It took the members a little over an hour to clear the village of zombies.
Iron Head was the only particularly powerful zombie there.
Aside from the two members Iron Head had killed, no one died. Only eight members suffered minor injuries, which were easily healed.
They gathered quite a few supplies, but little of much value: just some corn, sweet potatoes, and sprouted potatoes that could barely serve as seed stock.
Chen Luo had come that day to inspect the situation and clear out the zombies while he was at it.
It was time to head back and organize people to build the new base.
Chen Luo planned to enclose the entire village within four thick, high walls.
The village had originally housed just over a thousand villagers, but accommodating more than ten thousand people would be no problem.
Chen Luo also had to leave room for growing crops. Surely they couldn't farm outside the base?
Leaving Xia Haoran and a hundred people behind to hold the village, Chen Luo returned to the base with Iron Head.
Chen Luo immediately began approaching the surrounding bases and openly recruiting workers.
He wasn't asking them to join him. This would be an employment arrangement.
"Hiring Earth Ability users. Stronger applicants preferred. Meals provided, with supplies or crystals paid according to daily workload."
"Anyone with house-building experience may also apply, even without an Earth Ability."
"Anyone with Light, support, or Nature abilities may join unconditionally."
With Chen Luo's strength, did he really need to be sneaky about poaching their people?
Don't blame me if you can't keep your people. Come pick a fight with me if you don't like it.
In just two days, Chen Luo assembled a team of five hundred Earth Ability users.
Of course, recruitment was so easy because