[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-411":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},1886888,2510,"Chapter 411: Recruitment in Guangzhou","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-411",411,"\u003Cp>\"Fine. But you all better not tell Xiaoyun that I told you guys all this...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A long explanation later...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As all of the girls finished showering and had already dried their hair, Kate had finally finished explaining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That sounds so unrealistic. How is that even possible?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wuli murmured as she couldn't imagine that a larger mutated animal could block missiles and even bigger bombs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know either. But that's what they described it to be.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With all of the girls still looking a little shocked, both Kate and Anna quickly dressed back up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, good night to you all. We're going back to our guest room now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the two headed out of the bathroom, the girls changed into their pajamas as well before stopping at Leyan's bedroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lily, you are not sleepy yet?\" Leyan asked as she noticed her still sitting on the bed next to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Um, goodnight, everyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lily quickly left the room, leaving only Xiaoyun's wives in the bedroom as they looked at each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom, what should we do to help him?\" Nami curiously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm not sure...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the room fell into silence, with no one having any ideas, Yuqi decided to speak up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think we should just do nothing for now. It's not like something that happened in Europe is going to affect us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yuqi is right... Also, he doesn't seem to worry about it at all either.\" Yueyue added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then let's just do nothing and pretend we didn't hear what we heard earlier.\" Leyan decided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why did we even bother asking then?\" Shuli murmured, regretting in pressuring Kate to tell them the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Too late now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Nami got up from the bed, everyone else got up from the bed as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Wuli and Shuli returned to their bedrooms, the four of them went downstairs to get their babies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After showering and breastfeeding again, they finally all went back to their rooms to sleep for the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, in the office room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun was sitting alone, looking down at the initial plan he had created for the upcoming recruits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a simple yet effective list of exercises that his other armies all went through in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he knew he had to modify it slightly, as many of those newcomers in Guangzhou never had mandatory training for all citizens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in Luoping, mandatory training has rarely been enforced since he cleared Guangzhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After sitting there for ten minutes, he scrapped all the modifications and left it the way it was originally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, he began to examine the plan he had set up for those troops to be used.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once again, it was just a rough setup, with the plan to have two more army corp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One would be heading north to clear Qingyuan, freeing Lingang to start spearheading down the highway to Shaoguan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a major chokepoint that prevented Jiangxi Province and Hunan Province from heading south.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the other army corps would act as a reserve, a backup, and a rotating corps for soldiers to have a break.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After being satisfied with the directions, Xiaoyun put them back into his briefcase before heading back to bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They really are that tired from that day...\" Xiaoyun murmured as he slept alone for the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the next day arrived, Xiaoyun only left a note in the kitchen as he headed out early in the morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After attaching his car permit, he drove straight to Guangzhou himself in less than five minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he arrived at the administrative building, it was already open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundreds of booths were located right outside of the building, feeding porridge to many who looked malnourished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the people who couldn't get jobs, but Xiaoyun knew it wasn't because they were lazy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were simply not enough jobs to go around—a job shortage worsened by an influx of survivors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he walked past the crowds and down the booth, he noticed something a little different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a long line full of people, with signs that said 'join the military today' written all over it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, canned food was being passed out to every person who finished signing up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who designed all these?\" Xiaoyun wondered as he remembered never incentivizing recruits like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The mayor, obviously. He announced yesterday that all unemployment food is now porridge only.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A middle-aged woman carrying a bowl of porridge, feeding her kid as she answered Xiaoyun's question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh... Do you think this is fair?\" Xiaoyun curiously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I mean, I am a little jealous... But those people are willing to risk their life for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can't really blame the mayor for this, especially considering how generous he had been for the past few weeks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing her answer, Xiaoyun got even more intrigued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean by that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're from Luoping, aren't you?\" The woman asked back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah... I just moved here as a militia instructor. My name is Songming.\" Xiaoyun quickly answered back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No wonder... Anyway, the mayor had already given us canned food for the past few days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I even heard the mayor himself is in a strict rationing... If it weren't for this baby, I would have signed up for the military myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why don't you just put your kid in daycare? Isn't it free?' Xiaoyun suddenly asked as he realized something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I tried. But it's all full. The only thing they gave me is some formula to compensate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the women struggling, Xiaoyun didn't say much back besides giving her ten food stamps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks for the answer. I'm going to go to work now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman hesitated, wanting to give the money back to him as it was way too much for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when she looked back up, Xiaoyun was already long gone, disappearing into the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a strange person... Are all people from Luoping like this?\" the woman wondered as she held onto the food stamp tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Xiaoyun was already inside the administrative building, taking the elevator up to the highest floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he arrived, the mayor was already working on a recruitment campaign featuring Xiaoyun's face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mayor Leifeng, how is it going?\" Xiaoyun asked as he took a seat across from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, it's going fine, Mr.Mayor... Um, commander, can I suggest something?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Leifeng hesitating and even calling him commander, Xiaoyun got a little curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure, go for it. Is there something I need to help with?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can I call you governor instead? It just doesn't feel right for you to call me mayor when you are higher than me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun thought for a second, thinking back to the phone call he had a few nights ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know, you aren't the first one who suggested that to me. Does it make you all feel better if I proclaim myself as the governor?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Leifeng nodding like crazy, Xiaoyun began to realize how serious it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's just a title. Why does it matter so much——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr.Xiaoyun, you don't understand. Everyone needs someone to look up to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The military has you as the commander-in-chief, but we in the civilian branch only have the mayor as the highest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We aren't asking you to call yourself the Secretariat or President. We are just asking for at least a governor as the head.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun thought for a second as he considered all the drawbacks and benefits that came with the title claim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, he nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're right... I guess there is no point in stalling it when nobody can stop us at this point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'll start planning it tomorrow. If you really want, you can just call me Xiaoyun instead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Mr.Xiaoyun.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Leifeng still refusing to call him directly, Xiaoyun dragged the topic back to the original question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, Leifeng, how many people have you recruited so far?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The last report was an hour ago, and they recruited 10,000 people already signed up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's good...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr.Xiaoyun, how many are you planning to recruit?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"About 200,000——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"200,000? Are you sure?\" Leifeng interrupted, as he couldn't believe Xiaoyun's number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, 200,000. I'm not planning to recruit them all at once, so just let them sign up until people stop on their own.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun finished replying, Leifeng suddenly stood up and bowed down in gratitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, sir! You truly are the most generous boss I ever had.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Generous for what?\" Xiaoyun asked in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Giving them hope... I had worked with many of those people down there, and I had heard of countless people being forced into slave labor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But you, the governor, are the only ones who are actually trying to re-establish society so that everyone can live in peace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You are the only boss I ever had who's willing to avoid being a layman who directs an expert and actually uses young students like me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Leifeng pulling out an idiom and on the verge of crying, Xiaoyun went over to support him back up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't think that's really a thing a person should be complimented. But I'm happy you think that way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1517,"2026-06-10T06:59:31.433Z",1,"novelbin.me","af4cac3ec9ab1fcbcef80885ec6c890c7b05fc23bf40c9206ad66b493e08e71c","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-412","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-410",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]