Lord of Illusions City
Chapter 211 The Bustling Construction Site
About five minutes later, Ding Ning came out. Li Chenzhou didn't ask about his skills, but just tossed him a set of combat fatigues that he had already exchanged for, saying:
"Find a place to take a shower, and then... just find something to do, you can even try commanding those survivors!"
Ding Ning was now radiating a stench, his face covered in black grime, but his eyes were brighter than ever. He looked at Li Chenzhou, seeming to want to say something, but in the end, he just took the fatigues, gave Li Chenzhou a deep look, and left.
"Quick! Put all those things here, these aren't afraid of the rain, it's okay to put them outside first. Over there, put up these tents first, let the children stay inside, don't run around!"
"Old Xu, give me two more people, we're going to dig a hole in the back wall to bring in the river water!"
"Are you stupid? Bring it in now? We'll talk about it later, we need to find a place to dig a reservoir, and then start bringing in the river water. It's just a wall, what's the rush? First tidy up all the habitable houses, let everyone get through the night, we'll talk about the rest tomorrow!"
"Hongxiang, have you seen Xiao Cai? There aren't enough quilts, we're missing a lot!"
Li Chenzhou strolled through the prison yard, listening to the noisy shouts of the survivors, and their busy rushing around, with a smile on his face.
Now he had experience. Every time he arrived at a fixed location and announced that this was the future base, letting everyone start working, the survivors would gradually forget the terrifying apocalypse and throw themselves into it wholeheartedly, turning the base into a hot construction site.
This feeling was actually very good, but Li Chenzhou knew that this was only because the apocalypse had just begun, and the survivors had just escaped from death, making them more easily satisfied, so order was also easy to maintain.
After a few months, when the survivors understood the cruelty of the apocalypse and began to gradually get used to it, and more and more enhanced individuals and evolved individuals emerged, the order of the base would slowly get out of control.
This was something that could only be watched helplessly, unless the leader of the base was quite strong, with enough strength to suppress the other ability users.
Because as long as the number of ability users increased, a hierarchy would appear, which was unavoidable in any base. Ability users who were always risking their lives outside, constantly fighting, would never be willing to see survivors who stayed in the base and never went out, doing non-dangerous work such as farming, receiving the same treatment as them.
They would slowly distinguish themselves from those ordinary people, and all the resources they obtained outside would be completely controlled by them. Ordinary people wanted them? Exchange them for what I need!
Over time, the strong would become stronger and the weak would become weaker, and the hierarchy of the base would become more obvious. In some bases, ordinary people were not even as good as dogs, and could only be beaten, scolded, and enslaved by the strong, and women could only use their bodies to exchange for their survival needs.
No one could change this, because the strong had a simple reason: if I had to enjoy the same treatment as you, then why should I risk my life, constantly fight enhanced zombies, and use the obtained crystal cores to make myself stronger?
Everything I have, I earned with my life. And you hide in the base, afraid to fight, but still want to enjoy the same as us? Then why didn't you go to the richest man in the world before the apocalypse and ask him to divide his property in half?
Or, have you ever gone to the poorest person and said you wanted to give him half of your property? Fairness? Fairness will only ever appear between two parties with similar strength.
Looking at the scene before him, thinking about what he had seen in his previous life, Li Chenzhou couldn't help but take a deep breath, then jumped onto the wall, quietly watching the darkness in the distance…
The whole night passed in constant busyness. Except for some children, women, and elderly people who slept in the dormitory building or in temporary tents, everyone else was busy almost all night.
They had been trapped before, and it could be said that they hadn't slept well for days, but they were still able to make it through tonight, and were even more energetic than before. This was because of the excitement in their hearts.
Hiding alone in a corner, listening to the roars of zombies, worrying about the unknown tomorrow, versus gathering with thousands of people, building their future home together, these two feelings were so different that it could not be overstated.
Until the dawn came, the lights that had been on all night were extinguished, and at this time, the entire prison had undergone earth-shattering changes.
It must be said that the power of human beings is infinite. More than a thousand people working for one night actually cleaned the entire prison, and all the rooms except for the cells where prisoners were held were spotless.
Moreover, Ding Ning had drawn out all the rooms in the entire prison, including their size, location, and layout.
Then, several assistants trained by Duan Lei, together with Ding Ning, used these records to allocate all the rooms, warehouses, residences, canteens, and all other functional buildings that were needed.
Looking at the various supplies that were neatly stacked and sorted by the side of the courtyard wall, and the survivors who were all covered in dust but grinning non-stop, Li Chenzhou finally looked at Ding Ning beside him.
Yesterday, Ding Ning had also been busy for a long time, and had also tried to command many survivors. After all, he was the most knowledgeable about this prison. In addition, he also possessed an advantage that others did not have, namely the armory and the prison cells.
The armory naturally didn't need to be mentioned. Ding Ning wouldn't open it easily for a while. As for the prison cells, those people simply didn't know how the prisoners inside and the later survivors would eventually be arranged, so they subconsciously ignored it when dividing the rooms.
But that was the largest place in the entire prison. Even if all the survivors here lived in it, it would be more than enough!
However, Ding Ning didn't say it. Only after seeing that everything was almost sorted out did he come to Li Chenzhou's side. Li Chenzhou didn't hold back anything and told him many things that needed to be done to maintain the base.
And at this time, seeing Li Chenzhou looking at him, Ding Ning immediately understood. So, he took a deep breath, then got up, returned to the main entrance of the prison, and took the microphone…