Huaxi Valley Base No. 2

Behind the base, a vast open space of nearly 10,000 square meters was now brightly lit, as dazzling as daytime.

Nearly 7,000 people sat around 500 tables, each table piled high with snacks, drinks, cigarettes, and alcohol—a feast even more astonishing than before the apocalypse.

Compared to other forces in the Donghu base, the Huaxi Valley base undoubtedly has far more abundant resources.

However, for the few thousand new recruits, this was the first time they had received such treatment since the apocalypse, and they were all stunned.

Their eyes widened as they stared at the snacks on the table, their Adam's apples bobbing up and down as they frantically swallowed.

Some underage children looked on with longing in their eyes and even tried to reach out to take it, but were quickly stopped by the adults next to them.

"The leader hasn't given his address yet! Don't touch it!"

"Look! The leader and the others have arrived!"

At the same time, with more and more people reminding them, nearly 7,000 people all looked towards the center of the square.

There, Jiang Wu led Bai Feiming and the other three to the temporary platform erected in the center of the square.

At this moment, whether it was the lucky newcomers, the 2,000 brave and fearless warriors, the 500 disciplined and responsible members of the disciplinary team, or the base's high-ranking officials such as Li Zecheng, they all stood up abruptly, looking solemnly at the high platform in the center, their eyes filled with respect and admiration.

Jiang Wu held a megaphone, looked around, and saw that thousands of people were staring intently at him.

Their eyes were full of respect!

Jiang Wu couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

Before the apocalypse, I wouldn't have dared to dream of such a scene!

Taking a deep breath, Jiang Wu shouted, "It's been seven months since the apocalypse began, and the Huaxi Valley base has expanded from the initial four people to over ten thousand. This is what we achieved last year! In the new year, I hope everyone will work together to conquer more cities and save more survivors! Tonight, everyone, eat and drink well! Starting tomorrow, let's continue the fight!"

Jiang Wu's words were broadcast throughout the entire square via various speakers.

The words were simple, but coming from Jiang Wu, they carried extraordinary weight.

Soon, the entire square erupted in thunderous cheers.

Cheers rose and fell, echoing in the night sky for a long time.

Excitement and anticipation filled the faces of the people, as if Jiang Wu's words had infused them with boundless energy.

After the cheers subsided, everyone took their seats and eagerly began to enjoy the dessert that preceded the sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner.

The snack packaging was torn open with a crisp sound; the bottle cap of the beverage was unscrewed, releasing wisps of cool air; the aroma of smoke and alcohol filled the air, adding a unique atmosphere.

After Jiang Wu led Bai Feiming and the other three women off the stage, a series of wonderful performances began on the temporary stage.

Songs, dances, piano performances, and performances of various musical instruments were performed in abundance.

Before long, the main course arrived.

Various kinds of cured meat, dried mushrooms, tofu, and various kinds of evolved beast meat...

There were even a small amount of fresh leafy green vegetables!

Those vegetables were specially transported from Huaxi Valley Villa!

Such a lavish meal left all the newcomers to the base speechless.

Seven months after the apocalypse, it is the Lunar New Year.

Jiang Wu has more than 10,000 subordinates, including 2,000 fully armed field soldiers and more than 80 evolved individuals.

There are also countless supplies.

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Time flies, and winter has passed in the blink of an eye.

March 3rd.

The total population of Donghu Base has reached nearly 80,000.

Countless people excitedly began cultivating the land inside and outside the Donghu base.

Their tools may have been rudimentary, and the work may have been arduous, but everyone's eyes were filled with hope and anticipation.

It's been so long, they've even forgotten what vegetables taste like!

Now I finally have the chance to taste vegetables again!

A day earlier, the Huaxi Valley base released an announcement on how to make the land available for planting again.

The solution involves combining the bodily fluids of zombies with human excrement to ferment the mixture, and then using the fermented liquid to irrigate the land.

The Huaxi Valley base had already prepared a large amount of liquid for irrigation.

And it can be provided free of charge to people in the shack area within the base.

This news made the people in the shantytown completely regard Chief Jiang of the Huaxi Valley base as a living bodhisattva!

Moreover, with the Huaxi Valley base and the military taking the lead, everyone worked together to reclaim wasteland, and the proceeds were ultimately distributed uniformly.

It also provided security for all the people in the shantytowns.

You don't have to worry about others taking away the fruits of your hard work.

On March 10th, the Virus Research Institute at Huaxi Valley Base successfully developed a dye using the liquid inside the body of a certain giant beast.

This unique dye gave the Flower Valley base the ability to create currency that could not be imitated by other forces.

Huaxi Valley Base began issuing a type of grain coupon, with denominations of one liang, five liang, one jin, ten jin, 50 jin, and 100 jin.

These grain coupons were directly recognized by the military and the Liu family, who offered large amounts of grain to exchange for them from the Huaxi Valley base.

With these two major forces taking the lead, other smaller forces followed suit, exchanging their grain for these grain coupons.

The commoners in the shantytowns, who had benefited greatly from the Huaxi Valley base, rushed to the exchange point with almost all of their stored rice to exchange for it.

In just two days, the Huaxi Valley base obtained 800 tons of grain and issued grain coupons worth 800 tons of grain.

From then on, at the Donghu base and in the new market, people no longer had to carry grain to trade.

Instead, you can simply use grain coupons.

On March 15th, the Huaxi Valley base began acquiring crystal cores from the brains of zombies.

Furthermore, prices were set for crystal nuclei of different colors.

One white crystal core, also known as a level one crystal core, can be exchanged for 20 jin of grain.

One gray crystal core, also known as a level 2 crystal core, can be exchanged for 200 jin of grain.

Most importantly, trading these kinds of supplies can earn you personal honor points at the Flower Valley base.

These personal honor points can be exchanged for weapons and equipment at the Flower Valley Base.

In just a few days, Jiang Wu obtained enough energy cores to exchange for 50,000 "lying flat" points.

Jiang Wu, on the other hand, contributed only a negligible amount of food.

From that day on, a brand new profession appeared in Donghu Base: zombie hunter.

They often team up in groups of ten or more to hunt zombies, sell the zombie corpses to civilians, and use the corpses to make corpse fluid.

The crystal cores that may appear in the zombies' brains can be exchanged for food at the Flower Valley Base, and you can also earn personal honor points.