"No problem, I've taken into account external factors like landslides and collapses."

The rocks here are quite hard, and the geological conditions are good. It's suitable for digging tunnels. Unless there's a major earthquake of magnitude 9 or higher, this area should be fine.

As Jian Ning spoke, she pulled Xiao Lingfeng along as they crawled into the mountain. For cultivators, hollowing out a mountain was merely simple physical labor, child's play.

In less than an hour, the two of them had hollowed out most of the mountain, not only dividing it into five levels, but also repairing the stone steps and supporting pillars in great condition.

Then leave space for ventilation openings and the installation of solar panels. Then you can call it a day.

Jian Ning was very satisfied with the work the two had done that day. With this place, not only was the safety of the people at the base guaranteed, but it was also comparable to the Changzhou base.

"But how can we put such a big project? I'll just leave this task to you. I'll just do the work and not think about anything else."

Jian Ning opened a few more ventilation holes above her head, and then started to do nothing. She left the rest to Xiao Lingfeng.

“Okay, you’ve already done them a huge favor. I’ll make the cliff face thinner here, and then we can just blast it open with explosives.”

As Xiao Lingfeng spoke, he found a suitable spot at the bottom and reduced the thick mountain wall to just a single layer of rock for support before returning to the villa with Jian Ning.

The next day, when Jian Ning was having lunch, she heard excited voices coming from the base's loudspeakers.

"Comrades, I have good news to share. We've made a new discovery at our shelter. Our base now has a particularly fortified living space that can protect us from attacks by mutated animals."

Now, all adults over eighteen years old, please gather on the mountain. We're going to install our own rooms.

The cheers could be heard from inside the villa, showing that the people really wanted a safe living space.

"Xiao Ning, what kind of shelter is that on the radio? Do we have to build our own houses? Are we going to move there too?"

Aunt Wang was really reluctant to leave the villa. She had gotten used to living there, and everything she used was convenient. Moreover, she didn't have to interact with outsiders, so her life was relatively simple.

She was a little worried about whether she could adapt if she suddenly started living with the people in the base.

"Mom, we don't need to move. We can stay here. As long as there's no major natural disaster, we don't need to move."

"That's good. But when I went out into the yard today, I saw that some of the snow on the wall had melted. The weather is getting warmer. This cold winter is finally coming to an end."

"Yes, we should be able to enjoy some comfortable days. Mom, Tian Tian should also start learning something; she can't fall behind in her studies."

No matter how difficult things get, education can't be delayed. Once everything's settled at the base, I need to have Ling Feng and Commander Gao set up the school. All school-aged children should go there to attend.

“You’re right. It’s not close to the mountain from here. I can’t be at ease if we have to go back and forth. Why don’t I teach at home for now? I’m fine with elementary school courses.”

Aunt Wang was worried about Tian Tian walking back and forth on the mountain path. There were so many mutated animals outside. Let alone rats, even if a mutated bird pecked at her, the child wouldn't be able to resist.

"Mom, don't worry. Since I said I would let Tiantian go to school, I can definitely guarantee her safety. Huang Fugui is just sitting around doing nothing, so let him go with her to learn something."

"You mean Huang Fugui?" Aunt Wang was taken aback. What skills could this chubby boy possibly have? He's not even as old as Tian Tian.

“Yes, Mom, it’s no ordinary kid. If it were to fight, ten of you wouldn’t be a match for it.” Jian Ning’s words were not an exaggeration at all.

"Okay, we'll talk about it later."

Aunt Wang didn't immediately disagree, but she remained skeptical. She'd have to see what Huang Fugui was really capable of later. Her daughter-in-law actually trusted this child so much.

Xiao Lingfeng went out early this morning and asked a few soldiers to open up another place near the shelter to store food. As a result, after only two explosives were detonated, a huge space inside was revealed.

The soldiers were astonished. They went inside and were overjoyed; the cave seemed tailor-made for the base. Except for the lack of habitable buildings, everything else was perfect.

Xiao Lingfeng immediately returned to the base and reported the good news to Commander Gao.

He also mentioned that during his mission to rescue the commander, he collected a considerable number of mobile prefabricated houses. Once these were installed manually, the cave would be habitable immediately.

Commander Gao has actually been worried about the safety of the base these past two days.

These rats are elusive and impossible to eradicate. Nobody knows where they'll emerge from next, so there's no way to prevent them.

So I was so worried at night that I couldn't sleep well.

Upon hearing Xiao Lingfeng's good news, he happily followed him to see the site. Xiao Lingfeng also took out a prefabricated house from his spatial storage and assembled one on the spot, installing it in the cave.

When Commander Gao took a look, he thought it was so comfortable, with a kitchen, living room, bedroom, and bathroom.

As long as you can find a way to connect to water and electricity, it won't be much different from your pre-apocalyptic dwelling.

After that, the living conditions of the people in the base improved dramatically. Moreover, the base was a place where one could attack or defend, and people were not afraid of high temperatures or severe cold.

As long as there is no large-scale landslide, it is absolutely safe.

Even if there were floods in the summer, it would be unlikely that the water would rise to this halfway up the mountain.

They immediately decided to have all available personnel at the base come and build prefabricated houses. The goal was to move everyone into the caves as quickly as possible.

That's why there was a midday announcement looking for people to do the work.

Those who survived the rat infestation in the base came out of their homes upon hearing the broadcast. They were all happy to have better housing and were eager to see what kind of environment it was.

Everyone was overjoyed to see the prefabricated houses that had already been built inside the cave.

With such a large space, each family should be able to have their own separate room, something that was unthinkable before.

Even if the two families are crammed together, it's still much better than the mud-brick houses down the mountain, and it's cleaner and more spacious.

The only downside is that there's no sunlight inside the cave, but that won't be a big problem once electricity is available.

Compared to the uncertainty of being attacked by mutated animals from time to time, at least safety is guaranteed here.

So everyone actively joined in helping to build the houses under the soldiers' command. The regimental political instructor also arranged rooms for each family.

This made them even more motivated.