Chapter 59 The Sewing Shop
Day 20 of survival, 05:48:57 at night, temperature -6°C to 0°C, zone 301, number of survivors 70613/100000.
Jiang Yuan rubbed her eyes when she heard the door open.
Even though the person opening the door was careful and quick, a gust of cold wind still managed to sneak in through the crack in the open door.
The cabins are rented out, with 5-10 people per room. Everyone sleeps on the floor, but some, if they are lucky or have better conditions, get to exchange for sleeping bags or blankets.
Even if the cold wind blows on them, they can still continue to sleep in their warm beds.
Jiang Yuan, however, slept directly on the floor, covering herself with her coat. She would wake up as soon as the wind blew.
She put on her coat, tucked her hands into her sleeves, and hugged herself, trying to lock in the warmth of her body and make herself warmer.
Jiang Yuan was unable to join the Sunflower team because of her low combat strength and lack of special abilities. When she first arrived at the White Moon Base, she also considered joining other existing teams.
However, either the membership fee was too high, or they rejected her because they thought she was weak.
In fact, there are also gathering teams in the base that are not very armed, but these teams are all familiar with each other, and most of them are middle-aged or elderly people.
She successfully joined a collection team, but recently, due to continuous torrential rains and flooding outside, she lost her job.
The collection team was temporarily disbanded, and the middle-aged and elderly people still have their daughters and sons to support them.
She, Jiang Yuan, is alone. Oh, while middle-aged and elderly people can take on jobs at the base such as dumping garbage, cleaning the base, or planting, she is directly ineligible to apply because of her age.
On her way to the mission hall, she numbly munched on a biscuit, feeling that the usual route took longer than usual.
Looking around, she noticed that the base had become larger, the stone walls had been replaced with iron walls, and there was an additional building inside.
Jiang Yuan first checked her private messages. As usual, no one messaged her saying they saw someone who looked like a family member.
Feeling upset, she walked towards the new buildings in the base, deciding to take a look and maybe she could get a job there.
I heard that a family of three happened to arrive at the White Moon Base and stumbled upon a boutique that was hiring. The two middle-aged men were immediately put to work, and accommodation was provided.
The accommodation was quite nice, and since it's been cold lately, the owner even provided a stove for us to warm ourselves.
The sewing shop... the door wasn't open yet, and Jiang Yuan was stamping her feet as she waited at the spot next to the entrance.
This shop probably sells clothes, and it should also buy materials. The purchase price is probably higher than the base purchase price, just like boutiques do.
Just as she was thinking this, she ate the last bite of the cookie, and the door behind her creaked open.
"Oh my, it's a good omen to have customers so early in the morning."
Jiang Yuan turned around and saw a very elegant and graceful woman.
"Um, hello, my name is Jiang Yuan."
"Hello, I'm Xia Ningwei. My shop sells fabrics and clothing, accepts custom orders, and also buys materials. Feel free to come in and take a look if you're interested."
Xia Ningwei opened the door and turned on the light.
Jiang Yuan touched her nose. It smelled wonderful. As soon as she entered the store, she was enveloped by a fresh and elegant fragrance, which instantly invigorated her.
She seemed to sense something and checked her attributes, because the pressure value that had risen after the campfire went out at night was slowly decreasing.
The shop is large, with rows of racks displaying clothes and accessories. However, there don't seem to be many clothes and accessories on the racks; it looks like there are only one or two of each type.
On the left is the women's clothing section, and on the right is the men's clothing section. The shelves on the wall display fabrics of different colors and textures.
The main area is further divided into a youth clothing area, a senior clothing area, and a children's clothing area.
Upon entering, you'll find a rest area with nine sofa chairs and three wooden tables; the three sofa chairs each surround a wooden table, and they are arranged in a scattered manner.
Xia Ningwei smiled and said, "We've got new thermal clothes in stock. Feel free to take a look."
Jiang Yuan certainly saw it; there was a fluffy garment that looked warm... it probably wasn't expensive.
Taxes are low in Baiyue Base, and prices in shops are not high.
She walked to the left-hand section for thermal clothing and picked up a military green jacket with a hood.
Warm Jacket - Military Green:
Description: Somewhat waterproof and resistant to minor corrosion, increases body surface temperature by 6°C.
Price: 500 coins / 50 spider silk, 30 monster slime, 18 fire duck down.
I can't afford it!!
Jiang Yuan silently put down her phone and asked, "Boss, are you hiring? Do you provide accommodation? I'm really good at selling clothes."
Xia Ningwei chuckled: "You're really joking... But we do need to recruit a group of apprentices, but accommodation is not included. It's 30 coins a day. After learning how to make clothes, the apprentice will receive 50% of the profit from each garment sold, after deducting the cost price."
Jiang Yuan screamed inwardly, "Ahhh! Taking initiative brings results! I found a job! I no longer have to face those smelly zombies face-to-face!"
Every day, they have to live in fear of being betrayed by their colleagues, braving wind and rain.
"I'll do it!"
"Boss, does our store need sales staff? Can I sell to other farms? Will I get a commission?"
Xia Ningwei was taken aback. This base had no shortage of supplies, and in fact, there weren't enough to go around.
This base is already a Level 2 base, so the residents' economic situation must be quite good.
However, she really hadn't thought of selling it to other bases. If it could fetch a high price, she certainly wouldn't object.
As dawn broke, the people at the White Moon Base gradually got up, some eating, others preparing to go out.
Jiang Baiyue also got up.
She still plans to go to the dungeon today to collect more materials and fight monsters to level up.
Before going there, she headed to the sewing shop to get a few sets of clothes to change into.
The clothes she changed into yesterday tore again after just one day; she doesn't even know where they got torn.
As she walked, she inspected the base panel, especially the condition of the protective shield, and unexpectedly, she noticed something was wrong.
The damage level of the protective shield increased by 1% right before her eyes, and then the value decreased.
She knew that the repairs were using up materials from the warehouse.
Jiang Baiyue turned around and went to check the situation on the iron wall.
As soon as she climbed the iron wall, a gust of wind blew by, and her face quickly became cold and stiff. At the same time, the people patrolling on the wall also gasped in surprise.
"This wind is so cold."
"The rain has already flooded up to a third of the walls. If we open this door, the water will probably rush in as soon as we try to draw water."
"I heard that many people from the base go out by hanging down from the wall. If they accidentally fall in, the water there is colder and dirtier."
Looking down the wall, Jiang Baiyue saw that the water was indeed very deep, with many impurities, and the ground was no longer visible. The actual depth might be even greater.
Suddenly, the water surface churned, and a huge black shadow swam in the water.
The others also noticed the dark figure and stared at it nervously.
Whoosh—!
The waves, controlled by a force, crashed against the protective shield, revealing the true form of the dark shadow in the water—a fish monster.
It looked bigger than a whale, was completely black, had bony spurs on its back, and a fleshy pillar at the top of its front end from which hung a round fleshy tumor or some strange body tissue.
"Boss monster!"
"Everyone prepare to attack! Send messages to notify the others!"
Dozens of arrows were immediately launched, heading straight for the fish monster with great momentum.
The fish monster spat out a black bubble and then sank into the water. The arrow's force was neutralized by the water flow, and it lost its momentum after only a short distance in the water.
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