My Post-Apocalyptic Territory

Lu Xiaopeng and his classmates were dumbfounded.

"What is this? Could it be some kind of strangely shaped demonic beast?!"

"Could it be a product of cutting-edge technology? Is the age of robots dawning?!"

"Can cutting-edge technology create such advanced robots? Look at those two tin monsters, their movements are incredibly fluid, without any fixed trajectory, and their arm joints are extremely flexible. This is far more advanced than the robots under development before the apocalypse. Even with the discovery of many new materials and the rapid development of certain technologies, it's still impossible to create robots like these... So there's only one truth: this must be the ability of some superhuman!"

"Energy person!"

Someone whispered.

Ability users are extremely rare, existing only in legends. Some survivors have never even heard of them!

The special abilities possessed by those with special abilities are either powerful or bizarre, encompassing a wide range of categories.

The existence of these abilities seems to be designed to shatter scientists' illusions; it seems that any ability is possible.

If it's the work of someone with special abilities, they feel it's not hard to accept.

…………

The twilight was as still as water.

The resort looked like it was being rebuilt after a period of neglect. Walking along the road, Lu Xiaopeng could see some busy survivors from time to time, but there were still more of those strange puppets.

After being discovered by the survivors here and revealing their identities, Lu Xiaopeng and a few classmates decided to stay here for the time being.

The reason is simple: here, you can earn food by working.

In the post-apocalyptic world where food is extremely scarce, it's already quite good to receive a reward for one's efforts. When they learned that the reward was not only a generous amount of food, but also the possibility of receiving meat for good performance, their eyes widened and they unconsciously licked their lips.

In the past, life was hard and food was limited, so it was impossible to eat your fill.

Lu Xiaopeng felt that this must be the reason why he failed to defeat the demonized wolf.

He was incredibly excited about the upcoming dinner time, and for the sake of food, he worked tirelessly, having already hauled countless truckloads of gravel. He was now quite adept at it.

On the small square in front of the villa area.

At the very center stands a life-sized bust of an ancient Greek woman, with curves unique to ancient Greece.

Lu Xiaopeng's attention was not on the bust, but on the piles of stones in front of him, forming small hills.

The once spacious square now appears somewhat crowded and chaotic.

Lu Xiaopeng met the other survivors, who were the "elderly" people in the shelter.

He stepped forward, greeted them, and asked, "Do you know what we're doing moving these stones?"

The survivor, who was also pushing a cart full of rubble, shook his head and said, "I don't know. Why bother? It's good to have food and drink every day."

He recognized Lu Xiaopeng as the new Awakened One who had arrived today. After thinking for a moment, he thought, "Perhaps Director Tang is planning to build something. Who knows? But Director Tang must have his own plans."

"Could it be that you want to build an earthen wall? That would be nice, at least it would make you feel safer. However, an earthen wall can't keep out many demonized beasts unless it's a real city wall. It's said that large shelters have built city walls, which are very safe."

"Yes," one of the survivors sighed. "However, building walls for large shelters requires a tremendous amount of manpower and resources, as well as various large machines. Small shelters can forget about it. We can only use what we have and build a simple defensive line at most."

"Don't worry, with Director Tang and several experts here, ordinary demonized beasts can't threaten the sanctuary."

Instead, he comforted Lu Xiaopeng, the awakened one.

"Wow, that's a master..."

Lu Xiaopeng was also curious.

He didn't see Director Tang, but he did see a towering, burly man who gave him a strong sense of pressure. It was said that this man was Director Tang's right-hand man, but he didn't know how strong he really was.

However, Lu Xiaopeng remained worried about the safety of the shelter.

This place has been attacked by a demonic tide before. So, will it be attacked by a demonic tide again?

Is it dangerous to rest at night?

Director Tang and his team were highly skilled, but the shelter itself was undefended and lacked any security measures.

He voiced his concerns, but the survivor just laughed and said, "One night, we were attacked by a demonic beast, and guess what? Master Brother descended from the sky and stomped the demonic beast to death with one kick. Even the assassin-type demonic beast hiding nearby was instantly killed by Master Brother."

"Director Tang once said that as long as we stay in the villa area, we can be safe. I didn't believe it before, but now I do. Of course, I also hope that the shelter can build a defense line against the mutated beasts, but with only our limited manpower, we can only take it slowly."

Lu Xiaopeng nodded. This was indeed the predicament of the shelter. Now, all they could do was hope to use these stones to build a more stable earthen wall.

Just then, shouts came from the entrance of the villa area.

Chen Haiping walked out from inside, holding a megaphone. "Attention everyone, everyone step back behind the yellow line. I'll repeat that again, everyone step back behind the yellow line!"

Lu Xiaopeng paused for a moment, looked at the ground, and indeed there was a yellow line extending from the small square at the exit of the villa area to both sides, as if it were going to surround the entire villa area.

What is this going to do?

…………

Castle, rooftop balcony.

Tang Yu leaned against the carved railing, exuding an aura of power.

Standing here, in the dim light of dusk, you can overlook the entire villa area.

The castle is no longer the original two-story miniature model. It has been upgraded to a level two castle, which not only covers a larger area but also has as many as five floors, making it look magnificent.

What Tang Yu valued most was not the changes in the castle, but the extent of the territory.

The second-level territory is centered on the castle, covering most of the resort below and extending directly into the northern mountains. Through the territory map, Tang Yu can also see the other side of the cliff, where there are many red dots representing enemies, which should be the demonized beasts in the mountains.

The dangers in the mountains and forests are even greater. There are not only demonized beasts, but also many animals from before the apocalypse. These include not only animals that were affected by the red mist and subsequently became demonized, but also a few strange beasts that were not demonized but survived the brutal competition and mutated.

In addition, after the apocalypse, plants and trees grew wildly, and unknown things appeared one after another. Even if some strange and dangerous places appeared, Tang Yu was not surprised. However, the more complex and unpredictable a place is, the more likely it is to have some good things. The source crystal mine that Wang Tai accidentally discovered before was located in the mountains.

He also sent Luo Zhe and Yilian into the mountains to explore. The conclusion they reached was that there were far more demonic beasts in the mountains than in the outside world, and the terrain was complex. It was still a long way to go if they wanted to mine that source crystal.

"Let's focus on developing our territory for now."

Even with advanced combat capabilities, the current territory can only guarantee security during normal times.

Tang Yu was worried that they might be attacked by a demonic tide again, since they had been attacked by a demonic tide just a few days ago.

At this time, the territory was sparsely built up, with mostly ruins and dilapidated walls. It was worse than even the worst small shelter, let alone developed into the proper appearance of a territory.

Tang Yu opened the attribute panel and his gaze fell on the construction of defensive buildings - city walls.

"It's time to show just the tip of the iceberg of our territory."