In the afternoon, Jiang Chen quietly laid on the chair next to the pool as he enjoyed the sunlight at the end of summer.
Although he was anxious to return to the other side to report that he was safe, the interdimensional bracelet was still in its "cooldown" state. So, he decided to take a rest.
The weather was starting to get colder, and it would be autumn soon.
If that's the case, it would be winter in the apocalypse soon.
Because of the radiation dust, the apocalypse's winter came earlier than the modern world. Based on what Sun Jiao said, Wanghai City was considered to have entered winter by mid-October.
The apocalypse's winter could be described as a natural disaster.
The temperature would plummet to minus a few degrees in a month's time, and impure snowflakes would fall from the sky, dyeing the entire city in an unnatural white. But compared to the first few years, it was much better. Based on records, in the years after the nuclear war, the entire earth was in a state of nuclear winter. There was only winter, no summer.
For normal survivors, winter was extremely difficult. They would usually choose to collect and store enough survival supplies and fuel in the first half of the year. Unless there was an accident, no one would choose to go out in winter.
In winter, mutants would choose to hibernate or move to warmer areas, such as abandoned nuclear power plants or geothermal wells.
Only zombies were not affected by the cold. Usually, there wasn't much water on their bodies to freeze, but because of the reduced sunlight, they would hibernate for a longer period of time.
Staring at the iced orange juice on the table, Jiang Chen fell into deep thought.
Enough food, clothes, and fuel were all necessities for the winter, but these things were not difficult for him. For the Fishbone base, the winter should not be too hard to survive.
There was no lack of food, and the Sixth Street also sold warm clothing, which was much more efficient than clothing. Fuel could be replaced with electricity. Although the power output would decrease in winter, the electricity demand would also decrease. The temperature outside was a few degrees below zero, so the refrigeration system and freezer in the basement could be turned off.
What really worried him was the combat power of the base.
In the battle with the mutated humans, the weakness of the Fishbone base was immediately exposed.
They had money, but their military power was too weak.
Perhaps the power armor was enough to crush a normal survivor group, but if Fishbone wanted to grow, the opponent they encountered was definitely not just some small survivors. There were already so many forces in Wanghai, what about outside the city? What about the entire country? What about the unknown Xenogeneics?
Without the support of heavy firepower, they were caught off guard by the mutated human group's slightly larger armed forces. What was even worse was that every time a power armor was destroyed, there would be one less. This time, four of them were scrapped, and most of the remaining ones were damaged. Even if the mutated humans were all wiped out, for Fish Bone, it was still a huge loss.
He didn't expect a group of mutated humans to appear out of nowhere. When he realized that the Huizhong Mercenaries were in trouble, he was prepared to take advantage of the situation. However, the other side was not friendly at all. After beating up the Huizhong Mercenaries, they continued to fire at Jiang Chen's group.
From the beginning, there was no possibility of reconciliation between normal humans and mutated humans.
He picked up the glass of juice and took a few sips from the straw. He thoughtfully watched Ayesha's figure in the pool.
Lack of heavy firepower.
Fishbone's armed force was too dependent on the Sixth Street, and they wouldn't sell heavy firepower at all. At most, they would sell heavy machine guns or rocket launchers. The high energy vacuum bomb was useless against zombies, and it was easily intercepted by anti-missile weapons. It was a useless weapon, which was why Zhao Chenwu sold it to Jiang Chen at a low price.
Also, the more used they were, the less they could be used. The production facilities were mostly destroyed in the war. Tactical nuclear bombs, laser cluster bombs, and the like were all looted from the battlefield or half-destroyed arsenals. Generally speaking, the storage of these "super weapons" represented the hard power of a survival base.
Fishbone must have its own firearms production line, and it must begin to develop heavy firepower. But what gave Jiang Chen a headache was that many things had the technology, but not the production conditions.
Other than the production facilities, there were only two factors that limited Fishbone's development.
One was the raw materials, and the other was the population.
Mining in the apocalypse was out of the question. The shallow minerals on Earth were all mined out. The asteroid collection station and the moon mining base, the main source of minerals before the war, were all blown up into space garbage.
Although they bought a small amount of construction steel from the Sixth Street before, after this expedition, their production resources would be tight. Why would they sell it to him?
Want to develop the industry? Upgrade the waste recycling technology first.
Due to the highly developed material science, it was not an easy task to decompose the material that could fill up a few pages into pure minerals. Although Jiang Chen didn't understand material science, he heard Zhao Chenwu mention that 35% of the Sixth Street's industrial production was allocated to "waste recycling". Although organic materials could alleviate some of the requirements, bullets, artillery, armor … all of these required metal.
Then there was the population.
Even without a complete production line, it was not impossible to manually build parts of the equipment through modified production equipment. But it would require a large amount of labor.
For example, the spider tank required tens of thousands of parts. With the small population of the Fishbone base, they wanted to develop the military? Zhao Chenwu's military factory had more people than him.
Should he find a way to process most of the parts that were not difficult to produce in the modern world and then assemble them in the apocalypse? The modern world was rich in mineral resources. Although the "manufacturing technology was low", if he could get some simple production equipment …
But when he thought of this, Jiang Chen suddenly smiled bitterly, shook his head, and gave up on the idea.
It was too dangerous.
It would not work in the country. Even if the workers didn't know what the components were, who would believe that they wouldn't be targeted if they opened a factory that didn't know the purpose of the product? If they found out that he had military technology …
The scene was too beautiful, he didn't dare to think about it.
Abroad? Jiang Chen believed that all crows in the world were black. Even if people followed the spirit of the constitution and strictly followed the law, perhaps the country wouldn't do anything. But if it involved the military industry, the big financial groups that rose during World War II would not easily let it go. At this time, the country only needed to close one eye, and the military technology would naturally fall into the hands of "their own people".
But Jiang Chen felt it was a pity that he didn't use the rich resources in the modern world.
At this time, Ayesha suddenly emerged from the water, swung her wet hair, and smiled at Jiang Chen.
Instantly, Jiang Chen's eyes lit up.
Uh, of course not because of that …
Island!
"Fu * k, why didn't I think of this before." Jiang Chen slapped his head and smiled wryly.
The apocalypse lacked food, and it was not hard to get it anywhere. It didn't have to be in the country! Some things were limited in the country, but if it was on a remote and underdeveloped island, the situation would be different.
At the same time, if he could have a base in the modern world, it would be a huge help to the development of the apocalypse! In the modern world, there was no need to worry about labor and resources. As long as he could control a neutral country far away from international affairs …
Thinking of this, Jiang Chen's heart began to burn with passion.
He had wanted to find a way out for a long time.
He just created Future 1.0, and he was asked to have a "heart-to-heart talk". Of course, he only cursed in his mind.
In short, when he left the Wang family, he already had the thought of "leaving."
But as for how to do it, he still had to think about it.
Getting up from the recliner, Jiang Chen walked in the direction of the mansion. Ayesha swam to the edge of the pool. Her dark brown curly hair was covered in alluring water droplets, and her delicate white arms rested on the edge of the pool.
Her expectant eyes seemed to be asking, "Don't you want to swim together?"
Looking at her seductive posture, Jiang Chen gulped.
Speaking of which, this girl's body was getting more and more alluring.
The white skin was partly because of her race, but it was also because of the nutrient solution in the cultivation chamber.
The excess oil and dirt in the subcutaneous tissues were washed away by the nutrient solution, and the flaws of white people with large pores also shrunk under the nourishment of the solution. After many days of nourishment, Ayesha's originally dry skin had transformed into a smooth, smooth, and jade-like appearance.
It was not an exaggeration to say that if Jiang Chen opened a beauty salon with the nutrient solution, the business would be booming.
Not only that, but because of the genetic vaccine and the daily exercise, Ayesha's lower abdomen already had a thin waistline. Combined with the small but firm curves, as well as the beautiful legs without a trace of fat, the exotic allure was even stronger.
What was even more intoxicating was her loving gaze.
This bikini, as well as this alluring body, would only be shown to one person in this life.
To be honest, Jiang Chen really had the urge to jump into the water and "play" with her.
But he had more important things to do at the moment, and it would not be too late to do those embarrassing things at night. His ability to restrain his desires was much stronger than before.
"Ahem, you play first, I still have something to take care of."
Suppressing the desire in his lower abdomen, Jiang Chen smiled apologetically and hurried out of the pool.
…
In the mansion basement.
Looking at the mutated human's body, Jiang Chen took a deep breath and reached out his right hand.
The storage dimension could not store living things, which he had tried before. Ants could be stored inside and then killed, but cockroaches could not be stored inside. It seemed that using the storage dimension to kill people was unrealistic.
Storing inanimate objects did not consume a lot of energy. He had already charged 10 kWh and replenished the energy of the interdimensional bracelet by 10%.
A slight pain came from his wrist as Jiang Chen tensed up.
"Fu * k, don't break it!" There was no reaction for a while as Jiang Chen almost broke out in a cold sweat.
Fortunately, after a short delay, the mutated human's body was stored into the storage dimension.
Jiang Chen let out a long sigh of relief as he wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and looked at his right wrist.
5% of the energy was consumed. He then used the remaining energy to take out crystals from the storage dimension and quickly filled up the interdimensional bracelet.
Now that the storage dimension's function was restored, the next step was interdimensional travel.
Then, Jiang Chen eagerly activated the interdimensional travel ability.
But the pain from his wrist dampened his excitement. Although the storage dimension's function was restored, the interdimensional travel ability was not restored.
"It's not that fast?" Jiang Chen helplessly looked at his right hand as a bitter smile appeared on his face.
But since the storage dimension that could not be used at the beginning was restored, the interdimensional travel ability should not be far off.
After taking care of the mutated human's body, Jiang Chen immediately went to the study room on the third floor of the mansion and turned on the computer.
For his "island purchase plan", he had to make some preparations.
He opened Baidu Baike and Google Earth as his eyes searched along the edge of the Pacific Ocean.
The area did not need to be large. Even if the land was insufficient later on, the apocalypse had the technology to reclaim land from the sea. It was just that the sea was scarier than land and there was no use for it, so it was not popularized among the survivors.
The population should not be too large. A small population would be easier to control. Later on, when the population was insufficient, they could migrate.
The political situation should be unstable, but not too chaotic.
The GDP should be as low as possible. The poorer the place, the easier it would be to purchase it. After all, he would spend some money to renovate it.
The territorial waters should not have any disputes with neighboring countries. It would be best if there were no troublesome things like oil and gas. He could get rid of those things at any time, so he did not expect to make a fortune with it. Otherwise, not to mention development, it would be annoying to "guard against thieves", and it would be easy for people with ill intentions to take advantage of it.
Most importantly, it must be far away from the "five thugs"!
Finally, a small country on the Pannu Islands entered his sight.
It was as if it was made for him.
With a smile on his face, he took out his phone and dialed Robert's number.
"Hello? Old man, you finally remembered this unfortunate old friend of yours. "Robert's glib voice came from the other end of the phone.
"I've been a bit busy lately. Do you want to do a business deal? "Without any small talk, Jiang Chen went straight to the point.
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