#89 - Chapter 89 Earthquake
November 4th.
Mentang Town.
The weather is overcast.
The morning sunlight was blocked by dark clouds, unable to shine on this land.
Qin Jin would never forget this day.
He got up early in the morning, skipping his usual exercise, and appeared in front of his small building.
He had told the combat team last night that they didn't need to go out today; he had other arrangements.
He first walked slowly along the base road, inspecting the various buildings in front of him, comparing them with the memories in his mind to judge whether they were ready to withstand the upcoming challenges.
He didn't walk fast.
Occasionally, he would encounter base personnel who were getting up and greeting him on the way; they were rushing to the cafeteria for breakfast or preparing to go to their work posts.
Qin Jin responded to them one by one.
Before long, he had inspected the entire ground area.
Then he came to the first underground floor, and the second underground floor.
He still didn't find any problems.
Overall, there was nothing that needed to be supplemented again. It seemed that the people at the base had implemented his instructions.
He had inspected it these days, but with the challenge approaching, his heart was always uneasy.
Only by checking again could he reduce this unsolvable worry.
After completing the inspection, he went to the cafeteria for breakfast, and then returned to his office building.
Today, the entire base was rarely empty, and even the walls didn't need to be repaired.
Most people stayed in the buildings doing some handicrafts, such as polishing steel arrows, wooden arrows, knives, and protective gear, etc.
A lot of materials have been brought back these days, including a lot of steel and wood. There are also machine tools and other equipment in the base. Even if many people don't know how to use them at first, they can quickly learn under the guidance of some knowledgeable people.
Hand crossbows and bows and arrows are not as powerful as firearms, but they can play a good role in some situations because they make little noise and will not attract a large number of zombies.
Therefore, the base occasionally arranges for them to do these things within their capabilities when personnel have no other tasks.
It can also alleviate the pressure of insufficient ammunition production.
Some people also do some car modifications and repairs indoors.
Cars that have not been modified can now become basic cars, and it is easy to be threatened by zombies when going out.
If conditions permit, it is of course best to modify every car that goes out to increase safety.
Anyway, no one checks modifications anymore.
Safety first.
In the conference room on the second floor of the office building.
All the combat team members have arrived. They are watching some gun tutorial videos that the boss gave them in advance.
The videos contain detailed introductions to various shooting points, which are paid knowledge that Qin Jin bought from someone before.
In China, it may be because guns are prohibited, but there are not too many restrictions on these types of knowledge materials, probably because they think ordinary people will basically have no chance to actually get guns.
At this time, they are watching the videos attentively, absorbing the key points of knowledge in them.
Their strength has improved considerably during this period, but everyone still has a lot of room for improvement.
Learning is endless, and only by becoming stronger can we have a greater hope of survival.
Of course, the reason for learning at the base like this is because Qin Jin knows that something will happen today, so he deliberately finds something for them to do as an excuse to stay at the base.
He can't bear to lose these personnel who are not easy to train.
Time passed by while everyone was working and studying silently.
Only Qin Jin was waiting in his heart.
The whole morning.
Nothing happened.
After everyone had lunch, they returned to their residences to rest during the lunch break.
Qin Jin stayed in his office, standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows again, looking out at the sky.
At this time, some of the clouds and mist had dissipated, and some places were exposed to the sun, bringing a ray of light to the earth.
But there was no relaxation in his heart.
Because there were quite a few birds flying in the sky!
They were not flying in one direction, but circling in the sky like headless flies.
This phenomenon already allowed Qin Jin to confirm 100% what was about to happen next.
That's right.
An earthquake should be coming soon!
But don't panic too much.
Because in his impression, this earthquake will not be too strong in the south.
On the contrary, it will be extremely terrifying in the northern region, because that is where earthquakes are frequent in China.
1:48 PM.
Except for those on duty, the personnel of the Luyuan Base ended their lunch break and returned to their work posts to continue working.
Inside one of the factories.
A man was originally polishing arrows.
Suddenly.
He felt himself shake.
He looked around, and found that no one was pushing him, and everyone else didn't seem to be abnormal.
He thought it was his illusion, so he continued to busy himself with his work.
Less than two seconds later.
He shook again.
This time it was even stronger!
Looking up again, he saw many base personnel also looking up and looking around. He saw doubts in everyone's eyes.
Until a more violent shaking appeared again!
They finally reacted!
"Earthquake!"
"Earthquake! Everyone, run out quickly!"
Everyone heard the shouts, and the increasingly strong tremor, and stopped their work and rushed out of the building!
Thanks to the escape routes that had been prepared long ago, and the managers' requirement that the factory gates be kept open during work hours and that no debris be piled on the sidewalks, everyone managed to run quickly to the open space of the base.
Before long.
Almost all the personnel of the entire base ran out.
Everyone was talking about it.
Feeling the constant shaking from the ground, and the slight shaking of some unfixed objects around them, they all knew that an earthquake had actually occurred here!
And it was considered a relatively strong tremor in the south!
Just as everyone was talking about it, the base managers appeared.
Qin Jin appeared in front of everyone with the others. He held a loudspeaker that he had prepared long ago and shouted loudly:
"Everyone, don't panic. An earthquake has occurred, but it is not strong. Our buildings have been specially reinforced during construction. I believe this earthquake can be completely withstood!"
"Everyone, please maintain order, stay in open areas first, and wait for the earthquake to pass before going back."
"Don't be chaotic, don't think about doing anything unnecessary, and anyone found doing so will be expelled from the base!"
Everyone looked at the boss speaking with the microphone and expressed their understanding.
Who would dare to go back to the building at this time?
It's a good opportunity to slack off outside.
And so it was.
Under the comfort of the managers, a group of personnel from the Luyuan Base stayed in the open space waiting for the end of the earthquake.
The defense team and the combat team were not idle either. They all took up weapons to be on guard, mainly against the outside.
After all, if an earthquake strikes and the walls collapse unexpectedly, and zombies take the opportunity to attack, it will be a fierce battle.
Although this probability is extremely small, it must be prevented.
Anyway, the entire Luyuan Base is already on the highest alert.
No one dares to joke at this time.
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In the northern region that the southern survivors don't know about.
Sichuan Province, Gansu Province, Heilongjiang Province, Xinjiang Province, Shaanxi Province.
These provinces, which have historically been prone to earthquakes, are now experiencing rare strong earthquakes!
A magnitude 5 or 6 tremor is considered normal in these places.
Some provinces even experienced magnitude 7-8 strong earthquakes!
Fortunately, the strong earthquakes are concentrated in the uninhabited areas of the north, otherwise more survivors would have died in this natural disaster even if they were not killed by zombies.
Many survivors rushed out of their residences to avoid being crushed by potentially collapsing buildings.
But they will also face the zombies that were also attracted by the earthquake.
Some survivors, relying on the sturdiness of their residences, still insisted on not going out because they were afraid of the zombies outside.
Both sides tried their best to survive.
Fortunately, it was afternoon at this time. Most of the zombies were originally staying indoors, and most of them were just restless in place when the earthquake came, and not many rushed out of the buildings.
The impact on Chinese survivors is not too great.
On the contrary.
Other countries are much worse off.
Because earthquakes are just an appetizer, and more terrifying geological disasters will follow.
Volcanic eruption.
Not only earthquakes, but also multiple volcanoes around the world have erupted simultaneously!
Mount Fuji in Japan, which is relatively close to China, Yellowstone Park in the United States, which is farther away, and hundreds of dormant volcanoes around the world that have been dormant for decades or hundreds of years, have all erupted with extremely gorgeous brilliance today!
Hundreds of millions of tons of hot magma were thrown into the sky, dyeing the earth, which was covered by dark clouds and sunlight, red.
Then, billowing toxic smoke was frantically discharged, as if to spit out all the inventory accumulated over the years.
At this moment.
Large areas of the sky were quickly covered, and the sun lost its control over the earth.
All creatures could only tremble under this heavenly power.
Humanity's ultimate power, nuclear bombs, pales in comparison to this.
The Blue Star is once again declaring who is the strongest existence at this time.
(End of this chapter)
