Reborn in the Apocalypse: A Commoner's Survival Log

Chapter 198 Setting up an underground local area network

After that, Zhang Wan would come to Yu Jing's house under the pretext of borrowing some small items.

However, no one allowed Yu Jing to go out and contact Zhang Wan, so each time, other people with special abilities would go out to deal with her, and they would avoid lending her their services if possible.

After a few times, Zhang Wan realized that they were deliberately trying to get rid of her and didn't want to talk to her much, because their excuse each time was that they didn't have anything.

After being refused again when she tried to borrow a needle and thread, Zhang Wan turned around and went back with a stiff smile, and never came back again.

On the way back, Zhang Wan's smile gradually faded. When she turned into the dark alley and the lights were off, her face turned ashen. Her hands clenched tightly at her sides, her fingernails digging deep into her flesh, and the venom in her eyes almost overflowed.

She knew those people must have recognized her, but it didn't matter; she hadn't intended to hide anyway.

Even if they recognize her, so what? She can still show them how powerful she is!

Thinking of her efforts over this period of time, Zhang Wan finally managed to smile again.

A moment later, Zhang Wan relaxed again, dusted off non-existent dust from her clothes, and gracefully returned to the dormitory.

Because of the large number of people living in the dormitory, there are guards stationed at the main gate to maintain order.

The soldier on guard duty today is just over twenty years old.

He used to be in the guard team at the big tent in the square, and Zhang Wan had even sewed his clothes for him a few times, so he was quite familiar with her. When he saw Zhang Wan come back, he immediately smiled and took the initiative to greet her.

"Wanwan's back? You seem unhappy. What's wrong?"

"Brother Hong, I'm sorry, I couldn't borrow any needles and thread, so I can't mend your clothes." Zhang Wan looked up, her eyes red, as if she had suffered a great injustice.

Upon seeing this, the young soldier immediately became anxious and quickly reassured him, "It's alright, it's alright. My clothes only have a small tear, it's nothing. Besides, in this hot weather, having an extra hole will keep me cooler!"

Hearing this, Zhang Wan burst into laughter through her tears: "What good are tattered clothes? It's all my fault for being ignorant when I first arrived in the apocalypse. I accidentally said the wrong thing and offended the Hidden Dragon Squad, so now they don't want to talk to me anymore, and they won't even lend me a needle and thread. In the future, I won't have anything to help you with..."

"Sigh, you went to the Hidden Dragon Squad? I'd only ever heard of them before, they're our commander's nephew's team, but they seem to have helped the base and the army quite a few times. So they're all such petty people, they've gotten too big for their britches! It's alright, if we can't borrow them, we won't use theirs. When we get back, I'll go to our military's internal trading desk and try to exchange them for you."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Wan immediately beamed with joy: "Yes, thank you, Brother Hong!"

"Brother Hong, I'll go back and check on my grandma first. She must be worried about me since I've been gone for so long."

"Okay, let's go in quickly!"

"Goodbye, Brother Hong!"

Zhang Wan playfully waved to the other person before gracefully entering the dormitory. Then, she turned around and dropped her charming demeanor, a mocking smile appearing on her lips.

After returning home, Zhang Wan comforted Granny Zhang and the others who cared about her, then embellished the story of how she couldn't borrow anything, successfully making everyone's impression of the Qianlong Squad even worse.

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Zhou Yang and the others were completely unaware of how angry Zhang Wan was and how she smeared the Hidden Dragon Squad.

Since Zhang Wan stopped bothering them, everyone felt that life was much easier. As long as Zhang Wan didn't cause trouble, they couldn't be bothered with her.

Zhou Yang and his group took a break and went to the military's temporary underground office to hand over most of the supplies they had retrieved to the base, in exchange for a considerable number of points.

Of course, as usual, Zhou Yang also mixed a lot of his own ideas into it.

Gu Tianqi was overjoyed when he saw the pile of supplies, which was almost entirely food, and slapped his thigh in delight.

He immediately ordered his soldiers to come over and take all the food that couldn't be stored away to the canteen so that everyone could have extra meals in the next couple of days.

In the days that followed, the entire Hidden Dragon Squad basically stayed at home and didn't go out much.

Yu Jing and Uncle Li, along with a few other older folks, took care of all the household chores. With nothing else to do, the others could only train their supernatural abilities, which greatly increased everyone's strength.

In just one month, Lu Xingye and the others all reached the late stage of level 4, Yan Fei also reached the mid-to-late stage of level 5, while Shen Zechuan was stuck at the peak of level 5.

Xu Qingtang also successfully advanced to the late stage of level 4 with the help of the crystal core brought back by Zhou Yang and the others.

The crystal core was obtained from the zombie rat. It was slightly smaller in size and contained less energy than a normal crystal core. Otherwise, it could have directly reached the peak of level 4.

Upon learning that the clinic in the underground shelter had seen a surge in patients due to the high temperatures, but was overwhelmed with patients due to a lack of doctors, He Shanshan, being a doctor herself, volunteered to work at the base clinic.

Everyone thought it was a waste to have such a talented person from a family of doctors buried at home every day, so they all agreed.

The only requirement was that He Shanshan had to bring oranges and that Xu Zhiyi had to pick her up and drop her off at get off work every day.

The clinic was actually only a few hundred meters from their home, but the underground shelter was crowded and chaotic, and He Shanshan was just an ordinary person without any special abilities, so everyone was worried.

He Shanshan readily agreed.

They endured the scorching heat for almost two months. Although it hadn't rained and the trees and ground outside were cracked from the sun, Zhou Yang and his friends felt like they were about to rot.

That day, Gu Tianqi came over to have dinner with us again, and during the meal, they talked about the news that the underground shelter might be connected to the internet soon.

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up, and they immediately inquired about the details.

It turns out that since they moved underground, there isn't much space left for researchers to conduct experiments.

Only a few important studies were preserved; the rest of the researchers were all given extended leave.

Other researchers, lacking both facilities and materials, were unable to conduct research and were forced to stay at home and do nothing.

Talented individuals in computer science have far fewer limitations; they can gather together to conduct research from home.

Unable to conduct research on the larger aspects, and lacking the necessary resources, they focused on researching how to build another network.

After nearly two months of tinkering with several military metal-powered individuals, they actually managed to replicate a few switches for them. After connecting the network cables and equipment, they successfully built a brand-new, simple local area network.

However, due to equipment limitations, the network range was limited to a few computers connected by network cables, but they were still very excited and reported the matter to the military.

Gu Tianqi was also very happy to hear the news, but it was extremely hot outside, so it was impossible to build or repair a nearby base station. Therefore, he decided to build a few small base stations underground first to test them out.

Everything is still in the planning stage, as the design and placement of base stations, as well as the construction of various necessary equipment and the laying of network cables, all require time.

Everyone was delighted to hear that it was only a matter of time before it happened.

Lu Xingye, in particular, stared wide-eyed with excitement, clearly showing that the blood of a typical internet addict had been awakened again.

However, his joy was short-lived, as Yan Fei poured cold water on his enthusiasm: even if they got internet access, it would just be a larger local area network with limited functionality. At most, it would make communication a little easier, but they wouldn't be able to play games.

Upon hearing this, Lu Xingye glared at him angrily.