#27 - Chapter 27 Continue to set off
The next day.
6:30 AM.
The faint sunlight dispelled the darkness surrounding Green Source Base.
Bringing light to the world once more.
Inside Green Source Base.
Today, they would once again venture out to search for supplies.
The combat team skillfully checked their respective weapons and equipment, as well as the various food supplies and tools on the vehicles.
These were all life-saving items, and no carelessness could be tolerated.
Qin Jin would still lead the team out today.
Yesterday, Zhang Tiankai assisted in the base's defense; today, it was Chen Junchi's turn, and Zhang Tiankai would join the team going out.
It was still the four squads, totaling about ten people.
Apart from a few combat team members who were going out for the first time and were a bit nervous,
the other members who had ventured out once before were much more composed.
After all, Boss Qin was there, and many of them had been equipped with firearms!
Replacing machetes with guns!
The captain had given orders that handguns could only be used in emergencies with their permission; most of the time, they had to use machetes and crossbows to deal with zombies and other dangers.
Mainly because they were afraid that the sound of gunfire would attract more zombies.
They needed to use them only when conditions permitted.
They carried the handguns with them, and even if they didn't use them, they were satisfied.
No one could underestimate these things; even if they weren't used, they were a deterrent.
Venturing out wouldn't necessarily only involve encountering zombies; they might also encounter other people.
Facing some people with malicious intentions, this was the best weapon!
Soon, everyone had completed their checks.
Seven modified vehicles were parked in front of the gate, two more than yesterday.
After all, their own modified vehicles were definitely safer.
Even if there were many vehicles outside, they hadn't been modified, and these few vehicles with front crash bars were needed to clear the way.
Of course, if they encountered suitable vehicles, they would definitely continue to 'pick' them up.
The leading vehicle was undoubtedly the Sabretooth Tiger that had made everyone's mouths water yesterday!
After another round of violent modification yesterday.
Steel wire mesh covering the entire vehicle had been added, and crash beams were added to the front and rear of the vehicle.
Most importantly, a giant steel cone ram was added to the front of the vehicle!
Zombies would be crushed like tofu in front of it!
This was definitely a road-clearing artifact!
Looking at the even more imposing team, Qin Jin waved for everyone to get in the vehicles.
The gatekeepers used the prepared sound equipment to lure away the zombies in front of the gate.
The gate slowly opened, and the convoy drove out smoothly, then closed immediately.
Boom—
The vehicles' throttles were fully engaged, and the Sabretooth Tiger's engine roared heavily, leading the convoy slowly away from the base.
"Boss Qin, look!"
Not far after they had started driving, Zhong Yu, the driver of the Sabretooth Tiger, pointed to some zombies that had been attracted by the sound of the vehicles directly ahead.
Some of the troublemakers who had been thrown out last night were among them!
Qin Jin looked closely and, sure enough, saw some familiar faces.
Even Wang Minglong and Li Yan were among them!
This 'leader' of yesterday's resistance alliance.
Now missing his right arm, the tied bandage was gone, his clothes were ragged, and he had multiple bite wounds all over his body.
A large chunk of flesh was bitten off his left face, exposing his teeth and mouth.
His two pale, bleeding eyes were filled with only lifelessness, and he was swinging his remaining left arm as he jogged towards the convoy.
As for Li Yan, who was still coveted by 'him' yesterday.
A piece of her scalp was missing, exposing her skull; if it weren't for the fact that not much of her face was bitten off, they almost wouldn't have recognized her!
Her tied hands had been gnawed on, exposing multiple bones, her lower body's jeans were dirty and stained with blood, and all of her upper body's clothes were gone.
Only one of her original large breasts remained, and even that one showed signs of being gnawed on, vaguely revealing a man-made prosthesis.
It was swaying with "Li Yan's" jogging, as if it were about to fall off at any moment.
Qin Jin was expressionless and nodded forward.
Zhong Yu understood and stepped on the accelerator again.
The Sabretooth Tiger roared and charged towards the zombie crowd at a speed of nearly a hundred yards!!
Thump thump thump—
With a series of muffled thuds, the vehicle crashed into all the zombies it encountered in front of it like bowling balls!
It was really crushed!
Limbs and broken arms were thrown everywhere with great force!
No zombie could retain a complete corpse in front of this monster!
The remaining few were either knocked away or run over by the vehicles behind, leaving a bloody mess everywhere!
In just a few short days of the apocalypse, these people had been turned into devils who killed "people" without batting an eye by Qin Jin!
Some of them might still feel uncomfortable, but they were forced to adapt to this cruel behavior.
They were all selected people, and they all knew that if they wanted to survive, they had to kill the zombies!
Those who couldn't accept the new rules of this world would lose their value.
The convoy continued to move forward, and that ground of flesh and blood seemed to be the answer.
Only those who recognized the times were qualified to continue living.
It was cruel.
But it was the reality of the world now.
Today's goal was still to find weapons first.
The first destination was a county police station fifty kilometers away in another direction.
With the current strength and coordination of the combat team, it wouldn't be difficult to take it down.
Of course, the more weapons they had now, the better.
The base wasn't short of food for the time being, so they would concentrate their firepower on searching all the police stations within a hundred kilometers of the base first!
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Inside the base.
Slightly past seven o'clock.
All the base personnel had already gotten up.
Breakfast was uniformly eaten in the canteen at 7:30 AM, and those who were late would be left behind.
Today, the main task was still to repair the walls; except for those on base security duty, almost everyone came.
Including Qin Jin's relatives and the relatives of other managers, all were treated equally without exception.
Even Qin Jin's parents, who didn't need to be on duty, would occasionally come to help, so everyone had nothing more to say.
The handling of yesterday's resistance alliance made some people feel a little uncomfortable, feeling that Qin Jin was too cruel.
But last night, after hearing the descriptions of the outside world from the combat team members who went out, and seeing various photos and videos taken with mobile phones and shared.
They realized how precious the life that Green Source Base maintained was.
Knowing that repairing the walls was for their own and others' safety, they worked extra hard today.
Plus, after working for two days, everyone had some experience, and the construction progress increased greatly all at once.
Today, Gao Qiang also ate with the others early in the morning, and after finishing, came to repair the walls together.
He looked at the wall, which was already seven meters high and of amazing thickness, and his eyes widened!
When had he ever seen such a tall wall!?
Wasn't this a prison before?
If he hadn't talked to the people next to him, he would have thought that this was indeed just a food factory before.
He suspected that he had been scared into having problems before.
This was too safe!
Although he wasn't very clear about the outside world during the few days he was locked up, he had occasionally seen the situation outside the vehicle after being rescued.
It could only be described in one word—chaos.
Everywhere was a chaotic scene, and he couldn't see a single living person; all there were were zombies.
He didn't know where the other living people had gone to hide, and he was even more worried about his younger brother and sister.
"If only A Sheng and Xiao Lan could also come to this place, alas—"
Even if he was worried, there was no way to do anything for the time being.
Take care of himself first.
He knew that the person who saved him yesterday was Boss Qin, the leader here, and of course, he also promised Boss Qin to do anything for him.
Boss Qin didn't come to find him last night, and he didn't know what to do, so he prepared to ask him again when he came back tonight.
Today, the base was harmonious, and everyone was working hard in their positions, and nothing else happened.
Suddenly, a person ran all the way from a distance.
Until he stopped in front of Qin's father and a group of managers, panting, he said: "Old Boss Qin, Boss Wang, the tap water has stopped!"
Seeming to have anticipated this situation, Qin's father and Wang Yang and other managers were not at all flustered.
Qin's father calmly said to Wang Yang and other managers:
"We already had a plan last night, immediately cut off the external water supply and switch to the internal water system; our pond has long been connected to a water pump and filtration system, which will not affect drinking water, you guys hurry over and deal with it!"
Wang Yang and a few others took their orders and went to deal with it.
Qin's father then said to the others in the base:
"Everyone also knows that the water and electricity outside have already been cut off; although our base still has generators and ponds that can provide water and electricity internally, it is impossible to be like before, everyone must use it sparingly!"
Everyone agreed.
They already knew last night that the electricity was cut off, and they weren't surprised that the water was cut off today.
Green Source Base here had already started using a large number of prepared storage batteries today.
So the impact wasn't too great.
All the rooftops and including the ground that could be exposed to sunlight were all covered with solar panels.
In the future, electricity needed to be saved, and wasting it might be punished.
The base also had a lot of fuel generators, but it hadn't reached the point where they needed to be used.
Although there were several hundred tons of fuel, it couldn't be directly used to generate electricity.
Many places needed to use fuel.
What's more, the noise problem of the generators was also a problem.
It would cause more and more zombies to be attracted outside the base wall.
Now the base managers were already planning to separate out a portion of people to directly stab the zombies attracted below on the wall using spears.
Qin Jin had prepared a lot of these assembled spears before the apocalypse, as well as mobile ladders, which could be used to easily climb the wall for defense at any time.
Originally, he thought that there wouldn't be many zombies outside the base wall in a short period of time, so they could take it slowly first.
He didn't expect that the boss almost delayed things when he came back yesterday; if the combat team came back and brought in zombies, it would be troublesome.
The isolation area couldn't be built well in the short term, and a barbed wire isolation zone needed to be built inside the base as soon as possible.
Even if the combat team came back with zombies rushing in, they could stop and calmly eliminate them.
The zombies outside the wall also needed to be cleaned up regularly, and the number couldn't be allowed to accumulate too much.
There were too many things to do, so today, the wall would be raised to eight meters first.
Tomorrow, some people would have to be separated out to deal with other things!
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Noon.
Seventy kilometers south of the base.
On a certain highway, a convoy of as many as eleven vehicles was driving.
The leader was a modified riot police vehicle!
It was precisely Qin Jin and his party from the Green Source Base combat team!
Sitting in the riot vehicle, Qin Jin was now with the corners of his mouth raised, comfortably leaning on the seat.
Blowing the wind and looking at the scenery outside the window, his expression was pleasant, indicating that he was in a good mood.
Yes, this morning's goal was also successfully completed.
It was still that kite tactic, and perhaps because the location of this county police station was also in the outer suburbs, there weren't many zombies around, and the police station was also easily cleared.
It took a little time, and the weapon warehouse was successfully found!
The quantity couldn't compare to that of Guangyuan City Bureau, but it was better than the police station in another county yesterday.
It took some time to sweep away all the supplies and pack them up, and it was already three hours later.
At this time, they were on their way to another county police station.
Qin Jin looked at the time, and it was almost twelve o'clock.
He picked up the intercom and said: "All teams pay attention, park nearby, and everyone prepare lunch after confirming safety!"
Soon, everyone parked their vehicles on the highway.
After confirming that there was no danger around, they took out various foods to deal with lunch.
During lunch, Li Bowen and a few other captains also gathered around to ask Qin Jin what he thought of the next goal.
Qin Jin ate instant noodles while saying to a few people:
"The next goal is An County Police Station, which is sixty kilometers away from the base. According to our current speed, we can arrive at about one o'clock after eating, reserving two and a half hours for the return trip, which means we can spend about two and a half hours there!"
"Then speeding up the time should be enough." Li Bowen said subconsciously after thinking.
Now they were much more skilled, and they would choose a good location and fly a kite when they arrived.
Then go in to clear and search, and then pack up the supplies and get in the vehicle, and it could normally be done very quickly.
If it really didn't work, they would only take the weapons, and other less important things would not be taken for the time being.
"Let the brothers continue to set off after they are full. Zombies are not that scary during this period of time. We must seize the opportunity to hoard as many weapons as possible, and we will definitely give everyone a good rest after we are done!"
Qin Jin said to them.
He had an idea in his mind that the base would implement a point system in the future, and people who made great contributions could exchange them for supplies or other rights.
This way, the personnel would have the motivation to work.
The specific involvement was relatively large, and he planned to improve it before releasing it, and now was not the time.
In his vision, Green Source Base would be a new small society in the future.
(End of this chapter)
