Quick Transmigration: Why did you provoke him? He's love-struck!

Chapter 687 Extra (9)

Yan Zhen held a half-day meeting with his team members—the team that went out to search for supplies discovered a large area of ​​still-usable solar power generation equipment above an abandoned research institute, and they planned to dismantle and move the equipment back.

This equipment can open up a new production line for the shelter.

However, the research institute is located on an isolated island in the center of a natural lake. Before the apocalypse, there was a bridge that allowed people to enter and exit, but the bridge was destroyed after the apocalypse. To get this equipment out, people have to carry the equipment and swim it from the other side of the island.

This is a big project.

After discussing the matter in a meeting, Yan Zhen plans to lead a team to the research institute tomorrow to see the situation in person before making a final decision.

Back at their lodgings, dinner was already on the table. Yan Zhen glanced at it and saw that Xu Songfeng's favorite meat-filled sesame cakes were served tonight.

But at dinner, Xu Songfeng didn't touch the sesame seed cakes at all, instead focusing on eating stir-fried bean sprouts and smashed cucumber.

Yan Zhen was surprised and asked with concern, "Xiao Feng, are you feeling unwell?"

Xu Songfeng said in a muffled voice, "No."

"Then why don't you eat sesame seed cakes?"

Xu Songfeng glanced meaningfully at Jing Chen and snorted, "I don't like sesame seed cakes."

Jingchen pretended not to see and lowered his head to eat his own pancake.

Yan Zhen glanced between Jing Chen and Xu Songfeng, guessing that the two had quarreled.

Yan Zhen had no intention of interfering in the conflict between the two; he wanted them to resolve it themselves.

After dinner, Yan Zhen told Jing Chen about going to the research institute the next day. As expected, Jing Chen responded positively and said he wanted to go on the mission with her.

Yan Zhen did not refuse.

The next day, Yan Zhen led the team to the research institute.

The research institute is more than 500 kilometers away from the Ark Shelter, and it took the convoy two days of bumpy driving to reach the lakeside.

After reuniting with the supplies scouting team, Yan Zhen frowned slightly as he watched the footage transmitted back from the drone.

It was a very clean natural lake with deep green water, and the isolated island in the center of the lake was like a gem embedded in it.

The area is covered with lush trees, and the white research institute building is nestled among them. A large area of ​​photovoltaic panels covers the building, reflecting the sunlight. Roughly speaking, there are thousands of them.

A single photovoltaic panel of this size, along with its support frame, weighs over 100 kilograms. It would take at least ten days to half a month to dismantle and move so many panels across the lake by hand.

This place is only a dozen kilometers away from the national highway before the apocalypse. He and his people have been busy here for a long time, making quite a commotion.

If other bases happen to be passing by and target them, and one of them becomes the mantis stalking the cicada unaware of the oriole behind, then all the hard work of the past ten days or half a month will be for nothing.

Yan Zhen pondered for a while, then asked the members of the supplies team, "Have you ever been to the island?"

The team member nodded: "I went up there last night."

"Did you find anything?"

The team member hesitated, then said, "Boss, you mean..."

“Boats,” Yan Zhen said. “Research institutes built on such isolated islands usually have backup plans. Before the apocalypse, they won’t rely solely on that bridge for transportation. If the bridge breaks down or a flash flood submerges it, people will be trapped on the island. So, research institutes have at least one or two boats.”

The team member suddenly realized: "I didn't look closely, I only focused on checking the research institute building. The dust inside was half a meter thick, and it was a mess, with all sorts of clutter."

"Let's go up and take a look after dark," Yan Zhen decided immediately. "If we can find a boat, moving the solar panels will be much easier."

The group of more than a dozen people patiently waited until nightfall, put on life jackets, swam across the lake, and arrived at the isolated island.

Jing Chen led the way, guiding everyone to the isolated island.

After landing on the island, the group split into two. Xiaolong led half of the team to search the woods along the edge of the island to see if the boat was hidden in the woods.

Yan Zhen then led the other half of the team, including Jing Chen, into the research institute.

Pushing open the dilapidated gate of the research institute, just as the members of the supplies-collecting team had said, the inside was filled with thick dust and research items that hadn't been taken away in time.

The research institute has four floors. Yan Zhen led his people to search the entire building, but they still found nothing when they reached the top floor where the photovoltaic panels were installed.

Since they were already there, and some enthusiastic team members were already figuring out how to dismantle the solar panels, Yan Zhen frowned as he looked at the solar panels covering the entire rooftop of the research institute, feeling that something was amiss.

Just then, the team member who ran to remove the photovoltaic panels suddenly hissed, attracting everyone's attention.

Yan Zhen quickly walked over and asked, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing." The team member shook his hand. "The edge of the support was too sharp, and I accidentally cut myself."

Yan Zhen checked the teammate's wounds, then took out a bottle of disinfectant from her backpack and gave her wounds a simple cleaning.

Halfway through cleaning the wound, Yan Zhen paused and suddenly said, "Wait, there are people in the research institute."

The team members were stunned: "What?"

Yan Zhen bit the flashlight, quickly wrapped the teammate's wound with a band-aid, then took the flashlight and shone it on the photovoltaic panel, which was covered with a thin layer of dust.

"The dust inside the research institute is a foot thick, but the outdoor solar panels are so clean. Is that reasonable?"

Jing Chen also said, "Normal photovoltaic panels that haven't been used or maintained for six years would most likely have broken down long ago. The fact that these things here are still usable after six years means that someone has been maintaining them all along."

These words gave some of the team members goosebumps, and they subconsciously moved closer to Yan Zhen, looking around warily.

Just then, the walkie-talkie clipped to Yan Zhen's waist rang, and Xiao Long's voice came through: "Boss, we couldn't find the boat, but we found a half-dead man in the lake."

Yan Zhen: "..."

Yan Zhen led his team downstairs, where Xiao Long had already dragged the "half-dead" man to the entrance of the research institute.

It was a man, dressed in camouflage, soaking wet, with wounds on his head and abdomen, pale face, and his exposed hands looked like he had been dead for three days from being soaked in water. He was unconscious, but the slight rise and fall of his chest proved that he was still breathing.

Yan Zhen looked him up and down, then beckoned Jing Chen over: "Is the uniform this person is wearing military?"

“Yes,” Jing Chen said, “and they weren’t ordinary soldiers.”

Yan Zhen hesitated for a moment, then took off his backpack and called to his teammates, "Don't just stand there, let's save them."

The team members quickly stripped the man of his soaking wet clothes, gave his wounds basic treatment, administered glucose and anti-inflammatory medication, wrapped him tightly in a blanket, and set him aside.

Yan Zhen did his best to provide first aid; whether he survives or not is up to fate.

After doing all this, Yan Zhen had his men conduct a thorough search of the small, isolated island.

Apart from this half-dead man, nothing was found.

Unable to find a boat, Yan Zhen had no choice but to give up and had his team members begin dismantling the solar panels on the roof of the research institute.

While the team members were busy dismantling the solar panels, Yan Zhen and Jing Chen were studying the terrain, trying to see if they could connect a rope to the island on the other side of the lake, attach pulleys to both ends, and use the buoyancy of the lake water and the tension of the rope to send the solar panels to the other side.

The two studied by the lake for most of the night and drew many diagrams on the ground. Jingchen felt that it was very feasible.

As dawn broke, a team member rushed over.

"Boss, that camouflage guy has woken up."