Chapter 168

On the afternoon after lunch, Zhang Su took a few people from the team and made a large circle around the homestay area. The entire area of homestays was built against the mountain, arranged in a stepped fashion from bottom to top. There were seven in total, each with its own characteristics.

"The owner of this Xinxin Farmhouse runs a bathhouse in the city, and the business is very big. That Qingfeng Xiaozhu over there... the two-story one, don't look at the name as quite elegant, it's the cheapest homestay here. It's done like an apartment with no features at all, mainly targeting company team-building and cheap tour groups from out of town..."

"That one over there with some cartoon elements is a style that young people like more. Boss Zhang, let me tell you..."

Zu Meng acted as a guide to introduce the local situation to Zhang Su's group, talking about who the owner of this homestay was, which one secretly arranged special services, and which one liked to rip off customers, and so on...

After gaining a relatively detailed understanding, Zhang Su finally reached a conclusion.

The terrain of Tianma Yu was unique. It was much simpler to build a safe base here than in a village. One only needed to do something about the road up the mountain to turn the homestay area into a safe base that was easy to defend and difficult to attack.

The homestay area could support planting and breeding, and there was a fish pond. There was no shortage of water or electricity, and it could be developed sustainably!

"Brother Su, isn't this the ideal place you told me about?"

Standing on a viewing platform, not far away was the Tianma Yu Canyon. Zheng Xinyu said to Zhang Su.

Zhang Su nodded and said, "That's right, everything looks quite good. The rest depends on future development."

Standing on the viewing platform and looking into the distance, the mountains were not high but had craggy rocks, and the streams were not wide but had winding paths leading to secluded spots.

Zhang Su nodded with satisfaction. The Tianma Yu Scenic Area had nothing to do with him, but the geographical environment of the homestay area could be considered unique. He firmed up his idea of building a safe base here.

"Brother Su, I have some immature thoughts."

Everyone, having become accustomed to the darkness, found it useless even with lights, so they still only kept a small emergency light on. This had become a habit.

"Hey, hey, hey, stop blowing."

"Mountains don't have to be high; they are famous if there are immortals. Water doesn't have to be deep; it is spiritual if there are dragons. You might not know..."

Zu Meng smiled and said, "There must be some, but I'm afraid only monkeys can climb up to those places."

"I called everyone over to talk about Tianma Yu. We walked around this afternoon and think this place is very suitable for building a safe base. What are your thoughts? Feel free to speak your mind."

"This place is good in every way, but it's too good. I feel that such a place shouldn't be empty, or at least no one has built a safe zone here for the time being. But what if someone eyes this place in the future? Won't we be in great danger?"

Zhang Su called Zu Meng, who was introducing Tianma Yu to others, to his side and pointed to the mountain stream: "Old Meng, where does that lead?"

Because lunch was eaten relatively late and was particularly sumptuous, the two chefs boiled a large pot of vegetable porridge for dinner.

Zhang Su said straightforwardly.

Seeing that Qi Xiaoshuai was a bit constrained, Zhang Su encouraged him: "If you have something to say, just say it. It's like being in class; you're still raising your hand. Go ahead, student Qi."

Zu Meng looked in the direction Zhang Su was pointing and said, "I remember from the map that this mountain stream extends for more than ten kilometers. The other side should be... um, I really don't know."

Night fell, and Zhang Su's group moved into the Wangshan Homestay closest to the parking lot, parked the cars against the homestay courtyard, and everyone gathered in the homestay lobby.

Delivery boy Qi Xiaoshuai raised his hand.

The steaming vegetable porridge plus tender and smooth eggs, with a few drops of sesame oil, was comfortable and warm to eat.

"Haha, Xiaoshuai, you say that... didn't the guns make you stand tall? We are in danger? Let's see who dares to come and find trouble with us. That would be the same as your previous job!"

Qi Xiaoshuai said very cautiously.

"Are there any other roads into Tianma Yu?"

Zhang Su asked, looking into the depths of the valley.

Zhao Dezhu was very confident.

"Same as my previous job? What do you mean?" Qi Xiaoshuai was a bit puzzled.

Zheng Xinyu chuckled and said, "Whoever comes is here to deliver things to us. Delivering takeout!"

Everyone smiled. Although Zhao Dezhu was slightly arrogant, considering the firepower currently equipped by the team, perhaps it was more appropriate to call it confidence.

Zhang Su smiled and pressed his palm down, saying, "The situation Xiaoshuai mentioned is not impossible. This place is not far from Qincheng, and there will definitely be teams leaving the city later. It cannot be ruled out that they might find this place, but we cannot give up just because this place is too good and we are afraid of being targeted."

"With our strength, we are fully capable of possessing this excellent piece of land to build a safe base!"

Hearing Zhang Su's words, everyone was ambitious. This was the greatest affirmation for everyone.

Under the apocalypse, everyone had experienced the initial period of hesitation. After drifting and wandering all the way, they finally found a place to settle down. Everyone was unwilling to give up easily, and their hearts were too eager for a safe place to accommodate their bodies and minds.

"We are now mainly discussing the construction of the safe base. Who has relevant experience?"

Zhang Su looked at everyone.

Everyone was listless. They were all ordinary people engaged in ordinary work. Who could be involved in projects related to an apocalypse base? That would be too cool.

Just when everyone was very dry, someone in the corner spoke.

"Well, Brother Su, I've played some construction simulation games that had an apocalyptic background. Can I try?"

The one who spoke was the programmer Liu Tianji.

"Sure, you write a rough plan, and we'll discuss it together then."

Zhang Su felt a joy in his heart. He only had relatively scattered ideas in his mind. If someone could write a detailed plan, that would be great.

"Well, I want to understand everyone's specific abilities, such as what everyone can do, carpentry, masonry, electrical work, these things."

Liu Tianji took out his mobile phone to prepare for recording. Although there was no signal, at least there were small games to pass the time, and he had always maintained the habit of charging.

"Me." Jia Shiqin raised his hand first: "I am an electrician, an old electrician with an electrician's certificate."

"I can do carpentry, and I have some knowledge of farming and planting. Simple car, milling, planing, and grinding are also fine as long as there is equipment!"

Yu Wen followed closely. Everyone didn't expect this middle-aged and elderly language teacher to have so many talents.

"You think I'm just a fish killer? Hehe, I can also raise fish. The aquatic products department of the supermarket was managed by me and my apprentices!"

Zhao Dezhu said.

"If there are raw materials, I can... um, try to make some landmines and bombs to... defend against enemies."

Yu Qing said to the end and found that everyone was looking at her with strange eyes.

"Are you serious?"

Zhang Su looked at this Virgin Mary lady with a strange expression.

A Virgin Mary making landmines, who would believe this if it were said out loud?

Yu Qing nodded: "Making bombs is not difficult. The difficulty is the control of materials. As long as there are materials, I can make them. You all can too, just be careful when operating."

"What about bullets?"

Zhang Su asked urgently.

Yu Qing thought for a while and shook her head: "I can't make new bullets. Bullets require machine tools, and the requirements for process control are very high."

"You mean if there are machine tools, you can also handle bullets, right?" Zhang Su grasped the key point and asked.

"More or less, I think..." Yu Qing nodded uncertainly, then added: "However, empty bullet casings can be reused. Just replace them with new primers, add an appropriate amount of gunpowder, and then install the bullet head. But I don't recommend that; there is a certain risk."

"Um... Teacher Yu, speaking of this, I remember that I saw it on the Internet before. As long as the casing is not deformed, there is no risk, but it is still very difficult to make bullets by hand. You need some tools, right?"

Wu Lue took over the conversation. The knowledge he had learned from the Internet was very miscellaneous, but not profound.

Yu Qing nodded: "That's right, you need some tools and equipment, but you don't need high-precision machine tools. Manual ones are fine."

"Very good, in short, it means that bullets have the possibility of being reused, so we should try our best to collect bullet casings in the future!" Zhang Su said.

There were only 30,000 bullets brought out from the military camp. It was a lot, but the speed of consumption was very fast when they were really used. It always made people feel a bit anxious. If there was a chance to reuse them, that would be very good.

"Come on, you continue."

Zhang Su raised his hand to let everyone continue.

"I can solve simple injury and illness problems. Now our medicines are very complete."

"I don't know much, but I learn fast. Teach me, and I can do it!"

After a round of statistics, the gap in technical jobs was very large. This was something that couldn't be helped. Everyone was an ordinary person before, engaged in ordinary work.

It's a pity that there was no Internet, otherwise many things could be queried from the network. With the learning ability of modern people, it would not be too difficult.

The start might be very difficult, but it still made everyone full of hope for the future. Having their own safe base and building it bit by bit was better than drifting and wandering on the road.

At nine o'clock in the evening, Zhang Su stood on the balcony of the second floor of the Wangshan Homestay, looking at the entire homestay area. There were no lights in the room, it was pitch black, and only a slight moonlight was sprinkled on the windowsill. Just as he was lost in thought, two arms suddenly hugged him from behind.

Zheng Xinyu's soft voice said: "It's rare to find a stable place to stay. Xiaoshan and I have washed up and smell good. Let's rest early?"

Zhang Su didn't even move, letting Zheng Xinyu's restless little hands rub all over him. His eyes remained locked in the distance, and he said in a deep voice: "Want to rest? No way..."

"Ah? Why..."

Zheng Xinyu's hand paused, and she turned her head to look at Zhang Su suspiciously in the moonlight.

"I'm going out for a while. You guys stay here properly."

After saying this, Zhang Su turned around, picked up Zheng Xinyu, put her aside, and picked up the rifle from the bedside table.

"Did you find something? I'll go with you!"

Zhong Xiaoshan climbed up from the bed.

If it were just a simple matter, there would be no need to take a gun!

"What's wrong? I want to go too!"

Zheng Xinyu hurriedly started changing her shoes.

"I found a small problem, but it has nothing to do with you two. Be obedient and stay here properly!"

Zhang Su put on his clothes, checked the weapons he was carrying, gave a solemn instruction, and walked towards the gate, only to find that the two women had no intention of stopping their movements at all.

Walking to the door, Zhang Su looked back again: "I'm not joking with you, you are not allowed to run around!"

"K-know, I know!"

Only then did the two believe that Zhang Su was not joking, but this made them feel even more worried.

After Zhang Su walked out the door, Zheng Xinyu immediately picked up the walkie-talkie: "Hello, hello, Brother Zhuzi, Bozi, Brother Su is going out to do something, he has already left."

"I can hear you... are you two stupid?" Zhang Su's depressed voice came from the walkie-talkie.

(End of this chapter)