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After they left, Director Zhang stood at the highest point of Jiefang City and watched their vehicles from a distance, suddenly feeling some regret.

Originally, he wanted to send a few people to follow them, at least to figure out where they were stationed, but he feared they might be discovered. As he hesitated, Li Yu and others had gone far away, and the opportunity was lost.

Sitting in the vehicle, Li Yu, after having eaten, stared blankly out the window at the little messy one, feeling somewhat distressed. He wanted to say some comforting words, but when they reached his lips, he felt he couldn't speak them out.

"How are Grandpa Liu and the others?" the little messy one suddenly asked.

Li Yu nodded.

"They were fine before the apocalypse broke out, having just gone there to recuperate. Now they're with my parents, and everyone is doing well," Li Yu said.

The little messy one took a deep breath and said, "That's good."

Along the way, they chatted casually, their conversation starting with pleasantries and eventually moving on to fun childhood stories.

The vehicle sped along the road, and time passed quickly.

More than an hour later, when they were nearing the gas station in town, evening fell, and the twilight bathed the convoy in light, as if the vehicles were racing with the setting sun.

As the sun's rays dipped lower, the convoy's speed increased. They had traveled this road many times, and the road surface had been cleared very clean.

In the end, it was the convoy that won the race; they reached the base before the sun had set.

In the afterglow of the sunset, the little messy one and his aunt, among others, saw from the window what seemed like a giant dragon's wall.

When the wall was first constructed, Li Yu had intended to build it about six meters high.

Later, Li Hongyuan thought it through more thoroughly and decided that since they were building it, they might as well make the foundation more stable, raising it by about 0.7 meters, making the whole wall nearly 6.7 meters high, appearing even taller.

Additionally, they added over a meter of high-voltage electric fence on top of the wall, making the whole base look over eight meters high from the outside.

Especially due to its length, it had a somewhat shocking effect when viewed from afar.

Third Uncle was in the Observation Tower; he had already contacted Li Yu before his arrival, and was now standing on Weng City, having opened the first gate.

The vehicles entered slowly.

As they did, the gates of Weng City closed quickly behind them.

With the sky growing darker, there were already quite a few zombies wandering outside the base.

Boom! The first heavy gate fell, and by the sound alone, it was clear that the door was very sturdy.

Yet, this sound seemed to signal to everyone a psychological hint: they were finally home, finally... safe!

The little messy one and others began to examine the base; in the evening light, the area inside Weng City was at least 500 square meters, with several large trucks parked, still loaded with some goods.

In the center of Weng City stood a large pillar, on which a strong light was placed, illuminating the inside of Weng City clearly.

Li Yu and others disembarked; Third Uncle and Uncle came down from Weng City. Just as Uncle was about to ask Li Yu how the trip went, he suddenly saw the little aunt, Second Aunt and others behind Li Yu, and ran up joyfully.

In their eyes, with so many zombies in the apocalypse, and considering the north was so far from here, it was impossible for Second Uncle and the others to return; in fact, it was more likely that they had a slim chance of survival.

They would have never imagined that Li Yu and his group would bring back the little aunt and the others on this trip!

"Stinker! Why didn't you say so on the walkie-talkie?" Uncle thumped Li Yu.

Li Yu walked towards the riot control vehicle and then opened the door. He said, "When Second Uncle and the others were coming back, they encountered many zombies and some bad people on the road, and the uncle-in-law got bitten by a zombie while protecting them."

"Second Uncle was also slashed in the chest by someone. Due to the lack of anti-inflammatory drugs, he later developed a fever, fell into a coma, and I just gave him some anti-inflammatory and fever-reducing drugs. He's feeling a bit better now."

Uncle's face, previously filled with joy, gradually lost its brightness upon hearing this, walked over, and examined him.

Then he said, "It's good that you've come back."

At the second gate, Li Hongyuan saw Uncle gesture and immediately opened the second gate.

After the second gate was opened, Li Hongyuan saw Li Yu and also Li Yu's aunt. Suppressing the excitement in his heart, he quickly opened the third gate.

Once the vehicle was started, it went straight to the residential villa district. Seeing his aunt and the others return, Uncle became somewhat excited, so he let Li Haoran and the others replace him on duty.

As the base's population continued to grow, the number of people assigned to patrol duties also increased.

Now there aren't just rotational patrol personnel, but also gate duty personnel on rotation, and surveillance operators who monitor the entire base at all times from the monitoring room, undoubtedly elevating the base's security up a notch.

And with the arrival of Second Uncle and the others, the base's population exceeded 50 people! Among them, there are almost 40 able-bodied men and women between the ages of 16 and 65!

During this time, under Li Yu's suggestion, everyone, regardless of gender, started learning how to use crossbows and even firearms.

Since the last time they obtained a large quantity of guns from the arsenal, everyone has started to get familiar with them.

Recently, whether it's 16-year-old Li Zhengping, or Uncle's wife who is kind-hearted and a believer in Buddhism, have fully realized the cruelty of the apocalypse and have come to understand that to protect the base, they need to take up arms and not hold anyone back.

So, the entire base is armed!

Apart from Li Yu's immediate relatives, there are also some people who joined the base later:

There is Xuanxuan from the neighboring strong family, who recently trained exceptionally hard, saying she would protect Li Yu when she grows up.

There's also Uncle Lai's family of four, who have been following Li Yu for over a decade. The relationship between Li Yu and Uncle Lai isn't one of blood, but it's closer than family.

Then there's Yang Tianlong, who grew up with Li Yu, Yang Xiaozhu, who has had a crush on Li Yu for many years, and Zhao Dapao, a comrade-in-arms of Yang Tianlong, Li Tie, and Li Gang. During this period, his performance has completely won Li Yu's approval.

There are also workers like Ding Jiu, who participated in the construction of the wall and whom Li Yu subsequently rescued and helped construct Weng City. Among these workers, Ding Jiu's daughter and Li Hang are classmates.

For the rest of the workers, Li Yu, through previous assessments and seeing their willingness to stand and resist the zombies instead of retreating while facing the threat during the construction of Weng City, won a measure of his approval.

These people have joined for some time now, and although generally honest and loyal, Li Yu still hasn't allowed them to use firearms.

Coupled with the recent return of people like Second Uncle, the base's population has grown more and more.

But there have been no disturbances or conflicts!

Because in the base, Li Yu holds absolute authority, for several reasons.

One: Within the base, the core fighting force trusts him and follows his command. He has the support of people like Uncle, Third Uncle, Li Tie, Li Gang, Yang Tianlong, and Zhao Dapao.

Among the younger generation, the teenagers also greatly admire him as their big brother.

Two: The base has a sufficient supply of materials, and the overall atmosphere is quite peaceful. Everyone eats the same food so it's relatively fair.

Three: The external threat is obvious to everyone after venturing out a few times. They know well how hard-won their current life is, and the external threats in turn push for internal peace.

Having Li Yu, a core figure who heads to the front line in any situation, with the rest following suit, even the workers, even if not for the sake of Li Yu, still have their family in the base!

Thus, everyone in the base regards it as their own home. Compared to the disorganized mob led by Director Zhang, although our base has fewer people, in terms of strength, even excluding weapons and equipment, our combat effectiveness far surpasses theirs!

In this post-apocalyptic world, such a group, based on common interests and bonded by kinship and friendship, is exceptionally stable!

Just as in ancient times, the reason why some families stood as strong as iron while dynasties flowed like water is the same.