Apocalypse Rebirth: 3000 million won at the beginning

Chapter 2214 The Lights Are as Bright as Day
dong dong dong-

Rain-inducing projectiles shot into the sky.

Between the fortified city and the headquarters of the camphor tree, a long convoy of vehicles weaved through the corpses of zombies.

bang bang bang-

The combat personnel aboard the behemoth sat in their combat bays and fired at the zombies outside.

Heading south, Xunwu County is located southeast of the headquarters base.

On the road, the mechs played a huge role.

Twenty mechs were deployed on both sides of the convoy, killing the charging King Kong zombies and ensuring the smooth operation of the convoy.

Xiao Jun sat in the command chair in the center of the behemoth, remotely controlling the entire operation.

In the air, there were also five drones traveling with the convoy, and the images from these five drones were all displayed in front of Xiao Jun.

Half an hour later.

The convoy had arrived near the city fortress, and Zhou Tian ran to Xiao Jun to report:

"Commander, the very rear of the convoy has also left headquarters."

“Okay, I understand.” Xiao Jun nodded and added, “Have Zhu Xiao keep an eye on the rear of the convoy and notify me immediately if anything happens.”

"Yes."

Xiao Jun looked at the giant fortress in front of him. In the snow, the fortress appeared majestic and desolate. The surface of the fortress was covered with scratches, and at the bottom of the fortress, there were many zombie corpses piled up.

He turned his gaze to Zuo Ruxue sitting beside him. "Zuo Ruxue, have you thoroughly studied the route map?"

Zuo Ruxue raised her head and met his gaze: "More or less, the route map is fine, the whole way is not on the highway, but on the national highway. However, you will inevitably encounter some unexpected situations when driving on the highway, and we can only deal with them as they come."

Xiao Jun nodded and said, "Yes, you guys have more experience in road transport than I do. If there are any problems on the road, I'll have to ask you for advice."

"It's not so much asking for advice, it's more like discussing it with each other," Zuo Ruxue quickly waved her hand and said.

As they moved, some of the Vajra zombies used their agile bodies to climb onto the armored personnel carriers.

Those electric heavy trucks were loaded with supplies in the cargo box; only the driver's cab was occupied.

The King Kong zombies have a keen sense of smell and know that there are many people on the armored personnel carriers, so they mainly attack the armored personnel carriers.

Armored personnel carriers have strong defensive capabilities, far superior to electric heavy trucks. In addition, armored vehicles weigh over ten tons, making it very difficult for zombie hordes to overturn them.

Da da da da—

The armored personnel carriers, arranged in two parallel rows, shot down the King Kong zombies on the opposite vehicle through the firing ports inside.

After leaving the headquarters, although some zombies broke through the defenses and approached the convoy, the convoy's vehicles were well-defended, so the people in the vehicles were not harmed.

The behemoth continued driving forward.

An hour later, the convoy had left the protected area of ​​the headquarters base and was 20 kilometers away from it.

Because the headquarters launched too many rain-inducing missiles, snow fell within a 20-kilometer radius of the headquarters.

They were still within 20 kilometers of the headquarters base, where snowfall was occurring, so they could still see the road ahead.

Keep going.

The snowflakes turned into sleet.

These are rain-inducing projectiles fired from the city's fortresses to create a clear path for them.

"Commander, headquarters is asking us where we are and whether the rain-inducing shells launched from the city fortress have been effective," Zhou Tian said as he ran over.

Xiao Jun's expression softened slightly. "Tell them that we have reached the third point on the map, the rain-inducing bombs are effective, and keep the headquarters' fortifications intact."

"By the way, from now on, report our location to headquarters every ten minutes."

Zhou Tian nodded: "Yes, Commander."

Sleet.

Two or three kilometers away from the convoy, there was still a sea fog.

It was only within a two-kilometer radius of the road they were traveling on that there was sleet.

However, after driving for six kilometers, they were blocked by a sea fog ahead.

Because the headquarters is too far away, the farther away the rain-inducing missiles are, the lower their accuracy will be in reaching the corresponding location.

Therefore, it's inevitable to encounter an area shrouded in sea fog along this route.

Zuo Ruxue stared ahead, a look of worry on her face:

"Commander, should we use rain-inducing grenades? Or should we just send the defrosting trucks up?"

Xiao Jun frowned and looked at the footage on the drone.

There were thousands of zombies following behind the convoy; these zombies had all chased them from the headquarters base.

Along the way, they had done their best to kill them.

However, along the way, many more zombies from the surrounding area joined them.

Xiao Jun did not immediately answer Zuo Ruxue's question, but instead asked the sonar monitoring personnel behind him:
"Are there any large numbers of zombies approaching within five kilometers?"

The monitoring personnel quickly replied:
“There are indeed zombies, about eight kilometers away from us, but based on sonar imaging monitoring, there should be a scale of thousands of zombies, probably less than ten thousand.”

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Jun said:
"Then let's use rain-inducing bombs!"

"Yes, I'll arrange it right away." Zuo Ruxue immediately contacted the armored vehicle convoy behind to drop rain-inducing shells forward.

In Xiao Jun's view, it doesn't matter if the journey to Xunwu County is slower; the important thing is to get everyone there safely.

With the sea fog thick, the convoy could barely move. If they were to encounter a horde of zombies in the fog, they would face even greater difficulties.

dong dong dong~
More than a dozen rain-inducing projectiles were launched.

They waited in place, as the rain-inducing projectiles would take several minutes or even half an hour to take effect after being launched.

If it's fast, it only takes a few minutes; if it's slow, it can take up to half an hour.

However, because they are launched in the extremely humid sea fog, the rain-inducing projectiles work very quickly, often forming rain in just a few minutes.

Sure enough, five minutes later, the sea fog ahead surged and turned into rain.

start up!

The behemoth continued moving forward, and the vehicles behind quickly followed.

Sizzle—Boom—

On the right side of the giant mech, a laser cannon in the palm of its hand suddenly fired, hitting a giant zombie that crawled up from the farmland.

A charred hole appeared between the King Kong zombie's eyebrows.

thump!
The Vajra zombie collapsed to the ground.

The light waves emitted by laser cannons can reach temperatures of up to tens of thousands of degrees.

The King Kong zombie's outer skin only has strong defensive capabilities at temperatures below 140 degrees Celsius.

nourish - nourish -

After firing its laser cannon, the mech followed closely behind the behemoth in front.

The mech is 5.4 meters tall and can reach speeds of 30 kilometers per hour when running, so it can keep up with the speed of the convoy.

rear.

Zhu Xiao finally received news from Zuo Ruxue ahead and could continue driving forward.

I was so excited I almost cried. Just five minutes after we stopped, thousands of zombies rushed over from behind.

Several armored vehicles opened fire at full capacity, using up a third of their ammunition before they could hold out.

This kind of highly concentrated defensive warfare consumes a great deal of ammunition. "The usual practice is to change the rearguard vehicles and replace the armored vehicles that were just engaged in combat."

"Yes."

Although the zombies were still following behind, at least the vehicle was moving and wouldn't be completely surrounded by zombies.

They were afraid that the vehicles behind them would be cut off by the zombie horde, which would be very troublesome if they were separated from the vehicles in front.

Due to the deviation of the long-range rain-inducing projectiles, they would encounter sea fog at regular intervals.

The convoy continued its journey along the national highway, stopping and starting intermittently.

The route they chose was already a relatively well-established road before the sea fog arrived.

This is because the tungsten mine in Xunwu County is one of the earliest tungsten mines discovered in Dazhangshu. A few months ago, there was some simple maintenance and repair work done, specifically for transporting tungsten concentrate back to the headquarters base.

This route, while lacking highways, also avoids tunnels, which are prone to accidents.

Two hours later.

They were already more than 50 kilometers away from the headquarters, and they could only continue driving forward while firing rain-inducing grenades.

Every hour, 30 rain-inducing shells are used to turn the sea fog ahead into rain.

The effect of doing this is also very significant. Although visibility is not as good as usual in the rainstorm, it is still much better than being shrouded in sea fog.

During the incident, three vehicles in the convoy broke down, but they were all towed forward by other vehicles.

The task of attaching the tow rope was also handed over to the mecha, so that the people inside the vehicle did not have to get out and risk their lives.

Three more hours passed.

They finally arrived at the Xunwu County tungsten mine safely.

"We've arrived!" Jian Ming, the tungsten mine manager, excitedly pointed to the mine ahead and said, "Commander, the Xunwu Tungsten Mine is just ahead."

Xiao Jun nodded and contacted Xiao Hu behind him:

"Xiao Hu, fire 50 rain-inducing projectiles to cover the entire mine!"

"receive."

Immediately afterwards, Xiao Jun issued several orders to everyone in the convoy:

"Zhou Dafu, you lead the militia brigade to surround the entire mine, establish a temporary defensive position, and block the zombies from getting close!"

"Li Qi, you take the armored vehicles and armored personnel carriers and use them to build a second layer of defense to assist Zhou Dafu in protecting the mine."

"Zhou Tian, ​​you take the combat team and disperse them to the high points of the mine to set up high-beam searchlights to ensure the mine is lit. Also, maintain order in the mine and eliminate any zombies that break in!"

"Zuo Ruxue, you lead the team to unload the machinery and our supplies from the electric truck."

"Jianming, you coordinate the mining workers and find a way to restore production at the mine as soon as possible."

"Also, Zhou Tian, ​​send a small team to thoroughly search the entire mine, including the tunnels, to rule out any remaining zombies."

"Mech team, stay on this main road and block the King Kong zombies from getting close."

Under Xiao Jun's command, everyone received their own tasks and began to take action.

The convoy changed formation, and the jumbo truck stopped in the middle of the intersection, while the vehicles behind it drove to the sides.

Boom boom boom!
After dozens of rain-inducing bombs were fired, it began to drizzle throughout the mine.

The once quiet mine was now filled with the sounds of gunfire, shouts, and machinery at work.

From the air, one can see over a thousand vehicles and thousands of people working in the torrential rain.

The rain is pouring down~
It was still daytime, and the sea fog had condensed into rain, so visibility was relatively good. The zombies that came running from the perimeter of the mine after hearing the noise were shot dead one by one.

The Xunwu County tungsten mine is not large, covering less than one square kilometer. However, due to its high-grade ore, thick ore body, and extremely high output, it is still considered a large tungsten mine despite its small size.

Because of its smaller size, the troops could be concentrated more easily, and the pressure on defense was also less, allowing Xiao Jun and his men to defend more calmly and effectively.

Jianming, along with his former miners from the mine and the newly recruited miners, arrived at the mine's factory shed.

"Dongguan boy, find a way to restore power to the mine."

"Old Sun, you'll still be in charge of the ore crushing work."

"Old Liu, you're still in charge of the demolition."

A few minutes later.

Dongguanzi arrived at the power distribution room at the former mine site.

A high-voltage cable was built from the headquarters to the tungsten mine.

The mine has a huge electricity consumption. If it only uses diesel generators, the diesel consumption would be too high.

The headquarters base in Dazhangshu does not produce oil, so diesel consumption is too extravagant for them.

So they installed a high-voltage cable to connect the headquarters base. It was over 100 kilometers long and took more than 100 workers a week to complete.

Squeak!

He opened the door to the electrical room, shone his flashlight around, and walked over to pull up a red switch.

Sizzle sizzle~
A hissing sound came from the air.

Whoosh! Whoosh!
The lights on several sheds in the mine instantly turned on, and even the indicator lights on the ore sorting equipment showed that they were powered on.

Pat pat~
He turned on all the lights inside and outside the mine.

Because the Great Camphor Tree took the opportunity to enter a period of rapid development when the zombies ran into the ocean, the Great Camphor Tree base and its surroundings were in a 24-hour development mode, so the mine was also operating 24 hours a day.

Therefore, in order to ensure that the mine can operate normally at night, many lights have been installed at the mine.

At this moment, the power switch was turned on, and the entire mine became as bright as day.

"Holy crap!" Xiao Jun, who had just gotten out of the jumbo truck, was blinded by the sudden white light.

With such bright lights, why bother having Zhou Tian and the others install the lighting wiring?

So Xiao Jun quickly contacted Zhou Tian:
"Old Zhou, it seems that the lighting in this mine is sufficient for now. You don't need to set up wiring or searchlights anymore. Your responsibility now is to ensure the safety of the workers in the mine."

"Yes, Commander, this light is really powerful!" Zhou Tian looked at the huge searchlight next to him. Even standing next to it, he could feel the heat radiating from the searchlight.

"Ah."

Xiao Jun then found Jian Ming and asked:

Why didn't you say earlier that there were lights at the mine?

Jianming blinked helplessly, "Commander, you didn't even ask!"

Xiao Jun rubbed his forehead, a curse welling up inside him.

Previously, Jianming was busy recruiting workers and hadn't had time to attend their meetings.

Due to time constraints, they set off after preparing personnel and supplies.

He hadn't had a chance to have a detailed private conversation with Jianming.

Therefore, he didn't actually have a very clear understanding of the specific situation at the mine.

"Come here and tell me about the situation inside this mine, keep it simple and concise!" Xiao Jun waved to Jian Ming, signaling him to come over.

Jianming turned his head to look in the direction of the factory shed, "But I still have things to tell them over there."

"Then hurry up and go. After you've finished explaining, come back immediately. I need to know the whole situation of the mine!" Xiao Jun said seriously.

Jianming nodded. "Okay."

After saying that, he ran towards the factory shed.

Watching Jian Ming's departing figure, Xiao Jun smiled wryly and said helplessly:
"That's simple."