Apocalyptic Reincarnation: Start with a 30-million Bonus

Ju Tianrui's gunshot.

Intimidated the other refugees and made Gan Shang even more wary of him!

Juzi Island.

One by one, refugees carrying their luggage left this place.

When they arrived, they were full of expectations, dreaming about the life they would lead here.

When they left, they did so resolutely, preferring to face the dangerous zombies rather than endure the company of these humans.

In this apocalyptic world, sometimes humans are more terrifying than zombies.

At least, the horror of zombies is evident on their faces.

Whereas with humans, one second they might be smiling, and the next, you have no idea what they might do.

South District refugee camp suffers from poor management.

Every night, people die here; some starve to death, while others are killed by fellow humans.

Ju Tianrui looked at the entrance, most of the refugees wanting out had already left.

Those who decided to stay had different expressions on their faces.

Some seemed conflicted and hesitated without taking action.

Others wore mocking expressions, scoffing at those leaving, doubting they'd find anything better, considering the dangers and instability outside.

The conversations never ceased.

"Watch, those who left will regret it soon. They won't be able to come back then."

"It's good they left; it frees up some space for us."

"I wonder where they can go after leaving..."

"Where else could they go? Find somewhere safer first. Didn't Ju Tianrui just say, he wouldn't take those people?"

...

Ten minutes later.

Ju Tianrui saw that no one else was leaving now.

He glanced distantly at Gan Shang and then turned to Dong Tai, saying, "It's time for us to leave too. Tell the brothers to get on the truck, we're moving."

Dong Tai heard this, responded affirmatively, and instructed the brothers to get on the truck.

Ju Tianrui also boarded the truck.

In the distance...

Gan Shang, seeing their actions, said to Hai Chao beside him, "Is everything arranged?"

Hai Chao nodded to Gan Shang, "Everything's ready, as soon as they leave, our men will follow them."

"Good, let them follow, but don't lose track of them. I'm curious to see where they're headed," Gan Shang said.

He still could not find peace; Gan Gaojie had been out of contact for days and might not return.

But a man must be seen alive or his corpse found dead.

Without clear answers, Gan Shang would absolutely not accept the uncertainty.

Following Ju Tianrui, they might end up locating Xiao Jun and others, which would allow them to trace back to Xiao Jun.

Seemingly recalling something, Gan Shang asked, "Those two hundred or so women we got last time, were they sent to the west?"

Hai Chao replied, "Considering the time, they should have arrived by now and will probably be back tomorrow."

"Hmm, our resources are limited; we can only ask for their help again. I just can't believe that my father, who adores Xiao Jie so much, would just stand by."

...

After Ju Tianrui and others exited through the main gate at Juzi Island, they entered a tunnel.

Dong Tai looked back and said to Ju Tianrui, "Camp Commander, someone's following us. Are we still heading towards Zhehai?"

Checking the rear-view mirror, Ju Tianrui saw the pursuing vehicle.

Such amateur tracking.

"We can't go directly to find Xiao Jun and others. We need to lose this tail; it would be troublesome to bring them along. Drive slower, let's give them a slippery chase."

The driver then decreased the speed.

Slowly moving forward.

...

Day by day passed.

The temperature continued to rise.

Midday sun.

If during winter, or on cloudy, rain-filled days without sunlight,

People would miss the sun.

But now, many hoped for cloudy, even rainy days.

Even though rain could provoke zombie outbreaks, facing a greater zombie threat seemed preferable to enduring temperatures over fifty degrees.

Outside Big Camphor Tree Base,

Nearby river water also dried up, showing the riverbed.

Although Southern areas are generally warm, temperatures over fifty degrees were truly difficult to endure.

Some people suffered heatstroke, unable to find medicines to reduce body heat, and others suffered heat-related illnesses.

Within Big Camphor Tree Base, they had honeysuckle and chrysanthemums for brewing tea, along with cooling oil.

Cooling oil, with its long shelf-life and low cost, was stocked up in considerable amounts by Li Yu previously.

But after last year's heatwave, both the ten-drops water and Huo Xiang Zheng Qi water were significantly depleted.

However, with the Pharmacists and Bai Jie's joined efforts, some substitutes were developed.

Additionally, Old Chinese Doctor Hua Qian concocted some herbal remedies for heat reduction.

No one in the base died from the excessive heat.

An Ya, who managed the base's agriculture, had a heatstroke and hadn't fully recovered yet. As soon as she woke up from unconsciousness, she sought Li Yu.

Her face, normally a bit tanned, now was rather pale.

Recent soaring temperatures left her visibly distressed.

The continuous hot weather caused thermal damage to the agricultural production.

The early rice in its grain-filling stage was "forced to mature" by high temperatures, resulting in incomplete grain-filling and reduced weight of grains,

Also causing severe fruit drop in the base's oranges and other citrus fruits, significantly impacting agricultural output from the outside.

Li Yu, in an air-conditioned duty office, saw An Ya leaning on the wall as she walked in.

Quickly getting up, he spoke to her, "Didn't they say you had a heatstroke? Hurry back and rest, what are you doing running around here!"