Crossing the wilderness to survive, starting with a broken kitchen knife.

Zhang Shi took a look and wrote down the IDs of the two people. Then he typed a line of words in the chat bar and clicked send.

Zhang Shi (VIP): Everyone, I'm Zhang Shi. Thank you for your concern. I'm doing well. We've accumulated some resources recently and are planning to hold several big sales tomorrow, offering them at low prices. If you're interested, please come to the market to show your support.

Oh, by the way. Those two people from the Eagle Group above, I've memorized your IDs. Don't let me run into you.

Zhang Shi's post remained pinned for a long time, causing a huge uproar. The survivors in the division hadn't expected Zhang Shi, the world's number one, to actually be in their division. They immediately flooded the area with flattering words, quickly drowning out the Eagles' harsh words.

Many survivors cared more about the big sale that Zhang Shi mentioned than the grudges and disputes, and they went looking for people who lived in the same area as Zhang Shi to inquire about the situation.

Many people who used to work in the same district were happy to be praised and flattered, so they described in detail the last clearance sale, which immediately opened up the market for Zhang Shi's business.

Zhang Shi's second fire sale wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision. Ever since the shelter began recruiting soldiers, its staff had grown, consuming a massive amount of resources daily. Without his considerable resources, ordinary survivors wouldn't have been able to sustain such a high level of expenditure. For the long term, Zhang Shi decided to take advantage of the recent merger, when market prices were still volatile, to make a profit.

However, after the merger, there are now 100,000 people in each district, and the purchasing power is much stronger than before. Zhang Shi made a simple plan and found that things were a bit complicated, so he decided to wait for his companions to come back in the evening to discuss it together.

After sending the chat message, many survivors chatted privately with Zhang Shi, including some information about forming an alliance. These organizations either looked down on the actions of the Eagle Group and wanted to win over the forces that were hostile to it, or they simply admired Zhang Shi's strength.

Zhang Shi politely declined all these alliance proposals. After all, the server had just been merged, and he didn't want to cause any problems with the survivors. After all, he had other things to deal with at the moment and didn't have time for internal strife.

In the afternoon, Zhang Shi led the team to continue digging the moat. As the workload was really heavy, everyone consumed a lot of physical strength, but the progress of the work did not advance much.

Zhang Shi looked at the soldiers who were panting and soaked by the rain, and gave the order to rest.

The days in the wilderness world were too short. Now that he had his own power, Zhang Shi began to consider whether he should also work at night. After all, the shelter had no shortage of weapons and manpower, so dealing with ordinary wild beasts would not be a big problem.

However, before he could make a plan, news came from Ge Dalong that he had been attacked, and Zhang Shi hurried to the mining area to check the situation.

Several stray dog ​​carcasses lay within the saltpeter mine. Pipi was warily peering toward the entrance. Seeing Zhang Shi approach, he lowered his guard and, wagging his tail, approached him to greet him. The rain outside prevented him from identifying the newcomer by scent as usual.

When Ge Dalong saw Zhang Shi coming, he recounted what had happened here.

In the afternoon, three high-quality wild dogs led a pack of over twenty into the mining area. The soldiers, afraid to use firearms in the mines, resorted to spears and swords to fight. With Ge Dalong and Pipi guarding the area, the soldiers quickly killed several of the dogs, forcing them to flee.

After listening to Ge Dalong's retelling, Zhang Shi fell into deep thought.

He and his team should have cleared the area within a kilometer radius, and there were soldiers patrolling at fixed points within the territory. He didn't expect that groups of wild beasts would appear again so soon.

Seeing Zhang Shi lost in thought, Ge Dalong spoke to comfort him.

"It's normal for wild beasts to exist in the wilderness. I told you about the attack just to inform you of the situation here. You don't need to worry too much."

Zhang Shi nodded slightly, his brow furrowed. He knew full well that in this dangerous wilderness, any moment of composure could lead to unforeseen consequences. The sudden attack by wild dogs wasn't a good sign. This time, they were low-level beasts; next time, they might be elite, exquisite-level monsters. If he encountered one on the level of a white tiger, he'd have no choice but to abandon the mining area and flee.

After comforting the mining soldiers, Zhang Shi returned to the shelter, thinking about whether to send more people to the mining area, or build some walls to enclose the mining area.

……

In the evening, Zhao Feng returned to the shelter safely via the teleportation array. For added security, he had placed a tower at the teleportation point and left four cavalrymen on guard. If anything went wrong, they would immediately notify the shelter for reinforcements.

Zhao Feng walked for a whole day and encountered some attacks from ferocious beasts along the way, but under Zhao Feng's giant axe, the team suffered no casualties.

"There are only mountains and forests everywhere, but no signs of survivors or shelters."

Zhang Shi looked at the map he had drawn and nodded. It was a good thing that he didn't encounter other survivors. At least the area nearby was unowned land, so he could do whatever he wanted without any disputes.

Remembering that his title's upgrade effect had been refreshed, Zhang Shi considered for a moment and decided to upgrade the teleportation array. Firstly, the item was rare, so the upgrade was cost-effective. Secondly, the number of teleportations was limited to only two per day, which was too restrictive. Zhang Shi wanted to see if upgrading it would increase the number of teleportations.

In front of everyone, he thought, and the territory control module automatically activated. A burst of pink light enveloped the teleportation array, successfully upgrading it to artifact level. In addition to significantly reducing teleportation time, the number of daily teleportations was no longer limited, completely solving the problem of long-distance travel, which amazed everyone.

Afterwards, Zhang Shi told everyone about the attack on the mining area and put forward his plan to start work after sunset.

"The mining area's resources are one of the lifeblood of the shelter. My initial plan is to deploy more personnel, enclose the two mines with a wall, and build a branch shelter. The soldiers will rest directly in the mining area at night, and headquarters will regularly rotate personnel."

Several people had no objection to Zhang Shi's plan. The current work efficiency was indeed too low. After so many days of mining, only one-tenth of the resources in the mining area had been discovered.

Wu Qing also reported on today's work. Crops and livestock are growing well, and the most worrying worms were not found to be toxic after testing. As for whether sealing off the farmland can completely eliminate the worm disaster, it depends on the situation tomorrow.

Zhang Shi told everyone about the second big sale he was going to hold tomorrow. After they discussed a general plan, they went back to rest.

Zhang Shi did not rest immediately, but called Lao Bai and asked him to report the shelter's daily income and expenditure. Only then did he realize how huge the daily consumption of hundreds of people was.

Two rounds of recruitment have been completed today, with another thirty new people joining. The stables have also completed the training of war horses long ago, and the craftsmen have also made matching equipment for the cavalry.

Zhang Shi felt the burden on him suddenly became much heavier, and couldn't help muttering to himself.

“Only when you manage a household do you know how expensive firewood, rice, oil, and salt are!”