Chapter 71 (1/2)

Chapter 71

After clearing up all the debris and cleaning up the prison, people began to do other tasks. First, they installed generators. The prison area was too large and the small generators were not enough, so Xiao Sa simply ordered that a site be cleared out as a power station. Yang Chonghui used to work in the electricity bureau, so his experience came in handy and the matter of electricity and power was handed over to him.

Regarding the water problem, Leng Han put forth some suggestions. He used to be a real estate developer, and he also had an architect amongst his staff. Xiao Sa was a metal ability user, and as long as they made some minor changes to the water pipes and installed a few more gates, and limited water supply, it should be fine.

Bai Jing declined to comment after hearing all this, and only sighed in his heart. Sigh, things like talent were really scarce. He had really found treasure when they ran into Leng Han and his group of people. Even the building of the external walls and houses could be handed over to him to handle.

Yang Wenhua's mood was different. He had thought that when he came here with his subordinates and supplies, he could still be considered an important character no matter what. But only after making comparisons did he realize that besides fighting, his group really had nothing else to offer. In fact, for him to follow Xiao Sa meant that he had picked up a great bargain. Regarding occupying the base, from beginning end, he has been unable to offer any kind of help other than to clean! The feeling of being useless and idle was really not to his d.a.m.ned taste!

However, Xiao Sa did not allow him to feel left out for long. a.s.signing guards and securing the perimeter was handed over to him and Zhou Ji to handle, and at least he was given some taste of power.

Xiao Sa also had people sort out the office building at the front and part.i.tioned many small rooms. After thinking for a long time about what to do with the empty rooms, he decided to a.s.sign them to talented people to live in. The most important thing they needed to find were scientists and researchers. In order for their base to be big and strong, it was not enough to rely on force alone. Research labs were also indispensable.

As for the remaining eight residential buildings, the prison had originally been well designed, and each building was not too far away from the rest. It was originally divided into five districts, the two women's prison buildings were in one district, the high-risk prisoners building was in its own high security district, and the remaining five buildings were divided into three districts.

Xiao Sa also followed this division. The high security district was set aside for future convoys and visitors. The building that stood on its own became Area A. The rooms there were of a slightly higher grade, and there were single resident rooms. The two buildings grouped together became Area B as the environment there was about the same. Area C was allocated for ability users, and Area D was for the rest. Every room there could hold twelve people, and living quarters there would be allocated according to the materials they could provide. Water and electricity was also supplied differently according to districts, ranging from one to six hours a day.

The location of the main kitchen and library remained unchanged. Bai Jing added several pieces of equipment to the clinic, and a small hospital was planned there. They currently had two doctors - other than Liang Yi, one of the people that Leng Han had brought along was also a doctor.

There was also the large meeting hall, which Xiao Sa converted into a trading market, dividing it into dozens of small stalls. As for the small halls, one was reserved for their own use and converted into an office building, while the other was used to publish missions so that residents could earn points and rewards.

As for the workshops, they asked Leng Han for his suggestions. They left one of them alone and made no changes, while the other twelve were turned into an entertainment area, a restaurant, and several accommodation buildings. The base needed more people to in order to grow, and it was even more important for them to have all kinds of forces that could afford the price and rent out the whole building, which was better than letting them live scattered within the community. This also prevented conflicts from arising within the community when forces couldn't see eye to eye for various inexplicable reasons.

The base's rules and regulations also needed to be well ordered and communicated; no one should be allowed to fight under any circ.u.mstances. It was no big deal if they fought outside of the base's territory, but within the base, they must be bound by the same regulations, which also served as a guarantee for the residents. Those who came for shelter also needed to be considered; how could they earn points, accept missions, what were the patrol times and what routes the guards took, all of these needed to be worked out in a charter.

Xiao Sa was very bold. In one big stroke, he handed all these decisions over to Leng Han. Leng Han had run a large company before, and unlike gangsters like them, he had experience with such things. He had always been a savage and arrogant person, and it was only necessary for him to grasp the general direction.

As for the warehouse, it went without saying that it had to be handed over to Bai Jing to manage. Other than the two warehouses that were displayed to outsiders, the rest of the materials were stored in Bai Jing's s.p.a.ce. Although he didn't keep his control over the running of the base, he would definitely keep the lifeline in his hand. Wherever there were people, there would be struggles. Just because he did not like to scheme, it did not mean that he needed to be low profile. His position was very detached, but no matter who joined in the future, n.o.body would dare to look down on him.

Ten days later, the office building began to operate and the information tower was set up. Anyone within two kilometres of the base would be able to receive their signal. In addition, Bai Jing had already sent a telegraph to City B. No matter what, Bai Jingcheng was still his old man, and Bai Jing didn't wish for him to collapse too fast yet.

As expected, Bai Jingcheng was not in a good position. Even if he had made preparations in advance, he still let the military overwhelm him. Bai Jing did not say anything, but told him to keep control over the supplies. It had already been a month since the apocalypse, and it would not be long before he could really get ahead when supplies started to become scarce.

Military? Bai Jing sneered. The Zhou family would no longer be worth anything when they were unable to bring out food.

Everything was settled. Xie Minhang, Cao Lei, Leng Han, and Chen Dawei were in charge of governing. Chen Dawei had also become a small patrol captain. Qin Yi and w.a.n.g Xuebing, along with the rest of the level one ability users were also given places in the guard, but they were considered as special personnel. They formed their own group and were not under Yang Wenhua and Zhou Ji's control, able to go wherever they were needed. In any case, everyone ultimately spoke with their fists, and the level one ability users' statuses were similarly aloof and detached.