The population of the oasis base is increasing, while the population of the resettlement sites is decreasing. Even more and more resettlement sites have been evacuated.
At first the three major bases didn’t notice this phenomenon, they just felt that these resettlement sites were becoming more and more lifeless, but they thought it was normal again after thinking about it, after all, the people in these resettlement sites were no different from the walking dead, and they rarely entered When you go inside, you usually put the supplies at the gate and drive away.
It was three months before they finally found out that something was wrong.
They didn't realize that something was wrong when they found that one settlement was empty, and two settlements often merged together in the settlement, but when they found the third, fourth, fifth... finally almost When all the resettlement sites were empty, they finally realized that something was wrong.
And at this time the oasis base. It has developed into a large base of nearly 300,000 people.
"Small dishes! Juicy and fresh side dishes!"
"Boss, how do you change this little green vegetable?"
"Do you have any cigarettes? A handful of side dishes and a cigarette."
"No, boss. Cigarettes are scarce now. Side dishes can be found everywhere in the base. One cigarette needs three handfuls of side dishes."
"That's right, do you want something else? Here are potatoes, peppers, cucumbers and mushrooms, all of which are the same."
"Then I'll pick some and make up three cigarettes."
In the market area of the oasis base, there are voices of bargaining and bartering like this everywhere. There are more people selling and more people buying. It was more lively. People walked around the market casually carrying items that they could use to exchange for purchases, and discussed with the sellers how to trade when they encountered needs. Because there is no common currency, people's trading mode is still barter. Crystal nuclei, as expensive items, can be exchanged for a relatively large amount of required materials at the base trading bureau. Whether it is cigarettes, alcohol, daily necessities, or various vegetable and fruit seeds, the trading bureau can basically meet all the needs of people.
The trading bureau not only collects crystal nuclei, but also collects gold, silver, diamonds, jade and other valuable items.
The number of unmanned reconnaissance drones outside the base has increased to fifty.
The summer just started a few days ago, but the weather is still a bit chilly. People who suffered from the cold put on short sleeves early. People on the fence are still working in full swing. The fence has been built to a height of ten meters. In order to be more conducive to defense, it was built in the style of the ancient city wall in imitation of the capital No. 2 base. There are more places on the wall where people can stand, and they are all prepared to mount machine guns when the time comes.
It's just that Gu Ning's money flowed out of her hand like running water.
But money comes in as it goes out. All kinds of gold and silver jewelry received by the trading bureau, as well as gold bars, diamonds and jade, etc. were handed over to Ji Jiuze for help, and he also got a lot of money.
Gu Ning still has plenty of money now, mainly due to weapons and some high-tech equipment.
The base slowly began to be self-sufficient, showing the prototype of a city, with well-equipped hospitals, schools with sufficient teachers, and a strong army.
The current guard has nearly 5,000 people.
A regiment of 1000 people, a battalion of 500 people, a company of 100 people, a platoon of 50 people, and a squad of 20 people.
The third brother was promoted from company commander to division commander in one fell swoop, and was in charge of the five thousand troops.
The soldiers of the third company were scattered and assigned to the army, most of them were deputy regiment leaders, who played a supervisory role.
When these people met recently, they all called each other by their first and last names plus the word "deputy head" as a suffix, making fun of each other.
Cheng Ming said that Zhang Xiaobai was not in the mood to do these things, so he just followed the third brother and went wherever he needed.
The entire base knows that the power center of the oasis base is in the hands of these people.
Now under the name of a dean, Gao Yue studies crystal nuclei every day. It is said that significant progress has been made. There is already some hope for the No. 2 antidote. This is also the result of the joint efforts of her and Yi Shaoqing. The two of them often They will exchange information together. Once the No. 2 antidote comes out, even the virus of the evolved zombie can be cured.
There are only four or five people in the hospital who are able to perform operations seriously, and each of them has more than 20 interns.
Even Liu Xin is considered a senior nurse now, with more than a dozen trainee nurses following her ass every day. She is very busy every day, but she is very satisfied. The sisters split a house, and Xia Yu lived opposite her. He was in the middle of pursuing Liu Mei passionately, but Liu Mei seemed to be worried, but Liu Xin called her brother-in-law one by one every day, and went to Xia Yu's house to find something to eat every night when she came back from get off work. .
All three companies lived in the same building.
Gu's mother still goes to the cafeteria to supervise the work every day, and Gu's father has become the principal now, but everyone still only calls him Mr. Gu.
The oasis base will arrange two groups of people to go out to kill zombies every day. For every ten crystal cores accumulated, one crystal core will be rewarded. For the oasis army with super high welfare benefits, if they are expelled for hiding crystal nuclei, it is really not worth the loss. Except for a few unbelievers who secretly hid the crystal nuclei in the beginning and were expelled after being found out, no one dared to take such a risk after that.
The base is thriving, and the people in the base are living more and more hopefully.
In the monitoring room of the base, there are a total of 50 screens on the two super-large screens that nearly occupy the entire surface. These images are all rebroadcasted from the unmanned reconnaissance aircraft. At this time, a small window showed that an off-road vehicle was entering the security area outside the base. A young man captured the scene and said, "This is not a vehicle from the base." He reached out to touch the screen, facing the small window After stretching it twice, the small window is instantly enlarged three times, and the license plate number can be clearly seen.
At four o'clock in the morning, Zhuang Chen made a hasty visit and brought bad news.
"Those settlements are all empty. Can the base not be alerted? They just haven't figured out what caused those settlements to become empty, but it's only a matter of time. It will be a few days at the earliest, and half a month at the latest. There will definitely be uninvited guests coming." Zhuang Chen said.
After listening to Zhuang Chen's words, third brother Gu Ning and the others didn't panic, because they were already mentally prepared.
If it had been discovered two months or even a month ago, it would have been a cold sweat, but now that the base has been united, everything is stable, and if external forces want to destroy it, they must use force. And even if the capital base is eyeing the oasis base, it is impossible to really fight with the oasis base. At most, it will be intimidation first. After all, it is impossible to fight.
Ji Jiuze calmly said to Gu Ning, most of Gu Ning's worries disappeared at once, as long as he can't fight, what is there to be afraid of
Gu Ning repeated Ji Jiuze's words to Zhuang Chen. Zhuang Chen paused after listening to the worried look on his brows, and said, "Although we can't fight, we have to be cautious. If we really want to negotiate, the people over there are not vegetarians. They won't let go of the next piece of meat. You'd better be prepared."
After Zhuang Chen left, the third brother called everyone to a meeting.
The content is of course about how to deal with the capital base.
It's just discussion and discussion, but in the end, soldiers can only come to cover up the water and soil, and see the tricks. Even so, the oasis base began to be set up secretly. All the teams did not go out these days and stayed at the base to practice. Although they didn't know what happened, they could faintly feel what was going to happen. Especially the third brother's speech to the whole army yesterday was full of profound meaning. Those who are smarter can probably guess what is the reason, and those who are duller can also feel the change in the atmosphere.
A week later, the capital base finally came.
Whether it was Gu Ning who saw the other party or the other party who saw Gu Ning, it could be said that they were shocked.
Gu Ning never expected that the person who came was Ji Qige!
Brother Ji Qi also looked at Gu Ning and was speechless for a long time, then suddenly remembered Zhuang Chen's strange expression before he left the base. Why, seeing Gu Ning at this time, I knew why she looked like that at that time.
After Gu Ning was shocked, he showed a smile.
Seeing Gu Ning's very calm appearance, Ji Qige's expression became more and more weird. Although he and Gu Ning were not particularly close, it was just that Zhuang Chen talked a lot, and he always said that Gu Ning was good, and It is said that Gu Ning is Ji Jiuze's apprentice, and he feels closer. In addition, every time Gu Ning goes to look for Zhuang Chenyi Shaoqing, he will inevitably meet him a few times, and he has eaten together, so he gradually becomes acquainted What's more, the raw materials for the big meal at Zhuang Chen's house every week come from Gu Ning, and Ji Zaotang asked Gu Ning for a lot of things that are rare to get in the last days. With these layers of relationships built together, it is absolutely impossible for him to turn his back on Gu Ning. Thinking that he still took the initiative to invite Ying, Brother Ji Qi almost regretted his bowels, with a constipated expression on his face.
Brother Ji Qi suddenly squinted at Ji Zaotang next to him, Ji Zaotang coughed unnaturally, pretending to look around the scenery, but not looking at Brother Ji Qi. Brother Ji Qi immediately knew the reason why Ji Zaotang was often moving around in secret these days, and this time he insisted on following him here. He probably knew about the oasis base a long time ago, and he is also a frequent visitor here.
Brother Ji Seventh sighed angrily at his brother who was so picky, glared at him angrily, and then gave Gu Ning a wink to indicate that it would be difficult to greet her with so many people, and then put on an official The attitude said to the third brother: "Hello, I am Ji Moyuan from the capital base."
The third brother saw the eye contact between Gu Ning and Ji Zaotang and this Ji Moyuan, so he knew that the person who came was a friend, but he still said with a cold face: "Hello, I am Xie Aiguo, the deputy base chief of the base. "
The third brother glanced at the officials in suits and ties who came behind Ji Qige, and then said, "Xiaobai, please go to the next room for the guests in the back."
Those officials who came with Brother Ji Qi were shocked immediately, and they all looked at Brother Ji Qi, seeing Brother Ji nodding at them, they were quite dissatisfied that they were "friendly" invited by Zhang Xiaobai to another room went.
Only Brother Ji Qi and Ji Zaotang were left in the conference room.
A smile appeared on Gu Ning's face, and he took the lead to break the silence and said, "Seventh brother, let me introduce you, this is the third brother, who is also the base director of the oasis base, this is Daoist Jia, method, Cheng Ming, Xiaobai Everyone, this is Ji Qige, Zhuang Chenyi Shaoqing's friend, Zao Tang's cousin, and my friend." Gu Ning introduced the two parties as an intermediary. Ji Zaotang already knew him when he sent Gu Ning to the resettlement site, so there is no need to introduce him.
It was completely different from the cold atmosphere where the outsiders were just now. After listening to Gu Ning's introduction, everyone shook hands with a smile, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
As soon as everyone was seated, Brother Ji Qi felt a little embarrassed when he thought of the purpose of his visit this time. After thinking about it, he could only use his own people for surgery, and said to Ji Zaotang angrily: "You and Zhuang Chenyi Shaoqing three You already knew about the oasis base and kept it from me, right?"
Ji Zaotang laughed dryly and said, "Seventh Brother, the main reason is that your identity is sensitive, and we don't know how to tell you."
Brother Ji Qi stared at him speculatively, meaning to see how to deal with you when he gets home, then helplessly looked at Third Brother Gu Ning and the others opposite him and said, "I must have come here today for the purpose of Zhuang Chen and the others. I’ve let you know the news.” He sat up straight, and said seriously: “Then I won’t beat around the bush, I’m here to put pressure on you on behalf of the Capital Base, and I hope to persuade you to give up the sovereignty of the base. Come out and hand over the base to the government. But now it seems that what I prepared all day yesterday to persuade you is in vain, let's go directly to the second step."
He said solemnly: "When I just came here, you have shown me the military power and the degree of development of your base. To be honest, it was very beyond my expectation, and even made me feel a little incredible. You established The time for the base should only be about three months, right? But looking at the development of your base, it doesn’t look like a newly established base, and even surpasses the capital base in some aspects. It’s really surprising. I wonder how you did it. When I entered the base, I saw the drone on it. It was not picked up in any supermarket. As my own position, although I really want to know the secret, But as Gu Ning's friend, it violates my principles of being a human being. But the people who came with me all have eyes, and when they go back, they will report everything they saw here, this There is nothing I can do. Although the capital base really wants to incorporate the oasis base, I believe you will not compromise. But while you have shown your strength to the capital base, you are also proclaiming how delicious your oasis base is. Cake. Even if the capital base can't swallow the whole cake, it will definitely take a big bite."
The third brother also said seriously: "We are willing to give some benefits to the capital base in exchange for peace between the bases on both sides, but we also hope that the capital base can understand that our acceptance is also limited."
Brother Ji Qi smiled slightly and said, "Then we need to negotiate with each other."
At this time, Gu Ning interjected and said, "Seventh brother, what is the bottom line on the capital base?"
Brother Ji Qi was taken aback by Gu Ning's question, then looked at Gu Ning with a wry smile and said: "Gu Ning, don't forget that I am the representative of the capital base now. Besides, I came here today to intimidate you to take over the sovereignty of the base. I was let out, but I didn’t expect to come to this step directly. So I have to go back to have a meeting to discuss the specific results.” He paused, then suddenly looked at the third brother and said suspiciously: “But just now you introduced yourself and said that you It’s the deputy base chief, so who is the base chief of the base?”
All of a sudden, everyone in the conference room looked in the same direction.
Brother Ji Qi followed his gaze, couldn't help gasping, looked at someone with a helpless face in astonishment and said, "Gu Ning, you are the base chief of the oasis base, right?"
Gu Ning said helplessly: "I was forced to be helpless."
Gu Ning did not want to be the head of the base voluntarily, but the third brother forced her to use this false name. She did not agree, but the third brother only agreed to use the name of the deputy base chief, and everyone acquiesced in Gu Ning's talent He is the head of the base, even though he is only a nominal base head. Gu Ning was also quite helpless with this result.
Although Ji Zaotang usually comes to the oasis base frequently, but he has no idea that Gu Ning is actually the head of the base. At this time, he looked at Gu Ning with a face of shock, and said in shock for a long time: "Gu Ning, you are too awesome! Forced!"
Gu Ning has not explained his desire to be a nominal honorary base chief as the base chief.
In order to show the intensity and difficulty of the meeting, Ji Qige didn't leave so early. Everyone put aside their identities and had a happy lunch together. Big fish and big meat are indispensable.
As for the accompanying officials who were locked in the room, they were not treated so well. Lunch was just a bowl of white rice with a small dish of pickles and a plate of green vegetables. While they were eating, they analyzed the situation in the meeting room next door. They were anxious and nervous, but they didn't expect that Ji Qige and Ji Zaotang were having a drink with Gu Ning and the others at the dinner table.
After Gu Ning got Ji Qige's promise, he took him and Ji Zaotang around the base, including the base market, hospital, canteen, welfare home, and school. Brother Ji Qi looked at the neatly dressed and energetic pedestrians walking casually on the road, no different from those before the end of the world, and sighed to Gu Ning: "It's enough to surprise you that you can build such a large base, the base The internal construction is even more shocking, and you have voluntarily supported the elderly and orphans, and provided children with opportunities to receive education. You have even done things that the capital base has not had time to do. It really makes me I'm speechless." At this moment, a group of twenty guards passed by, and the guards walked forward with great strides while saluting a standard military salute. Brother Ji Qi shook his head, looked at Gu Ning with a complicated face and said, "In time, your base may surpass the three bases in the capital."
"Isn't this a good thing?" Gu Ning asked with a smile.
Ji Qige said helplessly: "I only hope that the oasis base and the capital base can reach a consensus, find a balance point, live in peace, and work together for development and progress."
Gu Ning said with a smile: "That depends on your efforts."
Brother Ji Qi also laughed, and suddenly felt a little glad that he was the one who came today.
People from the capital base came and went, and the third brother and others who had been tense all day relaxed their nerves a little.
Daoist Jia repeatedly called luck, and lamented that Gu Ning was so well-connected, and he happened to know the representative of the capital base, otherwise today would be an extremely difficult day. Gu Ning also felt that it was really lucky that he was so lucky to meet Brother Ji Qi who had a close relationship, which was really beneficial to them.
Jia Daochang said: "The next time these people come again, it will definitely not be so simple. We must be mentally prepared, those people in the capital base may want to cut our flesh."
A cold light flashed in Gu Ning's eyes: "Then we have to let them know that the flesh on our bodies is not so easy to cut." The third brother said to Zhang Xiaobai: "Xiaobai, go and inform that the base will start martial law from today. No one is allowed to enter or leave the base without permission, and from now on, we will temporarily stop accepting survivors from outside."
Zhang Xiaobai took the order and went.
Daoist Jia couldn't help but sighed and said: "This comfortable life really won't last for a few days, and troubles will come to you again. Not only do you have to kill zombies, but you have to deal with these people, it's really a headache."
The third brother laughed, and said to Daoist Jia: "You can be content, Daoist! Think about when we used to hide, isn't it like being in heaven now?"
Daoist Jia suddenly realized, he laughed and said, "That's right!"