Chapter 222 The Poor Kid in the Apocalypse (52)
As Dawn Base's reputation grew, some people were drawn to join on their own initiative, while others were picked up by members of the base.
In the process of vying for resources, Dawn Base also had several battles with other gangs. There was no other way; the entire city of Dongfang was only so big, and in order to survive better, some people would band together for warmth.
Besides Dawn Base, there are other groups, both famous and unknown, but they all share the same goal: to survive.
The difference is that some groups survive by plundering and suppressing, seizing resources from other bases, killing and robbing, using whatever means are available.
Dawn Base, on the contrary, is a unique and refreshing place. Within the base, the sword is forbidden to be turned against one's own people.
If we point the knife at our own people, wouldn't we be no different from the Japanese invaders?
Members of Dawn Base who are found to be killing their own people without cause will be expelled from the base. Peace is very rare in Dawn Base.
This base is more like the original human society, with the most basic order and constraints. When people meet, they can greet each other, unlike before when they had to be wary of everyone.
The chicks were thriving under Li Ping's care. They were fed a variety of things, including wild grass and other common food. Whenever they had free time, they would find food for the chicks, such as earthworms they dug up and small shrimp and fish they caught from the river.
There were no leftovers; everyone was struggling to feed themselves, so it was difficult to have any leftovers.
The flock of chickens were carefully cared for by everyone and grew very quickly. No one was willing to eat the chickens, nor did anyone make such a request, because they wanted to keep the chickens to lay eggs and hatch more chicks.
In just six months, the flock of chickens has increased by half, and every household has already received their share of eggs. Once the flock expands further, they plan to contract out production to individual households.
The system operates on a family-based basis, with each family receiving a certain number of chickens. If a family wants to eat more chickens, they have to raise them themselves. The success of raising chickens depends on individual effort, and once your own chickens are gone, you shouldn't covet others'.
Even if technology disappears and civilization regresses, the world can start anew. The current Dawn Base is more like a village, just like in the 1970s and 80s. There isn't much high technology, but people can still live there.
Zombies are finite; each one used reduces the remaining supply. After a year, there were virtually no zombies left on the roads, and people's lives gradually returned to normal.
There were no more zombies left to work or generate electricity. The zombies that had been put to good use at Dawn Base were all cremated and buried together.
"Victims of apocalyptic natural disasters."
This is their monument.
This place not only buries victims and zombies, but also relatives and friends.
Among all the spontaneously formed bases and groups, Dawn Base is the most united. Everyone will spontaneously protect the reputation of their own base and has a sense of belonging.
With no more zombies in the outside world, the competition has become less and less intense. Other bases and groups are all collecting and consuming resources, while only Dawn Base is regenerating resources.
It doesn't matter if there are no pigs, cows, or sheep. They can raise chickens to achieve chicken and egg freedom as soon as possible. Once the four seasons return to normal and the river has water flowing again, fish and shrimp will grow in the water again. Then they can raise fish to achieve fish and meat freedom as soon as possible.
They breed whatever they have, and as long as everyone has enough to eat and wear, they live better and better. The resources in the city that are useless to others are treasures to the people of Dawn Base.
In winter, they could collect free thick quilts and clothes, ensuring that every household had them. With fewer monks than porridge, other supplies were not scarce except for food.
In this era, to live so peacefully and even achieve self-sufficiency, what more could one ask for?
The Dawn Base is getting bigger and bigger. Two more fish ponds have been added to the village, and every household has started raising chickens. Some people have even expanded their operations to the point of setting up chicken farms. Since currency is no longer valid, people have simply resorted to the most primitive form of barter to exchange for what they need.
But what do the people in the base lack? It seems they lack nothing. Before, the world didn't exist, and when things changed, everyone was busy chasing after them.
Back then, every year was a crucial year. We were busy making money, busy getting promoted, busy traveling, busy graduating, busy studying, busy getting married and having children, and busy completing tasks assigned by who-knows-who.
Life is too rushed. But when the apocalypse came, people who escaped death were no longer in such a hurry. They lived their lives peacefully and calmly, and even cherished this tranquility more.
Having experienced death, having faced imminent danger, and having lost their families, they understand the preciousness of ordinary life.
Because of its serene and beautiful atmosphere, Dawn Base attracted many people to seek refuge there. After the zombies were cleared out, there was no need for crystal cores as a threshold, and people spontaneously settled down along Dawn Base.
Another reason why people want to join this base is that the people in this base will only protect their own people outside and will not kill each other. They don't have to worry about being betrayed. If someone attacks their own people for no reason, they will be expelled from the base.
There's plenty to eat and drink here, and you don't have to worry about danger—it's practically paradise.
Although there were no more zombies later, the base had already solved its electricity problem and restored many of its original facilities during the early days when it used zombies to generate electricity.
Since the apocalypse, most of the infrastructure in the city is no longer usable because people have died and no one is in charge of it. Now, it is being repaired little by little.
The Dawn Base has free access to electricity. The only regret is that, so far, the network problem has not been repaired. The entire city of Dongfang is like being isolated by a shroud, unable to contact the outside world or restore communication.
Shen Ci speculated that once this crisis is completely over, this invisible barrier will be opened, at which point it will be possible to contact the outside world and even leave this place.
The apocalyptic crisis, which had originally lasted for four or five years, suddenly ended in the third year.
Da Bao is ten years old and spends his days training with other children his age at the base. There is a school in the group, so the children still have to go to school. The instructors are all highly educated professionals, and we couldn't find such people to teach elementary school students before.
"It's born! It's born!"
At dawn, the cry of a baby broke through the darkness of the Dawn Base.
This is the first new life born since the apocalypse, the first new life in Dawn Base, and the child that everyone in the base has been looking forward to.
This family, which was born here, joined the base very early. Now they raise chickens, have meat and rice to eat, harvest crops from the fields, and have surplus grain at home. They can be considered a wealthy family now.
Not long after the baby was born, a loud rumbling sound suddenly rang out in the sky.
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