"Project Fireseed?" The commander-in-chief paused, a bad feeling creeping over him.
A spark sounds warm and a symbol of hope, but if you're not in dire straits, why would you need a seed? It doesn't sound like a good thing.
“There are five plans. The Spark Project, which I lead, is the last one to be launched. After I finish explaining, you can choose one,” Shi Yin said calmly.
"A choice?" The commander-in-chief stroked his chin, somewhat surprised.
When he saw Shi Yin barge in so abruptly and demand a private negotiation with him, he thought she was going to force him to do something. After all, her superpowers were now almost unmatched by anyone else, and Shi Yin could use her power as her strongest bargaining chip to threaten him.
But now, Shi Yin is letting him choose?
“I don’t need insincere partners. I just hope to cooperate with the country to find the optimal solution.” Shi Yin sighed softly, “This is the country’s optimal solution, but it’s not my only solution.”
“In the end times, regardless of nationality, you can completely trust any of our five plans.”
"Our primary goal is the survival of humanity, and these five plans were developed one by one as the end times changed. Regardless of personal motives, we will strive for the survival of humanity."
At this point, Shi Yin paused, her expression dark and unreadable, and continued speaking only after a long pause.
"The first to emerge was Ishtar of Lulan, who spearheaded the shelter project, which called for the integration and unified allocation of resources in order to survive the apocalypse."
This is actually very similar to most hoarding articles, except that many hoarders are individuals who confine themselves to their homes, while Ishtar is leading a larger group.
This was a very good plan in the early stages and it received a lot of support.
"Then came Project Cobra, Milica's Agaray, which was actually somewhat similar to Project Shelter. He sought to avoid a direct confrontation with the disaster by confining people to a fixed area."
"For example, burying them deep underground or hiding them in complex terrain to isolate them from the zombies and the disaster, trying to extend the battle indefinitely until the disaster is over."
At that time, everyone held onto the hope that once this period was over, everything would return to normal.
This plan is fundamentally different from a shelter, because this one focuses on complete escape, while the shelter plan involves contact with the outside world.
Cobras are highly venomous and aggressive animals. They are very patient and can lie in wait in the shadows for a long time before striking like lightning when their enemies are off guard.
There are quite a few supporters of this plan, after all, the number of people with superpowers is limited, and compared with the huge number of zombies, humans are outnumbered and outmatched.
A secret outpost requires only one-third the number of people with superpowers compared to a normal shelter.
Sometimes, escapism may be shameful, but it can be useful.
However, in the later stages, the ubiquitous insectoids, acid rain, and mutated plants further compressed the living space for humans.
"Therefore, a plan completely opposite to this one was born: a war plan. The Volga Kingdom's Tyre incorporated a group of restless people, trained them into warriors, and focused on combat, wanting to carve out a path through bloodshed and conquest."
Killing zombies and competing with them for resources, or rather, their main goal is to wipe out all the zombies, insectoids, and other enemies in the world so that humanity can reconquer the globe.
This is the most aggressive, the complete opposite of the cobra's evasiveness.
"Then came the exploration plan, an idea proposed by a group of surviving scientists. The initial idea was to abandon Earth and find another home in outer space, but the hope was slim, so they settled for exploring Earth."
"After all, zombies have taken over most of the area, turning many places into dead zones. Some humans want to explore these places in order to find the so-called truth. At this time, some people have suggested that this disaster may be a man-made conjecture."
"This method avoids direct combat, focusing on guerrilla warfare and exploration. Finding the truth is indeed the most important thing, and most of the information is collected by them."
Although this method seems very reliable, it actually has fewer followers than the previous ones, mainly because it requires a lot of brainpower and has strict selection criteria.
When going out to explore and collect information, the goal is to gather useful information as quickly and efficiently as possible, so the selection of explorers is quite strict.
Moreover, explorers are homeless and live a nomadic life, while many ordinary people still prefer shelters.
"So, all these plans have failed?" The commander's heart was already trembling a little.
The name "Project Fireseed" really sounds like a last-ditch effort to leave some seeds, and now it's been placed last, which clearly shows they're desperate.
"It can't be considered a failure, because there was never a result to begin with. Zombies and extreme weather are both evolving, and the human population has already dwindled to a certain extent." Shi Yin said frankly, "Until the truth is found, all plans are just delaying tactics."
"You've been reborn over a thousand times, and you still haven't found the truth?" The leader's lips twitched, feeling a chill run down his spine.
Shi Yin: "...Ahem..."
"I'm not a qualified savior." Shi Yin rubbed her temples. Sure enough, she always felt embarrassed whenever someone asked her this question: "I'm sorry, I've let you down."
"No, no, no, no, you've already done very well to hold on this long," the commander-in-chief quickly reassured him.
That's not what he meant. Don't get discouraged and give up, little darling.
“The more than one thousand times is the actual number of times, but there are many invalid times in it.” Shi Yin explained: “For example, when I first started to learn from others and set up my own small force, I was backstabbed and killed quite a few times.”
"If someone tries to harm me, it's basically a whole chain of people involved. If I make a mistake in any step, it's all for nothing. To figure out who betrayed me in a certain line of people, I repeated the process several times."
"Also, I changed my strategy and became a zombie." Shi Yin shifted her gaze somewhat uncomfortably: "I thought I could just give up, but the zombies fought each other even more fiercely, and I got eaten twice."
"Moreover, there is a clear hierarchy among zombies. Several times I unintentionally offended the higher-ups of the zombies and I didn't have a good ending."
Commander-in-Chief: "..."
You were once a zombie?
What a rich experience!
The leader feels like he's being recruited by a company.
Suddenly, a person came and said he was hiring, claiming to be exceptionally talented. He started the interview with some skepticism.
The job interview was supposed to be for logistics, but it turned out that this person was also skilled in photography, set design, photo editing, and various software such as PPT and Photoshop. Not only that, but he also had experience in various industries and had even served as a senior executive in each one.
It's like those outrageous job ads that advertise for people under 20 years old with 30 years of experience.
So, this is what they're talking about – someone like Tokine?
So that's how it is, you old prophet.
"So, you only realized this was likely man-made because you became a zombie?" The leader seized on the key point: "According to you, zombies are all sentient."
"Yes, the lower the level, the weaker the consciousness. I also became a very high-level zombie. Later, there were fewer and fewer humans, but zombies need flesh and blood to sustain their lives. When some of us zombies started to panic, even higher-level zombies brought flesh and blood."
"Once humanity becomes extinct, we will only be able to survive on the flesh and blood provided by those behind-the-scenes manipulators, forcing us to obey their orders. As for the source of the flesh and blood... the ability to provide such a stable supply is probably through captivity."
Shi Yin carefully recalled the scene at that time.
"So, you don't have any concrete evidence for this?" the Commander-in-Chief asked, puzzled.
"Yes, there was a time when I could guarantee that I was among the top zombies, but once I reached a certain point, I couldn't climb any higher. Obviously, some of them were confidants of the mastermind behind it all."
Actually, it's very easy to understand if you start from this perspective.
Zombies spread much faster than humans, meaning that, pessimistically, in a very short time, the world may be overrun with zombies and no humans left.
However, zombies need to eat flesh and blood to maintain their vitality, otherwise they will become increasingly sluggish and stiff, which is a complete paradox.
Moreover, as more and more natural disasters occurred, the zombies gradually evolved, but not in the normal, gradual way.
Just like the plot in a game, at a certain point in the story, a group of zombies that can adapt to the environment suddenly appear.
If this world wasn't deliberately driving humanity to extinction as punishment, then there must be a mastermind behind it all.
Finally, when Shi Yin and the zombies were gripped by panic, someone of higher status brought them fresh flesh and blood, and Shi Yin became completely certain of this.
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