Apocalypse Rebirth: 3000 million won at the beginning

"Tell me, how can I support you?" Tong Rugui urged, seeing Ding Zhao standing there motionless.

Ding Zhao looked inside the city fortress. The fortress was made of high-grade, extremely thick concrete.

So he imitated the way Tong Rugui and the others spoke, and shouted loudly:
"I need a relatively open location. The concrete of the moat is too thick, which will affect the effectiveness of the launcher and the focusing device."

After listening to what he said while bending over, Tong Rugui pressed the talk button on her headset:
"Black Ray, come here for a second!"

A dozen seconds later, a muscular man with dark skin walked over.

Tong Rugui put her arm around his shoulder and pointed at Ding Zhao and the others, saying:

"Make room for them in two firing windows; they need to conduct an experiment. Go now!"

Hei Lei sized up Ding Zhao and his group, then nodded and said, "Alright."

Subsequently.

Ding Zhao and the others followed the man named Hei Lei.

Soon, Black Ray moved the combat personnel from the two firing windows on the second-level platform away and had them remove the ammunition and heavy machine guns from the firing windows.

If the combat platform were deployed, they wouldn't need to go through all this trouble.

You can put the transmitter anywhere on the platform and use it.

However, the headquarters has now issued an order for them to retreat to their combat platforms and enter defensive mode to prevent large zombies from arriving and harming these combat personnel.

The entire second-level platform has dozens of combat firing windows, all in a trapezoidal shape, with a relatively small space to the outside and a larger space inside.

After clearing out the contents, Ding Zhao and several experts immediately began assembling the equipment.

Ten minutes later, they finished assembling the equipment.

The fortress already had a sonic detector. After adjusting the frequency of the sonic detector to 49.3-50 Hz, they waited patiently.

Time passed by minute by minute.

Five minutes later, the acoustic detector emitted a warning beeping sound.

They pinpointed the location and then manipulated a directional low-frequency sound wave transmitter and a long cylindrical sound concentrator to emit sound waves of the corresponding frequency.

"No, we need to increase the intensity." Ding Zhao and the others put on headsets and donned their inner protective suits.

The long, cylindrical sound-absorbing devices they used protruded from the combat firing window and were exposed to the outside.

Ding Zhao gradually increased the intensity of the sound wave emission until it reached its maximum.

Ten seconds later.

The small green dot on the acoustic wave detector disappeared.

"The 50 Hz sound wave has disappeared, our transmitter is working!" Ding Zhao immediately stopped the sound wave transmitter after seeing the small green dot disappear on the sound wave detector.

Another expert standing nearby nodded excitedly and said:
"It seems this method will work."

Ding Zhao smiled broadly and said:
"Of course it can. We've conducted experiments in the base lab and verified its feasibility. Next, we'll expand the range and see how far this transmitter can reach."

"Okay." The experts were in high spirits and immediately adjusted the transmitter to conduct the next round of experiments.

Northern Gan Province.

Ji City.

A temple on Qingyuan Mountain.

The temple is built halfway up the mountain, and there is a mountain spring flowing down from the mountain in the backyard.

In front of it is a 300-square-meter front yard surrounded by a two-meter-high wall.

Upon entering the front courtyard through the main gate, one is faced with a dilapidated main hall.

On the right is a passageway, and at the end of the passageway is a small entrance.

The entrance is built against the mountain, only two meters high and about one meter wide. There are many branching paths inside, like a tunnel.

These intersections are interconnected, and some intersections are even linked together.

After walking for five minutes, there was a huge space of more than 50 square meters.

But now the sea fog is spreading, and the entire temple is shrouded in mist.

The sea fog was pervasive, permeating every room in the temple and even the intricate cavern.

A rough voice came from inside the cave:

"Damn it, I knew I shouldn't have left the oil city. We can't see anything in this thick fog."

His words were full of resentment.

No sooner had the words been spoken than a shrill voice rang out:

“Brother Jing, you can’t say that. Back then, we robbed outside Oil City. If we stayed inside Oil City, we would have been discovered one day, and the result would have been certain death.”

"I listened to the radio broadcast from that big camphor tree a while ago, and it said there would be a sea fog disaster and zombies. The sea fog has arrived now, and I wonder when the zombies will get here."

Jing was groping for the water bottle next to him when he accidentally knocked it over.

Ding Ding Dang Dang~
The steel water bottle rolled on the ground, making a crisp sound.

"Damn, where did I drop my water bottle?" Jing Ge suddenly stood up, bumping his head on a protruding rock on the stone wall.

"Ouch, damn it, my head!" Jing Ge squatted on the ground, clutching his head and groaning in pain.

The owner of the high-pitched voice asked with concern:

"Brother Jing, are you alright?"

A series of clanging and banging sounds came from inside the cave.

"Brother Jing, your water bottle is with me. I've got it. Here you go."

He groped his way along the stone wall, moving carefully.

During the movement, it was inevitable that some people would step on others, and for a time the whole cave was filled with noisy complaints.

The sea fog was so thick that it permeated the air thousands of meters above the ground.

Moreover, the mountain they are currently on is only a little over a thousand meters high.

When the sea fog first arrived, they closed all the doors to the cave and even used various things to block the gaps.

However, the cave they were in needed ventilation, and after a while, there wasn't enough oxygen inside, so they had to open an opening for ventilation.

But as time went by, sea fog began to blow in.

Within half a day, the cave was filled with sea fog, making their lives very inconvenient.

It took Jing Ge a while to recover. He was wrapped in wet blankets and felt cold all over.

If he had known, he wouldn't have chosen this godforsaken place. He should have just found a nearby city and stayed in its buildings.

This cave is poorly ventilated, and fog tends to accumulate there very easily.

Sea fog itself is composed of tiny water molecules, which easily adhere to body hair and the cotton clothing worn by people.

After a while, my whole body was soaked.

The humidity is extremely high, much like the humid weather in Guangdong province during a southerly windy day.

In addition, the sea fog carries cold, humid air currents from the ocean, making the temperature only two or three degrees Celsius, and the perceived temperature even lower.

What's even more frustrating is that we can't make a fire while we're in this cave.

Because this place is poorly ventilated, if a fire is lit, the entire cave will be filled with thick smoke, and they could very well suffocate.

Thinking about this, Jing Ge felt even more remorseful.

But there's no going back now. The sea fog is everywhere, and he can't see anything as he descends the mountain. If he slips and falls, he'll surely die.

Jing Ge picked up the water bottle, took two sips, and then the water in the bottle was gone.

He sighed and said to the person beside him:

"Xiao Mu, do you have any more water?"

Xiao Mu groped around and grabbed Jing Ge's hand, then handed him the water bottle from his backpack.

"Brother Jing, I heard on the big camphor tree radio that more zombies are coming ashore. Will we encounter zombies if we stay on the mountain?"

Jing frowned. "This... I don't know either. Logically speaking, since we're on the mountain, there should be fewer zombies coming up there." "However..." He suddenly realized a problem: they were currently in the sea fog and couldn't see anything. If zombies came, they wouldn't be able to see them at all!

They are practically blind now.

The sea fog is so dense that they cannot see each other even when they are standing 30 centimeters apart.

This is no different from being blind.

"Wenhua, did you close the gate to the courtyard when the fog came?" Brother Jing asked quickly.

A reply came from the southwest corner of the cave:
"It's closed, and they've even set up security devices."

It's called a warning device, but it's really just a rope with lots of bottles and jars wrapped around it. If something tries to break through the gate or climb over the wall and touches the rope, it will make a sound.

Jing Ge breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Wen Hua's words.

The cave was extremely damp. Jing Ge touched his windbreaker, which was already covered in water.

Ugh.
These days are too hard to endure.

The weather was cold, and they were soaking wet, making it really tough for them.

time flies.

The third day that the sea fog enveloped the temple.

Sneezing could be heard from inside the cave from time to time, and many people were in very poor condition.

"Brother Jing, I really can't stand it anymore. I'm so cold. I feel like I'm going to die if I stay here any longer," a man opposite Brother Jing said.

Jing Ge recognized Lao Wang's voice from his voice.

"Old Wang, what's wrong?"

Old Wang tore open his clothes, then took off his coat, wrung it out with both hands, and water dripped down.

"Listen to this sound, it's all water! In this cold weather, we're basically soaking in ice water. My clothes are completely drenched!"

"No, this can't go on! I need to light a fire to warm myself, or I'll freeze to death!"

As he was saying this, he tried to get up, but he tripped over the foot of the person in front of him and fell to the ground.

Whoops!

After hearing Old Wang's words, the others in the cave also spoke up:
"Yeah, Brother Jing, I have a fever and I feel so cold all over."

"Brother Jing, if this continues, even if I don't get bitten to death by zombies, I'll freeze to death here."

"I agree with Lao Wang. Let's at least warm ourselves up first."

Hearing that everyone had the same idea, Jing Ge also felt extremely uncomfortable, as if he were soaking wet all over.

So he spoke:

"We can start a fire, but we'll go outside to start one. We can't start one inside the cave; it's too enclosed and there's no ventilation. We'll suffocate!"

"Everyone, don't panic. Go out one by one. Don't run around. If you run out of the temple, you might not be able to come back!"

"Listen to me, Lao Wang, you take the soldiers out first, and then try to start a fire under that tree outside."

"The rest of you, in order, hold the sleeve of the person in front of you and line up to go out one by one."

In the mist, these people groped their way out little by little.

Under the thick fog, the relative humidity reached 100%.

Fog is essentially formed when water vapor in the air near the ground reaches saturation, causing tiny water droplets to condense and remain suspended in the air.

At this point, the air can no longer hold all the moisture, which is when fog forms.

Meanwhile, the headquarters base of the Great Camphor Tree used rain-inducing bombs to condense small water droplets in the sea fog within a 20-kilometer radius of the Great Camphor Tree into larger droplets, which then fell to the ground.

Essentially, it's about condensing the water vapor in the fog into rain.

Therefore, the humidity in the air at the headquarters base of Dazhangshu is far less than that in the sea fog.

Also.

Another characteristic of sea fog is that, being tiny water droplets suspended in the air, it will drift everywhere. So even if they stay inside the cave, as long as it is not a sealed space, the water vapor will still get in.

Outside the cave.

There was a cacophony of noise, with shouts rising and falling.

"Where are you? Please help me, I don't know where I am."

"Pork Ribs, where are you? I'm coming to find you."

"The humidity is too high, it won't burn at all."

"Where's the lighter? Didn't you bring the lighter you bought from the oil city?"

"It won't light! The wood is all wet, damn it."

"Use this, the cotton I just pulled out of my clothes, you can try this."

wipe!
Old Wang lit a lighter; in the thick fog, the flame was the only thing visible.

He took the cotton, lit it, and then placed it on several wooden boards.

The wooden planks were damp, and when they came into contact with the flames, they produced a lot of smoke.

Old Wang choked so badly that snot and tears streamed down his face.

"Quick, give me something else that can burn. This wood burns too slowly, and the fire is too small."

Suddenly someone emptied the contents of his backpack and threw it directly towards the fire.

A few seconds later.

There was a strong, pungent smell of burning plastic in the air.

However, this bag catches fire very easily, and the fire quickly grew much larger.

“My bag is made of polyester, which burns easily. Hurry up and get the wood burning!” he urged.

Old Wang and Xiao Bing quickly added wood and some rotten leaves.

The flames burned the water droplets on the wood and fallen leaves, making a sizzling sound.

Half an hour later, as they kept adding wood, a campfire was finally formed!
A dozen or so people sat around the campfire.

They took off their clothes and hung them on the surrounding wooden racks to dry together.

"Ah, that feels good~" Old Wang comfortably placed his hands on the fire, his eyes slightly narrowed.

Only then can they see what each other looks like.

This was the first time in three days that they had seen someone standing next to them.

The sea fog was so thick that even if someone spoke right next to them, they couldn't see the person next to them.

Now that a fire has been lit, the surrounding moisture has been dried up, allowing them to see each other.

Jing Ge, huddled up, directed his two subordinates:
"Spare Ribs, Little Stick, go to that main hall and bring back some wood to make the fire bigger."

Ribs and Stick reluctantly stood up, each took a torch from the campfire, and walked towards the main hall.

With torches, at least they could still see each other.

As long as we walk slowly, it should be fine.

After the two left, Old Wang looked at Brother Jing and asked:

"Brother Jing, are we going to stay here the whole time? Why don't we just move to the main hall? We're staying in the courtyard, and it doesn't feel safe enough. What if zombies come? We're doomed."

After thinking for a moment, Brother Jing said:

"The main hall isn't very useful. The door is so dilapidated that even you could push it open with your strength, let alone zombies!"

"The biggest problem now is the lack of visibility and the cold."

"So, let's expand the fire and make a dozen or so. That way, we can see our surroundings by the firelight and keep warm. Anyway, there's plenty of wood on this mountain."

"Everyone, warm yourselves up by the fire first. Once you're a bit warmer, take your torches, pair up, and find some wood near the temple."

(End of this chapter)