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Peach Blossom Hot Spring Villa, although located in a good area and with a relatively intact overall structure, can handle a few hundred Zombies. However, in the apocalypse, there are not just Zombies!
Li Nan and others have experienced the power of Mutated Monsters many times, so in Li Nan's view, the surrounding buildings of Peach Blossom Hot Spring Villa are neither high enough nor strong enough. They need to be renovated; one cannot be too careful as Mutated Monsters might attack at any time.
Peach Blossom Hot Spring Villa is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and there is an old iron fence that needs to be reinforced and raised. Although there shouldn't be any danger from the mountains, caution is still necessary, so all these improvements must be made.
Additionally, the front building serves as the entrance to the villa. It should be equipped with something like a watchtower or a gun tower to ensure the security of Peach Blossom Hot Spring Villa. Li Nan treats this villa as a military base, fearing any potential mistakes in the future.
Of course, constructing something like Peach Blossom Hot Spring Villa is a massive undertaking that can only be done step by step. The most urgent task now is to search for food outside and ensure they can survive the upcoming winter.
Everyone in Peach Blossom Hot Spring Villa has been assigned tasks; no one is idle. They are responsible for clearing various debris, cleaning up, dividing living areas according to households, tidying up some hot springs, and gathering firewood from the mountains for future use.
Many women have gone to the mountains behind the villa to dig up wild herbs and pick wild fruits to mix with their food, helping to save resources.
Li Nan and the other men go out every day in vehicles to search for food and supplies in the city.
The combat personnel are divided in half; one half stays at the villa to ensure everyone's safety while the other half, led by Li Nan, goes out to search for supplies.
One day, Li Nan led Fatty and ten other brothers through twists and turns until they found a construction site. The site appeared to be a commercial building complex with a considerable area. Various construction materials were available, and several large buildings were being erected around it. Although only half-completed, it was quite impressive!
Li Nan looked at a temporary shelter and exclaimed, "Wow! This place is just what we need! Search around for anything useful like cement rebar; bring everything back for our villa's construction!"
Fatty responded immediately with a grin, "This stuff really seems prepared for us! Brothers, roll up your sleeves and get to work!"
As they spoke, three or four Zombies suddenly emerged from behind a partially constructed building, all baring their teeth and rushing toward them.
Following those three or four Zombies were over ten more Zombies that looked like construction workers wearing hard hats, looking quite menacing.
Seeing this, Li Nan laughed and said, "Wow! So even construction workers have turned into Zombies! Brothers, grab your tools; it looks like we're going to have a big fight today!"
Fatty waved his hand and said, "No guns! We’re running low on bullets; everyone grab your tools!"
Li Nan drew out the Black Gold Blade from behind him, while Fatty produced an iron rod. The others were also armed with cold weapons, and they all rushed forward together.
Upon seeing the Zombies, they swung their weapons wildly, engaging in fierce combat. Although more and more Zombies emerged from behind the building, the group was invigorated by the thrill of the fight. It was a rare chance to unleash their pent-up frustrations, and they were determined to stain their blades with enough blood!
In this post-apocalyptic world, everyone felt immense pressure, and it was only during the slaughter of Zombies that they could indulge themselves. The taste of blood on their blades was a means to carve out a path to survival!
Despite the large number of Zombies, their combat strength was quite weak. Coupled with their slow movements, Li Nan and the others treated them like vegetables being chopped.
After about seven or eight minutes, nearly a hundred Zombies lay defeated, with limbs and heads scattered everywhere, filling the air with a strong smell of blood!
Seeing that the Zombies had been mostly eliminated, Li Nan asked, "Is anyone injured?"
Fatty looked around and replied immediately, "No one is hurt; it's a complete victory!"
Li Nan smiled and said, "Great! Since no one is injured, let's quickly gather supplies!"
In a Material Storage Room, they discovered several hundred bags of cement. After inspecting them, they found that they had not deteriorated and could be used right away. There were also nearly a hundred tons of rebar, all high-quality materials. Li Nan waved his hand decisively, "Take it all back!"
In addition to acquiring a substantial amount of construction materials, Li Nan's men also found three excavators parked around the construction site and a concrete mixer truck—valuable assets!
They transported everything back to Peach Blossom Hot Spring Villa.
With construction materials and machinery secured, all that remained was to find construction workers. In this post-apocalyptic world, resources and skilled labor were in short supply. Now that Li Nan had materials but lacked talent, he could only let his brothers figure things out gradually. Building a few high walls and constructing a watchtower shouldn't be too difficult!
With those excavators at hand, the renovation of the villa would surely be much more efficient. However, these machines consumed a lot of fuel, and the lack of oil posed another problem!
Life had become quite tight; food and gasoline were both issues. They hadn't found any food yet, and the gasoline in the villa was running low as well. The vehicle fleet was almost out of fuel—there was hardly anything left for those machines!
Now Li Nan had to think about gasoline again. He immediately asked Fatty, "Do you know where there’s a gas station nearby? Living together requires everything!"
Fatty frowned slightly before responding, "There must be gas stations around; we just need to search carefully!"
As the brothers were unloading cement and rebar from the truck, one of them suddenly shouted. When everyone looked over, they saw a zombie head rolling beneath his feet!
The zombie head had already been severed from its body, its big eyes wide open, spinning around in confusion, revealing a row of jagged teeth and a half-red, half-black tongue, unwilling to die!
Just then, the brother who was carrying several pieces of rebar walked by, and the severed zombie head lunged at him like a cat spotting fish, snapping its mouth open to bite!
At that moment, Li Nan rushed over, stepped down hard, and crushed the zombie head into a pile of mush. He then turned to the brother and asked, "How do you feel?"
The brother grinned, seemingly unbothered. However, Li Nan did not dare to be careless. He immediately called over another brother and said, "Tie him up and don't let go!"
Li Nan drew his Black Gold Blade and noticed it was covered in zombie blood. He tossed it aside and pulled out a clean dagger from his waist. He aimed for the brother's ankle and struck!
The wound from the zombie bite was located at the ankle, swollen and oozing. Li Nan marked a spot above the wound and decisively brought down the blade, cutting through the brother's leg bone and amputating it on the spot!
The brother let out a wail before shouting, "Nan Ge, what are you doing? What are you doing?"
Fearing that the brother might succumb to pain, Li Nan punched him hard enough to knock him unconscious and said, "I'm saving your life!"
The section of flesh bitten by the zombie had been completely severed by Li Nan. He wasn't sure if it would help or if it could stop the spread of the zombie virus; now he couldn't guarantee this man's life—everything was left to fate.
Li Nan first treated the brother's wound simply before finding a chain to bind him in the truck. He then told others nearby, "Stay with him. If you notice any signs of mutation, don't hesitate—just put him out of his misery!"
With tears in his eyes, one man asked, "Will he turn into a zombie?"
Li Nan replied, "It's hard to say. We can only do our best; as for everything else, we must leave it to fate!"
"Okay! I promise you, Nan Ge! If Yongzi turns into a zombie, I'll be the first to stab a sharp knife into his head!"
Li Nan patted that brother on the shoulder. "He would be happy with that decision!"
With a resolute tone, Li Nan shouted loudly again, "Everyone be careful! Don't fall for it again!"
The brothers felt uneasy seeing Yongzi injured by a Zombie. They tightly gripped their tasks, hoping to return to the lodge soon so that Yongzi could see his family one last time, as if his life had already been decided.
Seeing Yongzi hurt by the Zombie also saddened Li Nan. The current casualty rate was too high, whether dealing with Zombies or mutated monsters. Human losses were unavoidable, but this cycle of attrition was extremely unfavorable for humanity. With the population dwindling, there would eventually come a day of extinction.
There is a saying that strength lies in numbers, and now Li Nan truly understood the meaning of this phrase. Without people, what could they use to fight against fate?
"Ah!" Li Nan couldn't help but sigh. They felt like they were on a large ship filled with eyes, facing too many problems to solve. A slight misstep could lead to the ship running aground and sinking!
One step at a time; even if Li Nan were a celestial being, he couldn't resolve everything at once. The pressing issues had to be tackled one by one.
Seeing everyone load the construction materials onto the vehicle, he waved his hand and said, "Back to the lodge!" He himself drove the military armored vehicle, moving independently around them.
Li Nan aimed to find a gas station to gather more gasoline. As long as they had enough fuel, they could operate more vehicles and even generate electricity manually. There were many ways life could improve; having fuel was essential!
After driving alone for over half an hour, Li Nan finally spotted a gas station by the roadside. However, upon closer inspection, there wasn't a drop of fuel inside; it seemed that Survivors had thoroughly scavenged it early in the apocalypse.
If they had fuel and vehicles, they could easily leave Jiangbei City. As for what the outside world was like, Li Nan had no idea; it might be better than Jiangbei City or worse. However, he no longer had the opportunity to venture out; he was tied down by the people in the lodge. His abilities told him he couldn't be a lone wolf in this apocalypse.
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