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n“I’m missing one Advanced Bunker Upgrade Scroll. Otherwise, I could have directly upgraded to Level 6.”

nLin Ye muttered regretfully and cooped himself up in the recruitment hall.

nAt Level 5, the population limit reached 4,000.

nAfter accounting for the casualties, his total population was 974, which meant that he could add another 3,026 population units.

nWith such an increase in population limit, it was time for a massive recruitment again.

nFurthermore, after upgrading the fortress, there were many new changes. He had to familiarize himself with it as soon as possible.

nHe opened the territory map first.

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nThis was an unique ability unlocked when the Bunker reached Level 5—Virtual Sandbox.

nAlthough it did not have any real-time monitoring function, it could directly observe the construction and resource consumption within the territory.

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nHe picked up a wooden chopstick and drew a circle around the perimeter of the virtual sandbox which was also the 2,000 meter mark from his graveyard.

nTwo thousand meters was the dividing line.

nWithin the 2,000 meters range, after two days of clearing, most of the zombies were cleared.

nIt was considered safe for now, making it suitable to establish as the first circle of defense.

nThings got rather complicated beyond the 2,000 meters mark.

nApart from the dark fog, there were also many zombies and other human lords.

nThose were unknown variables.

nHow could he allow outsiders to snore loudly by his bedside?

nHe was after all the number one lord in the world right now.

nAs for the five-man party, they were brazen enough to offend someone superior to them and plot against his subordinates.

nZheng Jingze, who had done this before, was now a fertilizer for the grass growing on his grave.

nLin Ye quietly added their names to the blacklist when Adelia told him about the five of them.

nOf course, before taking revenge, he still had to prepare a defense strategy.

nStable progress was the most important thing right now.

n“The outer region can serve as the first defensive line. His available resources are Level 1 Wooden Fences and Level 3 Stone Fences…”

nLin Ye pondered for a moment before placing the two fence blueprints along the defensive line.

nSoon, the estimated cost of the materials needed appeared on the map.

nAt a glance, the number was still increasing rapidly by a few hundred per second.

nA moment later, the calculation was completed.

nThe system displayed the calculation report: To establish a defensive circle at the 2,000 meters mark using fences. Total perimeter of the circle is 12,560 meters. After excluding ravines, bushes, hills, and rivers along the way, 4,623 meters is left. One fence is 10 meters. In total, 463 units of fence are required.

nLevel 1 Wooden Fence: 1 unit requires 100 Wood, 1 Native Worker. Time Required: 10 hours! (Note: Number of blueprints and native worker’s level can increase efficiency)

nEffect: For every unit of wooden fence, it is able to defend against 100 Level 1 zombie attacks, 10 Level 2 zombie attacks, 5 Level 3 zombie attacks. Against anything above Level 4, the fence will instantly break!

nLevel 3 Stone Fence: 1 unit requires 300 Stone, 3 Native Workers. Time Required: 24 hours! (Note: Number of blueprints and native worker’s level can increase efficiency)

nEffect: For every unit of stone fence, it is able to defend against 300 Level 1 zombie attacks, 30 Level 2 zombie attacks, 15 Level 3 zombie attacks, 7 Level 4 zombie attacks.Against anything above Level 5, the fence will instantly break!

nEstimated Resource Expenditure: Level 1 Wooden Fence. 46,300 Wood, 463 Native Workers. 100 hours needed for the entire construction.

nLevel 3 Stone Fence: 138,900 Stone, 926 Native Workers, 240 hours needed for the entire construction.

nReducing the number of native workers would greatly extend the time needed to complete the construction.

n“It is actually going to take more than 200 hours.” Lin Ye frowned slightly.

nFrankly speaking, he was more inclined toward the stone fence.

nA strong defense which was durable.

nIf this thing was placed at the perimeter, it would appear much more intimidating than a wooden fence.

nAs for the doubling of the number of native workers needed, it simply did not matter.

nIn any case, he was rich now and had sufficient population space. He was not afraid of manpower constraints at all.

nHowever, the number of blueprints was a huge pit. He only received three Level 3 Stone Fence blueprints after opening all those treasure chests. The efficiency would be too slow.

nOn the other hand, he had a total of 500 Wooden Fence blueprints and more than 700 native workers upgrade scrolls. If they were used, the time needed would be reduced by at least half.

nHe compared the information of the blueprints of the two fences with the blueprints of other buildings.

nA quick calculation later.

nLin Ye made a decision.

n“Tru, gather everyone except the native workers who work in the fisheries.”

nHe walked out of the bunker and shouted to Tru.

n“My lord, is it a big operation?” Tru revealed a curious expression.

n“Why are you wasting time? Hurry up and go.” Lin Ye kicked him and scolded, “You’ve forgotten what I taught you again. I’m telling you to go and get the people, so stop chattering. If this happens again, you can go back to your underworld.”

n“I dare not forget, I dare not forget. The lord’s words are the motto of my life. Even if I die, I will engrave these words on my tombstone…”

nTru shuddered with fear, wishing he could give himself a few tight slaps.

nAt noon, because he had doubted the lord’s decision, his beef set meal was taken away and he could only eat the sad steamed buns.

nBut that was not considered awful for him.

nIf he got to eat steaming hot buns in the underworld three days ago, he would have been grinning in bed for three days.

nHowever, everything changed after being recruited into Lin Ye’s territory.

nIn just two days, his taste buds had been renewed.

nSweet egg cream toast, fragrant ham instant noodles, and delicious pork skewers…

nThe temptation of Earth’s delicacies was enough to make him drool just at the thought of them.

nHence, he would rather be a bootlicker to Lin Ye than return to the underworld for another day.

nBetting on his future life, Tru’s efficiency skyrocketed, but it caused a commotion outside the bunker.

nIn a few minutes, 197 native workers appeared outside the bunker.

nStanding at the front was Worker One.

nThey had just finished transporting supplies and were exhausted when they were called over by Tru’s men.

n“My lord, we can’t go on like this. We have to make dozens of warehouses. Otherwise, once it rains, the supplies outside the graveyard will perish.”

nWorker One raised his hand and suggested.

n“That’s why I called you here.” Lin Ye smiled. The construction of the warehouses was within his calculations.

nBut that was not the main point.

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nHe raised his hand and interrupted Worker One. He swept his gaze across everyone present and nodded inwardly.

nAlthough they had only interacted with each other for two days, with good food by the chefs and good living conditions, the loyalty of all the native workers was almost 80%.

nObviously, as long as he didn’t send them to their deaths.

nIf it was fast, it would be a week before all of them would be willing to sacrifice their lives for him. If it was slow, it would take around half a month.

nThinking up to this point, he took out 200 Intermediate Native Worker Upgrade Scrolls from his resource page and handed them to Worker One.

n“Upgrade scrolls?!” Worker One’s breathing quickened.

nHe never thought that there would be a day someone as lowly as him would actually have the right to use an upgrade scroll.

nWith the strict hierarchy of the underworld, whether it was soldiers, races, or religions, As long as they were living beings, raising one’s class was a ‘treasure’ that every native longed after.

nThis was different from the delicacies previously. The value of the upgrade scrolls undoubtedly exceeded their own value. Even if the scrolls were given to a higher class native worker, it would make those people follow Lin Ye wholeheartedly.

nHolding the upgrade scrolls in his hand, he felt his eyes burning…

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