Apocalypse Rebirth: 3000 million won at the beginning

Chapter 1418: Civil Servants of the Last Days

thump -- thump -- thump --

Three dull and melodious bells rang, and the workers who were building on the construction site straightened their backs and raised their heads.

"Call the work!" a supervisor shouted to the many workers still on the construction site.

"It's almost done, why don't we finish it?" asked a construction worker.

"No, pack up quickly. We still need to set up the ultraviolet lamps here, which will take time." The supervisor refused without hesitation.

Toot——

A tower crane slowly turned to the right.

The grouting machine also moved with it, carrying the grouting pipe to one side.

The construction workers skillfully attached wooden boards to the concrete that had not yet solidified, then cleaned up the mess on the wall and lined up to get down from the scaffolding.

After they went down, Chen Er, who stayed in the trading market, led the team, quickly rushed to the wall with ultraviolet lamps, and placed the ultraviolet lamps in various locations.

On the other side, Xiao He and Xiao Wu, who were from outside the city, also led two other teams and rushed up the wall from other directions.

They do this every day these days, and all the ultraviolet lamps must be placed and debugged within ten minutes after the sun sets.

Otherwise, once it gets dark, the attack of the wall-climbing zombies will cause huge trouble to the entire trading market and even the oil city.

Since there are many people in the trading market, its popularity attracts more zombies.

So they attach particular importance to this point.

Zhang Shi lined up and walked to Building No. 3 in the North District, where they, the workers who participated in the construction, could receive today's food.

The sun sets, the mountains in the distance are reflected in red, and the sky is still clear.

There was a long queue in front of Building No. 3.

Zhang Shi wiped the sweat from his forehead and rubbed his sore neck.

Although he no longer needs to move bricks on the construction site like before, as a supervisor he always has to run around to see if the workers are slacking off.

After a day's work, he thought that he might not need to collect all the money later and wait until he needed it.

Back in Oil City, Ju Tianrui started the points system after discussing with his second uncle and others.

The four-level system has been slightly adjusted and directly moved over for use.

The adjustment is that the four levels are not divided according to inner city, outer city, non-staff and cooperative personnel, but are directly changed to five levels: one, two, three, four and five.

Level one, level two, level three, and level four correspond to the inner city personnel, outer city personnel, non-staff personnel, and cooperative personnel at the Dazhangshu base.

The extra five levels are specifically for all survivors who come to the trading market.

They can also accept tasks issued here, starting at level five. After they complete the tasks issued by the Oil City, they can also receive points in exchange for food rewards.

However, these tasks are limited, and there are more people than tasks, so many times you have to rely on snatching tasks, or see who completes it first, because there is only one share of points after all.

The fourth level in Oil City are the survivors who have permanent resident certificates of the trading market.

If the points of level 5 reach a certain value, you can be automatically promoted to level 4.

Those members of the affiliated forces who originally came from the North were directly classified as level four because of their outstanding contributions to the construction of the trading market before the thunderstorm disaster.

In fact, for the survivors who stayed here, the difference between level four and level five was not that big.

They are all doing the same tasks and the points they receive are also the same.

The only difference is that level 4 players can enter and exit the trading bazaar without paying an entry fee, but level 5 players do.

In addition, if you want to upgrade to level three, you must first reach level four.

Rising up layer by layer.

All the affiliated forces of the Northern Territory that originally remained in the Oil City have now moved to the residential area of ​​the trading market.

In addition to the cooperative personnel sent from the headquarters for reinforcement, the fourth-level personnel, in addition to the original northern affiliated forces, also include personnel who were called up to fight on the wall twice during the thunderstorm disaster.

Most of these survivors were desperate people. The fact that they were able to survive two attacks showed that they at least had some abilities.

Often, people who are desperate will cherish a small opportunity as if it were a life-saving straw.

These people are much more useful than the medium and large forces in the trading market.

Zhang Shi waited in line for several minutes. The two people behind him were chatting and he listened all the way.

"Ma Tian, ​​that's great. Your grandson is actually level 4. If I had known earlier, I should have climbed the wall to stop the zombies."

"Haha, you only went there once, so blame me. But there's no difference between level 4 and level 5. As long as you don't leave the city and come back in, I won't charge you any fees."

"Well, this is quite humane. I will stay in the trading market and not go out, so there is no need to charge. Otherwise, I will not be able to stay here and will leave because of the fees."

The level 4 man was a middle-aged man with a beard. He took two steps forward, approached Ma Tian and whispered, "Do you know what's the use of being a level 3?"

Ma Tian shook his head and said, “How would I know? I’m just a small fry at level five and can’t compare to you, a level four boss.” His tone sounded a bit like sour grapes.

It’s not like he didn’t make it, but he just missed it by one time, just one level, and he felt unhappy just thinking about it.

When the bearded man heard his sour tone, the corners of his mouth slightly raised and he felt secretly happy.

"Level 3, you can receive a portion of guaranteed food every week! It can ensure that you will not starve to death."

Ma Tian's eyes widened. "What? Civil servants in the apocalypse?"

"Um, this is the first time I've heard of this adjective, but it's roughly this meaning. You can receive the food regardless of whether you've completed the mission or not, but the food won't fill you up, it just ensures that you don't starve to death."

The bearded man thought for a moment and continued:
"If you can become level three, do you know what it means?"

“What?” Ma Tian rolled his eyes. “Guaranteed harvest regardless of drought or flood?”

"No, it means there is a chance to be promoted to level 2."

“.” Ma Tian rolled his eyes, and seeing the bearded man laughing, he cursed, “You talk too much nonsense.”

"Ugh"

The bearded man suddenly sighed, "But becoming a level three personnel is not that easy. The score needs to reach a very high number, and you have to go through an assessment and selection. Do you think it is that easy?"

"Take your time. After all, at least there is some hope in this apocalypse."

When Zhang Shi heard the word "hope", he inexplicably felt a sense of resonance.

Yes, hope.

For a long time, he followed his uncle, wandering around, running around, and living a life of hunger.

Always wandering, never stopping.

I wake up hungry every day, and the memories before the end of the world seem to be getting more and more distant and vague.

It's good to have a stable place where his wandering and broken heart can have a harbor.

The corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he felt a sense of familiarity as he looked at the huge trading market.

at the same time.

Oil City, in the conference room.

"Yes, Lord Mayor, we have slightly modified the headquarters base system and divided it into five levels."

Ju Tianrui explained to Li Yu some of the latest plans for the trading market and the effects after implementation.

"After a week of implementation, the effect is still very good. It is obvious that the fourth-level personnel have a strong sense of recognition for the trading market."

"Also, after the thunderstorm ended, the speed of oil production at the oil wells increased a lot, and we will send people to transport the oil back to the headquarters base the day after tomorrow."

“Ultraviolet lamps are in short supply and there is a huge demand for them here. Many survivors come here just to exchange for ultraviolet lamps, and they are willing to pay a high price for it.” Li Yu had been listening quietly without interrupting Ju Tianrui’s report.

He also knew some of these things, but after all, he heard them from the radio and they were not as clear as seeing them with his own eyes.

"The above is the general situation of the Oil City and the trading market in recent months." Ju Tianrui spoke for more than ten minutes in one breath. With a dry mouth, he picked up the cup and drank a sip of water.

Li Yu looked through the list of supplies and personnel roster in his hand.

A smile appeared on his face and he nodded, "Not bad, Lao Ju, you're doing a good job here."

“I’m very happy to have been able to make it this far.”

"but."

Li Yu's words made Ju Tianrui stunned. He quickly put down his water cup and looked at Li Yu nervously.

"But I promised you before that I would let you return to the headquarters to rest. After all, we are on rotation here."

"But now that I see that you are doing so well and are having a great time here, I wonder if you still want to go back to the headquarters base? Or continue to stay here and take charge?"

Hearing Li Yu say this, Ju Tianrui swallowed nervously.

He was so excited that the muscles on his face were shaking.

Fuck, finally
Oil City has been under construction for over a year, almost two years.

Except for the initial establishment, Lao Yi was on duty here for a few months, and then he was sent here.

He watched the entire trading market being built bit by bit from scratch.

He stayed in the oil city for more than a year and even experienced several natural disasters.

In the past, he always felt too tired and under too much pressure, and he had complaints. It was clearly a rotating position, so why was he now a permanent resident?

He had mentioned it to Li Yu many times, but the city lord had promised him many times and always said next time.

Now, finally, he can finally return to the headquarters base.

But why, when he was about to leave Oil City, he was not as happy as he had imagined.

The excitement on his face gradually disappeared.

He built the trading market with his own hands. He watched the walls of the oil city get higher and higher, and the population here increased. All of these were like his children, and he had raised them with great difficulty.
Although he was reluctant, he really wanted to go back to the headquarters base to take a look. After all, he had not been back for a long time.

He hesitated for a few seconds and then asked:
"Who will replace me? Will I be able to come back here later?"

Li Yu smiled and pointed at Lao Luo and Lao Bi in the conference room, "Choose one of them."

Lao Luo and Lao Bi coughed and pretended not to hear.

Li Yu continued:

"Of course, if you want to continue staying here, I agree."

"Whether to stay or not is up to you. This time the choice is yours."

Li Yu paused for a moment, he remembered Ju Tianrui's second question.

"You can come here anytime you want. Besides, this is a rotational job. It will be your turn to govern here later."

Ju Tianrui lowered his head and thought for a few seconds, hesitating.

"Can you give me some time to think about it?"

Li Yu nodded. "Sure. I'll give you one night. Just give me your answer before I leave for the North tomorrow."

"Thank you City Lord."

When the conversation ended, Li Yu walked out of the conference room. It was already completely dark outside.

Ultraviolet lamps are also installed in the oil city, which is gorgeous.

Li Yu felt that the night view of the trading market should be quite beautiful, so he walked to the wall of the Oil City to enjoy it.

Sure enough, Li Yu was not wrong.

Purple-blue is a cyberpunk color. The ultraviolet lights on the walls of the Oil City and the Trading Market form two light strips that look like neon lights.

The ultraviolet light makes the scaffolding below look a bit sci-fi.

The buildings in the trading market are rough and ostentatious, with a violent apocalyptic style.

The street lamps emitted a dim light, and some people were walking under the lights.

The most lively streets are those in the commercial district, where shops are lined up one after another and look extremely noisy under the lights.

Compared to the night at the Big Camphor Tree Base, the commercial atmosphere here is stronger, while there is a feeling of peace and tranquility at the Big Camphor Tree Base.

But here there is a feeling of apocalyptic carnival, with bright lights and feasting.

There are more lights in the commercial area, but in the residential area and several other districts, it is very dim.

This is also to save electricity. Once the zombie generator is installed and the power consumption problem is solved, electricity usage will not be so restricted.

The development of the trading market was much better than Li Yu had expected.

Although there are still many vacant lots here that have not been built, Li Yu believes that with the passage of time and the development here, the future trading market will definitely become better.

At that time, once the trading market has been successfully verified, the large camphor tree base will be able to adopt this approach.

The Oil City is a test field, where we are experimenting to find a path that can lead to sustainable and stable development.

The moon and stars are rare.

The milky white moonlight sprinkled on the oil city and the trading market, as if covered with a thin veil.

The lights in the trading market gradually dimmed.

Electricity is limited and can only be supplied on time. Currently, electricity in the oil city is generated by diesel generators, which is very luxurious.

The purple-blue light continued to shine, like two layers of protective shields, protecting this place.

Searchlights moved back and forth, patrolling everywhere to check for abnormal situations.

Nothing happened all night.

The next day.

Ju Tianrui woke up early in the morning and waited for Li Yu in the conference room.

He thought a lot and for a long time yesterday.

He decided to leave Oil City. He had many considerations.

One reason is that I really want to take a rest and want to go back to the big camphor tree base for a while.

The second reason is that he has been here for too long, and many people in the trading market basically think that he is the boss of this city and has too much influence, so he has to avoid suspicion. Although he thinks the city lord still believes in him, there are some things that he has to plan in advance and have a long-term vision.

After considering many factors, he decided to return to the big camphor tree base. He would come back later anyway.

Li Yu dressed neatly and went downstairs, where he saw Ju Tianrui standing at the door of the conference room waiting for him.

"Have you thought about it?"

"City Lord, I still want to return to the headquarters base."

Li Yu's expression did not change when he heard this.

He said calmly, "Okay, I'll let Lao Luo take over from you, and he won't go to the North. You can take him to familiarize himself with the situation here and hand over the work."

"it is good."

(Ask for monthly ticket)