My Post-Apocalyptic Territory

"Oh? Has someone already started causing trouble?"

No, not at all.

Chen Haiping shook his head. "However, I think some people are slacking off at work. The main reason is that there are too many survivors now, and we lack managers. We can't understand the specific situation clearly. Although there haven't been any major problems yet, in the long run, it will be very detrimental to the development of the shelter."

"Not only that, I also suspect that someone is hoarding food at every meal, which is causing us to consume more food than expected every day. I only discovered this this morning when I was counting the food, but it's definitely not something that's been going on for just a day or two."

The shelter system was very rudimentary, or rather, there was practically no system at all.

The daily assignments for survivors only provide them with a general direction; details such as the workload and work review are not provided.

The same applies to mealtimes. Because there are more survivors, they now eat from a large pot, which is much better than the food in a typical shelter. However, it is clear that some inherently greedy people will not be grateful or satisfied no matter how much others give them.

Chen Haiping had no way to deal with this.

Ultimately, he was just a soldier before, and even though he had risen to the rank of sergeant, he was still desperate when faced with these problems.

Tang Yu expressed his understanding.

The shelter was under construction and had a host of problems, so Chen Haiping obviously had to prioritize dealing with those issues.

This is still because there are too few trustworthy people.

He, Yilian, and Luo Zhe belong to the core leadership of the territory.

Chen Haiping belongs to the next level of leadership.

Then there are a few trustworthy survivors, most of whom hold important positions or are in management, but this is clearly not enough. As the number of territory survivors increases, there will be a growing shortage of trustworthy personnel.

This is because the shelters themselves are fundamentally weak. Other shelters, even those that are not official shelters, are all established by people with a large following. These shelters have population, resources, and relatively complete operating systems, and can continuously absorb outside survivors.

The territory, at present, is clearly not a true sanctuary, nor can it exert sufficient deterrence on outsiders like a typical sanctuary.

In particular, many of these outsiders are rebellious awakened individuals.

Tang Yu looked at the small dots representing the survivors on the territory map.

Apart from the first two groups of survivors who arrived at the shelter, the rest of them are mostly yellow dots, some green dots, and a few red dots.

It was very glaring.

These red dots are not personnel sent by Lin Wei to investigate, but rather some troublemakers among the survivors.

These people may not have done anything to harm the shelter yet, but the red dots indicate that they are hostile to the territory.

These people are rather troublesome to deal with... Well, he won't admit that he hasn't dealt with them because he finds it too troublesome; he's definitely been too busy with territory development to have the time.

Now that we have Source Crystals, the problem with the Town Portal Scroll should be solved soon.

Before heading to Lindong, let's take care of these trivial matters together.

"Okay, Lao Chen, you draft a notice and post it first. As for the details, just write whatever you want. Then find some time to do a survey for the survivors. Don't rush it. Give some people some time to prepare. Only then can you get back your principal and interest. Hmm, that's about it."

Chen Haiping covered his face.

He felt the burden on his shoulders grow heavier yet again.

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Outside the resort, in a small forest.

Ding Qiang took a rocking chair, placed it under the shade of a tree, and lay there comfortably, holding a sausage in his hand, savoring it bit by bit.

"This tastes... amazing! How come I never realized sausages could be this delicious before?"

In the distance, a rumbling sound came from the rock, the sound of the puppets breaking apart the rocks.

Right now is the time to move materials every day.

Ding Qiang, however, remained seated there leisurely, as if these tasks had nothing to do with him.

He was naturally very resistant to the arrangements made at the shelter. As an awakened being, he should be treated as an honored guest wherever he went, yet he was being assigned to such lowly work. In his opinion, this place could not even be called a real shelter.

There were only a few cats and kittens around, and the city wall was a bit of a mystery. If it weren't for the fact that the food here was much more plentiful than in other places, he wouldn't have bothered with this place at all... Perhaps there really was a sanctuary before, but it was later destroyed by the demonized beasts, which would explain why there is so much food here.

Ding Qiang was still somewhat wary of this place. At least the rock-mining puppets looked extraordinary and were likely the creation of some kind of ability user. Otherwise, he wouldn't have outwardly followed the shelter's arrangements.

Suddenly, a young man with blond hair came running up, looking travel-worn. "Boss... Boss, something bad has happened..."

"What's the panic! At worst, we'll just get caught stealing food from other survivors. It's no big deal. Your boss is an Awakened One, I don't care about this so-called sanctuary." Ding Qiang glared at the blond-haired guy, his face full of arrogance.

The blond-haired man took a breath, his face full of admiration.

As expected of the leader of the Awakened Ones, his words are so domineering. In comparison, I panic at the slightest bad news, and I feel truly ashamed. The leader said that the shelter is not worth living in, so that bad news just now must not be a big deal to him.

"Boss, it's not that. It's about the shelter. They posted a notice saying that the system is going to be reformed. The survivors will be divided into permanent residents and temporary residents. Permanent residents must obey work assignments, and food rations will be based on work performance. They will also receive better benefits. But if anyone is found to have violated work requirements, they will be subject to various punishments, including the cancellation of their pay..."

"As for transient workers, the shelter doesn't impose any restrictions on them, as long as they don't violate the shelter's rules. It seems they also mentioned that the shelter will periodically issue missions, which transient workers can complete in exchange for resources. These missions will reportedly include exploring the surrounding area and collecting specific items..."

Huang Mao didn't notice that the more he talked, the uglier Ding Qiang's face became, until finally it turned completely black.

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The small square in front of the villa area has always been the liveliest place in the entire shelter. Most of the timber and stone materials are transported here every day by the survivors. In their spare time, many survivors also gather together to chat, which is one of the few ways to relax after the apocalypse.

Proper rest is allowed in shelters, and ordinary people can't work non-stop all day long. As long as it's not intentional laziness, Tang Yu doesn't mind.

In reality, the workload here is manageable for most survivors, while the pay is far higher than in other places.

At that moment, survivors pushing carts over saw that a notice had been posted on the bulletin board on one side of the city gate, seemingly containing some important information, and quite a few survivors had gathered around the notice.

Zhao Xingping quickly pushed the entire truckload of materials to the designated location, then hurried back to the square to see what the notice said.

He arrived at the shelter two days ago. Unlike many outsiders who came here on their own, he was just an ordinary person and didn't have the good fortune to join a team of awakened individuals. But Zhao Xingping still felt lucky. He remembered that day, hiding in a dark corner, enduring the torment of hunger, with a demonic beast lurking not far from his dwelling.

At that time, he was filled with fear and unease, until... Captain Luo appeared and cleaved the demonized beast in two with a single sword strike. After that, he was taken to the shelter and became an ordinary survivor there.

I can eat my fill of three meals a day, and there are even vegetables and meat. It all feels like a dream.

He didn't know how to repay the shelter's kindness, so he could only do his best to fulfill his duties.