Apocalypse Rebirth: 3000 million won at the beginning

Chapter 2178 The Wind Rises

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Huizhou, in southern Guangdong Province.

Two helicopters took off through the thick sea fog.

And it flew north at an extremely high speed.

"call--"

The people in the helicopter felt like they had survived a disaster.

"That was close! How did the sea fog suddenly spread so quickly, and the wind picked up so strongly?" Ant wiped the sweat from his brow and looked at meteorologist Gao Le, asking:

"Expert Gao, what exactly is going on? Can you explain it to me?"

A look of seriousness appeared in Gao Le's eyes as he spoke:

"I don't know the specifics, but it must be related to that meteorite in the waters off Palau."

The judge frowned, the wind howling outside the helicopter, causing it to shake violently.

He looked at Gao Le and said sternly:
"Contact headquarters immediately. The sea fog has changed. Notify them to make adjustments."

"Yes." Gao Le nodded, then grabbed the handrail and walked to the radio station.

The wind is blowing——

The headquarters base of Dazhangshu, within the inner city.

In the villa area, Li Yu, who was on the rooftop with Yu Tong, watched the bamboo forest swaying beside him.

Leaves fell softly from the bamboo grove.

Then the roadside trees in the distance also started to sway, and the wind grew stronger.

Li Yu quickly helped Yu Tong into the room and closed the windows.

It has been a long time since we've had such strong winds. Over the past year, due to the influence of a meteorite from outer space in the Pacific Ocean, the global ocean current circulation has been disrupted, and the flow between high and low pressure systems has been impeded.

Due to a combination of factors, there was almost no strong wind or rainfall on the land side, resulting in a prolonged drought that lasted for a year.

They hadn't seen winds of this strength in a long time.

Although it didn't reach the scale of a typhoon, the wind speed made Li Yu instantly nervous.

"You rest well at home, I'm going out for a bit." Li Yu helped Yu Tong to the sofa, said this, and walked out the door.

Seeing Li Yu's furrowed brows, Yu Tong immediately realized that Li Yu might have something important to do.

After leaving the villa in the inner city, Li Yu went straight to the administration building.

He had just arrived downstairs at the administration building when he received a message from his second uncle:
The sea fog is spreading at an accelerated rate!

An unexplained event occurred in Palau, creating a massive cyclone that gradually spread across the globe.

At the same time, this cyclone also facilitated the smooth flow of high and low pressure air, which further increased the wind force of the sea fog, causing the sea fog to spread four times faster than before.

The sea fog that used to take a month to reach Dazhangshu can now be reached in just one week.

Li Yu sat in his office chair, with his second uncle sitting opposite him at the desk.

On the desk sat a radio, from which came the voice of meteorologist Gao Le:
"Chief, Chairman, that's roughly the situation. The sea fog is indeed spreading four times faster than before!"

“Our reconnaissance team hasn’t been to the waters off Palau for a long time, so we don’t know the actual situation there. But the only thing we’re sure of is that we don’t have much time left.”

Li Yu rubbed his temples, the suddenness of the incident catching him off guard.

After a moment he replied:
"In windy conditions, helicopter flights are too dangerous. You should immediately end the reconnaissance operation and return to headquarters."

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A few seconds later, the judge's voice came from the radio station:

"Okay, Chief."

"Be careful on your way back."

"Ok."

After the judge and the others finished their communication, Li Yu sighed, looked up at his second uncle, and said:
"It's fortunate that the rail transit project was completed ahead of schedule. If it had followed the original construction schedule, the sea fog would have spread much faster, and we would definitely be caught off guard now."

The second uncle agreed wholeheartedly, his eyes shifting slightly as he revealed a thoughtful expression:
"The sea fog disaster will arrive in a week. We need to get the residents outside back to the base as soon as possible, and we also need to seal off the city in advance to avoid further trouble."

"In addition, all other branch bases should be notified as soon as possible and appropriate measures should be taken."

“Okay, Second Uncle, you can arrange it as you see fit.” Li Yu felt that the two points his Second Uncle mentioned were also the most urgent matters.

Second Uncle was also a man of strong execution. Thinking of this, he greeted Li Yu and then got up and left the office.

After his second uncle left, Li Yu went to the office window.

Looking down at the roadside trees, their branches swayed in the strong wind, and fallen leaves were swept up and swirled in the air.

He sighed softly:
"Sea fog"

Second Uncle acted swiftly, issuing orders immediately after leaving Li Yu's office.

Warning signs were quickly posted outside the outskirts of Dazhangshu City, and an emergency announcement was also broadcast over the city's public address system:

Latest Announcement:

The sea fog has changed and is spreading at an accelerated rate, expected to reach the headquarters in about a week.

Effective immediately, all residents of the Dazhangshu headquarters base, except for official transport personnel, are strictly prohibited from leaving the Dazhangshu base.

During windy weather, residents are advised to close doors and windows and stay indoors as much as possible to minimize outdoor activities.

The information was disseminated to the residents through broadcasts throughout the camphor tree area.

This caused a huge uproar instantly.

"Damn it, I was wondering why the wind suddenly picked up. Turns out there's trouble over there in Haiwu. What are we going to do? My older brother and the others are still out there and haven't come back yet."

"Oh dear, could you please get in touch with them and ask them to come back as soon as possible?"

"How can I contact them? Their walkie-talkies don't have a very long range."

"Don't worry, our big camphor tree radio station will definitely broadcast a reminder to them, and they will definitely come back after hearing the broadcast."

"hope so"

Buffer City Commercial District.

Hong Shixiong, who had just opened a new store here, looked dejected upon hearing the broadcast.

"Damn it, my shop just opened, how come the sea fog arrived so quickly? I was hoping to take advantage of the fact that a lot of people would come to buy insurance in advance during this month, now I'm doomed."

Other businesses on the street were also somewhat worried.

After all, the sea fog is arriving early, so residents will stay in their dormitories and fewer people will come out to shop.

Their businesses will certainly be severely impacted.

A tungsten mine located 100 kilometers away from Dazhangshu.

Large mine.

Lai Chen, the person in charge of the mine stationed here, came out of the simple prefabricated house.

"Old Dai!" he called out to a middle-aged man not far away.

Upon hearing his shouts, Dai Anming quickly ran over.

"Director Lai, what's wrong?" Dai Anming asked breathlessly.

The voice just fell.

Another explosion was heard from the mountaintop.

Boom——

That's the sound of ore being blasted.

The two were far enough away from the detonation point that they were unaffected. After the explosion, Lai Chen looked at Dai Anming and said:

"We just received a notification from headquarters that the sea fog is spreading rapidly and will reach headquarters in about a week."

"Hurry up and pack up the mine. Everyone must be back at headquarters by tomorrow evening."

Upon hearing this, Dai Anming's expression changed drastically, and he muttered, "Such a big thing has happened."

After realizing what was happening, he quickly said:

"But factory manager, it's already afternoon. I'm afraid we won't have enough time tomorrow."

Lai Chen said with a sharp look in his eyes:
"This is an order from headquarters, not something to discuss! We can't afford to take responsibility if anything goes wrong."

Notify the processing team as soon as possible to have them perform preliminary processing of the ore today, after which a transport convoy will come to pick it up.

The mining operations are now completely suspended.
All workers will be evacuated back to headquarters tomorrow morning, and all machinery and equipment will be transported back tomorrow afternoon.

“Okay.” Dai Anming wrote them down one by one, and then ran to inform the workers in the mine.

Liu Zheng and Wang Chen, who had just finished the blasting, were walking down the mountain.

On the way, they saw Zhao Dong, an acquaintance, rushing up the mountain.

"You two, hurry down the mountain and then take the transport truck back to headquarters."

"Why, Brother Dong?" Liu Zheng asked, puzzled.

He was a professional blasting worker at the Dahuashan tungsten mine, and Wang Chen was his apprentice.

Now that he's suddenly being sent back to headquarters, who's going to handle the blasting work at the mine?

Zhao Dong quickly said:

"Order from headquarters: the sea fog is coming soon. Retreat immediately. You should also tell the other demolition teams this message as soon as possible."

After saying that, Zhao Dong continued running up the mountain; he still needed to notify other departments.

"Master," Wang Chen asked with some concern.

"Master, why did the sea fog arrive so quickly? Wasn't it supposed to take another month?"

Liu Zheng didn't know what had happened, but since headquarters had issued the order, all they had to do was follow it.

"Don't ask so many questions, let's go and quickly inform Lao Sun's group."

Hunan Province.

On a pickup truck, Dazhangshu FM national radio is playing.

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"Warning! Warning! Warning!"

"Warning to residents currently outside the Dazhangshu base: If you receive this broadcast, please return to the nearest Dazhangshu base as soon as possible. The sea fog has changed and is spreading four times faster."

"We will arrive at the headquarters in one week, at Oriental Paradise in eight days, and at the Oil City in ten days."

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The man driving the pickup truck slammed on the brakes, his face changing drastically.

He looked at the passenger seat and the three people in the back seat, and asked:
"Did you all hear that clearly?"

The thin young man in the passenger seat looked rather grim and said:

"Brother Zhou, we all heard it clearly. The warning notice issued by headquarters tells us to go back immediately."

"Damn it!" Brother Zhou slammed his hand on the steering wheel.

They just set off and haven't even arrived at their destination yet!
As soon as this news came out, they had to rush back.

A middle-aged man sitting in the back shifted his eyes and spoke:

"Old Zhou, let me tell you, one of my buddies found some good stuff in western Hunan. Luxi County isn't far from here."

"We can't have come all this way for nothing, can we?"

"No!" The thin young man in the passenger seat glared at the middle-aged man, then quickly looked at Zhou Ce and advised him:
"Brother Zhou, we've already spent a day and a half getting here. If we don't go back now and continue to Luxi County, it will take at least half a day."

"Finding something will take a day or two, and getting back will take another two days."

"If we calculate it this way, by the time we get back, the headquarters base in the Great Camphor Tree area might already be under lockdown. In fact, the sea fog might have already spread over by the time we get back, and we'll all be dead!"

"You can never earn all the points you want, and we already have quite a few. Let's hurry back!"

The middle-aged man in the back seat looked displeased.

"If I provide the information and bring you here, wouldn't I get no reward at all?"

He provided the team with information about supplies from outside, and then used that information to invest in the team, going out together to collect and transport supplies, without receiving a basic salary.

Since he hasn't even arrived at the destination yet, he naturally hasn't received any reward.

He had barely finished speaking when the slender young man sitting in the passenger seat retorted:
"You just didn't get paid, but we also lost the hours of three people, plus vehicle wear and tear costs and gas expenses. We lost money on this trip, why don't you say that?"

"I don't care, I really need points right now," the middle-aged man persisted.

Hearing them arguing, Zhou Ce could no longer hold back, and angrily shouted, holding his head in his hands:

"Quiet down, all of you!"

He opened the car door, got out, squatted down by the roadside, and smoked a cigarette.

woohoo-

The once peaceful road was suddenly swept by a gust of wind.

Flying sand and flying rocks.

He squinted at the weeds blown down by the wind on the road, his eyes narrowed slightly.

got windy.

This seems to be a harbinger of a change in the political landscape.

With that thought in mind, he got into the car, started the engine, stepped on the gas, turned the car around, and changed its direction.

"Xiao Bu, help me look at the map. Let's go back the way we came and get back to headquarters as quickly as possible."

"Okay." Xiao Bu quickly took the map from the car door.

The middle-aged man sitting in the back was displeased and said unhappily:
"Didn't you say there was still a week left? We have plenty of time. Old Zhou, even if you don't want to earn points, I do."

The wind outside the car grew stronger, and the flying sand hit the car windows, making a crackling sound.

Zhou Ce angrily shouted at the middle-aged man behind him:

"Are you blind? Can't you see the wind picking up? When have you ever seen such strong winds in the past year! If the wind gets any stronger, none of us will be able to get back!"

"If you don't want to go back, then get off the bus now!"

As he spoke, he stopped the car immediately.

Everyone in the car looked at him, and even his teammate sitting right next to him opened the car door for him.

An embarrassed expression appeared on the middle-aged man's face, and he quickly closed the car door.

With a fawning smile, he said, "Brother Zhou, I just feel like this trip was a waste of money."

"Oh, let's go together, but I don't want to go."

Zhou Ce snorted coldly, then started the vehicle and continued driving against the wind.

"Xiao Bu, let's take turns driving later, we won't rest tonight."

"I had a bad feeling that I had to get back to headquarters as quickly as possible, or something bad would happen."

“Okay, Brother Zhou.” The thin young man said it was no problem, though he was actually a little nervous.

He was already somewhat against the idea of ​​going so far, even though the headquarters had issued a warning not to go too far to scavenge.

However, he still listened to Brother Zhou and came here despite his reluctance.

Now that Brother Zhou has finally said he's going back, he feels much more at ease.