Apocalypse Rebirth: 3000 million won at the beginning

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Above the Qinghai base - Wuyuanshan Railway construction site.

Two helicopters flew in from a distance.

The workers on the construction site looked up when they saw the helicopter in the sky.

"Huh? Isn't that our big camphor tree's helicopter?" said a burly man with a towel wrapped around his neck.

His skin was dark, and he was covered in sweat. The sunlight shone on him, and large beads of sweat clung to his massive muscles.

"I don't know, who cares? Come on, Brother Xiong, let's carry the rails down together."

Brother Xiong wiped the sweat from his forehead; his eyes stung, and salt crystals formed at the corners.

Most of the workers were not interested in the arrival of the helicopter.

However, some site managers immediately reported the arrival of the helicopter to Wei Cheng and Lü Song, the senior engineers who remained on site.

A railway maintenance supervisor rushed to a train and opened the door.

"Engineer Wei, a helicopter has arrived. It's from our Big Camphor Tree."

Wei Cheng, who was enjoying the air conditioning in his car, quickly got out and looked at the helicopter in the sky with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

I secretly said:

"That's not right. We just contacted him yesterday. He's still in Golmud inspecting the railway along the route. He can't possibly be back so soon."

With that in mind, he quickly returned to his car, used the radio to tune to the common frequency of the camphor tree, and tried to contact the two helicopters above.

"Hello, this is Wei Cheng, an engineer at the Qinghai-Tibet Railway construction site. Which department in Dazhangshu are you from?"

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Inside one of the helicopters, Xuanxuan heard the radio, but instead of answering immediately, she got up and went to the middle of the cabin.

This permanent helicopter is more luxuriously decorated than other helicopters.

It has a bathroom, a kitchen, and even a separate bedroom.

Even the floor was carpeted.

A month ago, Li Yu departed from the headquarters to inspect the various branch bases in Dazhangshu.

First, we went to the Oil City, then to the Oriental Paradise and the Northern Territory, and finally to the Northwest Base.

He originally planned to go directly to the Qinghai base, but he had never been there since its establishment.

But halfway there, Li Yu suddenly felt like visiting the railway construction site.

He didn't tell Shan Zimo before coming over; he just wanted to see the real situation at the construction site.

Xuanxuan walked through the long corridor and came to Li Yu, who was sitting in a luxurious chair.

"Sir, Engineer Wei from the railway construction site is asking which department we belong to in Dazhangshu. Should we answer truthfully? Also, should we land?"

Looking at the construction site below, Li Yu asked:

"Where's Shan Zimo? Isn't he at the construction site?"

"I haven't answered him yet," Xuanxuan replied truthfully.

Li Yu thought for a moment, then got up and walked towards the communication station in front.

He picked up the headset and began to speak:

"I am Li Yu. Is Shan Zimo not here?"

Upon hearing this, Wei Cheng below was startled. Wasn't that the leader's name?
He quickly replied, "Greetings, Commander. The Shandong Engineering team went to inspect the railway line from the Qinghai base to the Sanshou branch base a few days ago, and they haven't returned yet."

"I see," Li Yu thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I understand."

After he finished speaking, he put the headset back and ended the call.

He said to Ding Shan, the driver in front:

"Xiao Ding, there's no need to wander around here. Let's go straight to the Qinghai base."

He originally wanted to talk to Shan Zimo in person, but since Shan Zimo wasn't there, he decided to go directly to the Qinghai base.

"receive."

Ding Shan adjusted the helicopter's direction and smoothly headed towards the Qinghai base.

below.

Wei Cheng watched the two helicopters leave, his heart pounding.

After thinking it over carefully, it seemed that nothing had gone wrong at the construction site, and I was finally relieved.

"Why did the commander suddenly appear here?"

I don't understand.

"We need to talk to Shandong University of Technology about this."

Thinking of this, he immediately changed the radio channel and contacted Shan Zimo.

Two hours later.

Two helicopters flew in from the northeast and appeared over the Qinghai base.

People at the Qinghai base quickly spotted the helicopter in the air.

"A helicopter is coming."

"I heard that the leader of the big camphor tree is coming to inspect today."

"Really? I heard that the commander is very young."

"I don't know what it looks like."

Many workers put down their work and looked up at the sky.

Li Tie also received the news. He quickly walked out of his office, glanced at the helicopter in the sky, and turned to his subordinates, instructing them: "Notify all teams to line up to welcome it. Also, go and call those three field managers over."

After saying that, he straightened his combat uniform and walked towards the tarmac.

The message spread through the ranks, and the base quickly sprang into action.

The staff stood in two rows on the edge of the tarmac, straightening their collars and keeping their backs ramrod straight.

Not long after, Chen Shoujiang, Gao Jingshan, and Sun Jing also arrived at the edge of the tarmac.

The three stood in a row, half a step behind Li Tie, waiting with him for the helicopter to land.

Just at this time.

The helicopter slowly descended and landed on the helipad.

After the hatch opened, Li Yu stepped out.

He was unusually not wearing his combat uniform, but instead dressed in black civilian clothes.

Upon seeing Li Yu, Li Tie was overjoyed and quickly went to greet him: "Big brother, you've come."

Li Yu nodded, his gaze sweeping over the crowd lined up to welcome him at the edge of the tarmac.

Finally, the gaze settled on Chen Shoujiang, Gao Jingshan, and Sun Jing, who were standing at the very front, and lingered on their faces for a moment.

Chen Shoujiang stepped forward first, his face filled with excitement, and bowed slightly:

"Greetings, sir. I am Chen Shoujiang, and I am currently in charge of the Qinghai Sheep Breeding Farm."

"Greetings, sir. I am Gao Jingshan, currently in charge of the Sanjiaocheng Sheep Breeding Farm."

"Greetings, sir. I am Sun Jing, and I am currently in charge of the Hudong Sheep Breeding Farm."

The three introduced themselves one by one, their tone filled with respect and surprise. They hadn't expected the legendary leader of the camphor tree to be so young.

However, the aura emanating from Li Yu was indeed quite impressive.

With a warm smile, Li Yu extended his hand to shake hands with Chen Shoujiang, then with Gao Jingshan and Sun Jing in turn, before saying with a smile:

"Thank you for your hard work, three managers. I came here today specifically to check on things here. Please don't be too formal."

Chen Shoujiang felt relieved to see that Li Yu was quite friendly, and his expression relaxed a bit.

Gao Jingshan and Sun Jing exchanged a glance, seeing the same feeling in each other's eyes.

"Shall we take a look around the Qinghai base first?" Li Tie asked, seeing that the pleasantries were almost over.

"Row."

Li Yu nodded and, accompanied by Li Tie and the others, began to walk along the main road of the base.

Li Tie walked beside him, explaining the changes that had taken place at the base over the past few days.

"The newly built warehouse, the expanded factory buildings, and over there are newly completed residential buildings. The commercial area is now taking shape," Li Tie introduced, pointing to each of these places.

"The mission lobby is also complete."

"Now we're just waiting for the railway to be completed, which will make transporting supplies much easier."

Li Yu looked around and asked:

How many people are there here now?

Li Tie answered without hesitation:

"13,000 people. Previously, Old Chen and his three sheep breeding farms had a total of 6,000 to 7,000 people. The rest were relocated from the oil city and other branch bases."

"Among these people, there are about 1000 military personnel, about 1000 people from the crystal refining plant, and the rest are herdsmen and planters."

However, there are mines here. I'll wait until the train service opens, then bring some equipment over and start mining here.”

Li Tie did most of the talking along the way, while Li Yu listened quietly.

Before they knew it, they had arrived at the crystal refinery.

Li Yu stopped at the entrance of the crystal refining plant and looked through the glass window at the workers busily working inside.

The conveyor belt continuously transported plant materials, the crusher hummed, and several workers stood in front of the control panel, staring at the instrument panel.

"How's the production going now?" Li Yu asked.

Li Tie replied, "Currently, we can produce about 80 to 100 tons per month. The pasture on the surrounding mountains has already been harvested, and we are now rotating crops. The yield should be able to stabilize further later."

Li Yu did some mental calculations and found that the amount of crystals needed by the camphor tree each month was over three hundred tons.

The crystals produced here are considered to be developed to the extreme, but at most they can only meet one-third of the demand.

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Progress on Ju Tianrui's side is going quite fast. The last time I talked to him, the factory there wasn't fully built yet.

However, once the equipment is set up and a simple open-air operation begins, it is expected that 100 tons of crystals will be produced per month in about a week. If the crystal refining plant is fully built and the branch bases in Anding League, Sanshou League, and Sanjiang League are fully utilized, the crystal production capacity can be increased at least tenfold.

After leaving the crystal factory, Li Tie led him to the perimeter wall of the Qinghai base.

In the distance, you can see the outlines of several sheep breeding farms and herders grazing their flocks.

"Is that the Qinghai Sheep Breeding Farm over there?" Li Yu asked.

“Yes.” Chen Shoujiang quickly stepped forward and pointed to the distance. “Triangle City is over there, and Lake East is a little further away. Now they are all connected, making management much easier than before.”

After watching for a while, Li Yu said, "Come on, take me there to have a look."

The group walked out along the main road of the base and soon arrived at the pasture area of ​​the sheep breeding farm.

The pasture was lush and green, with several herds of cattle and sheep scattered across the grassland, grazing on the tender grass stems.

Several shepherds were sitting on a distant earthen slope, chatting idly while holding their whips. When they saw Li Yu and his group approaching, they all stood up and curiously looked at the young man walking at the front.

Li Yu was also watching them.

He saw that the shepherds had a rosy blush on their faces, typical of the high plateau, and their clothes, though old, were very clean.

They casually rested their whips on their knees, their eyes filled with curiosity and awe.

Li Yu stopped in front of a small earthen slope, smiled kindly at the shepherds, and asked, "How is the grass growing here?"

An older shepherd paused for a moment, glancing at Li Tie and Chen Shoujiang, who were both important figures on their side.

Judging from this display, the young man in front of them is even more powerful than Li Tie.

Yesterday, my cousin told me that the leader of the big camphor tree is coming. Could it be this guy?

In that instant, many thoughts flashed through his mind.

He looked up and saw that Li Yu was still looking at him, then he came to his senses and quickly replied, "It's fine. There was plenty of rain in the past few months, and the grass is better than in previous years. We also dug a deep well, and it's growing very well."

Li Yu nodded, then looked at the cattle and sheep in the distance and said, "Brother, you're raising them well."

The shepherd scratched his head and smiled somewhat sheepishly.

Li Yu chatted with him for a few more minutes, then turned around and continued walking along the edge of the grassland.

He walked slowly, observing everything carefully along the way.

At Li Tie's prompting, Chen Shoujiang quickly followed beside him, explaining the changes that had taken place at the sheep farm in recent years as they walked.

"Commander, those days weren't easy." Chen Shoujiang's face showed a look of reminiscence.

He said, "Back then, people from the Qaidam Basin would come to collect grain every quarter. They would exchange one ton of fuel oil for five tons of grain, and if they didn't give it to us, they would take action."

They took away most of the barley we worked so hard to grow.

The little food left was barely enough to feed the family; there was nothing left to exchange it for.

"After joining the Big Camphor Tree, things finally started to get better." Chen Shoujiang's tone was noticeably lighter.

"Although we still have to hand over the grain now, we have enough food and we even receive points."

The big camphor tree was also provided with electric farm machinery, making farming much less strenuous than before.

Points can be redeemed for all sorts of things; you'll have plenty to eat, wear, and use.

Hearing this, Li Yu nodded and asked, "Did they send anyone else from the Qaidam Basin later?"

“No.” Chen Shoujiang shook his head. “They haven’t come back since we were driven away last time. Maybe they’re scared, or maybe they’re trying to find out what’s going on with us, but we haven’t made any contact since.”

Li Yu thought about it. Li Tie had also led people to investigate that force in the Qaidam Basin.

Not worth mentioning.

They could even be eliminated at any time.

However, since the snowy area has just been captured and a large-scale troop deployment is planned for India, the forces are somewhat dispersed, so they have not been paying attention to them for the time being.

He continued walking for a while, then stopped on a small hillside, looking at the herds of cattle and sheep grazing in the distance.

The afterglow of the setting sun spilled onto the grass, turning the entire meadow into a warm golden hue.

In the distance, several herders were driving their flocks back home, with sheepdogs following beside them, barking occasionally.

Qinghai Lake is sparkling and its waters are rippling.

Looking at the beautiful scenery before him, Li Yu felt relaxed and happy.

He looked around quietly for a while, then said, "The scenery here is quite nice."

Li Tie followed his gaze and agreed, "Yes, this place is indeed quite nice."

“I often stand on the wall and look around; this place can calm my mind.”

Li Yu turned around and glanced at his cousin. After Li Tie took charge of a region, he had matured a lot.

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Back at the base, Li Yu didn't rush back to the canteen, but instead said to Li Tie:

"Go and see the brothers stationed here."

This is one of the things Li Yu must do upon arriving at each branch base.

Li Tie nodded and led Li Yu toward the base's military outpost.

The garrison is located in the southeast corner of the base, with a row of neat barracks and more than a dozen armored vehicles.

Two sentries were standing at the door. When they saw Li Tie leading Li Yu over, they immediately stood up straight.

One of the sentries, his face beaming with excitement, was the first to shout at Li Yu:

"Greetings, Commander!"

Another sentry, his face flushed from the high altitude, paused for a second before quickly saluting Li Yu.

"Greetings, Commander."

Li Yu smiled and nodded at the two of them.

After Li Yu and the others left, the sentry with ruddy cheeks from the high altitude excitedly asked the team member next to him:
"Hu Da! Is that the commander? Why didn't you tell me sooner!"

"Ahem, didn't I just tell you?"

"Hey Hu Da, I didn't hear that."

After Li Yu and the others left.

Li Yu asked casually:

"Tiezi, was that sentry recruited from this area?"

He could also tell that the sentry didn't recognize him.

"Yes." Li Tie nodded and said, "Yes, 100 reserve members of the militia have been recruited."

Li Yu didn't say anything, but he had already made up his mind that he would send people from the Ministry of Education over next.

Enter the camp.

The soldiers in the barracks were resting; some were cleaning their guns, while others were organizing their equipment.

Upon seeing Li Tie enter with his men, they all stood up.

The soldiers in the camphor tree area all knew Li Yu.

Upon seeing Li Yu, everyone exclaimed in surprise:

"Holy crap, the commander really came."

"Greetings, Commander."

"Commander, it's great to see you again."

Li Yu walked in the middle of the barracks and looked at the soldiers' equipment and living conditions.

He walked up to a combatant who was cleaning his gun, squatted down, and asked, "Your gun is in good condition."

The combatant paused for a moment, then quickly replied, "Reporting, sir, it needs maintenance every day."

Li Yu stood up and looked at the beds and lockers in the barracks again.

He asked, "How's the food here?"

Another combatant nearby replied, "It's good, we get meat every day."

Afterwards, Li Yu chatted with the combat personnel stationed here, asking about their living conditions, whether they were adapting well, whether they missed home, and offering some words of encouragement.

when it is time to leave,
He said to the people in the barracks, "Brothers stationed here, you've worked hard."

The crowd shouted in unison, "Fight for the commander! Serve the big camphor tree!"

It was evening.

Li Tie hosted a dinner in the canteen at the Qinghai training base.

On the table were several plates of beef and mutton, a pot of steaming mutton soup, and some barley cakes.

Chen Shoujiang, Gao Jingshan, and Sun Jing came over to sit with them.

Chen Shoujiang picked up a glass of wine, stood up, and respectfully toasted Li Yu.

"Commander, I salute you."

Li Yu picked up his wine glass, clinked it against his, and drank it all in one gulp.

Gao Jingshan then stood up as well and toasted Li Yu with a glass of wine.

"Wishing you, Commander, all the best, good health, and may the banner of the camphor tree fly forever. I salute you!"

Sun Jing also raised a toast.

"Sir, I'm not good with words, but I wish you good health."

Li Yu accepted their drinks without hesitation and had a drink with them all.

After a few rounds of drinks, the atmosphere gradually warmed up.

Li Yu asked about their respective family situations and the work arrangements at the sheep breeding farm, listening attentively.

As night deepened, the lights in the cafeteria became warm and bright.

Waaaaah—

The wind whistled softly outside the window, and the occasional bleating of cattle and sheep drifted from afar, making this night on the plateau exceptionally quiet.

(End of this chapter)