These interviews were frequently broadcast on television, and soon, the entire Divine Dragon Province, and even as far away as Rakshasa's Hai Shan Wei, saw it.

On the streets of Dawn City, countless survivors came out and spontaneously sang and danced.

The streets were filled with the sound of gongs and drums, firecrackers cracking, red flags fluttering, and crowds of people.

Survivors moved through the streets and alleys, carrying various slogans, and everyone's face was brimming with a happy smile, something hard to see in the apocalypse.

With the second defeat of the zombie horde by the Dawn Army, many people began to believe that Dawn City was completely safe.

At least no zombies would invade here again, and people's mindset of living precariously had changed.

Some survivors, unaware of the specifics of the battle, even thought that zombies were no big deal.

At least in front of the great Dawn Army, they were just a bunch of walking corpses, easily defeated.

If even three million zombies couldn't take Dawn City, then what's there to fear?

Such a mindset is hard to say if it's good or bad, as both exist.

The good side is that everyone's confidence has increased, cohesion has improved, and the fame of the Dawn Army has been established. It's believed more survivors will come here in the future.

The bad side is that some people don't know the seriousness of the situation, thinking victory comes easily.

This mindset is not only popular in Dawn City; even some outsiders believed the same.

For example, Guo Zhun in Ice City, Li Yuntian in Oil City, and Rikov in Rakshasa.

They saw that in just four days, the Dawn Army completely wiped out the zombie horde and had already entered the cleanup phase, making them think maybe zombies are nothing special.

The breaking of Crane City Base was probably due to its own arrogance, otherwise how could slow-moving zombies possibly stand against guns and cannons?

Because Crane City Base was destroyed, their fear of zombies was significantly reduced due to Dawn City's victory.

Various TV stations also started reporting on the victory of Dawn City. Without live broadcasts and recordings, much was hearsay, and some hosts began to extravagantly promote human victory, claiming the zombie horde could no longer contend with humans and that the global recovery was imminent.

This news topic was previously very heated, but unexpectedly, another message emerged out of thin air, overshadowing the news of Dawn Army's victory.

Guo Zhun from Ice City formally announced that Jiangbei District had been fully recovered!

.....

On TV, they were originally broadcasting the victory of the Dawn Army. A group of people who loved to talk before the apocalypse had now become so-called pundits, seriously discussing topics like when humans would recover the globe and rebuild homes.

But suddenly, there was breaking news.

On a high-rise building in Jiangbei District, Ice City, the flag of the Liberation Army was planted there.

A group of soldiers raised their guns high, cheering for victory.

The last group of zombies was completely destroyed by a bomb dropped from an aircraft sweeping across the sky.

Then the host of the Liberation Army began excitedly reporting the situation to the various forces in Divine Dragon Province.

"Today is the ninth day of the first lunar month. I am very honored to tell everyone that the Liberation Army has fully reclaimed the Jiangbei Region. This battle lasted several months, and during this period, the great soldiers of the Liberation Army eliminated over ten million zombies, saving more than a million survivors."

"Now, in an area of several hundred square kilometers in Jiangbei District, no zombies can be found."

"In this operation, we acquired a large amount of resources and established strong defensive lines. More importantly, the Liberation Army's air force has officially been established!"

In the footage, squadrons of aircraft swept through the sky. It was unclear what models they were, but there were quite numerous, totaling dozens of aircraft.

This kind of scene has not been seen at all now. From the apocalypse to now, Divine Dragon Province saw only one aircraft take off last year, and none since.

Now, with the sudden appearance of dozens, the shock it brought was very immense.

At this time, the leader of the Liberation Army, Guo Zhun, appeared on the television screen.

He issued a proclamation to all survivor bases in Divine Dragon Province.

"Since our establishment, the Liberation Army has rescued over 1.3 million survivors in total, and currently has an army count of 88,000 people!"

"This includes one army, consisting of three divisions and two independent brigades, totaling 80,000 people."

"Our army has 120 tanks, over 500 armored vehicles, 800 various types of artillery, and over 2,000 other vehicles."

"The air force has more than 120 aircraft of various types, including 50 fighters, over 40 helicopters, and more than 30 auxiliary planes."

"The navy consists of more than 20 different types of ships, including one battleship, with more than 6,000 officers and soldiers."

"In terms of base scale, survivor numbers, and military quantity and quality, the Liberation Army is undoubtedly number one in the entire province!"

"Given the current rampant zombies and the human crisis of life and death, I, as the leader of Ice City's largest base, propose to all base leaders in the province to form a Divine Dragon Province Alliance!"

"The significance of the alliance formation is military mutual assistance, commercial communication, material exchange, and also a unified management."

"I hereby invite the leaders of all bases in the province with a survivor scale of over 10,000 to come to Ice City Base on March 10th to participate in the event and elect an alliance leader."

After that, Guo Zhun continued talking at length, even showcasing their so-called battleship of the navy.

Because Ice City is near the Great River, it allows the passage of military ships that aren't very large in tonnage.

This battleship should be a converted freighter, equipped with armor and cannons, resembling a warship somewhat.

However, the Songjiang is still frozen at present, and the battleship can only berth at the port, waiting for the river to thaw for genuine navigation.

Guo Zhun's live broadcast caused a sensation within the province.

No one expected that the Ice City Base had become so powerful.

This time, the Dawn Army's response to the zombie siege reportedly involved two fighter jets, but no specific image data has surfaced.

Regardless of whether this is true or false, it seems now that the Dawn Army cannot compare to the Ice City Liberation Army.

After all, they have fifty fighter jets and a refitted military ship, showcasing terrifying strength.

Now, they are directly inviting all the province's leaders to come and elect an alliance leader, which clearly indicates a move to unify the entire province.

Since it's being held in Ice City, it seems that Guo Zhun is determined to secure the position of alliance leader.

Many people are starting to consider whether to join the Ice City Base now, to align with the organization in advance.

This thought is not uncommon, and even many who initially intended to come to Dawn City are now changing direction, preparing to head to Ice City.

.....

Inside Dawn City, the cleanup work is nearing completion.

With the last Agile Zombie killed, there are no more red dots outside Dawn City.

The thick smoke rolling outside has persisted for days, as zombie bodies are burned.

The engineer units use metal detectors to search through the piles of corpses for gold and silver jewelry, some of which they take, while those without value are directly taken to be burned.

As for some Level 2 Zombies, they keep breaking open their heads to extract crystal cores.

The sheer number of zombie bodies, whether gold and silver jewelry or crystal cores, represent a substantial fortune for the Dawn Army.

Ye Fan has been very relaxed these past few days, not involving himself much in the post-battle work, as this is being managed by the engineer units and logistics officers.

He had a meal with his family and then returned to his official residence, giving himself a rare break.

He heard Guo Zhun's speech, but Ye Fan didn't think much of it.

This alliance is merely an excuse Guo Zhun made for himself, preparing to become the leader of Divine Dragon Province.

Ye Fan is not planning to compromise on this. Joining the alliance may be fine, but he does not intend to be under anyone's leadership.

Luckily, it's only mid-February now, and with over twenty days until April 10, he has time to consider his future path.

When free, he lies on the balcony of his official residence, occasionally feeding Xiaoba some things.

After devouring a Tyrannosaurus, Xiaoba doesn't need to eat for a long time; being Two-Star, it just lies in the pool every day and only comes out to bask in the sun when Ye Fan feeds it, digesting the food it previously overconsumed.

Ye Fan sits on the balcony, listening to the music broadcast by Dawn TV Station next to him.

"Silun~~~!"

The hums softly convey a feeling of fleeting leisure.

However, the system prompt quickly breaks this tranquility.

[Commander, the spy satellite construction is complete.]

Ye Fan suddenly opens his eyes; it has been three days since the battle ended, and the spy satellite has finally arrived.

He immediately stands up and sets the spy satellite at the reserved spot next to his official residence.

A massive structure resembling a radar station, with a semi-circular shape like a huge basin.

This thing receives satellite signals, and Ye Fan isn't sure if this satellite originally belonged to Qin Han or was created by the system.

He estimates it's system-created, as most of the world's satellites were destroyed in the meteor shower.

With the satellite set up, he reopens the Red Alert System's radar screen, feeling enlightened.

The original fifty-kilometer radius radar range has been directly expanded thirty times!

A 1,500-kilometer radius, illuminating all maps within a 3,000-kilometer span!

The surrounding Huacheng City, Mei City, Ice City, as well as over twenty counties, hundreds of towns, and thousands of villages are all included within the radar range.

Moreover, the screen can be zoomed in and out, allowing specific area observation to be magnified.

Upon magnification, all units within this area, including zombies, mutant beasts, and survivors, are shown on the map.

Ye Fan glances at the situation in Ice City; in Jiangbei District, there are dense blue dots representing survivors, and no red dots.

However, the Jiangnan District, across the Great River, is different, with an alarming number of zombies.

Boundless, absolutely over a billion.

Ye Fan looks for a few moments before turning off the spy satellite.

With this setup, his next strategic plan can commence.

Through the system, he directly calls for Personnel Officer Zhuge Yunxue.

The dashing female personnel officer arrives at Ye Fan's side, and he directly instructs her.

"Notify all Dawn Army officers at the rank of company commander and above to come to my official residence for a meeting."

"Yes, sir. What is the meeting about?"

Ye Fan thinks for a moment: "Military reform."

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