With manpower, resources, and a certain sphere of influence, Ye Yunyi felt that her efficiency in doing things increased exponentially. Sure enough, earning the first pot of gold was the hardest. Later, after building up a team and having a certain amount of capital, it seemed that things that were previously unattainable became very easy.
Although Jiangyue Community has electricity, internet, a market, stable jobs, schools, hospitals, and even food delivery services, life is almost unchanged from before as long as you don't go to the city wall.
However, there are also drawbacks. When the sunlight is not strong enough, the solar panels will not provide enough electricity, so people will have to plan their electricity usage. The hydroelectric power station in the river also often has some problems and needs to be repaired frequently.
In addition, they now need to manage not only Jiangyue Community, but also dozens of villages and towns. If they rely on manpower to patrol every time, it will not only be time-consuming and laborious, but also impossible to understand the current situation in a timely manner.
When she read apocalyptic novels, zombie outbreaks were always accompanied by natural disasters, nuclear leaks, or explosions. Because without human maintenance, these facilities would go out of control, especially nuclear leaks, which could be devastating.
Ye Yunyi thought the reason for the relatively slow outbreak of the zombie virus was probably that it gave people a chance to catch their breath. Although the losses were still heavy in the end, many people could have survived if they had been prepared. If people could be self-reliant and independent after the outbreak, they would have fared better.
The thought of that so-called medical facility filled her with anger but also understanding. Without the constraints of law, government, and morality, human evil is boundless. Besides, with power in their hands and no one above them to control them, they were essentially local tyrants.
The ambulance Zhao Yong had worked at was breached by bad guys because of his misplaced kindness. If what Liu Da said about this ambulance is true, then the leaders are inherently evil. Of course, some people who stand high enough don't bother to learn or stoop to bowing, and even feel at ease thinking that these so-called lower classes, forever hunched over and unable to lift their heads, deserve it; they are incompetent, it's their fate. Their existence is merely as blood bags, for them to suck blood, for them to play with, for them to exploit. To put it bluntly, what's the difference between them and animals? Of course, there's also the fact that these lowly people's wretched lives are even less valuable than a dog, a cat, or a piece of clothing around them. Whatever it is, as long as it's around them, it's as if one person attains enlightenment and even their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven, becoming incomparably noble.
She originally had no ambition and just wanted to live a peaceful life. Before the apocalypse, however, Wang Zixiang's arrogance and foolishness led to a mountain of debt. After the apocalypse, she just wanted to survive, but her neighbor Li Biao attacked her repeatedly, even wreaking havoc on the neighborhood. Even those already at the bottom of society could become cannibalistic monsters in the Happiness Community. Former government servants, while enslaved by the shelter, also wanted to act like local tyrants, learning to rob and keep slaves.
After thousands of years of development, the people who stood up were so easily forced back to their knees. She suddenly remembered a news story she had seen before: a third-generation rich kid, intelligent, handsome, and wealthy, who, like a god, showed compassion for the world and shot the culprits of oppression and tyranny, was ultimately betrayed by the very people he had saved. How much like Jesus, the God of the Western world, and how much like the pioneers of the Republic of China era.
Perhaps human nature is inherently evil, but among these people, there are always those who are holy, who will have pity on the world, save the world, and create a better world.
Ye Yunyi doesn't have the power to save the world, and she once believed in the principle of "the successful should help the world, while the poor should cultivate their own virtue." Now, even if she is just a tiny star, she wants to shine a little.
Thinking about all this, she gave a self-deprecating laugh. Was this some kind of saint? Post-apocalyptic novels always said, "Kill the saints first in the apocalypse." But those so-called saints were those who, lacking ability, tried to be powerful, ultimately sacrificing more. She wasn't like that. She only did what was within her capabilities; she wanted to protect her family and those who belonged to her. She would also not hesitate to eliminate those who threatened her protection. Compassionate heart, ruthless policies—could she truly achieve that?
Liu Da said the ambulance station had electricity because the surrounding power system had been maintained. Wang Zixiang, who studied communications, asked if electricity could support network signals, and since previously established sites could operate, the ambulance station could also contact other places. She was eager to know the current situation, how much national resources it had, and whether they would come to the rescue little by little.
These zombies can all be eliminated, but what should be done with the corpses, the virus, and the contaminated areas afterward? How should the area be allowed to recover and regenerate?
Furthermore, zombies can evolve. If this drags on, will the zombies evolve into so-called new humans and replace them? In post-apocalyptic novels, isn't the evolution of zombies always accompanied by human superhumans? But they don't have superhumans; they are just ordinary people, gradually expanding and rebuilding their shrunken homes.
She'll do whatever she can, no matter what.
She, Wang Zixiang, and Zhao Yong took Liu Er to all the villages that Liu Da had given them to investigate, and then made some plans based on the actual situation.
In addition, we found two people knowledgeable in electricity and communications to accompany us, mainly to survey whether the repairs could be completed and bring electricity and internet to these places.
The next day, they set off. Xiaofang was very reliable. After receiving the list of towns and villages, she planned the route. In addition to the information prepared by Liu Da, she made detailed supplements and even noted what the main businesses of a certain village or town were.
Following a route starting from the nearest and moving further out, they checked each village one by one, and after three days, they had a clear understanding of more than 20 villages and towns. In terms of manpower, the more remote villages, such as Wangjia Village, had a relatively well-preserved population, with half of the people still alive. In neighboring villages, due to the large number of mutated people and the migration of zombies, many people fled there, resulting in a small number of survivors. Supplies were also largely plundered by surrounding survivors, leaving them struggling to make ends meet.
This time, they passed through the village where Boss Li had previously triggered the half-corpse virus and made a special trip to check it out. Unfortunately, because the half-corpse virus was first discovered there, the village had almost been wiped out. Undecayed corpses still lay on the ground, emitting a nauseating stench. They had no way to clean it up, so they simply set it on fire, reducing it all to ashes.
They are right next to the river. If they are allowed to rot and pollute the river, the spread of infection could be terrible.
Upon returning to the community, they quickly formulated management policies based on the findings, with Wang Zixiang responsible for refining the details.
Because of Liu Er's iron-fisted policies, all 20-plus villages, regardless of their manpower, have done their utmost to plant crops, which will soon be ready for harvest. Their food supply will be plentiful, which will help them with their next steps, such as factory processing.
In areas with limited manpower, they plan to merge villages; in areas with sufficient manpower, they can refer to the management model of Wangjia Village.
Most importantly, through this inspection, they all realized that their management style was different from Liu Er's, and the light gradually returned to their originally dull and fearful eyes.
This scene even touched Liu Er, who had been following him. Was he really that terrifying before?
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