Chapter 201
In just one month, Lao Mo developed hundreds of believers.
The initial part was naturally developed through the relationship network of acquaintances such as Shazi and Luo Xiaolei, and then gradually developed with the help of the old and the new.
Most of these believers come from the gangs that control the water sources.
The dense flow of people in a short period of time quickly attracted the attention of the gang leader. The two people who were peeping at the ceremony were sent to investigate the situation.
"What should we do now? That old guy really made water appear!"
This was a young man with a scar on his face, short hair, dark skin, and perfectly hidden in the shadows.
"It must be a trick or something. It's just too far away and I can't see clearly..."
"Do you think those hundreds of people are all fools? I saw Luo Xiaolei and several powerful people with special abilities."
The scarred young man whispered, "If this was really a trick, they would have grabbed the water and drank it themselves. Why would they kneel on the ground and shout such idiotic slogans?"
His companion stammered, but in the end could not come up with any reasonable explanation.
After all, most people with special abilities are arrogant because they have mastered extraordinary powers. Although they don't say it on the surface, they are very proud inside.
Asking them to kneel before an old man like this? Unless there is a huge benefit, it is absolutely impossible!
"Forget it, why bother with so much? Let's go back and report, and let Big Brother decide what to do."
"If the other party is really a god... would you dare to confront him?"
Scarface's companion couldn't help but swallow his saliva. He wanted to say how could there really be a God in the world, but he had indeed witnessed the scene just now...
At this moment, they saw the old man in the black cloak in the telescope suddenly looking towards them.
They didn't know if it was an illusion, but they even felt that their eyes collided with his.
Impossible? There were no fire dragons tonight, it was dark, and they were so far away, so it shouldn't be possible to see them, right?
As they watched, Lao Mo suddenly swung his sickle and pointed at the building where they were.
"Go! God just gave instructions. There are two people with bad intentions hiding in that building. To protect our water and food, go and capture them!"
Following Lao Mo's order, Luo Xiaolei and several powerful psychics rushed out first.
In the end, only a dozen people were left guarding the well, and the others rushed towards the two peepers aggressively.
Scarface and his companions' faces changed, and they quickly left the hidden building to avoid being chased.
They couldn't figure out how the old man could find them from such a distance!
Lao Mo stood there with an unfathomable look on his face.
After discovering that there was indeed someone hiding in the building, the dozen or so guards left by the well couldn't help but look at Lao Mo in awe.
In fact, Lao Mo was also secretly sweating.
There was a panel floating in front of him, displaying the text that the system had just popped up.
Congratulations! Triggering the normal task "Developing New Customers"
[Description: There are two new guests in a three-story building directly west of you.]
[Task content: Please complete a profitable transaction with each of these two new customers]
[Task Reward: Random Points]
There's a newcomer near him? He's definitely not a good person - of course, no matter whether he is or not, just catch him and ask him.
At the same time, Lao Mo couldn't help but look up at the sky.
Is there really a God of Commerce watching him? Otherwise, how could he know so accurately that someone nearby was watching their ceremony?
While Lao Mo's mind was full of random thoughts, Gan Lin, who was lying by the well, groaned and sat up, covering his aching neck.
Seeing someone nearby complaining that Lao Mo was too harsh, he swallowed the words back.
"Lao Mo, what happened?" he asked.
"Nothing, two little mice came and we've sent people to catch them." Lao Mo responded calmly.
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Ping An Grocery Store, attic.
The mission triggered by Lao Mo was naturally issued by Tang Yu'an. He numbered all the believers he recruited, and the two green dots made them very conspicuous on the map.
Tang Yu'an wasn't sure whether these two people were just passing by or were bad guys who wanted to target Lao Mo. Anyway, since they were here, he might as well let Lao Mo become his believers.
He believed that Lao Mo knew his limits.
He couldn't see the specific situation, but judging from the light spots shown on the map, the two green dots could not escape, as they were surrounded by golden light spots.
Tang Yu'an didn't go to check it out for the time being and continued to salvage the message in the bottle.
Soon, a gentle female voice was heard in the attic. It was Wen Qian from Ice Rock Castle!
Perhaps because Ice Rock Castle was far away, they rarely managed to retrieve her message in a bottle. This was the fourth time.
"I saw you in my dream again!" Wen Qian's voice was clearly filled with excitement.
"Hello, how have you been recently?" Tang Yu'an started to greet her.
"Thanks to you, everything is fine." Wen Qian said happily.
There were quite a few fire stones from the last two transactions, and she distributed them to the neighbors, so that most of the families on the street could spend the cold snowy night.
Now more and more people are asking her to buy Fire Stones, but unfortunately she can't give out more.
Naturally, conflicts were inevitable during this period, but with the help and protection of her neighbors and friends, she managed to get through the crisis safely.
Her "ability" also attracted the attention of the street manager, but after observing for a while and finding that she was unable to control this ability, she was temporarily released.
Wen Qian originally didn't want to reveal all these things, but perhaps because of the dream, she spoke out naturally.
Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi couldn't help but be amazed at her boldness.
She actually distributed all the Fire Stones to her neighbors? In the old world, they might just praise her for being a good person, but in this apocalyptic world with scarce resources, her actions could be considered great.
At least Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi don't dare to do so for the time being.
Of course, from a side view, the public security and customs in Ice Rock Castle should be good, which is why she made such a bold move.
"They just want to survive." Wen Qian said.
Now many people live in the homes of people who have fire stones. Everyone huddles together for warmth so that more people can survive.
"You are a kind and good person." Tang Yu'an said sincerely.
Then, they talked about today's deal: "So you still want the Fire Stone today?"
"Yeah, we have a lot of snow and ice piled up in the yard."
In exchange for more fire stones, they collected the snow outside and compressed it, turning it into blocks of ice and piling them up in her yard, which now filled the entire yard.
Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi's eyes lit up.
Snow and ice have different densities. Wen Qian's yard could hold about 70 to 80 cubic meters of snow and ice. When the snow melted, it would become 7 to 8 cubic meters of water, but when the ice melted...
There should be at least 60 cubic meters of water, right?
"We can give you 300 fire stones." Tang Yu'an said.
After trading these fire stones, his stock was running low, with only about twenty left as backup.
Wen Qian naturally had no objection.
"I'll give you another batch of food." Tang Yu'an said.
Only by eating a full meal can you generate heat through your own body. Otherwise, even if the house is warm, you will easily get sick from hunger.
He directly gave her two bags of 100 kilograms of soybeans and wrapped them in low-temperature cloth so that they would not burn out all at once when placed together with the 300 fire stones.
Wen Qian was naturally very grateful.
"Do you have any relatives around you that you can trust?" Zhou Qi suddenly asked.
The Fire Stone can be explained as a supernatural power, but the soybeans are difficult to explain in this way. Moreover, the frequency of transactions relying on dream bottles is still too low.
"I have a daughter," Wen Qian said. "After I was taken away by the administrator, she came back and is with me now."
"Okay." Zhou Qi said, "You can tell her that you made a deal with the mysterious businessman in your dream."
Wen Qian agreed.
Thus, as Wen Qian's dream light ball shattered, Tang Yu'an completed the transaction.
You obtained 85 cubic meters of ice.
[You completed a profitable transaction with a Dream Wisher, points +125,000 (points doubling card in effect), experience +6, dream fragment +1]
Wow! Another 100,000 points!
85 cubic meters of ice can melt into about 76.5 cubic meters of water, or 76,500 liters of water.
1 liter of water is worth 1 point. After deducting the cost of soybeans and fire stones, there is still a profit of 62,500 points. Add the point doubling card and it becomes 125,000 points!
Although he had prepared himself mentally, Tang Yu'an still couldn't help cheering when he saw the skyrocketing points.
Then they continued their efforts and fished out new drifting bottles.
After 12 o'clock in the evening, the number of times the Dream Bottle could be retrieved was refreshed. They tried to catch it again and finally got 21,358 points.
Half an hour later, the effect of the points doubling card also ended.
In just one day, with the help of the points doubling card, the employees, the dream bottle and the transaction with Black Bear brought them a point increase of 510,000!
Adding the original 210,000, Tang Yu'an's points balance has reached 720,000!
When Tang Yu'an saw this number, he jumped up excitedly, "Brother Xiaoqi, that's a lot of points!"
Zhou Qi couldn't help but smile.
"I achieved my goal ahead of schedule, and now I can buy two space bags." He said with a smile.
"Yes, I'll buy it right away!"
Tang Yu'an didn't feel bad about the points at all, because if he could send out the message in the bottle as soon as possible, he could contact his parents as soon as possible!
He directly bought the space bag that cost 220,000 points.
This space bag is in the shape of a brocade bag, made of black fabric with golden patterns embroidered on the surface. It looks low-key yet noble.
220,000 points for one, of course it’s expensive!
Tang Yu'an opened the space bag and saw a space of about 2*5*0.8 in size, 8 cubic meters, which was neither big nor small.
He stretched his hand to reach the bottom and could move it horizontally left and right, but the opening could only be up to 15 centimeters wide.
This means that large items cannot be placed in it, but the advantage is that you do not need to master special powers to use it.
"It's okay. We can divide the supplies into small packages to make it easier for Uncle Tang and Aunt Tang to take them." Zhou Qi said.
If you take out a large bag of food at once, it is not safe and you may be exposed.
"good!"
So they took the supplies they were going to send back to the cabin in the other dimension and began to pack them in plastic bags.
There are no suitable cooking conditions in the end times, so try to choose food that is high in calories and can be eaten directly.
Beef jerky, chicken jerky, three canned meats, and red-skinned peanuts, followed by sugar, salt, and alcohol, and then medical supplies.
Tang Yu'an directly divided out half of the special cold medicine, intermediate healing potion, intermediate healing bandage and insect repellent powder, and put them in a box with notes on them.
Then there are also some candles, matches, flashlights and batteries.
There are also low-temperature cloths, normal-temperature cloths and thermos cups, and the remaining empty space is filled with purified water in mineral water bottles.
In the end times, in addition to food, water is also very important.
People like them who are used to living in a peaceful environment can easily get sick by drinking raw water, let alone muddy water.
If he hadn't been worried about any accidents along the way, Tang Yu'an would have wanted to stuff a few fire stones in there. However, considering that the high temperature might burn other things, he gave up the idea.
Tang Yu'an also found ways to squeeze in some snacks like red dates, candied fruits, and dried squid, all packed in the smallest plastic bags, trying to fill every corner.
Until there was no more space to put in, he stopped and tied the space bag.
From the outside, the space bag is still deflated, with only the weight of the fabric itself, making it look very light, and you can't tell that there are so many things inside.
Then he rolled up the space bag and tried hard to stuff it into the dream bottle.
There was still one-third of the space left in the bottle, but it was not enough to fit a second space bag, so Tang Yu'an stuffed three optical computers in the shape of brooches into it.
There is a video of him and Zhou Qi stored in the optical computer.
After explaining the situation and briefly sharing their experiences in this world, they explained how to use the optical brain.
As long as the distance does not exceed one thousand meters, they can communicate with each other through the optical computer and locate each other's position. It is definitely a very useful artifact in the end times.
"Mom and Dad, if you need anything else, please let us know through the message in the bottle. Xiaoqi and I are very rich now. We are big bosses with more than ten employees!"
"I really miss you guys..."
"Don't worry, Brother Xiaoqi and I will definitely find a way to reunite with you. For now, let's use this method to contact you temporarily!"
By the end of his speech, Tang Yu'an's eyes were red, but he didn't let the tears flow.
He didn't want his parents to worry about him, as their situation was definitely much more difficult than his and Xiaoqi's.
After he put the cork in the bottle and threw it into the sea of dreams, the previous option popped up again. He carefully chose to send the bottle to the dreams of his closest blood relatives.
Seeing that the choice was successful, Tang Yu'an slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
Afterwards, he and Zhou Qi leaned against the window, watching the message in the bottle carrying their thoughts, floating in the sea of dreams, and slowly disappearing from their sight.
Only when he could no longer see it did Tang Yu'an reluctantly look away.
"I don't know how long it will take for it to reach Mom and Dad..." he murmured.
Zhou Qi patted his head and said, "Let's press the accelerator every three days."
"good."
Tang Yu'an looked at the points balance, which had now returned to over 400,000.
"Do you want to buy another space bag?" he asked. The cheapest space bag now costs 280,000 points.
"Let's wait and see if there are any cheaper ones later." Zhou Qi said, "I can't use it for the time being anyway."
Tang Yu'an nodded.
At this time, he found that Lao Mo had completed the task he had assigned and successfully developed the two uninvited guests into regular customers.
Looking at the map again, the two people were mixed in with a group of believers and suddenly became inconspicuous.
Tang Yu'an gave Lao Mo 10 points as a reward, and then stopped paying attention to this matter.
After a busy whole day, both of them were very tired. They made the bed and lay down to sleep. It was not until they woke up the next day that Tang Yu'an remembered something.
He asked Zhou Qi, "Brother Xiaoqi, did you ask Wen Qian's daughter last night if you wanted to recruit her as an employee?"
"Well, judging by Wen Qian's personality, her daughter shouldn't be too bad either," Zhou Qi explained. "Ice Rock Castle is too far away from us, so we still need local employees to expand our market."
Bingyan Castle not only has a population, but also very precious water resources. If it is well developed, it definitely has more potential than Lanhu Town and Guanyu Village.
"Anyway, if it's not suitable, you can fire them." Zhou Qi added, "Ice Rock Castle is so far away from us, it won't have much impact on us."
Tang Yu'an felt that what he said made sense, so he opened the map and selected a green light spot next to Wen Qian.
[Will "Wen Qingqing" be recruited as an employee?]
After confirming the identity by name, Tang Yu'an extended a recruitment invitation to Wen Qingqing.
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Ice Flame Castle, Street 23.
From last night until now, Wen Qingqing has been in a trance.
She stood up again and looked through the window at the clean land in the yard and the pile of red stones that had not yet been distributed.
Their number was not particularly large, forming only a small pile of stones, but the heat they emitted was astonishing.
They had no way to move them into the house, so they had to stay in the yard.
As for the 200 kilograms of soybeans, she and her mother moved them into the house. Her mother was cooking the soybeans in the kitchen, preparing them for their breakfast today.
God knows how confused she was when her mother woke her up in the middle of the night last night to move soybeans.
If using ice and snow to make stones that can emit heat can barely be understood as a mystical ability, then what about turning ice and snow into yellow beans?
Moreover, the ice that had piled up in her yard had completely disappeared, without even a trace of ice debris left!
"You still don't believe what I said?"
The voice of her mother Wen Qian came from behind. Wen Qingqing turned to look at her and saw that she was holding a pot in her hand, so she hurried over to help.
"This is the first time I've seen this kind of ability, and I just can't believe it..." Wen Qingqing whispered.
"That mysterious merchant is truly a kind and benevolent person. I don't know where he came from or how he was able to send these supplies to us."
Wen Qian said, "But no matter what, we should all be grateful."
Wen Qingqing nodded, then she glanced out the window again, "Let's send those fire stones to the army. The soldiers need them more."
In addition to the extremely cold weather, the Ice Flame Castle also has to defend against attacks from the ice and snow monsters outside the fortress.
These behemoths are born knowing how to manipulate ice and snow. Compared to them, even humans with ice-related abilities seem weak.
"Due to the coal shortage, many soldiers have suffered frostbite. I heard there have been casualties recently..."
When this was mentioned, the atmosphere in the room became heavy.
"Then give it to the army," Wen Qian said. "If the fortress falls, we won't survive, so let's focus on the soldiers."
Then she said with some sadness: "I don't know when these days will end..."
Wen Qingqing reached out and hugged her, whispering, "I heard someone has proposed a relocation plan. Would it be better if we moved to a warmer place?"
Wen Qian couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Many people will die migrating in this kind of weather."
In addition to the severe cold, there are also giant ice and snow beasts. Even if the migration plan is successful, it is estimated that only one in ten people will survive in the end.
Wen Qingqing pursed her lips, a bitter look on her face. She had never left the fortress and had no idea what the world outside was like.
But she had read books and watched video footage and knew that the world before the disaster was colorful.
I don’t know if I’ll have the chance to see a world like that again in my lifetime…
Just then, a recruitment information from a mysterious businessman popped up.
[A mysterious businessman is interested in recruiting you as a salesperson at the "Ping An Grocery Store"...]
"A salesperson at Ping'an Grocery Store?" she asked in surprise.
"What salesperson?"
"It's the mysterious businessman... What kind of magical trick is this..."
Wen Qingqing accepted the job without thinking. Although she didn't know what to expect, she instinctively felt that this was an opportunity!
An opportunity to contact the outside world and perhaps even help the fortress solve its current predicament!
Soon, she began to do the novice tasks according to the guidance information.
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[Employee "Wen Qingqing" completed a profitable transaction with a new customer, earning +28 points and +3 experience points]
"It seems that Sister Wen is very proactive." Tang Yu'an said with a smile.
He was also worried that everyone in the fortress was the same as Brother Chi Hao... Of course, he didn't mean to say anything bad about Brother Chi Hao.
Brother Chi Hao is still very capable when it comes to purchasing real estate!
After unlocking the employee panel for Wen Qingqing and giving her the nickname "Qingxue", Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi continued to study the manufacture of water wheels.
The two spent most of the day and finally came up with a preliminary idea. All that remained was to continue to improve it.
Zhou Qi also put down the design drawings temporarily and went to the RV cab to continue driving training.
With the experience of driving a truck on the prairie, he felt that he had improved.
Tang Yu'an didn't join in the fun. Although he was very confident in Brother Xiaoqi, he felt that he might need to practice for a while longer.
This time, when he was in the grocery store, he found that although the store was moving and had sudden stops and collisions from time to time, there was no shaking in the house.
Everything in the grocery store was stable, even the bottles and jars on the shelves were not toppled over.
So he stayed comfortably in the shop, leaning on the window to look out at the fish swimming in the water, cleaning up the debris around the car from time to time, and then paving the cement road under the car.
Looking at the map, Tang Yu'an quickly thought of something and ran to the cab to find Zhou Qi.
"Brother Xiaoqi, do you think we can drive to rescue Lao Xie?"
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