Chapter 62 [VIP]

Today, the Taoyuan Base is thriving and bustling. While it still can't match pre-apocalyptic times, and can't even compare to an 18th-tier city, it's honestly comparable to any other post-apocalyptic base. Not even the base in the capital, City A, can compare.

To put it bluntly, whether compared with others or those below it, the Taoyuan Base is undoubtedly No. 1 today.

The owner of the No. 1 base is currently looking to build a cotton garden. The initial plan is to build 10 cotton gardens, along with 10 kudzu gardens and 10 flax gardens.

Soon, Mingzhu spent 5,000 units of wood, 4,000 units of stone, and 1,000 units of hemp rope to build 10 cotton gardens.

Currently, the fabric workshop can produce four types of pure natural fabrics: silk, cotton, linen, and ramie. Of course, other fabrics can also be made from these four types of fabrics.

For example, silk can be made into brocade, satin, and other fabrics, as well as silk thread. Cotton can be made into fine cotton, coarse cotton, and cotton thread. Linen can also be made into fine linen, coarse linen, and linen thread.

In addition to producing nettle bark that can be used to make linen, the flax plantation also produces edible stamens and flax seeds, which can also be used to extract oil.

The same is true for Gecaoyuan, where the kudzu powder currently sold on the market comes from. For example, Mingzhu, sometimes feeling lazy and not wanting to dine at Taoyuan Inn, would brew a cup of kudzu powder himself and then go back to work.

Mingzhu is very busy. He has to check the system panel from time to time to ensure that 184, which is still in the self-check stage, can know in time whether there is a program error.

Anyway, Mingzhu's usual pastime was probably sleeping in. So, after building all ten cotton gardens, Mingzhu gave Jin Suanpan a few words and went to bed.

Afterwards, Jin Suanpan was responsible for recruiting all the staff needed for the cotton garden. Jin Suanpan was used to doing this, so he didn't mind it. However, he criticized Mingzhu for being "lazy," which Mingzhu complained was causing him to go through menopause.

Golden Abacus: “…”

This undoubtedly stirred up a hornet's nest. Jin Suanpan immediately chased Mingzhu out of the area like a dog. When he passed by a giant panda mother and child, he was mercilessly mocked.

Mingzhu: "...laugh it off."

"If you have the guts to come here and go, then don't run away!" Jin Suanpan sneered. "With your bad temper, I'm going to beat you to death today or I'll take your last name."

Mingzhu: "...It doesn't matter if you share my last name. I'll just call you sister anyway."

Jin Suanpan stopped chasing, crossed his arms over his chest, and sneered.

"Just do it!"

Mingzhu also stopped and said helplessly: "Sister, my dear sister, let's talk carefully and see where I have done wrong."

"It's done everywhere."

"OK."

Mingzhu gave a thumbs up, indicating that Jinsuanpan was really good at speaking and capable. Without Jinsuanpan, Mingzhu probably wouldn't be able to accomplish anything.

Such praise made Jin Suanpan both angry and amused, so he let Mingzhu go and did not chase him to beat him again.

Actually, this can be considered a quarrel, a quarrel unique to the management level. Sometimes, quarreling and arguing actually represent a good relationship.

As a result, when he returned later, Mingzhu was beaten up again.

Mingzhu: “…”

"Forget it, I'm a man and I don't bother with women."

Mingzhu kept on muttering slanders, and was afraid that others would hear him, so he lowered his voice to chirp softly.

Jin Suanpan actually heard it, but ignored Mingzhu. Instead, he took the specially made golden abacus and started calculating.

Mingzhu didn't dare to make any moves at this time. He just held his cheek with his hand and waited for Jin Suanpan to finish the settlement.

After a while, Zhang Junfang and the others arrived and talked about things at other bases.

"The impact of the earthquake is enormous," Zhang Junfang said first. "None of us knows how many people will survive the next disaster."

"This is unavoidable," Mingzhu thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps we can try to establish communication."

"There is communication." Fu Chun suddenly said.

"Huh?" Mingzhu was stunned. "That's not what I meant. I meant that maybe we can sell some of the things in Taoyuan Base to other bases."

"Boss, to be honest, a lot of things from Taoyuan Base have already been sold to other bases," Jiang Lijun said. "For example, nutrients, cloth, cotton, weapons, and so on."

"After the ground fissure occurred, did ground fissures appear inside other bases?" Mingzhu asked suddenly.

"No matter how big or small the bases I've visited, there have been no ground cracks inside," said Zhang Junfang.

Fu Chun: "I'm in the same situation!"

Jiang Lijun nodded, and then Mingyue also nodded vigorously.

"That's a good thing!" Jin Suanpan said, "Isn't it a good thing? I think that such a tragic earthquake destroyed about 90% of the world's plants and animals, but there was no earthquake inside the base. And this is also the special thing about this blue planet."

Mingzhu nodded, agreeing that natural disasters are frequent, but they have an impact on the entire world, not just humans.

"I remember I said that," Wei Lan said again. "The Blue Planet is not only the mother of mankind, but also the mother of animals and plants."

"His evolution is intentional for all of His children. And these children probably don't include zombies."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone smiled comfortably.

"Thank you for the kind words, boss." Yu Xiaowan said with a smile, "Look at how happy everyone is! They've suddenly become so relieved."

Mingzhu: "Are you feeling unhappy?"

"So relieved!" Yu Xiaowan continued to smile: "So I took the opportunity to come and listen to everyone's happy voices while reporting on my work."

"I don't really understand you women." Mingzhu spread his hands and said helplessly, "Anyway, if the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up. Many things can't be rushed. For now, we can only wait and wait for possible problems. It's right to plan ahead, but sometimes... Anyway, I can't plan ahead completely."

Qin Mingyue: "...Actually, recently, I feel that the situation of the ground fissure has been gradually improving. Everyone knows the Anshan Underground Research Institute. It was submerged by floods, and then after the ground fissure occurred, it suddenly appeared on the surface. And all the ground fissures near it healed at a very fast speed, turning into a plain."