Edge of the Apocalypse

Chapter 130: Chapter 122: Huangyang Port Topographical Map (Real)

’If only I’d paid attention to the lottery winning numbers in my past life...’

Yu Dong had an excellent memory of his two previous reincarnations; he could remember every single number.

"That’s useless, senior. Even if you remembered the grand prize info... you wouldn’t be able to claim it before the apocalypse."

"Oh? How so?"

"My dad’s colleague once won a super high-payout sports lottery prize of over five million. But it took him more than a month from when the results were announced to when he actually got the money. He thought he’d been scammed and went to report the local lottery center. They finally paid him after 40 days. Claiming a grand prize takes a long time... When that ’uncle’ treated our family to dinner, he said the average wait time is fifteen business days, and the fastest is still at least seven business days. You wouldn’t make it in time, senior."

"What if I won a smaller prize?"

"That would be a bit faster. Let me check... For total winnings between 10,000 and 500,000, once you have your documents ready, the money is typically deposited in three to five business days."

"Huh? That’s ridiculous."

Not only would the prize money be less, but if it took five business days to get the cash, it would already be Sunday. A complete waste of effort.

Yu Dong thought about it and decided that extorting Yin Shuangyang was a more reliable plan.

’I wonder if Officer Wang is having any luck...’

Speaking of extortion, Yu Dong suddenly remembered something else.

He remembered another rich man... Jiang Cheng, the big boss of a glass factory with over a hundred employees.

In his last life, Jiang Cheng had been trapped on the second floor of the Shangri-La Hotel. He later escaped while Yu Dong and his group were out clearing zombies. Yu Dong took him in at the small supermarket next door and gave him and his group half of the market’s supplies.

’It would be great if I could squeeze some money out of him...’

Unfortunately, in his previous life, Yu Dong hadn’t interacted with him much. He only knew Jiang Cheng was a very measured, middle-aged man. Yu Dong didn’t have his ’key’ and knew none of his secrets.

The other two, a salesman and an HR person, couldn’t be of much help either.

But Yu Dong would definitely rescue them when the time came. He hadn’t seen any issues with their character, which made them worth uniting with.

At that moment, Yu Dong remembered the ’key’ Xia Yao had left behind.

’This ’key’... I’ll just let Youcai activate it himself.’

By the time Yu Dong and Liu Ye’ye returned from Guan City, it was already afternoon.

Liu Ye’ye went to organize her various pieces of equipment, while Yu Dong headed to Huangyang Port and called Sun Shan over as well.

In this life, Yu Dong still needed Sun Shan’s skills to help build their settlement.

Huangyang Port was massive.

The port’s layout was irregular. Based on the types of ships it serviced and its functions, it was divided into four districts: A, B, C, and D Port.

The Royal Caribbean International Cruise ship would dock at A Port.

This was also the busiest district of Huangyang Port. Besides docking cruise ships of all sizes, it also serviced cargo ships. With loading and unloading, huge stacks of shipping containers, and trucks coming and going every day, it was a chaotic mix of all sorts of people.

Yu Dong stood outside A Port and carefully observed the layout. It was very simple.

The entire A Port was a perfect rectangle. The entrance was on the short side to the left, and the cruise ship would dock on the short side to the right.

The area in between was filled with cargo and various operational platforms.

It was surrounded by the sea on three sides. Only the entrance to A Port was connected to city roads: one was Huanggang Road, the main artery for shipping goods out, and the other, which it intersected, was Binhai Avenue, a road closed to vehicle traffic.

Yu Dong was currently standing at the intersection of these two roads, on the left short side of the rectangular port.

Looking west, he could see B Port and C Port. Further west was D Port. These four ports together formed the massive Huangyang Port.

’B Port is connected to A Port. B Port has an oil depot. After the apocalypse starts, we’ll take it. The various types of fuel stored there will be our power source for a long time to come.’

It had not only heavy fuel oil for ships, but also large quantities of diesel and gasoline.

’C Port is a bit farther. It’s a grain and oil transport hub with several granaries inside.’

’D Port is even further west, a coal transport hub. It has a massive amount of coal... We won’t have to hoard coal this time.’

’The entire port is a giant warehouse of supplies.’

Yu Dong took a good look around and was extremely satisfied. No wonder Officer Wang was so arrogant in the last life, taking in anyone who came. The resources here were so abundant, it was a god-tier start.

As Yu Dong was walking around, Sun Shan arrived on a small electric scooter, a large bag slung over his shoulder, filled with tools.

"Boss, what’s the plan? What’s the job?"

The ’key’ Sun Shan had given him was really useful. Yu Dong was very pleased.

Yu Dong stood at the entrance of A Port, on the short side of the rectangle, and gestured with his hand.

"See this terrain at A Port, surrounded by water on three sides?"

"Yeah, I see it. What’s up?"

"Suppose I asked you to seal off this last side that leads to the Urban Area and B Port to prevent zombies from getting in... You’ve seen zombie movies, right? Yeah, those kinds of zombies that howl and devour people. If we wanted to use a wall to keep them out and live inside A Port, how would we build the fortifications?"

Sun Shan’s professional skills were absolutely reliable. He had also designed many traps himself; in the previous life, he had built the fences and drawbridge by hand.

Aside from being a bit lazy and needing a little prodding to get going, his work was impeccable.

Sun Shan looked at Yu Dong strangely, wondering why he would suddenly ask such a question.

But he still answered honestly.

"This line here... by my estimate, it’s over 500 meters long. It’s completely flat ground. If zombies were to come from outside, they’d have a straight 500-meter shot right into A Port."

"If you want to completely seal off A Port... the scale of that construction would be huge. You’d have to build a wall over 500 meters long right here. Whether you’re laying bricks or pouring concrete, you’d need a lot of heavy machinery and workers."

"But once it’s done, if you set up a few guard posts on that 500-meter wall, put up a high-voltage electric fence and searchlights, then A Port would be practically invincible."

"Boss~ You like playing ’The Forest’ too, right? I always fantasize about building a castle and lining the walls with traps I’ve made, killing as many cannibals as come..."

Sun Shan thought he had found a kindred spirit, but Yu Dong was just silently calculating.

The port was large and rich in resources, but to defend it, he would have to build a 500-meter-long defensive wall before the apocalypse.

That was almost impossible to achieve.

Before the apocalypse, the area was teeming with people and vehicles. There was no way he could openly build a wall. Officer Wang would come right out of the nearby police station and arrest him.

"Sun Shan, let’s say... I gave you enough materials and tools. How long would it take you to finish this project by yourself?"

Sun Shan: "???"

"Build a 500-meter wall by hand? What else is there to say, bro? I’d just kill myself tonight."

Yu Dong laughed after hearing this.

"Just kidding. Is there an alternative? Something simpler that we can prepare in six days and then set up quickly when the time comes, something that would be effective against zombies."

"Six days to prepare, and it has to be set up quickly... That’s simple, too. You just buy those portable metal anti-riot barriers! They’re the most convenient, but they’re definitely not as sturdy as a wall. They’d work if there aren’t too many zombies."

"Portable metal anti-riot barriers? What do they look like? Where can I buy them?"

"Give me your phone."

Sun Shan quickly found a seller for Yu Dong on Alibaba.

"Look, it’s this stuff."

"Hiss~ Good stuff!"

You saw this kind of thing all the time, but you’d always subconsciously ignore it. It wasn’t until Sun Shan pointed it out that Yu Dong remembered you could buy these finished metal barriers directly.

"Of course it’s good stuff. The ones from this shop even have spikes. If zombies push hard against them, they could impale themselves to death."

Sun Shan also joined in on this ’brainstorming session’.

Yu Dong glanced at the price, and his face darkened.

"1,200 for four meters? That’s highway robbery!"

"It’s not that expensive. The construction is good, and it’s extra thick and tall. Galvanized steel pipes. Plus, they support custom lengths. It’ll definitely be cheaper if you order a lot."

Yu Dong did a quick calculation. To fence off the entire 500-meter length with these... would cost 150,000.

He had spent one million on drones that morning, and now he was spending another 150,000 to fence off their future base in the afternoon.

’This money is disappearing way too fast!’

But the method Sun Shan had just described... was probably the most efficient and labor-saving way to establish a simple defensive line.

Yu Dong had a brief chat with the manufacturer on Alibaba, ordered a custom extended and heightened version, and after settling on a delivery time, paid for it directly.

Bank balance: -150,000.

Now, not only was the one million from Qiao Ping gone, but of the 550,000 from Xufeng, only 120,000 remained.

Sun Shan, who had been standing by thinking they were just brainstorming, saw Yu Dong place the order.

"Huh? You’re actually buying it???"

Yu Dong clapped him on the shoulder.

"Don’t be surprised. Just stick with me for the next few days. You’ll thank me later..."

Yu Dong took stock. So far, they had secured drones, fuel (in progress), a simple defensive line, a large quantity of stab-proof vests, and weapons and tools...

’Looks like the only thing missing now is Zhou’s explosives. Does Zhou really have to run that stupid experiment of his...’

When it came to chemicals, Yu Dong hadn’t actually prepared them very well in his past life. His expertise was too poor, and the online guides he read only gave him a half-baked understanding. He couldn’t get it right.

This meant that in the last life, there was very little Zhou could make. So, in this life, he let Zhou handle the preparations himself. If Zhou ran out of money, Yu Dong would send him more.

Whether they could deal with the zombie hordes after the apocalypse all depended on Zhou!

While Yu Dong and his group were planning their new post-apocalyptic base, a storm was beginning to brew in Yanhai City...

On the top floor of the Shuangyang Building, Yin Shuangyang received a blackmail letter.

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