Eye of the Wasteland

Chapter 186 Sheltering Refugees (Part [-])
This night, the entire Xinshan Village stronghold seemed to be unexpectedly lively.

Tents are densely placed in any open space in the entire stronghold, and even in the end, it is necessary to take out a part of the reserved tents from the stronghold warehouse for use.

At the same time, the kitchen at the Xinshan Village stronghold became busier than usual. After all, they now had to prepare meals for nearly a thousand people.

As a result, the kitchen was so busy that it finally had to summon a lot of wasteland rangers and wanderers who were good at cooking to help.

But even though these huge numbers of vagrants did bring some troubles to the stronghold, there were no complaints in the whole stronghold.

It is precisely because many people have been exposed to the rain that they choose to hold an umbrella for others when they have the conditions.

And when the delicious meat porridge was served in front of each refugee, many refugees showed extremely shocked expressions.

They were already flattered to be able to enter this stronghold and have food to eat.

Even if the food is just the swill left by the residents of the stronghold, or even some porridge and rotten food that is as rare as boiled water, they are mentally prepared.

After all, they were used to seeing all the sadness and misery in the world in the outer city of Fuyuan before, so that these things were small problems for them.

But they didn't expect that they would be given bowls of meat porridge by this stronghold, and then they could even receive a potato cake.

Even though they knew that each of the residents in the stronghold could receive half a piece of barbecue more than themselves, these refugees were so grateful that they almost knelt down to thank the wasteland rangers and wanderers who distributed meals.

Because apart from kneeling and kowtow, they already have nothing.

But seeing those refugees gratefully carrying their rice bowls back to those simple camps to eat with their families, and they finally showed smiles on their faces, and the people in the Xinshan Village stronghold also showed smiles.

And what many people in Wasteland Ranger didn't expect was that what Wu Yunhao said to those refugees really had an effect.

After dinner, many refugees found Wu Yunhao and Chen Xiaojia, as well as Zhang Hongwei and Cao Chengan who were in charge of the construction site.

They said that they would like to do some work of leveling the land and building the foundation now as long as they provide some simple lighting and tools.

From the sincere words of those refugees, everyone knows that these refugees are not joking.

If a house in the civilized era gives people a sense of belonging to home, then a house in the wasteland era is a shelter that can live and work.

After Zhang Hongwei and Cao Chengan also got the news and asked Chen Xiaojia for instructions through the walkie-talkie, Chen Xiaojia looked at Wu Yunhao who was holding the bowl and chopsticks in his hand.

In this regard, Wu Yunhao smiled and replied to Chen Xiaojia: "These refugees have just joined the stronghold, and it is normal to want to do something for the stronghold."

"As long as it is within the scope of their ability, I think we should let them do it, and don't discourage others from wanting to do something for the stronghold."

Hearing Wu Yunhao's words, Chen Xiaojia picked up the walkie-talkie and replied: "Since they want to do their part for the stronghold, you should send some team members on duty at night to count and distribute supplies to you."

When Chen Xiaojia put down the walkie-talkie, she looked curiously at Wu Yunhao beside her: "Have you guessed the reaction of these refugees?"

Wu Yunhao shook his head with a smile and replied, "I didn't guess it, but there's no need to be surprised."

"These refugees received such good treatment when they first came to the stronghold, so they naturally want to become real members of the stronghold as soon as possible."

"Winter is coming, and based on their experience, many people will die of hunger and cold in winter. Obviously they don't want to be one of them."

"So inspired by my words, they have both a passion and a reason to work, so why should they be curious about all this?"

Hearing Wu Yunhao's words, Chen Xiaojia just smiled lightly and shook his head, then he could only watch the refugees gathered by the wasteland rangers head towards the stronghold construction site.

At this moment, Zhang Hongwei quickly rushed towards Wu Yunhao and Chen Xiaojia from not far away.

Seeing Zhang Hongwei approaching quickly, Chen Xiaojia asked him curiously: "Old Zhang, I let them pass by, why did you come here yourself?"

Zhang Hongwei came in front of Chen Xiaojia and Wu Yunhao, and said to them, "Captain, Mr. Wu, Ding Shiyang sent us a message from Fuyuan City."

Chen Xiaojia asked curiously about this: "Ding Shiyang sent us a message, is there anything going on in the outer city of Fuyuan City?"

Zhang Hongwei replied to Chen Xiaojia with a slightly serious look: "Ding Shiyang said that the outer city of Fuyuan City has been somewhat unsettled recently. The major forces have no problems, but those small forces have constant problems."

"Also, winter is coming, and there are a lot of problems about food and supplies in the outer city of Fuyuan, so Ding Shiyang, Fang Yu and Mao Wendong are a bit overwhelmed."

"So, they want you and Mr. Wu, the captain, to go and have a look tomorrow. After all, the three of them are really weak in the outer city."

Hearing Zhang Hongwei's words, Chen Xiaojia and Wu Yunhao looked at each other, and nodded to Zhang Hongwei at the same time.

After Zhang Hongwei left, Chen Xiaojia asked Wu Yunhao, "Do you think...the arrival of these refugees has something to do with the outer city of Fuyuan City?"

Seeing that Chen Xiaojia had the same thought as himself, Wu Yunhao replied to Chen Xiaojia: "Actually, I made this judgment at the beginning, but I didn't say it out."

"The outer city of Fuyuan City involves not only the interests of the six major forces in the outer city, but also the interests of City Lord Feng and many people in the inner city."

"Although we have the support of City Lord Feng, City Lord Feng has not been able to subdue everything from top to bottom in Fuyuan City. Otherwise, why would he need us to come forward?"

"I'm afraid these series of things should be fueled by some forces who don't want the wasteland ranger to rule the outer city, and want to put us in a dilemma."

"So in the future, as long as we are in charge of the outer city for a day, such intrigues may not be less."

Chen Xiaojia didn't have any intention of shrinking from this, but on the contrary showed a look of dissatisfaction.

"If that's the case, then I'll use the name of going to the outer city to buy supplies tomorrow to see what kind of conspiracy these guys have prepared for us."

(End of this chapter)