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Next evening.

A convoy headed toward Big Camphor Tree.

The convoy stretched on endlessly, with twenty or thirty vehicles.

Leading the way was the elderly Lao Lv, his face showing joy.

This trip was worthwhile.

...

Three in the afternoon.

Outside the base, a grand convoy returned.

It was Lao Lv, Xiao Jun, and He Chao coming back.

This mission they carried out was very successful.

They brought back hundreds of tons of steel and some precision equipment for steel smelting.

They also found various other items collected from factories.

The gate of the base opened thunderously.

Li Yu personally welcomed their return in Weng City.

The vehicles stopped.

Lao Lv and others got out and walked toward Li Yu.

"Nothing went wrong this time, did it?" Li Yu also walked over.

Lao Lv glanced at Xiao Jun, then turned back to look at He Chao, and said to Li Yu:

"There were some twists, but no casualties. This steel plant can produce 50,000 tons per year.

But there's only less than two thousand tons stored there, in addition, we also found one thousand tons of coal and iron ore."

"Coal?" Li Yu's eyes flashed with delight upon hearing this.

Coal could not only be used for steelmaking but also for burning to generate heat and electricity.

Currently, the base, after installing solar panels several times, generates over 350,000 kWh of electricity per year.

The newly installed wind turbines:

One 2MW unit could generate 2000 kWh per hour at rated wind speed, the wind power generates 63,000 kWh per year, and there are three units in the base.

That equates to about 190,000 kWh.

Plus other supporting hydropower, as well as coal and diesel generation.

The Big Camphor Tree Base has a total yearly power generation capacity of as much as 750,000 kWh.

This is after multiple expansions of power generation equipment and adding many methods of generating electricity.

For the current electricity usage within the base, it's enough to maintain everyday lighting, electricity for the Underground Plantation.

Including air conditioning, constant temperature in the warehouses.

And electronic devices within the base.

It's still sufficient for now.

But since photovoltaic power constitutes the major portion, in the event of consecutive rainy days, they need to use electricity sparingly.

In the base, the hundreds of tons of coal initially hoarded by Li Yu were barely used.

This is because Li Yu knew that there would definitely be more critical times ahead.

He has always conserved the hoarded coal, avoiding use when possible.

Now hearing about more coal was simply astonishing!

As it's known, the Southern region has few coal mines.

Though their location has vast reserves of rare earth and tungsten, coal resources are scarce.

Thousands of tons of coal could generate up to three million kWh of electricity.

With the current electricity usage, plus the soon-to-be-constructed bunker in the mountain for more planting.

Electricity usage might increase.

But this amount of coal is enough to keep them worry-free about electricity for almost two years.

Of course, this is under the premise that their base does not undergo further expansions.

In any case, this was excellent news.

Seeing how thrilled Li Yu was, Lao Lv naturally understood why.

Electricity is very important, and he deeply felt this.

Then he added:

"That steel plant also has some coal generators which I brought back.

But for the coal and iron ore, since we had to transport steel first, we brought back only one truckload.

So, I think it's best if we go there a few more times soon to bring back all the coal and iron ore."

Li Yu excitedly nodded and said:

"Great, fantastic! You guys have performed a great service this time!"

After pondering, Lao Lv said to Li Yu:

"This time, thanks to Xiao Jun, they opened the gate, and if it weren't for Xiao Jun's reminder, we might not have brought back so many people."

"What happened?" Li Yu asked, frowning.

"That steel plant was too big. After we lured the zombies away during the day, when we went in to move the steel, the noise from the machinery attracted the zombies again, and they kept coming in waves.

Later, Xiao Jun suggested using drones at night to lead these zombies out. Otherwise, our transportation wouldn't have gone so smoothly."

Hearing Lao Lv say this, Xiao Jun quickly said:

"This is everyone's effort. If it weren't for He Chao and their skilled operation of the machinery, just us moving by hand, it would have taken a month to finish."

He Chao, laughing, said: "Commander Xiao, you shouldn't be so modest. We really owe you a lot this time. Your people faced the zombies at the forefront. I, Old He, really respect you for that."

He then gave a thumbs up.

Listening to their brief exchange, Li Yu naturally understood what had happened.

Looking at Xiao Jun, his appreciation grew.

Able to adapt quickly and courageous, not the kind to abandon teammates when facing danger, this was what Li Yu valued the most.

So he said to the three of them:

"You all have made great contributions. How about this, you join up again later, and go bring back the remaining steel and coal. Later, I will reward you for your achievements.

For now, just tell me what you want? As long as I can do it, it's possible!"

Hearing Li Yu say this, Lao Lv's expression flickered.

Grinning, he said:

"You shouldn't say that. If we were to really consider our sacrifices, during the most difficult times, Director Li, you accepted me and my daughter Xiaofei, and a group of our brothers. You let us survive, provided us with a safe and stable place to live, and even took care of our food and accommodation."