Rebirth: Leading Families to Survive in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 168

Chapter 168: Chapter 168 Infrastructure

In recent days, the villa area had become noticeably more crowded. Aside from the staff who had registered housing information a few days ago, many people with luggage had arrived. Initially, Su Jin and others thought they were survivors being transferred from the refuge, but after inquiring with the staff, they learned that most were Special Ability Users recruited for the construction of the base.

These Special Ability Users were primarily Earth and Metal Element Users, supplemented by Water, Fire, and Power Elements, including many ordinary people and those skilled in construction who were willing to participate in building the base. They all had been moved here first by Mayor Liang, with the goal of constructing the base’s walls first.

This was a major project, but Liang Wei was very confident. He had always been proud of Hua Country’s construction speed. Although there was no electricity and supplies were scarce now, the presence of numerous Special Ability Users made the process much faster. The Earth Element Ability Users were tasked with digging foundations and moving stones, which was even faster than using machinery before the Apocalypse.

The recruitment notice posted stated that anyone willing to participate in the base construction could enjoy half-year rent relief in the base, receive three free meals daily during the construction process, and obtain four Crystal Cores. Special Ability Users could receive seven Crystal Cores and a one-year rent reduction privilege.

With such attractive conditions, many people from the refuge were eager to sign up, but there were also many who had lived comfortably before the Apocalypse and scoffed at the idea. They had been high earners before, and the thought of them working on a construction site was unthinkable!

Liang Wei and Liang Jiuhui and colleagues did not remind them of anything, offering various opportunities to those striving to survive in the Apocalypse. As for those still expecting to freeload, they did not spend much effort persuading them.

Indeed, this base construction was seen as an opportunity by the astute.

Liang Wei was having people compile the list of those participating in the base construction daily. The list included not only men but also many women and even some students.

Given the limited housing within the base, not everyone could be allocated a ready-made house. Now, those willing to labor had already been placed on the housing assignment list by Liang Wei. Of course, further performance would still need to be assessed, but this had already filtered out a large number of people.

“Go dig foundations in City West? I can’t believe you thought of that. Do you know how hard it is to work on a construction site?”

A girl with shoulder-length hair chastised a young boy at the registration desk.

“But I am an Earth Element Ability User ah, it’s only right that I help build the base.” the boy tried to argue back.

“Whatever, just go then. We’re breaking up.”

The shoulder-length-haired girl angrily flipped her hair and turned to leave, but sadly, her hair hadn’t been washed in who knows how many days, so she couldn’t quite get the effect she wanted.

The boy grabbed the girl’s arm, trying to keep her, but she impatiently shook off his hand and said, “The likes of you, an Earth Element Ability User, are only fit for digging and moving bricks. I’ve had enough of being with you, stinking of earth all the time. Let go!”

“…”

The Earth Element Ability Users around were stunned for a moment; some even sniffed at their clothes, but there was no earthy smell…

Seeing the girl walk away, the boy gave an embarrassed smile, but still resolutely headed to the registration desk, demonstrated and proved his Earth Element Ability, then filled out the registration form.

“Brother, you need a new girlfriend.”

Shao Zian watched the boy filling out the form with a smile. He was in charge of administrative tasks and had naturally come to check out the registration process but had just happened to witness the scene and found it quite interesting.

“She, she’s a bit immature, she will understand eventually.”

The boy smiled shyly and bent down to write his name on the desk: Xia Mufei.

Shao Zian was about to say more when a long, slender hand appeared over a stack of brand-new registration forms. The hand with distinct bones looked very familiar. Shao Zian looked up and was startled.

“I’m signing up.”

A cold yet pleasant male voice came over, causing even Xia Mufei, who was filling out the form, to look up involuntarily.

Base construction, huh? It might be good for him to take a break.

“Supervisor Shao, it’s time for the meeting,” Peng Qi came over to remind him, as he still had to guard the door after everyone assembled.

“Yes, thank you. I’ll be there right away,”

Shao Zian organized the forms and strode towards the meeting room.

In the meeting room, Liang Wei was seated at the head, joined by Jiuhui and Li Haochu. These days, with the construction of the base underway, everyone was busy, even having to squeeze in time for meetings.

“What? Jiuhui is going there tomorrow?”

Li Haochu asked in surprise. He had thought, considering the kidnapping incident last time, that these two would be more cautious about their safety. But it seemed that incident hadn’t made much of an impression on them.

“Constructing the base is urgent; we can’t delay,”

Jiuhui argued, noting the increasing scarcity of resources. Securing the base one day earlier would also mean getting things on track sooner.

Li Haochu nodded. Jiuhui was right, and currently, a leader was indeed needed there.

“Tomorrow, I’ll go there with the people we’ve recruited these past few days. Zian, please organize the list for me later,” Jiuhui said.

“Alright, I’ll compile it right away,”