The most ruthless person in the apocalypse

"I see... Thank you for your concern, Captain Gong! Um, do you mind if we check it out?"

Zhang Su felt it necessary to be cautious.

"No problem, Chief Zhang, please."

Xiao Xuejian had no objection to this and readily made a gesture of invitation.

"Dakun, go check it out!"

"okay!"

Pang Dakun took the order and did not take the usual route, but simply climbed over the wall.

"Brother, you are very skilled!"

When Xiao Xuejian saw Pang Dakun's agile figure, he couldn't help but praise him.

"Hey, thank you. Thank you."

What Pang Dakun liked most was being praised by others, but he still did not forget to do his job. He carefully checked the car inside and out, and then made an "OK" gesture to Zhang Su.

"Open the door, Captain Xiao, please."

Inspection is one aspect, and the other party's attitude is also what Zhang Su needs to verify. Seeing Xiao Xuejian's cooperation without any abnormality, he gradually felt relieved. It can be seen that the other party is indeed showing goodwill sincerely, but why is this?

"You're welcome, Chief Zhang." Xiao Xuejian nodded with a smile. Seeing the mountain gate slowly open, he hurried back into the car.

Squeak and rumble.

As the iron door opened, Xiao Xuejian, who was starting the car and driving forward, suddenly saw a black hole as big as a fist facing him in the distance.

"Tank, tank?"

Xiao Xuejian frowned in disbelief and looked towards the mountain gate. He rubbed his eyes and looked again. Wasn't it a nine-nine heavy tank or something else?

Although the big iron lump seems a bit clumsy after the appearance of combat drones, it is still the king-level heavy troops on land!

grunt.

He swallowed hard, shifted into gear, released the handbrake, and gently lifted the brake, starting cautiously, fearing that a sudden move would scare the other party, who would then come and shoot him, and he would be killed unjustly.

Driving into Tianma Island, Xiao Xuejian saw the tank up close and was even more shocked. It had only been a few days and they had produced such a huge thing. At this rate of development, would there be the J-20 in another week?

While he was daydreaming, he stopped the car. As he didn't have permission, he couldn't drive into the camp rashly, so he stopped next to the tank. Seeing the other party coming towards him from the rearview mirror, Xiao Xuejian quickly turned off the engine and jumped out of the car, and to show his sincerity, he threw all the guns into the car.

"Captain Xiao, you came so early. You didn't have breakfast, did you? Why don't you have something to eat with us? The steamed buns are enough to fill you up, haha."

Zhang Su raised his hand towards the restaurant. He didn't want to hit someone who smiled at him. Although Gong Chengming's intentions were unclear, the person he sent was quite polite.

Xiao Xuejian shook his head and smiled, "I've eaten this morning, thank you. Chief Zhang, why don't you... come and take a look at the supplies."

As he spoke, he walked to the rear of the car and opened the trunk. He saw boxes neatly stacked there, more than a dozen cardboard boxes in total. Even with the back seats of the Coolray folded down, it was still full.

"Wow, you brought so many things. Captain Gong is too polite. I wonder what they are?"

Zhang Su asked. When he saw Pang Dakun's examination just now, the expression on his face was very interesting, and he couldn't help but feel curious.

"Let me introduce you to Chief Zhang."

Xiao Xuejian unloaded three boxes from the car, opened the cardboards one by one, and said, "These two boxes are heating pads, which are something that will generate heat when attached to underwear. We men haven't used them much before. It's very convenient to use heating pads in winter. One will keep you warm all day. That box contains various styles of hot water bottles. It's freezing cold, and some may be frozen and cracked. We need to check them before use."

Zhang Su looked at the bags of fully packaged heating pads, his mind filled with thoughts. This kind of supplies was like a timely rain for the freezing cold climate. Although they would not have to endure the cold living on Tianma Island, that did not deny the importance of these supplies!

Not to mention anything else, sticking one on your body when on a mission can indeed greatly improve your comfort level and indirectly improve various human body indexes, which is equivalent to improving combat effectiveness!

"Come, help Captain Xiao move all the supplies down."

Zhang Su saw that the other party started to move boxes again, and called for help, saying, "Captain Gong is very attentive."

"Haha, Captain Gong is usually like a patriarch. He is the one who worries about many trivial matters in the alliance. Come, Chief Zhang, look, these three boxes are quite interesting. They are the supplies that a survivor organization called Water Bears from the North River District brought to our alliance for trade!"

"Tardi bear? That's a weird name. Does it have any special meaning?"

Zhang Su was somewhat interested in this name.

Wang Xin was about to speak, but when he saw Xiao Xuejian stop what he was doing, he could tell that Xiao Xuejian was going to answer, so he didn't try to steal the limelight.

"Ha, I didn't know what a tardigrade was at first. Later, I heard from a doctor who was doing scientific research in the camp, oh, that's Dr. Fu who was kidnapped some time ago, that a tardigrade is a kind of arthropod. It's very small, about one millimeter, and has extremely strong vitality. It is not afraid of freezing, dehydration, hunger, and lack of oxygen. Compared with it, the indestructible cockroach is simply weak!"

"You can survive in this cold?"

Lu Yubo interrupted and asked. In his opinion, as soon as winter comes, all kinds of insect pests will disappear.

Xiao Xuejian smiled and said, "Dr. Fu gave me an example, saying that tardigrades can survive for several days at -200 degrees Celsius, and can't be killed even by the pressure of six times the seabed pressure of 10,000 meters deep. There were astronauts who sent tardigrades into outer space, and they survived for ten days without any protection! I was shocked..."

"Yes, tardigrades can withstand hundreds of times the amount of radiation that is lethal to humans, but their resistance to high temperatures is limited and cannot exceed 150 degrees."

Wang Xin added.

Zhang Su couldn't help but twitch his lips and said, "You call that limited? The temperature is from -200 degrees to 150 degrees, and we are not afraid of nuclear radiation. Good, good, this organization is named after water bears, it has a good meaning."

Wang Xin nodded and agreed: "Haha, it's hard to kill them in the normal ecological environment on Earth. Unless the sun explodes, they won't die..."

"Yes, they are not as weak as these guys. Chief Zhang, look..."

After answering Zhang Su's question, Xiao Xuejian opened the box. Zhang Su and the others looked inside and found some fresh products, which of course were frozen in the severe cold.

"Prawns, abalone, crabs, hairtail, and some seafood are all quite fresh."

Xiao Xuejian took out two swimming crabs from the box and knocked against each other, making a clanging sound.

In the end times, the quality of food is no longer divided according to the previous values, but by the amount of energy it provides. In the past, seafood was expensive, with a pound of fat swimming crabs costing less than two hundred yuan. If only the price of the meat was calculated, it would be seven or eight times higher. An ordinary working-class family could only afford to eat one meal a year after gritting their teeth, but nowadays, it seems a bit flashy.

But then again, crabs are flashy for people who are hungry, but for a camp like Tianma Island where there is no food crisis for the time being, they are a high-end enjoyment.

grunt.

Although it was a bit embarrassing, Wang Xin, Wu Lue and others couldn't help swallowing their saliva. Just seeing the frozen seafood seemed to fill their mouths with delicious flavor and they couldn't help but salivate.

Zhang Su was fine, but he was just feeling emotional. Gong Cheng had a lot of reputations, and the gifts he gave were quite interesting. He looked at his companions with a bit of helplessness, and said to Xiao Xuejian, "People from Beihe District can come to Qincheng to trade. Come to think of it, Beihe is only 20 kilometers away from Qincheng, which is closer than the trip we made there..."

In terms of distance, Qincheng city is not far from Beihe district, but the population along the way is relatively dense, unlike going north where the population is sparse.

"Some time ago, we found a batch of broadcasting equipment and strengthened the signal transmission. We can also receive it from farther places. The survivor camps in Funing, Changli and Lulong have responded. If it weren't for this damn climate, the trading network centered on Qincheng could be gradually improved."

Xiao Xuejian shrugged and told a shocking news.

Qincheng's three districts and four counties are not big, but not small either. If the survivors in each area can move around, it will definitely be more beneficial than harmful to future development.

Zhang Su suddenly realized and said with a smile: "So Captain Gong sent you to do promotion, haha."

Qincheng has a total of four counties. According to Xiao Xuejian, the other three counties have now contacted the alliance, so only Qing County is still silent. The Qinglong Corps, the largest force in Qing County, has been destroyed, and Tianma Island has become the leader...

Xiao Xuejian walked to the last few boxes and said with a smile, "Captain Zhang is right. That is indeed his intention. However, Captain Gong hopes to make friends with everyone. In the end times, more friends mean more paths to take."

There was nothing wrong with the other party's words, but Zhang Su felt something was a little strange. The other party deliberately emphasized Captain Gong instead of the Survivor Alliance or leader Liao Youzhi. This made him feel a little moved, and he planned to wait a while before asking in detail, so he did not respond.

"By the way, Captain Xiao, I want to ask, how many survivors are there in Qincheng now?"

Zhang Su asked a very concerned question.

Xiao Xuejian thought for a moment and said, "It's impossible to count the exact number of people, but based on my analysis of the contacts, the number is definitely no less than 3,000. There is a large security camp at the junction of Changli and Funing, where the former head of the Funing government is stationed. Some of my brothers have visited there and found that the population is at least over 500!"

Xiao Xuejian was not at all stingy with the information, and seemed determined to tell it everything he knew.

Zhang Su nodded slightly. What the other party said had some basis. Qing County was the area with the least population and the largest area in Qincheng. It was a typical area with a large area and a sparse population. On the contrary, there were many people in Funing and Changli, so it was not surprising that a large security camp appeared.

As for the title of the head of the yamen, it has no meaning at all nowadays. This title may be able to scare the surrounding survivors, but it has no deterrent effect on other survivors' camps!