binnovel Chapter 60 Conquest of Xing'an District
Chapter 60 Conquest of Xing'an District
The next morning, as planned, except for the 3rd Battalion which remained to hold the line, the 1st and 2nd Battalions, and the 4th and 5th Battalions all set off. The 1st and 2nd Battalions were responsible for flanking from the south of Linhai City and launching an attack from the eastern part of Xing'an District, while the 4th and 5th Battalions would cross the Longjiang Bridge to the south, outflank Linjiang City to the north, and then attack from the south of Xing'an District. To ensure fairness, the battle was scheduled to begin simultaneously at 10:00 AM. Yun Lan and Li Xue each led twenty special forces members to accompany the two battalions as observers, monitoring the battle and recording scores.
At 10 a.m., each combat battalion reported to Li Chenglong that they had reached their designated positions. At Li Chenglong's command, all four battalions simultaneously began combat. Li Chenglong, along with Yang Liuyun and a few others, led a cleanup team of over a thousand residents to clear away the zombie corpses. With the implementation of the virus protection agent, even if these ordinary zombies bit them, the residents of Dawn City would not be infected. However, no one wanted to be bitten, so while clearing the corpses, Li Chenglong also reminded them to be careful.
During lunch, Li Chenglong opened a map of Xing'an District and said to Yun Qian, "Once we conquer Xing'an District, we'll directly use the Dawn blueprints to build the real Dawn City. Xing'an District has a total area of 80 square kilometers, while Dawn City is a circular city with a radius of 5 kilometers. This means Dawn City can basically cover the entire Xing'an District. After Dawn City is built, I plan to divide all the areas into several zones. The center will be the office area, the west side will still have residential areas, educational and entertainment areas, and Production Zone 1 from top to bottom, and the east side will have military areas, research areas, and Production Zone 2 from top to bottom. What do you think?"
Yun Qian nodded: "That's good. With each district clearly divided, everyone can perform their duties, and it will also facilitate future expansion." Yang Liu then asked: "Captain Li, what are the general functions of each district?" Li Chenglong explained: "The office area is where all the government agencies of Dawn City are located; the residential area is where the residents of Dawn City live; the education and entertainment area will contain schools and recreational facilities. Production areas one and two are where various factories are located, such as flour mills, weapons manufacturing plants, clothing factories, etc. Of course, these two areas will also have employee dormitories for their convenience. The research area is where hospitals and various research institutes are located; and the military area is where all our soldiers live and train."
After a short rest, Li Chenglong and his team resumed their work. Everyone assumed he was only there to oversee the cleaning and removal of the zombie corpses, but Li Chenglong joined them, working alongside them and doing the work of thirty ordinary people. While moving the corpses, Li Chenglong would also chat with many people, asking about any difficulties or inconveniences they faced in their daily lives, so he could make improvements to the regulations for Dawn City. Their cleaning task wasn't very demanding, as the combat battalion would handle the cleanup after killing the zombies. The cleaning team only needed to load the corpses onto trucks and transport them away. The zombie corpses were then centrally piled up in a mountain valley 40km from the current Dawn City camp.
At 6 PM, Wu Gang's battalion was the first to report that they had completed all combat missions and that the zombies in their assigned area had been completely wiped out. Zheng Aiguo, Zheng Yong, and Qi Guoan followed suit, reporting their own eliminations. Li Chenglong instructed each battalion to return in order to shower and eat, and to come back tomorrow. Meanwhile, Yun Lan and Li Xue were diligently calculating the points for each battalion. Today's mission used a new point system: killing an ordinary zombie earned 1 point, a level 2 zombie 5 points, a level 3 zombie 20 points, a level 4 zombie 100 points, and a level 5 zombie 1000 points. Whether killed with a gun, a knife, or using superpowers, any kill earned points. Furthermore, today's battle had an even better feature: any crystals captured by individuals did not need to be handed over; they could be kept for personal upgrades or exchanged for resource points.
Li Chenglong also decided that those who participated in the battle and cleanup today would be given a day off tomorrow, with their benefits continuing as usual. He saw that it was already late, and it wouldn't be appropriate to set up Dawn City today; it would be better to come early tomorrow morning. At this time, Yun Lan also picked up the agricultural university students and teachers and returned to Dawn Base together.
The combat battalions returned to the Dawn Base and received a warm welcome from the residents. However, after a day of intense fighting, everyone was exhausted and didn't offer much in return. They quickly removed their gear and went to the barracks' bathhouse to shower, then went to eat and rest. Li Chenglong also returned to his courtyard house. Everyone had worked hard that day, and he planned to personally cook a meal to reward Yun Lan, Li Xue, and Yun Qian. Meanwhile, Yun Lan, Li Xue, and several dozen others had carefully calculated and created a points table. Before they even entered the courtyard, they smelled the aroma of food. Upon entering, they found Yun Qian, Shen Menghua, and the others already seated in the courtyard, with a large table in the center laden with food.
A short while later, Li Chenglong brought out two more dishes. Seeing Yunlan and Li Xue return, he said, "You two have worked hard today. Come and wash your hands and eat quickly." Yunlan smiled and said, "We were just tallying the scores, it wasn't hard work. We washed our hands a long time ago. Let's eat quickly, we're all hungry." Cao Yuechan also rubbed her stomach and said, "Yes, I'm hungry." The group sat down at the table and chatted as they ate. Halfway through the meal, Yunlan took out the points sheet and said, "There were a total of 1400 people from four combat battalions who participated in this battle. Everyone received points. The three people with the highest points are Wu Gang, Zheng Aiguo, and Qi Guoan." Li Chenglong took the points sheet for the top 100, quickly glanced at it, and said with satisfaction, "Wu Gang actually has 5460 points, Zheng Aiguo has 5110 points, Uncle Qi has 4210 points, Zhao Rui has 3020 points, Zhao Gang has 1820 points... all very good."
After reading it, Li Chenglong said to Yun Qian, "The points rewards must be distributed properly. By the way, how much supplies do we have left?" Yun Qian took out a notebook and said, "We send out supply search teams every day, plus the existing grain reserves and the grain depots and granaries we emptied nearby recently. This amount of grain is enough for our 10,000-plus people to eat for two or three years." Yun Lan exclaimed in surprise, "So much?" Shen Menghua smiled and said, "Yes, our original warehouses were actually full. A few days ago, we asked Captain Li to load 200 tons into our storage rings. Yun Lan, you should load 200 tons sometime when you have time. But although we have enough grain, we are severely lacking in some supplies, such as ammunition and gasoline."
Chen Xiaoke then asked, "Brother Li Chenglong, I heard that Dawn City is going to be established. Will our Dawn Base still be usable?" Li Chenglong shook his head, "Not for the time being. Xing'an District is still quite large, enough for our 10,000-plus residents. And I've calculated that even if another 100,000 people come, it will still be enough." Shen Menghua smiled and said, "It's called a district, but it's actually a new industrial park of 80 square kilometers. Although the area isn't large, it's enough for our development." Li Chenglong opened the Dawn City blueprints, "The blueprints say that Dawn City can be upgraded. I estimate that after the upgrade, the area won't be small. Then we'll slowly develop and expand, establishing our own paradise."
Early the next morning, under the watchful eyes of all the officers and soldiers of the First Battalion, Li Chenglong presented his Demon-Slaying Bow to Wu Gang. He then activated his True Dragon Eye to examine himself, and found the Demon-Slaying Bow had vanished from his file, causing him to breathe a sigh of relief. Li Chenglong then went to the First Battalion's headquarters and found it quite well-arranged. Wu Gang, beaming with joy, held the Demon-Slaying Bow: "Haha, with this bow, I feel like our battalion can kill level 6 zombies!" Li Chenglong nodded: "If the several high-level ability users in the first battalion coordinate properly, they can indeed take down level 6 zombies." Wu Gang poured Li Chenglong a cup of tea: "Captain, I'm going to give my Tiger-Shaped Knife to Battalion Commander Qi Guoan. I checked the points statistics this morning, and even without good weapons, Battalion Commander Qi Guoan still managed to score over four thousand points, which is really impressive." Li Chenglong was delighted: "It's great that you think that way. There are really few good weapons these days. I did a count before, and out of all the seven hundred-plus ability users in Dawn City, only Yun Lan, Li Xue, and I have obtained weapons through leveling up. The only ones I've seen before are Sun Xiao and Lei Bao."
Wu Gang was also a little helpless: "Many of us still use military daggers, some can't even use daggers, they just use bayonets from guns or fire axes, and some even use kitchen knives. We can't exert our combat effectiveness at all." Li Chenglong nodded: "Once we establish Dawn City, we can start operating based on the factories there, and all of these will be available then." Li Chenglong didn't stay long. It was his day off, and he didn't want to disturb him too much. Wu Gang wanted Li Chenglong to stay a little longer, but he refused.
At nine o'clock in the morning, Li Chenglong and his special forces team arrived in Xing'an District, which had been cleared for security reasons. Under everyone's watchful eyes, Li Chenglong approached a spot 300 meters away and retrieved the Dawn City blueprint. He then tossed the blueprint into the air, and a green electronic voice announced, "The construction of a Level 1 Dawn City requires 3 cyan crystals and 10 green crystals. Please fill." Li Chenglong immediately took out the required amount of crystals and threw them at the Dawn City blueprint floating in mid-air. The crystals disappeared as soon as they approached the blueprint, which then began to emit a dazzling light. A female electronic voice then said, "Dawn City is about to be established. Please bind your account. The binding limit is two people, and once bound, it cannot be changed unless the bound person dies."
Li Chenglong asked, puzzled, "How do I bind?" The electronic voice slowly replied, "Take your own blood. We need to record your DNA sample for binding." Li Chenglong cut his finger with his knife, flicking out a few drops of blood. The female electronic voice said, "Detected that the bound person possesses Awakened DNA. Dawn City is automatically strengthened, its area expanded to 1.5 times its original size." Immediately, the Dawn City blueprint flew to the center and slowly emitted a white light. The female electronic voice continued, "Constructing the city wall requires a large amount of materials. Please designate material collection areas, and we will automatically collect materials." Li Chenglong hadn't expected to need to collect materials. Just as he was pondering where to get them, he suddenly remembered Shen Menghua saying that the northern part of Linhai City was an old industrial area, which the Linhai Municipal Government had long wanted to rebuild, but had shelved due to insufficient financial resources. Li Chenglong directly said, "The northern industrial area of Linhai City, materials can be collected freely."
The Dawn City blueprints emitted bursts of white light, followed by a violent earthquake and a deafening boom that kicked up a cloud of dust. After a few minutes, when the dust settled, all the special forces members present were stunned. In the distance stood a 10-meter-high, 1.5-meter-thick circular city wall, its surface a bluish-white, adorned with dragon and phoenix patterns. Every 200 meters along the wall was a watchtower. Li Chenglong and the others arrived at the center of Dawn City, where a 10-story building had been erected. Following the instructions of a female electronic voice, they reached the core area on the eighth floor. This floor was filled with a high-tech feel, reminiscent of scenes from science fiction movies. Upon entering, a virtual image appeared—a cute blue-haired little girl.
She slowly spoke, "Welcome to the core control area of Dawn City. Please verify your identity again." A beam of red light then scanned Li Chenglong's entire body. "Binding complete," the blue-haired girl said sweetly, "The second-generation super-intelligent computer Alice is at your service. I will send you information about Dawn City." A beam of red light shot out, and a large amount of information automatically entered Li Chenglong's brain. Li Chenglong felt dizzy and lightheaded, but he endured it.
Five minutes later, Li Chenglong slowly opened his eyes and said to Yang Liu, "Contact the Dawn Base and have Yun Qian proceed according to the original plan. The moving work should begin at noon today." In fact, the moving work had already begun several days ago; Yun Lan had already had many supplies packed and loaded onto trucks, ready to be used after the Xing'an District was captured. Yang Liu went to contact Yun Qian, while the others went to tour the building. Of course, they couldn't go to many places yet because they lacked the necessary permissions, which only Li Chenglong could grant through Alice.
Li Chenglong was still processing the massive amount of information, learning how to better control the core units of Dawn City and understanding the roles of various departments within Dawn City. After a while, Li Chenglong said with a wry smile, "It seems we're going to have to make personnel changes again, and even bigger ones."