Chapter 130: Occupying the Manor! Developing a New Territory!
Chapter 130: Occupying the Manor! Developing a New Territory!
The weapons found here included not only rifles, pistols, and machine guns but also grenades and 40mm rocket launchers. These were all firearms. Additionally, there were numerous cold weapons made from Nirvana Steel, such as knives, bows, arrows, shields, spears, crossbow arrows, protective suits, and even knuckledusters – an exhaustive array!
Apart from that, the two also discovered a variety of medicines and potions. Although the exact functions were not clear to the group, keeping them would surely come in handy eventually.
There were also plenty of daily necessities, including seeds for vegetables and fruits, as well as staples like corn, rice, potatoes, and peanuts. Various agricultural tools and modern equipment, such as drones, cameras, and computers, were also found.
A wide range of high-quality branded daily items were available.
"In addition, we found a signal transmission tower and a large number of specially reinforced walkie-talkies. This means that if we activate the signal transmission tower, we can obtain a special radio station. Within 50,000 meters of the signal transmission tower, using the special walkie-talkies allows for unimpeded communication with another special walkie-talkie!"
This feature had not been utilized by Blood Witch and others before, as they were concerned about being discovered by the military or other organizations through the signal tower.
Now, Alex had no such concerns.
In the Jiangcheng area, there was no existence that Alex needed to worry about. The entire Jiangcheng city and its surroundings were under Alex's control. Unless the military suddenly appeared, there was no one here who could be a match for Alex.
Moreover, even if the manor were discovered and attacked, Alex's main base, the City of Darkness, would not be exposed.
Therefore, without hesitation, Alex decided to activate the signal transmission tower.
With the current Apocalypse Coins, Alex was not yet able to establish a new City of Darkness. Thus, enhancing communication between the two locations became the top priority.
Here, in the future, will be treated by Alex as a logistical base, providing daily necessities for Alex's main base. In addition to the vast land within the estate, the mountainous area outside the estate can also be enclosed with wire fences and used for growing rice, vegetables, and fruits.
This location is like a valley, with very few zombies in the mountains. As long as this estate is guarded, planting food in the valley behind the estate is entirely feasible. The extensive bottom of the valley behind the estate can serve as a large agricultural field. Even if there are occasional zombies passing by, zombie plunderers and puppet mutated humans can be sent to clear them.
As the apocalypse progresses, resources will become increasingly scarce. Many foods will also expire. If food production cannot be sustained, the risk of falling into famine is high. Led by Qianqian, Alex inspected his new territory and was very satisfied with the estate and the loot within it.
Moreover, this villa is also an extremely comfortable vacation spot. Although it cannot compare to Alex's Demon King's Castle, as a luxurious villa established before the apocalypse, the vacation feeling here is quite pleasant.
"You, go pump the liquid from the blood pool upstairs into the fire truck and then bring it back to the City of Darkness," Alex ordered a few enslaved mutated individuals after inspecting his new territory.
Bringing the fire truck here was to move the blood pool from this location. While bringing the Blood Witch here for revival would undoubtedly be simpler, Alex did not want to take the easy route. Reviving the Blood Witch here would prevent Alex from utilizing the enslavement ability of the City of Darkness on her.
Moreover, the combat strength of the Blood Witch with the blood pool was remarkable, and Alex was quite wary of her abilities within the blood pool.
The best choice is to revive the Blood Witch within the Demon King's Castle, where Alex has complete control. Unlike the Water Witch, who rarely interacts with people and is innocent and naive, the Blood Witch is in control of the entire base during regular times and is not easy to deceive.
After the Blood Witch is revived, Alex plans to take advantage of her weakened state and attempt to deceive and enslave her. If enslavement fails, then the Blood Witch will have to be turned into a puppet. Given the strong mental attributes of the Blood Witch, attempting to enslave her through torture is almost impossible.
Alex hopes to use a calming form of enslavement on the Blood Witch, similar to what was done with the Water Witch, to retain her autonomous consciousness. This way, the Blood Witch can be a valuable asset and her extraordinary abilities can be better utilized, adding a unique aspect to Alex's "happy" life.
Turning the Blood Witch into a puppet would provide Alex with another controllable entity but would also deprive him of much enjoyment and a capable general.
"Is there any news from the basement?" Alex walked to the entrance of the basement, asking Nana, the minotaur, and Yuan, the centaur, who were on guard.
Outside the entrance, fully armed enslaved mutated individuals and puppet mutated individuals stood ready. If anyone were to come out of the basement, they could immediately be captured. Even if the person had strong abilities, breaking through the layers of encirclement would be nearly impossible.
Now, all that's left is to wait until the people in the basement can't hold out any longer, and we can capture them all in one fell swoop!
"We have cut off all water and electricity to the basement, but no one has come out yet. However, someone inside the basement has attempted to negotiate with us over the phone. We did not accept their conditions," Nana, the minotaur, reported respectfully.
"What conditions do they have?" Alex asked, furrowing his brow. Negotiating under these circumstances was simply overestimating their own capabilities!
Alex's patience was limited, and if the people in the basement still didn't know their place, Alex didn't mind using special means to slaughter them all!
"The one who spoke with us is a Professor Yang, claiming to be in charge of the basement. He should already know that this place has fallen, and both witches have been captured by us. So, he was quite respectful.
He said as long as we can continue supplying them with food, water, and electricity to support their research, they are willing to pledge allegiance to us, similar to how they served the Red Skull Society.
They are willing to hand over all research results to us," Nana paused and continued, "As long as we let them continue their research undisturbed and keep people from entering their underground laboratory."
"We believe these conditions are absolutely unacceptable to you, so we temporarily declined. You can contact them at any time now," Yuan, the centaur, added.
Alex nodded, "You've done well. Where is the phone? I want to talk to their representative."