Chapter 75 Chapter 75 Ring Gathering Place
"Xiao Zhong? What are you doing?"
Watching the wooden planks being carried into the settlement, Chang Ruijia looked at Zhong Yuan in confusion and greeted him enthusiastically. She really didn't expect that the entire settlement would become like this after she woke up.
The area as far as the eye can see seems to be divided into small circular areas one after another. Although there are separations between different areas, there is a long wooden board built between them.
Forgive her shortsightedness, but Chang Ruijia really couldn't imagine what the purpose of the settlement becoming like this was, and why the defense suddenly became so strange.
In fact, compared with the previous neat grid division, the current circular shape has more than doubled the scope of the settlement.
Now that the monster fish has reappeared, shouldn't the area be reduced further and further to ensure the safety of everyone within it?
"Excuse me, Sister Chang? This is the new market structure they've decided on after a resolution," Zhong Yuan explained with a smile, moving closer to Chang Ruijia. "The settlement area is the final area to be planned, and the trading area is the latest pilot area."
After Chang Ruijia came back, she simply met with a few of them and didn't even walk around the market for a few more times, so naturally she didn't see any changes.
She could understand the changes in the trading area, after all, they needed to constantly make improvements based on the development of the situation and the needs of life. But she hadn't expected that even the settlement area, which was only used as a rest area for members, would have to undergo changes.
Just as she was thinking, Zhong Yuan had already approached Chang Ruijia's bed, cautiously watching her through a circle of glowing blue cables. "Little Sister Chang, can I come closer to your bed? I'd like to give you something and demonstrate its function."
"Of course," Chang Ruijia nodded, slowly retracting the cables around the bed. "I'm also curious about what you guys are planning to do this time."
The workers over there were still working in full swing. Zhong Yuan had already entered Chang Ruijia's warning area, but she did not go too close. She stopped when she was closest and asked again.
"Well, I wonder if Sister Chang would be so kind as to invite me to your bed as a guest?"
What? !
Looking at Zhong Yuan's usual smiling face, Chang Ruijia was confused and didn't know how to start.
If her memory served her right, by the time she'd just returned, everyone in the market had already known that the underwater monsters, the Fish Language, had revived and that once they went underwater, they would never return. So why was Zhong Yuan still begging to be her guest in her bed?
"Of course you're welcome," Chang Ruijia said hesitantly, looking at Zhong Yuan. "But I don't know how you're going to get here. After all, under the sea..."
"Then it's settled!" Zhong Yuan smiled and said hurriedly as he looked at Chang Ruijia who nodded in agreement.
Then, in front of Chang Ruijia's shocked eyes, she used her frail body to lift the huge bed board that was totally incompatible with her strength and placed it between the two floating objects.
"Sister Chang, please do me a favor and help me fix the edge of the bed board on your side." Zhong Yuan said to Chang Ruijia without raising her head while she was busy tying something on her flower pot.
"Huh?" "Oh." Chang Ruijia was completely stunned by her action. She hadn't expected this 'guest' to come like this, and subconsciously began to fix it.
After Zhong Yuan carefully tested the firmness of the bed board, she finally stood up and walked from her own floating flower pot to Chang Ruijia's bed.
"Surprise!" When they were only one step away from the bed, Zhong Yuan jumped directly in front of the stunned Chang Ruijia, "Sister Chang, are you surprised to see what I did?"
Before she could nod or shake her head, Zhong Yuan opened his phone and took a few pictures of Chang Ruijia's shocked and slightly confused face, and sent them to the group chat that was eagerly waiting to see her reaction.
"Hey, that's not what I wanted to do," Zhong Yuan quickly put away her phone. "It was those brothers and sisters who forced me to stay in the settlement area. I had to take pictures as soon as possible. If my sister tells them, they can't say anything about me."
In fact, Chang Ruijia didn't even hear what she said clearly. She just looked at the little girl in front of her, whose actual height was only up to her chin, and who she could punch with one punch, but whose strength was so great that it made her speechless. She felt that the scene just now almost made her lose her ability to speak.
How could a floating bridge made of bed planks suddenly appear? She hadn't expected Zhong Yuan's "visit" to be like this. She had been worried about how they would gather when there were monster fish under the sea.
From this perspective, the continuous transportation of bed boards for construction and establishment in the settlement area seems to have a certain explanation.
Chang Ruijia looked at what was actually happening in front of her and said thoughtfully, "It's amazing that they can solve problems by getting along with each other. The wisdom of the group is really unimaginable."
"Haha, it's surprising to see such an idea for the first time, right? In fact, when we first heard Brother Lu propose this idea, we also found it incredible." Zhong Yuan comforted with the look of someone who had experienced it.
As she spoke, Chang Ruijia had suppressed the shock in her heart and took out the coffee table and recliner that had been put away. She had to prepare some things in case someone came to visit her on the bed.
On the coffee table were some fruits that Chang Ruijia had saved earlier, placed between the two of them. Above their heads was the torn skylight, blocking out the scorching sun.
"Sure enough, if we talk about enjoyment, it has to be Sister Chang's floating objects. Isn't it much better than my flower pot full of mud? I even have to lay out a living area myself." Zhong Yuan said with some emotion.
Since the advent of this tool that allows people to visit each other, he has also been on many people's floating objects, but if you want to talk about comfort, it has to be this bed that many people envy. Even the place where you step on it can feel soft. People who don't care about these things will probably feel comfortable sleeping on it directly.
It's really frustrating to compare yourself with others.
However, Zhong Yuan was not the kind of person with ill intentions. After sighing twice, he began to explain the whole story of this change.
"Actually, this plan came up a long time ago. Individual floating objects floating on the sea, while this method of free movement in a short period of time is very portable, it is not feasible to gather and survive in this way."
Zhong Yuan recalled Lu Baian's expression when he first raised this question, and slowly said, "At that time, we didn't know how to solve it. Later, the widening of the plastic bottle behind your bed gave Brother Lu and Brother Yu an inspiration."
"So, the reason you've been exchanging various things from me is to put this plan into action?" Chang Ruijia suddenly realized, thinking of the goods that had been purchased in large quantities before.
She said that why a small organized market would have such a huge demand for items that seemed to have no use, and the reason was this.
"Our idea is pretty clever, isn't it?" Zhong Yuantao said to Chang Ruijia with a smile. "The settlement area here is relatively small due to different personal habits, but the market is a huge platform, much more spectacular than this one."
Chang Ruijia silently gave a thumbs up. It was really amazing to be able to establish a human gathering place on this vast ocean.
Standing up slightly, Chang Ruijia looked towards a place not far away where lively roars were erupting one after another. Through the crowd who were busy distributing items to the settlement, she seemed to be able to see the other side that had grown from nothing to become increasingly prosperous.
Although there are quite a few markets gathered on the sea now, Chang Ruijia is sure that if they continue to develop in this way, their market will definitely become one of the largest distribution centers for mankind in the future.
There is no one who does not yearn for a collective, especially after being lonely and helpless for several months, no one would not like to be able to interact with others in close proximity.
“Although now only a few people who have risen to four times the area can temporarily escape from the floating objects and join, I believe that we will have more people joining us in the future.” Zhong Yuan shook hands with a confident look.
Chang Ruijia also nodded. She believed that this day would come, and she was also full of confidence in it.
But then again, Zhong Yuan retreated back to the lounge chair beside her, looked at Chang Ruijia with a curious smile, and said, "Little Sister Chang, do you have anything more valuable to exchange when you go out this time? That GoPro that could go into the sea and explore the situation at will was really tempting."
A camera that can detect underwater conditions is extremely surprising no matter where it is, and it is even more enviable for those who are preparing to go out to sea to hunt monster fish.
"Don't worry, why would I keep so much on hand?" Chang Ruijia had already thought about this. When Zhong Yuan was asked about it, she gave him a direct answer. "It's still the same as before. As long as you can pay the right price, I still have a lot of things you need."
"Great!" Zhong Yuan, who was highly regarded by everyone, waved her hand. "Now Sister Zhang Rui can rest assured. Hehe, I always say Sister Xiao Chang is the best."
Before the two of them could talk more deeply, suddenly, a loud shouting came from a distance. No one knew what they were doing, but it attracted the attention of everyone around.
"What are those people doing?" Chang Ruijia looked at them from a distance with some doubt.
Judging from the bustling place, that place is neither a settlement area nor a trading area, and it even seems to be a little far away from the protection area of the entire market.
Could something have happened?
"Oh, that place," Zhong Yuan took a quick look and then understood. "Brother Lu and his companions are really worried about staying in the market any longer. Just as Brother Yu's research has shown some progress, he's taken his men to look for trouble with the monster fish. But it seems they've made some unexpected discoveries."
"Oh, that's not bad." Chang Ruijia nodded. Being able to ambitiously solve everything that might arise outside was what a person in charge of the market should be like.
But an unexpected situation? What kind of unexpected situation would cause such a big commotion?
Wait…did she forget something?
Chang Ruijia was sitting comfortably on the recliner, but suddenly she stood up and looked towards the direction where the sound came from.
Oh shit!
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