Chapter 110 Chapter 110 Rebuilding the Base
After examining the last zombie corpse, Zhao Jiajun stared at them in confusion. "This... this isn't right. This is completely inconsistent with the virus we know about now."
Professor Gu stared at the corpse in a daze without saying a word. He had been squatting for a long time and staggered. Gu Yan quickly stepped forward to support him and took him to sit on the sofa.
Lu Chen looked at Professor Gu and asked, "Uncle Gu, is there anything wrong with these zombies?"
Professor Gu didn't respond to Lu Chen's question. Instead, he asked them, "When were these zombies discovered?"
"After the zombie wave receded, soldiers patrolling the base found Daniel unconscious in an open space in the residential area, with several zombie corpses lying beside him."
Professor Gu muttered to himself, "Daniel... he's not one of us, so his heart must be different. There must be something wrong with this guy." He looked up at Lu Chen, "Did he explain what happened to the zombies?"
Lu Chen shook his head and replied, "When he was found, he had multiple injuries from severe blows. He was still unconscious when we left, and the military doctor was treating him."
"Please move these corpses to the Capital Virus Research Institute first. I want to study these zombies carefully." Professor Gu stood up and asked Gu Yan to take him and Zhao Jiajun to the research institute.
The three cars that Su Qing and the others had taken when they arrived were parked outside the courtyard. Dongzi directly arranged for Professor Gu to take a military jeep to take him and the corpses to the research institute.
Professor Gu got into the car and reminded them, "The data in those instruments is extremely important. Please find someone to repair them as soon as possible."
"good."
Watching the jeep go away, Su Qing turned around and asked Chen Kuo: "Where can we find someone to repair the equipment?"
"I know there are a few people in the military who can repair precision instruments. Let's try them out first."
Su Qing nodded and looked at Lu Chen again. "Then... I'll go repair the equipment with Chen Kuo and the others first. I'll leave the transaction with the capital to you. We don't have much time to waste, so let's act at the same time."
Lu Chen smiled and said to Su Qing: "Okay, go ahead."
Su Qing waved to Zeng Li and the others, then got on the military vehicle and left.
The front of the small building returned to calm, and Zeng Li and Li Yi stood behind Lu Chen and started whispering.
Zeng Li nudged Li Yi with her arm, "Everyone's gone, what are you still looking at, Boss?"
"What are you looking at? The scenery." Li Yi smiled in a mean way.
Zeng Li glanced around. There were only a dozen or so identical small buildings around, and not even a blade of grass or a tree on the ground. What kind of scenery could there be in just a bare piece of land?
"Let's go." Lu Chen's voice brought Zeng Li back to her senses. She saw Lu Chen had walked to her side and was looking at her.
"Ah? Where to?" She was a little confused.
"I'm going to visit my great-uncle. Please come with me."
Zeng Li looked reluctant, "No...just go if you want to, why do you have to drag me along?"
"Let you play a role in the Dawn Base."
Zeng Li followed Lu Chen home to see her father, full of doubts. When she came out of the house, she looked at Lu Chen angrily, "Boss, you are so cruel. Does Su Qing know?"
Lu Chen glanced at her coldly.
"Even though you're doing this for the Dawn Base...I'm also very angry. How could you just sell me out like this? I'm going to complain to Su Qing!"
Lu Chen didn't bother to pay attention. He strode to the car parked at the door, opened the door, got in, stepped on the accelerator and drove towards his home at the end of the courtyard. Zeng Li was left standing at the door with one hand on her hips, breathing heavily into the exhaust fumes left by the car.
After handing over the experimental instruments and equipment to the military for repair, Su Qing followed Lu Chen to negotiate with the capital. Meetings were held one after another. Five days passed in a flash, and she felt unwell.
The bracelet placed on the table early in the morning kept vibrating. Su Qing struggled out of the quilt, took the bracelet and pressed the answer button.
"Are you up yet? I just received a notice that there will be a meeting at 8 o'clock."
Another meeting!!! Su Qing sighed and fell back onto the bed.
"I've had more than a dozen meetings in the past few days, big and small. Each meeting lasts for several hours, and every time they talk around in circles and talk about confusing things! Even if I'm not tired of listening, I'll be tired of sitting there. As a mortal, I really can't bear it!!!" she complained.
Lu Chen on the other end of the phone couldn't help but laugh after hearing this. "Dealing with people from the Ministry of Political Affairs is quite tiring." He paused and added, "But it's almost done. We should have a result today."
Su Qing's eyes regained some luster, "Really?"
"We've said everything we need to say these past few days. Now that there's nothing left to discuss, they'll naturally have to give us an explanation."
"Then I won't go. I'll leave the finishing work to you." Su Qing yawned lazily as he lay on the bed. "I'm going to go to the military headquarters today to relieve my battered brain."
Compared to the political department's official language all day long, she still prefers dealing with people in the military. Those people speak straightforwardly and boldly without beating around the bush, which is less tiring.
Lu Chen stood under the corridor, his gaze piercing through the dense raindrops and landing on a scene in the courtyard. "If you don't come and watch it yourself, aren't you afraid that I'll take advantage of it?"
Su Qing's voice drifted through the headset, "If the Dawn Base wants to survive in China, it needs someone from its own team. I calculated that you will definitely... well, I can't wait to curry favor with you. What's there to be afraid of? If what they give you is not enough, I will personally give you more."
Lu Chen raised his eyebrows slightly, a hint of amusement flashing in his eyes: "Oh? Tell me, what did you predict about my future?"
Su Qing smiled softly, and that laughter was like the warm spring sun, dispelling the chill brought by the rainy day around her through the headset. "I calculated that you will definitely be an important figure in China in the future. The resources I have should be able to help you take a shortcut. I only hope that Chief Lu will pay more attention to you in the future."
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On behalf of the Shuguang Base, Lu Chen formally signed a material procurement contract with the capital. The capital prepaid 40% of the purchase price. The Shuguang Base was required to supply the capital with fresh vegetables, fruits, fish, meat and other items specified in the contract within four months, and the balance would be paid when all the goods were ready.
Given that the Shuguang Base is still under construction, Lu Chen pleaded with the capital for support and assistance, and to borrow funds and building materials from them. The conditions given by the capital are that the Shuguang Base must be supervised and managed by the capital, and the political and military departments will send people to move in. After completion, it must help the capital relieve population pressure, give priority to supplying the capital with agricultural crop varieties and resources, and also pay off the debt within five years.
Su Qing fully agreed with this. The base was under the control of the system. The capital could only send some people to interfere. The initiative was still in her hands. Besides, Lu Chen and Qin Yu were in the military and political circles. No matter what the considerations were, they would not let certain people stretch their hands too far.
With regular purchases from the capital, it would be very easy to pay off the debt, so she was the one who got the better deal no matter how you looked at it.
Su Qing, who had been poor for several days, became rich again. As soon as she got the resources from the capital, she flew a helicopter to the selected new base location.
As soon as Su Qing left the Xinjing base in a helicopter, Acting President Sun Zhiyong received a report from his subordinates.
He sat upright in his office chair, looking at the map of China hanging on the opposite wall with an unusually cold gaze. "Send someone to keep an eye on that woman."
After flying for half an hour, Su Qing landed the helicopter, got off the plane and stepped onto the dim land. The slowly stopping rotors of the helicopter rolled up fine sand and made it float in the air. All she could see was the vast Gobi Desert. She looked up into the distance, feeling the unique dryness and tranquility of the Gobi Desert.
The location of the new base was chosen after careful consideration. It has convenient transportation, well-connected roads, flat and open terrain, and is far away from earthquake zones and areas prone to natural disasters.
This time she did not build blindly or arbitrarily. A long time ago, she asked Fang Qing to recruit people who had experience in urban planning and construction at the base, and designed a city construction blueprint for her. She had originally planned to use it to expand the new area in the future, but this time it was used in the new base.
"Will rebuilding the base start from the thatched hut again?" Su Qing opened the building page in his mind and asked the system.
"Given that the host currently has sufficient funds, you can first choose the scale of the base and then proceed with internal construction."
Su Qing kept flipping through the pages and finally found the base size option mentioned by the system at the end. Looking at the price tag with a string of zeros on it, it was no wonder that she hadn't noticed it before. If it weren't for the capital, this level of money would be completely out of her reach.
The Shuguang Base currently has a population of several hundred thousand, and in order to help the capital relieve population pressure, she must at least build a city that can accommodate one million people.
Looking at the price tag of that large city, Su Qing closed her eyes and made a difficult choice to build it. When she looked again, the funds were reduced by half. She was so distressed that she had to complain about the black-hearted system as usual.
"You are more evil than the evil capitalists."
"Host, there is no need to be so sad. Although the price is a bit high, the supporting facilities are also very generous." The system said as a picture popped up in Su Qing's mind.
Su Qing looked at the 3D building map above. The base covers an area of 300 square kilometers. It covers the basic needs of a city, such as housing, urban infrastructure, offices, transportation, etc. There is no need for her to rebuild them one by one.
"The host can adjust and modify the building location by himself."
After hearing what the system said, Su Qing returned to the helicopter and began to make adjustments according to her own drawings. She first expanded the marginal planting and breeding areas. Now that the population is large and food resources are scarce, she must focus on farming and livestock breeding. In addition, factories that produce daily necessities also need special attention.
The residential area is still divided into courtyard houses and high-rise buildings as before. They are scattered throughout the base and are surrounded by some supporting activity venues and underground transportation.
There is a large park in the center of the base, which also has an artificial lake. Her wishing tree with lush branches and leaves, carrying people's hopes, is placed in the park.
The management office building is located behind the park. The southwest corner of the base is the quaint commercial street. Supermarkets, canteens, hotels, etc. have also been moved to more suitable locations.
And the most important research institute, this time she upgraded the security of the institute to the highest level, and placed it in an inconspicuous building, focusing on preventing problems before they occur.
Afterwards, Su Qing demarcated two separate areas for the military and political personnel to live and work in. She then made modifications based on the blueprint until sunset, when her stomach protested violently, and she reluctantly paused.
Looking at the 3D map of the base in my mind, a brand new Dawn Base appeared.
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