Apocalypse Rebirth: 3000 million won at the beginning

Chapter 2226 The Road Ahead Is Long, But We Will Reach Our Destination (Happy New Year, Brothers!)

The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

In front of XXX Palace.

An elderly man in a red robe stands on a high place, looking down.

The snow was pristine, a world of ice and snow.

The old man's eyes were full of compassion as he gazed into the distance, seemingly lost in thought.

Because of its high altitude, with an average elevation of over 4000 meters and some mountains even higher, the sea fog cannot rise to such heights, so there is no sea fog in Sara.

However, due to the global climate change caused by the sea fog disaster, even in March, it snowed heavily in Sara.

Due to its unique geographical environment, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau was not significantly affected by the zombie crisis after the apocalypse.

In the early stages of the apocalypse, a large number of researchers, along with some influential people from the mainland, moved here.

After so many years of development, a force called the Brahma Plain Three Guardians Alliance has been formed here, which combines monks, researchers and herdsmen to form a faith that protects the plateau.

Over the years, relying on this isolated environment, the Brahma Three Guardians have developed unique post-apocalyptic agriculture, industry, and technology.

They had always lived a secluded, relatively peaceful life.

Oil City.

In the arena, Six Fingers watched the fighters battling inside through the glass.

I glanced down at the list of potential players for this week.

Many unfamiliar names appeared on the screen, including contestant number eight, Zhou Qian.

He had just watched Zhou Qian's competition and was quite impressed with the woman.

He picked up a pen and circled Zhou Qian's name (number eight), then asked his subordinate beside him:
"Let me introduce Zhou Qian."

The subordinate quickly opened his notebook and found Zhou Qian's identity information.

"Boss, number eight is named Zhou Qian. She is 36 years old and a level six employee. She joined the Oil City a year ago. She used to work as a waitress in a restaurant in the trading market, but later resigned because she ran away to become a scavenger."

I have a nine-year-old daughter.

They are currently living in the buffer zone.

After hearing Zhou Qian's information, Six Fingers flicked his cigarette ash, a hint of interest appearing in his eyes.

"Hmm, keep a close eye on this guy. He's a promising talent, resilient but also has weaknesses, and even more so, a fighting spirit. Not bad."

"Yes."

"Go down."

The subordinate bowed and then left the private room.

Six Fingers glanced at the two fighting in the octagon, then looked at the roster on the table.

He thought to himself with emotion:
It's true that the new generation surpasses the old, and new people replace the old in the world.

The arena has been established for many years, and he has seen many formidable figures over the years.

Some of them entered the reserve force of the militia brigade, and some even went on to become formal members of the militia brigade, or were selected to enter the combat brigade, rising to the top in one step.

I've met many people, and seen all sorts of people.

The arena is a place where all sorts of people mingle, and human nature and human hearts can be seen very clearly.

He had seen a man who became rich overnight through gambling. The day after he became rich, he went to Tingfeng Tower and spent his points lavishly. He died in less than a month.

He died from drinking too much alcohol.

I've also seen people who had stable jobs but got carried away and gambled away all their points, ending up with nothing. Unable to cope, they took out loans, couldn't repay them, resorted to theft and robbery, got caught by patrol officers, and completely fell into depravity.

I've met so many people and seen so many things.

He also summarized some life lessons, the most important of which is not to owe anything that you can't repay when it's necessary.

Freedom is the most important thing at all times.

Thinking of this, Six Fingers chuckled and took a sip of his red wine.

I'm lucky, I was able to use the arena to help the Oil City government select military talent.

As long as he doesn't do anything stupid, he can cling to the official support with a firm grip.

Clang, clang—

On a train traveling from the oil city to Oriental Paradise.

Inside the command center, Guo Peng was smoking silently, glancing occasionally at the darkness outside the window.

He also knew about the tungsten mining at the headquarters base, and that Zuo Ruxue, Zhu Xiao, Xiao Hu, and others had been transferred there.

But he wasn't selected to go there, which left him feeling somewhat disappointed.

After all, we were all in the same batch of people who joined Dazhangshu, and we were all team leaders in charge of highway transportation before.

However, after learning about the tungsten mine from Zhu Xiao a couple of days ago, he realized that the situation was actually quite complicated.

The King Kong Zombie Mother?

He stubbed out his cigarette, recalling the "Guardian" zombies Zhu Xiao had mentioned, which were able to work together to overturn an armored vehicle.

It's unbelievable.

What if they encounter a group of King Kong zombies on the road? Will they overturn the train too?
He considered this possibility and quickly ran to the driver's cab to ask the train driver, Lao Wu.

"Train conductor, is there anything I can help you with?" Old Wu, the train driver, asked with some surprise when he saw him.

Guo Peng quickly asked:
"If a new type of zombie appears, and several zombies are able to overturn an armored vehicle, could these zombies affect our trains? Or could they cause our trains to derail?"

After hearing Guo Peng's question, Lao Wu couldn't help but laugh.

"Train conductor, you're overthinking it. How could that be?"

“Our train has more than 100 carriages and weighs more than 10,000 tons, while an armored vehicle weighs only a dozen to several tens of tons. The weight difference is more than a hundred times.”

"Furthermore, our trains are high-speed and have enormous inertia. They are not stationary, inanimate objects. Their inertia is so great that even several tons of explosives would be difficult to stop them directly."

Furthermore, its structure makes it very difficult to overturn. Our train's wheels are wedged into the rails, its center of gravity is extremely low, and its chassis is extremely stable. To cause it to overturn would require a lateral moment more than a hundred times greater than that required to topple an armored vehicle.

As he spoke, he thought for a moment and then continued.

"If there really are zombies with immense strength like you described, and if these zombies were to crash into us, this is the only possible outcome:"

“They would be hit and crushed by the train, while our train would only shake slightly and continue moving forward.”

"I see." Guo Peng nodded, his tightly furrowed brows relaxing considerably.

"It seems I was indeed overthinking it."

He sat in the train driver's cab and asked Lao Wu some basic knowledge about trains.

He had never been in charge of train transportation before, so he didn't know much about the train system.

Old Wu was also feeling bored. The train's co-driver, Old Ding, had an upset stomach and had been on the toilet the whole time. Old Wu was alone in the driver's cab with nothing to do.

It's good that Guo Peng is here; we can chat together.

Suddenly, a huge figure appeared on the track dozens of meters ahead.

Illuminated by the high-beam searchlight, they spotted a zombie seal, five or six meters long, lying on the tracks.

This zombie seal was extremely large, weighing at least two tons.

The train was traveling at high speed. Just seconds after Guo Peng saw it, the train, which was traveling at 80 kilometers per hour and weighed more than 10,000 tons, collided with the zombie seal.

The triangular cone impact plate on the locomotive, under the train's acceleration and the potential energy of its 10,000-ton weight, instantly cleaved the zombie seal in two.

Splash!
The zombie seal's carcass fell onto the bulletproof windshield of the car.

The remaining liquid flowed backward with the wind.

Old Wu flicked a joystick on the control panel.

sizzle-

Water sprayed from the train's roof, and the powerful water pressure cleaned the slime off the bulletproof glass. "Look, conductor, given the weight of our train, it's highly unlikely we'll encounter any zombies that can stop us. Unless..."

“Unless what?” Guo Peng asked.

Old Wu stroked his stubble and continued:

"Unless there is a problem with the train track, like with the DS-1 train before, it will not affect the normal operation of the train."

Guo Peng nodded thoughtfully. "I understand."

Headquarters Base of Dazhangshu.

In the command center, Li Tie and Bi Tianxing were reporting to Li Yu on the upcoming operation.

The projector displayed a map of the iron ore mines surrounding the large camphor tree.

The closest iron ore mine to the headquarters base in Dazhangshu is called Tieshanlong Iron Mine, which is 40 kilometers away from Dazhangshu.

Before the apocalypse, this iron ore mine was one of the top three iron ore mines in the entire southern Jiangxi region in terms of iron ore production.

Moreover, because it is closest to the headquarters base in Dazhangshu, it was listed as a primary target for cleanup.

"Brother, Xiao Jun has already sent Zhu Xiao to bring the behemoth back, and the armored vehicles are also ready to depart at any time."

Bi Tianxing nodded and said, "Commander, the helicopter squadron is also ready. Let's proceed in the same way we cleared out the zombie horde at the New Century Iron Mine."

Li Yu glanced through the plan they had come up with. The plan was very simple, mainly written by Bi Tianxing based on his experience from the last time.

Since Li Yu had never personally led a team to fight against the King Kong zombie horde, he was unable to offer specific advice.

He nodded and said:

"Okay, then let's proceed according to your plan."

Bi Tianxing glanced at Li Tie, pondered for a moment, and then said:
"Can we requisition 10 mechs? Based on our experience from the last battle, the most vulnerable time is when the Guardian zombies get close. If we have mechs to assist us, our armored vehicles will be more protected."

“No problem, I’ll contact He Bing later, and you can just go to him to ask for it. Also, I’ll have Minister Liu arrange the mecha operator.” Li Yu readily agreed.

With Li Yu's support, Bi Tianxing felt reassured.

They discussed the specific details again in the command hall, and an hour later, Li Tie and Lao Bi left the command hall.

For some reason, Li Yu felt inexplicably irritable after they left.

I always feel uneasy.

He greeted his second uncle and then went downstairs to the administration building.

Downstairs, his personal vehicle, the Unimog, was parked.

Li Yu has never had a full-time driver; Li Tie, Li Gang, or Da Pao have always taken on the role part-time.

Now that Li Tie and Li Gang are both busy, the job of driver has been handed over to the more relaxed Da Pao.

Although Dapao also had a primary position in the military department, and at a relatively high level, he was the head of the interrogation department.

However, the camphor tree forces in China have hardly encountered any worthy opponents. Without enemies, the demand for interrogation naturally decreased significantly.

Aside from the occasional incident within the base where a violation of regulations occurs and Da Pao will step in to help, Da Pao has almost nothing to do.

So he became Li Yu's personal driver.

Da Pao, who was playing upbeat DJ music in the car, noticed that the door was open and Li Yu had gotten in.

He quickly threw the cigarette butt out the window. "Brother Yu, is the meeting over? Where are we going now?"

As he spoke, he carefully observed Li Yu's expression.

Li Yu sat on the soft back seat, rubbed his temples, and said:
"Leave the outer city and wander around outside."

Cannon was a little confused. "Is that a peripheral city or a buffer city?"

"Anything is fine." Li Yu hadn't decided where to go yet; he just wanted to take a look at the camphor tree base.

The camphor tree now covers an area of ​​100,000 mu, which is about the size of a small to medium-sized city before the apocalypse.

Aside from appearing in some important occasions in the border cities or buffer cities, Li Yu usually spends most of his time in the inner and outer cities, or inspecting other branch bases.

Thinking about it carefully, he realized he hadn't really explored the Edge City and Buffer City in detail yet.

Knowing Li Yu's idea, Da Pao immediately started the vehicle and drove towards the buffer city.

Two bomb disposal vehicles followed at a distance behind them.

Inside the armored vehicle were Li Yu's personal bodyguards, with Xuanxuan serving as the captain of the bodyguard team.

As the Unimog arrived at the exit of the buffer city, the guards at the exit quickly opened the gate, their bodies tense, and they paid their respects to the vehicle with eyes full of reverence, giving it a deep salute.

The vehicle drove out of the outer city.

Da Pao noticed that Li Yu seemed to have something on his mind, so he drove aimlessly around the buffer city.

Before we knew it, the vehicle had arrived in the commercial area.

No vehicles are allowed in the commercial area, but no one dared to stop this Unimog.

Dapao originally wanted to enter the block, but Li Yu saw that there were too many people inside, so he dissuaded him:
"Don't go in, there are too many people inside."

"Okay." The cannon drove towards the side street.

They had just left.

Near the gas station at the entrance to the commercial area, several pedestrians looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Was that the chief's car just now?"

"It seems so, a Unimog. We only have this one in the entire base, and it even has the camphor tree emblem on it, so it should be it."

"Damn, should we go check it out?"

"Are you crazy? You'll be in big trouble if you get caught. You dare to follow the leader's car."

"I'm just curious what the commander is doing out at this hour. I want to have a chat with him."

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The car had unknowingly circled the buffer zone, and many residents strolling outside recognized Li Yu's car.

But no one dared to stop the car; they simply stood there watching.

An hour later, the vehicle arrived at the buffer zone.

Li Yu sat in his seat, looking at the lights of the Class C residential complex outside through the bulletproof glass, and could even see people walking in the corridors.

The lights are on in every home; this neighborhood is quite large.

After driving around the edge of the city for two hours without even turning the corner, Li Yu had a direct sense of the sheer size of the camphor tree.

The residents living here are inextricably linked to the fate of the giant camphor tree.

Because of the camphor tree base, they were able to enjoy peace and tranquility in the apocalypse.

And it is because of them that the big camphor tree is able to face natural disasters, zombies, and all kinds of difficulties and obstacles.

Li Yu directly felt the weight of the three words "Big Camphor Tree" and the nearly two million people behind them!

As the leader of these two million people, he bears the responsibility of leading them to survive in the apocalypse.

It is a burden, but also a trust and a source of strength.

The endless troubles and repeated difficulties left him somewhat exhausted.

But after he toured the edge city and buffer city of the big camphor tree, he saw the people who were truly living there.

He was filled with renewed motivation and a sense of purpose to continue striving.

"Cannon, stop turning, go back to the inner city," Li Yu said to the cannon in front of him.

Da Pao noticed that Li Yu seemed much more relaxed, so he didn't ask Li Yu what was bothering him. If Brother Yu didn't say, he wouldn't ask.

I guess he's figured it out now, which is good.

"okay."

Dapao turned the car around and drove towards the inner city of Dazhangshu.