Chapter 265
After finalizing the plan, Zhou Qi found Tang Sheng and Tang Xueyun to discuss it with them.
Tang Sheng and his wife naturally agreed.
Only those who have lived there will understand how harsh the living environment in the base is. More than 10,000 people are crowded in a space of more than 20,000 square meters, and there is also room for arable land and a place to dispose of excrement. You can imagine how bad the living conditions are.
Most people can only stay in buildings every day, and need to go out during off-peak hours, otherwise the streets will be so crowded that there will not even be room to stand.
When trading, many people don't want brown rice and wheat. Tang Sheng can actually understand that. After all, these two foods need to be processed before they can be eaten. They are not as convenient as compressed biscuits.
Although we can expand outward with the protective barrier, it will definitely be difficult to return to normal living standards in a short period of time.
Since this condition exists, it would be a good choice to transfer pregnant women and the elderly who are prone to accidents to the relatively comfortable deserted city homes first. Deserted city homes also need experienced obstetricians and gynecologists and nurses.
but……
"They may not want to go with you." Tang Sheng said.
After all, they are going to a place full of unknowns, and now that the base has a little hope, most people probably don't want to or dare to follow Zhou Qi away.
Zhou Qi shrugged and said indifferently: "Just take away those who are willing."
He can only take away thirty people at most. With more than ten thousand people, there will always be people willing to leave and take a chance.
"Okay, then list the conditions."
Tang Sheng and his wife left quickly to find Mo Chengfei to negotiate and find a suitable candidate.
Mo Chengfei knew that Wu Yue was leaving, but he didn't expect that he would take people away with him. He originally thought that he would take away some people with awakened special powers, but when he saw the conditions list, he was dumbfounded.
Why are all the people taken away pregnant women and the elderly?
Mo Chengfei, who was originally feeling the pain, immediately relaxed. Although he couldn't help but have doubts in his heart, he still agreed very readily because Tang Sheng gave him a reward.
That night they found 53 people.
There were a total of 21 pregnant women, two of whom brought their families, one was the pregnant woman’s husband and the other was the pregnant woman’s mother.
Among the remaining 30 people, there were 5 obstetrician and gynecologists and 2 elderly people who had worked as midwives.
The remaining 23 people are all elderly people over 60 years old. Among them are carpenters, cement workers, retired steel plant workers, chefs, drivers, breeders, and even two skilled Chinese medicine practitioners.
Because there were so many people and so many eyes, Mo Chengfei did not explain the specific situation when he gathered these people.
Otherwise, there are tens of thousands of people in the base. If everyone wants to follow Wu Yue, what should he do?
That's why the people who were called over looked very unhappy along the way, and some of them who were mentally fragile couldn't help crying.
They thought they were abandoned.
After all, among the more than 50 people who came, all were pregnant women and elderly people, the group most likely to be regarded as a burden in the end times.
Among them was Li Suqin, who was able to carry out photosynthesis before.
Her husband Li Yu was accompanying her. Although he did not meet the requirements, he insisted on following her. After hesitating for a while, Mo Chengfei did not drive him away.
The team was filled with pessimism, and just when someone couldn't help but want to cry and beg...
They saw the sign for Ping An Grocery Store No. 13.
"Why are there so many?" Tang Sheng was surprised to see that there were almost twice as many people.
"There are too many people who meet the requirements, so we have to choose the best." Mo Chengfei smiled innocently, "Maybe some people don't want to leave?"
Tang Sheng looked at the people behind him with sad faces and nodded in understanding.
"Come in, everyone."
Mo Chengfei also wanted to follow, but was stopped by Tang Sheng, "Captain Mo, please help me with the deal."
"Oh, okay."
Mo Chengfei had no choice but to nod and watch as the fifty-odd people were led away by the powerful female warrior.
Li Suqin and Li Yu supported each other and followed at the end of the team. They had already realized that something was wrong.
Could it be that... the base wasn't planning to abandon them? Then why were they gathered together?
Tang Xueyun led everyone to the hall on the second floor in silence.
And a figure in a black cloak was already waiting for them. They were very familiar with this person, it was - Wu Yue!
Zhou Qi didn't waste any words and went straight to the point: "I'm about to leave for the new world. I summoned you here to ask you, who is willing to follow me?"
Everyone looked at each other in confusion. Finally, an old man said tremblingly, "I wonder why Lord Wu Yue chose us? And what is that new world...?"
Zhou Qi couldn't help but give him a look of approval - of course, it was blocked by the mask on his face.
He didn't answer immediately, but said, "You must be curious about where the Ping An Chamber of Commerce gets its supplies, right?"
Indeed, the Ping'an Chamber of Commerce has been able to continuously provide various foods, and can barely supply tens of thousands of people to prevent them from starving to death. It is difficult for such material reserves not to attract attention.
Of course, everyone is just guessing at best. It is estimated that the people of the Ping'an Chamber of Commerce awakened a super large space before the end of the world and robbed several food factory warehouses, which is why they were able to store such a huge amount of supplies.
Isn’t… isn’t that the case?
"In fact, the Ping An Chamber of Commerce is affiliated with the God of Commerce, and these materials were all given by the great God of Commerce."
"As for why you were chosen?"
"Because the purpose of the Shangshen Cult is to save the dying and heal the wounded, so that all the poor and weak can obtain water, food, and a place to live through their own labor."
"Except for the most vulnerable pregnant women, each of you possesses a skill that qualifies you to accompany me to the new world."
"In the New World, the followers of the God of Commerce have already established a new home for humanity, and they need talents like you to go and build it."
"This is not mandatory. You can choose to stay or leave."
Zhou Qi fell silent after he finished speaking.
The people present showed either confused or shocked expressions because of his words.
Shangshen Cult? God of Commerce?
They knew that the origins of the Ping An Chamber of Commerce must be complicated, but they never imagined that there was a cult behind it?
This, this can't be a cult, right?
However, thinking back to Pillowman, Monster Girl, and everything they had done after Wu Yue arrived, everyone slowly calmed down.
If there were no Ping'an Chamber of Commerce, there would be no such base. Now that the mutants have evolved the ability to reproduce, they might have been parasitized and deformed long ago.
The lives were saved by others, so what if it was a church organization?
There is freedom of religious belief in their country, and before the end of the world, there were many Buddhists and Taoists among them.
What's more, it is the end of the world now. As long as it is a good religion that does good deeds and saves people from suffering, there is no need to resist it.
but……
"Where exactly is this new world?" the old man who asked the question at the beginning asked again.
"Another world governed by the God of Commerce." Zhou Qi said calmly.
Everyone started to panic again.
This other world can’t be some kind of Western Paradise where you can only go after you die, right?
"That world is also experiencing the end of the world, but it's much better than this one. There's a lot of work to be done there, and they need people like you. You can have a better life there, too, but..."
Zhou Qi paused and said, "You won't be able to come back for a long time."
"This period of time may be one or two years, or even ten or twenty years. You must be mentally prepared."
"So this new world...could it be another planet?" someone asked with a wild imagination.
Zhou Qi paused, then nodded: "You may think so."
Then he said no more.
"You have ten minutes to think about it. Those who want to go can stay, and those who don't want to go can leave." He placed an alarm clock on the table.
"Ten minutes later, there's no regrets."
The atmosphere in the room suddenly became tense.
Soon, someone else mustered up the courage to ask, "Sir Wu Yue, that new world you mentioned... does it have mutant species?"
"No." Zhou Qi shook his head.
Everyone's eyes lit up, especially the pregnant women.
The absence of mutant species means that they will not be parasitized and deformed, which is a good thing for both them and the children in their wombs.
Among those who came with them were obstetricians and gynecologists and midwives.
It doesn't look like they are going to be sacrificed... How about taking a gamble?
Of course, there were still some timid pregnant women among the 21 people. Five of them left in less than three minutes, and seven or eight elderly people left one after another.
These old people are already gray-haired. It’s not that they don’t want to live a better life, but when they think that they may not be able to come back for ten or twenty years... they hesitate.
It is hard to leave one's hometown. Although the world is already in tatters, isn't there a glimmer of new hope now?
After the last ten minutes, only 38 of the 53 people remained.
Just as Zhou Qi was about to announce the end of the countdown, someone else hurriedly walked in from outside.
He was an old man, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that Zhou Qi hadn't pressed the button yet.
He just walked to the door and saw that no one stopped him, and the people who came out with him also walked out of Ping'an Grocery Store smoothly, so he immediately changed his mind.
He is only 61 years old this year, and he will definitely still be alive in 20 years, but going to other planets... How can a person have such an opportunity in his lifetime?
Everyone has witnessed the behavior of Ping'an Chamber of Commerce and Wu Yue these days, and they don't seem to be doing anything shady, so at the last minute, he decided to take a gamble!
In the end, 39 people remained.
To be honest, this number was a bit more than Zhou Qi expected, but he didn't let the extra nine people leave. After all...
They now have two spirit storage bags.
There are 40 people in total, including him, and it is enough to fit them in two spirit storage bags.
Zhou Qi looked at everyone and said without further ado, "Well, all of you sit down."
At his command, all 39 people in the room sat down. Just as they were about to listen to the mysterious Wu Yue boss continue speaking, they saw him take out a music box.
This music box is a new item that Tang Yu'an drew while Zhou Qi was away.
As Zhou Qi turned the pull bar, soothing light music suddenly sounded in the room. Soon, everyone in the room became drowsy and finally closed their eyes and fell asleep.
This music box contains different music, and this lullaby can make the listeners, except the one who plays it, fall asleep unconsciously.
Compared with drugs, this is undoubtedly safer and more effective.
Zhou Qi petrified all 39 people and put them into his soul storage bag. Then he left the second floor to say his final goodbyes to Tang Sheng, Tang Xueyun and Tang Yuxin who were waiting on the first floor.
"Uncle Tang, Aunt Tang, store number 13 is now in your hands."
"Don't worry, we will raise our level to 25 as soon as possible and strive to reunite with you soon!"
"An An will continue to rely on you!"
Looking at Tang Sheng's trusting eyes, Zhou Qi felt inexplicably guilty. He paused for a moment before nodding and saying "OK".
Then he entered the soul storage bag, and after being petrified, his five senses were closed.
Tang Xueyun stuffed the spirit storage bag into the drifting bottle, then put the stopper on it. She closed her eyes, watched the familiar dream sea appear before her, and reached out to put the drifting bottle into it.
When she regained consciousness, she immediately notified Tang Yu'an.
Ping An Grocery Store Attic.
Tang Yu'an, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately pressed the accelerator after receiving the message.
Seeing the flickering lights on the window, his heart beat faster and he quickly opened the window to take out the bottle.
He pulled out two spirit storage bags and saw that they were filled with stone statues.
Tang Yu'an recognized Zhou Qi at a glance.
His eyes suddenly turned red, and he quickly used his mental power to transfer him out. He hugged him happily and called out anxiously: "Brother Xiaoqi, Brother Xiaoqi, wake up!"
As he watched, Zhou Qi's petrification slowly lifted.
Tang Yu'an took off his mask and looked at his familiar handsome face, tears finally falling uncontrollably.
"Brother Xiaoqi, you're finally back!"
Zhou Qi held his face, looked at it carefully, and then couldn't help but said: "You have lost weight, have you not eaten well?"
"Yes, I ate well..."
Tang Yu'an sniffed, and couldn't help pouting as he watched Zhou Qi gently wipe his tears.
"Brother Xiaoqi... I miss you so much." He hugged Zhou Qi and buried his face in his arms.
Zhou Qi took a deep breath and hugged him tightly with both hands. Although they were not separated for a long time, it felt like a lifetime had passed.
Now, he is finally back.
“An An…”
After hugging for a while, Zhou Qi suddenly spoke. There was a question that had been lingering in his mind for a long time.
On the day he left, after he was petrified, An An...
However, when Tang Yu'an looked up at him, Zhou Qi stared into his clear and bright eyes and subconsciously changed the subject.
"Let's go and settle the people in the spirit storage bag first."
"good!"
Tang Yu'an wiped away his tears. Brother Xiaoqi had returned to his side. They would have plenty of time together in the future. Now it was better for him to pretend to be a god... No, it was more important to do the real thing.
He told his parents that he was safe, then he and Zhou Qi left the grocery store and came out of the RV.
The RV had been driven back by Tang Yu'an in advance and was now on the way from Linhai Town to Jufeng Mountain.
After the two of them were ready, Zhou Qi waved his hand and the 39 seated stone statues appeared on the road. He released their petrified state one by one.
Then he returned to Tang Yu'an and took out the music box again.
With a ding sound, the 39 people sitting on the ground woke up at the same time.
They looked at the white snow outside the road and the unfamiliar environment around them, and their eyes widened in horror.
Where was this place? Weren't they just at Ping An Grocery Store No. 13? How did they end up here in the blink of an eye?
They felt like they were dreaming, but the biting cold wind told them that this was not an illusion at all.
“Pah-pah—”
Zhou Qi clapped his hands, attracting their attention.
Only then did everyone realize that in addition to the unfamiliar environment, there were three figures in front of them. They were all wearing the same cloak and masks, standing in front of a huge RV.
The boss Wu Yue, whom they were familiar with, was standing on the left side of someone.
This was naturally Tang Yu'an, who was wearing a Yaori mask on his face, and there was a third cloaked man on his other side.
It was a robot in disguise, wearing a mask belonging to Silver Light, standing silently.
When everyone looked over, Tang Yu'an raised his hands and said loudly: "Welcome to the new world! You will start a new life here!"
Amidst everyone's horrified gaze, a dazzling light burst out from his hands.
"Great God of Commerce, please bless these lost lambs, so that they can have the strength to embark on a new life!"
As the dazzling light enveloped them, all 39 people present felt a sense of peace and tranquility they had never experienced before.
When the light faded, they were surprised to find that each of them had become clean and all the old injuries they had sustained during their escape had healed!
The man with the golden mask withdrew his hand and said to them, "Nice to meet you. I am the most loyal follower of the God of Commerce—Yao Ri!"
Then he waved his hand, and pieces of paper with the word "peace" printed on them appeared in the air and fell precisely into the hands of each of them.
The paper felt warm to the touch and brought them warmth.
Tang Yu'an glanced at the map, then pointed to the end of the road and said, "Go, your home is ahead. Walk there with your own feet and create your bright and glorious future!"
Everyone looked at what was happening in front of them in confusion, and was already dazzled by the actions of the man in the golden mask.
No, there really isn't a God of Business, is there?
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