Edge of the Apocalypse

Chapter 121: Chapter 113: Who Will Lead?

Xufeng looked at Yu Dong, seeing a fire burning fiercely in his eyes.

He was inspired by Yu Dong’s spirit as well.

"Alright, in that case, let’s scrap all the plans for just scraping by... From now on, it’s all about the fight!"

Huang Zhiqiang, however, looked utterly dismayed.

"Dude, Dongzi, why are you suddenly so fired up? We’re all just college students! You and Xufeng are in good shape, sure. Beating up a few punks is no problem, but these are apocalyptic zombies! One bite and you’re dead!"

"Youcai and I are anything but strong. I’ve never even killed a chicken before, so how are we supposed to fight?"

"There’s no way I’m fighting zombies... In a few days, I’m going back to my village to find my parents."

Zhao Youcai also looked at Yu Dong. "Dongzi, isn’t this a bit extreme? We don’t even have a single gun. We should leave fighting zombies to the professionals. Who knows, maybe it’s like Huang said. After winter passes, all the zombies will freeze into popsicles... and we won’t have to fight at all."

Yu Dong recalled the official broadcast from his past life.

"That won’t happen... This virus is extremely adaptable. It constantly mutates based on its environment. I heard on an official channel that in the northeast, after a small number of zombies froze to death, the rest became highly resistant to the cold."

Seeing the astonished looks on his two teammates’ faces, Yu Dong clapped them on the shoulders.

"Don’t worry, you’ll adapt quickly... In my past life, you guys killed zombies like it was nothing."

"I have a better location... Huangyang Port, the Royal Caribbean International Cruise!"

As it turned out, Yu Dong was very persuasive.

After hearing Yu Dong’s explanation, the four of them quickly came to an agreement.

"This is the place! It’s rich in supplies, defensible, and has an escape route. The perfect apocalyptic settlement."

After making his assessment, Xufeng voiced a concern. "But if you want to keep a cruise ship that large operational, you’d need a huge crew. How are you going to find those people and get them to work for you?"

Yu Dong gave a mysterious smile. "I have my ways."

The four of them talked late into the night.

Just before they went to sleep, Xufeng asked a question that stumped Yu Dong.

"Dongzi, if you want to build a large settlement and take in lots of survivors, then... what kind of system will you use to manage it? If you don’t have enough force to back you up, how will you guarantee your leadership position won’t be challenged?"

Yu Dong fell asleep with this question on his mind.

In his dream, a police officer in a cap stood on the deck. He was dressed in pitch-black, and his face was impossible to see.

"Welcome to Officer Wang’s cruise ship. Here... I’m the boss."

"I don’t care if you’re a dragon, you’ll coil up for me. If you’re a tiger, you’ll lie down!"

"Even a Reincarnator will kneel before me!"

「In the morning」 Yu Dong’s eyes snapped open.

And an important question hit him.

’Officer Wang... what kind of person is he?’

’On the day of the outbreak, he’s supposed to be near the cruise ship. Will my actions draw his attention?’

’He and his men have guns and authority. How am I supposed to get everyone to listen to me?’

It wasn’t that Yu Dong had anything against cops—he deeply respected people like Officer Wang. But... if they were going to work together, Yu Dong had to ensure his own decisions were carried out decisively!

Because he could foresee the events of the next three months!

But Officer Wang couldn’t; he could only make judgments based on the present situation.

Some decisions that seemed perfectly correct at the moment would prove to be wrong from a future perspective.

Yu Dong wasn’t a master strategist like Zhuge Liang, capable of planning things out from a thousand miles away. But he was a master of hindsight.

For example, it wasn’t until after Qiao Yunliang’s army was hit by a surprise night attack from the first climbing zombie that they realized their base’s high walls couldn’t stop that kind of monster.

It wasn’t a matter of competence, but of information.

As a Reincarnator, Yu Dong possessed a massive amount of foreknowledge, which naturally enabled him to make more forward-thinking decisions.

’In this life, I can’t let Qiao and his soldiers be wiped out by a surprise attack again! I have to help them avoid it ahead of time!’

’And I have to be the one making the decisions on everything else, too!’

Previously, Yu Dong hadn’t thought about the issue of being a ’leader’. He had his core team, and that core team was made up of his best friends, who all supported him.

But this time was different.

If he wanted to gather a large number of survivors to fight against the zombies, he would inevitably have to consider this problem, because his core team wasn’t large enough to keep a massive group of survivors in line.

Especially with someone like Officer Wang around—a man with natural authority, superior force, and... great charisma—Yu Dong wasn’t sure he could maintain his own position.

It was highly likely that he and his core team would just end up as subordinates under Officer Wang’s command.

Yu Dong sat up in bed.

"Xufeng! Xufeng, wake up! I need to ask you something..."

After rousing a groggy Xufeng, Yu Dong laid out the entire problem for him.

"Your family runs such a huge company. Do you have any good ideas... when it comes to management and leadership?"

Xufeng had indeed read a lot of books on management, but now... faced with a topic that was simultaneously so realistic and yet so sci-fi, he was at a loss for a moment.

"Dongzi, I get the feeling... you’ll be completely steamrolled. A line of police officers, each with a gun—they’re the natural leaders. You won’t even get a chance to open your mouth... It’s not about being undemocratic. It’s that in the eyes of those cops, we’re probably just a few college kids who need protecting."

Just then, Zhao Youcai woke up too and chimed in, "We were dogs for other people before the apocalypse, and we still can’t be our own masters after it? If it was just me, I’d suck it up, but Dongzi, you’re a Reincarnator..."

Xufeng said, "Why don’t we... just find a way to lure Officer Wang and his men away from the mountain—away from the cruise ship? That way, you seize control first, then you can slowly bring people in and expand your core team. That should work."

If you can’t beat them, get rid of them.

"That’s a viable option... but no. This is a great opportunity to ally with capable people. If a good man like Officer Wang dies out there because I lured him away, my... my conscience couldn’t take it."

Yu Dong abandoned the idea.

A powerhouse like Officer Wang was exactly the kind of person worth allying with.

But with that, the problem suddenly seemed unsolvable.

At least, the four food science majors in the dorm couldn’t come up with any constructive solutions.

"How about... Dongzi, you go talk to Professor Lin from the management department? Maybe he can give you some professional advice. I’ve taken his class, he’s a really sharp guy."

Yu Dong nodded. "Yeah, I could do that... but before I go, I need to meet Officer Wang first."

’I need to see for myself what kind of person this powerhouse is... the one who took over the cruise ship, gathered survivors, restored order, and even gained such a profound understanding of zombies after the apocalypse.’

Though Yu Dong had never met him, he knew that if he chose the cruise ship as his settlement in this life, he would inevitably be dealing with Officer Wang for a long time.

This powerhouse from his past life, this future friend—Yu Dong had to meet him first.

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