Edge of the Apocalypse

Chapter 44: Chapter 40: Actually, I Am a Reincarnator

"Stop grinding, Xufeng. Come out and chat for a bit."

"Alright."

"I’m depressed. Lend me 50,000."

"But you seem pretty happy..."

"Do I?"

"You’ve been smiling ever since you got back. You haven’t stopped!"

"Haha~ I’m just messing with you. I’m planning to start a business, so I need to borrow 50,000 for some emergency cash. I’ll pay you back in a month."

"I knew this day would come. The money’s been transferred!"

Xufeng wasn’t surprised in the slightest. With his perspective from a family of merchants, he knew a person like Yu Dong would never be satisfied with part-time jobs. Sooner or later, he would step up, rally a group of people, and build an enterprise of his own.

"But... Dongzi, I have a question."

"Go ahead."

"How did you know to ask for exactly 50,000... That’s the exact amount I had in my personal stash."

"You said it in your sleep."

"Huh? I talk in my sleep...? That’s terrifying. If it happens again, you have to record it for me."

"If there’s a next time... I will. By the way, if you’re not busy this week, give me a hand."

"No problem!"

After Xufeng left, Yu Dong found a study room, took out his small notebook, and began to think about how he should handle the apocalypse in this life.

In this life, he had once again gotten his startup capital from Xufeng. It was the easiest money for him to obtain.

In his previous life, if Yu Dong had only been thinking of himself, this money, combined with online loans, would have been more than enough for him to live on for three years.

But this time...

’It’s not enough. This is far too little money. It’s nowhere near enough!’

In his last life, he had died in the ensuing conflict just 22 days in—7 days before the apocalypse and 15 days after. He had barely touched the supplies that could have lasted him three years.

’The less you prepare for conflict, the more likely you are to be dragged into it... This time, I’m going to build my team from the very beginning.’

’My team has to be strong enough to make the residential complex develop according to the future I want.’

In his previous life, he had no information. Anyone could turn into a zombie, so he didn’t know who would be a friend and who would be an enemy. He didn’t dare get close to anyone.

This time, it was different!

’Liu Ye’ye, Zhou, Shen Xinyi, and... Huang Zhiqiang and Zhao Youcai. These are all people I know for sure won’t turn into zombies, and they’re all trustworthy.’

’I can gather these people in Building One before the apocalypse. Then we’ll have a team of six!’

’Lin Xiaojun, Jiang Xupeng, and Zhao Yun... I have to get rid of those three quickly.’

Yu Dong had already judged the first two to be pure scoundrels. Zhao Yun was a fool, and sometimes, people like her were more terrifying than the villains. She was also to be excluded from the team.

’As for Liangzi...’

Yu Dong’s feelings were complicated. Liangzi had two sides to him.

Before the apocalypse, he was an enthusiastic, friendly, and kind security guard. He was physically fit, willing to put in the effort, and simple-minded. Chat with him for a bit and treat him to a bowl of noodles, and he’d consider you a brother.

But he was also easily manipulated. Lin Xiaojun could control him just by plying him with women.

Being simple-minded was Liangzi’s strength, but it was also his fatal flaw.

’I need to think more about Liangzi’s situation... I’ll have to give it more thought...’

With a second chance, Yu Dong felt there had to be a better way to handle this, one that didn’t require a bloody fight after the apocalypse had already begun.

’The most critical thing right now is... with so many people, so many mouths to feed, the consumption of food and water will multiply. If I prepare the same amount of food as last time, the team won’t last more than a few months before we run out of all our supplies.’

In fact, Yu Dong had already noticed this in his previous life.

The three of them—he, Liu Ye’ye, and Zhou—were already stretching their resources thin. They definitely wouldn’t have lasted three years; at most, everything would have been depleted within two.

Consumables like plastic bags and toilet paper would be the first to go. Sanitation would then become a huge problem, and he had no desire for his home to become as foul-smelling as the area below Building One.

If Shen Xinyi were added to the mix, the time they could survive would shrink again. They’d be lucky to last a little over a year.

This time, Yu Dong’s team would also include two of his roommates who wouldn’t turn, so to say resources would be tight was an understatement.

’I have to increase my income and cut down on expenses to support this team!’

Increasing income meant getting more money, and cutting expenses meant saving money when buying supplies.

The former was more important than the latter, always.

This was a survival lesson Yu Dong had learned over many years.

With no money coming in, excessive penny-pinching would only lead to internal attrition.

Only after maximizing his income to the fullest could he then rationally allocate his assets to try and cover all his bases.

He glanced at the time. It was just 8 PM.

The welcome party should have just ended.

Huang Zhiqiang and Zhao Youcai would be heading back to the dorm soon.

’Even though Huang and Youcai don’t have any exceptional talents or unique skills, I know them inside and out. They’re the ones I can trust the most.’

In comparison, Zhou might not tell him the truth about everything. But these two roommates he’d lived with for three years... he knew every single one of their kinks.

Huang Zhiqiang liked pretty girls; his tastes changed with each new face. He fell for every girl he saw.

Zhao Youcai talked a big game, claiming the world was a disappointment and he’d only fall for a campus queen or a celebrity, but in reality, as long as she was a girl, he was interested.

Yu Dong knew them all too well.

’I can trust them, but the question is... how can I get them to willingly fight alongside me for the apocalypse?’

Yu Dong could use the same successful method from his last life: lure the two of them to his place before the apocalypse broke out and then just survive together.

But that wasn’t the optimal solution.

’Since we’re brothers, they need to help me. In this life, I need to prepare... so, so much.’

There was absolutely no way he could do it all himself.

Thinking of this, Yu Dong first called Ding Ming.

"Ding Ming, I’ve got a part-time job that pays 300 a day... settled weekly. You in?"

After getting an excited and grateful response from Ding Ming, Yu Dong called Huang Zhiqiang and Zhao Youcai.

"Come to the milk tea shop behind the school. I have something important to discuss with you... Just the two of you. Don’t tell Xufeng!"

Yu Dong emphasized this point!

In his last life, these two idiots had created a huge mess for him, making Yu Dong pity them and curse them at the same time.

He had originally prepared a way out for them, but they insisted on pulling Xufeng in with them, and Xufeng had a big appetite...

Soon, the three of them gathered secretively at the milk tea shop behind the school.

Seeing Yu Dong’s serious expression, Huang Zhiqiang looked nervous.

"Is it Xufeng’s family... did something happen? Did Uncle Xu get locked up?"

Zhao Youcai ordered a milk tea for himself, then opened up a cultivation game on his phone. He spoke casually as he tapped the screen:

"All capital is evil, but... sigh, at least we benefit a little from the evil of Xufeng’s family. I hope nothing’s wrong."

The two of them thought something had happened to Xufeng, but Yu Dong shook his head.

"What I’m about to say... is going to be extremely shocking. It’s a matter of life and death for the three of us, so you have to be mentally prepared."

Huang Zhiqiang stared wide-eyed at Yu Dong. Zhao Youcai didn’t look up, but he stopped tapping on his cultivation game.

Yu Dong stared at them both and said seriously, word by word:

"Actually, I am a Reincarnator."

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