Chapter 468: Downtown situation

Everyone in Little Lucky Homestay kept their heads tilted at a 45-degree angle, looking at the person speaking on the second floor, listening very carefully.

It wasn't a state of hot-blooded excitement; because the future Zhang Su described was not ethereal, but a reachable reality. It only required everyone to work hard to achieve this wish.

Li Zongkai, Liu Yao, and Yang Xin looked at each other across the crowd. The three had their own feelings, but they all had one thought in common: their vision was not as big as Zhang Su's.

The three of them only thought about guarding their own one-third of an acre of land; they never thought about continuing to expand, and their planning for the future was a mess. At most, Li Zongkai had some ideas, but they weren't systematic.

To put it bluntly, it was because their ability wasn't enough. Not to mention the subordinates, as the saying goes, "a bear of a general leads a bear of a nest." The leader's vision determines the upper limit of the force, and the members' ability supports the lower limit.

If you only want to be content in one corner, you will eventually be annexed by others.

Being able to merge into a powerful force in a peaceful way was already a very good ending.

"Then... do we still need to bring people over?"

Yang Xin raised the core question.

Zhang Su took a deep breath and said earnestly: "Looking at the current situation, this matter needs careful consideration. Everyone stay for one night tonight and discuss the details of future planning. As for where so many brothers will live, I will arrange it!

For the rest of the time, everyone is free to move around. Except for Cuileng Pavilion and the scenic area, feel free to walk around elsewhere. Just treat it as a vacation to Tianma Island."

Tianma Island, which accommodated over two hundred people, was especially lively. Figures were walking between the homestay buildings. Many people were circling the tanks, helping to clean the dirt from the gaps in the tracks.

Some people were pulling the Yama Legion members to get close. The atmosphere of interpersonal communication in the city was stronger, and people from several forces had a knack for flattery, always able to make the atmosphere very active.

There were also more diligent ones who drove down the mountain to pull zombie corpses. Anyway, they just wouldn't stay idle, performing excellently, striving to get familiar before officially joining Tianma Island, so they could get a good position later.

After the four-man group of thieves played themselves to death, everyone was extremely honest and followed the rules. Those who originally wanted to get close to the young women of Tianma Island all stopped. Where were there no women? Why did they have to find them in the Yama Palace?

Lunch was late, and they didn't finish until nearly three o'clock. The dinner arrangement was very simple: the "big slag porridge" with very northern characteristics, several large buckets steaming hot, paired with various pickles, sour vegetables, and spicy cabbage—a large quantity and filling.

Night fell, and the zombie generator transmitted electricity. Lights were on everywhere in Tianma Island. Everyone couldn't hide the joy in their hearts. This could be said to be the most peaceful night since the apocalypse. Walking around the camp, the sense of security made people's minds peaceful. Even sitting under the moonlight smoking a cigarette or being in a daze was a kind of enjoyment.

In the Escalade, the legacy of Liao Youzhi, mighty and domineering, the seven seats were packed full.

The camp was too lively everywhere, so Zhang Su simply called people into the car for a meeting, and brought Yu Wen and Ju Wuying along. The language teacher had deeper insights in some aspects than him, and Ju Wuying's role was pure: to detect the emotions of others.

Except for Yu Wen, others didn't understand why that fierce-looking woman would follow them into the car for a meeting. Zhang Su didn't introduce her specially, but she just sat quietly in the corner of the last row, not getting in the way...

"Yama King, I'm a rough person, but I can see that you don't seem to want all of us to move to Tianma Island?"

Liu Yao sat in the passenger seat, turned around, and looked at the back.

Zhang Su half-lay on the second-row seat and nodded slightly: "That's right. This consideration is mainly based on three aspects. The first is the simplest problem of attracting zombies. It's not that we can't resist the zombie horde, but under the current situation, the disadvantages of concentrating together outweigh the advantages.

The second is the resource problem. You have operated in the city for a period of time, but I believe the surrounding residential areas have definitely not been searched. If you concentrate here, there will be no pressure on food in the short term, but other materials won't work, such as the industrial products like toilet paper you mentioned before! The third, and also the problem we need to guard against most, is the survivors in other areas. Keeping you here today is to get a good understanding of the situation in Qincheng and the surrounding areas. If they are friends, we maintain it; if they are enemies... we must be careful!"

In the current environment, small camps are like countries scattered across the land, either by convention or by signing agreements to divide their respective territories, but conflicts with neighboring forces are inevitable.

Since other forces are being pulled into Tianma Island, Tianma Island naturally has the obligation to protect their safety. Who would be willing to follow a soft-hearted boss? "Let me talk about the situation around the barracks first."

Li Zongkai tapped on the steering wheel and continued: "Walking east along Wenhua Road, there is only one small force between Qincheng and Shanhai District. It should be a merger of villages, about forty or fifty people. We have almost no contact with them. They prefer to contact Shanhai District. As far as I know, many survivors have also gathered in Shanhai District.

To the south, a large area in the city belongs to the abandoned zone. It wasn't until the south of the road that there was a safety camp called 'Last Defense'. Two months ago, we had a face-to-face meeting with them at the former fruit wholesale market and agreed to take Qincheng Street as the boundary and not infringe on each other. They prefer to interact with a force by the sea. The bridge to the north is broken, but a group of people is guarding the village north of the broken bridge and hasn't left. We traded some agricultural products before, but those people love to take advantage, and the trading was too inconvenient, so we didn't have any contact later."

The information Li Zongkai mastered was very comprehensive, and he spoke clearly and logically. After he finished speaking, others didn't rush to speak, as if they were all digesting the content.

"Qincheng is actually livelier than I thought. Look at our area; after a few months, it slowly shrank, and only Tianma Island is left. Beyond the mountain, there is another force. To go north to Qingxian, you have to go a long way, or climb over mountains and ridges to get there..."

Zhang Su casually mentioned the situation on his side.

"The urban area is actually the same. In the last two or three months, the population has decreased by about 30%. Large and small forces are gradually merging. Since I joined the Survivor Alliance, it has absorbed at least seven or eight survivor teams of various sizes. The smallest one only has three people left, which is miserable."

Zhang Xin sat in the last row and said slightly depressed. As a small boss who had been in the fruit business for more than ten years, he was quite sensitive to population density. As long as the population decreased, business would never be good.

Zhang Su nodded and then asked: "What about your families? What is the situation around you? Introduce those with good relationships, and be sure to clarify those with bad relationships."

"My place is much simpler. It's sandwiched between the Survivor Alliance and the Tianqi Group. There's no one to the north, and the south is also occupied by the Survivor Alliance. I just take the brothers to wander around the dozen or so residential areas nearby, which is enough to eat and drink!"

Liu Yao was quite satisfied with the status quo. The place was small and there were few people, and the materials stored in the camp were relatively sufficient.

His vision was too short-sighted. As long as you look a little further, it's not hard to predict that the Little Eagle Club's ending must be annexation by the Survivor Alliance!

"The area searched by the Little Eagle Club includes the area where we used to live..."

Zhang Xin added.

"Oh?"

Zhang Su was a little surprised.

Liu Yao's face stiffened, and he smiled awkwardly: "I don't know which residential area you used to live in, Yama King... Is it Phoenix International? Urban Home? Or Shengtai New Garden..."

"Phoenix International..." Hearing the familiar name, a series of images appeared in Zhang Su's mind, and he smiled: "Captain Zhang used to live in Phoenix International, and I lived in Shengqin Garden."

"Ah, I know Shengqin Garden. That residential area... *tsk tsk*." Liu Yao smacked his lips, his expression strange: "That residential area was quite tragic. A large part of the wall collapsed, and whole buildings were burned down. There were many places where fires started. It took a lot of effort to clean up that residential area. Even now, there are two buildings that haven't been sorted out."

"Haha, the one that was burned was the one I lived in. If it weren't for that big fire, I probably would have escaped the residential area a few days later, and everything that followed would have been different..."

Zhang Su sighed slightly.

"My home is in Phoenix Mansion. I don't know if Mr. Liu has been there. How is it now?"

Yu Wen rarely interjected, asking about the situation of his home.

"Phoenix Mansion..."

Liu Yao rolled his eyes and thought for a while, then said: "You have to ask Captain Zhang about that residential area. It belongs to the area swept by the Survivor Alliance."

The division of territory in the city was quite strict. Phoenix International and Phoenix Mansion belonged to the same developer and were separated by only one street, but the materials in each residential area were extremely considerable. If they could fight for them, they wouldn't easily hand them over to others.

Zhang Xin spread his hands: "I live in Phoenix International and know Phoenix Mansion. I used to do business there often, but I'm from the Vanguard Group and am not responsible for search work. I haven't been there since the disaster broke out. Teacher Yu, if you want to know the situation, you can ask that Zhou Le. He is from the search group and must have been there."

Yu Wen nodded with a smile, indicating that he was just asking casually. His thoughts had already drifted to Phoenix Mansion. His wife died there, and he had spent the previous ten years there, leaving behind many memories.

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