Apocalypse Rebirth: 3000 million won at the beginning

As the battle against the horde of zombies raged on.

The staff at the plantations outside the city still had to work, while the agronomists who were resting inside the city went to work on time, and the plantation workers who stayed at the plantations outside the city went home on time.

Since the plantations outside the city are all not far from the fortress, the fortress can provide some protection for the plantations.

Even with the help of the city's fortresses, the plantations outside the city were absolutely no match for the zombie onslaught.

Moreover, the plantations outside the city are generally several thousand acres, or even tens of thousands of acres, with hundreds or thousands of people working there.

The walls surrounding the plantations outside the city were not very high, consisting of only two layers of movable gates, and the number of guards was also small.

Therefore, a countermeasure was devised in the early stages of the zombie defense plan.

The fortified city actively draws the attention of the zombie horde, engaging in a direct confrontation.

As for the three plantations outside the city of Dazhangshu, they focused on defense. All guards in the plantations outside the city had to wear oxygen masks to isolate their breath from the outside world!
Planters walking in the plantations outside the city must also wear them.

However, once growers enter the greenhouse, they do not need to wear oxygen masks.

Because the ventilation system of the fifth-generation greenhouse incorporates substances such as activated carbon, it effectively reduces the unique human odor emitted when people breathe.

Since the growers mostly stay inside the greenhouse, the only problem for them is wearing oxygen masks when they leave the greenhouse, so it's not very troublesome.

Edge City.

Outside the entrance to the passageway connecting the second fortress to the headquarters base.

A group of agronomists arrived here by bus.

Zhang Qian, amidst the crowd, was wearing headphones and listening to music, as usual.

Even when he turned the phone volume up to the maximum, he still couldn't drown out the bombing sounds from the city's outer fortresses.

Outside the tunnel entrance, several large trucks were unloading ammunition.

The agronomists walked by and then went down to the platform at the entrance of the passageway.

At the platform, many workers were loading ammunition onto trolleys and then placing the trolleys onto the moving rails.

There were many small carts, and the railway tracks were constantly moving.

Transporting ammunition to Fort 2 does not conflict with personnel commuting.

So these agronomists found empty wheelbarrows and went up there on their own.

Zhang Qian followed the crowd and waited for a few minutes before jumping onto a small cart.

The trolley moved steadily along the railway track. He glanced at the trolley in front of him, which had several boxes of ammunition on it.

Due to a shortage of manpower, the ammunition boxes were not guarded at all times; only the starting and finishing points were watched over.

Zhang Qian looked at the several boxes of ammunition in front of him. If he wanted to take them, it would be simple; he just needed to jump off the small cart he was sitting on and run to the cart in front.

but
There were people on the cart a dozen meters ahead, and people behind him as well; they were all his colleagues.

If they see this and report him, he'll be in trouble.

Moreover, even if he got the ammunition, he wouldn't know where to put it—in the greenhouse of the plantation outside the city?

Or perhaps bring it back to the buffer city?

Bringing it back to the buffer city is absolutely out of the question, because it will be checked when entering the edge city.

Besides, it wouldn't make sense for an agricultural worker like him to hide ammunition.

These were the thoughts that crossed his mind when he saw the ammunition placed so openly in front of him.

After all, the control of firearms and ammunition is quite strict in the camphor tree base.

Lost in thought, he leaned against the stroller, listening to music and closing his eyes to rest.

Soon, they arrived at the transfer station of Fortress No. 2.

In order to save manpower and resources, the underground tunnel between the plantation outside City No. 1 and the moat No. 2 was built together.

However, the distance between the plantation outside City 1 and the headquarters base is farther than that of City 2.

Zhang Qian opened his eyes upon hearing the commotion.

At the No. 2 transfer station, a dozen or so combat personnel were unloading ammunition from a trolley.

Boom~
The tunnel ceiling above them shook, and dust and dirt fell down in a flurry.

They are currently beneath Fortress No. 2, where a fierce battle with zombies is raging.

"Quickly, quickly, move all these ammunition upstairs!"

"Don't forget the solid petrol bomb on that cart."

Looking at the condition of these combat personnel, Zhang Qian sat motionless on the cart. After all, these agronomists were not combat personnel; each had their own expertise.

The rails carried the cart slowly forward.

The No. 2 fortress behind was getting further and further away.

beep--

His phone vibrated in his pocket. He picked it up and looked at it, only to find that it was switched off.

These agronomists all have an electronic device, and the half-hour commute by trolley to and from get off work is extremely boring.

Electronic products can help them pass the time when they are bored.

They also basically don't spend points to charge their devices at the headquarters base, as the greenhouse has electricity and they can charge their devices for free there.

Ten minutes later, as they were about to arrive at the plantation outside City 1.

Zhang Qian slung a backpack over his shoulder, which contained some food.

Due to the recent zombie siege and manpower shortage, the supply of meals to these plantation workers has been suspended. Instead, they are allowed to purchase food from the commercial area and bring it to the plantation themselves using a points system.

He stood on the cart, spotted an open space, and jumped down suddenly.

Immediately afterwards, he stood steadily on the open ground.

He has repeated this action countless times, almost twice a day.

With my backpack on, I walked through an underground corridor and arrived at the oxygen mask distribution point.

There's still a queue.

The staff member distributing the masks was holding a megaphone, through which his voice was being broadcast.

"Before you reach the ground, be sure to put on your oxygen mask. Do not remove your oxygen mask while walking on the ground."

He received an oxygen mask and lined up to enter a closed space.

There was also a loudspeaker in the upper right corner of the space reminding them to put on their oxygen masks.

After the agronomists in the space put on their protective gear, the space suddenly spewed out mist, and then a door in front of them opened.

After passing through two doors, they finally reached the ground.

On the ground of the plantation outside City 1, a dozen or so agronomists were walking around, and all of them were wearing oxygen masks.

Wearing an oxygen mask, Zhang Qian used his points card at the charging station to swipe a small electric scooter and headed towards greenhouse number 344.

Upon entering greenhouse number 344, Zhang Qian saw a junior agronomist named Xiao Cai.

"Xiao Cai, please inform the other junior agronomists to come to greenhouse number 344. I have some things to tell them."

Junior agronomist Xiao Cai turned around, saw Zhang Qian, and quickly said:
"Okay, Brother Zhang."

at the same time.

The newly manufactured mobile guillotine has been transported to the No. 4, 5, and 6 moat fortresses in the south.

In order to replace and install the first layer of movable switchboards in fortifications No. 4, 5, and 6 as soon as possible, a group of switchboard installation and maintenance workers were specially transferred from headquarters to help.

With the help of the guillotine repair workers on the city wall, their installation speed was extremely fast.

In just two hours, they replaced the first layer of gates on the three southern fortresses.

The replaced guillotine was indeed much more effective when facing the King Kong zombies; it was less likely to chip and was also more stable.

Bai Wenyang used binoculars to observe the operation of the guillotine below. After confirming that the guillotine was already able to hold off the climbing Vajra zombies, he gave the order:
"Notify fortresses 4, 5, and 6 to reduce firepower output on the first-level platform."

For the first few hours, there was nothing they could do; the first layer of guillotines was almost destroyed. So they had to increase their firepower and do their best to stop the King Kong zombies from rushing to the second layer of guillotines.

Once the second-layer movable switch is also damaged, they will be without switch protection, which will be dangerous.

Now that the guillotine has been replaced, they can dedicate more resources to dealing with the more distant zombies on the first platform, and ammunition consumption can be significantly reduced. Outside the outskirts of the city.

The armored vehicle convoy led by Sun Ji was slowly moving through a ruin outside the city.

These vehicles were arranged side by side, and they used underground detectors on the bottom of the vehicles to gradually detect whether there were any cavities underground.

Amidst the ruins, there were still some unburned gasoline residues clinging to the zombie corpses and burning.

There were also some zombies that had fallen but were not dead immediately, and they were moving around.

The vehicle ran over the zombie corpses, making a cracking sound.

Time passed, and they had been searching the ruins outside the city for an hour without finding anything.

"Team Leader Sun, is this detector broken? We've been searching for an hour, and it hasn't responded at all." The voice of the driver of vehicle number 4 came through the communicator.

Sun Ji comforted him:
"The detector is useful; continue probing."

Tread-tap-

"Team Leader Sun, dozens of zombies are coming from the southwest."

Sun Ji quickly ran to the command room and saw the zombies in the southwest through the searchlight and external mirror.

Although the city fortress formed a protective net to prevent zombies from entering the ruins outside the city, some zombies inevitably broke through the firepower and ran in.

They encounter zombies from time to time, but the numbers are never large.

"Don't panic, Lao Dai, Lao Ma, take care of those zombies immediately."

"Roger that!"

The two mechs in the convoy arrived in front of the vehicle.

Piloting their mechs, Lao Dai and Lao Ma were finally able to test the mechs' combat capabilities.

The zombies ran extremely fast, and the first to charge was a three-headed Vajra zombie.

Old Dai controlled the mecha, and the heavy machine gun on the mecha's shoulder spun. As the mecha ran, the heavy machine gun suddenly fired tungsten steel bullets.

Da da da da——

The tungsten steel bullets swept across the area, hitting the three leading Vajra zombies, two of which were struck in the head.

dead.

The remaining one was not hit in the head, but was hit in the arm and stomach by heavy machine gun bullets, leaving two large holes.

The Vajra zombie had already reached them, and the five-meter-tall humanoid mech suddenly delivered a flying kick.

He kicked the giant zombie away.

Nourishes—

A hole appeared in the palm of the mech's right hand, emitting a blue light, and two seconds later it fired a laser cannon.

The laser cannon hit the King Kong zombie's head. The laser beam was extremely hot, reaching a temperature of 5,000 degrees Celsius. The moment it touched the King Kong zombie's head, the laser beam pierced through it.

the other side.

Old Ma was piloting his mech, engaging in close-quarters combat with other zombies.

The mech charged towards dozens of zombies and smashed one of them to pieces with a single punch.

Bang bang bang~
Three or four zombies suddenly leaped up and clung to the mech, biting it fiercely.

However, the mech's protective armor was extremely tough, and these zombies couldn't cause any damage to it at all.

The mecha arm grabbed a zombie on its body, pressed it to the ground, and stomped on it.

puff~
The zombie was stomped on and burst into juice.

Both mechs use a hydraulic weighting system. Although each mech weighs only two tons, a single punch from it can deliver the force of 3000 kilograms.

After Old Dai dealt with the King Kong zombie, he immediately rushed over to help.

These two mechs may look a bit clumsy because they are the first generation, but they are extremely good in terms of strength and defense.

Sun Ji watched the battle in the distance through the external optics; they were not participating.

Did you take a picture?

“We’ve filmed them all,” the subordinate replied.

Sun Ji nodded and continued watching the battle between the zombies and mechs in the distance.

A few minutes later, the battle between the mechs and the zombies finally came to an end.

Through this real-world experience, Sun Ji's gaze towards the two mechs grew even more fervent.

Although these two mechs look a bit clumsy, their defensive and offensive capabilities are undeniable.

Moreover, its relatively small size means that if it can be modified to be more flexible in the future, it will be even more powerful.

After dealing with the dozens of zombies, Lao Dai and Lao Ma returned to the convoy.

Both of them were members of the commando team and had extremely high physical fitness. Only people with such good physical fitness could operate the mechs.

Otherwise, the vibrations generated by the mecha alone would be unbearable for ordinary people.

"Continue the investigation!" Sun Ji said, picking up the walkie-talkie to contact everyone.

The convoy dispersed, and underground detectors continued to be used for exploration.

After half an hour.

The behemoth detector suddenly emitted a beeping sound.

They quickly pinpointed the location and eventually determined it to be in a specific area.

This area was filled with zombie corpses, and next to the zombies, there was a lot of excavated soil piled up behind the zombie corpses. Unless you came up close to take a look, you would never notice it.

"Team Leader Sun, according to the detector, there is a cavity below, 7 meters deep at its deepest point, and it is being excavated towards the headquarters base, with a length of 20 meters," the exploration personnel reported.

Sun Ji's expression changed slightly as he looked down at the 1.5-meter-diameter hole.

The Tunnel Corpse is really planning to dig a tunnel all the way to the headquarters!
Moreover, it was able to dig a 20-meter-long tunnel in just a few days; this tunnel-digger was truly a master at it.

He then issued the following order:

"Lure the tunnel corpse out; we need to capture it alive!"

So far, the research institute has only captured dead tunnel carcasses; they have not yet captured a single living one.

Capturing a living Tunnel Corpse would greatly help them decipher the Tunnel Corpse's tunneling technique.

"Yes." The subordinate immediately dropped something to attract zombies.

The zombie-attracting drug they developed earlier is no longer as effective as it used to be, and can now only be used in specific situations.

Previously, a single dose of zombie-attracting medicine could lure zombies from a radius of several kilometers, and even a Type III attracting medicine could lure away zombies from a radius of tens of kilometers.

However, since the zombies returned to land from the ocean, the zombie-attracting drug has become much less effective against them.

After throwing the zombie-attracting potion at the cave entrance, they waited quietly.

A minute passed.

Two minutes passed.

Five minutes passed.

Suddenly, a very thin tunnel zombie ran out of the cave. The tunnel zombie grabbed the attraction potion and was about to stuff it into its mouth.

next second.

The mech's arms held the tunnel corpse down firmly.

Locked.

The tunnel zombie let out a shrill roar, flailed its limbs wildly, and even scratched the mech with its sharp claws.

However, the mech's defenses were excellent; even a fingernail couldn't leave a mark on its surface.

"We caught him!" Old Ma laughed.

(End of this chapter)