Through this incident, Cheng Zhen and Long Wanzhi reached a consensus:
"We cannot remain in Vermilion City and wait to die!"
The tall, thick, and very secure walls of Zhusha City served as both protection and a cage.
In the post-apocalyptic world lacking oxygen, danger often comes not only from mutated plants, zombies, and unknown ferocious beasts in the wild, but also from the unpredictable hearts of people within the city.
Cheng Zhen stood atop the high city wall, gazing into the distance. Suddenly, he narrowed his eyes, turned his gaze to the safe area where they had previously been stationed, pointed there, and said, "We will use this as the center to build the city wall."
"Should we do it ourselves?" Long Wanzhi asked.
Cheng Zhen nodded: "Yes, let's do it ourselves first."
He believed that it was better to rely on himself than on others, and he didn't want to entrust matters concerning his own safety to others.
Unfortunately, the combined manpower of Xiangcheng and Kowloon City was insufficient, as they not only had to build city walls, but also go out into the wild to mine crystals and patrol constantly to ensure everyone's safety.
In short, we must not only deal with the uncertainties in the wild, but also guard against the schemes within the city.
Without further ado, they quickly divided the people into three groups: the city guards were responsible for everyone's safety and leading men, women, and children out of the city to mine crystals; the able-bodied men were mainly responsible for building the city walls; and the women, children, and the sick who were unable to work were responsible for everyone's two meals a day.
If nothing unexpected happens, they plan to stay in Vermilion City for a long time, so they won't just build tall and thick walls haphazardly.
Cheng Zhen drew up design blueprints, and if you look closely, you'll find that what he planned was a small Xiangcheng, with defensive moats outside the city walls.
That night they repelled a small wave of zombies and barely slept. The next morning at dawn, they all got up, drank a bowl of mixed grain porridge, and prepared to go out of the city to work.
Normally, although they are subject to routine checks when entering and leaving the city, they are eventually allowed to pass.
But today, as soon as they got near the city gate, they noticed something was wrong. The usual guards had all been replaced, and the people guarding the city gate were all unfamiliar faces. They didn't react at all when they saw them approaching.
Yu Fen, who was in charge, saw that something was wrong and stepped forward to call out, "We want to leave the city, please open the city gate."
Cheng Zhen and Jiang Wan were both inside the RV. As the city gates closed and the group stopped, they both noticed the commotion.
The guards at the city gate not only refused to open the gate, but also set up obstacles in front of them.
Yu Fen raised an eyebrow, his murderous aura radiating from him: "What, are you not letting us through today?"
The man at the head of the group had a glint of gold in his eyes and a look of disdain in them. He raised his chin and said arrogantly and provocatively, "It is very dangerous outside the city now. The city lord has ordered that the city gates be closed and that no one be allowed to enter or leave at will."
After reciting the city lord's instructions, he brazenly swept his gaze over all of them, curled his lip, and said meaningfully, "These are the city lord's instructions to everyone in Vermilion City."
The implication was that if they wanted to remain in Vermilion City, they had to obey the city lord's orders.
"Damn it, are you going to open the door or not?" Yu Fen laughed angrily, and with a flash of his hand, his Light Strike ability was gathered.
Their desire to claim land outside the city and build city walls is one thing, but it doesn't mean they want to leave Zhusha City. After all, most of them are ordinary people, and living in the city is not as safe as living in the wilderness.
Cheng Zhen stepped out of the car, expressionless but with a cold and sharp look in his eyes. He had anticipated encountering obstacles when he decided to start building the city wall, but he didn't expect them to come so quickly.
Are you planning to place us under house arrest now?
He asked in a cold voice, without making any physical threats, but the strong and cold aura emanating from him made the guards at the gate tremble and want to run away!
This is terrifying! This is terrifying! How can this man exude such a strong aura of malevolence!
Facing him was even more terrifying than facing zombies!
The group of people were having a lot of internal monologues, and their facial expressions kept changing.
Cheng Zhen saw this, snorted coldly, and directly summoned two iron swords, holding them in front of them, and shouted threateningly, "Do you think you can stop me?"
As he finished speaking, the two iron swords swung twice in the air, their tips brushing past their faces, leaving a trail of bright red blood on the blades.
The pain from the broken skin made them all take several steps back and instinctively cover their faces with their hands.
Cheng Zhen didn't ask any more questions. He simply waved his hand, and an iron sword was held against one of the men's necks. He shouted sharply, "Open the door!"
The man was terrified. The cold touch on his neck made him realize the threat of death, and he dared not disobey. Almost immediately, he ran over and opened the door.
Cheng Zhen waved to Yu Fen and the others, signaling them to go out.
He stayed until the very end, leaving with the words: "Don't even think about locking us out of the city gates again. You know, you can't keep me out."
These men, threatened by the iron sword and hearing his words, couldn't help but tremble and break out in a cold sweat.
Feeling secretly annoyed, why did this thankless task fall to them?
Cheng Zhen ignored what they were thinking and strode out of the city to catch up with the main force.
Once in the wilderness, everyone did their job: some dug for crystals, while others built city walls.
Jiang Wan was digging for crystals with the twins, and while she was at it, she was also checking if there were any plants that she hadn't dug up yet or that she hadn't dug up ten of, and she was putting them all into the tree hole space to exchange for gold coins.
Suddenly, the silly little sister stopped what she was doing and stared at a certain direction over and over again.
Jiang Wan sensed something was wrong and asked, "Xin Xin, what are you looking at?"
Jiang Xiaoxin pointed to the side and said, "I'm looking at him. He's so strange. He has a lot of resentment about him!"
Jiang Wan followed her finger and saw that she was pointing at Yu Fen. She couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Can you sense people's emotions? Could you be mistaken?"
In her view, Yu Fen was always cheerful, sunny, and optimistic. Even when Battalion Commander Chen passed away, he kept his sadness and grief to himself and still appeared cheerful to the outside world.
How could someone like that harbor resentment?
Jiang Xiaoxin pointed her small hand in the opposite direction, towards the bag she was carrying on her back: "It was the roses that sensed it, not me."
She paused for a moment, then continued, "He doesn't just have a little bit of resentment, he has a lot of resentment."
As he spoke, he looked in Yu Fen's direction and suddenly exclaimed, "Look, look, he's arguing with that weirdo!"
Jiang Wan subconsciously looked over and was surprised to widen her eyes.
Yu Fen and Cheng Zhen were arguing heatedly, their faces flushed, neither willing to back down, as if they were about to come to blows at the slightest provocation.
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