Chapter Forty-Six: Dawn City

Fang Xia still sat on the bed in silence, Bai Xing standing at the bedside, their eyes locked.

Even in the apocalypse, even if you’re powerful, I’m still your first woman, right? Sneaking around with other women without my permission is absolutely unforgivable.

Fang Xia was already laughing inwardly. So, if she gave her permission, it would be just fine to mess around with other women?

Why isn’t he saying anything? What does this mean? Did I go too far? That shouldn’t be...

These past few days, I heard that all the bigger group leaders have several women by their side. Maybe my standards are just too high?

Fang Xia truly hadn’t known. Before Dawn City was established, he had scraped by alone. After arriving in Dawn City, he did notice that men with abilities were surrounded by countless women.

Isn’t it a little early for this? The apocalypse has barely lasted twenty days, and already people are starting to show their true colors?

Why is he still not saying anything? If he just apologizes, I’ll forgive him.

Bai Xing was growing anxious; something about this situation felt off.

Is he angry? Does he feel I embarrassed him in front of the twins? Could he possibly want to leave me? Should I apologize?

It had to be said, women truly are the most mysterious creatures. Give them the barest thread, and they’ll spin an epic drama in their heads in seconds.

“Tired from being out? Don’t just stand there, come sit down.”

As for making Bai Xing apologize to him, Fang Xia had no such strange preference. Enough was enough.

It’s the apocalypse—no way he’d grovel as before. Still, she was his first woman; she deserved some respect.

Bai Xing was about to play coy, but Fang Xia simply pulled her into his arms.

“I was a bit tired earlier. The twins were there, so I just asked them to give me a massage.”

It wasn’t exactly an explanation, but Bai Xing accepted the offered step down.

“If you’re tired, let me give you a massage. I won’t go out tomorrow anyway. There are plenty of strong sisters in the group now; they won’t miss me.”

Her eyes were rimmed red, her aggrieved look making her seem all the more pitiful—so much so that Fang Xia couldn’t resist kissing her cheek.

“Hmph, I’m going to wash my face.”

Fleeing his embrace, Bai Xing ran out of the room.

In the bathroom, Bai Xing stared at her reflection.

She’d always been confident in her looks—one of the campus belles at the Institute of Technology, majoring in computer science, her figure and features were flawless.

Yet those twin sisters had caught even her attention.

No, this won’t do. If this continues, Fang Xia might be bewitched by someone else. What if he grows tired of me? I have to come up with a plan.

Twins, is it? Well, tonight I’ll invite Ruirui to warm the bed. Let’s see who comes out on top.

Bai Xing was clever. From the moment she realized the world had ended, she knew a man like Fang Xia would never lack for women. She’d mentally prepared herself long ago.

She just hadn’t expected the day to come so suddenly.

She had to defend her position. If Liu Rui wasn’t enough, she’d add Li Xiaochun as well.

I refuse to believe that the three beauties from my dorm can’t outshine a pair of twins!

Fang Xia never imagined that a simple massage from the twins would have such an effect on Bai Xing. Meanwhile, he was already calculating how to lure Liu Rui into his bed.

Had he known, he might have done so much sooner...

“Brother Fang, big news!”

Liu Rui’s hurried voice came from outside the door.

“What is it?” Fang Xia stepped out, puzzled. Liu Rui had just gone out, yet she was back so soon.

“The survivor teams—they say they’re founding a new city. They’re calling it Dawn City.”

The name struck a chord deep in Fang Xia’s heart.

It’s happening earlier.

In the previous life, the survivor teams announced the establishment of Dawn City after the second airdrop, a full month later. Now, it was happening an entire month ahead of schedule.

But actually, this was within Fang Xia’s expectations.

In this life, everything seemed to be accelerating. Was it really the butterfly effect caused by his rebirth?

On closer thought, founding Dawn City now made perfect sense.

Last time, they waited a month because everyone’s strength was much weaker.

This time, even without counting Fang Xia himself, everyone else was leveling up much faster. The secret of the upgrade crystals hadn’t lasted a single day before it was discovered and spread.

If not for the appearance of tier two zombies, the number of survivors in the city would likely have surpassed the previous life several times over.

“Any other news?” Fang Xia asked. He needed more information to judge the current situation.

“I heard the Survivor Guild has already cleared half a district of zombies in just five days, setting up a safe defense line. Now they’re calling all survivors to settle in.”

So fast.

Fang Xia couldn’t help but marvel.

Baicheng had only eight districts in total. In just five days, they’d cleared half a district of zombies—such efficiency was truly impressive.

And with that came massive gains.

The few thousand upgrade crystals he had now were probably nothing compared to what the survivor teams had amassed.

Beyond the upgrade crystals and airdrop crates, every supermarket and mall in that district was surely emptied by now. In the apocalypse, those supplies were worth more than gold.

“Brother Fang, are we going? A lot of people are already heading there.”

Liu Rui would never make such a big decision herself. She was now convinced that Fang Xia was either reborn or transmigrated—a main character in any case. She’d follow his lead, no matter what.

“Yes, we’ll go. We set out at dawn.”

Fang Xia made his decision.

The survivors’ new district was right next to theirs—not far at all. They could reach it within half a day, without risking being caught out after dark.

Now, the whole city’s survivors were surely figuring out how to get there. He needed to go, gather more information, and purchase more equipment.

His decision quickly spread to all the ladies.

Departure at seven tomorrow morning—the destination: the newly founded Dawn City.

“Brother Fang, are we joining Dawn City?” Bai Xing had composed herself and approached Fang Xia. This was no time for drama; any decision Fang Xia made would affect their future.

“No, we won’t join now. What’s the difference between joining Dawn City now and being annexed by the survivor teams? I have no intention of being bossed around every day.”

Joining Dawn City—impossible.

There was still an earthquake yet to come, and even after that, he wouldn’t join the city as it was now.

Only after another month or two, when Dawn City had survived the earthquake and developed into a true haven for all survivors, would he formally move in.

He’d move in as a group—not as a subordinate.

The night passed quietly; even the situation with Fang Xia and the twin sisters was temporarily forgotten.