Rotting Land: Survive

Chapter 934: Chapter 919: The Ambush Battle (Part 5)

Watanabe’s eyes narrowed slightly, his expression showing slight displeasure, clearly indicating that Derek’s words touched on his honor as a "Japanese" man.

In the past, he would definitely have shown Derek and Old Xu some color.

But now, after half a year of serving as the school’s "Leader," the pressure of power made Watanabe consider issues less recklessly than before.

He knew that to maintain his position, sometimes he had to give up certain things.

For example, now, compared to those honors, Watanabe felt that Derek and Old Xu were obviously more important.

He needed them to bring back resources from outside to consolidate his position.

Although Watanabe always maintained a strong attitude externally, he was very aware that everyone here hoped they could replace him.

Especially Jiang Kou, this outwardly kind-looking man had always made Watanabe wary, understanding that Jiang Kou was coveting his power and position. His usual respectful demeanor was merely hypocritical courtesy.

So...

"Enough!" Watanabe interrupted the crowd’s clamor in a low voice and slowly said: "Derek, I don’t care if you have thoughts of escaping, I just want to tell you one thing, don’t play tricks with me, or as you say in Huaxia, you’ll eat without paying."

"Hehe, Boss Watanabe, see what you’re saying, why would we run? Not only won’t we run, but we’ll bring back even more resources for you all. We seek nothing but a peaceful place, right, Little Derek?" Old Xu nudged Derek twice with a flattering smile.

Derek knew Old Xu was lying, thought for a moment and cooperated: "Yes, Boss Watanabe, you all know my woman is here, I could never abandon her and run away. Besides, Boss Watanabe has always honored our contract. I have no reason to leave here and play ’house’ with the zombies. But..."

"But what?" Watanabe’s eyes slightly furrowed.

"But I have a small request."

"A request!?" As the words fell, Yamashita immediately interrupted before Watanabe could respond: "You have a request!? Derek, I’ll remind you again, know your place, you’ve been given enough face this past half year, don’t push it!!"

"Mr. Yamashita, I don’t mean to push anything, I just want to make a reasonable request, this request is critical for future resource gathering." Fearlessly, perhaps knowing Old Xu and others planned to act tonight, Derek’s tone confronting Yamashita was also firmer.

This undoubtedly made the ambitious Yamashita quite enraged, immediately jumping up and shouting: "Derek! Are you questioning me? You..."

"Go ahead! What’s your request?" Watanabe raised his hand to interrupt Yamashita, for him, nothing was more important than gathering resources.

So upon hearing Derek mention a request related to gathering resources, Watanabe naturally had to inquire further.

"Boss Watanabe, I hope you can approve more food supplies for us, because..."

"Idiot!! Derek, you wish for resources!? Boss Watanabe, we cannot agree to this, you’ve already made a contract with him, he gathers resources, we ensure his woman’s safety. We’ve been more than fair to this kid. He’s now pushing it further, it’s what those Huaxia people typically do... I say, Derek, do you think you brought enough resources today that you have the capital to threaten us? To negotiate with us? That you are too naive!!"

"Mr. Yamashita, I have no intention of threatening you. I just said, I’m making this request only for better resource gathering!" Derek, tall and powerful as ever, hasn’t been so "swaggering" in half a year.

"Boss Watanabe, this isn’t unreasonable, you know, now Old Xu and Lei Tong both live in my room, if the resources aren’t increased, how do we survive? Without enough resources, how do we replenish our strength? Without strength, how do we climb high and low? Once outside, how do we handle the complex situations? Moreover, Boss Watanabe, think carefully, if something were to happen to us, who would supplement resources for you in the future?"

"Idiot!! Boss Watanabe, this kid is threatening us, we cannot..."

"By your meaning, how much additional resource supply do you hope I give you?" Again interrupting Yamashita’s words, Watanabe stared at Derek intensely.

Derek didn’t shy away from Watanabe’s gaze, thought for a moment, and replied calmly: "1%, give us 1% of the total resources each time. It would be recognition for our labor and could motivate our potential for gathering resources."

At this, Yamashita was about to burst, but before he spoke, Watanabe sneered: "Derek, are you making a deal with me?"

Without a second thought, Derek shook his head: "No, I understand my status, I don’t have the capital to make deals with Boss Watanabe, I’m just presenting my request and thoughts, I believe Boss Watanabe is rational and could understand my meaning."

"Great! A good sentence that ’Boss Watanabe is rational,’ according to you, if I don’t agree, I wouldn’t be ’rational’?"

"Boss Watanabe, you know that’s not what I mean. Everything I say is to better serve you all in the future."

Derek’s response was quite composed, which slightly calmed down Old Xu sweating nervously beside, and also increased his understanding and assessment of this young man.

"Hmm," nodding slightly, Watanabe seemed very satisfied with Derek’s answer: "Good, very good! I just like dealing with smart people. Fine! I can agree to your request. But 1% is too much, I’ll give you at most 0.5%."

"But..."

"Don’t mention ’but,’ don’t forget, your woman is also part of the agreement, I’ve been very lenient with you, people should learn to be content, if you push it, you might get nothing."

With those words, what else could Derek say? He’s not foolish enough to seek the so-called "power" against Watanabe.

Immediately responded gratefully: "Okay, thank you, Boss Watanabe, for accepting my request. I’ll try to bring back as much as possible in the future."

"That’s the way! In anything, don’t just think about gaining, learn to give first!" Watanabe’s lips curved slightly into a smile, quite proud of his recent responses.

With matters settled, he lost interest in lingering here with Old Xu and the others, stating "pack the resources properly," he spontaneously stood up and walked out of the classroom. (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to visit Qidian.com to vote for recommendations or monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)

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