Apocalyptic Reincarnation: Start with a 30-million Bonus

Ant was a bit surprised, so strict.

He looked up at the captain, who nodded at him.

So Ant had no choice but to say, ”No problem.”

Then he patted Xiao Hei’s head and personally unwrapped the bandage. Dapao checked it over, confirmed it was a knife wound, nodded, indicating there was no issue.

Old Qin saw the inspection was complete, then helped carry Ant’s backpack and said to Third Uncle, ”Director Li, Captain, I’ll take Ant inside to rest now.”

Li Yu waved his hand, signaling it was okay.

Subsequently, Ant also waved goodbye to everyone, following Old Qin with Xiao Hei in tow.

Old Qin led Ant toward the gate on the west side of Weng City.

Li Haoran on the wall, after using the walkie-talkie to speak with Li Yu and getting the consent to open the gate, opened the gate leading from Weng City to the First Outer City.

The two men and a dog walked through the gate.

In the twilight, Ant was surprised to find it was so big inside.

At a glance, it spanned at least dozens of acres.

There were two cement roads, crisscrossing.

Beside the waterway, there were several solar street lights.

On the left, a sizable five-story building stood, next to it was a basketball court, where a few people were playing basketball.

On the right were a dozen massive greenhouse sheds, the PVC panels on the greenhouses reflecting a faint golden light in the sunset’s afterglow.

Besides the building on the left and the greenhouses on the right, there were also several smaller buildings, it’s unclear what they were used for.

Among them were several large trees swaying in the evening breeze.

He was even more surprised to find that next to a pile of timber, there were a few young children seemingly playing games on the wood.

A dozen or so strong men were rinsing off with buckets by the residential building, taking outdoor showers.

They were Ju Tianrui, Xiao Jun, Luo, and others who had just returned from the Third Outer City’s construction area.

With the temperature slowly rising, and the shower room unable to accommodate so many people at once, they fetched some water to wash outside.

The people here looked very healthy, their faces radiating a thriving energy.

This was completely different from people he’d seen in other bases during the doomsday.

Ant was stunned by the scene.

”Let’s go, Ant.” Old Qin saw Ant in a daze and called out to him.

Ant quickly came to his senses and walked alongside Old Qin, asking questions that had been lingering in his mind, ”Hey, Old Qin, I saw that the leader here at Big Camphor Tree Base is our captain’s nephew, Li Yu.

How many factions are in this base? From the introduction earlier, it seems most are the captain’s relatives?”

Old Qin was a bit baffled by the question, turning his head he said, ”What factions? There’s only one here, they’re all people from Big Camphor Tree Base! Honestly, as Director Li said, once you join Big Camphor Tree Base, you’re family, that’s right. Once you join the Outer City, there’s no worry for food, clothing, housing, and transportation.

In the doomsday, to achieve this, I’ve not seen it in other places.

And even though the power is concentrated in Director Li’s hands now, honestly, in the doomsday, this is a good thing. If the power disperses, nothing gets done.

Moreover, I really admire Director Li. Young but his way of handling things is extremely seasoned, ruthless and strong.”

Ant had rarely heard Old Qin praise someone in such terms, not rarely, extremely rarely.

Upon hearing Old Qin speak this way, he became curious about Li Yu, whom he had just met.

”How was this wall built? How are so many people fed?” Ant asked all his questions in one breath.

Old Qin shook his head and said, ”I haven’t been here long, the wall was already here when I arrived. Feeding so many people is due to continuous farming. Look, now greenhouses are built, they can disregard weather conditions and plant year-round....”

Ant clicked his tongue and said, ”Impressive, they’ve thought of everything. But I’m still puzzled, is there really no conflict or infighting here?”

In his memory, many bases eventually fell, partly due to the threat of Zombie Tide, partly due to natural disasters, but mainly due to food crises leading to internal disputes and power struggles.

He was puzzled how such stability and unity could be maintained in this doomsday.

Old Qin looked deeply at Ant, saying, ”Let me ask you a question. If you were on the brink of starvation, and someone saved you, providing food, drink, and clothing, would you still want to rebel?”

”Of course not, wanting to live well, there’s no need for rebellion, especially when they’ve been so kind to me,” Ant replied.

”Exactly,” Old Qin said, ”I heard many in the Inner City were rescued by Director Li and his team early on and are fiercely loyal to him.”

Ant contemplated.

”Has there really never been any trouble here?” Ant had seen many bases viciously struggle among themselves, he witnessed the dark side of human nature too often.

Momentarily, he couldn’t believe it, how could people here be so ”simple”!

Old Qin continued, ”The captain must’ve told you, there are currently four levels in the base, with points amassed, according to Contribution Value, and also assessments.

You’ll actually find joining Big Camphor Tree Base isn’t so easy. Honestly, if it weren’t for our strong combat abilities and the captain’s connection, we wouldn’t be in here so quickly.

You know, I’ve heard some Extra Staff, even after over a year, still haven’t accrued enough points to enter the Outer City.

After painstakingly accumulating points, entering the Outer City, no longer needing to go hungry. Why would they cause trouble.”

Old Qin paused.

Then continued, ”And, you’ve experienced it yourself, coming in requires surrendering weapons in a body search.”

He recalled some time ago, some Cooperative Personnel avoiding natural disasters here, and Li Yu’s way of handling them.

He said with feeling, ”Besides, Director Li treats us well, he is kind-hearted, but he shows no mercy when it comes to killing.”

”So, here, if you’re honest, not looking to cause trouble, then there’s no problem, it feels very free.

But if you’ve the mind for trouble, once discovered, Li Yu’s ways are terrifying.”

Old Qin spoke extensively.

Ant listened intently, gradually understanding from Old Qin’s words why Big Camphor Tree Base could be so united and harmonious.

Forethought, a mix of softness and toughness.

Big Camphor Tree Base indeed isn’t simple.

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