The soldiers who came with them were also tired, but they were in much better condition than the ordinary people. Platoon Leader Wang, who was in charge, went to contact the soldiers at the door, and soon Company Commander Huang walked out of the base.

"Wang Wen, you've finally arrived! You must be tired from your journey!"

He strode over, grasped Wang Wen's hand, and shook it vigorously a few times.

"Company Commander, I've brought everyone with me. What do you think we should do? Our platoon can officially rejoin the unit now. Shall we go build the wall now?" Wang Wen asked, looking at the soldiers busily working in the distance.

"No need, you guys rest first." Go and call Liu Baoguo over. Tell him he has a platoon of soldiers with him. Company Commander Huang gave an order to the soldiers next to him, and he immediately picked up the walkie-talkie and called Liu Baoguo.

A dozen soldiers soon ran out of the base. The one in the lead was not tall, but he was very sturdy, and his eyes were gleaming.

"Company commander, what's up?"

"You lead these people to settle down first, and then they will all be assigned to the first building, with bedrooms allocated to families. We don't have much room here right now, so try to make them squeeze in, as there are still large groups coming later."

Company Commander Huang knew that the current base simply didn't have enough houses to house the people of Jianghai City, even though many had been killed by monsters.

The number of survivors must be at least over 100,000.

With just his few buildings and the villa area, there's simply not enough space. Right now, we can only let them settle down temporarily, and then rebuild houses and plan where they can live.

However, looking at the state of these people who resembled refugees, none of them were in good condition. We could only settle them down for the time being and then decide what to do next.

"Yes, platoon leader, I'll go right away."

As Liu Baoguo walked over, he patted Wang Wen on the shoulder.

All the words were left unsaid. Just surviving was a miracle. The hardships along the way need no further elaboration; as Wang Wen's comrade-in-arms, Liu Baoguo understood them all.

Liu Baoguo had his soldiers lead these people into the base. With more people, there were more things to do.

The three thousand or so people had only been inside for a short while when they started making a ruckus.

Some complained about the poor living conditions, saying that they had come all this way and there was no food or water to offer. They also complained about the unfinished apartment they had been assigned to, saying there wasn't even a bed and the floor was covered in dust, making it impossible to live there.

There will always be a few troublemakers who cause trouble and are dissatisfied with everything.

In the end, Liu Baoguo arrested the ringleaders, and the rest of them calmed down.

When Jian Ning came out of the Immortal Mansion, all of them, the first batch of people to arrive, had already been assigned jobs. Apart from the elderly, weak, women and children, the healthy people had all started working.

The infrastructure here still needs manpower. Although we can only provide one meal a day, it's better than nothing.

When I went downstairs, I saw the whole family busy laying floor tiles. The bedrooms on the second floor were already finished, and they were now laying tiles in the living room on the first floor. Uncle Li was the master craftsman, and the rest were the laborers.

Seeing Jian Ning come down, Jian Anping put down the tiles he was holding and walked over: "Xiao Ning, a lot of people have come outside, and job postings have been put up."

Starting tomorrow, anyone who participates in labor will receive ten points, and lunch will be provided every day. Do you think I should go?

"No need, we have plenty of food at home. Let's leave the job opportunities to ordinary people first. We don't need these points for now."

You still need to take care of things at home. I have to go out today and don't know when I'll be back. If you encounter any trouble...

Go find Company Commander Huang. He should be able to help out because of Xiao Lingfeng. Also, get the gate installed quickly and the electric fence connected. Until I get back, don't have any contact with anyone except the soldiers in the army.

"Huang Fugui, you're coming with me. Bawang, you stay home and watch the house. I'll make sure you get a big chicken leg when I get back."

Hearing Jian Ning's words, Ba Wang barked happily twice and wagged his tail incessantly. He hadn't had a big chicken leg since arriving here, and he'd been craving it for ages.

"Xiao Ning, where are you going? Are you in danger?" Jian Anping suddenly felt a little worried.

"It's alright, don't you know my abilities? Nothing will happen." Jian Ning comforted him, then led Huang Fugui out of the courtyard and headed straight for the mountaintop.

It was broad daylight, the sun was shining brightly, and the sky was clear with no obstruction to the view. She was going down into the cliff to see what kind of treasure was underground that could cause such a commotion.

When they reached the middle of the mountain, they passed by a Taoist temple. Jian Ning glanced inside and saw that the gate was wide open and there was no one inside, as if no one lived there.

However, it was clear that there were four or five breathing sounds coming from inside the room. They sounded like ordinary people who didn't know martial arts.

Jian Ning felt much more at ease.

If I make any noise on this hill behind here, I doubt these people will dare to go and see.

We soon reached the summit. During the day, looking down from here, white clouds swirled, and the cliffs were extremely steep. You couldn't see what lay below at all.

However, this did not frighten Jian Ning. The immortal mountain in the cultivation world was not only towering and extremely dangerous, but he also summoned a crane from his immortal abode and carried Huang Fugui on its back.

"There's something good down there, let's go take a look." The crane waited for Jian Ning to settle down, then spread its wings and flew off the cliff without hesitation.

Soon they reached the airspace above the valley floor, hovering without falling.

Jian Ning took out three obstacle-avoiding pills from her storage bracelet and gave them to the crane and Huang Fugui. She put the last one in her own mouth and waited for the medicine to take effect before directing the crane to land.

Once underground, they discovered it was a wild peach orchard. The trees were laden with peaches, some red, some large. They picked one and handed it to Huang Fugui.

"Is it poisonous? Why don't you try it?"

"No, these are just ordinary peaches. The miasma is not emitted by them."

Huang Fugui gave Jian Ning a disdainful look. She never liked to use her brain, and now she had to rely on her pet to tell if a peach was poisonous. All these years of cultivating immortality had been for nothing!

"It's so sweet, you should try some." I heard it's not poisonous. Jian Ning used a water ball spell to wash the peach, took a bite, and found it sweet and juicy—definitely a good thing.

Without further ado, she picked all the peaches and put them into her spatial storage, and also dug up more than ten peach trees to put in.

Such a good variety, let's keep it and plant it in the space later, then we can all enjoy it.