Chapter 241: Being Followed
Ji Yang smiled at Zhu Lin and said, "I don’t know them, but I know who sent them."
Looking at her confused look, Ji Yang handed her a piece of paper and said, "This is the list of bases that want to merge with us."
Zhu Lin took the paper from his hand and read the names of the bases listed on the paper. After reading the list, she put the paper on the table, looked at Ji Yang, and asked, "Do they all want to join us? Why?"
Ji Yang sighed and said, "The temperature outside our base is now minus fifty-nine degrees. At this temperature, most of the supplies outside have deteriorated. There is no food, water, and winter supplies, resulting in a lot of people dying every day. Because of that, those small and medium-sized bases have no choice but to merge with the larger bases to survive."
He tapped the paper and said calmly: "And these bases all chose to join us after hearing that the military base was merging with us."
After listening to Ji Yang’s explanation, Zhu Lin asked, "Then what is your decision? Are you going to let them join us?"
Ji Yang sighed again and said, "Lao Xiu and the others want to accept their request. But the problem is, we lack living space. Besides, I’m not sure if we can provide enough food and water for all of them or not with our current output of food. Even though the harvest is plentiful, the quantity is limited because of the limited farmland. I don’t want to sacrifice our people to help those I don’t trust."
Zhu Lin knew that Ji Yang was right. From what she saw and learned since she came to this world, Zhu Lin knew that the basic rule of survival in this apocalyptic world is that you cannot blindly trust others and cannot sacrifice yourself for strangers.
Although she knew this, as a god she could not ignore those in need and stand by doing nothing. After thinking about it, she looked at Ji Yang and said, "If I can provide more land for farms and residential areas, will you accept their request?"
Ji Yang looked at her, smiled helplessly, and said, "If you can provide more land, then I will accept all of them. When they join us, we can build more farmland and hire them as workers. With enough arable land and labor, the problem of food shortage will naturally be solved. After today’s first harvest, we already have enough seeds to expand the farmland."
After hearing what he said, Zhu Lin nodded and said, "I understand. Do you have any plans about the base expansion?"
Ji Yang took out a map from the drawer and spread it on the table. Pointing to the south of the resort, he said, "I plan to expand our base in this direction. The southern area is flat and has vast land. It is very suitable for residential areas and farms."