After a rally to mark the start of road construction, everyone was in high spirits as they went to Yuan Yuan to collect their respective equipment.
Everyone looked excited after receiving their equipment, because receiving the equipment meant that road construction was about to begin. Once the road was completed, they could be assured of food and clothing when they saw their families or while the road was under construction.
The road repair was carried out very quickly. On the first day, the team completed the repair of the entire section from the foot of the mountain to an altitude of over 100 meters, and it was even open to traffic.
Large vehicles dumped loads of gravel onto the roadside, and construction workers spread the gravel onto the road, shoveling it flat. Then, large road rollers compacted the road to make it smooth.
A few days later, the pace of road paving seemed to slow down as the altitude increased. After all, this was a mountain peak with an altitude of 2,500 meters. If you wanted to build a road, a straight path was definitely not an option. Moreover, some of the more rugged roads had to be built as winding mountain roads. Therefore, the road built on the 2,500-meter-high mountain peak would be at least 20,000 meters long. Of course, this was just a preliminary estimate.
The road construction was slowing down, and as Lu Yuan watched the mountain road being paved little by little, he felt great respect for the workers. They were not afraid of death and repaired the mountain road in this dangerous world. At this moment, Lu Yuan experienced the sense of unity that is unique to the Chinese people.
However, the good times didn't last long, as a serious disaster struck during the road construction process.
On this day, Lu Yuan went to the mountains to monitor and inspect as usual. After all, without particularly precise equipment, it would be extremely difficult to repair this mountain road, and a mistake could lead to a major disaster.
Therefore, Lu Yuan had to ensure that there would be no problems with these roads. The supervisors behind him were carrying various testing equipment to inspect the paved roads.
They felt they had reached an altitude of about 1,500 meters when suddenly a tremor came from beneath their feet. The group, who were already somewhat immune to earthquakes, didn't seem to feel much of this minor tremor. They were just a little nervous for a moment before continuing to work.
However, this earthquake was different from the usual ones. Normally, earthquakes would stop after a few tremors, but this one lasted for about ten minutes.
Lu Yuan finally put down his tools and frowned as he looked at the distant mountain peaks.
The area, at an altitude of over 1,000 meters, is located in the middle section of the mountain. Above it are mountain peaks shrouded in dark clouds, making them completely invisible, while at the foot of the mountain, a thin mist has formed, obscuring the view of the foot of the mountain as well.
Lu Yuan could only strain his ears to listen.
Suddenly, several stones rolled down from the newly paved stone path beneath his feet. Lu Yuan picked up the stones, glanced at them, and his expression turned serious.
Just as he was about to run up the mountain again to check the situation, another pile of rocks suddenly rolled down the mountain, and the group found a relatively safe place to take shelter.
One of the safety officers, looking nervous, whispered, "Mr. Lu, it's too dangerous here. Why don't we go down the mountain first?"
Lu Yuan frowned, thought for a moment, and then quickly said, "Quickly tell the road workers to evacuate down the mountain. Don't worry about the tools for now. This earthquake is no ordinary one!"
Without a second thought, the group quickly carried out Lu Yuan's instructions, and soon after, a series of exclamations came from the mountain.
Several safety officers stumbled down the mountain like rabbits. When they saw Lu Yuan, they shouted, "Earthquake! Another earthquake! We just checked, and this earthquake seems to have reached magnitude six! Several boulders have slid down from the top of the mountain, causing a serious landslide, and the landslide is slowly heading this way. Let's run!"
Lu Yuan was about to turn around when he suddenly heard a shrill scream from above, followed by a violent tremor under his feet. Lu Yuan lost his balance and grabbed a nearby rock to avoid it.
Then a huge pile of rocks burst out from the dark clouds at the top of the mountain, like a ferocious beast rushing down from the mountain. The road workers who were building the road ran down the mountain in a panic.
However, since the newly built roads were not very sturdy, some sections were shattered by the small earthquake.
Some people even lost their footing on the way down the mountain due to the extremely low visibility, and fell to the ground, sliding all the way down the mountain, ending up halfway down the path.
"Damn it, run! Everyone run!"
People retreated from the mountaintop like a flood, but many still perished among the rocks because they couldn't evacuate in time.
People at the foot of the mountain also heard the tremors from the summit. Upon hearing this, Deng Yuanyuan, who was in charge of medical care, frowned and immediately ordered all the nurses to put down their work, pick up the stretchers, and start organizing a run up the mountain.
Just as they were about to move, another group of people suddenly came from the other side of the isolation zone. Deng Yuanyuan's face immediately showed a serious expression, and she thought to herself that something bad was about to happen.
Sure enough, a group of people crossed the cordon and ran towards them. Deng Yuanyuan clenched her fists nervously. They knew what kind of people Tan Qing's men were.
Now only these female workers remain in the camp. Deng Yuanyuan knew that Tan Qing was probably thinking of taking advantage of the chaos to retake the base, so she immediately roared and led several nurses to block their way.
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