#718 - Chapter 718 I'll Leave It to You

Unbeknownst to anyone, time had arrived at the beginning of November.

The temperature dropped again, falling below the 20-degree mark. People now needed to wear coats to adapt to this kind of temperature.

Of course, it wasn't yet considered cold, but compared to the usual autumn weather, Guangyuan City's temperature was dropping too quickly.

In the past, even in November, most people in Guangyuan City would still be wearing short sleeves and shorts.

Given this situation, everyone could imagine that this year would most likely be another cold winter.

Fortunately, they had already joined the Green Source family.

This place had various facilities to withstand the severe cold.

Even if the city was封锁 by heavy snow, everyone wouldn't have to be trapped at home struggling with hunger like last year.

Besides the inside of Green Source.

Even the unranked survivors outside of Green Source had received some benefits.

During this period, they occasionally accepted tasks assigned by Green Source, such as constructing some facilities within Green Source, assisting with the installation of external monitoring lines, and building some outposts, among other projects.

Yes.

Outposts were now being built outside of Green Source.

Approximately 20 of them, distributed around the main transportation routes of Mentang Town, as well as some routes where zombies were likely to pass.

It wasn't necessary for personnel to be stationed there long-term. Simply installing special cameras would suffice for monitoring and statistics.

This way, Green Source could detect approaching people from a greater distance in the future, and reduce the possibility of being attacked from afar.

Qin Jin wouldn't forget that some heavy artillery could fire as far as 20 to 30 kilometers.

Although Green Source currently had no enemies on the surface, there were definitely still many people who were unhappy with Green Source's high profile in the dark.

Even if those enemies couldn't obtain the specific coordinates of the headquarters, a saturation attack still had a certain probability of hitting it.

Therefore, some things had to be prepared in advance, to prevent people from getting within range.

Continuing to extend the base's reach outward had become a necessary move.

This was destined to be a relatively long-term project.

So, the survivors outside of Green Source had been quite fortunate recently, because Green Source had tasks to give them, and they could obtain a small amount of food from it.

Even the recently introduced, allegedly Green Source-grown, unpalatable new rice was better than the tree bark, wild vegetables, earthworms, and insects dug up from the wild, right?

After all, this was proper food.

After obtaining it, the survivors would carefully hide it away, preparing it for the upcoming cold disaster.

The leader's office.

Today, Wang Yang, Zhao Ling, Tang Jinlong, and several other cadres came to Qin Jin to report on some matters.

"President Qin, the situation is roughly like this. Some not-so-good remarks have appeared in several residential areas. Some women have united to exclude other male personnel, and are instigating the women around them not to easily become couples with men!"

"This is the information and list that our Supervision Department has collected during this period. These ten or so women are the most vocal. They have united other women with less firm wills to form a female mutual aid group, with the intention of not associating with those lower-level male personnel."

"But according to our investigation, these women are secretly inquiring about the information of some level 4 and 5, and even core male personnel!"

"They don't really look down on men, they're just setting their sights on higher-level men."

Wang Yang truthfully reported the recent information the Supervision Department had gathered to Qin Jin, the leader.

These matters could be big or small, and they couldn't make a decision.

Sitting on the sofa in the office, Qin Jin picked up a cup of tea that Zhao Ling had just brewed and gently sipped it.

He felt the taste echoing in his mouth, and the lingering fragrance that remained even after it slid down his esophagus.

"Good tea!"

Without answering Wang Yang's words, he praised it instead.

This was top-grade Da Hong Pao that the combat部队 had found from somewhere before. Recently, after Zhao Ling applied to brew it for him once, Qin Jin had fallen in love with this taste.

Compared to alcohol, this top-grade tea was another kind of enjoyment.

After finishing a cup, Qin Jin finally spoke:

"Give them a warning! Then continue to monitor them. If these female personnel know what's good for them, we can continue to give them a chance to stay here."

"But there can't be any further situations that are detrimental to the unity of the base, or that could cause even bigger problems! Otherwise, throw them directly out of the base!"

He finished the last sentence casually.

It was that simple.

It wasn't difficult to understand that some women were trying to curry favor with higher-level male executives, because this would allow them to directly step onto a higher level themselves.

Just like how women in peacetime liked the rich and handsome.

But now it was the apocalypse.

This meant that some people couldn't spread remarks that would damage the overall interests of the base for their own benefit.

The base was going to pass on the spark of human civilization in the future.

It was impossible to ruin the good atmosphere in order to satisfy some people.

This would create unnecessary gender antagonism, which would be detrimental to the normal reproduction of the base's personnel in the future.

According to what Qin Jin said, the dozen or so female personnel Wang Yang mentioned earlier needed to be warned, and they would definitely not appear on the new promotion list in the future.

They had lost the possibility of climbing up.

Moreover, the headquarters would not accept core and level 4 or above personnel forming partnerships with these people.

Now, after men and women in the base confirm their relationship, if they want to live together and receive various couple benefits, they need to register their marriage at the headquarters.

Otherwise, it would only be a temporary solution.

Of course.

The base wouldn't prohibit men and women from doing anything they wanted without a marital relationship.

But if they wanted to have the subsequent maternity subsidies, nutritional subsidies, family planning supplies, maternity leave, and other benefits, they needed to formally register.

"Understood, President Qin, I know what to do next!"

Wang Yang responded after taking a sip of the tea Zhao Ling handed over.

This matter wasn't a big deal, it was just a ripple caused by the recent implementation of several new policies.

The few people simply decided on this matter in this not-quite-a-meeting conversation.

"Boss, why don't I take care of this matter? I'm also a woman, and I understand the thoughts of some of these people better. I think some of them can still be saved, they're just being instigated and influenced by some people."

"I want to try to correct the thinking of most women. In our base, independent thinking for women is allowed, but they can also follow their heart's desires and pair up with a suitable partner after meeting them."

"There are far fewer women than men in the base, and I want to establish a correct concept for everyone in it."

Zhao Ling suddenly interjected and took the initiative to take over this matter.

Qin Jin thought about it, and what she said made sense.

Women had a very low status in the apocalypse, but they were the indispensable other half of civilization's inheritance.

Only by allowing everyone to have a concept that conformed to the interests of the base, and also conformed to the interests of the vast majority of people, could there be a win-win situation.

"Alright, this matter will be entrusted to you!"

Qin Jin decided in this way.

(End of chapter)