#364 - Chapter 364 Tool Rental

Mentang Town.

Residential Area 1.

As night falls, faint lights can be seen emanating from within.

After a long period of development, the three residential areas are now connected to electricity.

Although they can't provide power 24/7, the few hours of electricity each day allow the residents to experience the convenience of civilization.

At least they don't have to live in darkness at night, or build smoky and potentially hazardous bonfires.

A wall over ten meters high has been built around the residential area, and three sentry-like structures stand in three directions, each with a person on duty observing the outside situation, ready to eliminate any excessive number of zombies.

These are internal residents of the residential area, defending according to the shift schedule provided by the Green Source Base.

Surveillance cameras are also installed in many places, and the situation inside and outside is under the control of the base.

Living here is definitely much safer than being outside the Green Source Belt.

Mentang Town has experienced two zombie tide disasters this year, and although they were aimed at the Green Source Base, the survivors living in the Green Source Belt were still greatly affected.

It is said that at least 10 to 20 percent of the survivors were lost, becoming food for ordinary and mutated zombies passing by.

Relying on Green Source has its advantages and disadvantages.

Here, you can exchange supplies for food, but you have to face the problem of zombie tides that can appear at any time.

There is no perfect solution.

At this moment.

In a certain room in Residential Area 1, a faint light shines through the glass, indicating that someone is inside.

"Brother Xiao, I asked the neighbors next door, and there aren't many supplies in the Green Source Belt that can be exchanged for food now. We need to go further to have a chance."

A young man in yellow combat gear said dejectedly to his two companions.

They are none other than Xiao Ming, Green, and the others that Team Leader Li brought back from Shenshi!

Last night was their official entry into Residential Area 1, and now it's the second night.

"That's normal. The survivors aren't stupid. They'll definitely scavenge the nearby areas first. Tomorrow, I'll apply to Green Source for a car rental so we can go further to find supplies!"

Xiao Ming comforted his companions optimistically.

They didn't find any supplies today, mainly focusing on familiarizing themselves with everything here.

The sub-base currently doesn't have any new projects that require large-scale recruitment, so even the residents of the residential area haven't all had the opportunity to work at the sub-base.

Many people living in the residential area can only go out on their own after dawn to find supplies and food.

Xiao Ming and the others, as newcomers, are already considered lucky to have entered here, so naturally they don't have the greater privilege of going to work at the residential area directly.

Today, they moved around the residential area and took the initiative to talk to the people in the residential area, learning a lot about the situation that the combat team members hadn't told them before.

"Speaking of which, staying here is indeed different from being outside before!"

The remaining female companion stared at the bright energy-saving LED light above her head, sighing slightly.

Indeed, compared to their previous life of hiding and seeking in other places, afraid to fall asleep at night, the present is completely enjoyable.

At least they don't have to worry about zombies or malicious humans coming to slit their throats in the middle of the night.

"So I think coming here was the right choice! Although we haven't found any supplies yet, I believe life will definitely get better in the future! Let's rest early, we have to work hard starting tomorrow!"

Xiao Ming tidied up his small resting place and lay down comfortably, ready to sleep.

They don't have much food left, enough to last for a few more days. With no income today, they can only take out a little of their inventory to maintain their lives.

But his heart is full of hope.

The Green Source Base has very humanely opened up a car rental service, allowing people without their own transportation to have a way to go further to find supplies for them.

Providing ordinary trucks, cars, electric vehicles, bicycles and other transportation options.

It also thoughtfully provides a certain amount of fuel and electricity.

There are dedicated places to refuel and charge at the sub-base and residential areas.

As the oil base and coal base have stable and continuous output, the base has begun to release a certain quota of fuel and electricity to these survivors around it who rely on it for survival.

Of course, these are not free, and these renters will need to repay them in various ways in the future.

The entire Green Source system is becoming more and more complete.

Tomorrow, I can apply to the Green Source Base for a car and fuel to go further to find supplies.

A new life begins.

I hope everything gets better and better in the future.

With these thoughts, Xiao Ming slowly fell asleep.

(End of this chapter)