The most ruthless person in the apocalypse

Chapter 1025 Do Not Underestimate the People of the World

Through the telescope, Zhang Su could vaguely make out carrier-based aircraft parked on the aircraft carrier deck, but that was all he could see. Unless he switched to a higher-powered telescope, he would have to get closer to obtain more information.

Since aircraft carriers have air defense systems, it is essential to determine the distance!

With super vision and the optical zoom of a telescope, you can see the horizon, but you can't measure distances; the distance between two points is a math problem!

Zhang Su looked at Fu Weijun and said, "Dr. Fu, we are currently 1,500 meters above sea level. Can you calculate how far we can see at the farthest point?"

Fu Weijun looked at Zhang Su with a puzzled expression. What was he trying to do by simply calculating the curvature of the Earth?
Then a glint flashed in his slightly reddened eyes. He gleaned two pieces of information from the question: first, the aircraft carrier should have already appeared, at the horizon; second, Mr. Zhang could see dozens or even hundreds of kilometers away in the pitch black!
The eyes of an eagle?

This conjecture is somewhat absurd, but Fu Weijun has seen all sorts of absurd things. For him, absurdity is not scary; what is scary is that he has no way to investigate absurd things...

"Let me calculate. The Earth's radius R is 6,371, the observation altitude H is 1,500, and the formula D equals the square root of..."

Fu Weijun took out his phone calculator, muttered to himself, and pointed at the calculator. After a little over half a minute, he gave the answer.

"Based on the Earth's curvature, our observable distance is 138.25 kilometers, yes, that's it!"

Zhang Su nodded, then said to Wu Baokang, "Old Wu, we just flew 106 kilometers south from Turtle Island. Now, look at that direction, southeast for about 130 kilometers, that's where the aircraft carrier is. Remember that?"

Wu Baokang looked at the direction Zhang Su was pointing, held the compass to the location, and nodded vigorously: "Five degrees south of southeast, okay, I got it. No... Brother Su, it's over a hundred kilometers away, you, you can see it?"

When he came to his senses, Wu Baokang looked at Zhang Su in astonishment. He knew that the hunters in a primitive tribe in the Black Continent had excellent eyesight. A special research team had once come to the tribe to measure the eyesight of those primitive people, and the best ones could reach more than ten!

The conventional understanding is that it means being able to see prey within a range of about ten kilometers, but now it seems that ten kilometers is nothing...

Zhang Su patted Wu Baokang on the shoulder meaningfully, then said to Fu Weijun, "Confirm the range of the air defense system with him again."

Fu Weijun spoke with White as Zhang Su had requested, then nodded, giving the same answer as before.

The answer wasn't actually the key point. What Zhang Su wanted was to sense the other person's emotions. On Turtle Island, anything could be said, but now that they were in the same helicopter, false information could kill people. However, the other person didn't panic or show any fear, which showed that the information he provided was accurate.

Since there are no problems, let's get closer and observe!

Zhang Su said, "Old Wu, fly fifty kilometers forward from this position."

"receive."

Wu Baokang realized that his question was somewhat inappropriate. After a brief moment of self-reflection, he decided not to say another word.

Fifty kilometers is only ten minutes for a helicopter traveling at 300 kilometers per hour.

As they got closer, the aircraft carrier became clearer and clearer in Zhang Su's eyes. By the time Wu Baokang hovered the helicopter again, he could even count the carrier-based aircraft on the deck!

The numbers roughly match what White said; the minor differences are probably due to overlapping or obscuring, but they're not very important.

There was no living creature moving anywhere in sight, whether on the deck or the island superstructure. The radar system on top of the island superstructure was still slowly rotating, seemingly without any problems, but whether someone was watching it was unknown!
This was the first time Zhang Su had ever been so close to such a magnificent aircraft carrier. From a distance of tens of kilometers, he observed it intently for five minutes. The entire carrier floated on the sea like a ghost ship, without a trace of life.

"This aircraft carrier feels... well, it's too far away, so my feeling might not be accurate."

Zhang Su muttered something to himself, then said, "Old Wu, use a light to send them a Morse code greeting."

If you want to know what's going on on the other side, but they haven't made a move, then you might as well take the initiative.

"Brother Su, this is over seventy kilometers away, the other side might not be able to see us." Wu Baokang said while operating the machine, not asking random questions, but offering some of his own opinions was the right thing to do.

"If they have someone monitoring the radar, they'll notice us approaching and will inevitably keep an eye on us. Try calling a few more times and see how they react."

The greeting lasted for three minutes. Zhang Su kept his eyes fixed on the aircraft carrier, but according to his observation, he still did not detect any movement.

"Alright, let's leave it at that for now."

Zhang Su told Wu Baokang to stop flashing his lights, then frowned and tried to put himself in Wu Baokang's shoes. If he were in this situation on the aircraft carrier, would he respond accordingly?

This needs to be analyzed on a case-by-case basis. If supplies are running low, then a prompt response will be taken. However, the problem is that an aircraft carrier that can accommodate five or six thousand people only has a dozen or so people left, and with the cold weather, the stored supplies are enough for them to last for several years...

Suddenly, Zhang Su heard English in his ears. He looked down at White, who was speaking.

“Brother Su said that after he and McCree left, there might be conflicts among those people, and there might not be many left alive. They no longer have the energy to pay attention to the radar and the outside world.”

Fu Weijun translated for Zhang Su.

Zhang Su looked at White with a puzzled expression, thinking to himself, "Are those people really that emotionally unstable?"

But on second thought, it's not impossible that being confined to a small living space for over a hundred days could drive someone who has always touted themselves as a champion of freedom crazy.

"Brother Su, I... um, I have something to report. If we're considering turning back, our fuel reserves won't be enough to keep us flying!"

Wu Baokang was worried that Zhang Su would risk boarding the ship after hearing what White said.

"Don't fly forward."

Zhang Su waved his hand, "How could I take such a risk!"

We have gathered enough information on this trip. If White's deduction is correct, we can bring a signal beacon next time and board the ship safely.

Once we gain control of the aircraft carrier, everything else will be much easier. The first step is crucial, and we must not be careless.

"Turn around...wait, shouldn't that be Liancheng over there?"

Zhang Su gave the order, but just as he turned his head, his gaze swept across a piece of land. Looking into the distance, there was a quiet seaside with sparse buildings, which was not much different from the view he had seen of Beihe District from the sea.

"Ah, that's right. According to the flight path we just flew, we're about 80 kilometers from Liancheng. Hey, we're about the same distance from the aircraft carrier, like an isosceles triangle!"

Wu Baokang's description is very apt. If you connect the helicopter, the aircraft carrier, and Liancheng with a straight line, you can get a fairly standard isosceles triangle, but the shortest side is the one between the aircraft carrier and Liancheng!
Zhang Su initially focused all his attention on the aircraft carrier. It was only when he noticed the land that he became alert. Tianma Valley was nearly 300 kilometers away from the aircraft carrier, and Liancheng, Yancheng, and Weicheng were located on either side of the Qinhai Strait.

There should also be survivor camps in these three cities, and they are no more than 100 kilometers away from the aircraft carrier!
Even Tianma Island, far north of Qincheng, has detected an aircraft carrier anchored at sea. Are the survivors in those three cities really unaware of this?

And there's Jinshi to the west!
Jinshi is less likely, because according to the information provided by Jiao Yutong, the survivor camp in Jinshi is within the range of Genesis's pressure, and Genesis would definitely not allow the survivors in Jinshi to have the ability to go out to sea for reconnaissance!

Whether Genesis extended its reach to Qinhai Bay remains unknown.

Zhang Su never underestimated his enemies, nor did he ever look down on anyone in the world. The sudden guess that arose in his mind made him feel a sense of urgency.

This large and beautiful aircraft carrier, which drifted over from the peninsula with its plastic surgery-like appearance, is very likely to become a coveted prize among the survivor forces in the surrounding cities of this sea area.

If someone had their eye on this aircraft carrier, why is it still sitting steadily in the middle of the strait? There is only one reason: no one is confident that they can take it down!
(End of this chapter)