novelbin Chapter 154 A Triumphant Return
Chapter 154 A Triumphant Return
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Meanwhile, the zombies that were originally roaming inside the mining plant were subjected to round after round of artillery fire.
It couldn't even groan; it simply turned into pieces.
And they were under the sight of Wang Fei and others.
All they saw was the distant flames and the sound of exploding shells.
Without a doubt, these things must have been done by Guo Yong's men.
Seeing such an exaggerated commotion in the distance.
Wang Fei couldn't help but swallow hard, his gaze falling on the special forces soldiers who were still loading the last round of shells.
A wave of shock surged through his heart.
If the other party has this ability, what are they afraid of regarding zombies?
It's a shame that his own boss had tried to persuade them so many times before. He originally thought the other party was ungrateful, but now it seems they were just overthinking it.
With their strength, they could annihilate those zombies from this distance.
How could the things they were worried about possibly happen?
After the last round of shells hit the mining area, Guo Yong finally turned his attention to the images transmitted by the drone.
The once sizable mining site had long since been reduced to ashes.
The charred soil was still emitting wisps of white smoke.
"We should go check it out."
Upon seeing this, Guo Yong's lips curled into a slight upward curve.
The group then headed towards the mining site.
We arrived outside the mining plant.
Guo Yong's men immediately spotted the severed limbs scattered outside after the explosion.
Wang Fei and the others stared in horror at the blackened mud and scattered limbs and remains.
Upon entering the mining site, a giant crater several meters deep came into view.
Inside the crater.
There were also pools of thick, black liquid.
"I told you not to worry, we won't do anything we're not sure about."
Seeing the shocked expressions on Wang Fei and the others' faces, Han Bei smiled and spoke.
"It seems we were overthinking it."
Upon hearing this, Wang Fei couldn't help but sigh.
With the other side possessing such strength, what do they still need to worry about?
Unless they encounter a giant zombie horde of hundreds, the other party is unlikely to be in any danger.
"Where is the oilstone?"
Guo Yong looked at Wang Fei and asked.
"Look, that's the little stall over there."
Wang Fei pointed to the pools of black, viscous liquid inside the pit and shrugged.
Upon hearing this, Su Yang's gaze couldn't help but fall on the black, viscous liquid.
Judging from its appearance after melting, the oilstone is not much different from petroleum.
After having some more oil stone liquid collected, Su Yang's gaze finally fell on Wang Fei.
"Is this all the oilstone in this mine?"
Upon hearing Su Yang's words, Wang Fei shook his head.
"The real oilstones are mostly buried underground and require machinery to extract. But you just blasted so much stuff, those machines are probably already broken down."
Upon hearing this, everyone looked at the scattered pieces of the machine on the ground and suddenly fell silent.
"Actually, this isn't necessarily a bad thing."
After a long silence, Han Bei spoke first. "It's been so long since the apocalypse, those machines are probably rusted by now."
Upon hearing this, Guo Yong sighed.
What can we do now that things have come to this?
We'll have to mine it manually now.
Su Yang, who was standing to the side, collected all the oil and liquid from the pit before carefully placing it into an isolation bag.
These ones.
These are all things that could potentially influence the energy landscape of the Great Xia in the future.
If oil can replace petroleum, then the energy problems of the Great Xia can be easily solved.
"Let's start by manually mining it, collecting some oilstone to take back for research."
Su Yang looked at Guo Yong and said.
"no problem."
Guo Yong nodded and immediately arranged for manpower to begin mining the oilstone.
Fortunately, the hardness of the oilstone is not very high, so it is not particularly difficult for them to mine it.
Within an hour, the group had already extracted over a hundred kilograms of oilstone.
This is even with half the time spent digging in the soil to expand the search area.
The actual time spent digging the oilstone was less than half an hour.
The efficiency of digging out so much oilstone in such a short time is already quite good.
"Dr. Su, could you share some of these oilstones with us?"
Wang Fei wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked at Su Yang with some nervousness.
Although they had helped during the mining process, they should have been entitled to a share of the oilstone.
However, the real decision-making power still lies with the other party.
If the other party doesn't give it to them, there's not much they can do.
"Can."
Su Yang nodded, "Since you've put in the effort, you should be entitled to reasonable compensation."
"When we return to camp, we will allocate a portion of the oilstone to you, and we will take the rest back for research."
"Thank you so much!"
Upon hearing this...
Wang Fei felt a surge of excitement and repeatedly thanked Su Yang and the others.
Moreover, even if Su Yang and the others only gave them one-tenth of the oilstone, it would still be enough for them to burn for a month.
This is even without using it sparingly.
If used sparingly, those oilstones could last for half a year.
Wang Fei hadn't heard the words "Since you've done the work, you should get the corresponding reward" in a long time.
When emperors levied those enormous taxes, the lives of ordinary people became unbearably miserable.
Usually, a year's income is not enough to cover those taxes, and sometimes one has to borrow extra money.
In such cases, a year's hard work always ends up becoming a joke.
"Alright, it's about time to head back."
After confirming that all the oilstones had been loaded onto the off-road vehicle, Guo Yong finally spoke.
Upon hearing this, Wang Fei and the others followed closely behind the other group.
An hour later.
The SUV stopped near the shelter of Wang Fei and the others.
"So fast?"
Hearing the commotion outside, Jiang Xiaolong, who was inside the shelter, frowned and then came out of the shelter.
As soon as they came out, they saw Wang Fei and others carrying things downstairs.
"You guys... how come you're back so quickly?"
Jiang Xiaolong couldn't help but ask, puzzled.
Could it be that they ran into a wall and couldn't handle those zombies, so they came back?
But when he saw the things that Wang Fei and the others were carrying, he froze on the spot.
He rubbed his eyes in disbelief.
"Boss, quickly call some help."
Wang Fei excitedly shouted at Jiang Xiaolong.
He was also carrying a sizable oilstone as he walked toward the shelter.
Upon seeing this, Jiang Xiaolong quickly ordered people to go and help move the oilstones.
Until the moving stops.
Their shelter already had a pile of nearly several dozen kilograms of oilstone.
Jiang Xiaolong hadn't seen so many oilstones in years.