#34 - Chapter 34 Repair
Green Source Base.
5:30 PM.
The sun is setting.
The security guard responsible for watching the gate gazes at the road outside, preparing to welcome back the combat team returning from outside the base.
Just a moment ago.
The outbound combat team sent a message in advance via walkie-talkie, stating that they were two kilometers away.
They were about to reach the base and requested that they clear the zombies around the gate in advance.
The people inside the base are now much more skilled.
As soon as they heard that the boss was coming back, they arranged for people to turn on the loudspeakers installed in other parts of the wall.
The sound attracted some of the zombies wandering near the gate, which was considered a quick way to clear the entrance point.
Sure enough, a few minutes later, a convoy of a dozen vehicles appeared at the corner of the distant road.
Leading the way was the boss's ride, the saber-toothed tiger!
The convoy drove straight into the already opened gate, and the gate was closed again only after all the vehicles had entered the base.
Back at the base, the temporary isolation zone built today with wire mesh and some steel bars came in handy.
It was nearly two or three hundred square meters, more than enough to accommodate a dozen vehicles.
Qin Jin and the other combat team members got out of the vehicles one after another and began to inspect them, both inside and out.
They checked to see if the chassis had caught any zombies during the journey.
Or if, when parking, they hadn't noticed any zombies or humans entering the trunk, etc.
The main focus was on safety.
In the future, when there were more people, they would also need to establish observation periods.
This was to prevent anyone who had been bitten by a zombie from concealing it; they would have to wait in the isolation zone for a certain period of time before being released.
This was also the original intention of Qin Jin's request to set up the isolation zone yesterday, so that some risks could be isolated and resolved here first.
Dong Hui and Wang Bin also got out of the car, observing the Green Source Base.
If there were no accidents, this would be where they would likely live for a long time to come.
Looking at the six- or seven-meter-high wall next to them, as well as the various equipment and materials under construction.
The towering watchtowers visible all around.
The personnel patrolling on top with rifles, the huge and heavy gate behind them, the buildings visible within the isolation zone alone already demonstrated the extraordinary nature of this place!
The two looked at each other and saw the shock in each other's eyes.
It had been less than a week since the mutant outbreak.
Yet a base of this scale had already been built, as expected of President Qin!
Soon, it was confirmed that there were no problems with the returning combat team members.
The iron gate was opened, and these people continued to drive the vehicles to the warehouse to unload and搬运the goods.
Having learned from yesterday's experience, Qin's father had prepared manpower early in the morning. As soon as the combat team returned, someone took over the material vehicles to prepare for inventory and storage.
Qin Jin instructed Li Bowen and the other squad leaders that after washing up and eating dinner, they would hold a review meeting in the office building conference room to discuss today's combat operations.
Then he dismissed the combat team members.
Afterward, he briefly told Qin's father and the other managers about today's material collection situation.
The quantity was less than yesterday, and he asked them to handle the items properly.
He also asked Wang Yang to take the two new recruits to their accommodations, and he went back to his own little house to wash up and rest.
Today was another day of running around from morning till night, and even though he had superhuman physical strength, he still felt a trace of fatigue.
Qin Jin's own little house.
In the second-floor shower room.
Steam billowed.
As the base's de facto leader, he could still enjoy the privilege of unlimited hot water for showering.
After washing up, the fatigue of the whole person disappeared a little.
Looking at his strong and upright figure in the mirror, the muscles of his legs and arms gradually bulged.
He could feel the power within.
Then he carefully experienced the feeling of the fog slowing down when he concentrated his mind.
He confirmed that it was indeed an evolution of faster nerve reflexes.
It was just that this state could not be maintained for a long time; he could only concentrate for a few seconds, and if he maintained it for too long, he would feel dizzy and needed to get out of it quickly.
It seemed that this state could only be used occasionally and could not be used as a normal state, and he did not know if it could continue to be strengthened in the future.
After washing up, it was time for the base's dinner.
Now the base's dinner is from 6:30-7:00 in the collective dining hall.
After night falls, the base, in addition to necessary facilities, will keep the energy-saving LED lights powered on at certain intervals between the walls and buildings.
Most other places will be plunged into darkness.
If you need to use your own lighting tools, you can use mobile phones, flashlights, etc.
Charge with solar energy during the day, or go to the unified charging point opened by the base to charge.
It is not yet possible to provide electricity to every dormitory.
Solar power generation is limited, and there are too many places to use electricity.
Only when the development goes up later will it be possible to slowly return to the previous state of unlimited electricity.
Water is also limited. Each dormitory has IC card recharges for hot water that were installed before the apocalypse.
Now cold water is stopped, and each person is issued an IC card with a fixed quota of 0.3 cubic meters of water per week (300 liters) for bathing, washing, flushing toilets, etc.
It is impossible to take a bath every day, but wiping the body and occasionally flushing the toilet is enough.
Of course, this is only private water for the dormitory.
There are also other collective drinking water places and public toilets in the base.
These places are free areas and are managed by someone.
If the private quota is used up, you can still go to the public toilet, otherwise, if you block your own dormitory toilet, you will be the one who suffers.
Many details of life are slowly changing, all to adapt to this new era.
After dinner.
Most of the people without tasks went back to their dormitories to rest, or chatted in some public areas of the base.
At the beginning of the apocalypse, it is difficult for most people to change suddenly, get rid of the information age, and return to the era of the big pot of rice.
Other people with tasks have to modify and maintain vehicles, maintain and rebuild base facilities, summarize daily production progress, etc.
In the evening, the Green Source Base is still in a busy state as a whole.
In the conference room of the office building.
Qin Jin sat at the head, and all the other combat team members were in attendance.
After a period of rest, everyone's spirits had recovered a lot, and they were now waiting for the boss to speak.
Qin Jin went straight to the point and began to say:
"The team members who didn't go out should also know that we encountered a lot of things today, and we also gained some things in general, both in terms of materials and combat experience."
"Here I will explain again which areas we didn't handle well enough today, and I hope everyone will learn and grow together!"
"First of all, in response to the survivors of An County Police Station, because this is the first time, everyone has no experience in dealing with it."
"It was not a wise decision for us to all go into the other party's lair at the beginning. We didn't expect that the other party also had guns. At that time, considering that once the two sides exchanged fire, bullets would have no eyes, and there might be casualties, so we finally chose to withdraw."
"The next time we encounter this situation, we should first understand the internal situation before making a decision, or lure the other party out, which are better choices. We cannot hand over the initiative."
"Then there was the matter of the chemical factory. We didn't keep an eye on a woman who harbored resentment towards us, and she had the opportunity to be alone and create trouble."
"Fortunately, we solved the trouble this time, but what about next time? Maybe some people will not come back!";
"So in the future, we should be ruthless when we should be ruthless. Even if the other party uses some excuses, we must keep an eye on them and not leave their sight for a moment. Even if the other party wants to shit, you have to let her shit in front of you and keep a close eye on her!";
"Life is your own, and everyone's life is in your hands at the same time!";
No one in the conference room made a sound, and silently kept it in their hearts.
Especially the two team members who were previously responsible for watching Guo Qing, they lowered their heads and dared not look at others.
The two of them were too thin-skinned and were slipped out of sight by the other party's words, which led to the incident.
"Also, when we resisted the zombies, there were also many shortcomings in our combat team. For example, the drones were all placed with Liu Qing (Xiao Liu). After the fire alarm stopped, the people in our chemical factory didn't have other drones that could lure away some zombies, which was also a mistake."
"I am your boss. Although I am responsible for many things, I can't rely on me to formulate combat plans and prepare completely. What I hope is that each of you can have independent wilderness survival skills! Still that sentence, you have to hold your life in your own hands!";
"Zhong Yu, Li Bowen, Zhang Tiankai, Chen Junchi, Liu Wenhao, you five squad leaders have to do more and better than others!";
"Everyone can express their opinions here later. If there is any deficiency, everyone will correct it together. If we want to live longer in this new era, we must become stronger!";
Indeed.
If you want to live longer, there is no other way but to become stronger.
It is useless to expect others to give alms.
It was difficult even in the previous peaceful era, let alone now.
In this way, more than 20 team members present were sincerely putting forward opinions and working together to improve the coping strategies for the new world.
Qin Jin felt gratified when he saw it. This was the team he wanted.
When they continue to grow and have the ability to stand alone, he can relax a little bit, right?
He didn't stay too long, let the team members continue, and left the conference room first.
As the leader, he has other more things to deal with.
Base construction progress, internal personnel living conditions, material inventory, base defense, etc.
Including some shortcomings of the isolation zone that he saw when he came back today, etc., need to be personally understood and ordered to be dealt with.
So being the boss is not so easy.
It's not just sitting there and waiting for your subordinates to do things. That kind of behavior is an act of finding death. Either you will be hollowed out or you will collapse sooner or later if you develop downward.
Qin Jin had just left the office building.
At the door, he saw a person who seemed to have been waiting there for a long time.
The other party also saw him coming out.
He quickly greeted him and carefully said at a distance of nearly two meters: "Hello, President Qin, I am Gao Qiang, the person you brought back yesterday."
Qin Jin recognized who the other party was when he came over. He asked curiously:
"I remember you, tell me, what's the matter with waiting for me?"
Gao Qiang sorted out his thoughts and said the prepared remarks:
"That's right, I'm here to thank President Qin for saving me, and at the same time I want to see if there is anything President Qin can use me for."
After a pause, he continued: "I said when I was rescued yesterday that my life is already yours, President Qin. You can let me do whatever you want."
"Oh?"
Qin Jin saw that there was something in his words.
This person had just been rescued yesterday and immediately came to him to show his worth. He didn't believe that he had no ideas.
"I also have arrangements for you, but I didn't expect you to be so active, then go and help me raise the fish in the two ponds in the base, this matter is not difficult, right?"
"Also, let's be frank, is there anything else you want to say?"
Gao Qiang seemed to didn't expect Qin Jin to see through him. After hesitating for a while, he still plucked up the courage to say:
"Yes, President Qin, I have accepted the matter of raising fish. This matter is not difficult, just take care of it occasionally. In addition, I hope to join the combat team here."
"Can you tell me why?" Qin Jin asked curiously.
Gao Qiang gritted his teeth and said the words in his heart.
"I hope to have more opportunities to go out, even if I have to face zombies. My younger brother and sister are still outside. If there is a chance, I want to find them."
"President Qin, do you think there is still hope of finding my younger brother and sister?"
"My younger brother used to run a shop selling mobile phones in the suburbs of Shenzhen, and my younger sister is also a doctor in a hospital in Shenzhen. Will they be okay?" He asked hopefully.
Today, he has basically understood the external situation.
The more he understood, the more desperate he became.
People here generally know that humans outside have mutated into man-eating monsters.
He himself has witnessed it with his own eyes, and there are very few survivors.
Even if his younger brother and sister were lucky enough to avoid mutation, they would still face the threat of zombies.
It can be said that the possibility of survival is very small.
This despair has tormented him for a day.
In the evening, he couldn't help but find the leader here, wanting to get some more accurate information and increase the chance of contacting the outside world.
As the base leader, Qin Jin did know more, but Gao Qiang didn't dare to have much hope.
After all, this kind of disaster is not something that human power can resist.
What he didn't expect was that after he asked this, President Qin gave him an unexpected answer.
"Your younger brother and sister may indeed still be alive."
(End of this chapter)
