Chapter 118 The Only Trading Hall
Lu Weiyi acted like a young master. While everyone else was working, he sat in the shade, feeling refreshed and drinking an iced drink, as if he was on vacation. When I heard him talk, I whispered, "The seeds that are grown by force can only be eaten. The seeds that are not planted in the soil will not survive. We have to keep enough seeds of each kind."
This was the result obtained by a group of researchers from the Academy of Sciences in the previous life after countless attempts. Superpowers can help growth, but if they are grown directly without the help of soil, even if seeds are left behind, they cannot grow in the soil.
This meant that some people who had always asked psychics to grow crops could not survive without the wood-type psychics. As a result, the status of wood-type psychics was extremely high for a period of time, and there was a shortage of seeds of various foods for a period of time.
"Moreover, the seeds that are induced to grow can only be induced to grow five times at most, and after that they will not grow anymore." In other words, without land for planting, it is very likely that something will disappear after several generations of induced growth.
This was also one of the main reasons for famine in the previous life.
When Zhuang Mingxu heard him say this, he immediately thought of the consequences, "We can't use any superpowers at all? We don't have many seeds."
"It seems that the growth cycle can be shortened by half at most," Lu Weiyi replied uncertainly.
Zhuang Mingxu crossed out the plan that read "birth-inducing food" in his notebook, and silently set the growth cycle at two-thirds.
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After finishing the work in the base, the group was preparing to go out for a day of zombie hunting, find some crystal cores, and demonstrate the new currency of the trading hall.
Wu Yue brought back news that someone in the base's upper echelons had already seen the crystal core and knew that it could enhance supernatural powers.
They have no intention of making it public for the time being. Everyone wants to keep this kind of thing in their hands first and wait until their own people's abilities are almost improved before making it public. This way, they will be able to gain a better foothold in the base.
"Also, I heard that zombies now have superpowers." Wu Yue, who had heard the news, passed a gray and a green crystal core around for everyone to read and asked Zhuang Mingxu, "What should we do next?"
Zhuang Mingxu held a gray-brown crystal core, which looked gray at first glance, but upon closer inspection, there seemed to be a layer of gray substance inside, which did not look pure. He handed the crystal core to Lu Weiyi beside him, took another green one and looked at it, and it was the same. He thought about it and smiled very friendly, "Then let's just announce it directly and grab this good reputation for them."
“Don’t we collect it in advance?” Wu Yue also thought that his own people should be promoted first and then announced later.
Zhuang Mingxu shook his head and said, "We are few in number, and relying on ourselves to hunt zombies to improve our superpowers is too slow. We might as well announce it directly. There are many teams out there that don't have superpowers. Even if they know that the crystal core can improve superpowers, it is of no use to them. It is better to use it to exchange for supplies."
The next day, the weather was clear, and Lu Weiyi and his party went to the trading hall they had bought, which was located in the trading center. There was a sign hanging on the door that read "The Only Trading Hall."
Lu Weiyi didn't feel anything when he saw it. After all, all Zhuang Mingxu's companies were named like this and he was used to it. But other people were a little speechless when they saw it.
"I just had a meal and now I'm forced to eat dog food." Xu Sa put his arm around Liu Rui's shoulder and muttered softly.
"I will open a trading house for you in the future and it will be called Dean Trading House," Antonio promised Dean.
"No, that's a bit silly," Dean said in a low voice, and when he saw Lu Weiyi looking at him, he immediately turned serious.
As soon as the iron gate was lowered, Lu Weiyi pushed Zhuang Mingxu into the house, took a look, turned around and shouted, "Dean."
"Eh" Dean thought he was caught and wanted to explain immediately. Before he could open his mouth, Lu Weiyi said, "You and Bai Miao will be in charge here from now on. Lu Xi will develop in the research direction, so he will stay here with you for a short time."
Speaking of Lu Xi's research, Zhuang Mingxu remembered what he had asked someone to inquire about, and said to Lu Xi, "I asked someone, and the Qingyuan City base also has a department dedicated to research, but the research projects are still mainly in the medical direction of zombie vaccines, which is not very relevant to you."
"Moreover, all the researchers inside are affiliated with the Li and Gu families. I'm afraid they won't be very friendly if we send you in, so we decided that you will follow the team for the time being, and then after things stabilize, we will find you what you need to do research on your own."
Lu Xi nodded.
Lu Weiyi turned around to put away the shelves they had organized. The Gu Qingyue brothers helped to move and place the items, and discussed where each item would be most appropriately placed.
"In the next few days, there will definitely be many attempts from other forces in the base. You don't need to be polite when the time comes. It would be best to just show your strength and make them afraid to act recklessly," Zhuang Mingxu instructed the others who came here to get acquainted.
"Don't worry, I won't be polite to anyone," said Antonio.
"Um... Brother Mingxu, if any relatives come over to get supplies or something..." Bai Miao giggled.
"Relatives?" Xu Sa looked around and wondered, "Don't all of us have any relatives?" They had been traveling together all the way, and although they didn't say it explicitly, most of their backgrounds were still clear. Xu Sa looked at Chen Zhong and the others.
"My wife and daughter live in the staff building, they won't take anything without permission," Chen Zhong said.
"My parents are both out of town, and my girlfriend broke up with me when I chose to stay," Shen Xing shrugged.
"Well..." Bai Miao was embarrassed to speak directly. Finally, Wu Yue couldn't stand it anymore and quietly pointed at Lu Weiyi.
Ning Yuan and Li Zhuang, who knew about Lu Weiyi's parents, looked at each other tacitly and said nothing. Zhuang Mingxu was stunned for a moment.
He has been back for so long that he can't take care of himself due to his health condition. The Ji family didn't come to visit him and Lu Weiyi never mentioned them, so he simply forgot about this family. When Bai Miao mentioned it, he remembered that Lu Weiyi had a family. He glanced at Lu Weiyi who was packing his things and said, "Take out the money and take your things."
"Brother Weiyi..." Before the end of the world, Bai Miao's parents were senior executives in Zhuang Mingxu's company. They knew a lot about the affairs of Zhuang Mingxu and Lu Weiyi. Now they did not trust Zhuang Mingxu very much, especially since it was obvious that Lu Weiyi's prestige in the team was higher than Zhuang Mingxu's.
"I'll talk to him later," said Zhuang Mingxu.
"OK"
Bai Miao was talking about Lu Weiyi's annoying relative here, and no one saw a neatly dressed girl outside the big window pulling another pretty girl next to her and whispering to her, "Ji Lin, isn't that your gay brother? He seems to have a space."
"What nonsense are you talking about, Fang Wan? Lu Weiyi died in Wutong a long time ago. How is it possible that..." Ji Lin paused, turned her head and stared at Lu Weiyi for a while. She saw with her own eyes that when he raised his hand, rows of shelves appeared. "They must be my mother's jade pendants."
"What do you mean?" Fang Wan asked.
"Before the end of the world, Lu Weiyi cheated my brother into giving him a set of jewelry. My mother told me that the jewelry was all antiques, so the possibility of them having space is very high," Ji Lin said, pulling Fang Wan towards home, "I have to go back and tell my family."
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On the first day of opening, in order to have a good publicity, Lu Weiyi took out some chickens and pork from the space. Whole chickens, ribs, and pork belly were piled on the first layer of the refrigerator. There were not many, but looking at it now makes people feel luxurious.
On the vegetable shelf next to them were the vegetables they had exchanged along the way, with only a small amount of each placed. The lush green color looked appetizing; next to them were fruits, apples, pears, peaches, plums, and Lu Weiyi even placed a few watermelons.
After an inexplicable heavy snowfall, most of the fruits and vegetables in the wild were frozen to death, and fresh fruits and vegetables were rare at this time.
"Is this what you collected in the first village we left Wutong City?" When Antonio saw the familiar thing, he thought of the watermelons that disappeared all over the ground.
Lu Weiyi smiled smugly but did not answer.
"Give me a melon, Dean has been thinking about it for a long time." Antonio went to find the melon that Dean had been thinking about, only to find that there were no vines in the watermelon field.
Lu Weiyi was not stingy either. He took out two and gave them to him. He also took out two big watermelons and invited others to eat.
With the temperature over 30 degrees, I can eat a watermelon and life is so beautiful.
"Everyone, don't forget to collect all the seeds. You can use them to induce growth if you want to eat them in the future." Gu Qingyue took a trash can and placed it in the middle of the group of people.
"Swallow...swallowed," said Liu Rui.
"Then a watermelon will grow in your belly," Zhuang Aiyi said in a baby voice with a look of horror on his face, staring at Liu Rui's belly.
"Hahaha... when the watermelons grow, pick the biggest one for Aiyi to eat, okay?" Xu Sa teased him.
"Um... little uncle, can I eat it?" Zhuang Aiyi asked Lu Xi who was feeding him watermelon.
"..." Lu Xi was speechless. He scooped a spoonful of seedless melon pulp for Zhuang Aiyi and fed it into his mouth. Then he wanted to answer, "Wait until it grows out. Your uncle will take a look at it for you to know if it is edible."
"Okay then, I'll ask my uncle for help when the time comes." Zhuang Aiyi ate with her mouth puffed out, not forgetting to tell Liu Rui, "Uncle Liu, please save some for me when the time comes."
"Okay, all...all are for you," Liu Rui smiled.
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In Zijin Garden, not far from Longmen Villa District, Ji Lin pulled Fang Wan and ran quickly towards a small villa. As soon as they entered the door, they bumped into someone. It was Ji Jin, who was tricked by Lu Weiyi the day before the end of the world.
"Ji Lin, can't you be more steady?" Ji Jin touched his chest which was hurt by her collision and frowned.
"Brother, do you know who I saw?" Ji Lin said.
"Not interested. I'm going to lead the team out to look for supplies. When you two are free, go and curry favor with the young master of the Li and Gu families. Don't hang around if you have nothing to do." Ji Jin didn't think there was anything wrong with a brother saying this, and he prepared to walk out after he finished speaking.
Although Ji Lin felt annoyed, ever since the disappearance of supplies at home was related to Li Ji, she, as his girlfriend, has been unable to hold her head up at home.
They had no choice but to sell their house in Longmen Villa together with the Jiang family and move to their current residence. It snowed heavily, and now the family almost entirely depends on Ji Jin, the psychic. No matter how dissatisfied she was, she couldn't say anything.
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