Wasteland Commander

After fifty hours of manufacturing, the Tank Factory was finally completed.

Ye Fan was about to place it when he received a report from Shen Ruihui.

"What did you say?"

"Commander, it's like this. You told me to patrol outside, so I ran a little farther. I went more than a hundred kilometers down the road towards Kao Mountain Farm and ended up seeing a massive horde of zombies."

Shen Ruihui took a breath: "There are too many, at least hundreds of thousands of zombies, heading down that road towards here. They should arrive in about two days."

"Hundreds of thousands of zombies....."

The thing that had been worrying Ye Fan finally appeared.

Since Xu Haoran reported that the zombies were gathering, he felt this wouldn't be simple.

Now Shen Ruihui's report confirmed this.

Hundreds of thousands of zombies, this number is too large.

With the speed of the zombie horde, it would take about two days to cover a hundred kilometers.

Thinking of the Survivor Alliance already defending the front Wall, Ye Fan felt this seemed like an opportunity.

"If the Survivor Alliance has any trump card, they should reveal it in the next day or two."

Although this matter was urgent, Ye Fan was not particularly worried.

The Dawn Army was not lacking in resistance. The Tank Factory was completed, and he needed to place it immediately.

Having nearly five hundred thousand money in hand was Ye Fan's war potential.

"Keep this matter secret for now, don't alarm the survivors yet. Tell the broadcasting station to intensify propaganda, especially about the Survivor Alliance helping us defend the city."

With these arrangements made, Ye Fan immediately headed to the reserved spot for the entity Tank Factory.

This place was close to the Wall, even standing on the Main City District's Wall couldn't reveal this spot.

Select and place!

After placing the Tank Factory, Ye Fan immediately spent a hundred thousand money to build a second Barracks!

Once the second Barracks was built, he could be promoted to commander.

"Confirm construction of the Barracks, costing one hundred thousand money, taking sixteen hours and forty minutes, please be patient, Commander."

When constructing the Barracks, Ye Fan discovered that he unlocked new buildings.

With the Tank Factory completed, the next unlock was the Air Command.

Essentially, an airport.

The airport costs five hundred thousand gold!

Ye Fan grinned; indeed, it's very expensive. For now, he couldn't build the airport.

Actually, the building Ye Fan anticipated most was the Air Command.

Being able to pilot planes represents a new height for the Dawn Army's power.

War Hawks soaring, battling through the skies, how exhilarating.

Even if a fighter jet couldn't be deployed immediately, a helicopter would be great.

However, the economic conditions didn't yet allow it; his money had to be reserved for building the Weapons Factory and continued unit production.

Looking at the Tank Factory before him, it's a massive production workshop, a hundred meters long and fifty meters wide.

More than just a workshop, it also has a large open space in front and reserved garages on both sides.

The Tank Factory came with fifty workers, including three dedicated engineers, though they're not part of the Barracks' direct structure.

Ye Fan led the team into the production workshop, which looked like a high-tech world inside.

Countless metal arms, steel cables, cranes, and more were everywhere.

Plus, steel transport ports, etc.

The workers were on standby; once Ye Fan started tank production, the operation would begin.

Ye Fan didn't stay long in the workshop; he came out and opened the tank page.

At this moment, he felt a little excited.

Finally having a physical Tank Factory must mean new tanks can be unlocked.

Sure enough, the mechanical page showed two new units.

Multifunctional Infantry Vehicle: Cost 8,000 gold.

T5 Light Tank: Cost 20,000 gold.

Ye Fan was very familiar with the Multifunctional Infantry Vehicle.

It was a combat unit from the Red Alert game, a miraculous thing.

This guy was famous as the ultimate vehicle, transforming into different types by loading different soldier units, a kind of Red Alert black technology.

But Ye Fan hadn't seen this tank; he remembered the game had Rhino Tanks.

Seeing this, Ye Fan asked, "Nana, wasn't it Rhino Tanks?"

"Yes, Commander, the Rhino Tank had significant drawbacks in the game, lacking secondary weapons and having a slow advance speed, no longer fitting modern warfare needs, so the Rhino Tank was replaced by Qin Han's most advanced T5 Light Tank."

"What about the Apocalypse Tank?"

"The Apocalypse Tank, as the king of land warfare, has been retained, though the Commander does not yet have production rights."

"Okay, no rush, let's produce a tank first."

"The tank requires accompanying armored soldiers; currently, the troop is full, so they can be built once the new Barracks are constructed."

Ye Fan nodded; he was close to upgrading to commander, just a dozen hours.

After waiting this long, waiting a little longer was no problem.

Ye Fan felt that promotion to commander might unlock other weapon types.

But before that, he decided to produce a Multifunctional Infantry Vehicle and a Minelayer.

He hadn't produced a Minelayer before, as it wasn't yet needed, but with zombies possibly incoming, it would be very useful.

He selected the production sequence.

Multifunctional Infantry Vehicle 8,000 gold, Dispensing Minelayer 6,000 gold.

The Minelayer didn't require a driver; an Engineer unit could suffice.

Confirmed production, costing 14,000 gold.

Ye Fan was quite wealthy now; this morning, the Alliance had arrived, giving him a hundred kilograms of gold, equating to 100,000 gold, bringing his cash close to 500,000.

After funding the Barracks, nearly 400,000 was left, and spending a little over 10,000 was trivial.

An hour later, the Multifunctional Infantry Vehicle and Minelayer rolled out of the Tank Factory's workshop.

The Multifunctional Infantry Vehicle bore some resemblance to an Armored Assault Vehicle, both being types of armored vehicles.

However, atop the Infantry Vehicle was a missile launch box.

Multifunctional Infantry Vehicle: Total weight five tons, fires nine HT anti-aircraft missiles in normal form, maximum anti-aircraft range of 5000 meters, changing form with combat unit entry.

Ye Fan knew this vehicle mainly served anti-aircraft purposes, but entering combat Infantry would transform the anti-air missiles into vehicle-mounted heavy machine guns.

Entering a Sniper would turn it into a vehicle with heavy sniper capability.

Entering an Engineer would make it a repair vehicle.

If a Chrono Legionnaire or Tanya entered, the vehicle would gain additional abilities, though Ye Fan didn't yet have those powerful units.

As for the Multifunctional Infantry Vehicle's use, Ye Fan had it planned.

He had Armored Cars with heavy machine guns, and anti-air use wasn't needed for now.

The first thing was to make a repair vehicle.

With the approaching big battle, Ye Fan didn't know the strength of the zombie horde. If his Armored Car sustained damage during the fight, this vehicle could perform timely repairs.

He summoned an Engineer to enter the Multifunctional Infantry Vehicle.

Its anti-air missiles were immediately replaced by large metal arms, turning it into a repair vehicle.

"It's best not to showcase this black technology in front of outsiders; it's better to make a fortune silently."

With the Multifunctional Infantry Vehicle settled, the Minelayer was ready.

BG311 Minelayer.

The vehicle's exterior resembled a truck, but the load was entirely different.

Six rocket launch boxes, capable of deploying 900 mines in one go.

This thing is incredibly lethal against tank tracks, vehicle tires, or enemy infantry.

The Minelayer's primary role is to effectively prevent enemy tank assaults; these 900 mines could create a death zone.

If mine quantities could be replenished freely instead of requiring purchase, the vehicle's cost would exceed 6,000 gold.

Unlimited mining at 60,000 gold would still be cheap.

Ye Fan had ordered a halt to Outer City District construction; luckily, it was just starting. He planned to lay mines there.

After producing the two vehicles, Ye Fan made no further moves, instead continuing his tasks, patiently waiting.

He had people monitoring the Survivor Alliance's activity, keeping a constant watch.

Ye Fan knew that currently, the Main City District's gate was under his control, and relying on just the 600 guarding the Wall was a death wish for them.

There was no need for anything else; the heavy machine guns on surrounding watchtowers were enough for them to choke on.

So, the other side must smuggle weapons in, arming those they've infiltrated.

Unable to use the gateway, they could only hope for the Water Gate.

Estimating the weapons delivery would arrive soon, most likely tonight or tomorrow night.

Meanwhile, the zombie horde was expected to arrive the morning after tomorrow.

The Survivor Alliance awaited weapon arrival; Ye Fan awaited Barrack completion, promotion to commander, and expanded production.

Both sides patiently waited.

They were like two opponents in a game of chance, neither having shown their hand yet.

The Survivor Alliance was unaware that 300,000 zombies were closing in.

A calm before the storm shrouded Dawn City.