Apocalyptic Reincarnation: Start with a 30-million Bonus

January 28th. The weather is overcast.

Early in the morning, Li Yu got dressed and slung a 1-liter thermos over his shoulder.

In the pockets around his waist, two handguns, on his back a submachine gun and a long knife.

A dagger was tucked into his thigh.

Wearing professional cold-weather gear, snow boots, with a hat, mask, and gloves.

His tall and burly figure, clad entirely in black gear, looked wildly imposing.

He walked to Weng City, ignoring the resentful expressions of Li Tie and Li Gang, their looks seemed to say: why didn’t you take us along.

Dapao was quite happy, especially seeing the resentful looks in the eyes of Li Tie, his face couldn’t help but smile. They had stayed in the base for a while without going anywhere, so this trip was a good opportunity for him to be active and get some fresh air.

Li Yu’s brow was furrowed; he wasn’t in such a great mood. Yesterday morning had been clear, and now it was overcast.

After the apocalypse, it was impossible to predict the weather, and many of the old methods of observing natural phenomena to predict weather seemed useless.

White scales in the sky, no need to turn the grains tomorrow.

Ants move and snakes cross the path, heavy rain is sure to come tomorrow.

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Folk rhymes like these about the weather are now completely inaccurate.

Many times, the sky would be clear one second, and in the next, a sudden downpour would take you by surprise.

Now the sky is gloomy; it might even snow heavily, but the inverter issue can’t be delayed. The weather is unstable now, and it might snow even on clear days.

Better to leave now, find the inverter sooner, and return earlier.

With a heavy heart, Li Yu led the team out.

This time, seven people set out in two vehicles, which had both been modified as snowplows for safety.

On the Unimog, Dapao drove out of the base.

Snow over a meter high was pushed aside by the metal plate at the front, sliding down to both sides, leaving behind a muddy ground.

The truck following it had anti-slip chains fitted on the tires, not so easy to slip on this wet and slick surface.

In the mist created by the vehicles, Second Uncle and others watched from the wall as Li Yu and his team departed.

The sky was dark, and Second Uncle murmured, ”I hope everything goes smoothly.”

Just having driven on the trail, everyone discovered that the roads were almost completely covered by snow, the usual visible paths were not so clear at this time.

To avoid overturning, Dapao didn’t dare to drive too fast in front, partly because the snow-covered road was hard to see and needed slow driving.

Another reason was that clearing the snow took time.

Under these circumstances, their speed dropped to thirty kilometers per hour, and they even had to stop on some critical roads to recall what they looked like before being buried by the snow, then proceed.

In such slow progress, everyone carried an uneasy heart.

They didn’t dare to roll down the car windows, as the wind outside was very cold. Many of the roadside trees had been knocked down, lying across the road.

Fortunately, the vehicles they drove had relatively high chassis, so they just drove directly over the fallen trees.

In the back vehicle.

Yang Tianlong and Shang Xue’er were driving the truck.

Yang Tianlong, who had been single for over twenty years, was quite cheerful and talkative among his brothers, but for some reason, he couldn’t utter a word in front of this spirited policewoman.

With the windows closed, the sounds outside were hardly clear, which made the interior of the vehicle even quieter.

Yang Tianlong glanced at Shang Xue’er sitting in the passenger seat from the corner of his eye, his dark face slightly blushing; he felt rather awkward.

Driving on.

Several minutes passed in silence.

Occasionally glancing at Shang Xue’er sitting beside him, quickly looking away.

He hesitated to speak several times, but in the end, he didn’t speak.

The atmosphere was quiet and somewhat awkward.

Yang Tianlong wanted to say something, but he had no idea how to start or what to begin with.

It was really bothering him.

Ever since they joined, he felt an unusual sensation whenever he saw Shang Xue’er.

Especially that time they went to attack Harmony Garden, when he saw Shang Xue’er acting decisively and efficiently, it crushed the little bulls inside his heart several times.

Shang Xue’er wasn’t particularly beautiful, but she had well-proportioned features, and crucially, there was an invisible charisma about her that deeply attracted him.

Yang Tianlong stole another glance at her.

Sitting next to him, Shang Xue’er also felt awkward. She couldn’t understand why this tall, muscular goof always stared at her.

The vehicle in front paused for a moment, as if unsure about the road ahead.

This had happened a few times already because of the snow burying the roads; at turns, one must be particularly cautious to avoid veering into ditches, which could be fatal.

”Be careful!” Shang Xue’er, sitting in the co-driver seat, seeing that the vehicle was not stopping but continuing forward, couldn’t help but speak out.

Screech~~~

Yang Tianlong’s truck braked abruptly, sliding nearly two meters, finally stopped by the roadside snow, preventing it from slipping into the ditch.

Inside the car, both Shang Xue’er and Yang Tianlong broke out in a cold sweat.

That was close.

”What happened, Tianlong?” Li Yu, in the vehicle ahead, seeing the slip in the rearview mirror, rolled down the window and called out to the duo.

Yang Tianlong felt awkward and annoyed at himself for being so careless.

”Nothing, just a slippery road. It’s all good now,” Shang Xue’er called out after rolling down the window.

Li Yu, hearing Shang Xue’er’s voice, eased a bit.

”It’s okay, don’t worry,” Yang Tianlong added.

”Alright, be careful back there. Don’t lose track, but also keep a safe distance between vehicles,” Li Yu advised.

”Understood.”

After this interruption, Yang Tianlong didn’t dare to get distracted.

Beside him, Shang Xue’er didn’t say anything, no complaints or conversation with Yang Tianlong.

When Li Yu asked earlier, Yang Tianlong didn’t even know how to answer at the moment, but after Shang Xue’er responded, he felt both ashamed and grateful.

Grateful that Shang Xue’er helped defuse the situation.

The vehicle started moving again.

Suddenly, Shang Xue’er spoke, ”Were you looking at me just now?”

Her tone was the same as before, no question or shyness, almost like she was making a statement.

While it was a question, her tone seemed to state a fact.

Upon hearing Shang Xue’er suddenly asking this, Yang Tianlong felt as if a Level Five typhoon had started within him.

A tornado.

Love comes so fast, like a tornado.

Yang Tianlong’s face turned bright red, his dark skin flushing visibly—a clear sign of how red he was.

”Yes.” Yang Tianlong replied stiffly, very directly.

For some reason, when it came to Shang Xue’er, the normally straightforward and fearless man felt like turning into a timid wife.

Extremely flustered and nervous, not knowing what to say for fear of saying the wrong thing.

Ah, this wasn’t him, Yang Tianlong, his heart roared.

He had never been alone with Shang Xue’er before, and now alone in the car, he felt very uneasy.

After hearing Yang Tianlong’s statement, Shang Xue’er was stunned. She didn’t expect this man to admit it directly. She evaluated the firm lines on the man’s face, feeling a ripple stir within her.