Lin An didn't have much to do.
The most important thing now was to find a way to build a fortress near the gathering place that could resist the zombie tide.
This fortress could not be a temporary building. He had to consider the future expansion, including the need to deal with more troubles.
He even had to consider the problems of heating after the nuclear winter.
It could be said that Lin An had squeezed his brain dry.
He knew nothing about architecture. In the end, he had to find everyone in the camp who knew architecture, whether they were survivors or not, as long as they could work, he would find them all and brainstorm.
In the end, everyone finally came up with a suitable template. After that, more people were left to think about how to fill it.
Lin An had considered it over and over again, but he still hadn't removed all of the cement walls. However, compared to the previous enclosed wall that only had two gates, he might as well open a few more gates in a row to greatly reduce the defense attributes and increase the convenience of movement.
Then, a large amount of resources and manpower were invested.
The land was tidied up and divided into regions. The barbed wire was pulled away and the region was re-planned according to the scale of accommodating 100,000 people.
Of course, Lin An felt that it would be good if his colony could have fifty to sixty thousand people in the end. However, considering the possibility of industrial zones and other areas appearing, he still had to leave enough empty space.
After that, it was time to prepare the defense facilities.
Lin An had to do this personally.
After settling some trivial matters, Lin An personally left the gathering place and headed outside.
At this moment, the originally quiet and somewhat depressed gathering place was once again lively.
Regardless of whether the survivors were willing or not, as long as they were young and strong laborers, they were all mobilized to work and tidy up the land.
Originally, it was a wilderness with many trees, weeds, and stones.
However, what made people feel strange was that they did not receive any orders such as 'building houses' or 'building fortifications.'
At this moment, Yin Xiaoxiao was being probed by the logistics department head, Wenshan.
The two of them were currently in the wasteland outside the gathering place. They were handing out tools such as manuscripts and shovels while communicating in low voices.
"Yin Xiaoxiao, can you tell me what Lin An is planning to do?”
"He didn't say whether he wanted to build walls or dig trenches. He didn't say how big the house should be or what material it should be made of.”
"If I know in advance, it'll be better for me to prepare in advance.”
"Minister Wen, I don't know either, but…" Yin Xiaoxiao said with some difficulty.
She hesitated for a moment before saying," I don't think you need to worry too much about this. Lin An didn't say anything, so he must have his own ideas. He definitely won't disappoint.”
Wenshan sighed and hesitated.
Lin An looked like he was only in his early twenties. Even though he was an evolved human, he couldn't be of much help in construction.
Could it be that he could settle the accommodation and the construction of the wall by himself?
Or did he not plan to build a wall at all? He just waited for the others to come over and settle it with a tent?
There was no need to prepare in advance. When they arrived, wouldn't the people from the other gathering places be able to complete such a small matter by themselves?
If he wanted to build a wall to resist the zombie tide, he would have to be at least five meters tall and two meters thick, right?
Considering that they might need people to use weapons on top, including installing some heavy firepower, it would require a larger project.
Wenshan calculated for a while and sighed in his heart. With the current equipment and material reserves, it would take at least a month to complete this work, right?
It was said that there were not enough tents in many of the settlements, and accommodation was also a problem. Summer was about to pass, and autumn was coming. The temperature in the coastal city of N City would start to drop rapidly.
It was extremely hot in the summer and extremely cold in the winter. As someone who had lived near N City for a long time, Wenshan knew very well how difficult it was to survive the winter here.
If they didn't build houses and prepare for warmth, many people would freeze to death in winter!
Moreover, Dong Tianwen hoped from the bottom of his heart that the so-called nuclear attack was fake news. This was too ridiculous. Why did the nuclear button go out of control?
The more he thought about it, the more pessimistic he became. He felt that the current reserves might be enough for him, but when the people from the other colonies came, they would not be able to last for two to three months.
The zombie tide, they were already exhausted from dealing with that group of murlocs. How were they going to deal with the zombie tide?
"Lin An!" Yin Xiaoxiao's surprised voice brought Wenshan back to his senses.
He looked up and saw Lin An walking out of the colony and heading straight for him.
"Minister Wen, do you think it's appropriate to build a wall like this?”
Lin An held a blueprint in his hand, and his expression was as calm as ever, as if everything was under control.
Wenshan temporarily suppressed his confusion and focused on the blueprint in Lin An's hands.
He judged that it was about the same size as the previously agreed range. He nodded and said hesitantly,"Isn't the design requirement of our wall too high?”
"You have to have a ten-meter-high wall here with a thickness of four meters. We simply don't have the ability to water such a high-standard wall in such a short period of time.”
"There's no way we have enough materials. It looks like we have to travel at least seven to eight kilometers in one direction, right?”
"It's impossible to build a wall that's more than ten kilometers high.”
Even though Wenshan wasn't a professional architect, many of his subordinates were. After hearing about it, they understood it very well.
Lin An only asked," If we build it according to this standard, do you think we can hold it? Do you think we can give you confidence?"”
"Is the space inside this wall enough for everyone to survive? I mean, including the industrial zones and other places that have been reserved.”
Lin An confirmed once again.
Wenshan looked at it again and nodded." It's definitely enough. It's more than enough. In fact, I don't think it's that big."”
Lin An had planned out an area of at least eight hundred square kilometers. He even thought about it and wanted to get it done in one go.
However, he considered that if the battle was too big, there would not be enough people to fight. On the contrary, it would be easy for the zombies to seize the opportunity.
Only then did he cautiously shrink a portion of the wall. The longest wall was seven kilometers long, which was almost the limit.
Five warriors were allocated for every 10 meters, so 500 warriors were needed for every kilometer. One wall required 3,500 people.
Of course, it would be too difficult to achieve this density. Lin An's main priority was to leave some areas where he might need to place heavy firepower and logistics.
He estimated that three thousand people in one direction would be enough.
If there weren't enough warriors, the survivors would make up for it.
Most of the zombies were targets. As long as one could pick up a gun and stay calm, it was impossible to miss.
The four walls only required a total of 10,000 people.
Currently, there were probably only about a thousand professional warriors in the colony. If the people from other colonies gathered together, there would be at least three to five thousand people.
Six thousand people, with the old leading the new, and each veteran leading a new recruit, should be enough.
He didn't know if the number of weapons and ammunition reserves would be enough. He still needed professionals to do that.
"Then seven kilometers it is." Lin An made up his mind, ignoring Wenshan's hesitant expression.
"Adding up to about 50 kilometers of living area, it should be enough. If it really doesn't work, we can expand it later.”
Lin An said casually.
However, a young man beside Wenshan could not hold it in any longer.
The young man said in frustration,"Mr. Lin, you might not know our difficulties. With the materials we currently have, it's a problem if we can even build a wall!”
Lin An merely glanced at him." This is my business. You don't have to worry."”
The young man opened his mouth, but he couldn't say anything. However, his face was filled with worry and irritation. His anxious and uneasy mentality made him look restless for a moment.
How could he remain calm?
This concerned his life.
"As for residences, I plan to build a building.”
Lin An's words were a little unbelievable.
Not to mention the young man, even Wenshan could not accept it for a moment."Building a building? Which floor?"
" We can only build a three-story building at the moment," Lin An said." The space on each floor is about three meters long, two meters wide, and two meters high.”
"You don't have to be conflicted. How about this? I'll show you first.”
Lin An didn't intend to convince them with words.
Instead, he waved at them to follow.
Wenshan and the other young men looked at each other and followed.
Naturally, Yin Xiaoxiao had been by Lin An's side since a long time ago. She was too embarrassed to be too intimate with so many people around, but she couldn't help but ask in a low voice,""What do you plan to do?"
"If it doesn't work, I'll think of a way. If it's just the materials needed for cement, I should be able to produce a lot every day.”
Yin Xiaoxiao made suggestions.
Lin An shook his head." No need. Leave the materials to me."”
He hadn't been idle at all on the Lone Boat Island yesterday.
He had already researched and found a suitable sapling for his " sponge baby " tree after many mutations.
"This place was originally planned for a residential area, right?”
Lin An pointed at a newly marked area where many people were clearing the surrounding roads.
Wenshan nodded. He was also curious and didn't know what to say.
Lin An, on the other hand, took a step forward and waved his hand. A small sapling fell to the ground.
He narrowed his eyes slightly and activated his spiritual power.
In the next moment, the sapling that had just landed on the ground suddenly began to grow at a strange speed.
In the blink of an eye, the sapling grew from the size of a finger to the size of a person. After a few seconds, it doubled again.
Under everyone's bewildered gaze, the sapling only took a dozen seconds to grow into a seven-meter-tall, two-meter-long, and two-meter-wide tree.
The generous box.
Although the outer skin of this thing still looked like tree bark, it did not have any branches or leaves. It was like a big wooden box covered with tree bark.
Lin An conjured a sharp blade with his black light and slashed at the tree's outer shell a few times.
After taking off a piece of the outer shell, the true appearance of Mount Lu was revealed.
It was actually hollow!
Without waiting for Lin An to speak, Wenshan impatiently said,""Can I take a look?"
Lin An nodded.
Wenshan didn't say a word and entered the tree through the hole that Lin An had made with his knife.
Due to the thickness of the bark itself, strictly speaking, it was only two meters long and wide, but its height was just about two meters.
Wenshan tried to knock on the tree walls on his left and right. He thought that the tree walls might be fragile, but when he knocked on them, they made a loud thud.
"This…"
Wenshan was momentarily stunned.
" There are two identical spaces on this tree," Lin An added." I've considered mutating a staircase. It'll save me a lot of trouble, but considering efficiency, I'll leave it at that."”
"When the time comes, I'll build a revolving wooden ladder outside this library. Every two meters, I'll open a door.”
"Two to three people live in a house. We only need about ten square kilometers to solve the problem of accommodation for everyone.”
Not only that, but Lin An also patted the outer shell of the treehouse with satisfaction as he continued to explain.
" In consideration of future needs, I've strengthened the warmth of the wooden house. Not only is the wooden house highly heat-resistant, but it also has good heat preservation capabilities. Most importantly, it's not easy to warm up.”
"Even if someone deliberately set the fire, the treehouse's flammability is extremely poor. In fact, ordinary flames will extinguish halfway without any fuel.”
"Maybe we will need to strengthen it in the future, but time is tight now. I think this template is enough. What do you think?”
Lin An turned his head to take a look.
Only then did she realize that she didn't need to say anything.
Not to mention the star-eyed and worshipful Yin Xiaoxiao.
Even the restless young man from before.
At this moment, he also had an expression as if he was looking at a god.
"You, how many can you make in a day?" Wenshan stayed in the wooden house foolishly and forgot to come out.
Lin An thought about it seriously and replied,""Focus on this. A thousand a day.”
"The main thing is that I don't plan to rely on myself to catalyze these plants. There's still some time before that. I think I can only catalyze the saplings and let them grow on their own.”
Lin An's words made everyone even more confused.
" I've tested it," he said with a relaxed smile." Even if the soil has no fertility at all, as long as I catch ten murlocs and bury them in the ground, I can make one of my saplings mature in about three days. I don't need to specially catalyze it.”
"After reaching maturity, such as the treehouse in front of you, there is basically no need for special cultivation.”
"It doesn't care about fertilizer. Even an ordinary zombie can sustain it for more than a month with just one arm.”
" It's possible to simply provide water, even seawater. It can absorb the water on its own, but the efficiency is a little low.”
Lin An pinched his chin thoughtfully.""Maybe I should research a plant that can automatically evaporate seawater.”
"However, in short, it's the easiest thing to get saplings. If you need them, you can get thousands of them in a day.”
Even Yin Xiaoxiao couldn't accept what Lin An had just said.
She looked at Lin An in a daze. For a moment, she spoke the words that no one else could say.
"Lin An, are you really human?”
Lin An was stunned for a moment before he smiled.
"Are you confident now?"
Wenshan was so excited that he almost jumped out of the treehouse.
"Yes! I have too much!"
"Mister Lin! You, I, I really don't know what to say!”
Wenshan was so excited that he was incoherent.
The young man at the side could not help but shout excitedly,"F * ck, awesome!"
"This is too f * cking awesome!"
For a moment, there were only vulgar praises around.
Lin An turned his head and looked at the hundreds of people surrounding him. There were even more people who were attracted by this wooden house in the distance.
"So don't worry, as long as I'm here, this colony will never perish!”
Lin An's short sentence caused a tsunami of responses.
"I believe you!"
"We will definitely survive!"
"Honey, come and see God!"
Yes.
Lin An smiled.
Plant Manipulator.
YYDS！
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