Apocalyptic Reincarnation: Start with a 30-million Bonus
Chapter 499 - 472: Oh No, Oh No OMG (Two in One)_3

And on the surrounding walls, in several duty rooms, some firearms and ammunition are stored, ready to be used by the duty personnel at any moment.

A robust mechanism has made the base increasingly secure.

Old Qin, seeing that He Bing proposed to inspect the surroundings, had by today, after a day of interaction, roughly understood the identity of He Bing and his group at the base: Extra Staff.

But even as Extra Staff, they are still one of us.

He hurriedly said, "Director Li, our group, besides working in the factory, has also served in the military before. We are familiar with scouting and killing zombies. We will help too."

Li Yu naturally had no reason to refuse and smiled, saying, "Uncle Qin, Uncle Zhou, thank you both for your hard work."

Old Zhou hurriedly cupped his fists in salute and said, "Director Li is too polite. Now that we have joined the Big Camphor Tree Base, we are definitely here to contribute."

Old Qin calls him Director Li because he is the main decision-maker at the base. If he was just Third Uncle's nephew, he would simply call him 'Big Nephew.'

But one must know oneself, give face when others provide a sedan.

It's essential to know the appropriate social cues.

Old Qin is very good at this. If he really listened to Li Yu calling him Uncle Qin, then he would refer to Li Yu as Big Nephew.

That wouldn't look good, now that they had joined the base. Li Yu is an absolute decision-maker. The hierarchy must be clear.

Seeing both Old Qin and Old Zhou being so astute brightened his mood considerably.

He also wanted the base to expand, but power should not be diluted.

There shouldn't be any talk of 'freedom' each time a group joins, better off without that.

Since they've joined, they must ensure absolute control.

This is Li Yu's bottom line.

He watched Old Qin and Li Tie and their group leave, a large crowd. He believed they would soon have the driving school thoroughly scouted.

At that moment, Old Lü, breathing heavily, ran over and said, "Director Li, the gate is locked, but, huff, huff, huff.

But, I'm not sure if it's because it's been too long or just now when we entered, but the large iron gate was hit and one of the doors is somewhat loose, posing a hazard.

My suggestion is to drive a large truck over and wedge it horizontally against the large iron gate. That way it won't fall off under the zombies bashing from outside."

Li Yu nodded upon hearing this, asking Li Hang to toss him the keys to a heavy truck.

Then he said, "Got it, solve it quickly, and be careful."

Li Yu had always admired Old Lü. He was honest without being pedantic, practical in his endeavors, and knew how to adapt.

Attentive and good at spotting problems, he often came to Li Yu not just with an issue but also a solution.

Li Yu really liked this aspect.

Bang Bang Bang～

A few gunshots sounded from the five-story building behind.

It was Dapao and Yang Tianlong inside handling the zombies hidden away.

This must be dealt with carefully. Although there is night duty staff, any potential danger must be eradicated before everyone sleeps.

Roar Boom～

Old Lü drove a heavy truck toward the gate.

At the gate, Old Xie and others were blocking the entrance, constantly stabbing at the reaching zombies with spears.

"Move aside!" Old Lü shouted from the truck.

The crowd at the door quickly dispersed.

Whizz～

The vehicle directly made a turn from the side, then gracefully positioned the vehicle horizontally.

Bang～

The truck's metal box and the large iron gate came into intimate contact, perfectly aligned.

Li Yu saw this scene, his lips slightly curled up, and thought to himself: Nice driving skills.

Just as he thought that, he smelled a delightful scent.

Turning around, he saw Yutong and others preparing food.

Initially, they had prepared emergency food for their outing, but who would have expected to encounter Old Qin and his group.

Suddenly, food for over seventy people was needed, adding to the supplies brought for field missions.

But those were neither tasty nor plentiful. So making a meal was a better choice.

The meal prepared was quite simple.

Just water-boiled noodles with some salted meat and dried vegetables.

The water came from Unimog and another off-road camper, although some had been used along the way; there were still nearly 500 liters of clean water.

One must be very cautious with drinking water in this apocalyptic world.

This water was directly drawn from the Mountain Pond at the base. Normally, they do not source water from outside the base.

Only in special cases, when on missions outside and there's really no other option, they would locate a clean water source outside, and after testing, they dare to use the external source.

The aroma of the noodles was enticing, and after sniffing it, Li Yu felt even hungrier.

Utilizing three large pots, mounted on Unimog and another off-road camper, as Li Yu and his group often needed to tend to various tasks outdoors.

Hence, some large pots were also prepared in the camper.

These noodles were homemade at the base, alongside some rice noodles with a long shelf life.

Currently, not only rice was being cultivated at the base, but Li Yu was also gradually using up some flour stocked earlier.

Barley is rarely grown in the Southern regions, but some had been planted in the underground farming facility at the base.

Three large pots each allow cooking for eight people at a time. Cooking the noodles was simple.

Each batch could feed 21 people.

They weren't too particular; each pot only needed boiling for about four or five minutes. Just pour the water, and once boiling, toss in the noodles, salted meat, and dried vegetables.

Once the noodles were cooked, just add some salt, and they were ready.

"The noodles are ready." Seeing that Old Lü and others had already resolved the issue at the gate, Li Yu called them over to eat.

Since it was impossible to cook for everyone at once, there was no need to wait for others to finish eating.

Thus, Li Yu, Old Lü, Third Uncle, and others started to eat.

After they finished, Dapao and the others had also cleaned up the five-story building.

Just as they came down, they ran over.

"Brother's wife, I smelled the delicious food upstairs just now, almost died of craving," said Dapao, drooling as he spoke to Yutong.

Hearing Dapao calling her "brother's wife," though not the first time, she still blushed slightly.

So, she added an extra piece of salted meat to Dapao's portion.

The others behind him also cried out, "Sister-in-law, don't be partial. I want more too."

Yutong then added extra pieces of meat for each of them.

The amount of meat didn't matter as much as the atmosphere.

Within the base, although not feasting on delicacies daily, there was at least meat available every two days.

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