Chapter 116 Decentralization of Power, Clearing Out Zombies

Su Ze waved his hand, signaling the crowd to be quiet.

His gaze fell upon Ling Hao, who was standing beside Xu Feng.

"Ling Hao, take a few people and register the information of everyone present."

"Floor, Dormitory number, name—don't miss a single one. Once you've organized it, give it to me, then provide backups of their respective teams to the five of them."

"Yes! Boss!"

Ling Hao jolted, quickly responding in a loud voice, his face filled with a mix of shock and excitement at being favored.

Su Ze nodded, then turned his gaze to the five leaders in front of him.

"You five, come with me."

The others were ordered to stand by on the spot, not daring to make any movement.

Su Ze led Wang Meng, Zhuang Qianhao, Xu Feng, Liu Yuanfang, and Qiao Yunfeng to a relatively secluded corner on the other side of the Gymnasium.

Without wasting words, he directly took out one hundred copper coins and stuffed them into the hands of Xu Feng, Liu Yuanfang, and Qiao Yunfeng.

The three of them were stunned almost simultaneously, completely failing to understand what Su Ze was doing.

Before they could ask, two brand-new system notifications exploded in their minds!

[Ding! Detected that personal copper coin holdings have reached 100.]

[〖Survival Mall〗 has been opened!]

[〖trade channel〗 has been opened!]

What is this?!

The three of them stopped breathing for a moment and hurriedly pulled up their personal panels.

Sure enough, next to their backpack and personal information, there were two brand-new icons they had never seen before!

They instinctively clicked on the [Survival Mall].

When they saw the official prices of the basic supplies listed in the mall, the expressions on their faces instantly became incredibly vivid.

[500ml drinking water: Price 2 copper coins]

[compressed biscuits: Price 2 copper coins]

[Wood material*1: Price 1 copper coin]

...

Qiao Yunfeng's mouth hung wider and wider; he was completely dumbfounded.

Liu Yuanfang sucked in a cold breath. In her eyes, looking at Su Ze, a layer of deep awe was added to her existing fanaticism.

As for Xu Feng, after the initial shock, only a bitter helplessness remained on his face.

He thought of the materials his Dormitory had borrowed from Su Ze to upgrade that Level 4 gate.

The price Su Ze gave them was three times the official price.

Thinking of that heavy debt still weighing on the entire Dormitory, Xu Feng felt his back teeth aching.

"Boss Su Ze... your heart is truly black," he couldn't help but blurt out, his tone complicated to the extreme.

Hearing this, the corners of Su Ze's mouth curled up, and he looked at him with a half-smile.

"What, now that you know the truth, are you planning to welsh on the debt?"

"That won't happen," Xu Feng shook his head with a bitter smile. "You have to accept the loss when you play the game. Without you, Boss, our Dormitory would have been gone long ago. I understand that much."

Su Ze gave a light laugh and continued nonchalantly.

"Now, all five of you have opened the mall and the trade channel."

His voice wasn't loud, but it invigorated the five of them, and they all listened intently.

"However, for the time being, this matter cannot be made public."

"Understood!" Wang Meng and Zhuang Qianhao looked at each other and immediately caught on.

They were previously responsible for external sales, so they naturally knew how terrifying the profit margins were.

Su Ze continued his arrangements: "In the future, Wang Meng and Zhuang Qianhao will still be responsible for the sale of supplies."

"Xu Feng, Liu Yuanfang, Qiao Yunfeng—the three of you will not participate in sales for now. Your primary task is to integrate your subordinates as quickly as possible."

"I had you open the mall mainly to facilitate our internal resource allocation and transactions."

As Su Ze spoke, he opened the trade interface again and traded three thousand units of Iron Material to each of the five people.

"These are your 'ammunition depots.'"

"Every morning, you must organize your respective forces to collectively clear out zombies."

"The method is the same as before: throwing Iron Material. This method is the most cost-effective."

"Prioritize the Dormitory buildings. I have already killed the mutant zombies there in advance. First, reorganize and familiarize yourselves with your teams to improve combat power."

"And one more important point."

Su Ze's tone became a bit more serious. "After killing zombies, the job of picking up copper coins must be given to confidants you absolutely trust. Avoid letting others easily save up one hundred copper coins to open the mall."

Hearing this, the five of them felt a chill in their hearts and nodded solemnly.

"Additionally, you can start trying to recruit more people. You should know that the less than one thousand people present today are just a fraction of the total players in the Dormitory buildings."

The five were shaken to the core, immediately understanding Su Ze's intention.

He was decentralizing power, allowing them to truly become regional leaders!

And since they were directly responsible to Su Ze, they would gradually unify the entire Dormitory area!

"Understood, Boss!"

"Boss... oh no, Boss, rest assured!" Xu Feng also changed his form of address.

"Mm, understood." Qiao Yunfeng felt full of pressure, yet also filled with an indescribable excitement.

Having finished the arrangements, Su Ze waved his hand.

"Go. Lead your teams back to the Dormitory buildings and clear out the remaining ordinary zombies in the hallways."

The five didn't linger and turned away immediately.

They each walked toward their own teams and only set out after completing the registration.

Wang Meng and Zhuang Qianhao also dispatched several of their most trusted subordinates to stay at their Dormitory entrances to continue selling supplies.

After they left, only Su Ze and the four hundred and seventy-four stragglers remained before him.

Su Ze's gaze swept across the crowd, and he randomly pointed to the five players with the highest basic combat power.

"You five will serve as temporary captains, responsible for maintaining order."

"Yes! Boss!" The five who were pointed out were both surprised and delighted!

They understood that if they performed well, it was entirely possible for them to become leaders governing a floor, just like Wang Meng and the others!

"Everyone, follow me."

Su Ze did not take them back to the Dormitory buildings but instead walked straight toward the nearby Comprehensive Building.

Then Su Ze let the five of them discuss tactics themselves, and only after they had reached an agreement did they begin clearing the zombies.

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh—!"

Intense sounds of breaking air rang out as more than four hundred pieces of Iron Material formed a small metal storm, smashing violently into the zombie horde.

Puchi! Puchi!

Zombie heads were easily smashed like watermelons, black blood splattering everywhere.

With one volley, the dozens of zombies charging at the very front collapsed instantly.

Under Su Ze's command, everyone continuously threw Iron Material.

The advantage of numbers was demonstrated vividly at this moment.

That terrifying "hail of bullets" formed an insurmountable wall of death.

Even those thick-skinned mutant zombies were smashed by the continuous attacks until they couldn't move an inch, eventually being worn down to death on their path of charge.

For an entire morning, the entire Comprehensive Building echoed with the whistling of Iron Material and the roars of zombies.

It wasn't until everyone in the team was too tired to lift their arms that Su Ze finally ordered them to stop.

He glanced at his copper coin balance.

In one morning, it had surged by over fifty-seven thousand copper coins.

This number seemed exaggerated, but when spread across four hundred and seventy-four people, it wasn't actually that much.

After all, it included copper coins dropped by Lv.2 Zombies and the mutant zombies among the Lv.2s.

Besides that, the drop rate for zombie claws, which only dropped from mutant zombies, was very low, so they had only accumulated a hundred so far.

Su Ze didn't know what this item was used for yet, so he casually stored it in his backpack.

He traded a batch of drinking water and compressed biscuits to the five temporary captains, letting them distribute them, rest on the spot, and then act freely.

As for himself, he returned to the Dormitory building.

...

Meanwhile, downstairs at the Dormitory building.

Wang Meng and Zhuang Qianhao were also resting on the spot with their respective men.

Wang Meng unscrewed a bottle of water, took a large gulp, glanced at Zhuang Qianhao not far away, lowered his voice, and leaned in.

"Old Zhuang, to speak from the heart..."

His tone carried a hint of subtle testing.

"The copper coins earned this morning—do you really plan to hand them all over, not keeping a single one?"