Building a safe home

The next morning, Ye Chen and the others had already gathered at the entrance.

Numerous members of the Star Alliance, along with several thousand ordinary people and over a thousand youths.

Looking out, it was a vast, swarming sea of people.

Zhu Qiang arrived at the entrance and exclaimed, "Good heavens, so many people."

Fire Feather said, "This is just a small fraction. Many more are hiding; the places they hide in are beyond your imagination, nothing is impossible for them."

Before long, dozens of Pet Masters drove up in buses.

These were the ones they had worked through the night to repair. Each one could seat fifty people, and there were over eighty of them.

Everyone boarded one by one and drove toward Future City.

Last night, at the suggestion of the group, Future City was renamed Star Mansion.

Ye Chen, Fire Feather, and the thirteen of them sat in a vehicle at the very front, with dozens of ordinary people also inside.

They were a bit reserved, their expressions somewhat tense; perhaps sitting with the high-ranking members of the Star Alliance made them nervous.

In the vehicles behind, however, everyone had joyful smiles on their faces.

Everyone was cheerful, their faces beaming with happiness.

At this moment, they looked relaxed and joyful.

An old man couldn't help but sing loudly, "The sun sets behind the western hills, rosy clouds fly, soldiers return from target practice, return from target practice..."

With one person starting, the others joined in.

For a while, the entire bus was incredibly lively.

At eleven o'clock in the morning, the vehicles stopped in front of Star Mansion.

Fortunately, the gate was intact.

It was just a bit dilapidated inside; having been uncleaned for a long time, trash was everywhere, and weeds were growing rampant.

Some recently planted greenery and tall trees had been uprooted by monsters.

The entire residential complex was a mess.

This complex consisted of twenty-seven buildings, each twenty-seven stories high, with a layout of three elevators and six households per floor.

A few buildings were enough to house these people.

Although the complex was quite messy, fortunately, the buildings themselves were not severely damaged.

Zhang Haonan and the other three had already compiled the list last night, and under their instructions, everyone began working enthusiastically.

The women were responsible for cleaning, while the men were responsible for tidying up the buildings.

It wasn't just the ordinary people cleaning; the youths and Pet Masters also joined in the labor.

Furthermore, with hundreds of pets helping, the efficiency was much higher.

The larger ones were responsible for hauling trash and clearing trees.

Those that could fly carried people to higher floors to clean.

With the addition of the pets, there was no need for construction tools or heavy machinery.

Ye Chen selected those with factory experience from the crowd to go to nearby factories to see if they could move the facilities from inside the factories to the residential complex.

The surrounding fields were already there, so there was no need to worry.

Many hands make light work; by five o'clock in the afternoon, the entire complex had been cleaned up.

Ten buildings had also been repaired.

Actually, there wasn't much to repair; it was just checking for danger spots or areas that weren't quite right and fixing them up.

There was no need to worry about electricity either; Ye Chen purchased several power storage units from the Point Mall.

With the support of the Thunderclap Blade and thunder-attribute pets, there was absolutely no need to worry about power issues.

Some daily necessities, like these power storage units, only cost ten points in the Point Mall.

Everyone sat together, resting and chatting.

Although they had been busy all day, no one felt tired; on the contrary, everyone was very happy and full of drive.

As for what came next, there was no need for Ye Chen to ask; they could handle everything perfectly well on their own.

The property management building was also cleared out to serve as a temporary meeting room for the Star Alliance.

Everyone found their respective rooms and went to rest.

Inside the meeting room, the core members of the Star Alliance sat together to discuss some matters.

Yu Nian, who had lived in the countryside for many years and had rich experience, spoke up: "Now that the housing issue is solved, the problem we face is food. Actually, this problem is also easy to solve. The temporary plan is to go to nearby villages, surrounding residential areas, and even the city center tomorrow. Whether it's residential homes or supermarkets, we will scavenge everything and bring back anything useful."

"I believe the items we collect will be enough for us to use, and there's no need to worry about things like clothes. The surrounding fields should be put to use as soon as possible. Tomorrow, we can establish a breeding farm. There must still be surviving poultry like chickens and ducks in the nearby villages that we can slowly raise. By then, we can achieve self-sufficiency. To the west of Qing County are large mountains; we can also raise some wild animals from there."

What Yu Nian said was very realistic and made a lot of sense; following her plan would likely work out without any issues.

Ye Chen spoke up: "Tomorrow, we will take people to do this. Each team will have fifty people and be assigned five Pet Masters. The monsters outside are still not too strong right now, so we can handle them. I believe the top priority now is to establish defensive facilities. Monsters above LV20 will arrive soon, and I'm afraid we will fall short at the last moment, so we must expedite the construction of defensive facilities."

Just then, Zhang Yuzhen spoke: "Alliance Leader Ye, there is one more thing. The number of Pet Masters we have now is too small. I think we should recruit more Pet Masters; otherwise, we won't be able to stop the monster invasions."

Hearing this, the others nodded one after another.

Indeed, the number of Pet Masters in the Star Alliance was still too small, only a mere three hundred or so, and their strength was average.

Ye Chen nodded and said: "I know this. Send out a notice to recruit independent teams and see if they are willing to join the Alliance."

"Alright!"

After the meeting ended, everyone went back to rest.

Ye Chen and the other four were still staying together, and their room had been prepared separately.

After returning to the room, the five of them sat together to discuss something.

"Brother Chen, we have finally established a foothold and don't need to run around all day without a permanent home anymore," Zhu Qiang sighed, leaning back on the sofa.

Lin Nuoyi said, "Yes, thinking back on the days before, living under someone else's roof was really not very comfortable."

Tie Niu, who had been silent, also spoke up: "We used to wander around, worrying about this and that. Now it's better; we finally don't have to think so much."

Now, each of the five had their own reflections, lying quietly on the sofa.

Ye Chen was still thinking about one thing: he had to kill Zhang Yun. After all, as long as Zhang Yun existed, he was a threat to him.

However, the Star Alliance had just been established, and everything wasn't running normally yet, so he couldn't afford to have anything happen to himself.

After a while, they returned to their respective rooms to rest.

Ye Chen took out all the EXP capsules.

There were a total of 163,000 EXP capsules, and Ye Chen calculated.

Raising Blood Asura to LV20 would take 163,000 EXP capsules, leaving about 90,000 left.

These 90,000 EXP points could raise Dan Shi or Dark Ji to LV15.

After reaching LV15, there would be a transformation, which would be much better than splitting the EXP points between the two.

After much thought, Ye Chen decided to raise Dark Ji to LV15. After all, in terms of combat power, she was his strongest trump card.