Apocalyptic Reincarnation: Start with a 30-million Bonus-Chapter 768 - 588: Zero Degrees, Sleet_2

Moreover, in order to ensure the growth conditions of the crops and to maintain a constant temperature environment, many people are willing to work in this basement.

To ensure the safety of the plantation, some extra staff are specifically assigned to guard it 24 hours a day to prevent some from stealing the seeds.

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Western Alliance.

Continuous acid rain has caused many people to develop some allergic symptoms, causing unbearable itching.

Drinking water has also become a huge problem, forcing many people to reluctantly consume water sources polluted by acid rain.

In Gan Xiong’s room, he stood alone on the windowsill, with the kettle on the table behind him bubbling with white steam. The steam passed through the cooling pipe and was distilled into pure water.

Gan Xiong looked at the dark buildings outside, his gaze solemn, pondering something unknown.

After a long time, he sat on the stool and drank the cup of pure water in one gulp.

Tap tap tap—

There was a knock at the door.

"Come in," Gan Xiong’s voice was deep and thick.

The person who entered was Gan Long, his trouser legs damp but his hair quite dry.

"Father, the situation at the East Wall has been temporarily stabilized," Gan Long said after entering.

"Hmm. That’s good, you haven’t rested much these last few days, go rest."

Gan Long looked at his father in surprise; his father had always been very strict with him since he was young, and usually getting an ’okay’ was already a compliment.

But now hearing ’that’s good’ made him think a lot more.

Father and son reunited, Gan Long didn’t know what else to say, so he murmured, "Then I’ll go down now."

Gan Xiong gulped twice in his throat, with some words in his heart, but he couldn’t speak them.

Hearing Gan Long’s words, he could only say, "Okay."

Gan Long left and closed the door behind him.

The room returned to silence.

Gan Xiong felt somewhat tired; he was already seventy years old.

And within the Western Alliance, the undercurrents of various forces were surging.

These days, according to reports from old Zhuang, some people in the base were showing signs of unrest, most of whom were civilians originally affiliated with the Zhang Family.

The sky continued to darken, driving people to the edge of breakdown.

Situated at this edge of despair, compounded by the lack of water and food.

Gan Xiong’s thoughts relentlessly pondered how to arrange for these people’s departure.

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Zombie migration, accompanied by many accidents and coincidences.

Zombies are gregarious creatures; when encountering larger zombie groups, a few of them would integrate.

But generally, their movement lacks purpose.

And it’s precisely because of this purposeless migration that they might appear anywhere unexpectedly.

For some unknown reason this time, numerous zombies, from north to south, were migrating on a large scale.

About two hundred kilometers from Xin City.

Hundreds of thousands of zombies were heading south.

The cities they passed through, without exception, became cities of death.

However, Li Yu and his group were unaware of all this.

The zombies moved slowly, not sensing the smell of humans or the vibrations of sounds, which generally didn’t excite them; when excited, their movement speed would significantly increase.

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Juzi Island.

Since Hai Chao spent a whole day resting last time and woke up.

Although the back of his right hand still hurt, it was much better than before.

At least there wasn’t that feeling of swelling; the previous swelling feeling made him think his hand was going to explode.

After waking up that night, he looked at the still dark ceiling.

A wave of fatigue swept over him like a tide.

There was a knock on the door.

Hai Chao sprang up from the bed, opened the door, and saw Baozi.

"Hai bro, Director Gan is looking for you." After saying that, he left on his own.

Hai Chao felt somewhat helpless; he had clearly told Gan Shang yesterday that he needed two days off to recuperate from nearly sleepless nights recently.

The river water had already risen, and there was no need for many people to watch over it, yet Gan Shang still insisted on having them guard inside the walls amidst the acid rain.

This caused some people to have many complaints.

Carrying a heavy heart, he walked towards Gan Shang’s room.

Knocking on the door.

The one who opened the door was one of Gan Shang’s maids, with a slap mark on her face, apparently just having been hit.

Hai Chao entered and said, "Boss, you were looking for me."

Gan Shang was still twirling beads in his hand and did not answer him immediately.

One minute later.

Gan Shang raised his eyebrows, fiddling with the beads in his hand, and said, "Yesterday, didn’t I assign you to fix the diesel generator? Why haven’t you sorted it out yet?"

His tone contained suspicion and anger.

A surge of resentment welled up in Hai Chao’s heart, his every day filled with exhausting tasks, always at the forefront.

Previously when Duan Mei’s eyes had problems, he did not see him offering medicines, and his own right hand was severely injured, bone deep visible.

Moreover, he hadn’t rested for many days and had only asked for one day off.

The diesel generator, he had clearly dealt with it when he returned to his room that day, could it have broken down again?

Thinking of Western Alliance, Gan Xiong, and others behind Gan Shang, Hai Chao, who had been to Western Alliance, obviously knew the situation there.

And now most of the food was also transported by Gan Shang from Western Alliance.

Suppressing his inner anger, he said bluntly, "Director Gan, I had already dealt with the diesel generator when I went back to rest yesterday. If there’s a problem again, I’ll solve it right now."

Gan Shang scoffed and said: "I had already asked Baozi to handle it, by the time you arrive, even shit won’t be served hot."

Baozi?

Thinking of the way Baozi looked at him just now, Hai Chao suddenly became nervous.

For a moment, he didn’t know what to say.

Gan Shang continued to fiddle with the beads in his hand and said, "Hai Chao, you’ve been with me for quite some time. I value you because you are diligent and not lazy. Remember, I can raise you to manage, and naturally, I can also demote you. You must always keep in mind, without me, you are nothing."

Gan Shang’s words were harsh. Hai Chao bowed his head, his expression unreadable.

He clenched his teeth, then slowly relaxed them.

A seed of resentment in his heart broke through the soil and sprouted.

Now, he was unsure what other managers like Baozi, Duan Mei, and Jiu Zhi really thought.

If he could win them over, he himself could...

Adjusting his mood, Hai Chao flatteringly said, "You’re right, boss. I’m just your dog. These past two days I got injured and didn’t rest well, which is why I wasn’t here yesterday. I will double-check the tasks you assign from now on, to make sure I don’t make a mistake again."

Hearing Hai Chao’s words, Gan Shang thought his admonition had been effective, and then lifted his head to say to Hai Chao, "Hmm, you’ve been with me for so long; you should know my style. I only look at the results, only at what you do, so, you don’t need to say much. Just show me."

"I understand," Hai Chao raised his head and nodded to Gan Shang.

Gan Shang examined his expression and then waved his hand, indicating him to leave, "Alright, go now. Today, check the situation near the East Wall. The temperature has dropped recently, beware of the river freezing, and zombies climbing over."

Hai Chao, hearing this, suddenly felt his heart tighten.

Freezing?

They had just recently awaited the rise in the river’s water level, but if the river outside froze, then, wouldn’t that mean that zombies could pile up to a sufficient height and climb over the wall?

And with the accumulation of ice below, it would be even easier for those zombies to climb from the riverbed.

Knowing the severity of the situation, Hai Chao couldn’t care about his displeasure, and said to Gan Shang, "Boss, then I’ll go out now and see the situation."

Gan Shang then lowered his head again and waved his hand to signal him to leave.

Hai Chao bowed slightly and then left directly.

The weather had cooled down.

It dropped by three degrees compared to yesterday.

He hurried back to his room, put on two more clothing layers, and then walked out from the hall.

Just as he stepped out, he felt a bone-chilling cold wind blowing.

The acid rain falling from the sky had turned into sleet at some point.

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