Large pots and small pots, Wei Xuan seemed to be a busy bee, shuttling back and forth between various buildings.
At this moment, he felt fortunate. The number of zombies in his family had increased dramatically and he needed to expand the range of collecting strange snow. However, the increased number of zombies to feed also meant that he had more manpower available.
Before the snowfall, all the zombies in the community had accompanied Wei Xuan to collect supplies separately. Some of them had even gone out more than once, following his orders.
Having experienced going out and obeying commands, Wei Xuan found it easier to handle them. Although they could only do manual labor at the moment, it was still better than Wei Xuan having to run back and forth with Du Hang and the pair of male zombies alone.
What Wei Xuan was particularly grateful for was that the tall guy, just like Du Hang, had learned the skill of shoveling snow and filling buckets after he guided them. As long as Wei Xuan didn’t deliberately observe the occasional waves of affectionate vibes between him and the short guy that could drown a person, he could manage them well.
In fact, Wei Xuan speculated that with a little training, the short guy could also handle this job. However, as long as the tall guy was around, no one would have the opportunity to hook up with the short guy. Wei Xuan decided to let it slide since that guy was clearly a submissive type, and his man was also quite capable when it came to work.
With buckets and cans, the zombie babies carried various containers and brought the strange snow back to their own community.
After Wei Xuan finished cleaning the last section of the roof, which had been prepared in advance with plastic sheets, he led the zombies to another nearby neighborhood.
He had to collect as much strange snow as possible before it melted. After all, the next time the strange snow fell, it would be during hot weather, and he wouldn’t have much time to collect it slowly. If his zombies increased their appetite during this period… there wouldn’t be enough snow to feed them!
Diligently and happily, Wei Xuan collected the accumulated snow. Unfortunately, because the roofs here hadn’t been prepared in advance, Wei Xuan had to deal with them himself while Du Hang and the male zombies could only wait by the side like ordinary zombies, carrying a bucket whenever Wei Xuan filled one.
That was because there was no plastic sheet placed between the ground and the accumulated snow, and Wei Xuan only intended to take the clean snow from the top. Unfortunately, Du Hang and the male zombies didn’t have enough intelligence at the moment. If he let them handle it, they might even peel off the wall…
After a busy period, the pristine snow rapidly melted into water, seeping into the gaps between the buildings and the soil, becoming impossible to collect manually.
Wei Xuan straightened his back and sighed, “Finally done.”
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This strange snow took about seven to eight hours after it stopped falling to begin melting in the current weather. Therefore, Wei Xuan had been swiftly dealing with the snow during this time, trying to collect as much as possible.
Fortunately, with the help of his zombie subordinates, this time’s harvest was even greater than the sum of the previous two times. It should be enough to support them until the next time the strange snow fell, right?
Wei Xuan led his subordinates, carrying the buckets filled with melted snow, and walked back to the community. They walked unsteadily in a neat line, bringing the snow-water to a certain building that Wei Xuan had prepared and specifically used for evaporation and drying.
Since there were more containers to hold the water, leaving the snow-water on the roof to dry would attract the attention of mutated birds and passing planes. Therefore, Wei Xuan took the opportunity to clean up all the intact top-level rooms in the community and set aside a large number of pots and containers that were temporarily not needed for drying purposes.
Each container contained only about one-third of the water, and all the containers for storing water were open.
After all, although Wei Xuan could boil the water like in winter to handle them, electrical energy was still limited, and Wei Xuan, who had recently developed a passion for games, needed to allocate more energy to his hobbies.
Therefore, saving electricity was essential.
Wei Xuan poured all the snow-water into the pots and containers used for drying, and finally, he could take a break when he felt his backache and leg cramps were about to hit.
He led his subordinates downstairs, untied the ropes tied around their waists, and waved at them, saying, “Alright, everyone, you’re free to move around now.”
The male zombies turned around and walked towards the building where they lived, while some of the other zombies stood still, blankly staring into space.
Some of them started wandering aimlessly in the community, exuding a sense of joy without any practical meaning. Some of them signaled that they were hungry and reached into the small bags hanging around their necks, taking out snowflakes to eat.
After Wei Xuan announced their dispersal, Du Hang, who had been obediently following by his side, walked up to him and bent down, carrying him horizontally. In a few strides, they flew back to the entrance of the building that belonged to the two of them.
This was a new skill that Du Hang had developed since the last time he carried Wei Xuan back. He seemed to understand the meaning of “going home” and “free movement” and successfully connected the two together. It seemed that for him, “free movement” meant carrying Wei Xuan home and entering their “alone together” mode.
Wei Xuan was very satisfied with this new skill that his zombie lover had acquired and didn’t feel the need to correct his interpretation. Since the first time Du Hang had carried him home without his command, Wei Xuan had accepted Du Hang’s actions without objection.
It seemed that whenever Du Hang wanted to go home together, Wei Xuan had no objections.
And this time was no exception. Being carried back home and put on the bed saved Wei Xuan the effort of walking.
After a long and tiring day, Wei Xuan lay on the bed and felt as if he had come back to life. He let out a long sigh of relief. He had originally planned to have lunch or dinner, play some games, and then go to sleep, but his thoughts were extinguished when Du Hang cuddled up to him.
It seemed… he had been neglecting his zombie lover since he brought the new games home? Although he tried to talk to him and play together as much as possible every day, it seemed that these days he had been too absorbed in the lousy game.
No, this wasn’t good, not good at all. After all, he could play games anytime, but Du Hang was the most important!
So, when Du Hang approached him for a kiss, Wei Xuan naturally lifted his hands, wrapped them around his neck, and let his fingers instinctively run through his hair.
“It’s so convenient being a zombie… hair doesn’t grow…” Wei Xuan sighed once again, even though he had mentioned it several times before. But what could he do? His hair was already long enough to be tied into a small ponytail. It was a real pain for a man who had to comb his hair every morning.
If he were an artist or a director, he could keep long hair. But as an ordinary white-collar worker before the apocalypse and a farmer surviving in the post-apocalyptic world, long hair just didn’t match his image.
Fortunately, he didn’t have to worry about water in this life, and the food in the post-apocalyptic world lacked oil, so he didn’t have to worry about his hair getting oily. Otherwise, he might have to follow the appearance of a homeless person from the pre-apocalyptic world.
“Should I go find a trimmer and give myself a crew cut?” There was at least one hair salon in almost every nearby neighborhood or storefront.
Although Wei Xuan had written down this matter in his notebook before, its importance wasn’t that great, so he temporarily set it aside and planned to deal with it when needed. Now that he had completed his tasks for the time being, he could take care of these minor things.
As he thought about these trivial matters, Wei Xuan caressed Du Hang’s soft hair, and he gradually felt drowsy, experiencing a sense of relaxation after exhaustion. He had originally planned not to sleep yet, but under Du Hang’s soft lips, gentle embrace, and the comfort of the soft bed, he gradually drifted into a dream.
Du Hang lowered his head to kiss the person in his arms. His eyes, which didn’t need to blink, slowly closed, opened, and closed again, just like a real human blinking.
After a short while, he turned his gaze toward a certain direction, but unlike before, he didn’t proactively attack when he noticed something happening outside. Instead, he continued holding the person in his arms, gently kissing him, just like before Wei Xuan fell asleep.
About two to three minutes after Du Hang looked in a certain direction, the few zombies in the community who were wandering aimlessly suddenly stopped their movements. They slowly turned their bodies, as if making a judgment, and then quickly ran towards a particular direction.
A while ago, they could only climb over the walls by stacking themselves when they encountered a big rat. Now, they were able to leap out of the walls with the help of some garbage piled in the corners!
The speed at which the zombies ran was astonishing, almost matching Du Hang’s early speed when he used to sprint. However, their jumping distance was not as far, nor as accurate as Du Hang’s, and they occasionally slipped.
Before long, this group of about ten zombies arrived at a street.
This street had a large crack and several collapsed areas on the ground due to the earthquake during the early days of the apocalypse. It was a path that Wei Xuan never used to walk on.
At this moment, several grotesque creatures, resembling a mix of insects and reptiles, crawled out of the cracks and collapsed areas.
Their tentacles trembled in the air, and when they saw the zombies, they suddenly emitted sharp screams.
In response to the screams, the ten or so zombies revealed a fierce expression, their sharp nails gleaming, and roared as they charged toward those strange creatures!
Neighborhood watch engage!
Anyone else suspect the 10 that came out are the heads from before?
That could be, since I feel like regrowing their bodies may have upgraded them.
So many snowflakes consumed
Mutants always live in the sewers. nods wisely
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING AWESOME!!!
I’m sure DH is glad someone else can handle it so he can snuggle
Team bug exterminator ready to squash the bad bugs!
Thanks for the update 🤣❤️🤣❤️🪳🐜👀
Thanks for the chapter! So did he send his squad this time or did those zombies act independently? It’s fun to see our zombies evolving
I just realized this is prob the first zombie apocalypse novel I’ve read where I’m genuinely rooting for the zombies. Well at least certain zombies….
I’m not ready to think deeply, but it seems fun
Thank you for your translation 🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍
Oh, our WX commu has S.W.A.T zombies now~