#498 - Chapter 498: Geomagnetic Weakness
The announcement of the demotions and subsequent promotions quickly subsided after nightfall.
Those who were demoted naturally departed in despair, facing the darkness and terrors of the outside world.
Their daily actions had sealed their fate.
As for whether they would return to retaliate against the base?
Wishful thinking.
Even if they had such thoughts, so what!
The base doesn't lack a few haters!
Moreover, with these people who couldn't even maintain their original qualifications, would they have the ability to retaliate against the base in the future?
Don't overestimate them; they are not worthy.
After they leave the Green Source Zone, people will occasionally observe their situation, and if any abnormalities occur, they will be executed immediately!
Besides, their current existence might be more painful than immediate death.
Those who were promoted naturally went home with joyful hearts, awaiting their official transformation tomorrow; their qualifications were secured.
Night.
Inside the leader's office.
Qin Jin was meeting with Li Bowen and others who had returned from Xiang Province!
Yes!
Team Leader Li and his team went to Xiang Province for reconnaissance last night, confirmed the situation during the day, and then returned directly!
Just a short while ago, the airship landed at the sub-base, arranged for Sister Hong to return to the dormitory, and Team Leader Li came straight to Qin Jin to report the situation.
"Boss! There are no problems with that granary! It is indeed a place originally used by China to store emergency grain reserves, as General Yan said!"
"After we arrived at the destination, we didn't delay and went straight to the location indicated by General Yan, quickly finding the place and opening its doors under her guidance!"
"She didn't deceive us! It really does store thousands of tons of grain inside!"
"Moreover, it's not just that; it's very well-preserved, and after our rough count, the specific number we came up with is approximately 1,600 tons!"
Speaking of this, Li Bowen reached out and took out a small bag to show Qin Jin.
Inside, one could see plump and delightful grains of rice, the golden color under the light was simply mesmerizing.
"We moved a few tons onto the airship when we came back, these are some of them, the quality is very good!"
Qin Jin accepted it without hesitation, weighed it in his hand, and then took out some of the rice grains and put them directly into his mouth to chew.
Feeling the burst of fresh rice fragrance and a slightly astringent taste in his mouth, he nodded in satisfaction.
"I won't thank you with polite words; it would seem too distant to say those things. You did very well this time!"
"We will make arrangements immediately tonight, and tomorrow we will send a convoy to transport all the grain back! A full 1,600 tons, it will probably take about 20 heavy trucks, plus other escort vehicles, this time we will probably have to mobilize a lot of people."
Qin Jin thought for a while.
Currently, apart from Zhang Tiankai staying at the Zhushi Oil Base, the other four captains are all at headquarters.
According to the schedule, Liu Wenhao will almost be going to Shantou tomorrow.
However, the base has already stockpiled tens of thousands of tons of coal resources (part of which is stored in the warehouses built in the large residential area and external buildings), so there is no need to worry too much in the short term, or someone else can go to Shantou instead.
It's enough to leave one captain at the base for backup. Qin Jin himself also needs to stay at headquarters to arrange and prepare for the drought resistance.
"Let's do this, tomorrow you, Zhong Yu, and Wenhao will lead the team to Ning City in Xiang Province and transport all the grain back in one go!"
"Jun Chi will stay at the base first, and I will have the airship follow you for support at any time."
"The weather outside is getting worse and worse, it's best to get this done within a week, and then we shouldn't go out in the short term!"
Qin Jin quickly made a decision and asked Li Bowen to go to the conference room below to gather other cadres to prepare for a meeting to discuss the details of the trip tomorrow!
Not a moment should be delayed!
This time, they not only brought back the exact news of the grain, but also photographed the road conditions along the way, and they will also find someone to clear the route for the upcoming convoy!
The trip to Xiang Province is more than 1,100 kilometers, and it certainly cannot be reached in one day. Moreover, there are often not many survivors on this kind of cross-province road, and there may be blockages everywhere that need to be cleared or detoured.
Conservatively, it will take two days to reach, and if something goes wrong, it will take three days.
Therefore, it is necessary to find places along the way that are suitable for overnight stays. After all, so many people can't all stay in the airship, and the found grain and vehicles also need personnel to guard them.
This is destined to be a difficult long-distance mission.
Small Residential Area 14.
After night fell.
It also fell into darkness.
Only a few solar lights on the walls illuminate the zombies that occasionally appear under the walls, making it easier for the night watch to kill monsters for defense.
Inside the small residential area, some corridors are also lit with faint lights, which are used for evening release after the daytime solar street lights store energy.
So that people living here don't have to grope in the dark to go to the toilet and fall into the pit at night.
Among them, in an almost dark and dim room, there are faint breathing sounds.
A separate residence system is implemented here. Level 1 personnel who come here can request to live with 2 people if needed.
But most people still like to be alone.
After all, people will turn into zombies when they die, and it would be a waste to be bitten to death by a "roommate" in a dream.
The personnel here are not as good as those in the sub-base and the large residential area, and there is still the possibility of starving to death.
Each small residential area has at least two or three buildings, and after dividing the rooms inside, the pressure of accommodating forty or fifty people is not too great.
"Huff-huff-huff-"
"Remember this!! I will definitely find a chance to pay back everything you did to me today!"
In the dark, Zhao Xin gritted his teeth and muttered to himself.
In his opinion, the eyes of everyone present today were the ultimate humiliation.
People like him often care more about how others see them. Now everyone knows that he is a 'glorious' demoted person, and the strange eyes of those who worked during the day almost devoured him.
Unfortunately, he didn't have the courage to leave Green Source and go out to survive on his own.
He may not survive a week if he goes out.
Now he hates.
He hates his father, his mother, Zhao Ling, the Green Source Base, and everyone who looked at him with strange eyes today!
"If there is a chance! I want you all to die!!!"
"Everyone!"
"Definitely!!"
Like a beast, a crazy roar came from his mouth......
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Night sky.
The invisible magnetic field that has always existed on Blue Star.
Since some time ago, it has become abnormally turbulent, not only affecting countless electronic devices previously made by humans, but also subtly affecting all things on the entire Blue Star.
Late at night.
After the Green Source headquarters fell asleep, the Earth's magnetic field was changing again without anyone noticing!
The originally turbulent and abnormal geomagnetic field is actually weakening at an imperceptible rate!
This weakening is not fast. If someone checks with professional instruments, they may find it, but now it is the end of the world, and no one will keep staring at this kind of thing.
The weakening of the planet's magnetic field means that the protection of the entire planet's magnetic field is weakening......
Correspondingly.
The ubiquitous rays and solar radiation in outer space will also be stronger when they reach the ground!
Human survivors are about to usher in a new challenge......
(End of this chapter)
