[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-491":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},1887218,2510,"Chapter 491 New Waves of Recruitment","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-491",491,"\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun arrived at the logistic office, he headed straight to the commander center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the building itself had been barely used ever since Yezi and Yiming were out, it was still a place where he could be all alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"New recruitment plans... Where do I start?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the map in front of him, it was clear that Guangzhou was the best place to recruit refugees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But thinking back to the last recruitment drive, he knew he needed to go there and have a look himself before he could make any further plans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a five-minute drive, he reached the front entrance, where he handed his permit to pass the border checks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Driving down the streets, he could feel the city had become much more energetic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Businesses and shops were sprawling out along the city center, but only a few people entered them to buy stuff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the people on the street were only going to the street stalls, where they bought breakfast for the morning as they headed to work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could feel the increased police presence, as every few blocks was a cop car or even border patrol armed with guns walking down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, most people didn't seem to mind, as they all headed to their destination without much interruption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his car parked on the side of the street, he exited the car before walking towards the skyscraper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The security guard was just about to stop him, before they instantly reconganized his face and let him pass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, it quickly reminded Xiaoyun to put on a face mask as he headed toward the elevator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After entering one of them and clicking the highest floor, several of the office workers inside looked a little surprised by Xiaoyun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But none of them questioned him as they exited on their floor before he finally arrived at the top.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking a short turn to the right, he didn't bother knocking at the door as he turned the doorknob straight away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he expected, a man was sitting in the office, hard-working on a Sunday, just like the other people he had run into.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mayor Leifeng, look who's hard working on a Sunday?\" Xiaoyun asked as he took a seat across from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good morning, governor... I'm just finishing up a few stuff before calling a day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No worries. You can work as many hours as you want. I'm not some stickler who's going to stop you from working overtime.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leifeng let out an awkward laugh as he finally finished his work, looking up at Xiaoyun with a curious expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Govonoer, is there some new directive?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before I tell you that, how's the unemployment situation in Guangzhou?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun asked, despite having seen the figure in one of the May reports in Yuqi's office in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's not looking too good. I had already tried to disperse as many people into Foshan and the countryside towards more farming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it just keeps on growing every day. There are constantly small waves of people migrating over to here,\" Leifeng explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How much?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Around a hundred a day. But sometimes it can be in the thousands or even higher depending on the army.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun immediately understood what Leifeng was talking about—the unspoken directive in the army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All civilians found in the cities were to be removed from the combat zone, which requires a place to put them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yiming, Yezi, and Lingang had all shoved as many people as possible towards Guangzhou since it was the biggest city under his control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's the population of Guangzhou at this point? I don't want the number from the statistic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long silence, Leifeng finally spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Around three or four million. But a lot of them are undocumented or scattered in various villages nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I haven't had the time to conduct a full census, and the resources have been stretched thin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's fine... So what you're saying is we just have too many people than we can handle, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leifeng nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here's a thing. I want to do a fresh wave of recruits. But this time, I want them to be all trained at Guangzhou.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Governor, we don't have food for that——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's already covered. Don't worry about it. All I need you to do is to find a place and expand as big as possible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Xiaoyun's answer made Leifeng's eye glow, almost as if he had just heard someone had just given him an empty check.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his excitement and happiness quickly vanished, replaced by a worrying caution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How many people are we planning to recruit?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Around... 1 million.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"1 million! That's more than double what we have right now.\" Leifeng commented in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Obviously, we aren't going to jump straight to 1 million. But the goal is to slowly recruit up to 1 million by the end of the year.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a short calculation in Leifeng's head, it was around two army corps, or 166,000 soldiers a month starting from June.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Governor Xiaoyun... Do we have enough officers and high commands to put this in place?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's not for you to worry. Your job is to find a place for it and get ready to deploy a hiring strategy...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, try to cut costs. But it's okay to use a bit of money if the willingness is low. You understand what I mean, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Find exclusive stories on My Virtual Library Empire\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leifeng quickly nodded in agreement, noting everything Xiaoyun said in his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, I can see a certain mayor being promoted to become a governor if nothing goes wrong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll fulfill the duty no matter what, sir!\" Leifeng excitedly stood up as he saluted towards him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then good luck... I'll start having Hou Qin and Yuqi send you the resources for the training field by the end of May.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun left the office, his mind was relieved to see Leifeng so excited about getting promoted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering his path to promotion, Leifeng had nowhere to go. The promise of promotion was more of an empty check.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the check wouldn't be empty if the army expansion speeds up the expansion beyond Guangdong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe I should start moving the two Army corps...\" Xiaoyun murmured as he entered his car again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scouting report had indicated a low risk of another zombie horde, rendering the portion of the army stationed at Humen Bridge useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After driving back all the way to Luoping, the idea of moving the two army corps to somewhere else became more attractive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the issue that Leifeng mentioned earlier once again rears its ugly head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't spend money to solve the problem of a shortage of officers, especially those with combat and field experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he arrived at the logistics office, he took a short turn and headed toward Hou Qin's office instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a knock, he heard the voice inside, allowing him to open the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good morning, commander.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good morning... You don't take the day off for Sunday?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't have anything to do at home... I'll leave if you really want me to.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Never mind, just ignore what I just said... I'm here to tell you that I have already started up a new wave of recruitment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How many?\" Hou Qin asked as she started pulling up her spreadsheet to be ready for calculations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Around a million——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? A million? Are you sure, commander?\" Hou Qin asked in shock as she didn't move her hands on the keyboard at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A million over 6 months. So, two army corp per month. I'm asking if you think it's doable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the seriousness on Xiaoyun's face, Hou Qin finally started calculating and punching numbers into her computer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After sitting there for almost ten minutes, Hou Qin finally gave him an answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we were to take Yiming's food into the calculation, it would be enough for around 3 months.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hou Qin paused for a second, then continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But if we were to increase our food production by a hundredfold, then it would be feasible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's not happening... Is there really no other way?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun questioned, his mind realizing how irrational he might have been to promise Leifeng with 1 million soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I mean... There is a way, but we will need to cut the training time and send them out to different cities.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By how much?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We currently have at least 2-3 months of training. But if we cut it to 1 month, then we can have them salvage food from those places.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if we find food cargo similar to the one in Dongguan, then we wouldn't even need to worry about that at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long consideration inside his head, he eventually agreed with the time cut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not without a hook of its own, as his mind was still a little cautious with changing fundamentals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we cut the training time, can we send them to the countryside to combat train first rather than in the city?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun curiously asked as Hou Qin quickly started checking the average food gathered from those places.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't see the issue... Most smaller towns and villages in the countryside sometimes have more food than the city.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1542,"2026-06-10T06:59:31.433Z",1,"novelbin.me","f51311a56e52e56064c6fd19729bc3e2e0174f5b11b426b4c1c5602ade14ed6a","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-492","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-490",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]