Apocalyptic Reincarnation: Start with a 30-million Bonus

Xie Liuhai’s face flashed a hint of awkwardness; the last time Brother Zhong invited him, he was extremely enthusiastic.

But he refused very directly, making Brother Zhong somewhat displeased.

So, coming over under these circumstances was really awkward.

However, thinking about it, as long as the goal could be achieved, what’s the loss of face?

In just a few seconds, Xie Liuhai sorted out his thoughts on how to reply: ”Brother Zhong, I was blind before and didn’t recognize a good thing. Now I realize my mistake, and I want to come and join you.”

Brother Zhong’s face eased a bit, but he still had some doubts: ”You said before that you were doing quite well over there. Why do you suddenly want to join us?”

When this was mentioned, Xie Liuhai lowered his head: ”It’s a long story...”

Xie Liuhai approached Brother Zhong and told him about some things that had happened recently, just omitting some details.

It just created the illusion that in Jiefang City, there are still a lot of resources that have been looted by some refugees. Additionally, there is another group with a lot of resources. Their strength... seems quite weak.

When he said this, Brother Zhong’s eyes lit up.

So he said: ”As such good friends, I wanted you to join us back then, mainly because I was short of people. Now, as you know, food is scarce. I need to discuss your joining with Mr. Wang.”

Xie Liuhai was a bit puzzled and asked: ”I don’t know who this Mr. Wang is?”

”Mr. Wang is our boss, but he likes us to call him Mr. Wang,” Brother Zhong said.

”Oh, this Mr. Wang must be very learned, he sounds cultured. I must learn from him when I get the chance to see him,” Xie Liuhai said with feeling.

Brother Zhong’s expression grew complicated. He had known Xie Liuhai, aka Slant Bangs, for a long time.

The guy Xie Liuhai, he’s quite the sweet talker.

”Alright, I’ll take you to meet him, but whether you can stay or not will be up to Mr. Wang,” Brother Zhong said somewhat helplessly.

If it had been before, Xie Liuhai could have been accepted without much ado; but now, during these special times, more caution is required.

”Yeah, and then I have these two brothers here, I don’t know if they could join...” Xie Liuhai glanced at the two men following behind him.

Along the way, they had encountered various difficulties and had gotten through them together.

If they could join together, they would have someone to watch their backs.

Brother Zhong looked troubled and said, ”Anyone joining must bring value; I can recommend you, and Mr. Wang might consider my face and not be too strict. But as for these two... I don’t know what they could contribute...”

Uh...

Value.

Xie Liuhai thought for a moment and couldn’t think of anything; their combat ability was far worse than his, other skills?

Does being especially good at flattery count?

Eh...

Sorry, brothers, it’s your lack of significant usefulness.

Xie Liuhai looked helplessly apologetic.

He then followed Brother Zhong out of town. They didn’t live in the town but in a farm stay not far from the town called Harmony Garden.

This Harmony Garden was originally converted from farmland.

It was encircled by iron railings, took up a large area, had a river running through it, and even had some camellias, rapeseed flowers, and other plants growing inside.

With water sources, land, and housing, it was very suitable for survival.

The biggest disadvantage, however, was that the place was somewhat large and had only been simply enclosed with iron railings when originally built, to a height of less than 2.5 meters.

It could somewhat protect against zombies but was difficult to defend against humans.

There was a Zombie Tide previously that had breached it once. In that incident, many people were killed, so Mr. Wang relaxed the conditions afterward, and Brother Zhong thought about recruiting some new people.

It’s just that Xie Liuhai didn’t agree at that time.

The sun is so intense now, and after such a prolonged drought, the river that flowed through Harmony Garden has dried up.

In the fields, besides the drought-resistant potatoes, the other crops have basically all perished.

At their base now, things are not easy either. Although they can grow some things on their own, they’ve already consumed a lot in the past month or so.

The two men following Xie Liuhai, seeing that Zhou seems to have no intention of taking them along, grow anxious and start shouting, ”Xie, what do we do?”

Xie Liuhai turns around with a look of guilt, at a loss for words.

Eventually, he follows Zhou’s lead, hoping to plea one more time, but Zhou’s expression is already very impatient.

Xie Liuhai sighs, and in the end, says nothing.

The two men stand in despair, and suddenly they exchange a glance.

”Shall we... follow them anyway?”

”That’s exactly what I was thinking.”

.......

Let’s not dwell on this; Harmony Garden is on the border of two provinces, but belongs to Min Province.

And about a 3-hour drive from Harmony Garden is Qian City.

Right now, at the city center of Jiefang City, complete chaos reigns.

In the rooms inside, zombies still roam at night.

Only broken bones and charred walls remain.

Telling people what had happened here.

....

On the outskirts of Xin City, a small town. Less than 10 kilometers away from Li Yu and their base.

Captain Lv and his group.

They have just endured a night.

Everyone’s mood is downcast, sadness pervades the space.

Last night, they experienced a fierce battle, with their numbers dropping from 32 to 24. Last night, several of Captain Lv’s teammates, and some of their family members, all perished at the hands of zombies.

They’ve finally understood why no one thoroughly searched this building.

Not far from this building is a gathering place for zombies, a memorial hall.

At 2 AM, the zombies smelled humans and started crawling over. Even with vehicles as barriers, it was no use; the zombies’ activity increased tremendously at night, and they just crawled under the vehicles.

A battle ensued!

Captain Lv and his group didn’t know how they made it through the night.

From the second floor, they retreated all the way to the top floor, until they leveraged the narrow corridor of the top floor to lessen the pressure.

After resisting all night, everyone’s eyes were filled with bloodshot veins.

They had checked every room the day before, but the zombie issue still persisted.

They only considered the inside of the building, but never thought there would be problems outside as well.

There was already someone on duty yesterday, but when the zombies arrived, they were still caught off guard.

Actually, they had always stayed in the safe Jiefang City, which could be considered a solid refuge.

It is only now that they’ve left they realize how difficult it is to find a safe place to sleep soundly at night!

In this apocalyptic world, even though the weather is sweltering during the day and the zombies seldom come out, last night’s events brutally reminded them: this is still the apocalypse, and zombies are still terrifying!

Especially... in the dead of night.