Aside from the residents of Dawn City, it's practically impossible for ordinary survivors to watch television.

Because the power is out everywhere, even if they could generate electricity, most people wouldn't think to turn on the TV again.

Only those large survivor bases still intentionally keep televisions, ready to monitor any developments.

On this day, several major forces in the vicinity were thrown into disarray.

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At Hai Shan Wei, Rikov, who had completed second-level evolution, was learning to mix drinks in an effort to please Xiaoyu, who brought him a drink every day.

When he heard that television broadcasting had been restored, he immediately rushed into the bedroom where the TV was placed.

"This... This is Ye Fan of the Dawn Army!"

Seeing Ye Fan's figure appear on the screen, he was momentarily stunned, then his face turned sullen.

"Damn it! I should have been the first to restore TV broadcasting, but he beat me to it."

Hai Shan Wei, due to having fewer zombies, was recovered earlier than Qinghe, but Rikov prioritized military development over civilian affairs, leading to the TV station being conquered early without ever being used.

Unexpectedly, the first to use the TV station turned out to be the Qin Han People, turned out to be the Dawn Army.

This infuriated Rikov greatly.

In the bedroom, Duanmu Xiaoyu watched Rikov, who was raging, and stepped forward to console him: "Rikov, don't be angry. Although the Dawn Army was the first to restore television broadcasting, their military development is definitely not as fast as yours."

"Without strong military power, those things can be destroyed at any time. Unless you lack enough power, you shouldn't worry about these."

Looking at Duanmu Xiaoyu's charming face, Rikov's anger instantly dissipated. He wanted to take advantage of her, but Duanmu Xiaoyu had set some rules with him: only at night, during the day they should respect each other, which is their cultural tradition.

Rikov dared not act recklessly, so he patted his chest and said: "How could I lack enough power? Xiaoyu, don't worry, our War Bear training is progressing fast, and we know enough about the Dawn Army's skills to soon have countermeasures against them."

Duanmu Xiaoyu's eyes brightened: "Really?"

"Of course, I've studied the battle where the Dawn Army defeated the Huacheng Survivor Alliance. Their tank technology is quite advanced and was the main reason for the Alliance's defeat. To counter their tanks, our Tank Factory has already developed new models of tanks... ."

"I don't believe you; are you just trying to ease my mind?"

"Sweetheart, what I'm saying is true. In a few days, I'll take you to see... ."

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Crane City Divine Dragon Army.

Leader Jiang Mountain stared at the TV screen with a very unpleasant expression.

"That's Ye Fan of the Dawn Army."

"Yes, Leader, our troops were defeated by him, and those women were taken away by him."

Jiang Mountain snorted coldly: "The Dawn Army has developed quite well. Previously, our focus was entirely on facing off against the Ice City Liberation Army and the Oil City Storm Army, completely neglecting the Huacheng Region."

"Unexpectedly, Ye Fan managed to rise suddenly, defeat the Survivor Alliance, and become a major player, even being the first to restore TV broadcasting. This time he stole the spotlight."

His subordinate said: "Leader, although the Dawn Army has restored TV broadcasts, their strength should still be weak. Should we send troops over? If we attack with full force, the Dawn Army certainly wouldn't be our match."

Jiang Mountain waved his hand: "No, even if we could capture them, the losses would be significant, and it would only benefit those other two factions. Besides... ."

Jiang Mountain sneered: "From what I know, Ye Fan may not last very long; someone's already planning to make a move against him."

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Oil City.

Storm Army Airport.

The Storm Army is based at the airport, which features not only a civilian airport but also a military airport a hundred kilometers away.

The leader of Oil City, Li Yuntian, places a special emphasis on air force development.

Originally engaged in related work, once the Storm Army was established, he first went to capture the military airport.

Although the fighter jets there were damaged, they could still be repaired.

With full efforts invested into the work, they're about to reap results.

The first fighter jet is soon to undergo a test flight.

Li Yuntian is very pleased, not daring to say nationwide, but in the provincial scope, this is likely the first fighter jet.

He knows the Ice City Liberation Army is also speeding up its air force restoration, but they should still be focused on helicopters.

The Ice City is strong in helicopters, but they definitely don't have fighter jets yet.

All along, the Ice City Liberation Army has been ahead, but this time he finally made a comeback, feeling proud.

He originally planned for the fighter jet to make its first flight by soaring above Ice City.

This was a strategic deterrent, to keep Ice City in check.

However, at this moment, Dawn City's television broadcasting restoration occurred.

Li Yuntian felt very embarrassed.

Restoring TV broadcasting and having fighter jets take flight—it's hard to say which achievement is more significant.

Because capturing a TV station is definitely no easy task, even his Storm Army has just managed to secure the Oil City outskirts, still unable to conquer a small city thoroughly.

Moreover, TV broadcasting happened before his planes could take flight, making the value of his achievement less impressive.

Li Yuntian immediately decided that for the maiden flight of the fighter jet, it should take a spin over Dawn City!

He wanted this newly emerged power in the Huacheng Region to come to their senses, to know that he, Li Yuntian, could destroy them at any moment!

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Ice City Liberation Army.

This was the largest survivor force in the entire province.

Currently, the entire base population has exceeded 400,000, heading straight towards the 500,000 mark.

According to the leader of the Liberation Army, Grand General Guo Zhun, he aims to transform the Liberation Army into a gigantic base with a million population by spring.

Whether in terms of population size, military size, or military quality, he remains at the forefront of the province.

Yet, even such a base failed to resume TV broadcasts.

Upon seeing the Dawn Army's TV program, a large group of evolvers under him looked at Guo Zhun's face.

They wanted to know whether the Grand General would order the army to start off and raze Dawn City to the ground.

In the end, Guo Zhun merely said nonchalantly, "I heard the Dawn Army is hosting a song and dance gala on New Year's Day, and they are likely to broadcast it live. Everyone, watch by then. It will certainly be a spectacular show."

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Daqing Mountain Prison Base.

Yan Zhihuan watched the Dawn Army's program with a sullen face.

After the ad finished playing, an old TV drama was aired.

The story of one hundred and five men and three women.

The TV drama was exciting, but he hardly had the heart to watch it.

The development of the Dawn Army was clearly beyond his expectations.

A few days later, their song and dance gala would commence inside Dawn City, leaving him with no retreat.

Sighing slightly, he knew he had no choice but to continue down this dark path.

However, he still had considerable confidence, as their arrangements were exceptionally meticulous this time, with several of the top ten experts of Divine Dragon Province participating in this operation.

By then, the live broadcast of the gala by Dawn TV Station will be the most sensational news since the apocalypse.

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Since Dawn TV Station began broadcasting, TV among provincial bases has become popular again.

Those who could watch TV tried their best to do so; it was a rare pleasure in the apocalypse.

But on December 30th, the TV screen suddenly cut off, only to be replaced with a live broadcast.

Above Dawn City, a plane roared past!

It was not a helicopter nor a transport aircraft, but a fighter jet!

This aircraft emitted a tremendous roar, circling back and forth above Dawn City with a decidedly provocative flavor.

Once the aircraft entered radar range, Ye Fan was aware of it, and the Dawn Army immediately reacted.

Now the Dawn Army had three air defense methods: one was the individual portable HT missile of the air defense infantry.

The other was the vehicle-mounted HT missile on multifunctional infantry vehicles.

Both types of missiles were the same model, effective against helicopters but clearly inadequate against fighter jets.

Unless the plane dived intending to use its onboard cannons for a ground attack, these missiles would have been more effective.

There were also the air-to-air missiles on combat helicopters, but those were primarily for helicopters, and opposing a fighter jet with a helicopter was visibly unlikely to succeed.

The Dawn Army immediately assumed a state of alert, with combat helicopter pilot Tang Yafei requesting Ye Fan's permission to engage, claiming that the Three-Star Combat Helicopter still had the chance to shoot down the fighter jet.

Ye Fan denied Tang Yafei's request.

It was simply too risky, and it seemed that this fighter jet was more for demonstration.

Ye Fan, observing with his abnormal left eye, noticed that the fighter jet had no mounted missiles, indicating their technology was still immature, and they hurriedly sent over this newly developed aircraft.

The fighter jet once again swept by, dropping a large number of leaflets.

Ye Fan had used this trick against the Mountain Cave Base; now it was someone else's turn to use it against him.

One flyer fell near the official residence, and Ye Fan raised his hand to catch it.

The flyer was an ultimatum.

In essence, it demanded that the Dawn Army pay Oil City Storm Army ten tons of grain, a subsidy of fuel, and several weapons monthly. The Storm Army promised that the power of the Dawn Army would not change within the province, ensuring Ye Fan remained in the leadership position of Dawn City.

They gave the Dawn Army a week to consider; within a week, the Dawn Army must publicly declare their subordinate status to the Storm Army on television.

If a clear response was not provided within a week, the fighter jet would return a week later.

At that time, all consequences would be borne by the Dawn Army.

Before the TV drama resumed, Ye Fan personally tore up the opposition's flyer on screen.

"Bring it on!"

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