<h1>Chapter 248</h1>
In Yun City.0
To prepare for the arrival of extreme cold weather, Feng Jin was leading a team to set up stic greenhouses.0
The materials needed for this task were brought back by Lei Ming and his special abilities squad.0
Meanwhile, the instion work within the base was also in full swing.0
With Mu Yang and Lu Chen handling things, Yun Xiaoxiao had taken a hands-off approach.0n/?/vel/b//in dot c//om
She entered her personal space to check the points on the shopping machine.0
Currently, the intimacy points converted amounted to 15,369.0
The points from crystal core exchanges totaled 10,678.0
Adding them up, she had 26,047 points in total.0
However, the base needed 40,000 points to upgrade again.0
So, she fed all the crystal cores she had obtained from the Western Base, the ones brought back by the base''s guard team after their missions, and the crystal cores used by Bai Hongting to purchase evolution serums into the machine.0
In no time, the points on the machine disyed 45,862.0
Yun Xiaoxiao pursed her lips and immediately clicked the upgrade button.0
【Ding! Congrattions, Host! The base has been upgraded to Level 2!0
Benefit 1: Any zombie within a 1,000-meter radius of the base, below Level 7, will be automatically attacked and exterminated!0
Benefit 2: The base is now fullyworked, allowing residents to enjoy variousmunication and inte conveniences!】0
After hearing Little Di''s announcement, Yun Xiaoxiao was so thrilled she almost jumped for joy.0
"Little Di, I love you!"0
【Aww, Host, don''t fall for me. I''m not human, so I can''t give you happiness.】0
Yun Xiaoxiao: "...0
That was just an exaggerated expression of joy, you know!"0
【Oh~】0
Yun Xiaoxiao: "...0
Fine, I won''t argue with you, Little Di, since you''ve given such amazing rewards.0
Previously, the base''s defensive capabilities were quite limited.0
It could only automatically expel threats within the base or attack enemies at the gate.0
Although it could detect approaching zombies, it couldn''t directly eliminate them.0
But now, any zombie below Level 7 within a 1,000-meter radius will be wiped out.0
This means the areas within 1,000 meters of the base can now be utilized.0
Previously, due to the fear of ordinary people encountering zombies outside the base, the farnd had been left abandoned after harvesting the crops.0
Now, however, thosends could be nned and used for other purposes.0
Additionally, the whole city beingworked means residents can now use phones to call,puters to surf the inte, and so on.0
This could significantly improvemunication speed, work efficiency, and the overall happiness index of life.0
Yun Xiaoxiao decided to put all the idlemunication devices in her space, like phones, iPads, andputers, to good use.0
The ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????next morning, people woke up to find several new shops had opened on the main street.0
"Did I see wrong? Are those... phones in the shop?"0
One person stood at the entrance of the phone store, rubbing their eyes in disbelief.0
"You''re not seeing things! I saw them too!0
Not only phones, but also iPads andputers!"0
As the shops were all next to each other, more and more people gathered, forgetting their breakfast as they curiously looked on.0
At that moment, Yun Xiaoxiao and Nie Yizhou arrived.0
"It''s the young base leader!"0
"The young base leader is here!"0
"Young base leader, now thatmunicationworks are down, what''s the point of these shops...?"0
Someone wanted to ask but swallowed the rest of their words.0
What they meant was, withoutworks or signals, these phones and devices would just be decorations.0
But they didn''t dare to say it out loud.0
Yun Xiaoxiao naturally understood everyone''s doubts.0
After all, the outside world had long since lost itswork.0
"The city is nowworked. From now on, everyone can call and surf the inte just like before."0
Her words left the crowd in stunned silence.0
They all thought they must have misheard.0
Yun Xiaoxiao exchanged a nce with Nie Yizhou, who then took out his phone from his pocket and calmly dialed a number.0
Who knew how shocked he was when Yun Xiaoxiao showed them the phonest night.0
Seeing so many people equally astonished now, he felt a bit better.0
Soon, Yun Xiaoxiao''s phone rang.0
She answered it in front of everyone, turning on the speaker.0
Nie Yizhou also turned on the speaker.0
They had a brief conversation.0
After ending the call, Yun Xiaoxiao opened a web page and yed an animated cartoon.0
This nearly scared everyone to death.0
Thework was truly restored!0
First water, electricity, and gas, and now thework.0
What other surprises does this base have in store for them?0
"Oh my god, this is amazing! Who else gets it? I used to be glued to my phone, saying goodnight to it for two hours before bed. It''s been months since Ist touched one! I missed it so much!"0
"Oh! My oppas, gege, wait for me! I''ming to spoil you!"0
"Bro, want to team up for King''s Glory?"0
"Nah, I''m ying PUBG."3
"...0
Everyone excitedly expressed their joy.0
Yun Xiaoxiao understood this feelingpletely.0
Although it''s the apocalypse, and improving one''s abilities and developing production are the priorities,0
people can''t be too tense all the time.0
Proper rest and rxation are essential to work harder when needed.0
Of course, she understood the importance of being vignt.0
Providing phones and othermunication tools wasn''t to let people ck off.0
She nned to set up arge disy screen next to these shops.0
It would loop footage from the outside world,0
letting the base residents know how good their life waspared to others.0
They shouldn''t be daydreaming all the time.0
She didn''t want anyone making the same low-level mistakes as Tan Lili.0
If someone didn''t appreciate the good life here, she wouldn''t mind throwing thezy and useless out of the base.0
"If you want to buy things from these shops, work hard and earn points through yourbor."0
After Yun Xiaoxiao spoke, everyone noticed the prices of the items inside.0
Instantly, they all looked like deted balloons.0
But soon, they were as motivated as if they had been injected with chicken blood (literally "like injected with chicken blood," meaning highly motivated).0
"My phone baby, wait for me! Sister wille take you home soon."0
"I''m going to work hard! Strive to earn more points!"0
"Let''s go, back to work!"0
Thanks to thesemunication tools, the atmosphere in the basepletely changed.0
Although everyone had been working hard before, it wasn''t as lively as now.0
Time flew by.0
Before they knew it, it was time for Yun Xiaoxiao and her team to head to the Western Base.