Chapter 392 Currency
"Are you back? Were you stopped?" A charcoal stove had been lit in Zhuang Mingxu's office, and the smell of charcoal floated in the air, bringing with it a warmth.
He handed over two cups of hot water. Lu Weiyi reached out to take them and felt the coldness of his hand.
"Why is it so cold?"
Lu Weiyi asked like a young master who was ignorant of the world. Zhuang Mingxu rubbed his frosted hair and said with a smile, "The weather is just so cold."
Ordinary people's bodies are too weak. Lu Weiyi grabbed his hands and warmed them up, "I will take over the affairs of the base from now on."
The topic changed so quickly that Zhuang Mingxu and Wu Yue couldn't help but look at him. Seeing that he didn't show any other expression, they understood that he was simply worried about the impact of the temperature on ordinary people.
"Wait until the temperature drops a little. It's still okay now. You can start slowly and take a break. It will give you some buffer time."
When Lu Weiyi heard about taking a rest, his eyes lit up unconsciously. He nodded reservedly and told him about the situation at the Pingjin base.
"That is to say, they will definitely take action," Zhuang Mingxu thought for a moment, "then we should try our best to make them take action after we have prepared everything."
He stood up and took out a stack of hand-drawn blueprints from his desk, "Recently, the people in the base and I have been studying defense after the sea water freezes."
"Once the sea freezes, our base will become an isolated island with loopholes all around it. To deal with this situation, we have worked out two sets of response plans."
Lu Weiyi saw the picture drawn on his map. Even though he had good drawing skills, to his eyes it was just a circle of hillsides that looked like a crater and he couldn't see any meaning.
"The first way is to build a wall by ourselves. We can build an ice wall along the entire base in a gentle slope, surrounding our entire base. If you want to enter from the outside, you must break the ice first. We can set up sentries on the ice wall, which will give us the upper hand whether we are monitoring or fighting."
"But they have water-related abilities, so breaking the ice and getting in is not a problem at all," Wu Yue interrupted.
"Yes, but they don't have many high-level espers. I compiled the data of all the espers in the Pingjin base. The two most effective espers against ice walls are water and fire. There are 58 A-level water espers and 22 fire espers. There are 4,368 B-level water espers and 2,214 fire espers."
"Is the difference so big?" Wu Yue knew that there was a gap between the psychics in the two bases, but he didn't expect the gap to be so big.
This is a shocking number.
"There are more C-level ones, but the success rate of their base upgrading from B-level to A-level is only 0.5%. At the beginning, most of the psychics were trying their best to absorb crystal cores. After this comparison, many people stopped absorbing crystal cores, which also led to the fact that their base has sufficient crystal core storage."
"Among the water-based mutants in our base, Ye Jia's ice-based ability is the most outstanding. I asked him to assist in an experiment. When he puts all his strength into it, he can solidify an ice body that is about 30 meters long, wide and high. If it melts, the same amount will be lost. Moreover, his energy will be exhausted after one strike, and he needs to absorb a large amount of crystal cores."
"Given the situation of the supernatural beings in the Pingjin base, many people dare not try their best to absorb the crystal cores, fearing that they might be forced to upgrade. This results in a reduction in the effectiveness of their actions."
"But we have the assistance of ice crystal core weapons. We can continuously replenish the thickness of the ice wall and even attack the opponent from a long distance without waiting for them to get close."
"The contrast between the superpowers is too strong, it's still a bit risky." Wu Yue frowned, "Can we send people to melt the frozen layer around the base every day, so that there are still no blind spots around us?"
"It depends on the thickness of the ice. If it's shallow, it's useless. If it's deep, there aren't enough psychics. Crystal core weapons are consumed every day, which is too wasteful. We have also tried attacking the ice with crystal core cannons, but they can only shatter it. It can't melt it immediately into water that can't pass through. But the other side has many psychics, so it's easy to form a passage through the ice."
Both options have their pros and cons, and the two finally looked at Lu Weiyi.
"What long-range weapons does the base have now?" Lu Weiyi asked.
"Twenty-eight shoulder-mounted rocket launchers, four long-range tank rocket launchers, and seventy-eight portable crystal core guns. Antonio has been working overtime with his men recently."
"The tank's range seems to be..."
"Precise distance of 1,500 to 2,000 meters"
"Build an ice wall directly. As soon as the sea starts to freeze, immediately gather all the water-type mutants and ice-type crystal core guns in the base to assist. Use four tank rocket launchers to guard possible directions. At the same time, distribute other crystal core weapons to the guards and defend the city with all our strength." Lu Weiyi stood up boldly and had a murderous aura on his body, which was the momentum formed by being baptized by blood.
Zhuang Mingxu was so excited that he couldn't take his eyes off it.
"Cough" Wu Yue coughed heavily in dissatisfaction.
"Okay," Zhuang Mingxu came back to his senses, "I'll tell each team about the upcoming closure of the base later."
After the three of them agreed, the meeting time arrived.
Lu Weiyi and Zhuang Mingxu walked towards the conference room, and the first thing they notified was that the base might be closed after the freezing.
"Does this mean we can't go out anymore?" Li Feng, deputy captain of the Ping An team, asked first, "Who will be responsible for our losses then?"
"What kind of losses are you referring to, Deputy Captain Li?" Zhuang Mingxu asked good-temperedly.
"Supplies and crystal cores, Captain Zhuang, you know, there are so many people in our team waiting for meals, we dare not relax for a single day. Now that the base is sealed, no one knows how long it will last."
They just hope that the base will give them a certain degree of compensation so that they can take advantage of it. People from other bases neither cater to them nor object. It would be nice if they could take advantage of the situation and get some bargains.
"The sea water is already freezing at this temperature. It is estimated that it will freeze solid when it reaches minus 20 degrees Celsius. At this temperature, the engine reaches the cold start temperature. If it is any lower, it will be completely unable to start. Do you plan to walk to find supplies?" Lu Weiyi would not give him this face.
"As for hunting zombies, after the surrounding sea freezes, there will be no walls around the island, and it will be easy for zombies to get close. Since Captain Li has this plan, I will reserve a good position for you at that time."
"This... hehe... the base commander is joking," Li Feng looked embarrassed.
"Captain Li just wanted to ask about the base commander's arrangements for each team after the sea freezes. I have no other intentions," Du Ping said.
"Yes, yes, don't misunderstand, Base Commander," Li Feng quickly responded.
"That's my misunderstanding." Lu Weiyi readily followed suit and took the initiative of the meeting in his hands, and continued, "Given the location of our base and some things in the base that are easy to attract coveted, once the sea water freezes, the entire base will enter a state of full defense."
"All the psychics of each team must obey the base's deployment. No matter whether they are committed to the base's internal construction or external defense, those who make contributions to the base will be compensated."
"Base commander, could you please tell me what kind of compensation it is?" Ye Jia, with a head of white hair, had sparkling eyes and a look of anticipation on his face.
Lu Weiyi saw what he meant and hinted, "It will be what you psychics want."
The psychics present looked at each other and tacitly did not ask any more questions, but they were also wondering whether this was really the so-called security upgrade method.
The conference room was silent for a moment, yet it seemed as if an invisible atmosphere was surging.
Lu Weiyi has already turned to the next item, "The last thing is currency."
"Considering that the exchange of items in the base is still carried out by purchasing crystal cores or bartering, which is inconvenient in daily life, starting tomorrow the base will gradually recommend a new type of currency according to the region, called contribution points."
The assistant distributed a box of equipment similar to a children's watch. "It will only show payments and receipts. Each person has one. It contains personal information and contribution points. The value of the contribution points will be announced and controlled by the base trading hall later."
Lu Weiyi told all the news concisely, closed the file, and looked at everyone, "Everyone sitting here is the backbone of the base. I hope that the first winter after the establishment of our base will be a peaceful winter without bloodshed, freezing to death, starvation and other things."
"From today on, I will not leave the base until the spring of next year. Any team can contact the government if they have any questions. I am willing to do my best to protect this base, and I hope that everyone can do their part for this pure land."
"I am with you."
“I hope you will be with me too.”
"Don't worry, base commander. No matter what happens in the base, I will support the base." Ye Jia seemed to have gotten what he wanted and stood up first to make the promise.
"Our COFCO team is also willing to follow the base commander's arrangements"
“And us”
“We are definitely indispensable.”
Everyone present expressed their opinions, and Lu Weiyi nodded calmly, "Meeting adjourned."
The entire meeting lasted no more than twenty minutes and was incredibly efficient. Zhuang Mingxu glanced at his watch and saw people getting up to leave, and he didn't react for a moment.
"Aren't you cold?" Lu Weiyi reminded.
Zhuang Mingxu laughed, put on gloves and followed him out, leaving his assistant to register the contribution points with the people from each team.
As the temperature dropped, the small electric vehicle consumed a huge amount of power and the speed was extremely slow along the way.
Before the two of them walked out of the section, a mutant plant clumsily rushed over from a distance. Ordinary people who were collecting supplies were frightened and screamed, and the whole square became restless in an instant.
"What happened?" Zhuang Mingxu asked in a muffled voice.
"It seems..." Lu Weiyi stretched out his mental power, somewhat uncertainly, "It's a mutant vine... tying up a person."
"I'll go take a look." A psychic over there had already started attacking the mutant vine. Perhaps because Gu Qingji had given it an order not to attack people in the base, the mutant vine just dodged.
"Go ahead, be careful." Zhuang Mingxu quickly switched to the driver's seat, waiting for possible response at any time.
Lu Weiyi walked over quickly and shouted to the psychic who took action, "Wait."
"Base commander, it's a mutant plant," someone shouted to Lu Weiyi.
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