The villa complex fully covered the medical expenses for the guards, and the canteen prepared medicinal meals for them daily to replenish their energy and blood. They changed dressings and checked their wounds promptly every day, and everyone recovered well.
The day after they returned, everyone held a simple but solemn funeral for Gangzi. They cremated him and designated a cemetery in the villa area. At this time, burial was too dangerous; any corpse could potentially turn into a zombie. They couldn't afford that risk, and besides, cremation was already widespread, and no one had any attachment to burial.
The people in the villa area were all saddened and truly understood what Ye Yunyi had said when Duan Yuxin caused trouble last time. Everyone offered flowers to Gangzi, and soon the small mound was covered with all kinds of flowers.
"Gangzi, may you be well and reunited with Xiaolan in that world. You must be happy. I will always remember to send flowers to Xiaolan," Zhao Yong murmured to himself.
After the funeral, they quickly got back to work in the villa area.
The policy devised by Wang Zixiang and Zhao Yong, and further advised by Ye Yunyi, has led to changes in the villa area.
First, everyone except the elderly, weak, sick, and disabled was considered a soldier. While the guards and personal guard underwent rigorous training, everyone else had to master basic combat skills and shooting or archery; even the children were included. After the Spring Festival, spring plowing began, but they still set aside an hour each day to train with Xiao Deng and Xiao Qin.
Second, the training curriculum is more comprehensive. In addition to hand-to-hand combat, shooting, and archery, the guards and personal guards also learn essential medical knowledge to help themselves in case of injury and ensure their safety to the greatest extent possible. Medical principles are taught by Dr. Shen, while external injury treatment and first aid are taught by Professor Xu and Dr. Shen's apprentice, Professor Xu Bin.
Third, they didn't put all their eggs in one basket. They deployed some weapons, ammunition, and food supplies in the tunnels, some in the back mountains, and were also searching for a nearby safe base.
IV. Personnel Allocation. Zhao Yong and his team recruited another group of people, forming a 10-person patrol team, which is currently undergoing intensive training. The remaining uninjured personnel were divided into two teams. Team 1 continued searching for supplies, thoroughly checking nearby hospitals, police stations, pharmacies, and shops, leaving no usable items unchecked. Team 2 searched for materials for building walls and fences.
Fifth, expand the perimeter of the villa area's walls, driving away or eliminating zombies from the entrance of the community, thus expanding their territory. In case of an attack, they will have two lines of defense, and incidentally, they can also surround the nearby Happiness Community.
VI. Search and rescue of survivors in Xingfu Community. If we can recruit more, the team will grow further.
Ye Yunyi was actually a little worried about recruiting people, because recruiting those who weren't aligned with her might just mean recruiting a troublemaker, like Duan Yuxin. But at this point, if they didn't grow and expand, with only a few people, it was only a matter of time before they were swallowed up. Perhaps her vision wasn't broad enough.
A team searching for supplies brought back good news: they found several more drones, a lot of surveillance cameras, and many walkie-talkies. Having drones is fantastic; equipping the patrol team will make them much safer.
They also found a large quantity of medicines—Chinese and Western—and a whole bunch of medical supplies in pharmacies, clinics, and hospitals, which delighted Dr. Shen. Upon hearing the news, he even rushed out of his room. He had the room moved to the hospital and then, with his team, went to organize and tidy it up.
At the same time, she also found some food, clothes, and other necessities. This time, she also brought back a lot of baby formula. When Xiaofang was taking stock of the items, she said, "Now we have all the baby formula. We'll see when we can have some babies."
Liu Qingguo, who was helping him with the inventory and organization, said, "Xiao Fang, you have to take the lead. I've heard that many boys in the guard admire you. Can't you pick one?"
"Uncle Qing, you really can't say anything nice." After saying that, Xiao Fang blushed and ran into the warehouse.
Liu Qingguo was left outside, laughing heartily.
Half a month has passed, and the injured have almost recovered. Everyone's training has also been quite effective. So Ye Yunyi decided to take everyone out to clear out the zombies and prepare to expand the area of the villa district.
This time, not only the guards, but also everyone who participated in the training came out, including Wang Xuanxuan and her friends.
The sheer scale of the attack excited the zombies outside. They roared and charged forward. The neighbors, who had never killed zombies before, were initially a little scared, but seeing the guards slaying zombies like watermelons, their fear turned into eagerness. They each displayed their unique abilities, like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea.
Some shot with arrows, some slashed with knives, some hammered with clubs, and some threw stones. But as more and more zombies were defeated, everyone's enthusiasm grew, and they eventually started a competition.
Thanks to the protection of the guards, although the zombies had evolved somewhat, no one was harmed.
Ye Yunyi and Wang Xuanxuan stood at the doorway with bows and arrows, watching the battle, ready to rescue people at any moment. But later, it seemed they weren't needed anymore, so Wang Xuanxuan led the children to join the fight against the zombies. Ye Yunyi then observed the crowd, trying to see if she could select a few more capable individuals to join the guard team.
Soon, a large number of zombies at the entrance were cleared away, and the surrounding zombies no longer dared to rush over in droves as before.
Dr. Shen rarely had time to come out and stand with Ye Yunyi. He was still wearing his white coat, and with his hands clasped together, he looked at the crowd below and said, "Not bad, the training has been quite effective."
"Hey, this zombie's explosive power is pretty good, and that one's hearing is also very sensitive. Oh dear, they're still a bit lacking compared to our good lads, hahaha. Their deaths were too hasty."
He watched and explained on his own, without needing anyone to respond to him.
After watching for a while, he took out his binoculars and looked around for a bit. He said, "This little zombie is amazing. Is it giving orders from so far away?" As he spoke, he handed the binoculars to Ye Yunyi and pointed to a slope in the distance, saying to Ye Yunyi, "Take a look. There's a little zombie over there. It's become intelligent and is giving orders. Think of a way to catch it and study it."
Ye Yunyi looked through the binoculars in the direction Dr. Shen pointed, and sure enough, a zombie head appeared from the plants. Although she couldn't hear what it was yelling, she could tell from the behavior of the zombies around it that they were under its command.
"Okay, I'll bring it back for you. By the way, how's the research on that zombie from last time going?" Ye Yunyi asked.
"There's been some progress, but it's very slow. Bring it back to me; I need to make a comparison."
“Okay. Watch our Corpse-Catching Operation.” Ye Yunyi said, then told Xiao Fang to go back and get the drone, and sent someone to call Zhao Yong, Xiao Deng and Xiao Qin, they were going to carry out a surprise Corpse-Catching Operation.
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