Start building a safe zone

Zhu Qiang scratched his head, realizing that what he had said was a bit off.

Ye Chen had everyone sit together, took out a map, and said to them, "Next, we are going to start selecting a site to establish the Safe Zone. First, we need to choose a relatively suitable location."

"My thought is to have it at the junction of the city and the suburbs. This way, there are fields and residential areas nearby. Most importantly, there are processing plants and farms, so we can solve issues regarding clothing, food, and housing."

Everyone agreed with what Ye Chen said.

Since they were choosing to establish a Safe Zone, they had to have a long-term vision.

Choosing the city center was impossible, as the supply of resources would not keep up.

In the countryside, the living arrangements would be too scattered and inconvenient.

Only the junction of the city and countryside was the most suitable, having residential areas with fields nearby.

They could grow grain and vegetables in the fields.

If there were factories nearby, they could do food processing, and the farms could raise chickens, ducks, pigs, and sheep.

This way, life would be much more convenient.

Ye Chen circled a few places on the map and said, "These places are relatively suitable. You go and take a look to see which residential area has less damage and what the surrounding environment is like."

Yu Nian and the other three nodded and said, "Alright, we will go take a look now."

"Hmm, be careful."

Yu Nian and the other three set off together, drove cars out of the Azure Alliance garage, and headed towards the junction of the city and the countryside.

The places Ye Chen selected were all large-scale residential areas that could accommodate tens of thousands of people without any issues.

The economy of Qing County used to be very high.

Fire Feather smiled and said, "Brother Ye Chen, your considerations in doing things are very comprehensive."

Ye Chen shook his head and smiled, "Establishing a Safe Zone is also my dream. After the chaotic times, only with a home can there be people. We, the Human Race, should not be hostile to each other, but should be united to jointly resist the invasion of monsters."

"Hmm, Brother Ye Chen is right. If humanity continues to be so scattered, hostile, killing each other, and torturing each other, humanity will eventually step towards extinction." Fire Feather also expressed his agreement.

Suddenly, Fire Feather said, "Give Chen Ruxin a call; she is also quite worried."

Ye Chen was slightly stunned, then nodded to indicate he understood.

Meanwhile.

Tiandao Alliance.

Chen Ruxin was sitting on a bench in the sky garden.

At this moment, Chen Ruxin's brows were tightly furrowed, and they hadn't relaxed since early morning.

Chen Ruxin stood up and sat down from time to time, her eyes glancing at her phone occasionally.

Just then, the phone rang.

Chen Ruxin took a look at the caller ID, and her face lit up with joy.

"Hello." Chen Ruxin picked up the phone and said hello in an extremely gentle tone.

"It's me, Ye Chen." Ye Chen's voice came through.

Chen Ruxin let out a long sigh of relief and hummed in acknowledgment.

"The battle was victorious, we won, and the Qing Emperor is dead."

"Congratulations, you finally have a place to settle down." Chen Ruxin offered her heartfelt blessings.

"By the way, I don't know what happened with that Qing Emperor, but he got entangled with Black Face and brought Black Face over yesterday. However, I killed them both."

Chen Ruxin was slightly stunned, feeling a bit surprised inside, but a moment later she smiled and said, "Congratulations, now even I need to look up to you. In the future, I will need you to look after me."

Hearing Chen Ruxin's playful tone, a smile involuntarily appeared on Ye Chen's face.

The two chatted for a while longer before reluctantly hanging up the phone.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Ruxin let out a long breath, sat on the chair, her face full of smiles.

Two Tiandao Alliance members standing at the door looked at Chen Ruxin and couldn't help but say, "Since the day before yesterday, this is the first time I have seen the Alliance Leader smile."

"Yeah, for the past two days, the Alliance Leader has been frowning and looking troubled. Today, she finally smiled."

"Just now, the Alliance Leader answered a phone call and then smiled. I don't know who it was that could influence the Alliance Leader's emotions; I'm really envious."

On Ye Chen's side.

It was past two in the afternoon.

Yu Nian and the others had already returned.

Lin Nuoyi took out her phone, brought up a few photos, and said, "We have all seen it. The degree of damage varies. The most severely damaged is still Shangheyuan, and the least damaged is this residential area, Future City. In the Future City residential area, only one building collapsed, and the rest basically just had some housing damage, being the lightest. Moreover, this residential area has the best geographical location, with various factories all around, and not far away are empty fields."

Ye Chen nodded and said, "Alright, then we will choose this Future City as our Safe Zone. Let's bring all our brothers back."

"Alright!"

Lin Nuoyi's resolute and swift character had gradually developed, and she immediately went to handle it.

By 5:30 in the evening, all the troops had returned.

Liang Yiqiang reported, "Alliance Leader, we are back. This time we brought back a total of 1,500 ordinary people, all aged between 40 and 50."

Ye Chen nodded and said, "Alright, you all have worked hard. Tonight, take a census of everyone to see how many people have experience in construction, including water and electricity, planting, and animal husbandry, and list them out. Tomorrow, we will properly renovate the Safe Zone."

"Alright!"

After saying this, Liang Yiqiang prepared to take action.

"Wait, go later. Let's hold a meeting first." After saying this, Ye Chen gave Liang Yiqiang a list and asked him to bring the people on the list over to attend the meeting together.

Ye Chen had not been idle all afternoon; he had been looking at the information of the members within the Alliance, including their reputation and personality.

Those investigated were all members above Rank 10.

The Star Alliance was gradually expanding, and relying solely on Lin Nuoyi, Liang Yiqiang, and the four captains was not enough to handle everything.

The internal management personnel of the Star Alliance also needed to be increased.

Under Ye Chen's instruction, everyone gathered in the former conference room of the Azure Alliance.

Inside the conference room, everyone sat together.

The newcomers attending the meeting for the first time were extremely excited.

The list Ye Chen gave had a total of seven people, four women and three men.

The three men were all Rank 12 Pet Masters, and the four women, with slightly lower Ranks, were all Rank 10.

The seven people looked around, appearing somewhat excited.

Ye Chen sat in the main seat, Fire Feather sat on the left, followed by Golden Eyes and the other six in order.

Sitting on the right was Lin Nuoyi, followed by Yu Nian and the other four in order, and behind them were Zhang Yuzhen, Zhang Haonan, and the others.

Ye Chen coughed lightly and took out the spoils of war obtained yesterday. Of course, with so many people, there were not enough to go around.

He took out some of the 3-star Rare Rank or higher weapons that he had previously obtained, including that unopened box.

Added to the equipment obtained from that Qing Emperor, there were a total of eight 3-star Rare items, two Divine Artifacts, and two 5-star Epic Rank items.

Ye Chen looked at Golden Eyes and said, "Elder Golden Eyes, you are of the Gold attribute, right?"

Golden Eyes nodded and hummed in acknowledgment.

Ye Chen clasped his hands together, resting them on the table, and said, "This time, we won't follow other methods; we will distribute them according to each person's attribute. Elder Golden Eyes, this Gold-attribute broadsword weapon is handed over to you."