The patrol team soon saw the light at the end of the tunnel; the zombies had gone from being densely packed to being sparse, and in terms of numbers, there were fewer than 100 left.
Many soldiers at the outposts had run out of ammunition, and even though there were fewer than a hundred zombies left, eliminating them easily proved to be extremely difficult.
Qin Jiayou had fifty bullets left. Wei Lun was practically an ammunition depot; he wasn't worried about running out of bullets at all.
The entire area surrounding the valley stronghold had become Wei Lun and Qin Jiayou's performance stage.
"If you gave me another hundred bullets, I could wipe out all these zombies!" a patrol member sighed.
The patrolman had barely finished speaking when a piercing sound rang out.
"Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang..."
Wei Lun was firing wildly at the zombies; anyone who got close was killed by Wei Lun and Qin Jiayou.
Fu Yuanyu exclaimed, "Damn it, having bullets is great! After this battle is over, I'll definitely make sure the settlement gets plenty more bullets!"
The patrol members were all sighing and complaining, but fortunately, Wei Lun had bullets, so he didn't have to draw his broadsword and get close to the zombies. If the zombies got close, there would definitely be casualties.
...
Half an hour later, the last zombie fell down unwillingly. The ground was piled with zombie corpses, and a huge stench of decay swept through the air and swept wildly towards the stronghold. The battle to defend the valley was finally over. Fortunately, these zombies were all ordinary zombies, and they could be killed with just a headshot.
"Yes! We won!"
"We've won!"
A thunderous cheer erupted across the battlefield, and many people shed tears. They were terrified that the stronghold would be breached. This was everyone's home, and only here could they barely survive. If the stronghold were destroyed, everyone would become pitiful wanderers, begging for food everywhere.
"Boss, we're done. What do we do next?" Qin Jiayou asked.
Wei Lun took out 100 bullets and handed them to Qin Jiayou, saying, "Here's some more ammo for you. Let's go clean up the battlefield now. We killed so many zombies with great difficulty, we should at least get some crystal cores back to make up for the losses."
The two began to walk towards the center of the battlefield. Qin Jiayou skillfully dug out zombie crystal cores from the heads of the zombies, while Wei Lun imitated him and began to dig out zombie crystal cores in a very professional manner.
Fu Yuanyu watched the two leave, then realized what was happening and ordered, "Everyone go dig for zombie crystal cores! Whoever finds one gets it!"
Instantly, the patrol team rushed to the battlefield; finding a crystal core would greatly improve their living conditions.
Ten crystal cores are enough for a month's living expenses. If you mine more, you can go to certain secluded places and spend money like royalty. It's practically a free gift.
Once all the patrol members joined in, they quickly emptied all the zombie crystal cores.
"Holy crap, does it have to be this crazy?" Wei Lun complained. He and Qin Jiayou had barely managed to dig up thirty crystal cores when the entire battlefield was already cleared out.
Fu Yuanyu walked towards Wei Lun, followed by an adjutant.
"Hello, young man!" Fu Yuanyu approached Wei Lun and extended his right hand.
Upon seeing this, Qin Jiayou immediately bowed and said, "Greetings, Lord Fu Yuanyu!"
Upon hearing Qin Jiayou's words, Wei Lun thought, "Fu Yuanyu? Isn't that the level two enhanced user from the stronghold?"
The man in front of me had no scars on his face, but he was missing an ear, which made him look very strange.
Wei Lun dared not presume, rubbed his hands together and shook hands with Fu Yuanyu, saying, "Hello, Lord Fu."
Fu Yuanyu, with the air of a superior, said in an official tone, "Young man, thank you very much for participating in the defense of the stronghold. We have just witnessed your efforts. It is because of you that we were able to win this battle. I have come here specifically to thank you."
Wei Lun replied very politely, "No need to be so polite. We also live at the stronghold, and serving the stronghold is what we should do."
A strange glint flashed in Fu Yuanyu's eyes, and he said with a satisfied expression, "I still don't know your name?"
Wei Lun laughed heartily and said, "My name is Wei Lun, it's nice to meet you."
Fu Yuanyu nodded and said, "Wei Lun, very good. I'll remember you. If you encounter any trouble in the future, just come to me."
After saying this, Fu Yuanyu waved goodbye and left.
Wei Lun watched Fu Yuanyu's retreating figure, feeling that this person was a bit strange. He said he was grateful to him but didn't give him anything in return, all talk and no action. Was he going to come to him when he had trouble? But since arriving at the stronghold, he had to solve everything on his own, and there were so many people at the stronghold, why did he have to come to him?
Shaking his head, Wei Lun thought that perhaps it was just politeness between people, then turned to Qin Jiayou and said, "Let's go back and check on Mu Tong, so she won't worry."
The two walked together toward the outpost tent.
...
The truck had arrived at the designated location by this time, having killed fifty or sixty zombies along the way.
This place is indeed a geomantically auspicious location, with a feel of a rural-urban fringe area. It's bordered by plains connected by highways and other roads, and behind it lies a vast lake. Although the things in the lake may not be edible, the scenery is breathtaking.
Lei Long was filled with questions: "Old Zeng, aren't you really going back to take a look?"
Zeng Guangtian said very seriously, "What did the boss send us here for? The boss wants results. We should be concerned about how to build a courtyard here, not running back just to calm ourselves down!"
Du Kun, standing to the side, said, "We heard a lot of gunfire when we left. The patrol team at the outpost must have been fully engaged in the battle, so there shouldn't be too much of a problem."
Zhu Guanjun smiled and said, "Let's hurry up and arrange for the workers to start building the house. If we're really worried, we can just go back in a few days to get some food and check on it, right?"
After the four of them discussed and agreed on the plan, they led the workers to begin construction in earnest.
Zhu Guanjun was in charge of designing the house layout of the courtyard, Du Kun was in charge of searching for and mining building materials, Lei Long was in charge of directing the construction workers, and Zeng Guangtian was the overall commander, who also served as the site security guard and coordinator of personnel arrangements.
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"Weilun, there were so many gunshots just now. Did you go to fight zombies?" Qin Mutong asked, skipping around. She didn't seem worried about her husband and father's safety at all, but was eager to try her luck with the zombies.
Qin Jiayou said sternly, "Mu Tong, why are you still so happy? The stronghold was almost breached just now."
Wei Lun patted Qin Jiayou on the shoulder and said, "It's alright, don't blame Mu Tong. He has confidence in me, especially in you, his sharpshooter father."
Qin Mutong, who had been looking rather downcast after being criticized by her father, smiled brightly again when she heard Wei Lun say that.
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