Lin Yu drove quickly to the city gate. After getting out of the car, he instructed the person who came to greet him, "Go and call Zhao Youcheng, Sun Zhentao, and the others to wait for me in the management area."
"Yes." Receiving the order, the person quickly left.
"City Lord Lin, is there something urgent that brought you here?"
The small captain guarding the city, seeing Lin Yu approach, hurried forward to ask.
"Is there anything unusual outside the city? Especially in that direction."
Analyzing Sun Qiang's actions last time, Lin Yu pointed in a direction, which was the same direction Sun Qiang was facing again.
"We haven't found anything unusual during today's patrol. I'll have someone search again."
"Hurry up. If you find anything unusual, implement the A-plan that was previously formulated. No need to inform me first."
Ever since Bora came last time, causing Sun Qiang to act erratically within the city, they had devised a defense plan.
After all, Bora's arrival would attract other zombies gathered in the wilderness, leading to a massive congregation of zombies.
This had caused significant losses to the ability user teams venturing outside.
The small captain, receiving Lin Yu's order, turned and ran quickly towards the city wall.
Wuming City conducted patrols within a few kilometers of the city every two hours.
They did not lack fuel, and they regularly cleared out zombies in the vicinity.
Therefore, patrolling in helicopters would not attract a large number of zombies.
Lin Yu quickly followed onto the city wall, then took out a small whistle and blew it.
In a short while, a hawk-beaked beast flew over.
This was left to him by Lu Heng, but he couldn't carry it with him usually, so he made a special whistle.
As soon as the whistle sounded, the hawk-beaked beast would fly over quickly.
Lin Yu patted the hawk-beaked beast's thigh, and it slowly lowered itself. Lin Yu, using the vines on its body, jumped onto it.
"Let's go and check over there."
Lin Yu tugged at the reins, adjusting the hawk-beaked beast's direction.
With Lu Heng absent, he needed to check personally. Although he hadn't interacted with those aliens, he had seen their appearance in Lu Heng's projection equipment.
Half an hour later, Lin Yu had circled around but found nothing unusual.
The surrounding zombies were scattered, and when occasionally spotted by passing ability users, they were dealt with in minutes.
So, what was the reason for Sun Qiang's abnormality?
Returning to the city, Lin Yu went to the research center again. He asked the guards at the entrance, and they still hadn't seen Lu Heng come out.
"Then I'll head back. If you see Brother Lu, please tell him."
Helpless, Lin Yu couldn't wait there indefinitely. Many matters in Wuming City required his attention.
Furthermore, the recent merger of several surrounding bases had encountered some problems.
Some people were unwilling to give up the bases they had established. Although these bases ultimately relied on the safe environment around Wuming City, those who had tasted power were not easily willing to relinquish it.
They tried every means to extract the greatest benefits from Wuming City.
Of course, obtaining a position in Wuming City would be the best.
In this apocalypse, the entire nation had fallen into a crisis. People could no longer find food from before.
Even some grains, without proper management, had begun to rot and become inedible.
Without proper drying and preservation, they couldn't even be used as seeds.
Thus, the entire nation was plunged into a new food crisis.
However, for some unknown reason, Wuming City never experienced a food shortage.
The pre-apocalypse food they exchanged from Wuming City, although the packaging indicated a long expiration date, was surprisingly fresh upon opening.
Wuming City also sold its newly developed crop seeds to the public, causing a sensation among survivors nationwide.
Some people tried buying seeds and found that the germination rate was even better than those from before the apocalypse.
Consequently, Wuming City's reputation was once again known to all survivors across the country.
Therefore, when the management of the surrounding bases heard that Wuming City intended to absorb them, they all became restless, offering a myriad of conditions.
Lin Yu had too many matters to handle. With Wuming City's reputation, they couldn't simply seize the other bases.
"City Lord Lin, is there something urgent?"
Zhao Youcheng and the others, gathered in front of the management center building, saw Lin Yu return and quickly went to greet him.
"Let's talk as we walk." Lin Yu rubbed his temples, feeling a headache.
Zhao Youcheng and Sun Zhentao exchanged glances and quickly followed.
"Sun Qiang acted erratically again just now. I scouted the vicinity but found no anomalies.
However, his abnormality must have a reason. I need everyone to be vigilant today, especially at night, and strengthen your defenses."
"Okay, I'll arrange it shortly."
"Yes, I just went to the city wall and had them increase patrols. You can refine the details."
"Alright. Is it safe to keep Sun Qiang confined in the research center?"
Sun Zhentao was still worried about having a living zombie within the base.
Moreover, this zombie was said to be a high-level one.
Sun Qiang's previous erratic behavior in the research center had already drawn the attention of many.
Therefore, the existence of a high-level zombie in the base had been disclosed to some key personnel.
"Don't worry. Our base's leader can definitely control that zombie. I heard from Chen Dong that the zombie was brought back by the leader himself, and it was very well-behaved at the time."
Zhao Youcheng was an old timer in the base and interacted more with Chen Dong, so he knew more about some matters.
Hearing Zhao Youcheng say this, Sun Zhentao felt a little more at ease.
He thought about it and realized that with Lu Heng, a god-level ability user, in the base, even the highest-level zombies wouldn't be able to cause much trouble in front of him.
Lin Yu looked at the people present. Seeing that they were no longer worried, he said solemnly, "There are some things I didn't tell you before because I was worried you would overthink them.
However, with Brother Lu here, these are not major issues."
"Indeed. Brother Lu's abilities are evident to all." One of the people present quickly agreed.
Lin Yu smiled upon hearing this. "Alright, let's talk seriously. How are the negotiations with the surrounding bases and shelters going?"
"The smaller ones have been quite cooperative. We told them that we would allocate a zone for them in the residential area. They didn't have any objections and signed the agreements immediately after. The relocation process has also begun."
"So, the other two bases still disagree?" Lin Yu inferred that the work on those two bases had not yet been completed.