Chapter 264
Before leaving, Zhou Qixian had a good sleep.
He had been doing business day and night these past few days and producing Star Chain Fruit, and his body had reached its limit. He slept until noon the next day.
Tang Sheng and Tang Xueyun were doing business in the yard.
Without Zhou Qi's special ability to promote the growth, the Star Chain Fruit naturally could not bloom and bear fruit as quickly as before, so the Self-Defense Force members began to venture out again, looking for books and daily necessities in exchange for food.
Of course, Tang Sheng and the others still collected these things.
However, after becoming employees, they had a clearer understanding of the point pricing of various items, and they adjusted the previous transaction prices.
"That's not right. Before, these things could be exchanged for five compressed biscuits. Why is it only three now?"
"I don't want wheat or brown rice, I just want compressed biscuits!"
The price adjustment naturally caused dissatisfaction among some people. Some people started arguing on the spot and instigated the people around them to join in the argument, and then -
In full view of the crowd, all those who were openly quarreling disappeared from the spot.
When he reappeared, he was already 50 meters away from the grocery store.
Tang Sheng also adjusted the volume of his mask, and then said loudly: "This is the pricing of the Ping An Chamber of Commerce. Those who cannot accept it, please leave here and do not disturb others!"
Although Tang Sheng always seems easy to talk to, and even looks funny with a pillow behind his head, once he becomes serious, people will remember the scene of his fight with Tang Xueyun.
The commotion in the yard suddenly died down.
The survivors, who had relaxed because of the peace and comfort during this period, finally remembered that it was still the end of the world. There were not many of them, and it could even be said that they had no choice at all.
The Ping'an Chamber of Commerce still has food to trade with them, which is something they should be grateful for, and no one has the right to be picky.
What's more, once dissatisfaction with the Ping'an Chamber of Commerce escalates into malice, they will be sent away by the protective barrier. This makes everyone instantly realize the situation and dare not complain anymore.
Order was quickly restored, and Tang Sheng and Tang Xueyun's trading efficiency was improved again.
To be honest, it's really fun to do business in this kind of complete seller's market.
The couple has run a grocery store for more than ten years and has seen all kinds of people. What they hate most is encountering those unreasonable customers.
In the past, I could only swallow my anger, but now I can just say "no"!
Of course, Tang Sheng and Tang Xueyun still tried to keep the price as low as possible. They also survived the apocalypse for several months and understood the hardships of life. Making small profits but quick turnover and allowing more people to survive is the real win-win situation.
Zhou Qi observed for a while and found that they were able to handle various emergencies with ease, so he did not show up, but flew directly into the air.
The people on the ground soon discovered him.
"It's Boss Wu Yue! What is he going to do?"
"Hey, why are all the people from the Heian Chamber of Commerce wearing masks? I really want to know what Wu Yue looks like. He sounds very handsome!"
Because the security of the base is guaranteed, the atmosphere is much more relaxed than before.
Zhou Qi ignored the calls from below and flew straight to the outskirts of the base.
A week passed, and no new mutants approached the place where he had previously eliminated hundreds of mutants, but mutants began to surround him from other directions.
Zhou Qi flew towards the front line and started a new round of clearing monsters.
Seeing the flames outside, many people climbed to the top of the building and watched from afar, cheering for him.
Zhou Qi frowned slightly, paused for a moment, and sent a message to Tang Sheng.
Not long after, Mo Chengfei led the self-defense force members on the streets and began to organize people to build a "wall".
It is definitely impossible to build a solid wall in a short period of time, but they can collect iron fences, anti-theft nets and other things and connect them together to expand the protective barrier.
Moreover, there are so many houses on the street, and they are basically next to each other. As long as the gaps are connected, it will form a natural "wall".
Although Mo Chengfei and others did not understand the principle, after they tried it, they found that they could really expand the transparent protective barrier, so they actively participated in it.
There were tens of thousands of people in the base, and there was a serious surplus of labor. After the goal was clarified, everyone took action together, and there was suddenly a sense of enthusiasm.
After dealing with several more mutants, Zhou Qi looked towards the base and nodded when he saw this scene.
After solving the survival crisis, the next problem is food and accommodation. The current base area is actually very crowded to accommodate tens of thousands of people.
Expand outward like we are doing now and slowly recover lost territory, first solve people’s housing problems, and then find ways to develop production.
Otherwise, relying solely on "scavenging" is not a long-term solution.
Zhou Qi continued to clear out the mutants around the base. He did not have Tang Yu'an's map, so he could only rely on his spiritual sense to sense the location of the mutants.
Fortunately, the mutant's aura was too strong to be ignored.
But... the number is really too much.
Zhou Qi couldn't remember how many he had killed, but it must have been at least a thousand. However, their numbers hadn't decreased much.
However, based on the population density of their country before the end of the world, such a number is understandable.
It is precisely because of such a high infection rate that even if the mutant species is not contagious in the early stages, it will cause the entire society to collapse quickly, right?
Zhou Qi stopped before his supernatural power was exhausted and flew back into the air.
Looking at the devastated town below him, he couldn't help but look into the distance. That was the town where he and An An grew up. Now... it's probably destroyed too, right?
He suddenly felt fortunate that the world they traveled through was a natural disaster apocalypse, and it was many years after the disaster.
Otherwise, fighting these disgusting monsters every day and witnessing so many people die every day would really make people collapse.
Zhou Qi rested for a while and then flew back to the base.
There are still tens of thousands of survivors in this small town. According to the proportion, the original population is estimated to be hundreds of thousands.
Even if only one-third of them turned into mutants, there would be more than 100,000 of them. What's more, the mutants are now starting to reproduce, which is not something he can deal with alone.
The rest of the matter will have to be left to the Self-Defense Forces to resolve.
They have to build their new home themselves.
However, now with the protective barrier and material support, Zhou Qi felt that this should only be a matter of time.
He returned to the base where the infected people were isolated. Several more people were infected today. They were all parasitized when they went out to look for exchange supplies.
Zhou Qi used the fire spirit insects to remove the parasitic eggs for them, and then found Mo Chengfei.
"I wonder what instructions Lord Wu Yue has?" Mo Chengfei was very respectful and spoke with some caution.
Although he has only been around for less than a week, the prestige of this Wu Yue boss in the base has far surpassed that of him and the Pillow Superman couple.
As long as he gave the order, Mo Chengfei felt that he had to step down and let others take over.
"I'm leaving here soon." Zhou Qi said.
Mo Chengfei was stunned. Instead of feeling any joy, he felt only panic. "Did we do something wrong? Why are you leaving?"
"I have more important things to do."
Zhou Qi said, "I have already cleared out the mutants around the base. Build the fence as soon as possible and tell every member not to leave the fenced area."
"You can gradually expand the fence outwards to gain more space for movement. With the protection of the barrier, at least you don't have to worry about infection and distortion."
"Besides me, no one in the Ping An Chamber of Commerce can handle the distortion, so after I leave, you must be extra careful."
Although the young man's tone was light and even sounded a little indifferent, Mo Chengfei's eyes were filled with tears.
"Okay, okay. Any other instructions?" he asked.
Zhou Qi thought for a moment and suggested, "The Ping'an Chamber of Commerce's trade will continue, so you'd better have something that can produce stably and become your pillar industry."
After saying that, he left.
Mo Chengfei looked at his leaving back and couldn't help but fall into a daze.
He never imagined that in the end times, he would have to engage in production and build pillar industries. This... this was too different from what he had imagined!
Zhou Qi returned to Store No. 13, washed up, and called Tang Sheng over again.
"These are the weapons and equipment I brought this time. I forgot to give them to you."
Zhou Qi took out a super-capable container from his portable warehouse, opened it, and revealed the inscribed equipment inside, all of which were made by Tours before.
"There will be more in the future, you can use this batch first."
Tang Sheng nodded, then hesitated and said, "With the protective barrier, I'm afraid we won't be able to use it."
After all, the mutant species is now contagious. Unless it is necessary, he and Tang Xueyun don't want to take risks, but...
"I wonder if the mutant's parasitism counts as a physical attack?"
If that's the case, they don't have to worry about being parasitized when they go out to eliminate the mutants.
"Well, the probability of someone with special abilities being parasitized is relatively low, so there's no need to worry too much. However, it's best not to go out and take risks. It's more appropriate to stay within the protective barrier and take long-range attacks."
Zhou Qi told him several methods of waiting for opportunities to come to him, and Tang Sheng's eyes lit up when he heard them.
"Then these weapons can still be used!"
Like the flying feathers and flying sickles, they can perform long-range attacks.
"Let's give it a try then!" Tang Sheng said, "I'm planning to recruit Mr. Lin as an employee. What do you think?"
Zhou Qi nodded and said, "Grandpa Lin is indeed a good candidate."
He is only in his sixties and in good health. He works in store No. 13, and as long as he pays attention to the hours, it is a pretty easy job.
"That's all right then! With someone to help me, I can do something else."
The base was in a state of disrepair, and since he had become the head of the Ping'an Chamber of Commerce here, he naturally had to develop the base well.
Tang Sheng quickly went back to work. Zhou Qi thought for a moment and started talking to Tang Yu'an again.
"Brother Xiaoqi, when are you planning to come back?" Tang Yu'an asked impatiently.
"Let's leave tonight at the earliest." Zhou Qi said, "I'm wondering if I should bring a group of people back with me."
With the existence of the drift bottle accelerator, as long as they put the drift bottle back into the dream sea, they will arrive immediately, so the danger is much smaller than when they came here.
You can knock people unconscious, petrify them, and then transfer them to your homeland after arriving.
Unfortunately, the portable warehouse's judgment on intelligent life is much stricter than that of a message in a bottle. Even after being petrified, it cannot be placed in the portable warehouse, otherwise it would not be so troublesome.
"Bring a group of people?" Tang Yu'an asked, "Who do you want to bring?"
"Someone with special talents."
In terms of quality, the 10,000 people in the base are definitely better than the residents of the deserted city home. Any one of them can be a teacher in the home.
The steel mills, cement plants, etc. in the deserted city home are still at a relatively low level of technology. If there are people with knowledge in this area, they can be arranged to go there.
Then there are doctors and nurses. Although they have antibiotics, most of them dare not use them because they do not have the relevant knowledge.
Although the obstetrics and gynecology ward has been established, it is still in urgent need of improvement...
If we want to build a better home, talents from all aspects are absolutely indispensable, and it would be a waste of resources if these talents stayed in their current base.
Tang Yu'an nodded repeatedly after hearing this, but he was a little troubled when choosing which people to choose.
After all, the space in the soul storage bag is limited. As a space equipment, it can no longer hold a super-capable container.
"How many people can we bring back at most?" Tang Yu'an asked.
Zhou Qi looked at the space in the spirit storage bag and said, "Thirty at most."
Tang Yu'an thought about it for a while, then said, "Then we should give priority to pregnant women, and then bring obstetricians and gynecologists and medical staff with experience in delivery."
Anyway, the base has a protective barrier, and the lives and safety of other people are basically guaranteed, which means they can live a simpler life.
Once the base is developed and the teleportation array is built, it will not be too late to exchange talents.
Zhou Qi expected Tang Yu'an's choice and agreed with it.
“What if there weren’t so many pregnant women?”
"Then take the old man with you."
Tang Yu'an admires the elderly who can survive for a long time in the apocalypse. They all have unique survival wisdom.
When they arrived at their home in the deserted city, they were able to do some lighter work besides physical labor.
Zhou Qi nodded. There were relatively few pregnant women in the base, but there were still quite a lot of elderly people. He had also come into contact with some of them during transactions these days.
He would discuss it with Uncle Tang and the others later. Given the limited places, he was still inclined to bring back some people who could be of use.
"So, Mom, Dad, and Xinxin can actually come here this way?"
"At least one person needs to stay."
Yes, someone needs to stay and put the message in the bottle into the sea of dreams, and after Tang Xueyun was hired as an employee, that person became Tang Yuxin.
"Forget it, let mom and dad stay and accompany Xinxin."
Tang Yu'an gave up this idea. Xinxin was still so young and she needed her parents more than he did.
"However, if we bring these people back to our home in the deserted city, our secret may be exposed..." Tang Yu'an thought of another question and couldn't help but say.
Zhou Qi thought for a moment and said, "It would be better if we could let the God of Commerce come forward."
He has always been traveling outside as Wu Yue, so even if he brings these people back to his home in the deserted city, he doesn't have to worry about being discovered.
Tang Yu'an immediately became interested.
Are you going to start playing tricks again? He rubbed his hands together and asked excitedly, "What are you going to do?"
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