Looking at the thick report in his hand and glancing at the absent-minded expression on Dr. Beirne’s face, Memphis began his work of persuasion:“Dr. Beirne, on behalf of 143 team members and 372 residents of Hope Town, I want to thank you.”Dr. Beirne, startled, stammered: “W-Why…?”Memphis, in a deep voice, explained:“You know, 15 people died because they didn’t know how to allocate their potential points correctly. If this report had been available earlier, and they had known how to allocate their points properly, even if they were severely injured, they might have been able to hold on long enough to be treated.“This report you’ve produced will help the remaining 143 team members know how to save themselves, how to ensure they have enough stats to wait for rescue. You’ve indirectly saved many lives. You’ve secured the future of Hope Town.”Dr. Beirne’s lips moved as if to speak, but he couldn’t find the words…Memphis didn’t give him time to think further. He took out a second-ti
After a brief exchange of greetings, Memphis raised his hand and said:“Let’s begin.”As usual, Lionel Hester led the presentation, and Amanda Owens distributed the preliminary documents.“We’ve secured more than 7 tons of various food supplies, 11 tons of fuel, and taken control of one gas station. We’ve rescued 73 people, including 11 extraordinary individuals... Of course, these numbers are still growing as many houses remain unexplored."“The breakdown includes 32 men, 29 women, and 12 children. For now, their condition is stable."“Currently, the population of Hope Town stands at 463.”Human resilience is incredibly strong. Despite the zombie infestation outside, people still find ways to survive indoors. They lock their doors, stay inside rooms, and consume stored food. Some hide in basements, water tanks, cars—many ways to stay alive. As long as they don’t run into high-level zombies and still have food and water, they manage to survive.These achievements brought joy to the te
After discussing a few more issues with his brother, Memphis slowly said:"After dinner, instruct Michal Reilly and Jaden McNeil to urge all survivors, the supply gathering team, and the fortifications team to start digging immediately. Tell Lionel to bring over some battery-powered lights; we’ll be working through the night."Jarred responded gravely: “Only by working through the night do we have a chance of winning against them…"Jarred then hesitated before asking: “Big brother, why don't we just use fire to make things easier?"Memphis replied calmly: “Fire is effective, but who will put it out? This urban area is densely packed with buildings. Do you plan on burning down both our army and theirs? Moreover, zombies can endure fire much better than humans. Unless it's a last resort, we won’t use fire recklessly."Zombies, when set on fire, might still persistently advance if they haven't been killed, but humans can’t even approach large fires, let alone deal with the risk of being
The big battle is coming, life and death are uncertain, who has time to care about this disabled group? If they win, he would give a small raise to pacify them; if they lose, even if they cry out, they shouldn't expect his attention, and he might abandon them outright during the escape.Next was the internal situation of the ten squads recently.The members of Wylie Rawson's squad showed almost absolute loyalty to Memphis and Jarred. Most of these people were carefully selected by that brat Wylie, all rebellious and valiant youths who respected the strong and hated being forced into conformity by the government.Reports from the teams of Gemma Pryor, Timon Roo
There was a brief pause, and Wallflower bit her lip before slowly responding:“Alright, I know you understand this better than anyone… Because there are many important people in Hope Town—Zoran Rollins, Winston Robinson, Londyn Leyton, James Tucker, and the others... And me as well. As long as the government knows these people are here, they will definitely send troops to rescue us.”A smirk appeared on Memphis’s face. He pulled a report from the table and slid it over to Wallflower, saying:“We have our own direction. Miss Wallflower, we will wait for the government to come and rescue us, we will wait for them to take the
Wallflower didn’t reveal anything, as both of them had long understood many issues without needing to provoke further discussions. She simply asked slowly:"Will you refrain from stopping others from deciding their own futures later on? For instance, preventing someone from returning to the government?"Memphis laughed heartily and replied:"Miss Wallflower, I’ve never forced anyone to do anything. All my actions are based on voluntary participation, even the enlistment in the reserve forces is voluntary, not coerced. If I lead them to freedom only to take that freedom away, do you think I could live peacefully? I’d probably find poison in my food the very next day."Well, actually, there was a bit of coercion—I did make over 90 people dig in the middle of the night. You don’t hold that against me, do you?"Wallflower glanced at Memphis and calmly said:"You didn’t coerce them, but you subtly manipulated them."Memphis took a sip of his iced mango tea and casually responded:"Weren’t
Sure enough, as he had hoped, the silver card in her hand emitted a faint glow. Two seconds later, a transparent, crystal-like ring slowly materialized.Memphis’s eyes widened as he quickly took the ring, his breath growing heavy."Ding! Simulation Ring, Level 4. Attribute: +1 to all stats. Empowering skill: Simulation. Can replicate a skill with a random power rate between 50-100% of the original. Three uses per day, 8-hour cooldown per use.""Holy sh*t, this is amazing!"Memphis couldn’t help but curse in excitement. Another Level 4 piece of equipment!After the Demon Slayer Gun, this was his second Level 4 item. Truly, the heavens were smiling upon him!He hurriedly put the Simulation Ring on his hand, finally owning 10 rings.Memphis grinned and said:"Brigitte, tomorrow you will go see the deputy commander and tell him to reward you with a second-tier skill book."Seeing Memphis so happy that he swore, Brigitte blushed. She quickly jumped into his arms and whispered:"Yes ~"Besi
The dumbest move was trying to preserve its core force but still dividing its troops into three retreat paths instead of concentrating them, ultimately giving Memphis’s team an opportunity to succeed.It seemed to have realized a few things after today. Tomorrow’s battle would surely be different.But no matter how it changed, Memphis had already drawn the bow and set the arrow. He had to shoot, no matter what.After observing for a while longer, he casually encouraged the workers on Sapphire Avenue and then proceeded to patrol Whispering Avenue and Sunset Boulevard.Soon enough, Memphis found Jarred. He was lounging in an open-top jeep, with Angela Mole and Belinda Palmer nestled on either side of him, snoring loudly as if he was in a deep sleep. His left hand was sneakily inside Angela’s shirt, doing who knows what—there wasn’t a hint of seriousness in his supervision.Memphis couldn’t help but twitch at the sight, thinking this guy deserved a good beating.He knocked on the car’s h