Apocalyptic Reincarnation: Start with a 30-million Bonus

Morning.

Big Camphor Tree Base.

Second Uncle and Uncle discussed swiftly last night after learning about Third Uncle's situation.

Regarding Xiao Jun, besides Li Yu, Old Lü had also met him before.

And Li Yu had shared the details of that day's events with Second Uncle and the others.

In the end, it was decided to have Old Lü lead a team out, while Uncle and others at the base would stay behind for now.

Old Lü set off with a team of over thirty people, including He Chao and a few others.

Currently, the base, including the Inner and Outer Cities, has a total of over two hundred people.

Even after subtracting the people Li Yu led out and those who just left, there are still two hundred people remaining at the base.

Among them, the construction team of about a hundred people can't stop; Li Yu emphasized before leaving that it's vital to ensure the progress of the construction.

After Old Lü and He Chao left, Second Uncle looked at the buildings under construction in the Second Outer City, remarking on the astonishing speed of the construction.

Perhaps when Xiao Yu returns, he will be in for a huge surprise.

In just two to three days, the construction progress in the Second Outer City has been remarkable.

Of the sixty plus acres of the Second Outer City, nearly ten acres of land have been built with houses.

Occupying about one-sixth of the space.

Old Lü and others departed mainly driving new energy vehicles.

Big Camphor Tree Base has a relatively strong control over Xin City, and the surrounding dangers are also relatively low.

New energy vehicles are quieter and more energy-efficient as they are rechargeable.

....

Elsewhere, about a hundred kilometers away from Xin City.

Li Yu and his team were driving back.

Fourteen vehicles, lined up in a straight line, traveled on the freeway, looking quite spectacular.

Inside one of the cars, Li Yu's face carried a faint trace of joy. This trip had not been in vain.

Despite using over ten thousand bullets and dozens of bombs.

But the gains were tens of times greater, even more.

With the addition of tank guns and mortars, the base's last weakness had finally been filled.

Long-range attack capabilities, they now possess!

It can be said that unless they encounter extremely powerful enemies, their current firepower and manpower are enough to protect themselves in this apocalyptic world.

Li Yu rolled down the car window, looking at the farmland beneath the viaducts on the highway, feeling a bit regretful.

These fields had been overgrown with weeds, lying fallow for over a year.

Such a pity.

Even with big lands, it couldn't be protected from the zombie cholera.

Only with walls could one withstand the ceaseless attacks of zombies.

Unless there were no zombies in the world, but this was impossible.

The wind outside the car whooshed by.

Not long after, Li Yu closed the car window.

It was just past eight in the morning, and the temperature was already in the thirties.

By noon, this temperature was going to rise by another ten degrees.

"Today feels even hotter than yesterday," Yang Tianlong said inside the car.

"Indeed," Li Yu responded lightly.

They were somewhat better off; whether it was the Unimog or the loaders, they were all equipped with air conditioning.

But for people like Old Luo inside the tanks, it wasn't so comfortable.

Yesterday, when driving the tanks and emerging near Yangming Mountain in the evening, even in short sleeves, Old Luo and the others were already soaked through.

Old Luo even took off his short sleeve shirt and wrung out the water.

Today, Li Yu took some of the frozen water from the refrigerators in the Unimog and other vehicles and gave it to Old Luo and his team from time to time.

To prevent them from suffering heatstroke from being cooped up for too long.

........

Xin City.

Last night, after Third Uncle and Xiao Jun finished talking, they entered the garment factory building.

Right after entering, they heard Old Qin telling some old stories.

Everyone listened with great interest.

As Third Uncle entered, whether it was Zuo Ruxue and others or Xiao Hu and others, or those following Xiao Jun like Zhou Tian, the look in their eyes towards Third Uncle carried an added layer of deep respect.

But soon, the attention of the few women including Zuo Ruxue was captured by the little orange cat at Third Uncle's feet.

They hadn't expected the little cat to have followed along and, moreover, seemed very familiar with Li Hongqian.

So they ran over to play with the little cat.

To their surprise, they found the little cat to be quite loyal to its owner.

No matter how they teased it, the little cat faced them with its little bottom, not giving them the slightest bit of face.

But the moment Third Uncle lowered his hand, the little orange cat would rub its head affectionately against his palm.

This made Zuo Ruxue and the others green with envy.

Xiao Jun, watching the little cat, also told them about how earlier outside, the cat had detected a zombie, stirring up even more attention from everyone.

Old Qin even said happily, "Captain, this cat seems destined to be with you, why don't you just adopt it?"

Third Uncle chuckled but didn't respond directly.

One more cat, one more mouth to feed.

But the cat indeed had a human touch, and its ability to detect invisible zombies was quite useful.

The atmosphere inside the factory building was also quite harmonious.

Everyone chatted and spent the night resting inside the building.

Third Uncle lay in a corner, with his eyes half-closed as if dozing.

The little cat at his feet obediently lay on the ground, sleeping.

A night went by.

......

Everyone talked till late into the night.

The next day, just as Third Uncle got up, he heard a voice coming through the walkie-talkie.

It's old Lü and the others who have arrived.

Third Uncle thought for a moment, then told old Lü and his group the location of the factory building.

After yesterday's incident, Xiao Jun still had some connection with him, and judging from what he said, he shouldn't have hidden anything.

On one hand, Third Uncle and old Qin had directly trailed to Juzi Island Head, while on the other hand, Xiao Jun had no need or motive to deceive anyone.

What Xiao Jun said last night was very apt.

They are now grasshoppers on the same string.

In the same boat.

Last night, they all went to bed late, and when Third Uncle woke up, many were still sleeping.

About fifteen minutes later, old Lü and his group arrived at the entrance of the garment factory.

At this moment, Xiao Jun and his people also heard the noise outside the factory building.

They all got up to check.

Standing at the entrance of the garment factory, Third Uncle called out to Xiao Jun and the others behind him: "Our own people, the folks from Big Camphor Tree have come to pick us up."

Old Lü got out of the vehicle, saw Third Uncle open the iron gate, and saw Xiao Jun and the others inside. He wanted to say something,

But was stopped by Third Uncle: "Considering the time, Li Yu and his group should be able to return by tonight at the latest. Let's go back to Big Camphor Tree Base first."

Old Lü hesitated, watching Xiao Jun and the others holding firearms. Perhaps influenced by Li Yu, he said: "Are we just letting them pass like this?"

Third Uncle thought for a moment, watching the sun climb higher and then said: "Today is the day we agreed to meet with Li Yu. If it really won't do, let's wait here for him."

Old Lü thought over it and nodded in agreement.

At present, whether it's vehicles or short-stay outposts outside the base, all are fitted with repeaters.

Not to mention, personnel stationed in Xin City often receive messages from those out on missions.

Including their search for supplies or building materials.

All of which is communicated through walkie-talkies.

As soon as Li Yu and his group get within twenty to thirty kilometers of Xin City, they will definitely send a message, and by then, they should be able to receive it.

After discussing, they decided to wait here for Li Yu's return.

Third Uncle also found Xiao Jun and said to him: "Li Yu, who you are looking for, is currently out on some business, and he should be able to return today. We'll wait here for the time being, and if we meet up with them, we'll take you all over together."

Xiao Jun had no doubts and nodded in response: "Okay."

So everyone waited in the garment factory for nearly an hour.

....

10 a.m.

Li Yu's group, who left from Yangming Mountain in the morning,

Had arrived not far from Xin City.

In the vehicle.

Yang Tianlong said: "According to the navigation map, we're about 25 kilometers away, we should be able to contact Xin City now, right?"

Li Yu nodded and said: "Should be able to, let me give it a try."

Then he adjusted to a special frequency and attempted to contact through the walkie-talkie: "Xin City station, Xin City station, this is Li Yu, please respond if you receive this."

Static—

No reply.

Li Yu said: "Let's get past this mountain ahead first, then I'll try contacting again. Maybe it's being affected by this mountain."

Yang Tianlong nodded, understanding.

After another 5 minutes.

Li Yu tried contacting again.

This time, there was a response.

...

Meanwhile, as Third Uncle and the others were waiting in the garment factory, bored stiff and chatting away, Xiao Jun realized that old Lü and his group were also from the military.

Suddenly, he held a deeper recognition of Big Camphor Tree Base.

Suddenly, the walkie-talkies of both Zhuzi and Third Uncle simultaneously transmitted Li Yu's voice.

"Xin City station, Xin City station, this is Li Yu, please respond if you receive this."

Zhuzi immediately replied: "Hello Director Li, this is Xin City outpost, Third Uncle is here too, someone is looking for you."

Li Yu was slightly startled in the vehicle, Third Uncle, how could Third Uncle be in Xin City?

Hadn't he and Uncle Qin already gone to Juzi Island?

With some doubt in his heart, Li Yu said to Zhuzi: "Received, put Third Uncle on for a chat."

Zhuzi looked up at Third Uncle, who after a thought, switched frequencies and walked outside the factory building to inform Li Yu of what Xiao Jun had said.

"Li Yu, how do you think we should arrange for Xiao Jun and his people?" Third Uncle concluded.

Li Yu was silent for a long while, then spoke: "If what he says is true, Third Uncle, what's your opinion?"

Third Uncle thought for a moment and voiced: "Right now, the situation is a bit complicated, the key is we're not sure if that Ju Tianrui has spoken to Gan Shang about us."

Li Yu was silent for another minute, then said: "We're arriving soon, we'll be there in twenty minutes. Let's talk face to face after we arrive, Third Uncle."

Third Uncle responded with confirmation.

Then he returned to the factory and informed everyone.

Li Yu and his group would arrive here in roughly twenty minutes.

Xiao Jun was somewhat excited.

During his last encounter with Li Yu, he had left a deep impression on him, finding Li Yu to be a decisive and ruthless person, as well as one who abhorred evil.

To be honest, Xiao Jun greatly admired Li Yu's way of doing things at that time.

Including the sight of Li Yu and his group's equipment, he felt that their gear was well-maintained and their combat strength formidable.

Today, meeting Third Uncle and old Qin left him with an even higher impression of the strength of Big Camphor Tree Base.

These people were not only well-equipped but also had a style of action that hadn't lost the military discipline and efficiency of the past, despite the apocalyptic circumstances.

In fact, they seemed even more iron-blooded.

After all, this group had all been through real combat.

And, it appeared, quite a few times.

.....

Twenty minutes later.

Old Luo was driving the tank at the front, followed by two tanks.

Behind them, on the armored vehicles, the long barrels of the guns, the cold metallic luster, were awe-inspiring.

Even more noteworthy, at the very back, was the gigantic loader, as tall as two floors, resembling a prehistoric beast.

The ground vibrated.

Xiao Jun and the others inside the factory felt the ground shake and out of curiosity, once again walked out of the factory.