Apocalypse Rebirth: 3000 million won at the beginning

Chapter 2062 Powerful Personal Charisma!
This night in early September.

After the judges brought back the information from the waters off Palau, several plans and ideas were finalized by City Lord Li Yu at a cross-city meeting held in the three locations.

On what seemed like an ordinary night, it had a profound impact on the five cities of the Great Camphor Tree faction in the future.

It also profoundly affected the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in the area surrounding the camphor tree.

This night kept many of those who participated in the meeting awake.

But for ordinary residents, it was just an ordinary night. They were unaware of the existence of the King Kong zombies, nor of the situation in the waters off Palau.

north.

After the small meeting with high-level officials, Li Yu went to the top floor of the ninth floor of the City Lord's Mansion.

The golf facilities that Yuan Zhi once built here have long since fallen into disrepair.

The green plastic carpet also curled and deformed under the scorching sun.

Li Yu carried a glass of chilled lemonade to the edge of the rooftop, overlooking the entire inner and outer city of the North.

This location boasts the highest relative elevation in the entire North, offering a panoramic view of both the inner and outer cities.

Compared to a few years ago, there are more lights in the North City, and it looks much more prosperous.

Since the North launched its major development plan, a large number of survivors have poured in in recent months.

The population has surged from a few thousand to the current 20,000.

A trading market was set up outside the northern city, while Plantation No. 1 outside the northern city was being built 10 kilometers away.

The plantation plan outside the city is central to food production growth, and it has been implemented in the North, whether at the headquarters in the Great Camphor Tree or in the Oil City.

Currently, both the headquarters base in Dazhangshu and the No. 1 plantation in the oil city have been completed, and the crops have been planted.

In a few months, the grain in these plantations outside the city will be ready for harvest.

However, the rate of population growth still did not meet Li Yu's expectations.

His original three-year plan was to increase the population from 600,000 to 6 million.

But now, six months into the plan, the total population is only a little over 700,000.

In other words, the five branch bases of the Great Camphor Tree faction only grew by 20,000 to 30,000 people in a month.

The speed is too slow.

Li Yu took a sip of lemonade and muttered to himself, "Looks like we still need to step up our publicity efforts."

Population, food, military power, infrastructure, and so on—these core elements are all connected in a single chain.

The main purpose of population development is to have more productive capacity, and only with more productive capacity can we carry out massive infrastructure construction and expansion.

With more plantations and walls, a safe and stable environment can be provided and food can be produced.

As Li Yu was thinking about these things, he suddenly heard footsteps behind him.

Li Yu recognized the sound of the footsteps as belonging to Li Tie.

"Big brother."

Li Tie walked to Li Yu's side and said softly:

"Zhengping is getting married in a few days. He asked you today if you had time to attend."

Li Yu raised an eyebrow and asked:

"Is this kid one of those twins?"

Li Tie laughed and said, "That's right, this kid married two at once, that's too flashy."

Li Yu couldn't help but curse:
"This isn't feudal times, how can he marry two women? This kid has really gone astray in the oil city, it's outrageous, how could he do this!"

"Marrying two at once is outrageous! It's such a bad influence!"

Li Tie said with an embarrassed expression:
"I've talked to him about it too, but he said..."

"What did he say?" Li Yu asked, staring at him.

“He said…” Li Tie was clearly hesitant about whether to speak, but after a moment’s hesitation, he decided to say it anyway:
He said he liked both of them, and that adults don't make choices; he wanted them both.

"And he also said that you have several, while he only has two, saying that he learned it from you."

Upon hearing this, Li Yu spat out a mouthful of lemonade, spraying it all over Li Tie's face.

Li Tie wiped his face and looked at Li Yu with a resentful expression.

Li Yu, feeling embarrassed, turned and walked away, cursing:
"This kid doesn't learn the good things, he only learns the bad ones."

But he was powerless to refute it, after all, he had started it first.

As the eldest grandson of the Li family, his words and actions sometimes have a great influence on his younger brothers and sisters.

He himself had several wives, and Li Zhengping followed suit, so he couldn't say anything.

Reaching the doorway downstairs, Li Yu stopped and turned to ask:

Where does he plan to hold the wedding?

Li Tie coughed and said:
“He’s also torn. He wants to hold the event in the oil city, but if he does, our family members will probably have to travel far away, and I don’t feel safe that way.”

Li Yu thought about it and agreed.

If Li Zhengping were to get married in the oil city, the entire Li family would probably have to attend the wedding.

After all, Li Zhengping is Li Yushi's youngest grandson. Putting aside everything else, Li Yu's father and three uncles definitely have to attend.

Thinking of this, Li Yu said:
"Tell him to give up. Don't hold it in the oil city. Let him take his two wives back to the headquarters. Over the years, he's been the one I've been most worried about."

After he gets married, his fourth uncle will probably be able to rest easy.

Li Tie nodded. His fourth uncle and Li Zhengping had never had a good relationship since childhood.

Over the years, Li Zhengping has rarely returned to the headquarters base in Dazhangshu except for previous high-level meetings.

So many years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Li Zhengping, who was sixteen years old back then, has now become a 24-year-old young man.

Li Yu looked at Li Tie, his expression shifting, and continued:
"You should hurry up too, Haoxian also got married at the headquarters."

Hangzi and Yuanzi are both married, even Tianlong and Dapao are married, and I heard Tianlong's wife Sumei is about to give birth. We're all the only ones who aren't married yet.

Li Tie retorted:
"Haoran and Gangzi aren't married either."

Li Yu glanced at him and said, "But he has a girlfriend. You're already in your mid-twenties and don't even have one. With your looks, you could find anyone in our big camphor tree area. You shouldn't be so picky."

Being pressured to get married, especially by his older brother, Li Tie was completely different from his usual self. He awkwardly fidgeted with the hem of his clothes and said, "It's just that I haven't met the right person yet."

Seeing Li Tie's state, Li Yu knew that Li Tie must have been left with a bad impression by his previous relationship.

Tu Wentan's sister, Tu Tu, took advantage of Li Tie's affections to force him to do some illegal things.

Ugh.
When choosing a wife, one should choose a virtuous one. In such an apocalyptic world, if one of the wives of several brothers is narrow-minded and has wicked thoughts, problems are likely to arise.

"Why didn't you continue to contact that person I introduced to you last time?" Li Yu asked.

Li Tie said awkwardly:
"Not suitable."

Li Yu pointed at him helplessly, "Look at you, she's been so proactive, and you..."

"Oh well, whatever happens, happens. You decide for yourself."

After saying that, he went down from the ninth floor.

Li Tie stood there blankly for a long time. He had never been in a relationship before he got together with Tu Tu.

In his view, finding a partner should be about lifelong commitment and mutual support.

He is a relatively traditional person, and his thinking is still stuck in the past.

He's a complete novice when it comes to relationships.

But that romantic experience with Tu Tu was really not good.

It was only after the exchange of benefits that he belatedly realized that Tu Tu didn't actually like him; she was only after the resources and power he possessed. She simply wanted to use him to achieve her goals.

Even before they were married, they could use their feelings for her to force themselves to do things that violated regulations.

They didn't care at all what kind of trouble it would cause him after they did that.

Ugh.
Li Tie looked at the sky with a wry smile, muttering to himself:

Is pure love really that difficult?

The next day.

Accompanied by Lü Cheng, Li Yu arrived at the most important place in the inner city.

The basement beneath the city lord's mansion contains a large number of zombie generators.

It is the place that provides electricity to the entire North.

Looking at the huge basement, densely packed with zombie generators, one after another zombies were tirelessly stepping on the pedals, generating electricity continuously.

The electricity generated will be converted into voltage levels in a substation on the underground floor to optimize transmission efficiency before being transmitted to various parts of the North via power lines.

Lü Cheng explained:
"Lord, due to the recent increase in the population of the Northern Territory, and the fact that Plantation No. 1 outside the city will be completed soon and will require a large amount of electricity, we are now preparing for another power generation site."

"Where?" Li Yu asked. Lü Cheng pointed upwards and said:

"It's that building in the southwest corner of the inner city. We renovated that building, installed a fresh air system inside, and bricked up all the windows to ensure they're sealed."

Li Yu thought for a moment and asked:
Has headquarters sent anyone to assess the safety?

When it comes to the construction of such critical areas, the headquarters is the most authoritative place.

Whether it's the plantation outside the city or the space and management methods for placing zombie generators, everything must be done according to the standards of the headquarters base.

Therefore, the headquarters also sent a special person to provide guidance on the zombie generator room that was built in the oil city.

Faced with Li Yu's question, Lü Cheng quickly replied:
"Yes, Deputy Director Zhou of the Military Industry Department personally led a group to come and take a look a while ago, and even left some people to help out."

"Hmm." Li Yu nodded, reminding him:
"The zombie generator is of utmost importance, and since it involves zombies, we must strictly adhere to the relevant procedures, otherwise we cannot bear the consequences!"

"Yes, thank you for the reminder, City Lord. We will be careful," Lu Cheng replied.

Seeing that the zombie generator underground was working properly, Li Yu turned around and said:
"Come on, let's go see your expanded new power generation site."

"it is good."

Lu Cheng quickly led the way, and when he left, he specifically asked the staff on duty in the underground power generation room to keep an eye on things.

These zombie generator rooms will definitely have staff on duty to watch over them.

These on-duty personnel need to be knowledgeable in power repair and maintenance, and also need to constantly monitor the changes in the condition of these zombies.

Occasionally, some zombies would cause problems, and they would have to call people over to replace them.

soon.

Li Yu then followed Lü Cheng to the building in the southwest corner of the inner city.

The building has been fenced off with barbed wire and signs read: Military restricted area, do not enter without permission.

Furthermore, cameras were installed all around, and a ten-person combat team was guarding the area.

Generally speaking, only members of level three or above are allowed to enter the inner city of the North.

Even if you reach level three, you still need to obtain the relevant permit to enter this power generation building.

Buildings like the one in the southwest corner are relatively remote and there are no other buildings around, so it would be very easy for someone to sneak in and be discovered.

Moreover, the building is completely sealed off, and you can't see anything from the outside at all.

You can only enter through the two main gates, one at the front and one at the back.

Lu Cheng led Li Yu inside the barbed wire fence, and when they reached the gate entrance, they encountered three guards.

When the three guards saw Li Yu, they were visibly shaken, their faces filled with admiration.

He gave a clean and crisp salute.

Li Yu smiled at them and returned their greeting.

He recognized the three guards; they were all Ah Hong's men.

"Lu Shuhua, Mu Yucheng, Qu Hai, these are your names, right?" Li Yu asked with a smile.

The three of them were almost dumbfounded when they heard Li Yu call them by their names.

Although they had spent a long time at the headquarters base before, they had been in the Northern Territory with Ah Hong for two or three years and had never gone back.

Unexpectedly, the city lord was able to remember their names accurately.

"Lord of the City, you actually remember our names?" Lu Shuhua looked at Li Yu with a grateful expression.

Li Yu smiled and said, "I remember you. I have a deep impression of you. You seem to have a cousin, right? Has your cousin also come to the Northern Territory?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Shuhua forced a smile and said:

"No, she stayed at headquarters. I haven't seen her for two and a half years."

Li Yu was silent for a moment, then patted him on the shoulder and said:
"You have sacrificed so much for the big camphor tree, thank you for your hard work, brothers."

"Do you encounter any other problems in your daily life? Tell me."

When Lu Shuhua heard Li Yu ask this question, her initial sadness immediately dissipated.

"No, the food is excellent. We're well-fed and clothed, and we have nothing to worry about."

The big camphor tree has taken care of everything for us.

When I'm not on duty, I can go to the outer city's trading market to browse around. The North is much better than before. There used to be so few people in the North, but now there are more people, which is great."

Li Yu was very patient, waiting for him to ramble on and on.

Lu Cheng, standing to the side, frowned as he looked at Lu Shuhua, repeatedly gesturing with his eyes for him to finish speaking quickly.

Next, he will take the city lord to inspect other places; his schedule is very full.

However, Lu Shuhua did not see his eye signal. Qu Hai, another team member on duty, saw Lu Cheng's expression and quickly nudged Lu Shuhua.

Lu Shuhua then noticed Lü Cheng's signal and quickly said to Li Yu:

"I'm so sorry, City Lord, I got too excited and couldn't help but talk to you so much. I apologize."

Li Yu noticed their subtle interaction and glanced at Lü Cheng.

Lu Cheng's expression changed, and he quickly said, "City Lord, we still need to go to the industrial zone next."

Li Yu nodded and said:
"It's alright, chatting with the brothers won't take much time. Director Lü, you should pay more attention to the welfare and benefits of these combat personnel."

Lu Shuhua quickly said:

"Lord, Director Lü has already taken great care of us. Our benefits are among the best in the entire Northern Territory."

Hearing him say that, Li Yu nodded and said:

"Well, after a while, the restrictions on the movement of people in our big camphor tree will probably be lifted. At that time, it should be easy for your cousin and the others to come to the Northern Territory."

"Really? That's great!" Lu Shuhua and the others were very excited.

They all have relatives and friends at headquarters, but over the years, because they have been stationed in the North, they have had few opportunities to see their relatives and friends.

Currently, the requirements for personnel movement at each base are very strict. Approval from higher authorities and multiple layers of screening are required before passage is permitted.

Generally speaking, unless it's a major mission, ordinary people cannot move freely between these branch bases.

"Are you all married?" Li Yu asked, his expression shifting.

The guards in front of us are actually Level 2 combat personnel, veteran members of the operations department.

Level 2 personnel—this level is quite high even in an oil city.

Only those who are extremely loyal to the camphor tree and Li Yu would feel at ease entrusting the zombie generator room to them for guarding.

Although they were performing guard duties here, their rank was among the highest of the 20,000 people in the Northern Territory.

If we divide them by department, they belong to the Operations Department, and the head of the Operations Department is Luo Sanchang.

Lü Cheng was the head of the security department.

However, since Lü Cheng holds the position of person in charge in the northern border, according to the city management regulations, they must also obey Lü Cheng's orders.

When asked about marriage, Lu Shuhua replied:
"I just got married a year ago. It's a good thing that a matchmaking event was held, otherwise none of us old bachelors would be able to find wives, hehehe."

Li Yu was very happy to hear this.

These second-level combat team members were all his old comrades who had followed him in battles across the country in the early days.

He naturally wanted them to live well; having enough to eat and wear wasn't enough, he also needed to arrange their important life events.

"It's good that you're married. When you have children, our big camphor tree will provide free education for them," Li Yu said with a smile.

Lu Shuhua was overjoyed upon hearing this: "That's wonderful! The policies of our big camphor tree are truly excellent!"

Li Yu was in a good mood. He chatted with the other two for a few minutes before entering the zombie generator building.

These old buddies
Li Yu could accurately call out the names of the level 2 and level 3 personnel at almost every branch base he visited.

Now that there are more people, he sees new faces every time he goes to the branch base.

But once he's met them, he'll be able to call them by name the next time he sees them.

This is one of the benefits Li Yu received after his rebirth.

That means having an exceptionally good memory, almost photographic memory.

Perhaps it was precisely because Li Yu was so approachable that the second and third-level combat personnel and militia members of the various branch bases of the Great Camphor Tree faction welcomed him so warmly.

Although Li Yu doesn't appear in the public eye very often.
However, the combat personnel in the military departments of the Great Camphor Tree faction have extremely high loyalty and recognition to the city lord.

Li Yu held the supreme position of city lord for a full eight years.

Eight years in a high position gave him a unique aura.

But he was also able to connect with the people, getting down to the ground and communicating with the combat personnel and even ordinary residents.

You can go up or down.

This made Li Tie, who was following behind, secretly admire him, thinking to himself:

That's the power of the eldest brother's personal charisma!

(End of this chapter)