Xiao Fan said just do it. John and the others brought Xiao Fan more than twenty thousand in funding this time.
Now Xiao Fan had a total of two hundred and eighty thousand funds, which was quite a bit of money, making it very easy to add another squad.
Xiao Fan continued to recruit foreign soldiers, producing two more squads of soldiers, as well as two snipers and a heavy machine gun.
Of course, these equipments looked foreign, but in reality they were the same as normal Red Alert soldiers.
Under Xiao Fan's arrangements, these foreign soldiers did not bear the insignia of the Army of Dawn.
Xiao Fan also equipped them with a Macho Terrain Vehicle, adding vehicular firepower to make them even more formidable in combat.
After completing all this, John's foreign soldiers had become a squad.
Driving their motley vehicles, John and his crew roared away.
They had a mission to carry out, a mission arranged by Xiao Fan for them.
Watching John leave, Xiao Fan then said to Xue Ninger beside him: "Let's go, let's go see the tax official outside. If we don't go now, the tax official will be hoarse from yelling."
The two of them drove vehicles directly along the winding road up to the city wall.
They went all the way to the south gate, where the tax official's voice had already become very faint.
"We resolutely guarantee... to respect the legitimate rights and interests of the survivors."
"You can fall in love and start families, you can have children under the protection of the Alliance."
"If you are capable, you can even take multiple wives, we will not interfere... cough cough cough."
Seeing the exhausted tax official, Xiao Fan climbed up to the watchtower.
After he came up, one of the soldiers handed Xiao Fan a loudspeaker.
This loudspeaker was for calling out, and every watchtower had one.
Taking the loudspeaker, Xiao Fan said to the tax official below: "I am Xiao Fan, the lord of the City of Dawn and the leader of the Army of Dawn. Who are you?"
Xu Qingshan, who had been about to give up, suddenly regained his spirit.
He straightened his suit, looked up, and shouted at the watchtower: "I am Xu Qingshan, a tax official from the Alliance, and I have come to collect taxes."
"But we have not joined the Alliance, why should we pay you taxes?"
"That's not how it works. Now all the survivors in Yunzhou are under the rule of the Alliance. I am speaking to you as an official representative. Since you are within the borders of Yunzhou, you must accept the Alliance's administration."
Xiao Fan smiled: "If I pay taxes, what can the Alliance do for me in return?"
"We will send people to inspect you. If you are strong enough, you can join the Alliance and live in the safe Film and Television City base."
"And what if we are not strong enough?"
"If you are not strong enough, as long as you pay taxes, the Alliance will provide you with protection and ensure that you are not threatened by other survivor factions or zombies."
Xiao Fan laughed loudly: "Mr. Tax Official, do you think my City of Dawn is not safe enough? Is the Film and Television City base better than here? What kind of zombies could threaten me?"
Xu Qingshan suddenly became speechless.
Indeed, if the City of Dawn was not safe, then perhaps there was no safe place in the entire Yunzhou.
But as a tax official, he was not so easily dismissed.
"You can't put it that way. Even if the City of Dawn is safe, will you never leave the city? In the future, as order is gradually restored, won't you need commercial interactions and trade?"
Leader Xiao Fan, in this apocalypse, no one can live in isolation. Everyone needs to communicate with the outside world in order to make progress together."
Xiao Fan nodded slightly: "What you say is not bad, but you must understand, resources in the apocalypse are extremely precious. Right now, I clearly don't need your protection, but I still have to pay you taxes. I personally agree, but my subordinates will not accept it."
Upon hearing this opening, Xu Qingshan immediately thumped his chest and said: "You can state your demands, and as long as they are reasonable, I will definitely meet them."
"How much tax do you want me to pay?"
"Well... generally speaking, the first tax payment requires five hundred kilograms of processed grain, five hundred kilograms of diesel or gasoline, and some daily necessities."
"I can give you those things, but you must give us some... gold and silver jewelry in return, right? As long as you hand over ten... fifty kilograms of gold and silver jewelry in exchange, I will agree."
Xu Qingshan calculated and felt that this was feasible.
What use did gold and silver jewelry have now?
Except for some idle noble ladies in the Alliance, no one cared about those things.
If he just collected them, he could definitely gather quite a lot.
"Okay, I will agree on behalf of the Alliance. But you must also promise that in the future, you will open up trade with the Alliance. If you encounter any threats here, the Alliance can also send troops to help you defend."
Xiao Fan nodded: "Okay, but are you bringing the gold and silver with you?"
"Not yet, you can give me the supplies first. I promise I will bring them to you. You have to trust my integrity and the Alliance's credibility."
Xiao Fan smiled: "Okay, but words alone are not reliable. Let's sign a contract."
He took out a contract that had been prepared in advance, signed and sealed it, then lowered it down the city wall in a basket.
Xu Qingshan received the contract and looked it over carefully. He felt that this was going too smoothly and was a bit uneasy.
But he couldn't find any flaws, so he signed and sealed it.
Afterward, Xiao Fan readily sent out all the supplies he needed.
Taking back the contract, now it was as if the Alliance owed Xiao Fan's City of Dawn fifty kilograms of gold.
Xiao Fan put away the contract. Xu Qingshan, having received the supplies, was very happy.
This trip had been extremely smooth. Even the City of Dawn, which seemed like a tough nut to crack, had been cracked. He was delighted.
Upon returning to the Alliance, this mission was considered a success.
The convoy left the City of Dawn. Xiao Fan watched them leave, snorted coldly, and returned to the base.
The road back to the Film and Television City for these Alliance tax officials would not be so smooth.
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Yanshan Town.
Inside the middle school campus, the final adjustments were being made to the base vehicle.
This massive 30-meter-long metal monster had been completely constructed.
The vehicle head bore the emblem of the rising dawn, and it was colored in black and red.
On both sides of the vehicle were huge metal chain tracks that could ensure mobility on rugged roads.
There was no bulletproof armor, as the massive iron block itself was already very bulletproof.
Ma Dun came to the base vehicle's cockpit and started the ignition.
Roar~~!
After a humming sound, the base vehicle started up successfully!
On the computer screen in the cockpit, he selected the base vehicle simulation deployment.
Soon, the computer screen simulated the successful deployment of the base vehicle, with each component operating normally.
A smile appeared on Ma Dun's face: "Quick, report to the Commander-in-Chief that the base vehicle construction is a success!"
The communications soldier immediately reported this good news to Xiao Fan.
Xiao Fan, who had been bored in the base, suddenly sat up.
"Success! That's great!"
Explosive Plot Song Gua crossed over into another world, bringing along a whole crew of his doppelgangers—all of them mischief-makers. This was a world where everyone could choose a class. Song Gua became a "Bondweaver," capable of borrowing power, while his doppelgangers took on a wide variety of classes, covering just about everything. The number of doppelgangers grew day by day, each one a talented individual with a charming way of speaking. Under Song Gua's brilliant leadership, they would "greet" each other daily and engage in friendly "sparring," pulling off one major scheme after another on Earth. Sometimes they were bandits—stealing bosses, plundering mines, snatching resources. Sometimes they were saviors—descending like divine warriors to face world bosses threatening to massacre cities. Sometimes they even went undercover, infiltrating various major factions to stir up trouble from within, keeping their enemies constantly on edge. To prevent their doppelganger abilities from being exposed, Song Gua made them wear masks with mahjong tile patterns and don Taoist robes in various colors. "Remember, in front of outsiders, call me 'The Dice.'" "Got it! Boss!" "Not 'Boss'—it's 'The Dice.' Think about the vibe, pay attention to the vibe." "Yes! Boss!" "For crying out loud..." From then on, whenever they appeared, they would have their own theme song playing: ~Hey~ paying respects at the mountain stronghold at night~ whose arm is draped over whose shoulder~ gather your courage and follow along...
+【Epic Battles!】 "Your Highness, they say Linxi Temple is miraculous. Won’t you make a wish?" "A wish? It should be making wishes to me." "That may be so, but since you’re already here..." "..." "Fine. Then grant this princess a consort to play with." "He must be obedient, devoted, and utterly infatuated with my body—so much so that he’d kneel and kiss my feet." "Your Highness, that’s not a consort. That’s a dog." "Then add clever, witty, heroic, ambitious yet pragmatic..." "Hmm, that’s enough for now. I’ll add more later." After tossing out these words half in jest, Princess Anle departed the temple—only to catch a fleeting glimpse of the Bodhisattva statue smiling at her. Meanwhile, Yang An, fresh out of university, was having a very bad day. Good news: He’d transmigrated into another world with a cheat granting tenfold combat power. Bad news: He’d immediately fallen into the clutches of a certain villainess. Good news: Said villainess possessed peerless beauty and royal status. Bad news: She was absolutely monstrous!!! In the frozen wilderness, Yang An knelt beneath Qin Guo’er’s feet, drenched in sweat despite the cold. Desperately clutching her porcelain-perfect foot—the very one poised to crush his throat—he could only think: How do I survive this?! Need answers NOW!
lities. One day, Qi Yuan was buying groceries when he unfortunately came face-to-face with a monster. Just when he thought he was going to die on the spot, he suddenly heard the monster's thoughts... "This aura, he's definitely not an ordinary master!" "So terrifying, so terrifying." "A fight with my back against the wall, I can't take it anymore." Qi Yuan: Ah, no one told me that my awakened ability isn't telepathy, but rather the stronger my enemies imagine me to be, the stronger I truly become. PS: Zhou Hai in the first chapter is not the protagonist.
orn and Humiliation】【Forced Love】 In his past life, Lin Ran was betrayed and murdered by his girlfriend and family, while the yandere female aristocrat, who had treated him as a mere plaything, avenged him by doing in his enemies. Upon seeing the yandere female aristocrat lying in the same coffin, ready to die with him, Lin Ran realized how profoundly mistaken he had been. Reborn, he abandoned the fickle campus beauty and wholeheartedly embraced the yandere female aristocrat's arms. "Ran! If I dig out your eyes and turn them into a specimen, you'll only be able to look at me!" Lin Ran: "Darling, kiss me!" "Ran! If I break your legs, you won't run away anymore, right?" Lin Ran: "Love, hold me tight!" "Ran! If..." Lin Ran: "Hush now! Love me more!" Luo Yao: ... Seeing his scumbag dad: "Take him out!" Seeing his stepmother: "Get rid of her!" Seeing his brother: "Eliminate him!" Seeing his white moonlight: "Send that to Southeast Asia!"
