[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ice-age-apocalypse-i-hoard-billions-of-supplies":3,"chapter-ice-age-apocalypse-i-hoard-billions-of-supplies-ice-age-apocalypse-i-hoard-billions-of-supplies-chapter-79":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},770980,1022,"Chapter 79: Subduing the Neighbors as Cannon Fodder","ice-age-apocalypse-i-hoard-billions-of-supplies-chapter-79",79,"\u003Cp>Chapter 79: Subduing the Neighbors as Cannon Fodder\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yi watched the conversation unfold in the group chat. He then received a private message from Uncle You.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhang Yi, what do we do now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yi replied, \"It's almost time. When the moment comes, back me up. We need to make these people listen to me obediently.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A balance of rewards and threats will keep them in line. Only then will our building be safe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether or not the others were safe didn't matter to Zhang Yi; he only cared about his own safety. Moreover, many of these neighbors had family members killed by him and would seek revenge if given a chance. Therefore, it was best to deal with them now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After discussing the plan with Uncle You, they returned to the group chat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncle You pretended to tag Zhang Yi, \"Zhang Yi, everyone here needs you now. If you're the only one left in this building, wouldn't you feel lonely?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So please show some kindness and help everyone out! They will surely be grateful to you from the bottom of their hearts!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, yes, if you save us, we will be eternally grateful to you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From now on, you'll be in charge of the building.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhang Yi, the lives of my whole family are in your hands!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flattering words poured in, but Zhang Yi only sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm only here because of Uncle You. Otherwise, I wouldn’t bother talking to you. Why should I care about you when I'm doing fine by myself?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Going out to risk my life for you seems pointless to me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more Zhang Yi spoke like this, the more anxious the neighbors became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhang Yi, please don’t say that! We’ll do anything you ask if you save us!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Desperate to survive, even in the face of despair, they clung to any hope of staying alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yi coldly asked, \"Oh? Really? Will you do whatever I ask?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do all of you agree?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The neighbors hesitated for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone said, \"As long as you don’t ask us to die, we agree to any other condition!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yi questioned, \"What if I ask you to take up arms and fight the Tianhe Gang? Will you do it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chat fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one spoke, each hoping someone else would volunteer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yi laughed loudly, \"So you just want me to risk my life, right? Fine, I won't bother with you then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When Huang Tianfang comes with his men, just stretch out your necks and let them cut. Goodbye!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncle You quickly intervened, \"Zhang Yi, don’t leave us! We’ll all listen to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Given the choice of certain death or fighting back for a chance to live, I’ll fight with you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then began rallying the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you hesitating for? If we fight together, there’s hope. Otherwise, we’ll be killed one by one!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncle You’s encouragement worked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing they might have a chance if they fought, the neighbors reluctantly agreed to follow Zhang Yi’s orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yi and Uncle You, playing good cop and bad cop, thus gained control over the entire building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yi calmly stated, \"Alright, from now on, everyone must follow my commands.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The situation is dire, and the enemy could attack at any moment. Any signs of lethargy or negativity will be seen as a betrayal of the entire building!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And when that happens, don’t blame me for killing that person first!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He scanned the list of group members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't let me find anyone hiding and refusing to fight. If I do, I’ll kill them first! No one gets to sit back and reap the benefits without risking their necks!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yi said this because he noticed only about twenty people had spoken in the group chat. Clearly, some intended to hide and let others fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, those who agreed to follow Zhang Yi were also displeased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fang Lin, come out! I saw you yesterday, don’t pretend you’re dead!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Liang Yulu, where are you? Stop hiding and pretending not to see the messages. We’ll come find you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The neighbors, eyes red with anger, tagged the ones they knew were hiding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing no way out, those hiding sheepishly responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just woke up and saw the messages.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh? What’s going on? Are we fighting back? Great!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not afraid of death; I just didn’t see the messages.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of people offered feeble excuses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yi ignored them. \"In any case, since you chose me as your leader, you must obey my orders. Anyone who chickens out is betraying everyone and deserves to die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The neighbors fell silent, knowing Zhang Yi meant business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With over fifty people already dead at his hands, there was no doubt he’d kill them if they defied him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After wielding the stick, Zhang Yi decided it was time for some carrot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rest assured, I’m a kind-hearted person. I won’t let you starve. If you follow my orders, I’ll help you find supplies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yi had been planning this for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With an engineering team capable of using explosives, there was no guarantee that even stronger enemies wouldn’t emerge in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lived on the 24th floor. While his house was built of metal, a collapse on the floors below could still affect him greatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, he intended to use the neighbors as cannon fodder, keeping them on lower floors to act as sentries and, if necessary, sacrifice themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeding them was necessary for this plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Zhang Yi wasn’t willing to use his stored supplies. He needed to go out and find more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also needed more weapons and ammunition, as he had used up twenty bullets in the recent fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Traveling was simple. With the snow over ten meters deep, vehicles were useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, there were vehicles specifically designed for snow—snowmobiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yi had five snowmobiles in his storage space, two with cockpits and three small snow scooters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this snowbound era, while others struggled to leave their homes, he could travel freely around the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chat exploded with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhang Yi, you can go out and find supplies?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With all that snow and no way to drive, are you going to walk through it? You’d freeze to death!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yi replied, \"The environment outside is harsh, but for everyone’s sake, I’ll try my best.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry, I’ve worked in warehousing for many years. I know where all the warehouses, large malls, and supermarkets are in Tianhai City.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Finding supplies isn’t difficult for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1083,"2026-06-03T02:47:19.035Z","2026-06-03T02:47:23.879Z",1,"novelbin.me","c7f50b2f3b62068c8381eb2cdd9037295f40a2aa29059b17ddf1adfb63198791","ice-age-apocalypse-i-hoard-billions-of-supplies-chapter-80","ice-age-apocalypse-i-hoard-billions-of-supplies-chapter-78",1370,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fice-age-apocalypse-i-hoard-billions-of-supplies-cover.jpg"]