[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-701":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},1887278,2510,"Chapter 701 701: Unlimited Fuels and Marriage Laws","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-701",701,"\u003Cp>As the 2nd week of August had quickly gone by, nothing much was happening. Neither Yiming nor Yezi reported anything weird happening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was almost as if the warning from those secret society scientists was them trying to make some sort of prank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With no real danger appearing, another week went by faster than anyone had ever imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Things were being built everywhere, across every county, every city, every town, and even in small countryside villages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Construction was reaching an all-time high as what was originally a proped-up industry managed to function completely on its own without government subsidy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ironically, what was originally an unemployment issue that constantly bothered Yuqi and Xiaoyun had turned into a labor shortage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were not enough people to construct all the things both the private market and the government had wanted it to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did all these construction booms occur? Partially, it was due to private investment in the manufacturing boom that demanded a ludicrous amount of raw resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Older homes in those small towns that are meant for raw resources were being refurbished or even demolished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those older buildings were just too dangerous to live in, and those workers needed a place to live before raw resource extractions could even happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other reason for the construction boom was the two main flaws of the defense system that Xiaoyun had set up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the eastern flank, ranging from Shenzhen to Dongguan to even Shaoguan, they all needed fortifications to be built before they could be handed over to civilian control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, in the western flank, which was just made up of Zhaoqing, the newly conquered city demanded even more fortification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The city alone needed more fortification than all three cities combined, as the area under its control was just too wide to fully cover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Xiaoyun's agreement, Yezi was forced to make the strategic decision to completely withdraw from the northern part of Zhaoqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not to say he was giving the area back to the zombies. Rather, he had opted to leave a single division at each of the chokepoints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each chokepoint was naturally built as the mountains and forests surrounded them, only requiring the division to hold the roads that led up to the next chokepoint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest of Yezi's army continued the march towards Yanfu city, making contact with the city just as the month came to an end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides the two flanks, what was a bigger issue to Xiaoyun, however, was the southern flank that he had mostly ignored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More specifically, Jiangmen city and Zhongshan city. The two cities were starting to become a thorn in everyone's mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were the two cities that led up to the capital that weren't under their control. Ones that are directly connected to Foshan and Guangzhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even to a lesser extent, Shenzhen had to worry about it as well. Progress in the two cities was completely stalled out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difficulty wasn't because the soldiers were tired or some crazy mutants appeared to stop them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather, it was just the raw number of zombies. Active zombies that seemed to be fueled by some sort of drug.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They ran faster than before, tougher than before, and even smarter as they ran away when they saw big groups of soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The zombies were picking fights. Not soldiers who were usually able to lure them out in public to shoot them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every corner, every town, every village had zombies that took days to clear. Not to mention the constant rain along with the scathing heat afterward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was almost as if the zombies were desperately trying to stop them from their track, preventing them from going further south.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, all this military progress and concerns were only a small note in Xiaoyun's settlement, as a much bigger thing finally came up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander! The first batch of oil had finally arrived.\" Houqin excitedly reported as Xiaoyun took a seat before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank god. Took long enough... Now we can all those tanks and vehicles to the front line.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Um... About that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? Is there something wrong with the fuel?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We still have to process it first. It's going to take a few days before the oil refinery can kick into full gear.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's fine. Yuqi is going to be so happy when she hears this. You wouldn't believe how impatient she had been waiting for this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun smiled, talking about the worry, he quickly noticed the change in Houqin's face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Houqin, is there something wrong? Your face looked a little worried.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander... this fuel isn't going to last us forever. We still need to pay them with food for more fuel in the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know. But Yuqi already estimates that we'll quadruple our food production if we are no longer restrained by fuel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worst-case scenario. I can make the food myself to make up for the missing amount... Don't worry about it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the optimism on his face, the worrying look vanished from Houqin's face. But there was still something that made her look a little taken aback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Houqin, is that all the report you have for today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, then I'm gonna leave early today to check up with Yuqi... Call me if something else I need to know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he turned around and started heading towards the door, Houqin's voice made him freeze for a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I almost forgot to say this. Happy birthday, Commander.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun closed the door and exited the room, his heart was pumping like crazy as he was completely caught off guard by it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't even remember today was his own birthday. More importantly, it's also meant today was Yueyue's birthday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuck fuck fuck. I don't have a single birthday present. What am I going to give Yueyue for her birthday?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Going inside his car, he sat there in silence as he couldn't think of a gift. There wasn't really any gift he could think of that Yueyue wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Calm down, Xiaoyun, you got an entire day to think about this... There has to be something I can find out there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he drove out of the logistics office and towards Guangzhou, he could see various kinds of shops selling all kinds of goods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Would she want me to get her some jewelry? Or a dress? Or some makeup? No, no, no, she never even put them on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With more and more possibilities kicked out of his mind, his head was starting to go blank... Until he saw a teddy bear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same teddy bear with a red bow that he once brought as a gift. More specifically, ones that he brought for Yueyue back when she was still a kid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She would like this, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to come up with anything else, Xiaoyun parked his car on the road, exiting the car before walking over to the shop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you here so early today? Did Houqin have nothing else to report on?\" Yuqi instantly asked the moment Xiaoyun walked into her office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have some good news for you——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The fuels had arrived in Guangzhou, right?\" Yuqi instantly answered once again before Xiaoyun could even finish his sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How do you know that already?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was the one who sent her the email... Anyway, don't you dare think of using this for your army.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? Why not?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your army never had enough fuel, no matter what. It's an endless pit that has almost zero returns.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The answer made Xiaoyun fall into silence for a second, but he quickly recovered his cool as he pushed back against it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zero return is way too exaggerated. If it weren't for those tanks, we would have had much higher casualties against those zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And without fuel, we wouldn't even be able to transport goods to the frontline. You can't be a value on that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I can certainly see the amount of fuel allocated to the army every month... I'm not saying the army is getting zero, but I'm dictating it this time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Yuqi unwilling to compromise, Xiaoyun had no other choice but to let out a small sigh of disappointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine. I guess you'll get to distribute it... Anyway, is there anything interesting going on today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun sat down before her in a grumpy mood, Yuqi chose to ignore his attitude as she took out a stack of paper for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I finished writing the polygamy guideline. You can have a read, and if everything is fine, I'm going to enact it as a requirement.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This much?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His jaw instantly dropped in disbelief. There were almost ten pages of regulations and requirements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Better safe than sorry. That's your motto, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun wiped off an invisible sweat from his forehead as he started reading through the paper page by page.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first few pages were things he expected, like how all three sides need a mental evaluation by different psychiatrists and a police background check.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as he read further down the document, it started to get more and more ridiculous—there was a clear favor towards women over men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From all divorce proceedings giving all legal property to the women, to the woman being allowed to able to break off the relationship at any time by herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every single legal framework had protection for women, almost as if he was reading some sort of enslavement contract.\u003C\u002Fp>",1565,"2026-06-10T06:59:54.595Z",1,"novelbin.me","ac3c3fcc8dd13058c8e75d9f38412eda0897862f309146876c8cf5b80eb4325d","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-702","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-250",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]