End of the World? I'm the Boss novel Chapter 464

Chapter 464 Left with No Choice

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Pal rolled his eyes. “You went behind Langston’s back to negotiate with us. If we’d agreed, you would have had two options. One, you would have kept the new terms from Langston. He trusts you, so he’d probably put you in charge of handling the crystal core exchange. If it only cost nine cores for a bag of rice, you could still tell him it cost ten, pocket the difference, and make a fortune.”

“I never planned to do that!” Drew protested.”

Pal raised a hand, cutting him off. “Then there’s the second possibility. If Langston found out what you’d done, you could claim you were only trying to help the base. Not only would you get away with it, but he might trust you even more. After all, any leader would value a capable subordinate who takes initiative and gets results without being told.”

Drew’s face went deathly pale.

How… How did he know everything?

It was exactly what Drew had been planning. But now that Pal had exposed him, there was nothing he could say to get out of this.

Dane patted him on the shoulder. “You’ve got a dishonest streak, kid.”

‘I…” Drew still tried to defend himself. “If we’re going to be long–term partners, shouldn’t you give us a better price?”

Dylan raised an eyebrow. “If you’re still trying to negotiate the price, then there’s nothing left to discuss. You need to understand something. There are zombies everywhere now, and there are plenty of bases. Any of them would gladly trade crystal cores they can’t use for supplies they desperately need. Put simply, we don’t have to work with you because there are plenty of others who can give us what we want. But you? You have to work with us because we’re your only option.”

It was an arrogant claim, but Drew knew they were right.

Unless they could somehow bypass Robin and her team and discover how to use the zombie crystal cores on their own, they didn’t have a choice.

The problem was that they had no idea what the crystal cores could be used for,

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Even Northreach Base, which had once been a scientific research institute, had made no progress. Heningford Base stood even less of a chance.

‘I…” Drew clenched his fists in humiliation. “You’re right. I didn’t think this through.”

Under everyone’s cold stares, he forced himself to continue. “Could I ask you not to tell the commander about what happened today?”

Erin looked surprised. “Didn’t you say you were only doing this for the good of the base? The negotiation may have failed, but if your intentions were honorable, why are you so afraid of Langston finding out?”

Of course, Erin knew exactly what he had been thinking. She was only saying this to make him squirm.

Chapter 464 teft with No Choice

Drew shifted uncomfortably under the pressure. “I…”

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Robin waved a hand. “Enough, You made this mess yourself, so we have no reason to cover for you. But we don’t have the time or interest to report you either. As long as Langston doesn’t ask, we won’t bring it up.”

That was already a major concession on her part.

Drew let out a breath of relief. “Thank you, Ms. Neel. Thank you so much…”

Huge loads of zombie crystal cores were carried into the base. Before, the residents had looked at the corpses outside with nothing but hatred.

But now, thanks to Robin’s offer to exchange the crystal cores for goods, the zombies almost seemed appealing.

Many people even began to regret not killing more zombies and collecting more cores in the past. If they had known the cores would be this useful, they would have saved every last one.

Three hours later, with the entire base working together, every crystal core outside had finally been collected. The zombie corpses had also been piled together, forming an enormous and gruesome mound.

“Spring, Henry, Klay, you’re up,” Robin said.

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