Therefore, she needed to select some people specifically responsible for this task.
It would be best to have experienced masons and carpenters who had experience in building and renovating houses.
When she voiced her idea, although people didn't quite understand why heating needed to be added to the houses.
After all, those houses already had air conditioning.
Besides, how cold could southern winters get? An air conditioner would suffice.
But since Yun Xiaoxiao was young yet precocious, full of ideas, and was the base leader,
Even if people didn't quite understand, they had to follow her instructions.
Many masons and carpenters who previously felt underutilized now eagerly raised their hands to volunteer.
This was a rare opportunity for them to utilize their expertise!
Yun Xiaoxiao counted quickly; there were quite a few people, exactly forty-one.
So, after the meeting, she took these people to the lumber area.
She selected ten of them to be specifically responsible for making charcoal.
Of course, this couldn't compare to a professional charcoal factory, as they were using the most basic tools and procedures.
However, the results of their first attempt were quite good.
After these people became familiar with the process,
Yun Xiaoxiao selected three of the most experienced and intelligent people from the remaining group.
She began explaining how to add pipes to the corridors and supply heat to each room.
She also showed these three people the instructional videos she had downloaded from the internet.
Being experienced professionals, after Yun Xiaoxiao's explanation and video instruction, they quickly understood the effect she wanted to achieve.
"Don't worry, young base leader, we'll do a good job."
"Good, I'll leave it to you. If you need more materials, just let me know."
She was, after all, only an amateur in this field, with just a basic concept.
The actual implementation would rely on these professionals.
They made a list of materials for her.
Some she had in her space, others needed to be found.
"Alright, I'll get them to you in a few days."
So for the next two days, Yun Xiaoxiao went out with Nie Yizhou.
They found all the materials the construction workers needed and brought them back.
While this project was progressing steadily,
Yun Xiaoxiao began to think about coal mining.
The coal yard owner had previously mentioned that his mine had professional mining equipment, but it was in another province, quite far away.
He had been trapped here in Rong City because he was on a business trip.
Looking at his once-familiar workers now turned into walking corpses, Xie Youcai's eyes reddened.
Although he had anticipated this situation,
Seeing it in person was different from imagining it.
Yun Xiaoxiao and Ling Jing didn't know these people.
To them, these were just zombies.
Standing on the roof, they quickly cleared out all the zombies below in no time.
"Let's go down,"
Yun Xiaoxiao and Ling Jing exchanged a glance before heading towards the stairs.
"What was this building used for?" Yun Xiaoxiao asked.
Following behind, Xie Youcai hurriedly explained, "The second and third floors were dormitories for management staff, and the first floor was offices."
"The building on the left was dormitories for other regular workers, and of the two buildings directly ahead, one was a warehouse for equipment storage, and the other was the staff cafeteria,"
Xie Youcai introduced one by one.
"Our mining area is about fifty meters forward from the right side of this building, just past the bend."
Yun Xiaoxiao nodded, but just then, a figure emerged from around the stairwell corner.
With quick reflexes, she pierced the zombie's head with her spear and gave it a twist.
Soon, a crystal core fell to the ground.
She picked it up using a cloth and put it in the fabric bag attached to her small backpack.
This was specifically used for storing crystal cores, both useful and convenient.
Reaching the third floor, they checked room by room.
The entire third floor had nothing except for the zombie they'd just encountered.
The second floor had more zombies, but no survivors.
The first floor had even less chance of survivors.
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Xie Youcai's expression grew increasingly grim and disappointed.
He had held onto some hope that his wife and son might be alive.
But now, it seemed unlikely.
After Yun Xiaoxiao's group cleared the zombies behind several buildings, they went to the employee dormitories.
There were about ninety zombies there.
"How many employees did your mine have in total?" Yun Xiaoxiao frowned.
Xie Youcai thought for a moment and answered, "Should be about 403."
Four hundred and three?
They had killed about four hundred zombies so far.
So... where were the rest?