Chapter 240 The First Group of Defectors
Before the horn sounded, the soldier on duty in the ship channel had already poked his head out, and at the same time a sniper rifle appeared in the corner.
"It's us," Ning Yuan poked his head out.
"Captain Ning," the guard shouted, opening the passage and letting the car in. The crowd behind watched, but no one stepped forward.
The journey back home was smooth. Several team leaders were there, and Zhuang Mingxu was discussing with others whether these people should stay or go.
Zhuang Aiyi was walking around in the living room and saw Lu Weiyi running towards him. "Little daddy, Aiyi misses you so much."
"Really?" Lu Weiyi picked up the child and asked gently, "What did you think about?"
"Think about it with your mouth," Zhuang Aiyi said, and kissed Lu Weiyi on the face. The delicate and soft baby made Lu Weiyi's heart soften. If it was at the beginning of his rebirth, he would never have thought that he would have a child to worry about.
Lu Weiyi picked him up with both hands and lifted him high.
"Aiyi, stop playing. Dad just finished his work and is very tired." Zhuang Mingxu is now showing signs of becoming a strict father.
"Okay," Zhuang Aiyi said obediently, "Then daddy will lift Aiyi up high tomorrow."
"Okay." Lu Weiyi put Zhuang Aiyi on the ground, grabbed his hand and walked into the hall.
The team leaders of each team gathered together again, as if they were having an informal meeting.
"You guys were pretty fast this time. Are you done?" Li Qing looked at Lu Weiyi with joy in his eyes.
Lu Weiyi nodded, and the people in the hall immediately cheered.
"Is it really ten tons?" Lei Jun came closer in disbelief.
"No, there was a lot of loss, but the harvest was pretty good." Lu Weiyi did not give specific numbers. It was rare to get a good comment from him.
Lu Weiyi held the hand that Zhuang Mingxu extended to him, and the two of them hugged each other gently. Xu Sa kicked a stool over and sat next to his wheelchair.
Antonio and Dean spontaneously went into the kitchen to ask Xi's father for something to eat, while the rest of the people slumped over on the sofa.
"The people outside..." Ning Yuan asked proactively.
"They have nowhere to go and want to follow us. Our base is planning to recruit people," Li Qing took the responsibility and said, "I'll discuss it with everyone."
"I'm in favor of letting them in. Our base needs ordinary people to operate. It's too hard for our team members to do everything." Zhuang Mingxu also agreed. He estimated that if Lu Weiyi was not around and made a decision without him as the captain, it would make him lose his prestige, so he kept waiting for him to come back.
"They come here to eat, drink, defecate and urinate, and all the management is very troublesome," Ning Yuan said truthfully. "There is no doubt that the military people obey orders, but they are far from being able to manage people. There are also few people with management experience, and we don't have enough manpower."
"So let them manage their own people," said Zhuang Mingxu in a mysterious way, then took out a planning sheet and handed it to Lu Weiyi beside him.
Zhuang Mingxu planned to recruit residents from the very beginning, and the plan had been made long ago and was divided into two parts.
One part of it is the situation of small groups seeking refuge. The base will divide a certain area for residents to live in. They pay a certain amount of crystal cores every year as land use rights and build houses according to the base's plan. The managers are still their own group, and the rest of the people take care of themselves.
Lu Weiyi flipped through it and found that the latter part even included detailed information about his personal plan for defection.
I don't know when it was written, but I admire the fact that he was prepared for a rainy day.
After reading it, Lu Weiyi passed it to others.
"These people outside have no supplies and cannot afford the fees," Ning Yuan said bluntly after reading it.
"Then the labor will offset it," Zhuang Mingxu said, "No matter they are psychics or ordinary people, they all find things to do by themselves. I heard from Li Qing that most of them are ordinary people. Ordinary people don't want to go out, so they have to find a job to support themselves. Our base's planting areas and miscellaneous items need manpower everywhere. We also support self-employment and diversified development."
"Have you counted the number of people?" Ning Yuan asked.
Li Qing handed over a piece of handwritten paper, which was densely covered with names, ages, and even information such as superpowers. "A total of 896 people, 92 of whom are superpowered. Most of them are wood, earth, and water. The level is generally C. Chen Xing is metal, and there are two fire types."
People of the three elements of wood, water and earth should be able to be promoted to A-level by absorbing crystal cores alone, but these people are still C.
The corners of Lu Weiyi's mouth twitched when he heard this.
The plan took all aspects into consideration in detail, and there was no loss in agreeing to it, so everyone's attention was eventually focused on Lu Weiyi.
"I don't care, as long as you agree," Lu Weiyi said, and then he remembered something, "All new residents will live in the North Island, and no one is allowed to log in to other islands without permission. In addition, people in the team can date, but it is best to understand the confidentiality regulations and not bring people into private territory."
"So are we still going to Kyoto?" Xu Sa's eyes swept between Lu Weiyi and Zhuang Mingxu.
Lu Weiyi didn't say anything. He didn't want to comment on this anymore. He felt that Zhuang Mingxu seemed to be unable to distinguish the primary from the secondary.
"Three days at most," Zhuang Mingxu waved the plan in his hand, "Everything has been decided, just make the arrangements. Xiaoyi, you arrange for water-based mutants to go out to sea to catch a few batches of fish and put them into the space. We can sell them when we arrive in Kyoto."
When Lu Weiyi heard about selling for money, he gave a thumbs up and a smile immediately appeared on his face.
**
The COFCO people were resettled very quickly.
Based on the living area provided by Zhuang Mingxu, the other party chose the smallest one with the lowest annual rent.
Since the other party now has no crystal cores to pay the rent, he signed an IOU for labor repayment.
"All islands and sea areas belong to the base. Private individuals are not allowed to approach, fish privately, or fish within one kilometer out to sea. Please take a look at these requirements," Zhuang Mingxu handed the cooperation regulations to Chen Xiang. "There are clear regulations on the number of people in the team going out and the number of crystal cores to be paid each time. All conditions written in the regulations must be followed, otherwise you will be expelled from the base. I hope you will not test the law."
"Hey, I know. I will keep everyone under control." Chen Xiang looked around with the people in the base. The surrounding area was undeveloped and desolate, but there was no visible threat of zombies.
For a group of people who just want a comfortable life, it is a bit hard, but it is easy to survive.
While Zhuang Mingxu was busy settling the residents, Lu Weiyi came to the basement which he had not entered for a long time.
Lu Weiyi gave part of the newly collected grain to the people at the base to grow, and placed the rest along with the grain storage warehouses on the South Island Supply Island. The surrounding area was graced by wood-type mutants who grew several layers of huge trees, preventing it from being seen directly from the outside. There were containers and warehouses distributed inside, and now there are more than a dozen grain storage warehouses.
There are no guards and it's not very safe. Lu Weiyi feels that he needs to think of a way to protect it. Even if the distance is close, it's still a few hundred meters away. If something gets stolen, we may not even know it.
In the basement, Lu Xi was working day and night again. According to Xi Shi, he only came out once in the few days after they left.
The knocking sound echoed in the empty basement. Lu Weiyi looked at the few indicator lights on the surrounding area and thought that he must get some fuel back as soon as possible. This pitch-black basement was creepy.
"Come in." Lu Xi's voice sounded muffled through the heavy door.
"Xiaoxi" Lu Weiyi pushed the door open and saw Lu Xi wearing impact-resistant glasses and a white coat that was a bit long and hung at his feet, looking very professional.
"Brother?" Lu Xi turned around, a flash of joy on his face, "Wait a minute, I'll be ready soon."
He turned around and worked with them for a few minutes. After a moment, he took out something half the length of his palm from the experimental cabin and exhaled deeply. "Look, this is my latest research, the fire converter. Let's do a test."
"..." Lu Weiyi really wanted to say that he came here just to see him, but when he saw people pushing him towards the elevator with great interest, he silently swallowed the words in his mouth.
"After Li Zhuang and Antonio tested the previous ones, they all found some problems. I have been improving it recently. This is already the third generation of the product. I think there will be no problems," said Lu Xi with confidence.
The villa is located in the center of the crescent-shaped island. In front is the main beach, and the jungle in the backyard leads directly to the coast.
Lu Xi pulled Lu Weiyi to the coastline, placed the converter on the specially made gun, and handed the gun to Lu Weiyi, "The time to witness history has come."
"Any crystal core will do, just throw it into the water," he said.
Lu Weiyi casually took out a common attributeless crystal core, loaded the gun, and fired a shot directly at the bottom of the water. It was a plain shot, and after a moment, a ball of fire exploded on the water, with the remains of various aquatic animals splattered everywhere.
Lu Weiyi hurriedly used his mental power to protect the two people, but he still did not miss the smell of meat coming from his nostrils.
Lu Xi took the pistol and looked at it, then jumped up and down excitedly and said, "It's a success, it's a success."
“I am really an ordinary little genius”
The gun didn't melt like before, it just felt hot to the touch.
"Not bad," Lu Weiyi praised.
"I already have an idea. I believe it won't take long to make converters for other series," Lu Xi said happily.
"How come it was specially developed for the fire system?" Lu Weiyi took out the crystal core, and the energy seemed to have not been fully consumed.
"Brother Mingxu said that fire is very powerful and you need it more now," Lu Xi said.
Lu Weiyi touched the boy's head and said, "We can develop some as soon as possible. I'll have people prepare whatever is needed. We can take some with us when we leave, and leave some for the people in the base." At least with the weapons, Lu Weiyi doesn't have to worry too much about the defense of the base.
"Are we going back?" Lu Xi asked.
"Yes, in the next few days, you should pack up the things you want to take with you," Lu Weiyi said, and took out five thousand crystal cores from the space, "This is a reward for your research."
Lu Xi was delighted, he took it and looked at it, his smile rising to the sky, "There are so many."
"Yes, there will be more in the future." Lu Weiyi straightened his hair that was messed up by the sea breeze, "Go back and have a rest for a while. You are so young, but you already have dark circles under your eyes."
Lu Xi nodded and walked home with an armful of crystal cores. During the walk, he met Zhuang Aiyi who was playing and shared a handful with him. He also met his friend Dean and shared a handful with him. Soon, a bag of 100 crystal cores was used up.
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