Facing a crowd of zombies who looked at him eagerly, Wei Xuan cleared his throat uneasily. This was his first time giving orders to zombies other than those in his family, and the psychological pressure was overwhelming.
Initially, when he first communicated with the zombies in his family, he had yelled directly because of the unique situation. Subsequent communication, although tense, was not as daunting as it was now. After all, he was now dealing with the leader of the zombies in T City, who ruled the roost.
After a moment of mental preparation, Wei Xuan looked around and decided to stand on a large rock where he had just been sitting. Facing the many zombies, he began his speech, “I have a method that can save you from the trouble of digging holes and searching for snowflakes in the ground in the future, but the prerequisite is that you won’t be able to eat anything for about two months until mid-May.”
Wei Xuan had no idea why the little girl zombie had immediately agreed to his conditions earlier, and he didn’t expect these zombies to agree to his proposal as easily as she had. He had prepared for any resistance, but to his surprise, as soon as he finished speaking, the zombies, although melancholic, nodded obediently, leaving him feeling stuck in the middle with a sense of uncertainty.
Unable to control himself, he coughed again and looked at the group of zombies with a bewildered expression. He could truly sense some strange emotions emanating from them. He had no idea how they were expressing these emotions!
“Well… since you’ve agreed, I have another request. You need to fill in the holes you’ve dug before May arrives,” Wei Xuan paused and mentioned his second condition.
To his amazement, the zombies all nodded in unison, without any hesitation.
Wei Xuan fell silent for a moment and couldn’t help but ask, “Why are you all so obedient?” Could it be because he was the only one in the city who could communicate with zombies clearly? No, that couldn’t be it. The male healer could do it too, and there should be others in similar situations, right?
The zombies looked at Wei Xuan with puzzled and plaintive expressions and replied, “Obedient, obedient, we’re very obedient…”
Wei Xuan sighed and said, “Okay, okay, I’ll teach you the method.”
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Without dwelling on it further, Wei Xuan was about to use the buckets carried by his zombie subordinates as an example when he suddenly realized that zombies were stubborn creatures. If he told them they could use these buckets to collect snow, they might just stick to using only buckets, which would be wasteful. It would be better to provide more examples—of course, excluding baskets, leaky containers, and the like, to avoid a repeat of his past mistakes.
So Wei Xuan waved his hand and said to his zombie subordinates, “Find some intact containers, like pots and pans, to use for rain and snow. Get different sizes, but don’t go too far!”
The last part was crucial, as he didn’t want them to scour the entire country in search of containers.
At Wei Xuan’s command, his zombie subordinates immediately sprang into action and disappeared in almost an instant, leaving Wei Xuan feeling somewhat exasperated. They even took the red buckets with them!
Although he wanted to shout so that they would immediately turn back and put down the junk before continuing their search, he couldn’t bring himself to do it in front of so many unfamiliar zombies. He had to stick to his decision.
Fortunately, the zombie subordinates were relatively reliable, and perhaps they had accurately understood what “don’t go too far” meant from Wei Xuan’s emotions. In about twenty minutes, they had collected various types of containers, including large, clean trash cans, large organizing boxes, plastic boxes, and bathing basins.
Wei Xuan breathed a sigh of relief after a quick scan. While there were some insulated foam plastic boxes and disposable cups and bowls among the items they brought back, at least they were all containers that could hold liquids.
Once confirmed, Wei Xuan had his zombie subordinates separate the newly acquired items into three categories. The first category consisted of the largest containers, primarily clean and free of debris, such as trash cans, large organizing boxes, plastic boxes, and bathtubs.
The middle category contained items that could be easily carried with one hand, such as buckets, basins, and containers. The last category included cups, bowls, and plates that were typically used for drinking.
At this point, Wei Xuan explained to the group of zombies eagerly waiting for his continued instructions, “Do you remember that every few months, around every three months or so, there will be white snow falling from the sky? Do you all raise your heads to eat the snow during those times?” He needed to make sure the zombies understood their source of food before he could proceed; otherwise, they wouldn’t even grasp what they needed to eat, and the rest of his plan would be pointless.
The zombies nodded in agreement, giving Wei Xuan a sense of validation.
Relieved, Wei Xuan couldn’t help but smile and continued to explain, “After it snows, the snow will stay on the ground and roofs for about a day. Do you remember that?”
With their current level of intelligence, the zombie leaders had a clear memory of the recent events and nodded again.
“That snow can be collected using these containers. Otherwise, if you wait until the next day, the snow will instantly melt into water and seep into the ground. If you want to eat it later, you’ll have to dig holes in the soil to find condensed snowflakes.”
Wei Xuan began to explain in detail how to use the containers to collect the unusual snow and told them that the largest containers could hold a significant amount of snow water, enough for their three-month supply. Once filled, they could place these containers in their living areas and access them when they were hungry.
The medium-sized containers could be used to transport snow and snow water, while the smallest ones had limited use but could be used for scooping water to drink.
Additionally, Wei Xuan picked up a deformed mineral water bottle that had fallen on the street at some point and mentioned that they could carry some snow water in empty, intact containers like these for travel, ensuring they had food even when they were on the move.
Wei Xuan briefly mentioned that snow water could be distilled into crystalline form, but he didn’t expect the current zombies to grasp this concept. It was a bit complicated and might not be practical for wandering zombies. Furthermore, if it rained, the diluted snow water would lose its value.
After the explanation, Wei Xuan pointed at the surrounding buildings and said, “If you want to collect snow water, it’s best to focus on collecting it from the roofs of these buildings. You don’t need to worry about what’s on the roads.”
Wei Xuan had always insisted on this approach, partly because he still retained memories of his previous life and subconsciously felt that things dropped on the ground were not clean. Another important reason was that if they collected the peculiar snow that fell on the ground, where would they dig for snowflakes if they ran out in the future?
The soil had not been watered with the peculiar snow water, so there wouldn’t be any snowflakes to find. Moreover, Wei Xuan knew that snow water could be used to irrigate plants. Though crops planted outdoors grew slower than those hydroponically cultivated with snow water, they would still grow.
So, if at some point the snow water concentration in the soil increased, the hydroponically grown crops might return to normal growth, just like before the apocalypse.
With this thought in mind, Wei Xuan hoped that the zombies would focus on collecting snow water from the buildings.
As soon as Wei Xuan finished speaking and was hit by these thoughts, the crowd below suddenly nodded in unison, saying, “Okay, okay…”
Hearing these responses, Wei Xuan felt a touch of emotion in his heart, as if he were facing his obedient zombie subordinates again. So, after a moment of contemplation, he said earnestly, “Of course, if anyone collects more snow water than they can consume when the second snowfall arrives in the future, you can bring it to me, and I can help you turn the snow water into snowflakes, saving space.”
Saying this, he took out a small bag of peculiar snowflakes he had with him and looked at the many zombies with slight nervousness. Would they come over to grab it when they were about to go hungry in two months? If they did, Wei Xuan wouldn’t communicate with them as he was doing now, and he would be on guard against them.
But if they didn’t… then they would still be the zombies he had seen wandering aimlessly in the city streets, with some quirks from their past lives.
Then, he saw the zombies below nodding their heads again in unison, saying, “Okay, okay… Bring it over, bring it over…”
For some reason, Wei Xuan felt that at this moment, his heart was beating a little faster.
Did he just get a kingly tithe? Hahahahahaha…
Obedient indeed. These zombies are quite cute when they’re not hunting for human as fiid supply 🤭
Bring it over… I have feeling he’s gonna regret saying that cause these zombies seem to like coming over to him 🤣
Oh dear, the leader has spoken and his words are absolute LOL