Apocalyptic Reincarnation: Start with a 30-million Bonus-Chapter 1107 - 707: Energy

He Chao and Old Lv, along with others, did a thorough inventory of the steel materials on the truck. Li Yuan collected the firearms distributed to Zhu Xiao and Guo Peng and registered the bullets they used.

Gongsun Jing proactively handed over the firearms she temporarily used from Third Uncle and explained the circumstances.

Second Uncle also awarded Zhu Xiao and his team with additional points based on this mission. Actually, their points were nearly enough to enter the Outer City, but they still needed to pass a test.

Additionally, they exchanged some food.

Since the mission was mainly led by Third Uncle and Old Qin, the amount of food exchanged was reduced, and they deducted the parts loaned previously to Zhu Xiao and his team.

More than 500 tons of steel led to a significant reduction in the amount of food exchanged, but it was still a decent amount. With this food, Zhu Xiao's team wouldn't worry about food for at least a month.

After finishing all this, the sky gradually darkened.

Li Yu learned from Third Uncle that there were still a lot of steel materials in Guang City that hadn't been transported back.

Now the base was short on manpower, so Li Yu decided to have Zhu Xiao and his team continue the transportation of those steel materials.

Thus, Li Yu found Zhu Xiao and Guo Peng.

"You did well this time. There are still some steel materials in Guang City that need to be transported back. You will head there together later. For now, go back and rest, and await further instructions."

Zhu Xiao and his team nodded repeatedly; to them, this trip was quite profitable.

Although they encountered other forces, Third Uncle's team resolved those issues.

Their main task was the transportation work.

As the night fell, they loaded up the food, drove their vehicles parked at the base, and returned to the house by the rural road.

They looked forward to truly joining the Big Camphor Tree Base upon completing this mission.

As for seeing Ant entering the Outer City, while they felt a bit envious, they knew Ant was extraordinary.

Someone who could team up with Old Qin and Third Uncle to fight off a hundred people.

You can't compare with such people.

If someone similar to them entered the Outer City, they might not voice it, but internally there could be some resentment.

It's like someone slightly stronger than you; you might feel jealous or unhappy. But if that person is extremely formidable, then you accept it.

.......

The population in Weng City decreased significantly.

Old Lv and his team transported the steel materials back into the Inner City, to the outdoor warehouse.

Third Uncle and Aunt Zhou already returned to the Inner City.

At this moment, only Li Yu, Second Uncle, and He Chao remained in Weng City.

Although He Chao could enter the Inner City any time, he rarely did.

He usually went in only when looking for his daughter.

Most of the time, he stayed in the Outer City, managing trivial matters there.

For He Chao, joining the Big Camphor Tree Base had been a long journey.

From struggling with a group on the brink of life and death.

To later being saved by Li Yu, given tasks, gradually entering the Outer City.

And now his daughter was in the Inner City, living a good life, safe and secure.

He had no more desires in life, only wanting to repay Li Yu well.

He was someone who followed his beliefs firmly; since Li Yu gave him everything he needed, he would repay with his utmost efforts.

Under such circumstances, Li Yu gradually sensed his attitude and determination, thus slowly allowing him to manage some Outer City affairs.

Additionally, with his daughter in the Inner City, it could be said that He Chao laid his biggest vulnerability into Li Yu's hands.

He Chao looked at the Outer City and said to Li Yu: "Director Li, should I arrange a couple of people to watch that teammate of Third Uncle's who entered?"

Li Yu shook his head at the suggestion.

Curiously, He Chao particularly understood Li Yu's thoughts, considering them well in the finer nuances.

"Uncle Qin is sharing a room with him, it's alright. He's still Third Uncle's teammate, it's fine. Just keep a casual eye on him without making him feel monitored." Li Yu replied.

In his heart, there was another layer of consideration.

In Outer City, corridors are equipped with surveillance cameras, which are monitored by the Inner City Control Room at all times.

Plus, entering the Outer City implies no weapons, they can't do much.

A wall about twenty or thirty meters high can't be climbed.

People stationed on the wall can see changes anytime.

Under such circumstances, nothing is likely to happen.

Li Yu seemed somewhat calculating in this regard.

However, for Li Yu, Ant was just someone he met today, even though he was Third Uncle's teammate and had a trust endorsement.

It's not that he didn't trust Third Uncle, but having lived in Doomsday for so long, people are prone to change.

No matter how cautious, it's necessary.

Second Uncle listened nearby, heard He Chao and Li Yu's conversation, and after hearing Li Yu's decision, he said nothing, but resolved to sleep in the duty room tonight.

.......

Night fell.

Cooking smoke curled up.

Upon his return to the Inner City, Third Uncle immediately went to the greenhouse to pick a few ripe cucumbers.

The fruits he brought along were eaten up during the last few days outside.

Washing the cucumbers clean, munching as he went, he headed to the dining room.

In the afternoon, Aunt Zhou learned of Third Uncle's return, so she made the dishes look appetizing.

Cooked eggplants, cold bamboo shoots, braised duck meat, stir-fried green beans...

Four dishes, one soup.

During Doomsday, this counted as a fancy dinner.

Old Lv pushed the meals toward Second Uncle, Li Haoran, who were on duty at the wall, and Ant, Old Qin in the Outer City.

Delivering the meal to them was Li Yu's decision.

This was considered a way to welcome Ant.

Usually, the meals between the Inner and Outer City were separate; for Outer City, He Chao found an ex-teammate's wife to cook, along with a few people.

The standard meals are quite inferior compared to those in the Inner City.

Besides the fixed staple food portion each day, the amount of dishes is also limited.

.......

Ant looked at the meal in front of him, staring at Old Qin in surprise.

"Is this your usual standard meal?"

Old Qin shook his head, smiling, "It's usually much worse, but at least we get full. Today, thanks to you, I can eat something decent."

"Thanks to me?" Ant asked, puzzled.

"Yes." Old Qin wiped his hands and started eating heartily.

Ant thought for a moment and quickly understood; perhaps this was their way of welcoming him.

A warm feeling inexplicably rose in his heart.

It had been a long time since he last had such meals.

During the toughest times, he and Xiao Hei shared even a cockroach.

Seeing Xiao Hei drooling, Ant pulled out some food and took a bowl from his backpack, placed the food in the bowl, and handed it to Xiao Hei.

In his heart, Xiao Hei was no different from family.

During this long Doomsday, Xiao Hei had accompanied him through the toughest moments.

Seeing this, Old Qin also placed his leftover duck bones in Xiao Hei's bowl.

He attempted to stroke Xiao Hei's head, which rarely resulted in Xiao Hei not snapping at him.

After these few days of interaction, Xiao Hei gradually sensed the relationship between Old Qin, Third Uncle, and Ant, and looked at them without the usual alertness in its eyes.

"Eat quickly, it'll taste bad when it gets cold." Old Qin reminded Ant.

Ant swallowed, the aroma at his nose recalling pre-Doomsday days.

He picked up a piece of duck meat and put it in his mouth.

Soft and moderately tender, the taste of ginger mixed with duck meat released more saliva from his taste buds.

Delicious!

His eyes lit up, and he picked up another piece with his chopsticks, crisp and refreshing.

Spicy eggplant, flavorful and appetizing.

With a big mouthful of rice, he felt satisfied.

This food was better than all the meals he remembered eating.

It's the most delicious, bar none.

"It's so tasty! The chef's cooking is really amazing," he ate faster and faster, until he was wolfing down the food but was worried about missing out on the flavors, so he slowed his pace.

Across from him, Old Qin had already finished and was rubbing his belly, watching Ant with a contented expression.

Clang!

Xiao Hei finished the food in its bowl, lying on the ground, slowly chewing the tossed bones.

Its dog eyes narrowed slightly, giving a very human-like impression of enjoyment.

"This dog is very clever." Old Qin said as he watched Xiao Hei, smiling.

Ant also finished eating and exhaled deeply, saying to Old Qin, "Yes, Xiao Hei is smart. It helped me hunt crows before..."

Talking about Xiao Hei, Ant felt proud and bragged about Xiao Hei to Old Qin.

Xiao Hei glanced at Ant, and continued chewing on the bone by itself.

.......

After the meal.

Third Uncle found Li Yu.

The two walked along the mountain path in the Inner City to aid digestion.

Street lamps illuminated the path.

Some trees around were dead, but there were some that had fallen but were still persistently growing.

Even more, a big banyan tree seemed to have been uprooted by the wind and was growing askew after the natural disaster.

These oddly shaped trees had a sense of design, adding a certain style to the mountain path.

The two smoked as they chatted.

"There's over ten thousand tons of steel remaining, and it's getting less outside. Since we've found it, we should transport it back, Xiao Yu. The day after tomorrow, I'll lead a team out again." Third Uncle said, exhaling smoke gently.

In the lights of the night, the sounds of insects could be heard.

Instead of being annoying, it brought peace to the mind.

A night breeze blew, making a rustling sound.

Li Yu thought for a moment and said, "Ten thousand tons, calculating with each truck loading 40 tons, we have 45 trucks at the base. Ten need to be left to transport various large sand and stone materials. Sending 35 trucks might still not be enough."

Suddenly recalling the many Extra Staff and Cooperative Personnel, perhaps some could be sent to transport them back.

However, they had some vehicles but varied in size; some had trucks, others had vans, making loading capacity difficult to calculate.

Li Yu continued, "Let's do this, thirty-five heavy trucks, then let Zhu Xiao and Guo Peng go together and take their cars. Also, I'll ask Xiao Hu from Group 2 of the Extra Staff to take their cars. Xiao Hu's group has big vehicles that can load more.

Besides Old Qin, I'll have Xiao Jun take ten people to go with you too. I heard Third Uncle say earlier, there are other forces over in Guang City, it's safer to take more people. Xiao Jun and his team all served in the military, you'll find them handy."

Third Uncle stopped upon hearing Li Yu's plan, turned back, gazing at the lights of the base.

A sense of happiness arose.

This was his home, their Taoyuan during Doomsday.

"Alright, you decide. With this plan, it won't take seven or eight trips to bring them back. Most of Zhu Xiao and Guo Peng's group can drive, and Xiao Jun can also find some drivers. Together totaling sixty to seventy vehicles, it'll be much faster." Third Uncle nodded as he spoke.

The night breeze steadily blew.

Third Uncle continued, "But, the fuel consumption is quite large; the previously stored two hundred tons of diesel, will be heavily depleted with each trip."

Li Yu smiled bitterly and said, "Third Uncle, there's no longer two hundred tons; that was ages ago. We now have only 158 tons remaining."

158 tons of diesel equals 31,600 pounds of diesel.

Li Yu said again, "Recently, a person from the Cooperative Personnel, named Zhang San, who is a three-electric system engineer, has been working on an electric truck, it looks promising, still in the detailed modification phase now.

We'll see later, hopefully, it can be electrified."

"Great!" Third Uncle's eyes lit up.