The center of the starting point village is the place where 100% of the combat power is concentrated; From the lowest-ranking soldier to leading a squad of dozens of people; They all live in the central area.

Although there are differences in treatment, the types of food that can be enjoyed, and the quality of housing, they are undoubtedly the closest to the center of power.

It was okay at first, because there were only a thousand survivors in the starting point village. But after the defeat of the four leaders and the takeover of Bai Ze and his party, they began to tirelessly expand in all directions, while searching for resources and rescuing more and more survivors.

Therefore, it is necessary to make some adjustments in the decentralization. After all, it is impossible for an ordinary soldier to have the same title as those who control the power of the gathering.

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In a larger villa in the center of the village.

This villa has a total of four floors and occupies a large plot of land. It's just a country house and the interior isn't very luxurious. More than a dozen beauties of different ages are carefully cleaned up even the tiniest dust.

These women are very careful about the job and seem to take special care to keep their voices low when they speak. Especially when they looked at the open door at the end of the hallway.

This villa is where the most powerful people in the entire village occasionally get together for meetings and make important decisions about the future. Anyone who can come in and sit down here, one word is enough to make these women's lives miserable, so they have to be careful. In addition, the remuneration they receive is extremely generous compared to others, so no one wants to lose this job no matter what.

...

In the huge hall, Bai Ze rested with his eyes closed.

Linglong, who was standing behind him, had a faint smile on her face, and her charming black eyes flashed from time to time.

The atmosphere is quite calm, and only when the trust between the two people reaches a certain level will a trace of tenderness be born.

Bai Ze was wearing comfortable clothes at this time, and he had not yet put on his armor. He was just looking at the various information in the soul record at the moment. Although he hadn't left the workshop for seven days, there were still some subtle changes in the records, but he couldn't focus on them until now, and when the green letters appeared on the retina, he just flipped through them, all he could think about was forging.

[Forging (1st Passive Skill) Level 2: Double your forging ability and knowledge. Even if you use a common, inferior material with no special properties, you have a 5% chance to forge an item with a special property. 】

Seven days with almost no rest, forging so much equipment, consuming 1 first-order soul stone and 10 stepless soul stones, Bai Ze's forging technique has improved a lot. In just one week, he has been promoted to a first-order skill; Progress has been rapid.

[The number of survivors under your rule has exceeded 2000, and your overall strength has been increased by 0.2%. Current Total Bonus: 1.2%. 】

Bai Ze finally opened his eyes and sighed with some satisfaction. After gaining another thousand survivors, the additional 0.1% of the power is really negligible and almost negligible. But in reality, as the number of survivors under his rule increased, this measly 0.1% had reached a level of horror that he could not have imagined.

Thousands of high-rise buildings rise from the ground. The first steps are hard and slow; But just like a rocket soaring into outer space, once you start flying, everything becomes easy.

"I don't know if the others have been slacking off during this time." He smiled.

"You'll find out soon." Linglong replied lightly.

Before the two could continue chatting, they heard a series of footsteps outside the hall. Soon, a large group of people appeared, and everyone's eyes were focused on Bai Ze, who was sitting at a huge wooden table about ten meters long.

Bai Ze also retracted his gaze and looked at everyone one by one.

Shangguan Bingxue, Chen He, Wu Yijun, Cai Jingyi, Fu Xuefeng, Zhong De, Kang Lan, Luo Cheng, Luo Ning, Xiao Ming, Fu Yunlong and others led more than 20 armed men.

I really need to make adjustments to the power pyramid. Bai Ze frowned slightly, he realized that the current situation was really a bit annoying.

Soon, everyone was seated, the tables were almost full, and only a few empty chairs remained...... But if this continues, sooner or later it will be full, and even the entire hall will not be enough to sit.

Wu Yijun's eyes were blazing and he looked at Bai Ze. Her dark eyes seemed to hide the stars in the night sky, and her red lips were slightly upturned, as if she had been looking forward to it for a long time.

"It's been seven days." She was the first to speak, and said without shiness: "It's nice to see that you're fully recovered." ”

Bai Ze looked at her and found that she was wearing the armor she had made with her own hands.

Wu Yijun's figure is really amazing. The leather armor fits perfectly, and even Bai Ze himself is surprised because he hasn't measured her size. Every curve of her charming and enchanting figure is outlined very firmly, and her bust seems to be much larger than before.

In fact, it's not just Wu Yijun who is wearing armor. Everyone present was wearing armor made by Bai Ze. Although the armor of Shangguan Bingxue and the others is of higher quality and has better bonuses, the defensive power of any armor is enough to ignore the damage of medium-caliber bullets.

Bai Ze smiled slightly and said calmly: "Thank you for your concern." I'm fine now. ”

He didn't take Wu Yijun's words to heart. Wu Yijun naturally noticed this, and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Just as she was about to say something, Shangguan Bingxue interrupted her.

"This is a report for the last 7 days." Shangguan Bingxue, who was sitting on the right, handed him a pile of documents.

He took the document and read it calmly. A minute or two was enough, and his brain processed it a lot faster than it used to.

from the current population to the supply at hand; Everything is written there. There's even a map that shows the area explored, and how long the current rations last. The people who made these files did a really good job.

Bai Ze put the documents on the table and looked at Shangguan Bingxue calmly, "Who recorded all this?" ”

Shangguan Bingxue looked at him indifferently, and said coldly as usual: "Yijun and I only made statistics after collecting the intelligence of all the reconnaissance teams. ”

This kind of cold voice Bai Ze is used to. Moreover, he knew that this was Shangguan Bingxue's character.

"I see." He nodded quietly, looked at the two women, and said, "You two did a good job and saved a lot of trouble." ”

Wu Yijun smiled brightly, and his eyes were bent into a charming crescent shape, attracting the attention of the men in the room.

Shangguan Bingxue just nodded, his expression calm. Although her expression has not changed, every small movement she makes is surprisingly elegant and beautiful.

Bai Ze finally looked at Chen He and said with a faint smile: "Congratulations on your evolution to the first order." ”

As soon as these words came out, the room was silent. Everyone present knew what a first-order existence represented. Everyone's eyes fell on Chen He, and the eyes that looked at him completely changed.

Chen He was not embarrassed by the gaze he received. Since he was a child, he has been accustomed to being in the limelight, so he is able to cope with it. He looked at Bai Ze with a smile and nodded, "Thank you, I only advanced two days ago." ”

Then, he said with some surprise: "But how do you know that I broke through?" I was going to announce it at this meeting, and before that I only told Yijun and Bingxue. ”

Since Bai Ze was locked up in his workshop, it was impossible for Shangguan Bingxue and Wu Yijun to tell him the news. In short, it was he who observed it. This is something that Chen He cannot understand.

Bai Ze said calmly: "I have absorbed a lot of first-order soul power, so much so that except for some high-order beasts, I can easily feel the difference between a levelless existence and a first-order existence. ”

Chen He's eyes finally lit up, and he knew it in his heart. After all, he himself could recognize the levelless existence at a glance, so Bai Ze's words made a lot of sense.

Bai Ze didn't realize Chen He's thoughts. His gaze swept over everyone in the room and paused for a moment on Cai Jingyi.

"If you want me to help you break through, feel free to let me know." He said.

Cai Jingyi smiled sweetly and nodded. The week before, she managed to break through level 24 and advance to level 25, thus accepting the task of evolution to the first order.

Then, Bai Ze's gaze fell on the two people he had never seen before, and judging from the aura on their bodies, they were only a little weaker than Cai Jingyi. This came as a surprise to him, as Cai Jingyi was now the fourth strongest person in his camp.

But after thinking about it, the surprise disappeared completely. It is clear that among so many people, there are some who have certain talents, or have their own adventures. They may even go up and down to hunt zombies to improve their strength. He and his team aren't the only ones who are constantly evolving.

While Bai Ze was scanning the two of them, Nangong Yi and Nangong Ling were also secretly looking at him.

In the four days that they joined this group, Nangong Yi and Nangong Ling had heard a lot about the big leader. His feat spread almost throughout the village, and even newcomers who had never seen him before knew about his deeds.

But what Nangong Ling and her brother didn't expect was that this leader was only a young man in his early twenties.