NOVPUBXun Che thought for a long time before saying, "We might be able to get more food, but water is hard to come by."
"When you establish these rules, you can hire more water-type ability-users. You can pay them daily using supplies, points, or crystals. Each day, they will need to provide a fixed amount of water to get their base payment. If they can provide more, you can increase their pay," Jiao Lizhi replied.
Jin Xuyan nodded and added, "As long as the base has clear rules and strict management, you don't have to worry about not having enough ability-users working for you."
"Most water-type and wood-type users are weak and can only play support roles in battle. If you hire them, they will definitely prefer to stay in the base rather than go out and fight zombies."
Xun Che thought for a moment before asking, "Captain Jin, what can wood-type ability-users do for the base?"
As soon as he said this, Zhou Huajian raised his eyebrows and asked, "Captain Xun, you don't think wood-type users can only throw wooden balls, do you?"
"Of course not," Xun Che quickly said.
"You can have them build wooden houses and rent those cheaply to ordinary people. Or let them try to grow some crops. You can also hire earth-type users to see if they can improve soil conditions to grow crops," Jin Xuyan said.
When he finished speaking, he waved his hand and said, "Alright, we have given you plenty of ideas. The rest, you can think over yourself or discuss with your team."
Noticing that the sky had darkened, Xun Che stood up and said, "Thank you for your help today, Captain Jin, Sister-in-law."
Jin Xuyan nodded, and Xiao Qi stood up to see Xun Che off.
Since it was late and they didn't have electricity, everyone headed to their rooms to sleep. While the members shared rooms, Jiao Lizhi was given a single room on the second floor.
At first, she thought she would be living alone. Unexpectedly, not long after she finished showering, a certain someone walked in and lay down on the bed without an ounce of shame.
Standing beside the bed, she reached out to pull him up. But when she saw he was already breathing evenly and snoring softly, her heart softened.
In the end, she could only climb to the inner side of the bed and close her eyes.
Not long after she fell asleep, Jin Xuyan opened his eyes and pulled her into his arms before drifting back to sleep with a satisfied smile on his face.
The next day, the news about new rules being established in the base was announced by the soldiers.
They didn't use a megaphone to broadcast the message across the base, but instead had the soldiers visit the survivors personally. They explained the rules and answered any questions.
While some ability-users thought it was ridiculous for the base to take part of the supplies they found outside, others considered it normal. After all, the base had to support a large number of staff and soldiers to manage and maintain operations.
As for the ordinary people, after learning about the point system, they finally found a glimmer of hope in the living hell they had been enduring.
They no longer had to worry about going out to find supplies or being worked to death with nothing in return. As long as they had points, they could exchange them for supplies and even rent a house.
Ability-users with weak attack powers—or those who couldn't fight at all—chose to register themselves and work for the base.
Since most of them didn't have crystal cores to pay the registration fee, Xun Che decided to allow them to borrow the crystals from the base.
Once they earned points, they could use them to pay off their debt. Although the conversion rate of points to crystals was high, this system was well accepted by everyone.
While Xun Che and the soldiers were busy implementing the new policies, Jin Xuyan, Jiao Lizhi, Feng Yun, and Xiao Qi went to the warehouse area led by the soldier.
The warehouse area was located near the soldiers' dormitory. So, the security was tight. The area was part of the house residence, and they used metal fences to secure the area surrounding ten three-story houses.
Before they entered the warehouse area, they were checked by the guards and then allowed to enter.
As they walked, the soldier leading them said, "Captain Jin, these houses are used as warehouses, so they are empty inside. Later, you can just send over the supplies, and we will organize them."
Hearing this, Jin Xuyan said, "My team has space-type ability-users. We will put the supplies inside directly. You can just wait outside."
When the soldier heard this, he was surprised. This was the first time he had heard of this kind of ability. But Captain Xun had already ordered him to follow Jin Xuyan's instructions, so he nodded and said, "Understood."
After walking for a while, they reached the first warehouse. Standing outside the house, they couldn't see anything inside since the window had been sealed with metal rods and wooden planks.
The soldier opened the door and said, "Captain Jin, please."
Jin Xuyan nodded and walked into the house with his team. The moment they entered, they were shocked to see how empty the so-called warehouse was.
Besides twenty boxes of instant noodles, fewer than ten boxes of biscuits, and thirty boxes of mineral water, there was nothing else stored inside.
Seeing this situation, they now understood why Xun Che was so anxious. The supplies brought back by Xun Che's team had been taken away by the colonel and had been sold to the wealthy families and some ability-users. So, they couldn't get them back anymore.
After a moment of shock, Jin Xuyan said, "Xiao Qi, Feng Yun, take out half of the supplies stored in your space. We need to make space so we can get more supplies when we go out later."
