Even though Ye Fan knew the base vehicle was arriving today, he still felt excited when he saw it with his own eyes.
He had had the system for almost a month, and today marked the official start of the game.
Without physical buildings and expanded production, his camp could only barely survive in the apocalypse, without even the strength to attack a small town.
But with physical structures, many of the problems that troubled him would be resolved.
"Open the gates, welcome the base vehicle into the city!"
The base gates rumbled open, welcoming comrades back.
As the convoy drew nearer, the view became clearer.
It wasn’t just the base vehicle; there were also many other mixed vehicles.
When Ye Fan left Chengguan Town, he didn’t equip the company with military vehicles, so what arrived were heavy trucks and jeeps.
A jeep turned about five kilometers in front of the base and headed towards the gate.
The subsequent convoy followed, one vehicle after another in a line.
The base vehicle wasn’t as agile as other vehicles due to its large and long size.
Fortunately, during the construction of the base, this was considered, so regardless of the wall’s height, the gate was designed to be a bit higher than the base vehicle for easy passage.
When the base vehicle rumbled into the base, applause erupted at the scene.
Ye Fan was already waiting in the courtyard prepared for the base vehicle.
The base vehicle arrived in front of Ye Fan like a moving small castle, with a group of engineers jumping off and reporting to Ye Fan.
"Sir, we were ordered to build the base vehicle. The scheduled construction period was half a month, but we completed it in nine days. Reporting back to you, sir!"
"Well done! I’ll note your achievement. Now rejoin the unit."
The four engineers beamed with joy. At this time, several other engineers, including Luo Jiaxin, approached them to shake hands, exchange greetings, and discuss technology.
The Red Alert Soldiers are real people with emotions, thoughts, and feelings. Soldiers discuss shooting, and engineers discuss technology when together.
The leading soldier also reported to Ye Fan; it was Jiang Hao, the platoon leader of the first company’s third platoon that Ye Fan saw when he was leaving.
"Jiang Hao, how’s the situation in Chengguan Town?"
"Reporting, sir, the situation in Chengguan Town is relatively good. We go out daily to clear zombies. Currently, except for Lingshui Town, there are no zombies visible within a fifty-mile radius around the countryside."
Jiang Hao said this while handing a large package to Ye Fan.
"This is what Company Commander Xu Haoran asked me to give you. It’s what we’ve gained over the past ten days."
Ye Fan took it, and it was all gold and silver jewelry.
After these two days of construction, his remaining money was down to 170,000, which wasn’t much, so this money came just in time.
Converted, it gained over 80,000 gold.
The money rose to 250,000.
Ye Fan gladly allowed Jiang Hao to rejoin the unit, and now the combat engineers came to report to Ye Fan.
The combat engineer platoon is the main workforce. Currently, base construction is not fast, and it’s lacking engineers, so their arrival was opportune.
Initially, thirty combat engineers were produced, and now two tracked barrier-breaker vehicles were added, each with a professional combat engineer driver, making a full platoon of thirty-two.
He appointed a three-star engineer named Wang Shichao as the temporary platoon leader.
After taking care of these matters, Ye Fan eagerly went to the courtyard where the base vehicle was located.
This courtyard was constructed at the dimensions provided by the engineers for when the base vehicle unfolds.
At this time, the base vehicle had already reached the center of the courtyard.
Nana’s prompt sounded: "Sir, the base vehicle is in position, would you like to unfold the base?"
"Unfold it!"
As Ye Fan gave the command to unfold the base vehicle, he witnessed the transformation scene akin to a Transformer.
The complex components operated, mesmerizing mechanical assemblies frequently moving, increasingly larger.
In the end, the base vehicle turned into a building with over 600 square meters of area.
It didn’t quite resemble the original Red Alert System’s base vehicle; this looked more like a high-tech metal house.
Nestled in the courtyard, square-shaped with a metal gate in front of Ye Fan.
"Sir, when you approach the gate, the base vehicle’s door will automatically open. Anyone else wishing to enter the base vehicle must undergo identity verification, and you must designate those with access, as this is our control core."
"Oh, let me take a tour."
Ye Fan approached the door, and the metal gate opened automatically.
"Welcome, Commander-in-Chief!" a mechanical female voice sounded.
Ye Fan entered, immediately feeling like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden.
Because he had never seen any of this before.
The interior was dazzling with instruments, screens, and scrolling data, all of which seemed exceedingly advanced.
When he reached the central room, there was a huge control panel with a massive screen above, requiring him to look up to see the whole screen.
With a signal, a female soldier in a military uniform appeared on the screen, displaying her heroic posture.
Ye Fan held the rank of major, and this female soldier was surprisingly a captain.
"Commander, let me introduce myself. I am Nana."
"Ah! You’re my personal assistant Nana?"
"Yes, Nana is an AI, only able to meet you onscreen, unable to materialize. Don’t be too disappointed, sir."
"Haha! Cheeky, what kind of person do you take your commander for?"
Ye Fan saw a chair in front of the control panel and sat down, leaning back: "Nana, can we start building now?"
"Yes, I will open the Red Alert page for you here."
A display appeared on one side of the large screen, showing the pages Ye Fan frequently opened himself, also visible here.
"Commander, after the base vehicle unfolds, many Red Alert technologies, buildings, and units will receive a significant boost. However, building costs will correspondingly increase dramatically, so you must prepare."
Ye Fan nodded, having already mentally prepared for this.
It’s just spending money. In Red Alert, war funds war, soldiers make money, and money funds more soldiers.
Nevertheless, what happened next still shocked him profoundly.
"The base vehicle has unfolded, unlocking physical structures."
"Commander, please construct a power plant as the first main building to supply the base’s electricity."
"Power plant generated, four types of power plants for your confirmation, sir."
"Solar Power Plant, cost 30,000 gold!"
"Thermal Power Plant, cost 50,000 gold!"
"Wind Power Plant, cost 50,000 gold!"
"Hydro Power Plant, cost 100,000 gold!"
At this point, Ye Fan was stunned: "Are there four types of power plants?"
"Of course, in reality, power plants are also categorized, and these power plant prices can even be adjusted. The prices shown are for small plants, like the hydro power plant, which could cost ten times more if built on the Great River with a dam."
"Please select according to reality, and these four types aren’t all; there will also be nuclear power plants in the future."
Ye Fan nodded, initially thinking merely building a power plant would suffice, not expecting four types, leaving him momentarily unsure of what to choose.
Building a power plant was essential, but beneath the power plant icon, he saw a vast array of buildings.
Though the building icons weren’t lit, they were all constructible and producible.
"Nana, what are these buildings?"
"They’re all buildings the commander can construct in the future. I can give you a preview now."
Ye Fan nodded: "No need to preview the barracks I already know, show me the ones I don’t know."
"Unlocking Military Reserve Warehouse!"
"Unlocking Field Hospital!"
"Unlocking Arsenal!"
"Unlocking Officer Training Center!"
"Unlocking Commander Estate!"