"...As of today, we have taken in a total of 34,419 people, including 317 over 60 and 746 under 12. These two groups of people are almost unable to work. There are also 1,620 between 50 and 60 years old, and 12 to 16 years old... These two groups of people are physically weak and have very limited working ability..."

April 4th. Due to the population surge this month, the review period has been extended from the 1st of each month to between the 1st and 3rd. Through the review, management has deepened their understanding of the new employees and improved their information. So a meeting was held today, and the first session was to give a detailed report on the situation of the new employees.

In terms of age, among this group of people, there are nearly 2,000 minors; people aged 18 to 40 who are in their prime and have no illness or disability account for about one-sixth. In other words, when this group of people recover, the base will have an additional 5,000 to 6,000 workers. These two pieces of news are very good.

In terms of cultural level, people over 35 years old basically had a high school education before the end of the world, and those under 25 years old were basically either illiterate or semi-illiterate, so the issue of education cannot be ignored.

In terms of their place of origin, these people really come from all corners of the world and speak a variety of dialects. Many of them even have their language abilities degraded or lost due to lack of communication due to hiding in places like caves for many years.

Most people have varying degrees of physical illness, and quite a few have psychological problems...

Data and problems were reported one by one.

Lin Man listened while taking notes in a small notebook. He also held a jade token in his left hand and turned it slowly, and then listened to everyone discuss how to manage these people.

As she listened, she yawned and turned to look out the window. Some faint sunlight shone in through the window.

Ah, it's April, and the sun has finally come out again. The weather has started to warm up since the last snow fell two days ago. From her angle, she can see many people busy in the open space, moving the solar panels that have been covered in dust for more than four months out of the warehouse, lining them up on the ground, adjusting the angle to receive sunlight.

Alas, finally she has electricity again. She’s almost used up all the oil she earned!

Dayanshan had spent the entire month of March busy. She didn't know if it was Lin Man's illusion, but she felt that this winter was not as cold as in the past. She also didn't know if it was because she was too busy and was moving around every day, so she didn't feel the cold anymore.

When she passed by those reservoirs today, she saw that the water inside had begun to thaw. Of course, there was only one bottom there to begin with.

“…”

The discussion suddenly stopped. Lin Man came back to his senses and saw that everyone was looking at him: "What's wrong?"

"We've talked about families who are asking to live together as a family."

"Let's see how the review scores turn out. Those with high scores can be accommodated appropriately. However, since none of them have started working yet, we definitely can't allocate housing to them. So, we can just allocate some large houses specifically for these families to live in. What do you think?"

Everyone agreed and discussed a few more important issues. Then, like Lin Man, everyone became a little absent-minded, thinking about the second meeting.

That was to discuss the base plan for several years. They were more concerned about the development in the new year, especially farming.

After a break of more than ten minutes, the management committee, which has now expanded from 52 people to 120 people, started its second meeting. The groups responsible for managing food, clothing, water, and housing took the stage to talk about the current situation and plans, and then it was the turn of farming.

This is the top priority, and Lin Man also cheered up. The arable land area in Dayan Mountain is already very large, but it is still not enough to feed more than 30,000 or nearly 40,000 people. Opening up new land has become a very necessary thing, and then there is the very important work of seedling cultivation.

The land has not thawed yet, but according to experience, it will be thawed and can be turned over in ten days or half a month. It will be too late to grow seedlings by then.

At the meeting, sweet potato group, corn group, potato group, soybean group, vegetable group, and fruit group were formed. From today on, those who need to get seeds should go to get seeds, those who need to grow seedlings should go to grow seedlings, and those who need to get fertilizers should go to get fertilizers. The work should be arranged. As for those who are short of manpower, didn’t I say before that there are many labor forces among the newcomers? Go and recruit people yourself.

"How is the fertilizer preparation going?" Lin Man asked the fertilizer production team.

"We have been producing fertilizer for the past few months, and now the fertilizer has filled two large warehouses, which is definitely enough."

"Where are the farm tools?"

The person in charge of preparing the farm tools was Qi Youfu. He beamed, "We originally didn't have the conditions to make steel, so why were we so anxious? Now those metal-controlling psychics have arrived, and they can easily shape the steel into the required shapes. We're still short of farm tools, but not much. The seed drills and tractors we brought back have been repaired and are ready to go into production at any time."

He smiled and said, "It's just those few superpowered people. They've been exhausted lately. I think we should give them some supplements."

He came from the Reunion Base and had a strong background. He was not intimidated in front of those people with special abilities. If he had not been the person in charge, he might not have been able to suppress those people with special abilities who valued their energy so much and made them work every day.

Lin Man also smiled and said, "They have indeed worked hard. Let's give them a small rooster. Not only them, but the people in the treatment team have also worked hard this month. Let's give them one too. I don't want their points. I will use my points to exchange for them."

Even though roosters were available for supply starting this month, not everyone could get one because they were limited. As soon as Lin Man opened her mouth, she said that two roosters were reserved, and she was giving them away for free, which made others feel a pang of pain.

The few psychics present were delighted. Lin Man's attitude was clearly biased towards them. After all, psychics and ordinary people were different. The non-psychics' expressions were a little grim, but there was nothing to say. In some cases, psychics were indeed much better.

For example, if it weren't for those metal-related psychics, no matter how much steel they got, without the necessary conditions they could only cut and weld it at best. However, those psychics were able to achieve the same skills as steelmaking and ironworking.

For example, without those few healing psychics, who knows how many of the more than 30,000 people would have fallen this month. It is said that those psychics were leading a few doctors to treat people day and night, and they easily used up their energy. The feeling of running out of energy is said to be very uncomfortable. Every day, those people are seen with wobbling feet and their faces as pale as if all the blood had been sucked out.

It is indeed not easy.

Lin Man took in everyone's expressions and sighed secretly. Ever since this group of people with special abilities came, she had been a little worried about conflicts between people with special abilities and those without. She had always been very careful about this, but no matter how careful she was, she couldn't control other people's psychology. All she could do was try to treat everyone equally.

She turned to Zhuang Xuzhi, the chairman of the management committee, and said, "Everyone in the management committee has worked hard this month. I'll have someone prepare some delicious food and two roosters tonight so we can have a meal together."

Zhuang Xu was taken aback, his old face full of smiles: "No, no, the conditions are tight now, there is no need to waste those."

Lin Man refused. After this month's consumption, the granary was indeed running low, but there was still enough to feed more than a hundred people. She felt that this kind of activity was necessary to enhance everyone's feelings. The development of the base was completely inseparable from the joint efforts of these people.

After this, the third meeting was about establishing the base...

In the evening, Lin Man really asked people to prepare several tables. All kinds of food were served, even the last few pickled radishes of the most popular food were on the table. Everyone was very satisfied with the meal. Of course, what made people most satisfied were the pots of chicken soup.

Nowadays, due to restrictions on seasonings, cooking methods are still very limited. Forget about braising or frying. Two chickens can only make chicken soup, and the soup is very large. Each person can only get a small piece and a bowl of light chicken soup. But this is still a great enjoyment for people who have not eaten meat for a long time.

However, the reactions of those with special abilities who ate the chicken were somewhat different.

Six metal-type espers and four healing-type espers gathered together silently to eat two chickens. Their families, along with them, began to look solemn as they ate. They looked at each other, and the oldest one said, "As expected."

"What's the real deal?" His little granddaughter asked her grandfather foolishly while gnawing on the tip of a wing. The grandfather patted her and put another piece of meat in her bowl. "Be good, go out and play. Grandpa and uncles want to discuss something."

The little granddaughter nodded obediently and left. The others also sent their families away. Ten people gathered around a table. The old man pointed at the chicken and said, "It wasn't particularly obvious when I was eating vegetarian food before, but it's obvious today after eating this chicken. I feel like eating this chicken has accelerated my energy recovery. What do you think?"

He was a healing psychic, and just that afternoon he had cured a man with nearly blinded eyes due to eye inflammation, a man with severe gastric erosion who was in excruciating pain, and a man with a high fever due to acclimatization. His psychic abilities had been severely weakened to begin with, and he was exhausted after treating these three people. He had been feeling dizzy the entire time, but after eating the chicken, he soon felt relieved.

"Old Ma, you're being too conservative. It's not that energy recovery is accelerated, but that this chicken actually contains energy!" Another man of similar age but looking much younger chuckled. "Actually, I knew something was wrong the moment I took my first bite, but I wasn't sure. I've been eating here for almost a month, trying every type of food, and with this chicken tonight, I'm completely convinced that the food here does contain energy!"

These two people are the oldest and most experienced among the ten people. The others respect them very much. After the two of them spoke, the others also expressed their feelings. They all agreed that the food here contains energy.

The cheerful old man stroked his chin, a sly look in his aged eyes. "Not only do I feel like eating the food here helps me recover faster, but after a month of eating it, I also feel like my health has improved, and my abilities have become stronger."

The others were shocked and looked at him. The old man was also surprised: "Why, you didn't feel anything?"

Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads, but Old Ma, who spoke first, thought for a moment and said, "Now that you put it that way, it seems like that's the feeling."