Apocalypse: Modifying Everything, Building an Iron Fortress

Chapter 21: This Isn’t Considered Serious? Does the Government Really Think They Can Keep This Under Wraps?

“Let’s keep watching.”

There’s internet, but no signal—clearly, something’s gone wrong at the television station!

This was within Jiang Cheng’s expectations, so he didn’t pay much attention to it.

Moreover, not all the TV stations were without signal!

Some channels still had signals, but they were very weak, and the images weren’t very clear.

Most of these were domestic channels!

For example, in Shangbin City, where Jiang Cheng was currently located, the situation had mostly stabilized after a day of chaos. This might be because the Earth in this world was much larger than in his previous life, meaning the area of a single city was also much bigger.

So on TV, Jiang Cheng ultimately found three channels related to Shangbin City.

They were the Shangbin Military Channel, the Shangbin Cultural Channel, and Shangbin Satellite TV.

At this moment, the Shangbin Military Channel was broadcasting a scene from a brightly lit military base, even in the dead of night, shining as bright as day.

On the base’s training ground, a female reporter who looked to be about twenty-three or twenty-four was holding a microphone. Behind her, soldiers were bustling around, and further in the distance, helicopters were circling in the sky, seemingly carrying out some mission.

“Dear viewers, there’s no need to panic about the events that happened in Shangbin today. The Military Department has already launched a rescue operation. Please prepare enough food and drinking water for one to three weeks, stay safe at home, and avoid going out as much as possible. The military’s rescue team will arrive soon …”

“This is probably the safety point that Jarvis mentioned earlier, Xiaoshan Military Base!”

Looking at the military base in the background of the reporter’s shot, Jiang Cheng was lost in thought.

He then turned his gaze to Liu Yuqing, who was also watching the TV content, and casually dropped the bamboo skewer in his hand. He picked up another lamb skewer, took a bite, and asked, “What do you think of this reporter’s report?”

Caught off guard by the question, Liu Yuqing paused for a moment before shaking her head slightly and saying, “The credibility is too low. Looking at the situation behind her, it seems like they can barely protect themselves, let alone carry out rescues.

“The reporter probably made this report to calm people down and give them some hope.”

“If even you can see through it, the Military Department’s method of appeasement is pretty poor.”

Jiang Cheng then switched the channel to the Shangbin Cultural Channel.

The screen now showed what looked like a studio, where a male and a female reporter were interviewing a middle-aged man who appeared to be in his forties or fifties.

“Do you recognize that middle-aged man?”

Having just arrived in this world, Jiang Cheng’s system had infused him with a lot of memories, but most were just introductions to the world’s background and basic common knowledge. He didn’t recognize these Cultural Department officials.

“He seems to be a deputy mayor of Shangbin City. He even came to our school to give a speech before.”

Liu Yuqing nodded slightly.

On the screen, the male and female reporters were currently asking the deputy mayor, “Are you aware of the current situation in Shangbin City? Could you tell us about the Cultural Department’s response to this crisis?”

Faced with such pointed questions from the reporters, the deputy mayor wasn’t surprised, since these questions had been prepared in advance. He immediately adjusted his expression, faced the camera, and replied in an official tone.

“The Cultural Department is fully aware of the situation in Shangbin today, and it’s not very serious. It’s still within controllable limits. However, for the safety of the public, we ask everyone to follow the recommendations of the Cultural Department and the Military Department, prepare one to three weeks’ worth of food and water, and stay safely at home while waiting for rescue.”

“I can also inform everyone that the Cultural Department, in collaboration with the Military Department, has implemented appropriate measures. Checkpoints have been set up at all major exits from the city to protect the safety of those who wish to leave Shangbin. Please rest assured.”

“This isn’t considered serious? Do they really think they can keep this hidden?”

After hearing the deputy mayor’s words, Liu Yuqing took a deep breath, a look of indignation appearing on her delicate face.

A zombie crisis had broken out, and within a day, who knows how many people had been infected and turned into zombies. She had seen this with her own eyes. Earlier, she had been in close contact with zombies on the first floor while trying to close the main gate, and they think this isn’t serious?

This was really just lying with their eyes wide open!

“Of course they’ll try to keep it hidden. They’ll never admit it directly!”

Jiang Cheng shrugged, picked up a can of beer, and leaned back in his chair to take a drink.

“These people really don’t care about the safety of ordinary citizens!”

Liu Yuqing bit her lip, but then she thought of something and couldn’t help but ask, “By the way, they mentioned checkpoints. Does that mean that the outbreak is currently most severe in Shangbin City?”

“Like Raccoon City in ‘Resident Evil’? The surrounding cities are still safe?”

This world also had the “Resident Evil” movie series, so Liu Yuqing was naturally familiar with it.

“It’s not impossible.”

Jiang Cheng nodded. On his way to the Daxi Street supermarket, he had already used Jarvis to learn a bit about the infection situation in other countries, so he naturally knew that what Liu Yuqing said was possible.

However, there was no need for him to go into detail about it!

What he wanted to know was how the situation in Shangbin City was, as it was crucial for his upcoming plans.

He picked up the remote control and switched to the last channel, Shangbin Satellite TV.

This channel was different from the previous two. As soon as the screen switched over, it went dark, with only a few large lights illuminating the surroundings.

And through these few lights, one could barely make out that this was a national highway. However, at this moment, the highway was blocked by a tall wall made from several overturned trucks.

The light from those lamps was shining down from the top of these walls.

Judging by the scene, the only way to pass through this wall was through a large gate in the middle of the highway.

But that gate was being guarded by fully armed soldiers with guns.

At this moment, hundreds of civilians had already gathered in front of the gate. A reporter was standing in front of them, trying to calm them down and asking them to be patient and accept the soldiers’ inspections in an orderly manner.

“Everyone, please don’t worry. One by one, our soldiers from the Military Department guarantee your safety. There won’t be any accidents, so please remain calm and cooperate with the soldiers’ inspections in an orderly fashion.”

However, just as she finished speaking, a commotion suddenly broke out in the crowd. The next moment, several large lights immediately swept over.

At the same time, the camera quickly followed, capturing a scene that made Jiang Cheng and Liu Yuqing’s hearts skip a beat.

Someone had been infected with the zombie virus!

And they were hiding in the crowd, now going berserk!