Chapter 1753 - 956: Oil Well Maintenance Complete, Sealed!

September 26.

Oil City.

Ju Tianrui got up and walked towards the wall, the wind was strong, kicking up dust from the ground, forcing him to put on protective goggles.

Most people inside Oil City covered their heads with cloths, covering their mouths and noses to avoid inhaling too much dust.

"Camp Commander, the wind has gotten stronger again." Dong Tai said as he saw Ju Tianrui walk out from indoors.

"Hmm, have the brothers reinforce defenses, it might rain."

"By the way, how is Ma Sailong’s oil well maintenance going?"

Dong Tai immediately said, "He went there early this morning; they’re finishing up now. It should be fixed by noon, but with such strong wind, should we continue oil production after it’s repaired?"

Ju Tianrui thought for a moment and said directly, "No need, let him temporarily seal the oil. With this strong wind, a heavy rain might come and be troublesome, have him seal the well tightly after repairing it."

"Understood." Dong Tai nodded, turned around, and headed towards the oil well.

Ju Tianrui watched Dong Tai’s figure disappear into the sandstorm.

The sandstorm was so strong now that visibility was less than fifty meters.

With a heavy heart, Ju Tianrui went to inspect the wall area.

Just as he got on the wall, he quickly grabbed the battlements, the wind was strong, and he nearly got knocked over while climbing the steps.

The team members on the wall hurried forward to support him, but Ju Tianrui waved his hand, shouted, "I’m fine."

Oil City was surrounded by plains, without mountains or trees to block the wind, coupled with the high vantage point, the wind was extremely fierce.

A team member came closer and shouted to Ju Tianrui, "The wind is getting stronger, it might rain soon."

The wind was loud, making it impossible to hear if one spoke softly.

Ju Tianrui patted the sand off the team member’s head and said, "Don’t worry, did you see any zombies?"

The team member shook his head and said, "There were some last night, but none since the sun came up today."

"Hmm." Ju Tianrui said and then proceeded to walk along the wall for inspection.

Just as he was about to finish his inspection, the radio suddenly crackled with Dong Tai’s voice.

"Camp Commander, the City Lord is looking for you."

Ju Tianrui quickly responded, "Alright, I’m coming over now."

He quickly descended from the wall and headed straight to the central conference room.

"Director Li, this is Ju Tianrui from Oil City, please give instructions."

Meanwhile, Li Yu was sitting in the conference room in the villa area.

There were five military radios available at the Big Camphor Tree Base; besides the one in the duty room at the base and one at Oil City, the other three were used for external missions.

But without the need to go out for missions at present, Li Yu had moved one from the helicopter to the Inner City, so he no longer needed to go to the duty room each time.

"Old Ju, we have a strong wind here, how is it over there?" Li Yu asked, looking at the leaves blown around outside.

Ju Tianrui quickly replied, "Same here, the wind has picked up, but we’re managing."

"How’s the oil well maintenance going?" Li Yu asked as it was part of his daily inquiry.

Ju Tianrui had already gotten a report earlier, so he readily replied, "It should be done by noon, they’re finishing up now."

"That’s good, the weather might not be great in a few days, so reinforce defenses and have the guys on the walls be cautious. Have them take shelter in the duty room if necessary."

"Understood, thank you for your concern, Director Li."

Li Yu put down the military radio’s headset, picked up a jacket from a chair, and put it on.

He wore brown glasses and a hat, with two handguns strapped to his waist, then walked out.

Under the jacket, he had another layer of a bullet-proof vest.

Even within the Big Camphor Tree Base, Li Yu made it a habit to wear a bullet-proof vest when leaving the Inner City.

As he walked out, a gust of swirling wind kicked up more fallen leaves from the ground, lifting them to a height of seven or eight meters, before they scattered back down with a clatter.

The rustling leaves fell from the sky as Li Yu passed through them.

With more people in the Big Camphor Tree Base, he felt uneasy and decided to check on the First Outer City.

The First Outer City was small, only a few dozen acres, the smallest of all the administrative districts.

However, it was currently the main residential area for people from the outer district.

"Director Li."

"Director Li."

Along the way, hurriedly passing Song Min, Lao Xie, and others greeted Li Yu.

Li Yu nodded in acknowledgment to each of them.

Soon.

He arrived on the wall, overlooking the densely packed crowd in the First Bottle City.

"Rufeng, look at the person on the wall, isn’t that Director Li?" Ghost Head suddenly said to Zhang Rufen beside him while waiting in line for photo comparison.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Rufen immediately looked where Ghost Head was gazing.

"Ah, it should be."

Zhang Rufen’s face lit up with excitement and shouted loudly at Li Yu, "City Lord, greetings, City Lord."

Li Yu felt a bit awkward upon seeing Zhang Rufen raising both hands and yelling loudly from below, so he gave a slight wave as a response.

Seeing Li Yu respond to his shout, Zhang Rufen became even more excited.

"City Lord, you look so dashing!..."

"No loud shouting!" Yang Zhongshi, maintaining order nearby, said sternly.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Rufen’s expression turned dejected, he shrank his neck, then quietly returned to the queue, waiting in line.