Industrial Cthulhu doesn't believe in the end times.

Chapter 97 The Wildflowers on the Battlefield Are Especially Fragrant

Yin Danyi's return to work at the school will be after she has recovered from her injuries. As a superhuman, breaking two bones is not a serious injury, but it won't heal in a short time either.

Su Xun arrived in a hurry, and it wasn't until he left the hospital again that he was able to properly look at this safe zone.

He's been working at the command center lately, so he's not as familiar with the recent developments here as Jiang Yi is. Naturally, he wants to take this opportunity to get a good look.

The hospital is actually not too far from the safe zone wall. From here, you can see that the wall that Su Xun saw when he first arrived, which was simply made of two layers of stacked containers, has been raised again and fully reinforced with reinforced concrete. More heavy weapons have been installed on the wall. If we face a zombie horde like the last time again, the defense here will be much easier.

However, the next zombie horde in Haiqu is probably a long way off, and it may not even happen again. After Su Xun killed that zombie lord, they successfully seized that time difference and wiped out a large number of zombies.

As long as we proceed steadily, it may be difficult to completely clear the city, but suppressing the roaming zombies and preventing the formation of a zombie horde should not be a problem.

Thinking of this, Su Xun tilted his head: "Jiang Yi, can you write this down for me?"

He's already gotten used to having Jiang Yi by his side; this girl is practically a human memo pad.

After some deliberation, Su Xun said, "The battle in Haiqu was very fierce, which led to the current situation. The zombies here have been completely wiped out. When we get back, we must specifically remind the leaders of other regions that we can learn from Haiqu's experience, but we cannot completely replicate it. We should focus on steady progress and make judgments based on the situation in our own region."

Jiang Yi copied it down in her notebook, then nodded to indicate that she had memorized it.

Su Xun nodded, and the two got into the car. He told the soldier driving to head into the safe zone, and then asked, "How many days have we been in Haiqu this time?"

"Seven days."

Su Xun nodded: "It's been a week. There are still three days until that guy comes out."

"Go back and arrange a meeting. I need to have a final discussion with the artillery."

Although the decision has been made to use a nuclear bomb to directly kill the behemoth, this is not an easy task and there are many difficulties involved.

The main concern is that nuclear weapon. How should it be placed? How can we ensure that it can cause damage without being destroyed by the monster beforehand?

It's impossible to simply leave it in the secret realm and wait for it to detonate. Not to mention that the secret realm is not connected to the outside world, no one knows whether the monster will destroy everything in sight once it appears.

Even Su Xun didn't know how to solve this problem. They had lived a hard life in their previous lives and had never used such a good thing to kill alien species. The relevant meetings were discussed for a long time, and finally a solution was put forward after they arrived at Haiqu.

Although the rocket has lost its ability to strike enemies across thousands of kilometers, it is not unlaunchable. Moreover, the safety lock installed to prevent accidental firing was removed before the apocalypse, so it can now be used to strike nearby targets.

The guidance systems that rely on onboard computers are now basically paralyzed, but the targets they need to deal with are likely to be extremely large, so the issue of accuracy is not a major concern.

Moreover, this time they specifically chose a warhead with a hard armor-piercing design that can explode upon impact.

This weapon is primarily designed to strike missile silos and large underground fortifications. It should be most effective against giant alien species. Modification and debugging are also relatively simple, and there is no need to consider the problem of not being able to detonate due to altitude, speed, or other factors.

For various reasons, their current choice is to dig a fairly large pit on the other side of the secret realm, far from the artillery positions, almost right next to the secret realm itself, and to ensure that the missile can hit the center of the secret realm directly by constantly calculating and adjusting the launch angle.

Nuclear weapons are extremely sophisticated weapons, and the engineers on the team made tremendous efforts to make them fly in the current environment.

In the past few days, the troops that Su Xun brought from the Taimeng base have been working together to carry out this project. In order for the plan to proceed smoothly, they also requisitioned two additional communication devices, which were delivered to the artillery positions and the observation posts responsible for controlling the timing of the launch, respectively.

The Haiqu Safe Zone is quite large. On the way there alone, Su Xun went through the plan once, and as usual, Jiang Yi prepared a short meeting memo for him.

However, they still observed their surroundings during the process.

The safe zone is a large area enclosed by several shelters. In just a few days, it cannot be said that the area is absolutely safe, but most of the roads and houses have been largely repaired, some buildings that were not conducive to defense and the transportation of supplies to the front lines have been demolished, and a freight railway leading to the outside is under construction.

Many construction sites were bustling with people, which even gave Su Xun a sense of the atmosphere before the great catastrophe. However, when he approached a residential area, the scene there still made him feel heavy-hearted.

It was a resettlement community that had been cleared away. Yellow paper was scattered almost everywhere, and all the pedestrians entering and leaving wore white armbands. The trees and streetlights along the roads were also covered with white ribbons. Jiang Yi had learned about the situation beforehand, and she said to Su Xun, "From the beginning, many survivors spontaneously held memorial services for the dead. After the safe zone stabilized, this became a common practice. Now... the supply of white cloth in the safe zone needs to be restricted."

Su Xun sighed softly: "Have the local leaders pay more attention to these issues. Many of the efforts we've made so far have been aimed at helping more people emerge from their grief and gain the motivation to move forward."

"But we must also be careful to remember that commemorating the deceased is a common sentiment among the general public. We must be very cautious about this issue and try our best to guide and smooth it out. We must never confront it."

"Okay, I've written it down."

No matter how fast the action is taken or how well the recovery is made, the pain that the cataclysm brought to everyone remains indelible, as can be seen from the current scene in this community.

After observing from a distance at the entrance for a while, Su Xun ultimately decided not to go any further. Instead, he went to the factory to see its current production status.

"Hey, Commander-in-Chief, look."

Haiqu's main production base is actually the former refuge. After getting out of the car, Jiang Yi pointed to a corner of the courtyard in the distance.

"Hmm? Your eyesight has improved a lot."

Su Xun's words were entirely literal. The place wasn't actually that close, but Jiang Yi still managed to observe the situation there at a glance, which was perhaps a manifestation of her near-extraordinary abilities.

The shelter manager came out to greet them, but Su Xun refused to be followed by most people and only took a few people with him as they moved closer.

"Alright, that's enough for now. Don't come any closer. Stand behind the tree for a bit."

Several people stood in the distance, unaware of Su Xun and the others' observation. Among them was a young man dressed as a militiaman, who, at the instigation of a middle-aged man, was saying something to a young girl.

They were still quite far away, and the rumbling of machines could still be heard from the factory in the distance. Su Xun and the others couldn't hear what was being said, but they saw the girl nod slightly.

Seeing the young man's flushed face, the others, though unable to hear him, roughly guessed what they were saying.

"Great, that's a good thing."

Su Xun sighed inwardly, realizing that even in this extremely cruel and turbulent era, new seeds were still beginning to take root and sprout.

What do they see this relationship as? A painkiller? A placebo? Something to help them get through the long, difficult nights?

That doesn't matter; at least new flowers will bloom.

"You're in charge of this shelter, right? This task is also assigned to you. You need to take care of the survivors' personal issues as much as possible. You can organize matchmaking events for them. Of course, you should also get to know them privately. The main target is young people who have never had any dating experience. Take it step by step, don't make a big fuss, and don't rush them."

"This issue, along with the adoption of orphans, are both very important long-term tasks that require your continued attention and effort."

“I understand.” The person in charge nodded solemnly, then changed his expression and asked with a smile, “And what about you, Commander-in-Chief? Aren’t you going to consider setting an example?”

Jiang Yi glanced at him, then turned her gaze to Su Xun.

Su Xun smiled and pointed at the person in charge: "You, you dare to joke with me now."

He didn't answer the question immediately, but instead turned to look into the distance.

The group followed his gaze and saw a red flag fluttering in the wind.

"talk later."

(End of this chapter)