Chapter 272
As soon as Zhou Qi said this, Tang Yu'an understood his intention.
"Do you want to push forward smoothly like we did when we went to Linhai Town before?" he asked.
Zhou Qi nodded and said, "We will directly sail to Zitian Fort in the name of the Shangshen Sect to pick them up. Now that Linhai Town also belongs to the Shangshen Sect, we can place them there."
"But will they be willing to leave?" Tang Yu'an asked hesitantly.
"We only need to take in those who are willing to leave," Zhou Qi explained. "Even if no one is willing to go with us, as long as we show our strength, it will have a deterrent effect."
Moreover, he felt that the residents of Zitian Castle were most likely willing to leave.
Zitian Castle has completely turned into an isolated island on the sea. If it were a normal situation, it would be fine, but the original Zitian Castle was surrounded by land.
The sea level is rising year by year, and sooner or later the barrier will be destroyed. By then, most of the flat land of Zitian Fort will be submerged, leaving only the mountainous areas. Many people will surely die then.
Even now, there is a height difference between the sea water and the flat land inside and outside the barrier.
It is unknown what the people in the middle of the fortress thought, but those living near the ramparts, especially those in the fishing team, must have known that danger was approaching them.
Now that they have the chance to leave, they will definitely seize it.
Tang Yu'an nodded and agreed with Zhou Qi's statement.
"Then let's get ready and send a big ship over to pick up people!"
Although large ships are expensive, especially those equipped with smart navigation, it doesn't matter. His current points balance can fully afford it.
The points in the account don’t earn any interest, and if there’s a problem with the system in the future and they can’t be used, wouldn’t those points be wasted?
So not only should you use your points where you need them, but you should also spend them as much as possible!
"Let's go back to the RV first." Zhou Qi said.
In this plan, bringing people back is undoubtedly the easiest part, but the subsequent placement is more troublesome.
They need to find a suitable place to live in Linhai Town, and also coordinate the relationship between the immigrants and the locals.
The two returned to the carriage and began to discuss.
"How many residents are there in Zitian Castle?" Zhou Qi asked.
Tang Yu'an looked at the map.
"I think it should be no less than 100,000," he said. "How about we split them up and assign them to the various villages in Linhai Town?"
There are more than fifty villages of various sizes in Linhai Town, and the smallest ones have a population of only a dozen or so people.
If the residents of Zitian Fort are dispersed and integrated into these villages, it should bring new vitality to these villages.
"Once all the fishing villages are incorporated into the protective barrier, we won't have to worry about the elderly and children in the fishing villages being bullied by the immigrants. Instead, they can take care of each other."
Just like Guanyu Village, more than a dozen young and strong people died this year, and most of the villagers were the elderly, the weak, women and children.
With the protection of the overnight stay list rules, their rights and interests can be better protected, and the young and middle-aged people who migrate here can also improve the population structure of the fishing village.
Moreover, the people of Zitian Fort are more knowledgeable than the fishermen, and may even be able to promote education.
Zhou Qi listened to Tang Yu'an's thoughts with admiration in his eyes.
"This method is fine. Let's do it as you say." He nodded.
The number of people who migrate at the beginning may not be too large. It will not be too late to choose another location to accommodate the residents of Zitianbao when the fishing village’s capacity to accept them is reached.
So, Tang Yu'an began to design the task content.
He needed to say hello to Haijing first and ask him to arrange a fishing village to pick him up in advance.
Because this was obviously a long-term plan, he designed it as a serial mission, and the number of the first batch of immigrants was tentatively set at 500.
As soon as he finished sending the task, he saw a system prompt pop up.
[Employee Yu Lixia completed a profitable transaction with a new customer, earning +10 points and +3 experience points]
[Experience value is full, merchant level +1]
In Wuhu, Grandpa Lixia successfully completed his first profitable transaction and helped him upgrade his level to level one!
Tang Yu'an quickly checked the upgrade rewards.
[Merchant level reaches lv26. New items available for exchange in the mall include soy milk, bacon, instant porridge, scissors, and electric fans. For details, please visit the "Wholesale Market"]
[Portable storage slot +2, total slots: 32, authorized slots +1, current authorized slots: 7]
[New friend video call function has been added. For details, please visit the "Employee Forum"]
[New channel member reminder function has been added. For details, please visit the "Staff Forum"]
【Wholesale Mall Card (20% off) +1】
Wow, video calling feature!
Tang Yu'an quickly authorized the newly added portable storage slots to Zhou Qi, and then tried to make a video call to Tang Xueyun.
On the other side, Tang Xueyun was stunned when she received his video call request.
She subconsciously chose to answer the call.
Suddenly, a new panel popped up, just like the previous video call with Gu Qianli.
The same video charging standard is 15 minutes per time and 2,000 points each time. The difference is that you can click on automatic renewal to extend the call duration.
And the video chat with Gu Qianli can only be done once a day.
"Mom, are you and Dad busy?" Tang Yu'an asked with a smile.
Tang Xueyun nodded, looking at him greedily. Although she had seen the video before, it was different from a real-time conversation like this.
"Don't get tired, take your time." Tang Yu'an said, "If you need anything, be sure to tell me!"
Tang Xueyun walked back into the house and then spoke: "There are enough things, don't worry, you also have to take care of yourself."
The conditions now are much better than before.
"These past few years, Mommy couldn't be by your side, couldn't accompany you as you grew up, it really made you suffer."
Although only half a year had passed in their world, more than three years had passed in the other world for An An and Xiao Qi.
In her memory, he was just a little boy in junior high school, but now he is already 16 years old...
"Hey, I'm not suffering at all. I have Brother Xiaoqi by my side, and I'm very happy every day!"
Tang Yu'an said, looking at Zhou Qi beside him, "Brother Xiaoqi, right?"
Zhou Qi knew that he was video chatting with Tang Xueyun, and nodded unnaturally.
Tang Yu'an didn't notice anything unusual about him and even sat next to him, not shying away from showing their close relationship.
Tang Xueyun, on the other side, looked at the two children in the video with a slightly frown on her face.
She noticed Zhou Qi's obvious awkwardness and tension, but Tang Yu'an's actions were too frank and natural, not like that was the case.
Maybe... she was overthinking it?
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Ice Flame Castle.
Wen Qingqing had just handed over the seawater traded today to the receiving soldier when she received a system prompt.
After three or four months on the job, she had received virtually no instructions from the mysterious businessman, aside from the initial orientation tasks, so she was inevitably a little surprised.
[A mysterious merchant transferred you to "Ping An Grocery Store No. 6"]
She seemed to have worked at Ping An Grocery Store before? Why was she transferred to Store No. 6 now? Then, she received a new system prompt.
[Congratulations! Triggering the elite mission "Build a new branch"]
[Mission Description: A mysterious merchant intends to establish a new branch in Ice Flame Castle. Once established, the branch will activate a protective barrier, providing protection against destructive natural disasters and dangerous creatures.]
[Task Content: Raise your level to lv20 and pass the branch manager's moral character test at store No. 6]
[Reward: Permission to establish a branch, 1000 points]
Looking at the task description, Wen Qingqing couldn't help but widen her eyes.
A protective barrier against destructive natural disasters and dangerous creatures?
Is this true?
She knew that the reason the army bought so much seawater from her was not only to deal with the Ice Flame Flowers and ice creatures, but also for another reason—
The fortress's top brass haven't given up on their migration plans.
To be honest, even if there is a way to deal with the ice flame flowers and ice and snow creatures now, she doesn't think this plan is feasible.
Is the world outside better than Ice Flame Castle?
They have been trapped in the fortress for so many years and have no detailed and profound understanding of the outside world.
She had a deep understanding of this from the posts on the forum.
I'm afraid many people will die not only on the migration route, but also after arriving at the new settlement.
So Wen Qingqing does not support this plan.
Because of her ability to bring fire stones, food and sea water, the fortress attaches great importance to her. Not long ago, she met with the fortress's top leader and expressed her opinions.
It just depends on the situation, the fortress’s top brass still has to stick to the original plan.
After all, this concerns the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of people in Ice Flame Castle, and Wen Qingqing's current ability is not enough to provide sufficient food and energy for so many people.
Wen Qingqing also understands this, so she is very anxious every day.
She had tried her best to earn points and bought almost all the fire stones provided by Xiao Chaonao, but it was still a drop in the bucket.
Unexpectedly, when she was at her most worried, the mysterious businessman actually gave her such a task...
If the protective barrier could really be activated, and its function was consistent with the mission description, then Ice Flame Castle would not need to carry out the migration plan that was bound to cause heavy casualties!
Wen Qingqing was filled with excitement and quickly opened the forum to post a help request, asking about the "protective barrier".
Of course, her help post is paid. The principle that knowledge is wealth applies everywhere.
Not long after posting it, she received a reply.
【1L Evergreen:
Noon on May 21, the first year of the Homeland
The protective barrier does have the function of resisting dangerous creatures and destructive natural disasters. As for the conditions for activating it, I am not clear.]
Wen Qingqing's eyes lit up involuntarily. She knew that Changqing was a big shot. He knew a lot of things and should have a high status in the Shangshen Sect.
What he said is very credible.
[Qingxue: Is ice and snow also considered a destructive natural disaster?]
[Changqing: Yes, ice and snow will be repelled from the protective barrier, and the temperature inside the barrier can always be maintained above zero degrees.]
[Changqing: Of course, this applies to natural disasters. Ice abilities can be used normally.]
Wen Qingqing's eyes lit up as she watched, it was above zero degrees!
This is the freezing point, which means that the water in the environment can be kept from freezing.
This temperature is already adaptable for humans, animals and plants that have lived in Ice Flame Castle for a long time, and it is enough to save most of the energy!
Unfortunately, this Evergreen boss doesn't know how to activate the protective barrier...
Wen Qingqing looked at the task content carefully again. The level needed to reach level 20, and he also had to complete the ideological and moral test of store No. 6?
She hurriedly checked her level and saw that she was still a long way from level 20, which made her feel annoyed.
She should have used up the three valid times for each customer every day, just like when she first sprinted to level 5.
If she had persisted, she would have already broken through level 20! She absolutely couldn't slack off anymore.
Wen Qingqing couldn't help but feel a sense of urgency.
She needs to race against time and must build the store and find a way to open the protective barrier before the fortress starts its official migration plan!
Only in this way can more lives be saved.
Just at this time, new residents came to exchange things. In order to gain more experience points, Wen Qingqing devoted herself to the busy work.
Until the next day——
[Your commission salary for this month has been paid out. You can check it in your points account.]
When Wen Qingqing woke up in the morning, she was stunned when she saw the message, and then she showed joy.
Getting her salary is the happiest day of every month for her.
But she glanced at the increase in her account balance and couldn't help but frown, because -
According to her calculations, her personal points should have been reduced by more than half. Why is this? Is this also a test for opening a new branch?
Then, she saw a new message pop up.
[Starting from this month, the salary settlement method has changed: 2% for personal points, 10% for purchase points, and 3% for personal points will be paid out in the form of an equivalent amount of Ping An coins]
The number of Ping An coins you can receive this month is: 21360
【Please select the delivery method...】
Ping An Coin? What is it?
Wen Qingqing couldn't help but wonder, could it be the common currency within the Shangshen Sect? How was it different from points?
When she chose to accept it and held more than 20,000 one-yuan Ping An coins in her hands, she was shocked again.
So, so warm!
Was this her imagination? Why did she feel so warm holding this currency?
Wen Qingqing quickly took the money to find her mother, and after testing it, she found that her feeling was not wrong.
"Qingqing, what's this good thing? It feels like a hot pack, warm but not as dangerous as the Fire Stone."
"This, this is a peace coin."
"Peace Coin? What a great name!"
By the evening, Wen Qingqing found that the effect of the peace coins was still continuing.
She put one on her chest and two on her thighs, and then put on some warm clothes to keep warm all day long.
This is really good stuff!
Wen Qingqing almost wanted to exchange all her salary into Ping An coins. If she wanted to ensure that everyone in the fortress could get at least one, she would have to continue working hard.
She put up a purchase window in the trading area and then prepared to go to bed so that she could trade the Ping An coins the next day.
However, she always felt that she had forgotten something...
It was not until she lay down on the bed that she suddenly saw someone tagging her in the store channel on the message board.
She has been very busy these past two days, and the channel of Store No. 6 has been talking about some weird things that she feels.
So after saying hello, she dived in.
Remembering that her task included passing a test at Store No. 6, she quickly opened Store No. 6 to take a look.
[Little Noise]: @Qingxue, I just received a task and need to arrange an ideological and moral test for you within the Shangshen Sect.
[Little Noise]: I am the examiner. Are you ready?
For some reason, Wen Qingqing suddenly had an ominous premonition in her heart.
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