Apocalyptic Reincarnation: Start with a 30-million Bonus

Jiu Zhi looked at him as if he were looking at an idiot and said unkindly:

"Are you stupid? What are you even thinking? They would love it if we couldn't keep up with them, so why would they lend us gasoline?"

"These people are capable of murder on Juzi Island. The fact that we're still alive is just pure luck."

"It's really bad luck to have taken on this job; it's like my ancestors have brought a curse upon me."

Duanyan thought about how Ju Tianrui had furiously shot a refugee before; if they really angered him, they would definitely be killed too.

With just the fifteen of them, how could they ever stand against these professionally trained soldiers?

They wouldn't even be enough for a dish.

Thinking this, Duanyan broke into a cold sweat and said to Jiu Zhi:

"Then, big brother, should we go back while we still have some gasoline? If we reduce one vehicle, we might just barely make it back."

"Go back? What excuse would we have when we return? Hai Chao already dislikes me, and if I go back empty-handed, without any news, who knows what kind of trouble he'll give me."

Hearing the leader's words, Duanyan also felt a little scared.

They were very aware of Hai Chao's ruthless methods.

In the car, there was another person.

A middle-aged man sitting there had been quietly listening to their conversation and finally couldn't hold back anymore:

"Jiu Zhi, we are in a dilemma. It's so hot today, and if we keep following them, we will definitely run out of gasoline. We've tried before, sending people out to find more fuel, but haven't succeeded and Ju Tianrui is about to leave.

We almost lost them last time.

Just think, what will happen if we continue following them? Most likely, we'll run out of gasoline and end up stranded halfway.

We will lose track of the people and the gasoline. By then, wanting to return to Juzi Island might not even be possible."

The middle-aged man was very rational, and his predictions about the future were very likely to come true.

Jiu Zhi knew this, but precisely because he knew, he was even more irritated. It wasn't right either way.

Impatiently, Jiu Zhi said:

"I know all that you've said, but do you have any better ideas? Should we go back and tell Director Gan that we couldn't keep up because we ran out of gasoline?

Do you believe that if we really said that, all of us wouldn't be able to escape the consequences?"

The middle-aged man, after hearing what Jiu Zhi said, flashed a look of contemplation and spoke with a probing tone:

"Jiu Zhi, what if when we go back, we tell them that we saw Xiao Jun's people?"

"Hmm?" Jiu Zhi frowned.

"But we clearly did not see Xiao Jun's people." After Jiu Zhi finished, he gave the middle-aged man a look when suddenly, a lightbulb went off in his mind.

"You mean, lie to them that we found Xiao Jun's people."

After saying this, Jiu Zhi furrowed his brow, thought for a moment, and continued:

"But lies can't be covered up forever. If Director Gan sends more people over, we still won't be able to hide it. Also, with so many of us, what if someone accidentally slips up?"

The middle-aged man smirked and said:

"Let's just get past the immediate hurdle first. Right now, they don't know where Xiao Jun and his men are. When Director Gan sends more people later, we can just say that Xiao Jun and his men have left.

Given the current situation, it's reasonable for them to change locations as they don't have a stable dwelling.

Besides, with just over ten of us, what can we do? If Director Gan sends more people, perhaps a larger search might actually find them.

And about our brothers slipping up, Jiu Zhi, you don't have to worry. Everyone is in the same boat.

Nobody wants to keep following them; they definitely won't let anything slip."

...

Both Jiu Zhi and Duanyan fell silent for a while.

Duanyan's eyes were filled with eager anticipation; this journey was incredibly tough, and he was even peeling from sunburn. If it weren't for the air conditioning in the car, he probably wouldn't have been able to endure.

Jiu Zhi glanced at Duanyan, who nodded.

He then looked at the middle-aged man, who also nodded.

Jiu Zhi took out a cigarette, wanting to smoke one as the weather was too hot, and his throat felt like it was smoking every day, so he hadn't smoked for a long time.

He took out a cigarette, and his throat instinctively reacted, feeling dry and itchy.

He put the cigarette back and took a bottle of water from under his feet to drink.

That made him feel a bit better.

In his previous life, he always wanted to quit smoking but couldn't; who knew that in such hot weather, he actually managed to kick the habit.

A contemplative look flashed in his eyes, somewhat tempted, but ultimately he said:

"I'll think about it a bit more, keep on for a while, and if we have less than 150 liters of gasoline, if there isn't a better plan by then, we'll go back."

It seemed that after speaking, he still had some concerns, and he spoke again:

"Duan Mei, check again with the brothers, stir them up a bit, I can't be the one to bring this up, let them bring it up when the time comes to inspire action."

Duan Mei understood and said, "Okay, I'm on it."

...

...

Big Camphor Tree Base.

After harvesting all the crops and fruit trees the day before yesterday.

After two days of exposure to the intense sun, the rice had dried up.

Li Yu then had people gather the rice, load it onto trucks, and store it in the warehouse.

This storage warehouse, located in the inner city of the base, near the residential buildings.

It's two or three thousand square meters in size, with a height of ten meters.

With over twenty thousand cubic meters, if used entirely for storing grain, it could store forty to fifty thousand tons.

This warehouse was the part Li Yu paid the most attention to when first building the base.

Not to mention, just the concrete and dirt walls were over one meter thick, with the entire structure being waterproof and coldproof, using various materials, making seven or eight layers.

It was divided into different sections, the food storage section was completely sealed, equipped with a constant temperature system, capable of maximizing the preservation of food.

After these tens of tons of food were put into the warehouse, Li Yu also came over to supervise.

Each time he saw the mountain of food stacked up, he felt a sense of pride and satisfaction.

...

The underground plantation in the Second Outer City had basically been set up, with the electrical system and water pipes all in place.

After An Ya had a heat stroke last time, Li Yu asked her to not worry about anything and to rest properly for two days.

When An Ya completely recovered, she didn't sit idle but directly ran to the Second Outer City, starting to set up the planting shelves, taking out seeds from the warehouse and beginning to nurture the seedlings.

At the same time, she also found Li Hang and He Bing to help set up the lighting system in the plantation, to ensure the crops would have sufficient lighting in the future.

The stabilization work at the cave was done.

Eventually, the space in the cave was finalized.

About seven acres, with a height of eight meters.

The entire cave, the dome was poured with concrete, and also supported by hundreds of two to three meter thick steel-reinforced concrete pillars, stronger than air-raid shelters.

But it's still empty inside, and later they will need to lay electricity and water pipes.

The reservoir at the foot of the mountain, after two nights of excavation, now also had a pit excavated 30 meters long, 10 meters wide, and 5 meters deep.

But it was far from enough, as they intended to excavate a pit 10 meters deep.

The soil excavated was not discarded randomly.

An Ya needed some soil for building the indoor plantation, so this soil was temporarily piled up nearby.

The current excavation work was estimated to take another 2 days to complete fully.

During the excavation process, Li Yu had Ding Jiu and others construct the required steel frames, weld the necessary parts, so that when they build over the reservoir later, it would be much faster.

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