Qiu Huidong stood on the rooftop of the Blackthorn Company's headquarters, looking down with a frown at the mess in the entire camp.
Although the Blackthorn Company's headquarters was not tall, the other buildings in the huge camp were even shorter. Even brick houses were very rare, and most of them were just simple sheds. So when Qiu Huidong stood on the roof, relying on the powerful five senses of a fourth-level awakener, he could basically take in the entire camp.
The previous rainstorm caused great damage to the entire camp.
Due to the erosion of heavy rain, almost all the huts in the camp began to leak.
However, the leakage problem in most sheds is not particularly serious. At least there are some places inside the house to shelter from the rain, so as to avoid being soaked by the rain.
Even so, about 20% of the people were drenched by the black rain.
These people don't seem to have any problems at the moment, but everyone knows that they have been given a death warrant.
In the next few days to one or two months, they will die one after another, and this death is inevitable and irreversible.
Qiu Huidong felt extremely troubled by this.
There are only more than 6,000 survivors in the Blackthorn Camp. If the number of survivors is reduced by about 20% in a very short period of time, there will be only 5,000 people left in the camp. This will definitely be a heavy blow to the Blackthorn Company.
The company must reduce its size, and at the same time, it must find ways to attract more survivors from other places to settle here, otherwise the sudden imbalance in population may cause a chain reaction!
After all, there has always been a competitive relationship between the Blackthorn Company and the Brotherhood in the North.
If the survivors living in the Blackthorn Camp feel that there are more opportunities in the Brotherhood Camp to the north, then they will most likely choose to leave here and follow the caravans north!
The situation on the Brotherhood's side is similar to this side. The eldest brother does not laugh at the second brother. The reason why the two wasteland forces always maintain a certain restraint in exploiting the survivors in the settlement is because of each other's existence, which forms a constraint on each other.
But this sudden rainstorm seemed to completely disrupt the original balance.
As soon as the rain stopped, Qiu Huidong arranged for the company's people to go north to investigate the situation.
The feedback he received made Qiu Huidong's heart sink to the bottom.
It didn't rain in the settlement where the brotherhood was located!
The rainstorm only spread from the core area of Qin Island to an area about one or two kilometers north of the Blackthorn Camp, and had no effect at all on the settlements controlled by the Brotherhood!
God knows how angry Qiu Huidong was after hearing the news.
In addition, the three directors of the company have not sent back any news until now. Qiu Huidong felt that it was raining cats and dogs and that misfortunes never come alone.
Clearly, before this, the situation of Blackthorn Company was improving. Once he successfully broke through to the fifth-level awakener, Blackthorn Company would usher in another rapid development.
But who would have thought that the situation would take a sharp turn for the worse in less than half a month!
The speed of the change left him dumbfounded!
Things have developed to this point. No matter how optimistic Qiu Huidong is, he has to be mentally prepared for the worst.
At the same time, he also had to think about a question: what kind of terrible accident had happened to the three directors who were his right-hand men, so that all three of them were wiped out and not even one person could escape back to report to him!
Of course, he didn't have time to care about the matter of the three directors of the company for the time being. The dire situation of the survivors in the camp was enough to make him anxious.
If the situation is not handled properly and the Brotherhood in the north seizes the opportunity to incite a large number of survivors to move north, the foundation of the Blackthorn Company will be completely shaken.
This is a result he cannot accept in any way!
Just as Qiu Huidong was thinking about how to stabilize the situation in the camp, a supervisor from the company came to the roof.
He walked straight to a place about three meters behind Qiu Huidong and stopped, bowing respectfully and saying, "Chairman, someone wants to see you. They are waiting for you on the first floor of the company."
"Seeking a meeting? Who? A representative of the survivors from the camp? Tell them I'm trying to find a solution. Tell them to stay calm. I'll have the company's search team help reinforce their huts to ensure that the next time it rains, there won't be a leak as severe as this time!"
Qiu Huidong said without turning his head.
Because things have been so bad recently, Qiu Huidong's normal composure has disappeared, and the tone of his voice sounds quite irritable.
The supervisor who came to report shrank his neck and said cautiously, "Chairman, these aren't survivors from the camp, but... survivors from outside. They claim to know where the three directors are currently. If not, I wouldn't dare disturb you."
"What?!"
Qiu Huidong suddenly turned around, his eyes wide open, and asked, "Did they really say that?"
"Absolutely true!"
"How many of them are there?"
"Eight."
"Eight people... I understand. Notify everyone in the company to prepare for battle and gather outside the first floor! But you must obey my orders. No one may initiate an attack without my permission!"
"Yes, Chairman!"
Seeing the supervisor immediately obey orders and go to make arrangements, the puzzled look on Qiu Huidong's face flashed away.
Looking back at the campsite, which was already in a state of disrepair, Qiu Huidong sighed heavily.
For no reason, his thoughts went back to many years ago.
There was no Blackthorn Company at that time, and his biggest dream every day was just to fill his stomach.
He clearly remembered how childish and naive many of his thoughts were at that time. Compared to now, he was very easily satisfied back then.
When did it start to change?
It seems that it was after he founded the Blackthorn Company.
He had more and more, and even began to live a life that he had never dared to dream of before. However, he did not stop and enjoy life. Instead, the more he had, the harder it was to be satisfied.
He gradually began to be confused by his continuous success, and the change in his mentality caused him to live an increasingly tiring life over the years.
People are never satisfied and always think they can get more. Naturally, they will not be satisfied with their current situation.
Thinking of this, Qiu Huidong suddenly realized that he seemed too anxious...
I just don't know if it's too late to realize this now...
After squinting his eyes, Qiu Huidong turned around and walked downstairs with big strides!
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