Apocalyptic Reincarnation: Start with a 30-million Bonus

August 3rd.

The highest outdoor surface temperature has reached 65 degrees Celsius.

Red flames engulf the clouds; fire surrounds the void,

With a haze of blue and a blaze of red, the fierce flames almost burn the sky.

Even at night, the temperature can reach up to forty-five or six degrees.

The continuous high temperatures have scorched many trees on the ground, and even those more heat-resistant trees are wilting.

Li Yu transplanted dozens of short fruit trees, transferring them into the bunker and the underground plantation.

He also worried that these fruit trees would be scorched to death.

Originally there were paddies with several centimeters deep water; now they're devoid of moisture, the earth cracked and creviced, like the wrinkles on an old man's face, crisscrossing.

Outside the base, a river a few kilometers away had dried up.

The riverbed stones were exposed.

Mountain Pond reservoir, because of a layer of black spheres spread on the water surface that can block eighty percent of water evaporation and also without irrigating fields, the water loss rate was not fast.

Under the Mountain Pond reservoir, at the foot of two mountains.

After days of digging using various machinery, the water reservoir was finally excavated today.

The excavated reservoir, with a length of 40 meters, width of 15 meters, and height of 10 meters, could store 6,000 cubic meters of water, which is 6,000 tons of water.

But currently, the walls have not been coated with cement, and a roof has not been constructed yet.

However, considering the speed of the project, it was already very fast.

The daytime of August 3rd was extremely quiet.

A few dogs raised in the base stuck their tongues out, panting heavily.

They were unusually quiet, obediently squatting in the cool indoors, not going outside.

The small orange cat that Third Uncle initially picked up, after being checked by Li Yuan, had been raised in the base for some time and had become much fatter, its yellow fur becoming sleek and shiny.

However, the small orange cat was still very attached to Third Uncle, following him wherever he went.

Being so clingy was one thing, but it also seemed very human-like, as if it could understand human speech.

Third Uncle, interested, used the same method he used to train police dogs to train this small cat.

It showed initial signs of training success, able to sit, stand, and "salute" appropriately.

Night fell, the scorching sun disappeared.

People in the base came out one after another.

With their nocturnal schedule continuing for several days, they got used to the rhythm, no longer dozing off during nighttime activities like before.

Ding Jiu was very busy lately, running around tirelessly with his hair in a mess.

After the sun set in the evening, Li Yu came out from inside and saw everyone had started working.

Li Yu walked next to Ding Jiu, observing in the distance where Xiao Qian and others were working with cement, and Dapao's group was transporting sand and gravel in trucks.

Zhou Weiguo and about ten others placed reinforced bars into four pits and nailed the molds behind them.

Wang Cheng and others, holding the mixer hose, poured cement onto the soil in the pits.

With specialized division of labor and an assembly line operation, the work seemed to proceed very quickly.

"When will the cement be ready?" Li Yu asked Ding Jiu.

Hearing Li Yu's voice, Ding Jiu turned his head and said, "Very soon, we have so many people, ready materials, and molds; it'll be quick. In 10 hours, by tomorrow morning, it should be done.

It's expected to get sun exposure tomorrow for a day, which should be about enough.

However, we need to spray some water on this cement surface tomorrow at noon to cool it off; otherwise, it's prone to cracking."

Li Yu, hearing this, was quite satisfied.

"That's good, let the brothers work hard. Also, about that cave side, we need to get the water pipes and wiring done. An Ya has started planting in the Second Outer City's underground plantation, don't fall behind on that cave side."

Ding Jiu nodded and said, "Xiao Qian and others are handling that, Director Li, don't worry."

Li Yu looked up and saw the lights by the cave, with several people holding pipes and other items.

"Alright, you guys have worked hard, I'm off to my duty shift," Li Yu said and then walked towards the perimeter wall.

On the wall, Li Yu saw Li Tie who was also on duty; after greeting him, Li Yu went to the duty room to check the surveillance camera records, a task they always do while on duty.

...

In Hubei Province.

Jiu Zhi and others who had been following Tian Rui's group for a while eventually gave up tracking.

The simplest reason: they ran out of fuel.

Dong Tai found Tian Rui: "Camp Commander, Gan Shang's men, from earlier on the freeway, I saw them reversing and leaving."

Tian Rui squinted his eyes and said, "Are you sure everyone has left?"

Dong Tai confirmed with a nod, "Sure, I was watching them leave with a telescope. They must have run out of gasoline."

Tian Rui let out a sigh of relief and said, "Good, it's better that they left. Continue driving forward, leave a few people on guard behind, and if we haven't spotted them by tomorrow, we'll detour."

Dong Tai asked excitedly, "Detour to Xin City? Can we finally go to Xin City?"

Tian Rui smiled and nodded, "Well, let's talk about it tomorrow. Let the brothers rest well tonight."

Dong Tai and Xiao Jun had a good relationship, having come from the same class initially, and they had known each other for many years.