31: Split into two groups, spend money like water

In a blink, it was the next day. As the dim sun just rose, the entire Dawn Squad had already begun to move.

Today’s tasks were numerous, requiring multi-pronged attacks.

After Wei Monk was promoted to squad leader, he seemed like a changed man, waking up early to lead the slaves in exercises and meals.

Last night, they had eaten their fullest meal in years, and everyone was full of energy.

Qin Zhong divided the slaves into 3 teams.

Wei Monk took a team of 10 people to clear zombies outside, concentrating them in a few locations, then burning them, and finally burying them.

Cheng Xiao led 6 slaves to the four corners of the base to first establish four observation watchtowers and then mark lines and lay foundations for the perimeter wall.

Second Sister took the remaining slaves to cut trees and dismantle house planks in the surrounding area to collect basic building materials, while also being responsible for repairing the deep trenches dug earlier.

Third, Fourth, and Fifth Brothers drove the off-road vehicle out to gather information.

Qin Laoda took Sixth Brother to X City's trading market to buy another batch of weapons.

Pan Han, meanwhile, returned to the real world to purchase bricks, cement, concrete mixers, barbed wire, and other materials for the wall construction.

“Everyone, I’ll go get the supplies first; the base is in your hands. We won’t be cooking today, so everyone eat canned food or self-heating meals. Make sure to complete your tasks as quickly as possible.” Before leaving, Pan Han gathered everyone in the backyard to explain clearly.

“Yes, Lord Pan!” Everyone responded in unison, crisp and clear.

“Cheng Xiao, remember to set up a minefield near the sentry post. Use all 100 landmines.”

“Understood, Boss!” Cheng Xiao placed two fingers at her eyebrow, making a salute.

So big, and so cool! Pan Han looked at Cheng Xiao, feeling very satisfied!

“I await good news from you all, and you all await good news from me!” Pan Han said his final words, then went up to the second floor.

After Pan Han left, Qin Zhong burst into laughter. He looked around and found that the familiar feeling had returned.

So he took a deep breath and shouted, “Everyone, dismissed!”

Clap! Everyone stood at attention, chests out and heads held high, saluting Qin Laoda, then set off.

Pan Han returned to his room and, through the window, saw everyone depart before he activated his traversal.

Space rippled. Pan Han returned to his shared apartment.

He knew time was short and the task was heavy, so he prepared to quickly take a shower and then leave.

He opened the door and looked at Yan Xiaoli’s room; the door was open, and she was gone.

Since their relationship, Yan Xiaoli no longer avoided Pan Han. Before, she used to close the door when she left, but now she didn't even close it.

Just then, Pan Han’s phone rang with a flurry of WeChat notifications.

In the apocalypse, there was no phone signal. Upon returning, delayed messages flooded in.

Pan Han quickly checked them; there was nothing important.

Indeed, in the apocalypse, he was a base leader. To people in the real world, he was just an ordinary person with a bit of money.

Pan Han read Yan Xiaoli’s message to him: “Pan Han, why haven’t you come back? I have a performance training class today. Let’s have dinner together tonight!”

“Okay, okay! It’s my treat tonight. Let’s go for a seafood buffet. You pick the place.”

After sending the message, Pan Han quickly went to shower.

He discovered a problem: people in the apocalypse had difficulty showering, let alone using soap or shampoo. So they all smelled quite bad. Every time he had intimate contact with Cheng Xiao, he felt an indescribable disgust.

He hadn't understood why before, but now he had found the reason.

Coincidentally, he had promised her last night to get some hand cream and facial cleanser, so he might as well get everything at once today.

“Hehe, this operation will be called the ‘Fragrant Base Project’,” Pan Han thought while rubbing shower gel.

“Technician No. 7, this time big brother will bring you fragrance, then have you.”

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Back at the base, activity was in full swing.

Wei Monk and his team had the heaviest task: clearing thousands of zombie corpses. Fortunately, they had two small excavators and planned to dig four deep pits to burn all the bodies there.

However, these slaves had no problem working, as it concerned their own survival, and each person worked as if they were two.

On Cheng Xiao's side, the four watchtower locations had been chosen, and they had begun digging the foundations.

Second Sister took the others to get wooden stakes and planks; in short, everything usable was being put to use.

Third Brother and his team drove the off-road vehicle to first check the nearby forest for hidden dangers. They also went to the black market and the mercenary hall to gather information.

Pan Han, meanwhile, had finished showering. He quickly drove to the construction market.

According to previous planning, the base wall would have a perimeter of about 1 kilometer. To build it thick and high, it might require 1 million bricks and a large amount of cement.

Fortunately, he had saved over 10 million before, so money was sufficient.

This building materials market was very large, and it didn't directly sell bricks and cement. Pan Han inquired around and got a supplier's phone number.

After communicating with the supplier, the other party readily agreed and could directly transport the goods to a designated warehouse.

So Pan Han spent over 1.8 million to buy 1 million bricks, 10 tons of cement, two small concrete mixers, and over two hundred tools. He spent over 100,000 to buy a batch of barbed wire and fences.

He demanded delivery today. The boss, seeing a 2 million order, gritted his teeth and agreed.

Pan Han then rushed to Walmart Supercenter, heading to the personal care section.

He bought three large shopping carts full of various items like soap, transparent soap, shampoo, body wash, hand cream, facial cleanser, body lotion, razors, etc. This cost him another 5,000 yuan.

On second thought, the base's existing electricity relied on diesel generators, which was unsustainable. He then bought 100 solar photovoltaic panels. Another million yuan was gone. However, these panels wouldn't be delivered until the day after tomorrow, so they couldn't be transported to the apocalypse today.

At noon, he had a simple meal.

He quickly went to the suburban warehouse to wait for the brick and cement delivery.

He stayed busy until past 3 PM, and things were mostly taken care of.

He quickly traversed from the warehouse to Dawn Base.

He went down from the second floor and headed straight for the backyard.

This time, he brought too many supplies; it was no longer possible to just take them out from the second floor.

He asked Cheng Xiao to come back, clear the backyard, and then have everyone leave. He could only try to minimize onlookers.

Through his consciousness, he inventoried the items in his space and then moved all the supplies out.

The backyard was instantly packed full.

1 million bricks were piled up like a small mountain, along with a dazzling array of other daily necessities.

Pan Han walked to the front yard and told Cheng Xiao, “Tell people to get to work. The personal toiletries, move them to the first-floor hall first; don't distribute them to the slaves.”

After speaking, he went upstairs without looking back.

Cheng Xiao seemed to be used to his mysterious ways and, without asking further, called Second Sister to help move the toiletries first.

Even if these two beauties had killed countless zombies, upon seeing facial cleanser and shampoo, they could only shriek with delight.

They simply couldn't control themselves.