100: Chapter Outlying Base Construction Frenzy

“When did you take that out? I didn’t see you move?” Cheng Xiao got up and felt Pan Han’s body all over, finding nothing unusual.

“Heaven’s secrets must not be revealed, haha!” Pan Han swept away the gloom and melancholy of the past few days, returning to his stable yet playful youthful self.

“I really found a treasure!” At this moment, Cheng Xiao’s admiration for Pan Han reached its peak, and she couldn’t help but kiss him fiercely.

Pan Han didn’t stand on ceremony and responded generously.

…More than 1600 words omitted here.

“How did your skills improve so much after just a few days?” Pan Han said, panting.

“Did you find other women these past few days? You seem to be in a strange mood.” Cheng Xiao put on her camisole and braided her hair.

“No, not really. Something happened to my family.” Pan Han confessed truthfully.

“Ah? What do you need us to do?” Cheng Xiao quickly squatted down and asked when she heard something happened to his family.

“No need, it should be solvable.”

“If you need anything, just say so. Dawn Base can’t be without you.” Cheng Xiao leaned into Pan Han’s arms and said plaintively.

“I have good news for you.” Pan Han reached his hand into her clothes and kneaded her twice more.

“Hurry up and tell me, our little surprise prince!” Cheng Xiao said, her eyes hazy.

“In the warehouse where I crossed over, I found an automatic food production line. From now on, we can customize food as needed.”

“Oh my goodness, is that even possible?”

“Hehe. Now, both of our bases can eat and drink their fill.”

“Then why don’t you stay a few more days, so I can eat my fill first.” Cheng Xiao clearly wasn’t satisfied.

“Did you close the door?” Pan Han glanced at the warehouse door.

“Let’s go to the cellar. A few days ago, Big Brother just spent a lot of effort to build one down here. It’s specifically for storing valuable items and emergency supplies.”

“Holy crap, we have to go see it.”

Cheng Xiao walked to a corner, lifted a section of the floor, and a large iron door was revealed.

“Huh? This is so exaggerated?” Pan Han was surprised to see the high specifications of this cellar.

“It’s built to apocalypse bunker standards, it can even withstand nuclear bombs. As long as they don’t want to open the door from the inside, no one outside can do anything.” With that, Cheng Xiao twisted the combination dial, and with two clicks, the large door slowly opened downwards.

“Wow, it’s really impressive. This door must be more than half a meter thick.”

“It’s made of various composite materials, absolutely reliable.” Cheng Xiao patted the large door.

The two came to the underground bunker. It wasn’t large, only about fifty square meters, filled with various smoked meats, rice, flour, drinking water, canned goods, cots, and so on.

“Qin Laoda is truly meticulous.” Pan Han couldn’t help but praise, this place was really good.

“Come, let me see if you’re meticulous!” Cheng Xiao pounced on him again.

…More than 1600 words omitted here.

“How about we go look at the outer base first?” Pan Han said, breathing heavily.

“Alright, I’ll let you off for today.”

The two got dressed, and Cheng Xiao helped Pan Han slowly walk out of the warehouse.

Several working slaves gathered at the door, and upon hearing the door open, they quickly scattered and fled.

Happy laughter filled the air.

“Uh, we were watched.” Pan Han was a bit embarrassed, as he was a Lord, and he had just seemed a bit undignified.

Cheng Xiao, however, ignored him and instead walked with her head held high, chest out, arm linked with Pan Han’s, directly towards the outer base.

The construction of this outer base could be described as a major undertaking.

After Pan Han left a few suggestions last time, Qin Zhong led everyone to thoroughly grasp the spirit.

Everyone unanimously agreed that Pan Han wanted to do something big, so this construction must adhere to high standards and strict requirements. With an attitude of responsibility towards the base and their Lord, they worked tirelessly for 18 days, with a never-give-up spirit.

They ensured maximum utilization of personnel, with two shifts for the construction period, so people could rest but progress could not stop.

The outer base was divided into 4 sections, located in the east, south, west, and north directions of the base.

The meeting emphasized that responsibilities must be assigned to specific individuals. The East District was under the overall charge of Qin Zhong, the South District under the overall charge of Second Sister, the West District under the overall charge of Old Six, and the North District under the overall charge of Ma Ji.

Old Five, due to his injury, was responsible for logistics support.

Cheng Xiao was responsible for taking care of Old Five and was always ready to welcome Pan Han’s return.

Old Three and Old Four were responsible for daily patrols and communication with Mountaintop Stronghold, among other matters. They also served as general disciplinary officers, able to supervise any construction site and execute anyone found slacking off or cheating.

The four sub-bases were designed and constructed independently based on the terrain, making the best use of materials and human talent. The largest one covered at least 100,000 square meters, and the smallest also had over 40,000 square meters. They could basically meet the living needs of tens of thousands of people.

After Reich led everyone to repair Mountaintop Stronghold, he also dispatched 150 people to assist Ma Ji with the construction.

Qin Laoda and the others purchased several hundred more slaves and also took in a group of refugees.

Calculated this way, Dawn Base’s population exceeded a thousand, and Mountaintop Stronghold remained at over 400 people, bringing the total for both bases to nearly 1,500 people.

Due to the rapid increase in population, the base’s food supply visibly decreased. Everyone also brought back many big fruits from West Liang Mountain.

Everyone also found these fruits to be quite good and decided to specifically plant this crop in the East District, which was overseen by Qin Laoda.

Due to the tight schedule, the four sub-base leaders could only sleep 4 hours a day. Fortunately, they were all evolvers and could still endure it.

“Laoda, Laoda. Lord Pan is back.” Cheng Xiao opened the walkie-talkie and called Qin Zhong.

At this moment, Qin Zhong had just finished an 8-hour battle and was taking a nap, but when the words “Lord Pan” came through the walkie-talkie, he immediately opened his eyes.

“Received! You bring Lord Pan to the East District to find me first.” Qin Zhong quickly replied.

“Okay.”

Five minutes later, Pan Han stared at the East District, dumbfounded.

It had only been a few days!

Rows of simple residential houses, large reservoirs, neatly divided plots, and interlocking weapon positions. All of this impacted Pan Han’s mind.

“Qin Laoda, are these all your achievements today?” Pan Han asked incredulously.

“That’s right, Lord Pan. Our slogan for the East District is—as long as we don’t die, we’ll work ourselves to death!” Qin Zhong reported proudly.

“Not bad, not bad.” Pan Han offered Qin Zhong a cigarette.

“Thank you, Lord. This is the East District, about 700 meters from our base. It is expected to accommodate 4,000 people.” Qin Laoda took a puff of his cigarette and continued to report.

“Oh, you even built roads?”

“Yes, our East District is specifically for planting big fruits. When they are harvested in the future, they will need to be transported back to the base warehouse. Not only are there roads above ground, but there are also secret tunnels underground, making it convenient for timely reinforcements and retreats.”

“Excellent! Qin Laoda, do you have the confidence to recruit 4,000 people?” Pan Han asked with a smile.

“Lord Pan, our food supply is not much, and recently we’ve been relying on big fruits. As long as there’s enough food, let alone 4,000 people, I can recruit 40,000.”

As soon as Cheng Xiao heard about food, her face turned red. She quickly leaned over and whispered to Qin Zhong that the warehouse was already full.

“Lord Pan is mighty!” Qin Zhong bowed deeply to Pan Han after hearing that the warehouse was already full.

“You’re welcome, you’re welcome. But if you recruit 4,000 people, you’ll be a brigadier general, damn it!” Pan Han vaguely felt that the army he had always dreamed of was about to take shape.

“Hehe, those are just empty titles. As long as I can follow Lord Pan, I’m willing to do anything.” Qin Zhong scratched the back of his head, embarrassed.

“Good, then you continue to be busy. I’ll go see the other three districts.” Pan Han was very satisfied, so he bid farewell to Qin Zhong and came to the South District, which was overseen by Second Sister.

The South District was only about 300 meters from the base and was also the smallest in area, expected to accommodate around 1,500 people.

“Second Sister, look who’s here.” Cheng Xiao ran over from afar, calling out to Second Sister.

Second Sister looked, and it was actually Pan Han who had returned. She quickly dropped what she was doing and ran to report.

“The Lord is back.” Second Sister rubbed the dirt from her hands.

“Mm, I’m here to see your South District. How is it, tell me about it?”

“Okay, Lord. Our South District has three ‘mosts’: it’s closest to the base, it’s the smallest in area, and it will have the fewest people in the future. It’s mainly planned as a women’s living area and a children’s labor practice area. If conditions allow in the future, it will also become a nurse training area. Our slogan is—women used as men, men used as livestock.”

After listening to Second Sister’s introduction, Pan Han could feel her enthusiasm, as if she was planning her own future.

“Excellent, it seems Second Sister is going to build a women’s army for the base!”

“Yes, during this construction period, there are still men helping, but once construction is complete. Only women and children will be allowed in.” Second Sister said sternly.

Pan Han heard this and thought that Second Sister must be a person with a story. It was just not convenient to ask now.

“Then can I come in?” Pan Han joked.

“Lord, what are you saying? In our base, you can go wherever you want. Right, Seventh Sister!” Second Sister said, then nudged Cheng Xiao.

“Second Sister, you’re annoying.” Cheng Xiao’s face instantly flushed.

“Second Sister just mentioned a ‘nurse training area’, could you elaborate?”

“No problem, Lord. In the future, our base will definitely have a large population. So, daily medical care and battlefield medical support will require professional doctors and nurses. If conditions allow, I would like to train a group of medical professionals for the base.” When it came to her own profession, Second Sister became quite excited.

“Good, very good. I’ll allocate a batch of supplies to you later for exchanging medical equipment and medicines.”

“Thank you, Lord Pan.”

Bidding farewell to Second Sister, Pan Han then went to Old Six’s West District.

The West District covered an area of over 80,000 square meters. It not only had a residential area but also a unique tactical training area.

This was also the “Dawn Army Training Camp” that Old Six had put all his effort into building.

“Lord Pan, you’re finally back.” Old Six had been waiting for Pan Han for a long time. Seeing him approach, he quickly went to greet him.

“Haha, you old Six, how are you, did you miss me!” Pan Han said, throwing a cigar to Old Six.

“How could I not miss you? If the Lord didn’t come back, my training camp would be out of luck!”

“Sixth Brother, how are you talking to Lord Pan?” Cheng Xiao reminded Old Six to watch his tone.

“It’s alright. I just like Old Six’s personality.” Pan Han waved his hand, indicating it was fine.

“Seventh Sister, look. Lord Pan said it’s fine.” Old Six looked at Cheng Xiao triumphantly.

“Go help your Sixth Brother light his cigar.” Pan Han took out an exquisite lighter.

Cheng Xiao took the lighter and lit Old Six’s cigar.

Old Six took a deep puff, his whole body trembled, and he exhaled a cloud of stale air!

“Ah, that’s good!”

Pan Han and Cheng Xiao couldn’t help but laugh when they saw this.

“Sixth Brother, hurry up and report. The Lord is waiting.”

“Starting now. Lord, our West District is expected to accommodate 3,000 people in the future. I plan to use it entirely for training combat personnel, and I’ve already planned the training area. Our slogan is—shed blood and sweat, but no tears!”

“3,000 people? Then you’ll be a regimental commander?”

“Regimental commander? This… I haven’t thought about that.”

“Old Six, a person must have dreams. What if they come true? Tell me, what support do you need!”

“Lord, I want tanks, armored vehicles, howitzers, anti-aircraft guns.”

“No problem, Cheng Xiao, allocate a batch of supplies to Old Six then. He can take as much as he can.” Pan Han gave the instruction, and Cheng Xiao nodded seriously, making a note.

“Old Six, you stay busy. I’m going to Ma Ji’s side to take a look.” Pan Han bid farewell to Old Six and headed straight to the North District with Cheng Xiao.

The North District was essentially a joint construction between Mountaintop Stronghold and Dawn Base. Both sides were working together for the first time, so they were secretly competing, neither willing to admit defeat. As a result, the construction of the North District was already largely complete.

“The Lord is here.” Ma Ji had been waiting for a long time.

“Mm. I just finished looking at the other three districts. Now I’m here to see if you need any help.”

“Thank you, Lord. Let me first introduce the North District. It covers about 70,000 square meters and is expected to accommodate 1,500 people.”

“Huh? It covers such a large area, why only 1,500 residents?” Pan Han was a bit puzzled.

“Lord, this place will become a mutated beast domestication area in the future. Your previous taming of the wild rabbits inspired Reich and me. We thought, in the future, can we also tame other mutated beasts? Then we could also form a beast army, which might have miraculous effects. So, our slogan is—King of Beasts, I am the only one!” Ma Ji explained in detail.

“Oh? This idea is excellent, did you come up with it yourself?” Pan Han really liked this concept.

“Yes, Lord.” Ma Ji nodded.

“Not bad, Ma Ji, you are indeed a meticulous person with strong execution. It’s a pleasure to cooperate with you. Is there anything you need help with?”

“Reporting to the Lord, my request is difficult to voice.”

“Oh? What’s so hard to say with me? Just say it directly.”

Ma Ji rubbed the corner of her clothes, gathered her courage, and said, “I need time.”

“Time?”

“Yes, there are tens of millions of mutated beasts in this apocalypse. It requires manpower to screen them one by one, so it may take a very long time to see results.”

“I see! Alright, then I will support you until the end of time.” When Pan Han heard Ma Ji’s concern, there was no reason for him to disagree.

“Thank you, Lord, we will definitely work hard.” Ma Ji said with a firm tone.

“Alright, everyone continue working. I won’t disturb you anymore.”

Pan Han waved goodbye to Ma Ji and headed straight for the base with Cheng Xiao.

Along the way, he witnessed everyone’s determination, executive ability, and subjective initiative.

It was like a group of honest rural children who had never been noticed before; once an opportunity arose, they all united and worked hard to seize it.

Cheng Xiao saw Pan Han’s high spirits and knew that everyone’s efforts had not been in vain.

A base is truly a base when there’s mutual effort!

“Cheng Xiao, what do you think of the name ‘Dawn Army’ that Old Six just mentioned?”

“I think it’s very good!”

“Then our own army will be called the Dawn Army.”

“Then what position will you arrange for me?” Cheng Xiao asked, tilting her head.

“If nothing unexpected happens, you should be the warehouse manager and bedroom secretary.”

“Go to hell! A-da!”

“Ouch!”

…