In this way, the eighth, ninth, and tenth bases were established one after another outside the city.
Chen Zhongdao: "There are also some construction aspects, materials, and so on."
Since there were various shortages anyway, Ye Shang asked Song Wenwen to write down all his needs and asked, "How do ordinary people without superpowers live?"
I remember how difficult it was for the people in the original Fifth Base, and it's the same for the current Tenth Base.
Chen Zhong said, "As for ordinary people, Captain Qing has told me to focus on managing this aspect, so things are relatively stable for now."
As long as there is no filth in his jurisdiction, at least vulnerable groups such as the elderly, children, and women will be properly taken care of.
After listening, Ye Shang nodded. "You have quite a few needs, but I suggest that you focus on building up your prestige and developing your methods for suppressing troublemakers."
Although Chen Zhong did a decent job, he was indeed lacking in management. A normal leader needs to use any weapon at hand wisely, and the Eighth Base is doing a good job in this regard.
She had also seen the information on the Eighth Base. Although its development was lagging behind, it was not in disarray in terms of manpower.
Chen Zhong nodded honestly: "Captain Ye, I understand what you mean, but my experience is still lacking."
He had never managed anything before. He was just a squad leader at the First Base, only responsible for the few people in his squad. Suddenly, he was sent here by the headquarters to be the top boss.
Although it was a leap forward, he found it quite difficult.
Having learned about these circumstances, Ye Shang was clearly aware of his abilities, and thus expressed his understanding, saying, "I will have someone send another person with extensive management experience to mentor you for a while."
She remembered meeting a captain of the Seventh Base before, whose name seemed to be Wang Shuli. That person had excellent management skills, even better than the base chief, and his superpowers were also strong. It shouldn't be a problem to send him on a business trip for a while.
Chen Zhong said gratefully, "Okay, thank you, Captain Ye."
Ye Shang: "You're welcome. I'll be staying here for the time being. We can't afford a major riot in District 10."
This is a series of riots instigated by the crowd, which led to many people following suit and causing chaos.
The meeting lasted for nearly three hours, and by then it was noon, which should have been lunchtime.
When someone brought over a plate of compressed biscuits, the Meng and Liang families were silent for a moment, but said nothing.
Song Wenwen and the others simply took the bottled water and ate it as usual.
Ye Shang took one as usual and started eating.
Chen Zhong and the others ate with great relish.
It seems the food at this base is pretty good.
In the afternoon, Chen Zhong led Ye Shang and the others on a tour of the entire Tenth Base.
Not many people went. The superhuman army was resting in another place. Only Song Wenwen, the squad leader, went. She was acting as Ye Shang's deputy or secretary.
Meng Qiulan and the others also went. To be honest, Meng Zongping had hinted and explicitly stated several times that he didn't really want to go, but Ye Shang ignored him.
Ye Shang didn't give the Meng family a friendly look, all because of that video call. Especially when those two came to the base, although they seemed to be offering to give him more money than he was owed, they kept making excuses and refused to pay, even going so far as to renege on their debt.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but glance at the two Liang brothers. They were more honest and behaved well, so they could indeed have long-term business dealings with them in the future.
Each base is divided into east, west, south, and north areas for easier management.
Chen Zhong's deputy was also a careless man; his existence was also to protect Chen Zhong from being killed.
But if you don't have that many tricks up your sleeve, you might get outmaneuvered by a smart person in no time.
Because Ye Shang was there, Chen Zhong didn't bring many people with him, only this one man.
As he walked, he explained, "This is the West District, where ordinary people without superpowers live. There are also some basic trading markets here."
Sure enough, the house was low and light could hardly penetrate it. The ground was almost entirely yellowish-brown mud, which had been trodden flat, indicating that many people came and went every day.
Once inside, ordinary people hardly dared to greet Ye Shang and his group. If a child encountered them, they would immediately hide in the arms of their elders, too afraid to even look at them.
These people had experienced the hardships of the apocalypse, and because they were unable to enter the previous bases, they may have survived outside for quite some time, which led to their somewhat timid and fearful nature.
Those who can survive normally outside are all tough characters. They fled from afar at the beginning of the apocalypse, traveled for so long, experienced many hardships on the way, and finally saw hope, but they can only be trapped here, and may even have to scavenge for supplies.
Fortunately, Chen Zhong did a really good job as the base commander, and people who knew him would greet him with a smile.
Along the way, it was rare to see anyone with a normal build. Ye Shang asked, "How do they usually get their supplies?"
She didn't ask how to receive it or how the base distributed it, which was impossible. Whether here or in other bases, or even the first or fifth bases, there was no way that white-haired supplies would exist.
Everything requires labor in exchange; the path of receiving free meals and donations is not feasible in the apocalypse.
Chen Zhong replied, "The base distributes some jobs every day. People with special abilities can earn more supplies. Ordinary people can take on simple jobs as long as they have the ability to work. Although the amount of food they can exchange for is not much, it won't starve them to death."
Whether it's building houses, constructing roads, or even cleaning the ground, people are needed, and the distribution of each type of material is different.
The group moved to the central area, and Chen Zhong led Ye Shang to the place where they could learn the moves.
There was clearly a long line of people there, some of whom were so hungry they looked pale and thin, clutching their stomachs as they stepped forward.
The administrator would frown and look at you, asking, "Are you still capable of working?"
It wasn't that he was questioning her, but the woman was simply too thin and small, clutching her stomach and hunching over. She kept bending over with difficulty, saying, "Boss, I can do it. I'll do anything you ask me to do."
She was so hungry that she was dizzy and kept crying as she bent over: "Boss, please, I have two children at home, my husband is dead, I can't collapse, please."
The administrator sighed. There are many people like this every day. The food they take home is not enough for one person, and they have to share it with their families, which means they are always hungry.
"Alright, alright, here's your task sheet. Go get your tools." The administrator handed her a slip of paper.
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