Chapter 707 Energy Crisis [Please subscribe and vote monthly]
He Chao, Lao Lu and others counted the steel materials on the truck one by one. Li Yuan confiscated the firearms issued to Zhu Xiao and Guo Peng and registered the bullets they used.
Gongsun Jing also took the initiative to hand over the firearm that her third uncle had given her for temporary use, and explained the causes and consequences.
The second uncle also added corresponding points to Zhu Xiao and the others based on this action. According to this action, the points are almost enough to enter the outer city, but they still need to pass the assessment.
In addition, exchange some food.
Since it was mainly Sanshu and Lao Qin who led the team there, the amount of grain exchanged was reduced a lot, and the portion borrowed by Zhu Xiao and others was deducted.
With more than 500 tons of steel, the amount of grain that can be exchanged has shrunk greatly, but it is still a good amount. With these grains, at least Zhu Xiao and the others will not have to worry about food for a month.
After all this was done, the sky gradually became dark.
Li Yu learned from his third uncle that there was still a lot of steel in Guangzhou that had not been transported back.
Now there is no manpower available in the base to go out, so Li Yu plans to let Zhu Xiao and the others continue to transport the steel back.
Therefore, Li Yu found Zhu Xiao and Guo Peng.
"You performed very well this time. There are still some steel materials in Guangzhou that need to be transported back. You will go there together when the time comes. Well, you go back to rest first and wait for notification at any time."
Zhu Xiao and the two nodded repeatedly. In fact, in their eyes, this trip was too profitable.
Although they encountered some other forces, they were all solved by Uncle San and the others.
These people are mainly responsible for some transportation work.
Watching the sky getting dark, they brought their food and drove their own vehicle parked in the base, out of the base and back to the house next to the rural road.
They are looking forward to it. They look forward to joining the Da Zhangshu Base in a real sense after this mission is over.
As for when they saw that ant was able to enter the outer city, although they were a little sad, they knew that he was not an ordinary person.
Able to kill hundreds of people with Old Uncle Qin.
Such people cannot be compared.
If people similar to me entered the outer city, they might not dare to say anything, and they might have some complaints in their hearts.
It's like, if a person is slightly stronger than you, you may be jealous and dissatisfied, but if this person is much stronger than you, then you will feel balanced.
There are far fewer people in Wengcheng.
Lao Lu and the others transported the steel back to the inner city and to the outdoor warehouse.
Third uncle and third aunt have returned to the inner city.
At this time, only Li Yu, Er Shu and He Chao were left in Wengcheng.
Although He Chao can enter the inner city at any time, he rarely goes in.
Usually he would only go in occasionally when he was looking for his daughter.
Most of the time, he stayed in the outer city and was responsible for managing some of the details of the outer city.
For He Chao, it has been a long time since he joined the Da Zhangshu Base.
Cong led a group of people to struggle on the edge of life and death.
Later, he was rescued by Li Yu, who was assigned a task and entered the outer city step by step.
And now my daughter is living a good life in the inner city, safe and stable.
He has nothing else to seek in this life, he just wants to repay Li Yu well.
He is a person who accepts death and Li Yu gives him everything he needs, then he will use his greatest strength to repay Li Yu.
Under such circumstances, Li Yu gradually felt his attitude and determination, so he slowly let him manage some things in the outer city.
In addition, his daughter is in the inner city. It can be said that He Chao handed over his biggest weakness to Li Yu.
He Chao looked at the outer city and said to Li Yu: "Mr. Li, the third uncle's teammate has gone in. Should I arrange for two people to watch him?"
Li Yu heard this and shook his head.
Strangely enough, He Chao understood Li Yu's thoughts very well and considered some details very well.
"Uncle Qin is in the same room with him. It's okay. After all, he's still Third Uncle's teammate. It's okay. Just keep an eye on him at any time. Don't give him the feeling of being watched," Li Yu said.
In fact, there is another level of consideration in his heart.
In the outer city, there are surveillance cameras in the corridors, and people in the inner city surveillance room can see them at any time.
In addition, when you enter the outer city, you have no weapons and can't do much.
A wall of 20 to 30 meters cannot be climbed over.
There are people on duty on the fence, so you can see the situation at any time.
Under such circumstances, nothing much happens.
Li Yu is actually a bit sinister when he thinks this way.
But, after all, for Li Yu, Ant is just a person he met today. Although he is a teammate of his third uncle, he has a trust and endorsement.
It's not that he doesn't trust his third uncle, it's that people can easily change after being in the apocalypse for so long.
No matter how careful you are, it is necessary.
The second uncle was listening and heard the conversation between He Chao and Li Yu. After hearing Li Yu's decision, he didn't say anything, but he made up his mind to sleep in the duty room tonight.
Night falls.
Smoke curls from the kitchen.
After the third uncle returned to the inner city, he immediately ran to the greenhouse and picked a few ripe cucumbers.
Being outside these days, the fruit he brought has long been finished.
Wash the cucumbers, gnaw them, and walk to the dining room.
In the afternoon, Aunt Zhou learned that Uncle San and the others had returned, so the dishes were made better.
In the apocalypse, this is already considered a luxurious dinner.
Lao Lu pushed the food to his second uncle, Li Haoran and others who were on duty on the wall, as well as to Ant and Lao Qin in the outer city.
It was Li Yu's decision to send the food to the two of them.
This is also a way to welcome ants.
Under normal circumstances, the meals in the inner and outer cities are separated. In the outer city, He Chao found the wife of a former team member and asked her to cook for a few people.
The standard meals are much worse than those in the inner city.
In addition to the fixed amount of staple food for each person per day, the amount of dishes is also limited.
Ant looked at the food in front of him and looked at Lao Qin in surprise.
"Do you usually have this kind of food as standard?"
Lao Qin shook his head and said with a smile: "It's much worse than usual, but at least I can eat enough. Thanks to you, I can eat something good today."
"Taking advantage of me?" Ant asked doubtfully.
"Yeah." Lao Qin wiped his hands and started to eat happily.
Ant thought for a while and quickly figured it out. He understood that this might be a way to welcome him.
There was an inexplicable warmth in my heart.
He hasn't eaten this kind of food for a long, long time.
In the most difficult time, he, Xiao Hei and a cockroach shared the food.
Looking at Xiao Hei who was crying, Ant pulled out some food, took out a basin from his backpack, put the food in the basin and handed it to Xiao Hei.
In his heart, Xiao Hei is no different from his family.
In this long apocalypse, Xiao Hei accompanied him through the most difficult moments.
Seeing the ants like this, Lao Qin put the leftover duck bones he had eaten into Xiao Hei's basin.
He tried to touch its head, but Xiao Hei rarely raised his head and bit him.
After these few days of contact, Xiao Hei also gradually felt the relationship between Lao Qin and Third Uncle and the ants, and he did not look at them with such vigilant eyes.
"Eat it quickly, it won't taste good when it gets cold later," Lao Qin reminded him while looking at the ants.
Ant swallowed, and the aroma coming from the tip of his nose reminded him of the days before the end of the world.
He picked up a piece of duck meat and put it in his mouth.
It was moderately tender, and the taste of ginger and duck meat made his taste buds salivate more.
tasty!
His eyes lit up, and then he picked up the tips of the bamboo shoots with his chopsticks. They were crisp and refreshing.
Kill the eggplant and serve it with spicy food.
With a big mouthful of rice, he felt satisfied.
This meal was better than all the meals he remembered eating.
This is the most delicious meal, bar none.
"It's so delicious! The food cooked by this chef is really delicious." He ate faster and faster, and in the end he devoured it. However, he was afraid that he would eat too fast and not taste the delicious food, so he lowered his eating speed and said.
Opposite him, Lao Qin had finished eating and was stroking his belly, looking at the ants with a comfortable expression.
Bang!
Xiao Hei finished eating the food in the basin, lay on the ground, and slowly chewed the discarded bones.
A pair of dog eyes, slightly narrowed, are very human and give people a feeling of enjoyment.
"This dog is very smart." Lao Qin looked at Xiao Hei and said with a smile.
The ant also finished eating at this time, breathed a long sigh of relief, and said to Lao Qin: "Yes, Xiao Hei is very smart. He helped me kill crows before."
Speaking of Xiao Hei, Ant suddenly felt proud, and started to brag about Xiao Hei's reputation with Lao Qin.
Xiao Hei glanced at the ant and was gnawing on the bones there.
It’s time to eat.
The third uncle found Li Yu.
The two of them walked on the mountain trails in the inner city to eat.
Street lights illuminate the road.
Some of the surrounding trees were dead, but some fell down, grew twisted, and survived tenaciously.
There was also a large banyan tree that seemed to have been blown up by the wind. After the natural disaster was over, it grew sideways.
These strange-shaped trees look like a sense of design, adding a sense of style to the mountain road.
The two of them were smoking and chatting.
"There are still more than 10,000 tons of steel left. Now the steel outside is getting less and less. Now that we have found it, we must transport it back. Xiaoyu, I will lead the team out again the day after tomorrow." Third Uncle.
He slowly exhaled the smoke and said.
Under the night lights, the sounds of insects sounded.
But it didn't make people feel upset, on the contrary, it made them feel much calmer.
A gust of evening wind blew by, making a rustling sound.
Li Yu thought for a while and said: "More than 10,000 tons. Calculated by one truck carrying 40 tons. There are a total of 45 trucks in our base. 10 trucks will be left to transport various large sediment and stone materials, and the remaining 35 trucks will be pulled over.
, it still feels like it’s not enough.”
Suddenly I thought of the many non-staff personnel and collaborators, maybe I could send some people there to transport it back.
However, they also have some vehicles, but they vary in size. Some have trucks and some have vans, and the load capacity cannot be calculated.
Li Yu continued: "Let's do this, thirty-five heavy trucks, and then Zhu Xiao, Guo Peng and others will go there together and let them bring their own trucks. In addition, I will ask Xiao Hu from the non-staff group 2 to bring their trucks."
, the cars Xiao Hu and his team use are large cars that can hold a lot.
In addition, in addition to Lao Qin, I will ask Xiao Jun to bring ten more people to go with you. I just heard your third uncle say that there are other forces in Guang City. It is safer to bring a few more people, Xiao Jun
They have all served in the military, so it will be easier for you to use them."
When the third uncle heard what Li Yu said, he stopped, turned around, and looked at the lights in the base.
A sense of happiness suddenly arose.
This is his home, their paradise in the apocalypse.
"Okay, it's up to you to decide. At this rate, it probably won't take seven or eight trips to transport it back. Most of the people in Zhu Xiao and Guo Peng's group can drive. Xiao Jun is also looking for some people who can drive.
.In this way, it will be much faster to build sixty or seventy vehicles at once." The third uncle nodded and said.
The evening breeze is gentle.
The third uncle continued: "It's just that this will consume a lot of fuel. The 200 tons of diesel fuel we stored before will consume a lot for a trip like this."
Li Yu smiled bitterly and said: "Uncle Third, there are no more 200 tons. That was a long time ago. Now there are only 138 tons."
138 tons of diesel is a pound of diesel.
Li Yu said again: "Recently, I found a person from among my collaborators, named Zhang San. He is a system engineer of Sandian. He recently built an electric truck. Although it is pieced together, it has at least proven to be feasible, and it is still being refined.
transformation stage.
Wait until later, take your time, it will be great if we can achieve electrification by then."
