Desolate street.
He carried the bag, moving slowly.
A black sedan stopped close to the roadside. This sedan wasn't ordinary but an off-road vehicle, modified to effectively ram zombies. Also, the windows were pitch black; impossible to see the inside situation from outside.
Even if zombies passed by, could only see their own reflection on the car window.
"Hey hey, don't sleep! Look over there, there's a survivor!" A man sitting in the driver's seat quickly patted his resting companion beside him.
"Survivor? Where did a survivor come from?" The man in the passenger seat woke up, adjusted his seat, looked outside, "Holy crap! There really is a living person!"
The driving man was called Ma Xuong; the one in the passenger seat was called Nghiem Hoa.
They followed Phong Lang Vuong Dai Phu. Since the apocalypse descended, they had stayed in Son Thuy Hao Vien.
They were currently searching for that group of survivors driving the steel beast.
That steel beast was very important to them. Big Brother had specifically ordered it; must obtain it no matter what. However, that group was quite good at running; finding them was a bit difficult.
Therefore, they were sent out to search. As long as the opponent was discovered, don't alert them first, report back.
Nghiem Hoa said, "This guy is really bold, daring to rampage through zombie-infested territory. Don't know what exactly he's carrying in his hand."
Ma Xuong said, "I think it's supplies. Truly gutsy enough. Survivors who can live until now either occupy an absolute safe point or have ridiculously heaven-defying dog-sh*t luck. Look at him walking until now, hasn't even been discovered by zombies. When we came here just now, we saw zombies walking around."
The two exchanged words.
Continuing to follow Big Brother in the apocalypse, besides lacking those comfortable entertainment projects, life was still extremely comfortable. Could be unrestrained, do whatever they wanted.
Previously, as Phong Lang Vuong Dai Phu's subordinates, they were also used to rampaging domineeringly. But some things could be done, some couldn't.
For example, encountering some high officials, dignitaries, or second-generation rich kids, all needed politeness, showing extreme respect, waiting beside them like dogs. In Big Brother's words, that's just how it is; we walk the gray path, have to worship these people like Bodhisattvas.
Since the apocalypse descended.
What high officials, dignitaries?
What second-generation rich kids?
All f**ing dog sht.
Especially when they controlled Son Thuy Hao Vien. Discovering survivors in some villas – people who were prominent figures in peacetime. Seeing their Big Brother, still wanted to act like before, pointing fingers at their Big Brother, like commanding slaves.
Big Brother didn't tolerate it at all, picked up a golf club and just smashed the opponent's head wildly; brains were even smashed out.
Watching them made their blood boil.
Just that after the apocalypse descended, Big Brother's methods became more vicious, ruthless to a terrifying degree. The living, as long as useless, were all used by Big Brother as bait to lure zombies.
For example, if there were children.
Big Brother would just tie the child up, fix them somewhere, sprinkle gasoline around, play music, attract zombies over, ignite the gasoline, forming a sea of fire, burning all the zombies to death.
This method was highly efficient.
Nghiem Hoa's pupils darted, "Honk the horn."
"Huh?" Ma Xuong was very puzzled.
Nghiem Hoa said, "Attract the zombies out. See where he runs to hide. This way we can know his hiding place. We report back to Boss. Then we wipe them all out. To develop until now, supplies definitely aren't few. Worth exterminating."
Ma Xuong heard and felt it made sense.
Without hesitation.
Beep beep...
The jarring sound of the horn exploded.
Lam Pham, walking nicely on the road, stopped, looked left and right, then looked behind him, saw that off-road vehicle in the distance, felt the sound came from over there.
"Damn, why isn't he running?"
"What's the rush? Zombies haven't appeared yet. He heard the horn sound, probably thinks we're telling him to get in the car, take him along to run."
Nghiem Hoa seemed to have seen through Lam Pham's thoughts.
Not anxious at all.
Ma Xuong watched Lam Pham walk towards their side, "He's coming towards us, what now?"
Regarding Lam Pham approaching.
He didn't take it to heart either.
What's there to be nervous about? The opponent is outside, while they are inside the car. Person versus car, no comparison possible.
Nghiem Hoa said leisurely, "Didn't you see zombies have already appeared? One, two... nine. Not bad, nine zombies in total. Do you think he can survive among this group of zombies?"
"Definitely scared into running away."
After they honked the horn.
Ugh ugh zombie roars appeared.
Zombies emerged from dark corners.
Some were wandering far away, heard the car horn sound, then crazily ran towards this side.
At this moment.
"The horn sound just now definitely came from this car. What are they trying to do?"
"Could it be they encountered trouble?"
Lam Pham thought as he walked. Zombies approached, roaring savagely, fierce appearance revealed. Towards these unfriendly zombies, he truly had no solution.
Walking along fine.
Just because of hearing the horn, like mad dogs. Regarding this situation, he was truly helpless.
Nghiem Hoa frowned, extremely puzzled inside. Zombies were clearly already running towards the opponent; why still not running away? This situation completely exceeded his imagination, even somewhat hard to believe.
Immediately after.
A scene that made both of them dumbfounded occurred before their eyes.
The zombies running towards the opponent were easily killed by him.
"Impossible?"
Ma Xuong was shocked speechless.
"Drive! Drive! Go!" Nghiem Hoa urged, patting Ma Xuong's arm, telling him to quickly drive away.
"Ah ah ah..."
Ma Xuong stomped the accelerator, violently turned the steering wheel. Screech! Tires rubbed against the ground, leaving dark marks.
"What's the situation?"
Lam Pham blinked, shook his head, carried the bag, turned, and walked towards the residential area.
Returning to the residential area.
Ly Mai's eyes widened.
So many crabs, all crabs.
"Sis Li, the crabs are all here. Bought 2,356 yuan worth in total," Lam Pham stated truthfully. "The journey wasn't far; errand fee I charge 50 yuan."
A very fair transaction.
No problem whatsoever.
Ly Mai thought and could also understand.
Aquatic products over there that could survive the harsh environment, perhaps really only crabs. But if searched, should be able to find other aquatic products, like soft-shelled turtles, etc.
"Little Pham, Sis has an idea. We dig a not-too-large fish pond in the residential area, put the crabs in to raise. Eat when needed. What do you think?" Ly Mai asked.
Lam Pham smiled, "I agree, no problem. The residential area belongs to all of us. If there are modifications, can solicit everyone's opinions. As long as everyone has no objections, it's fine."
Ly Mai understood Lam Pham's way of thinking.
Nodded.
Now the residential area gradually started getting on track. Some things needed self-cultivation. Since the apocalypse began, many things were gone.
Lam Pham said, "Sis Li, I'll go notify everyone, hold a meeting together. Location just downstairs."
"Okay," Ly Mai said.
Downstairs.
One table, one chair.
"Hello everyone. Duong Quang Apartments' first meeting begins. I will preside. Presume fellow homeowners have no objections?" Lam Pham sat there, smiling at everyone.
Everyone sat on the edge of the flower beds, lightly clapping.
"No objections."
"Very good."
"Little Pham presides well, looks like a professional host."
Facing everyone's approval.
Lam Pham's mood was very good. Looking at the people sitting there, all homeowners of Duong Quang Apartments had arrived at the scene. The smallest, Jiujiu, was held in Duong Tue's arms. Enough to prove this meeting was absolutely just and fair.
"Ahem."
Lightly cleared his throat, considered a sign for the start of any meeting.
"Fellow homeowners, this is our Duong Quang Apartments' first general meeting since the apocalypse descended. Earlier, Sis Li proposed digging a fish pond in the community area to raise crabs. Now, please ask all homeowners to raise their hands to vote, whether to agree to this modification?"
Lam Pham finished speaking, then raised his own hand.
He agreed with Sis Li's suggestion.
"Very good! I, this old man, strongly agree! This kind of cultivation is very good." Old man Vuong raised his hand with a smile.
Everyone raised their hands one after another.
Duong Tue held the child, raised Jiujiu's arm, "Jiujiu also agrees."
Made everyone at the scene laugh heartily.
Old man Vuong liked the atmosphere of living here. Encountering matters, could solicit everyone's opinions, raise hands to vote. Showed Little Pham was very democratic. Unlike some capable individuals who suppressed others, made others submit, couldn't resist anything.
But Little Pham was very gentle, very understanding, respected the old and cherished the young, never bullied others relying on his own strength, relying on you are protected by me, so must submit to me.
Lam Pham said, "Very good, all raised hands. That means everyone has agreed. Then our community's first meeting successfully concludes here."
He was a member of the residential area; everyone was a member.
To carry out renovations affecting the community, using public resources required soliciting the homeowners' opinions.
If someone disagreed.
Then definitely couldn't proceed.
Old man Vuong said, "Little Pham, our first meeting can't end so quickly. Now that everyone is present, why not talk about the future development path of the residential area? For example, how should we survive in the apocalypse, and how can we ensure our Duong Quang Apartments, in the apocalypse, can guarantee the living needs of every homeowner?"
"I think everyone can speak freely, express their inner thoughts. What do you think?"
Old man Vuong knew without systematic development, acting on whims, might not cause problems in the short term. But long term, with the harm of the apocalypse, fewer and fewer supplies in society, more and more survivors taken in, relying solely on Little Pham was absolutely not enough.
So his meaning was very clear: establish stable infrastructure, have sufficient surplus supplies in the early stage.
Lam Pham said, "Old man Vuong makes a lot of sense. Then everyone, let's exchange ideas well. Meeting content, I will record. After the meeting ends later, we can start taking action."
"Who speaks first, expresses their thoughts?"
He looked at the crowd.
"Let me go first," Co Hang stood up, nodded to everyone, "Currently we live in the apocalypse. Because of Little Pham's help, we live very well now. Perhaps unable to compare with before, but already happier than any other survivor. Here I want to say one point, which is our community's safety."
Everyone listened to Co Hang raise the issue, all silently nodded; indeed very important.
Co Hang organized his words, "Community safety, because of Little Pham's presence, our community is always safe when encountering zombie extermination. However, I hope besides relying on Little Pham's assistance, we can build the residential area into a bunker capable of resisting external enemies."
"First is the community's iron gate. It consists of two iron gates. Previously very old, difficult to resist zombie impact. But now, after repairs by me and Vuong Khai, it has been strengthened. But this is still far from enough. Besides zombies, we also need to pay attention to those survivor thugs outside, prevent them from using cars to ram the iron gate. So in this aspect, I will continue to strengthen it."
The crowd listened, still nodding; Co Hang made a lot of sense.
Immediately after.
Co Hang continued, "Then there are the surrounding walls. My idea is to wrap barbed wire into circles, embedded with sharp spikes. Not to defend against zombies, but to guard against dangerous survivors wanting to sneak into our community."
"I've finished speaking. Thank you everyone for your support."
Clap clap clap!
Everyone clapped softly, thinking he made a lot of sense.
At the same time, everyone in their hearts thought about community matters. Because all are part of the community, all hope the community can get better and better, not just sit around waiting for death, freeloading.
Lam Pham said, "Regarding what Bro Hang said, does anyone have any opposing opinions?"
Any opposing opinions could be voiced.
"No."
"No."
The crowd all shook their heads.
Lam Pham recorded what Co Hang just said, organizing, summarizing. These were all technical matters. Co Hang was a soldier; regarding defense, besides Old man Vuong, he had the most say.
Of course, if discussing highest combat power, that must be Lam Pham. No matter how high the defense, not worth mentioning.
"I also have a question." Dance and appearance streamer Nhan Ny Ny raised her hand, then stood up, nodded to the crowd. She was lucky, lucky to have met Lam Pham.
Lam Pham asked with concern, "Does your stomach still hurt?"
Nhan Ny Ny's face blushed red, not expecting Lam Pham would suddenly ask this, making it somewhat difficult for her to answer.
Everyone laughed. For them, Lam Pham and Nhan Ny Ny were very compatible. One gentle and friendly, one beautiful and multi-talented. Very nice. If they could get together, would also be good.
Supporting each other in the apocalypse, just thinking about it felt very nice.
"It's okay now," Nhan Ny Ny said softly, then continued, "What I want to say is, under apocalyptic conditions, many survivors are particularly terrifying. They might not have been like this before, but in the apocalypse, they become selfish, sinister, and cunning. If they hide their true nature, join Duong Quang Apartments, normally might not be noticeable, but if Duong Quang Apartments faces a dangerous situation, will they, for the sake of survival, do bad things to our Duong Quang Apartments?"
She felt she didn't seem to have good points to raise.
Raising this kind of point stemmed from her own encounter. Her agent brought his younger brother, wanting to molest her, expressing emotional thoughts.
As she spoke these words.
Many people at the scene fell silent.
Basically all suffered harm from other survivors.
"Ai, that's right. If Little Pham hadn't appeared on the rooftop back then, the four of us old fellows would probably have died," Old man Vuong sighed, then gently patted his old partner's hand, "Fortunately, in the apocalypse, there are young people like Little Pham, allowing us old bones to see hope."
Everyone was very silent.
Thinking of various past encounters.
Indeed so.
Truly terrifying.
More dangerous than the apocalypse is the human heart. People who can maintain rationality in the apocalypse indeed exist, but too few.
Lam Pham said, "I'll handle this matter. I seem to be able to see the other person's soul from their eyes. I can distinguish whether the other party is qualified to become a member of our Duong Quang Apartments."
He felt he had this ability.
Just like that big man he sent to the police station. One look, and felt the opponent had problems. Asked a few questions, and knew the opponent's true face.
From various matters.
He became even more certain.
If he had this ability before, wouldn't always be deceived by people.
Everyone strongly believed Lam Pham's words.
Although didn't know what the principle was.
But also not important.
Just unconditionally believing is enough.
Lam Pham asked, "Does anyone else have any suggestions?"
He looked at the crowd.
Saw everyone's eyes looking towards Old man Vuong.
Lam Pham looked at Old man Vuong.
For the crowd, Old man Vuong was highly respected here, also an experienced old soldier, participated in various wars, definitely possessed great wisdom.
"Seems everyone wants this old man to say a few words. Alright then, let's say a bit." Old man Vuong cleared his throat, nodded towards Old Chu, as if saying, See? These children still trust me. If I don't say something, really sorry to the kids.
Everyone lightly clapped, waiting expectantly.
Even Lam Pham held his pen, waiting.
Old man Vuong said, "What I said before, the chaotic era has been going on for some time now. Supplies in the city will continuously decrease over time. And the time we need to fight against the chaotic era is definitely not short. Need to prepare for a long-term struggle."
"First, we must do well in material accumulation, with rice leading the way. So what I think is, recently if there's time, we best go buy some rice back, arrange it carefully, prepare for a long-term battle. As far as I know, supplies that can be stored the longest include milk powder, canned goods, frozen and dried foods, pasta, honey, beans, etc. These all need some stockpiling."
Lam Pham recorded what Old man Vuong said on paper.
Very earnestly.
Extremely detailed.
The crowd also listened very earnestly. These are important supplies in the apocalypse. Also knew the old man was reminding Lam Pham. Buying periodically, although can get needed things.
But just afraid as time goes too long, supplies become scarce, finding them will be very difficult.
Old man Vuong said, "There are many food supplies that can be purchased, but the types are among those. For example, frozen and dried foods are very important, also oils. Normal shelf life is around eighteen months, can give us a certain period of support."
"Now talking about something more important, which is medical supplies. This is equally very important. Let alone now is the apocalypse, even in wartime eras, having medicine could be worth gold, enough to prove how important it is."
"We need to prepare some cold medicine, antibiotics, common antiviral flu drugs, etc. Of course, these all need my old partner to decide. After all, she is an old doctor, experienced."
The crowd listened very earnestly.
What the old man said was all very important. Before, they also didn't pay much attention. Even if paying attention, thought with Lam Pham around, even when needed, definitely could still buy them.
Now the old man directly stated it.
Definitely meant must prepare early accumulation, to prevent subsequent problems, namely medical supplies being scavenged by others.