"The key has been found!?" Lin Yuan stood up abruptly, excitement coursing through him.
Wu Tian held up the key in his hand. The sticker on it read "Armory."
Even within a single company, there were weapons and equipment such as rifles, squad automatic weapons, mortars, rocket launchers, grenades, smoke grenades, flashbangs, body armor, and bulletproof helmets.
"Hahaha, my babies, here I come!!" Lin Yuan grabbed the key and motioned for his team members to head towards the armory. "Brother Zeng, you come along too."
He hadn't forgotten his promise.
Of course, only Zeng Yilong would go inside, while the others would stand guard outside.
Lin Yuan didn't say this, but Zeng Yilong understood it implicitly.
"Comrades, you stay outside and keep watch. I'll go inside and collect some weapons," Zeng Yilong said to those still standing.
"Understood, brother. You go ahead, we'll guard the outside," Zeng Yilong's younger brother, though not highly educated, knew what was important in matters of right and wrong.
After letting Jiang Ziqi listen for any movement inside and finding no zombies, he turned the lock.
The large door opened to both sides, revealing the stored ammunition and weapons.
Unfortunately, there were no Type 191 precision rifles; all the rifles were Type 95-1. It seemed this company hadn't yet received the weapon upgrades. Lin Yuan counted 121 Type 95-1 rifles but only 20 silencers. There were 126 modified Type 92 pistols, and not a single silencer among them.
There were a total of six squad automatic weapons, the latest Type QJS161 light machine guns, firing the DBF10 5.8x42mm rounds.
There were six individual rocket launchers, all Type PF89 80mm individual rocket launchers, which made Lin Yuan a bit regretful.
It was a pity not to have powerful weapons like the "120 Fire"; in front of the Type PF98 120mm anti-tank rocket launcher, any Tier 3 mutated ghoul or Tier 4 mutated beast would be blown to smithereens, regardless of how hard its head was or whether it had bone armor or hard fungi, as long as it was hit.
He wondered if it was due to the summer training. There were many ammunition boxes here, and also many throwable weapons. There were as many as 30 boxes of grenades alone!
Although he didn't find any anti-materiel sniper rifles or 20mm caliber grenade sniper rifles, the sheer amount of ammunition was enough to keep Lin Yuan awake with joy.
Besides these weapons and ammunition, there were also two individual radios of unknown models, along with their antennas.
The remaining items were close-combat weapons: daggers and engineer shovels, with quantities exceeding 120 each.
And approximately 50 boxes of individual combat rations.
Lin Yuan already had a plan for the distribution of these weapons.
"How about this, Brother Zeng, I'll give you 30 Type 95-1 rifles, 5 silencers, half of the light machine guns, no heavy machine guns, and 2 more rocket launchers. You can take 20 boxes of food and pick some of these throwable weapons. As for the body armor, bulletproof helmets, and engineer shovels, the quantities are enough. You can each take 3 sets, but we can only give you a few boxes of rocket ammunition and grenades. What do you think?"
Zeng Yilong was completely stunned. Was this a pie falling from the sky?
He had initially hoped to just get a little something, but now he was getting a full meal. He stammered, "Captain Lin, aren't the weapons and equipment you're giving us too much?"
"It's not too much. I've always valued the lives of my people very highly. Since you came to help us, I can give you so many weapons," he said this for his team members to hear, but it was also his genuine feeling.
After all, this survivor team still retained its inner kindness. It was best to help them if they could. Having too many weapons was useless; they weren't acting as true warlords, and it was enough for them to stably defend their small area.
"This, then Old Zeng will accept it. If you encounter any difficulties in the future, as long as we know, we will spare no effort to help!!" Zeng Yilong solemnly made his promise.
Lin Yuan waved his hand, "It's rare to meet compatriots like you. We should help if we can."
With that said, no one lingered. They quickly began loading these weapons and ammunition onto the vehicles.
The original SUVs definitely couldn't fit so many things, so Lin Yuan found three military vehicles from the barracks.
There were no survivors in the barracks, so no one was driving them to the nearest civil defense base for assembly.
Military transport vehicles were all manual transmissions, sturdy and durable, but only Zhao Mengnan and Wang Zhihai in the convoy knew how to drive manual transmissions, so the remaining vehicle was given to Zeng Yilong and his group.
The two teams were clearly divided, and the loading was very fast. Firearms and throwable weapons in one vehicle, ammunition in another. They didn't stop until all three vehicles were packed to the brim.
As for what to do with the guns that didn't have silencers, it was simple: swap parts. If a gun in hand broke, they would replace it with a new one; if a part broke, they would replace the part.
Ample backup resources allowed them to fight with confidence.
Lin Yuan patted the car window. Zeng Yilong, who was still familiarizing himself with the operation inside, looked up. Seeing that it was Lin Yuan, he quickly got out of the car.
"Captain Lin, what is it?"
"I just went to check. Cao Xueqin has had her wound treated. I'll give you another portion of the mutated creature gel, just in case."
Zeng Yilong could no longer sit still and became somewhat cautious, "Captain Lin, if you need any help, please just say so. I'll risk my life to help you."
Having received so many weapons and ammunition, as well as some food, the safety of his brothers and sisters was more guaranteed. He was truly excited.
Lin Yuan didn't speak. He just glanced at Jiang Ziqi's location and, using the excuse of burying the corpses on the sports field, took him to the barracks.
Jiang Ziqi looked at the two figures carrying shovels and frowned, but said nothing, continuing to help transfer the supplies. The supplies in the emptied vehicles needed to be moved, not wasted.
On the way to the sports field, Lin Yuan specifically checked the areas where pigs and chickens were raised, and found that no living creatures were left. Thinking about it, it made sense. Zombies only preferred to eat humans; they wouldn't ignore other living creatures.
On the land next to the sports field, the two dug pits while chatting in hushed tones.
"I do have something I need your help with, but it will be in about seven months, after the Spring Festival next year, after the Lantern Festival, when the rescue begins."
Zeng Yilong found it strange. What could possibly require waiting seven months? And wouldn't the rescue only start in a year or two?
Suppressing his doubts, he patiently asked, "What do you need me to do?"
"I saw the individual radios in the armory. I have a way to get the Shuzhou Safe Zone to rescue us, but it won't be now; the safe zone doesn't have the capacity right now.
All you need to do is help me with one thing: every half a month, go to the vicinity of Fushui Village in the southern suburbs of Qingshe County to check the situation. You don't need to come to me, just record every observation in detail on paper and keep them together. Seven months later, when I come, you can hand them over to me.
In return for your help, the rescue I call will bring you along."
Hearing that rescue would come, Zeng Yilong couldn't sit still, but he still didn't shout out at Lin Yuan's signal.
"Okay, I promise. Where shall we meet?"
"You pick a place. I can find it on the map. It would be best if you could leave a marker or something."
Zeng Yilong immediately thought of a location and a marker in his mind.
"Then let's meet at the summit of Tiger Mountain, west of Longqi Town. I'll leave a five-pointed star marker at the meeting spot."
Lin Yuan had heard of this place and agreed immediately.
"Alright, we'll meet then. Also, don't worry, I'm not doing anything treasonous."
After reminding him, Lin Yuan began to dig the soil earnestly.
The conversation became normal again.
Jiang Ziqi didn't listen to what was being said here. She had no habit of prying into her captain's secrets.