Uncle leisurely lay on the wall of Weng City, the morning sun not too strong, an apple in his hand, which he was gnawing on.
Then he took a stick and tapped Wangcheng and Ding Jiu’s gun-holding postures.
Uncle’s combat power remained a mystery, but everyone in the base knew he was very formidable, so they would often consult him.
And Uncle seemed to know everything; he had extremely unique and profound insights in close-quarters combat, marksmanship, reconnaissance, and other areas.
Most importantly, Uncle had a sharp eye; he could instantly discern a person’s greatest strengths and what they were best suited for, then cultivate them specifically based on their talent.
Uncle took another bite of the apple, tapped with the stick, and said, “What are you moving for? It’s only been this long.”
Li Yu came forward just in time to see this scene. Ding Jiu and Wangcheng looked at Li Yu and said, “Brother Li.”
“Hmm. Very good.” Li Yu passed by them.
Then he looked at Uncle and said, “Second Uncle’s idea is for us to go find the people from He Park after a while. I think so too. Da Pao and the others have pretty much interrogated the person we captured last time.”
“We’ve pretty much understood the situation over there. What do you think, Uncle?”
Uncle took a bite of the apple, crunching away, and slowly said, “You’re in charge of the base, you make the decisions. I don’t have many thoughts, but I always feel that if certain people aren’t dealt with, our food won’t taste as sweet.”
“What do you think?”
Li Yu thought for a moment, glanced at Ding Jiu and Wangcheng, then said, “Well, Captain Lü and the others have just arrived, after all. They need some time to adapt.”
Uncle instantly understood what Li Yu meant. Given the strength of the people at He Park, if Li Yu and his team were to go deal with them, they would need to deploy some of the strongest fighters from the base.
Although Captain Lü and others had been taken in, they had just arrived. If Li Yu and the main force went out, it was unlikely Captain Lü and his team would seize the base.
But there was still a risk, wasn’t there?
Li Yu was unlikely to let such a thing happen, so every time he went out before, he would at least bring Song Min or Ding Jiu with him.
At least he would leave First Uncle, Second Uncle, and others in the base.
“What are your plans for these people next?” Uncle asked.
“They are mainly police officers, so their basic quality should be up to par. But who do you want to be in charge of them?” Uncle asked.
Currently, the most central figure in the base was Li Yu; this was undeniable.
Next, First Uncle was mainly responsible for shifts and military force, Second Uncle for management and material collection, and Li Yuan and his mother for warehouse management.
Ding Jiu and his father, Li Hongyuan, were responsible for construction and reinforcement of the base.
Li Yu was primarily responsible for firearms.
Li Yu’s grandfather was responsible for planting crops.
Li Yu’s mother was responsible for food control.
In this apocalypse, the two most important things were food and weapons.
By keeping these two things in hand, other tasks could actually be delegated to others.
Within the entire base, several combat teams had now formed.
The first was the combat team led by Li Yu, including Li Tie, Li Hang, Li Hang, Da Pao, Yang Tianlong, Yu Tong, and Ding Jiu.
Another was the combat team led by First Uncle, including Song Min, Wangcheng, Li Haoran, Li Haoxian, and Uncle.
The two combat teams were not fixed; they would occasionally switch members and execute missions when going out.
Under First Uncle, there were many female team members, most of whom had followed Song Min previously. Although they had improved in various aspects under First Uncle’s training.
Li Yu pondered for a moment, looked at Uncle, and couldn’t help but start observing him. Uncle was usually very low-key, but he should be good at managing people.
So he said, “Uncle, how about you take on a bit more responsibility?”
Uncle immediately sprang up from his chair, vigorously waving his hands and saying, “No, no, no. Why don’t you let your First Uncle lead them? I heard your First Uncle say he used to know Lao Lü.”
“Is that so? Oh, Uncle, just help me out, please. Just lead them for now,” Li Yu said.
Uncle saw the worry in Li Yu’s brows and remembered some things his second brother had told him before; Li Yu was under a lot of pressure.
So he sighed and said, “Alright, I’ll help you lead them!”
“It’s just that I think we should deal with that He Park as soon as possible.”
Li Yu nodded and said, “Hmm, I know.”
He seemed to suddenly remember something and said, “Uncle, how about we go together this time? We’ll bring Captain Lü and his people, and then we’ll deal with this He Park group first.”
“Is Captain Lü doing better now?”
“He’s better, but he definitely can’t participate in combat right now,” Li Yu said.
“Hmm. Alright. When do you plan to go then?” Uncle asked.
“What’s your opinion?” Li Yu asked.
Uncle looked at the weather and said, “It’s sunny these days, so let’s go soon. The day after tomorrow?”
Li Yu nodded and said, “Alright, then let’s set it for the day after tomorrow. I’ll talk to Second Uncle about it later. I originally wanted everyone to rest for a bit.”
Remembering what he had told his mother today, he then said to Uncle, “I originally thought we hadn’t had a gathering in so long, and now that so many new faces have joined, we could have a get-together and everyone could have some fun.”
“But, now that those people from He Park haven’t been dealt with, having a gathering like this feels a bit unsettled. It’s better to solve this problem first. Once the trouble is resolved later, we can truly relax.” Li Yu said.
“Hmm, as long as you have a plan.” Uncle nodded, then finished the apple in his hand.
Uncle had a peculiar way of eating apples: he would eat the entire thing, truly the entire thing, leaving no core, no seeds.
After Li Yu finished talking with Uncle, he finally felt a sense of relief and much lighter.
He descended from the wall and walked towards a small room near the breeding farm. This room was always used to confine people caught from outside.
In the room, the undershirt man was covered with a fertilizer bag, and the entire room emitted an unpleasant odor.
Da Pao, who had accompanied him into the room from the doorway, looked at the man and said grumpily, “This guy was really disobedient, but after a beating, he became much more compliant.”
Li Yu removed the bag covering the man’s face, only to see that the man’s eyes were already black like a panda’s.
They were pitch black and very symmetrical.
Damn it... too symmetrical.
He looked back at Da Pao, who was looking up at the ceiling structure.
Li Yu couldn’t help but laugh and say, “Lao Xie’s socks were stuffed back in, weren’t they?”
Da Pao also said helplessly, “Lao Xie is not human, it’s too smelly.”
“Then why did you stuff them back in?”
“It was just for fun.”
