Wasteland Commander

After a journey of an hour, Brother Wang's car finally arrived beneath Dawn City.

When Dawn City appeared within sight, Brother Wang and his companions were utterly stunned.

On the horizon, a towering great city rose magnificently.

The ten-meter-high walls, with five-meter-high watchtowers on top, flags fluttering in the cold wind, squads of soldiers, and even patrol vehicles, constantly moved back and forth along the walls.

If this wasn't enough to be awe-striking, then those towering Light Prism Towers and the enormous giant cannons left them speechless.

What were those thirty-meter-high towers emitting blue electrical sparks?

Were those cannons really for army use? Why did they seem like something dismantled from a battleship?

And how enormous this city was!

The bases of post-apocalyptic survivors were mostly built upon existing towns or locations, usually encircled with a simple wall.

But not here; Brother Wang, who had traversed south and north for years, was certain this was newly built and didn't exist before the apocalypse.

The southern wall looked at least six or seven kilometers long, while the eastern side stretched over ten kilometers, disappearing into the horizon.

What a grand project this was; even the ancient Imperial Cities weren't this large.

Furthermore, it was entirely electrified. Those blue towers were evidently controlled by electricity.

Sitting beside mountains and water, a river flowed out from the city, though it was now frozen over.

Wind turbines were faintly visible on the mountains, ensuring the power supply.

With mountains, water, electricity, and strong defensive power, this city was simply a miracle in the apocalypse.

Brother Wang, with a trembling heart and shaking hands, took out his camera to start filming.

"This is unbelievable! Absolutely incredible! If the inside of this city is up to the same standard, then this is truly a city of miracles!"

The closer they got to the city, the stronger the feeling of awe became. Over by the city gates, vehicles were already queuing up, clearly indicating a large number of people entering the city.

Brother Wang's vehicle joined the queue, and he continued to film throughout.

Soon he noticed every survivor arriving here wore a smile, totally different from those he had seen on his journey.

Other survivors still desperately struggled to fill their stomachs, and regardless of whether they were fed or hungry, their faces wore a layer of gray despair.

Maybe it was due to poor health, but more so because of hopelessness—a resignation, a waiting-for-death attitude.

In their eyes, humanity had no chance of defeating the zombies, especially as the zombies continued to evolve.

But here, Brother Wang saw vitality on the faces of these people, a hope and expectation for the future.

He was extremely curious about all of this; previously, he had only witnessed such a situation in Jiangzhou, and even then, those people weren't as spirited as here.

Driven by intense curiosity, Brother Wang and his companions finally arrived at the city gate.

There was a routine check at the gate; the guards were indifferent to their weapons and Mutant Beast Meat, merely ensuring no contraband was being carried before letting them in.

Upon entering the Outer City District, Brother Wang and the others were momentarily taken aback.

The Outer City District wasn't particularly prosperous, but it was quite lively.

It was evident that the entire Outer City District was a massive construction site, with building happening everywhere, and even in the cold weather, there were many working people.

More surprisingly, this place wasn't inhabited solely by Qin Han nationals; there were quite a number of foreigners with blonde hair and blue eyes.

These foreigners were currently the main workforce, responsible for constructing numerous buildings.

All the city streets had already been completed; the roads were interconnected, with excellent road construction and urban planning, leaving Brother Wang in awe.

They drove through, filming along the way.

"This is extraordinary! Look at the urban planning here—everything is in perfect order."

"See that small mountain? That should be the city park. The city leaders even thought to build a park within the city; this is even more foresighted than before the apocalypse."

The person next to Brother Wang couldn't help but comment, "But don't they know the zombie threat? Everything should be built with resistance against zombie hordes in mind; perhaps they aren't aware of the dangers of the Corpse King."

At the mention of the Corpse King, their expressions grew solemn.

Approximately six months ago, Jiangzhou had experienced a zombie siege.

Back then, Jiangzhou wasn't as powerful as it is now, and that horde was as massive as a million zombies.

The Grand Duke led the army in an arduous battle that lasted over ten days until the horde was completely eliminated; Jiangzhou lost over 300,000 people in that war.

However, that battle also brought an opportunity, leading to a massive influx of population into Jiangzhou, sparking its rapid development.

Therefore, the survivors from Jiangzhou were knowledgeable and aware of the apocalypse's harshness.

Now, looking at these survivors of Dawn City, who are oblivious to the vastness of the world, they really couldn't help but criticize.

Still, Brother Wang was more composed: "Let's not worry about that. Maybe this city is just lucky. It's not surprising they haven't seen a Corpse King, as many places don't have them."

"Let's start filming, and look, all these people are heading toward the city gate. We should follow; that should be the city within the city."

Filming as they moved forward, they quickly arrived at the city gate of the Inner City District.

The gate here was open, and people were freely coming and going.

The car followed the traffic flow and quickly reached the vicinity of the Inner City's trading market.

This is the most bustling place in all of Dawn City, especially after the Dawn Army defeated Hai Shan Wei's Rakshasa.

Now, the immigrants from the Rakshasa have arrived in Dawn City. This group of blond-haired, blue-eyed foreigners has brought a sense of freshness to the residents, giving Dawn City an international city feel.

Everyone wishes for a nice place, and now the Inner City District has become extremely valuable land, given Dawn City's scale, this Inner City won't be expanded further.

The trading market here is the core of these golden locations.

It consists of three parts: Qianmen Square, the central exchange, and the materials warehouse at the rear.

Qianmen Square covers an area of about five thousand square meters, with a parking lot planned in front where parking requires a fee.

Yet various vehicles still flock here, as they need to load goods.

Beside the square, there's a row of food stalls, doing brisk business, reportedly run by well-known figures in the city.

For example, the first sheep soup shop is run by Ye Fan's leader friend Gao Dongliang, who also manages a big restaurant, an electronics mall, and a grain and oil store. He's currently the wealthiest person in the city.

Brother Wang and the others now felt like Granny Liu entering Grand View Garden, their eyes couldn't take it all in.

"My God! Isn't this place too bustling?"

"Look at that, Chunni Supermarket, not small in scale; it seems like they sell everything."

"And that Ruhua Clothing Tailoring, even selling second-hand luxury clothing. Do people buy this? Does it mean Dawn City's residents have solved their basic survival needs?"

"There's some hiring over there; did you see the signs? Home appliance repair, car repair, bullet casing reloading, drain clearing, lumber work, odd jobs, with singing and dancing skills preferred! Wow, it's almost like a hodgepodge!"

"Look at that, Red Romance Dance Hall is set for a grand opening. They're hiring technicians, requiring applicants to be under 25, with outstanding appearance preferred, and a monthly salary of one gold bar... with three meals a day included, one of which is Mutant Beast Meat! This, this, this... Can I apply?"

"You better save it. They're hiring female technicians at Red Romance. The name itself suggests what it's about; you might go for an experience instead."

Brother Wang didn't pay much attention to their chatter; his gaze was fixed on the trading market.

Parking the car, he almost jogged all the way to the trading market.

On the way, people incessantly hawked various goods, none of which caught his interest, until he arrived at the trading hall.

The trading hall's electronic screen displayed rows of scrolling text.

Today's listings: "Unlimited supply of 7.62 caliber bullets, priced at one gram of gold for ten rounds."

"Five hundred high-explosive grenades, five grams of gold each, until stock runs out."

"Fifty rocket launchers, one hundred grams of gold each, with a bonus of five rockets per purchase."

"Rakshasa Armored Vehicles, eighty percent new, equipped with vehicle-mounted anti-aircraft machine guns and two thousand rounds of ammunition, full tank, drive away directly for five kilograms of gold."

"Mutant Beast Meat priced drop, mutant rats, mutant rabbits, mutated birds... a massive supply; mutant wild boars, wild cattle, mountain goats, limited supply; mutant tigers, rhinos, elephants, out of stock today, purchase by reservation."

"Crystal Cores, Crystal Cores; ten Level 1 Crystal Cores, one Level 2 Crystal Core; auction at ten o'clock!"

"Large-scale recycling of fuel, coal, agricultural seeds, please contact staff at the counter if you have supplies."

Rows of scrolling text made Brother Wang's hands tremble with excitement.

Too prosperous, too powerful!

Various weapons are practically abundant and comprehensive.

They previously thought people had never seen Mutant Beast Meat, not realizing even mutant animals like rhinos and elephants were available, which are found in tropical regions.

And those Crystal Cores—Level 2 Crystal Cores, are they really selling these strategic supplies?

To know, Level 2 is what comes from the brains of Tyrannosaurus Zombies! Are they willing to sell such things?

Seeing the parts is understanding the whole picture, and now Brother Wang already believes this border city possesses an unimaginable level of civilization.

Now he just wants to film, film everywhere, capturing this city's civilization, social environment, people's living conditions, military power, and even its leaders.

He wants to create a promotional video to take back to Jiangzhou.

He wants Grand Duke Zheng Jinnan, and the Duke's adopted daughter, Jiangzhou's top expert and beauty, Miss Hua Wushuang, to see what kind of utopia he has discovered.