Old Liu was born in a business family and was very good at speaking.

Everyone present was excited when he spoke.

Yan Xinian was calm and almost indifferent, just watching them from the side.

Xia Huoqu, Xia Lunong and Kong Zhi, everyone had a calm expression on their faces.

When the blood in Baniu's heads cooled down a little, they all felt something was wrong when they looked at their faces.

Baniu wiped his face and turned the words around, "Captain Yan, I listen to you, whatever you say is what I will do."

Yan Xinian nodded, his eyes swept over everyone, and finally said seriously: "As long as I am here, our base will never be an invader."

Yan Xinian's words were almost word for word, and every word was very clear.

His words were like a basin of cold water, pouring directly into everyone's heart.

Baniu and his friends were sad but also a little proud. Xiao Tang and his friends also had expressions of admiration and shock.

Old Liu didn't look embarrassed.

He nodded and said, "I'm just suggesting something. I also hope that our base will be good. In the end, we have to let everyone decide."

Yan Xinian patted his shoulder and didn't say anything. This matter was skipped and no one mentioned it again.

In the evening, when they returned to their car, Yan Xinian lay on the seat, put his hands alternately on the back of his neck, and said, "The people's hearts are scattered, and it's hard to lead the team."

"Whether it's easy or not, we have to continue to lead." Xia Huo said, "Old Liu has always been well-informed. He has this idea. Most likely he heard something. We have to prepare in advance."

Xia Lunong sat in the car and looked at Kong Zhi in confusion. He felt that he should not sit in the car, but should go under the car, otherwise why didn't he understand anything?

Kong Zhi rubbed his hairy head, patted his back, and said, "I'll explain it to you later."

Yan Xinian and Xia Huoqu were still discussing it.

The two of them did not shy away and discussed it directly in the car.

Xia Huoqu said: "We built the walls around the base last year. This year we can consider building the plains under the base."

"How easy is that? We were able to build so fast last year because of the survival crisis. Everyone had to work hard to save their lives. Look at this year, what do we have this year?"

Yan Xinian spread his hands and motioned for them to look at his empty hands. "This year we have nothing. Even the people's hearts are almost scattered. It's simply a fantasy to think of building a city."

Xia Huoqu said: "What if we don't build a city, but build something else?"

Xia Lunong had already smelled something unusual here. He poked his head out from under the quilt, staring at his brother without blinking, waiting for his brother to reveal the answer.

Yan Xinian did not follow Xia Huoqu's train of thought. He was stunned for a moment and said, "What else?"

Xia Huoqu said, "Isn't there a big river flowing through the plain below?"

"There is a river, but..." Yan Xinian looked at him in disbelief, "Do you want to dig the river?"

"Why not?" Xia Huoqu asked back, "Building a city wall is to prevent mutated animals and plants, and digging a deep moat has the same effect. In this case, why don't we choose a moat but a city wall on the mountain?"

Yan Xinian had never thought of going to this place before.

He touched his knee and said, "This matter is too urgent. We should take a long-term view."

Xia Huoqu said, "In a chaotic world, we need to make decisions in advance for everything. If we don't consider it now, it will be too late to consider it later."

Xia Huoqu said lightly, "What Lao Liu said today is a very obvious signal. We have missed this opportunity. Sooner or later, there will be people who know how to cherish the opportunity and seize it for us."

Yan Xinian had a headache.

He felt average about this matter.

As a person with more greed and pleasure in his character, he didn't think about this aspect for a while.

After a pause, he said, "What do you think? Just say it. I'll listen to you."

Xia Huoqu spit out a few words, "Adapt to local conditions."

"Dig a deep moat and use the plain at the foot of the mountain as the site for our second base."

Yan Xinian paused for a moment, then turned to look at Xia Lunong and Kong Zhi, "What do you two mean? Since we are a family, you two should also tell us your ideas so that we can all refer to them."

Xia Lunong blinked and said, "I will listen to my brother. I think he is right. In this situation, we really need to make plans in advance."

Yan Xinian was helpless. "You are just your brother's lackey, saying you listen to your brother no matter what he says! What about Kong Zhi, what do you think? Do you also think your brother Huo Qu is right?"

Kong Zhi nodded solemnly, "Everything is developing now, mutant plants and animals are developing, other bases are also developing, and if we lag behind, we will fall behind step by step. Look at the technological gap between the Black Gold Base and our base, I feel that we must catch up now."

He rarely speaks such a long paragraph.

Yan Xinian's expression changed, and after a while, he slapped his thigh and said through gritted teeth: "If you all agree, then let's do it! What are your ideas? Talk about it, the four of us will have a short meeting, and I will record it."

Xia Huo Qu curled his lips, "The first point is what you said, our base must maintain legitimacy and never be an aggressor."

Yan Xinian nodded, he did not doubt Xia Huo Qu's character.

The two of them had known each other for such a long time that they were close friends, so he was very clear about the other's character.

They absolutely did not appreciate those who took advantage of others' misfortunes and bullied the weak.

Yan Xinian wrote down the first point and looked up, "What about the second point?"

"The second point is to build a backup base at the foot of the mountain. Our current base is too small. There is not enough space for farming, let alone other things."

"The area at the foot of the mountain is larger. We can use the plain as our base. When there are more people and the base is bigger, we can expand the area."

Yan Xinian has realized the purpose of his discussion of this matter. "You mean, we should start arming the plain at the foot of the mountain from now on?"

Xia Huoqu did not hesitate at all. "Yes, looking at the condition of the honeysuckle, I estimate that it will be difficult to survive the spring. If you can convince it, try to persuade it to transfer its consciousness directly to the honeysuckle on the plain."

Xia Huoqu said this and looked at Xia Lunong, "Xiao Nong, your ability is very important, more important than we thought. You have to help more and try to convince Honeysuckle."

Xia Lunong showed her bright eyes from under the quilt, "It is my duty!"

Yan Xinian asked, "Do you mean that we use the moat as the first layer of protection, and then use plants as the second layer of protection?"

Xia Huoqu said, "That's what I mean. Honeysuckle didn't ask us to find Rose. Since there is a Rose that is not inferior to Honeysuckle, why don't we think of a way to let Rose cooperate with us to achieve mutual benefit?"

Yan Xinian muttered, "You really dare to think, I don't know what Rose's attitude is."

"Now that Honeysuckle has opened the door, Rose's attitude will definitely not be too bad. I am confident of this." Xia Huo said, "Plants and humans have always had a mutually beneficial relationship. There is almost no competition between us, and there is a very good basis for cooperation. If we can convince them, it will be beneficial to both sides."

Xia Lunong felt that his brother had been thinking about this matter for a long time, so he could come up with various plans as soon as it was mentioned.

Yan Xinian said: "This matter depends on Xiao Nong. What is Xiao Nong's opinion?"

Xia Lunong followed his brother's words without hesitation and said: "I definitely agree. Our base was going to move up. Now our base is not bad, but it is still far behind others, especially compared to the Black Gold Base. We are far behind." Yan

Xinian had already guessed what he was thinking and nodded, "Okay, if you, the main force, agree, then let's try it according to your brother's idea."

Yan Xinian said: "Digging a moat is not a trivial matter. You have your opinions on this. Any ideas or suggestions? Only by proposing ideas and suggestions can we go back and convince other people in the base. "

Xia Huo said: "Actually, there are not too many ideas and suggestions. The people in the base are living a good life, and they probably won't agree to do it our way for a while. What we have to do is to build the prototype of this base in advance."

He glanced at his two younger brothers and said, "Just as you think, the current technological strength of our base is too poor. We can lag behind for a while, but we can't lag behind all the time. Sooner or later, we have to find a way to catch up."

"The plain at the foot of the mountain is less safe, but the area is large. We can build factories and farmlands there. We have experimented with this before and planted honeysuckle and beans there, and we were not disturbed by other mutant plants and animals. Let's do this ourselves first."

Xia Lunong said, "But if we do this, won't it make us seem too arbitrary?"

"What does it matter? We don't rely on the people in the base to work, so we don't need to listen to the opinions of the people in the base." Xia Huoqu said, "Let's build the prototype of this base first, and then we can build this base completely according to our wishes."

Xia Huoqu looked at them, "If we rely on everyone to work together, it will be difficult to tell how to distribute it at that time. On the contrary, if we directly use money or materials to hire others to work, it will be legitimate for us to be in charge of this base."

Xia Lunong thought for a while, "Brother, have you had this idea for a long time? Have you been planning for a long time, and now you finally find an opportunity to implement it?"

Xia Huoqu glanced at him and said lightly: "That's not the case, but we have you in our family, so I have to think further."