I understand what the furry ones are saying. I'm going crazy killing people in the apocalypse.

Chapter 17 Taoyuan Base
The novice task was easily completed. All that was left was to collect wood and stone. When they arrived at the foot of the mountain covered with vegetation, Ji Li looked up.

The rolling mountains seemed to stretch as far as the eye could see, and the lush trees blocked out the light.

Are you sure you want to collect wood and stone here?

Ji Li took a deep breath, used his supernatural power to condense an axe, and started working without complaint.

After exceeding the KPI, Ji Li dragged her tired body and called the Black Panther guarding around to return to the base.

The collected wood and stone are automatically stored in the warehouse and can be upgraded directly when returning to the base.

[Taoyuan Base (Level 1)]

【Population: 1/10】

【Tax rate: 10% (adjustable)】

[Buildings: Business Center, Fence, Wooden House*1, Primary Warehouse]

[Gold coins: 35]

The base upgrade is complete, and the panel automatically pops up several messages: [Congratulations to player Ji Li for completing the mission, rewards: 1 field (land area 1m×1m), a planting guide, a bottle of insect repellent spray, has been sent to the warehouse, please check]

[Tomato and corn seeds have been unlocked, go plant them now]

Open the warehouse and click on the field.

In the real world, a moist and fertile field appeared in an open space not far away.

Ji Li went over to take a look out of curiosity, then took out a planting guide from the warehouse and looked through it.

The planting guide introduces all the crops that can be planted, as well as the planting methods and growth cycles.

The planting method is very simple. Just bury the seeds in the soil, deworm and water them once a day.

The growth cycle of crops is also very fast. For example, the growth cycle of tomatoes is 110-170 days, but here it only takes half an hour! The growth cycle of corn is even shorter, only ten minutes.

I rub!

Rather than becoming (one of) the big bosses of the end times, she now prefers farming. As a Chinese, the farming gene is deeply engraved in her bones.

She took out the seeds and buried them in the fields. After spraying them with insect repellent and watering them, she patted the dirt off her palms. Ji Li squatted beside them and watched the seeds germinate and bear fruit.

When the corn is ripe, a small sickle will appear above it. Press the sickle and move it, and the corn will be harvested and stored in the warehouse.

After picking up a bunch of dry branches, Ji Li took out a lighter from the storage space, lit the branches and roasted a bunch of corn.

half an hour.

"Big cat, do you want corn?"

Holding up the roasted corn, she asked the black panther lying lazily beside her.

The black panther lowered its head and sniffed twice, then turned its head away with a hint of disgust.

Carnivores never eat vegetarian food.

Fine.

Respect and understand the taste of each beast.

Ji Li took a bite of the hot roasted corn. The corn was sweet and soft.

As expected, the game produced must be of high quality.

After eating the corn, I called up the panel again and found that a new task had been released.

任务一：【升级（2级）基地，所需：木屋*2、电厂*1、净化水厂*1，任务完成奖励金币1000枚】

Simply tap the panel to view the required materials.

The wood and stone collected were just enough to upgrade the base to level 2 with one click.

A white light flashed, and the area of the business center was expanded to 50 square meters. The fence was upgraded to a wall, and above the black gate opposite it were written four big characters: Taoyuan Base.

Ji Li strolled around the base twice out of curiosity, and then went to see the newly built power plant and water purification plant.

The construction of the power plant and water plant looks very advanced, and the automatic operation mode is very worry-free and trouble-free.

but--

It takes 10,000 gold coins every month to ensure the normal operation of the machine.

Two factories means 20,000 gold coins per month!!

Ji Li, who only had 1037 gold coins in her pocket: “…” I can’t afford it! I can’t afford it at all!
The land and water resources in the last days were also polluted. These Tianjili relied on their purification abilities to purify the polluted water for washing.

That's right! She discovered that purification power can not only heal and repair mental trauma, but also purify polluted land and water, but it requires a lot of power.

This secret was only known by Pei Ji and a few others. After Ji Yang learned about it, he seriously warned her not to tell anyone else. After all, food was out of stock and supplies were in short supply. If others knew about it, the consequences would be disastrous.

Night falls.

After a quick wash, Ji Li lay down on the sofa in the office center and prepared to go to sleep, as she still had a lot of things to do tomorrow.

"Goodnight, big cat."

The black panther, which had turned back into its cub form, lay on the carpet, its tail gently wagging. Its pair of green eyes glowed in the dark night. When it heard the cub talking to it, it purred softly in response.

...

...

The next morning.

Ji Li was awakened by a reminder sound.

I opened my eyes in a daze and saw a panel pop up automatically. I don't know when an [Apply to Join] appeared at the bottom, so I clicked on it to take a look.

Seven or eight pieces of information about applying to join the base.

???

Ji Li walked out of the affairs center with a head full of questions. After hearing the chaotic noise outside the base, she hesitated for a moment and opened the door.

Seeing the door open, all the survivors standing outside the base looked over excitedly.

"Are you the Lord of Taoyuan Base? Are you still short of people?"

The leading young man asked.

My Lord?

This title made Ji Li a little confused: "How did you get here?"

The other party explained: "We received a notification..."

These people escaped from other small bases. They were attacked by alienated people and mutated animals. They suffered countless hardships along the way to get here.

After stepping into this extremely empty area, these people all received notifications from the game "Law of Doomsday".

[The Taoyuan Base in Lanjiang City has been built. Welcome all players to go there and work together to build the base]

Keep these three things in mind:
1. Taoyuan Base is managed by the lord

2. Taoyuan Base and the Lord Live and Die Together
3. Do not harm the lord
The survivors were so excited. This was a notice issued by the game itself, telling them that the Taoyuan Base in Lanjiang City had been built. What did this mean? This meant that the base was protected by the game.

They may no longer be displaced, no longer live in fear and difficulty, no longer worry about tomorrow...

Taoyuan Base, no matter what the cost, they must go there!

After hearing this, Ji Li said that she felt very stressed. Is it really true that there will be no problems if she manages the base?

Seeing that Ji Li didn't say anything, the leading young man asked anxiously: "Lord, can we join the base?"

Ji Li came back to her senses: "...Okay, but there are conditions."

This group of survivors were all dirty, their clothes were covered with blood and dust, and their faces were also dirty, but their eyes were determined and full of hope for life.

"What conditions?"

Someone couldn't wait to show her the attribute panel separately.

[Name: Lv Yang]

Awakened ability: Earth element D level.

Health: 75.

Seeing this, the young man in the lead quickly displayed the attribute panel.

【Name: Qu Jin】

Awakened ability: Fire C-level

Health: 82.

Without much hesitation, Ji Li agreed to all the applications and added: "The base is currently short of wood and stone. If each of you provides 100 pieces of wood or stone, you can become a resident of Taoyuan Base."

"In addition, the base is currently under construction and the facilities are simple. If you are worried about your personal safety, you can go to another base."

(End of this chapter)