Chapter 14 The Construction of the Base

Zhu Haitao divided his leadership team into several groups to carry out various tasks. To build a base, engineering machinery was indispensable.

As a result, there were more than a dozen teams returning to the city. Some went directly to the city to get some engineering machinery back, some specialized in rescuing people, some specialized in collecting various resources, and some went into the city specifically for reconnaissance, and so on.

As for the base, Zhu Haitao also specifically asked people who were engaged in engineering design last night. It was these people who suggested that Zhu Haitao directly incorporate Ling River when building the base, and Zhu Haitao adopted their suggestion without hesitation.

Having been the mayor of the city for so many years, Zhu Haitao was very clear about one thing: professional matters should be left to professionals. Therefore, he was very happy to accept the suggestions of those in the industry.

After receiving the base's blueprint, Zhu Haitao handed over the construction of the base to the head of the infrastructure department, who was originally responsible for the construction of Jin Shi and was already familiar with this aspect.

Because Zhu Haitao himself was quite prestigious in Jin Shi, and he had successfully led these survivors out of the city yesterday, tens of thousands of survivors were willing to obey Zhu Haitao. Although the entire base was chaotic, it was orderly in the chaos, and no one dared to take advantage of the situation!

With Zhu Haitao's orders being issued one after another, the entire base began to operate thoroughly. Some were digging trenches to build the foundation of the walls, some were entering the city to search for survivors and various supplies, some were dividing various areas in the base, and some were building bridges over the section of the Ling River in the base.

On the second day of the apocalypse, the base was bustling with activity. Almost everyone was busy, and no one felt a trace of the apocalypse...

Zhu Haitao stayed at the base because he was not a combat-type person. Moreover, if he followed the teams entering the city into Jin Shi, he would at most be in the middle of a team.

In that case, if something really happened, it would be difficult for others to find him because they couldn't determine his exact location, so he stayed at the base.

As for the teams entering the city, he sent out all the security personnel, and also found those active or retired soldiers and police officers among the survivors at the base, and armed them all.

In fact, with Zhu Haitao's current base strength, he should be one of the best in the entire world. On the second day of the apocalypse, he began to build a base, and there were tens of thousands of people following him, which was not something that ordinary people could do.

If this were a game, it would be a dream start for him. With a large number of guns and ammunition, plus enough combat personnel, at the beginning of this apocalypse, Zhu Haitao's base could be said to be one of the strongest bases!

The subsequent development also confirmed this fact. After such a long time of searching, it was basically difficult to see zombies on the outskirts of Jin Shi. Therefore, the teams entering Jin Shi to search did not spend much effort to complete their tasks.

Whether it was rescuing people, collecting supplies, or looking for engineering machinery, it was quite easy.

The rescue team only needed to knock on the door, tell the people inside that everything was fine, and let them out. Even in the end, after they found that they really couldn't see a few zombies, they directly picked up a loudspeaker and shouted everyone down in the various residential areas!

Those who collected supplies basically got some trucks, and then drove to the front of the store. First, several security guards entered and cleared out the few zombies inside, and then they could move the goods inside onto the trucks at will!

The same was true for engineering machinery. They carried oil drums to the construction site, found the machinery, and directly refueled it, and then drove it back. Anyway, at this time, no one cared that the tracks of these engineering machinery would damage the road!

As a result, with the joint efforts of everyone, the walls of the base were completed in just three days, and the frames of all the buildings inside the base were also erected.

In addition, the people in the engineering department also pulled a lot of container-type temporary houses and a large number of prefabricated houses from the city to serve as everyone's residences!

This kind of container-type temporary house is actually transformed from large containers. It is basically used more on construction sites, and prefabricated houses are also very easy to disassemble and assemble simple houses!

After all, there are tens of thousands of people in the base now. It is not enough to live in tents, especially those children and the elderly. Now that the Jin Shi base is headed by the mayor, then all laws and the like are naturally the same as before the apocalypse!

Therefore, the elderly and children received priority care, and others were also helping to build their homes within their capabilities!

For these survivors who were still in shock, being able to find something to do at this time, not letting themselves be idle and thinking wildly, was a good thing instead!

In these three days, Zhu Haitao was also so busy that he hardly closed his eyes. However, watching the base take shape and improve little by little before his eyes, Zhu Haitao also felt a great sense of accomplishment!

He often turned his head to look at the direction of his home in Jin Shi, and then looked at the base, and couldn't help thinking that if his wife and daughter were also there, then he would have nothing to worry about!

Thinking of Zhong Xueqing and Xiao Yuan, who were still surrounded by the tide of zombies, Zhu Haitao felt anxious. There was no man at home, only a woman and a child. In that kind of environment, I am afraid that they could not even sleep peacefully, because they felt that they had no one to rely on!

Looking at the chaotic base, Zhu Haitao clenched his fists tightly. He had to be faster, and he must complete the basic construction of the base within a week, at least, to completely complete the walls.

As for the dormitories in the base for people to live in, that was definitely impossible to rush. It would be quite good to complete it within a month, and that did not include the interior decoration work.

Of course, no one cares about the decoration now. It is already a blessing to have a relatively safe place to live.

Moreover, all the windows of all the buildings were made by directly implanting steel bars into the walls, and the doors of the rooms were all the most solid anti-theft doors.

Even if zombies attacked the base, as long as the survivors hid in the rooms and did not come out, the zombies would never be able to attack, just wait for rescue!

Sentry towers were also built next to the walls of the base and some buildings. This kind of sentry tower was very special. The entrance was opened in the very center. As long as the person going up buckled the iron plate at the entrance, it was impossible for zombies to enter.

In short, everything in the base was built to defend against zombies. However, Zhu Haitao and everyone in the base at that time did not expect that the zombies they were seeing now were not the ultimate form of zombies. They... would also upgrade...