[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-284":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Zombie Apocalypse: Creation",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1887061,2510,"Chapter 284: Chapter 284: Return of a old friend","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-284",284,"\u003Cp>\"As long as you treat your people well, I don't mind keeping you as the permanent mayor there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun paused for a second as he took out a piece of paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you understand me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, sir!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The village leader immediately nodded several times in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good. I'll station five thousand soldiers there. What city name do you want?\" Xiaoyun asked as he pulled out a pen from the desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander Xiaoyun, it will be a great honor for you to name our city.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thinking for a bit, Xiaoyun came up with a name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's call it Qijing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun thought back to the original 2nd town where he took both Shuli and Wuli for the first time together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sounds like a great name, commander Xiaoyun.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, no need to flatter me. Also, don't call me commander, call me Mayor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Mr.Mayor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the village leader was fully used to his role, Xiaoyun sent him away as he began drafting a plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoyun, why does it feel like we got scammed?\" Tianci curiously asked as she disliked how the village leader's attitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Scammed? It's just a trade deal. He got what he wanted, and I got what I wanted... Here, you read this, and you'll understand why.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun handed her a folder as he turned his attention back to the draft plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Classified report by Renqin... are you sure you want me to read this?\" Tianci asked out of caution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're my wife. I'm not going to hide something from you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Tianci opened the folder, Kate quickly turned away to the side despite her being just as curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The village leader's name is Liu Kai, the son of the old village leader who was elected a month ago after the old one retired... by a popular vote.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tianci murmured as she read the report line by line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The people in the village overwhelmingly are now composed of refugees from different cities, with a small minority of original villagers...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun put his pen down for a second as he looked over to Tianci.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you understand why I offer him the deal?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because he's a new leader with a majority population that doesn't care enough about him, just like Qingyuan?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's a part of it... Kate, what do you think?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun asked as he turned his attention over to Kate, who had been staring at the wall the whole time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kate looked surprised by Xiaoyun's sudden question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, you heard everything that Tianci murmured, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kate's face blushed for a second before recovering back to normal as she thought for a moment about how to reply to Xiaoyun's question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it because of the strategic value of Qijing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun didn't confirm it right away as he waited for Kate to explain her reasoning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's located right on the split road between Qingyuan and Luoping, which can serve as a transport hub, right?\" Kate explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's also only partially the answer. You two are overthinking it. The biggest reason I accepted it is because it gives something for the soldiers to do and practice fighting zombies rather than continue looting Guangzhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention how much it can relieve the strain on the food supply at Luoping. It is practically a steal for us to get to this deal, considering we got way too many raw resources and construction supplies from looting Guangzhou anyway.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of them nodded in agreement as they completely didn't think of the logistics at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anyway, can you two stand outside for a bit? I need to focus writing on this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two quickly left the meeting room and closed the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Xiaoyun sent Li Miao's brigades along with a truckload of construction materials to the villages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As well as hiring the now private construction company to design a defense for Qijing village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yuqi finally received the news from Xiaoyun, she was surprised and thankful at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Babe, you're such a genius!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuqi excitedly hugged Xiaoyun as he walked inside her office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, I know that,\" Xiaoyun jokingly replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did you convince him to hand over control like that?\" Yuqi curiously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>г!εα!ɗ*-ϻ%о+гҽ$-#∂&τ-+\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I mean, we're the strongest settlement in the whole province at this point. Besides, you know how charismatic your husband is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the two separated, Yuqi quickly sat back down and went back to work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Totally not because zombies had attacked them...\" Shuli murmured as she was the one who carried the Renqin's report to Xiaoyun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, Yuqi, I was just curious. Do you want me to have Wuli working alongside you like Shuli?\" Xiaoyun suddenly asked as he sat down on the sofa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wuli? Why would she move from her military post to here?\" Yuqi asked before Shuli could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know, both she and Shuli are pregnant. I don't want to risk having her lose it.\" Xiaoyun explained his worries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shuli shyly looked down as she didn't know how to reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure, you can send Wuli to work here. I guess they are in their second trimester now... Probably best for her to get an office job instead.\" Yuqi replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't think she'll agree to that.\" Shuli quickly pointed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She still can return to her post after her pregnancy finishes. I'm sure she'll understand it's not just for her safety but for her baby as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom probably can convince her if she really doesn't take it,\" Yuqi added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun nodded in agreement as well as Shuli still felt like Wuli was being forced out of a job that she loved. But she didn't have any other way to argue back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speaking of pregnancy... You know Nami is in her third trimester, right?\" Yuqi asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait, really?\" Xiaoyun asked to make sure he heard it correctly, as he had completely forgotten about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, you got her pregnant around on the day of her birthday. That's back in April, and it's already November. That's seven months at this point.\" Yuqi explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoyun... you didn't notice her belly gotten so much bigger?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shuli looked in disbelief at Xiaoyun as she felt bad for Nami that her husband didn't even know how long she had been pregnant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I had been busy working so much... Also, it almost looks the same to me compared to the rest of her body.\" Xiaoyun defended himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I guess Nami is on the smaller side... But still, you should pay more attention to her.\" Yuqi pointed out with a slight anger in her voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know, I know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as both of them returned to work, Xiaoyun lay down on the sofa as the urge to fall asleep was getting stronger and stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before he could, the door was suddenly slammed open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoyun, Yezi wanted to meet you in the command center right now,\" Tianci said out loud as she stepped inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, okay. I'm getting up right now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Xiaoyun got up from the sofa, he waved goodbye to the two as he left the office with Tianci and Kate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he arrived at the command center, the first thing he saw was an excited Yezi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you so excited?\" Xiaoyun curiously asked as he sat next to Yezi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yiming! He's the commander at Shaoguan right now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yiming? You aren't joking?\" Xiaoyun asked as he was absolutely dumbfounded by the news that Yezi had just revealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes! Gantian is in the training field right now. You wouldn't believe how different he looks now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yezi explained as they both got up from their seat and headed out of the command center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After arriving at the training field next door, he sees several of the regiments training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where's Gantian?\" Xiaoyun asked as he couldn't see him anywhere on the field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's right there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yezi pointed at the corner, where a man with a stubble beard and a different soldier uniform stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yo Gantian!\" Yezi yelled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gantian immediately started heading towards the two as all the soldiers training at the field looked surprised by Xiaoyun's visit and Yezi's yelling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Long time no see, man. You look so much older now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two hugged as they couldn't hold the excitement of meeting each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You still look the same the day I left. The town has really kept you well, didn't it?\" Gantian jokingly replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, it hasn't been all smooth sailing. Anyway, how's Shaoguan?\" Xiaoyun asked curiously as the three of them sat down at a nearby cafeteria table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Absolute the worst experience I ever had. I knew I should have just stayed here instead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gantian started to get more and more emotional as he thought back on all the things he had experienced on this trip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You still can. There's always a spot for all of you.\" Xiaoyun offered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really? Even if we moved about one hundred thousand people to this town right now?\" Gantian asked as he looked toward Xiaoyun with high hopes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait, one hundred thousand people? When did you guys have that many people?\" Xiaoyun curiously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well it's a long story...\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1510,"2026-06-10T06:59:31.433Z",1,"novelbin.me","7af07fca8919b0d41eb216a7b5df9171959834a14377bd4728ebbda4ce8cd8f0","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-285","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-283",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]