Apocalypse Rebirth: 3000 million won at the beginning

Chapter 2211 The whole city was in an uproar!

Command Hall.

Silence fell over the room, and all eyes were on Li Yu.

After all, what Xiao Jun wanted was no simple matter.

Whether it's the behemoth or the missile vehicle, the mechs are currently the high-end weapons of the Great Camphor Tree faction.

Surprisingly, Li Yu agreed without hesitation.
"Okay, no problem. I can grant your third request!"

Xiao Jun nodded: "Okay, I have no other questions."

After saying that, he sat down in the chair, looking down at his nose and his mind, as if he hadn't been the one who had just spoken.

After staring at Xiao Jun for a few seconds, Li Yu turned to the crowd and said:

"That concludes this ad-hoc meeting! All relevant personnel should take charge of their preparations and proceed according to the plan we just discussed."

Meeting adjourned!

As soon as Li Yu announced the end of the meeting, everyone stood up one after another. Some people left the meeting room directly to attend to the tasks that Li Yu had just assigned them.

One day later.

Oil City.

Zuo Ruxue, who had just arrived in the oil city less than two hours earlier, was summoned to the office by someone sent by her third uncle.

When Zuo Ruxue entered her third uncle's office, she was surprised to find that Xiao Hu was also there.

The two were somewhat surprised by each other's arrival, but they were old partners from the First Transport Brigade and had a very close relationship. After exchanging greetings, they focused their attention on Uncle San.

pat~
My third uncle, who was sitting in a chair, dropped a file on the table.

"You two take a look."

Xiao Hu stepped forward, picked up the documents on the table, and began to read them.

Zuo Ruxue stood next to him and watched together.

As Xiao Hu turned the page, the shock in their eyes intensified until they saw the final solution, at which point they finally understood why their third uncle had asked them to come.

The two exchanged a glance, their eyes conveying complex emotions.

After seeing that they had finished reading the documents, Uncle San sighed and said:

"Currently, the number of King Kong zombies has surged, and the tungsten steel alloy bullets can only last for less than a month. Therefore, the headquarters base has resorted to this desperate measure and sent people out to mine."

"You two are the people Xiao Jun specifically requested, but whether you go or not is ultimately up to you to decide."

"You guys, are you going?"

As he spoke his last words, Uncle San stood up from his chair and looked at the two of them.

The reason why Uncle San didn't force them to go, but instead adopted the principle of voluntariness.

This was because Xiao Hu and Zuo Ruxue had made great contributions to the power of Dazhangshu during the past road transport period.

Therefore, Uncle San respected their own ideas.

Xiao Hu lowered his head in thought, but did not give an answer immediately.

Zuo Ruxue, standing to the side, remained silent for only three seconds before immediately giving her answer:

"Minister, I'm willing to go!"

Xiao Hu suddenly raised his head, looked at Zuo Ruxue, gritted his teeth, stamped his foot, and gave his answer:

"Minister, I'm going too!"

His hesitation stemmed mainly from the fact that this mining mission was extremely risky, and he had just gotten married and had a child, so he had to consider his wife and child.

But seeing that Zuo Ruxue dared to go, how could he possibly tolerate it?

"Okay!" Uncle San's face lit up with a slight smile when he heard that the two of them were willing to go.

He thought to himself: No wonder he is a veteran member of the Big Camphor Tree; his ideological awareness is indeed high.

"In that case, you should hand over the responsibilities properly today. The trains you are in charge of will be handed over to your deputies. In addition, some members from the original transportation brigade will be selected on a voluntary basis. If they do not want to go, they should not be forced to participate."

Tomorrow, you will return to headquarters on the DS-1 train. The day after tomorrow, you will be following Xiao Jun on this mission!

“Yes, Minister!” the two replied in unison.

After explaining everything, Xiao Hu and Zuo Ruxue left in a hurry.

They also need to select suitable personnel to join them on this mission.

the next day.

The Imperial Concubine, who was in charge of train transportation in the Northern Territory, and Zhu Xiao, who was in charge of train transportation between Oil City and Oriental Paradise, also came to Oil City.

Both of them were willing to participate in this mission.

The work on trains is inherently easier than road transport. As long as there are no problems with the rails, the trains generally won't have any issues.

The four of them recruited nearly 400 former members of the transportation brigade from among their many subordinates on a voluntary basis.

Previously, their transportation brigade had more than a thousand people, but now these four hundred people are considered veterans who have followed them from road transportation to train transportation.

The 400 people who were transferred to train posts were replaced by reserve members of the People's Armed Forces Brigade in the oil city through job transfers.

Six o'clock in the evening.

The DS-1 train has completed loading of supplies.

The train was loaded with supplies such as oil, beef and mutton, and steel transported from the Northwest, as well as mining volunteers urgently recruited by the oil city in the past two days.

The train departs.

Clang, clang~
The gunfire from the wall sounded like a farewell salute, gradually fading as the train headed south.

Inside the train's control room.

Xiao Hu, Zuo Ruxue, Zhu Xiao, and Guifei gathered here.

They had known each other for more than six years, especially Xiao Hu and Zhu Xiao, who had known each other before the apocalypse.

Later, with the establishment of the transportation brigade, they all had tasks to attend to, and they had fewer opportunities to meet each other.

This time they finally got together.

Zhu Xiao chuckled as he looked at Xiao Hu, "Old Xiao, aren't you afraid that your wife will cause you trouble when you get back to headquarters by acting first and asking for permission later?"

Zhu Xiao knew that Xiao Hu had gotten married and had a child in the past two years, but because he had a mission, he was unable to attend Xiao Hu's wedding.

Xiao Hu said with an air of dominance:
"She dared not say anything!"

"Wow! Mr. Xiao is so tough and resolute! I'm impressed!" Zhu Xiao teased.

The Imperial Concubine and Zuo Ruxue had a very good relationship, and the two sat on one side chatting idly.

"Everyone."

Xiao Hu suddenly became serious and said to everyone:

"To be honest, I didn't expect all of you to participate in this operation. This operation is more dangerous than all our previous transport routes."

"Have you all seen the proposal the minister gave us? Let's all share our thoughts."

The originally cheerful atmosphere of friends gathering instantly froze after Xiao Hu's words.

After a moment, Zhu Xiao, with a solemn expression, was the first to speak:
"Last spring, when the Imperial Concubine and I were on the highway heading to the northern border, we encountered advection fog. The fog was very strong and lasted for about 30 minutes."

We were on the highway at the time, and there was a river on our left; the situation was extremely dangerous.

"Our approach was to slow down, use infrared thermal imaging to roughly determine the situation ahead, and even stop at one point."

"What about zombies? Did you encounter any zombies?" Xiao Hu asked.

The Imperial Concubine nodded. "We encountered some, but they were just scattered zombies. We ordered the convoy members not to get out of the vehicles and to wait for the advection fog to pass."

Zuo Ruxue frowned and said:
"This is not comparable at all. What you encountered back then was just advection fog, which was far less dense than the sea fog we see now, and it only lasted for thirty minutes. We don't know when the sea fog we see now will dissipate."

"Xiao and I once led a convoy to the oil city at night. Although it was dark, the headlights made it alright."

This time, under the sea fog, the situation we face is probably quite tricky.”

Xiao Hu slammed his hand on the table and said:

"We've already accepted the mission, so we have no choice but to go for it."

Zuo Ruxue glanced at him and said, "What's the rush? I haven't finished speaking yet."

"The things that Captain Xiao Jun wanted can indeed play a certain role."

As everyone knows, the biggest fear in road transport is falling behind, so it's crucial to maintain a close connection between the beginning and end. A convoy stretching for several kilometers would be severely hampered if the rear of the convoy were attacked by zombies.

Therefore, I think it is necessary to make full use of the infrared thermal imaging function to detect the movements of the surrounding zombies.

The other plan mentions that the modified fog-blowing vehicle will lead the way, with the vehicles behind following closely behind.

The four of them discussed how to drive in the sea fog.

After all, they are all veterans in road transport, and their experience is indeed extensive.

The analysis covered all the potential problems, both overt and covert, and provided some solutions.

After reviewing the situation, the four realized that the most difficult part of this operation under the sea fog was not actually leading the convoy there.

Rather, it refers to the subsequent mining operations after arriving at the mine, and the transportation of the ore back to the headquarters base after mining is completed.

That's the most troublesome part.

They must complete the sorting and refining process into tungsten concentrate at the tungsten mine; otherwise, if they were only transporting raw ore, their transport volume would increase more than tenfold.

Assuming 500 transport trucks, each capable of carrying 50 tons of tungsten ore concentrate, a single-cargo transport can reach 25000 tons.

Based on this calculation, if they want to transport enough tungsten carbide alloy bullets to produce hundreds of millions of rounds, they would need to complete at least six to eight round trips.

Each of these shipments involves taking on enormous risks.

Twelve hours ago.

Headquarters Base of Dazhangshu.

Buffer city.

The Ministry of Industry office building.

The Industrial Department, which serves as the headquarters of the Dazhangshu plantation, includes mining plants, sand and gravel plants, steel plants, machinery plants, steel structure plants, chemical plants, garment factories, food factories, and more.

This entire building belongs to the industrial sector.

In the office of the Minister of Industry, Liu Jianwu poured a cup of tea for each of the dozen or so mine managers sitting in front of the sofa.

"Have you all made up your minds? Who among you is willing to go to the Xunwu Mine?"

Around the big camphor tree, they have more than a dozen mines, including iron ore, tungsten ore, coal, rare earth ore and so on.

The people in front of Liu Jianwu were the main managers of the mine. Liu Jianwu had already told them about the mining trip and given them a day to consider it.

Now, it's time for them to give their answers.

Everyone looked rather grim, after all, venturing out to mine in the sea fog was a death sentence.

Although the conditions offered are very attractive, you can earn points, but you don't have the life to spend them.

"Hurry up and give me an answer!" Liu Jianwu asked somewhat impatiently.

He had received word that the combat personnel responsible for security at the mine had been almost fully recruited.

The transport drivers and supervisors responsible for transporting the ore are also on their way back from other bases.

The only remaining tasks are recruiting mining workers and key personnel.

Liu Jianwu thought to himself: Combat personnel and transport personnel are much more reliable than these mining workers!
Urged on again by Liu Jianwu, Jian Ming gritted his teeth, raised his head, and said:
“I’ll participate! I’m familiar with the Xunwu tungsten mine; I’ve always been in charge there. I’m the most suitable person to go there for this operation.”

Dai Anming, the plant manager of Dahuashan Tungsten Mine, who was also in charge of the tungsten mine, lowered his head deeply.

The others breathed a sigh of relief when they heard that Jianming was willing to go.

I'm really scared.

Upon hearing that he was willing to go, Liu Jianwu suddenly stood up.

I grasped his hand and shook it vigorously up and down twice:
"Once this mission is successfully completed, you will be a Level 2 Personnel. At the same time, we will establish a Mining Bureau, and you will be its Director! You will be in charge of all the mines in Dazhangshu!"

Upon hearing this, Jianming's face was full of smiles.

"Thank you, Minister!"

Promotion!

It took him three years to climb from level five to level three, but after being promoted to level three, he remained at level three for two years.

For miners in low-risk sectors like mining, promotion from level three to level two is extremely difficult.

The greater the risk, the greater the opportunity.

He was promoted to Level Two, instantly becoming the head of the entire mining bureau.

This is ascension!

The other mine managers nearby were envious when they heard about the reward.

Holy crap!
If I had told them there would be such a great reward, they would have known they would be promoted one level, but they didn't know they would be establishing a mining bureau.

Dai Anming clenched his fists, inwardly screaming: If only I had known, if only I had tried it.

Moreover, after being promoted to Level 2 personnel, although the rank is not as high as Level 1, in the vast industrial sector of Dazhangshu, one can be said to be the head of a Level 2 unit!
They wield immense real power!
"Okay, that's settled then. You should go and get ready. Also, quickly compile a list of the miners who are willing to go out to mine this time. I'll make arrangements with the recruitment team. You're quite familiar with mining, so I'll let you take full charge of the recruitment work."

"Yes!" Jian Ming nodded emphatically, his face flushed with excitement.

Residential area of ​​the outskirts of the city.

178 buildings.

A voice suddenly blared from the loudspeaker on the corridor wall:

"The following is an urgent notice: We are urgently recruiting skilled tungsten mining personnel."

The requirements are as follows:
There are 50 underground electricians.

There are 20 blasting workers underground.

There are 30 monitoring electricians.

Gas inspectors: 30.

Main promotion drivers: 100.

Mining machine operators and tunneling machine operators: 200.

"

"This is an urgent mission that requires operations to be carried out in sea fog."

All personnel involved in this mission will be promoted one level.

Furthermore, the daily pay is calculated at ten times the normal rate!
We hope that all mining workers at the base will actively sign up.

Deadline: 22:00 tonight.

Registration method: Go to windows 5-8 in the Buffer City Mission Hall and register with your points number card.

A broadcast caused a stir throughout the entire camphor tree base.

For a moment, everyone, whether they were eating in the commercial district, resting in the residential area, or riding the bus, was shocked upon hearing the news.

Inside a residence in a border town.

"Huh? Why are we going out to mine when the sea fog is so thick?"

"Who knows? Maybe they've made some major discovery out there? Or maybe they're running out of ore?"

"I have a feeling this isn't good news. As far as I know, the combat personnel are now using tungsten carbide alloy bullets, and the gunfire hasn't stopped lately. I think we're running out of tungsten concentrate and bullets. It seems my decision to stockpile food recently was the right one."

"Stupid!"

Who are you insulting?

"I'm cursing you! You're still thinking about hoarding food? If what you're saying is true, that there aren't enough tungsten steel alloy bullets, and there are so many Vajra zombies outside, if the city walls can't hold, we'll all die, and you're still thinking about your little bit of food?"
"You idiot!"

"I don't care. Anyway, if the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up. I'm just a nobody."

In the next dormitory, there are several people with poor skin. They either have spots on their faces or rough skin, but their skin is quite dark.

This is because mining work is physically demanding, and miners tend to sweat a lot. The sweat soaks into the skin for a long time, and the friction from work clothes can damage the skin's barrier function.

"Dongzi, are you going? You can get promoted! Such a good thing only happens once in ten years."

"I'm not going. The risk is too high. I'm afraid I won't be able to come back."

"If you're not going, I will. I'm all alone anyway. If I can advance to level three, it'll be much easier for me to find a wife in the base. I'm almost forty, not good enough for anyone, so I might as well take a gamble. If I can come back alive, I'll carry you!"

"Are you out of your mind?"

"What do you mean by 'not caring about your life'? If it weren't so risky, do you think there would be such a good thing in the world? I've made up my mind, I have to go!"