Chapter 147 Daily Mission

Not only the onlookers were confused, but the staff responsible for registration at the task acceptance point were also confused.

"Have you guys confirmed the 'penalty for breach of contract' on the mission card?"

The so-called "breach of contract penalty" means that once the team that accepts this task exceeds the task time limit or fails to complete the task objectives, it will be regarded as a breach of contract and will be punished by the Mercenary Hunter Center.

The usual penalty for breach of contract is to deduct ten points from the team's existing points until they are zero. Then, a "penalty" of doubling the mission reward is applied, meaning the team must hand in double the number of crystal cores awarded for the mission.

If the task reward is food or other items, it will be converted into crystal cores of equal value.

Qiao Yu was very familiar with this.

Qiao Yu nodded to the staff, "It has been confirmed. Please help us register."

Seeing that Qiao Yu was really insistent, the staff member stopped asking questions and silently took the task registration form. "Team name."

"The big pendulum."

“…”

Cheng Sinian felt that the atmosphere around him seemed to be quiet for a moment.

So he silently took Luo Zhenzhen in his arms and took a few steps back, a little further away from Jiang Zhan and Qiao Yu.

The staff was stunned again, "Big pendulum?" They had never heard of it before.

Qiao Yu nodded seriously, "Yes! Big as in big, pendulum as in swing, hammer as in hammer! Big pendulum."

“…Okay, okay.”

So by the time the staff had registered all the tasks that Qiao Yu had accepted and told them that they could leave with their task cards, the pendulum had already made a small name for itself in the task hall.

Some were wary, some mocked, and some quietly made plans.

But Qiao Yu and the other four didn't care at all. Amid the whispers of the onlookers, they walked out of the hall again "proudly and confidently", ready to complete the mission.

Qiao Yu and his companions first went home to take the king bomb that was left at home to guard the house in the morning, and then drove to the gate of the base.

Qiao Yu sorted out the task cards and divided them into three piles according to the task deadlines: those to be completed within two days, three days, and five days.

"Let's finish these tasks with a two-day deadline today." Qiao Yu spread out the cards and counted them. There were five in total.

"The workload isn't too big, let's try to finish it before tonight!"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Sinian picked up the five cards and took a look. Seeing that the mission targets were all wood and sand and gravel, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

"Wasn't it true that wood can no longer be preserved after the apocalypse? Why does the base still allow people to cut down trees?"

Qiao Yu shook his head and corrected him, "It's not that all wood can't be preserved, but that wood in the wild can't be preserved."

"What's the difference?"

"Of course!" Qiao Yu also raised an eyebrow, "Because there are no research institutes in the wild!"

Cheng Sinian suddenly realized and immediately turned to look at Yu Qingchuan in the driver's seat. "Achuan, do you know what technology the research institute uses?"

Yu Qingchuan turned his head and rolled his eyes, "Brother, I just signed up and haven't started working yet! How can I know? You might as well ask Qiao Yu if you want to know the time."

Cheng Sinian curled his lips, "Isn't it in your father's research records?"

Just like formalin and Zenker solution can preserve corpses, what if Dr. Yu develops a drug that can preserve wood?

Yu Qingchuan was so angry that his eyes almost rolled up to the sky. He simply refused to answer and asked directly: "Is your head filled with grass?"

Qiao Yu was amused by their bickering, but still explained, "I don't know the details, but the research institute at the survivor base did develop a coating that, when applied to wood, can prevent it from rotting."

“Like the tung oil from before the apocalypse?”

"Yes, it's very similar to tung oil. It's both waterproof and anti-corrosive." Qiao Yu touched his chin. "Judging from the current situation, the base should have developed this kind of paint."

Yu Qingchuan, who was standing in front of him, listened to Qiao Yu and turned his head. "Then this kind of paint can't only be used on wood, right?"

Qiao Yu nodded. "This kind of paint has a wide range of uses. It seems that many things after the apocalypse use it for corrosion prevention. But as for its specific ingredients... you'll have to find out for yourself, Achuan."

After the end of the world, all research projects and results of the institute are highly confidential. Even if they are used in the construction of the base or the daily life of the survivors, they are usually circulated in the form of finished products, and the technology is still in the hands of those researchers.

Yu Qingchuan nodded upon hearing this, as if thinking about something.

Today's mission location was a sand and gravel factory before the end of the world. It was not too far from the base. It was not yet noon when the five people arrived.

Qiao Yu touched the trunk of the mutant tree and felt it was still a little damp, so he decided to dig sand and gravel first.

Due to the damage to the ground caused by the mutant plants, all the sand and gravel accumulated in the factory before the end of the world were scattered, and some were even buried underground and could only be dug out by manpower.

Qiao Yu took out several shovels and several large snakeskin bags from the space, and asked several people to shovel all the collected sand and gravel into the bags.

Cheng Sinian's mouth twitched, "How come you even have a shovel?!"

Qiao Yu raised his eyebrows with a smug look on his face, "I found it in the warehouse in Nanliu Village!"

Cheng Sinian: “…”

You are worthy of it.

Qiao Yu and Luo Zhenzhen were ordered by Jiang Zhan and Cheng Sinian not to take any action. They could only play with Wang Zha and watch the three of them work.

Jiang Zhan first used a whirlwind to roll the soil on the ground to the side, revealing the sand and gravel. Then Cheng Sinian and Yu Qingchuan began to shovel with shovels.

However, even with two fewer laborers, Jiang Zhan and the other two were very efficient and soon filled four large bags of sand and gravel.

Qiao Yu first put the packed sand and gravel into the space, then looked at the time and wiped the trunk of the mutant tree.

This time it feels much drier.

Qiao Yu turned around and looked at the others, "It's just right, we can cut down the trees now!"

So they all stared in amazement as Qiao Yu took out the chainsaw from the space.

Qiao Yu handed the chainsaw to Cheng Sinian and Yu Qingchuan, "You two's special abilities aren't very convenient for cutting trees, so use this for now!"

Cheng Sinian and Yu Qingchuan nodded, took the chainsaw, and just as they were about to ask about the power supply, they saw Qiao Yu take out two outdoor generators from the space and plugged their chainsaws directly into them.

Cheng Sinian and Yu Qingchuan shut up silently and started working honestly.

"Sister Qiao, do you have any extra chainsaws?" Luo Zhenzhen blinked. "My special ability doesn't seem to be very convenient for felling trees..."

Qiao Yu rubbed Luo Zhenzhen's furry little head and said with a smile, "You don't have to do anything, go play with Wang Zha!"

“…”

So Luo Zhenzhen squatted next to Wang Zha again.

Jiang Zhan didn't want Qiao Yu to do it at first, but Qiao Yu felt that this job didn't require much effort. She just had to chop the wood and then let Cheng Sinian and Yu Qingchuan carry it over!

So Jiang Zhan didn't insist anymore and just let her go.