Chapter 240
grassland tribe.
Two months have passed and the drought period on the grassland has ended. As the rain becomes more abundant, grassland creatures have become active again.
Thanks to the water exchanged from the two "messengers of God", Lao Ping's tribe successfully survived the dry season.
Moreover, after Tang Yu'an and his team transformed the land by the lake, turning the area into an oasis and attracting countless grassland creatures to gather, the tribe closest to the area also benefited from it.
For the first time, they didn't have to worry about their livestock dying from lack of food during the dry season, and for the first time, they could hunt prey every day during the dry season.
Lao Ping's business is also good. He mainly sells salt, hemostatic powder, alcohol, pepper and wheat.
Of course, wheat is not for planting. Some people in their tribe know how to make wine. They buy wheat and make wine at home. The taste is much better than the alcohol he sells.
In addition to his daily business, his daily routine is to study and communicate on message boards and forums, and occasionally chat with other employees. His life is much more comfortable than before.
The only uncomfortable thing is that I have to accept the "assessment" from the church's top management in the store channel every day.
Although that little noisemaker never said anything, from his speeches and posts on the forum, it can be seen that he is definitely a core figure in the Shangshen Sect.
Lao Ping didn't know why he was so lucky to be assigned to his shop, and there were only two of them in the whole shop.
This little noisemaker would test his interpretation of the doctrine every day, and Lao Ping would have to rack his brains and use all his energy to deal with it every time.
I was afraid that I would misinterpret something or be fired because I was considered to have an inappropriate attitude.
Of course, Lao Ping still feels lucky to be able to come into contact with such a core figure of the church, and he should cherish it, so he feels both pain and happiness every day.
That night, he opened the message board, ready to accept another day of "inspection" from the church.
As a result, I saw Razor's speech.
Hey, there’s a new person here!
Lao Ping immediately thought of the time when he first joined the "church". It was finally his turn to be embarrassed... no, it was time for him to guide the newcomers!
then……
【Shop Channel】
[Little Noise]: It’s rare that a new person is here. If you have any questions, you can ask me.
[Razor]: Hello, senior!
[Chenxi]: Newcomer! Hello, hello. Come on, what is the purpose of our Shangshen Sect?
[Razor]: I saw this in a forum post! The purpose of our Shangshen Cult is...
On the other side, Tang Yu'an was also silently peeking at the screen.
Watching Lao Ping start the "newcomer training" for Big Beard, he nodded with satisfaction.
This way, he wouldn't have to explain so much! In the future, any new employees like Big Beard can be assigned to Store No. 6 first.
After receiving the ideological guidance from Lao Ping and Lao Mo, I will consider transferring to another store!
Because he had done his homework on the forum in advance, when faced with Lao Ping's questions, although the bearded man was sweating profusely, he managed to cope with them.
At the same time, under the guidance of the two predecessors, he also gained a deeper understanding of the concepts of Shangshen Religion.
[Little Noise]: The God of Commerce is the most benevolent and kind god. We should always be grateful, abide by the rules of the religion, and not do anything that would bring shame to the god.
[Razor]: Okay, okay.
Apart from agreeing, the bearded man didn't know how to respond.
Although he still had doubts about the church's purpose and doctrines because he had just come into contact with it, he naturally could not show it on the surface.
After all, he did feel the constraints of the "canon rules", which prevented him from doing things prohibited by the church, so no matter how much doubt he had, he still maintained awe of the power of the church.
At the same time, he repeatedly reminded Mao Da and the others that they must never violate the church rules in the future.
After he continued to use his points to exchange for food, the three Mao siblings had to believe him and believe that the two mysterious men were truly the gods' representatives in the wasteland.
"So why should we also obey those damn... those religious rules?" Mao Da curled his lips and said, "We haven't been recruited as believers..."
Before he could finish his words, the bearded man slapped him on the back of the head.
"Can you please be more alert?"
The bearded man said unhappily, "Just follow me and believe in the Shangshen religion. Once I have a solid foundation, I might even be able to bring you into the religion!"
"Stop thinking about fighting and killing all day long. Use your brain! Can fighting and killing buy this food?"
Mao San and Mao Hua, who were drinking brown rice porridge from bowls nearby, both shook their heads.
When have they ever eaten so much? And they didn't have to fight for it!
Being full will give you the strength to resist the cold. With these foods, even if a cold wave comes, they don’t have to worry about freezing to death or starving to death!
Mao Da finally shut up.
"Have you memorized all the rules I just read to you?"
"Remember..."
"In addition to remembering, we must also obey. The gods are watching us!"
Mao Da wanted to say that you were the only one being watched, but when he thought of the two mysterious people who disappeared out of thin air, he shuddered for no reason and nodded obediently.
The two little ones didn't like doing those things anyway, and they would have done them without the bearded man telling them.
The bearded man finally nodded in satisfaction. He said, "We're really lucky this time! Those two divine messengers aren't something anyone can encounter..."
He had just expressed his gratitude to Mr. Youri and Mr. Wu Yue in the public channel. He thought they would be there, but he didn't expect that all the old employees would show up.
The bearded man then realized that there were only a handful of people in the church who had seen the messenger of God, and one of them was Lord Youri, whom no one had ever seen!
The bearded man felt increasingly lucky.
And more importantly...
"We have to earn more points!"
The bearded man said, "Just now, an elder mentioned to me that I can exchange it for a kind of stone that can generate heat in the trading area."
He looked at the hardwood charcoal burning in the brazier. "Although it's much more expensive than charcoal, a stone can continue to emit heat for at least one or two months."
"And according to what other seniors have said, this stone has a very high heat content. Just one stone can warm up an entire hut!"
A pound of hardwood charcoal costs 25 points. Although it seems to be more durable than their ordinary charcoal, it is impossible to last a whole day.
In the trading area, Fire Stone is sold for 200 points per kilogram. One Fire Stone weighs about a kilogram and requires about 300 points.
Although it is much more expensive than the hardwood charcoal sold in the mall, a fire stone can continue to emit heat for one to two months!
The three Mao brothers and sisters all nodded and said they would cooperate with Big Beard in the business.
When they returned to the settlement, they did not hide their encounter with the messenger of God. After all, if they did not explain the origin of so much food, others would ask about it.
Rather than being coveted by others, it is better to speak out on your own initiative.
Although no one has heard of the Shangshen Sect, one can tell from the name that it is a mysterious and powerful force. Now that they have a backer, others dare not provoke them easily.
And the bearded man even took out food in exchange.
Almost every household in Chifeng Town stores honey so that they will have food to eat when the cold disaster comes.
Although honey is high in calories, it is easy to digest and it is impossible to eat enough to feel full. It can only barely sustain life.
The brown rice that Big Beard took out was different.
Just one spoonful of honey can be exchanged for one kilogram. If you eat it sparingly, it can last for two days and still make you feel fuller.
The key point is that such a bearded man can still make money!
Because a pound of brown rice only costs 5 points, and honey is much more valuable, he was able to make more than a hundred profitable transactions in a single day and successfully advance to level 5.
At this time, Big Beard saw new news pop up in the store channel.
His heart subconsciously skipped a beat.
Were they going to test him on doctrine or something like that again? He hadn't even memorized what we learned today!
But he soon discovered that he had misunderstood.
[Little Noise]: Razor, are you short of water? If you can trade water, I can give you Fire Stone.
The bearded man was stunned and replied immediately.
[Razor]: Can any water be used?
The dry season has just passed, and the rain has become abundant. Their town also has abundant groundwater resources, so there is no shortage of water.
[Little Noise]: Yes, 50 liters of water for one fire stone.
【Razor】：How much is 50 liters?
[Little Noise]: You can create a new window in the trading area to sell your products, and they will be displayed.
The bearded man hurried out to fetch water, and finally concluded that two buckets of water were about 50 liters.
Two buckets of water for a fire stone?
This deal can be done!
If it were the dry season, Big Beard might still hesitate, but now it is the rainy season, so there is nothing to worry about.
When the weather gets colder, it will snow again, and the accumulated snow can melt into water. For a long time to come, Chifeng Town will not lack water.
The bearded man immediately made a deal with Lao Mo.
Because he had never used the Fire Stone and didn't know its effect, he suggested changing it first, and Lao Mo had no objection.
Soon, the two of them made a deal in the trading area.
When a stone emitting red light appeared in the brazier, the bearded man and the three siblings immediately felt something different.
So warm!
The charcoal, which was originally burning gently, actually burst into flames under the scorching heat of the fire stone, making the leaky cabin suddenly warm.
"Big Beard, you didn't lie to us!"
"Can this stone really keep warm for a month or two? Then can our Red Hornet be saved?"
"There are no plants blooming due to the cold disaster, so I can't afford to keep them."
"But we have honey. Wouldn't it be nice to use the honey we get from brown rice to feed bees?"
Listening to Mao Hua's words, even the bearded man fell into deep thought.
Yes, honey used to be a life-saving food, but now with brown rice, they don’t need so much honey anymore and can save it for the red bees.
"Great! I like the Shangshen Sect!" Mao Hua cheered.
"I like it too!" Mao San raised his hand. "I want to become the most devout believer of the God of Commerce!"
It has only been one day since the bearded man joined the Shangshen Sect, and he has already solved their most pressing survival problem. Isn't this the same as the purpose of the Shangshen Sect?
Let the poor have access to water and food, so that more people can survive in this wasteland!
"If only Mao Er could hold on until now..." Mao San couldn't help but say again.
The atmosphere became slightly sad, but it was quickly dispelled because people were dying every day in this wasteland.
From childhood to adulthood, they have seen so much, so they should cherish the gifts given to them by the God of Business!
Afterwards, the three of them followed the bearded man's instructions and began their bedtime prayer.
I heard that this was a senior named Xiao Chaonao teaching Big Beard.
"This name suggests a young and promising person. He must be well-liked by the messengers of God and the gods, and holds a very high status in the church."
The bearded man made a very clear analysis, "So we're right to listen to him!"
Then they put their hands together and began to chant in a low voice:
"Great God of Commerce, I will faithfully carry out your will..."
"I will respect the elderly and love the young, pay attention to hygiene and be polite..."
"I will love and protect my children, and will not abandon or abuse them..."
"I will be hardworking and brave, using my hands..."
The four of them were reciting in low voices, and when their voices came together, they became louder and were heard by the people who were sneaking in outside to rob.
"Could it be that Big Beard and those three kids really joined some kind of church?"
The man who came and his companions were whispering to each other. They didn't quite believe that the bearded man and his companions had really found a powerful force to back them up. They just thought that they had a fortuitous encounter and that's why they wanted to rob.
However, after listening to their devout prayers and the prayer words that sounded very lofty, these people became uncertain again.
"How about we wait and see later?"
"Okay, let's see what this bearded guy is up to!"
Finally, this group of scoundrels disappeared into the night again. Big Beard and his men had no idea that they had escaped a disaster because of their devout prayers.
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Near Yanlong Fort.
Lao Mo also looked at the two buckets of water that he had just traded in front of him, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.
Although they now have five wells, these wells are dead and the water in them will disappear once it is used up.
After a month of development, his branch of the Shangshen Sect has grown to thousands of people.
Yes, the branch of the Shangshen Church he led already had thousands of believers.
After absorbing two or three hundred people from other gangs, they became a considerable force.
And most importantly, they are different from other gangs. They provide food and drink, and they can make the newcomers strong in just half a month.
Of course, this is only relative to people in other places who don’t have enough to eat or drink.
Then there was no need for Lao Mo to go out and plunder, as small gangs would bring their men and ask to join them.
Lao Mo also accepts everyone who comes and is not afraid of the new recruits rebelling.
Relying on sufficient food and water, as well as repeated "miracles", he quickly won the hearts of the people and made everyone a devout believer in the God of Commerce.
Before we knew it, the number of members in the branch church had exceeded four digits.
To be honest, the pressure is quite great.
So whenever there is a chance, Lao Mo will find a way to store more water.
Because in addition to drinking water, people also need water for irrigation - the breadfruit tree that Gan Lin had negotiated with the messenger of God through a dream has already been planted.
Although there were few wood-type mutants in the Yanlong Fort area, he absorbed a lot of believers and actually discovered two of them.
Thanks to their efforts, the breadfruit tree produced fruit in just one month.
Just like the name of the tree, the fruit grown from it tastes like toast after being simply baked, and also exudes a sweet and creamy aroma.
When Lao Mo ate it for the first time, he almost shed tears.
He recalled many past events, but as the leader of thousands of believers, he suppressed such emotions.
He did not keep these breadfruits for himself, but asked his believers to exchange them for fire stones.
After tasting these fruits with their own mouths, the believers' faith in the God of Commerce became even more fanatical and devout.
As time goes by, people's true character is revealed. They truly feel that the Shangshen Sect is not just talking big, but is actually carrying out His teachings!
Unfortunately, breadfruit has no seeds.
They were not yet able to grow crops using breadfruit and could only rely on the breadfruit tree given by the messenger of God.
In fact, this is already very good. At least Lao Mo has never seen a tree that can grow so well in the dry and hot desert, and it is also very productive.
However, due to the birth of the wood-type mutant, the water demand of the breadfruit tree has increased, so Lao Mo can't help but feel anxious.
Now that a trading channel has been opened up again, how can he not be happy?
"Grandpa, you should go to bed soon. It's very late." Gan Lin's voice rang out.
Because of the change in his status, Gan Lin could no longer call him "Lao Mo Lao Mo" as before, so he changed his name to call him Grandpa.
As for other people in the church, they all respectfully called Lao Mo "Apostle".
"Okay, I'm ready to go to bed." Lao Mo nodded.
Gan Lin looked at the white hair growing on Lao Mo's temples and couldn't help but say, "Can't I do the daily trading?"
Although he has become a leader, Lao Mo still insists on doing business with his followers in person every day.
It was okay before when there were only one or two hundred people, but now there are thousands of people. Even if one transaction is made per second, it will take three hours to complete.
What's more, it is impossible to complete a transaction in one second.
This is really a very tiring task for an elderly person like Lao Mo.
Lao Mo sighed and said, "What do you know? These are all points."
He has now achieved a performance of at least 20,000 points per day, which is 600,000 points a month. In the future, he will be able to obtain 30,000 personal points and 60,000 purchase points every month.
"There are more of us, and we need a lot of food besides water."
It is not enough to rely solely on his points to exchange for food, because 90,000 points can only be exchanged for 18,000 kilograms of brown rice at most.
Divided by 30 days in a month, the daily quota is 600 kilograms of brown rice. On average, each person gets less than one kilogram of brown rice a day.
If Gan Lin had not made a deal with the Lord God in the dream, they would not have been able to support so many believers.
"Then give the Fire Stone to the team leader. You're only trading with the team leader," Gan Lin said. "It's just a few less experience points. How long has it been since you last leveled up?"
Lao Mo stammered and said nothing.
It is really difficult to upgrade this employee's level later. It goes up very quickly at the beginning, but after level 16, the difficulty increases exponentially.
He makes thousands of profitable trades every day, and it takes him four or five days to reach the next level. It will probably be even more difficult after level 17.
Lao Mo also knew that if he asked his subordinates to collect the Fire Stones for trading, he would gain the same points, so he didn't need to work so hard.
But... he just couldn't bear to give up those experience points.
Upgrading is so cool that I can’t stop.
"We can't do this tomorrow! If you collapse, what will we do with such a big mess?" Gan Lin said.
Lao Mo sighed and nodded.
"Also, there are too many people. Shouldn't we expand enrollment in the future?" Gan Lin thought for a moment and then said, "I'm a little scared..."
God knows, they just wanted to have a little power to protect themselves in the beginning, but who knew that they would grow to thousands of people in such a short time!
The most important thing is that the remaining six or seven hundred people were recruited within half a month.
If things continue to develop at this rate, Gan Lin really can't imagine...
"We really need to slow down a bit." Lao Mo nodded, "But we can't stop those people from coming. We can only think of another way."
After all, their banner has been raised. If they refuse new believers, wouldn’t that be a slap in the face?
Although those believers gathered together for the sake of profit, they gradually became devout under his brainwashing day after day.
"It's time to pick a few confidants." Lao Mo said in a low voice.
Such a confidant would naturally be recommended to the Lord God, hoping that the Lord God would recruit him as an employee.
The biggest difference between him and other employees is that he possesses Gan Lin, and he can communicate directly with the Lord God in his dreams!
It should be okay to recommend through Ganlin, right?
Only in this way can they obtain more points in exchange for enough food to feed more people.
otherwise……
Lao Mo also knew what Gan Lin was worried about, but the wheel had already started turning, so how could it stop easily?
I just hope that the angel of God will listen to their difficulties and give them guidance...
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That night, Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi quietly sent Kang Kang back to their home in the deserted city so that he could return to his mother-in-law, and planned to pick him up the next day.
Although Lan Yunqing now has access to the protective barrier, it is unlikely that he would come and disturb them in the middle of the night.
Of course, Tang Yu'an set the bedroom as a restricted area, so he was not worried that he would suddenly break in and find no one there.
They returned to the attic of Ping'an Grocery Store and retrieved today's dream message in a bottle.
After hearing Gan Lin's story about the difficulties they encountered, Tang Yu'an agreed to his request and asked him to tell him about the new employee he recommended in three days.
After completing today's transaction, he started discussing it with Zhou Qi.
"It seems we need to go to Yanlong Fort as soon as possible." Zhou Qi said, "Establishing a new branch there will solve all the problems that Lao Mo is worried about."
Just like the home in the deserted city, with the protective barrier and overnight rules, at least Lao Mo and Gan Lin’s safety can be guaranteed.
"If we drive there, it will definitely take a long time." Tang Yu'an said.
Zhou Qi nodded: "Let's go to Linhai Town first. It's close there. If we don't need to build a bridge, we should be able to get there in a few days."
Lao Mo's place is too far away, so maybe they can only fly there. Building the road will have to be done slowly.
"Okay." Tang Yu'an nodded, "Then shall we set off tomorrow?"
Zhou Qi thought for a moment and shook his head.
"Let's build the branch in Chifeng Town first and let Big Beard develop it. This will also ensure their personal safety."
"Yes, this is important too!"
Tang Yu'an quickly opened the task panel and began to edit tasks for the bearded man.
So, just as the four people from Chifeng Town finished praying and prepared to go to bed, a new system message popped up in front of the bearded man.
Congratulations! Triggering the elite mission "Building the Red Bee Grocery Store"
The bearded man couldn't help but widen his eyes.
It turns out that prayer really works!
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