[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-767":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},1887591,2510,"Chapter 767: Bandit soldiers","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-767",767,"\u003Cp>\"What did Lingang have to do with this?\" Xiaoyun curiously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although none of them met Lingang personally, the past rumor of soldiers working in Guangzhou getting good benefits was still in their minds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the food we brought as a part of the plan while we were at Changsha, I think they might have realized we aren’t actually just traders from Guangzhou.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wuli paused for a second to think, then continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The whole reason I called them bandits, besides the whole robbing their superior, was due to their looks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks?\" Yiming questioned, looking a little confused by what she could mean by it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, looks. They had no matching uniform, no matching rifles, nothing... And the 3rd in charge had a scar on his face that looked a little intimidating.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I’m understanding this correctly, you managed to make hundreds of enemy soldiers desert their superiors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then you manage to bring all the civilians on board at once, rather than needing to make multiple trips back to Changsha?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wuli nodded her head, which still managed to blow away Xiaoyun’s mind, as he just couldn’t believe how much she had accomplished in two days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t even know what to say... Yiming, what do you think?\" Xiaoyun asked as he looked over to the old man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These kinds of achievements are once in a lifetime. It takes extraordinary bravery and genius to pull it off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yiming complimented Wuli, she shyly scratched her head, as she felt she didn’t accomplish much to deserve this level of praise from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t think I did that much... It was more of just luck and everything coming together at the right time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t be so humble. If I were you, I would be supercilious and boast about the thing I had achieved to everyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The continued praises started to make Wuli blush a little, especially when Yiming was much more senior than her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is well worth praise. Lieutenant—No, General Wuli. From now on, you’ll be in charge of the 4th Army Corps proper.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wuli fell into complete shock. She couldn’t believe her ears as her rank jumped twofold from a Lieutenant Colonel to a General.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, both Yiming’s and Houqin’s faces were shocked as well, as the announcement fell out of nowhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You... You serious?\" Wuli asked quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is no room for levity in the army... Your new rank will be effective immediately, and you no longer need to serve as a reserve army group.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun looked back at her dead in the eyes, Wuli’s mind finally came back to her senses as she immediately bowed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, sir!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You earned it... Ahem, but your other half of the army will continue to stay in the south until Han Bang is done clearing the south.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wuli didn’t question his command, saluting him right back as Xiaoyun turned over to the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Houqin, if I remember correctly, we were supposed to have a 6th army corps that never actually formed over in Qingyuan, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I believe so. Mayor Leifeng did gave me a list of recruits... But it was merged into existing armies after a lot of soldier chose not to renew their contracts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun sat there for a few seconds before an idea popped into his head. One that he had been thinking about for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want you to set up a new plan to re-create it as a reserve unit... I’ll talk to Yuqi myself later for the funding.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Houqin nodded, noting it in a sticknote as Xiaoyun turned over to Yiming, whose face looked weirdly grumpy towards Wuli.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yiming, I want you to take extra precautions. I’m not sure what they’re going to do as retaliation after they learned what we did.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few hours later...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun, Wuli, and Houqin relaxed in the back of the car after eating a celebratory dinner, Xiaoyun’s phone suddenly started to ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoyun! What the hell? You could have given me a warning that there were a bunch of armed men among the refugees.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oops, sorry. I completely forgot about that. Ahem, just send them over to the training field, I’m coming back to deal with them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’d better.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn’t my soldiers there to watch over them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wuli suddenly chimed in, using Xiaoyun’s answer to conclude who and what he was talking about over the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, but there are only a hundred soldiers against thousands of armed men. If I didn’t call the SWAT teams, things could have seriously gone wrong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuqi answered as she seemed to have overheard Wuli’s voice, and her anger started to subside a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry, sorry... Everything is under control now, though, right?\" Xiaoyun questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wouldn’t be making this phone call if I didn’t have everything under control... How long are you guys going to take to come back?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"About an hour or so before we reach Qingyuan. It probably be around nine or ten o’clock when we get back home—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yuqi hung up the call from her side, Xiaoyun put it back down as Wuli looked back at her with curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everything is fine back home, right?\" Wuli nervously asked as she had completely forgotten about the soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everything is fine. Yuqi got it all sorted out... You two can go to sleep. It’s going to be a few hours before we get back to Luoping.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Me too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite both Wuli and Houqin rejectingit, their eyes slowly closed on their own as food coma from the celebratory dinner started to kick in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t have to drive so fast, driver. It’s late at night already.\" Xiaoyun whispered after noticing the speed of the car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The car immediately slowed back down, making what was supposed to be somewhat of a bumpy ride into a much smoother one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking over, both girls were fully leaning onto each other, sound asleep as if they hadn’t slept properly for days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How’s Houqin so tired? Did she not have a proper sleep last night?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun wondered as he understood Wuli’s mission probably made it hard for her to sleep, but Houqin, on the other hand, had been just following him around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander, you aren’t going to sleep?\" The driver quietly asked as he noticed him sitting there fully awake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m fine...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wake up. We’re home.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the two of them slowly opened their eyes, the moon was high up in the sky as they still sat in the back of the car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You two can go to sleep in the house. Come on, don’t waste the driver’s time like this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun forcefully dragged the two out of the car, walking them to the door before it opened on its own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Welcome back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leyan, can you take care of them? I need to meet with the soldiers over in the training field first. I’ll be back home later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leyan didn’t stop him as she took the two of them over, helping them walk into the house as Xiaoyun headed back into the car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where are we going now, sir?\" The driver asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To the training field.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few minute later...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun stepped foot into the training field entrance, no one was there. However, he could visibly see the cafeteria’s light being on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking closer towards the light, he could hear more and more noises coming from inside the building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Must be in here...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he opened the cafeteria door, it fell into complete silence. In front of Xiaoyun was a room full of people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uniformed soldiers were sitting sparsely alongside thousands of men who wore various kinds of casual clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of the men and women in uniform immediately saluted him, with the one wearing casual clothes remaining seated, looking confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Evening. I should introduce myself... Ahem, hello everyone, I’m the commander-in-chief and the Governor of Guangdong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You look a lot younger than I had imagined.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a man sitting on the far right of the bench spoke up, Xiaoyun immediately noticed the massive scar on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A lot of people had said that to me. But rest assured, I had more experience than any of you fighting zombies and dealing with internal affairs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a quick jump, Xiaoyun lands right on top of the cafeteria stage, standing before them as he cleared his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could feel the look of admiration coming from the soldier. At the same time, he could feel the distrust in the non-uniform men’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m going to make myself quick since it’s already late at night. Tomorrow, I’ll come back and explain what your duties are as a soldier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll also be here to offer you guys the option to sign a military contract, assuming you pass all of the standards of being a soldier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or you can take the option to retire and return to civilian life. Your previous military service will still be counted as your retiree bonus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, please stay at the training field... There should be rooms for you guys to stay in temporarily for tonight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1521,"2026-06-10T06:59:54.885Z",1,"novelbin.me","ee006e4d8bdef6e308b171739ab274f72156492059b941217f6e09a1d2bb8e01","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-519","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-518",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]