"Brother, do you see any lights on in that house?"

A skinny little girl was clinging to her older brother's back as the two of them stealthily made their way toward the area where Lin Xue and the others were.

The brother and sister had been hiding from two wandering zombies when they happened to be standing on a relatively high spot.

The little girl, perched on her brother's back, spotted the only light in the distance.

On a night like this, that single light seemed exceptionally bright.

"It's been several years since the apocalypse, and the power system has long been paralyzed. Since there's light over there, it means there must be people there!"

The boy was slightly out of breath. Hearing his sister's words, he looked up and quickly analyzed the situation over there.

"Brother, since there are people over there, why don't we go take a look?"

The little girl blinked her big eyes. How long had it been since she had seen any survivors?

Since the apocalypse began, they hid at home for more than a month before going out with their brother to find food, and got separated from the uncles and elders who had survived before.

Later, the brother and sister went into hiding, trying to find the legendary refuge.

But even after traveling so far, they still haven't found any human survivor bases.

Let alone human survivor bases, I've hardly ever seen any survivors at all.

The last survivors I saw were several fierce-looking, burly men.

Before the siblings could even ask for help, the men, brandishing knives, rushed towards them greedily.

The brother and sister dared not linger and immediately fled far away.

Since then, the two have become wary of the other survivors.

In this zombie-infested world, it's very difficult to see a living person.

The two of them had fled all the way from the neighboring city to this place. The light emanating from the house in the distance was the residence of the second survivor they had discovered.

"Let's get closer and observe. If these people are the same as the ones we encountered last time, then we'd better not go any closer!"

The boy was frightened by what happened last time, so he was unwilling to easily trust others.

But deep down, they still yearn to communicate with people. After all, humans are social animals, and constantly wandering in solitude is not good for human mental health.

Early the next morning, Lin Xue and the others got up early and continued building the wall.

"Leave a spot for a large door near the opposite wall. I'll go somewhere else later to dismantle two large doors and install them!"

Lin Xue looked at the ever-growing wall and felt very satisfied.

However, none of them were bricklayers by trade, so the walls they built were always crooked.

Especially with that little girl Tian Mimi, as soon as she touches the gate, there's bound to be some problems with the wall on this side.

Finally, Lin Xue simply shooed her to the side of her own yard.

"Boss, the wall is almost finished. Why don't you go out and find out where the gate is, and we'll dismantle it together later!"

Tian Shanchuan glanced at the height of the wall and thought it was high enough.

Unless a large-scale zombie outbreak occurs, even if a hundred or eighty zombies appear together, it will be impossible to knock down the wall.

If the opportunity arises, we should find a few more large billboards and put them on the outside of the fence.

In that case, their base will become much safer.

After living in fear for so many years, Tian Shanchuan felt at ease for the first time.

When there were still quite a few survivors left, everyone considered uniting together.

But human nature is selfish. Those people each have their own ulterior motives. When it comes to actually working, they don't put in the effort, but when they want to escape, they wish they could kick others down.

Such a team disbanded very quickly.

His wife also died at the hands of zombies for this reason.

Later, Tian Shanchuan no longer dared to easily trust outsiders and devoted himself to raising his son and granddaughter.

Now things are much better; they've found a powerful backer, and they have hope for the future.

"Then you guys keep working here. If you encounter any zombies, just go back to the yard!"

"I'll go look around and see if there's a gate there. Then we'll get one and install it, and this whole road will be ours!"

Lin Xue was delighted just thinking about it; who would want to stay in the yard all day?

Isn't this just about giving yourself more room to move around?

We must strive today for a better tomorrow.

Giving herself a mental pep talk, Lin Xue picked up her large machete and headed out the door.

After easily dispatching a few zombies that were wandering towards them, Lin Xue quickly darted off to other streets she hadn't been to before.

Each time she left, she would try to lure the zombies away, and when she returned, she would hide and avoid encountering them.

Only in this way can their area be made safer.

This time, Lin Xue traveled a long way and looked for several suitable doors.

Not wanting to go through all that trouble, he simply put the two doors into his spatial storage.

They also collected some supplies along the way.

Finally, a large truck was found parked on the side of the road outside a farmers' market.

The truck's cab door was open, but there were no keys inside.

The carriage was also tightly sealed, so it was impossible to tell what was inside.

"System, get to work!"

Lin Xue called out, and soon 629's voice echoed in her mind.

"Host, are you asking what's inside this car?"

629 has been very quiet these past few days. He's bored because he can't go out and play in this world, so he's been sleeping in the system space.

He would only come out at night to keep an eye on the outside environment for Lin Xue, preventing zombies from attacking.

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