CHAPTER 25: Going back to the city 2

Leo took the list and checked the total number of people and asked "Are these numbers accurate?"

"Yes Mr Leo, there are a total of 865,000." Guoping quickly answered.

'At least we won't face a lot of zombies on these island' Leo thought and inquired.

"Can the bridge be close down?"

Guoping was surprised hearing Leo, he then took a deep breath and said "Mr Leo, the bridge is the most important and convenience transport route for all the people, both on the island and city, if we suddenly close it down we will rise public and government anger."

Leo nodded hearing guoping logic, after a while he said, "you are right, take this order, On July 10th the bridge must be close down, unless I give you the order to open it, without that you will never open it, you got it?"

"Yes Mr Leo" guoping nodded absent-mindedly.

After giving guoping his tasks, Leo called all his 5 subordinates.

In the Semi bungalow building Leo moved his daze around and said "As you all know I'm going back to the city, I won't be able to see the new workers who are arriving at noon, so Nora I'm leaving these to you, Sam, you will be in charge of the building interior design, Ricky and Mike... your tasks is to arrange the training equipment and the guns and provisions I gave you." Leo paused for a moment and looked at Jack.

"Jack, your job is very important which is to protect the people and also help your sister in the farm."

"Don't worry Leo, we won't fail you" Ricky said.

"Yeah dude, leave all these to us, we are not kids anymore that you need to repeat these tasks again and again" Mike said a little frustrated.

Leo shook his head and said, "Good, I want our base to be the strongest of all"

"Don't worry Leo, we got this" Sam said.

All trying to reassure Leo, that they got everything under control.

Leo nodded calmly, after talking with his subordinates for a while, he left the building.

Nora followed her brother outside, escorting him to his car, "I'm leaving these base to you Nora, use some of the money I gave you to buy foods and provisions, or anything that will be needed in the base." Leo stopped and turned to Nora and continue:

"Take care of yourself and never let down your guard, keep practicing your skills to increase your levels, because the future Ahead can only be countered by powerful enhancers and powerful skills." Leo stopped and looked at her and revealed calmly, "there is something I didn't tell you about."

Nora stared at Leo in mild surprise, she was about to ask but Leo voice continue:

"These zombies we'll be facing don't only have strong strength but also different abilities, don't worry a normal zombie don't have any ability. But others..." Leo stopped and added, "you need to practice your skills to a high stage, these are all the stages of skills. There are, Beginner stage also known as D-CLASS skills, Amateur also known as C-CLASS skills, mid-level also known as B- CLASS skills, high level also known as A-Class skills, advanced also known as S-Class skills, Peak also known as SS-CLASS skills, Mastery also known as SSS-CLASS skills. If you can practice your skill to a mid level stage, that's good, but the stronger the skill the more spiritual energy it consumes, so you also need to get stronger to be able to use powerful skills to their full potential."

"Why are you telling me these? What about the others?" Nora asked.

"Those guys are something, you will have to tell them everything I just told you, help your brother out, ok?"

Nora nodded and said with determination and teary eyes, "Don't worry Leo, we will do our best, I will not fail you!"

Leo nodded and hug her, "Don't worry, I know you can do it and if you can expand the base it will be lovely, take care of everything, and you should never cry, No one must see your tears, only you can see your enemies tears" Leo said wiping away her tears.

"Ok" Nora nodded.

Leo got inside his car and said, "greet mom and dad for me, tell them we will see in a month time."

"Ok"

Leo nodded and drove out of the base, Nora stood still watching the departing car, the journey will take at least 2 days.

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2 days later.

22nd of May

Leo arrived at the border of A-City, staring at the familiar city, Leo let out a sad smile. He was about to drive inside the city when his phone suddenly rang at the moment.

"Yes Mr Maxim?" Leo asked after answering the call.

"Look to your right Mr Leo" maxim voice came from the phone.

Leo turned his head to the right seeing a familiar figure with 5 black clad bodyguards.

"Maxim?" Leo said surprised.

Maxim walked up to Leo and said with a smile, "I heard you were coming back to the city, so I planned to stop you here and take you to my base."

Leo thought for a moment and nodded, seeing Leo nod maxim smiled and said, "follow Me Mr Leo." Maxim got inside his rolls-Royce golden phantom and drove to the east, followed by Leo and a black Audi.

After 2 hours, they got to the base, seeing maxim base Leo frowned, but kept quiet following maxim island his newly built office.

"Please Mr Leo" Mr Maxim pointed at a chair.

Leo nodded and sat down observing the office with a smile, it was a regular office, with nothing but two couches and a small wooden table between the two couch, some mountains pictures on the wall and lastly the chairs and table they were currently sitting on.

"So... Mr Leo what do you think about My base?" Maxim asked with a smile.

"Your base is good, it can occupy hundreds of thousands of survivors, but... You till need a lot of buildings." Leo said.

"Buildings like?" Maxim asked a little surprised.

"Buildings like barracks for training your fighters, because you can't have a base without soldiers." Leo paused for a moment and sip the tea brought by a helper and continue:

"And also a trading center, for buying and selling, you can also exchange goods with the survivors especially spirit stones, you might also try to build some schools."

"Yes..."

Maxim nodded thoughtfully and said embarrassing "Mr Leo, you know I'm just a businessman, all these are new to me, but I will talk to the workers to start building barracks and schools."

"Oh Mr Maxim, please change the buildings too, you are not building an estate, you are building a survivors base, those buildings I saw are too luxurious, you should give those buildings to your trustworthy subordinates, if you continue like these, your base won't be ready even in 3 months." Leo revealed his analysis with a smile.

After thinking for a moment maxim nodded and brought out his phone and called Jing his butler over.

"Yes Mr Maxim?" Jing said after entering the room, he was a little surprised seeing Leo and quickly greeted him, "greeting Mr Leo"

"Greetings" Leo answered with a nod.

"Jing, please call the construction manager to my office, change of plan."

"Yes Mr Maxim" Jing nodded and walked out to complete his tasks.

After about 10 minutes, a middle-aged man with an honest and calm looking face entered the office.

"Mr maxim you called me" the middle-aged man said.

"Yes, this is Mr Leo" maxim said and introduced Leo.

The middle-aged man looked at Leo and greeted him too, after the pleasantries Mr Maxim got to the point.

"Zhizon, I'm changing the buildings process, don't follow the usual style, let make it a lot simple and can you also increase the process?"

After thinking for a while Zhizon nodded and said, "Don't worry Mr Maxim with my expertise, we'll finish the base before the 2 months deadline."

"Good, now get to it"

"Yes Mr Maxim" zhizon said with a bow and left the office.

After a while Leo turned to Maxim and asked "Have you thought of the currency to use in your base?"

"Currency...?" Maxim said a little speechless.

Leo shook his head seeing these, "After doomsday, money will mean nothing, either you used spirit stones as your currency or something else, anything that can be used to purchase food or things in your base" he said.

"May I asked, what are you using in your base?" Maxim asked trying to get what Leo was saying.

"I'm using coupons, I will give each survivor in my base 3 coupons a day. They can exchange food with one coupon, that is three meal a day with 3 coupons. But if you are helping the base in any way, your coupons will increase, for example the fighters, they will have 5 coupons a day. Coupons can also be used to purchase and exchange things in the trade center, but can never be used to exchange weapons. If you need to exchange you will need spirit stones." That's what I'm using as my currency.

"So every normal survivors get 3 Coupons a day, while fighters and important workers have 4 above?" Maxim asked with realization.

"Yes" Leo nodded.

"Thank you so much Mr Leo, if not for you, I would really be lost" Mr Maxim thanked Leo gratefully.

"It's nothing, it's getting late, is there a place for me to rest?" Leo asked.

"Oh yes Mr Leo this way" maxim said leading Leo out of the office towards the big buildings in the base. "You can choose anyone" he said.

"Ok thanks, we will see tomorrow" Leo said walking inside a building.