The New Year's Day of 2034 came quietly in the heavy snow. In the blink of an eye, twelve and a half years have passed since the outbreak of the zombie virus. During this period, human survivors were trying their best to eliminate the zombie monsters around the world, and at the same time, they were desperately trying to continue.

Civilization and technology have achieved obvious results so far, but they are also very helpless.

The survivors have done quite well in agriculture, energy, industry, and chemicals. Most have achieved self-sufficiency in food. Some can obtain enough energy, some have simple mechanical manufacturing capabilities, and some can produce relatively rudimentary chemicals.

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But in other aspects, such as heavy industry, radio, precision instruments and high-end manufacturing, more has been lost. Even if some data are preserved, it still cannot be restored to the level of the old world. The gap is between one hundred and two hundred years.

wait.

Specific to the past year, there have been both good and bad news. Let me talk about the good news first. First, European survivor groups have successfully established the Continental Congress through several years of negotiations. They are currently collectively clearing zombies in Denmark, northern Germany and Poland, and progress is going smoothly.

This parliament is equivalent to the European Union in the old world, but it has greater power and can coordinate the unified actions of various groups. Although this clause is limited to actions against zombies, it is still a big step forward.

Compared with fighting alone, unified dispatch and command is not only more powerful, but can also make planned trade-offs for different regions based on existing conditions, greatly improving efficiency.

At the same time, this model also provides relevant experiences and lessons for survivor groups on other continents, paving the way for future large-scale cooperation and setting an example.

If the actual effect can be sustained and beneficial, it will inevitably prompt survivor groups in other continents to follow suit. After all, the biggest threat currently is from the zombie virus. If these monsters are not wiped out, no one can guarantee whether they will come back one day.

Sub-apocalypse.

Next, after five years of hard work, survivor groups in Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia partially restored the railway from Europe to Asia. It started in Berlin, Germany, passed through Poland, Belarus, and Russia to the capital of Kazakhstan.

Astana.

If the East Asia Alliance, the actual controller of Xinjiang Province, agrees, this railway can be extended all the way to Alashankou or Horgos on the China-Kazakhstan border. Which node to choose depends on whether the local rail-changing equipment can be repaired.

Europe uses the standard gauge of 1435 mm, Belarus, Russia, and Kazakhstan use the wide gauge of 1524, and China also uses the standard gauge.

If you want a train to travel from Germany to China, you must change the train chassis twice during the journey. First, it is replaced with a wide-gauge chassis at the border of Poland and Belarus, and then it is replaced with a standard-gauge chassis at the border of Kazakhstan and China.

Now that the rail-changing equipment on the border between Poland and Belarus has been repaired and successfully opened to traffic, European and Russian survivors are willing to provide corresponding technology and cooperate with Chinese survivors to connect the railway from Kazakhstan to China.

Why are they so keen on connecting the railway? Regarding this issue, Randy held several meetings in the government and listened to the opinions of all parties, but he still felt that it was not enough. So he remembered that there was a person in the self-administered zone who was good at thinking about people's hearts.

An old guy, before the holiday, came here specially to learn from me in the name of inspection.

"Exchanging needs and helping each other seems to be a good thing at the moment, but it is unclear in the long run." Hong Tao's answer was concise, his attitude was clear, and he had limited support!

The total number of survivors in Europe that can currently be counted is less than 150,000. Add in the 20,000 people from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine and other countries, and the total number is less than 200,000. But the known survivors in China alone are nearby

Three hundred and fifty thousand, and the number in India is about the same. This is a huge gap.

No matter what industry you want to develop, you must first have enough labor. If you want to clean up zombies on a large scale, you must have a population base. Natural breeding alone will obviously take a long time. If there is a railway track that can run through Eurasia, it will

They can make up for each other in terms of population.

For example, if the Europeans want to clean up areas in southern Germany, northern France, Switzerland, Austria, and the Czech Republic and obtain more resources and equipment, but their own troops are limited, they can rent tens of thousands of people from Asia to help in exchange. In the future, Asia

If we encounter the same problem here, European troops can also come for reinforcements.

The other is the exchange of technology, equipment, and raw materials. Europe has talents, equipment, and technology, and Asia also has them. Integration is a hotbed of creation, and exchanges between different cultures and races are likely to promote the development of science and technology.

As for using this railway to conduct raids or invasions, it is not impossible, but it is so small that it can almost be ignored.

No matter how aggressive a person is, they would not be so crazy as to ignore the inexhaustible resources at home, risk sacrificing a large number of people, and travel thousands of miles to pursue the same resources. Again, no

With enough benefits, no one would choose to take risks.

Of course, if we take a longer-term view, for example, a hundred years after the threat of the zombie virus is successfully eliminated, no one is sure whether the newly recovered humans will raise the butcher knife against the same kind again because of different habits, culture, and ideas. It is a pity.

Hong Tao couldn't think so far ahead, so he could only pretend that he didn't think clearly about things he didn't understand.

Finally, there is another piece of news that is only aimed at the East Asia Alliance. After more than three months of tug-of-war, the attitudes of the Southeast Alliance and the Southwest Alliance have finally changed substantially. They are willing to send special envoys to the capital base with Zhou Yuan to decide whether to stop hostility.

relations and start cooperation for preliminary talks.

"Why did they suddenly change their attitude?" Hong Tao was also surprised when he heard Randy talk about this.

Zhou Yuan's eloquence and brains are definitely enough, but they are not enough to completely resolve years of grievances to the point where they can sit down and talk about the future with just one mouth. The most incredible thing is that not only the Southeast Alliance has changed its attitude, but also the Southwest Alliance

Relaxed.

If the Southeast Alliance has felt tremendous pressure from the East Asia Alliance because of the Xinyang incident, the Southwest Alliance is still far away. Not only should it not change its attitude, it should also increase its support for the Southeast Alliance and make a joint gesture of resistance. As the saying goes

It is well said that when people are not normal, there must be ghosts, and when things are abnormal, there must be demons!

"Maybe he was inspired by the European Continental Parliament?" Randy didn't seem to know, so he could only guess.

"If you have nothing to do and want to grind your teeth, you can go find Jiao Qiao. I'm very busy and have no time!" But Hong Tao didn't believe a word of it.

"Last month, a group of Laotian survivors escaped into the Southwest Alliance area. Their base was captured by a zombie swarm led by living corpses, and there were traces of zombie dogs among them. Originally they didn't believe our reasons for hunting down zombie dogs, but now

I have to believe it. Negotiation is fake, but learning from experience is real.”

The trick didn't work. Randy shook his head and had to tell the truth. It turned out that the leadership of the Southwest Alliance did not change their attitude on their own initiative, but was forced to show their kindness and wanted to know more information about the zombie dogs.

"Let me say that negotiation is not necessarily fake, and learning from experience is definitely real. The Southwest Alliance has never had in-depth communication with us since its establishment. The conflicts mainly arise from strangers. This is a good opportunity to get to know each other, and the alliance should be candid about its core concepts.

, let them think about the decision.

People decide what they want and what God decides, don't hold too deep prejudices based on previous hostile behavior. When dealing with zombie viruses, it's best to put aside small groups and personal interests for the time being."

Although he has long since ceased to be a leader, Hong Tao is still very concerned about the development plans of the alliance. He told all his opinions before Randy asked, and even took precautions against it.

"You guessed it right again. Some people have already begun to object before we even started talking. The reason is very high-sounding. They believe that the Southwest Alliance has caused us a lot of trouble on the Xinjiang issue. If they want to make changes, they can just rely on words.

It’s not convincing enough, we must take the lead in making changes, such as giving up the entire QH province.”
Chapter completed!