Seeing the hope of recovery, Xia Ruanruan's blood seemed to be excited at this moment, and she wanted to do her best to promote the implementation of infrastructure construction. Even if she couldn't build the Zootopia base into a five-star base city, even a one-star pass would be good. A 20% recovery rate, rounded up, can also grow from four years old to seven years old!
The little girl's eyes were shining, as if she had seen herself seven years later.
After Old Man Yan and his companions nodded first, Yang Fan and his companions naturally nodded as well.
After three years of natural disasters, everyone in the shelter wants to have a good life in the future. Being able to transform the entire campus into a small survival base for everyone with their own hands is something that every survivor hopes for.
"In order to live more comfortably in the future, we should improve the infrastructure in the shelter..."
Huang Haichao raised his eyebrows and glared fiercely at Wu Wenhua and his group, who were bound hand and foot. "But we have to get these guys to help us with the work. Otherwise, we'll be toiling away every day building a new shelter, while they'll be sitting here doing nothing. We'll even have to provide them with a meal. Isn't that a waste of food?"
Huang Haichao never forgot that if these guys in front of him were not his good brothers, he would not have to lie in the hospital bed holding his stomach, sweating in pain every day.
"We don't have enough survivors here. We need to keep an eye on them while we work, which can easily lead to problems." Yang Fan felt a little uncomfortable with the labor force right in front of him but unable to utilize it. However, some things were right in front of him and he had to face reality.
"Don't worry, Uncle Yang. I can ask Dahei and the others to keep an eye on them every day and make sure they never dare to do anything cunning!" As a caring and thoughtful little devil who couldn't wait to grow up, Xia Ruanruan immediately showed a bright smile and two rows of neat white teeth.
"Then I'll leave it to Ruanruan." Yang Fan and others nodded, thinking that this was a good idea.
Xia Ruanruan and her group did not deliberately lower their voices, so Wu Wenhua and others who also lived in the indoor stadium naturally heard what they said clearly.
Being supervised at work by a mutant dog is no big deal.
But how could they let Little Boss's impression of them remain that they were hindering the development of the shelter and needed mutant dogs to keep an eye on them?
Wu Wenhua immediately took a few steps with difficulty, looked at Xia Ruanruan with a flattering face, and said loudly: "Little Boss... No, Miss Xia, we were wrong, we were really wrong... We shouldn't have attacked your shelter so late at night the night before yesterday. Although people on both sides were injured, as the saying goes, there is no friendship without fighting. We can not only use food as compensation, but also use medicine in exchange. All of that medicine was exchanged from the survival base next door. It is very effective!"
"If all else fails, I have several skilled doctors in my shelter who can all be dispatched to care for the seriously injured."
Wu Wenhua's face was full of flattery, and he looked at Xia Ruanruan with particularly earnest eyes. If his hands were not tied with hemp rope, he would have wanted to rub his hands together like a monkey. "Little old... Little Miss Xia, can you let me and my brothers join you in this newly built shelter?"
"There are over 3,400 people in my shelter. With these people, the school's infrastructure will definitely be completed quickly. As long as you agree to let us join, we can reclaim the wasteland and repair the building's electrical system. We can take care of it all!"
As Wu Wenhua spoke, he looked at Xia Runrun cautiously. Although he looked rough, since he was once the leader of the shelter, he naturally had to consider others.
Even though some of the shelters were captured by him less than two months ago, Wu Wenhua did not forget them.
When Wu Wenhua's former subordinates heard what their boss said, they all pricked up their ears and looked at her with expectant eyes.
3,400 people? Accelerated infrastructure development?
Xia Runrun's eyes sparkled and she felt a little moved.
But with so many people flocking to Xingyue University at once, she was a little worried that the number of people recognized by the illustrated guide in the base city area would drop below 90%, leading to the failure of the base city construction.
"After all, these newcomers won't recognize and respect me like the current survivors do." Xia Runrun murmured in her heart. This was also what she was most worried about.
The little girl frowned slightly, and in the eyes of the people around her, it seemed that she was thinking about what Wu Wenhua said.
Wu Wenhua and his group waited for the final judgment with their hearts in their throats.
Yang Fan, Huang Haichao and others also fixed their eyes on the little girl.
As the owner of the black and white bear, the entire Star Moon University is the little girl's territory. Even if they have many ideas in their minds, the final decision will be made by the little girl in front of them.
The thick illustrated book in his hand was gleaming with a faint light, as if it could sense the host's mood. Black and gold-dyed fonts slowly appeared below the blank page.
——Except for those who already live in the area, the remaining official residents of the base city will be identified by the host himself.
——Note: Informal residents in the base city will be automatically expelled. It is recommended that the host mark precautions outside the base city to prevent accidents.
Xia Ruanruan: “……???”
Xia Ruanruan: “!!!”
She had previously thought that the sentence above the illustration, 'The base city has the ability to automatically expel non-residents', was just a simple decorative phrase, but when she saw it again, Xia Runrun had a new understanding.
The book of feelings not only has the function of a diary, but can also find out who is willing to become a resident of Zootopia, and can also take the initiative to help expel informal residents?
but……
The little girl blinked, a little curious. What methods would this illustrated book use to expel the other party?
But before Xia Runrun could finish her curiosity, screams of "Ouch, ouch" suddenly rang out outside the indoor stadium.
The panicked screams and the familiar noises subconsciously made Xia Runrun, Yang Fan and the others drop their work and walk out.
The screams were so painful that Xia Runrun no longer cared about what Wu Wenhua had said before.
However……
Just this one glance made Xia Runrun stand there in a daze, her face full of shock.
Xia Ruanruan: “?!”
Outside the stadium, a dozen or so dusty-looking men and women, backpacks on their backs, were accompanied by a massive black cat, nearly three meters tall. The screams were emanating from these dozen dusty-looking men and women.
I saw at least forty or fifty gray sparrows swooping down from the sky and pecking at these people. The sparrows either bit their hair or attacked their wrists. Even the black mutant cat next to them was their target, and the people they pecked made scream in fear.
"Ouch, oh oh, stop pecking! Stop pecking!"
"It hurts, it hurts, it hurts! Where did this mutant sparrow come from? Go away, go away, go away!"
"Heitan, hurry up and help my mom and grandma, drive away these sparrows! Ah! Damn it!"
More than a dozen men and women were waving their weapons, and were almost in chaos. The survivors from other Star Sea Shelters around them all picked up their weapons and rushed forward to help, but it seemed as if this group of sparrows were staring at these dozen people, not pecking at anyone else, and only attacking them.
Sparrows are very fast and much more agile than ordinary birds. Even though the mutant black cat is extremely fast, it is at a loss when trying to catch these sparrows. It was even pecked several times on the head and butt, leaving its head full of bruises.
"Oh my God! Where did these sparrows come from? Isn't this Lili? Why are these sparrows pecking at them specifically? Did Lili and the others dig the sparrow hole?" Huang Haichao stared with wide eyes, looking at the scene in front of him with such surprise that he almost couldn't close his mouth.
"I don't know... but no matter what, we have to get rid of these sparrows quickly." Yang Fan was a little dazed. He never thought that there would be such a group of ferocious sparrows in the black and white bear's territory.
Is it because these sparrows are too small? Is Monokuma disdainful of them, and that's why he didn't chase them away? But why do these sparrows only target Lili and her friends?
"Coo, choo! Come and help chase away the sparrows!"
Seeing the group of sparrows in front of him fighting more and more bravely, and seeing the survivors and mutant beasts walking out of the indoor stadium without any sign of stopping their attacks, Old Man Yan couldn't stand it anymore, and hurriedly called out to his owl loudly into the room.
Owls are almost the best weapon to drive away sparrows.
However……
The large white owl seemed to be chasing away loneliness. No matter how it hooted or how it attacked the sparrows with its sharp claws, the sparrows that were attacking Lili and the others showed no sign of wanting to leave, nor did they even make any move to change their targets.
Xia Ruanruan: "..."
Xia Runrun looked at the anxious expressions of the people around her, as well as the miserable appearance of Lili and others with scratches on their faces, and swallowed awkwardly.
In the eyes of others, this group of gray sparrows are just ordinary mutant sparrows, but in Xia Runrun's eyes, each of them has a familiar golden halo.
This group of sparrows is clearly the product of the illustrated guide!
They're faster than regular mutant sparrows! They're even bigger! They're even more powerful! And they can lock onto their targets!
"So this is what they call automatic expulsion..."
Xia Ruanruan bravely took a few steps forward, silently directing the atlas to include these people in the official residents of Zootopia. However, she waved her hands around and shouted at the flock of sparrows above, "Go away, go away! Go away!"
"Dahei, Dahei, come and help us!" The little girl shouted loudly at the mutant dogs.
The mutant dogs that were originally sitting or standing around pricked up their ears and came forward. Dozens of mutant dogs moved extremely quickly and rushed towards this side.
“Clatter!—”
Forty or fifty mutant sparrows seemed to be frightened. They flapped their wings and flew into the sky. Soon they turned into small black dots and disappeared from everyone's sight. Only the mess and a dozen survivors who were scratched and pecked were left.
Xia Ruanruan: "..."
Xia Ruanruan touched her nose awkwardly, feeling somewhat guilty for her slow reaction.
However, the girl named Lili and her family saw the little girl as if they had seen a savior. They said with gratitude on their faces: "You must be Xiaoxia, right? I just heard about your story from others around us. Thank you for helping me drive away these sparrows."
Lili had never imagined that the sparrows, so often eaten by stray cats, would one day become so ferocious, pecking away everyone without resistance. Touching the back of her scratched hand, the young girl sighed, "I used to think I was powerful enough having a mutant pet, but I didn't expect I couldn't even handle a flock of sparrows."
"Sister Lili, please don't say that. Your cat has a slender body, strong limbs, and shiny fur. It is obviously a mutant cat with strong combat capabilities. If it weren't for Sister Lili's good care, Heitan would definitely not have grown into the handsome young man he is today." In the end, it was because she reacted too slowly that the other party was injured. Xia Runrun took two steps forward and deliberately praised him.
Zhang Lili, 23, had just graduated from college before the virus outbreak. Black Tan was a stray cat she picked up during her senior year. When she first found him, his fur was filthy and covered in ringworm. She spent thousands of yuan to cure his condition. So, after the outbreak, Black Tan became their family's loyal bodyguard and companion.
Hearing the little girl in front of her praising her cat made Zhang Lili happier than hearing others praising her.
Zhang Lili immediately developed a favorable impression of Xia Ruanruan from the bottom of her heart. Furthermore, the little girl in front of her had just saved their family, and Zhang Lili's favorable impression of her was even stronger.
The young girl had a smile on her face, but she still needed to be a little reserved. Zhang Lili cleared her throat, coughed twice, and said, "Actually, I don't take care of her as well as you say. It's just that Heitan is so beautiful."
"How could that be? Sister Lili, you are too modest."
Xia Ruanruan continued to praise him, even looking at Zhang's mother. "Sister Lili, is that my sister's mother? Aunt Zhang was injured herself, but she still took out disinfectant for Hei Tan first... I think it's not just Sister Lili who takes good care of Hei Tan. Even my sister's family is influenced by her and takes good care of Hei Tan. I think it's great that Hei Tan and Sister Lili can become family."
As if he heard what the little girl said, Heitan, who was not far away, even raised his head and let out a sweet cat meow at Zhang Lili, his pair of emerald green eyes flashing with a soft light.
"Meow~~"
Zhang Lili: “!!!”
Ah! Where on earth did this little cutie come from?! How could she say such sweet and thoughtful things?!
After hearing such caring words, Zhang Lili felt that the scratch on her arm was not so painful anymore. When she looked at the little girl, the smile on the corner of her mouth was particularly kind and gentle.
Zhang Lili touched Xia Ruanruan's soft and furry little head, reached into her backpack, took out a small bag of candy and handed it to her.
"Eat it softly. This is a gift from your sister. Please don't despise it!"
"This is the first gift my sister gave me. I will keep it well~" The little girl raised her head, her eyes shining.
The soft and cute little appearance, coupled with the attitude of treating candy as if it were a treasure, almost made Zhang Lili forget her injuries and the group of hateful sparrows. It was not until Zhang's mother and Doctor Zeng came forward to apply medicine on her that she came to her senses.
…
The established base city has the ability to automatically expel non-residents. Xia Runrun no longer has to worry about the survivors in Wu Wenhua's shelter. The most important thing now is how to make those people in the other shelter who have not seen her respect and trust her.
Xia Ruanruan touched her chin and suddenly an idea came to her.
"I agree to your request, but it's not appropriate to let your people join just like that. If the shelter wants to have proper recycling, it needs a sewage treatment system... If you can bring a set of equipment from the city's sewage treatment plant back as a token of your loyalty, I'll agree."
"But... let me be frank. I only accept those who truly want to come. I won't accept anyone who comes reluctantly or has ulterior motives."
There are four sewage treatment plants in Xingyue City, but no matter which one wants to get the equipment and move it to the school, it is obviously a big project, and accidents are bound to happen during this period. As long as she takes Dahei and the others out for a walk and lets the survivors see their heroic appearance, I believe that many of these people should believe in her and agree with her!
The little girl's eyes sparkled.
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