Bai Shuang didn't care what Uncle Mike's family did; that was their business. Anyway, if they didn't give a definite answer in a month, she would immediately re-hire a general manager.

Now, there are soldiers patrolling outside the base, and no one dares to oppose the military.

But that's not necessarily true further along the coastline.

Anyone who had the ability to walk to the seaside came here for a bite to eat, and most of them came from official bases.

The population here is growing, forming many small and large groups, and some people are even rebuilding their bases here.

But Bai Shuang knew it couldn't last long, because an earthquake was coming soon.

Especially near the coast, earthquakes can easily trigger tsunamis.

Grandpa Lu, on behalf of the National Meteorological Administration, sent someone to inform them of the situation and urge them to evacuate to a safe area in advance.

But the results were minimal, and some even spread rumors that the military base was saying this to get everyone to evacuate so they could monopolize the marine resources.

The military base sent people to urge them five times in a row, and almost everyone was notified, but only half of the people left.

The others remained hesitant, looking around, unwilling to leave.

August arrived quickly, and with only one month left until the earthquake, Uncle Zuo was finally going back.

I must say, these three men, father and sons, are really capable. After two months of salvage, they helped the two young masters of the Zuo family accumulate a lot of points and food, and also exchanged a lot of dried seafood to bring back to the Dragon City base.

Before leaving, he asked Bai Shuang to arrange for the two young masters to deliver goods for the pharmaceutical factory.

These two months have also changed Bai Shuang's opinion of them.

Uncle Mike still didn't plan to help at the pharmaceutical factory. Bai Shuang felt that they should have plenty of savings, so they didn't need to work for the time being.

Another reason is that they felt that Bai Shuang had achieved such success in such a short time at the base, and they could do it themselves, so they were unwilling to work for others.

Many people, whom we don't interact with often, we really don't understand.

Unlike Uncle Li, they hadn't spent every day together and were very familiar with each other.

Bai Shuang promoted Liu Changhong to general manager and recruited a new deputy general manager from the base.

The Kyoto base is full of talented people; it never lacks capable individuals, only job openings.

Being a boss means grasping the big picture, recognizing and utilizing talent effectively, and never confining yourself to one place or getting bogged down in trivial matters.

Before the disaster, from a personal perspective, the senior disciples were Bai Shuang's elders, but from a professional perspective, Bai Shuang was the boss and the superior, while they were her subordinates working for her.

When I used to deal with Uncle Mike and the others, they actually regarded Bai Shuang as a child who needed help, because Bai Shuang was only two years older than their junior brother.

But her intellect and abilities far surpass those of her peers.

Uncle Mike and the others knew that Bai Shuang was capable, but only in terms of her medical skills and martial arts. They were genuinely good to Bai Shuang, but they didn't know anything else about her.

Even Bai Shuang didn't fully understand their personalities.

Meanwhile, the base issued an ultimatum to the survivors on the coast.

Those who wish to leave can be transported to a safe area or an official base by large truck, or even given a first-aid kit containing enough seafood biscuits for one person to eat for a week, and softened water.

Resources are scarce in the post-apocalyptic world, and these supplies are the result of the hard work and sacrifice of the survivors in the base.

However, some people were still unwilling to leave, and some even attempted to rob the first aid kits in a group.

The military doesn't tolerate them anymore; in such situations, they'll shoot and kill them on the spot.

As a result, they dared not rob anymore, but some people were still unwilling to leave.

Some people are doing this, and others are watching. They're betting that when a real disaster strikes, the government won't ignore it, just like it has always been this way before.

They just don't believe that no one will care at that time, and maybe they can even get into the ellipsoid and turn misfortune into blessing.

Until the end of August, a week before the earthquake, when danger was imminent, the military withdrew its troops and closed the outer shell of the base.

At this point, the group that refused to leave panicked. They ran to the base gate, crying, shouting, and banging on things, trying to get the soldiers to take them away and even more so, trying to get into the elliptical structure.

Some people are like that; the more you try to persuade them, the more they do the opposite. But if you stop trying to persuade them, they become afraid.

However, once the outer shell of the base is closed, it's not so easy to open.

At that time, Bai Shuang, along with Bai Jiu and the snow leopard, went with Lu Yu to the monitoring room to observe the situation outside.

She wondered what all those people outside were doing.

She witnessed a woman shouting at the door, "If you don't open the door, I'll kill myself here."

After waiting for a while, seeing that the door was still not open, she rammed her head against the door. Whether she died or not is unknown; all that was seen was that she was lying on the ground with her eyes closed.

It's not that the base is cold-blooded, but rather that the safety of the survivors inside must be protected first, and principles must not be violated for the sake of a few who do not heed advice.

The snow leopard barked wildly at the computer screen. Seeing this, Bai Jiu said to Bai Shuang, "Why aren't they leaving yet? If they leave now, they might still make it in time."

"It's hard to reason with a damned devil."

With three days left until September, Bai Shuang had her employees harvest all the harvestable crops in the planting area and organize all the medicines and tools from the hospital and pharmaceutical factory.

She wasn't afraid the cylinder would break; she was worried someone would take the opportunity to steal it.

Uncle Li's plane has been repaired, but these big things can't just disappear into thin air, so they can't be taken away for the time being. The same goes for Bai Shuang's car.

Then give all employees a holiday.

Many employees were unwilling to go back and wanted to stay and continue working.

Because their home meals and living conditions are not as good as those at their workplace.

When they get home, they have to eat seafood that they're already tired of, and only at work meals do they get to eat rice and vegetables.

Lately, the base has been receiving a lot of seafood every day, and everyone has been able to eat their fill. However, after eating seafood for several months in a row, especially seafood with almost no seasoning other than salt, we've long been tired of it.

Some people feel nauseous at the smell of seafood.

Humans are naturally meant to eat grains as their staple food.

Now, one pound of grain can be exchanged for two pounds of dried seafood at the base.

I also stocked up on a lot of white frost now.

On one occasion, Bai Shuang conducted an experiment at the hospital, preparing three foods: rice, seafood, and green vegetables.

Each person can only choose two items.

As a result, everyone chose rice and vegetables, and no one touched the seafood.

Bai Shuang knew that even the best food would become tiresome if eaten every day, meal after meal, especially for many people who didn't have grains and vegetables to accompany them.

But after a while, it will still be a top-quality ingredient.

As the day of the earthquake drew closer, the base notified survivors not to go out unless necessary and to put away any unstable items in their homes.

Outside the base, something unusual happened: the sea level suddenly dropped, leaving a large amount of seafood on the beach, which the survivors all ran down to collect.