Wasteland Commander

The clearance operation at the entrance of the Underground Street wasn't too difficult.

Although the Underground Street is also a densely populated area, its difficulty was still much less than guarding the bridge.

After all, most of the surrounding zombies were drawn over there, and only guarding this exit was required.

The soldiers spread out a bit of formation, allowing zombies to come out from inside.

Zombies staggered out from the Underground Street, immediately facing bullet shots from all directions.

After more than ten minutes of continuous fire output, the zombies coming out gradually became sparse.

The large troop collected the loot here, and Ye Fan led the guard platoon into the Underground Street.

The inside of the Underground Street was dim.

After the power outage, this place had completely become a forbidden zone for humans.

Flamethrower Warriors lit torches, illuminating the view.

Zombies within a few hundred meters were drawn over, with large groups still wandering in the distant areas on both sides.

"Don't alarm those zombies, quickly collect the jewelry."

The guard platoon ran forward, heading straight for the jewelry store.

After the apocalypse outbreak, the Underground Street was a hard-hit area, not many people could escape, and later on, nobody dared to venture back in.

The jewelry store was relatively well-preserved, the soldiers rushed over, smashed the glass counters, and concentrated the jewelry into a large bag.

Ten minutes later, this big bag was handed over to Ye Fan.

"Withdraw!"

They returned to the surface; the jewelry collection was almost done, though it was just a small package, it weighed several thousand gold.

The big bag was opened and the jewelry converted.

"Congratulations, Commander, you've obtained 363922 money!"

Ye Fan was overjoyed.

The harvest from this jewelry store was enough to support a week of bridge-guarding combat for the Dawn Army.

Because previously he spent two hundred thousand on building a mining site, he had little money left now.

With this new replenishment, it immediately exceeded four hundred thousand.

Four hundred and thirty thousand in total!

Moreover, the mining site was completed, just waiting to be placed.

Having obtained such a huge amount of money, Ye Fan had no interest in lingering here, and immediately led his team back.

Before leaving, Ye Fan also built a wall, blocking off the bridge.

He wanted to prevent zombies from crossing the bridge, threatening the Dawn Army base.

Returning via the original route, he joined lone hero Shen Ruihui.

This guy was occasionally tossing a grenade, then shouting at the zombies across the area to create noise, showing his dedication.

The convoy set off on their way back to the base, arriving at the Dawn Army Base at two in the afternoon.

After three days away, the base had slightly changed again.

In the Main City District, many buildings had already been erected.

The Power Plant can provide heating to the Main City District, under the guidance of Engineers, heating and water supply pipelines were laid, and the sewage system was also completed.

Survivors learned to operate machinery under the Engineers' guidance, such as loaders and excavators.

Some students were gathering food, Ye Fan even saw a simple temporary grain warehouse built in the core area, close to the resource recovery station.

With over four hundred people working, efficiency was quite impressive.

Ye Fan immediately ordered the entire army to join in construction efforts, rushing to complete the collection of field crops and survivor housing construction projects.

Since the Main City District was only four square kilometers, the housing construction was thoroughly planned.

Except for Ye Fan's parents and sister's homes, everyone else's houses were uniform in specification.

The single-story houses were makeshift mobile homes, not exceeding thirty square meters each, adequate for surviving the winter.

Next spring, mobile homes would be dismantled for the start of apartment building construction.

Only apartment buildings can accommodate more people, especially in limited space.

And two places were planned out in the Main City District.

One was the city trading market, also called the commercial zone.

The other was Dawn Restaurant.

Constructing Dawn Restaurant was also proposed by Engineers and approved by Ye Fan.

This was meant to become a landmark building in the Main City District, combining hotel, restaurant, and entertainment functions into one.

Even though it's the apocalypse, people always yearn for a better life, feeling content even if slightly better than others.

Ye Fan planned to turn the Dawn Army Base into a central location connecting Ice City, Huacheng, and Coal City; thus, this place was indispensable.

Consequently, Ye Fan also ordered the unit, when venturing out again to collect, to pay attention to collecting entertainment items.

Such as billiard tables, table tennis equipment, gym gear, and various hotel supplies.

Like comfortable beds, high-end brand clothing, those seemingly useless decorations, bring them back if feasible.

The plan is for Dawn Restaurant to be a thirty-story skyscraper, which shouldn't be too difficult for Red Alert Engineers.

However, it would take some time, and this winter will likely be challenging to finish.

Right now, they're laying the foundation.

Dawn Restaurant and Dawn Trading Market, these are key construction projects.

Although Dawn Restaurant hasn't been completed, Gao Dongliang was the first to apply for a shop location.

Ye Fan initially didn't intend to give Gao Dongliang special treatment, but upon hearing his intention to open a cold noodle restaurant, Ye Fan was swayed.

Fine, Gao Dongliang has contributed significantly to Ye Fan's efforts, and now he's among the first batch granted Inner City living rights, so let's give him a chance.

Gao Dongliang became the first owner granted the right to open a shop in Dawn Restaurant.

After the successful application, Gao Dongliang was very excited.

With a few people like Ye Fan, it's enough for his cold noodle restaurant not to operate at a loss.

Moreover, under Ye Fan's leadership, a craze for eating cold noodles is certain to sweep through the Dawn Army!

Equally, the second individual granted the shop was a student.

Qu Xiaoming.

Initially, Ye Fan had him lead the students' management, and now he was doing it with form and substance.

Additionally, Qu Xiaoming seemingly had an interest in Ye Luo, Ye Fan's sister, often sneaking over to the broadcast station.

Ye Fan decided to find more tasks for this kid, reducing his opportunities to bother his sister.

Although Ye Fan knew his sister would eventually marry, given her young age, it wasn't something to consider for now.

Besides these two individuals, others who wanted to obtain shop operation rights must purchase them with real silver and gold.

Back at the base, the logistics officer Zhang Kunlin briefed Ye Fan on these situations.

"Commander, now the large troop has returned, construction manpower is ample, and according to radar, survivors are gradually approaching our army base; it seems many will seek refuge in the next couple of days."

Ye Fan nodded, all these expected outcomes, as the first phase of recruitment publicity, surely attracted a lot of people.

However, not everyone coming might be genuine survivors; some harboring ulterior motives might show up.

"Handle these matters first, those with enough silver and gold can secure Inner City residency rights, otherwise depend on labor points."

"Those lacking enough points or silver and gold, let them work on our planned future development blueprint in the Outer City District; our Inner City is the Main City District, but eventually, the majority of survivors will reside outside."

"Understood, I'll arrange the foundational construction of the Outer City District, ensuring completion before winter."

Zhang Kunlin left, and Ye Fan had his own tasks to attend.

The mining site was completed, now he needed to find a place to place the mining site.

If the gold mine still had gold, it would provide a steady stream of revenue.

If there's no gold, he would still unlock the tangible Tank Factory.

Ye Fan led the guard platoon into the core area, exited the base from the back door, arriving near the back hills.

The mutant beasts with purple light spots in the mountains were too numerous; Ye Fan didn't venture too deeply.

He only advanced about five kilometers, finding a relatively flat and open valley.

Surrounded by pine forests for cover, very concealed, perfect for placing the mining site.

"It's just a bit far, over ten kilometers away from the gold mining area, but Qin Han's hyperspace mining vehicle traverses mountains and waters without issue, able to teleport back, no problem."

"Let's see if there's any gold."

Select, place!

A giant building materialized on the vacant ground.

After over a month, Ye Fan finally built the Red Alert's tangible mining site!

With the mining site's appearance, a blue-black mining vehicle appeared at the mining site gate, immediately activating and swiftly moving into the mountains.

There's still gold!