Yun Xiaoxiao thoroughly cleaned all the newly collected crystal cores with spirit spring water.
Then, she summoned the self-service shopping machine to her side and began inserting the crystal cores into the calculation box.
She mechanically tossed the crystal cores in one by one.
The points on the display kept changing.
When the points reached 9,870, Yun Xiaoxiao looked at the few remaining level-two crystal cores beside her, and a beautiful smile curved her lips.
She decided to keep these for now.
Tomorrow, when everyone's intimacy points converted to credits, plus these few level-two crystal cores, it should be exactly enough to reach 10,000 points.
Her water, electricity, and gas utilities would be coming soon!
It seemed she would need to put on a show tomorrow.
Otherwise, the sudden availability of utilities throughout the entire base would inevitably raise suspicions.
In high spirits, she took out her tablet and stand, and started watching a movie.
While watching, she continued processing crystal cores into evolution fluid.
As the number of zombies she killed increased, the time she could spend in her space grew longer.
Now, for every hour that passed outside, she could spend about twenty-four hours in her space.
When dawn broke, Yun Xiaoxiao opened her door, feeling energetic and refreshed.
Downstairs, everyone was absent except for Ling Jing.
"Aren't they up yet?"
Yun Xiaoxiao asked while drinking milk, walking to the pergola outside.
Ling Jing opened his half-closed eyes and gave her a bland glance.
"They went to exercise."
Yun Xiaoxiao chuckled secretly, thinking how with Lu Chen supervising, nobody could sleep in anymore.
With a quick glance, she noticed something off about Ling Jing.
"What's wrong with your eyes? They're bloodshot."
Ling Jing tried to appear casual, "It's nothing, just didn't sleep well."
He closed his eyes again, but his heart sank a little.
Ever since being infected with the zombie virus, he had been needing less and less sleep.
Recently, it had become particularly noticeable.
Yun Xiaoxiao paused mid-sip of her milk.
Reduced need for sleep?
Could this be a side effect of the zombie virus?
She stared at Ling Jing's back, her brows slightly furrowed.
Just then, a wailing sound came from the mountain path.
"Oh my god, I'm exhausted! Water, I need water!"
Nie Yizhou complained incessantly, his voice getting closer.
Without bothering to greet Yun Xiaoxiao and the others, he rushed inside and gulped water frantically from a bottle.
Xiao Feng followed closely behind, drinking large amounts of water, soaking his clothes.
Mu Yang's forehead and neck were covered in sweat, his face flushed red, and his breathing unsteady.
Only Lu Chen appeared normal; though sweating, his face wasn't red, his heart rate steady, and his breathing normal, as if he had just taken a casual stroll.
Indeed, the gap between people...
Yun Xiaoxiao brought out a luxurious breakfast, filling the entire table.
As Nie Yizhou reached for the food, Lu Chen gave him a cool glance, "You can't eat immediately after exercise, do your stretches first."
Nie Yizhou: ......
Watching Yun Xiaoxiao eat heartily with great enjoyment, his eyes filled with envy.
He wanted to eat so badly...
While everyone was present, Yun Xiaoxiao explained her plan.
"No problem, leave the pretense of connecting utilities to me and Xiao Feng, we'll put on a good show."
Nie Yizhou patted his chest.
He was no longer surprised by Yun Xiaoxiao's ability to produce impossible items out of nowhere.
Even if she suddenly produced a tank, he could maintain a straight face and simply say, "Hmm, not bad."
After everyone finished breakfast, they drove together to the plaza.
Many people were already at the plaza, everyone being quite punctual.
Once everyone had arrived, Yun Xiaoxiao began speaking.
"There are several matters I need to discuss with everyone today.
First, regarding the points cards.
Shortly, Brother Xiao Feng will take you to the office building to collect your individual points cards.
The points cards are used for purchasing supplies, meals, and accommodation in the base, functioning similarly to bank cards.
Each month, your wages will be automatically converted to points and deposited into your cards.
If you're willing to go out to kill zombies and search for supplies,
You can exchange any crystal cores and supplies you find for corresponding points.
All procedures can be completed independently at the machine in the office building where you'll receive your points cards.
Second, our base doesn't support idle people.
So everyone needs to get moving and help build our base together.
In other words, you need to contribute labor to continue living in the base and earn your living supplies.
Later, we'll be adding various factories to the base.
You can choose to work in the factories or engage in farming.
I have a list of specific job types here, with their corresponding wages, or points, listed next to them.
It will be posted on the wall over there shortly."
Yun Xiaoxiao pointed at the city gate behind her.
She hadn't been clear about what positions each factory had or how many people they needed.
She had only just learned this after asking Liu Cheng and others earlier.
However, some factories definitely couldn't be used initially.
So, she had made appropriate adjustments.
Some temporarily unusable options had been removed.
"You can look at what suits you, and once you've decided, go sign up with Brother Mu Yang.
Third, the base plans to form a city guard.
It's fine if you don't know martial arts or don't have supernatural abilities.
As long as you're under forty, physically fit, and willing, you can sign up.
Later, Brother Lu Chen will serve as the guard captain and create training plans for everyone.
Of course, this will be very challenging and somewhat dangerous.
Therefore, anyone selected will receive triple the points of other jobs monthly.
Superhumans will receive evolution fluid as rewards, and those without supernatural abilities will receive other special bonuses.
Now everyone can think it over, and you can sign up immediately once you've decided."
As the number one ranked assassin, if Lu Chen could train even a novice like her, training others would be no problem.
Even without supernatural abilities, having good physical skills combined with firearms would make for a formidable force.
In her previous life, many people without supernatural abilities had still carved out their own territories in the apocalypse through solid personal capabilities.
For a base to develop and grow strong, guards were absolutely essential.
They were like the foundation of a house - their reliability directly determined the base's strength.
Moreover, with more people in the base, conflicts were inevitable.
They would need people to maintain order then.
The few of them couldn't manage everything by themselves.
As soon as Yun Xiaoxiao finished speaking, people below began discussing in hushed tones.
During these discussions, someone raised their hand.
"Excuse me, can women join the city guard?"
The question came from Tao Mi'er.
Yun Xiaoxiao's eyes brightened, "Of course."
Women weren't inferior to men, so why couldn't they join?
