Reborn in the Apocalypse: A Commoner's Survival Log

Seeing this, the others also took out their phones to try, and sure enough, none of them had a signal.

Yan Fei also tried calling his uncle, but he couldn't even dial the number.

"No, I can't make the call anymore, I can't get in touch with my uncle."

"Looks like there's a problem with the signal tower." Shen Zechuan stroked his chin and said, "Your uncle isn't in a hurry. We just spoke on the phone yesterday, and he should arrive in the next day or two. Let's wait a bit longer. If it really doesn't work, we can go and meet him."

"Ah."

Yan Fei nodded. Actually, he wasn't really in a hurry, but he always felt that the apocalypse was more serious than he had expected, and he was unsure of himself.

Without the internet, the others remained relatively calm, but Lu Xingye, a teenager addicted to the internet, was not so composed.

"Oh no, does that mean there won't be any internet anymore? What about my games?! I won't be able to play them anymore?!"

“Well, online games probably won’t be available, but single-player games are still possible…” Zhou Yang suggested at the right moment, “However, if there’s no power, you won’t even be able to play single-player games.”

"If you're worried about getting bored, I've downloaded a lot of single-player games, as well as many novels and movies. Do you want some?"

"Alright then, Yangyang, it's so great to have you!" Lu Xingye sighed, then put his arm around Zhou Yang's shoulder and said, "Then I'll go to your place tomorrow to copy a copy of the game! Oh, and the novel too!"

Zhou Yang naturally agreed, nodding repeatedly, "Okay. Come and get it."

“Then let’s deal with the power problem first.” Shen Zechuan stood up and said to the others, “The power outage is definitely not temporary. We can’t rely on just one diesel generator; it consumes too much diesel. We need to install the photovoltaic panels tonight and then generate electricity using solar power.”

Everyone agreed to revitalize morale and start working on solar power generation.

The group brought over the photovoltaic panels and related accessories that were piled up in the corner, and Zhou Yang also took out two large rolls of cable from his spatial storage.

Then the six of them gathered in the living room to discuss how to install it.

Zhou Yang was experienced, so he immediately started explaining the principles involved and temporarily acted as the foreman, assigning tasks to the group and directing everyone in the installation.

Watching Zhou Yang busy herself for them, sweating profusely but always smiling, she was like a little sun.

Shen Zechuan stared blankly at the screen for a while, and then, as if possessed, he took out his phone and secretly snapped several pictures of Zhou Yang. Then, taking advantage of everyone being busy and no one paying attention, he quickly put the pictures back in his pocket.

He looked down and touched his heart, which was beating a little fast. A smile involuntarily crept onto his lips. Suddenly, even the tedious work in his hands seemed to become interesting.

With everyone working together, they quickly mounted several boxes of photovoltaic panels onto the brackets and connected them in series.

The next step is to select the installation location.

Because the single-story balcony of the villa was not big enough, and placing it in the yard outside the ground floor would make it easy for people to steal it, we finally decided to install it all on the roof platform.

After installing all the rows of photovoltaic panels, connect the inverter, battery pack, distribution box, transformer and other accessories, and finally connect the villa's electrical circuit with cables.

Then we'll have to wait for the sun to come out to see if it generates electricity. If all goes well, we'll be able to use the solar-powered electricity tomorrow.

The group worked until after 2 a.m. before finally completing this huge project.

The dinner they had eaten had long been digested, so Zhou Yang made a late-night snack for everyone.

It wasn't as lavish as dinner; I just used the leftover mutated chicken from last night, along with eggs, ham, and lots of vegetables, to make a pot of fried rice.

After everyone finished eating, Zhou Yang took Wandou home, leaving the pots and pans for others to clean up.

I climbed 18 floors again on the way back.

Zhou Yang's legs were trembling slightly, but Wandou was acting like nothing had happened. Humans and mutant dogs are truly incomparable.

I was covered in sweat, and the first thing I did when I got home was to take a shower.

Then, Pea, the dog, and I each drank a bowl of spring water before going to sleep.

The following evening, Yan Fei, carrying a laptop and a USB drive, accompanied Lu Xingye to his house as promised, specifically to copy the games and novels.

Zhou Yang also inquired about the solar power system installed in the villa. Hearing from Yan Fei that it was running well, and that the amount of electricity generated on the first day was quite considerable, perhaps because the sunlight was so strong, he felt relieved.

Two more days passed.

The army led by Yan Fei's uncle finally arrived.

Zhou Yang only found out about this when several soldiers came to his house.

It had been almost a month since the apocalypse began.

Zhou Yang was taking a nap when he was suddenly awakened by the chirping of peas.

Hearing the peas chirping outside, he guessed someone was coming. In broad daylight, with temperatures in the forties (Celsius), who would come looking for him?

It definitely wasn't Shen Zechuan or his group. Because Pea was already familiar with Shen Zechuan and the others, she usually wouldn't shout, but would just come over and call him directly.

Zhou Yang picked up the knife, placed it behind his back, and then carefully opened the door.

At a glance, you can spot several soldiers in military uniforms, who still stand upright despite being drenched in sweat.

The leader was probably a veteran, a bit older, around twenty-six or twenty-seven. The others were all quite young, the youngest being only eighteen or nineteen, clearly new recruits who had just joined the army.

As soon as they saw Zhou Yang come out, they all saluted in unison.

"Hello, we are the Armed Police Force of the Southern Military Region of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. I am Qian Jiang, the person in charge of the survivor statistics for this community. Our unit will be stationed here and will establish a survivor base. The surrounding area has already been included in the base's coverage. Now I need to register your basic information. I hope you will cooperate. Thank you!"

"Oh, okay, okay. No problem."

Zhou Yang silently put the knife in his hand behind his back into his spatial storage, looking completely harmless, and readily agreed.

"Do you live alone? Do you have any family or friends living with you?"

"No, I live alone, but I have a dog. It mutated after the apocalypse. It's quite big, but very obedient and doesn't hurt people."

"Hmm, it's alright. Our unit has many mutated military dogs; we can just register them. Also, are you the landlord or a tenant? If you're the landlord, you don't need to pay rent, but you'll need to use supplies to pay for utilities and management fees later. If you're a tenant, in addition to utilities and management fees, you'll need to pay rent on time. Although there's a power outage right now, we'll start repairing the power in the next few days, so power will be restored after a while. The specific electricity bill will be calculated after power is restored."

"I see. I'm a tenant. But if I want to buy this house, can I buy it outright with goods?"

"Of course! This is the points exchange table we just set up. The houses have different prices depending on the size. Your 180-square-meter flat is worth about 5400 points, but there's a discount now, so it'll be 5000 points. As for what materials you can exchange for, you can take a look for yourself, comrade."

Upon hearing that Zhou Yang planned to use supplies to buy the property, Qian Jiang's eyes suddenly lit up. He quickly took two sheets of paper from the recorder behind him and handed them over.

This is a huge order!