Zheng City.
Futu Precision Equipment Factory.
Dozens of men were walking among them, with tools such as shovels placed next to them.
In a collapsed building with only half left.
A muscular man in uniform, with black Martin boots on his feet and a gun in his hand, twisted his neck and made a clicking sound.
"Third brother, we have basically found all the parts needed by the federation. Tomorrow you will bring a large force and return to the federation first. They are in a hurry to use these parts."
A slightly smaller man next to the muscular man heard this and quickly said: "Brother, where are you?"
The muscular man frowned and said:
"The task assigned to us by the federation is not just to collect these parts. Recently, we discovered that there is a new force in the south. The federation asked us to go and investigate on the spot. Whether it is an enemy or a friend, we must first understand the other party."
Hearing this, the short man thought for a moment and said, "Brother, how about I come with you? Then I can just follow you."
"The third child."
The muscular man was a little impatient.
"We are here to perform a mission, not to play. These parts are very important, and now the Federation is waiting for them to be used.
And with so many parts, the target is too big and can easily attract their attention. Our mission this time is to investigate the situation, not to fight.
Too many people can easily expose you. For the sake of the overall situation, you should listen to me."
That shorter man, after hearing what his elder brother had said, if he disobeys the order again, his elder brother would probably scold him again.
I had no choice but to nod and agree:
"Okay, then, brothers, please pay attention to your safety. I will wait for you to come back in the Federation."
"Um."
Another man wearing glasses looked like a frail scholar.
At this time, he also came over.
"Brother, third brother, the spare parts and some equipment needed by the federation have been loaded on the truck. Should we go directly to the oil city in Xinyang next?"
The muscular man shook his head and said:
"I'll let the third child go back with the things first. Then you and I can take a few people to Oil City. Too many people will easily attract attention and expose you."
The frail man wearing glasses nodded and said:
"That makes sense. It's still early now. Do you want to go there later?"
"There's no rush." The muscular man shook his head and continued:
"Everyone has been busy and working hard these days. We have just finished packing up this factory and will stay here for one night before going back.
Tomorrow, Third Brother, you will return to the Federation with the large army and those spare parts.
Second brother, let’s go see that oil city together.”
The two nodded and said in unison:
"good."
...
The night is silent.
The intense heat and strong solar radiation during the day are gone.
The air at night has also become much cooler.
Sanshu, Xiao Jun and others who returned from Mingshi fell asleep almost immediately after washing and eating something.
Their nerves had been tense these past few days, and they hadn't had much sleep. When they were exhausted, they returned to the safety of the camphor tree base and fell asleep easily.
Inner city.
Outside the greenhouse.
Li Yu and his second uncle had just come out of the greenhouse to discuss some planting matters with Anya and the others.
The moonlight is like water.
The evening breeze is gentle.
The temperature difference between day and night is so large that they are used to preparing two sets of clothing every day.
Li Yu put his hands in his trouser pockets and stepped on the hard soil on the ground. He looked at his second uncle and said, "We can give it a try. Since the collaborators want to build the fourth outer city, they might as well continue."
The second uncle said:
"Okay, I understand what you mean. It's just that the solar radiation is too strong now, and I don't know how long it will last. Building the fourth outer city requires water, and it requires a lot of water. This... is a problem.
"
Li Yu thought for a while and replied:
"Don't move the water in Shantang Reservoir for now. Isn't there a lake under the cliff? Just pump up the water there and use it."
The second uncle's eyes lit up, he clapped his hands and said happily:
"That's a good idea. Okay. I'll arrange this tomorrow. The construction period of the Fourth Outer City is too long. It's not an option to continue to be subject to natural disasters."
"Yeah, it's cold. I'll go back first, uncle. You should go back and rest early. You don't have to be on duty today, so take a good rest." Li Yu said.
At the same time, he kicked the hard soil on the ground and the soil shattered.
The solar radiation has been strong recently, and the soil outside has been dried out and there is no moisture at all.
When the second uncle heard this, he quickly said:
"Hey, Xiaoyu, wait a minute, I still have something I haven't finished talking to you about."
"Um?"
Li Yu turned around and looked at his second uncle doubtfully.
The second uncle looked at Li Yu and said:
"As for the matter in Oil City, Ju Tianrui and the others have resumed oil excavation. After maintenance, the output in Oil City has increased a lot. He asked when will the next time someone be sent to transport oil?"
Li Yu frowned, thought for a while and said:
"Don't worry, let him give birth first, the weather is dry, let him store the oil well, and don't catch fire."
The solar radiation is too strong, and such a hot day is not suitable for staying outside for a long time.
Today, Uncle San and his friends came back, and the cars they drove were all somewhat damaged.
After several days of exposure to the sun and contact with extremely hot ground, several tires were blown out, and the remaining tires also had some major and minor problems.
If it is not necessary, it is the wisest choice not to go out at this time.
What's more, if you have to transport flammable materials like petroleum, if the car overturns on the road, it may catch fire under the hot sunshine.
The second uncle tightened his clothes. The temperature at night was now less than ten degrees.
Although it is not very cold, it is still very cold compared to the temperature during the day, and their bodies have not changed so quickly.
The second uncle continued:
"Okay, then do as you say. In addition, it has been confirmed that there are no survivors in the fifth satellite city. But strangely enough, according to Lao Yi's investigation, there are the largest number of people there, more than the fourth satellite city.
Each satellite city has more people.
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, the amount is quite a lot, depending on the situation they didn’t consume much.”
Li Yu raised his head and looked at the stars in the sky.
The moonlight is very bright.
He slowly exhaled and said:
"It's not hard to guess. The food consumption is so small. Calculating the time we lost contact with the fifth satellite city, we can infer that they did not distribute the food to others.
And it is very likely that internal conflicts occurred, leading to civil strife and ultimately the annihilation of the entire army."
The reason why Li Yu had this speculation was because he had seen too many similar scenes in his previous life.
The selfishness of human nature is irrefutable.
After all, this is the end of the world.
"Well...recently, Xu Houli from the fourth satellite city and people from the other three satellite cities have been sending messages asking us to take them into the base.
What do you think about this matter?" asked the second uncle.
Li Yu frowned and did not give an answer for a long time.
Finally he said: "Let me think about it and give you an answer in two days."
The death of so many people is also a baptism and test.
At the same time, some people have died. If the remaining people are taken in, the food pressure on the Da Zhangshu Base will not be so great.
However, Li Yu was still a little worried.
"Okay, then think about it again. Anyway, I support any decision you make." The second uncle said.
Li Yu felt warm in his heart and nodded.
After the two communicated, they left the greenhouse and returned to their rooms to rest.
.......
The strong radiation from the sun actually makes the moon brighter.
So many people in the base began to change their routines.
Work at night and rest during the day.
Of course, except for those on duty.
The second uncle, who had slept all day, got up and walked outside the factory.
Seeing the busy scene inside, he opened his mouth and said to everyone:
"Recently, we have changed the flow of production, focusing on sweet potatoes..."
"Production Team 2, the combat personnel reported that they could not bite the compressed biscuits they made last time..."
........
Nothing happened all night.
the next day.
He Chao took his second uncle's order and went to the greenhouse in the first outer city.
"Your application for resumption of work has been approved. You can start construction today, but everyone must take protective measures to avoid being exposed to solar radiation..."
in the crowd.
One collaborator said:
"Director He, since the solar radiation is so strong during the day, why don't we do the construction at night?"
He Chao glanced at him and said: "At night, the zombies come out. Although we can send people to patrol and guard, what if we miss a few and run to the construction site.
Although the moon is brighter at night now, it is not as bright as during the day, and zombies are very likely to sneak into the construction site.
You wouldn’t want to take a gamble to see if you will be the first to encounter a zombie, right?”
He Chao's words immediately made the collaborator lose his temper.
He Chao continued: "The solar radiation is too strong, so we have some changes in the time when we start work, from 6 am to 10 am, with a five-hour break in the middle, and then from 3 pm to 6:30 pm."
"How are the points calculated?" Luo Gui asked.
He Chao moistened his throat and continued: "Because the solar radiation is too strong and the weather is hot, the city lord specifically explained that the points for the new working hours will be used, as before, based on the whole day."
"Wow! That's a great feeling. The time has been shortened by one-third, but the points are still the same. That's not bad."
"The key is that the solar radiation is too strong, but there is nothing we can do. Our group's points that can be exchanged for food have been used up.
"Stop talking, our team has started to pay credit with the base."
.......
There was a lot of discussion among the crowd.
He Chao pressed it with his hand and said to everyone:
"Construction work is not compulsory. Everyone is free to choose. You can go if you want to go, and you don't have to go if you don't want to go. In addition, if you suddenly don't want to go any day, you can also take a day off."
"Wow, that's really good."
"Yes, but I have to go. The food our group and the base have on credit has reached the critical point of our authority..."
"Then our group can rest for a few days. Anyway, we still have some redeemable points."
.......
He Chao told the non-staff the same thing again.
For these non-staff personnel, they have been with the base for a long time, have contributed a lot, and have more food points that can be redeemed.
So they have more choices.
In the Da Zhangshu base, there is basically no starvation.
Even if a few people do starve to death, others will think they deserve it.
Under the current system, Da Zhangshu Base will assign various tasks. As long as you complete the tasks well, at least you will not starve to death.
If you starve to death, there is only one situation.
If you don't do the task, you will waste all your points. You may even finish the food you used to borrow from the base on credit, but still don't do the task.
The base will not provide any more food.
Many people feel that such people deserve to be starved to death.
After all, for old collaborators like them, there are so many tasks, and they can exchange for food just by doing it, so why not do it?
In short, the base never supports people who do not contribute.
After He Chao finished talking to the non-staff, he left.
Greenhouse No. 3,
The imperial concubine looked at Lao Huang and asked:
"Lao Huang, shall we go?"
Lao Huang coughed, looked at the imperial concubine helplessly and said:
“With our current group’s redeemable food points, we can still last for a long time, and there is absolutely no need to do construction work.
This kind of task is tiring and the points earned are few.
Choice is greater than effort. I think it’s better to wait and see if there is a more suitable task.
Besides, we are not short of food either.
What do you think?"
Xiaoye didn't even raise his head and said, "I don't care."
The imperial concubine thought for a while and felt that what Huang said made sense.
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It doesn’t matter what kind of tasks you do, what matters is how many points you get in exchange.
This group prefers to use their brains to choose tasks.
Among other non-staff personnel, there are also two or three groups.
also.
In order to better protect them, Li Yu asked the factory to customize some cloaks for them.
........
Outside Oil City.
Three cars parked among the ruins of a residential building several kilometers away.
Several men in uniforms got out of the car.
"Brother, I think we need to change the clothes we are wearing now. We don't look like the bottom surviving wanderers at all." A frail man wearing glasses said.
"Um... Vincent is right, brothers, change your clothes."
They returned to the car, took off their uniforms, put on their daily clothes, and draped blankets over their heads. They immediately took on the temperament of the civilians in the outer wall.
"Put away the guns and don't expose them. Let's go over and see if we can sneak in."
In their northern alliance, some refugee survivors are admitted all year round, but those who enter will be inspected.
Later, as the number of people gradually increased, we began to collect some protection fees for entering the city.
However, after entering the city, no matter whether you die or not, you will not be given food.
It's all up to you.
If you have connections, you can use them; if you have expertise, you may be able to use your expertise.
For someone who has neither connections nor special skills, it is difficult to live in an outer city for too long.
After all, people have to eat.
There is no one to control the outer city, so it is quite chaotic, and some people often die.
As for the senior officials of the Northern Federation, they don't want to care about it. After all, management requires energy.
If people in the outer city have special skills and extremely outstanding abilities, they will be appreciated and given a job.
This is a huge arena where people constantly come in and fight and struggle in it.
Survival of the fittest.
Then the people who survived, the people who stayed, were more or less capable people, and the Federation also needs such people.
Cold and correct.
This is like some first-tier metropolises before the end of the world. People from third-, fourth-, fifth-, sixth- and seventh-tier cities run there. If they don’t have the connections and background, then they have to be capable.
If you don't have the ability, then you have to fight.
It's just that if you can't fight before the end of the world, you can return to your hometown and lie down.
But in the apocalypse, if you can't fight, you will only die.
People always have to eat.
.........
A group of people pretended to be ordinary refugee survivors and searched for traces of other survivors near Oil City.
Not so lucky, I couldn't find it.
Just when they were debating whether to take a closer look at Oil City.
They suddenly saw a motorcade coming towards them from the east.
.........
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