#118 - Chapter 118: Dangers and Opportunities of Zombie Rats

Afterward, Dongfang Chen and Hou Wenbin reconnected by phone, and he explained the previous events to him.

Immediately following that, he used message reminders to share the information and the explanation of the value of the crystal cores with all the lurkers, as well as Niu Xingwang.

If all animal zombies had crystal cores, and they had the same value as human zombie crystal cores, then this matter would be easy to handle, and it would even be a great help to Dongfang Chen.

“Xiaolin, arrange for a portion of the ant robots to manufacture a batch of small queen ants for the Chamber of Commerce and the Trade Union to use, and make them into a shape similar to a tower-like launcher. I have a great use for them,” Dongfang Chen said.

“Do you mean to disguise the queen ants as launchers?” Xiaolin asked.

“That’s right.”

“Okay, Commander. How many do you need to manufacture?” Xiaolin asked.

“Manufacture 200 first, and we’ll talk about it if it’s not enough,” Dongfang Chen replied.

“Okay, Commander.”

His plan was to donate a batch of "ultrasonic launchers" to various settlements in the name of the Huatong Chamber of Commerce, one for each settlement. He would explain that as long as they buried this "launcher" underground according to the requirements, the ultrasonic waves continuously released by the "launcher" could protect the settlement from attacks by animal zombies. In reality, this "launcher" was the queen ant. It could not drive away zombies, but it could control ant robots to eliminate zombies. The final result would be the same as driving away zombies, and people would not notice the difference.

His purpose in doing this was to take advantage of this opportunity to deploy the queen ants first. Since zombie animals have crystal cores, he could remotely send instructions to these queen ants to eliminate these zombies and decompose the energy in the crystal cores to manufacture more ant robots and supporting geothermal power rooms. In this way, he could use official channels to help himself accomplish the preliminary work of building the Chamber of Commerce and the Trade Union without investing manpower and crystal cores. Moreover, it could also create a wave of advertising for the Huatong Chamber of Commerce.

Simply perfect!

Then the biggest problem next was: who to talk to the council and release this news.

The answer was obvious: Yan Zhengping.

Dongfang Chen directly dialed Yan Zhengping's satellite phone.

“Xiaochen, what’s the matter?” Yan Zhengping had just arrived at the Northeast Military Region, and his butt wasn’t even warm yet. Seeing Dongfang Chen’s call, he was a little surprised, so he asked.

“Commander Yan, something big has happened!” Dongfang Chen said in a very anxious tone.

“What happened?” Yan Zhengping’s heart skipped a beat.

“I found zombie rats here!” Dongfang Chen replied.

“You kid, you scared me!” Yan Zhengping breathed a sigh of relief and joked:

“You’re so old, and you’re still afraid of rats?”

“Commander Yan, it really hurts my heart to chat with you like this. I kindly reminded you, but you actually mocked me?” Dongfang Chen said dissatisfied.

“Oh? Remind me of what?” Yan Zhengping didn’t understand.

“Did you buy your position as commander with money? I’ll just ask you one question. What would happen if zombie rats appeared in your military camp? Think about the rest yourself. Goodbye!” Dongfang Chen hung up the phone angrily.

Although Dongfang Chen had an element of scaring Yan Zhengping, it couldn’t be said that there was no such possibility. Moreover, if he didn’t say it seriously, Yan Zhengping wouldn’t take it seriously.

Yan Zhengping was so frightened by Dongfang Chen’s words that he immediately became alert.

Oh my god! What if zombie rats really appeared in the military camp? Wouldn’t everyone suffer? Maybe by the time he returned to the Southwest Military Region, the entire military camp would have become a zombie’s paradise.

I dare not think about it! I really dare not think about it!

“Old Yan, what’s wrong with you? Did a rat get into your house?” Suo Tonghua, the commander of the Northeast Military Region, saw Yan Zhengping’s face suddenly change and joked.

Yan Zhengping was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat, and he quickly dialed Dongfang Chen back with a trembling hand, completely ignoring Suo Tonghua’s teasing.

The phone connected.

“Xiaochen, I was wrong just now, I apologize to you!” Yan Zhengping lowered his posture and quickly apologized.

“Oh, Commander Yan. What’s the matter? Why did you suddenly call me?” Dongfang Chen pretended to be ignorant.

“Xiaochen, what you said just now is true?” Yan Zhengping asked.

“What’s true and what’s false? I don’t understand. Did you dial the wrong number?” Dongfang Chen asked.

Yan Zhengping looked at the number, it was correct.

Damn, this kid is making fun of me.

But at this moment, Yan Zhengping didn’t care about that much, saving his life was the most important thing.

“Xiaochen, I was wrong just now! I solemnly apologize to you! This is a major matter, I dare not joke about it!” Yan Zhengping became serious.

“Haha! Okay, let’s get down to business. Now I can tell you clearly that the zombie rat matter is absolutely true. If I’m not mistaken, it won’t be long before they appear in every settlement, and in large numbers! I called you to remind you to prepare early!” Dongfang Chen emphasized the words “in large numbers” to create a terrifying sense of imagery.

Yan Zhengping stopped talking when he heard this.

He paced anxiously in Suo Tonghua’s office, walking back and forth.

Dongfang Chen also didn’t speak, quietly waiting for him to digest this information.