In the early morning, Ye Fan woke up on that comfortable large bed.
He lifted his head and saw a drifting yellow leaf through the glass ceiling.
It’s autumn.
"Open the radar screen."
Issuing a command, the large screen on the wall immediately displayed a picture.
The radar could be viewed at the radar station, on the base vehicle, but as the Commander-in-Chief, he could also view it in the residence.
Everything around was visible on the large screen.
Ye Fan saw several important situations.
He noticed that in the mountain range behind, according to the location described by a survivor, there seemed to be some abandoned straw huts.
That should be where the gold mine is located.
If not for the survivor’s mention, he wouldn’t have noticed it on the screen.
"Gold mine! The refinery plant costing two hundred thousand is too expensive."
Currently, Ye Fan can’t afford to build a mining plant, as the physical tank factory hasn’t been unlocked.
So his virtual tank factory can’t be sold yet, resources must be collected first.
Besides discovering the gold mine location, Ye Fan also saw survivors slowly moving over from Baoshan.
"All driving cars, about twenty people, one Evolver."
It should take them three to four hours to arrive here, and Ye Fan must have a clear attitude on this matter.
If it’s a tax officer, should he pay tax or not?
Paying tax is certainly not feasible; there’s not enough food here and no need for their protection, so why pay?
If not paying, should he immediately break ties or hold off?
Just arriving in Huacheng and making enemies with everyone doesn’t seem like the best approach to Ye Fan.
While hesitating, Nana suddenly alerted: "Sir, the officer training center is completed!"
Ye Fan immediately sat up. This building was constructed when he went to sleep yesterday, and now it’s early morning, and it’s finished.
He immediately left the residence, and just as he got out, Zhuge Yunxue and Shen Ruihui followed him.
They walked all the way to the reserved site for the officer training center and placed the building.
This building was a high-rise; it didn’t take up much space. Inside, there were very few staff, just four guards, a military dog, and three instructors.
The instructors were a squad leader training instructor, a platoon leader training instructor, and a company commander training instructor.
Each instructor could train corresponding officers, and aside from that, there was a separate house that could directly produce mid to high-level officers with money.
After the officer training center was completed, Ye Fan’s soldier page had more options.
Logistics Officer, costing 2000 gold!
Staff Officer, costing 2000 gold!
These two troop types appeared because Ye Fan was currently just a battalion commander, so more officers hadn’t been unlocked yet.
"Nana, introduce these two troop types."
"The Logistics Officer is proficient in logistics; he can replace the commander to complete procurement, collect resources, and even plan base constructions and arrange various basic infrastructures."
"The Staff Officer is a strategic officer, proficient in ancient warfare, familiar with modern warfare, calm and rational, can provide a lot of help to the commander on the battlefield, and can also lead teams independently."
After listening to Nana’s introduction, Ye Fan thought these two troop types needed to be produced.
These are strategic talents, and what he currently lacks is talent.
With these two, he could also be freed from many burdensome affairs.
"Then produce one of each."
"Okay, confirming production, it will take forty minutes, please wait patiently, commander."
Ye Fan walked around the surroundings with guards and called several people over.
Xu Haoran, Qiao Sanyou, and Jiang Hao were appointed as company commanders by Ye Fan and immediately went in for training.
Some newly produced scouts were appointed as platoon leaders.
As for squad leader candidates, selections were made from the army soldiers, and some Three-Star veterans were promoted to squad leaders.
The selected ones immediately came to the training center for lessons.
The class time was not long, as Red Alert’s technology almost poured some basic combat knowledge into the soldiers’ minds.
However, the specific performance of each person was not yet certain as everyone’s personality was different, and so was their understanding.
After making arrangements, Ye Fan looked back at Zhuge Yunxue and Shen Ruihui: "Don’t feel imbalanced, I also need protection from the most capable and trustworthy people by my side."
Both stood at attention and saluted, showing infinite loyalty to the commander.
Zhuge Yunxue had no opinion, as female soldiers were not suited to lead a large number of male soldiers.
Shen Ruihui didn’t become a company commander and wouldn’t blame Ye Fan, he would just think he wasn’t good enough.
He stated on the spot: "Don’t worry, commander, everything will be as per the commander’s will, but I will strive to perform better and fulfill a male soldier’s duties. Since Miss Zhuge is a female and it’s inconvenient, I will be responsible for the commander’s personal affairs in the future!"
Ye Fan was stunned for a moment: "Oh, right, the position of platoon leader for the guard platoon hasn’t been decided, Shen Ruihui, you go in. I appoint you as the guard platoon leader, responsible for the security of the residence and the outer affairs of the guard platoon."
"Then the commander’s personal affairs...?"
Ye Fan waved his hand, indicating he didn’t need to worry about it.
Shen Ruihui went in cheerfully, the commander is indeed a kind-hearted person, he was touched just after pledging loyalty.
Once all these matters were arranged, the training center door opened, and an officer with the rank of captain walked out.
Square face, rugged appearance.
He was a man under thirty, wearing a standard officer uniform, came up to Ye Fan and saluted.
"Logistics Officer Zhang Kunlin reporting to the commander!"
Ye Fan returned Zhang Kunlin’s salute, most of his subordinates are young, close to thirty was relatively uncommon.
Seemed like nothing special.
Zhang Kunlin noticed the commander was assessing him, smiled: "Commander, you must be uncertain about some matters now."
"Oh! There indeed are."
Ye Fan mentioned two problems, one about whether to build a wall for the survivors, and one about how to treat the Huacheng Survivor Alliance.
Zhang Kunlin said: "Regarding the Huacheng Survivor Alliance, I believe the Staff Officer will give you advice later, but the wall issue is easier to solve."
"Commander, our inner base’s wall can’t directly face zombies or enemy attacks as survivors would have nowhere safe, so there must be an outer wall."
"However, if you don’t want to spend much on the outer wall, I suggest extending the inner base’s wall forward by one kilometer, this way by enclosing four square kilometers of land, you only need six kilometers of wall construction."
"Oh, what’s the significance of creating such a zone?"
"This area will be the golden section of our base in the future. Anyone who contributes to us or is one of your own, after verification, can live here and enjoy better treatment and protection. Everyone wants to be superior, this way, it can also cultivate the survivors’ competitive awareness."
"And at the time of war, everyone can retreat into this area collectively, it can accommodate them, spending less money, and still protecting the survivors, our secrets won’t be easily spied upon."
Hearing Zhang Kunlin’s proposal, Ye Fan almost immediately agreed.
Your people should enjoy better treatment, and there’s a place to settle families, so let’s do it.
Just preparing to arrange the wall, a second officer appeared.
Older than Zhang Kunlin, in his thirties, having a scholarly military demeanor.
"Staff Officer Zhongjing reporting to the commander!"
Ye Fan returned a salute to Zhongjing, this person was his staff now.
"Zhongjing, share your views on how to treat the Huacheng Survivor Alliance."
Zhongjing smiled: "Commander, firstly, I believe that since the other side forces taxation on all surrounding survivors without providing protection, they’re not good people. The commander definitely shouldn’t collude with them; that’s the bottom line and principle."
"However, it’s not suitable to attack rashly, considering the other side consists of six survivor forces, with unknown specifics."
"We should first understand their situation, knowing ourselves and the enemy before making a decision, today is a good opportunity."
"They come aggressively, first thoroughly suppress their arrogance! Then they’ll be easier to handle."
Ye Fan looked at Zhongjing: "Engage in open war directly?"
"Of course not, it’s not worth mobilizing the entire Dawn Army just to deal with those scum, and perhaps these people might be useful."
Zhongjing smiled slightly: "Raising soldiers for a thousand days to use them at a time, let me command the force, I guarantee a satisfactory answer for the commander."