The space inside the armored vehicle is limited, but in the case of not knowing when the apocalypse will come to an end, it is better to have more materials than less. At present, the materials of such a medium-sized service area are in front of them. Who would like to let them go?
Just how to take away such materials is a tricky question.
According to their reckless way of advancing, ordinary cars can’t bear it at all. It’s just as dangerous to let the material vehicle follow the armored car far behind. Not to mention that a car that collapsed after being hit by the armored vehicle may explode at any time, even the foundation of the highway may be overwhelmed just like today’s broken bridge. If there are no roads, what should they do if the people and materials on the material truck are left behind?
Jiang Tao can transform ordinary trucks, but it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice1, it’s all empty talk without those special materials.
After racking their brains and thinking for a while, the few people looked at each other and saw each other’s unwillingness.
Even if Hou Ying’s car is replaced with a larger one, the supplies that can be loaded are still insignificant. They have limited manpower and ability, a golden mountain is right in front of them but no one has the ability to chew it down.
Hou Ying, who is still very familiar with this area, said, “I remember that there is a steel factory in the nearby industrial park. The boss also runs an international trade business and the factory is responsible for transportation. It has two or three heavy trucks and some international shipping standard containers. If you are willing to bet that all the heavy trucks are not sent out for delivery before the end of the world, you can go there and have a look.”
Jiang Tao and the others were very moved.
The international standard container itself is very strong. More importantly, a large container is equivalent to a movable house. If you are lucky, you can find a container above 40GP2, which can hold at least 50 square meters of materials, and if space is used wisely, the materials that can be accommodated are very impressive.
Moreover, the heavy trucks dedicated to carrying containers are also very large, with the lightest load of dozens of tons, so there is no problem in opening the road instead of the armored car.
Although Hou Ying cautiously stated that it’s still uncertain, they were all eager to try.
Hou Ying saw that they would definitely go this way, and smiled, “It doesn’t matter if it’s empty, I have visited this factory before, there is one large and two small forklifts. With the forklift, we can find a milder way to open the road. Although the speed will be a little slower, the loss is small, and we don’t need Qiao Daye to take such a big risk to search for survivors. In this way, it is feasible to use large trucks to load materials. “
After they heard that, they all smiled.
When Jiang Tao is happy, he quite naively said, “Monkey, you talk like our instructor, saying half but not saying the rest, not straightforward.”
Qiao Daye laughed, “That’s how leaders talk, woodlouse3!”
Even Li Xuanyuan, who doesn’t smile easily, is very cheerful this time, making his handsome appearance look a few years younger. Maybe he is really in a good mood. Seeing Hou Ying’s tendency to look dumbfounded, he didn’t speak to him.
So everyone took out the map drawn by Li Xuanyuan, and Hou Ying recalled the general location of the steel plant.
Li Xuanyuan thought quietly, found some writing paper in the hotel room, drew a big picture of the main road in the industrial park, and marked the location of the steel plant with a striking five-star mark.
Hou Ying was stunned. Seeing Li Xuanyuan asking him if he was right, he closed his mouth, nodded and said, “Xuanyuan, you are too good, aren’t you? Do you remember all the satellite maps of China and every street?”
Li Xuanyuan looked at him with ‘mortal’ written in his eyes, and very carelessly ignored his praise. Jiang Tao, Qiao Daye, and him are going to pick up the car tomorrow.
They are divided over who will stay in the service area.
Hou Ying is going to lead the way. Li Xuanyuan is a living map, and he is good at dismantling and reloading all kinds of equipment. He is good at attacking far and near and has a constant streak of success in doing missions. No one has any opinion about his participation. Liu Zhan, Meng Hanghai, and Gongsun Jing, the sick, woman, and a child were tacitly excluded from the selection. In this way, they had to leave one person here to defend.
In Jiang Tao’s opinion, Qiao Daye is the best person for defense. He can see and listen in all directions and is also a good sniper. He can root out the hidden danger before it gets close. No matter how fast it is, he is fast enough to deal with all kinds of emergencies.
Qiao Daye did not agree, he insisted on letting Jiang Tao stay.
The two couldn’t help but argue, and finally Qiao Daye said, ” Originally, I wanted to talk about it after the discussion but let me talk about it now.”
He cleared his throat, his playful face became serious, and his voice was steady.
“Today, I saw a zombie on the road that we had never seen before. There were olfactory zombies there—I was wearing a zombie suit and was still smelled by them. It’s just that the speed of this zombie is not fast enough to catch up to me. In addition to the speed zombies we already know, there are also power zombies with great strength and fire-breathing zombies. I suspect they can have abilities just like us, and they are also evolving. As for how far they have evolved, I don’t know. “
The cheery expressions of everyone suddenly became gloomy.
Jiang Tao said unhappily, “Why didn’t you say that earlier?”
Qiao Daye knew that there are minefields in this topic that would explode when stepped on, but he didn’t care about it. He just replied, “In the past, the captain and vice-captain were dealing with it. None of you asked me. Besides, I didn’t want to hide such a big thing.”
If so, it is more appropriate for Qiao Daye to go on the mission.
The zombies have no bombs in their hands, and the hotel is a solid building no matter what, even if they are surrounded, they can still survive. If they must face the zombies without full knowledge of their abilities, they need the five senses and speed powers of Qiao Daye more than those who stay in the hotel.
Gongsun Jing said, “Why don’t you all go. The door on my side is closed tightly and we’re also locked in the room without making a sound, the zombies can’t find us.”
Jiang Tao immediately shook his head, “No, you’re not good at shooting. You’re taking a child and a patient who knows if something will happen, what should you do when something goes wrong?”
After thinking about it, he agreed to stay and let Hou Ying, Li Xuanyuan, and Qiao Daye pick up the car.
After several people discussed, they took the trouble to put the car on the armored car back to the ground, and then moved the oil generator and most of the materials on the car to the second floor. Hou Ying felt that the future is bleak while working, and he understood the reason for doing this work now. In case they encounter an accident outside, the materials brought in the car can be inherited by those left behind, including the car they just pushed into the hotel lobby.
On this night, Jiang Tao insisted that he and Gongsun Jing watch the night, so that the people who will travel tomorrow can replenish their physical strength.
There was no word for a night, the next day, Hou Ying and the three were full of energy, and set off when it was still dark.
Qiao Daye drove the car, Li Xuanyuan stayed on top of the car, Hou Ying in the co-driver seat listened to the movement while beating his sore shoulder and limbs.
“Rheumatism pain?”
Qiao Daye watched amusedly and said sarcastically.
Hou Ying grinned and said with a good temper, “It may be that I lifted heavy things before and now my muscles are stretched and aching.”
“Oh, you have to be careful. I’m sure office leaders like you must have never suffered this kind of hardship. Don’t worry about ligament injuries, wait for us to go back and let Gongsun have a look. “
Qiao Daye’s tone was not serious, but did not hide his concern, Hou Ying smiled and agreed.
“Monkey, don’t be polite to us. My family believes in Buddhism and pays attention to fate. You and the child are the first group of survivors we met. If it’s not fate, then what is it? You see, I ran so far yesterday, the number of zombies I have seen is no more than ten thousand but I didn’t even meet a living breathing human…”
Qiao Daye’s nature of talking with others was exposed, most of the way, he’s talking while Hou Ying is listening. Li Xuanyuan made several moves on the road, but Qiao Daye, who’s chattering, knocked the zombies out without blinking, even his tone was unchanged.
When they were about to arrive, he also said to Hou Ying, “If we can really drag the car back this time, you have helped us a lot.”
“Aren’t you helping me, too?”
Hou Ying said implicitly. As a businessman, he has a clear account of the cooperation between the two sides. He could make profits, but he would never let his share be less.
Qiao Daye laughs and says that he is straightforward. Li Xuanyuan hums a little, obviously disdaining Hou Ying’s fuss.
When approaching the destination, Hou Ying and Li Xuanyuan have different opinions on how to go next. Hou Ying admitted that he was not Li Xuanyuan’s opponent on the map memory. Listening to the other party’s determined tone, he stepped back and asked Qiao Daye to turn into the small lane instructed by Li Xuanyuan. The armored car turns another corner and arrives at the back door of the steel plant.
Hou Ying admired again.
The direction he remembered was the main entrance. There are many zombies facing the main road. He also wanted to enter the steel plant through the back door, but after all, it was not his own compound and he didn’t know how to get there. But Li Xuanyuan, who had never been here before, was able to pinpoint the direction accurately.
Hou Ying couldn’t help but sigh. The object of praise still ignores him. Qiao Daye heard this and smiled, ” Xuanyuan had studied architecture before. The orientation of a factory like this is the most basic, so it’s not hard for him.”
Hou Ying let out a ‘Oh’, itching to know how old Li Xuanyuan is this year.
This steel plant has national elements4 in it and is very large. In order to facilitate the passage of container trucks, not only the passages in the workshops are spacious but also the workshops extend in all directions. Most of the machines in the factory run 24 hours a day. In order to prevent accidents and monitor the production situation at any time, the doors of the factory are open, which saves them a lot of trouble.
The sound of the armored car passing by attracted the zombie workers in the factory. Seeing more and more zombies following, Li Xuanyuan said in the Bluetooth earpiece, “Catch turtles in the urn5.”
“Good idea!”
Qiao Daye immediately understood.
Hou Ying also quickly understood his plan—to use the sound of the car as bait to drive the zombies into one place and lock them up.
There are only three of them now. In the face of at least one or two hundred zombies, it’s best not to confront them head-on. Therefore, he was also very active and selected two warehouses with three solid walls and one electric door, and they face the same direction.
Qiao Daye deliberately drove around to attract the wandering zombies in the factory. He also inspected the two warehouses suggested by Hou Ying and chose a more remote factory.
When the number of new zombies is less and less, Qiao Daye drives them into the warehouse. He takes out a roll of firecrackers from somewhere and throws them into the factory building. After a random explosion, he drives out of the warehouse when the zombies are still confused. Li Xuanyuan shot the fish that came out of the net behind him and said, “This trick suits you very well.”
No one knows when Qiao Daye noticed the firecrackers in the service area and he even remembered to bring it with him. Qiao Daye took it as a compliment, and while driving the car, he smiled and said, “You sound like the deputy captain…”
After he said that, his smile faded, and Li Xuanyuan didn’t say anything.
Hou Ying guessed their painful memory and changed the topic, “There are almost three or four hundred zombies in this warehouse. Let’s find some paint and write some warning words on the door.”
If one day, one of the latecomers who didn’t have eyes opened the door and was attacked by hundreds of hungry zombies… that scene makes his teeth sour.
Qiao Daye shuddered and felt it was necessary to do so. So, they spent a little more time in the factory to find the paint and brush the warning sign [There are zombies in the factory, do not enter] before they feel relieved. Qiao Daye admired the finished product for a moment, then suddenly touched his chin and said, “Don’t you think that seeing this sentence makes you more impulsive to enter?”
Hou Ying and Li Xuanyuan reached a consensus for the first time since they knew each other—they shot a contemptuous look at Qiao Daye.
Translator’s Notes:
- You can’t do anything without materials.
- General Purpose (GP) containers are the standard size; they have an external height of 2.6m (8′ 6”)
- A small terrestrial crustacean with a grayish segmented body and seven pairs of legs, living in damp habitats.
- 这个钢铁厂有国家的成分在里头
- To catch a turtle in a jar – to set oneself an easy target.
Heya guys, I know it’s a super late update, but I’m here to announce to you all that there won’t be more updates this coming week because it’s exam week for me. Hell week, yey! Not. Anyway, to compensate for that, here’s my advance update for the other two stories, sorry if I’ll just dump it here without much edit, don’t worry I will edit them later after this exam week is over. I hope you’ll have a nice day, everyone~
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