[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-399":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},1886876,2510,"Chapter 399: National Reclaimation Government","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-399",399,"\u003Cp>\"Xiaoyun, are you going to pick something?\" Yezi hurried, noticing Xiaoyun seemed to be in his thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun finally snapped back to reality as he looked down at the flag before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of the soldiers, including Yezi and Yiming, held their breath as they waited for his decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he moved his hand towards Yezi, he could feel groups of younger soldiers exuding excitement, with older soldiers feeling betrayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, when he moved it to Yiming, he could feel groups of younger soldiers disappointed, with older soldiers feeling a sense of pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Xiaoyun ultimately moved his hand onto Yiming's side, grabbing the national flag and attaching it to the pole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Today, I proclaim the National Reclamation Government! We'll unite all the country's forces and defeat the zombies!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he handed the flag over to the flag bearer, he could feel the pressure building up, soldiers feeling disappointed as predicted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, Xiaoyun knew he made the right choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone in the crowd was saluting the flag as the national anthem began to play.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldiers saluted in unison, despite some of them not being happy with Xiaoyun's choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They still respected Xiaoyun's authority, just as Han Bang had described last night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yiming and Yezi let out a sigh of relief as they both worried Xiaoyun was going to pick something extreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All five current Colonels let out a sigh of relief as well, even though half of them were hoping Xiaoyun would pick the other one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the parade in Guangzhou ended, the soldiers had a one-hour break before it was one o'clock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire army quickly got into the transport vehicles, driving straight to Luoping in a single file line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, they didn't start in the training field as they hopped out of their transport vehicle before arriving at the entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, they started marching alongside each other, with tanks and armored vehicles in the front, just like last time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the army arrived near the entrances, hundreds and thousands of people were already at the top of the wall, just like earlier in Guangzhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of them were cheering, even louder than the crowds back in Guangzhou, as the first division drove past the entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After almost an hour, the army finally arrived at the city center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People filled the entire surrounding area, watching Xiaoyun's army raise the national flag while the national anthem played.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the same declaration at the end this time, the crowd burst into cheers as they now have a new name, albeit with the same flag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the military parade ended, Xiaoyun gave the entire army a rare night and entire day off, letting them all return home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of them immediately headed straight to their home in Luoping, others to Guangzhou, and some to Qijing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, they all remember Xiaoyun's direction to return to Luoping's training field the day after tomorrow for the big announcement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Welcome back!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of the girls beside Kate were standing by the door, welcoming Xiaoyun back from the military parade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello! Sorry, I'm just so tired.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun immediately fell onto the sofa, resting his back, which had been up straight for the entire day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Honey, you're so handsome on the stage earlier!\" Leyan excitedly stated as she began massaging his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, you looked so cool! I never knew how strong you looked from the front like that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nami pointed out as she thought back to what she had seen earlier, with Xiaoyun standing alone in front of all the soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"National Reclamation Government, who told you to come up with that name?\" Yuqi curiously questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I came up with it on the spot in Guangzhou since it felt a little weird to keep using Luoping to call ourselves,\" Xiaoyun explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where's Kate?\" Anna curiously asked as she didn't see her coming back with Xiaoyun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She's in the car fixing——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm back!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kate announced as she opened the door to the house, sitting down on an empty seat on the sofa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoyun, you should wear this uniform more often. It fits you pretty well.\" Wuli complimented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will. But it sure feels a little hot wearing this. Can someone turn on the AC?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yueyue quickly grabbed the remote, turning on the AC before turning her attention back to Xiaoyun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoyun, can you keep wearing this uniform tonight?\" Yueyue nervously asked, her face blushing red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Um, sure... But I'm going to come back later. I still have a banquet later with the Colonels.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really? Are you not going to rest first?\" Leyan looked a little worried as Xiaoyun barely looked energetic enough to continue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm fine, don't worry about me... Oh damn, they already have a newspaper for this parade?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun looked a little surprised as the newspaper on the coffee table already had a picture of him back in Guangzhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah... They were already printing a lot of them out this afternoon to be sent to all the household.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shuli replied as she flipped several of the pages so Xiaoyun could see them without needing to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anna Anna, what do you think of me? Did I look cool standing on the stage near Xiaoyun?\" Kate quietly asked on the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, you look cool. Your military uniform looks nice.\" Anna complimented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Xiaoyun, you wouldn't believe how many people were screaming that they wanted to marry you.\" Lily suddenly brought up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh really——Ouch...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun let out a pain as Leyan suddenly hard-pressed onto his back before resuming the massage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who wouldn't want to marry someone so powerful and handsome, right honey?\" Leyan asked in a slightly threatening tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah ha, unfortunately for them, that person is already satisfied with his wives,\" Xiaoyun replied as he wiped down a sweat from his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tianci couldn't help but laugh as she watched Xiaoyun try to defend himself despite doing nothing wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the sun sets on the horizon, Xiaoyun leaves the house again and heads towards the restaurant the Colonels invited him to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before arriving at the restaurant, he was a little surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire street was full of soldiers dining outdoors with their families or friends, and almost every person waved at him as he walked past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe I should have let Yiming or Yezi do the ceremony...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun thought to himself as he could feel almost everyone now knew who he was and what he looked like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But fortunately, none of them approached him directly for an autograph, respecting his distance as they only waved or cheered for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After walking for five more minutes in the commercial district, he finally arrived at the restaurant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he entered, hundreds of soldiers were already inside, along with all five of his Colonels and his two generals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good afternoon, Commander!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good afternoon, everyone!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun quickly moved past the crowds of tables before arriving at a closed-off section where nobody outside could hear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nobody told me there would be so many people,\" Xiaoyun murmured as he sat down in the only remaining seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, it's a public business. We can't stop people from coming in and eating.\" Yezi replied as he poured Xiaoyun a glass of alcohol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several drinks later...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander Xiaoyun, why didn't you pick the other flag?\" Ningjing questioned directly as her face started to look a little red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was the right choice. You all don't mind me making that decision, do you?\" Xiaoyun asked back lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not at all, sir. We are actually happy you picked that one.\" Lingang replied as he picked up a piece of chicken with his chopstick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really? I thought you guys would want me to pick the other one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No. We thought about it more and more and realized we were nowhere near strong enough to think about any of that stuff.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Bang replied this time, chiming in as he already had several shots of vodka.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Miao, Zhen Ren, what do you two think?\" Xiaoyun curiously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't mind either, sir. Whatever you say, we'll follow.\" Li Miao replied first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Same.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing both of them willing to swing whatever side, Xiaoyun started to realize almost the entire table was willing to join whatever side he picked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, he wasn't about to change his choice of staying with the country.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yiming, why don't you welcome some of your Colonel in here? I saw several of them outside.\" Xiaoyun curiously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You sure?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yiming asked in uncertainty, as he knew almost all of his soldiers would be on the edge of revolt if Xiaoyun picked the other choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm sure it's fine. We're all brothers and sisters here. We shouldn't have anything between us if we are to work together.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun got up from his seat and grabbed more chairs from the side as Yiming headed out to call several of his commanders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few hours later...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the night sky appeared, almost the entire table was drunk beyond relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone had gotten to know each other much better, especially Yiming's Colonels, who respected Xiaoyun much more after talking in person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Xiaoyun was the only one sober the whole time as he increased his blood circulation to get the alcohol out of the system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What had I started?\" Xiaoyun thought to himself as he thought back to the conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost two-third of the table were secessionists, willing to join him if he decided at a moment's notice, with the other third loyal to the country.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a sharp divide that he knew he had to carefully manage, much more than the petty military factional infight.\u003C\u002Fp>",1602,"2026-06-10T06:59:31.433Z",1,"novelbin.me","bafaeadb7dad04aa05ab8e47e5531e263111dee06912f4b6790ed606585ad1ba","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-400","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-398",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]