106: Chapter 106 Power, Status, She Wants It All

After dinner, everyone went back to sleep; a village without zombies felt much safer.

Although the houses had been divided up, if others came later, this place would be occupied just the same if no one was guarding it.

"Ningning, do you think after we clear out Jin City, a large number of survivors will come this way?"

Lu Chengyue wasn't afraid of people coming; he was mainly afraid of them coming to reap the fruits of victory without following their rules at all.

"People will definitely come. We need to set up checkpoints and defenses at the entrance. Those willing to follow the rules, we let in; those who aren't, we don't."

Xu Wanning wanted to build a base belonging to their Dawn Squad; there was no need to recruit people who wouldn't listen.

"What if they lie?" Lu Chengyue didn't believe everyone would comply.

Xu Wanning made a chopping gesture. "Chop off their hands and feet, execute them on the spot—in short, there must be rules."

Xu Wanning wrapped her arms around Lu Chengyue's neck and kissed him. "The most important thing is that our own strength must be strong. In just these few days, we will be able to upgrade to S-rank Ability Users.

"We might be evenly matched against teams of Ability Users, but it's completely enough to deter ordinary people. Don't think so much; let's take it one step at a time."

"Hmm." Before The Apocalypse, all cities had been renovated, and this place was no exception; every household had photovoltaic power generation equipment on their roofs.

The Water-Type Ability Users went door-to-door to provide clean water, and everyone happily took showers and went to sleep.

Lu Chengyue held Xu Wanning tightly, nuzzled her hair, and then fell asleep.

Xu Wanning closed her eyes, but in reality, she was not asleep.

Power, status—she wanted them all. To survive in The Apocalypse, she had to stand at the top.

The next day, the parents who got up early prepared fresh food for everyone.

Xu Wanning stood on the balcony and stretched. It had been a long time since she had such a peaceful sleep; the nearby zombies didn't come to harass them last night. It was truly great.

"Sister Ning, come down and eat!" Jiang Heng's voice came from downstairs.

"Coming!" Xu Wanning replied and pulled Lu Chengyue downstairs.

The members of the Dawn Squad gathered in the building where Xu Wanning and the others were, while their families ate in different buildings.

"Sister Ning, if we leave, this place probably won't be safe," Jiang Heng said, chewing on a leaf of vegetable. "How about we leave some people here to guard it?"

Xu Wanning shook her head. "No need. If a lot of people come, leaving a few people is useless. I'd rather this place be occupied by others and we take it back later than let our teammates take risks. We'll lock the doors when we leave; we'll just leave it like this for now."

Zhou Ke opened a can of cola. "If you ask me, your worries are unnecessary. Everyone knows the situation in Jin City right now; this is a zombie city, and no one dares to come here at all.

"Once we finish clearing out the zombies and truly occupy Jin City, are we still afraid of them coming? Let them come; it won't affect us. The houses here are indeed okay, but there must be plenty of villa areas in the city.

"Instead of guarding this place to keep it, why not go into the city? We can find a better villa area to become our base. We just won't let anyone in, no matter who they are. Wouldn't that work?"

Hearing his words, everyone was silent for a moment. That's right, why had they been so constrained? Why did they need so many houses? Just enough to live in was fine.

The villa areas in the city were definitely better than those outside, and the safety in the center was higher too.

"Hahaha, we were the ones who were short-sighted." Jiang Heng patted Zhou Ke on the shoulder. "As expected of a college student; your brain turns fast."

Zhou Ke swatted his hand away. "What are you talking about? It's just that you guys think the houses here are too nice and are reluctant to part with them."

Zhou Ke had always lived in a bungalow with his grandfather before, so he didn't have high requirements for houses; that was why he could resist the temptation.

"Hahaha."

"Who says it isn't? Going to the city is better."

"I actually don't really like villas; I like spacious flat apartments."

"Me too, me too."

The topic of conversation successfully shifted from how to keep this place to what kind of houses to choose in the city.

After breakfast, the group set off, with the Wind Ability Users clearing the way.

Wen Chuan took one look and set his sights on a landmark building. "Look at that building ahead, it's so tall. Why don't we use it as our base first?"

It looked to be over 200 meters tall, definitely eye-catching.

"Forward!" Several buses moved at full speed.

It took 5 hours to successfully reach the city center.

Up close, the building was even taller; it was probably the tallest in Jin City.

Jiang Heng released his Supernatural ability to scout. "This place has 53 floors, and there are 4 underground parking levels that can hold over 500 cars.

"It also includes a luxury hotel in the middle, occupying a full 29 floors.

"The first-floor lobby is full of zombies, but from the second floor up, it's clean."

"Let's go in and clear the zombies first." Xu Wanning led the Ability Users, excluding those with Water or Fire abilities, to clear the zombies in the lobby and the courtyard.

"Uncle Lu, take the Earth-type Ability users and Metal-element ability users to build high walls and reinforce them. The sturdier, the better."

The more she looked at this place, the more satisfied she was; in the future, they might be living here for a very long time.

The zombies in the lobby weren't many for them, and they were cleared out before long.

A few of the younger ones went to the front desk on the first floor to check. The hotel had a total of 594 rooms, and there weren't even that many people in their entire group; everyone could have their own room, complete with an independent bathroom.

Xu Wanning waved her hand. "Everyone, choose the floors and rooms you like."

Everyone tacitly left the presidential suite for Xu Wanning and Lu Chengyue, gave the luxury suite to Grandpa Zhou, and Uncle Qian, Uncle Zhao, and Uncle Cheng took 3 executive suites.

As for the remaining executive suites, executive rooms, deluxe rooms, super deluxe rooms, and so on, they all drew lots. After everyone moved in, there were still plenty of empty rooms left.

[Come to the 3rd-floor restaurant to eat.] Xu Wanning sent a message in the group chat.

They took the elevator straight down to the third floor; the restaurant had already been cleaned up by the moms and dads.

Lin Wanqiu patted the counter. "From now on, this will be our workspace. Leave the meal matters to us."

Wu Suyun nodded along. "Yes, leave it to us."

"And us too." Jiang Heng's parents also gathered around. "From now on, we'll handle the logistical work; you just focus on clearing the zombies."

"Okay." Xu Wanning really liked this feeling of everyone being united as one.

Jiang Heng and Xu Yu walked in. "This building is too good; it's perfect. There are generators in the basement and photovoltaic power generation equipment on the roof; we don't need to set them up ourselves."

A large group of them had taken the time just now to look through the entire building from top to bottom.

It just so happened that they had bought several sets of network equipment before, and it didn't take Jiang Heng long to get it set up, so everyone could finally chat via their phones in their rooms.

"This is even better than being in the villa, but it's a pity about that villa; if we had sold it, we could have gotten a lot of money, and our points are all wasted." Wen Chuan was a bit unhappy.

"I've already exchanged the points for crystal nucleus, don't worry." Xu Wanning brought out a pile of bags. "I went to exchange them early this morning. They all have names on them; you can take your own."