#443 - Chapter 443: Red Cloud Visitors
New Hope Base.
Just like its name, it was initially a symbol of hope in Wucheng.
After the apocalypse, countless survivors flocked here, hoping to find a way to survive.
Ironically, it's not the benevolent place everyone imagined.
Or rather, it could only survive by being this way.
Many shelters that haphazardly rescued survivors after the initial outbreak disappeared into history. Lacking experience, they didn't realize that more people would attract more zombies.
Only after experiencing bloody lessons did the survivors gradually understand the rules of this sudden disaster.
Inside the New Hope Base.
Countless cave rooms have been excavated for the convenience of survivors who come to "rent."
Just as the words imply, survivors from the outside need to pay "rent."
Whether it's food, useful supplies, or labor, anything works.
It only provides a relatively safe place.
Nothing is free.
Everything requires the survivors to find their own way to find food to survive.
Inside the mountain.
In one of the upper-middle spaces, excavated and decorated extremely well, a group of people are holding a meeting.
They are the management of the New Hope Base.
People who fled here from Yangcheng and other cities at the beginning of the apocalypse.
"The theme of today's meeting is that the situation in the south has improved a lot. The number of zombies active during the day has decreased significantly, making it suitable for convoys to go out. The nights are also safer than before. Should we send a team to find fuel there?"
"Our base is developing extremely fast, and a large amount of fuel is needed for both living and defending! But the places outside that can be found have basically been scoured. Most of the fuel has long been divided and hoarded by various large and small forces, making it difficult to find the amount that can meet our needs!"
"So there are not many choices in front of us. Either attack those forces one by one and make them hand over fuel and supplies, or find other wealthy forces to trade with for food."
"But these are not recommended. Although we have a lot of food, trading like this will inevitably lead to difficulties again, and the other party may slowly become greedy and take advantage of us!"
"So the best way is to find our own oil production point! This will solve the fuel problem once and for all!"
In the mountain space, several light tubes illuminate the entire cave.
And unlike the heat outside, the inside is cool and shady. I don't know where the ventilation system is working. The hall-like space doesn't feel stuffy at all.
At this time, a middle-aged man in a formal shirt is sitting at one end of a large desk, slowly speaking.
He is one of the leaders of the New Hope Base.
Judging from his words, they seem to be facing a fuel problem.
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of discussion in the conference room.
The topic of discussion almost revolved around the several directions mentioned by the middle-aged man in formal wear, and the advantages and disadvantages were analyzed again.
After a while.
Everyone finally reached a consensus.
Find their own fuel production point!
"Okay! Since everyone agrees, then we will do it in this direction!"
"According to the information we have collected so far, the nearest oil refining point to our New Hope Base is here!"
The middle-aged man in formal wear walked to a large map standing upright next to him and pointed to one of the locations.
"Zhushi!"
"About 600 kilometers away from us, it used to be an offshore oil field in China. The extraction and refining of oil are very complete, and it is close to the sea, which is conducive to defense after occupying it!"
"As long as we take this place, our future fuel problems will be completely solved! New Hope will take off and expand again! Even if there are several times more zombies, we can rely on geographical advantages and various weapons to defend, but living, production, and going to other places all require fuel!"
"This industrial blood must be taken! Otherwise, we have no future!"
The middle-aged man in formal wear knocked hard on the map, with an expression of determination!
In the cave conference room, other deputy leaders and cadres, who were slightly inferior in status, completely agreed with his statement.
Whether it is in peacetime or the current apocalypse, fuel must be held in hand to have a future!
They don't lack weapons!
They once grabbed the biggest piece of cake in the Yangcheng Military Region, and there are still many heavy firepower weapons stored in the mountain base!
Usually, at night, relying on the advantages of the mountain base, they don't need to consume much ammunition at all.
After dark, as long as the doors are closed and layers of defense are set up, the zombies outside will naturally not be able to enter.
Most of them will disperse after dawn, and those who stubbornly refuse to leave will be killed.
They don't lack food either!
At the beginning of the apocalypse, they searched the granaries of Yangcheng and several surrounding cities. They haven't consumed much since coming here. The survivors who joined from the outside not only don't need to consume their food, but also need to pay them corresponding "rent."
The middle-aged man in formal wear invented this management method is simply a genius.
He deserves to be the one who made the rules before.
They are not afraid of anyone in terms of force!
The New Hope Base has absorbed many groups that used to engage in gray businesses. These people's strength has directly increased after obtaining guns and weapons!
"We have already sent people out to inquire. Now that oil field in Zhushi is occupied by a force of dozens of people! I don't care who they are, as long as they block our path to development and survival, then clear them all!"
"Only the strong are worthy of owning this kind of thing! The weak are only worthy of serving the strong!"
The middle-aged man in formal wear showed a trace of hideousness on his originally serious face. Coupled with his long-standing superior temperament, he actually made everyone present feel a burst of shock.
Seeing that his colleagues were no longer speaking, the middle-aged man in formal wear put an end to today's meeting and concluded:
"Arrange manpower immediately! Take that place as soon as possible!"
Mentang Town.
Qin Jin, who is developing silently, naturally does not know that someone is eyeing his industry again.
Even if he knew, he would only sneer.
Green Origin has a lot of good things.
It is inevitable to attract too many flies like this.
As the reputation of Green Origin Base spreads, there are countless people outside who are thinking about how to break down this big cake of Green Origin.
Just get used to it slowly.
He can't control what outsiders think.
As long as they don't reach out, then it can be regarded as nothing happened.
But if some claws are handed over?
Then sorry.
He, Qin, is not a vegetarian.
The base has been developing smoothly recently. There have been no messy incidents for the time being, and there are no signs of zombies gathering into a tide.
In his memory, there is no corpse fog weather to come during this time.
What a rare good time to recuperate and develop.
Tomorrow, Li Bowen's team and An Xiaoran and Wu Qinu, who were introduced by Yuan Mu, will take the airship to Haidao Province to find clues about super crops.
Chen Junchi will also set off to Jiangcheng again to find the hidden element who is suspected of attracting mutant zombies to attack Li's team.
It is definitely not Qin Jin's style to not take revenge after being plotted against.
Liu Wenhao ran to Shanshi Coal Mine Shelter again today to handle the matter of the doubled coal transaction volume.
Zhang Tiankai has been stationed in Zhushi most of the time during this period.
Zhong Yu stayed at the base to respond to emergencies at any time.
Qin Jin naturally didn't plan to go out, just to suppress the formation when the base was relatively empty.
Just after he finished inspecting the airship and returned to the office, Wang Yang suddenly came over with important matters that needed his confirmation!
Opposite him, Wang Yang asked the leader hesitantly:
"President Qin, the leader and deputy leader of the Red Cloud Base are seeking an audience outside. The deputy leader, Xiong Sen, said that he had spoken to our people in Shenzhen, what do you think?"
Qin Jin was taken aback.
