"And it's not just supplies."
"For example, Carol, as part of the logistics team, manages the cafeteria. Her preparing food for everyone shouldn't be free either."
"Aside from the most basic daily meals to ensure survival, if people want to eat delicious food, they will also need to pay Carol for her labor, which means points."
"In other words, from the moment these future rules are implemented..."
"...it will no longer be about what we need to do for them, but what they need to do for us."
"What they need to give, and only then can we do something for them."
"So, it's still about points."
"The existence of points should run through the entire duration of the Prison. Points are the standard unit for measuring all these needs."
"Later, I will communicate with the leaders and deputies of each group to determine the required points for different needs."
"Everyone should also be prepared; this system will be implemented in the near future."
"At that time, there might be a small number of people who resist. I have 100% trust in all of you, so the specific appeasement measures will be left to each leader to consider."
"Of course."
At this point, Shawn smiled.
"Many of you present here have been with me since the Quarry Camp, supporting me to reach this position."
"Although the members who joined later haven't been here long, they have also been working diligently for the Prison. Otherwise, you wouldn't be here, sitting in this position."
"I certainly won't make everyone start from scratch."
Hearing Shawn say this, many people seemed to realize something and held their breath, waiting for him to continue.
Then Shawn looked at Rick, Shane, Daryl, and the others.
"The five major group leaders will receive an initial 50,000 points, deputies will receive an initial 30,000 points, and important responsible persons under the five major groups, such as the logistics team's cafeteria and farm, will receive an initial 30,000 points."
"The remaining people present will receive an initial 10,000 points."
"The initial point reward does not cover families; each person will receive the corresponding points."
"For example, Reggie and Diana, together they will receive a total of 80,000 initial points."
"Are you all satisfied with this arrangement?"
The old couple, specifically named by Shawn, smiled.
"Satisfied, of course, we're satisfied."
Although it was still unclear how many supplies 80,000 points could exchange for, it wouldn't be too little.
Compared to others, the amount of points they received was already quite a lot.
However, Reggie felt somewhat ashamed amidst his satisfaction.
He hadn't made any significant contributions to the Prison so far, yet he unexpectedly received the position of one of the five major group leaders and an additional 50,000 initial points.
'Shawn treats me with sincerity; I must not let him down,' Reggie thought to himself.
And everything was just as Shawn said; specific responsibilities and group divisions were very important.
Previously, Reggie would not have actively inquired about matters handled by Jacob, but now with the added identity of a leader, the situation would change somewhat.
"Points are not an issue, but how should we calculate them? Manually record them with pen and paper?"
Milton pushed up his glasses and actively inquired.
As soon as he said this, everyone else immediately realized it too.
Currently, the technological component of the Prison was not very high.
Building computers and components from scratch was out of the question; the only intact computer was the one in Shawn's office.
There was no internet, limited storage, and currently, the Prison also lacked suitable personnel to operate it.
But if they used pen and paper, it would be easy for mistakes or omissions to occur.
Having people handle it manually, the biggest problem was the potential for favoritism, abuse of power, and other situations, which was another major issue that could lead to many hidden dangers.
Normally, these would be hidden, but when they completely erupted, the Prison's contribution point system would collapse.
At that time, good things would turn bad, supply calculations would be chaotic, and the points in people's hands would become worthless, which would certainly cause dissatisfaction and further intensify conflicts.
Peasant rebellions were a major event in every dynasty.
So, let alone external crises, internal conflicts alone would be enough to dismantle the Prison.
However, Shawn had already thought of a countermeasure for this as well.
And as long as he could produce that thing, this problem would be easily solved.
Regarding this, Shawn merely told everyone mysteriously to wait for news.
"In short, I will be responsible for this issue. In the near future, when the system is officially implemented, everyone will know."
Although curious about what Shawn was talking about, everyone still agreed.
The new system meant that the Prison was about to undergo a reform, which was undoubtedly a good thing, signifying that the Prison was also officially getting on track.
Everything would only get better and better in the future.
"Olivia, prepare in advance; she is responsible for material management, a position as important as point registration."
"Later, I will personally appoint some members to participate in managing and guarding the supplies, and the rest will be handled by Rick and Diana of the logistics team."
Meeting Shawn's gaze, both of them nodded simultaneously.
Rick goes without saying; he would always support Shawn, just like Daryl, because of everything Shawn had done for him.
And Diana, like Reggie, showed no emotion on the surface but was secretly moved in her heart, vowing to do her job to the best of her ability.
No wonder they were a married couple!
"Next is the last thing, a problem I just discovered today."
Hearing the word 'problem,' at least half of the people present frowned.
"Are you saying... those Walkers that appeared first?"
Shane suddenly thought of the first wave of ordinary Walker hordes two hours earlier.
When he first saw them, Shane thought these Walkers were what Shawn was worried about.
But with the appearance of the second wave of Mutated Corpse hordes, Shane suddenly came to his senses and realized that things seemed not so simple.
"Exactly." Shawn nodded.
"But in reality, that wasn't just a horde."
"To be precise, someone was driving them closer to the Prison, and those ill-intentioned survivors were mixed within the horde!"
"What?!"
Shawn's words made everyone somewhat incredulous; they couldn't help but frown and look at him.
They had never heard of any survivors being able to control Walkers.
Even Tarah couldn't help but exclaim, "I want to know, are the Walkers you're talking about the same as the Walkers I understand?"
"Those brainless Walkers, can they understand human speech now?"
"Not understanding, but guiding."
Milton, from the side, spoke again.
"Humans don't know much about Walkers yet; everything happened too quickly, so people haven't had a chance to study them."
"But coincidentally, when I was in Woodbury, I was secretly appointed by the Governor to research Walkers and humans."
"I discovered that when humans die without suffering a fatal head injury and thus activate the virus to become Walkers, they awaken a new ability, which I call — Group Instinct!"
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