Chapter 173 Integrating the Bases

"So, the reason you want to integrate the survivor bases around Qing City is to prepare for the battle against the Devourers?"

Luo Hong asked.

"That's right!"

Li Chenzhou nodded.

"But some of the bases you helped establish should be fine, but as for the other bases..."

Luo Hong frowned.

"It might be a bit troublesome. We have to take it slow! We can't be impatient!"

"I don't have time to take it slow. Once I've wiped out the Devourers in Qing City, I'll take people to annex the other bases. The leaders of those bases can either join, or I'll replace them with leaders who are willing to join!"

Li Chenzhou said with a faint smile.

"You don't need to worry about that. In the future, your role will be to help me select warriors. You'll have to go to every base! Choose the people who are suitable to be warriors from among everyone."

"All the bases?"

Luo Hong was taken aback.

"Yes, not just Qing City. I'll go to other cities too, or send people there. It'll all be the same model: those who submit will live, those who resist will die. There's no third option. We have to concentrate all of humanity's strength if we want to defeat the Devourers."

Li Chenzhou said.

"But what if some bases... it's not just the leaders who don't want to join us, but even the survivors themselves?"

Luo Hong asked again, a little afraid that Li Chenzhou would start a massacre.

He still had a bottom line, which was evident in the fact that he used lies to stabilize the people's hearts in the base, rather than force.

After all, Luo Hong had received the evolution serum. Although he didn't become an Awakened, he was still an Evolver. If he used bloody methods, the effect might be much better than using lies.

At least, with force, he wouldn't have to worry about his lies being exposed, or be on tenterhooks every day.

Just now, he was worried about himself and Li Chenzhou being beaten up by the survivors in the base, but he didn't realize that with their strength, if they really wanted to be ruthless, they could kill everyone in the base.

"If there really are entire bases that don't want to join, then it's simple. We'll just ignore them, won't we?"

Li Chenzhou saw Luo Hong's worries and said with a smile.

"Lao Luo, to be honest, what I'm doing isn't a bad thing for the survivors. You'll understand that when you see the War Fortress.

It's the same even for the warriors. Although they'll be sent to the Duoluo world to fight the Devourers and might die in battle, even if they don't join us, won't they still die? This is the apocalypse.

Moreover, once we fail in the Duoluo world, we'll have to retreat to our world. At that time, all of humanity will have to face the Devourers. Those who are with us will have the protection of the War Fortress, so they'll be safer. As for bases like this... hehe!"

"Alright! Whatever you decide!"

Luo Hong sighed and then said,

"I'll try my best to pass the message to all the bases I know. I estimate that even if they don't believe it, they'll send people over. Curiosity always exists. Hopefully, your War Fortress will be able to attract them then!"

"That's my business!"

Li Chenzhou nodded and then stood up.

"Alright, I still have to go check on Ding Ning. I won't stay here any longer! I'm leaving first. Make sure you get everything I told you done."

"Don't worry!"

Luo Hong nodded and then hesitated.

"Things should be fine with Ding Ning. That kid's always talking about you! It's just... at the chemical factory, there's a deputy leader under Lao Jin named Wang Zifeng. He's said to be very capable and is also an Awakened.

That guy seems to have some... how should I put it? Anyway, he said a lot of bad things about you, and Lao Jin and the others trust this Wang Zifeng quite a bit. In short, you should be careful when you go there!"

"Who did you say?"

Hearing the name Luo Hong mentioned, Li Chenzhou couldn't help but be taken aback.

"Wang Zifeng!"

Luo Hong replied very affirmatively.

"Awakened! Wang Zifeng?"

Li Chenzhou recalled, only to find that he had no impression of this name at all! Neither in his past life nor in this one.

Moreover, in this life, he hadn't encountered any Awakened except for those he cultivated using the evolution serum, let alone had conflicts with any.

"I don't think I've ever met this Wang Zifeng. Where did this guy come from? Why does he hate me?"

Li Chenzhou frowned and asked.

"I don't know!"

Luo Hong shook his head.

"Originally, we who established bases because of you were all very familiar with each other, and we often shared information. But ever since Lao Jin and the others got that Wang Zifeng, they've rarely contacted us."

"Then let's not worry about him. I'll go take a look and see what's going on!"

Li Chenzhou shook his head.

The Lao Jin that Luo Hong was talking about was Jin Yuan, who, like the Wu Village base, was rescued from the city by Li Chenzhou and his team. They then chose a base to help him establish before leaving.

Jin Yuan's base was in a chemical factory. Duan Lei cultivated him to be the leader. There was also a guy named Hong Li, Li Chenzhou remembered that name. Because Duan Lei was in charge of contacting people for the later bases, while Li Chenzhou only took Fatty and the others to kill zombies, so he wasn't very familiar with them.

"Alright, you don't have to worry about anything else. I can handle it myself!"

Saying that, Li Chenzhou waved his hand and walked out. Luo Hong quickly followed behind, accompanying Li Chenzhou all the way out of the base.

"Ah, people say that you should look at someone with new eyes after three days apart. When this guy came back, not to mention looking with new eyes, even if I gouged my eyes out, I wouldn't have thought he would be so fierce, actually finding the mastermind behind the apocalypse!"

Luo Hong murmured as he watched Li Chenzhou ride his motorcycle into the distance.

"I don't know if meeting him is our luck or our misfortune..."

Leaving the war preparation office, Li Chenzhou rushed to the prison base. The leader here was Ding Ning. Li Chenzhou was quite familiar with Ding Ning, and he also admired this little prison guard.

Moreover, it could be said that the prison base was saved twice by Li Chenzhou. The first time was when he brought people to the prison and cleared out the criminals and zombies inside, turning the prison into a base.

The second time was when he helped them deal with Qing Lang. So, Li Chenzhou was quite confident in the prison base!

Therefore, on the way to the prison base, Li Chenzhou didn't think about the people on Ding Ning's side, but was trying hard to recall the name Wang Zifeng.

But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't remember having any contact with this person. Perhaps Duan Lei offended him back then? After all, Duan Lei was in charge of managing the convoy at that time, and his methods were quite bloody...