Apocalypse Rebirth: 3000 million won at the beginning

Chapter 1590: Preparing to build a water plant!

Hong Gongcao drove the off-road vehicle in front.
A few hundred meters away from him, Jing Dagan and his men followed in a truck.

At the intersection of the roads ahead, there stands a tall watchtower.

Xia Liangfeng, a non-staff member on the sentry tower, saw Hong Gongcao and the car behind him and quickly picked up the intercom to report:
"Director Ju, they have arrived at sentry tower No. 3, only 7 kilometers away from the trading market."

"Okay." Ju Tianrui's voice came from the intercom.

He was at a fork in the road not far from here, and he was in charge of the entire mission this time.

The tracking team, the monitoring team, the emergency response team, and even the personnel on duty in the watchtower outside the trading market were all under his command this time.

He learned about the situation of Hong Gongcao and others through various groups and made action plans.

Ju Tianrui sat in the explosion-proof vehicle and said to the combat personnel next to him:
"Contact Dai Jiusheng, and capture them immediately when they enter the trading market!"

"Oh, by the way, also remind the guard captain Cao Le not to stop the truck. The corresponding inspections in the city are carried out normally, and the guard team should do a good job of security."

"Received." The combat personnel immediately contacted the relevant personnel.

The reason why they were not arrested immediately was because they were worried that Jing Dagan would find out and inform the boss. Although Jing Dagan had placed the radio station in the woods next to the elementary school,
but.

Based on the eavesdropping device, they learned that Jing Dagan and his men entered the city wall with two pistols.

The survivors who occasionally enter the trading market are armed.

There were more than 30 people in their group, so it was not surprising that they had two pistols and a dozen bullets.

If we don't capture them now, we'll be afraid that they won't have either cold weapons or hot weapons when they enter the trading market later.

At that time, they would be like fish on the chopping board, and could only be slaughtered by Ju Tianrui and others.

Cao Le, who was on duty at the gate, was standing by the door looking outside.

He had already received news that a team of spies would arrive today and asked him to cooperate in the work.

At this time, I received the latest news from Ju Tianrui and quickly cheered up.

He was the only one in the goalkeeping team who knew about this; the rest of his men were unaware of it.

the other side.

Jing Dagan sat in the co-pilot seat nervously as he passed by the watchtower.

Just as Hong Gongcao told him, although there were guards in the watchtower, they would not check out a team like theirs which was not strange.

If something like an armored vehicle or a modified tank appears, it is bound to attract attention.

It was just an old truck without even a license plate, and it was nothing compared to the group of survivors.

As we got closer to the trading market, there were many more vehicles on the road.

From time to time, a few trucks loaded with construction materials or wood would merge from another road.

At this point, even without Hong Gongcao leading the way, Jing Dagan and the others knew how to get to the trading market. They just had to follow the cars.

From time to time, survivors appeared on both sides of the road. Some of these survivors drove, while most of them walked.

The burdens on their bodies were too heavy, and some even used wheelbarrows from decades ago. These wheelbarrows were not made of wood, but tires removed from some scrapped vehicles.

Some were pushing carts with various things on them.

Ever since the Golden Tiger Gang was defeated by Oil City a few days ago, there have been no robbery thugs within a five-kilometer radius around the trading market.

This allows these survivors to dare to take the main road.

It was still two kilometers away from the trading market. After turning a corner, the road ahead suddenly opened up.

A majestic wall stands in the center of a large plain.

There is a long chimney in the high wall, emitting white smoke.

On the black asphalt road, thousands of survivors walked towards the east.

Seeing such a prosperous scene, Jing Dagan was secretly surprised.

This is outside the trading market, and it is so prosperous.

If it were in a trading market, it would probably be even more lively.

As for Hong Gongcao, he was already lost in the traffic, but they were not in a panic.

Hong Gongcao had just told them all the details that needed attention.

The truck that Jing Dagan was in followed a transport truck and drove towards the gate of the trading market.

A group of survivors next to them looked at the truck where Jing Dagan was. There were more than thirty people sitting in the truck bed, and it was very crowded.

But there is a car!
No need to walk.

"Brother Meng, let's buy a car when the time comes so we don't have to walk so hard." A young man among the survivors said to a man in front of him.

The man in front frowned and answered:

"Buy a car? How expensive is it to buy a whole car? There are so many scrapped cars out there. Can't we just find some parts and assemble a car ourselves? Buying a car is easy, but the fuel is hard! We can't afford the fuel!"

"But."

At this moment, another man with a gentlemanly temperament and a pair of glasses with a hole in them questioned:
"But no one in our team knows how to assemble a vehicle."

The leading man waved his hand and said nonchalantly:
"It's okay. I know someone who can repair the car. Give him a few points and he will help us assemble it."

"That's good." The gentleman nodded.

These people don't have cars, so they can't go too far when performing missions and searching for supplies. After all, they can't walk very far on foot.

Once they have a car, they will be able to go to farther places to search for supplies.

The last few years in the last days have taught them to be thrifty.

After coming to the trading market, they are used to spending every point wisely.

But at least there is some hope. After the thunderstorm disaster, through three months of hard work, they escaped the brink of starvation and saved some points.

Although they cannot buy a car at the trading market now, they have points savings, no pressure to survive, and they have also bought ultraviolet lamps. Together with the survival skills they have developed over the years, these are enough to allow them to survive outside.

However, accidents happen occasionally and a few people die.

"Brother Meng, I'm a little thirsty. Can you give me some water from your bottle?" the young man said to the man in front of him.

Hearing this, Meng Ge asked, "Where's your water bottle? Didn't I fill it up for you when we set out today?"

"I drank it all. It's October now and the weather is still so hot. I..."

Mengge took off the water bottle from his body and threw it to him.

It was two o'clock in the afternoon, the hottest time of the day.

The black asphalt road was baked by the sun and became soft and sticky to shoes.

They couldn't stay in one place for too long or their shoes would stick to the asphalt.

Brother Meng walked while looking at the heat waves in the air.

There was some worry in my heart.

It has been three months since the thunderstorm.

Not a drop of rain fell.

For three months, the temperature remained above 35 degrees, reaching a maximum of 45 degrees.

Although it was not as terrible as the extreme heat disaster a few years ago.

However, the weather seems a bit abnormal, it hasn't rained for a long time.

Generally speaking, in the south, one month without rain is considered a drought, in the north, two months without rain is considered a drought, and in the northwest, three months without rain is considered normal.

This involves different places, and the vegetation is also different.

For example, in the south, three months without rain is considered a severe drought.

However, the thunderstorms and heavy rains that lasted for several months filled many depressions with water, so the drought was not that serious.

However, if the rain continues to fall, the drought problem will become more serious.

The end of the world is so difficult to endure.

For ordinary survivors, the challenge is not just zombies, but also ever-changing environmental disasters.

With this damn weather, it either doesn’t rain or it rains for several months in a row.

Or it doesn't rain for several months and it's extremely dry.

In such a harsh environment, the water needed to grow crops will also become a problem.

Before the end of the world, rice was planted in the south, and late rice was usually sown in mid-to-late June and harvested in early to mid-October. Now it has not rained for three months, and if rice is planted outdoors in the south, it will die directly.

Unless it is near reservoirs and rivers, using water from the reservoirs to irrigate rice.

But zombies like water.

Open lakes, rivers, reservoirs and other places are often where the most zombies are.

Due to a variety of complex reasons, it is extremely difficult for the survivors outside to grow crops on their own.

Brother Meng sighed and said:
"I hope it rains, but I also hope it doesn't rain. What a sad day."

The gentleman comforted him:
"The trading market is planning to build a water plant recently. If we really can't do anything, we can rest in the trading market for a while. There will definitely be no shortage of water there."

"Oh? Really? Who told you that?" Meng Ge asked.

The gentleman thought for a moment and said:

"Yesterday, didn't you know the leader of Team 7890? What was his name, Brother Crow?"

"So it was him. Did he tell you?" Meng Ge asked.

"No, I heard his subordinates talking about it. It seems that they want to divert water from the Nanhuwan Reservoir in the southwest."

"Nanhu Bay, that place is big enough! But it's about 20 to 30 kilometers, right? It's a huge project to divert water from such a long distance."

"It's not that far. The straight-line distance from Nanhu Bay to the trading market is less than ten kilometers."

"Ah."

Mengge nodded, his eyes suddenly lit up and he asked:
"Since they are going to build a water plant in the trading market, they will definitely have to dig a ditch to divert the water. A 10-kilometer ditch is a huge project, and they will definitely need to recruit workers when the time comes!"

"We can go and participate when the time comes! This kind of mission officially released by Oil City is the most exciting. It all contributes points, and you can get a lot of points every day!"

"Yes! Brother Meng, that's exactly what I want to tell you!" The gentleman nodded vigorously.

"Okay, when you enter the trading market, you should immediately go to the task hall and wait there. Once they release a task, you should sign up immediately!" Brother Meng instructed.

"Okay!" The gentleman nodded vigorously.

Today, he was thinking about how to convince the boss to give up going out to search for supplies, stay at the trading market for a few days to rest, and wait for any movement at the trading market.

Once the latest engineering task is released, if they are fast enough, they will make a profit if they can grab it.

It's purely a business to make money, unlike sometimes when they go out to search for supplies and encounter bad luck, if they calculate carefully, they still lose money.

The loss lies in the food they consumed.

As long as you participate in the tasks issued by Oil City, meals are provided as a basic requirement, and points will also be awarded.

This is a very popular commodity.

In the task hall of the trading market, many tasks are released every day.

Some tasks have been there for years without anyone completing them, either because they are too difficult or too far away, or they are information-based tasks that can only be completed by luck.

But there are also some tasks that will cause a scramble among the crowd once they are released.

Everyone wants to take on the infrastructure construction tasks in Oil City.

This type of task is the most popular.

When Hong Gongcao entered the trading market, he greeted Cao Le.

Cao Le ignored him.

The two people he hated the most in the trading market were Zhang Rufeng from the Eighth Division of the Militia and Hong Gongcao.

The two of them have one thing in common, which is that they are extremely thick-skinned.

The first time he met Zhang Rufeng, this guy seemed to be very familiar with him. He didn't like this kind of guy who was very familiar with others.

The same was true for Hong Gongcao, the traitorous spy. Although they were not very familiar with each other, he called himself Lao Cao both times he went out, as if they had a very good relationship.

Hong Gongcao did not feel embarrassed when he saw that the goalkeeper captain Cao Le ignored him. He drove into the city wall and underwent routine inspection.

After he entered the city wall, he found that the number of guards today seemed to be twice as many as usual.

It is probably a preparation to capture Jing Dakai and others.

Thinking of this, Hong Gongcao silently said in his heart: Don't blame me, I was also forced to do this.
After entering the trading bazaar, he was stopped by Dai Jiusheng, who asked his men to drive away his SUV.

"Captain Dai, I don't think I have anything to do here, I'm leaving."

"No, you watch over here. If one person is missing, you will be the only one to blame!"

"It's unfair, I did everything you told me to do!!"

"Do not talk!"

"Oh." Hong Gongcao squatted on the ground beside him with a look of grievance.

Jing Dagan and the others had not arrived yet, and he could not leave. He was too bored, so he picked up a branch on the ground and drew circles to pass the time.

five minutes later.

Jing Dagan followed the transport truck in front and arrived at the gate of the trading market.

"Come this way! That's the exclusive passage for the transport convoy!" After seeing Jing Dagan's truck, Cao Le walked over and stopped it.

Jing Dagan was a little nervous when he saw Cao Le coming over, but he breathed a sigh of relief after hearing what he said.

"Oh, I'm sorry, this is my first time at the trading market, and I don't quite understand the rules here." Jing Dagan said with a flattering smile.

"Well, line up here and go in." Cao Le pointed to the survivor lane.

"Oh, thank you so much!"

After Cao Le finished speaking, he left.

There were three cars in front of them, which were undergoing regular inspection and entering one by one.

There are three entrances to the trading market, and at the entrance gate, there will be a rough check to see if there are any explosives in the vehicle.

The second step is to use security inspection equipment to scan people. The security personnel will hold the device and scan along the surface of the person's body. Once there is a metal object, it will emit a sound and vibrate.

This set of equipment was brought from the airport, making it convenient for the survivors of the trading market to enter and exit for inspection.

In addition, their belongings also need to go through security checks, and any problematic items must be handed in for deposit.

As for the third step, you need to register your information, including storing your belongings, etc., all of which are completed here.

The trading market has no shortage of electricity and is fully capable of supporting this set of equipment.

After a quick scan of their vehicles, those in the trucks were called out to get off and line up.

The gate guard asked Jing Dagan and others as usual:
"Are you carrying any firearms, bombs or other hot weapons?"

"There were two pistols and 13 rounds of ammunition."

"take it out."

Jing Dagan took it out quickly. He followed Hong Gongcao's instructions and handed it over honestly.

If you don't call it out now, it will be troublesome if you find it later.

The guard took the two pistols and handed them to another person.

"What's the team number?"

"It's our first time here?"

"the first time?"

"Correct."

"Well, when you register and get your number plates, your guns and bullets will be affixed with your number plates. When you leave the trading market, the guns and bullets will be returned to you intact."

"Okay, thank you, thank you."

The guard was a little surprised to see Jing Dagan being so cooperative.

Generally, survivors who come for the first time, especially those who bring guns, will feel a little hesitant when they first turn themselves in.

He didn't expect that the person in front of him was so straightforward and didn't require him to waste his breath.

"Well, drive the car forward. Those people behind are with you, right?" the guard asked, pointing at the dozens of people behind.

"Yes, together."

"Well, no problem, go in."

"Okay." Jing Dagan breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat off his face, and climbed into the car.

(Ask for monthly ticket)