Apocalypse Rebirth: 3000 million won at the beginning

night.

Trading bazaar.

South area.

Southwest corner.

The water plant construction site is still under construction overnight.

Dozens of searchlights shone on the construction site, the light was so bright that it was almost no different from daytime.

Symphony of mechanical sounds such as transport vehicles, cranes, forklifts, excavators, forklifts, grouting machines, concrete mixers, etc.

The industrial noise here can be heard even in the commercial area.

The night is getting dark.

The bustling commercial district and the noisy pedestrians gradually became fewer, but the construction site in the south district never stopped.

Hong Shixiong and the other two walked out of the bar drunk, and the evening breeze sobered them up a little.

Listening to the construction sounds coming from the south, he muttered:

"It's been under construction for half a month and it's too noisy. When will it be completed?"

Construction continued day and night, and the noise from mechanical drills was so loud that many survivors could not get a good rest at night.

A Bao and Hong San supported Hong Shixiong and walked staggeringly towards the eastern residential area.

As they returned to the residential area, the industrial noise coming from the south suddenly stopped.

Twelve o'clock at midnight.

The construction site was suspended, the first shift of construction workers took a break, and the second shift of construction workers took over.

He Liangwei jumped off the excavator tiredly, as if all his bones were broken.

After the ditch was dug, since he had experience with excavators, he was transferred to the construction of the water plant in the trading market.

Of course he would!
And because the working hours here are longer, you can get a full point a day, and food and accommodation are provided.

But after working for 12 hours straight, he would fall asleep as soon as he got off work.

"Brother Meng." He Liangwei found Zhang Meng.

Zhang Meng can't drive an excavator, but he can weld and is specifically responsible for welding metal materials here.

At the end of the day, sparks fly everywhere and my arms are always covered with scars.

"call--"

Zhang Meng let out a long sigh, took the hand extended by He Liangwei, and stood up.

"Let's go, eat something and go to bed early. I feel a little dizzy now." Zhang Meng said weakly.

The two men went to find two other members of the same team, received food, washed their hands, and returned to the East District residential area.

Recently, the trading market has strictly controlled water resources, and each level 5 survivor can only purchase a maximum of 3 liters of water per day.

These 3 liters are not only their drinking water, but also all their daily water.

Level 4 personnel can reach 5 liters.

The water was not enough for them to take a bath, so many times they just soaked the linen cloth in the water and simply scrubbed their bodies.

It is foreseeable that as the dry weather continues, the water consumption of each of them will continue to decline.

As for those shops in the commercial district, they are also subject to certain restrictions on water use and have to pay high water charges.

The water crisis caused by the continued lack of rain is slowly affecting all aspects of the trading market.

night.

Water intake in East District residential area.

He Liangwei, Zhang Meng and others came here to fetch water.

Since it was 12 o'clock, there were relatively few people queuing up to get water.

There were only three or four people in front of them, and it was soon their turn.

"Three liters of water, thank you." He Liangwei handed his number tag to the staff at the window.

The staff operated the computer and deducted his corresponding points.

"After deducting 0.012 points, there are 23.91 points left." The staff returned the card to He Liangwei.

He Liangwei was surprised when he heard this and asked, "3 liters of water, isn't one liter of water 0.003 points? Shouldn't 0.009 points be deducted? Did you calculate it wrong?"

The staff at the water intake yawned and returned the number plate to him.

"The price has gone up. It has been a while since it rained, and the water in the base's reservoir is getting less and less. Isn't it normal for the price to go up?"

"Oh, okay." He Liangwei was a little unhappy.

The water bill is too high now and has been rising recently.

It has increased from the original 0.001 points to the current 0.004 points.

In the past, it was 0.001 points, so even if you played 100 liters, it was only 0.1 points, so it was not a big deal.

You can buy water to take a bath every now and then.

But now the price has increased fourfold, and taking a bath has become an extreme luxury.

Moreover, their level is not high enough and there is a purchase limit, so even if they have points they cannot buy that much water.

He walked to the water outlet with the bucket in his hand and pressed the water button.

When it reaches three liters, the tap stops automatically.

Ugh.
He Liangwei was carrying only three liters of water and standing at the intersection waiting for Zhang Meng and the others.

The street lights at the intersection shone down on his head as he stood there in a daze, thinking.

I feel that it is not easy to live in a trading market. Accommodation costs money, as well as electricity and water bills.

You have to pay for everything.

Even if you live in the cheapest third-level housing, the daily housing cost is 0.01 points, and the monthly rent is 0.3 points.

The electricity bill for public lighting is shared at 0.1 points per month.

But if you want to charge electronic devices or flashlights, you have to go to a place with a socket and pay per charge.

Housing and electricity costs have not increased, but water costs have quadrupled in just a few months.

Three liters of water is even more expensive than a day's rent.

Just as he was sighing, Zhang Meng and others came over.

"What are you doing? Still in a daze, go!"

He Liangwei came to his senses and complained, "Brother Meng, I just think the water bill increase is too outrageous."

Zhang Meng sneered, "Then why do you think we are still working in the middle of the night? If we don't build the water plant, do you believe that the water bill will soar 10 times in a month? Or even 20 times! 100 times!"

"Impossible?! There's water outside." He Liangwei didn't quite believe it.

Zhang Meng shook his head and said:

"There is water outside, but it hasn't rained in March and April. Small rivers, creeks, and wells, which are safe places to get water, have dried up. Large rivers, reservoirs, and lakes are filled with zombies. It's very dangerous for ordinary people like us to get water."

"And even if we get the water from outside, we still have to boil it before we can drink it."

"Do you think this is the water in the trading market that you can just pump and drink?"

"Oh, that's right."

He Liangwei felt a little heavy after listening to Zhang Meng's explanation.

I calculated my points. If I could maintain the minimum living standard and not starve to death, using 0.3 points a day, I would be able to get by for two months.

Of course, the premise is that water charges cannot increase further.

Seeing that He Liangwei and the others felt heavy after hearing his words, Zhang Meng smiled and said:

"Don't worry too much. As long as the water plant is built, the water bill will naturally drop."

"You have also been to Nanwan Lake. There is a lot of water stored there. As long as it is treated by the water plant, we can still use the water normally."

"call--"

He Liangwei let out a long sigh after hearing what Zhang Meng said.

"That's good."

The group returned to the accommodation building.

They lived in the same dormitory. Because they worked on the construction site every day, they were sweaty every day. Now the weather was hot, if they didn't wipe it, the whole room would be full of sweat. They poured some water into their own kettles and then poured the remaining water into the washbasin.

He Liangwei soaked a towel full of holes in the washbasin.

He took off his clothes and wiped his whole body with a wet towel.

After wiping back and forth several times, put the towel in the basin and rub it.

The originally clean water turned black and yellow.

He did not waste the water. He took off his shoes and put his feet in the basin to wash.

The moment he took off his shoes, a strong sour smell filled the air.

"Lao He, your feet are so fucking stinky!" A team member couldn't help but say, covering his nose.

"It made me cry."

He Liangwei smiled awkwardly and said, "Ahem, sorry, I've had sweaty feet since I was a child."

After scrubbing for a few times, he picked up the basin and poured the waste water into the wastewater pool.

After these wastewaters flow into the wastewater pool and are concentrated, they will undergo secondary sedimentation for wastewater utilization.

After eating and cleaning himself, He Liangwei lay on the wooden bed and thought about random things.

But he was really too tired, and fell into a deep sleep before he had even thought for a few minutes.

When he fell asleep, the noise from the South District construction site did not stop.

But it did not affect their sleep. They were too tired during the day and could still sleep no matter how noisy it was at night.

at the same time.

The second floor of Tingfeng Tower.

Mimi, who received three guests today, is exhausted.

I opened the windows facing the street and it was already 2 a.m.

The streets in the commercial center were dimly lit and there were few pedestrians wandering around outside.

Look at the deserted streets, the fresh air outside blowing in.

Da Mimi squinted her eyes, enjoying the feeling of relaxation.

Suddenly, she sniffed and smelled a faint fishy odor.

I grabbed my collar and smelled it, and found that the smell was coming from me.

He frowned and ran downstairs.

Huizi has not slept yet. She is counting the accounts at the counter and calculating today's sales revenue.

"Sister Huizi, I stink!" As soon as Da Mimi came down, she complained to Huizi.

"What's the matter? My little darling." Huizi's mouth curled up when she saw Damimi.

This is the cash cow of their Tingfeng Tower, which can bring Huizi a lot of income, so it must be treated as a treasure.

Da Mimi said somewhat aggrievedly:

"Sister Huizi, since the trading market restricted personal water consumption, I haven't showered for a week. I stink. A customer smelled it today."

"I'm afraid if this continues, customers will dislike me and it will affect my business."

Huizi took it seriously immediately after hearing this. She didn't care whether it smelled or not, but if it affected her ability to earn points, then she cared.

After thinking for a long time, she smiled bitterly and said, "How about this, I will reduce the water used by A-Bi and the others, and give it all to you, okay? You, just wash yourself nicely for me."

She did some calculations and found that the points that the lower-level people like A-Bi earned for her in a day were not even as much as what Da Mimi earned in one year.

Da Mimi was about to agree, but after thinking for a moment, she felt that doing so would definitely cause dissatisfaction from A-Bi and the others.

At that time, they may even join forces to deal with me.

As one of the two top stars, I had already aroused their jealousy.

If I give myself the water used to squeeze them later, they might get angry and do something to harm me secretly.

The wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it.

She is already very favored. If she continues to oppress them, they might become desperate.

They are actually quite wealthy and have enough points to buy clean water, but the key is that there is a purchase limit!

Purchase restrictions?!
Suddenly, Da Mimi's eyes lit up.

Got it!

Weren’t there scalpers and purchasing agents before the end of the world?

Although you cannot buy more water from the oil city, you can get water from other survivors and use their daily water purchase qualifications.

Just give them some benefits and they can get water in return.

They need 0.004 points per liter to buy water from the trading market.
Let them sell the water they bought to Tingfeng Tower and give them 0.008 points.

It has doubled in price. You don’t have to do anything to buy a bottle of water and you can just make the difference.

If 0.008 is not enough, then double it until someone is willing.

I’m sure many people are willing to do it.

Tingfeng Tower is not short of points, what it lacks is water.

Thinking of this, Damimi quickly told Huizi the idea she had come up with.

After hearing this, Huizi's whole face broke into a smile.

"Not bad, not bad, Da Mi, you are really my good baby. This is a great idea. OK, let's do it tomorrow. Then I will ask Aaron to put up a notice board outside."

"Do not."

Damimi quickly stopped him.

"You can't do this. This must be done in private, not in a big way."

Huizi was a smart person. After thinking carefully, she nodded and said:

"You have a point."

She walked over, held Da Mimi's hand, and comforted her:
"I'll get you more water so you can take a good bath tomorrow. Just wipe it off today."

"Okay, thank you, Sister Huizi."

"What is there to thank for? We are in Tingfeng Tower, and we are relying on you."

"Sister Huizi, I still rely on you."

The North also faced a water shortage problem, but it was not as severe.

There is a river running through the middle of the North, and this river has not dried up so far.

The reason is that there is a large reservoir upstream of the river, which stores 3 million cubic meters of water.

However, since there had been no rain for several months,
As the reservoir water level decreases, the river water level gradually decreases.

If this continues, when the water level of the reservoir is lower than the water level of the river, the water in the reservoir will not be able to flow to the riverbed.

To prevent the river from drying up, the North is now also building pumping stations around this reservoir.

The same principle as the dock built in Oil City, they built a water pumping station here if the water level of the reservoir is lower than the water level of the river.

They pumped water from the reservoir and put it into the river.

Unlike the Oil City, there are natural rivers in the North, so there is no need to spend a lot of manpower and resources to dig ditches.

In the middle of the night, Lao Xie woke up in shock from his dream.

"No, why?"

He pounded the bed, feeling a little annoyed.

Oh shit!

The capable supervisor who was sent from the headquarters base with great difficulty was taken back to the headquarters base today.

In the North, although He Chao only served as the director of internal affairs,
But because of his outstanding abilities, Old Xie handed over all matters except military affairs to him.

Old Xie has been very relaxed recently. With He Chao around, he basically doesn't have to do anything.

But the headquarters base suddenly transferred He Chao away, it was like the sky was falling!
"That's not the reason! It's so annoying! I have to do it myself later!" Old Xie rubbed his eyebrows, his head hurting a little. He didn't like such trivial matters.

"He Chao, ah. It would be great if you didn't leave."

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