Chapter 245
Hongli stared at the seven or eight conspicuous bags that were excluded outside with an extremely ugly expression.
The other guards watched curiously, wondering what had happened. Why had those seven or eight people suddenly appeared? Why did the mountain master look so angry?
Only the guards who had accompanied Hongli to the deserted city home looked at this familiar scene with strange expressions.
"Catch them!" Hongli ordered.
"Master Mountain Master, this is unfair!" Someone immediately knelt down and cried out for justice.
"What have I wronged you about?" Hongli looked at him coldly.
The man was speechless and suddenly couldn't speak.
Did the mountain master discover their identities? How did he discover them?
"I'll give you one more chance." Hongli whispered, "If you can walk through this door today, I'll let you go."
The seven or eight people looked at each other, then tentatively moved forward. However, when they were about to enter under the awning at the door, their eyes suddenly became dull.
These people turned around and walked out in a daze, and then suddenly woke up.
What happened? Why did they come out again?
After trying several times and finding that it was the same every time, someone soon couldn't bear the pressure and fled towards the mountain path.
“Bang!”
Hongli whipped the man with a whip, and he fell to the ground, screaming loudly.
She showed no mercy and said to the guards standing there blankly, "Capture them all and torture them severely!"
After the guards had tied everyone up, she whispered, "From today on, Jufeng Mountain officially joins the Shangshen Cult."
"Under the protection of the God of Commerce, anyone who harbors ill intentions towards the God of Commerce will not be able to enter the garrison!"
She looked at the guards on duty and said, "From now on, if anyone can't enter the guardhouse, arrest them and investigate their background."
"yes!"
Hongli glanced coldly at the seven or eight people again. She had not expected that there would be such benefits after handing over the ownership of the garrison to the Shangshen Sect.
You don’t have to worry about traitors and spies anymore!
Those seven or eight people looked ashen, and they thought this judgment was ridiculous. However, the facts just now had proved that they really could not enter the guardhouse...
Soon, they were taken in for questioning.
Because these people could not enter the garrison, they had to be taken to other places.
On the roof, Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi saw everything that happened at the gate of the guard post.
They haven't activated the protective barrier for the garrison yet, so even without the protective barrier function, can the evil guest repellent aura still be effective?
"It seems that the evil guest repelling aura and the protective barrier follow the same judgment rules, but the two exist independently." Zhou Qi said.
Tang Yu'an nodded: "Then let's not open it for now."
To open the protective barrier, you must activate the level 1 night sleep function, otherwise the guards will be excluded at night.
The Weisuo grocery store had just been established, and the store popularity was 0, so it could not be upgraded at all.
As for the teleportation array, it is temporarily closed.
Anyway, there is already the Jufeng Grocery Store as a teleportation point, so they don’t need to go through the guard post to come to Jufeng Town.
Afterwards, Tang Yu'an transferred Hongli to the garrison grocery store and gave her an elite task to be promoted to branch manager.
Since she has directly and openly joined the Shangshen Sect, they are willing to give her a certain degree of trust.
Afterwards, Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi returned to the RV.
"Upgrade, upgrade!"
[Do you want to deduct 200,000 points and upgrade the main store, "Ping An Grocery Store," to level 3 (Big is Beautiful!)?]
200,000 points!
Tang Yu'an took a deep breath, looked at his points balance which was almost 2 million, and calmed down again.
Isn't it just 200,000? Spent it!
Then he clicked "Yes".
【Points deduction successful! 】
Congratulations! The main store, Heian General Store, has been upgraded to level 3 (Big is Beautiful!)
[The number of people on the overnight stay list has increased by 100,000. The current maximum number of customers each store can accommodate is: 111,120]
[The main store can recruit +7 employees, and the branch store can recruit +5 employees]
[Dream Message in a Bottle +1, the capacity of the Message in a Bottle increases to 3 times the original amount, currently has a total of 7 Messages in a Bottle]
[RV upgrade, new "model" added, currently you can choose to increase it to 3 times the original size]
When Tang Yu'an saw the line about overnight accommodation, he became nervous.
Was he seeing things?
Tang Yu'an counted carefully three times and found that he had not made a mistake. After the 1, there were indeed 5 zeros, which meant...
The number of overnight accommodation places has increased by 100,000!
Adding the previous ones, the total has increased to more than 111,000!
Moreover, the functions of the branch store are unlocked as the level of the main store changes.
For example, the Deserted City Home has been upgraded to level 3. Now that the main store is upgraded in the direction of "bigger is more beautiful", the Deserted City Home will also be upgraded!
Seeing that the number of overnight accommodation places had skyrocketed to more than 110,000, Tang Yu'an was stunned for a long time before sharing the good news with Zhou Qi.
As the branch manager, Zhou Qi also saw the changes in overnight accommodation quotas.
"In this way, as long as the level of Lanhu Grocery Store is upgraded, the protective barrier can fully accommodate all the residents of Lanhu Town."
Lanhu Town has a population of more than 10,000 and is currently their largest source of customers.
The original limit of 11,000 was not enough, but now it has suddenly increased to 110,000, which is more than enough.
Tang Yu'an nodded, "That depends on the level of Lanhu Grocery Store being upgraded."
The first two levels of the branch store are relatively easy to upgrade, but it is different at level 3. In addition to the popularity requirements, the upgrade conditions also include magical furniture.
Currently, the main sources of magical furniture are the seven-day sale and the lucky wheel.
Maybe his needs have changed, so there haven’t been many magical furniture items in the recent seven-day sales.
Tang Yu'an glanced at the branch's panel and suddenly discovered that the upgrade conditions had also changed.
Take Lanhu Grocery Store as an example:
【Ping An Grocery Store No. 5】
[Level: lv1]
[Upgrade conditions: Merchant level lv10, store popularity 500, total store area 500 square meters]
"There is an additional requirement for the total store area!" Tang Yu'an said.
"It should be the change brought about by the upgrade direction of 'bigger is more beautiful,'" Zhou Qi said. "If that's the case, we should try to upgrade the branches first in the future."
"Uh-huh."
Tang Yu'an nodded and said, "The number of people recruited for the branch has increased from 7 to 12!"
In this way, Huangcheng Home can continue to recruit new employees.
"There's another dream message in a bottle!" Tang Yu'an said happily, "I can send it to Mom and Dad, so the time it takes to receive their messages can be shortened!"
Now, a message in a bottle with the original time is received approximately once every nine days, and they will send it out again two days later.
After adjusting the time, maybe you can receive news from home once every six days.
As for the larger size of the drift bottle, it is also convenient to stuff things like space bags into it.
"I still have to work hard to upgrade in the future!"
As the number of drift bottles increases, you should eventually receive a message from your parents every three days - this is the limitation of the drift accelerator.
The best we can do is once every three days, but that's good enough for them.
Tang Yu'an was delighted and tried the triple-sized RV mode again.
Seeing the RV become like a behemoth, Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi couldn't help but feel delighted and walked around the RV to check out various details.
In addition to the change in size, the appearance also looks more domineering and ostentatious.
Zhou Qi thought for a moment and said, "This car model can be used as a cover for the mysterious businessman."
A car twice as large as this one had already been displayed in front of Hongli and the others. If the mysterious businessman used it again, it would easily arouse suspicion.
Now that we have a car three times the size, there is no such concern.
"Great!" Tang Yuan said happily, "This will be more impressive for the mysterious businessman!"
He looked at the bridge under construction and couldn't help but say, "Fortunately, the bridge deck is widened, so a three-times-larger RV can pass through."
Zhou Qi nodded and continued, "Let's go back home."
"good!"
Although the bridge structure had been completed in advance, according to the speed of the robots, it would take at least the next day to complete it, so there was nothing for them to do if they stayed here.
So, they returned to their deserted city home and took a look at the newly built collective dormitory.
This new dormitory building was built next to Building 1. Because it used the design drawings provided by the robot, there are no problems with its appearance and structure.
If tiles could be laid on the outside, it would look no different from a modern building.
However, because the wasteland is still based on practicality, and there are no materials in the deserted city home, we can only make cement walls, which looks like an unfinished house.
Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi walked in.
Because it was just built, no one has moved in yet and it is empty.
Just as A-Lian said, each floor is a super large flat, and apart from necessary facilities such as toilets, it can be said to be quite simple.
The only thing better than Building 1 is that the dormitory building has a very good sewer system - all thanks to the construction robots.
Of course, Old Li didn't think this sewer system could be used.
For the deserted city homes at this stage, using precious water resources to flush toilets is still too luxurious and advanced, so for the time being, residents are arranged to clean them every day.
The homestead has a unified place to process excrement, and the feces are good fertilizer.
Although star chain vine can enrich soil nutrients, it is not able to directly produce these nutrients, so fertilizer is still needed and may even be in short supply.
Looking at the gray walls of the dormitory building, Tang Yu'an thought about it and decided to open the decoration panel.
This dormitory building has already appeared on the 3D drawing of No. 1 Store, which means that he can renovate the dormitory building through the system function.
He breathed a sigh of relief and then painted all the walls of the dormitory building white.
This white paint costs 5 points per square meter, and it only cost more than 11,000 points to paint the entire building's walls and ceiling.
Looking at the neat and bright white walls, Tang Yu'an's mood also improved.
It can be simple, but not too depressing.
Then he installed glass windows on each floor to increase light and prevent wind.
Since it is a collective dormitory building, there must be a distinction between male and female dormitories. Otherwise, conflicts are likely to arise if men and women live together.
This way, you can see what the residents are doing when you go up the stairs, and the privacy is still too poor.
Tang Yu'an erected several walls around the stairs as partitions, and added a door on one side, and a stairwell was completed.
Zhou Qi added numbers on the wall, which not only indicates the floor number, but also allows residents to learn more words subtly.
The toilet and living area are also separated by a partition wall, which can also cover up the odor.
"Brother Xiaoqi, I think 30 people per floor is already a lot."
The floor area of a first-floor apartment is about 300 square meters. Excluding the stairwell and toilet, there are only about 270 square meters left, which means only 9 square meters per person on average.
If you have children like the tree roots, the per capita area will be even smaller.
Moreover, if there are too many people, there may not be enough toilets, and you may have to queue to use the toilet.
Although their overnight rules clearly prohibit urinating and defecating anywhere in their homes, people have three urgent needs, which cannot be controlled subjectively.
Zhou Qi thought for a moment and said, "Let's make some partitions. This way we can create a large flat floor, and the space utilization rate is actually very high."
Although it may feel a little depressing after being divided into small rooms, the privacy is enhanced and conflicts can be reduced.
For example, during peak toilet hours, residents can also prepare a bucket in the small room to solve the problem.
"Okay, then I'll tell grandpa."
Tang Yu'an turned on the computer and made a video call with Old Li, briefly telling him their ideas.
After hearing this, Old Li was not surprised.
He had already seen the abilities of the two teenagers and knew that they could carry out a fine renovation of the house. He just felt that there was no need to spend more points.
After all, compared to living in a cave, the collective dormitory building in the home is really ten or a hundred times better.
However, Old Li rarely opposed the suggestions of the two teenagers. He always understood that the development of Huangcheng Homeland today was entirely dependent on these two children.
It is often because of their decisions that the deserted city home becomes more and more like the world of his childhood.
"Then let's build a few more buildings. There's plenty of land anyway," said Old Li.
Once the protective barrier could be expanded by enclosing land with fences, the land no longer had any constraints on them.
The entire deserted city will be theirs.
It can only be theirs.
After talking to the two teenagers, Old Li walked out of the room and continued to count the goods.
With the addition of six wood-type ability users, the production capacity of the deserted city home soared again. Because there were enough planters, they did not need to be all invested in promoting the growth of blue beard trees.
Therefore, the subsequent wood-type ability users have begun to be produced one after another.
What Old Li was counting were the sweet potatoes grown by the black jade. Ever since he came to the deserted city home, he had been working even though his legs were still unable to walk normally.
Moreover, he was busy from morning to night without taking a break, which made Old Li very satisfied.
Today's sweet potatoes total 353 kilograms. After deducting 60% of the rent, Mo Yu still has more than 100 kilograms left. He asked to exchange all of them for peace coins.
"It's 2,000 Ping An coins in total. Take it."
Mo Yu only kept 500 Ping An coins and gave the rest to Old Li, saying, "This is to pay back the debt."
"OK."
Old Li took out a small notebook and wrote it down on his page.
Mo Yu still has a long way to go before he can reach 1.2 million Ping An coins, but at his rate of 1,500 per day, it seems that it will not take more than two or three years.
Mo Yu handed five 100-yuan coins to Ai Lu who was standing behind him.
"Ai Lu, here."
Ai Lu didn't hesitate and happily put it away. He really liked this kind of peace coin that was blue and golden and felt very comfortable to touch.
After putting away the large-denomination Ping An coins, he took out a small-denomination coin from the bag of money.
"Grandpa...sugar...for sugar..."
Since it was Tang Yu'an who introduced him to Old Li, he also followed suit and called him Grandpa.
Old Li liked this simple and lovely child very much. A smile appeared on his face. After taking the peace coin, he handed him a bag of candy.
"Thanks!"
Ai Lu took the candy, skillfully peeled one and put it into Mo Yu's mouth, then peeled one for herself, and then pushed Mo Yu's wheelchair out of the elevator.
"Ai Lu, do you like it here?"
After entering the elevator, Mo Yu took his hand, looked up at him and asked.
"I like it!" Ai Lu said without hesitation.
Since arriving at the deserted city home, his mental state has obviously improved day by day.
He had never met so many friendly people since he was a child! They didn't hit him or scold him, nor did they treat him like a monster.
Here he not only has a warm house and delicious food, but most importantly, he has made many new friends!
During the day, when Mo Yu was promoting the growth of plants, he would play with the children nearby. In just a few days, he learned a lot of new knowledge.
Of course, his favorite is still black jade!
"Then can we live here forever?" Mo Yu asked.
He was originally wary of his deserted home, but after settling down here, he found that his previous worries were unnecessary.
Here, apart from the pressure of paying off debts, everything is good, making him feel peaceful.
So he also hoped that Ai Lu could stay and live with him forever.
"Okay!" Ai Lu nodded again.
Mo Yu looked at him with increasingly gentle eyes. He stroked the back of Ai Lu's hand and whispered, "I will try my best to give you a better life."
Ai Lu didn't quite understand what he said, but he could feel Mo Yu's tenderness, so he kept smiling.
Next to him, Xie Chaori, who had just entered the elevator with him, said: "..."
Did these two treat him as a transparent person?
Soon the elevator stopped, Ai Lu pushed Mo Yu out of the elevator, Xie Chaori hesitated for a moment, and followed her out.
Arriving at the door of the room, Mo Yu said, "Ai Lu, can you please go in first?"
Ai Lu looked at him, then at Xie Chaori who followed.
Mo Yu patted his hands, and Ai Lu nodded and went into the house obediently.
After Ai Lu's figure disappeared at the door, Mo Yu turned the wheelchair and looked at Xie Chaori: "Do you know me?"
Hearing his straightforward question, Xie Chaori paused, but nodded.
Mo Yu was indeed born in Qingmu Castle.
His face is easy to recognize, especially his green hair, which only high-level planting masters can have.
People like him are rare even in a place like Qingmu Castle where there are many people with wood-type abilities.
What's more, after all these years, he still looks as young as I remember.
"Are you my friend?" Mo Yu asked.
Xie Chaori shook his head, "We've only met a few times."
Even if their levels were similar, the value of a wood-type ability user was not comparable to that of someone with other abilities. Moreover, at that time, Xie Chaori was just a young man similar to Chi Hao.
Mo Yu is already a top planting master and a treasure highly valued by the top leaders of the fortress. How can he be qualified to be his friend?
"Do I have any family?" Mo Yu asked another question.
Xie Chaori hesitated and shook his head: "As far as I know, no."
Because he came from a noble family, he had access to some secrets, so he knew that Mo Yu, like Hong Li, was also an orphan collected and raised by the fortress from the wasteland.
However, six or seven years ago, Mo Yu suddenly disappeared.
Qingmubao discovered that there was a suspected space crack in the center of the deserted city. It was said that he discovered it accidentally while looking for him.
Of course, Xie Chaori was also very curious about how Mo Yu disappeared and why he appeared in the deserted city home.
But it was obvious that Mo Yu was not going to give him an answer.
"I understand, thank you for telling me this." He breathed a sigh of relief, and then prepared to leave.
"I heard that you lost your memory. Don't you want to know your past?" Xie Chaori asked.
Mo Yu paused, "Those are not important anymore."
He looked at Ai Lu, who was squatting behind the wall in the room and secretly poking her head out. After meeting his gaze, Ai Lu shrank back.
A smile appeared on Mo Yu's face, and he said softly: "I care more about my present and future."
Room 501.
Old Li put down the account book and accidentally knocked over the family book next to it. The book fell to the ground and turned to a certain page.
He picked up the notebook and saw that it clearly contained information about Mo Yu and Ai Lu.
Looking at the two people "partners" printed in their relationship column, Old Li couldn't help but let out a sigh.
Ai Lu probably didn't even know what a partner was. When he registered him, he asked several times.
The child was hesitant at first, but after Mo Yu leaned over and whispered something in his ear, he immediately smiled and nodded.
When asked again later, Ai Lu no longer hesitated.
Old Li casually closed the family book. At least for now, judging from how they were getting along, Ai Lu didn't suffer any hardship, so he just turned a blind eye.
Then, he looked at the system panel, and a smile suddenly appeared on his wrinkled face.
He had just leveled up, and the system mall had unlocked new items for redemption, and the new item he unlocked was...
instant noodles!
Old Li couldn't help rubbing his hands and opened the interface to browse.
When he saw the dazzling array of instant noodles in different flavors, he couldn't help but smile and quickly exchanged for each flavor.
When he boiled the water and started to brew the tea, he couldn't help but feel a little dazed.
Soon, the rich aroma of instant noodles wafted through the room.
When he held the bowl and took the first bite of noodles, the old man couldn't help but shed tears.
It’s really delicious...
When he saw that there were more than a dozen packets on the table in addition to the bowl in his hand, a strange sense of satisfaction filled his heart.
Old Li slurped the noodles and drank the soup in big gulps.
After finishing the bowl, he wiped his mouth, and after a little hesitation, he picked up a pack of instant noodles and hung it on the trading area.
There should be other old guys like him among the employees, right? For example...
That little noise?
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