#516 - Chapter 516: Tire Blowout
The next day.
Door Pond Town fully awakened after the sun came out.
Whether it was the people from headquarters or other personnel from the large and small residential areas, they all got up to prepare for a new day.
Rarely, the people in the small residential area finally had a relatively good night's sleep last night.
The use of homemade air-conditioning fans significantly reduced the temperature inside the buildings, and the feeling of the wind blowing away the heat was indeed much better than before!
"Last night was the best night's sleep I've had in the past half month!"
Many Level 1 personnel couldn't help but exclaim.
Gaining the agreement of other companions and neighbors.
Today, like yesterday, they will stop working on the construction of the life zone and instead stay in the small residential area in batches to do manual work, such as processing some materials.
Of course, not everyone can currently get this job.
It's still the same as before, rotating every two days.
After working today, they will rest tomorrow.
Work one day, rest one day.
Strictly control the food available to Level 1 personnel.
Which means they can't be too full.
When people are full, they easily start overthinking and causing problems; being too hungry is also not good, as they will also cause trouble.
The base headquarters managers need to control this balance.
Currently, letting Level 1 personnel work one day and rest one day is a more appropriate approach.
Level 2 personnel will have it much better; most of them need to go to the branch base to build the underground space, and there are also some physical tasks that are arranged at any time.
As for Level 3 personnel, they have it even more comfortable.
Most of them possess a certain professional skill or came to Green Source very early and are loyal to Green Source.
Most of them are engaged in factory work, as well as some highly specialized tasks.
Of course, many Level 3 personnel have also joined the external combat forces.
Main Base.
Currently, security team members are still on duty on the forty-meter-high wall.
Zhang Dong happened to be on the early shift today. He was fully protected, wearing sun-protective clothing, gloves, and ice sleeves, and also wearing a large sun hat and sunglasses, carefully patrolling the wall.
Although the base is equipped with surveillance everywhere, the headquarters requires real people to patrol around.
This work cannot be stopped.
"Damn! The temperature is high again today! Hiss—, it's already 53 degrees in the morning! I'm afraid it will break yesterday's 55 degrees at noon!?"
Zhang Dong walked on the wall and happened to glance at the thermometer set in a certain position, taking a breath of hot air after seeing the numbers above.
Today's temperature is even more exaggerated.
"How can people outside survive! Alas, this damn weather, this damn world."
Walking back to the duty booth and feeling the comfortable temperature inside, which was many times cooler, he sighed.
They, the core members of Green Source, are considered to be in extremely good condition.
They can enjoy the technological creations of peaceful times, such as air conditioning, everywhere in their lives and work.
Usually, they only get hot when they leave the room, and they can enjoy a comfortable environment that outsiders envy for work, eating, and sleeping.
They can also take a cold shower in a frugal way at night.
You know, everyone sweats so much every day now, and the sticky feeling is simply unbearable.
Compared with those survivors outside who don't even have enough water to drink, they simply live in paradise.
Grateful.
"Team Leader Li and the others have been out for several days. I hope they come back soon. It is estimated that the outside is getting more and more dangerous."
Zhang Dong looked slightly worried.
He is very familiar with most of the team members in the main base. After all, everyone has lived together for almost a year, and everyone here can be called a good friend.
Afterwards, he will summarize today's patrol and the detected temperature data and report it to his superiors later.
This is his job.
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Xiang Province.
Li Bowen and others, whom Zhang Dong was thinking about, were on their way back to the base!
After waking up in the morning, they drove off and headed back to the base at full speed!
After arriving at the base yesterday evening, they quickly moved all kinds of grain from the granary onto the heavy trucks they had driven, protected and secured them, and everyone took the opportunity to rest in the granary for the night.
In the hot temperature, not many zombies came out even at night.
Only a dozen zombies that smelled the scent or heard the noise came over the entire night and were easily killed by the team members on duty.
Then, after dawn, the convoy began to rush back to the base.
"Everyone, cheer up! Let's try to get back to the base in two days! It's getting hotter and hotter outside, and we may be in danger if we stay outside any longer! Everyone, work harder!"
Zhong Yu encouraged all the team members in the team channel.
They naturally knew that something was wrong from the day they set off. The temperature and sunlight outside were simply outrageous.
If this mission wasn't related to thousands of tons of grain, the several captains would have wanted to apply to the boss to cancel it.
It's really uncomfortable!
In this kind of weather, once a large number of cars break down on the road or something goes wrong, it is likely that they will not be able to go back.
Of course, so Qin Jin equipped them with No. 1 airships to escort them when they set off.
If something truly irreversible happens, they can abandon the grain and vehicles and take the airship directly home.
This is Qin Jin's promise.
It is also an emphasis on these brothers.
"Everyone, think about the grain behind the trucks! Thousands of tons! After we pull it back, it will be our base's! In the future, it will be the confidence of everyone and their relatives! We must pull it back!"
Liu Wenhao also encouraged the team members in the team channel from time to time.
All they can do now is this. The matter of thousands of tons of grain certainly can't be hidden. All the team members have eyes. Letting them know will better stimulate their strength.
In the apocalypse, no one can resist the temptation of so much grain.
In a heavy truck behind.
Li Shenglin chatted with Brother Liang while driving.
"Old Liang, just thinking about the nearly a hundred tons of grain behind our truck fills my hands with energy! Now I can still remember the feeling when I found out last night that the goal of this trip was to transport grain, it's simply scalp-numbing!"
"I have a little too. It's so difficult to find grain outside, but such a large amount of reserve grain is still stored in some places. If someone hadn't pointed the way this time, perhaps this batch of grain would have been destroyed."
Most of the two people's energy was focused on driving and vigilance, and they occasionally chatted a few words, constantly sighing that this mission was worth it!
Being able to pull so much grain back is exciting to think about!
Now it's so hot outside, even if there are other granaries, they would have long been powered off and stopped temperature and humidity control for so long, and countless grains will deteriorate and rot under this high temperature before long and cannot be eaten.
It's simply heartbreaking.
So even if the conditions of this trip are harsh, everyone has no complaints.
Grain is life in the apocalypse!
"Be careful!!"
Brother Liang suddenly shouted!
He saw the car following in front suddenly slam on the brakes!
Li Shenglin naturally saw it too, and almost simultaneously stepped on the brakes!
"Squeak squeak————!"
The entire convoy made a piercing braking sound, and the wheel hubs of many cars directly smoked.
Dangerously and dangerously, Li Shenglin and their car stopped relatively steadily. Just as they were a little frightened, the captain's warning came from the team channel:
"Attention everyone! Several of our cars have blown tires! Suspect there are enemies ambushing! Everyone, prepare for battle!"
What!?
There are enemies!?
(End of chapter)
