----Doomsday Dividing Line
There are now many different types of jobs in the city: the planting department (responsible for planting various crops), the handicraft department (responsible for making clothes), the medical department (responsible for all medical affairs in the city), and the infrastructure department (responsible for the construction of houses and various facilities). Others with small skills who do not want to participate in these departments can also start their own small businesses and exchange credit points with other people.
Zhang Feng established the base's defenses, which were staffed by strong and robust men. Having established a long-term partnership with Tu Ling and built initial trust, Zhang Feng directly borrowed two instructors from Tu Ling. These instructors were both elite special forces veterans from before the apocalypse, and they were in charge of daily training.
Since the city was built, Zhang Xiaoxiao has rarely seen her elderly father. Fu Ma also opened a medical class, which is specifically for those who want to learn a skill to make a living after entering the city. The salary of the medical department is higher than that of other departments. Because injuries to city guards are common, the medical department basically does not have many time off. Therefore, Fu Ma's class is very successful and everyone studies very hard.
In the apocalypse, having enough to eat and wear is one thing, but to survive, one cannot simply take. Everyone must perform their duties and earn credit points through labor in order to obtain living supplies and food.
Overall, Xiaocheng is quite humane. Although people haven't been here long, they're doing quite well. Newcomers are given three days' worth of food—not much, but enough to keep them from starving, which is enough to make people flock to it.
“I just received news that many people know we’ve built a city here. They think there’s food here, so they’re all starting to migrate here. They’ve come, but we can’t just keep refusing to accept them. If we keep waiting outside, it’ll get chaotic with so many people. Do you think we can do something? Should we expand the base, or stop accepting them? Or is there another way?” Since the city was built, Zhang Feng has held a meeting every night, where everyone shares their opinions and information from their respective channels. The one speaking is Zhu Xiao, the leader of the Zhu family.
“We currently have a total of over 1,200 people, and the city defense only has a little over 100. And this isn’t even the most carefully selected ones. If we were to select the most qualified people, we would probably only have a few dozen. The current population has a very high percentage of women and children, and some of them are disabled. We urgently need manpower, but we can’t just recruit everyone without any selection.” Peng Shan meant that they wouldn’t accept the elderly, the weak, the sick, or the disabled. After all, these people wouldn’t be able to do much, but they would still need to eat, drink, and relieve themselves, adding to the burden on the base.
“Old Peng, I understand your thoughts, but we can’t do as you say. Otherwise, it could cause a lot of human tragedies. We need to build momentum right now. If word gets out that we are cold-blooded, cruel, and force those who have come to us to abandon their families, I’m afraid even the central city will have something to say about it.” Xu Tuo disagreed.
"What could they possibly object to? We haven't seen the Central City accept the elderly, women, and children! They're far more ruthless than us; they only accept people with superpowers!" Peng Shan scoffed. The Central City treats ordinary people like trash. Setting up a few trading points is already their greatest act of mercy, and the trading limits are so high. How many ordinary people can afford that?
“Central City is family-owned land; before the apocalypse, it was all owned by tycoons, unlike us. We've just been established and need talent. If the people who come in are all self-sufficient, how can we control the base?” If they're self-sufficient, where will their weaknesses come from? What's the point of hiring them? To fight for power? To declare themselves kings?
"So?" Qiao Mi, who had been silent until now, finally spoke, addressing Zhang Feng.
"East of Xiaocheng, it's all residential area. Most of the houses there are still intact. I'll have earth-elemental ability users come and rebuild the city wall, extending the eastern area by one kilometer in diameter, bringing the entire ten-kilometer radius under Xiaocheng's control," Zhang Feng stated, revealing his already made decision.
"Is this what you just came up with?" Peng Shan was a little angry, it seemed that everything he said had been taken as nonsense.
"We are human beings." Therefore, we must unite to be saved.
"Hmph, since you've already made up your mind, what's the point of having a meeting? What's the point of asking for opinions?"
"Peng Shan." Zhu Xiao glanced at Zhang Feng and quietly stopped Peng Shan from continuing his reckless behavior. They were all living off Zhang Feng now, and didn't they realize how difficult things had been for them in the past?
Zhu Xiao's low voice made Peng Shan swallow his grievances. He snorted coldly, turned his head away, and stopped talking.
"Send out ten 10-cubic-meter trucks and two excavators to transport soil from the south. Earth-type ability users will need it."
Xu Tuo nodded; he had always been in charge of transportation.
"Leave ten patrols on this side of the city defenses, the rest go train to clear out zombies." The so-called training to clear out zombies is nothing more than clearing out zombies. "To the east, clear out ten kilometers, within five days." These are all high-rise buildings of more than ten stories, some of which have already been cleared out.
Zhu Xiao accepted the order and pulled Peng Shan away. Otherwise, leaving this brat behind would probably provoke Zhang Feng to kick him out.
After the meeting, Zhang Feng came out of the conference room exhausted, only to bump into Fu Min, who looked anxious. "Old Zhang, Xiao Xiao went out alone."
"He went out alone? What do you mean?" Zhang Feng was stunned and didn't react for a moment.
"Look for yourself." Fu Min shoved a note into her husband's hand, clearly annoyed.
The message reads: Dear Mom and Dad, our warehouse is about to be cleared out. I've gone out to find supplies. I'll definitely be back before the base is cleared out. Don't worry, I'll be fine. I have my sister to help me.
So concise!
The couple was furious but helpless. They suddenly realized that Xiaoxiao didn't even have a security guard they could trust.
"I'll send someone to look for her. Don't worry too much. Xiaoxiao isn't a child. She knows what she's doing. Besides, the person she's facing is her confidence. She'll be fine." Zhang Feng reassured his wife, but he was actually quite worried. Not to mention the zombies outside, there were countless poachers. Apart from the few fancy moves Xiaoxiao had learned, if she got caught, she'd basically be sent to her death.
Zhang Xiaoxiao had stuffed all her belongings into the system, leaving her with only a watermelon knife over a meter long and a small backpack containing talismans and a lighter.
After meeting Tu Ling, her father began exchanging talismans with Tu Ling for some health-enhancing pills, which their whole family took.
These pills are a specialty of Central City. They were developed by a big shot in Central City to refine the bodies of his ordinary family members. They are extremely rare outside the city. As long as she takes one pill a day for a year, her physique will undergo a qualitative leap, and she may even awaken supernatural abilities.
She has only eaten a dozen or so pills, and she can clearly feel that her strength has increased a lot. Her limbs are strong and powerful, and she is no longer like before, when she would almost run out of breath after running for a few minutes.
This trip was made in tandem with a dump truck. About forty kilometers west of the city lies South City, a place with a pre-apocalyptic population of over ten million. Its infrastructure is complete, and it has always been a distribution center for supplies. She wanted to go and see; perhaps there were still plenty of supplies inside.
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