Corrupted Nation

Lin Wu said: "I'll go back to get supplies later. Xiao Wu, collect as much combustible wood as possible and build a bonfire point in the carriage. Xue Dan, follow the viaduct to the southwest and explore the way. Don't enter the mountains and forests. Finally, The important thing is to find the water source. Also, Xuedan, you are an engineer. If you have time, check the locomotive to see if it can run."

Xuedan and Xiaowu responded in unison: "Understood."

Lin Wu hesitated for a moment and said, "The zombies don't need to be killed, but the survivors must die." When he said this, Lin Wu looked at Xiao Wu and added, "We are not on a stable footing and are not qualified to save others."

Xiao Wu nodded: "I know."

After the meal, Lin Wu, who was full of energy, emptied his backpack and drove the rickshaw to work.

Whether it was an ordinary period, a hardcore period or a truly hardcore period, Lin Wu had the ability to walk thousands of miles alone. One of his greatest abilities is that even if he can't beat him, he can still run away. When passing by the zombie train area, although there was a wave of zombies, the zombies could only look at Lin and sigh in response to the forest fog flying over the walls and jumping up and down.

Of course, the return journey was not so easy. Lin Wu carefully avoided the zombie line while carrying a 30 kilogram weight.

Back at the train base, the bonfire has been lit, and Xiaowu rolled up a tarp to make the simplest chimney. Xue Dan, who went to the southwest for reconnaissance, was on his way back. Lin Wu put his backpack aside, took off his shoes and sat by the fire. His feet were soaked in water and turned white. Although he had a day off yesterday, Lin Wu didn't take care of his feet that whole day. The main reason was that the indoor light was too poor and the space was too small.

Lin Wu called to Xiao Wu who was still carrying miscellaneous trees: "That's enough. Just enough to burn tomorrow."

Xiao Wu: "Not enough."

Lin Wu said: "I saw Xue Dan dragging a piece of wood back. By the way, there is no water here, why don't you put on clean shoes?"

Xiao Wu sat down, took off his soaked shoes, put his feet by the fire, and said, "I want to save them for the night and change them again. I really don't want to wear wet clothes and shoes anymore."

Lin Wu said: "You don't have to come today, the situation on the road will be better tomorrow."

"It's only half a catty." Xiao Wu said: "To be honest, I know your situation best, and I feel safer teaming up with you. I hate my utilitarian thinking, but that's the fact."

"I like your honesty. You rest while I go help Xuedan. Your left ankle is ulcerated. Don't save on medicine. If you don't treat it now, you won't be able to cure it in the future." Lin Wu put on his wet shoes, picked up the fire ax and got out of the car. .

Xuedan and Lin Wu dragged the wood to the open space together. Lin Wu assisted, and Xuedan chopped the long wood into short wooden piers, and then split the pieces of wood. This kind of chopped firewood is much more flammable than dead wood.

Xiao Wu, who was standing in the carriage, saw this scene and was very surprised and asked: "A thousand years later, we humans are still burning firewood?" Otherwise, how can you explain such skillful firewood splitting technology?

Lin Wu lied and said, "We have the right to burn firewood."

Xiao Wu thought about it, and it was right. Thousands of years later, they would not need to burn wood, but they would retain the right to burn wood.

Xue Dan said: "We have to get a saw, preferably a chainsaw. And get a motorcycle so we can drag the wood." Why not a car? Because the railway bridge is not wide, after the train is parked, there is only 1.5 meters of space on the left and right sides.

"Okay, I'll pay attention." Lin Wu asked, "Where's the water? What's going on?"

"There are mountain springs and waterfalls, right next to the viaduct. You only need to build a two-meter-long bridge. Judging from the terrain, it meets the conditions for water diversion. But equipment is needed. Either find a large number of water pipes or cut down bamboo. However, either way it will be fine. It's a big project and it won't be completed in a few days." Xue Dan said: "I saw the locomotive before. It can be used theoretically and has reversible traction capabilities. However, it needs to be disassembled and cleaned, and lubricating oil is also needed. , let’s see when the time comes, it will definitely be a big project.”

Lin Wu nodded and said: "The priority is: transport instant noodles to the shelter first, and of course it is best to bring other food. Secondly, we need a motorcycle." The food problem was solved and the cost of obtaining water and fire was reduced. Difficulty.

"Bicycles are also fine," Xuedan said, "Both the waterfall and the warehouse are two or three kilometers away. It would be best to have a car. The car can be parked under the bridge. Then we can make a wheel and build a Simple elevator.”

Lin Wu smiled and said, "That's quite an idea. What? Are you getting serious?" As an engineer in the real world, Xue Dan resists being an engineer in the game.

Xuedan responded: "Although my level is not high, I am higher than everyone else. Whenever I can accomplish something, I feel a sense of accomplishment."

"Haha." Lin Wu looked at the door of the last carriage and shouted to Xiao Wu inside: "Xiao Wu."

Xiao Wu's head appeared at the door of the compartment.

Lin Wu asked: "Do you feel a sense of accomplishment?"

Xiao Wu moved to sit by the door and replied: "I always think that I am not worthy to talk about the sense of accomplishment now. For more than a week, I will always think of the happy time a week ago, even if I was exiled to the island in small shoes, even if It was my darkest day, but I seemed happier than I am now."

Lin Wu was startled and said: "This idea seems a bit negative." When you feel miserable, you may become even worse.

Xiao Wu said: "No, I have learned to be happy. I can roast my feet by the fire, have someone chat with me, and I am still alive. Everything makes me feel happy."

Lin Wu said: "That's philosophical." After saying that, he handed the ax to Xue Dan and walked forward a few carriages. He glanced back furtively and quietly called the little white rabbit: "Complain, Xiao Wu is a like How can Neptune, who moves his lower body, have a philosophical understanding of life?" I always felt that something was missing from the real hardcore, but it turned out to be a complaint.

Little White Rabbit answered directly: "I think it's reasonable."

Lin Wu: "Complaint 2, the Hope train does not leak."

Little White Rabbit: "In the setting, Hope will undergo painting and exterior maintenance every few years..."

This shows that the Hope really does not leak.

Lin Wu: "Complaint 3, violation of basic principles of physics: the Hope's locomotive can still be used."

Little White Rabbit: "As long as it is properly maintained and repaired, even the most complex machinery can be put back into use."

Lin Wu: "Complaint 4, there are too many zombies in the building." Got the answer: There are indeed a lot of zombies in the building.

Answer 5: Once the flood recedes, a plague will break out in the city. The plague is caused by human corpses and dead zombie corpses.

Answer 6: There are currently about 30,000 survivors in the five major urban areas of Houtian City.

Answer 7: The number of Houtian City survivors who were evacuated to the suburbs and outskirts of the city exceeded 800,000. The total number of people is between 800,000 and 2.3 million, but the specific number has not been determined.

Answer 8: The East Sanctuary rebel incident was not deliberately done by the system. The system only provides a setting. As long as there is one player in the ecosystem, the system cannot perform accurate calculations and cannot predict future development.

Answer 9: There are only two reasons for being infected with the zombie virus. One is being bitten by a person or zombie infected with the zombie virus, and the other is drinking water contaminated by the virus, or eating animals with zombie viruses in their bodies. The reason for excluding airborne transmission is to leave a way for players to survive.

Answer 10: Several consecutive days of rainfall are not extreme weather at all. Among the 180 days, the most comfortable seasons are the first 45 days of spring and the 90-135 days of autumn. The reason is that in 2040, extreme weather will occur frequently.

Answer 11: Damn dawn divides 180 days into four seasons.

Lin Wu finished his complaint and came back as comfortable as taking a hot bath. Xue Dan knew what he was doing and didn't care. He said, "Lin Wu, I was just thinking that the most important thing we need to do is not to find a solution." Bring Maya?”

Lin Wu agreed: "Yes. I think there is not much time left for us. In a few days, the floods will recede, the temperature will rise, and the entire city will become a greenhouse for cultivating bacteria and viruses. But I don't know Maya's situation. We can wait until she takes the initiative to contact us. You know Maya’s character. If she thinks that there is great danger in the process of us picking her up, she may not be willing to tell us the location.”

Xue Dan: "A pure collectivist, even his own life is not worth the lives of two people in the collective."

Lin Wu asked: "Don't like her?"

Xuedan answered frankly: "I like her as a person, but I don't like her thoughts."

Lin Wu said: "This is the interesting thing about human beings. Just imagine, if everyone has the same idea, what is the difference between it and assembly line products?"

Xuedan said: "A gentleman is harmonious but different. Shall we cook another instant noodles? Do we have enough water?"

Lin Wu said: "I just noticed that the water on the bridge is not polluted."

Xue Dan looked at the shallow puddle next to him for a while and said, "Let me make a simple filtration system. Xiao Wu, can you prepare some charcoal for me?"

"OK."

Lin Wu asked: "Charcoal?"

Xue Dan patted Lin Wu on the shoulder: "Your ignorance makes me feel particularly accomplished. You go to rest first, and after I finish processing the filtration system, I will trouble you to collect fresh water."

Xuedan added: "I feel very accomplished if I can get a sense of accomplishment from you."

Lin Wu smiled, the two fist bumped, and Lin Wu went back to the carriage to warm up by the fire.

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At night, the three of them, without any bedding, lay on the hard ground. They all thought that blankets and other items must be a priority. After hearing the sound of mosquitoes, we all agreed that mosquito coils or mosquito repellent water should be added. After getting out of the car to pee, I thought I should get some candles or something. After using the toilet, I felt that the toilet should also be put on the agenda.

After living like this, I found that everything from tools to daily necessities was lacking.

Early the next morning, Xiao Wu stayed at the camp, picked up firewood along the viaduct, and built a pedestrian bridge to the waterfall under safe conditions. You can simply cut down some small trees and tie them together with wire. After all, they are only less than two meters wide.

Lin Wu and Xue Dan bypassed the zombie train area and went to the supply train to search for supplies. At the same time, wait for and respond to the brigade personnel. The first thing I found was a carriage of paper towels, but damn, the paper towels were not sealed and were completely soaked in water. Then I found a carriage of bundled wires. A bundle of wires was about ten kilograms, and I thought twice about picking up one bundle first. The next few carriages were livestock carriages. As soon as I opened the door, the stench hit my nostrils. I took a quick look and closed the door immediately.

Later, it was discovered that in the carriage transporting coal and steel coils, the coal had obviously been soaked in water. It was not known whether it could be used or what kind of coal it was. Write it down first and study it later when you have time.

In addition, there are various carriages including pianos, office supplies, toys, etc. The needed supplies are either not found, or there are so many that they explode. Some of the more useful supplies are olive oil and salt. I also found rice, but it was all in bulk. It must have been sent to the factory for packaging. The rice after being soaked in water smelled extremely bad. The flour is packaged, but it is not waterproof.

I didn't find any bedding or blankets, but I found a 5-by-5-meter carpet. The carpet was quite heavy after being soaked in water. Lin Wu and Xue Dan took out a dozen of them and placed them on the roof of the car. Whether they could dry naturally depends on God's will.

Wood is a good thing, but each of the dozen or so logs on the flatbed carriage weighs hundreds of kilograms, which is obviously not a good thing.

As mentioned before, the distribution center is a gourd structure. Lin Wu and the others are now searching the two east rails of the gourd. There are still more than a dozen trains carrying supplies on the rails that have not yet been inspected. The upper hoist, like the lower hoist, also has a large number of trains. According to the current work efficiency of the two people, it would take at least more than a week without moving any items and just checking the cargo in all carriages.

At eleven o'clock in the morning, the large army finally appeared in sight, but the situation was different from what Lin Wu and the others thought. The people pulling the two rubber boats turned out to be Xiaowen and Shitou. The stone is the most seriously ill, and Xiaowen has no power to restrain the chicken.

The three main players, Shana, Su Shi and Lin Meng, became wounded soldiers.

All this stems from the word "greed". When they were approaching to disembark and walk, the large force spotted a special police van. Lin Wu and the others had seen this car before, but they gave up searching because of the complicated terrain nearby. It's not complicated to say it's complicated. To put it simply, the van was not on the ground, but parked on top of the factory building, with half of it exposed outside the factory building. Two uprooted trees crossed it.

After observing, Shanna believed that the van could be entered by climbing through trees. She and everyone else believed that there must be weapons inside the van.

The water was about two meters deep. After the rubber boat approached, Shana climbed up the branch and successfully reached the van. She reached inside and got a shotgun and a box of shotgun bullets. Su Shishangshu responded. He took the gun and bullets and handed them to Lin Meng on the rubber boat.

Just then, the base of the tree began to move and slowly tilt. It is unknown whether it was due to loss of support or the crushing of trees that caused the van to slip from the top of the factory building. Because of the branches, the van did not fall very quickly, giving the three of them a certain amount of time to react.

Lin Meng, who was on the rubber boat, wanted to pick up his companions but also wanted to jump off the boat and escape. During his hesitation, the van finally hit the rubber boat. The three people and one boat were instantly swallowed by the trees and water.

Boat B immediately launched a rescue operation. After 10 minutes of rescue, the three people and the rubber boat were salvaged, but some supplies were lost, including spare clothes and shoes for the six people, tents, expansion screws, nails, tool boxes and cloth. .

Lin Meng's head was injured again and several more rounds of tape were wrapped around it.

Miraculously, Shanna only suffered a sprained left foot.

Su Shi had no serious external injuries, but he was deaf in both ears. It was unclear whether this was temporary or a permanent injury.

The reason why they were able to escape this disaster was also because they reacted quickly on the spot, except for Lin Meng. But in everyone's eyes, it was a miracle that he didn't die.

Shana immediately jumped into the factory area and fell from a height of seven meters, avoiding the disaster of the van sliding down. Su Shi was trapped among the branches and huddled up with his head in his hands. The van blew him into the water and pinned him to the bottom. Fortunately, there was a gap, and the human body has a certain degree of resilience. With the help of rescue, Su Shi was able to escape without drowning.

In summary, when the team does not have a tactical commander like Maya and a strong executor like Lin Wu, greed is the root cause of this outcome.

Shanna took all the responsibility on her own, but it wasn't strictly her responsibility alone. Shitou saw the police car and asked everyone to stop the boat. Everyone thought there were weapons in the car. Shanna raised the idea of ​​giving it a try, and no one raised any objections.

Don’t discuss what has already happened, at least not here.

During the meeting on the spot, Lin Wu explained the route in detail. During this period, Su Shi unconsciously shouted in a loud voice: "What?" Shana immediately discovered Su Shi's threat and asked Su Shi to remain silent by writing. Fortunately, if you yell here, if you yell in the zombie train area, half of the people will probably die.