24: Chapter 24 New Equipment

“Urgent notice! Urgent notice! All Guard Team members please gather at the training ground within 5 minutes.”

The sudden broadcast in the underground base attracted everyone’s attention.

In the second-floor training area, dozens of people were divided into two teams, standing exceptionally straight.

The captain of the first team was Brother Zhang Yuankui, and all his team members were his comrades, totaling 24 people.

The captain of the second team was Shen Wengang, who was Luoer’s brother. All his team members had joined the base gradually over this period, both male and female, so the team did not look very neat. However, after daily military training, everyone was full of vigor.

Zhang Yuankui also served as the overall captain of the Guard Team.

Everyone was uniformly dressed in desert camouflage, clothes that had been purchased before the virus outbreak.

Oriental Chen stood at the front, hands behind his back, facing everyone.

“Attention! At ease!”

“Reporting, Boss! The Guard Team should have 50 members present, and 50 are actually present. Report complete.”

Zhang Yuankui reported loudly.

“Alright, at ease!” Oriental Chen replied.

“Yes!” Zhang Yuankui responded loudly.

“Comrades, after several months of development, our base has become completely self-sufficient. Although the variety is still relatively small, it can fully meet our daily needs. So, starting today, we are officially on the path of development.”

“Next, I will give you a basic explanation of the current situation of the base.”

“First, food. Currently, we have a total of 12 food production chambers built and put into operation. This includes 7 wheat production chambers, 2 potato production chambers, 2 cabbage production chambers, and 1 pig farming chamber.”

Everyone was stunned when they heard this. What production chambers? Where did these production chambers come from? However, after such a long period of military training, no one made any irregular moves.

Although they had indeed eaten fresh cabbage not long ago, everyone thought it was transported from outside, never expecting it to be produced within the base.

“I have always told everyone that in the near future, we can achieve self-sufficiency, but I estimate that most of you have no concept of it. Later, I will lead everyone to visit the production chambers, but there are three rules: the production chambers are sterile environments and fully automated production. Therefore, everyone can only observe from outside and cannot enter.”

“Although the variety is a bit limited, please make do for now; we will continuously expand the variety.”

How is this just making do? One must know that outside, in most emergency shelters, where can one still find fresh vegetables and pork? This is too fortunate!

Upon hearing this, everyone was breathing heavily with excitement.

“Next, equipment. Brother Zhang, bring a sample over.”

Oriental Chen said to Brother Zhang in front of him.

“Yes!” Brother Zhang responded, quickly ran to several large boxes nearby, and casually grabbed a black Combat Suit that looked like thermal underwear before running back.

Oriental Chen took the Combat Suit, raised his hand to display it to everyone, and said:

“This Combat Suit is our first-generation Combat Suit developed independently, which I named ‘Guardian Type 1.’ It has two main functions: warmth and protection. First, let’s talk about warmth. It is different from warmth in our traditional sense. Warmth in the traditional sense is actually cold protection, while the warmth I speak of is both cold and heat protection. That is to say, whether you are in a world of ice and snow or engulfed in flames, this Combat Suit can prevent you from being harmed.”

Upon hearing this, everyone’s eyes went straight. They had to get one, no matter the conditions.

“Now, let’s talk about protection. This is easier to understand, similar to a bulletproof vest, anti-scratch, and anti-puncture. With the protection of this Combat Suit, everyone can confidently and boldly fight zombies.”

Oriental Chen smiled slightly.

Seeing everyone’s excited expressions, Oriental Chen continued:

“Don’t worry, everyone can pick one up from Brother Zhang later. Each Guard Team member can receive a set.”

“Of course, having only a Combat Suit without weapons is certainly not enough. Next, I will show you our first-generation Laser Gun, also named ‘Guardian Type 1,’ which we developed independently.”

Oriental Chen took out a weapon from a rectangular box behind him, which looked like a rifle but was much bulkier than a rifle.

“The Guardian Type 1 Laser Gun weighs 12.8 kilograms and is 163.5 centimeters long. When the trigger is pulled, it can instantly emit a beam of high-energy laser, causing instant scorching damage to the target. The beam’s maximum temperature reaches 1200 degrees.”

While speaking, Oriental Chen picked up the gun, disengaged the safety, aimed, and pulled the trigger.

Immediately, with a “whoosh” sound, a blue laser beam shot out from the muzzle. In an instant flash, a piece of pork placed in advance in the distance was burned with a large hole. A sizzling sound, accompanied by a smell of scorching, emanated from the meat.

Everyone’s eyes widened.

Goodness, a Laser Weapon! This was only seen in science fiction movies.

“However, this weapon also has significant flaws. First: the temperature is not high enough, and its destructive power is limited. It can only eliminate Tier 1 zombies. Second: it cannot cause significant damage to targets with high melting points, fast heat dissipation, or easy reflection, such as metal and glass. And remember, do not shoot at a mirror. Third: the gun’s magazine is a special energy stick; each magazine can perform a maximum of 60 single shots or 10 seconds of continuous firing.”

“Report, Boss!” Ruan Xinghua stepped forward and shouted.

“Speak!” Oriental Chen responded.

“Boss, I want to ask, what do you mean by ‘Tier 1 zombie’ just now?”

“We’ll discuss that later,” Oriental Chen replied.

“Yes! Boss, I still have another question.” Ruan Xinghua continued to ask.

“Ask away!” Oriental Chen said with a smile.

“Boss, I want to know if this gun is more powerful, or if the Combat Suit just displayed is more powerful.” Ruan Xinghua asked brazenly.

“Hahahaha!” Everyone couldn’t hold back and bent over laughing.

You are courting death in a fancy way! You ask the boss whether the spear he brought out is sharper or the shield is stronger; are you in such a hurry to die?

“Everyone, one hundred push-ups, begin!”

Oriental Chen roared and gave the order.

Everyone immediately stopped laughing and began to lie on the ground to do push-ups.

“And you!” Oriental Chen said, looking at Ruan Xinghua.

“Ah, Boss, I can’t do this!”

Ruan Xing pointed to his empty left sleeve.

“Do it with one hand!” Oriental Chen glared at him and said.

“Yes!” Ruan Xinghua was helpless.

100 push-ups were nothing for everyone; they did them every day.

“Discipline is the foundation of survival. Everyone must remember this. No matter the situation or what happens, if you have a question, report first before speaking. The next time you make a similar mistake, the punishment will be doubled!”

Oriental Chen said sternly.

“Yes!” Everyone responded in unison.

“Good. I will answer the question Brother Ruan just asked. Our Guardian Type 1 Combat Suit can withstand high temperatures of 1500 degrees without melting and provides complete thermal insulation within a range of 1000 degrees. The peak temperature of the laser is around 1200 degrees, so the Type 1 Laser Gun cannot penetrate the Combat Suit, but it may cause minor burns to the human body.”

“Next, let’s look at the third piece of equipment: the first-generation miniature implantable bone microphone.”

As Oriental Chen spoke, he took out a small, button-sized box from his pocket. Held in his hand, it was just a bit larger than a fingernail.

“Because it’s too small to display conveniently, I’ll mainly talk about its functions. This is a miniature communicator, similar in function to a walkie-talkie. This bone microphone cannot be worn by oneself; it requires auxiliary equipment to be implanted into the ear canal. If it needs to be removed, there are two methods: one is non-destructive removal using auxiliary equipment. The other is to damage the ear canal, with a certain chance of removal. The second method is not recommended for everyone to try. After the bone microphone is implanted and activated, it can communicate via satellite, and the signal strength is much stronger than the mobile phone signals we used before. The volume of the bone microphone needs to be adjusted using auxiliary equipment after implantation and cannot be set directly.”

“That’s all for the equipment introduction for now. Next is today’s main focus, and also the core secret of our base.”

Oriental Chen paused, looked at everyone seriously, then looked at Brother Zhang and said:

“Brother Zhang, bring it out.”

Zhang Yuankui nodded, walked behind Oriental Chen, and opened a coded box. From inside, he took out a cylindrical object with metal ends and glass in the middle. From a distance, one could see that it was filled with a transparent liquid.