Shawn's considerations were simple.
Currently, the actual utility of the farmland blocks is not very clear.
Therefore, he would first give 100 farmland blocks to Hershel for planting to explore their effectiveness.
If the Prison's population continued to expand later, he would then expand the farm's scale.
Subsequently, Shawn called Jacob, who looked at the expanded disturbed ground and mused,
"If we just lay a layer of smooth cement on this foundation, it won't consume much cement."
"The remaining piles outside the Prison are completely sufficient for now."
Shawn asked, "If it's fully paved with cement, how long will it take to dry?"
Jacob thought for a moment, "It can pass the initial and final setting stages within 12 hours."
"After that, for the ground to support the weight of a cargo truck without being damaged, it will require at least 7 days. By then, it will basically be 80% dry and usable for normal operations."
"That's acceptable."
Shawn nodded slightly.
According to Jacob, after the 12-hour final setting, it would take another 12 hours before some light vehicles could drive on it.
By then, Hershel could plant the seeds first, and after 7 days, the cement's strength would increase, and the seeds would just be about mature.
At that point, they could directly drive cargo trucks to harvest and transport all the food back to the Prison.
When Jacob received Shawn's instruction and began to lead people into action,
Hershel was slowly walking over from a distance, with Glenn accompanying him, holding a gun.
Upon seeing Shawn, before Hershel could speak, Glenn quickly shrank his head and hastily declared his innocence.
"I'm not working here. Hershel is Maggie's father, and he's also my elder."
Glenn's words implied one thing: this wasn't official business but a family matter, so it didn't count.
"Why are you so nervous? I won't eat you." Shawn rolled his eyes at him.
"Wow~" Glenn sniffed and whispered, "You never know."
"What did you say?"
Shawn locked onto him with a 'killing gaze', and Glenn immediately responded loudly,
"Nothing, nothing…"
Just now, the look Shawn gave him clearly said,
"Glenn, you wouldn't want what happened between you and your wife to be known by others, would you?"
Shawn looked back at Hershel, and the two chatted for a while longer.
The farm now had everything it needed, only lacking Oscar's crucial support.
According to Shawn's idea, once they had a water cart, they could use it to draw water up.
The water would pass through the 50cm gaps reserved between the farmland blocks and then seep into the fertile soil of the farmland blocks through wood.
This would eliminate the need for Hershel to do it himself.
Handing over the remaining supervision of the farm to Hershel, the farm aspect was temporarily concluded.
Once everything was complete, the food grown by Hershel would be able to meet the needs of the entire Prison.
However, while food was still abundant, Shawn had specifically instructed him in advance.
To allocate one-third of the farmland blocks to plant cotton seeds.
It was already autumn, and though it seemed refreshing, the harsh winter could arrive overnight.
Instead of waiting until the last minute, it was better to be prepared in advance.
They had brought back a lot of clothes from the supermarket, and with cotton, it would be excellent for warmth.
Walking back to the Prison.
Shawn stroked his chin.
"Next is the Fourth Blood Moon, and by my calculations, there aren't many days left."
Time was short, but fortunately, Shawn hadn't felt any agitation so far, so there was still time to prepare.
For crises with a known fixed time, the more thorough the preparation, the better.
Having made up his mind, Shawn couldn't help but quicken his pace.
The Zealots behind him seemed to sense something; they looked at Shawn's back and also quickened their steps.
…
Three days later.
Shawn stood on the platform behind the high wall, looking out over the wall.
Closest to the high wall was still the 4m * 4m deep pit. Outside the deep pit, a circle of Electric Barriers was tightly placed, and outside that, Shawn had placed several rows of wooden barricades.
The wooden barricades were not neatly arranged but scattered irregularly in twos and threes on the outer cement ground.
The outermost layer was still the three layers of Electric Barriers, but Shawn had added three more layers on top of that.
However, this was still not the first line of defense Shawn had laid out; his gaze shifted forward to the very front.
This was at the edge of the hundred-meter cement ground outside the Prison.
Many sections had small mounds, with small flags made of branches and leaves inserted into them, the leaves fluttering in the breeze.
This scene easily revealed what was buried beneath.
Wheel hub landmines, air filter landmines, cooking pot landmines.
In short, Shawn had made every type of landmine for which he had unlocked the crafting blueprint and possessed the materials, burying them all a hundred meters away.
The previous trip to the deep pit showed that these grenades, landmines, and explosives were also part of 'weapons'.
This meant that when they exploded and killed Walkers, Shawn would still gain experience points, preventing any waste of experience.
Furthermore, based on the movement patterns of the Walkers during the previous three Blood Moons,
Shawn could easily deduce that the target of these Walkers was himself.
Therefore, as long as Shawn stayed on the wall, these Mutated Corpses would definitely charge straight along a single line.
As for whether it would be from the front or back, Shawn could not predict.
He could only have Shane lead the army to clear Walkers everywhere, removing any Walkers approaching the Prison.
This would maximize the chance of Walkers coming from the front during the Blood Moon.
Next was the 'Security Camera Combo Pack' obtained earlier.
Cameras and sensors were combined and placed at the four corners of the Prison.
So even if Walkers came from other directions, it didn't matter; the security cameras could detect enemies immediately.
Shawn had also buried some landmines there, and the number of people on guard in the watchtowers was doubled; this preparation was already very thorough.
However, Shawn was still not entirely satisfied.
The magazine "Arms Race" had already surpassed Lv30 after the last trip to the Georgia State Library.
It was now possible to craft the highest quality AK-47 assault rifles, or a higher tier, quality one, tactical assault rifle.
Shawn intended to use the remaining time to update the equipment for the Prison's army.
"Last time I went to Search for armor fragments, I also found some machine gun parts."
"Adding those obtained from air-drops, I think while it might not equip everyone, it should be enough to arm the army and fill the wall."
"Currently, there are only 2 legendary parts, so the highest quality AK-47 rifle is directly excluded."
"The next highest, Quality Five, requires 5 machine gun parts, 25 forged iron, 5 duct tape, and 9 springs."
"This quantity is acceptable."
Shawn then flipped to the next page, and upon seeing it clearly, he couldn't help but frown slightly.
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