Zhang San was a native of Jinzhou City.
Early in the apocalypse, people from the Heavenly Net had rescued him and brought him to this temporary base in the suburbs.
The Heavenly Net had shown considerable foresight. They predicted that densely populated areas would have far too many zombies to defend against.
So rather than establish a base in the city at the outset, they had first seized a suburban granary, enclosed all the surrounding factories, and taken in local survivors from Jinzhou City.
This had allowed Zhang San and his family to survive.
Zhang San was lucky. When the virus broke out, his family-his wife and daughter-had escaped infection and made it safely into Jinzhou City's survivor base.
They had lived there ever since, for almost a year now.
From their initial panic to relief, then uncertainty, and finally their present numbness.
At first, he had believed the Heavenly Net was China's invincible guardian, and that clearing up this little zombie virus would take only a little effort.
He was a military enthusiast and knew just how powerful the country's firearms were. What he had never expected was that all firearms would become unusable. The guns the soldiers carried, the ammunition on their backs, and most of their military equipment had all stopped working. The only ranged weapons still usable were military Crossbows.
Quickly reclaiming their homes was impossible, so they settled down under the Heavenly Net's protection. Although the living conditions were somewhat poor, with only factory workers' dormitories available, they shared an eight-person room with two other families.
With men and women living together, things were a little awkward.
The Heavenly Net had asked whether they wanted separate accommodations, with men in men's dormitories and women in women's dormitories, but Zhang San had refused. In times like