80: Settling in Haili Town

[Congratulations to the Host for completing the third stage mission. Rewards have been distributed!]

[Please choose the location for the Medium Military Airport yourself, Host.]

One day a week later, Lin Zhi finally completed the third stage mission issued by the system.

By this time, the number of people at the survivor base had reached over four thousand through natural accumulation and town rescues.

Meanwhile, the number of occupied towns had reached over 70, nearly over-fulfilling the mission requirements set by the system.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Zhi deployed the Medium Military Airport to a small town that had long since been occupied, located close to H City.

As for why he deployed it so far from the Songshan Town Survivor Base...

It was because Songshan Town's current location was no longer suitable for the army's development.

Nearly half of the towns surrounding H City had been conquered.

Naturally, Lin Zhi began to consider and prepare for the matter of attacking and occupying the entire H City.

He returned to Songshan Town this time with that intention, planning to take some important personnel with him.

"What?! Big brother, are you leaving Songshan Town?"

Upon learning of Lin Zhi's plan,

Lin Xiaoxiao and the other two girls, along with several others present, all showed shocked expressions.

In response, Lin Zhi simply smiled calmly and nodded.

"Big brother, where are you planning to go?" Lin Xiaoxiao asked after the initial shock passed.

Lin Zhi simply spoke up.

"I plan to lead the troops to move into Haili Town on the outskirts of H City."

"Haili Town? It seems a bit far... But no matter where you go, Big Brother, I'm following!"

Lin Xiaoxiao said without the slightest hesitation.

Lin Zhi had naturally anticipated Lin Xiaoxiao's choice.

At the same time, he didn't feel comfortable leaving Lin Xiaoxiao alone in Songshan Town, even though there was no longer any danger here and the surrounding zombies had been cleared out.

Keeping his sister by his side was always the safest option.

Hearing Xiaoxiao say this, Lele, who was standing nearby, also raised her hand.

"I want to go with Brother Lin Zhi too. I don't want to stay here alone."

As Lele said this, in reality, she couldn't bear to be away from Lin Xiaoxiao.

After all, Lele didn't have any relatives in H City; her closest friends were only Lin Xiaoxiao and Xi Xi.

But since Xi Xi had already found her parents, whether she would follow them was an unknown.

Her purpose for following Lin Zhi was also very simple.

Looking at the current trend, Lin Zhi would likely be able to liberate the entire H City and all its subordinate towns before long.

When that time came, Lin Zhi would surely deploy troops further outward.

Even though more than a month had passed since the zombie crisis broke out,

Lele still hoped that when Lin Zhi expanded outward, she might be able to find her parents along the way.

After the two girls stated their choices, their gazes couldn't help but turn toward Xi Xi.

They were very curious about what Xi Xi would choose.

Now that Xi Xi had found her parents, staying in Songshan Town would undoubtedly be the most logical choice.

Following Lin Zhi's main force away was, frankly, a bit dangerous.

After all, Lin Zhi and his main force were basically fighting on the front lines against zombies every day to reclaim lost territory.

Feeling the two girls' gazes, a flicker of hesitation passed through Xi Xi's eyes.

"Tha... that, I'll go back and discuss it with my mom and dad..."

After saying that, Xi Xi left to find her parents.

Lin Zhi didn't care much about Xi Xi's choice.

It wasn't as if he was required to take a specific group of survivors with him.

As long as a survivor had been saved by him and registered, they counted toward the system missions.

Seeing the slight disappointment in Xiaoxiao and Lele's eyes,

Lin Zhi smiled and comforted them.

"Alright, you two go back and pack your things."

"We set off tomorrow to leave Songshan Town for Haili Town."

"Mm... we understand."

Xiaoxiao and Lele nodded, then returned to their rooms to start packing their belongings... Time quickly passed to the next day.

Under Lin Zhi's command, except for the reinforced platoon guarding the munitions factory, the remaining nine hundred-plus soldiers, along with dozens of tanks and armored vehicles, were gathered outside Songshan Town.

With Lin Zhi's command, the main force set out, advancing along the national highway toward Haili Town.

As for the survivors in Songshan Town, they stood at the intersections, watching the army depart with faces full of gratitude.

Wearing his Type 07 Service Uniform, Lin Zhi took one last look back at Songshan Town before getting into a military-green off-road vehicle.

Now that he was leaving Songshan Town, he didn't know when he would return.

Of course, this didn't mean Lin Zhi was abandoning Songshan Town.

Songshan Town was within the jurisdiction of H City.

Once Lin Zhi conquered the entire H City, then H City and its nearly two hundred surrounding towns would all be within his sphere of influence.

Their departure now was merely a tactical relocation.

At the same time, there was still a munitions factory belonging to him here; no matter what, Lin Zhi would not give up on Songshan Town.

Nor did he need to worry about the transport of ammunition.

Although the distance sounded large, in reality, Songshan Town was only a little over a hundred kilometers from the H City urban area.

A round trip wouldn't even take half a day.

"Xiaoxiao, Lele, what are you still waiting for? Get in the car."

Lin Zhi shook his head at his thoughts.

Turning to see Xiaoxiao and Lele still standing there, seemingly gazing into the distance, Lin Zhi couldn't help but urge them.

Hearing Lin Zhi's voice, Xiaoxiao and Lele looked at each other, both seeing the sense of loss in the other's eyes.

"Oh! We're coming!"

Xiaoxiao quickly composed herself, then grabbed Lele and ran toward the military vehicle.

A moment later,

The military vehicle started up and followed the main force out of Songshan Town.

At this time, among the crowd outside Songshan Town watching the army leave,

"Xi Xi, do you really not plan to go with Xiaoxiao and the others?"

Xi Xis Mother looked at her daughter and asked.

Upon hearing this, Xi Xi looked up and gave a somewhat forced smile.

"No, Mom."

"We finally reunited; I don't want to leave you again!"

Saying this, Xi Xi threw herself into her mother's arms and began to sob.

The thought that she might rarely have the chance to see Xiaoxiao and the others again made Xi Xi feel very sad.

Seeing her daughter like this, Xi Xis Mother sighed.

She patted Xi Xi's back and spoke in a gentle, motherly voice.

"Don't be so sad, Xi Xi."

"Our Songshan Town isn't far from Haili Town."

"If you miss them, I'll have your father drive you to find them."

"I know, Mom..."

Xi Xi just nodded and said nothing more... About three hours later,

Before dark,

The main force finally successfully moved into the Haili Town defense zone.

Standing on the tall buildings here, one could even see the skyscrapers of the H City urban area in the distance.

Because the distance between Haili Town and H City was less than twenty kilometers, separated by a ten-kilometer-wide river.

Xiaoxiao and Lele had just moved into a pre-arranged room.

While Xiaoxiao was still unpacking,

Lele suddenly leaned against the window, her eyes wide, looking toward the southeast of the town.

She even let out an exclamation.

"Wow! Xiaoxiao!"

"Come look quickly, there are fighter jets over there!"

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