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Li Yu felt a slight movement in his heart upon hearing Second Uncle’s suggestion.

A memory from before his rebirth suddenly surfaced in his mind: in the third year after the apocalypse, he had also joined a team.

That team was relatively strong, but its downfall originated from releasing some zombies within their base.

At that time, their team was somewhat twisted, using those zombies purely for fighting and gambling—entertainment was scarce in the post-apocalyptic world.

Therefore, their team often held gambling events centered around killing zombies.

No matter the era, the human heart is unpredictable.

During one of those gambling events, the loser, out of vengeance, released all the zombies at once in the middle of the night, ultimately leading to the base’s destruction.

Thinking about this, Li Yu broke out in a cold sweat.

Since his rebirth, his journey had been very smooth, and he hadn’t encountered any significant setbacks.

His success was partly due to the preparations he made even before the apocalypse and partly to his cautious attitude.

Recently, however, perhaps due to too smooth of a journey, he had become less cautious about many things.

This zombie matter and Second Uncle’s suggestion rang alarm bells in his mind.

In the base, his opinions had always led the way, and many decisions within the base had been made following his advice.

It must be realized that the burden of over a hundred people in the base rested upon his shoulders—he had to remain vigilant at all times.

With this in mind, Li Yu took a deep breath and said, ”Second Uncle, you’re right, I wasn’t thoughtful enough. We’ll keep this zombie in Weng City.”

”As for the other Research Room, it can be set up in that rest room. We can build another one in Weng City after the weather warms up.”

Hearing that Li Yu had accepted his advice, Second Uncle also relaxed; he had been quite conflicted about whether to speak up or not, as publicly opposing Li Yu’s suggestion could damage his authority.

But he was pleased that Li Yu had taken the advice, and Second Uncle was gratified.

”Mmm, I have no objections; let’s just make some simple modifications to the rest room then,” said Second Uncle.

Li Yu turned to Bai Jie and said, ”For safety considerations, I still think it’s best to place the Research Room in Weng City. Right now, the main focus is the research on zombies. If we need to research something else later, we can establish another one inside the base.”

His tone was gentle, but the content was giving her a decision, not a discussion.

Bai Jie also understood their concerns and replied with a smile, ”I’ll go with your decision; no problem from my side.”

With consensus reached, the group led the zombie to the rest room.

The rest room wasn’t big, only about ten plus square meters.

However, it still had electricity and lights, just no heating equipment.

”I’ll have Li Hang install a couple of heating units here later, so it won’t be too cold for you,” Li Yu said to Bai Jie, turning around.

”Thank you, Director Li,” Bai Jie replied politely.

Hearing this, Li Yu gave Bai Jie, who was all business, an odd look, realizing that the serious Bai Jie was completely different from the one he had been alone with earlier.

But that was for the best, to avoid idle chatter.

The matter of the zombie could, for now, only come to a temporary close; currently, it was unclear exactly what was the deal with this zombie.

Searching for clues outdoors in such cold weather would be quite troublesome.

It would be wiser to maintain a calm approach and watch for any developments within the safety of the base.

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Time flies quickly, and January 20th arrived in the blink of an eye.

Tomorrow is New Year’s Eve.

Last New Year’s, there weren’t as many people in the base, and my aunt’s family hadn’t arrived yet.

Now, it can be said that Li Yu’s family has fully reunited, and many newcomers have joined us since then.

Nowadays, everyone eats together daily, stands guard together, fights against the zombies together, and deals with those who covet the base.

They may not be family by blood, but they are just like family.

In this current weather, many people know very well that if it weren’t for joining the base, they might have frozen or starved to death by now.

Not to mention far-off examples, just look at Bai Jie and others who joined recently; they almost froze to death in this cold weather.

So many people truly cherish the opportunity to join.

This coldness might be even more intense than the historical Little Ice Age.

Up on the mountain.

At Mountain Pond.

Li Yu, Li Hang, Dapao, Yang Tianlong, and others are catching fish on the river’s surface; in fact, after the lake has frozen, Li Yu often makes a hole in the ice.

Because sometimes fish won’t starve, but they might die due to a lack of oxygen.

”Bro, ice skating, whoa whoa whoa~” Li Hang is gliding on the ice with homemade ice skates.

Watching Li Hang, Li Yuan, Li Zhengping, and others skate on the ice, Li Yu shouts, ”You guys skate, just don’t glide towards me. There’s a hole in front of me; if you fall in, you’re done for.”

”Got it.”

”Okay, bro.”

”Roger that, Director Li.”

Among them were a few young girls who used to follow Song Min and the daughter of Ding Jiu, who are now holding hands with Li Hang and gliding on the ice.

Li Yu didn’t stop them from skating, but with a hole nearby, it would be quite dangerous if they accidentally slid over.

After thinking it over, he quickly caught some fish and then placed some obstacles around the hole as a barrier.

Thinking again, he took a metal railing and placed it at the mouth of the hole, which was one meter wide.

With this done, there shouldn’t be any problems.

Before leaving, he reminded them one last time, ”Don’t skate in this direction. There’s a hole here, be careful.”

Everybody responded affirmatively.

With the current weather, there are very few outdoor activities to do, and ice skating is a relatively reliable one.

Now that everyone is in high spirits, Li Yu didn’t want to dampen their mood.

Tomorrow is New Year’s Eve.

Thinking of this, Li Yu felt somewhat emotional; this New Year’s Eve must be lively and joyful, to make everyone happy.

In this post-apocalyptic world, sometimes what torments people the most isn’t just the lack of food, but more often it’s the loss of hope—the hope for a better life and the will to live on.

People, regardless of their environment, have to learn to entertain themselves and find joy.

Because no matter what, there will always be dissatisfaction and discontent; unable to change the environment, one can only change their mood and thoughts.

Dusk was settling.

Li Yu returned to the Mountain Pond he had left earlier, reminding everyone, ”It’s about time to head back, it’s getting dark, and it’s not safe. New Year’s is tomorrow.”

For some reason, as Li Yu said this, he felt like an old mother hen.

The crowd had had their fill of fun and began to leave the ice one by one, heading back to the residential area of the base.

Now, in the canteen area of the residential zone, Li Yu’s mother was leading Lai Dongsheng’s wife, wives of the workers, Song Min, and others, all busily preparing the meals for tomorrow.