Chapter 877: These damn carrion bugs crawling everywhere
Just as Jingshu was stepping onto the South China Sea Pier with high spirits, she tripped and almost fell flat on her face.
Jingshu: “…”
Careless!
Looking down, she saw carrion worms as thick as hemp ropes tying themselves into knots at her feet, scrambling to wrap around them. Jingshu skillfully pulled out a few of the twisted worms, twisted them into a twist, and threw them into the fat chicken's mouth.
When the waves hit, countless insects are blown out, and sometimes they even hit people's faces.
Zhao Yu speechlessly brushed off the corpse worm that was stuck on his face and was wriggling and sucking blood. He tried to throw it away several times but failed. Finally, he imitated Jing Shu's clumsy hands and tied a few knots before he finally threw the snake-like worm aside.
"This carrion worm is dozens of times bigger than the one in Wucheng, and even bigger than the one in Xuwen. It's also so slippery. Sister Jing, you are really amazing." Zhao Yu said embarrassedly.
I always feel that in this regard, Sister Jing, who remains calm, is even manlier than them.
Jingshu snorted. That was nothing. She could even weave big, beautiful ribbons and wedding knots with live insects with her bare hands. She could give a few as decorations to friends at their weddings or even exchange them for mud cakes.
"It's disfigured. Go get some medicine."
"Hehe, thank you Sister Jing. I can't use it on my rough face. I'll use it next time when I get bitten hard." Zhao Yu took the ointment as a treasure, thinking of giving it to his girlfriend later.
On the ground, dense swarms of carrion beetles were burrowing their way towards the lighted unloading area at the dock.
Under the lights, the scene is very spectacular. You can imagine that there are tens of millions of snakes, stacked up in several layers, scrambling towards you.
Oh, I almost forgot, the South China Sea is also one of the lairs of carrion worms.
When Jun Bao was choosing a location to migrate, why did he choose the farthest South China Sea?
A very important reason is that the carrion beetles here are large and numerous, and can be sold for money. They can feed the people of Wucheng and save some money, which is a long-term solution.
Someone asked, "There are carrion beetles all over the country, so there's no need to travel so far!" Yes, but the only places in the country with so many carrion beetles that can be used as fuel and sold for money are coastal areas with ferries, and the only place that can accommodate Wucheng's four million people is the South China Sea.
So, when I look at the carrion worms digging their way up the ground, I find them much cuter. These rotten little bugs can be exchanged for food!
There are thousands of workers at the unloading area dock, both men and women. They line up in three rows of assembly line firewalls, skillfully twisting the passing carrion worms into twists with their bare hands, and then throwing them into the carts behind them with a "snap".
If you look closely, you will find that the locals' techniques are exactly the same as Jingshu's.
"Why don't they just chop it with a knife, but twist it into a twist? That's too slow," asked my uncle.
"Uncle, you forgot that the evolved carrion worms are very tenacious and reproduce asexually. If they are cut into several parts, they will still be alive and kicking like earthworms, and they can even reproduce themselves." Jingshu replied.
My uncle slapped his forehead and realized that he had indeed forgotten about this because he was dealing with red nematodes every day.
"The unloading area and warehouse must be closed and isolated, and be sure to apply several layers of insect repellent. Carrion beetles can eat anything and are difficult to prevent. All goods must be inspected every four hours." Jingshu ordered.
Zhao Yu assured: "Don't worry, these goods are our lifeblood."
When the cart is full of struggling carrion worms, someone will push it away and send it to the processing room at the back, where there is a huge boiler room that boils water while drying the carrion worms. Then someone will take them to be processed and finally made into fuel.
Apart from labor costs, there are basically no other costs.
"Sister Jing, this is a carrion beetle fuel plant run by the locals of Nanhai. Before the main force arrives, we have to buy fuel from them."
"Okay, it doesn't matter who you buy it from."
After unloading the goods, Zhao Yu took Jingshu, his third aunt and his uncle to the site of the Nanhai Cigarette Factory.
"...We from Wucheng were placed in the suburbs of the former Nanhai New City. A small number of Nanhai locals returned after the tide receded two years ago and redeveloped the wharf. This deserted county town is called Wharf Port. Our cigarette factory is located here. Firstly, it's close to the wharf and convenient for transportation. Secondly, both the old and new cities are overrun with carrion maggots... and other places...
There is no land left for us to use.”
Sitting in the luxurious Hulk horse, Zhao Yu explained the situation to Jingshu. In fact, Jingshu knew more about it than Zhao Yu.
Now only 3% of the South China Sea is habitable, and the rest is infested with insects, waiting for a large force to come and clean it up.
The wharf port was a newly developed area after the apocalypse. There were no tall buildings and no paved roads. The mud on the ground flew all over your face with every step you took. Every time you stepped on it, a big pit would appear. Carrion worms were crawling all over the ground. Jingshu's head hurt from the shaking, but the Hulk was happily eating the carrion worms by sticking out his tongue in all directions.
At this port, the low-lying areas are all filled with mud houses, rows of dilapidated and slum-like, while the high-lying areas are all filled with quick-built 3D-printed houses. Using 3D printing, a single-family house can be built within 24 hours, and it looks neat, clean and pleasing to the eye.
There are also villa areas on higher ground.
Although the wharf port has only been developed for a year and a half, thousands of houses have been built. The companies involved are quite diverse, with both local and national investors. There are about 100,000 employees, and it has become like a large rural area with small villas.
"3D printing houses are a special privilege granted by the state to investors in the South China Sea's return and development. One costs hundreds of thousands of virtual currency. Our cigarette factory can use sheet metal buildings. They are cheap and quick to build, and can be officially operational in ten days."
The land allocated by the higher authorities is not very large, but it is large enough for a factory with several thousand employees.
When Jingshu and others arrived, the foundation of the factory had been laid, and areas such as office areas, earthen toilets, warehouses, employee canteens, and employee dormitories had been divided.
All that’s left is to wait for Jingshu to sign and approve and agree to pay for the materials.
Jingshu waved her hand and transferred part of the funds to the construction contractor, and most of it to the third aunt. From then on, the third aunt would worry about purchasing and spending, and the uncle would worry about the overall operation.
Jingshu clapped her hands, went to take a look at Sumali's villa, and by the way, rented some land for her own villa.
Jingshu made an appointment with Fatty Liu, a land merchant introduced by Su Mali, and came to the villa area with the highest ground in the wharf port.
The road here is clean and wide, and obviously newly paved. Wild mutant black grass and the recently popular firefly light grass are planted on the roadside. It looks green and dotted, but a bit eerie.
Sumali's villa is still in the first place, occupying the number one position in the villa area.
In front of the villa, a fat man in a suit was standing, looking around with a flashlight, wiping his sweat. When he saw Jingshu coming, his eyes lit up and he trotted forward to greet her:
"Hello, you must be Miss Jing. Following Miss Su's instructions, I have reserved this piece of land for you next to her villa. It's 700 square meters in total. What do you think?"
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