You were supposed to hoard supplies, why the heck did you hoard zombies!

"Well done."

"You two really made a contribution this time."

Zhang Ye highly praised the outstanding performance of the two female employees.

Meanwhile, the intelligence department led by Tian Gou and his two companions had at last made a breakthrough, successfully discovering the first small survivor enclave near their own residential area.

All the survivors inside had been taken under control, just waiting for Zhang Ye's inspection.

The generator they brought back was immediately handed over to the energy department.

Geng the Handyman immediately got busy with several electricians.

They only had one night.

They had to work through the night.

The next morning, just as Zhang Ye had gotten up from bed, he could already hear the rumble of machinery at work from the construction site outside.

Liu Qingqing was still fast asleep in bed, her face still wearing a hint of contentment.

When he arrived at the construction site, he saw a dozen sturdy security zombie guards standing on the perimeter streets, each of them fending off zombies with pushes like those practicing tai chi.

Zombies lured by the noise were quickly toppling over like bowling pins.

Every now and then, a fatty would come over and drag away a few, replacing those workers who had been crippled by accidents to ensure the progress of the villa's wall.

Ai Bing and Wang Jianguo were discussing something in the pavilion on the side.

"Teacher Ai, could you discuss with Director Zhang?"

"Ask him to help find a few devices?"

"The water is—"

"The water is what?"

Zhang Ye had just walked up behind him and became curious upon hearing this sentence.

"The people in the hotel don't have water to drink?"

"Director Zhang?"

The old man was startled.

Ever since Cheng Ju and his people had been taken out, he had become even more deferential towards Zhang Ye.

Normally he held his head high and proud.

But as soon as he saw Zhang Ye, he would instantly become a stooped, hunched-over old man.

It was the same now.

First, he stood up to give Zhang Ye room, then suddenly as if remembering something, he hurriedly dusted off the bench.

It wasn't until Zhang Ye sat down next to Ai Bing that the old man managed to squeeze a bit of a smile onto his wrinkled face and cautiously began:

"No, you misunderstand."

"I, I just wanted to make a suggestion to Manager Ai."

"To ask her to relay it to you when you have time, hehe."

Zhang Ye's interest was piqued.

This was a good thing.

After all, he was just a student who had recently graduated. He had not thought everything through comprehensively, but his subordinates were different.

Ai Bing and Wang Jianguo were teachers.

Wang Hu and his brothers had worked on construction sites and had been drivers.

Tian Gou and his two companions were respectively a shop owner, a lawyer, and an office worker.

Even Liu Qingqing and Luo Xin, who at first seemed the least educated, were actually graduates of prestigious universities.

They came from different professions, backgrounds, and life experiences.

This determined that everyone had a different perspective on things.

Who could guarantee that there were not a few good ideas among them?

The company's workforce was growing, as was its size.

More and more issues were arising, large and small.

Zhang Ye could no longer manage every detail as thoroughly as he had before.

It was time to change roles.

Having realized this, he looked at the old man with a bit more warmth in his eyes.

"Don't be so formal."

"Any proposals or ideas in the future, you can tell me directly."

The old man was somewhat startled and flattered by these words.

In fact, he still didn't quite understand why he was the one who had been kept.

Purely in terms of knowledge, Cheng Ju and the others weren't necessarily far behind.

Now they were dead.

And he had become the deputy head of the engineering department.

Though he had only a few dozen zombies to command, he was still a leader!

In these times, just being alive was not easy.

Let alone being a leader?

A wish he had never fulfilled in his life had come true at the end of the world, leaving the old man forever feeling like he was living a dream.

With that came a strong impulse.

Desiring to prove his worth.

He believed that Zhang Ye had not kept him around just to eat his food for free.

Yet, the only thing he seemed to excel at was anything related to water conservancy.

Considering the present situation, there were essentially two things he could do.

One, dig wells.

Two, set up a power station.

A power station was somewhat out of reach for Zhang Ye at the moment.

But digging wells was a different story.

Before the construction of the wall, Zhang Ye indeed did not lack water.

The various drinks and purified water transported back from the supermarket alone amounted to over a thousand barrels.

However, once work started on the wall, water resources suddenly became somewhat scarce.

Zombies didn't need to drink water.

But the construction materials that needed to be mixed and blended were a different matter.

In just a few days, about a third of the water in the villa complex was consumed.

At this rate, not to mention whether the work could continue,

people were about to run out of water to drink.

When Zhang Ye heard the old man say this, he was immediately alarmed and quickly turned his inquiring gaze to Ai Bing, who was sitting beside him.

"Professor Wang is right."

"The consumption of water has indeed been a bit high recently, and we might need to dig a well."

"Or perhaps, send someone to the river to fetch water."

The river?

Zhang Ye furrowed his brows.

Since the incident in the city, he hadn't been to the riverbank.

No one knew what the situation there was like.

With zombies now a reality, who knew if the fish and shrimp in the river might have also changed?

What if they didn't bring the water back but instead lost all their workers in the process?

Thinking this, he shook his head slightly.

"No, that won't do."

"Let's dig a well instead."

Ai Bing looked up at Wang Jianguo and signaled him to speak up now.

The old man quickly caught on and his eyes suddenly filled with a bit more courage.

"Director Zhang, we already have the manpower."

"What we're lacking is the equipment."

Hearing this, Zhang Ye immediately felt puzzled.

The manpower was already there?

Where?

He had just gotten fifty slots, but he hadn't recruited anyone yet, had he?

Seeing his reaction, Ai Bing quickly added:

"We can use the zombies from the construction site."

"It's all physical labor."

"Anyway, they don't need to rest, so we can have them work overtime."

"With Professor Wang directing them, there shouldn't be any problems."

After both of them finished speaking, they looked at him with hopeful eyes,

as if the man before them could conjure up the necessary well-drilling equipment with a wave of his hand.

And indeed, Zhang Ye quickly agreed.

With a confident expression on his face, he slapped the old man's shoulder.

"Leave it to me."

"As soon as I find the equipment, I'll have it brought back immediately."

After speaking, he turned and left.

Ai Bing watched his tall, nonchalant figure leaving and couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

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He hadn't even asked what equipment was needed, right?

Just as the woman was about to follow him, she saw Zhang Ye had already stopped Wang Hu and others who had just entered the villa complex's gate, whispering something to them.

"Ah Hu, do you know what's needed to dig a well?"

"You don't know?"

"Useless!"

"And to think you've worked on a construction site!"

"Du Chao, what about you? Have you ever dug a well? Even seeing someone else do it is fine!"