With the help of Wang Ma and Brother Longfei, Lei Siming's plan to replant went very smoothly.
Not only were fruits and vegetables planted as planned, but a special area was also reserved for Lei Siming to experiment with those mutated seeds.
Under Lei Siming's guidance, rows of lush green cabbages are growing vigorously.
There were also rows of cucumbers, tomatoes, peas, and green beans.
In another vegetable patch, waist-high grass is waiting for the first harvest.
The freshly harvested hay, after being used for the daily consumption of the animals, is all processed into dry feed.
"With so much hay, the animals at home finally have fresh food to eat," Wang Ma exclaimed excitedly.
"Oh right, where's Xiao Lei? I haven't seen him again. What's he studying now?" Ye Ning only realized at this moment that Lei Siming was not around; he had been staying home very much these past few days.
"Xiao Lei has been at the breeding center these past few days, I wonder what he's up to!"
As Wang Ma picked fresh ingredients for today's cooking with a basket, she answered.
At this time, Lei Siming discovered a new skill of his: he could catalyze the growth of animals.
During the period when the zombies arrived, Lei Siming's vegetable garden was destroyed by the zombies, but the animals in the animal husbandry center grew very well.
Under the careful care of Lei Siming and Wang Ma, the number of animals grew larger and larger.
Not only did they add another calf, but they also added more than a dozen lambs.
"Jingchen, do you think we should move some of these animals to the base?" With the increasing number of animals, the original breeding center is almost too small to accommodate them all.
"Sure, but it's a bit of a hassle. Why not just make it into a whole roasted lamb?" Xiao Jingchen suggested earnestly.
"Ugh! If Xiao Lei finds out, he'll go crazy. Never mind, I'm scared!" Although Ye Ning is unforgiving when she's in the right, she's very tolerant of her family and friends.
Ye Ning walked to the last vegetable patch, which was planted with many strange and unusual plants.
There was a perilla tree that was taller than a person, a sugarcane seedling as thick as a fist, and most eye-catching of all was a tree that kept flashing electricity. If this kind of tree were planted outside the wall, wouldn't there be no need to set up an electric fence?
As Ye Ning was inspecting the vegetable garden, she suddenly heard the crackling sound of zombies hitting the electric fence outside.
During this time, the zombies continued to roam around the area, but because Ye Ning had already painted the wall black, the zombies did not notice the noise coming from the wall side.
"Miss! It's a zombie!" After such a long period of getting used to it, Wang Ma was no longer surprised by the existence of zombies.
After inspecting the room, Ye Ning found nothing wrong and returned to her room.
Xiao Jingchen returned to his room at that moment. "Ye Ning, how's Xiao Lei's vegetable garden?"
"It's great!" Ye Ning took a pudding out of the refrigerator and answered while eating it.
"Jingchen, what have you and Brother Longfei been tinkering with all this time?" Ye Ning finally couldn't help but ask.
"Ye Ning, do you remember when we robbed Xinyuan Group's goods, there was an icebreaker on board?" Xiao Jingchen replied.
"Of course I remember!" Ye Ning answered without hesitation. She had suggested that once it was assembled, they could go to the beach to catch seafood, but too many things happened afterward, and they never had the time.
"Jingchen, are you and Brother Longfei planning to assemble this icebreaker?" Ye Ning asked curiously.
Xiao Jingchen nodded, "This is only the first step. In my previous life, Xinyuan Group almost monopolized the entire coastline of City A. In this life, I want to take it all over!"
"Are we going to confront them head-on and directly seize their territory?" Ye Ning asked, puzzled. Although they had had direct conflicts with Xinyuan Group before, it was Xinyuan Group that took the initiative. This was the first time they had taken the initiative to seize territory from them.
"Hmm!" Xiao Jingchen nodded noncommittally.
"But if we go head-to-head with Xinyuan Group, won't we be short-handed?" Ye Ning was still somewhat hesitant.
After all, Xinyuan Group is the most famous conglomerate in City A, with countless employees.
There are only a dozen or so people in the shelter right now, and only about a hundred at the base. It would be difficult for them to deal with the thousands of heavily armed security personnel from Xinyuan Group.
"It's precisely because we're short-handed that we need to take advantage of the chaos while the zombie outbreak is still ongoing and seize territory from them."
"Don't be afraid. Internal strife is about to break out at Xinyuan Group. That will be our best opportunity." Xiao Jingchen had already planted his own people in the upper echelons of Xinyuan Group.
"Internal strife? Jingchen, did you get some news?!" Ye Ning turned into a curious child.
"Uh! Do you want to know?" Xiao Jingchen asked hesitantly. The situation at Xinyuan Group was too chaotic, and he didn't want to offend Ye Ning's ears.
"Of course I want to!" Ye Ning said coquettishly, taking Xiao Jingchen's hand.
Xiao Jingchen hesitated for a moment, then leaned close to Ye Ning's ear and whispered something in her ear.
"What? Jingchen, are you telling the truth? He's not lying to you, is he?" It's no wonder Ye Ning was suspicious; the news Xiao Jingchen brought back was just too explosive.
“Of course it’s true!” Xiao Jingchen answered without hesitation.
"That's really explosive! I've always heard that the Zhou family is chaotic, but I never imagined it could be this chaotic!" Ye Ning exclaimed in amazement after hearing this.
"It was only a matter of time before this matter came to light! But even if that woman manages to evade it, I will find a way to make it happen!" A murderous glint flashed in Xiao Jingchen's eyes.
He didn't want to let any of the Zhou family, Zhou Haiyuan, or Zhou Haiji go.
"But we still don't have enough manpower. It's too unsafe to fight them like this!" She didn't want anything to happen to Jing Chen, Brother Long Fei, or Uncle Yun.
The base still needs to recruit more people, but that means consuming more resources. She now truly regrets that the space was too small back then. If it were as large as the upgraded space, she wouldn't have to worry about resources.
Moreover, she never expected that her group would grow to so many people.
The only solution now is to expand production as quickly as possible before the extreme cold arrives, and fill all the space with supplies.
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