Since more than ten days ago, Li Ba went to give a bonus to his cheap cousin, and learned some information from the other party, and he has already realized that the peaceful days in the settlement have come to an end.

In the last days, food is the foundation. There are 50,000 survivors in Xibu City, and the amount of food and supplies consumed every day is a huge amount. In addition, there are nearly 100,000 refugees outside the city. Although the official said that he did not give up completely, he did not completely abandon these similar people in real action. Under various names, food supplies are distributed in disguise. Although they are the worst coarse grains, the amount of money consumed every day is very large.

More than ninety percent of all these food supplies were left before the end of the day. Due to constraints, the government does not have the capacity to grow food on a large scale and solve the problem of food and clothing for the survivors.

After all, the remaining materials in the towns and villages around Xibu are limited, and they are consumed little by little as time goes by. By the time the official army and mercenary teams were no longer able to search for supplies from outside. That day was also the day when the Xibu disaster was imminent and collapsed.

The signs of bad things have already begun to show.

Humans are evolving, and so are zombies. Compared to a few months ago, there are more and more mutated zombies roaming the wilderness towns. It is also becoming increasingly difficult to search for supplies.

This point has been confirmed by Li Ba's recent departure from the city.

Outside the city, I got the news from Luo Jianguo. It is becoming increasingly difficult and dangerous for refugees to go out in search of food. Officials are also getting less and less supplies from refugees.

In the same situation, the mercenary team in the city is not having a good time. A small-scale mercenary team, and news of the group's annihilation comes from time to time. Nowadays, many mercenary teams have begun to assemble on their own, gathering more powerful firepower, so that they have the confidence to go out of the city to search for supplies.

Even so, the gains are still small. According to reliable sources, the towns and villages within 20 kilometers of Xibu no longer want to search for any supplies. The mercenary team wants to obtain supplies, there are only two directions, one is to follow the provincial highway to the north and enter the territory of Liyang County. There is also facing south, going to Wujiang Town, the border area of Jiangsu and Huizhou provinces.

And in these two directions, the pre-apocalyptic population is dense and there are many zombies. Although there are supplies, if one is not good, it will encounter a group of corpses. The weaker team is likely to encounter danger and be wiped out.

The place where Li Ba took his men today was near Wujiang Town. It is also the only place where a large number of supplies can be searched. They have gained a lot, but that doesn't mean that other teams can do it.

Two brigades, nearly forty evolutionaries. In Xibu City, I am afraid that in addition to the official and a number of big forces, other families do not have this background at all.

As food supplies decrease, the first to bear the brunt will affect the quality of life of survivors in the city. Merchants with a keen sense of smell will certainly be able to perceive this situation, reduce the trade of food and materials, and hoard them.

Signs of this are already emerging.

According to Li Ba's speculation, the lack of food will cause a chain reaction, with the depreciation of food stamps, riots among residents, and a run on ...... This in turn leads to riots and even shakes the official order.

Most likely, the official grain bank will be closed, and the food stamps will be turned into waste paper. The fragile financial system in the West Port settlement collapsed, and the survivors reverted to bartering. The order of currency circulation, which the government had worked so hard to establish, returned overnight to the pre-liberation period.

Of course, if there are enough official food reserves, this crisis can be resolved. But for Li Ba, he had to be prepared for all possible crises.

Trucks loaded with food supplies drove into the headquarters of the trading bank. Everyone was busy, including Li Ba, the boss, who personally directed the unloading in the warehouse.

The headquarters warehouse, covering an area of 10,000 square meters, can store hundreds of thousands of tons of materials. Today, there is only one corner of the warehouse, which is full of food supplies. Even so, the amount of this grain stock is not small. If it were taken out, it would be enough for the entire settlement plus two months' food rations for all the refugees outside the city.

A small part of this grain was obtained by Li Ba who went out of the city in recent months to search for it. Most of them were bought from the market by using his dealings with the institute to earn a large amount of food stamps.

Manpower, food. These two things are the foundation of the last days.

Li Ba has them all, and his strength is enough for him to occupy a position in the troubled times.

From the afternoon until dark, food and materials were continuously brought into the warehouse. The entire staff of the Harvest Trading House were extremely busy, and even those future backbones joined the ranks to help unload the goods.

At a time when the harvest firm was in full swing. Zhennan, the management committee building, is brightly lit.

"Are you doing this to disrupt the existing order in the settlement?"

"Disrupting order? Joke, you have uncontrolled food stamps to collect money, in my opinion...... You management committee is the culprit of disrupting the order! ”

On the top floor, a large conference room. Fierce quarrels were constantly heard inside. Here, seven members of the management committee, representing the highest levels of the government, are negotiating with the four most powerful forces in the settlement.

Liang Shaoping sat in the middle of the conference table, staring at the opposite side, a middle-aged man in a suit with an elegant appearance, gritting his teeth with hatred in his heart. If he hadn't had any scruples, he would have been eager to strike immediately and kill the other party on the spot.

"Shut up!"

Liang Shaoping, who had been silent, spoke at this moment. He is the strongest person in the Xibu Settlement, a fourth-level earth system ability, a military leader, the chairman of the management committee, and the uncrowned king of Xibu City.

Suddenly, the conference room fell silent.

"Tell me, what do you want?"

Liang Shaoping stared at the opposite side, the man who was respected by the survivors in the city as Lord Long, slowly spoke.

"It's simple, we need to evolve the potion to make a recipe."

Long Sihai spoke softly, with a faint smile on his face, full of masculine charm.

"Do you think it's possible?"

Liang Shaoping snorted lightly. The guy finally showed his fox tail, as early as he expected.

"There are more and more mutant zombies outside the city, and the threat to Xibu City is also increasing. You officials can't be too selfish and enjoy the results of research alone. ”

Sitting on the left side of Long Sihai, a burly man with a cyan birthmark on the right side of his face was foaming at the mouth, and said endlessly: "In order to defeat the zombies and for the continuation of human civilization, you must hand over the formula of the evolution potion for everyone to share!" ”

"Green wolf, as far as your blood wolf mercenary group bullies men and women, you are embarrassed to talk about it here, what kind of human civilization is talking to Lao Tzu, occupy the moral high ground, I!" Standing behind Liang Shaoping, a handsome young officer sneered at each other with disdain on his face.

"Zheng Jun, you fucking want to find a smoke, right?"

The man named Green Wolf stood up suddenly, his face full of fierceness, staring at the young officer named Zheng Jun like a hungry wolf, and he was not at all afraid of the identity of the other party's military high-ranking officials.

Green wolf, whose real name is Yuan Kui, is the leader of the Blood Wolf Mercenary Group. One of his mothers and four brothers, all of whom are abnormal evolutionaries, are called the four wolves of the Yuan family by the survivors of the settlement. The four brothers have more than a dozen evolutionaries and more than 800 mercenary members under their command, and their power is extremely high, only under Long Sihai.

"It's up to you!"

Zheng Jun raised his eyebrows, and wanted to make a move.

"If you want to fight, there will be opportunities in the future!"

Liang Shaoping spoke. Zheng Jun immediately regained his momentum and stood beside him. At this time, Liang Shaoping looked at the green wolf with cold eyes, and said lightly: "If you Yuan family brothers want to play prestige, it seems that you have found the wrong person!" ”

For Liang Shaoping, the green wolf was still a little jealous, snorted coldly, and sat down again.

"We came today to find a solution to the problem, and we didn't mean to argue with the official!"

A beautiful woman with long hair spoke. She is extremely beautiful, wearing a tight leather coat, cold and sexy, and speaking indifferently without the slightest emotion. In terms of temperament, it is a bit similar to Han Xue.

"Miss Si is right, and the contemptible agrees." Another middle-aged man echoed with a smile on his face.

These two are the leaders of two other large mercenary teams in the settlement. The long-haired beauty is named Si Jiyue, a wind-based supernatural, and there are more than 300 people in the storm mercenary group under her command, all of whom are women. In the West Port settlement, it can be regarded as an outlier.

The other is named Cao Bin, a fire-based supernatural and the leader of the Chiyan Mercenary Group, with more than 500 people under his command.

These two blood wolf mercenary groups plus the green wolf are the top three mercenary forces in Xibu. He controls more than 30 evolutionaries and thousands of mercenary members, and his strength is extremely strong.

The three of them plus the people of Long Sihai, their strength is almost not under the official. This is also where Liang Shaoping is jealous. These forces have long been united and help each other. He is sure to destroy either side, but the four families have the strength to fight against the official, so he doesn't dare to make a mistake and tear his face with these guys.

"Evolving the formulation of potions is a big deal...... Even if I agreed, the institute would never agree. ”

Liang Shaoping spoke. There are signs of softening in tone. He looked at Long Sihai and the others, and said slowly: "Su Lao's temper, you should be clear. I officially only have a cooperative relationship with him, not a subordinate or superior...... He had to nod his head to do this. ”

"When the Xibu settlement was established, it was clearly stipulated that the management committee represented the highest decision-making level."

Long Sihai spoke, his tone was still pleasant, "As long as you nod your head in agreement, Major Liang, I believe that Su Lao's side should not be a problem." ”

Liang Shaoping listened, snorted lightly, and replied: "As you said, the management committee is the highest decision-making level, and all decisions need to be voted on by the seven of us. He slowly raised his right hand and said, "Now in the name of the chairman of the management committee, I announce that I will vote, please raise your hand if you do not support the disclosure of the formula of the evolution potion!" ”

There are seven people here, seven members of the Xibu Settlement, five of whom are from the military. After Liang Shaoping raised his hand, the other four people immediately raised their hands to reject the motion.

"It's a matter of the rise and fall of settlements, it stands to reason...... The four of us should also have the right to vote. Long Sihai slowly raised his hand, and then said, "Those who support the disclosure of the formula of the evolution elixir, please raise your hand." ”

Green Wolf, Cao Bin, and Si Jiyue immediately raised their hands. In the same vote, they raised their hands in favor of the disclosure of the recipe for the Evolution Potion.

Seeing this, Liang Shaoping frowned, but he didn't stop it. He turned his gaze to the other two committee members who had not yet expressed their position, and said, "Commissioner Zhao, Commissioner Xue, what do you mean ......?"

"I'm in favor of the disclosure of the evolution potion formula. In the last days, only human beings can work together to overcome this catastrophe! A middle-aged man with white and clean eyes stood up at this moment, waved his fist and said impassionedly. He turned against each other, chose a side, and supported Long Sihai and others.

"Commissioner Xue, don't forget your identity!"

A middle-aged man in a major's uniform shouted angrily. This person's name is Wang Feng, the captain of the Evolution Brigade, and he is also a member of the Management Committee. Liang Shaoping's most relied on deputy.

"Commissioner Wang, Xue is only responsible for his conscience and will not take sides." The middle-aged man with glasses retorted righteously. His name is Xue Ligui, the same identity as Zhao Laifu, he served in Xibu Town before the end of the day, and after the establishment of the settlement, he was elected as a member of the management committee because of his wide connections, and also served as the director of the administrative office.

Among the members of the Seven National Congress, he and Zhao Laifu do not belong to the military forces, and they have intersections with Long Sihai and others on weekdays. At the critical moment, he stood up for Long Sihai.

"Five to five, the rest ...... It depends on which side Member Zhao supports? ”

Long Sihai spoke, with the usual smile on his face, and his tone changed, and he said, "Of course, the decision is still in your hands, Major Liang." If you veto, we have nothing to say. ”

His words were tingling and exciting. Liang Shaoping listened and smiled faintly: "Okay!" Let's let Commissioner Zhao decide this matter. ”

The next moment, everyone's eyes in the conference room were all on Zhao Laifu.

"My opinion......

Zhao Laifu made an official tone. When everyone thought that he would support the proposal of Long Sihai and the others, this guy opened his mouth to oppose it.

"The Evolution Elixir is not trivial, and once it spreads, it will have a great impact on the existing order in Xibu. Therefore, I am not in favor of disclosure. ”

When Zhao Laifu shook his head and said this. Long Sihai's face changed, and he immediately became gloomy. But Liang Shaoping showed a knowing smile.

ps: Thank you Shangguan and Fei Keyu for your rewards, and continue to ask for support