There is strength in numbers. Many simple houses were quickly built on the side of the square near the small building. They were really simple, just like dormitories.

Now that the building project is completed, everyone will naturally be able to relax a little. There will be less work to do, and they won't have to get injured and need treatment so often.

Liang Yurou had just breathed a sigh of relief when Tao Rui assigned her a new task: to follow the trucks every day to collect supplies. Didn't she have space? So, she could bring back more supplies for everyone.

Tao Rui said this in front of everyone. Liang Yurou, facing the eager gazes of hundreds of people, couldn't bring herself to say "no." If she didn't go, wouldn't her image be ruined? Why was Tao Rui so annoying?!

So no matter how reluctant Liang Yurou was, she was still woken up early every day and set off with the car before she woke up. Other people had to fight zombies on the road. Although they protected her, she was still afraid. Every day on the road, her sleepiness was scared away.

She at least comforted herself that collecting supplies was a lucrative job. She had been in charge of collecting supplies in the supermarket team before and had hidden away quite a few.

But unexpectedly, Xia Lin followed her every day and was responsible for counting the goods. She would not let her put them away until she had counted and recorded the data. If she didn't have time to count, Xia Lin would simply take photos and videos as records, leaving her no room for any loopholes.

Liang Yurou had feigned indignation and protested in front of everyone, questioning Xia Lin, "You don't trust me? After all, we're all from the same base and we've known each other before, yet you're so wary of me at every turn! This is a sheer insult to me!"

Xia Lin said coldly, "Isn't it right to be on guard against you? I remember you were in that squad before. You and the captain ate alone every day. Every time we went out to collect supplies, you told us we didn't find much, and then fed us compressed biscuits and expired bread. Even my son and I only got one compressed biscuit.

Because we were weak at the time, you all thought we were a burden. At that time... you also hinted to the captain to abandon us, right? If you were me, wouldn't you be on guard?"

Liang Yurou noticed that everyone's eyes had changed when they looked at her, and she immediately regretted questioning them in public. However, it was too late to regret now. She could only deny it and showed a hurt expression, "What did I do to make you imagine so much? I've lost a lot of weight compared to a few months ago. How could you think I hid food in my space? Do you know how miserable I've been these past few months? I thought coming here and meeting my friends was the luckiest thing that could have happened to me, but it turned out that you all misunderstood me so deeply.

Charlene, if you don't trust me, then I won't go out with you, so as to avoid making things difficult for everyone."

Xia Lin didn't take this kind of threat seriously at all. Tao Rui also had his own space. He could get back whatever he wanted in minutes. He just didn't want to be exposed, so he let Liang Yurou follow the car.

If Liang Yurou doesn't want to do it anymore, then let everyone participate in collecting supplies. After all, the things are for everyone to use. It's good to do it yourself and have enough food and clothing, and it's also good to develop a good habit.

Xia Lin agreed without a second thought and announced, "Liang Yurou will no longer be accompanying the car from tomorrow on. Anyone who wants something should come to me to register, and I will help them get it if they see someone going out. Anyone who wants to go out to collect supplies should register with Ji Yingying. Anyone who wants to join the army to explore and patrol the surrounding area should register with Lei Lao."

There are so many of us, and we must work hard to live a better life."

Many people responded. It was impossible to get something for nothing or for something to fall from the sky. They had gradually become accustomed to the rules of this base and had no resistance at all.

Only a few people were very dissatisfied. Someone hiding in the crowd shouted, "Xia Lin, you're really holding a grudge! Maybe this is all a misunderstanding!"

Xia Lin had already reached the third level of Qi training. No matter how well an ordinary person hid, they couldn't escape her sight. She stared at the man accurately and said coldly, "If I held a grudge, Liang Yurou wouldn't be staying at the base today. She would be thrown out to fend for herself. I don't care what you think. The base has requisitioned her space and paid her. It's like putting something in a truck. I count the goods in advance and count them again when I unload. There's no problem with that."

If you can’t accept it, you can leave at any time.”

The people around the man took a few steps back, putting some distance between them and him. He stood there embarrassed and scared, and said quickly, "I, I'm sorry for being rude."

Charlene looked away and didn't care.

She looked at Liang Yurou and said in a businesslike manner, "If you refuse to collect supplies, then you can choose to work from nine to five and treat everyone's illnesses and injuries. The salary will be the same as before. You will practice your superpowers every day. As your superpowers improve, your healing effects will be better, and I will give you a raise. If you also refuse to treat illnesses and injuries, you will choose a job of your own. Otherwise, the base will not provide you with food, and you will only be able to eat the food in your space."

“…”

Xia Lin was so impressed by what she said that Liang Yuruo felt like a trapped beast, unable to break free.

Everyone was still looking at her, especially Qin Yu and the others. She could only say, "I don't have any food in my space. It's been gone for a long time. I'm willing to treat everyone, not for the reward from the base, but because I like to help everyone."

Xia Lin nodded. "Everyone will appreciate your kindness, but the base has its own rules. We don't keep idle people, nor do we let people work for free. You must pay them. If you don't want it, you can donate it to those in need."

Liang Yurou's vision darkened. Damn, that woman's words! If she didn't donate, wouldn't she be scolded again? What was wrong with these people? How could they become so smooth-talking after just a few months? Wasn't she the one who always stirred up trouble in front of everyone? She was the one who made everyone resentful of them, so why was it the other way around now?

Although they didn't make everyone dissatisfied with her, they put her on a pedestal and she was in a difficult position!

But Charlene refused to let her go. She took out a list and said, "Please take out the supplies you collected today. Everyone, please stand aside. We have beds and other household items for you."

Everyone had slept on the floor for several days, and when they heard this, they immediately exclaimed excitedly, "Wow," and quickly backed away.

Liang Yurou glanced at the list and reluctantly took all the things to the square, leaving nothing behind.

Everyone's mood soared when they saw the piles of wooden beds, furniture, thick, high-end mattresses, and high-end bedding. Many people had never used such fine things even before the apocalypse. They never expected that they would go out of their way to pick out the best supplies.

Wei Qiang, who was traveling with us, said, "These were all chosen by Sister Xia Lin. They are absolutely comfortable."

There was a cry of thanks in the square.

Xia Lin represents the base. In fact, everyone met by chance and has only been together for a short period of time, but the base's feelings for them are really sincere, and everyone's sense of belonging to the base has deepened.

The things were all the same, so there was no need to fight over them. Everyone lined up consciously and started moving furniture into their dormitories.

The dorm room was two people, furnished with two beds, a table, and two chairs. Clothes were stored in a suitcase under the bed. It was simple and tidy, and after adding the designer bedding and curtains, it instantly felt much more comfortable.

Many people lamented, "Why did Liang Yurou refuse to come with the car? It would be so convenient for her to have spatial abilities. She could move beds and cabinets like these. How many cars would it take for us to move them? Sigh."

Such sighs can be heard in many dormitories, and they contain many meanings.

They regretted that without space, they would have to work much harder; they regretted that collecting supplies would become very troublesome; they regretted that collecting supplies with so many people and vehicles would make it easy for zombies to bite them; they regretted that Liang Yurou was too sensitive about counting the goods; they regretted that Liang Yurou had offended several key figures in the fishery before...

All of this adds up to the fact that Liang Yurou isn't as selfless as she appears. Otherwise, why would she refuse to follow the truck? Why would she care about something as trivial as counting the goods? It's just business as usual. How can something that benefits everyone be considered insulting?

The workers, who were once office slaves before the apocalypse, couldn't understand Liang Yurou's anger. After all, they preferred everyone to follow the rules at work, so that they could get things done more conveniently. They'd be eager for someone to count the goods, wouldn't it be better to be their own space transporter? Wanting to stay at the base, wasn't it because they were afraid of being misunderstood as hiding something? Wouldn't they still refuse even if someone proved their innocence?

No matter where Liang Yurou went, she could feel people's eyes on her and hear some gossip from time to time.

It’s not that others scolded her or blamed her, it’s just that… they all said they didn’t understand her behavior.

This was incredibly upsetting. She'd clearly given so much more than before, yet instead of being praised, people were increasingly seeing her as wrong. She didn't seem to have her image crumble, but in reality, it was already in jeopardy. People no longer considered her a philanthropist. After all, treating patients was her job. She was now a doctor employed by the base, and everyone owed it to the base.

Liang Yurou felt so uncomfortable that she tried to stay away from the crowd and plan her future. As a result, she accidentally ran into Fan Qi.

Fan Qi is teaching the little boy who has activated his superpowers how to launch an attack. Because the boy named Xiaoya also has gold-type superpowers, Fan Qi took the initiative to teach him a lot. Now the two of them have a bit of a master-disciple feeling.

Liang Yurou never had the chance to be alone with Fan Qi, so of course she would approach him with a smile and chat with him about how long they hadn't seen each other. And Fan Qi, as always, ignored her.

Qin Yu and Wei Qiang were going to the small building to meet Tao Rui. Seeing them from afar, Wei Qiang said, "Brother Yu, it seems that Liang Yurou and Fan Qi have known each other for a long time, and Fan Qi also hates her. What do you think she did? Why does it seem like everyone who knew her before doesn't hate her?"

Qin Yu looked at Liang Yurou in front of Fan Qi, deep in thought. "Perhaps, her eagerness to cling to the powerful has offended them. Perhaps she's intended to hurt them, betrayed the team. Think about it, in the time we've known her, has she ever mentioned her former teammates once?"

Wei Qiang rubbed the back of his head and glanced at Liang Yurou. "That's true. She never mentioned it. Seeing her surprised and touched when she met Rui Ge, Ji Yingying, and Fan Qi, she must have feelings for them, right? But she never mentioned it and never felt sad. It's like she's never lost anyone she cares about."

"Yes, that's right. She's never lost anyone she cares about, because she doesn't have anyone she cares about." Qin Yu also felt that he could see Liang Yurou's true nature more clearly. Sometimes, when the distance is widened, it is easier to see clearly from the perspective of an outsider. Moreover, Liang Yurou has always been in a difficult situation, so she is inevitably a little impatient, which allows him to see many dark aspects hidden beneath her kindness.

Wei Qiang took a deep breath, then suddenly patted his chest with a look of relief, "It's a good thing we didn't take her in, otherwise we would have been among the ones who got cheated in the future. It would definitely not be good to be her teammate."

Qin Yu smiled and said, "We are all just trying to make a living in the base. How can there be so many teammates? She and I are at most residents of the same community. In fact, we should be grateful to her. If she didn't have the space, it would be difficult for us to live in such a nice bed."

Wei Qiang shrugged. "That's probably thanks to Brother Rui and Sister Xia Lin. If they hadn't asked, I don't believe Liang Yurou would be willing to leave the base and help everyone find supplies. I really don't understand. If she doesn't want to, then she doesn't want to. Why does she have to pretend to be so kind and selfless, and then care about everything in private? Isn't it tiring for her? What's the point of this?"

"Maybe she wanted to live a life like a saint, but unfortunately she didn't get what she wanted." Qin Yu thought about how he had been deceived many times before. He felt that Liang Yurou's space and healing ability helped everyone a lot, and he should be grateful to her. But now he sees clearly that active kindness and passive kindness are very different. He really can't like such people. Fortunately, they didn't form a team by chance. He will stay away from them in the future.

The two of them entered the small building and consciously put aside the topic of Liang Yurou. Tao Rui was studying some medical records brought back from the hospital, learning about the process of other chief physicians treating patients. He mainly studied the transmission of viruses. There were also many professional books on related knowledge on the table.

He saw the two people who had lost their memory and sat down. He asked with a smile, "Are you used to the fishing grounds? Do you plan to leave or stay?"

Wei Qiang looked at Qin Yu, who said carefully, "At the moment, although this place isn't a real base yet, it's starting to take shape. The rules are simple and clear, the managers are strong and manageable, and everyone gets along well. We'd like to stay and develop with the base. Brother Rui, do you have any future plans?"

Tao Rui leaned back in his chair, crossed his fingers on his abdomen, and nodded with a smile.

"I plan to train the troops. In times of crisis, only when everyone is mobilized can we maximize the chances of saving lives, rather than relying on a small number of strong individuals. This base is still small, so there's not a lot to do. Training will not only give everyone something to do, but also help them build up their physical strength and strengthen the cohesion of our base. Whether they stay or leave, they should at least have some ability to protect themselves."

Qin Yu was a little surprised. In his opinion, Tao Rui had been reluctant to accept outsiders before. Later, for some unknown reason, he began to seriously build the base. He thought the base was just a place where ordinary people could do their daily work, and those who could fight could go out to complete missions and find supplies, and then develop in this way.

He had never thought that everyone in the base would have to be able to protect themselves. Is that really possible? Those people are too mixed.

Tao Rui saw his doubts and said, "In the apocalypse, nothing is absolutely reliable, except for yourself. If you rely too much on the base, what if zombies attack the city one day and the base is destroyed? Wouldn't they be finished? We can't let that happen. Those who want to stay with me must train hard and kill zombies. I will ask those who are unwilling to train to leave."

Of course, we still need to collect more supplies, improve the quality of life here, recruit more people with special abilities and good skills, and enhance the overall strength of our base."

Tao Rui poured tea for Qin Yu and Wei Qiang and said, "I've been observing you for a while. You're a team of eight, and you're all very good people. You have leadership skills, too. I hope you can help me manage the psychics at the base. Are you willing?"

Qin Yu was stunned again. Tao Rui always managed to surprise him. He was an outsider, and Tao Rui actually trusted him so much?

Trust always touches people's hearts.

Qin Yu immediately said very seriously: "I like the fishery base very much and I am very interested in this job. I will think about it carefully and give you an answer tomorrow."

"good."

After they left, Tao Rui entered the spiritual realm, researching how to combine Western medicine with alchemy and other medicine techniques. He also explored what could be used to combat the zombie virus.

To cure a disease, one must treat the root cause. The biggest disease in this world is zombies. If the zombies can be eliminated, then society will return to peace, and all the people he cares about will be able to live peacefully.

As for the construction and management of the base, he has written a small notebook and handed it to Ji Yingying and others. They can develop it and he will only control the general direction.

Now the fishery base is basically managed by Lei Xiao, who explores and patrols the surrounding area every day to ensure the safety of the base and look for usable places and things; Ji Yingying counts the people who go out every day and the status of the tasks; Xia Lin manages the daily life; and Wang Wei manages the canteen.

The others all help these managers, supervising everyone to do their daily work, recording their work points, etc.

The entire base is running very orderly, and everyone feels at ease. It would be even better if more powerful people could be recruited in the future.

Tao Rui's statement that everyone should be a soldier was not just a casual remark. He wrote down a book of the most basic exercises and asked Ji Yingying to lead everyone in practicing in the square every day starting from early morning to teach them and answer their questions.

After lunch, Lei Xiao gave them basic military training. He would not let them get tired and achy, but they had to exercise to lay a solid foundation before learning military boxing, attack and defense techniques, and various weapons.

Everyone was completely confused and talked about it privately.

"What's going on at this base? What's Mr. Tao thinking about? Cultivating? Filming a TV show?"

"Military training at least has some basis, but what the hell is cultivation? This thing about drawing qi into the body and sensing spiritual energy, I'm completely confused, okay?"

"But Mr. Tao, there's no need to play tricks on us. Didn't you hear Ji Yingying say that they all practice this way? Besides, Ji Yingying is a level three psychic, so she doesn't have that much time to sit there and waste time with us every day, right? It must be useful."

"We already have the zombies, so what's wrong with practicing? Anyway, I just sit there with my legs crossed, occasionally listening to Ji Yingying's lectures, and most of the time I close my eyes and bask in the sun in the square, just thinking of it as meditation."

"What's the point of meditating? I just want to sleep in. Military training is my nightmare! Who would have thought that after going to school and getting on the job, I'd have to endure it again in the base during the apocalypse? Oh my god!"

Some people actually gathered a dozen people to protest in front of the small building, insisting that matters like cultivation and military training should be personal choices.

Among them was Liang Yurou, who was extremely disgusted with these things and had often instigated them. She still had that gentle and gentle look, but her words were not pleasant at all.

"Ji Yingying, you used to complain about all the work you had in the entertainment industry, thinking that your agent shouldn't take certain jobs and even arguing with them about it. Why are you forcing us now? People should be free, right? Forcing someone who doesn't want to learn is so inhumane. Some people just don't like sports and fighting, but it's simply debilitating. I've had more people come to me lately to treat their injuries."

Ji Yingying glanced at them with a formal smile on her face, "Don't you all want to train?"

Everyone nodded.

She added, "Well, you can choose to leave. I don't think it's forced. After all, we didn't sign a contract, and the base didn't ask you to stay. The base only asks those who are willing to stay to obey the arrangements and train well. So the choice is still yours."

Everyone's expression froze and they became uneasy. Tao Rui had really driven away a man before, just because that man cursed Ji Yingying. Later, that man drove away in a truck, and no one knew whether he was dead or not.

Now that they have come to Ji Yingying, it is considered an offense, right? Suddenly, I felt scared.

Liang Yurou frowned and said, "Ji Yingying, you're really changing the subject. We've all been stranded here with nowhere to go. If we leave the base, wouldn't that be like sending ourselves to our deaths?"

Ji Yingying spread her hands in confusion. "So, I'm asking you to train now. Now that you have the ability to protect yourself, can't you go wherever you want? Why do you plan to let the base support you forever? I don't know about other bases, but it's absolutely impossible in our fishery base."

Someone hurriedly said: "If we don't let the base support us, we can do other things and contribute to the base."

Ji Yingying asked in return, "What if the base is captured one day and all the capable people have fled? Are you going to stay here and wait for death? In that critical moment, I don't think anyone would risk their own life to save you. What do you think?"

"We, we have made contributions, the base should protect us..."

"But I told you that this isn't the rule at the fishing base," Ji Yingying advised them kindly. "You have to abide by the rules of each place. Here, everyone is a soldier, and everyone must be able to protect themselves. If you insist on not learning, that's fine, but if you encounter any danger, no one will save you. We'll divide the area into different areas later, so those who refuse to learn will live separately.

This is really dangerous. Even if some of you turn into zombies, it is not easy to hurt other people who are working hard to learn.

You decide for yourselves. If you don’t want to learn, just write your name down with me and I won’t call on you when the roll is rolled tomorrow.

Oh, by the way, all the zombies nearby have been cleared out by Lei Lao. If you want to leave, I can talk to Brother Rui and provide you with a car and some food. You guys think about it."

Ji Yingying clearly didn't want to argue with them any further. What was the point of talking about fairness? Choices are a two-way street. Who forced whom? It was weird to spend all day thinking about being protected, okay?

More than a dozen people looked at each other, no one wanted to be recorded like this. Only Liang Yurou gritted her teeth and stepped forward to sign her name. "I am a free person and cannot accept the unreasonable demands of the base."

Ji Yingying said it didn't matter, she really didn't mind at all, and she didn't want Liang Yurou to learn it.

A few people followed Liang Yurou's lead and signed, but nearly half were hesitant and went back to join the training.

Ji Yingying talked about the situation with Xia Lin, who immediately went to adjust the dormitories and moved those who had signed the agreement not to train to the dormitories at the farthest edge. She also asked the soldiers with earth-type abilities to build a wall between those dormitories and other dormitories.

Everyone saw this scene and naturally understood what Ji Yingying said. No matter what everyone thought, they still followed suit and practiced. Practicing it every day would become a habit. Even Qin Yu and other people with special abilities followed suit.

Qin Yu had officially accepted Tao Rui's invitation and became the base's ability manager. Although there weren't many psychics at the moment, the necessary managers were already in place. He often took two or three psychics with him to search for strong individuals. Sometimes he could find one or two, but he wasn't always able to convince them. After searching for several days, he had only managed to recruit one water-type psychic and two boxers.

Tao Rui and Fan Qi built several offices on one side of the open space in the square to facilitate the work of the staff and also to make it easier for everyone to find someone when they had something to do.

After Liang Yurou and the others stopped participating in the training, they felt out of tune with everyone. Liang Yurou was not afraid because she had her own space. At worst, she could hide in it in a critical moment. But the others felt uncomfortable and had already considered leaving.

Ji Yingying told Tao Rui about this matter with some concern. Her main worry was that if those people left, wouldn’t they take their cultivation techniques with them?

Tao Rui smiled and said, "Just teach them. They don't believe in it anyway, so they don't necessarily show it to others. Even if they do, without guidance, not even one out of a hundred people will be able to learn it. Even if they do learn it, we don't just learn the basics. We'll learn better techniques later."

Also, I don't want to keep it secret. Right now, it's humans versus zombies. The stronger humans are, the greater their chances of victory. If others learn, they'll learn. If one day I do develop a drug to eliminate the zombie virus, I'll share it for free."

Ji Yingying looked at him, then suddenly reached out and hugged him, inexplicably moved. "Brother Rui, why are you so nice? Some people even say you're a power-hungry person. It's really infuriating."

Tao Rui stroked her hair and laughed a few times. "In the future, there will be more and more people in the base. They will slowly start to survive the fittest and form a small society. There's no need to get angry at these talkative people."

"Well, I think they'll regret it then."

When Tao Rui and Ji Yingying were chatting, they learned that everyone's cultivation results were not good.

This is not surprising. The people around him at the beginning succeeded in their cultivation because they had absolute trust in him and with his help.

But these people don’t believe in cultivation, so they need to use some methods.

Tao Rui found some time to go to the square. Everyone was practicing with their eyes closed. When someone noticed him, there was a commotion, and gradually everyone opened their eyes and peeked at him. After all, he was the leader here, and they rarely saw him, so seeing him out of the blue was a bit exciting.

Ji Yingying stood up in surprise and walked up to him, "Brother Rui, why are you here?"

Tao Rui glanced at the situation on the ground and said, "I'll draw a spirit gathering array to help everyone."

"...Spirit Gathering Formation?" Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. Were they hallucinating? Why did it suddenly switch to the fantasy channel?

Before they could even begin to wonder, Tao Rui had already begun to move. They saw thin cracks slowly appearing on the ground, like lines drawn on dry ground, and they were very deep.

Many branches on either side quickly extended and stretched out, causing some people to try to hide in fear. Then, Tao Rui threw a handful of crystal cores into the air. Just as everyone thought they were about to fall and hit them, the branches accurately circled the cores and penetrated the ground. The depth of the branches penetrated shocked everyone. When the branches were pulled out, the cores were already buried in the ground.

Then Tao Rui used the same operation to send a handful of jade into the ground, and then everyone was stunned, because... they clearly felt something different. They couldn't tell whether it was the air or the ground, but the feeling all over their body suddenly became much more comfortable.

Tao Rui put the branches back and watered them with his water ability before stopping.

He smiled faintly and said, "I know many of you don't believe in cultivation. This method is called cultivation, but it's just for the sake of understanding, borrowing the cultivation system. In fact, it's a method of absorbing energy that I developed after I gained superpowers. Without a crystal core, ordinary people can absorb the energy between heaven and earth, just like superpowers absorb crystal cores.

This energy can strengthen the body, prolong life, and even potentially stimulate supernatural powers. Of course, the specific effects vary from person to person. Do you think Yingying's supernatural powers are strong? Do you think Yangyang's supernatural powers are strong? They all used my method to absorb energy and stimulate their supernatural powers."

Seeing everyone stunned, Tao Rui smiled and said, "Of course. I used a lot of crystal cores on them, so their abilities advanced quickly. Although everyone doesn't have many crystal cores, this method of absorbing energy is definitely useful. Since it's possible, why don't everyone give it a try? If someone really does activate their abilities, their future life will be completely changed."

It's more than just a transformation, it's a counterattack.

Tao Rui's words made everyone's blood boil, especially since Tao Rui had just used the three supernatural powers of water, earth and wood. It was the first time they had seen the three supernatural powers. Considering that Tao Rui was a doctor and had a special love for research, everyone instantly opened the door to a new world. No one wanted to be lazy anymore, and some even started to ask questions that they didn't understand.

Few of them practiced seriously, so how could they have any profound questions? Tao Rui only answered the questions of a few people who had practiced and were truly facing difficult problems, and handed the rest to Ji Yingying. Then he returned to the small building and entered the spiritual space to study.

He practices when he is not in the spiritual space. Since he will have more and more people under his command, he must become more and more powerful so that people will not dare to provoke him.

People's enthusiasm for cultivation was ignited, and the base seemed to become full of vitality all of a sudden, because everyone had hope.

Those who had initially decided not to practice felt bad and began to regret their decision.

Of course, Liang Yurou couldn't let them blame her, so she curiously asked the people who came to treat their injuries every day if they had sensed any spiritual energy, and then looked regretful when they said no.

After so long, some people will naturally be affected. If they don't see any results, those who are impatient will naturally doubt the truth of the matter. Those who haven't practiced will naturally stir up trouble and say some sour words, convinced that Tao Rui is talking nonsense and running a cult!

Liang Yurou found that people who doubted Tao Rui were more likely to accept and believe her, so she worked more actively to sow discord.

The base's managers saw all of her little tricks, but didn't care. Wasn't this just a matter of survival of the fittest? Careful practice of Tao Rui's techniques would at least lead to health and longevity, and with luck, even stimulate supernatural powers. But whether one could reap these benefits depended on personal preference.

From the time the house was first built to the time of cultivation, some people had left, though not many, perhaps around thirty. However, since no one of interest was willing to leave, Liang Yurou didn't dare follow, fearing she'd run into danger again and end up trapped in this space for months.

So she began to suffer. Every time she finally managed to win over a few people, they would become disloyal and unwilling to stay. Since there was no danger around, they would leave when they saw an opportunity. Then she would have to win over people again, and the cycle would repeat. Her position in the base remained the same: a therapist who went to work every day, and no one could tell whether she was kind or not.

The days passed by as planned, and in the blink of an eye, half a year had passed. The base had doubled in size, and the population had increased to a thousand, including two hundred soldiers and eighty people with special abilities.

Among these eighty people with special abilities, there are more than a dozen who are ordinary people in the base who have successfully cultivated themselves!

Now that their base had gained a reputation, people flocked to it without even going out of their way to recruit. It was just that Tao Rui had set too many rules, and people would often leave after a while. That was why they only had a thousand people. If the number increased, they might have to migrate.

After all, we have to build houses, grow vegetables, and raise poultry and livestock. The fish farm is not big enough...

In the past six months, Tao Rui has successfully combined a lot of medical knowledge with alchemy, studied the medicines here, expanded the medicine garden several times, and started to make alchemy.

Xie Qiulan had also made some progress in alchemy and served as his assistant. After she had learned some simple pills, she began to refine them on her own, leaving Tao Rui to refine the more difficult ones.

Tao Yuanfeng also learned how to process weapons. The power of all weapons in his hands could be at least doubled, greatly enhancing the combat effectiveness of their base.

Therefore, everyone in the base can use work points to obtain magical pills such as soul-replenishing pills, fasting pills, hemostatic pills, etc., and can also obtain their favorite weapons for self-defense.

Just when their base was thriving, the radio received a distress signal. Before they could respond, the last signal from the other side was that zombies were attacking the city. Their safe base, which was only three cities away, was gone!

That was the place that almost everyone here had wanted to go, and it was their original destination. Almost everyone thought that they would be truly safe once they reached the safe base. If they had not stayed at the fishing base, they would definitely have gone there.

And now, that safe base is gone?