I am the Zombie King of the Apocalyptic World
Chapter 212 - 210 The Smell of Gunpowder_1

Chapter 212: Chapter 210 The Smell of Gunpowder_1

The soldier who left the doorway earlier didn’t say anything and simply walked in. Ning Tianlang, turning back to the door, followed his lead.

It seemed like the soldiers had anticipated this situation and didn’t think anything of it. Instead, they saluted Ning Tianlang with a standard military salute. However, their sharp eyes lingered on the two people behind him.

These two people didn’t have permission to enter this place, but under Ning Tianlang’s lead, they didn’t dare to stop them. They could only silently watch them pass by.

After Ning Tianlang entered the lobby, Ning Yu’er outside stopped and turned to look at the figures of Zuo Yushan and Izaki Naruhiko. There was a thoughtful look in her eyes as they blocked all but a sliver of Ning Tianlang’s figure from view.

She looked at her own arm, rolled up her sleeve, and saw several red dots on her pale wrist. These were clearly needle marks!

[Ding! Welcome, code number: 13631. Please insert your identity card. Thank you.]

Ning Tianlang, guiding the two of them, walked through a corridor made of high-strength metal alloy. He heard the polite yet emotionless greeting from the AI system and took out a black identity card from the pouch on his chest, inserting it into the slot on the wall.

Click!

[Identity confirmed. Code number 13631, please enter!]

With the opening of an airlock, Ning Tianlang saw people in white coats rushing back and forth. Ignoring the machine’s voice, he walked in with the two people following close behind him.

Barely having walked into the experimental workshop, several people greeted Ning Tianlang with nods, signaling friendliness. He nodded back in acknowledgement and continued walking deeper into the facility.

Zuo Yushan and Izaki Naruhiko looked around like they had never seen anything like this place before, their eyes glowing green at the sight of the highly advanced experimental equipment.

Given their status, they had surely seen many laboratory layouts, but this was their first time here. None others should laugh at their wonder.

This was Chenhua Technology Company’s specially constructed laboratory. Even the leader of Huachen Jiangtian, Yang Wentu, may not have visited too many times!

Before the Apocalypse, the Chenhua Technology Company was a behemoth in the industry, carrying out research and having influence in various fields, a veritable technological empire!

But after the Apocalypse, Huachen Jiangtian, this survivor base, was also a product of Chenhua Technology’s efforts!

Their contributions were not small! The base has a defensive wall on the peripheral that is 32 meters tall and extends over thirty kilometers. Seems unreal?

However, for China, the master of infrastructure, these projects were completed in just a month. Even though some areas still needed work, it didn’t affect the overall function.

The name Huachen Jiangtian was originally supposed to be Chenhua Base, but because it was located in the capital, high-ranking officials noticed it. After lengthy negotiations, the top executives of Chenhua Technology were compelled to change the name to Huachen Jiangtian to uphold nationalistic righteousness!

The first character "Hua" referred to China and was, of course, placed at the beginning of the name.

The "Chen" in Chenhua! For Chenhua Technology Company, no matter how big and strong they grew, they never elevated themselves to the level of a nation. Hence, they could be considered as ministers—servants to the people and China!

Nevertheless, for such a significant contribution, the country couldn’t neglect to give them recognition. They changed the last character "Chen" to "Chen," which now represents Chenhua Technology!

Of course, many people didn’t understand these tactics. However, those who did understand could only smile at the apparent ulterior motives. Whether these "intentions" would prove useful in the future was unknown. After all, this was not a peaceful society!

The character "Jiang" that followed,stands for the Yangtze River, the mother river that nurtures billions of Chinese people.

The final character, "Tian", represents the Yellow River, another mother river. There’s a saying that goes, "The Yellow River’s water comes from the sky," which could be the origin of this character.

The situation was severe. Huachen Jiangtian’s survivors’ base was vast. Using it as the first Chinese human survivors’ base was justifiable.

However, the problem lay in the fact that Chenhua Technology’s influence was extensive. The officials couldn’t gain any advantage at the base, so they had to think of other alternatives. Thus, the Cloud Gorge Base construction project was born.

The reason for the name Cloud Gorge Base was simple. Huachen Jiangtian was a great name that basically incorporated all of China’s elements. So, the government had to choose another iconic location within China. They selected the Three Gorges!

The Three Gorges Dam was world-famous!

Choosing this location to build a larger survivors’ base than Huachen Jiangtian required a more dominant name. Just as the saying goes, "Cloudy and rainy Wushan", they named it Cloud Gorge, which also was a reference to the Three Gorges Dam.

(To prevent readers from misunderstanding, this story takes place in another world. It’s just fiction!)

Back to the story, Ning Tianlang walked straight into a smaller experimental workshop, looked at the plain, undecorated walls, walked towards the control panel, and began operating the buttons.

With the pressing of his last finger, there was a "click," and the mechanical voice from earlier sounded again.

[Input for code number 13631 has been confirmed, now updating...3%]

[100%! Update complete. Please enter the second command and password.]

"Password?"

Ning Tianlang frowned when he heard this. He didn’t need to enter any additional command passwords before, which could mean that someone had changed it!

Without a word, Ning Tianlang picked up the phone, selected a contact, and made a call.

du...du....

"Brother Ning? Do you have..."

"Come to the reagent room. Why is there an additional password?"

"Oh, oh, I’ll be there right away. Don’t worry."

The person at the other end stammered in reply. After hearing this, Ning Tianlang hung up the phone without saying another word.

He was slightly irked in his heart. Chenhua’s actions were too harsh, weren’t they?

Even though the ambitions had grown, they hadn’t betrayed the country. However, Chenhua Technology Company already viewed them as outsiders now!

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