Xia Chuhe directly contacted A Bao, entrusting her with leading a team to take over the subsequent maintenance and management work. Simultaneously, they planned to extend a section of the tunnel through Dream City, directly connecting it to the food and amusement park.
If this task were given to the Xintian Gang, they could complete it quickly. However, the Meow Meow Legion has fewer members, and maintaining dungeons and infrastructure is not their forte, so it would take them relatively longer.
However, Xia Chuhe still decided to cooperate with the Meow Meow Legion.
She wanted to let Weng Xintian know that the choice was hers. Honest transactions lead to mutually beneficial cooperation. But if anyone tried to outsmart her, well, she could make sure Xintian wouldn't get a single drop of soup.
Weng Xintian doesn't rely on chivalry to establish himself; he's more like a businessman, prioritizing his own interests. If it weren't for Changsheng keeping an eye on him, he would probably be solely focused on making money.
Just like when he took over Dream City, if Changsheng hadn't made the decision, Weng Xintian would have chosen to let the ordinary people fend for themselves, and only made his move when most of them had died.
Those who can thrive in the wasteland all have their own unique personalities. Xia Chuhe will not complain about Weng Xintian's choice, but she will take action to protect the interests of herself and her companions.
As for Dream City, it would be best to have someone from our own side keep an eye on things, in case Weng Xintian becomes too powerful. Xingxing would have been a great candidate, but unfortunately, she still needs time to mature.
The same applies to the food-themed amusement park; it needs to be managed by its own people and involve direct contact with the mechanical boy. Unfortunately, Shanhua and Maowei were excellent candidates for management, as she had originally thought they would be great if the amusement park could be outsourced.
Xia Chuhe sighed, "Alas, we don't have enough manpower."
...
Cat Tail took the contract, somewhat apprehensive: "Boss Xia, is there a problem?"
Cat Tail didn't have high authority within the Xintian Gang, so she wasn't authorized to review the contract and didn't know its specific contents. However, judging from Xia Chuhe's attitude, she vaguely guessed that this cooperation was likely to fall through.
Xia Chuhe smiled and said, "It's alright. There's a problem with the contract, but I can discuss it with Chief Weng."
After giving a perfunctory answer to the people at the trading market, Xia Chuhe privately asked Bu Yi, "You used to do business at the trading market, do you know how much the Xintian Gang can earn in a day of fieldwork?"
Bu Yi whispered, "They've all exchanged for new currency at the trading market. I heard you can get two hundred new coins a day for regular tasks. Boss, I exchanged a lot of new coins before, do you want to use them?"
“Okay, I’ll put it on your tab.” Xia Chuhe didn’t stand on ceremony.
Since they haven't lacked supplies or money recently, the group has been keeping track of how they distribute resources when running dungeons. Bu Yi previously took the core item from the Happy Five-Star Hotel dungeon, which essentially took a large sum of money from the account; she still owes everyone money.
Night falls in the small campsite.
Xia Chuhe discussed the contract with the others, as well as the matter of replacing the outsourced team with the Meow Meow Army.
Bu Yi instantly understood why Xia Chuhe had asked her to exchange money. She remembered something important: "Maintaining the food and amusement park must require a lot of investment, right? How will we make a profit afterward?"
Xia Chuhe had considered this question: "My idea is this: the main profit will come from exploiting the Mechanical Boy. Although the amount of items he provides is not large, they are of considerable value to us. For other profits, we can refer to the base management instance approach. What do you think?"
The base management copy mainly grants priority purchase rights.
Li Qiusheng squinted, a little sleepy, and mumbled, "Anything is fine, anything is fine, it's all Weng Xintian's fault."
If it weren't for Weng Xintian creating an unequal contract, it would have been so much more convenient to just hand over the copy to Xintian Gang for management.
No one objected to Xia Chuhe's idea. The only issue was the significant initial maintenance costs for the instance, which would likely result in a substantial decrease in funds.
Xia Chuhe cleared his throat: "There's another important matter. I've carefully calculated it today, and we already have quite a bit of territory. We own four-quarters of the inner city of Dream Chaser. As for the five-star hotels, we already had a quarter, but because we wanted less of the inner city, we also took over the five-star hotels that originally belonged to Dream Chaser, meaning we now own half. Then, we also have 40% of the outer city of Dream Chaser and the surrounding area. Now we also have a food and amusement park. Since this instance was originally near Dream Chaser, and no other forces came there to farm resources, we need to maintain the initiative, control our connection with the mechanical youth, and prevent others from taking it over. So, we have so much land..."
After rambling on and on, Xia Chuhe finally got to the point: "We need a reliable person to stay and manage these things, to prevent others from having any improper ideas. Do you have anyone you'd like to keep, or anyone you can recommend?"
Li Qiusheng's head drooped; he was completely asleep.
Bao'er mischievously flicked a small spark at Li Qiusheng's chin, and Li Qiusheng suddenly leaned back and rubbed his chin vigorously: "A bug bit me!"
Bao'er lowered her head and chuckled, her eyes narrowing into slits.
Wang Yan also joined in scaring Li Qiusheng, lowering his voice: "The boss said you're to stay and manage the food and amusement park."
Li Qiusheng shouted, "I won't stay! I'm born free-spirited and love freedom! I will never be held back by a small food and amusement park!"
Wang Yan transformed into a tempting little devil: "The food and amusement park is a paradise of imagination. If you want, you can even sprout wings and fly in the sky. Isn't that free enough?"
Li Qiusheng's voice sounded a little unsure: "I don't want to stay, but if the boss insists on making me stay... Boss, do you really need me to stay?"
Xia Chuhe said helplessly, "Go to sleep. You'll keep watch for the rest of the night."
"Alright!" Li Qiusheng flipped backward on the spot, rolled to the sleeping bag, and crawled in to sleep.
Xia Chuhe's gaze shifted to Wang Yan, who felt guilty: "Isn't Zhao Maomao averse to risks? Why don't we ask him if he's settled down yet?"
Xia Chuhe shook his head: "He can't do it. He can't withstand the pressure from Weng Xintian."
Zhao Maomao's choice reveals him to be a smart person who dares to withdraw in time, but not someone with strong willpower or the ability to withstand pressure. It won't be easy for him to navigate and cooperate with Weng Xintian without being overshadowed.
Xia Chuhe looked at Lu Dangui expectantly, but Lu Dangui remained silent.
Xia Chuhe looked at Bu Yi expectantly, and Bu Yi chuckled dryly: "How about I go to sleep too?"
Xia Chuhe looked expectantly past Zhu Guanshan and Bao'er, his gaze settling on Li Yue.
Li Yue rubbed her forehead: "Oh dear, I feel a little dizzy."
After saying that, Li Yue fainted to the ground.
"No, sis, if you can't, you can't, but don't faint!"
Zhu Guanshan, who was standing next to Li Yue, shook her and said hesitantly, "Uh (⊙o⊙)...it seems like she really has fainted."
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