Rotting Land: Survive

Chapter 556 546: Li Guo's Plan (Part 3)

Lowering his head, he had a brief exchange with Old Zhao and Bi Dahu. After receiving their approval regarding Li Guo's proposal, he immediately set off to take a team to the neighboring villa for the solar panel dismantling work.

No one disagreed with this plan. However, Zhang Zhicai, concerned about the reality of his lieutenant's allergic infection, gently advised against moving now, fearing it might worsen his condition.

Unexpectedly, Old Xu was quite open-minded. He didn't insist too much, perhaps also realizing that his health was indeed not sufficient to take on the heavy responsibility. Even if he went, he would likely just hold them back.

Thus, the responsibility of leading the team naturally fell on the shoulders of the number two, Lin Junfu.

This was something all the survivors were aware of. Aside from Old Xu, the absolute leader, Zhao Yunhai and Lin Junfu were considered the so-called number two figures. Each had different responsibilities based on their personalities—one managed civil matters, while the other handled military affairs. They complemented each other, making them excellent assistants to Old Xu.

Once the leader was determined, Old Xu appointed Li Guo and Bi Dahu to accompany them, in addition to the five soldiers who were all to go along.

After all, the weight of the solar panels was considerable, and the dismantling and transportation work was exceptionally complex, so manpower was certainly allocated abundantly.

As for what tools to bring and what precautions to take during the dismantling process, Old Xu left these to Li Guo, the expert, while he and the remaining companions busied themselves with other tasks.

In the garage, Old Zhao was registering the various supplies stacked in cases from the previous night.

The preliminary sorting from last night significantly improved his work efficiency.

From time to time, the noise of the soldiers transporting tools echoed from outside the garage, while inside, it felt much quieter in comparison to the hustle outside.

However, the calm in the garage didn't last long. About ten minutes later, Wei Yang's beautiful silhouette appeared in the garage.

"Uncle Zhao, are you organizing things here all by yourself? Why not get Wang Qiang and the others to help you?" Wei Yang asked, puzzled, upon entering the garage.

As she had just passed by the living room, she clearly saw Wang Qiang and the others chatting idly on the sofa, doing nothing at all.

Old Zhao was momentarily surprised, then smiled and replied, "Wang Qiang and the others just got back yesterday, so let them rest properly. I can sort these things by myself slowly, it's no big deal, haha!"

"Oh," Wei Yang responded lightly, but her distracted expression didn't escape Old Zhao's attention.

Realizing she had something on her mind, Old Zhao didn't hesitate, and tentatively asked, "Hey, Wei Yang, you came over, is there something on your mind?"

"Ah!" She suddenly tensed, as if her thoughts had been seen through. Wei Yang, a bit flustered, walked over to the pile of packages and absentmindedly picked up an item to hand to Old Zhao for registration.

Seeing Wei Yang's absent-minded appearance, Old Zhao was even more convinced of his judgment—she had something on her mind!

Gently comforting her, he said, "Wei Yang, there's not much going on here, so if there's really something bothering you, feel free to talk to your Uncle Zhao."

"It's really nothing!"

"Then let's hear it."

Biting her lip, Wei Yang finally confessed, "It's like this, Uncle Zhao. Ever since we discussed the matter of Tang Xiaoquan's old home being burned last night, he's been very down. I'm worried that if this continues, he might end up like Sister He, mentally broken."

Nodding slightly, although Old Zhao didn't think Tang Xiaoquan would be so easily defeated, he understood deeply the hope and concern one has for family.

"Uncle Zhao, I know it's a bit inappropriate to bring this up now, but... but..." Wei Yang bit her lip deeply. Old Zhao had always seen her as a daughter, and seeing her so anxious and uneasy now made his heart ache:

"Wei Yang, just say it. If there's anything your Uncle Zhao can do, I'll certainly do my best for you."

"I..."

"Alright, don't hesitate, just tell me directly."

"I was wondering if you could privately discuss with Uncle Lin and Commander Xu whether it's possible to explore the sports stadium in JZ County."

After speaking, Wei Yang hung her head, knowing her unreasonable request would bring quite a bit of trouble to Old Zhao and even disrupt some of the team's operational plans at the base.

But for Tang Xiaoquan, to ease his pain, she was willing to bear this burden.

Having already lost her parents, she truly didn't want her beloved to go through such unbearable pain again.

"Alright! Wei Yang, don't worry about this matter. I actually planned to discuss it with Old Xu as well, and Old Xu himself has mentioned it to me several times. The reason we haven't done it yet is partly due to bad weather before, and partly because Tang Xiaoquan's emotional state has been unstable since he returned from home. We feared putting more pressure on him, so we shelved the idea. Now it seems... hmm~"

He sighed lightly, "I'll go talk to Old Xu right away."

Having said that, Old Zhao stood up, took a couple of steps, then turned back and scratched his head to lighten the mood, then said slightly embarrassed, "Then, Wei Yang, I'll trouble you to handle the inventory for me."

"Alright, Uncle Zhao! And... thank you!"

With a gentle smile, Old Zhao said no more, turned around, and strode out of the garage.

Elsewhere, the dismantling team led by Old Lin had already reached the rooftop of the villa.

This villa was the same one where Old Xu and the others had fought the zombie baby last time, so they saved quite a bit of effort getting in.

However, Li Guo, seeing the gruesome scenes of headless and disemboweled zombies along the way, couldn't help but retch a few times.

Nevertheless, they successfully reached their destination.

Li Guo remembered correctly, there was indeed a solar generator on the villa's rooftop.

The generator had a total of six solar panels arranged on the rack.

To protect the charging panels as much as possible, Li Guo first gave the soldiers a necessary briefing before starting.

"Everyone, this is the focus of our mission. These solar panels are very fragile; they can't get scratched, but they can easily break. You can see that each charging panel is made up of dozens of small solar panels. Together, the entire charging panel provides nearly 75 watts of power. However, if we damage even two small pieces during dismantling, the output can drop to around 10 watts."

"Therefore, during the dismantling, please be extremely gentle and careful. Our resources are limited; damaging one panel means a loss of power for us!" (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian.com with recommendation or monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)