"Is … is this really possible?
Can you build a rope in a storm at night? "
Pan Shuai had always been aggressive and confident in his skills. It was unbelievable that Lou Fanjun would suddenly take over everything. After the apocalypse, Pan Shuai was a typical poor man. He lived like a dog in Shanghai, which was ruled by evolvers. In his eyes, evolvers were all high and mighty people. They were arrogant and despotic. They could even trample on other people's dignity and personality at will, just because they had abilities that ordinary people could not have. It was impossible for evolvers to do such lowly things, but Lou Fanjun did it.
Lou Fanjun did not have a good impression of Pan Shuai. He glanced at him but did not answer. He just looked at Mo Shaoyun and said:
"Go and ask Zhang Xiaoqiang for instructions. Ask him to allow me to select evolvers from the evolver system to form an engineering team. I guarantee that we can complete the pontoon task within three days. All materials and personnel must cooperate with me …"
Pan Shuai took Lou Fanjun's arrogance for granted. Under the rule of the evolved humans, all the people who dared to rebel were dead, and the remaining people were smart people who knew their place. Although Pan Shuai was starving, he was still alive, and he was getting better. After hearing Lou Fanjun's declaration, he hesitated for a moment and begged, "Chen Youshan and I can be technical support. I hope you can listen to our suggestions on the work arrangement. It's best if you can tell us the plan, and we will be flexible according to the plan …"
"Senior, you still remember me …" Chen Youshan was a little excited after escaping from death. When he heard Pan Shuai mention his name, he quickly tried to get closer to Pan Shuai.
"This doesn't mean anything. If you can't complete the task, you will still die …" Pan Shuai glanced at Chen Youshan expressionlessly. Chen Youshan nodded in agreement. It was already a great favor for Pan Shuai to suggest that he be a technical member. Mo Shaoyun did not speak. Seeing Lou Fanjun nod in agreement to Pan Shuai's proposal, he made a rare decision.
"Zhang Xiaoqiang has been working hard all day, but he is still persevering at the levee. I just heard that Zhang Xiaoqiang has fallen asleep. There is no need to inform him about this for now. Just contact Huang Tingwei. The evolvers will be sent from Shazhou Island in three hours. We will fully cooperate with the rest of the work. I hope we can give Zhang Xiaoqiang a surprise tomorrow …"
No one objected, so the matter was settled. At this moment, a burst of cheers came from outside, breaking the pitter-patter of the rain. Everyone looked out and saw countless people dropping their work and stumbling towards the pier in the dark rain as if they were possessed. Further away, the sound of countless people shouting their songs could be faintly heard …
"By the way, let me tell you a piece of good news. Zhang Xiaoqiang will treat everyone to meat …"
Xiao Shan, who had been silent all this while, had a smile on his face. Everyone's eyes lit up. The electric eel had finally come ashore. An electric eel that was more than a hundred meters long weighed at least a thousand tons. It was enough for everyone to eat their fill. Furthermore, there was a rumor that the meat of a mutated beast was more effective than elixirs. It was a rare treasure. Suddenly, everyone was excited. They stood up and wanted to see the prey that was as big as a water snake …
"Zhang Xiaoqiang, this is the fresh meat that was sent from behind. Eat some …"
A warm lunch box was delivered to Zhang Xiaoqiang. Zhang Xiaoqiang was dozing off when he was suddenly woken up. Before he could open his eyes, he smelled a strange fragrance. He squinted his eyes and saw the red and white fish meat steaming in front of him. Seeing the hot food, he felt much better. He took it with both hands and drank a mouthful of the fish soup. A stream of heat flowed into his stomach, making the cold and wet air on his body dissipate a little. He raised his head and saw Zhao Deyi standing in front of him. From the faint light behind Zhao Deyi, he found that the sky was already bright. The sound of the rain outside was still sparse, but it was much smaller than yesterday.
"Are all the soldiers here?
We must ensure that everyone can eat hot food. They worked hard last night. At least I have a place to hide from the rain, but they can only stand in the rain … "
Zhang Xiaoqiang held the lunch box with both hands and felt the faint heat. In his heart, he thought of the garrison company that had stood with him for the whole night. Zhao Deyi was very moved. He nodded heavily and said, "Everyone has eaten. They are in a good state. Everyone has a raincoat and hot water. They had eaten in the middle of the night. Seeing that Zhang Xiaoqiang was sleeping soundly, I didn't dare to disturb him."
When Zhang Xiao Qiang heard this, he was satisfied with the logistics. He lowered his head and started wolfing down his breakfast. The electric eel meat was snow-white, and the fish soup was milky white. Even without any seasoning, it was still fragrant and tasty. It was not inferior to the other delicacies he had eaten before. As he ate, he could feel a warm current flowing through his body, making him feel warm all over.
"This meat is good stuff. Last night, the construction team had eaten it once. After eating it, they were as energetic as if they had taken a stimulant. So far, they have already laid the keel of the pontoon bridge. If Zhang Xiaoqiang went to see it, he would be amazed by it. The situation at the rear is much more stable. Except for the women and children, everyone is busy, and when they are busy, they will not have other thoughts …"
Zhao Deyi continued to ramble on about the arrangements for the rear. Zhang Xiao Qiang listened to every word, but his mind wasn't on the rear. He kept thinking about the estuary. Whether or not they could control the Yangtze River would depend on the various poisons that had been delivered last night. Thinking up to here, he sped up his meal. In the blink of an eye, the food container was empty. After eating the portion for 5 people, Zhang Xiao Qiang was finally done. He raised his hand to stop Zhao Deyi's nagging and raised his binoculars to observe the river downstream.
The rain had lessened a lot. Compared to yesterday's storm, Zhang Xiaoqiang could now see the river more than 2,000 meters away. He could not see clearly beyond that, but he could still vaguely observe. The sky was still dark, but the clouds were not as pure as yesterday. He could also see the outlines of the tall buildings in the city. Countless black smoke was curling above the city, but it was much thinner than yesterday. Further away, a mountain-like monster was slowly moving.
"Order the entire army to be on guard. The giant sea monster has come ashore..."
Seeing the last black shadow, Zhang Xiaoqiang suddenly put down the binoculars. His face was pale, but then he raised the binoculars again. The monster was too tall, taller than all the tall buildings, almost like a mountain. Even in the rain, it could see the monster coming ashore. Zhang Xiaoqiang did not want to see the monster coming ashore the most. Even if the monster was only level four, it could easily trample the water snake to death. Thinking of this, he suddenly saw the water snake actually running downstream and playing in the water. Its black and thick body was like a dragon rolling and sinking in the water. The water around it was a strange greenish-purple color. Layers of dead fish appeared beside the water snake. The water snake seemed to like to play in the poisonous water. Zhang Xiaoqiang felt somewhat comforted. At least the Yangtze River was protected.
When Zhao Deyi heard the mutated monster coming ashore, his face changed. He said with a trembling voice,
"This... what should we do?
One day, we will be able to build a pontoon bridge, one that can allow 20 people to cross side by side at the same time... "
Zhang Xiaoqiang suddenly turned around and pushed Zhao Deyi away. He walked out of the watchtower and looked back. His wide field of vision allowed him to see the long pontoon bridge near the pier. There were hundreds of containers floating on the surface of the river, and every container had a person standing on it like a javelin. At the pier, there were eight Evolvers carrying containers and throwing them into the water. There were also some Evolvers who jumped onto the floating containers and controlled the waves to swim freely. They were like fish returning to the school of fish. There were also containers that required 16 huge men to carry, and they were filled with all sorts of tools. They were like transport ships that swam along the long line, connecting the containers together.
Following that, he saw a number of Agility-based Evolvers running on the long line, as though they were connecting something from the front to the back. Two steel cables that were over a kilometer long had already been set up. It was unknown who had the idea, but the two cables had actually branched out, connecting all the containers together like a suspension bridge. There were two layers of safety measures, preventing the containers from floating on the surface of the river. Behind them, more containers joined the long line, while the other two cables were set up on the other side of the ship. If there were no accidents, at least a thousand containers would be secured on the surface of the river by nightfall. To be able to accomplish this in a single night, even Zhang Xiao Qiang had not expected it to be a miracle.