#125 - Chapter 125 Parliament Procures a Transmitter
Yan Zhengping briefly introduced the characteristics and dangers of zombie rats.
With zombies as a reference, everyone didn't need to spend time digesting the information.
"Our Southeast Military Region, Suyou Province, Jiangning City, Jiangning Resettlement Camp, just experienced a zombie rat attack yesterday. Overnight, casualties exceeded 70%, it can only be described as horrific," Zong Zhengyue confirmed the existence of zombie rats.
"It's worth noting that zombie rats are probably just the beginning. Other animal zombies may appear in the future, and we must take it seriously," Yan Zhengping said.
The crowd began to whisper among themselves.
The Speaker banged the gavel.
"Alright, Councilor Yan, tell us about your solution," the Speaker said.
"It's still the person who gave us the information last time. He provided a type of ultrasonic transmitter. The ultrasonic waves emitted by this transmitter can effectively drive away animal zombies, including rats and other zombies. We have already purchased a batch and deployed them in various military districts," Yan Zhengping replied.
"Councilor Yan, what is the identity of this mysterious person? Do you know?" He Jinghui, the Director of the Security Department, asked.
"I'm sorry, he always notifies the location temporarily for each transaction. We have investigated for a long time, but we haven't found any clues," Yan Zhengping replied.
He Jinghui didn't say anything more. If Yan Zhengping couldn't find anything, neither could his Security Department. Pressing further would just be admitting his own incompetence.
"It seems that besides the military, there are other forces within Huaxia that possess their own satellites, and they may have more advanced technology than us," He Jinghui said nonchalantly.
"Alright, let's not discuss the mysterious person for now. Let's discuss how to deal with the zombie rats," the Speaker said.
"Councilor Yan, are you sure that this ultrasonic transmitter is really useful?" Jing Cheng, the Director of the Cultural Department, asked.
"It is indeed useful. We have already tested it on-site at the Jiangning Resettlement Camp," Zong Zhengyue directly answered on behalf of Yan Zhengping.
Jing Cheng frowned and nodded, saying nothing more.
"I want to know, what did you use to trade for this equipment? What was the price?" Hu Qingying, the Director of the Health Department, asked.
"Crystals. 10,000 crystals per unit," Yan Zhengping replied.
There was another commotion in the room.
"Bang, bang, bang." The Speaker signaled everyone to be quiet.
"That's too expensive! 10,000 crystals, who can afford that?" Yue Ming, the Director of the Public Security Department, said.
They weren't newbies and knew that a zombie only produced one crystal. 10,000 crystals required killing at least 10,000 zombies, which was simply a fantasy.
"Councilor Yan, how did you obtain so many crystals?" Liu Feiying, the Director of the Military Affairs Department, asked.
"We have combat suits, which I will introduce to you later. As long as you wear the combat suit, you can avoid being scratched or bitten by zombies, and with heavy firepower, killing zombies is not a problem," Yan Zhengping explained.
"Then thank you, Councilor Yan," Liu Feiying nodded.
"Your military has equipment, heavy firepower, and the conditions to obtain crystals. But currently, almost no resettlement camps nationwide have such conditions. You need to know that once zombie rats break out, the most severe damage will be to the various resettlement camps," Hu Qingying, the Director of the Health Department, said.
In other words, the military could afford it, but civilians couldn't.
"Of course, this is also the purpose of my proposal to convene this meeting. Whether out of consideration for the safety of the people, or out of the most basic ethics and morality, we cannot encourage or indirectly encourage the people to hunt zombies for crystals without protection. But the danger of zombie rats is imminent, and the Jiangning Resettlement Camp is a clear example. We must install this ultrasonic transmitter in every resettlement camp as soon as possible to protect the safety of the people," Yan Zhengping said righteously.
"That's what you say, but where will the crystals come from?" Yue Ming, the Director of the Public Security Department, asked.
He knew how difficult it was to kill 10,000 zombies.
"I and several military region commanders have discussed this matter privately. It is impossible for each resettlement camp to collect the crystals, so it can only be provided by our parliament," Yan Zhengping said.
"Alright, I won't beat around the bush. Currently, only the military has this ability, so I propose that the crystals be jointly borne by our five military regions!" Shen Tuzhenghao of the Northwest Military Region said.
Everyone thought so, but everyone was afraid of being the first to speak up. But Shen Tuzhenghao was not afraid.
"I agree!" Suo Tonghua stated.
"Everyone agrees, so I have no opinion," Zong Zhengyue said.
"I naturally have no objection," Yan Zhengping also replied.
"Since everyone agrees, then it's settled," the Speaker said.
Subsequently, after a series of consultations, it was finally agreed that 600 transmitters, totaling 6 million crystals, would be distributed with the Southeast Military Region, Northeast Military Region, Southwest Military Region, and Northwest Military Region each bearing 1.3 million, and the Central Military Region bearing the remaining 800,000. At the same time, in order to alleviate the pressure on the Central Military Region, Yan Zhengping also provided an additional 500 sets of combat suit equipment support.
