Doomsday: I Can Get a Hint

Chapter 466 - 281: Supporting the Sovereign (Part 2)

This increased the convoy’s speed to some extent.

They’re all good dogs!

Inside the RV

A new person had joined.

It wasn’t Yang Long, but a woman.

She looked about twenty-five or twenty-six years old.

Her looks were very much on par, comparable to Zhang Xiaoxiao.

The woman’s name was Yang Lu, Yang Long’s sister.

She was actually the leader of their small group.

She briefly described their small group’s situation to Wang Hao.

The Yang Family was a family business and had a food processing plant nearby.

The members of the small group were all employees of the Yang Family.

They were all out-of-town staff stranded here.

When the blizzard hit, Yang Lu and Yang Long happened to be inspecting the plant and got trapped inside.

Afterward, Yang Lu led these people, relying on the massive stockpiles of the processing plant. With Yang Long, a semi-disabled superpower user, and a bit of luck, they managed to survive until now.

However, they were reaching their limits now.

Their food supply was running low.

Fortunately, the emergence of the beasts boosted Yang Long’s strength rapidly. Serendipitously, they encountered a large black wolf, and after making a pact with it, they gathered a lot of materials with the wolf pack.

"How did you know so much about my affairs?"

Wang Hao didn’t really care about those details; he was just very curious.

How did such a small settlement gather intelligence circulating among the major settlement camps?

"The processing plant is just one of the Yang Family’s small ventures. My father is currently an assistant to the city lord in one of the settlement camps.

We often exchange information via radio."

Yang Lu did not hide the truth and spoke frankly.

"I see!"

Wang Hao nodded: "Which settlement camp? If it’s not too far, I can escort you there."

"It’s very far, in the north. I don’t want to go there either."

Yang Lu let out a long sigh.

A place that was just a few hours away by plane in the past.

Now, it might take several months of a perilous journey.

"Then come with me, I’m recruiting at my place. Your people are all young and middle-aged, they are laborers; they will still be under your management in the future."

Wang Hao said calmly.

"Thank you, Brother Hao."

Yang Lu’s eyes flashed with joy.

Her biggest concern was Wang Hao stripping her of her power.

She was just an ordinary person; being without people under her would leave her quite passive.

Although she could somewhat depend on Yang Long, life wouldn’t be too bad.

But she didn’t want to become a useless person, reliant on others all the time.

....

As time passed, the beasts gradually awakened.

Some small settlements that were lucky enough not to encounter the zombie tide began to abandon their homes, voluntarily moving to nearby official settlement camps.

Many small settlements have already been attacked by beasts, becoming their food.

Even large settlement camps began frequent communications, aiming to establish alliances and mutual assistance.

To achieve rapid support and even material exchanges, an integrated strategy was proposed.

Develop point-to-point underground tunnels!

Moreover, multiple independent underground tunnels should be created.

That way, even if one fails, the others can still be used.

This approach is quite feasible.

Large cities already have extensive metro systems underground.

Some even have intercity metros that can be utilized straight away.

Moreover, with superpower users now available, digging and tunneling are convenient and fast.

In Su Province, subways are relatively abundant.

Now only the Su Jing First Settlement Camp and Su Nan Second Settlement Camp remain, which mostly have subway systems.

Together with Modu First Settlement Camp, the three parties aim to form an integrated alliance.

Wang Hao’s villa district, due to his presence and its location within the city at the intersection of subway lines, was included in the plan.

Xu Xiang and the others are also interested in joining.

However, they are relatively farther away.

They will need to dig this tunnel themselves.

Luckily, some cities among them already have subway connections with Su Jing, providing some groundwork. Linking them won’t be too challenging.

While humans tend to engage in infighting, they eventually unite when facing a significant threat.

....

Villa District

Reception Hall

The tranquil villa district welcomed two distinguished guests.

Sun Yaoyao, Chen Tingting, even Bai Muran and other high-ranking members gathered in the reception hall.

Facing them were two people, a man and a woman.

The woman appeared to be around thirty, gentle and graceful, composed and elegant.

The man seemed about twenty, slightly youthful, quite handsome, with a sun-kissed complexion, appearing very healthy.

The woman was named Li Yu, and the young man was Yang Xiao.

"You both came from Modu; may I ask the purpose of your visit?"

Bai Muran looked at the two, somewhat puzzled.

Indeed! That’s right!

These two were from Modu.

They were among Modu’s top-tier experts.

The two of them came all the way from Modu, not heading to the First Settlement Camp but instead arriving here.

This left everyone quite perplexed.

"We’ve come to discuss collaboration."

Li Yu spoke with a smile, her voice gentle.

"Collaboration? What kind of collaboration?"

Chen Tingting furrowed her brows.

Although the major settlement camps have proposed an integrated strategy now.

But there was still some distance between Modu and Su Jing.

Collaborating with the Second Settlement Camp would be simpler.

Moreover, if they were to collaborate, they should collaborate with the First Settlement Camp.

They were just a small gathering place after all.

There was a mismatch in status between the two parties.

"Currently, Di Wushuang in the north is uniting the north, aiming to establish the Divine Dragon Federation. If we sit idly, we will eventually become part of his Divine Dragon Federation, becoming his subordinates."

Li Yu frowned as she spoke.

Everyone exchanged glances.

Honestly, they didn’t see what the fuss was about.

Di Wushuang in the north, who knows when he would finish unifying and come here.

Even if he did, joining him wouldn’t be the end of the world.

All they needed to do was pledge allegiance.

Being far from the emperor, what more could he do?

"So, what kind of collaboration do you want?"

Chen Tingting looked at Li Yu, visibly puzzled.

"In these chaotic times, coastal cities like ours no longer have much of an advantage.

Conversely, the north is resource-rich, once we submit, various experts and equipment from here would gradually move north.

At that point, superpower users would migrate significantly, making the south extremely weak."

Li Yu paused at this point and then continued:

"Therefore, we also need to rise. We need to select a ruler who can rival Di Wushuang, unify the south, and stand on equal footing with him!"

Everyone exchanged glances, eyes gleaming with joy.

To groom someone to rival Di Wushuang?

Is this about grooming Wang Hao?

There seemed to be no other candidate beyond Wang Hao.

Wang Hao was blessed by the Emperor Dao luck of the Purple Gold Mountain, and his strength was extremely formidable.

He was already comparable to Di Wushuang.

But...

Wang Hao doesn’t seem to have much desire for power.

His personality is laid-back.

He doesn’t even bother managing the gathering place.

And he’s very cautious.

Unless necessary, he probably wouldn’t want to oppose Di Wushuang.

"My brother hasn’t returned yet, besides, he probably doesn’t intend to be any kind of ruler."

Sun Yaoyao spoke up.

Contending for world domination?

She was very against it too.

It’s the apocalypse; surviving is already fortunate, why seek domination?

Even if they won, what would it accomplish?

With internal and external troubles, becoming emperor now is just asking for trouble.

That’s what she thought, but Chen Tingting and Bai Muran had different ideas.

Bai Muran submitted to Wang Hao and wanted to accomplish something significant.

If Wang Hao becomes a ruler and gains the world, his stature would naturally increase.

For Chen Tingting, it was even more so.

Right now, Wang Hao entrusted most affairs to her; if they grew stronger, her influence would expand.

"The ruler we want to support is not Wang Hao!"

Li Yu’s words immediately furrowed everyone’s brows.