The most ruthless person in the apocalypse

“Yes, it is precipitation.”

Fu Weijun and Xie Yanshan nodded in unison.

"We don't know what information is contained in the rain or snow, but the two zombie enhancements are related to rain, and the first time the mutant zombies were discovered was after that light snow!"

Xie Yanshan spoke eloquently.

"The troops captured a mutant zombie. Half of its body was almost metal. Someone recognized that the zombie was a milling worker in a factory. After death, he was trapped in the milling machine and eventually mutated. However, there were more than ten zombies found in the factory, but only one was a mutant. It can be seen that the occurrence of mutations is very accidental."

Xie Yanshan talked about the previous research of the Qinglong Corps.

Zhang Su nodded thoughtfully, and said, "Well, did you find any secrets from that half metal body?"

Xie Yanshan said: "We cut up the zombie's body and further refined the metal to get a piece of metal weighing about eight kilograms. Then we did various tests on the metal and came to an astonishing conclusion. The resistivity of zombie metal is very low, almost close to superconductor. The test temperature at that time was about ten degrees above zero, but I don't think it is a superconductor. It's just that the equipment at that time was too simple to measure the resistance that was too small! If it were in the past, it would definitely be a Nobel Prize-level discovery, but now..."

At this point, Xie Yanshan smiled strangely. In today's environment where the industry has been completely paralyzed, even if you have superconductors, it is of little value. That kind of high-tech material will only be of significant use after the industry has fully recovered.

Zhang Su was somewhat uninterested after hearing this. He didn't know much about superconductors, but he knew that they were cutting-edge materials used in magnetic levitation trains, energy transmission, and computer fields.

"Where did the metal go? We didn't find it when we went to the Corps?"

Although it is useless now, it is always better to get such a rare thing.

Xie Yanshan shook his head helplessly and said, "After completing various tests, he was taken away by the commander and disappeared."

"All right……"

Zhang Su spread his hands and continued, "Anyway, you should study this matter of breeding mutant zombies carefully and see if you can create a special environment to conduct experiments. What if it works?"

"Okay, Mr. Zhang, leave it to us."

Fu Weijun agreed readily. Although he and Xie Yanshan were not optimistic about this direction, it was rare for the boss to be open-minded and allow them to make more exaggerated attempts, so they had to agree!

After explaining the matter of breeding mutated zombies, Zhang Su said goodbye to everyone and left the laboratory.

As we walked into the camp, it was getting dark. These days, Qincheng has the shortest daylight hours. It is already dark at around five o'clock. Soft lights are on in some rooms of the camp. If you look from a distance, it looks like tourists have come here during the tourist season, enjoying a leisurely life in the mountains, and it is peaceful and tranquil.

"I really hope this peaceful life can continue." Yu Wen waited for someone from nowhere. When he saw Zhang Su appear, he walked up to him and said, "Mr. Zhang, what do you think?"

Smoke was coming out of the chimney of Xiao Xingyun B&B. Several companions in charge of cooking were busy in the kitchen. Zhao Dezhu's loud voice could be heard from afar. Zhao Xue and Zhang Ya walked back from the vegetable greenhouse, with their baskets covered with anti-freeze cotton blankets. The vegetable greenhouse was less than two hundred meters away from the kitchen, but the temperature of more than twenty degrees below zero was enough to freeze the freshly picked vegetables!

Wu Lue and Liu Tianji were fiddling with a drone in the yard, one of which was flying flexibly between the houses in the camp. Jia Shiqin and Guo Dachao were banging on something in the parking lot. The camping lights illuminated the area, and judging from the spare parts on the ground, they should be related to the generator project.

The rest of the people were also busy at their invisible posts, but the Corgi Good Luck, who had completed a day's patrol mission, was lying leisurely at the kitchen door, with his belly touching the ground and not feeling cold at all. His tail wagged to the left, then to the right, and suddenly he jumped up to catch the food thrown out of the kitchen, looking carefree and quite satisfied.

Everyone has something to do, and the camp has a fulfilling and busy atmosphere, but also a sense of relaxation.

Zhang Su smiled and nodded, "Yes, there are mountains of corpses and seas of blood outside. We are very satisfied to be able to live like this."

Whenever he stopped to enjoy a moment of peace, he would recall the first days of the disaster. It seemed as if the panic and fear had never left, but were suppressed in the deepest part of his heart. At the same time, he was a little hesitant about the future.

"correct……"

Zhang Su suddenly remembered the broadcast he heard outside today, so he said, "Today when we were in the northwest of Qing County, we heard a broadcast from the survivors' camp in Tang City on the radio!"

"Oh? Can we receive the message from there? It seems the signal source is quite strong. What's the content?"

Yu Wen immediately became interested.

Qing County has a total area of ​​more than 3,500 square kilometers, making it the largest of the several counties in Qincheng. It is no exaggeration to say that the current population should not exceed 300, with an average of 12 square kilometers of land per capita!

When you are in such an environment, an indescribable loneliness will arise in your heart, but every time you hear about other survivors, you will feel very conflicted. On the one hand, you hope that everyone can live in peace, but on the other hand, you are worried about fighting over various resources.

Zhang Su shrugged and said, "The content is basically the same. They are also recruiting survivors to come to the camp to develop together. According to the broadcast, their number is close to 3,000. Even if it shrinks tenfold, it is still a considerable force!"

Yu Wen was about to mention the example of the Azure Dragon Corps exaggerating, but seeing that Zhang Su had already considered it, he paused for a moment and said, "Tang City has nearly five million more people than Qin City. In addition, Qing County where we are located is the least populated area. I believe that other areas of Qin City should also have shelters with a scale of 300 to 500 people. It's a pity that they can't be merged together for development, otherwise the speed of rebuilding civilization and technology will be greatly improved."

Surviving in the end times may be the ideal of ordinary members and small characters, but it will definitely not be the goal of the leader. If there are only such basic requirements, the final outcome is likely to be similar to that of Xidaying Village.

The leader's planning and vision determine the upper limit of the power's development, while the overall thinking of the members guarantees the lower limit of development.

Population is certainly an important productive force, but in this end times where everyone is in danger, the disadvantages of population growth are too great.

Thinking of increasing the population, Zhang Su couldn't help but recall some games he had played before. When the population increased to a certain point, all kinds of troubles would always break out, making him overwhelmed. There was even no need for external enemies to invade before the internal situation would collapse.

"By the way, Old Yu, in dealing with the problem of the continuously rising population, you mentioned before that there is a way to improve cohesion. What is it?"

Zhang Su asked humbly, he was not very good at this. Now he relied on his own charm and the foundation he laid in the early stage to win over a hundred or eighty people, but when the number of people continued to increase, the effect of this method would become weaker and weaker.

Yu Wen had already considered these issues, and when Zhang Su asked him about them, he explained:

"Myths, fictions, and beliefs, these three measures can all enhance the cohesion of members. However, considering our situation, myths are too difficult to achieve. This requires accumulation and foundation. Fiction is possible, just like the Azure Dragon Corps, the Survivors' Alliance, and the Righteousness Association you just told me about."

"These organizations all create a fictional framework to bind people into it and form a community of interests, so as to win people's hearts and inspire members to devote themselves to the collective. My previous proposal to draw up a calendar is also for this purpose. Common culture is also a fictional means. This path is more suitable for our current situation."

"As for belief, it is simpler than myth, but more difficult than fiction. Because our traditional education has made people's beliefs more complicated, it is difficult to promote them in a short period of time. Once they are rooted in people's hearts, they will be the most stable means of ruling. It is not difficult to find the answer to this from history!"