Having learned a lesson from the Green-Clad Maiden, Chen Luo decided that new recruits would no longer be allowed to live in the villa district until they became full members.

He would find a place for them to stay outside.

Once the numbers grew, only elite members would be allowed to live in the villa district.

First, Chen Luo arranged a meal for the newly joined Earth and Nature-type members, then instructed them to begin reinforcing the base.

The first task was to build an earth wall 1.5 meters high and one meter thick near the entrance of the residential area.

This would not only defend against zombies, but also allow the members to cast spells from behind the wall when fighting survivors.

They could prepare their spells and then throw them, ducking down immediately afterwards.

It would take a certain amount of time for the enemy to approach the wall, during which they would only be able to take a beating.

They wanted to attack the members behind the wall?

Chen Luo wasn't bragging, but they would need to reach Level Four first.

As long as the members weren't unlucky enough to get headshot when they poked their heads out, there was basically no danger.

This simple city wall wasn't very long, thirty meters would be enough, but it was very thick.

This project alone would probably take two days.

Cement wouldn't work, its strength was far inferior to a wall created with abilities by Earth-type ability users.

Chen Luo arrived at Jin Tao's location, glanced at him, and saw that Jin Tao's legs were bent unnaturally.

He sneered. No one was allowed to hit on his base's girls. He hoped Jin Tao would reach Level Three soon, provide a few Level Four crystals, and then kick the bucket.

Jin Tao had some value, but not much, it was better than nothing.

The next day, two people advanced to Level Three at the same time.

One of them was Xia Haoran. Even if Xia Haoran wasn't here with Chen Luo, killing zombies would be a piece of cake for him.

His aptitude was also very high, no worse than any other King-level big shot. Chen Luo asked and learned that when zombies were still at the lowest level, he could absorb seven crystals.

In his past life, Chen Luo had only absorbed eight, which was considered very good.

He had already started absorbing crystals, so it was very normal for him to advance to Level Three in the absence of high-level crystals.

The other one was actually Leng Chen.

He could absorb six at a time, slightly less than Xia Haoran, but he had absorbed a Level Six crystal once, which had helped him a lot. Unfortunately, he felt like his body was about to explode at the time, which had left him with a lingering fear, so he hadn't dared to continue absorbing.

The first ten to reach Level Three would receive fifty points.

On the third day, Xia Haoran had accumulated three hundred points and was promoted to an elite member.

Leng Chen was still far behind.

Chen Luo observed the number of zombies near the base and decisively ordered the members to stop killing them.

He offered no explanation.

Because the zombies would advance to Level Two the day after tomorrow. If all the zombies were killed, they would have to risk going to areas with concentrated zombies, or travel further to less populated areas.

He hoped they would accept this cruel reality as soon as possible. Starting the day after tomorrow, zombies would be on par with them, further increasing the difficulty of dealing with them.

That night, Mi Li lay in Chen Luo's arms and asked.

"Why don't we clear out the zombies earlier? It would be best if everyone worked together. I calculated that an average of twenty zombies killed per person would be enough to clear them all out."

"Even if everyone isn't of one mind, killing a hundred each would be about enough. Zombies will evolve, so we should clear them all out before they finish evolving."

Chen Luo was silent for a moment, then shook his head and said, "That's just your idea. There are still survivors who are afraid to fight zombies even now. Besides, if everyone gathers together, if we encounter a slightly stronger mutant, we're all done for."

Mi Li said "oh," feeling a little tired, and slowly fell asleep in Chen Luo's arms.

Chen Luo couldn't sleep, though. What he had said to Mi Li was only part of the reason. Chen Luo, who understood the future, knew.

Zombies had to be allowed to evolve. If the zombies were all cleared out, there wouldn't be enough high-level crystals, and humans wouldn't be able to evolve quickly.

When those powerful monsters descended, they would only be able to wait for death.

…

His conscience was uneasy, so he made up for the missing thousand words.