[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-418":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},1886895,2510,"Chapter 418: Recruits, Militias, and Border Patrol","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-418",418,"\u003Cp>The next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Xiaoyun arrived in Guangzhou early in the morning, crowds of people were already standing on the streets. .net\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leifeng, how many people are here right now?\" Xiaoyun asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"About 100,000 people had shown up so far. We are still counting the people right now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay... Are the transport ready?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We got buses and trucks already waiting for your order, Mr.Governor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Great, just start sending to Luoping... I'll check the militia later today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Governor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Leifeng went over to direct his bureaucrats to begin the process, Xiaoyun stood on the administrative stairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking out a megaphone, he couldn't help but decide to make a speech out of nowhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone! I'm Governor Chen. I want to let you know that you made the right choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You will be fed well and have a chance to fight the zombies that once took our homes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun paused for a second as the crowd seemed mostly neutral towards him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Remember, we are fighting for our survival. There is nowhere safe in the world unless we fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is a struggle that will take years, but we will bring peace and justice to our homeland we all once lived in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun finished his speech, a few people started clapping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But more and more people joined in, eventually leading the entire crowd to clap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a wave, Xiaoyun stepped back down as the crowd seemed more energetic than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As some of the buses and trucks began heading towards Luoping, Xiaoyun waited as he watched more and more being sent over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few hours later...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun stood in the training field, and all the fresh recruits were right before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were 200,000 people right before him, with him allocating border patrols as guards for the day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the border patrols were former soldiers or militia members who had already completed formal training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though they were the civilian branch, Xiaoyun had no choice but to use them as all of the soldiers had pretty much been sent out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun took a closer look at the crowds, many of them were mostly young men, with a few women in the groups.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a small fraction of them looked towards the older side, which was expected as the older a person is, the harder it is to survive out there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone had already changed into their soldier uniform, standing upright in the training field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I had already introduced myself earlier. But now that you all are official soldiers, I'm your commander, not the governor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a short pause, Xiaoyun continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The number one rule in the military is to follow the orders. I'm sure everyone knows this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I won't explain all the rules to you one by one, but I hope you're all ready to fight next month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remember, sweats on the training field is better than blood on the battlefield.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun turned his head to the back, he introduced the man who had been standing behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is Liu Zhang. He will be your head drill sergeant. He will be conducting all the training you will be receiving.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After stepping aside, Liu Zhang stepped up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good morning, everyone. I'm Liu Zhang, a veteran who has been serving for ten years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hope you are all prepared for what you had signed up for... Since there is not enough housing, the last ones will be sleeping in tents.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Liu Zhang begin to execute the training plan, Xiaoyun left the stage and headed back to his car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, he drove back to Guangzhou's training field, only to see a crowd already exercising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good morning, commander!\" One of the drill sergeants saluted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good morning. How's the training going so far?\" Xiaoyun asked as he looked to the militia recruits this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Going a lot better... Most of them are actual citizens for a long time now, so they aren't as malnourished or anything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The drill sergeants looked a little relieved as if he didn't want to work with the people who had been sent to Luoping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's good... You're also working for border patrol, right?\" Xiaoyun suddenly asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Mr.Leifeng told me to direct a small crew to be here to start the training.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see... What is the patrol job like in Guangzhou?\" Xiaoyun curiously asked as he knew the ones in Luoping were just wall guards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's mostly calm... Usually, the area we check on hasn't resisted or committed any crime so far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We're just more of a police that checks with them once in a while since it's hard to manage and keep track of so many people in the city.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun nodded in acknowledgment, as the border patrol was simply a pseudo-military force for the city mayor to allocate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His initial idea of militia was an attempt to make a balanced force to counteract pre-existing border patrol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as he thought more and more, it became clear that there wasn't really a point to having it under the military.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was simply an extension of the border patrol that would lead to conflicting roles, as cities like Guangzhou don't have walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I just make the militia a part of the border patrol, do you think it will make your guy's job easier?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Um... I'm not sure about that. But I think it will allow us to have more men to patrol incoming zombies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a short silence, an idea formed in Xiaoyun's head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you for your answer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun left Guangzhou's training ground, he headed over to Leifeng's office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr.Governor, is there something I can do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to have the militia merged into the border patrol.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Um, I don't think I can do that. You're the commander, sir.\" Leifeng pointed out, not overstepping his power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun quickly took out a piece of paper before making a letter of confirmation of the merger idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his signature added, it was now official, and he handed it over to Leifeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can use them however you like to keep Guangzhou safe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, sir... I really appreciate it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leifeng seemed to be on the verge of tearing up as if Xiaoyun's trust to handle the militia over to him was too big of a heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No problem. If you have any trouble, just call me. Here's my phone number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'm most likely going to be busy for the next few weeks, so you'll need to manage moving people over to Foshan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun quickly left before Leifeng started bowing down in gratitude and rambling about how much trust he was putting into him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Xiaoyun arrived at the administrative office in Luoping, it was already three in the afternoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You finish settling out the recruits?\" Yuqi asked as he walked into her office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn't need to do that much besides showing up. The logistics and the drill sergeants can handle it.\" Xiaoyun replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, my drill sergeants. Not yours. They are still supposed to be on border patrol.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, but, like, there isn't much for them to do anyway. There's already a police department in Luoping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And to attack Luoping, they would have to go through Guangzhou first. I might as well just have them back into the military——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoyun, don't you dare do that. They are my soldiers, not yours.\" Yuqi warned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm just joking. Anyway, I'm probably just going to disband the militia in Luoping.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait, why?\" Yuqi asked in confusion as she stopped her work to look at Xiaoyun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because I already merged the militia to Leifeng's border patrol. There's no point in having two separate ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's not like five thousand people can suddenly start beating the entire army out of nowhere.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I guess... How about the militia in Qijing? I'm pretty sure the mayor over there had already recruited the militia that you wanted.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I haven't decided there yet...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun fell into silence, Yuqi suddenly bent over to her drawer to retrieve some sort of document.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speaking of Qijing, can you read this idea I have?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun accepted the document Yuqi handed over, he was a little caught off guard by the title.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was called the 'Guangzhou-Qijing merger plan.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why do you want to merge the two cities out of nowhere?\" Xiaoyun curiously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because there's no point in having two cities that are close to each other. Qijing is just Northeast of Guangzhou and south of Qingyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is no point in having a separate city that costs double the management cost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun thought for a second, then realized she had a point as he read the document's reasoning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It first listed how sparsely populated Qijing was. There really wasn't a point in having it as a city that required its branch of government.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could have just been considered a rural part of Guangzhou, which was already true before the outbreak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qijing was just a small district and town under Guangzhou's city administration, and it had only been a five-minute drive since the road was repaired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't Luoping even closer? Wouldn't it make more sense to merge us with Guangzhou?\" Xiaoyun suddenly raised his point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, but does Qijing have the same population as the other two cities?\" Yuqi argued.\u003C\u002Fp>",1544,"2026-06-10T06:59:31.433Z",1,"novelbin.me","6155ecb9e27d4e730d4a6571fb2822b921fe7463c6684e6cf66c3df829d9b659","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-419","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-417",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]