Ye Xiao still disagreed, but Lin Tantan’s meaning was very clear. If he wanted to go out, he had to take her with him.
Going out in the dark of night to save someone, someone he knew, what if one of them got carried away and the other got themselves into trouble? She couldn't stop him, so she bought him insurance.
Ye Xiao said: "Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to me."
"Since you are so sure, it's okay to take me with you, right?" Lin Tantan also said.
Ye Xiao said that he was worried that she would be in danger if she went out, so she had even more reason to do so. Since it was so dangerous, how could she not follow him? She could save his life when necessary.
Ye Xiao couldn't convince her. Seeing that she didn't speak for a long time, he felt anxious and helpless, but also felt warmed. He didn't even feel the discomfort in his body.
Lin Tan Tan used his earth-based abilities to create a small platform for himself and sat down cross-legged, determined to fight him to the end.
The mutant rats in several puddles were awakened by their noise. They got up, shook off the water on their bodies, and came to her to act coquettishly. Lin Tantan took the little hamster out of her arms, asked it to spit out some nuts, and shared them with everyone. The two swans also woke up and cackled twice.
The backyard suddenly became lively.
Lin Tan touched and rubbed this one and that one, combed their fur, and set fire to roast their fur. The fur would be softer and more beautiful after being groomed. If there were any small insects in the fur, they could also be cleaned up. Every mutant mouse liked this process very much. It was both comfortable and beautiful.
But they seemed to sense that the atmosphere between the two was not very good, and they were all very well-behaved, not as noisy as usual.
Lin Tan Tan said as he worked, "You don't have to hesitate too much. I'm not someone who needs constant protection. I'm not bragging, but in the team, no, in the entire base, no one is more confident than me in surviving the zombies."
Ye Xiao thought of her many methods. She should have killed all the zombies before they got close to him. Then he thought of the golden barrier that was like a golden bell. He had to admit that she was right.
Lin Tan Tan added, "And even if you leave after dawn, I will go with you."
Ye Xiao was helpless: "Talk."
Lin Tan Tan said, "Stop talking. There's no point in discussing this. Besides, I haven't been out for a long time. It would be nice to take a look at what's going on outside. Otherwise, I'll live in comfort for too long and won't even kill the zombies."
Ye Xiao didn't think she needed to go out and suffer, but she had already made up her mind and he couldn't persuade her. If she got stubborn, there was no point in talking about it.
But he also made a concession and decided not to go out after three o'clock and go out after dawn.
Lin Tan Tan looked at him and saw that his expression was not too reluctant, so he felt relieved. It was not too dangerous to rescue people during the day. Ye Xiao had rescued people before when he went out, whether they were survivors met on the road or people surrounded by zombies, and nothing had gone wrong.
But she was a little curious about who Han Ying was that made him care so much.
Ye Xiao said: "We grew up in the same compound and have a very good relationship. The elders of our two families are also close friends." Although we have less contact after growing up and joining the army because we went to different units and have different development directions, we have cooperated and competed in exercises, and met and cooperated in actual tasks.
As he talked about Lin Tan, he looked at him and could tell that he had a good relationship with Han Ying. If she hadn't already stolen her away, she would even worry that Han Ying was his confidant, and Bai Cheng would have to back off because it was obvious that Han Ying and Ye Xiao had a deeper connection.
Lin Tan Tan went back to find Bai Cheng and asked him if he knew Han Ying. Bai Cheng said that he knew him and had met and worked with him. He was a generous and straightforward person.
Bai Cheng said, "I told you, Ah Xiao was adopted. I don't know much about his childhood, but it was probably not a very happy one. Han Ying helped him a lot." He sighed, "Don't be angry with Ah Xiao. Han Ying has come to him for begging. He can't just do nothing. He was able to restrain himself and not rush over immediately. He was very considerate of everyone." With the current Zhengyang Brigade, if Ye Xiao insisted on organizing people to go out for rescue immediately, he could do it. But as Lu Jianping said, sending people out to rescue at this time would be exchanging the lives of his own people for the lives of others.
Han Ying's life is valuable, but what obligation do the team members have to sacrifice for someone else, especially someone they don't know?
Ye Xiao took this into consideration. He was worried about his old friend, but he was also unwilling to hurt innocent people.
Lin Tantan looked thoughtful. This was the case. Han Ying really had to be rescued. I hoped he could hold on until dawn.
As soon as three o'clock passed, Ye Xiao returned to normal and immediately got up and prepared. He contacted Han Ying again. Through the most detailed map and his understanding of the terrain near the base during this period, he guided them to find a good place to hide, and then prepared to set out for the rescue.
He gathered his two strongest combat teams and asked for a few members of the medical team. They drove empty vehicles that were more capable of carrying people, and set up camp in the parking lot near the base gate, ready to go.
The sky gradually brightened.
Lin Tantan was sitting in the leading van, dozing off a little sleepily. This was the van where Jiang Xiaotian had stayed during the migration. There were some equipment in the van, and Jiang Xiaotian was leaning against the side and dozing off. Mei Baisheng was sitting in the driver's seat, also squinting his eyes to rest.
The three of them returned to the car.
When the chickens in the sheep pen in the Zhengyang Brigade compound in the distance crowed, the three of them woke up at the same time. Jiang Xiaotian yawned and said, "Aren't you leaving yet?"
In fact, he seldom left the base often, but because the person being rescued this time was an old acquaintance of Ye Xiao, and he had to locate him and maintain communication, Jiang Xiaotian took the lead himself, worried that others might not be able to do it well. Mei Baisheng also came to help and acted as a driver.
Lin Tan Tan glanced at the gray sky and said, "It's almost time." At this moment, the passenger door opened and Ye Xiao got in. He glanced at Lin Tan Tan with a somewhat apologetic look and said, "I'm sorry for making you work so hard. Are you very sleepy? It's okay to take a nap first."
Jiang Xiaotian; Mei Baisheng: What about us? We are also sleepy and need your gentle care and concern!
Lin Tan Tan rubbed his eyes and said, "Don't be so polite. Besides, I wanted to come here on my own. Can we set off now?"
"I've already told the gatekeepers to open the door for us to leave. I'm leaving now." Ye Xiao said to Jiang Mei and the others, "Thank you for your hard work today. Let's cook a table and have a drink later."
There is no such thing as sweet words and gentle voices.
But the two of them also laughed, and Mei Bosheng said with a smile: "That's what you said." Then he started the car.
The car drove to the gate of the base. The two heavy and thick doors slid to the sides under the action of electricity, making a unique mechanical sound.
As soon as the door opened, the car drove out, followed closely by the vehicles behind.
Lin Tantan sat in the back seat, clinging to the driver's seat and the passenger seat, looking outside the car with wide eyes.
It was the end of January when she entered the base. More than two months had passed in a flash. Compared with most people, she lived a life of luxury. She had never left the base and had no idea what the outside world was like.
As it was still dark today, looking around, everything was bruised and bloody. Outside the base, there was only a clean road created by wheels. There were many corpses lying in other places. Some were fresh, obviously killed by the people guarding the city wall last night. Some were old, probably lying there for many days without anyone dealing with them. Some had broken arms and legs but were still struggling. They saw the car coming out and making a sharp whistle towards them.
Ye Xiao took a look and waved his hand, and the zombie that was still struggling died.
In addition to the corpses, there were a lot of garbage and abandoned vehicles on the ground. The further away from the base you looked, the more garbage there was. Everywhere was silent, desolate and dilapidated. The houses near and far had black doors and windows, and looked like a haunted house.
The cold wind of the early morning blew in from the car window. Looking at this doomsday scene, Lin Tantan couldn't help feeling a sense of desolation in his heart.
Seeing that she was watching intently, Ye Xiao said to her, "Let's change positions so you can see more clearly, okay?"
Lin Tan Tan shook his head: "No need, we can see it from here too."
Probably because of the daily traffic, the road from the base to the nearest town is very clear. However, once entering the town, the terrain view is no longer wide and dangers gradually appear.
Because it was still dark, the zombies were in their final active phase. Lin Tantan suddenly saw a zombie jumping between three or four stories high, like a nimble monkey, or one or two shaky shadows flashed by in the shadow of the building, and there were also the roars of zombies coming from nowhere.
There were also wild dogs digging in the garbage dump, huge rats peering out of the sewer manholes, and large black birds chirping sharply on the roof.
All this creates a tense and dangerous atmosphere.
And this is just the town closest to the base, with the lowest risk factor, so ordinary people can't leave the base at all, and if they do leave, they can only wander around nearby.
Ye Xiao reminded the vehicles behind to keep up through the intercom, and Jiang Xiaotian began to type on the keyboard: "The location is still at the original position, they haven't moved." He released the two drones on the roof of the car and began to capture images of the surrounding area.
Lin Tantan looked outside the car for a while and felt his neck was a little tired, so he sat next to Jiang Xiaotian and looked at the picture displayed on the screen.
Really... the more I look at it, the more desolate it becomes. Compared to more than two months ago, this city has become much more dilapidated.
As the sun gradually rose higher, the zombies became less and less common, but a group of them would still suddenly appear, as if they were ambushing, but they would always be dealt with by Ye Xiao and the people in the car behind in the first time.
We drove and stopped along the way. We set off at five o'clock and finally arrived at the destination at eight o'clock.
At this time, the place was surrounded by a group of zombies, and the entire street was blocked. These zombies who smelled the human scent would not give up easily. Even if the sun was slanting and their night was over, they were unwilling to leave.
The approaching car also made them hear the noise. The zombies on the outermost edge turned their heads in unison, and then rushed over, howling wildly.
Several cars have formed a car formation with the help of the terrain. Ye Xiao and Mei Baisheng went out, but Lin Tan Tan did not go out. She looked at the zombies with rotten and hideous faces running towards the front of the car, and was a little frightened by their speed. It was too fast. In a blink of an eye, the distance of dozens of meters seemed to be shortened.
But the fact is that they were knocked away by visible and invisible supernatural powers before they got close. Even if a few of them rushed in front of the car, they were quickly killed.
Whirlwinds rose into the sky among the zombies, and flames and lightning also fell into the zombie group.
"Ga! Ga!" The calls of birds were heard at this time. Lin Tantan immediately looked up and saw several large black birds circling in the sky, staring at the living people on the ground. There were also several creatures that looked like dogs but were not dogs standing on the high roof, and they seemed to be waiting for an opportunity to move.
Damn, most people can't handle this. However, the two combat teams plus Ye Xiao and Mei Bosheng's combat effectiveness is indeed strong. They continuously release their special powers and ammunition, quickly chopping down the zombies like chopping vegetables, and even shooting down the birds in the sky.
Suddenly, the roar of zombies came from behind. Lin Tan got out of the car and saw a group of zombies suddenly rushing out on the street behind.
"Earth elements, stop them!" someone shouted, and several earth elements immediately erected an earth wall on the ground.
Lin Tantan frowned slightly, and she lightly tapped her feet. Suddenly, a huge earth wall was erected on the street. The wall rose rapidly, and within a few seconds it was three or four meters high and was still rising. The wall was extremely wide, blocking the entire street.
The few earth elements who were working hard to erect an earth wall were stunned.
They watched helplessly as the earth wall finally rose to seven or eight meters high. In the past, even if the earth wall could stop the zombies for a while, they would soon be piled up like a pyramid and then flipped over from above the earth wall. But an earth wall seven or eight meters high... it would definitely not be possible to flip over it in a short time.
The threat from the rear suddenly eased, and the zombies in the front were almost eliminated.
The ground was covered with zombie corpses, making it difficult to drive the car. Two wood systems sent out vines that quickly moved the zombies on the middle route away, allowing the car to pass.
They soon arrived at the place where Han Ying was surrounded. It was a bank. The main door was closed from the inside and the rolling shutter was pulled down. However, at this time, both the glass door and the rolling shutter on the outside were almost broken by the zombies.
Ye Xiao dealt with the remaining zombies at the door and contacted Han Ying for a few words. Someone from inside the bank soon responded. Ye Xiao directly chopped open the two doors with several wind blades, revealing the situation inside the bank. Corpses fell to the ground, and the ground was covered with blood. Several men and women walked out from inside the counter, holding guns in their hands, their bodies covered in blood, and looking at the people outside vigilantly.
Ye Xiao looked at the man walking in front, and Lin Tan Tan also looked at him. He was a tall and strong man, probably about the same age as Ye Xiao, but now he had a big beard and messy and thick hair. He looked very untidy and looked very old.
Standing face to face with Ye Xiao, who had fought his way through but was almost spotless, they seemed like two generations apart.
Ye Xiao looked at him and breathed a sigh of relief: "Han Ying."
Han Ying grinned at Ye Xiao and punched him: "You kid, you're here after all!" Then the two of them hugged each other tightly.
Ye Xiao, who had not been stained at all along the way, was immediately hugged and became dirty, and a huge bloody handprint was left on his body.
Lin Tantan's mouth twitched. After they separated, she looked at Han Ying and said, "You're hurt."
Han Ying was slightly stunned and looked at Lin Tantan, who was fair-skinned and pretty, and didn't look like someone who should be here at all.
Ye Xiao introduced: "Han Ying, her name is Lin Tan Tan, Wood type."
He did not mention the relationship between the two. Firstly, it was not appropriate to say too much here, and secondly, it was not appropriate to introduce them in that way. Lin Tantan came out as a wood-type mutant, so he naturally introduced him in that way.
Then Ye Xiao asked: "Are you seriously injured? If you can still walk, let's leave here first. How many of you are there?"
Han Ying looked at Lin Tan Tan and didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he asked everyone else to come out. There were a sparse number of men, women, young and old, and it looked like there were less than a hundred people.
Han Ying touched his face and said in a hoarse voice, "Everyone else has sacrificed their lives. After entering the bank, we found that many people were infected and many more died. There are only so many left. Is there enough room in the car?"
"There's room, get in the car." More than just room, Ye Xiao arranged the car according to the capacity of several hundred people, and now most of the cars have to go back empty.
Han Ying asked everyone to get in the car, and Lin Tan watched coldly. These people had probably experienced a life-and-death struggle all night, so their expressions were dazed and numb. Most importantly, they looked at the rescuers with cold eyes, and some even showed hatred.
Lin Tan Tan raised his eyebrows slightly, and the bad guess in his mind turned out to be true.
This matter is indeed difficult to explain. You ask for help in the middle of the night, but the other party does not rescue you at that time and only comes after dawn. The rescuing party has its own reasons and difficulties, but what would the party being rescued feel?
You might wonder why you didn't come earlier. If you had come earlier, so many people wouldn't have died. What's the point of coming so late now? The dead cannot be resurrected.
The feeling of gratitude that should have been there would be distorted because of this. Not to mention gratitude, it is possible that the hatred caused by the fear of losing loved ones and companions would be vented on the rescuers.
If they were not acquaintances, in this kind of situation, since you did not help them in the beginning, it would be best not to care about it later, so as not to say anything good and get yourself into trouble. Now Lin Tantan really guessed it right.
Fortunately, she watched with a cold eye. There were only a few people with hatred in their eyes, and Han Ying was not one of them. It seemed that she didn't mind at all that Ye Xiao came at this time.
She looked at Ye Xiao. His expression was calm. He was talking to Han Ying while paying attention to the movements around him. He had obviously noticed the gazes of some people. Although his expression did not change, Lin Tan knew him well and knew that he took it to heart.
As long as he knows what's going on, that's enough.
These people got on the car and the convoy hurriedly left the place. A few minutes after they left, the earth wall that had blocked the zombies for a long time collapsed, knocking down many zombies.
On this side, Han Ying was sitting in Lin Tantan's car. He was indeed injured and was shot. It was said that after they entered the bank, someone suddenly found that someone was caught by zombies, and they started to make a fuss. In the chaos, some people opened fire in panic, and then they shot at each other, making a mess. Han Ying was shot at that time, and he lost three kilograms of blood.
At this time, Ye Xiao quickly took out the bullet for him, and Lin Tan Tan started to treat him.
Han Ying thanked Lin Tantan and said, "You are the legendary Lin Tantan."
Before Lin Tantan could say anything, Ye Xiao frowned slightly: "You know that too?"
"Of course, I have connections with the capital. Who among those who have connections there doesn't know the name of the only person with three-element abilities?" Han Ying teased Ye Xiao, "It was thanks to her that I also learned about your presence at the Ning City base. Her reputation is much greater than yours now."
Ye Xiao's expression was not very good: "You said you wanted to go back to the capital. You don't need to go to Ning City to go back to the capital, right? Did you take a detour here on purpose?"
Han Ying sighed. "It's not really a detour. I'm actually quite close to Ning City, so I came to see you." He paused, ruffled his hair, and said, "Let me be frank. I've also accepted the mission from my superiors to take this third-level psychic with you away."
Seeing Ye Xiao's expression change, he quickly said, "Of course, I'm not being rude like some people. I want you to come back with me."
He sighed, "I heard you have very strong abilities now, and with this little girl, you're wasting your time in Ning City. Perhaps you didn't know this, but there are several extremely powerful zombies lingering near the capital. According to the Academy's classification, they're already level four zombies, and are trending towards level five. They've become a serious threat. An ordinary person would die if they encountered them, and those with abilities who could potentially defeat them are either out of the military's control or treated like treasures, and they dare not easily let them out at risk."
Lin Tantan suddenly asked, "So you hope to coax Ye Xiao back to fight those zombies?"
Her voice was cold, lowered by several degrees, bringing out a bit of cold and unhappy low pressure. Han Ying looked at her in surprise. Although he knew that she was a three-series mutant, he felt that she was still one of Ye Xiao's subordinates. Now he was talking to Ye Xiao as a friend, but she suddenly interrupted... It was she who suddenly said "You are injured" before.
Han Ying smiled at Lin Tan and said, "Little sister, you don't know how terrifying a level 4 zombie is. It can kill countless people. If we allow them to continue evolving, one day we will be completely no match for them. So we must kill them while we still have a chance."
Ye Xiao frowned and was about to speak when Lin Tan said coldly, "You are quite conscious. I'm sure you will rush over and fight them as soon as you get to the capital."
Han Ying seemed oblivious to her sarcasm and held his head high as he said, "Of course. If I had the ability, I would definitely go. Even if I don't, I'll still try. Someone has to make sacrifices. If everyone shrinks back, then there's no hope for humanity."
Lin Tan Tan: "..."
Turns out he's a fool.
She turned away, remaining silent. She even stopped the treatment. The bleeding had already stopped. This passionate fellow, let him heal himself with his fiery heart.
Then Han Ying turned around and persuaded Ye Xiao, always talking about dedicating himself to the motherland and the people.
Ye Xiao said calmly: "I don't plan to go north at the moment."
Han Ying frowned. "I know you and Min Yande have some conflicts. Why don't you come to us? Commander Xu values you very much. Besides, if we work together, we won't do anything shady like Min Yande and his people do. The capital really needs powerful psychics."
Lin Tan Tan: Comrade, as someone who wants to poach people, could you please not speak in such high-sounding terms, trying to scare people into joining your forces and make them add to your power? You also talk as if you are fighting for the hope of all mankind.
She couldn't help but say, "Ye Xiao is needed here too. Are the people in Ning City not human beings?"
Han Ying frowned: "Hey, little sister, can you please stop interrupting us when we are talking about business?"
Lin Tantan was stunned for a moment. Jiang Xiaotian, who had been listening to Han Ying's words cheerfully, also looked up from his computer. Even Mei Bosheng, who was driving, looked over. Ye Xiao's face completely sank. "Han Ying!"
He growled, his eyes cold: "If you have this attitude, get out of the car immediately."
Han Ying looked at him in disbelief, and sat up straighter than before.
Ye Xiao just looked at him coldly. He was unhappy when he called Lin Tantan "little sister" for the first time. Lin Tantan was his Achilles' heel. As early as when Li Qun's people spoke rudely to her, he secretly made up his mind not to let anyone despise her. He didn't expect that his old friend who had just been rescued would do such a thing.
Ye Xiao reached out to Lin Tan Tan, asking her to come over and stay away from Han Ying. He raised his hand to touch her hair and said to Han Ying, "Tan Tan is the most important person in our team. You can't just call her a little sister. Besides, no matter who is speaking, she has the right to express her opinion. Han Ying, apologize."
Han Ying was stunned for a long time, his face slowly turning red: "You, you..." He actually embarrassed himself like this for a woman!
But he also knew that he was in the other party's car, and that the other party had come to rescue so many of them. He took a deep breath, looked at Lin Tan, and said in a deep voice: "Ms. Lin, I'm sorry, I just said it casually, without meaning it, please don't take it to heart."
Lin Tantan looked at him with some admiration. He seemed to be a reckless and rude man, but he was able to lower his head so quickly. He was really adaptable.
But the "we men are talking, you ignorant little woman, don't interrupt" attitude, although it didn't hurt her, was indeed quite boring. She didn't want to talk to him anymore, so she said goodbye to Ye Xiao and got in the passenger seat. Without her, Ye Xiao and Han Ying continued to talk, but the atmosphere was no longer as warm as before. The atmosphere between the two old friends who had been reunited after a long separation and had just been on good terms had completely cooled down.
On the way back, we encountered some zombies, zombie animals, and mutant animals, but we dealt with them all easily. It was only eleven o'clock when we got back to the base.
The car drove directly to the outside of the Zhengyang Brigade compound, but did not drive in. Han Ying got out of the car. Although he still looked a little embarrassed, he was surprised to see the four big characters "Zhengyang Brigade" written above the gate. The writing was powerful and impressive. "Is this your territory?"
Ye Xiao nodded slightly.
Han Ying said as she was about to go in: "You're doing well here!"
Bai Cheng happened to come out with his men at this moment and greeted Han Ying with a smile: "You are here. You have all worked hard. I have prepared a place for you to rest. I will take you there."
It seemed as if he was not walking towards the compound, but going to another place.
"..." Han Ying pointed to the courtyard: "Isn't it here?"
"Ah, not here. There are no extra houses here. The house I have prepared is in another place, and the conditions are also good." Bai Cheng said considerately, and then after these two sentences, he keenly noticed that the atmosphere seemed to be a little wrong, mainly because something was not right between Ye Xiao and Han Ying. Ye Xiao, who was anxious and angry before leaving, was now standing aside with a somewhat cold expression. He did not treat Han Ying as warmly as he had imagined, but just treated an ordinary acquaintance.
He was a little surprised, but didn't say anything. He just said some polite words and said that since some of their people were injured, he would send two wood-type people to them.
Originally, he didn't need to send this wood-type mutant, after all, Lin Tantan was here, but when he saw that the situation was not right, he immediately arranged this move. These two wood-type mutants were not part of the medical team, but he planned to pick two of them directly from the clinic outside.
Ye Xiao said at this time: "Where is the place? I will take them there."
Bai Cheng said it was a residential building next to the villa area. Ye Xiao nodded and left with Han Ying and others. Bai Cheng turned around and asked what was going on with Mei Baisheng who stayed behind?
Mei Bosheng chuckled, "How does that saying go? A dragon's reverse scale will become angry if touched. I always thought that was a bit silly, but now it seems to be true."
Bai Cheng understood as soon as he heard it. The people on Han Ying's side might have offended Lin Tan.
This could only be the reason. Even if Ye Xiao had a quarrel with him directly, his expression wouldn't be so ugly.
As expected, Mei Bosheng said, "That guy was mean-spirited and disrespectful to Tan Tan, so the boss was very angry."
Bai Cheng looked at Lin Tantan, who seemed to be in a good mood. As he walked to the gate of the compound, he looked at the bustling scene inside with surprise: "Are they relocating?"
Bai Cheng said: "It's just relocation."
"Hasn't the appointed time arrived yet? Is the house completely dry? Isn't there still some finishing work to be done?"
"It's completely dry. The finishing work is just simple interior decoration. Let everyone do it after moving in. We are all looking forward to living in the new house." Bai Cheng said to Lin Tan with a smile, but when she saw his foxy smile, she felt that there was a deeper meaning behind it.
Sure enough, Bai Cheng went on to say that after these people moved in, he asked a logistics team to clean up some of the empty rooms in the residential building next to the villa area and give them to Han Ying and others to live in.
Lin Tan Tan: "..."
So the early relocation is to free up houses for people?
Bai Cheng said, "I originally thought there would be several hundred people, and it would be difficult to arrange them all at once, so I came up with this idea." Unexpectedly, the number of people was less than expected.
This is really a very realistic thing. If there are hundreds of people, it will be difficult to find a place for so many people to live. After all, they are Ye Xiao's old friends, and the conditions cannot be too bad. Since there are many new houses in Zhengyang Brigade, they can't be sent to live in shacks. But it is definitely not possible to let people live in the compound, so they just occupy it first.
In addition, Bai Cheng also wanted to complete the construction of the compound before Han Ying and others entered the base, so he moved in advance.
Lin Tantan was unaware of his many concerns. He walked into the compound and looked at the busy people. Those who lived nearby and had less luggage came on foot, while those who lived far away and had more luggage, or who had to move furniture, pulled carts or drove cars, bringing things into the compound one trip at a time.
Everyone had a smile on their face and didn't feel tired at all.
There are a total of thirteen residential buildings in the compound, all of which are only six stories high. It’s not that we don’t want to build them taller, but the steel materials are limited. The higher the floors, the higher the engineering requirements.
Buildings 1 through 5 are single dormitories, suitable for singles or couples. The rooms are long and narrow, each measuring just over 10 square meters, with a balcony and bathroom. There's no kitchen, so meals are served in the cafeteria. With over 20 dormitories per floor, these five buildings can accommodate between 800 and 1,000 people.
Rooms 6 to 13 are small two-bedroom apartments, suitable for families to live together. Each apartment is about 30 square meters, and there are 16 rooms on each floor. Assuming that the average family has four people, the apartment can accommodate nearly 3,000 people.
Of course, this isn't always the case. For example, the leader of a combat team might have a small two-bedroom apartment. If they're single and don't care about living conditions, they can move into a singles dormitory, freeing up the small two-bedroom apartment for someone who needs it more. There are also members of the logistics team, whose quota is half a dorm. But if a family is part of the team, they can combine and apply for a small two-bedroom apartment.
In short, there is still a lot of flexibility. This indicator is given to everyone, but you still have to pay some contribution points for housing. Those who buy big houses pay more and those who buy small houses pay less. You can get extra subsidies by selling big houses. In short, no one will suffer any loss.
Even so, more than a thousand people still lacked housing, so getting a place in the compound was a matter of luck, requiring a lottery. Those who didn't win had to wait for the second batch of houses outside the compound. While not living in the compound might be a disadvantage or feel insecure, there were also some trade-offs, such as larger apartments and lower rents.
Anyway, there are many complexities involved in allocating housing, the kind that would give Lin Tan a headache just by listening to them. It is also difficult for the Housing Office to handle it properly. Today, those who have obtained the residence qualifications can move their belongings and take the house cards to receive their houses and move in.
At this time, the empty houses became lively and full of people. People's exclamations could be heard from time to time, such as how spacious the stairs were, how bright the windows were, how flat the ground was, and how there were faucets and squat toilets, making it seem not much different from before the end of the world.
Lin Tantan watched everyone busying around, and thought of the haunted houses outside the base, he couldn't help but smile. Houses are what people desire most, especially in times of turmoil and danger. Having a good house to live in can make people's hearts feel at peace, and when they feel at peace, people's hearts will be united.
For example, when certain forces are engaged in construction, people are complaining that their grandiose efforts, pouring all their resources into housing, are putting the cart before the horse and that they know nothing! What's the point of shouting slogans loudly, what's the point of painting big pictures? If they can't even provide people with decent housing, how can they last long-term?
Moreover, as long as they are not the ambitious people, most people's wish is to live a good life instead of thinking about how to become the king. Therefore, the real focus is to let people live a good life, improve the quality of life, and improve various conveniences. Improving strength and prestige are just to serve this purpose.
Han Ying kept saying that people like Ye Xiao would not be wasted if they went to the capital, but in Lin Tantan's opinion, leading these people to settle down in Ning City was no less meaningful than going to the capital and killing a few zombies for tens of millions of people.
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