People sought benefits and avoided harm.
Places with better conditions would certainly attract more people to live there.
Just like those big cities before the apocalypse: why did B City, Shanghai City, and Chengdu City have such large populations, with countless young people scrambling to squeeze into them every year?
Because conditions were better in every respect!
This did not mean basic necessities such as food, clothing, housing, and transportation. Those were not much of a problem for most Chinese people.
It meant higher salaries, better prospects, and richer lives.
Ultimately, they believed their future could be better in that city!
It was a matter of confidence.
Just as, within three months of the apocalypse breaking out, civilian settlements of all sizes had sprung up throughout China.
They flourished like bamboo shoots after the rain.
But later, after the Heavenly Net developed the Superhuman Potion, consolidated the official bases in major cities, gained the ability to defend them, and announced their locations over the radio,
survivors across the country gradually flocked to the official settlements.
The populations of civilian settlements plummeted, and by now, very few remained.
That was because China's survivors had greater confidence in the Heavenly Net's official settlements and knew they could enjoy more equal, harmonious, and fair lives there.
The authorities had never let everyone down!
As time passed,
most survivors now had their basic survival needs met.
They had safe places to live and food to eat.
They were already seeking a better life.
At this point, Home No. 1's transport routes and supply stations brought the opportunity for a better life right before their eyes.
The survivors in H and L Provinces realized that going to Home No. 1 might give them a better future.
And so the population began to move.
It had