I don't know how much time has passed.

The sounds of gunfire became sparse.

Brigade Commander Luo Zhongli ordered: "Proceed into the city for cleanup as planned. It's getting dark, so we'll camp in the county town tonight."

The three regiments of the First Brigade, divided into three directions, entered the county town under the leadership of the Special Operations Company.

This once prosperous county town is now a scene of devastation, with the remains of zombies scattered everywhere on the streets and the air thick with the scent of death emanating from the ruins.

Some of the soldiers dispersed to search for and clear out the remaining zombies.

Another group of soldiers began collecting supplies.

Soldiers were busy moving about in warehouses, supermarkets, and shopping malls.

When boxes of unopened canned goods, bags of still-edible rice and flour, and barrels of oil were discovered, the soldiers' faces beamed with the joy of their harvest.

Fuxing City has no shortage of supplies, but these supplies need to be purchased with Fuxing Coins.

Even though it's cheap, it still costs money.

But the supplies here are different.

This is equivalent to getting something for free!

Although a large portion of the goods had to be handed over, each soldier was able to choose a sufficient number of items before handing them over.

In addition, one can obtain a total of work points based on the resources acquired, which are then distributed equally among all individuals.

This is even more exciting!

As the city of Fuxing becomes increasingly stable and prosperous, work points, which can be exchanged for everything, are becoming more and more valued.

Why are the soldiers of the Revival Army getting higher and higher in status and becoming more and more admired?

A key factor is completing missions, killing zombies, or capturing cities to obtain supplies, which can earn you a lot of work points!

Soldiers from the First Regiment of the First Brigade of the Fuxing Army, responsible for the area south of the county town, were chatting and laughing as they carried supplies.

The squad leader, Zhang Yao, was leaning against the wall smoking. His bio-armor was covered in the sticky blood of zombies.

Beside him stood a long-handled sword.

The handle, which is over a meter long, was made from the bone of some unknown evolved beast.

The blade, which is over a meter long, is the claw blade of some kind of level-two evolved beast.

This long-handled battle sword, made from the materials of the evolved beast, cost Zhang Yao a full 8,000 work points.

It's almost equivalent to two bottles of nutrient solution!

This was only because he was the group leader and received a 30% discount.

It's ridiculously expensive!

However, Zhang Yao didn't care at all; on the contrary, he felt somewhat fortunate.

Because there aren't many of these biological battle blades in Fuxing City, far fewer than the enhancement fluid!

First come, first served; the first to get it, the happier you are.

As one of the earliest cadres of the Restoration Army, he had accumulated a considerable number of work points and had already consumed his second bottle of enhancement fluid, thus becoming a Level 1 Evolver.

Even as an officer, Zhang Yao, having become a Level 1 Evolver, would not need to go to the Special Forces Battalion; instead, he would continue to lead his own troops.

But he just can't stay still; he always likes to be at the forefront.

This bio-weapon allows him to unleash his full combat potential.

He enjoyed the thrill of mowing down zombies with this incredibly sharp bio-weapon.

Even a T2 type zombie couldn't withstand more than a few slashes.

Coupled with the bio-armor given to high-ranking officers, Zhang Yao fully experienced the feeling of an ancient general who could take on a hundred enemies single-handedly.

Besides killing zombies, Zhang Yao also has a hobby of smoking cigarettes.

You could say he was always smoking.

Before the apocalypse, he could only afford to smoke the cheapest cigarettes.

But now, in the large, single-level apartment he was allocated, there is a room of over 100 square meters that is filled with all kinds of cigarettes.

Those were gifts from himself or his subordinates.

Just after taking a few puffs, another subordinate approached Zhang Yao with a big smile, carrying two large plastic bags.

"Commander! I found these foreign goods in the mall, why don't you try them!"

Zhang Yao took the two large plastic bags and rummaged through them.

Finally, he picked out a dozen or so packs of cigarettes and calmly said, "You kid, you're a company commander now. I heard you're quite brave when killing zombies. How come you're still so good at flattering people?"

The company commander was also covered in zombie blood, clearly someone who enjoyed close combat with zombies.

But then he chuckled and said, "Commander, I'm not trying to flatter you. Everyone knows our First Regiment Commander is incredibly brave, practically a Guan Yu from ancient times! It's my honor to find you something you like!"

Zhang Yao kicked him in the leg and laughed, "Damn it, are you trying to flatter me to death? If my strength is Guan Yu, then what are all the experts in the Restoration Army supposed to be called?"

At this moment.

A soldier ran up to report: "Commander, several survivors have come looking for us, saying they want to join us. They say their total number exceeds 300!"

Zhang Yao's eyes lit up. He took a deep drag on his cigarette and said, "Bring them over here. I want to ask them what's going on!"

A short while later, several ragged men with shrewd eyes were brought before Zhang Yao.

They cautiously surveyed their surroundings, walking with utmost care, as if afraid of disturbing the tranquility of the area, or perhaps afraid that their actions might anger these heavily armed soldiers.

When their eyes fell on the guns in the soldiers' hands, their envy was almost overflowing and could not be concealed.

Zhang Yao sized them up, exhaled a smoke ring, and asked, "I heard you have over 300 people in total? Where are you?"

One of the men, who seemed to be the leader, quickly replied, "Yes, sir, our camp is in a valley a few miles away."

After saying that, he cautiously asked, "Sir, I wonder if you are the same officers and soldiers from before?"

Zhang Yao chuckled and said, "You could say that. I'm curious, weren't you hiding well? And now there are plants and mutated insects everywhere in the wild, so you won't starve. Why did you decide to come and seek refuge with us?"

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