76: Reconstruction of the Peak Village

Seeing the Mountain Top Rabbits quiet down, everyone quickly seized the opportunity to clear the battlefield.

During this rabbit horde, Mountaintop Stronghold lost 12 people, 27 were severely wounded, and the rest sustained some injuries.

The three wooden walls had been burned down and needed to be rebuilt.

Over 200 Mountain Top Rabbits remained and were led by Pan Han to an open area outside the main gate, where they settled down.

After about half an hour of cleanup, Qin Zhong and Cheng Xiao arrived.

They brought dozens of slaves and a large quantity of weapons.

"Lord Pan, we've arrived," Cheng Xiao exclaimed, rushing towards Pan Han and carefully examining him for injuries.

"I'm fine, and the beast tide issue has been resolved," Pan Han said, pinching Cheng Xiao's cheek to reassure her.

"Ah? It ended so quickly?" Qin Zhong was puzzled.

"Yes, the beast tide was just that group of mutated wild rabbits outside the gate. I fed them a good meal just now, and they stopped attacking."

"Ah? It was that simple?" Qin Zhong, Cheng Xiao, and the others couldn't believe it.

"That's right! It was that simple. The Mountain Top Rabbits attacked Mountaintop Stronghold because they were hungry."

Qin Zhong had expected a fierce battle, but Pan Han had resolved it himself.

It was incredible!

"Qin Laoda, did you pick up Ma Ji and the children?" At this moment, Reich came up and asked anxiously.

"Don't worry, we met them halfway. We've already arranged for someone to send them back to Dawn Base," Qin Zhong replied.

"That's great! Thank you, Lord Pan, and thank you, Dawn Base," Reich patted his chest and let out a long sigh of relief.

"Lord Pan, what should we do with these Mountain Top Rabbits? Should we keep feeding them? Won't that consume too much food?" Once Reich heard Ma Ji was safe, he shifted his focus to the Mountain Top Rabbits.

"Let's discuss it."

So, everyone went to the meeting room.

Pan Han, as usual, handed out cigarettes to everyone. After the recent battle, everyone was happy to have one.

However, everyone was curious as to why Pan Han always had cigarettes in his pocket; he seemed to have an endless supply.

But no one dared to ask, as it was against the rules.

"Each of these Mountain Top Rabbits weighs over a hundred pounds and needs to eat 5 pounds of grain a day. With over 200 of them, that's over a thousand pounds daily. That's no small amount," Reich began.

"Indeed. However, feeding them could ensure the safety of Dawn Base, so it doesn't seem like a loss," Pan Han analyzed.

Everyone understood this logic, but food was hard to come by.

Pan Han also understood their concerns and secretly did some calculations. Over 1000 pounds of vegetables and carrots daily actually didn't cost much. He could afford it. However, in the apocalypse, vegetables were extremely scarce, so using such precious resources to feed Mountain Top Rabbits seemed a bit wasteful.

"Hmm, simply feeding them would definitely be a loss. So, we need to make the Mountain Top Rabbits work!" Pan Han proposed a bold idea.

"Ah?"

"Make Mountain Top Rabbits work?"

"What can Mountain Top Rabbits do?"

Upon hearing this, everyone started discussing animatedly.

"Wei Monk, go call the lead Mountain Top Rabbit in. You'll know once you ask it."

Wei Monk almost choked, coughing a few times, but he was too embarrassed to say anything, so he quickly ran off to find the lead Mountain Top Rabbit.

Soon after, the lead Mountain Top Rabbit waddled into the meeting room with Wei Monk.

Upon entering the room, it noticed many unfamiliar faces and looked at everyone nervously.

"Lead Mountain Top Rabbit, don't be nervous. We called you in to discuss something," Pan Han walked over, patted its head, and gave it a cabbage.

"Chirp!" The Mountain Top Rabbit chirped twice, holding the cabbage.

"Calling you 'Lead Mountain Top Rabbit' all the time isn't very pleasant. Let's give you a name."

"Chirp."

"Since you have a connection with Mountaintop Stronghold, I'll call you Mountain Top Rabbit," Pan Han said thoughtfully, stroking his chin.

"Chirp!" Mountain Top Rabbit understood and happily hopped around.

"Mountain Top Rabbit, I called you here to discuss something. We have no problem feeding you all, but you must help everyone work. Only then can this relationship last. Do you understand?"

After listening, Mountain Top Rabbit blinked its eyes and wiggled its big ears.

Suddenly, it put down the cabbage and stood at attention.

"Chirp!!" Then Mountain Top Rabbit let out a very solemn cry, its eyes blazing.

"See? It's settled. It agreed."

Everyone stared at each other, wide-eyed. Was it that simple??

This wasn't scientific!

"Don't believe me? Try calling it yourselves and see if it responds," Pan Han said confidently.

"Mountain Top Rabbit!" Reich called out first.

The two had met before, and Mountain Top Rabbit recognized him.

"Chirp." Mountain Top Rabbit chirped indifferently.

"Haha, you see, it still holds a grudge against you," Pan Han said with a smile.

Everyone saw that this wild rabbit was quite intelligent. It seemed its mind had also evolved after mutation.

"But what should we make the Mountain Top Rabbits do?" Qin Zhong was a bit confused.

"Mountain Top Rabbit, listen to my command!" Pan Han actually already had a plan.

"Chirp!" This Mountain Top Rabbit seemed to only obey Pan Han.

"Mountaintop Stronghold has a lot of repair work recently, such as building walls and watchtowers. You all will contribute by transporting various materials." Pan Han intended to use the wild rabbits as beasts of burden.

"Chirp!" Mountain Top Rabbit listened to the command and even saluted with its front paw.

"Wow! It can salute! How amazing!" Cheng Xiao couldn't help but exclaim.

"Go on, go back and tell the other Mountain Top Rabbits. You need to do a good job of motivating them."

"Chirp!" Mountain Top Rabbit nodded and scurried off.

"Done! Reich, you'll have helpers in the next few days. Just have the Mountain Top Rabbits help you pull carts and transport bricks and cement."

"Lord Pan, you truly are a divine person! Even Mountain Top Rabbits listen to you." Reich was now completely convinced.

"One more reminder, you can also use Mountain Top Rabbits for many other things, such as forming a Mountain Top Rabbit assault team. You can develop that yourselves. Anyway, I've handed the Mountain Top Rabbits over to you. I don't care about anything else; you need to produce a well-trained, offensive and defensive Mountain Top Rabbit army for me in the shortest possible time," Pan Han said suddenly and sternly.

"Yes, Lord Pan!" Reich stood at attention and gave a military salute.

Next, everyone proceeded systematically, each going to their assigned tasks.

With the help of the Mountain Top Rabbits, moving things became much faster. There were many small carts; by attaching a rope and harnessing a Mountain Top Rabbit, they could be used directly.

Pan Han watched Mountaintop Stronghold bustling with activity, and the stone in his heart finally lifted.

"Lord Pan, we brought a radio and some weapons this time. Let's give them all to them first."

"Hmm. From now on, this will be our second base. If you encounter an attack and can't win, run here."

"Yes, this place is easy to defend and difficult to attack, very suitable for hiding."

"There are also dozens of slaves this time. Should they stay with Wei Monk?" Qin Zhong still had one matter to ask for instructions on.

"That's right. The slaves stay, and as for Ma Ji and the children, they should stay at Dawn Base for now. Conditions there are better, which is good for the children's growth," Pan Han nodded.

"Lord Pan, you've gone to great lengths. The rest of the matters, just leave them to us."

"Build up the high walls of Mountaintop Stronghold as quickly as possible, that way it will be even safer. Then arrange the machine gun positions, minefields, and traps accordingly."

"Yes, Lord Pan!"

After Pan Han finished giving instructions, he told Qin Zhong to leave.

He saw that it was getting late and suddenly remembered that Cheng Xiao had also come.

So he called Cheng Xiao into his small hut.

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