneaking over and stealing them in the middle of the night.

In addition, Guo Peng looked at the wooden boards they had nailed to the windows and felt that it was still not as safe as staying inside the car.

The trucks in the third transport fleet are all pure electric trucks, and they have been carefully crafted by the research institute at the headquarters, making them suitable for parking in the field at night.

Unless it's a large-scale zombie outbreak, ordinary zombie hordes have no way to deal with these trucks.

Even the wall-climbing zombies are like that.

Once the parking mode is activated, the solar panels on the roof will be covered by a metal plate, and four load-bearing pillars will extend from under the vehicle chassis and connect to the ground.

I drove all day today, and the solar panels on the electric truck charged quite a bit of electricity.

An electric truck with a range of 2400 kilometers can still travel 2000 kilometers after running for 500 to 600 kilometers with the air conditioning on.

Even if you keep the air conditioner on at night, the battery will only drop by a maximum of 50 kilometers.

In this sweltering heat, with indoor temperatures exceeding 30 degrees Celsius, it's impossible to sleep well.

On the other hand, the bed in the front of the electric truck is quite large, enough for two people to sleep side by side.

There was also a mattress underneath, making it quite comfortable to sleep on.

Therefore, the Imperial Concubine and Guo Peng slept in the carriage at night.

However, in Chen Er and Zhang Tianfu's view, the Imperial Concubine and the others did not enter the building together, but instead slept in the car.

They overthink it.

"Old Zhang, do you think the Imperial Concubine and the others are complaining about the environment at Oriental Paradise?"

"do not know."

"They say sleeping in the car is comfortable, but how comfortable can it be?"

"do not know."

Chen Er glanced at Zhang Tianfu helplessly, "Chatting with you is really boring."

"Forget it, sleep."

After hesitating for a few seconds, Zhang Tianfu said:
"you're right."

"What do you mean by 'right'?" Chen Er was a little confused.

Zhang Tianfu answered in a very serious manner:
"The Oriental Paradise has been vacant for too long, and it can't compare with the Oil City or the Headquarters Base in any way. It's normal for them to look down on it."

"To be honest, I wasn't used to it when I first came back here."

Chen Er paused for a few seconds upon hearing this, then suddenly said self-deprecatingly:

"Yes, I have red rashes all over my body, it must be an allergic reaction."

"It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality."

"but."

He raised his head and said hopefully:

"However, with the support of the headquarters base and the oil city, Oriental Paradise will surely be able to unleash its original vitality, and may even become more glorious!"

He has this confidence.

This confidence was given to him by the big camphor tree.

Back then, these people from Oriental Paradise participated in the construction of the Oil City Trading Market under Tiger Lord's orders.

Later, during a natural disaster of torrential rain and floods, Tiger led them to relocate to the trading market.

Later, when Tiger's health deteriorated, they were arranged by Tiger to integrate into the camphor tree's forces as Level 3 personnel.

So much time has passed in the blink of an eye; they've watched the oil city develop step by step.

From a single oil city, to a trading market, to a buffer city, and now to a border city still under construction.

Even today, the oil city continues to change every day.

Filled with anticipation, hope, and a touch of excitement, Chen Er slowly fell asleep.

It is 150 kilometers away from Oriental Paradise.

A group of about ten people were running in the dark.

This team ran incredibly fast, each member like a little superhero, maintaining a speed of 15 kilometers per hour as they ran towards the oil city.

They ran with a rhythmic pace, bouncing over any abandoned vehicles or debris they encountered on the road.

It can leap more than two meters high.

Like a cheetah.

A typical 20-something-year-old man can run at a speed of about 6 to 10 kilometers per hour.

The special forces soldiers in the team can run at a speed of about 12 to 13 kilometers per hour.

These people run even faster than special forces soldiers, and they do it for extended periods of time.

Horror!
They ignored the terrain and the environment, running in a straight line.

They even climbed over walls three or four meters high in no time.

When they encounter dense clusters of houses, they are too lazy to go around them, but instead climb up the houses like spiders and then climb down again.

Nighttime is the domain of zombies.

Especially in the city, the zombies that had been dormant all day came out and became active.

But these figures were completely unafraid of the zombies, moving freely through the horde.

Sometimes, because there were too many zombies in front of them, they would even roar, causing the zombies to give way.

The Nirvana Ones—these are the Nirvana Ones who came from M City.

After Hu Tian died, Zhao Fu and several other Nirvana cultivators stole most of the remaining delay potions and ran away.

The remaining Nirvana cultivators had no way to delay death and could only wait to die.

Therefore, some Nirvana beings set their sights on the oil city.

They had dealt with Oil City before, when some Nirvana beings betrayed the past.

Moreover, some of those who attained Nirvana were forced into it by Hu Tian.

They are different from Hu Tian, ​​who at least managed to produce a delaying agent.

They were unable to develop a delaying agent; if they didn't receive the injections within three to five days, they would die.

Waiting will only lead to certain death, while going to the oil city offers a glimmer of hope.

Running day and night.

Boom!
The leader leaped up and stepped onto a wrecked car.

The roof is dented.

The figure suddenly stopped and raised his right hand.

The figures behind him immediately stopped.

"Brother Song, what's wrong?"

The leader, Song Ge, a Nirvana cultivator, had eyes that emitted a faint red glow.

All of them who have attained Nirvana are like this.

"Stop for a moment, confirm the route, and make sure we're not going the wrong way."

"You two, go look around and see if you can find any signs or anything like that."

The two Nirvana cultivators who were mentioned nodded and disappeared into the night sky in a flash.

Looking at the people behind him, Brother Song sighed with emotion.

Those who have attained Nirvana are indeed strong, unafraid of ultraviolet rays and sunlight.

At most, it just means that your body isn't as agile under the sun.

It also possesses the ability to climb, jump, and even control zombies.

It is a combination of various zombies, possessing the abilities of those zombies.

A true ruler of the apocalyptic darkness.

but
No matter how strong you are, you can't beat guns and cannons.

Moreover, it is a powerful, well-organized armed force.

Outnumbered!

His eyes flickered; if only Hu Tian could make good use of the Nirvana Ones.
If only the Nirvana Beings wouldn't continuously deteriorate into zombies and lose their minds.
If a being who has attained Nirvana has pain, taste, and sensation...
Perhaps, those who achieve nirvana truly are the future.

Unfortunately, the price to become a Nirvana being is far too high.

Moreover, if even the oil city can't solve the zombie problem,

Ultimately, all that was left for them was death.

Ugh.
(End of this chapter)