Apocalypse Rebirth: 3000 million won at the beginning

Under the powerful deterrent force of the camphor tree, the five bases ultimately failed to descend into chaos.

Even those who caused trouble were driven out of the base.

Having set an example, other residents naturally dared not cause trouble again.

However, a sense of panic permeated all five bases, as people worried that food supplies would run out.

After the food rationing order was issued, the base ruthlessly suppressed a very small number of troublemakers, and with the added deterrence of force, the rationing order was accepted by the residents.

Despite the purchase restrictions, residents are still able to buy enough food to fill their stomachs every day.

However, the prices of some vegetables, fruits, meats and other foods are rising day by day.

In particular, the supply of fresh vegetables that have not mutated is decreasing due to the gradual reduction in production.

But demand remains high, which has led to a gradual increase in vegetable prices.

Buffer city.

Greenhouse No. 75.

Anya looked at the harvested batch of seeds and solemnly instructed her subordinates:
"These seeds need to be selected, with plump grains, free from insects, mold, and damage. Then they will be disinfected, sterilized, and sealed in packaging for long-term storage in a seed warehouse."

"This batch consists of ordinary seeds, and we must ensure that they can be stored for more than 50 years."

Xie Weishan, who was in charge of the seed preservation program, nodded and said:
"Yes, Minister An, don't worry, I will use different methods to preserve different kinds of seeds!"

Anya looked at the batch of seeds that had been collected with a complicated expression, and sighed:
“DIN elements are all over the world, and the soil is polluted. We don’t know if the unpolluted seeds we left behind will have clean soil to grow in the future.”

Xie Weishan raised his head and comforted him:
"Our current technology can't achieve it, but we'll be able to when our technology advances."

"I hope so," Anya said, regaining her composure.

"The seed preservation plan is very important, as it involves future planning. The leader has personally emphasized this point, and there must be absolutely no mistakes."

"understand!"

After giving her instructions, Anya left greenhouse number 75.

Every year, they seal a batch of seeds to replace the seeds sealed in the previous year.

But this time was different. They processed all the unmutated plant seeds they could find in the five bases and then sealed them up collectively.

Currently, as time goes by, more and more crops in the camphor tree headquarters base are mutating.

Not only do plants mutate, but after the D element enters the greenhouse, it settles in the soil, polluting the soil as well.

If a greenhouse has produced mutated plants, then even if uncontaminated seeds are used to plant them later, mutated plants will still grow.

Anya left Greenhouse No. 75 and returned to the Ministry of Agriculture building in Buffer City.

She had barely returned when Li Peizhen came looking for her.

"Minister An, I have prepared a report on the growth of the mutated plants. Please take a look."

Anya's eyes lit up with curiosity upon hearing this.

She took the report and read it carefully.

Li Peizhen, who was standing next to her, explained:
"Mutant crops grow extremely fast. The higher the degree of mutation, the faster the growth rate, and the faster they mature compared to ordinary, unmutated crops."

In our experiments, crops grown in soil with high concentrations of D-elements matured up to three times faster than ordinary crops.

For example, early-maturing corn, which normally takes about 80 to 120 days to mature from sowing to harvest in our greenhouses, can mature in 26 to 40 days in soil contaminated with D-elements.

"Furthermore, we discovered that this mutant crop has an extremely high survival rate and is drought-resistant, cold-resistant, and salt-tolerant."

After reviewing the entire report, Anya's eyes flashed with a sharp light.

I secretly said:

Given the growth rate of this mutated plant, wouldn't it be wonderful if humans could eat it without mutating?

Moreover, with such tenacious vitality and high survival rate of mutated plants, humans will never have a food problem.

It's a pity.
According to current research, those who consume this mutated food containing Gaudi elements will exhibit zombification characteristics.

The zombie research department conducted experiments on animals and found that chickens that ate mutated corn had various diseases and white pupils, making them not much different from zombies.

She put the report away and asked Li Peizhen:
"What is the current situation regarding the spread of plant mutations in greenhouses?"

Li Peizhen's expression was not very good:
"As of now, the pollution rate of greenhouses at the headquarters base has reached 20%."

"So fast?!" Anya gasped.

"It was only 7% in half a month, and now it's 20%?!"

"It's spreading four times faster than we expected!"

Li Peizhen nodded and said:

"Although I don't want to admit it, that's the truth. This is the data I just compiled."

Anya looked grave as she took the report and walked toward the door.

"I'll go and report to the commander."

Inner city.

Inner City Complex.

The conference room on the first floor.

This meeting room is generally used for meetings of the Standing Committee of the 15th Management Committee, but it is also used for other purposes when it is not in use.

The conference room is luxuriously decorated and includes a coffee table and rest area.

Li Yu sat on the sofa, looking at the computer of Song Zhihong, the former director of the Natural Disaster Research Institute and now the head of the meteorological team.

Originally, Song Zhihong was the director of the Natural Disaster Research Institute, but he was demoted to the head of the meteorological group because of a mistake he made.

Song Zhihong pointed at the computer screen as he explained:

"Commander, based on the data brought back by the Palau exploration team and the subsequent data on the arrival time of sea fog at various bases, our meteorological team has created a simulation diagram of sea fog diffusion."

You can take a look.

After he finished speaking, he clicked the mouse button.

In the video, a red ring appears in the waters off Palau, gradually enlarging until it spreads across the globe.

"You mean, the sea fog has now spread globally?"

Song Zhihong nodded and said:

"Correct!"

"It takes two months for the sea fog to travel from the waters off Palau to the Philippines, but only one and a half months to reach the headquarters base."

"According to simulation calculations, the initial diffusion rate of sea fog is 50 km/day, the middle diffusion rate is 120-150 km/day, and the later diffusion rate reaches 200 km/day."

"The sea fog has been spreading from the waters off Palau for 11 months now."

“Our headquarters has been shrouded in sea fog for seven months.”

"Based on our model calculations, Indonesia was occupied for nine months, North America for four months, and Europe for three months. Even the waters off Palau, the furthest from the sea off Argentina, have been shrouded in sea fog for at least two months now."

After listening, Li Yu took a deep breath and sighed:

"So, this can be considered a global sea fog."

"Time flies. It's been a year since we sent a team to Palau."

"The situation is changing very quickly."

The main reason he called Song Zhihong over today was because he wanted to know the extent of the sea fog's impact.

Additionally, is it possible to find methods from other countries that survivors have deciphered the mutated plants?

Although reaching other countries is a pipe dream under the sea fog,

But this direction is worth considering. *Knock knock*

There was a knock on the conference room door.

"Enter."

Xuanxuan's tall figure appeared at the door. "Chief, Anya from the Ministry of Agriculture has something to report."

"Okay, tell her to come over in five minutes." Li Yu nodded, pondered for a moment, and then looked at Song Zhihong and said:
"Is there any way to find out if there are any survivors or large settlements in other countries?"

Song Zhihong did not answer immediately. After thinking for a moment, he replied:
"Yes, although the satellites are unusable, with the current technology in our camphor tree, there are still two ways to do it."

"The first is a high-altitude infrared detector, which can be used by airplanes or hot air balloons."

Living people are a source of life. If tens of thousands of people gather, it must be a huge source of intense heat.

Infrared detection can penetrate darkness, fog, and clouds to detect heat sources hundreds to thousands of kilometers away.

"Secondly, a longwave and shortwave radio monitoring array."

As long as there are people, there will be a signal if they use radios, walkie-talkies, generators, electromagnetic noise, etc. The stronger the signal, the more people there are.

Long waves can cross oceans, countries, and even circle the Earth.

"However, the first type I just mentioned can only be detected in gatherings of tens of thousands of people. If it is ordinary scattered soldiers or small groups, the instruments simply cannot distinguish them."

Once the number of people exceeds ten thousand, heat sources, electromagnetic signals, and vibrations become extremely noticeable.

Li Yu's eyes flickered, and he continued to ask:

"Can we see the country of Amelica?"

"Forehead"

Song Zhihong replied:

"High-altitude infrared detectors cannot do that; they can only cover the entire country and a few surrounding countries. Even if placed at an altitude of 1 meters, they cannot see anything."

Because even high-altitude probes cannot perceive the Earth's curvature.

"But the second method does not rely on line of sight. It only relies on radio waves to spread around the world. As long as there are large bases with tens of thousands of people abroad that are still generating electricity, communicating, and maintaining order, we can still detect them even if they are halfway around the world."

They could even pinpoint their exact location and size.

Li Yu's eyes narrowed slightly, and a chill suddenly ran through him.

"Is it difficult to manufacture the long-wave wireless eavesdropping equipment you mentioned that can detect signals globally?"

"No way," Song Zhihong shook his head and said.
"Even a home-grade monitoring device would suffice, with the main unit only the size of a computer, but the antenna would be quite long, requiring an antenna of over ten meters to wrap around the device."

However, this positioning as a home-use product is not precise enough.

For precision, you need a professional antenna array, which involves setting up a large iron ring with a diameter of ten meters at a high position.

We also need to get a few military receivers and assemble them into a receiver array.

It would be even better if there were a full-band receiver rack.

Li Yu did not feel happy after hearing what he said; on the contrary, his heart sank.

His eyes narrowed to slits. "According to what you mean..."

"If other survivor settlements in other countries also installed such equipment, would they also be able to see our big camphor tree?"

“Yes!” Song Zhihong nodded without hesitation.

After he finished speaking, he noticed that Li Yu's expression was off and immediately realized what was going on.

This means
Survivor communities in other countries are very likely to know them.

"This matter," Li Yu said in a deep voice:

"For this matter, go back and find He Bing from the Military Industry Department and Dong Ying from the Radio Department. You and they come to see me together."

"Yes, sir."

"You go back first."

"Ok."

Song Zhihong quickly closed his laptop, bowed slightly to Li Yu, and walked out of the meeting room.

As soon as he stepped out, he saw Anya, the Minister of Agriculture.

"Minister An," Song Zhihong greeted.

"Mm." Anya nodded slightly, not in the mood for small talk, and brushed past him before following Xuanxuan into the conference room.

Inside the meeting room.

Xuanxuan led Anya inside and then made her a cup of tea.

Anya thanked her, looked up at Xuanxuan, and her eyes were filled with emotion.

Xuanxuan is nineteen years old now. The little girl he once knew has grown into a beautiful young woman.

He was a head taller than her, and even with shoes on, he looked about 1.78 meters tall.

Wearing a form-fitting black tactical suit, she had a shapely figure, and her long, slender legs concealed astonishing strength.

He had a tactical strap around his waist with two guns attached to it.

With earphones perched on his ears, he looked clean and tidy, exuding an aura of aloofness that kept strangers at bay.

Xuanxuan chose combat science as her major at the university in Dazhangshu.

He graduated first in all subjects and possesses exceptional combat talent.

Close combat, melee fighting, marksmanship, tracking, counter-tracking and other skills are all included.
He grew up under the tutelage of his third uncle and the judge, and later learned some kung fu from Qingyang and Qingxiao.

They are well-rounded, multi-talented individuals.

In the past two years, he even joined the assault squadron and led the team to carry out many missions, gaining practical combat experience.

Later, he returned to Li Yu's side and continued to serve as his bodyguard.

Later, Xuanxuan also took on the role of Li Yu's work secretary.

Normally, people in the base have to go through Xuanxuan to find him.

After placing the tea, Xuanxuan turned and left the meeting room.

Anya withdrew her gaze and looked at Li Yu, who was reading the report, and quietly waited for him to finish reading.

half an hour.

After reading the report, Li Yu placed it on the table.

asked:

"How is the project to cultivate mutant crops with fixed proteins progressing?"

Anya's heart skipped a beat, and a look of shame appeared on her face:
"Progress has been minimal. We have tried various methods, but we are still unable to cultivate or extract it."

"But there has been some progress in the research on mutant crops."

Li Yu wasn't too surprised by Anya's answer.

"Tell me about it."

"As the report states, the more severe the mutation, the faster the growth rate of the mutant crops, and all of this is related to the concentration of the element D."

In addition, we also found that the mutant crops are quite resilient.

Moreover, it releases significantly more oxygen than normal crops, with larger, denser, and greener leaves, exhibiting extremely strong photosynthesis, and releasing 2 to 5 times more oxygen than ordinary crops.

"At the same time, the mutated crops also release a mutated gas containing the element D."

(End of this chapter)