Chapter 263 - Chapter 263: Chapter 221, Sturdy Local Customs_1

Chapter 263: Chapter 221, Sturdy Local Customs_1

Digging holes to install iron pipes?

Wen Mansha looked at the map with a bit of confusion and asked directly, “Master, is there any particular plan here?”

Wu Heng responded promptly, “I have a batch of items that can provide lighting at night. I plan to install them along the main roads in the two areas.”

“Magic tools? This… isn’t it a bit too lavish? Is it necessary to do such things in the Outer City Area?” Wen Mansha hesitated but still voiced her thoughts.

She knew her master was wealthy and had substantial resources.

But spending like this was a bit much.

Using magic tools for public lighting was something hardly anyone would consider.

Wu Heng placed an arm around her shoulder, saying, “It’s different from magic tools, and the cost isn’t as high.”

Not only were there solar panels left behind by the photovoltaic farm.

In some areas, there were many street lights that could still be used when removed.

Supplying light to a city of this size was not going to be an issue.

Wen Mansha leaned into his embrace, thinking for a moment, then said, “Even if the cost isn’t high, implementing this might be difficult.”

“How so?”

“Master, this is Lundham City, a city teeming with thieves and burglars. Considering local customs, I fear the installations might disappear overnight.” Wen Mansha explained.

Compared to Wu Heng, Wen Mansha, as the gang’s leading lady, understood the local situation far better.

In the Pinned Gang, thievery was a predominant practice in the early days.

Going outside and not bringing something back was considered a loss.

The items that Wu Heng referred to would be perceived as magic tools by the local residents once installed.

At that point, it wouldn’t be hard to guess what they’d do.

Upon hearing this, Wu Heng agreed that there was some truth in her words.

“Do you have any solutions?”

Wen Mansha picked up the map, thought for a moment, and said, “Why not first use them in a few key locations to see how it goes?”

“Where would the best locations be?”

“I think the area near the city wall, where the skeleton warriors and carrion are stationed, is less likely to be robbed. We can start there.” Wen Mansha suggested.

That seemed like a good idea.

Reviewing the map, the city walls guarded by the undead attendants were in four locations: the outer and inner walls of the two city districts.

“Let’s install the iron pipes at the inner city walls first and see the results.” Wu Heng pointed to two locations on the map.

“Alright, I’ll handle it tomorrow.” Wen Mansha agreed. Resting her head on Wu Heng’s leg, she continued, “Many people are selling their property recently, including some shops, planning to sell at a low price.”

“Selling their property?” Wu Heng looked down at her.

“Yes, while certain rumors have improved, many people are still worried and are selling their property. However, no one is willing to buy them.” Wen Mansha added, “The prices are almost as low as those in the outer city. It’s really cheap.”

Wu Heng grabbed and kneaded Wen Mansha’s soft body through her clothes, all the while contemplating the impact the current situation might have on him.

After some thought, he realized that these people selling their property didn’t affect him much.

On the contrary, having control over the houses would make it easier to arrange his future plans.

“When the time comes, I’ll give you some money. Buy all the properties on sale at the lowest price.”

Wen Mansha’s cheeks turned red, “Okay, I was thinking the same too. It’s also a good opportunity to update the housing information.”

The property deeds were in the hands of the city hall.

They certainly wouldn’t hand them over easily. Instead, it’s better to start afresh.

The properties up for sale could also be bought back at a low price.

“Alright, let’s proceed with this plan for now.”

The two of them chatted a while longer. Mini, having finished her boxing practice, came over with her clothes soaked in sweat. She snuggled up on one side of Wu Heng’s arm, “What are Master and sister talking about?”

“About the city’s affairs.” Wu Heng draped his other arm around the little bunny girl.

“Oh, sister knows so much.”

Wen Mansha glanced at her, “Mini has become quite the talker.”

“Hehe! It’s all thanks to sister’s teachings.”

Wu Heng glanced at the sky. He hadn’t slept well the previous night.

Gently patting the two girls, he said, “Let’s go, we need to bathe and sleep early tonight.”

Wen Mansha sat up, yawned, and headed upstairs to the bathroom, her nightgown strap hanging casually off her arm.

Mini wanted to spend more time with Wu Heng. Seeing them heading for a bath, she pouted and walked towards her room.

“Aren’t you bathing?” Wu Heng held her back.

Mini’s face instantly turned red, “Ah? With Sister Mansha?”

“There’s nothing to be shy about, we’re all family.”

Mini’s face turned redder as she shyly followed Wu Heng into the bathroom.

…

By early morning, Wu Heng awoke from his slumber.

He moved the white leg resting on his waist to the side, and extracted his arm from under the head of the other girl.

He clenched and unclenched his fist to alleviate the numbness.

His slight movements stirred Wen Mansha awake. She glanced at the morning sky outside the window and got up while yawning.

Then, she lay back on Wu Heng, stuck out her red tongue, and offered it up for a kiss.

After breaking the kiss, they noticed Mini was still asleep.

Wen Mansha slapped her bottom and said under Mini’s shocked gaze, “Still sleeping? Help the master get up and prepare breakfast.”

Mini was startled by the sudden slap, and replied with an ‘Oh’, and started helping Wu Heng get dressed while rubbing her bottom.

Then she quickly put on her own clothes and went downstairs to prepare breakfast.

Soon, breakfast was served.

Andrea Willow looked obviously tired and distracted.

After a little small talk,

Wen Mansha led the Skeleton Warriors out, Andrea Willow and Mini left for the shop.

Once everyone left.

Wu Heng closed the door, opened the boundary door, and headed towards the Zombie World.

…

Upon returning to the Zombie World, he found himself in the office building.

Looking out the window,

he saw that the Skeleton Warriors had sealed off the plant area, and Li Yahong’s caravan hadn’t returned yet.

Descending to the ground floor, he saw about a dozen undead bodies piled up on the open ground. These were likely wandering zombies that had been killed by the Skeleton Warriors.

Wu Heng cast Deadbones Battlefield, transforming the bodies into Skeleton Warriors and incorporating them into his ranks.

Once the transformation was complete,

Wu Heng continued, “Some Skeleton Warriors, follow me.”

A clattering sound ensued as several dozen Skeleton Warriors piled out to follow Wu Heng.

They headed towards the central workshop.

The glass doors of the production workshop had been shattered, the floor littered with glass shards mixed with blood and flesh.

The walls were full of scratch marks and bloody handprints, reminiscent of a crime scene from a movie.

Circling around the front corridor, a massive transparent glass wall came into view.

Thump! Thump! Thump—

Behind the glass, several zombies in uniform blue work clothes hit the glass partition with force.

A hollow thud rang out.

As Wu Heng and his comrades moved to one side, the zombies inside moved in the same direction.

But the glass, it was clearly not just ordinary household glass, no matter how fiercely it was struck, it only gave off a hollow thud.

After about ten meters, they found the main control room’s door.

“Open the door.”

A skeleton stepped forward to open the door, and the zombie inside tumbled out roughly.

As it scrambled to its feet and lunged forward, baring its teeth and claws.

However, just as it got close, the skeleton pushed it back to the ground and cut it into mush.

The body was casually turned into a skeleton and they continued to move inward.

Next, they found a huge workshop, with assembly-line belts and factory robotic arms on both sides.

It seemed, this factory was quite well-built.

At least in their hometown, a small mediocre city, most factories still relied on manpower, using robotic arms like these was rare.

The workshop had stopped, with stains littering the floor.

But here there were emergency exits, they hadn’t confined the zombies inside.

Wu Heng, leading his skeleton troops, browsed around the workshop and then proceeded to inspect the dormitory buildings.

There were a few supermarkets downstairs, selling a variety of snack foods and life necessities.

A bathhouse and a dining hall were also present.

It seemed that the conditions here were not worse than those in the prison.

However, if forced to distinguish between the two.

The prison had a degree of defense, with high walls covered with wire mesh and equipped with weapons.

The walls here seemed much lower.

The prison was certainly more secure.

After a tour of the factory area, every zombie that had been trapped in the buildings and corners was eradicated.

He opened the offline map given to him by Li Yahong and took a look.

With a wave of his hand, he led the skeleton army straight out of the small district.

…

There were still factories nearby.

But they were clearly not as grand as the photovoltaic panel factory, there were hardly any people around. Some even showed signs of decay, with the weeds towering over them.

Wu Heng led his skeletons and cleared several factories in succession.

The zombie inhabitants were killed and transformed into skeleton warriors.

Then they continued on their way down the road.

Unlike the city, it was hard to encounter zombies on these roads, occasionally one or two could be seen. As soon as they rushed over, they were killed by the skeletons.

After walking for more than half an hour.

Another two-meter high enclosure appeared in front of them.

From a distance, the howls of zombies could be heard.

Next, the gate was violently opened up and about a hundred zombies rushed from the inside onto the road.

After glancing left and right, they fixed their eyes on the group of skeletons.

Howling, they rushed forward as a group.

“Number Three, try using your Mind Blast.”, Wu Heng told the level 15 Big Head skeleton next to him.

The Big Head skeleton, with its large cranium, moved to the front of the group.

The next moment, an invisible wave of energy radiated forward in a fan shape.

BOOM BOOM BOOM~!

The charging zombies instantly froze, half of them fell to the ground, and the other half remained frozen on the spot.

Once it was over, the Big Head skeleton retreated back.

“That’s it?”, Wu Heng looked at it.

The Big Head skeleton didn’t respond.

Wu Heng had no option but to give the order, “Move ahead. Kill the zombies.”

The army began to march.

They continued to push forward.

Only when they got close did the immobilized zombies gradually start to regain their movements.

They were immediately killed by the skeletons.

“Dead Bones Battlefield” was released, and the skeletons rose to their feet.

…

All the zombies were cleared out.

Wu Heng led his skeletons into the courtyard.

Upon reaching the main gate, Wu Heng’s pupils constricted.

The larger grounds were densely piled with scrapped shared bicycles.

Like the waste in a garbage dump, yellow and blue bikes were stacked into small mountains.

“A bike graveyard?”

Wu Heng hadn’t expected that this place wouldn’t be a factory, but something more akin to a recycling station.

He walked in, leading his skeletons.

The stacked-up bikes were already covered in rust, and some had even started to rot.

After searching around, helmets that had been kept separately were found in a concrete warehouse.

The quantity was astonishing, filling the entire room.

Wu Heng’s eyes lit up.

It turned out that this trip wasn’t a waste after all.

He casually put a part of them into his Space Ring and instructed the skeletons to hang the rest on their bodies. The battalion, amidst ‘clink clink clink’ sounds of helmet collisions, began to head back.

With them fully padded with helmets, it was impossible to continue clearing out zombies.

…

Flame God Shelter.

The convoy swiftly passed through the gate and parked in the open space in the middle.

“What did you find today?”

Within the shelter, someone asked.

From the leading SUV, a man with a serious expression jumped down, “Where’s Brother Ma?”

“He’s over in the conference room. What’s up? Did something happen?”

The man didn’t answer, and sped towards the conference room.

Upon reaching the door of the conference room.

With a loud bang, he burst open the door, startling the people inside who were in a discussion.

Ma Zhiyong’s brows furrowed as he said, “What’s the rush?”

Huff huff~!

The man drew a quick breath.

Then he said, “Something’s wrong at the factory!”

Hearing about the factory, the faces of the people present instantly turned serious.

“What happened?” Someone asked.

“The factory has been occupied.”