These facility upgrades will not be notified to settlement members, but the obvious changes in the appearance of the facilities are visible to everyone.
So before Ye Miao finished ordering, Chu Cheng strode over: "Ye Miao."
Ye Miao turned her head and saw that his face was a little gloomy. "I won't interfere with your territory planning, but if you suddenly spend money like this, will you still upgrade the village?"
This was something they had previously agreed on. Because if they were going to poach talent from the Fearless Settlement, they had to have vacant space in their territory to accommodate the new talent.
Upgrading from a settlement to a village is a major step forward for a territory. The upper limit of members will directly increase from 100 to 1,000, but the upgrade costs 150,000 gold coins.
Even though the territory has entered a period of stable development, making it much easier to save money, 100,000 gold isn't something you can just take. Yesterday, when Ye Miao was discussing a plan with Chu Cheng, she carefully calculated the budget and planned to work hard to increase income and reduce expenditure, aiming to save the money within ten days. But today, she suddenly spent all her savings. No wonder Chu Cheng came after her to question her.
Ye Miao lowered his head and sighed, "I really want to resolve the hidden dangers of the Fearless Settlement, but the safety of my own territory is more important."
Chu Cheng was puzzled: "It was just a swarm of insects, and they were chased because they killed the nearby sandworms."
"This is just a small swarm." Ye Miao looked at him calmly, "If it is upgraded to a medium or large swarm..."
"What if it is not upgraded to medium-large size?" Chu Cheng asked back.
Ye Miao choked and could only say, "If it won't be upgraded to medium or large, then the name in the system panel won't be displayed as 'small'."
After she finished speaking, Chu Cheng's expression became complicated.
It was a bit of a stretch, as if she'd just been speculatively worried and spent money recklessly, but she'd actually done so because she'd been through this phase of the game and knew full well that the Swarm not only escalated, but also escalated very quickly.
Small swarms will not attack proactively, but will only chase after the player if they provoke them.
Medium-sized swarms will not attack actively, but their attributes are greatly improved.
Large swarms of insects will actively attack player territories, not only in large groups but also with a highly tactical approach, combining melee and ranged combat, making them extremely formidable. Due to their sheer numbers, even the most resilient barriers become vulnerable, and territories with less robust defenses will be easily breached.
Once upgraded from large to giant, not only will the attributes of various insects become incredible, but their reproductive capacity will also be greatly improved. In one night, two or three new insect nests can appear nearby, and each one is full of combat effectiveness.
If the game rhythm does not change, the entire evolution process only takes 4-5 days. However, if the time is reduced to a medium-sized swarm that will not actively attack the player, it will only take 2-3 days.
During these 2-3 days, players can also go out to collect and kill monsters. Once a large insect spawns, everyone will have to stay together in the territory to survive. If you go out rashly, you will be besieged by thousands of insects and die.
Ye Miao didn't know how to explain this to Chu Cheng. He carefully looked at the various values of the defensive buildings and walls, and issued an announcement visible to everyone.
[Announcement of members of the Get Rich Overnight Settlement]
The insect swarm is coming, please be careful when you go out to pick or kill monsters.
Once you find a wild monster with the attributes displayed as "Large Biting Bug", "Large Spitting Bug" or "Large Sandworm", please report it immediately and return to the territory. Do not go out again.
After the announcement was sent out, Ye Miao's tense nerves finally relaxed a little. He looked at Chu Cheng again and said softly, "I broke my promise to upgrade the village. I'm sorry if it caused you any trouble."
Chu Cheng pondered for a while, opened his backpack without saying a word, and two seconds later took out a bag and handed it to Ye Miao.
At the same time, a system prompt pops up:
Player [Chu Cheng] gives you 80,000 gold coins. Because the amount is large, please both parties confirm whether the transfer is completed?
Chu Cheng: "Yes."
Ye Miao didn't operate the panel immediately, but looked up at him: "What do you mean?"
"Protecting the territory is not easy, and I respect your decision. However, the average level of the Dreadnought members is very high, and they may not be less threatening than the Zerg." He paused, "As a member of the territory, I hope this threat can be resolved. Use this money to upgrade first."
Ye Miao was stunned, unsure whether to accept the offer. Chu Cheng continued, "There's nowhere to buy high-end equipment right now, and I don't need that much money myself. You can use it first and pay me back later."
All right.
She finally took it and said, "Thank you."
"Monster hunting?" Chu Cheng smiled. "The gold coin drop rates of several bosses in T City are very high. If you want to save enough money to upgrade quickly, you'd better roll it up."
"Well, roll it up." Ye Miao smiled complicatedly and walked towards the gate again. "Let's go. After we kill the boss, we'll kill some monsters in the suburbs. I plan to come back after dark."
"Together." Chu Cheng nodded and followed her out, saying, "But Yi Hang and the others won't be coming today. The insect swarm suddenly appeared, and I'm afraid some members might not have read your announcement in time and accidentally wander into the orchard. I'll have them patrol that area to protect the members."
"...Thank you." Ye Miao said.
At this point, they thought of going together. She had originally planned to send NPC Xiaomei to patrol the orchard, but now that there were four archers above level 90, it would be safer.
Chu Cheng said sincerely: "Why are you being polite? The territory is my home, and my safety depends on everyone."
Near the orchard, four archers were wandering leisurely with bows and arrows on their backs. When they saw members approaching, they would tell them what happened and persuade them to leave. When they saw little rabbits, deer, wild wolves and bears, they would also fight the monsters.
An hour passed quickly. Shen Ruhuan picked up the reward dropped by the brown bear that had just been killed and looked at Yi Hang with a pout: "Well, it's not that I don't want to protect the safety of the members... I'm willing to do it, but I just want to ask..."
Yi Hang: "What? You ask."
Shen Ruhuan was full of gossip: "The more I think about it, the more I feel that Chu Cheng deliberately sent us away."
"..." Yi Hang looked at him up and down with a look of "You just realized it?" "You just realized that I'm a light bulb? I've been disgusted with myself for several days."
Shen Ruhuan: “…”
Yi Hang: "If Chu Cheng doesn't get us out of here, we'll basically be alone forever."
Shen Ruhuan: “…”
The other two team members laughed at Yi Hang's words. After a while, Chen Qibin said, "Hey, do you think Chu Cheng can catch up with Ye Miao?"
"Why can't you catch up?" Yi Hang looked at him in surprise. "I'm not bragging, buddy. Let's be reasonable. An Olympic champion must have some real skills..."
"As Chu Cheng's defeated opponent, I don't doubt his ability. But is there a possibility..." Chen Qibin looked at him and said word by word, "Ye Miao seems to be more capable than Chu Cheng?"
Li Chenqi: "Yes, Ye Miao is not only good at fighting, but also at building houses, and seems to be very good at healing as well. What about Chu Cheng? His archery is at the maximum level, which is indeed a real skill, but other than that, what else can he show off... Cooking skills? There's a high probability that Ye Miao is not bad at this, right?"
"That's right, I also think Ye Miao can definitely cook. At most, she can't match Chu Cheng's level, but she can definitely cook home-cooked dishes," Chen Qibin echoed him. Gender stereotypes led them to believe that since Ye Miao was so versatile, cooking was a piece of cake, and they increasingly believed that Chu Cheng was in danger.
…
In T City, Ye Miao sat on the curb outside the office building waiting for Chu Cheng to solo the spider.
It was exactly noon when Chu Cheng came out. Ye Miao patted the person next to him and motioned him to sit down, then opened her backpack and looked for her lunch.
She had bought Kung Pao Chicken, pork wontons, and deep-fried small yellow croaker in advance from the small market in the settlement.
Chu Cheng nodded and said "thank you". Ye Miao shrugged and said, "You're welcome." Then he picked up a bowl of wontons and started eating slowly.
While eating, she was still thinking about saving money. The four words "not enough money to spend" can easily make people anxious no matter in the normal world or the end of the world.
So when Chu Cheng handed her something, Ye Miao took it absentmindedly. It took her at least five or six seconds to come back to her senses and look down at what she had received.
The panel displays:
[Item: Braised Pork with Abalone]
【Quality: Gold】
[Description: Eaten with rice, it instantly restores all stamina, health, and magic points. No health or stamina will be lost for 1 hour after eating.]
Ye Miao: “???”
She was in a daze when Chu Cheng reached out again and handed her a bowl of rice.
Ye Miao was stunned for a long time, still as if he had seen a ghost. But he finally turned his head away in astonishment: "Where did you buy it?! How long is the shelf life?! Can I stock up?!"
This attribute is so powerful, it’s simply a monster-killing artifact!
Chu Cheng suppressed his laughter and took a bite of Kung Pao Chicken: "Try it and see if it suits your taste. If you like it, there will be more tomorrow."
Ye Miao thought, with attributes like this, does it really matter whether I like to eat or not?!
Besides, braised pork with rice! Who wouldn’t love it?
"Where did you buy it?" She pulled Chu Cheng and asked, her eyes shining.
Um?
Chu Cheng's eyebrows twitched slightly. After thinking for a moment, he said slowly, "I can't tell you."
"Why?"
Chu Cheng said: "In the end times, you always need some trump cards to save your life."
"What kind of trump card is this?" Ye Miao was puzzled. "Besides, you're such a good fighter, do you still need food to save your life?"
"You can fight, too." Chu Cheng said with a nonchalant look, "Don't your eyes light up when you see something delicious? High-quality food is a scarce resource in troubled times."
Ye Miao: “…”
Damn, he seemed to be making excuses, but it also seemed to make sense.
Ye Miao couldn't think of any rebuttal for a long time, so he stopped asking questions in a sullen manner and took a big mouthful of braised pork with rice in a spiteful manner.
Hiss...it smells so good.
The meat, with alternating fat and lean parts, is stewed until it is crystal clear. The thick sauce is just the right amount of sweet and salty. The rich aroma of the meat is spread on the rice grains, which unabashedly stimulates the taste buds and makes one's appetite grow.
It’s worthy of being gold quality food!
Fearless settlement.
"Quick, shoot!!!" Xu Wu and his men fled to a place more than ten meters away from the territory. They were almost safe, but were eventually caught by the swarm of insects.
Fortunately, her territory has never lacked combat experts. With a command, feather arrows of various colors fell like raindrops, killing a large number of the nearest insects.
Xu Wu and the others took the opportunity to run into the barrier. After catching their breath for a while, Xu Wu couldn't help but curse, "Damn it!"
The monsters around the territory were generally fixed, but today, these unprecedented bugs suddenly spawned. She led her men out to hunt monsters, completely unprepared, and was suddenly sprayed with venom. Turning around, she saw a sandworm a few meters away, and her first instinct was, of course, to kill it.
Unexpectedly, after the sandworms were killed, swarms of spitting worms and biting worms followed, which were not only numerous but also fast.
Xu Wu and the others initially thought the bugs weren't very powerful, and fought hard. However, they soon realized they were completely overwhelmed and had to retreat. However, two of the team members, low on health, couldn't make it. Xu Wu watched as they were mauled to death and lost their gear while fleeing.
Human life is worthless in the apocalypse. Xu Wu was heartbroken because those two people were core members of the settlement, and their deaths meant a loss of combat power for the settlement.
After angrily recalling the entire incident, Xu Wu issued an announcement, asking everyone to stay away from the woods and not to attack if they encounter spitting insects, biting insects, or sandworms to avoid being besieged by the insect swarm.
A settlement that became rich overnight.
Aside from the morning's swarm of insects, the day seemed uneventful. As night fell, Fang Yuming, after a day of monster hunting, returned to his apartment in the evening. He checked the messages from his schoolmates, packed his backpack, and moved into the newly purchased brick house.
The moment I stepped into the bedroom, a pop-up window popped up:
"You have obtained a new residence [Brick House]. The residential attribute blessing is waiting to be activated. Please select (three out of five)."
"① Physical strength recovery speed increased by 50%;"
"② Increase the upper limit of physical strength by 30%;"
"③ When attacked by a fatal attack, you will not die and will instantly recover 30% of your health (once per day);"
"④ Equipment durability deterioration rate is slowed by 50%"
"⑤Agility increased by 10%."
"More attribute blessings can be activated by changing the Feng Shui of your home. I wish you a happy life."
Fang Yuming was completely stunned.
He discovered that high-end houses have attribute blessings when he bought the stone house. Today, Ye Miao launched a new brick house, and he also guessed that there might be a better buff.
But he didn't expect that he could choose three out of five!
After the surprise, Fang Yuming began to think seriously about the five options.
First of all, the second item "Increasing the upper limit of physical strength" is a must for assassins, because the assassin's physical strength is really a shortcoming, and increasing it by 30% can make things a lot easier.
As for the first point of increasing the speed of physical strength recovery, it is relatively less urgent because physical strength can be replenished by taking medicine.
Fang Yuming then chose ③ and ⑤. ③ was a life-saving buff, especially valuable for a fragile class like an assassin; ⑤ increased agility, and assassins would never think agility was too high.
After choosing the buff, Fang Yuming walked out of the brick house and headed for the small market. Coincidentally, he heard several stall owners busying themselves while talking about buying a house.
I remember when the Stone House was first launched, members generally felt that the stone house was not as cost-effective as the wooden house and thatched house. But now, as time goes by, the fact that high-end houses have buffs has become well-known, and both new and old members want to work hard to buy a higher-end house.
Fang Yuming heard the roast chicken vendor say, "I originally thought a stone house would be great, as it would speed up recovery. But yesterday, Doctor Fang told me that a brick house has a buff of choosing three out of five. Oh... I'm instantly tempted! I'll definitely save up enough money to buy a brick house!"
The "Doctor Fang" she mentioned made Fang Yuming pause and sigh with mixed feelings - he wanted to buy a brick house yesterday, but Ye Miao only built five at the beginning. When he entered the reception hall, the brick houses had already been sold out, so he had to wait for the second wave.
Now it seems that one of her competitors is her own mother! She had said that the thatched cottage was fine, saying it was "just enough to live in", but her stance has changed quickly!
The cotton candy vendor next to him shook his head and said, "I just moved into a stone house, so I'll just live there for now. Brick houses are too expensive."
"You think this is too expensive?" the roast chicken stall owner sighed. "You old members just don't know how to appreciate what you have. In my previous territory, brick houses were more expensive. Oh no... every kind of house was more expensive. This place is already very friendly."
"I know that. A lot of people say that." The cotton candy vendor felt an inexplicable sense of pride, and smiled unconsciously. He then shook his head, "But I'd better take it slow. Saving money isn't easy. Besides, I don't go out often. I usually set up my stall in the settlement. It's safe. Unlike them who go out to hunt monsters and need high attributes."
"That's true." The roast chicken stall owner nodded thoughtfully. After a moment's thought, she added, "I don't know what happened with that insect swarm this morning. I saw the boss seemed very nervous. So we might as well keep some money. To be frank, what if..." She glanced around as she spoke, lowering her voice, "What if our territory gets breached and our house gets destroyed? We'll be gone. Having some money gives us peace of mind."
"Don't say that." The cotton candy vendor frowned.
Unlike the roast chicken stall owner, she was a new player who joined after the settlement was upgraded. She had joined Get Rich Overnight for a long time and had feelings for this place, so she was unwilling to listen to such words.
"That's just my point." The roast chicken stall owner shrugged. "My old wooden house is gone, and what about a thousand gold coins? Sigh... It hurts just thinking about it."
By then, Fang Yuming had already walked away, stopping at He Kailai's stall to order. He Kailai's business was growing steadily, allowing him to systematically save money for new skill cards, so he added two more items to his stall. One was twice-cooked pork, a purple-quality dish like Kung Pao Chicken, but its primary function was to restore mana. The other was strawberry cream cake. Each piece was the kind of cut-off cake common before the apocalypse, smeared with thick, snow-white cream and topped with a shimmering strawberry.
This kind of dessert is rare in the end times.
Fang Yuming concentrated: "One serving of twice-cooked pork with rice and a piece of strawberry cream cake."
"Okay." He Kailai handed him the item, "150 gold."
Fang Yuming paid the money, took the twice-cooked pork rice in his hand and ate it while walking, put the strawberry cream cake into his backpack, and subconsciously looked towards the gate of the territory.
The night slowly darkened. Ye Miao and Chu Cheng didn't return from their monster hunt until 21:00, with a good harvest. Each of them had earned over 10,000 gold coins, and selling any unused drops would fetch a good amount.
However, Ye Miao did not keep these gold coins. Instead, he used them to build six more mortar towers.
According to the game's settings, the cost of building fortifications is fixed, with upgrades incurring a fixed cost. For example, upgrading a Cannon Tower to a Mortar Tower costs 10,000 gold. Regardless of whether you have one or ten, the entire upgrade costs the same. Subsequent additions to Mortar Towers cost the same as the initial Arrow Tower, effectively simplifying cost calculations.
So for Ye Miao, since the upgrade has been completed, adding a turret only requires spending the basic cost, so he doesn't feel too bad about it.
When she first established her territory, she specifically chose this area close to the cliff. The territory was backed by the cliff and only three sides needed defense.
The previous four towers were located at the four corners, but now six more have been added, with two added on each side. This means that there are four towers in each direction to face the enemy at the same time, greatly improving the defense effect.
In fact, the most useful defensive building against the Zerg swarm is the Shotgun Turret. When the Zerg swarm attacks, the Shotgun Turret fires crazily, killing every one it hits. However, upgrading from the Mortar Turret to the Shotgun Turret is a hurdle, requiring 100,000 gold coins, which is too expensive.
So, on the premise that the mortar tower was barely enough, Ye Miao decided to leave it this way for now.
After building the last turret, Ye Miao jumped directly from the tower and found that Chu Cheng was still waiting for her.
"What's wrong?" she asked. Chu Cheng said, "Go out early tomorrow to kill monsters?"
"Okay." Ye Miao thought for a moment, "See you at seven, okay?"
"No problem." Chu Cheng smiled, and the two said goodbye. Chu Cheng went straight back to his residence, while Ye Miao went to the green hut to find Lao Shuai first.
They were lucky today, finding an [Electric Alchemy] card, a skill card specifically for alchemists. With this card, the Electric Elemental they'd gotten from Professor Internet Addiction earlier would be put to good use.
Ye Miao handed all 23 electric elements to Lao Shuai and told him, "Just try to refine a card with 23 electric elements."
According to the skill description, the more elements the alchemist puts in, the higher the probability of a high-level card appearing. Ye Miao wanted to see what kind of card would appear if he put in 23 at once.
"Okay, Miss Ye." The old general agreed kindly, and Ye Miao left the white cottage and walked towards her own yard.
When she reached the gate, she saw a figure wandering around. But it was completely dark, and she couldn't see who it was from a distance. Only when she got closer did she see it was Fang Yuming.
"What's up?" Ye Miao said with a smile, "Please come in."
Fang Yuming entered the courtyard with her. Ye Miao turned around and he handed her something: "I saw this while eating, so I bought one for you."
Ye Miao lowered his head and a panel popped up immediately.
[Item: Strawberry Cream Cake]
【Quality: Purple】
[Description: After consumption, it can trigger a range healing when your health drops below 50%, restoring 15% health to yourself and allies within 3 meters. This can be used 3 times in total.]
Ye Miao was slightly surprised: "I haven't eaten cake for a long time, thank you."
"You're welcome." In the darkness, Fang Yuming stared at her intently, a hint of barely perceptible nervousness hidden in his eyes, "There's something..."
Ye Miao looked up: "What?"
"Can you add someone when you kill monsters tomorrow?" he asked.
Ye Miaoqian was stunned: "Who?"
Fang Yuming was a little embarrassed: "I."
"Sure." Ye Miao agreed without hesitation. After a moment's thought, he added, "But we're going to T City to fight bosses in succession, which is very difficult. You should bring more potions, especially those that restore health. I'm afraid I won't be able to use my healing skills during the fight."
Fang Yuming felt complicated for a moment.
Her proposal was reasonable and her attitude was calm. It was obvious that she was just discussing the matter at hand and had no other intentions.
But this suggestion was enough to make him realize that he was the one who was lagging behind when fighting monsters with her.
Fang Yuming felt a surge of inexplicable anger, not at Ye Miao, but at himself. He was angry at his own low level of combat skills, and then he couldn't help but regret his previous life plan. For a moment, he even had an unrealistic thought: if he had practiced a sport since childhood, would he also have won an Olympic gold medal? Then, when the apocalypse arrived, he could have become a top-level athlete.
Barely controlling his emotions, Fang Yuming nodded: "Okay, I understand. When are you leaving?"
"Seven o'clock tomorrow morning." Ye Miao said.
At midnight, all the players had fallen asleep, and strange rustling sounds were heard from the insect nests scattered everywhere.
The first to make the noise were the small biting bugs. They had fallen into a dormant state half an hour prior, awakening and shedding their shells half an hour later. After completing their metamorphosis, they had grown noticeably larger, their stats significantly improved, and they had become medium-sized biting bugs.
The newly molted Small Biter was covered in mucus. As the mucus slowly dried and the new shell hardened, the Small Spitting Worm began to hibernate. Half an hour later, it also evolved into a Medium Spitting Worm.
Finally, the small sandworms also completed their metamorphosis while the spitting worms and biting worms were patrolling around, evolving into medium-sized sandworms.
The first rays of morning sunlight bathed the earth, and the territories within and beyond T City gradually became bustling with activity. The "Get Rich Overnight" settlement offered a low-cost breakfast of braised pork buns, soy milk, and tea eggs. As a territory owner, Ye Miao had some privileges. She didn't have to wait in line, so she simply ordered one from Sister Jin and walked to the main gate, eating while waiting for Chu Cheng and Fang Yuming.
When she was halfway through her meal, Chu Cheng came first. Seeing what she was eating, he couldn't help but laugh: "So frugal?"
He clearly remembered that Ye Miao liked to go to the market in the morning and buy some food that suited her taste.
Ye Miao shrugged: "Suddenly I feel like I have to spend money everywhere, so I'll save as much as possible."
Chu Cheng couldn't help but be curious: "With such a large territory, you don't make any profit at all? You don't make money even from selling houses?"
"...Profit." Ye Miao pursed her lips, not wanting to say how much profit the brick house had. Fortunately, Chu Cheng didn't intend to ask any further questions.
Ye Miao continued seriously, "But you see, there are only so many people in the territory, and the demand for housing will eventually become saturated. Almost everyone has a place to live now. Although those living in thatched huts or wooden houses may want to move up to a higher-end one, there's no rush. On the other hand, the total number is still limited, and there's only so much that can be earned."
"That's right." Chu Cheng sighed with a smile.
Ye Miao said nothing more. The pressure of upgrading the village and strengthening the territory's defenses to resist the insect swarm was indeed quite great.
Fortunately, once the village is upgraded, the number of members it can accommodate will increase significantly. At that time, if we calculate that we can earn 4,000 gold per brick house, and if one-tenth of the members buy one, that would be 100 houses, which means a profit of 400,000 gold.
Therefore, as long as she can successfully survive the upgrade, she will be able to receive a large sum of money - for Ye Miao now, this is like hanging a carrot in front of a little donkey, tempting the little donkey to keep grinding the mill.
Ye Miao took another bite of the bun. Chu Cheng opened his backpack, rummaged through it, and handed him two kinds of food.
[Item: Mung Bean Cake]
【Quality: Purple】
[Description: Each time you eat a piece, your physical strength recovery speed increases by 3%, and can be stacked up to 10 pieces.]
[Item: Hot Black Tea]
【Quality: Purple】
[Description: A good warming item. After consumption, negative effects are reduced by 50%, lasting for 3 hours.]
The mung bean cake looks like the kind you get in the south. It has a soft and glutinous texture and a sweet taste, perfect to go with hot black tea to relieve the greasiness.
Ye Miao took a deep breath and looked at Chu Cheng thoughtfully: "Why do you have so many delicious foods?"
"Just eat, why are you talking so much?" Chu Cheng raised his eyebrows, looking like he was in a difficult position to talk to.
Ye Miao said shamelessly: "I am just trying to benefit the territory. If you know any great chefs, could you lure them over?"
"Temptation".
Chu Cheng smiled and said, "How to lure me? Are there any benefits?"
"Hmm..." Ye Miao couldn't think of anything specific for a moment, so he said, "It's negotiable. If you can help contact them..."
"No." Chu Cheng refused coldly, and ruffled her twin ponytails. "But I can ensure that you have enough food and drink. Consider it a contribution to the development of the territory."
Ye Miao: “…”
He refused so decisively that she hesitated to ask again, and for a moment she felt deeply regretful. But for the sake of the second half of the sentence, she still said, "Thank you! I can pay for the meal!"
"No need, I have a good relationship with the chef." Chu Cheng smiled easily.
After a few words, Fang Yuming also arrived. Chu Cheng originally thought that Ye Miao was standing there just to finish breakfast, but when Fang Yuming came over, he realized that there was someone else. His eyes flickered slightly and he said, "Good morning."
"Good morning," Fang Yuming said indifferently. The atmosphere had become somewhat tense. Ye Miao was biting into a mung bean cake and hadn't noticed. After finishing a bite, he raised his head and said, "Let's go."
The three of them walked out together, Ye Miao in the middle, Chu Cheng and Fang Yuming on either side. After a few seconds, the two men simultaneously slowed down their pace, looking at each other from the side of Ye Miao's head, their gazes more or less filled with unfriendly emotions.
In the settlement, Sun Chen led a small team of ten people to happily farm, working from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., and then took a break to tell everyone: "We won't go out to collect today, we will take care of the farmland later."
Members: “Huh???”
According to the system settings, farm tasks can indeed be performed multiple times a day, but the further you advance, the smaller the progress bar, while the time spent is the same, which is not very cost-effective. If you consider the cost-effectiveness, the most suitable method is to manage the farm once a day, and use the rest of the time to fight monsters and gather.
Lu Weiwei was stunned and asked, "Are you trying to shorten the planting period to a certain extent? I think a 15-day harvest is also possible. It's much faster than real-world farming. But if you want to try it, we're here for you!"
Sun Chen chuckled, "I really don't want to experiment." He sighed, his expression darkening. "But the insect swarm outside is very fierce. Although they don't seem to attack actively, they will swarm once provoked. I think for safety reasons, everyone should just stay put. After all, the wages will be paid."
The last sentence drew a small round of applause. For the ordinary team members, as long as the wages were paid, it didn't matter what they did. And since the territory was safer, why not do it?
Lu Weiwei and Su Xinran, the two who received "dividends", were also easy to talk to, so they had no objections. They rested for a while and then followed Sun Chen to work in the fields again. They just couldn't help but tease him, "How thoughtful and reliable."
Sun Chen smiled and sighed, "Surviving in the apocalypse isn't easy. Now that we know there are dangers outside, and there are relatively safe jobs available to everyone within the territory, why not do it? If we take care of each other, life will be easier."
"Yeah." Su Xinran sighed, "I think the best thing about our territory is that everyone can take care of each other!"
The territory has been established for a long time since the initial shelter, and the longer the time goes, the more obvious this "mutual care" becomes.
For example, Zhu Yihua, so that everyone could afford medicine, would rather earn less than earn more than join other pharmacists in raising prices. For example, Hu Hao and Miao Lin often allowed members of the territory to bring food they bought elsewhere to eat in their RV. And for some new members who couldn't afford the food at the small market but were still craving it, sellers would often hold back a portion or two at closing time and sell them to them at a very low price as a snack...
In this increasingly growing territory, there is always a warmth of mutual help.
But this kind of warmth is rare in other territories. In the Fearless Settlement, Xu Wu further increased taxes to quickly restore the team's vitality. In addition to the last-place elimination system, members must also hand over 40% of their remaining supplies.
With these supplies, she can exchange them for a lot of funds, and then purchase high-quality equipment and medicines at high prices. She can then use these resources as benefits to attract high-level players to join the team, which is the fastest way to regroup the team.
So when a player went out to kill monsters but was attacked by a swarm of insects, resulting in the death of both parents, and was overwhelmed with grief and wanted to ask Xu Wu for leave, Xu Wu's response was extremely indifferent: "You can ask for leave as you like. The settlement never forces players to collect resources. But the last-place elimination system is there. If you are unlucky enough to be last, just be mentally prepared."
The implication is: No matter what difficulties you face, I only care about the results.
The young wizard who came to try to ask for leave was only sixteen years old. In the past, he could only stay here because of his high-ranking parents who paid for enough supplies. Naturally, he was not an important member. Faced with this result, he had no choice but to leave the two-story building where Xu Wu lived without saying a word. Looking at the sky, he felt it was gloomy.
At the same time, Wang Yong's business team stayed in the inn of the Fearless Settlement.
Like most settlement inns, the Fearless Settlement Inn's accommodation fee was also very low, only 30 gold coins per person per day. After the team members checked in, they set up stalls, selling a wide variety of goods, and the prices were very good compared to the regular prices in the settlement.
"A box of purple-quality mung bean cakes, six pieces, only 200 gold?" Someone stopped and looked surprised.
"Yes." Zheng Sisi, who was in charge of selling delicious food, nodded with a smile.
In the past, she would have simply replied in the affirmative, but now, thinking of a certain archer boss who had a long conversation with them, she took a deep breath and explained, "The purchase price is very cheap. You can save money, and we can also make a lot of money. It's a win-win situation."
This answer, as expected, made the other person laugh. "Purple-quality food is usually around 300 gold. How can you sell it for 200 and still make a profit? I don't believe it. Is there something wrong with the food?"
"No, no, absolutely not." Zheng Sisi said seriously, "It's really cheap. The settlement we buy from has very low prices. Purple quality items are only around eighty or ninety, and blue quality items are only twenty or thirty... Hehe, we just rely on the fact that everyone has their own territory and it's inconvenient to buy them ourselves, so we act as middlemen to make a fair profit. We really don't have a conscience and sell defective goods!"
This explanation left the other party feeling mixed emotions. Buying for eighty or ninety gold, and selling for two hundred, it felt like he was being wronged. But Zheng Sisi was right. Everyone had their own territories now, and since they couldn't offer the same price here, it was no wonder the merchants were profiting from the difference. Besides, even with the price difference, these things were still much cheaper than the price in the Fearless Settlement. What was there to complain about?
After a brief moment of inner conflict, the player in front of him stopped caring about it and picked up two boxes of mung bean cakes, intending to pay. However, he couldn't help but ask, "Can you tell me where you got the goods? Don't worry... I won't go out to trade with you. I'm just curious."
"Oh..." Zheng Sisi clicked her tongue and looked at Captain Wang Yong with an embarrassed look on her face.
But in fact, their entire team has been waiting for this sentence for a long time.
The author has something to say:
Business Team: Damn, just ask, you must be very curious about the prices!!!
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