Chapter 97: Recruiting People

Fang Xia was the one who was shocked now.

So that was how it could be done—using the zombies’ lack of sight as a weakness. Not only could it be turned into a way to kill enemies, it could also be used to distinguish high-ranking zombies at a glance. What a brilliant move.

“By the way, that massage just now felt so good it gave me another idea.”

Seeing everyone looking over, Fang Xia simply repeated the thought An Qingyu had just had in her heart.

“Brilliant. Using the instinct of low-level zombies, which cannot see, to create terrain traps... Brother Fang, you really are too clever.”

Even the ever-composed Liu Rui grew excited, let alone the other women.

“We’ll handle this quietly ourselves. No need to inform the other corps.”

Fang Xia reminded them.

Whatever they did, it was always wise to keep a card in reserve.

“Don’t worry. I’ll go find the Gale Corps’ leader later and have him assign some reliable people to handle it. Before the zombies arrive, I won’t let them leave. It will be kept absolutely secret.”

With Liu Rui personally keeping watch, Fang Xia was naturally at ease.

While they were chatting merrily over here, An Qingyu, standing alone over there, looked rather awkward.

That idea had only occurred to her not long ago—so why had he been able to think of something so similar so quickly?

The problem of zombie eyesight was often overlooked by many, and everyone had completely forgotten that it could be used to tell the ranks of zombies apart.

Now even the little girl no longer knew how to speak up for her.

Before coming here, she had planned it all out: first flatter Brother Fang a little, then tell him the method Teacher An had mentioned last night, and perhaps make up for her mistake.

But now Brother Fang had not only arranged everything Teacher An had thought of, he had even come up with a sharper scheme. What was she supposed to say now?

Should she have Teacher An come out and apologize?

That did not seem very likely.

“Teacher An is here too? Then come join us for a meal.”

As if he had only just noticed An Qingyu, Fang Xia put on an air of surprise.

He gave Liu Rui a glance, and Liu Rui went downstairs to arrange lunch.

After eating stir-fried dishes yesterday, nothing else had any taste anymore. If there was meat, that would be even better.

Soon, the fragrant scent of food drifted up from below. Everyone could not help swallowing and rubbing their stomachs.

“Let’s start with some hot pot to tide us over. We can have some rice later.”

Fang Xia’s suggestion was immediately agreed to by everyone.

Jing Ru quickly brought out the bowls and chopsticks. She was now in charge of all the dining utensils; in addition, things like mops and brooms were also stored with her.

After all, cleaning the second floor was her responsibility.

Everyone sat down, ready to eat. The hot pot on the alcohol stove was already exuding a mouthwatering aroma, and only one person was still standing awkwardly to the side, unable to sit or leave.

“Teacher An, come sit.”

Only the little girl still cared about her feelings. After all, she was the one who had brought her up here, and before the apocalypse she had been both teacher and friend.

“Sit down and eat with us. Don’t worry. Even if you’re just a pretty ornament like Jing Ru, I can still afford to keep a few.”

Cruel enough to kill the body and the heart alike.

The moment An Qingyu, just pulled down by the little girl to sit, tried to stand up and leave, she was pressed back down hard by the little girl.

Holding An Qingyu with one arm, the little girl kept pleading with Fang Xia with her mouth.

That should be enough. Fang Xia would still need her in the future.

Besides, she had been the one the little girl invited up here. During this time, the little girl had already contributed a great deal to the team. Even if she really was a simple, sweet fool, Fang Xia did not mind supporting one more mouth; it would not cost much.

By then the hot pot was already giving off a rich fragrance, and the others had long since lost patience and started eating. Fang Xia no longer cared about the matter over there.

When eating with that pack of she-wolves, if you were not quick enough, all that was left was the soup. No one was going to remember that Fang Xia was the leader when it came time to fight for food.

Over the next few days, Dawn City seemed to have transformed into a construction madman, with hammering and drilling everywhere. Countless people were hauling all kinds of materials during the day.

Infected by that atmosphere, everyone became somewhat tense.

Since the leaders of the major factions were all taking it so seriously, there had to be a reason.

Within Fang Xia’s territory, the chubby Lu Dezhi was directing a large number of workers in construction. This area had already been declared forbidden by Liu Rui, and no one was allowed to enter.

Even during the nightly zombie rain, a hundred-woman team was specially stationed here to guard it, led personally by Li Xiaochun, just in case the zombies damaged it in advance.

And during these days, Fang Xia’s harem unit had remained fixed at one thousand members, never increasing again.

Fang Xia had always pursued the elite path; even when it came to women, he wanted each of them to be worth three ordinary fighters.

Among the city’s four major powers, if one simply compared team strength, Fang Xia’s harem unit could not match any of them.

But if one compared top-level combat power, Fang Xia could say with confidence: bring them all on together.

Still, Fang Xia had not recruited anyone personally, but the Gale Corps and the Tiger-Leopard Corps under him had not been idle.

They had been recruiting like mad under Fang Xia’s banner, and they did not care what strength the recruits had. Even first-tier fighters were accepted; they were practically about to take in old people and children as well. After all, cannon fodder needed someone to fill the ranks.

By now, both corps had broken through the twenty-thousand mark and were charging toward thirty thousand members.

With the high-end combat strength of Fang Xia’s own team, plus the sheer numbers of the two corps, the night battles had become increasingly easy.

As the team continued to expand, the two corps’ leaders still harbored no strange thoughts toward Fang Xia.

Although they had to pay a considerable number of upgrade crystals every day, their income had multiplied several times over compared to before, and all of that was thanks to Fang Xia.

What was more, Fang Xia did not interfere in their affairs at all and let them develop as they pleased.

The three corps also maintained their cooperative relationship on the surface, giving them plenty of face.

Where else could one find such a reliable backer? The chubby and the thin leaders were no fools.

Lu Dezhi was even preparing to marry his fifteenth wife. With power growing so much, of course he needed more wives to match his status.

As for Dawn City, it was even more astonishing. After several straight days of frenzied recruiting, the number of combat personnel had already exceeded three hundred thousand. This was news Guo Yu had told Fang Xia.

The Lone Wolf Corps refused to be left behind. Originally, it had been the Lone Wolf Corps merged with four smaller corps, but now it was openly swallowing the smaller groups whole, with its membership racing toward one hundred thousand.

Once this was over, all the smaller corps in Dawn City would probably vanish entirely, and the city would truly become the domain of the four great powers, returning to the situation of Fang Xia’s previous life.

Only Liu Rui’s ladies’ army had been transformed into Fang Xia’s harem unit.

The Blood Robe Corps, meanwhile, was steady and measured. It neither accepted everyone like the Lone Wolf Corps nor stood completely still like Fang Xia’s harem unit.

The Blood Robe Corps’ main force had also broken through ten thousand members, and most of them were second-tier combatants. Overall, its strength was more than a whole level above the Lone Wolf Corps.