At this moment, returning to Nameless City, it was also nighttime within the city. Lu Heng stood by the window and looked out. Even in a safe city like Nameless City, the surroundings were shrouded in darkness.
The only light came from the sparse solar-powered streetlights.
The city was also very quiet. By nighttime, everyone was accustomed to refraining from making noise.
The world of the apocalypse presented a stark contrast to the scenes in Jinyang City.
Lu Heng couldn't help but sigh. This oppressive life had to end as soon as possible.
It wasn't that people didn't yearn for a lively life; it was just that after the zombies appeared, everyone had become accustomed to making as little noise as possible.
Through the window, Lu Heng saw that a light was also on in a room next to his.
That was Lin Yu's room.
Lu Heng walked towards the adjacent room.
He gently knocked twice on the simple door panel. After this house was requisitioned, it hadn't undergone any special renovations. The originally dilapidated outer door of the room had only been replaced with a simple door panel.
Fortunately, only Lu Heng and Lin Yu resided in the entire building. Apart from the main door on the first floor being replaced with a sturdy one, only the doors, windows, and heating equipment within the building had been updated.
"Brother Lu."
"Mhm, have things been quite busy lately?"
In fact, Lu Heng's question was somewhat redundant. Since handing over the management of Nameless City to Lin Yu, many matters required Lin Yu's personal decision.
Lin Yu was learning and managing as he went.
For a high school student to manage such a large city, apart from the suppression provided by their ability levels, Lin Yu had also put in a great deal of effort in management.
Lu Heng patted Lin Yu on the shoulder, "Don't overwork yourself. Take more rest occasionally."
This was also the most frequent piece of advice Lu Heng gave Lin Yu. He could selfishly place such a heavy burden on Lin Yu, but he couldn't help Lin Yu much in return.
"It's fine. It's all just daily work, and I've gotten used to it. Oh right, Brother Lu, an old leader who came to our meeting a few days ago had a good discussion with us and wants us to help them clear out zombies over there."
"You handle that as you see fit."
Lu Heng paused, then added, "Tell me about the current situation across the country."
Lin Yu nodded, stood up, and walked with Lu Heng to the sofa. He then took out a tablet computer from his storage ring and began to explain in detail to Lu Heng.
"The overall situation in the country is relatively stable, but some regions still have many problems. The main reasons are the shortage of living supplies, and in some areas, the overall upgrade speed is slow, making it difficult to fight zombies."
This was actually a problem that existed in many places during the apocalypse.
In the beginning, due to a lack of understanding of zombies, the speed at which people in many regions evolved into ability users was generally much slower.
Later, as zombies grew stronger and humans stagnated, humanity was briefly pushed into a passive situation.
During that period, many people who had survived the initial zombie outbreak encountered a new zombie crisis.
While searching for supplies, they were infected by zombies.
"I want to distribute some of these communicators we have to the leaders of distant bases to maintain constant contact and reconnect all areas."
"Mhm, if the communicators aren't enough, I'll have Evan modify some more."
"Also, can the healing device be distributed externally now? It's been widely used in Nameless City with good results and no rejection phenomena."
"Yes, haven't the matters concerning aliens already been revealed? It's time for these modified items to be unveiled."
Lu Heng had no objections to this.
Anything that could help humanity develop and allow people to escape the scourge of zombies sooner was, in his opinion, a good thing.
Seeing Lu Heng nod, Lin Yu lowered his head and began to tell Lu Heng about the news from various parts of the country.
Due to the exchange of personnel trading supplies in Nameless City, the news here was naturally the most up-to-date.
However, regarding the authenticity of some news, they could only rely on speculation and could not take all the rumors as fact.
Lin Yu spoke to Lu Heng for a long time, and Lu Heng occasionally offered his opinions. However, he also stated that he would not interfere too much and that whether Lin Yu adopted his opinions still depended on the actual situation.
He couldn't be a dictator; such extreme behavior was not conducive to development.
"Which area is that old leader you mentioned managing?"
"The former capital." Lin Yu pointed to a location on the map.
In the early stages of the zombie virus outbreak, troops from a surrounding military region had been successively dispatched there.
However, the military itself was not immune to the initial zombie influence, so the usable soldiers were reduced.
But even so, an army equipped with various heavy firearms was still better than other places.
With the suppression of military firepower and subsequent construction, the zombies in the capital were the first to be brought under control.
It was also the first city in the country to stabilize.
With the help of the military, high city walls were quickly erected there, and many historical sites were preserved.
"However, in the later stages, the general lack of understanding of zombies by humans still caused them to lag behind the development of zombies, and gradually, they also began to feel the strain."
It made sense; without resupply, it was difficult to guarantee the city's safety with limited ammunition.
In the apocalypse, all military industrial enterprises were also in a state of shutdown, so they could only search for existing stock at the garrisons of other original troops.
But to transport a large quantity of ammunition, heavy transport planes were needed, and aviation fuel was also a major consumable.
With the sharp decline in various supplies, their efforts to go out and search for ammunition became difficult.
Following this, a vast city that continuously absorbed many survivors from the outside.
The humans gathered within the city were like a giant bun, constantly attracting zombies from the surrounding areas.
Even with the resistance of the troops, the constantly moving zombies made the ammunition-strapped army struggle.
Therefore, when that old leader visited Nameless City last time, after seeing the overall situation within the city, he had already proposed a request for help.
"Alright, send a few squads. It should take not too long to clear out the zombies in that vicinity."
"Yes, but zombies are always moving, and the proportion of people who haven't evolved there is currently very high, and the city's overall burden is becoming increasingly apparent."
"I'll go take a look myself."
After some thought, Lu Heng decided that only by personally inspecting the situation could he figure out how to help them.
This way, it would also alleviate some of Lin Yu's pressure.