End of the World Cycle

With the addition of zombies, the speed of transportation has increased significantly, from two trips a day to four trips a day. The production line in the base has been pulled up again, and after the industrial parts removed from the blind boxes were sent back, the number of modified snowmobiles has gradually increased.

Xu Kai led his team to rebuild nearly 50 snowmobiles in one month, which instantly increased the transportation capacity.

After discovering the stability of Shui Limu's control over zombies, the number of zombies increased from 200 to 3,000. The platform of the foundation was also expanding day by day, expanding nearly tenfold from the initial 1,000 square meters.

All the fire-type mutants stayed in the container area to work, guiding and packaging. Xie Qin and his men set up high supports at the four corners of the container area and installed strong lights. The zombies did not need to rest and the drivers could take turns, so when they were sure that there were enough people to work three shifts, they began transporting goods day and night.

Another month passed, and most of the things in the container were shipped. Xie Qin was surprised to find that zombies also had their limits. Under the high-intensity operation, some zombies actually fell on the spot and lost their ability to move. Only a few nerves remained, and they occasionally moved their eyeballs or moved their fingers.

And a small number of zombies actually evolved. Their appearance began to gradually expand, and their body parts began to change. Their limbs and necks began to grow longer, and their heads began to grow larger. Their skin also turned blue. Xie Qin clearly felt that their crystal cores were also becoming stronger.

In order to verify his conjecture, Xie Qin unceremoniously chopped up the zombies that failed to evolve and took out their crystal cores. He also asked the Shui brothers to add new zombies. He kept them running 24 hours a day and began to observe and screen them step by step.

Sure enough, in the third month, the first batch of mutated zombies in the zombie group began to appear as second-level zombies.

This discovery was undoubtedly a pleasant surprise. She had always thought that zombies could only mutate and evolve by eating, but she had never expected that overloaded work could also make them evolve. This also meant that she could raise a large number of zombies and extract their crystal cores!

In the past four months, the 130,000 containers were emptied except for the spoiled fruits and vegetables and the meat in the cold chain boxes that were thrown away. All kinds of things were found. Inexplicably, many side quests were completed, and the experience bar of the third level base increased by nearly one third.

There were a lot of things, and Yu Xieqin didn't know what to do with them, so she could only transport them all back to the base and let Guo Dongkang and the others consider it.

All at once, the base started a large number of infrastructure projects, cleared nearly 100 acres of flat land near the armed forces department, built five large warehouses, and stored the items in the containers in classified ways.

Those zombies that had mutated and evolved to the second stage did not mutate further, but stopped at the second stage. Seeing that the progress bar was still two-thirds away from the fourth-level base, Xie Qin did not want to delay any longer. After the cold wave, there would be a large number of unpredictable natural disasters, and she had to upgrade before that.

Shui Liqing and Shui Limu went in two directions and drove all the zombies out of the suburbs farthest from the base. Xie Qin personally led Xu Yangyang and Liu Jiajun to extract the crystal cores of this batch of nearly 800 second-level zombies.

After cleaning up everything, Xie Qin returned to the base. In four months, the base had undergone earth-shaking changes. She couldn't believe that someone could hear the message on the radio and come to their base in such a cold day.

During the time I was away, there were nearly 500 more residents, and the temperature in the inner circle of the base was kept at minus 30 degrees Celsius during the day. Although it was still very low, it was still within the workable temperature if we took precautions against the cold.

One of the main streets has become bustling, especially the supermarkets, department stores, and furniture stores operated by the base, which have a complete range of products comparable to the standards before the apocalypse.

All the shops on the main street were open, selling all kinds of things, but most of them were related to catering and building materials. Everyone could find something to do, and the base seemed to have entered a virtuous circle.

Xie Qin went to the warehouse, found an empty space, and released the 120 cranes in the space. The cranes were of excellent quality, and the operating cabin had not been soaked in water, so they should not be damaged.

For safety reasons, Xie Qin called Xu Kai. Xu Kai was not very professional, so he called the man Xie Qin had asked him to train, Huang Hua.

Huang Hua had moved into the apartment in the building as he had wished. When they met again, Xie Qin almost didn't recognize him. He looked a lot stronger, wearing glasses, with regular features, but a silly smile.

I saw that the respect on his face was not fake. He was almost 1.8 meters tall, but his head was lowered lower than his shoulders.

"Okay, you guys start repairing it. After you're done, see what parts can be used first. After that, all of this will be invested in the construction of the defense wall."

"Okay boss."

After learning that Xie Qin had returned, he met Guo Dongkang and Zhou Lili in the elevator who were looking for Xie Qin with thick documents before he even got home.

The two now have a clear division of labor. The base is now divided into seven departments. Guo Dongkang mainly manages the Armed Forces Department, the Construction Department, the Defense Department, and the Justice Department.

Zhou Lili was in charge of the Education Department, Logistics Department, and Human Resources Department. Each department had a director selected by them, and under the director there were managers, with clear layers and very proper management.

Looking at the thriving base, Xie Qin sighed that she had chosen these two people well. She knew that there were many capable people in the world, and there were also some who were more capable than Guo Dongkang and Zhou Lili among those who entered the base.

But everything depends on timing and fate. Obviously, these two people are more suitable for Xie Qin. Even though she knows that the base still has many loopholes and is definitely not perfect, they still have a chance. She is sure that on the day when the catastrophe really comes, her base will be as solid as a rock.

As soon as they got home, the three of them sat down on the stools next to the meeting table in Laihuafang.

"At the current rate of development, our population cannot keep up." Xie Qin looked at Guo Dongkang's plan.

"There are nearly two thousand people outside the base. These people cannot enter because they do not have enough threshold fees."

"Maybe we can try the loan system." Zhou Lili said.

"What do you mean?" Xie Qin looked at Zhou Lili puzzledly.

“It’s similar to the mortgage, car loan, and credit card in the past. Spend in advance.”

"What if these people can't pay it back?"

"Of course there are ways. You still have to mine and build infrastructure. Even if you are not good enough, you can just give the bad guys to Guan Feng as food."

Xie Qin was silent for a while, thinking about the credibility of the matter. With Miao Zhe here, the information management system in the base is extremely powerful. Coupled with the automatic detection system of the small fort, there is no need to worry about someone sneaking away. Then there is enough security to ensure that he will not suffer any loss. This method is feasible.

"Okay, you guys go ahead and do it. Ask Xu Kai to modify the bus so it can drive in the snow. I'll set out in ten days to collect the jade from the Shui family's warehouses. By the way, I'll see if I can bring some more people back. By the way, is Pan Zhenjun's partner, Xia Xing, studying advertising design?" Xie Qin asked Guo Dongkang.

"Yes. How did you know?"

"There weren't many people at the base before, and he happened to be the one who stayed behind. He's also your friend, so I'll keep an eye on you."

"He's very good. He designed advertisements for many big brands before the end of the world. Including my company."

"I don't need him to be very good. Just ask him to make a brochure for the base. When I go out and meet people, I won't know how to introduce them, nor can I explain what the threshold is. So, make a brochure for me and show it to people when I meet them. It will be better than me explaining it myself."

"Understood. I'll do it right away. It's just that the base doesn't have anyone who can repair the printer yet."

"That's easy. Why don't we set up a publicity department and an office? I'll send anything we need to them."

"it is good."

For the next ten days, Xie Qin took a good vacation for himself. Except for attending meetings every three days and practicing boxing with Liang Pengfei, he basically stayed at home and was lazy the rest of the time.

Zhang Mingfang hadn't seen her daughter for several months, so she was naturally happy to have Xie Qin at home. She fed her in different ways every day, and Xie Qin, who had not gained weight for a long time, actually gained nearly three kilograms in these ten days.

I didn't notice it in the past few months, but when I measured my height, I found that I had grown! I'm 1.57 meters tall. I'll be 15 in two months. You know, I was only 1.6 meters tall in my last life. It seems that I have a chance to be over 1.6 meters tall in this life!

Xie Qin never missed taking calcium and vitamins every day, and drinking milk in the morning and evening, which Radar didn't understand. She would do exercise and stretching even when she was busy. She could clearly feel that she was much healthier in her life.

In ten days, most of the residents outside the base entered the base by overdrafting their credit. After entering, except for those who had special skills, the others were arranged to various assembly lines. They lived in dormitories and ate in factory canteens. They were like free cattle and horses.

The first major incident happened in the base on the morning of the day Xie Qin was leaving. Although the temperature in the base was higher than outside, it was also snowing heavily.

When there is a lot of snow on the road, sometimes the idle children will make snowmen. The sanitation workers basically start cleaning in the early morning. Two snowmen were made downstairs of the community in the No. 1 residential area. At first, no one took it seriously. One of the sanitation workers was a psychic, and his senses were much more sensitive than ordinary people.

I smelled blood and followed the smell, only to find that it was coming from the direction of the snowman. When I got closer and took a look, I was almost scared to death.

The snowman's body is made of snow, while its head and limbs are all human. The two women stared blankly at the sanitation worker with their eyes open. Guo Dongkang didn't want to alarm Xie Qin, but there was no surveillance at the base, and he wasn't a professional criminal investigator, so he had no idea where to start in his search for the murderer.

Now is the construction period of the base. Such a terrorist hiding among the residents is undoubtedly a landmine. When Xie Qin was found, he was having breakfast. After hearing about it, he asked Xiaobao to retrieve the images of the base system.

The scene immediately became like watching a movie, and the whole thing was clearly seen from a third-party perspective. Xie Qin really couldn't help it, and vomited up the breakfast she had eaten.

The murderer was a male power user in his 50s. The dead were two sisters, neither of whom had powers and were not married. However, one used to work in a clothing store and knew how to make clothing patterns, and the other was a biology teacher who was also assigned to the school and had a good salary. The two sisters rented a house in Community No. 1 with their parents.

The garment factory has been working overtime recently to make clothes. In order to earn more points, the younger sister who makes clothes has been working the night shift, while the older sister went to pick someone up. As a result, both of them were killed in the corner of the community on their way home.

"Base Commander, are you okay?" Guo Dongkang asked when he saw Xie Qin suddenly vomit.

"No, it's okay. It's this person. This is a murder video. It should be made public as a warning. The parents of the two sisters should be properly arranged."

"Okay. Can we install surveillance cameras in our base?"

"Of course, install them as soon as possible. How many do you need?"

"I'm not sure about this. I need Miao Zhe to calculate it specifically. We've thought about it before, but the surveillance cameras that the logistics team found are basically unusable."

"I'll take care of this." There are complete sets of surveillance equipment in the system mall. Fortunately, the points required are not many. Ten points for one camera is definitely affordable.

This way, even if he is not at the base, he can ensure the safety of the base. Guo Dongkang was about to deal with it when he was stopped by Xie Qin.

"Don't kill this guy. Give him to Guan Feng directly so that his wife can have something fresh to eat. Oh and don't deal with the bodies of the two sisters when you find them. Give them to Guan Feng."

"Okay, I understand. Last time Zhou Lili went to see Guan Feng and his wife, I heard that there were signs of labor. What do you think we should do?"

Xie Qin then remembered that the time for Xie Jin to be born had already passed in this life. In the previous life, Xie Jin was born because he had killed the mother. Without his intervention in this life, he did not know the exact time of his birth.

"I'll go take a look."

Xie Qin went to Guan Feng's place. The airtight prison felt a bit depressing. There was no one imprisoned inside. It was difficult to enter the base. Everyone abided by the base rules. Today's case was the first case since the establishment of the base and also the most serious case.

The elevator went up to the top floor. This place was surprisingly cozy, with two bedrooms, a living room and a sun room. The heating was circulating in the house, and there was not much smell of blood, and there was even a faint scent of laundry detergent. Clothes and quilts were hung in the sun room, and there was a circle of plants that I couldn't see what they were, and they had died.

The sofa, dining table, carpet, and cabinets in the living room were all arranged. Guan Feng's mental power was already at the third level, and he had sensed Xie Qin's arrival a long time ago. Just as Xie Qin was about to knock on the door, it was opened.

"The base commander."

"Well, let me see how your wife is doing."

"In fact, the due date has passed. Doctor Lan has come to see me, but he can't do anything for my wife's situation. The baby is very active, so we can only wait and see."

Xie Qin entered the house and saw Xie Jin's biological mother, who was still in the cage, but she was dressed cleanly. After she stopped rotting, Guan Feng often gave her baths.

Her hair was tied into a braid at the back of her head, revealing a face that was still pretty. Her belly was very big, as if it was about to burst, and you could see the baby squirming inside.

Xie Qin even wondered if Xie Jin would just break open the mother's belly and crawl out.

"How about we try a C-section?"

"This?? Is this possible?" Guan Feng looked at Xie Qin in surprise.

"I don't know, but at this rate, your baby is very likely to come out." Xie Qin pointed at Guan Feng's wife's belly.

This question was thrown out, as if asking Guan Feng whether he was the eldest or the youngest. Seeing Guan Feng's silence, Xie Qin spoke.

"Your wife should be fine. The zombie's vital point is the brain. At most, she will have a scar on her belly that will never heal. But if you don't do this, no one can guarantee what the baby in her belly will do. I think you should also know that your wife and child are very special. They are different from ordinary pregnant women and also different from all pregnant women infected with the zombie virus."

"I...."

"Give you ten minutes to think about it."

After saying that, Xie Qin walked out of the bedroom, closed the door considerately, and sat on the sofa in the living room, waiting for Guan Feng's decision.