Dragon Transformation in the Apocalypse

Chapter 265 A Rare Moment of Leisure

It's possible that Li Chenglong's killing of two level 11 zombies shocked the zombie kingdom, causing the zombies and zombie beasts that were gathering in various places, preparing to attack human bases, to retreat, giving the various bases, especially those on the front line of defense, time to breathe and recuperate.

Li Chenglong has had some free time these past two days. After leveling up to level 11, he has been familiarizing himself with his G-Crystal and armor combination form according to the knowledge his teacher taught him. This time, he is absolutely confident that he can fully control the energy of the current G-Crystal and will not go berserk like before.

During this time, he visited the Dawn City Air Force twice, spending a large amount of crystals to manufacture three space fighters in his space factory and deliver them to them. Originally, he didn't have the materials to manufacture these, but his teacher's visit this time provided him with a large amount of materials, and coupled with the considerable amount of crystals he acquired in the last battle, it made manufacturing space fighters much easier.

Although named a space fighter, it's actually a type of spaceship, larger and more advanced than the X2 spaceship Cecily gave them. The two X1 spaceships were shot down last time mainly because they were relatively old ships on Kiel, and the sudden attack by two level 11 zombies caused serious damage. Currently, the Dawn City Air Force has 15 helicopters of various types, two fighter jets, three X2 spaceships, and eight space fighters.

Another thing that pleased him was that with both he and Yunlan leveling up, their spiritual energy spaces had expanded considerably. Yunlan's expanded from 0.4 square kilometers to 1 square kilometer, while his expanded from 4 square kilometers to 8 square kilometers. This would significantly increase the planting area for advanced Dawn Rice, providing a solid guarantee for Dawn City.

The ratio of the natural area to the storage area in Yunlan's psionic space has now become 6 to 4. Apart from the area planted with Flame Fruit Trees and some psionic plants, the remaining 0.5 square kilometers are planted with advanced Dawn Rice.

Li Chenglong's psionic space currently occupies 1.5 square kilometers each for the space factory and storage area. Of the remaining 5 square kilometers, Li Chenglong has reserved 1 square kilometer for planting psionic apples, flame fruit trees, and various psionic fruits and vegetables, while the other 4 square kilometers are entirely planted with advanced Dawn Rice.

It's important to understand that 1 square kilometer is equivalent to 1500 mu (approximately 100 hectares) of land. Yunlan and Li Chenglong together have 6750 mu (approximately 410 hectares) planted with high-grade Dawn rice. Assuming an average yield of one ton per mu, that's 6750 tons of high-grade Dawn rice per month. Even after deducting the seeds reserved for other crops and the consumption for refining into Dawn rice, the monthly output is still a huge 4700 tons.

A superhuman only needs 1 to 1.5 kilograms of high-grade Dawn Rice per day, while an ordinary person only needs 300g of high-grade Dawn Rice per day. In addition, with the large-scale cultivation of wheat, corn and other grain crops in Dawn City, the city can now not only be completely self-sufficient in high-grade Dawn Rice, but also reserve some for trade with other bases.

Li Chenglong has decided to maintain the original distribution model. The 6000 superhumans in Dawn City will receive a minimum of 70 kg of high-grade Dawn Rice per person per month. If they achieve merit in battle or other achievements, they will receive additional rewards. Ordinary people will receive Dawn Rice mixed with other grains. For example, an ordinary person might receive 40 catties of flour or 40 catties of rice per month, plus 5 kg of high-grade Dawn Rice.

Of course, this ratio isn't fixed. If you're a family member of a martyr, someone who has made outstanding contributions to Dawn City, or hold a mid- to high-level position in the Dawn City government, your quota will increase accordingly. This might seem unfair to some, but there's no such thing as absolute fairness in this world. If you want more, you have to put in the effort. Now, high-grade Dawn Rice can even be used as currency; it's a true hard currency. Some people working for the Dawn City government are asking for high-grade Dawn Rice directly, without paying their salaries.

Li Chenglong always adhered to the principle of "more work, more pay; less work, less pay; no work, no pay." Except for those over 60 years old or under 16 years old, or those with severe disabilities, those who didn't work received only a minimum amount of supplies from Dawn City out of humanitarian considerations; no other benefits were provided. Of course, to create job opportunities, Li Chenglong also created many positions, assigning manual labor to many industries that were originally highly mechanized.

Despite this distribution model, virtually no one raised any objections. They had learned about the situation at other bases through Dawn City TV, and everyone had gradually gathered together since the apocalypse; none of them hadn't experienced hunger. Now, having enough to eat, warm homes, and all sorts of clothes was like paradise in the apocalypse.

To reduce the workload of the Logistics Department and the Light Industrial Zone, Li Chenglong spent 100 cyan crystals to exchange for an automated Dawn Rice processing production line from Lilith. After the high-grade Dawn Rice is harvested by automated harvesting robots, a special robot will put it into the production line, where it will then filter out impurities, dry, and refine the rice. The processed high-grade Dawn Rice will then pass through a conveyor belt and be automatically bagged by robots. However, Li Chenglong must prepare the bags in advance.

As for the straw from the advanced Dawn Rice, it was welcomed by herbivores such as the exotic cattle and exotic sheep. Under the feeding of the advanced Dawn Rice straw, they all grew fat and strong, and even the production of cow's milk and sheep's milk increased by 50%.

Li Chenglong calculated that, based on the current basic distribution standard for high-grade Dawn Rice, plus subsidies for different levels of ability users and personnel in various positions, and the usual rewards for the Dawn Army and some people in Dawn City, it would cost nearly 2500 tons of high-grade Dawn Rice per month. Later, he discussed it with Yunlan, and decided that from the monthly production of 4700 tons of high-grade Dawn Rice, after deducting the expenditure of 2500 tons, 700 tons would be kept in the storage area of ​​Li Chenglong and Yunlan's spiritual energy space for future use, and the remaining 1500 tons would be used for some trading, exchanging them for crystals with other bases.

With the development of Dawn City, ordinary Dawn Rice is now almost no longer grown. However, Li Chenglong still sells ordinary Dawn Rice seeds to other bases in exchange for crystals, because only his and Yunlan's spiritual energy space can grow advanced Dawn Rice, achieving a complete monopoly. The price of advanced Dawn Rice isn't very high, but it's not cheap either, yet various bases still flock to it.

The Central Theater Command preemptively ordered 400 tons out of the 1500 tons per month, while the other three bases in the Eastern Theater Command each ordered 200 tons. The remainder was ordered by bases in the Northern Theater Command and other theater commands. Some who arrived late didn't get any allocation at all and could only tell Li Chenglong that they would definitely contact them first next time. The delivery method was also very simple. Generally, Yun Qian or Shen Menghua would use their storage pendants to carry the corresponding quantity and then board the X2 spaceship to go to the trade.

At 7 p.m., Yunlan gathered the residents of the 7th floor and members of the Central Computer Office at her home. Four tables were set up in the living room, and everyone sat together eating hot pot and chatting. She also invited Shen Menghua, Yun Qian, and other leaders from Shuguang City. Meanwhile, Li Chenglong hosted a larger banquet at the military headquarters, an event of even greater scale, attended by all battalion and deputy battalion-level officers.

Li Chenglong said with a smile, "The reason I invited you all here today is simply to deepen the understanding between the various departments of the Dawn Army, enhance friendship, and let many comrades get to know me better. Because there are many affairs in Dawn City and the Dawn Army every day, I can't be with everyone every day. There are some new battalion commanders that I don't really know; I just recognize their faces but can't recall their names. I feel that's not right, so I wanted to take this opportunity to get to know you all properly. At the same time, everyone can also get to know each other, since we are all in the same unit and will be fighting side by side in the future."

He stood at the front and said, "Everyone, eat as much as you like. Just listen to me. There's plenty of food today. You can take as much as you want back later. But this is only for today's banquet."

Li Chenglong, holding a glass of beer, stood on the podium with some emotion and said: "On January 1, 2024, the end times officially broke out. At that time, I was just an ordinary disabled veteran. By chance, I became an awakened person. Later, with the help of comrades Wang Yousheng, Yun Qian and Li Xue, I successfully escaped from Qing'an Town and went to the First People's Hospital of Jinghai City."

He paused and continued, "At Jinghai City Hospital, I met Comrade Zheng Yong, who is now the political commissar, as well as my wife, Comrade Yun Lan, and many others present here and in the Shuguang City government. We met them at that time. With the help of our comrades and the hard work of some soldiers, we repelled several zombie attacks and left our mark in Qing'an Town and Shuguang Base."

He downed his beer in one gulp and continued, "On April 27th of last year, Dawn City was officially established. Thanks to the efforts of all the people of Dawn City, and with the addition of many friends to help us build Dawn City, and after several major battles, we have achieved the scale of Dawn City and the Dawn Army we have today. There have been joys and victories, as well as tears and sacrifices. But no matter what hardships we have encountered, we have all overcome them together. Please continue to help me in the days to come, and fight for the future of Dawn City and the Dawn Army."

All the soldiers present stood up and said in unison, "If the general doesn't live, we won't live! If the general doesn't die, we won't die!" Li Chenglong nodded with tears in his eyes, gave everyone a standard military salute, and walked away. Next, Wang Yousheng, Zheng Yong, Feng Tian, ​​Wu Gang, Qi Guoan, Wei Lanxin, and others spoke one by one, sharing their thoughts and stories of past battles.

Following this banquet, the Dawn Army achieved unity of thought and strengthened its cohesion. It is foreseeable that this force will become one of the strongest in China and even the world. Meanwhile, the banquet held at Yunlan's home also concluded successfully. Yunlan spoke mostly about family matters, engaging in heart-to-heart talks with many leaders from various departments of Dawn City, freely expressing her opinions and humbly accepting constructive criticism and suggestions. Everyone expressed their commitment to working together and striving for the future of Dawn City.

When Li Chenglong returned home, he found the place had been cleaned up, and his son had been taken away by Qin Fangyu. Looking at the brightly lit night outside, Li Chenglong pulled Yunlan outside, intending to take a look around.

It was already 10 p.m., and the only lively areas were the commercial and food streets. As they walked, they encountered a group of police officers on night patrol. Li Chenglong approached them and had a brief exchange, inquiring about the recent nighttime situation.

Aside from the streetlights on the dozen or so main roads of Dawn City, which are on from 7 PM to 6 AM in winter, all other streetlights are turned off at midnight to save energy. Li Chenglong and Yun Lan strolled casually along the sidewalk, chatting about recent events. As Dawn City continued to develop, they had less time for casual conversation in their daily lives, and talked more about work.

Li Chenglong gently picked up Yunlan, activated his ability to fly into the air, and together they looked down over various parts of Dawn City before returning to their home after a long time.

Just as I got home, Chen Xiaoke and Han Xiaoling, who were on night duty, contacted me, saying that Erica had sent a message. Hearing that it was from Erica, whom they hadn't heard from in a long time, the two quickly went to the central computer office. The message was mainly composed of pictures, with not much text.

The pictures were mostly photos of Sky City taken by Erica. Li Chenglong noticed that Sky City and Dawn City were seven or eight parts similar, and there were quite a few residents, including people from the planet Merar, as well as some aliens he had never seen before. Along with the pictures came a joint letter from Erica and Cecily.

In the letter, Erica stated that their Sky City had also reached Level Three, and as time progressed, they had gathered many warriors from their own planet and other planets to jointly resist the invasion of the alien alliance. Among these people were even Dane aliens, Kiel aliens, and Bozan aliens, indicating that their planet was not a monolithic entity, and that there were also people seeking a peaceful life.

Because it was a one-way communication, Dawn City couldn't reply. Li Chenglong instructed Han Xiaoling to save these documents and classify them as confidential. With the continuous learning and development of all members of the Central Computer Office, they were now highly proficient in operating the various computers in the central computer room and processing all kinds of information. Some were even invited to give language and writing lessons to the Dawn City Air Force and Rocket Regiment.