Chapter 271
After hearing Zhou Qi's words, Tang Yu'an remembered that there were nearly five thousand "believers" in Yanlong Fort. When he thought of this, he felt overwhelmed.
But since it has already started, there is no way to stop it, and we can only continue to develop it.
Zhan Xiong didn't know that the "God of Business" was watching him. He followed the instructions of the two predecessors from Store No. 6 and led the members of the fishing team to do morning lessons to strengthen their understanding of the doctrine.
Although preaching is indeed prohibited in the fortress, but...
The Shangshen Sect really gave too much!
Zitian Fort did provide them with a place to live, but that was all. If they wanted food, they had to risk their lives to earn it at sea.
Moreover, they did not live here for free. After the fish caught by the fishing team were slaughtered, most of them had to be handed over to the fishery officials, who transported them to the heart of the fortress for sale.
There wasn't much left in their hands, and it was only enough to fill their stomachs.
Of course, Zhan Xiong didn't want to complain about the fortress being unfair. After all, they were able to go out to sea to fish because of the equipment provided by the fortress. But now that there was a better way out, there was no reason for him to lead his men to fight to the death.
Anyway, there is more than one fishing team in the entire Zitian Castle, so the loss of these few hundred people will not have much impact.
When a fishing team hunts mutant creatures at sea, they could lose their lives at any moment. The reason why Zhan Xiong became the captain is naturally because he can command the support of the team members, and the team members are willing to follow his command.
Moreover, everyone keeps their heads on the line every day and has little loyalty to the fortress.
They will listen to whoever can keep them alive and feed them.
So in less than half a month, Zhan Xiong converted all the members of the fishing team into believers of the Shangshen Religion and asked them to hand over their houses.
In this way, the entire fishing village was protected by the God of Commerce.
This is what Zhanxiong learned at the employee forum.
Under the protection of the God of Commerce, those who harbor ill intentions towards them cannot enter the village and will be automatically excluded.
After he managed to take over all the land around the village, the entire village truly became their territory, so Zhan Xiong stopped pretending!
Now he would lead his followers in morning prayers every day, and then ask them to collect sea water to trade with him. Although the fishing team had a water pump, he did not use it in order to earn points during the transaction.
After testing, the value of one kilogram of sea water is 10 points.
If he trades at full capacity every day, he can earn millions of points.
Of course, Zhan Xiong didn't do that.
The fishing village has limited space and there is really not enough space to store seawater. As for dumping the seawater back into the sea?
He had actually thought about it, but he felt that the God of Commerce might not tolerate such cheating. After all, he learned from the forum that the items traded each time could not be one's own property.
But water is flowing. Who knows if he pours the sea water back, will the God of Commerce judge that all the water in the sea belongs to him?
Zhan Xiong is now responsible for the livelihoods of hundreds of people, so he dare not take such a gamble.
So he only asked each family to provide one or two laborers to fetch about 20 kilograms of sea water every day to trade with him. Even so, he could generate tens of thousands of points of turnover every day.
The thousands of kilograms of seawater obtained from the trade were put up for sale in the forum trading area.
The price he set was very low, 1 point could buy 2 kilograms, and his main strategy was to make small profits but quick turnover and quickly consume inventory.
Maybe it’s really cheap, basically they are all sold out by the evening, and after deducting the handling fee, it’s no problem to earn two to three thousand points a day.
It was also thanks to the two to three thousand points he earned that day that he was able to provide for the food needs of the hundreds of people in the fishing village in the first month.
Because most of the people in the fishing village are strong adults who eat a lot, all of them have to eat several hundred kilograms of brown rice a day.
One pound of brown rice costs 5 points, which is undoubtedly a huge expense for Zhan Xiong who is just starting out.
Fortunately, he managed to hold on, and finally proved his own strength and that of the Shangshen Sect, allowing everyone to follow him.
Not long ago, he had received his first month's commission salary, totaling 48,000 personal points and 96,000 purchase points.
With this large amount of points earned, he finally had enough money.
However, perhaps because he sold too much before, seawater has been difficult to sell recently. In order to consume the inventory, he can only sell the seawater at a lower price, which barely breaks the balance between income and expenditure.
After Zhan Xiong finished his morning lessons, he dismissed the team and asked them to collect sea water for trading.
He was just about to check out the latest news on the forum when he saw a hunched figure slowly walking towards him from the end of the street.
Zhan Xiong couldn't help but pause.
"Dad, Grandpa Lixia is here!" said Zhan Xiaotian.
Zhan Xiong hummed, then walked towards the old man, "Uncle Yu, why are you here? Come in and sit down!"
"If I don't come, will you lead the fishing team to rebel?" Yu Lixia looked at him dimly.
The old man had a head full of white hair, a noticeable scar on his right eye, walked with a limp, and one of his legs was obviously deformed.
Facing his stare, Zhan Xiong grinned, not at all afraid.
The fact that the old man could walk here proved that he had no ill will towards them. The guards who wanted to punish them were hundreds of meters away from the village and could not even get in.
If that's the case, what is there for him to be afraid of?
"Uncle Yu, you're joking. We don't intend to rebel. We're all just surviving in the fortress. We're all in the same boat."
"Besides, the current Zitian Fort is just a grasshopper in autumn. What is there to rebel against?"
Yu Lixia looked at him, frowned, and asked, "What benefits did that Shangshen Cult give you?"
As the fishery officer of this area, it was impossible for him not to conduct an investigation before coming to negotiate. Moreover, he had seen the scene of Zhan Xiong leading his men in morning prayers just now.
Zhan Xiong chuckled, "There's plenty of food and drink, no need to go out to sea."
"No need to go out to sea? What are those people going to do?" Yu Lixia pointed at the members of the fishing team who were running towards the beach.
"You'll find out in a moment."
Soon, the first person carrying the bucket of water ran back. He first greeted Yu Lixia, and then handed the sea water to Zhan Xiong.
"What do you want to change today?"
"Put it on the account first. I'll collect some money tomorrow and exchange it for some meat!"
"OK."
Zhan Xiong took out a notebook and wrote it down, then asked the man to pour the sea water into the water tank next to him.
Because Zhan Xiong only collects 20 kilograms of seawater every day, and according to a 15% commission on his salary, each customer can only exchange items worth a maximum of 30 points.
Brown rice and wheat can be exchanged for five or six kilograms, but you have to save up for meat.
Next was the second person, who exchanged for a pound of wheat and a pound of hardwood charcoal - the charcoal produced by the system is very durable and suitable for boiling water and cooking.
Yu Lixia stood by and watched. When he found that Zhan Xiong could really produce food and supplies continuously, his brows furrowed more and more tightly and he became more and more silent.
He didn't know that there were two pairs of eyes watching him.
"Brother Xiaoqi, this Grandpa Lixia...could he be Grandpa's friend?" Tang Yu'an couldn't help but mutter.
From the conversation between the villagers and him, we know that the old man named Yu Lixia is the fishery officer of Zitian Fort. He was also from the fishing team, but left the fishing team for promotion because of his old age.
Zhou Qi was also observing the old man. He nodded and said, "It's very likely."
"Then why don't we develop him into an employee? That way, grandpa can reconnect with his old good friends!" Tang Yu'an said.
Zhou Qi wanted to say that he would observe it for a while, but he paused, turned his head to look at Tang Yu'an, and asked, "What do you think of him?"
"Hmm? Me?"
Tang Yu'an looked at the old man carefully again, and then said, "He seems like a very kind old man."
That's stable.
Although this may sound unreasonable, An An's luck has always been unreasonable.
Over the years, he has never made a mistake in choosing employees.
Although they have established an employee code of conduct, there are not many restrictions on what can be said on message boards and forums, and so far, no employee has been fired for issues of principle.
This probability is very telling, right?
"Then hire him," Zhou Qi said. "We can fire him if anything goes wrong."
Moreover, Yu Lixia is a fishery officer. Developing him into an employee may bring some unexpected surprises.
"good!"
Seeing that Zhou Qi agreed, Tang Yu'an opened the panel with a smile and sent out the recruitment information.
A mysterious businessman is looking to hire you as a salesperson at Ping An Grocery Store No. 6.
[Agree][Reject]
Yu Lixia was originally watching Zhan Xiong's transaction with the villagers with a serious expression, but was suddenly stunned when she saw this message.
His gaze turned to the house behind Zhan Xiong, and he saw a plaque hanging on the door with the words: Zi Tian Grocery Store, and below it was a line of small words: Ping An Chamber of Commerce.
This Ping'an Grocery Store was created by the Shangshen Sect, right?
The recruitment actually happened to him?
Yu Lixia narrowed his eyes. He wanted to see what kind of organization this Shangshen Sect was. How could it have such great power?
So he chose to agree directly.
Seeing the novice task, he frowned, but still pulled Zhan Xiaotian beside him and made a deal with him. He successfully completed the task and opened the employee panel.
Yu Lixia quickly began to study it, and the more he looked, the more frightened he became.
What kind of technology is this? How can it be achieved to this extent? Is the reason why Zhan Xiong can conjure food out of thin air redeemed in this mall?
Soon he went to the employee forum again, first looked at the posts in the communication area, and then looked at the wide variety of products in the trading area.
Finally, he came to the message board, and when he saw a certain ID in the public channel, Yu Lixia was stunned.
While he was in a daze, Zhan Xiong, who had completed the transaction, came over.
"Uncle Yu, how is it? Did you see everything?"
Zhan Xiong chuckled, "The power of the Shangshen Cult is beyond your imagination, and they are willing to help the weak. It is an organization that is very worth joining."
"We don't want to go against the others in Zitian Fort, but we really don't plan to go out to sea to fish anymore. Perhaps you can talk to the people above and ask if we can cooperate?"
To his surprise, Yu Lixia actually nodded. "I understand what you said. Let me ask you, do you know Chang Qing?"
"Chang Qing? Know him... Wait a minute!" Zhan Xiong looked at him in surprise, "How do you know him?"
"Oh, I was just recruited by a mysterious businessman." Yu Lixia said lightly.
“…”
Zhan Xiong was stunned for a moment, then quickly glanced around. He then grabbed his son and asked, "Xiaotian, did the Divine Messenger come just now?"
"No." Zhan Xiaotian shook his head in confusion.
Zhan Xiong looked around again. He knew that the Lord God's Messenger could become invisible. Maybe he was hiding somewhere watching them?
After more than a month of ideological education from Xiao Chaonao and Chenxi, he has realized how bad his attitude towards Lord Yin Guang was at the beginning.
He now only hoped that Lord Yin Guang would not dislike him because of this...
"Did Lord Yin Guang speak to you?" Zhan Xiong looked at Yu Lixia again and asked.
Yu Lixia shook her head.
Zhan Xiong couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. If that was the case, then the Divine Envoy probably hadn't arrived yet? He should have already left Zitian Castle. It's impossible for him to return in just over a month...
At this time, Yu Lixia asked again: "What does it mean that only level 5 can post on the message board?"
Zhan Xiong began to explain to him.
Then, he patted the old man on the shoulder and said, "You have to work hard. As long as you complete 150 profitable trades, you can unlock forum privileges. Then you can add other employees as friends."
"Do you have any long-lasting friends?" Yu Lixia asked.
Zhan Xiong nodded. In fact, he was able to integrate the entire village partly because of Chang Qing's advice.
Moreover, the fruits, vegetables, potatoes and sweet potatoes produced by Changqing are all high-quality foods, and he exchanged a lot of them from him.
"Can you please ask for me if his last name is Li?" Yu Lixia asked.
Zhan Xiong hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed.
On the other side, Old Li soon saw new news pop up.
【Friends private chat】
[Big Picture]: Mr. Changqing, is your surname Li?
Looking at this message, Old Li couldn't help but frown. He was thinking about how to reply when he saw the other party's message pop up again.
[Big picture]: I have a friend who is a new employee and asked me to help ask. His name is Yu Lixia.
Old Li stared at the familiar name, and his memory suddenly went back to twenty or thirty years ago, and his eyes instantly became moist.
However, he quickly controlled his emotions, thought about it, and began to edit his reply.
[Changqing]: Are you in Zitian Castle?
[Big Picture]: Yes.
[Changqing]: You are not Zhanxiong, are you?
【Big Picture】：……
Zhan Xiong was stunned. No, how did he guess that? Had he ever seen this Chang Qing?
And his silence explained everything.
Old Li couldn't help but laugh.
[Changqing]: I held you in my arms when you were a child, but you may not remember it.
【Big Picture】：Is it true or false?
Zhan Xiong hurriedly asked Yu Lixia, and then got a positive answer, and both parties were basically able to confirm each other's identities.
[Changqing]: Let Lixia upgrade as soon as possible, then add me as your friend and we can reminisce about the past.
Zhan Xiong relayed the message, but was still confused and asked, "How on earth did he guess my name?"
Yu Lixia ignored him and hurriedly left the fishing village to find someone to do business with.
Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi watched him leave.
"Haha, I didn't expect that he really is grandpa's friend!" Tang Yu'an said happily.
Zhou Qi hummed, then looked around the fishing village and said, "Zi Tian Fort isn't very suitable for human habitation."
Tang Yu'an nodded, because the mutant jellyfish electrolyzed seawater, producing some chlorine gas that leaked into the atmosphere and spread to Zitian Castle.
Although the concentration is not high, it also affects the quality of life of the residents of Zitianbao, leaving them in a state of mild poisoning.
Fishermen who go out fishing for a long time show more obvious signs of poisoning, with their faces turning black and purple.
"We can't go on like this." Zhou Qi said.
"Then let's use the teleportation array to transfer people out?" Tang Yu'an said.
He had actually thought about it, but he had not yet decided which branch to transfer the people to, and the people in Zitian Castle might not trust him.
Zhou Qi shook his head and said, "We don't need the teleportation array, we can take the people back by boat."
"Ah? Wouldn't that be too high-profile?"
Having had experience swimming in the sea, Tang Yu'an was not worried that the ship would be attacked by mutant marine creatures. He just felt that this was a bit too ostentatious.
Zhou Qi smiled and said, "What we want is a high profile."
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