Apocalypse Rebirth: 3000 million won at the beginning

Chapter 2077 How to unload a one-ton cement culvert without machinery?
M City.

The Hilton Hotel is located in the JA district, just a stone's throw from the Nanjing Road and Huaihai Road commercial areas.

The area is surrounded by high-rise buildings, such as Jiuguang Department Store, 1788 Art Zone, and Kerry Centre, all of which are nearby.

This hotel has a rooftop helipad, which is quite rare in pre-apocalyptic times.

It has a helipad large enough to accommodate three helicopters.

At this time, the helipad on the roof of the hotel was occupied by helicopters.

A slightly haggard-looking middle-aged man was standing on the edge, smoking.

He gazed at the setting sun in the distance, his eyes filled with sorrow.

"Captain Xiao, dinner's ready. Let's go down and grab a bite together," Zhuang Wenqian said, standing behind Xiao Jun.

He was originally a survivor who had just joined the camphor tree. Later, he targeted Hu Tian in M ​​City because he knew M very well and was also a former reconnaissance soldier.

So after dealing with Hu Tian, ​​they recruited him into the exploration team.

They also followed suit to carry out regular observation missions in the waters off Palau.

In a very short time, his outstanding performance led him to skip the fifth level and be promoted directly to the third level.

Xiao Jun flicked the cigarette butt away with his index finger; sparks flew as the cigarette butt fell to the ground.

"okay, I get it."

He turned and nodded to Zhuang Wenqian before walking downstairs.

The hotel's second-to-last floor.

A group of people are cooking noodles here; they've cooked a big pot of them.

It also contained several eggs and some vegetables.

Upon seeing Xiao Jun, Hua Chen immediately called out:
"Old Xiao, come and have something to eat. The food they're eating here is pretty good."

Xiao Jun gave a polite smile. "Okay."

Zhao Bin, who was stationed in M ​​City to observe the movements of the zombies, put his arm around Xiao Jun's shoulder and pulled him over.

"Brother Xiao, let's be optimistic. Let's play mahjong together tonight."

Xiao Jun frowned and asked:
"Is this how you patrol the zombies' movements? This discipline is way too lax!"

Zhao Bin's expression changed, but he quickly recovered and said with a smile:

"We who are stationed in M ​​always need to find some fun for ourselves. Don't worry, we're doing our jobs just fine."

"We have people taking turns watching the beach, so there won't be any problems."

"Moreover, we send helicopters to the coast every 12 hours to scout, so we are fully aware of any disturbances on the coast."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jun's serious expression softened and returned to calm.

"If it doesn't interfere with your work, I won't say anything to you."

Zhao Bin nodded in agreement.

He was merely the captain of a militia brigade, a position unlike that of Xiao Jun, a captain of a combat brigade.

Moreover, Xiao Jun was a Level 1 personnel, the highest-ranking person among them.

eat.

Xiao Jun ate without much interest, but after the meal, he still played mahjong with Zhao Bin and the others.

It's not a good time to conduct reconnaissance in the waters off Palau at night, as the sea surface is not clearly visible.

It's also quite dangerous.

They now depart from M and, at an average speed of 400 kilometers per hour, can reach the waters off Palau in about 7 hours.

Practice makes perfect. Xiao Jun and the judge went to the Palau waters on average once a week. The more they went, the faster their round trip became.

They went there mainly to investigate the spread of the sea fog.

At the same time, they also tried to capture some zombie samples from there and provide them to the zombie research institute for research.

This has become a routine task, and Xiao Jun has gotten used to it.

At night, they connected to the power supply from the sustainable version of the helicopter and turned on the lights on the second-to-last floor.

This is a five-star hotel, after all. Even though so many years have passed, the floor here is still quite solid.

After their cleaning and tidying, it looked decent overall.

"bump!"

"I'm so bad at this, I really can't play!"

"Hurry up, what are you thinking about?"

The living room of the presidential suite on the second-to-top floor of the Hilton Hotel.

Four people sat around a table playing mahjong, while Hua Chen and the others watched from the sidelines.

The living room was filled with smoke and mist, which made Yaoji frown as she walked in.

"Brother Bin, we received a message from San Tiao that everything is normal at the beach," Yao Ji said as she walked over to Zhao Bin.

"Okay, I see."

As Zhao Bin spoke, he played a card, "Red Dragon!"

These reconnaissance teams stationed in M ​​City consisted of a total of twenty people.

They were also given a permanent version of the helicopter for reconnaissance of the coast and for escaping in case of crisis.

Zhao Bin arranged for two people to observe the zombies on the beach from a resort hotel less than 100 meters from the sea.

On average, they report the situation at the beach every hour.

The others remained in downtown Shanghai.

They take turns on duty, with two people rotating to observe the seaside every two days.

Their only task was to observe the movements of the zombies on the beach, and to immediately report to headquarters if the zombies started moving inland.

This job can be described as easy, but even in this ease, their hearts are always on edge.

After all, no one knows when the zombies will run ashore. Once they do, they will be the first to be hit, and if they cannot spot the zombies in time, they will all be doomed.

Therefore, a knife is always hanging over their heads, waiting to fall.

They kept their eyes fixed on the knife above their heads, ready to pull their heads out and run away the moment it fell.

Therefore, they must always remain vigilant.

After playing a few rounds, Xiao Jun felt a little sleepy, perhaps because he had eaten too many noodles and was feeling dizzy from the carbon dioxide.

So he said something to Zhao Bin and then went to sleep in a random room.

the next day.

When he woke up, he quickly looked to his left the moment he opened his eyes.

I dreamt of Ma Yingxue.

The morning sun shone into the room through the window, bathing the entire room in an orange glow.

He sat up somewhat dejectedly, staring blankly at the empty space to his left.

ba da~
He skillfully lit a cigarette; his smoking habit had worsened since Ma Yingxue left.

I dreamt of Ma Yingxue again last night.

The mornings when he wakes up from his dream about Ma Yingxue are the most painful, because it means he has to accept this cruel reality all over again.

After finishing his cigarette, he patted his face with both hands.

He muttered to himself in a low, warning tone:

"Xiao Jun, you must pull yourself together! Pull yourself together!"

A few seconds later, he suddenly raised his head and took a deep breath.

He got up, put on his clothes, grabbed his gun belt, picked up his tactical vest, and walked out of the room.

Yaoji was cleaning in the living room when she saw Xiao Jun and smiled.
"Captain Xiao, good morning."

Xiao Jun looked at Yao Ji's smile, a ray of sunlight falling directly on Yao Ji's face, and a strand of hair at the corner of Yao Ji's mouth.
It looks so.
At this moment, Yaoji seemed to resemble his deceased wife, Ma Yingxue.

After a few seconds of stunned silence, Xiao Jun composed himself and nodded, saying:
"morning."

I glanced down at the time; it was 5:45 a.m.

It was still early, so he didn't wake Hua Chen and the others. Instead, he drank some water and started doing push-ups in the living room.

After doing 100 push-ups, he did a few stretching exercises.
Then I prepared some dry food for myself.

It was 6:30 in a short time, and Hua Chen, Gao Le, and the others got up.

"Let's go."

After packing their bags, Hua Chen and the others went up to the top floor of the Hilton and piloted a helicopter towards the waters off Palau. This wasn't their first trip to the Palau waters, and their mood remained as calm as ever on the helicopter.

"Professor Gao, what's the current progress of your zombie research institute in studying zombies?"

Gao Le replied awkwardly:

"I'm from the Natural Disaster Research Institute, and Du Ruchen is from the Zombie Research Institute."

"Ahem, I see. Sorry, I made a mistake." Hua Chen glanced apologetically at Du Ruchen in the cabin.

Du Ruchen seemed not to hear them at all, his head buried in the documents in his hands.

Xiao Jun sat by the cabin window, gazing absently at the vast ocean below.

Seven hours later.

They arrived in the waters off Palau.

Looking at the thick fog in the distance, Xiao Jun said to his teammates beside him:
"Detect our latitude and longitude."

The team members quickly completed the latitude and longitude measurements. Xiao Jun compared the measurements with those taken by the judge during his last visit and discovered that the area covered by the sea fog had expanded considerably.

So he contacted Brilliance Auto and asked him to fly a helicopter around the dense fog to measure the overall area of ​​the sea fog.

The helicopter flew around the sea fog for two hours and finally determined that the sea fog was elliptical in shape, with its overall radius expanding outward by nearly 40 kilometers.

It was 3:30.

Xiao Jun ordered the pilots to fly into the depths of the sea fog to check the situation on Palau Island as usual.

The sustainable helicopter flew into the sea fog, and soon encountered a rainstorm.

Clap clap clap!

Large raindrops pounded furiously against the helicopter fuselage, making a tremendous noise.

The helicopter navigated through the torrential rain, occasionally catching glimpses of lightning.

Everyone inside the helicopter dared not utter a sound.

Every time I come here, the most dangerous time is when I pass through the rainstorm area.

If a helicopter is struck by lightning or encounters any other accident, there is only one outcome: a crash.

Death without a burial place.

The helicopter crashed into the ocean, and they were sure to be devoured by the terrifying mutated zombies below.

They spent 20 minutes in this tense atmosphere.
Flying over the rainstorm zone, a bright view appeared ahead.

Blue sky, white clouds, and bright sunshine.

If you don't look at the sea, you'll definitely feel that life is peaceful and serene.

But the shimmering surface of the sea wasn't water; it was teeming with all sorts of terrifying zombies.

The sunlight shining on the zombies' skin refracted the light in the same way that it shone on the sea.

"call--"

"Captain Xiao, the area affected by the heavy rain has expanded quite a bit. Last time we came, we only passed through the heavy rain zone for about ten minutes, but this time it's been almost 20 minutes." After flying out of the heavy rain, Hua Chen contacted Xiao Jun via walkie-talkie.

Xiao Jun's expression turned slightly serious. The sea fog continued to expand, and this sense of urgency made those of them who were witnessing it firsthand quite uneasy.

At this rate, it will probably spread to China in about 10 months at most.

These people had witnessed the terror of sea fog and torrential rain zones. If this sea fog were to reach the headquarters base in the Great Camphor Tree, the people there would be in trouble.
"Let's try to capture the King Kong zombies, this time using the modified King Kong ropes." Xiao Jun looked at the sea ahead, where the surface was teeming with zombies.

"Yes."

"Open the hatch!"

"The hatch has been opened."

"The Vajra Gun is ready."

Just as Xiao Jun and his group were taking great risks to observe the situation in the waters off Palau.

It is located 10 kilometers away from the oil city.

Plantation outside City No. 2.

Thousands of workers are busy at the construction site.

The sun was blazing, and the workers, shirtless and sweating profusely, were working with great enthusiasm.

"Yes, let's do it at this angle. Where's the tire?"

Xu Qingwen, wearing a hat and covered in sweat, looked angrily to his right.

"Liu Dehua, didn't you hear me telling you to push the tire over here right now?"

Liu Dehua quickly pushed over the wrecked tire, which was more than a meter high.

"Move it to the left a bit." Xu Qingwen frowned as he stared at the 1.5-meter-wide cement culvert on the truck and said to Liu Dehua.

"Get a few more tires. I've already told you, if we don't have enough forklifts, we can use other methods."

"You're not going to lay the drainage pipes without using a forklift? What kind of nonsense is this?!"

Use your brain and your wisdom!

Liu Dehua and several other workers quickly brought over a few more tires.

"You guys, push the cement culvert down little by little, and remember to use a little force."

The workers on the truck used all their strength to move the culvert little by little.

The huge culvert rolled and rolled to the very edge of the truck.

"Three two one!"

As they shouted the last "one," the culvert rolled off the truck and down the steel plate bridge.

Gulu gulu~
These culverts, which are only 1.5 meters long, can weigh up to a ton. When they roll down, the acceleration due to gravity is extremely fast, but because tires are laid underneath, they are not damaged.

So when the culvert rolled down, the cement culvert did not break, but the tire was flattened.

The culvert rolled forward, and after rolling three or four meters, it was stopped by several workers using a seesaw.

Finally, the culvert came to a smooth stop on the tires.

"Get the culvert down this way!" Xu Qingwen shouted to the workers.

"Okay, Supervisor Xu," the workers nodded.

Suddenly, Xu Qingwen saw several workers pushing the culvert but unable to push it down, so he walked over helplessly.

I picked up a thick wooden stick from the ground nearby. The stick was about four or five meters long and about twenty centimeters in diameter.

He inserted the wooden stick into the middle of the culvert, held it against one side, and pushed it in the opposite direction.

With a forceful upward lift, the culvert was easily turned around and rolled down.

He pointed to his head and said to the workers:

"We need to use our wisdom!"

He tossed the wooden stick aside and watched the workers operate it.

Soon, under his command, the workers used various techniques to bury the one-ton culvert in the pre-dug canal.

This canal was used for drainage from plantations outside the city.

From the very beginning of its construction, they had anticipated various natural disasters, and in the event of a rainstorm, the plantations outside the city would also need to be drained and flooded.

At that time, the culvert passage will come in handy.

The reason why manual installation of culverts is necessary is because they do not have enough cranes and forklifts.

After all, there are too many construction sites starting work at the same time throughout the entire oil city.

We're too busy.

"Everyone has learned it, right? When you're about to install these culverts, just follow the method I just taught you."

Xu Qingwen watched over them for a while, making sure the workers could skillfully apply the techniques he had taught them, before heading to the greenhouse construction site on the other side.

I kept complaining along the way.

"Damn it, being a supervisor isn't easy! I was smarter than them when I was a senior engineer, they're all pig-brains."

Although he became a regulator, he no longer had to do the work himself.

However, he is responsible for all projects within the designated area of ​​the construction site.

If there's a problem you can't solve, the first person you should talk to is him.

He would also go over and mediate any conflicts among the workers.

Although I no longer need to do physical labor, my mind and mood are still a bit tired.

(End of this chapter)