Dragon Transformation in the Apocalypse

Chapter 327 New Policies Under the New Circumstances

On March 4th, Li Chenglong led his special forces team to bid farewell to Xu Limin and Wei Jing, and left Feiyun Base by car. Other troops, except for those still assisting with reconstruction, gradually returned to Shuguang City over the next two days.

These past few days, Li Chenglong and Yunlan have only communicated by phone, without video chatting. Although he hasn't changed much, he's still somewhat different from before. These past two days, at the suggestion of his special forces teammates, he had Zhao Liying personally cut his hair. After discussion among the women, they decided to cut off Li Chenglong's long, pale blonde hair and style it into a side part. Zhao Liying had initially suggested dyeing it back to its original black, but Li Chenglong, to remember those people, decided against it.

Han Xiaoling smiled and said, "Clothes make the man, and hairstyles greatly influence a man's image. My brother is already very handsome, and with this stylish hairstyle, he's bound to attract countless girls." The other special forces members and the central computer office staff nodded in agreement. As for Li Chenglong's golden and red eyes, they weren't very noticeable under normal circumstances, but they became apparent once he activated his spiritual energy, especially when using his eye power.

At 11 a.m., Li Chenglong, along with special forces members and some officers, returned to the Dawn City Air Force Base aboard the Dawn Ship. Yun Lan, carrying Li Yunhao, personally came to pick them up. Also present were some Dawn City and Dawn Army administrators, as well as many ordinary citizens of Dawn City. To prepare himself mentally, Li Chenglong deliberately chose to be the last to disembark.

Han Xiaoling, holding Yunlan's arm, said heavily, "Sister-in-law, you'd better be prepared." Li Xue, standing beside her, also said to Yunlan with an extremely serious expression, "Sister-in-law, you really need to be prepared." Yunlan was very happy because the Dawn Army had recently won a battle and Li Chenglong had returned, but seeing the two of them say this, her heart sank, and she began to anxiously look at the exit of the Dawn.

Not only was Yunlan anxiously waiting for Li Chenglong, but the reporters and cameramen from Shuguang City TV were also ready to record this moment. A minute later, a figure slowly appeared at the exit. Yunlan's eyes widened, seemingly unable to believe it, while Li Yunhao, supported by Su Qian, quickly walked towards Li Chenglong, who picked him up and kissed him twice on the face.

Han Xiaoling gently nudged Yunlan, who then reacted, quickly walked over and hugged Li Chenglong tightly for a long time before separating. Li Chenglong, holding Li Yunhao, answered several questions from reporters from Shuguang City TV before heading to the Shuguang Building with his family.

Although Yunlan found Li Chenglong's current state strange, she didn't ask him anything. Absence makes the heart grow fonder; although only seven or eight days had passed for Yunlan, it felt like a full ten years for Li Chenglong. During those ten years in the future, he was severely injured and had lost most of his memories, wandering aimlessly from place to place, mostly just staring at the sky. Coupled with his extremely slow recovery, he also endured intense pain throughout his body every day.

With Yun Lan's help, and the assistance of Ma Tiancheng, Shen Menghua, and Yun Qian, Dawn City has been developing steadily these past few days. After saying goodbye to Li Chenglong, Yang Liu led the special forces team back to rest. Li Chenglong, mindful of their recent hard work and the fact that they were all girls, gave them a day off. Meanwhile, the people in the Central Computer Office, led by Zhao Liying, continued their Dawn ship operation training.

Seeing that she was the only one left, Li Xue smiled and said she wouldn't be a third wheel, then hurried towards the information support unit. Li Chenglong gently took Yun Lan's hand, carried Li Yunhao in his left arm, and went upstairs with Su Qian. As soon as they entered, Su Qian was watching cartoons with the little one in the living room, while Li Chenglong led Yun Lan into the study, which had the best soundproofing.

Although he didn't want to tell others about his future experiences, Yunlan was his wife and one of the people he loved most. Moreover, for the future development of Dawn City, he might have to implement some policies that might not be accepted by others at present, and he needed someone who would support him firmly.

Li Chenglong sat on the sofa in the study, letting Yunlan sit sideways on his lap. A faint red light emanated from his right eye, entering Yunlan's right eye. Yunlan stared blankly for several minutes, as if she had witnessed something terrifying, before tears streamed down her face. She buried her face in Li Chenglong's chest and wept uncontrollably for a long time.

Through the information transmitted through Li Chenglong's right eye, Yunlan fully understood what Li Chenglong had encountered that day, how he had endured 10 difficult years in the future, what the future world was like, and how Li Chenglong, in order to return to the present, used his extraordinary willpower to open the dimensional wall and overcome numerous difficulties to return to the present.

Li Chenglong kissed Yunlan on the cheek: "Hehe, are you used to me looking like this? I can't change my eyes, but I can dye my hair back." Yunlan shook her head: "No, I think you look even more handsome now. Let's keep it like this from now on. By the way, what are you planning to do?"

Li Chenglong smiled and said, "The report Zhao Liying gave me about the future world that I put into the psionic space has disappeared, proving that the future has changed somewhat, but that's far from enough. We need to change, we need to work harder, so I need your unwavering support." Yun Lan nodded, "Yes, I understand. No matter what happens in the future, I will always stand with you."

Yunlan was about to stand up when Li Chenglong pressed her down. Li Chenglong breathed a warm breath into Yunlan's earlobe and whispered, "Give it to me." Yunlan's face flushed slightly. Seeing that the study was locked, she nodded gently. Li Chenglong smiled, picked Yunlan up, and placed her on the bed in the study before pouncing on her.

An hour later, Yunlan looked at her torn clothes and said somewhat embarrassedly, "How are we going to get out? Susie and our son are still in the living room." Li Chenglong picked Yunlan up and said with a smile, "I'm here, don't be afraid." As soon as he finished speaking, the two of them disappeared from the study and appeared in the master bedroom's bathroom.

At 2:30 PM, Li Chenglong arrived at the city lord's office. After greeting him, Wang Jie handed him a thick stack of documents. Looking at the numerous documents, Li Chenglong asked with concern, "With three deputy city lords, are there still so many unfinished tasks?" Pei Ji said from the side, "City lord, these have all been completed, but Deputy City Lord Ma insisted that you take a look, so Sister Wang compiled them. After you review and sign them, we can file them."

After a while, Li Chenglong called Wang Jie in and said, "Please write a notice. The day after tomorrow at 8 a.m., we will be holding the Dawn City People's Congress, the Dawn City General Committee, the Dawn Army General Committee, and the Second Dawn City People's Congress. This year is an unusual year, and we also need to change some of our previous policies and unify our thinking."

Wang Jie immediately got to work. Soon after, Yun Lan, Ma Tiancheng, Shen Menghua, Yun Qian, Zheng Yong, Feng Tian, ​​and other key cadres from Dawn City and the Breaking Dawn Army, who had received Li Chenglong's notification, all arrived at the conference room on the 8th floor. A major meeting was about to be held, and he wanted to hold a briefing first.

At 8:00 AM on March 6, 2026, after more than a day of preparation, the general assembly of the Dawn City People's Congress was convened. Normally, Dawn City would only hold a representative assembly of the People's Congress, not a general assembly. However, considering that this meeting was of great importance to the future development of Dawn City, Li Chenglong decided to convene a general assembly of the People's Congress.

Currently, Dawn City has a total of 9244 members of the People's Council. The Dawn City Assembly Hall can seat up to 30000 people at a time, which is more than enough to accommodate all the members. In accordance with Dawn City law, this meeting will be broadcast live to all residents of Dawn City, and all bases of all sizes within the coverage area of ​​the Crystal Network can also watch the live broadcast.

As the Chairman of the General Assembly of the Huaxia People's Congress, Chen Guoqiang and some officials from the headquarters were naturally very interested in this meeting. They gathered more than a hundred people early in the morning to watch the live broadcast of the Dawn City People's Congress plenary session in a conference room. Several other bases with good relations with Dawn City were also watching.

The entire meeting was chaired by Li Chenglong. Standing in the center of the podium, Li Chenglong addressed the five microphones placed side by side, saying, "I hereby declare the Second General Assembly of the Dawn City People's Congress open. The main topics of this meeting are: summarizing the development achieved by Dawn City in the past two years, discussing the future development direction of Dawn City, and most importantly, how to deal with the impending dual threat of zombies and aliens."

Li Chenglong stated, "As of the end of February, after one year and ten months of development, Dawn City's total population has reached 235652, and our People's Council members have reached 9244. Currently, our Dawn City Dawn Army has a total of 54000 combat personnel, divided into four combat divisions, the Dawn City Rocket Regiment, the Dawn City Air Force, the Information Support Force, and the Logistics and Equipment Support Force. Our number of superhumans has also reached 6800, including 77 level 10 superhumans and 325 level 9 superhumans. Currently, all departments are operating normally, people's lives are basically stable, and we have basically achieved self-sufficiency. At the same time, under the leadership of the Central People's Council, Dawn City has established friendly cooperative relationships with more than a dozen bases of different sizes and formed strategic alliances with six bases."

General Chen Guoqiang, his deputy Zhao Liang, General Fu Sen, and Zhao Wannian, the dean of the Huaxia General Affairs Department, exchanged glances and nodded in satisfaction. Li Chenglong then focused on the future development direction of Dawn City and the Dawn Army. He proposed uniting all those who could be united to deal with the impending threat, and emphasized that internal stability was paramount before external threats. He stressed the need to resolve internal problems as quickly as possible before facing the impending alien threat, including the resistance, neutral bases, and even the zombie problem.

In his speech, Li Chenglong emphasized the importance of time, stating that time is life and time is the future. He stressed that all officials, soldiers, and civilians in Dawn City must seize the moment. Officials must complete their tasks and promote the development of Dawn City; civilians must engage in various forms of production; and the military must train to strengthen its capabilities.

The meeting lasted from 8 a.m. to noon. After the meeting, some members of the People's Association returned to their posts, while others, who had to attend the afternoon meeting, ate and rested nearby, discussing the contents of the meeting. Li Chenglong ate his meal while chatting with General Sun Tianlong. General Sun Tianlong was very satisfied with Li Chenglong's performance that morning. He also mentioned that some colleagues at headquarters had said that Li Chenglong's speech in Shuguang City had gained him a lot of support, and many people who had previously been confused about the future had strengthened their beliefs.

The afternoon session was the Dawn City People's Congress. This meeting had a smaller turnout, as Dawn City currently elects one representative out of every four hundred, meaning there are fewer than 600 representatives in a city with a population of nearly 24. The entire meeting was broadcast live and was chaired by Ma Tiancheng, the director of the Dawn City General Committee. The meeting lasted from 2 PM to 6 PM, passing several newly proposed Dawn City laws and regulations, discussing and approving the Dawn Army's reform plan, and definitively defining Dawn City's development direction for the year.

When he got home that evening, besides Li Chenglong and his family, some people from the Central Computer Office, several representatives from the Special Forces, and some representatives from the Dawn Army and Dawn City all came. It was Li Yunhao's first birthday, and Li Chenglong was very busy and hadn't made any preparations. He had discussed it with Yunlan at noon, and Yunlan suggested keeping things simple and just having a simple birthday celebration.

Although they preferred a simple celebration for the little one, many thoughtful people had already prepared in advance. Li Chenglong initially said he wouldn't accept any gifts, but those people knew his personality and prepared inexpensive but practical items. For example, Wei Lanxin prepared children's clothes, Shen Menghua brought a box of homemade desserts, and Yun Qian brought several fun toys. Li Chenglong also prepared a return gift: a fruit basket filled with various ripe fruits from his spiritual energy space, which everyone had to take with them when they left.

The Dawn City General Committee meeting was held the following morning, and the Dawn Army Military Committee meeting was held in the afternoon. These two meetings would not be broadcast live; only Dawn City Television would provide some coverage. Although nominally the highest authority in Dawn City was the Dawn City People's Congress, in the post-apocalyptic environment, the Dawn City General Committee effectively determined everything concerning the development of Dawn City and the Dawn Army.

The members of the Dawn City General Committee were all ministers and deputy ministers from various departments of Dawn City, as well as officers of the Dawn Army at the division and deputy division levels and above, since the Dawn Army was also part of Dawn City. The General Committee meeting was held in the conference room on the eighth floor of the Dawn Building. This meeting focused on more practical matters. Li Chenglong directly issued work requirements to them in the form of tasks, and he stated from the beginning that this year would be very tough. Those who could persevere would be fine, but those who found it too tiring could speak up, and he could find them an easier job. Whether out of public interest or personal motives, these committee members could not give up their current positions and naturally accepted the tasks assigned by Li Chenglong.

The afternoon meeting of the Dawn City Military Committee was attended by officers at the regimental or deputy regimental level and above. Because of prior arrangements, the meeting proceeded smoothly. No changes were made to the military this time, but the demands placed on the troops were higher. Li Chenglong required both officers and ordinary soldiers to strengthen their training, continuously improve their individual combat skills and teamwork capabilities, and prepare for the upcoming battles.