Half a day later.
Ma Youshan brought back a large number of rare medicinal herbs, including Ganoderma lucidum, ginseng, Cordyceps sinensis, and Tian Shan snow lotus.
With the help of a large amount of medication, the children and the wounded recovered quickly.
However, a new problem arose: nearly a hundred people were crammed into a 500-square-meter area, with people even living in the city walls and ammunition depots.
Fu Ren and other men even lived in the open air.
Looking at the mess on the ground, Li Tianyi covered his nose and smiled bitterly: "This can't go on. We have to find a way to solve this as soon as possible!"
After a moment of contemplation, Ma Youshan suddenly said, "The personnel have almost recovered. I want to lead them to build fortifications around the shelter and then move out!"
Li Tianyi frowned. "There's no other way for now, so we can only do this for the time being! Uncle Ma, how large an area are you planning to build?"
"About two thousand meters!"
"Alright!" Li Tianyi walked towards the city gate. "Gather everyone, follow me!"
Fu Ren immediately summoned everyone...
Li Tianyi rushed straight to the two-thousand-meter mark, and after confirming that no one was following, he immediately released a large amount of building materials from his system space.
"That's still not enough; we need to go to town and collect some more!"
After informing them via communication that he was going to survey the terrain, he sped towards Dafeng Town.
During the material collection, several boxes were unexpectedly discovered, yielding cement, steel bars, bricks, doors, and windows.
With these supplies, the construction of the outer shelters was very fast. The city wall was completed in about five days. Next, all that was needed was to build dormitories to solve the overcrowding problem.
Fu Ren and the others worked exceptionally hard and built the houses in half a day.
People from the refugee camp moved here en masse.
"Brother Tian, on behalf of everyone, I thank you!" Fu Ren held the bowl with both hands, bowed slightly, and his eyes were red.
Everyone shouted in unison, "Thank you, Brother Tian! Thank you, Brother Tian!"
Li Tianyi took the drink with both hands and downed it in one gulp. "Brothers, if we want to survive in this apocalypse, we must stick together as one."
Everyone nodded emphatically, looking at him in unison.
"After discussing it with Fu Ren, Zang Biao, Dai Xiaohu, and I, we decided to establish a new battalion!" Li Tianyi's gaze swept over everyone.
"No objection, no objection!"
I wholeheartedly agree!
"Our lives were given to us by Brother Tian. We'll do whatever you say!"
Everyone was excited, their eyes filled with fervor.
This was something Li Tianyi hadn't expected. He was stunned for several seconds before he came to his senses and said with a smile, "Since none of the brothers have any objections, let's announce the appointments!"
Battalion Commander Ma Youshan, Political Instructor Li Tianyi, Deputy Battalion Commander Ma Liner, First Company Commander Fu Ren, Second Company Commander Zang Biao, Third Company Commander Dai Xiaohu!
Subordinates are appointed by their respective company commanders!
Oh oh oh...
The crowd cheered and lifted Li Tianyi and Ma Youshan high into the air, tossing them around.
It took several tens of minutes for everyone to calm down.
"Dismissed!" Li Tianyi suddenly called out to Dai Xiaohu and Sanpao, "You two stay behind!"
The two were somewhat puzzled.
"Instructor, is there a mission?" Dai Xiaohu asked.
"No, I just wanted to chat with you guys!" Li Tianyi gestured for them to sit down. "I heard from the brothers that your cannon shots are incredibly accurate?"
Sanpao scratched his head and grinned sheepishly, "Within five kilometers, I can hit any target I point at!"
Li Tianyi knew he was strong, but he didn't expect him to be this strong. He was so shocked that his eyes almost popped out of their sockets. "Awesome, awesome!"
"I'm nothing, the company commander is the real deal, he..."
Dai Xiaohu interrupted him, glaring at him fiercely.
Li Tianyi's curiosity was piqued. "Old Dai, tell me about it!"
Dai Xiaohu's lips twitched, and he slowly said, "I was born into a military family and received rigorous military training from a young age, so naturally I'm a little bit stronger than ordinary people!"
"If you consider this a tiny bit strong, then we're probably not even infants!" Sanpao added, "One of us has single-handedly taken down more than ten drug dealers!"
Li Tianyi was truly shocked. Even with his system as a cheat, he found it difficult to kill someone with his bare hands, yet Li Tianyi was able to take down a fully armed drug cartel squad with his bare hands. Who could match his bravery and decisiveness?
He gave a thumbs-up, his eyes filled with respect.
Sanpao continued, "His ancestors were even more remarkable, renowned generals in the War of Resistance against Japan. They always led from the front in every battle and ultimately died on the battlefield. They are truly role models for us all!"
"May I ask what your ancestor's name was?" Li Tianyi stood ramrod straight and saluted him.
“Anlan!” Dai Xiaohu’s eyes were filled with tears, and he choked up.
Li Tianyi was deeply moved, his eyes filled with respect, and he saluted in the direction where the martyrs had sacrificed their lives.
The two quickly saluted.
After a long while, the three of them lowered their arms and remained silent.
A few minutes later, Li Tianyi suddenly thought of something and asked, "Do you understand Japanese?"
Dai Xiaohu's fists clenched so tightly they cracked. "I know a little!"
Li Tianyi quickly retrieved a file box from the system space and handed it to him.
The box was opened, revealing a file folder with the word 'Top Secret' written on it.
Unfolding it, it reads: "Beastification genes, research, physical data!"
"Damn it, you evil Japanese devils!" Sanpao's eyes were bloodshot, and he wanted to kill someone.
Suppressing his anger, Dai Xiaohu flipped to the back, "The experimental data on human resistance to the beast-like gene are as follows: Test subject number one, race, yellow race, adult, twice."
"Damn those Japanese devils, ah..."
The roar reached the ears of the others, and they all rushed over.
After learning the whole story, everyone wanted nothing more than to skin the Japanese devils alive, torture them to death, and grind them into mincemeat.
This incident ignited everyone's patriotism, and they trained even harder and more relentlessly every day. Every member of the new battalion was transforming into a top soldier.
Time flies, and a month has passed in the blink of an eye.
The new First Battalion is now full of experts, with cold and stern eyes, and an imposing presence.
In just a month and a half, the various resources in the shelter were almost exhausted. If Li Tianyi hadn't gone out to collect some from time to time, they would have been starving long ago.
"As the saying goes, 'You raise an army for a lifetime, but only use it for one!'" Li Tianyi pointed towards the black market for medicinal herbs. "There are plenty of supplies and medicines there. Do you want some?"
"Yes, yes, yes!"
“The enemy numbers are numerous. If you want to win, you must use all your strength. Remember: do not underestimate them!” Li Tianyi stared at everyone.
"Mission accomplished!"
Ma Youshan nodded to Li Tianyi, "Let me add something: the first and second companies will follow the political instructor, while the third company will stay behind! Also, the third artillery unit will be responsible for long-range fire support!"
"yes!"
"Dismissed. We're departing in five minutes!"
After they left, Li Tianyi came to Ma Youshan's side with a serious expression. "Uncle Ma, my eyelids have been twitching a lot lately. The shelter must operate on a 24-hour shift system and we need to arrange more sentries."
"Are you worried about the Japanese?" Ma Youshan frowned.
"in case!"
"Got it!" Ma Youshan had only taken two steps when he turned back and said, "Be careful!"
Li Tianyi nodded emphatically, a hint of worry flashing in his eyes...
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