Wasteland Commander

The battle entered its third day.

The four hundred people led by Ye Fan had already eliminated over a hundred thousand zombies.

This was undoubtedly a glorious achievement.

Although the zombies across the river still showed no sign of decreasing, the resources Ye Fan obtained were substantial.

The money on hand had accumulated to 240,000, and the mining site was already possible to establish.

He even started constructing the mining site when the funds reached 200,000.

If it weren't for the necessity of building a wall to block the bridge here, which required Ye Fan's presence, he would have already gone to set up the mining site.

Building placement must be within the base's radar range, and the mining site couldn't be placed here.

Looking at the endless zombies on the other side of the river, Ye Fan felt things couldn't go on like this.

"Chief of Staff Zhong, when will these zombies be dealt with?"

"Commander, if time allows, we can use our geographical advantage to clear out the Qinghe zombies within a month."

Ye Fan shook his head; a month was too long.

Not to mention the potential arrival of more zombies, the Survivor Alliance might also send people over these days.

Construction was urgent, and he actually should return.

But his departure from this location was not viable, and with the army's advance into Qinghe, merely gaining these tens of thousands in money would leave Ye Fan dissatisfied.

The team was currently resting and eating, waiting for the bullets to refresh at noon, and the battle had temporarily halted.

Ye Fan's gaze turned to the distance.

His right eye closed, and his left eye opened.

The radar screen activated.

He saw someone on a motorcycle coming towards them from the distant warehouse area.

That warehouse was also on this side of the river, and many zombies had gathered around, making it relatively safe there.

However, people inside couldn't leave the small town because there were still zombies further away.

There were twenty or thirty people inside that warehouse, and Ye Fan had long since noticed those blue dots.

But he hadn't intended to rescue them immediately, as the Dawn Army was at a critical moment in battle, with no spare capacity to care for survivors.

Of course, if survivors came to seek help, Ye Fan would not refuse.

Since the power outage, Ye Fan had felt the need to take in survivors, or they wouldn't survive this winter.

Yet, it was unusual for only one person to come from this group of survivors.

Ye Fan pondered for a moment, stroking his chin.

"Could it be they don't trust me?"

Ye Fan thought it was quite possible, considering how often that person used binoculars to observe him.

This left Ye Fan somewhat unconvinced.

He asked the people beside him, "Do I look like a bad person that makes survivors so wary?"

Zhongjing considered, "Perhaps the other party is also testing us. When you meet him, try to be amiable and avoid looking intimidating."

Zhuge Yunxue added, "From a female perspective, the commander is usually a reliable person, not bad."

Shen Ruihui simply snorted, "These people are just foolish, perhaps there's a woman on their side so they feel threatened by the commander, but that's all superficial."

Ye Fan simply sat down beside Xiaotian and Heaven-Suppressing; sometimes, non-speaking dogs were more endearing.

After a while, the motorcycle approached the riverbank.

"Stop!"

Sun Daochang was intercepted from a distance by Jiang Hao, who led the soldiers.

After a simple search confirmed he wasn't armed, Jiang Hao brought him to Ye Fan's side.

"Reporting to the commander, there's a survivor."

Ye Fan nodded, looking at Sun Daochang: "What do you do?"

"Commander, I used to be a delivery person. I want to ask if you're the Dawn Army?"

"That's right."

"Here's the thing, I have over twenty colleagues who want to join your base, but we don't have any gold or silver. Will your base take us in?"

Ye Fan replied gravely, "The recruitment policy of the Dawn Army has been announced in the broadcasts, and we'll go by what's stated there."

Sun Daochang looked into Ye Fan's eyes: "If we join, would you spend precious medicine on our wounded? Even if we don't have gold or silver to contribute?"

Ye Fan, without hesitation, said, "Of course."

Sun Daochang hesitated, unable to discern the truth of Ye Fan's words: "How can you guarantee this?"

Ye Fan chuckled, "Do I need any guarantee? Your colleagues should be in that warehouse over there, right? Bereft of everything, do you think I'd have any interest in you? If there were any ulterior motives, I could send soldiers over and achieve any goal. Isn't that guarantee enough?"

Sun Daochang's eyes widened: "You found our location?"

Ye Fan snorted but didn't answer such a naive question.

Sun Daochang finally had nothing to say.

"Commander, you're absolutely right. Since you said so, I'll say no more. Can we be taken to the Dawn Army Base now? My companions are very weak and need treatment and food."

Ye Fan instructed Zhongjing beside him, "Arrange a transport vehicle, send some medical staff and soldiers to pick them up and bring them back to the inner city of the base for treatment."

"Yes, I'll arrange it right away!"

Zhongjing gestured to Sun Daochang, "The commander has agreed, you can come with me."

Sun Daochang couldn't believe it was this easy to succeed.

Having been rejected once, he was deeply moved and even had slightly reddened eyes.

He bowed to Ye Fan.

"Commander Ye, I won't say much in gratitude. Are you looking for gold and silver?"

Ye Fan nodded, "That's right, the Dawn Army needs these things."

Sun Daochang pointed, "Crossing that third bridge over there, there's an entrance to the underground street after a path, left turn fifty meters and you'll find a jewelry store with lots of gold and silver jewelry. I hope you succeed."

After saying that, Sun Daochang followed the Medical Staff arranged by Zhongjing.

A transport vehicle left here to fetch his colleagues and return to the Dawn Army Base for treatment.

Zhongjing stayed by Ye Fan's side, his eyes shining.

They finally had precise information about another jewelry store.

Moreover, what Sun Daochang said seemed very feasible, as although there were many zombies in the underground street, they were nothing compared to those on the ground.

With more troops now, setting up a heavy machine gun and crossing fifty meters to get the jewelry wasn't an issue.

Ye Fan opened the radar to check, quickly locking on to the action route.

Zhongjing further suggested, "Commander, our goal is now clear. Leave someone here making constant noise to draw the zombies to this area, and we can act on our side; once the bridge is repaired we can access the underground street directly."

"Okay, there's a lot to do back home. After this mission, we can head back first."

Ye Fan immediately gave the order for everyone to gather.

Preparing to change positions; they wouldn't fight here anymore.

Everyone got into the vehicles and headed towards the bridge mentioned by Sun Daochang.

"Commander, don't forget to leave someone behind." Zhongjing reminded again.

Ye Fan looked around; the person left behind needed to create a significant noise, and a Scout with grenades was the perfect choice.

"Shen Ruihui, your individual combat ability is strong; you'll stay here temporarily. Remember to throw a grenade occasionally to draw the zombies' attention; we'll be done soon."

"Rest assured, commander, I will complete the task!"

Elated by the high individual combat assessment, Shen Ruihui was overjoyed.

The convoy moved forward; zombies on this side were now sparse, and any encountered were easily handled as they headed to the bridge mentioned by Sun Daochang.

Most of the zombies were drawn to the previous battlefield; the numbers on the other side weren't large.

"Engineer, repair the bridge!"

Four Engineers ran over, creating a repair shelter with a clatter, and completed the bridge repair in ten minutes.

The troops immediately progressed across the bridge, with armored vehicles clearing the way and bulldozing any zombies in their path, quickly reaching the entrance to the underground street.

Descending from this entrance, fifty meters to the left was a large jewelry store!

Ye Fan pointed at the entrance, and an Army Soldier came over, raising a light machine gun to fire a burst of bullets below.

A group of zombies was immediately drawn from below.

The surrounding soldiers simultaneously opened fire, eliminating this wave, and the Dawn Army was poised for another leap forward.