Apocalyptic Reincarnation: Start with a 30-million Bonus

February 4th. Clear.

Big Camphor Tree Base.

Since entering February, the weather has become warmer, reaching about minus 5 degrees Celsius at noon.

Duty room.

Song Min and Dapao, who are now an openly couple, were on duty.

Dapao was sitting on a stool, watching the surveillance cameras. After checking them, he said, ”Min’er, I think we should go outside to the perimeter wall. It’s too stuffy in here.”

Hearing Dapao call her that, Song Min, with a cool demeanor, said, ”Call me Sister Min, hmm.”

Upon hearing this, Dapao walked over and playfully slapped Song Min’s pert backside.

Smack!

The loud sound echoed within the room.

Song Min felt a burning pain and, especially hearing such a loud sound, angrily exclaimed, ”What are you doing!?”

Dapao hadn’t expected the sound to be that loud either, so he said somewhat embarrassingly, ”I didn’t expect it to be this loud, it just proves that you’re in good shape.”

Hearing this, shyness welled up inside Song Min, but her face remained stern. She looked at Dapao, who was apologetic, and then said, ”You, turn around, let me hit you.”

Dapao, hearing this, felt quite awkward. This wasn’t really appropriate.

Song Min took two steps forward, about to swing her hand.

Dapao quickly dodged her and ran towards the perimeter wall.

Song Min chased after him, ”Oh, so you dare to run? It’s no longer just one hit now, I am going to hit you ten times.”

But Dapao was already looking in one direction intently. As Song Min caught up and was about to strike him,

Dapao said, ”Look over there, is that a zombie?”

Song Min turned her head while incredulously saying, ”How’s that possible? Although the temperature has risen, we haven’t seen any zombies for a long time now, how...

There really is a zombie! Look over there too.”

Before Song Min could finish talking, Dapao also saw seven or eight zombies appear about thirty meters away.

Song Min slowly lowered her raised hand; zombies, which hadn’t been seen for a long time, had appeared again!

Dapao picked up the telescope from his chest and said, ”You go and tell Brother Yu and the others, and I’ll keep an eye on the situation here.”

Song Min nodded and quickly returned to the duty room, grabbed the walkie-talkie, and informed Li Yu about the situation.

.....

A few minutes later, Li Yu, Second Uncle, Uncle and others arrived on the perimeter, watching the zombies gradually moving closer to them.

Zombies have always had a particularly keen sense of smell, able to detect human scent from up to 2 kilometers away if humans do not mask their odors.

The group of zombies now gathering nearby made their hearts sink.

Actually, in the base, if not for the cold weather, they felt as if they had returned to the time before the apocalypse.

But now, seeing these zombies again cruelly brought them back to reality; zombies still existed and in large numbers.

They had always known that zombies wouldn’t just disappear without reason. Once the weather warmed up, these zombies would definitely return.

However, they hadn’t expected the zombies to come back so soon.

Caught off guard.

Li Yu, seeing more and more zombies, but not yet a full-scale Zombie Tide, then said:

”Keep a close watch on these zombies.”

”Additionally, personnel on duty should heighten their vigilance and report to me immediately if any abnormal situation is detected.”

At this moment, Yang Tianlong, with a bandage hanging on him, stood atop the wall, observing the zombies and suddenly remarked, ”Have you guys noticed any changes in the zombies?

Hearing this, Dapao picked up the telescope and took a closer look, then commented, ”Indeed, they seem to have become much paler. But that’s normal, right? They haven’t been exposed to sunlight for several months now, so it’s normal for them to become paler.”

Yang Tianlong looked at him speechlessly and said:

”That’s not what I meant. Don’t you feel that compared to previous zombies, these ones seem more ferocious, as if they are extremely, desperately thirsty.”

Dapao laughed and replied, ”These zombies haven’t seen humans for several months, just like you haven’t eaten for months and haven’t even seen food. When they finally see some, wouldn’t they get excited?”

”Hmm, you might have a point there,” Yang Tianlong scratched his head as he spoke.

Li Yu stood atop the wall, but there was a hint of worry in his eyes, thinking that these zombies hadn’t fed for so long and must be extremely hungry now, making them even more ferocious.

There could even potentially be a Zombie Tide erupting.

As Li Yu turned to head downstairs, he suddenly saw Bai Jie coming out of a room in Weng City.

He suddenly remembered what Bai Jie had mentioned to him before, about capturing more zombies for her to study.

Now that these zombies have appeared, it’s a good opportunity indeed.

Li Yu stood still for a moment, then thought that going out to capture zombies would be too troublesome and risky. Maybe instead...

Suddenly, Li Yu remembered the high-strength modern crossbow and alloy arrows he had purchased earlier.

Maybe he could use the arrows, tie a rope to them, and then drag the zombies up.

This way, there wouldn’t be a need to leave the base, reducing risk and making it easier to capture any particular zombie.

After considering this, Li Yu shared his idea with Second Uncle and the others, and everyone thought it was a good idea.

Thus, Li Hang went to get the crossbow.

He drilled a hole in the end of the arrow, and then fitted a super-strong high-density polyethylene rope.

Li Yu raised the crossbow, aimed at a zombie’s chest, shot straight through, and then slowly pulled it up.

Before the zombie even reached the wall, Dapao pierced its head with a spear.

This was just a test.

Li Yu invited Bai Jie up to select the zombies.

Bai Jie selected a few strong zombies, and one by one, Li Yu shot their legs and pulled them up onto the wall top.

These zombies, seeing live humans, were exceptionally ferocious, but after being surrounded and having their teeth pulled out and secured with sturdy wire muzzles,

They became as harmless as kittens.

Just like that, Li Hang and Dapao escorted them to the small Research Room.

Bai Jie looked at the twenty-square-meter room, which was already a bit cramped. Now with three zombies added, it felt even more crowded.

So she said to Li Yu, ”This Research Room seems a bit too small now, can we expand it a bit more?”

Li Yu entered the Research Room to take a look and nodded, ”It is indeed a bit small. How large do you want it?”

Bai Jie glanced around the room and with a slight motion of her heart said:

”I think it’s not quite appropriate to keep the Research Room here in Weng City. Weren’t we talking about expanding our territory? When we expand the base, we can allocate a separate area, right?

It doesn’t have to be too big, a couple of hundred square meters will be sufficient. Isolate it from the internal part of the base, similar to Weng City within the wall, but not directly accessible from inside the base.

What do you think?”

Hearing this, Li Yu gave Bai Jie a deep look, and she did not avoid his eyes.

Li Yu thought for a moment and said, ”Alright, we can do that when the weather gets warmer and we begin the expansion, including redesigning your Research Room.”