Corrupted Nation

There were more survivors in the southern district than Lin Wu expected. Perhaps because of this, at least the density of zombies in this area was very low. Lin Wu even saw two groups of survivors confronting each other with various melee weapons in a grain and oil store on the commercial street. Lin Wu didn't want to cause trouble, so he walked to the other side of the street and relied on trees or cars to move forward, lest anyone hit him. Even if the opponent doesn't have a gun, he might have a crossbow or something like that.

You must not be knocked down, and you must never think that you are the protagonist of a film or television work and can become friends with the attacker after being attacked. Once you lose the right to self-defense and the ability to fight back, you are basically dead.

The two groups confronting each other seemed to know each other, and they looked at Lin Wu. They also walked out of the store and muttered softly. They seemed to have the idea of ​​turning enemies into friends to make Lin Wu a five-pointer. However, they did not take action. Firstly, perhaps Lin Wu walked too fast, and secondly, they did not dare to provoke such a lone ranger. A person who dares to travel through the city must have a few brushes.

Dodging and advancing cautiously, Lin Wu arrived near the Triumph Building at around two o'clock in the afternoon. The Triumph Building is in the upper right corner of the commercial street intersection, and in the lower left corner of the intersection is a construction site. The construction site is relatively clean and only one foundation has been laid so far. The main body of the foundation is cement, and every ten meters or so there is a handful of steel bars embedded in the cement, which must be the pillars of the building.

There were three cars inside the construction site wall, two were black and one white. There were no accidents, but they were soaked in water and unable to drive. There is also a dining car, parked in an open space, which should be used to provide meals and afternoon tea for workers on the construction site.

The front of the dining car is a foundation, and the back is a pit three meters deep. Lin Wu opened the door of the dining car. It was different from what he thought. It had no taste. It must be because it was not ready to open yet. When I went in and took a look, it was indeed clean inside. Even the refrigerator was empty.

If there was something, it would be the half bottle of olive oil and some bulk seasonings on the kitchen counter, as well as the dishes and chopsticks in the sterilizer. Lin Wu found the car key in the driver's seat and tried to start the car to no avail. Although the water did not reach the top of the kitchen counter, half of the car body should have been soaked in water for a long time.

Lin Wu found a piece of waste paper and rubbed it in his hands. Pour another half bowl of olive oil and soak the homemade waste paper wick in the olive oil, leaving only a section outside. After the waste paper was full of oil, Lin Wu used a lighter to light the wick, put down the extension board of the dining car, and placed the oil lamp on the extension board.

In order to prevent the oil lamp from going out, Lin Wu made a lampshade out of a few acrylic sheets found nearby and surrounded the oil lamp. After finishing, Lin Wu looked up at the Triumph Building thirty meters away, and took out his satellite phone to call Maya.

Damn it, you owe money! Damn nightmare. Lin Wu understands that phone bills are expensive, but it’s the end of the world, can’t you top up more? While the money is still of some use.

Nightmare: Tell yourself, how long did you call yesterday?

Either that or Maya was being cautious, she didn't put her treasure on electronic devices, and she and Lin Wu agreed on a dining car as a meeting place. Maya would look at the window every few hours. Maya repeatedly explained that when you get to the dining car, just change the structure of the dining car and let me know you have arrived. Don't enter the Triumph Building and don't come to her.

The 85 female prisoners could swallow Lin Wu directly.

Lin Wu opened the door of the dining car, put his backpack by the door, walked to the wall, walked around for more than ten meters, and sat down in the grass between two stones. Only the dining car can be seen from this position. Similarly, only people who go to the dining car can see Lin Wu.

Until nightfall, Maya never appeared, and no one else entered the construction site.

Lin Wu quietly returned to the dining car, took back his backpack, took the liquefied gas tank, gas stove, pot and a pair of chopsticks and went down to the pit at the back of the dining car. Turn on the heat, pour water from the thermos cup, and add instant noodles. Then he put on a night vision goggle and found several puddles in the pit. After confirming that there was no zombie virus contamination and that there were no dead animals around, he filled two thermos cups with water.

When he returned, the instant noodles had been cooked. Lin Wu took the pot aside, took out the chopsticks from his shoulder pocket, and started eating. After just a few bites, Lin Wu heard the sound of zombies. Based on his experience, he judged that the zombies were located in the southeast, about 12 meters away, outside the wall. There were several gaps in the construction site's wall, so the possibility of zombies entering the construction site was low, but if Maya hadn't appeared yet, Lin Wu wouldn't be able to have a good rest tonight.

Why didn't Maya show up? Based on Lin Wu's understanding of Maya, the first possibility is that Maya died or lost her freedom. The second possibility is that Maya already knew she had arrived in the afternoon, but with her character, she would not leave a bunch of things alone and leave alone, and she would have to do some explaining.

Considering that there was a lack of electricity, the elevator could not operate, and there were many zombies inside the Triumph Building, Lin Wu was more concerned about Maya's departure route. As for the outdoors, the zombie density is very low, so you don’t have to worry too much.

At 11 o'clock in the evening, a stone hit the dining car. Lin Wu stepped on the gas tank, put his hands on his hands, got his head out of the pit, and saw Maya beside the oil lamp. Maya wore a desert-colored camouflage uniform, carried a large desert-colored backpack, and held a crowbar in her hand, waving to the 36th floor of the Triumph Building.

Lin Wu walked up quietly, and a strong light from the 36th floor shone on Lin Wu. Maya saw the light move and saw Lin Wu, and said: "The sneak attack failed." The smile on her face could not be concealed, and she stepped forward to shake hands with Lin Wu and gently Hug each other lightly and let go.

Lin Wu looked up at the 36th floor, where the lights were shining randomly and accompanied by shouts. Lin Wu handed the pistol to Maya and asked, "How did you fool them?"

"They don't care about my past." Maya took out the magazine, took a look, pushed it back and said, "Follow me." She raised her fingers to her forehead, then waved goodbye to the sisters, reached for the oil lamp, and blew out the flames. , and Lin Wu walked into the darkness.

After walking about two hundred meters, Maya led Lin Wu to a minivan. The back door of the truck was ajar. Maya put the oil lamp on the hood of the rear car, held a flashlight in one hand, and gently opened the back door with the other. Lin Wu held a gun in both hands. The truck was empty. Maya said: "We will rest here tonight."

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After closing the back door and placing the oil lamp in the middle, Maya took out two compressed biscuits and two bottles of water from her backpack. The two sat down and talked about their affairs.

Maya brought Lin Wu a set of black tactical uniforms and a piece of thermal underwear. The so-called tactical uniforms have more pockets for placing small items such as magazines and daggers.

After taking off his still wet clothes and pants, Lin Wu wrung out his underwear, wiped the water off his body with his underwear, then put on his thermal underwear and tactical uniform. He instantly felt extremely comfortable.

There are many stories about Maya. After all, a group of more than a hundred people can do anything, not to mention wars with male prisoners, infighting between factions, sisterhood, etc. Her story is just a story and has little relevance to everyone's future. The important thing is Lin Wu's part.

Maya said: "I think the most terrifying thing is disease. In hardcore mode, I read a lot of medical books and learned about the situation on the earth during this time. That's why I want to join you. I won't be able to go out for a few days." .The location of your base was chosen very well.”

Maya said: "We found heavily armed soldiers nearby. I think the soldiers also found survivors on the railway bridge. For safety, you should send people to explore along the viaduct into the mountains and prepare a backup base in case of emergencies. .”

Lin Wu asked curiously: "Why are there so few zombies in the southern district?"

"A very important reason should be that the drinking water sources of several communities in the southernmost part of Houtian City are not polluted." These communities drink not reservoir water, but reservoir water from small hydropower stations under the mountains. Maya said: "Another reason is the wisdom of the survivors and the limitations of the zombies."

A villa was invaded by zombies, and the owner had limited means of defense. An apartment building is different. Some doors are difficult to kick open without the use of professional door breakers. Every home has at least one barrier. Even if zombies knock on the door, as long as there is no sound in the room, the zombies will not attack again.

In addition, the apartment buildings are high-rise, and zombies cannot take the elevator, but can only take the stairs. Without the attraction of a sound source, they would not keep climbing upward. Unless there is a house that continues to make loud noises. Therefore, residents of high-rise apartment buildings face a relatively limited number of zombies.

The flood washed away a large number of outdoor zombies, giving the survivors in the apartment building an opportunity to go out and search. From Maya's point of view, a low zombie density is not necessarily a good thing, because it may lead to fights between survivors in order to grab resources. In addition, there is no one to deal with the corpses, the corpses rot, and various germs are rampant. Most people cannot survive for long. There will definitely be some people who will survive, but probably not many.

Lin Wu asked how long the 85 people on the 36th floor of the Triumph Building could last.

"Now there are 84 people. I have counted the supplies. If production is not carried out and everyone is united and harmonious, it can last for at least about a month." Maya said: "There is a huge rooftop on the 36th floor. I got nearly a ton from the supermarket. Nutrient soil and various crop seeds. In addition, there are more than 20 live hens. There is not much pressure on survival at the moment."

"But the truth is exactly the opposite. In the past few days, they have not thought of ways to collect rainwater, nor have they planned planting and breeding. Instead, they have formed cliques and have endless arguments about the distribution of supplies. To distribute supplies, they need a leader, or In an organization, everyone has different interests, and they all hope to get more for themselves, and are relatively indifferent to the life and death of others, so they keep arguing."

Lin Wu asked: "Isn't the small prison very prestigious?"

Maya said: "She is dead."

Lin Wu: "What if you stay?"

Maya said: "We are certain to stabilize the situation."

Lin Wu: "Then it will be very un-Mayan for you to leave."

Maya said: "I am the Guard, and the first of our oaths is: we are human beings. Protecting the Dawn is conducive to the development of mankind. If the Dawn threatens mankind, then it is our enemy. NPCs seem to have flesh and blood and emotions, but after all, they are not Real humans are not from the same ethnic group as me. Strictly speaking, my relationship with tomatoes is closer than my relationship with them."

Lin Wu asked: "Why tomatoes?"

Maya: "..."

Lin Wu: "Can't it be a tomato?"

Maya asked: "Don't everyone argue with you?"

Lin Wu thought for a while: "Not all, like Lin Meng."

Maya didn't answer Lin Wu's words and took out a plastic bag from her jacket pocket. There were several maps in it. Maya spread one of them on the ground while Lin Wu raised the oil lamp. Maya looked at Lin Wu for two seconds, then pinched the flashlight in her hand.

"What do you think I mean?"

Maya ignored Lin Wu at all, pointed at the map and said: "We are here." He took out another map and put it together, then pointed: "The base is here. The straight-line distance is about 20 kilometers away. One way is through the South Bridge. Go to the southern suburbs, and then walk westward along the mountains and Houtian River to reach the railway bridge. This route is relatively far, but not difficult to walk. Previously, it was reported that there are many survivors in the southern suburbs. There is no unified management and they should be able to fend for themselves. Some people will go into the mountains, and some will stay on the farms in the southern suburbs. You may encounter a large number of survivors on this road."

Maya said: "The Southern District was the last area affected by zombies. The police station and other departments have done some work, including evacuating people. We don't know the current situation in the southern suburbs, but we can be sure that there is a certain amount of armed force among the survivors in the southern suburbs. Therefore. , it’s best to take this road at night.”

Maya said: "The second road is to go along the east bank of the Houtian River. The flood comes from the Houtian River. I believe there should not be many survivors on this road. There are many zombies indoors and few outdoors. It is difficult to replenish food and drinking water along the way. .Besides, the road is very muddy.”

Lin Wu: "I hate mud."

Maya said: "The third road is the viaduct. The viaduct leads directly to the distribution center and has the shortest distance. It is guessed that there are many vehicles on the viaduct and it is not affected by the flood. The density of zombies is extremely high. There is no need to consider the subway line now." Don't think about driving. It won't open at all. Motorcycles are okay, but not suitable for the current muddy terrain.

Lin Wu smiled bitterly: "Just say the second way." The first way is too dangerous, there is a possibility of being ambushed, and the other party may have a gun. The third way is equivalent to fighting your way out. The second road cannot replenish food and water, and the road is difficult to walk, but it is barely bearable.

Lin Wu asked: "If we leave tomorrow morning, how long will it take to arrive?"

Maya looked at the map: "Without transportation, we can't reach the base in one day. I suggest settling at the air quality monitoring station seven kilometers away from the distribution center." There is a large industrial park in Xicheng, and there are many corresponding places in the industrial park. Unmanned air station. These air stations are built on 15-meter-high iron towers and are used to monitor ambient air index and atmospheric air index.

Unlike signal towers, air station towers are lower in height, and in order to protect electronic equipment, they have an indoor building with an area of ​​about ten square meters. There are not many internal equipment, most of the equipment is external, such as atmospheric electric field meters, particle detectors, volatile organic matter detectors, etc.

Is it possible that some survivors used the air station as a temporary shelter? After all, when the flood came, the air station was not affected. This issue is not something Lin Wu and Maya consider. If there are survivors, they will coexist. If they cannot coexist, they will be killed.