Apocalyptic Reincarnation: Start with a 30-million Bonus

Xin City, Northern part, National Highway 319.

Big Camphor Tree Base.

Last time at the dinner party, everyone was surprised by the big camphor tree in the center of the base, jokingly suggesting we should just call this place Big Camphor Tree Base.

Later, Li Yu thought about it and felt it was a good name, so that’s what it was called.

Under the warm sun, aside from the duty personnel, no one else came out; they either stayed in their rooms or in the underground planting base.

Li Yu got up early this morning. The weather was really cold, with temperatures around minus twenty degrees Celsius. If it wasn’t necessary, one shouldn’t go outside.

Huff huff huff~

In the underground gym, Li Yu, having just run seven kilometers, stepped off the treadmill and wiped his sweat with a towel, slowly drinking some water.

”Big Brother, Second Uncle was looking for you just now,” Li Yuan said, standing on the stairs.

”Okay, got it.” Li Yu went straight to the gym’s adjacent bathroom and took a hot shower.

After showering, Li Yu dried his hair, put on thick clothing, from the thermal underwear inside to the shell jacket, and lastly, he added a coat over everything.

Putting on a black woolen hat, Li Yu left his house.

Today was Second Uncle’s duty day. Even when Second Uncle was off duty, he often stayed near the main gate.

In the duty room, the door was wide open. Li Yu, bringing the cold air with him, entered.

Li Yu quickly closed the door: ”Second Uncle, you were looking for me.”

Before finishing speaking, he saw Third Uncle also sitting there, and added: ”Third Uncle.”

Second Uncle got up and moved a stool next to Li Yu for him to sit.

”I was just talking to your Third Uncle about something today, about that Mr. Wang who escaped from Harmony Garden,” Second Uncle said.

”Yeah, I know. There was nothing we could do; Mr. Wang just ran too fast. With the weather so cold now, it’s not a good time to go searching,” Li Yu pondered and replied.

Second Uncle nodded. He continued, ”Right, I was just discussing this with your Third Uncle. He mentioned that last time they were close to catching Mr. Wang, but then a group of zombies appeared, and they had to retreat.”

”Third Uncle’s idea is that we should go out and look around again after some time. Keeping such a threat makes you uncomfortable, I believe,” Second Uncle sighed.

Li Yu’s expression also grew serious. Mr. Wang, like a fishbone stuck in his throat, able to plan and execute such a careful escape, proved that he was a tough person to deal with.

Moreover, Mr. Wang probably still knew their approximate location. Now with him in the dark and us in the light, this feeling was extremely unpleasant for everyone.

”Yeah, I’ve thought about that, but with such cold weather, it still feels too dangerous for you to go, Third Uncle,” Li Yu sighed.

Since stepping into December, the temperature continued to drop like in November, and now it has reached minus 25 degrees Celsius, even plummeting to minus thirty-something degrees at night.

Once the temperature hits minus 35 degrees Celsius, ordinary cars tend to freeze and can’t start without preheating.

Besides, considering the long distance, several hundred kilometers, after so much time has passed, finding this person would be like finding a needle in a haystack, an exhausting and laborious endeavor.

Second Uncle also said, ”I was just advising Third Uncle, with such cold weather and long distance, and so much time having passed, there’s really no need to go searching now. It’s better to wait until the weather warms up to see. But even then, it’s uncertain, since so much time has already passed.”

Li Yu took a deep breath, ”Then let’s just wait and see, for now we still have to focus on strengthening ourselves.”

Since the inclusion of Mr. Xie and others, their overall strength had significantly improved, coupled with the vast array of firearms and ammunition...

However, due to various unknown threats, it still set off alarm bells in the minds of Li Yu and his team.

From the initial twenty-plus people with only a few guns, the base had grown to now having over ninety people, with more than eighty capable of bearing arms.

In Li Yu’s memory, even in the post-apocalyptic years to come, this was considered a medium- to small-sized team. Together with their fully armed status, they were already a force to be reckoned with!

In his recollection, many larger factions had crumbled under the natural disasters of torrential rains, drought, blizzards, and Zombie attacks, coupled with a food crisis, breaking into smaller groups.

Even so, long-term planning was necessary. The expansion of personnel had reached a bottleneck, and it wasn’t wise to blindly recruit people without knowing their backgrounds.

Therefore, without increasing their numbers, the only option was to enhance the quality of the personnel.

Thus, Li Yu began a new round of training programs to improve the quality of the base’s personnel. Although the temperature was quite low now, it was still very warm indoors, with a specific area designated for Martial Arts training.

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On the other side.

On the edge of the city in the East.

Safe City.

Mr. Wang, after two days of inquiry, had almost figured out the ins and outs of Safe City.

As the toothless man encountered a few days ago had said:

The strongest here is Wu Jianguo, leading the men from the original military unit. They have the fewest numbers, less than fifty, but they have the most guns and the most formidable strength!

Then there was another gang of rogue forces, about a hundred people, also owning about twenty guns, constantly vying with Wu Jianguo in secret.

Another force consisted of a group led by a corporate boss, who also had more than a dozen guns and possessed the most resources, positioned between the rogue forces and Wu Jianguo.

The last faction, with the most numbers, consisted of thousands of ordinary Survivors from various small groups, banding together for warmth, but with internal discord, making it the weakest in strength.

Among these factions, Wu Jianguo controlled the entire base, but often, the black forces led by Hua Chuanlong and Ke Hanyu would collaborate, causing Wu Jianguo a lot of headaches.

The forces occasionally rubbed each other the wrong way, causing undercurrents to surge.

However, it was well-controlled; although there were several bloody incidents, no large-scale conflicts broke out.

As the weakest faction, the Survivor Alliance was often overlooked.

Mr. Wang only managed to learn so much, costing him two packets of biscuits.

”The fourth faction is definitely not worth considering; too weak, joining them serves no purpose,” Mr. Wang thought.

”Although Wu Jianguo’s force is the strongest, do I have a chance if I join them?...”

”This black force led by Hua Chuanlong, if I join them, what can I bring to the table?.....”

”What should I use to attract them?.....”

At any time, if you want to secure a position or achieve a goal, you must understand what the other party wants, then use benefits to drive them to cooperate with you, ultimately allowing them to obtain what they desire while also fulfilling your needs.

Mr. Wang, alone in his thoughts, was in a room on the second floor.

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