Doomsday Super Merchant

Chapter 308 Settlement in the Basin

The Chamber of Commerce’s exploration has never stopped...

The number of exploration airships is increasing rapidly. Countless buried people and materials are discovered by hard-working explorers. They are like ants looking for food sources. Once discovered, more people will be summoned to carry them.

.Locust-like transport airships can demolish safe supplies, factories, etc. in one go, leaving nothing behind.

As one of the first batch of graduated explorers, Zhao Datong's achievements are not worth mentioning compared with others.

Just from his name, we can tell that he has a simple and honest character. Before the Yuanqiang Chamber of Commerce was established, he lived alone in a refugee camp in the wasteland settlement. He got up early every day and carried out

He hunts corpses to get food for the day. His simple and honest character is indeed not easy to mess with in the apocalypse, and he is a target for bullying.

Zhao Datong is from the countryside. Before he was thirty years old, he lived a life with his face facing the loess and his back facing the sky. His wife and five-year-old son became a thing of the past. When the apocalypse came, he became one of the hundreds of millions of zombies.

After he escaped from the village, he just kept wandering, formed a team with others, and went into the towns to grab food... After struggling to survive for half a year, he came to the wasteland settlement.

Based on his personality, he was originally not suitable for the job of explorer, but he believed that he had this talent.

Zhao Datong's luck was indeed very bad. The first batch of exploration airships would not be his turn. He had known this for a long time, so he did not even apply, but spent all his money.

He crystallized, bought enough gasoline, found a motorcycle, maintained and repaired it, took a gun, and rushed out of the city by himself, heading towards the vast wilderness.

Relying on his previous memories, he accurately found materials that were valuable to the merchants, and his wealth began to accumulate.

Maybe he is not as good as others, but Zhao Datong, who has a simple and honest personality, believes that he will definitely achieve his goal one day if he saves money and spends money. While other explorers are living and drinking, he just silently eats dry food and leads the way.

With his gun in hand, he led the exploration team he gradually gathered, heading towards uninhabited areas again and again.

Almost a year later, while others were still renting the exploration airship from the Chamber of Commerce, Zhao Datong unexpectedly used all his savings to apply for the purchase of the first private exploration airship.

The nature of the work of an explorer is linked to dangerous opportunities. No one knows what dangers there will be on the next trip. Therefore, there are not many people who really save money, and there are even less people like Zhao Datong. Therefore, Zhao Datong’s actions

, was immediately called a fool's move by the explorers. After all, the Chamber of Commerce's exploration airships are also commanded by renters, which are no different from their own.

What is even more unbelievable is that Zhao Datong led his exploration team and brought enough food for two to three months before disappearing from everyone's sight.

Three months have passed, and no one knows where his exploration team is, whether they are alive or dead. Just thinking of the cruelty of the end of the world, people are more willing to believe that Zhao Datong and the others must have been killed. Even the Exploration Department has sent them to

His name is listed in yellow and he becomes a member of the missing list.

But only Zhao Datong knew that he was still alive.

Although Zhao Datong was born and raised in the countryside and has not read many books, he knows that the development of the Chamber of Commerce will definitely require more resources. He must get in front of others and find the information that will have an impact on the future of the Chamber of Commerce.

Resources, only in this way can we win the first-level exploration medal in one fell swoop and enjoy the rest of our lives.

The Qaidam Basin is about 800 kilometers long from west to west, 300 kilometers wide from north to south, and covers an area of ​​about 260,000 square kilometers.

At this time, the exploratory airship led by Zhao Datong was flying over the Qaidam Basin. It was a world of salt. The large and small lakes everywhere were filled with white salt crystals. Especially the tall towering salt crystals.

The rising oil wells and abandoned refineries all prove that this is the Qaidam Basin, known as the "treasure basin".

"Did you see it? This place is vast and boundless, hiding huge wealth that we can or cannot see."

Zhao Da agreed with great enthusiasm. He knew that as the first person from the Chamber of Commerce to reach the Qaidam Basin, the coordinates recorded in his notebook were enough for the entire exploration team to receive the first-level exploration medal. He had every reason to believe it.

, exploring the conditions of each oil well by oneself can allow the Chamber of Commerce to easily harvest all the results of the entire Qaidam Basin.

Perhaps feeling Zhao Datong's high spirits, every explorer was very happy. They had been exposed to the wind and sun for three months, just for the medal pinned on their chests, right?

After three months of exploring the airship, the helium stored in the airbag became less and less, and driving it was far less comfortable than before. This made Zhao Datong decide that this was the last time to go out for exploration. After returning,

Rest for one night and return to Qingyuan City tomorrow morning.

After flying over patches of desolate land, the exploration airship appeared in the central area of ​​the Qaidam Basin. This is a grassland where the survivors of the Qaidam Basin live. They established their own settlement here.

, although the number is less than 10,000, Zhao Datong understands that these 10,000 people will play a great role in the Chamber of Commerce and will definitely add a lot to his achievements.

In the ten years before the end of the Qaidam Basin, a large amount of money and manpower from the country entered. Emerging cities, towering oil wells, and refineries all required a large number of workers to work. It can almost be said that,

The settlements in this central area are all mining and petroleum professionals, from ordinary workers to engineers, to managers...

When the exploratory airship appeared in a small grassland, the people working below could not help but wave their hands, as if welcoming relatives returning home from a trip.

With Zhao Datong's character, it was naturally very easy to break into this settlement. From the time he arrived here, it only took him three days to lead his team into this settlement. As an explorer

As a member of the Chamber of Commerce, his responsibility is to promote the Chamber of Commerce. Of course, Zhao Datong has not forgotten his gratitude to the Chamber of Commerce.

As a result, the posters in his hands became the most popular things in this settlement. Every day, many people would gather around him and ask where they were.

Zhao Datong's honest and honest appearance, as well as the smile that always brings a hint of innocence when he speaks, make people believe that everything he said is true. And he has longed for the Yuanqiang Chamber of Commerce.

People, of course, helped Zhao Datong explore this Qaidam Basin.

Or we can't talk about exploration, because most of the people in the settlement are employees engaged in mining and oil extraction, and they are very familiar with this area. Under their guidance, oil wells were found one by one, and the damage to the oil wells began to be recorded.

Do you have an approximate number of zombies and whether there are any specially infected people?

Being able to record all of this in three months has been the most helpful thing, and it’s the people here.

These memories just flashed by. Under the control of the crew, the exploration airship slowly landed in the open space in front of a large tent.

Below is a group of chasing children. They live a carefree life in this grassland and still live a happy time.

A few hundred meters away from the settlement, there are fields that have been plowed out. In August, the second season crops have just been harvested and preparations are being made for planting in the third season. Most of the people in the entire settlement are

Busy in the fields, there are only a small number of warriors selected from the settlements. They do not need to work. They are only responsible for vigilance and protecting the safety of the settlements.

When Zhao Datong jumped off the exploration airship, a man in his forties had been waiting for him. "Xiao Zhao, how are you?"

"Brother Wang, we have already contacted the Chamber of Commerce. I believe they will arrive soon."

Zhao Datong gave him a reassuring smile and took off his gloves. The man he called Brother Wang was named Wang Shiyan. He used to be the person in charge of a large oil well in Lenghu, and he was also the person in charge of this settlement. He was a very good person.

A courageous cultural person. At least Zhao Datong believed that he was just a farmer and could not compare with one-tenth of the knowledge of others.

Wang Shiyan nodded. He glanced at the exploration airship, sighed, and said, "The helium in the airship may not be able to support the next liftoff."

Zhao Datong also smiled bitterly. Helium had not been replenished for three months, which made the exploration airship's lift-off ability worse and worse. Based on the distance, it was impossible to fly back to Qingyuan City. This meant that if the Chamber of Commerce did not send personnel to come

In response, my entire exploration team can only stay here until this settlement is discovered again.

As night fell, people who were busy outside came back in twos and threes, and the whole settlement was filled with fragrance.

In fact, there are many kinds of plants in the Qaidam Basin, and after several years, they still exist in large numbers. At the beginning, the people here relied on the food snatched from these fields. Later, as the food from the fields

Due to the out of season and zombies, we gradually changed to planting food next to the settlement to ensure a stable food source.

Over the past few years, a large-scale planting area has been formed.

There are no walls in the settlement, mainly because many areas in the Qaidam Basin are far away from human habitation, there is no industry, there are no cement and other building materials, and there are very few zombies, so there is no condition to build a wall.

Not only that, there is also a shortage of weapons in the settlement, with only shotguns used to protect against wild beasts.

If there are any good weapons, they are the several Type 81 automatic rifles sent to them by Zhao Datong and others. According to regulations, their explorers will be equipped with weapons to prevent emergencies. And there is a certain amount of firepower on the exploration airship.

, and it is enough to ensure their safety.

After eating a meal of beans and rice, Zhao Datong continued to write and draw in his tent until midnight.

In the early morning of the next day, the settlement became busy again, and people in groups of three, three, two and two had to get up early to work. Unfortunately, what greeted them was not the same early morning as before, but a few soldiers rushing over. From their crucial faces,

, everyone realized that something must have happened.

Sure enough, not long after, the alarm bells in the settlement rang, making the entire settlement tense.

Zhao Datong woke up from his sleep. In the explorer training, the requirements were the same as those of special soldiers. The habits he developed gave him a very sensitive perception of his surroundings. When he heard the alarm bell ringing, he put on his clothes and drank cold water.

I wiped my face and walked out with a 54 pistol.

Arriving at the center of the settlement, Wang Shiyan was asking a few soldiers about something. When he saw Zhao Datong walking over, his originally steady face showed worry, and he said: "Xiao Zhao, several people patrolling in the early morning discovered something in the east.

There are a lot of zombies, they seem to be moving here." He had never experienced anything like this before, and he was a little confused, "What should we do? We, we don't have any precautions at all."

Zhao Datong knitted his brows and said decisively: "Brother Wang, now is not the time to be anxious. You recruit everyone in the settlement. If the number of zombies is huge, the only way to go is to evacuate. I think the speed of the zombies is impossible."

Let's hurry up. I'll take people to scout and determine the number of zombies now."

There was no time for him to think too much, so he just called the crew of the exploration airship and ran to the location of the airship.

Wang Shiyan had no choice but to follow the instructions and started to notify everyone to gather, preparing for the worst.

The launch of the exploration airship was indeed difficult. Zhao Datong did not hesitate and shouted: "Throw away all the excess things." He took the lead in picking up the sandbags that stabilized the airship pod and throwing them down. The other crew members

After the personnel was startled, they followed the instructions and threw down all the extra things in the pod.

As the load was reduced, the exploration airship became flexible again, quickly broke away from the ground, and flew towards the east of the settlement.

"Damn it, I just did the reconnaissance a few days ago, and there are no zombies around at all. How come there are zombies coming out?" Zhao Datong looked at the chaotic settlement below. Three months of life made him wonder.

He has deep feelings for this place, and he doesn't want a settlement that has been built for several years to be destroyed by zombies.

After starting the engine, the exploration airship picked up speed and left the settlement behind in a moment.

After the exploration airship rose to a certain height, as Wang Shiyan said, there was indeed a group of dark zombies moving in the east, and their route was indeed heading towards the settlement. Since there was still a little distance, it was still possible to see

I don't know the specific number. The security estimates it will be around 10,000 to 20,000.

The Qaidam Basin is originally sparsely populated. If it were not close to a town, it would be difficult to have such a large moving group of zombies.

The location of the settlement was very good. It was a sparsely populated place with fertile land. In a few years, the area was turned into fertile farmland by hard-working people. Although life was difficult and lacked material, the people were at least happy. In the past, there were many

With the development of animal husbandry, the remaining cattle and sheep can still be found in the settlements, but the number is very small.

It's like living in a paradise, but it's about to face a test of survival.

After exploring the airship for a few minutes, I flew over the zombie swarm. According to experience, it was indeed a zombie swarm numbering 20,000.

If in front of the wasteland settlement, Zhao Datong would not even move his eyebrows. Remember the battle under the leadership of the president, in which nearly a million zombies were repulsed. This mere 20,000 zombies are not considered at all.

What? But this settlement is different. It has a population of less than 10,000 and lacks weapons. Let alone 20,000 zombies, even a few thousand zombies can only be transferred.

"Captain, what should we do?"

Seeing the team members' questions, Zhao Datong frowned and shouted in a deep voice: "Lower the height, hit me with machine guns and rocket launchers, and draw them away."

The crew members who had received military training were ordered by Zhao Datong, and under the principle of obedience, they knew that lowering the altitude would be dangerous, but they still carried out the operation. The two machine guns on both sides of the airship were already held by team members and aimed at them.

Cleared the dense zombies on the ground.

When the big thing like the exploratory airship was at high altitude, the zombies below didn't react at all. But as soon as the altitude dropped, they began to react. They all looked up at the behemoth-like exploratory airship, bared their teeth and claws, and stopped.

"Hit me, hit me hard..."

As soon as the height was suitable, Zhao Datong gave loud orders, and the makeshift machine gunners who had been prepared frantically fired at the zombies below.

The powerful firepower of the machine gun was displayed at this moment. The bullets flew past, and zombies fell down wherever they went. Those who were unlucky to hit the head never got up again, while those that hit other parts of the body fell down.

They struggled to get up again. The wounds on their bodies, even if they were the size of fists, still had limited impact on them.

Zhao Datong was carrying the rocket launcher himself, and aimed at the densest place, he sent the rocket launchers out. The explosion of fire marked his face red.

Suddenly, a ball of green liquid rose into the sky. Amid the roars of the crew, it hit the airbag of the exploration airship with a "snap". It was super corrosive. Under the green smoke, a huge explosion appeared.

The hole appeared. The helium inside seemed to have found a vent and spurted out crazily.

The exploration airship suddenly and violently shook, making everyone in the pod almost unsteady.

"It's a jet monster, it's a jet monster, rising, rising..."

Zhao Datong's roar made everyone go crazy, and controlled the exploration airship to take off. But at the next moment, another group of liquid hit the air bag, and the other air bag leaked the helium inside again. This was for the original

For exploration airships that are short of helium, this is undoubtedly an even worse blow.

According to the Chamber of Commerce airship driving manual, areas with zombie activity are not allowed to fly below 2,300 meters. Obviously, the airship we just explored has violated this regulation, and we have paid a huge price for it. It may be the outcome of the death of people and the destruction of the ship.

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