Apocalyptic Calamity: My Proficiency Panel-Chapter 100 - 89 Supervision Goal_1

Chapter 100: Chapter 89 Supervision, Goal_1

Chapter 100: Chapter 89 Supervision, Goal_1

The primary aim of choosing men this time was to cut trees, clear weeds, dig the ground, and accelerate the development of farmland.

There were both light and heavy tasks, so Li Ming chose the men accordingly.

There were twenty-seven willing men in the gathering area, five were chosen last time leaving twenty-two. This time, six more were selected, leaving only sixteen in the area.

Of course, these were not the only people in the encampment. The followers of the two mutants and the women they maintained were not included. Each of these followers had at least one woman.

Generally speaking, for some reason, the number of women in the area far exceeded the number of men.

Li Ming naturally noticed this abnormal phenomenon, but he didn’t ask further. He casually selected Xu Xiu’s husband and the men behind him, picked out four more, and took them away.

As for why he chose him, well, he mainly didn’t want any discord with Xu Xiu and wanted to show her his kindness~

“You guys drive yourselves. Keep up the pace, eat a piece of compressed biscuit each, and drink some water. You can cook porridge when you arrive.”

When they arrived downstairs, Li Ming handed everyone a biscuit the size of a cap of Lao Gan Ma and a sweet beverage to energize them, fearing that they might faint during the journey.

When presenting the biscuit to Xu Xiu’s ex-husband, he treated him indifferently. Once he finished, he divided them into groups and they headed to the villa area together with the four ladder guards.

Upon seeing Li Ming, Sun San boarded the vehicle with his brothers and Zhou Cheng, while the other five boarded another vehicle.

Li Ming got into the car and found that Liu Li had already taken a seat at the co-driver’s position, and her slender husband was sitting at the back. He wondered why her husband didn’t sit with Chen Qiang and his group.

“He’s scared to go, let him sit here instead, it’s no big deal to squeeze four people at the back.”

Liu Li quickly explained with a laugh. Under the sunlight, her virtuous appearance had a unique charm, “Our gifts are in the trunk. Once we arrive, we’ll stay there and won’t trouble you anymore. We’ll need Brother Ming to find us a place to live then.”

“Fine, you guys can live in the villa where you worked yesterday. Let’s get going.”

Without making a fuss, as long as they work, it doesn’t matter. Afterwards, Li Ming started his car and headed towards his villa.

“Vroom~”

The other three cars start simultaneously, and four cars in line proceed down the road. Thankfully, the zombies on the road had been cleaned so the road was relatively clear.

Liu Li sat in the passenger seat, her low-cut top attracting attention.

Li Ming glanced at her a couple of times, then casually reached out his right hand to touch her soft chest while driving, making the journey smooth. Liu Li’s face was full of tender smiles. She leaned into Li Ming’s touch to make it more convenient for him.

At the back, Liu Li’s husband hastily looked out the window, pretending not to see. He had mentally prepared himself earlier, so he wasn’t bothered.

…

The two-kilometer journey went quickly. Li Ming led everyone into the villa area. The early party was still digging at villa “Right Three”. Then they returned to collect food and passed the chosen clothes to Xu Xiu to take to her room.

Then, carrying the food, he went back to where everyone was gathered in villa “Right Three”, and had the women cook porridge for the ten newcomers.

While they were cooking, he took Sun San to the villa “Left Four”, which was facing the river. He pointed towards the direction of Huajiang:

“We’ve created a forested greenbelt here with iron railings in the center. It’s inconvenient to fetch water, so after dinner, you’ll lead your brothers to cut trees here, make a path, and use the trees to create protective devices at the river bank to prevent accidents while fetching water.”

If possible, setting up pipes for water supply would be most convenient. However, Li Ming didn’t have spare energy to set up power generators, so they had to rely on the primitive method of physically fetching water.

The pathway will also facilitate fishing and prevent lengthy detours and accidents. The defensive gaps created by broken fences could be blocked by making switch-style iron gates—this was not a concern for him.

Sun San looked in the direction that Li Ming was pointing, all the way to the bank of Huajiang, and nodded in agreement.

Besides the villa and the river was a dense forest artificially planted over one hundred meters away. There were many trees in the middle, but this forest wasn’t very wide, it wouldn’t be too challenging even using a primitive wood saw.

“Before that, you guys have to drive to the river to fetch water. The zombies on the road have been cleared by me. Bring a few big buckets, we need to use the water for planting vegetables today.”

Villa “Right Three” had about one acre of land that was almost ready for use after being dug yesterday and this morning. Li Ming intended to plant the seeds today.

After telling Sun San what to do at the edge of the forest, Li Ming led him back.

Upon reaching villa “Right Three”, the porridge was ready. Li Ming let them eat and walked out. The ten newcomers who hadn’t eaten rice for nearly a month were all salivating, then they picked up their bowls and started gulping down the porridge.

“I’ll have to get some antibiotics from the pharmacy someday.”

Li Ming pondered for a moment. Once the demand for vegetables and grains was met, he could focus on making progress without worrying about his body’s ability to keep up due to lack of nutrition.

Besides, these next two days, he would need to achieve an advanced level of a particular skill.

He had a strange feeling about Chen Zhuang. He couldn’t pinpoint the exact reason, but something about him was off. Although Chen appeared to be enthusiastic, he seemed a tad insincere to Li Ming.

Moreover, since Chen Zhuang was a supernatural with a steel-related power, Li Ming would be at a disadvantage if any conflict arose and he couldn’t break through Chen’s defence. Hence, enhancing his strength before their potential clash was a priority.

He was eagerly anticipating an upgrade after reaching the “Minor Mastery”.

[Fencing] [Javelin Stab] [Upward Slash]

Li Ming focused on these three skills, idling in the courtyard alone for a while longer before returning after everyone had finished eating.

“Since everyone is here to work, let’s lay down some ground rules. Those who can handle heavy labour stand on the left, and those who can’t, on the right.”

Li Ming, looking at the twenty people in the room, was sorting them into categories.

To incentivize everyone to work efficiently, he divided them into two groups. Those who could handle heavy labour were provided with adequate food and some extra to take home. Those able to do only lighter tasks would receive just enough food for sustenance.

Only in this way, would everyone willingly contribute without resentment from others.

At Li Ming’s instruction, the twenty people immediately got to work. The women naturally positioned themselves on the ‘light task’ side, along with a disheartened man.

Li Ming recognized the man, who had deliberately positioned himself behind Xu Xiu’s husband earlier. Seeing his able-bodied frame but unwillingness to do heavy work, Li Ming looked at him questioningly. Zhao Wen extended his left hand, “I injured my left hand before, I can’t do heavy labour…”

Li Ming nodded without saying another word. Then he looked at the group on the left, picked two people who clearly couldn’t handle heavy work and moved them to the right side, before starting to assign work.

The ‘light work’ group was assigned to dig the ground and weed, while the ‘heavy work’ group was tasked to fetch water and clear paths towards the forest.

Li Ming spent his time quietly practicing his psychic abilities on the rooftop of villa “Left Two”. He didn’t return home or join the labour,

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He didn’t dare to exhaust his psychic energy completely but stopped after only half was used. Then, with his long sword, he started practicing [Fencing] one stroke after another.

Though this approach reduced his proficiency level considerably, it ensured that he was always ready for battle. Furthermore, he could still make progress even with this approach.

The rooftop of the villa provided a clear view of the surrounding area. Standing on the roof of the “Left Two” villa, he could see people digging in the “Right Three” villa and observe the entrance. He could spot Sun San and his team the moment they returned fetching water.

He could also practice his swordplay undisturbed, killing two birds with one stone.

At the start when everyone was beginning to work, he had to keep a close watch, but once people got used to the tasks, he could drop by occasionally.

Digging, watering, planting crops…

If he had to perform these tasks alone with the women, he’d waste the whole day. Instead, he could spare some of the supplies he collected from two supermarkets and exchange them for these people’s labour.

This way, he had time to train, they had a source of food, and both parties benefited.

Li Ming had cleaned up all the food sources en route to the gathering place. Unless they dared to fight the fearless zombies with rudimentary weapons and explore other streets, they couldn’t escape his grasp.

The low-value supplies he traded for essential nutritious food was definitely worthwhile.

As for the working people, they could get food without facing the zombies. What’s not to like?

Several factors combined easily enabled this project. Li Ming only had to spend some time supervising and transporting everyone, freeing up most of his time for training or other activities.

“Whew~”

Having exercised his psychic abilities, Li Ming was holding the incredibly tough long sword. He stabbed one after another, and soon, he stabbed it a hundred times.

The data on the panel had updated to: Fencing (Minor Mastery 11%)

It didn’t take too long for Li Ming to make a hundred strokes with his current strength. He prioritized Fencing because it allowed him to react more quickly in surprise situations.

However, the continuous hundred strokes over the course of an hour resulted in him using up half of his energy. Just then, a horn sounded from outside the villa. Sun San had returned in the car with people bringing back water.

Li Ming immediately stashed the sword away and, picking up a crowbar-like spear, went down. He instructed everyone to park the car nearby. Then, grabbing saws, hatchets, ropes and other tools, he set off with Sun San to tidy up the villa’s iron fence. They cleared the weeds and branches, and then started chopping trees.

Saws, hatchets, all kinds of tools were brought into play. Over ten men were divided into teams with two in charge of one tree. With their combined efforts, Li Ming was sure they would soon bring down quite a few trees. He watched them for a while, then instructed Sun San to continue working diligently before heading to the “Right Three” villa.