Chapter 254 Jinjiang Exclusive Release
West Continent, near the North Shore Pier.
Many large and small fishing boats and kayaks lined up at the newly built simple pier and came and went.
Not far from the dock, you can see many people building a new city wall. However, due to limited raw materials, the progress is relatively slow and they have barely built a foundation.
The victims who were working were busy with their hands and their mouths. People who knew each other sat together and talked about the current situation at home from time to time.
"How's your family settling in?" a dark-skinned middle-aged man asked the thin man next door.
The thin man sighed and said, "There's nothing much to settle down. My family doesn't have a spatial ring. Before the earthquake, we only had time to pack the most important food, drinks, and a few clothes. There's almost nothing else. As long as the shed is built, we're done."
After saying this, he couldn't help but say with a mixture of envy and sourness, "The family next door to me is much better off. They practically broke their entire family and bought a small space two months ago. When they fled this time, they put most of their belongings into the space. Now that they're here, they have tables, chairs, dishes, cupboards, bedding, and everything they need."
"If we had known earlier, we would have bought a space." Even if it was just the smallest five cubic meters, it was enough to hold all the stuff they had at home.
Someone else nearby joined in the conversation, agreeing, "Buying a space is indeed a matter of urgency. It can preserve important supplies at critical moments, and once the disaster is over, it can be passed down from generation to generation as a family heirloom."
"What a shame! I didn't understand this before the tsunami hit. Now I can't afford to change it even if I want to."
Some more frugal people disagreed, saying, "Didn't the higher-ups say there won't be another disaster this severe anytime soon? A space isn't cheap. We'd be better off exchanging those supplies for something more practical, like a biosuit and a kayak."
The former is a life-saving item for many disaster victims to survive extreme heat and cold, while the latter can provide them with a relatively stable income when supplies are difficult to obtain.
You can make a good living by kayaking yourself or renting out your kayak.
As for the space, it’s not too late to buy it when you have more money.
While others may not agree that the space isn't worth buying, biosuits and kayaks are certainly practical.
Not every disaster victim has a biological suit, but at least every family will have at least one suit for family members to wear in turn.
"It's thanks to Yunlu Village that we have these good things, otherwise our lives would be even more difficult now."
It’s even hard to say whether we can persist until now.
Speaking of this, everyone nodded.
A younger man who had been listening silently asked, "Does Yunlu Village really have so many goodies? I heard they have a treasure that can make people with missing arms and legs grow back. I also heard that this village has dozens of nobles who have been granted titles. Is that true?"
The victims who were talking all looked over.
The dark-skinned man who spoke first said firmly, "You are one of the new people who came here these days, right?"
The young man nodded, "Yes."
The others understood.
The people in their city have done business with the bosses from Yunlu Village many times, but they have indeed heard that several survivors from small villages and towns have come in the past few days.
Because the place is too remote, these survivors have been living a hard and isolated life before, so it is normal that they are not aware of these new changes in the outside world.
"Before, we wouldn't have believed anyone could come up with so many amazing treasures, but you've definitely taken the biological clothing and nutrients we mentioned, right? And those fishing boats and kayaks constantly approaching and leaving the shore are clearly there. We exchanged these things for Yunlu Village."
"That thing you're talking about that can regrow arms and legs is called a medical pod. I heard it can cure any disease, but there are only a few of them. For ordinary people like us, we don't know how long we'll have to wait to use one."
"As for the fact that Yunlu Village has dozens of nobles, that's true, including barons and viscounts. You've seen how powerful people with special abilities are, right?"
The newcomer recalled seeing someone condense a fireball when their villagers were rescued, and also saw an earth-type mutant create a wall out of thin air two days ago. His eyes lit up with excitement.
"People with special abilities are truly amazing. Every time I see their methods, I feel like I've seen a living god."
The others couldn't help but burst into laughter. "It's really no different from a living immortal. After all, the reason psychics can gain special abilities is because of Boss Lu. No, it was Yun Xianhou who took out the elixir."
"Marquis Yunxian is from Yunlu Village. It's said that everyone in Yunlu Village has used elixirs, so it's normal for there to be dozens of people with special abilities."
When they said this, envy was evident on the faces of the others.
Is this what they call "everyone rises to prosper"?
With the emergence of Yunxianhou, the entire village prospers and rises to prominence.
Why didn’t they get this good thing?
As he was speaking, there was a sudden commotion at the dock.
"What's going on over there?"
"Could it be that the big ship that went out today has returned?"
Everyone turned around while guessing, and without exception, they were all stunned.
The new guy opened his mouth wide, a look of shock: "What is that—! It's huge!"
At some point, a huge ship appeared on the sea... Is that a ship?
It was bigger, taller, and more imposing than the passenger ship they had taken when they came here, but its outline was indeed that of a ship.
"It seems like the bosses of Yunlu Village are here!"
Hearing the faint sound coming from the dock, everyone was even more shocked. "Is it the boat from Yunlu Village?"
I was shocked but also somewhat understood.
Except for Jiangnan, the large ships in various towns are now obtained through trade with Yunlu Village. It makes sense that Yunlu Village itself operates more magnificent ships.
Some well-informed people in the crowd had heard that the ship the emperor rode on was also very magnificent, but the dock in the capital was on the east coast, quite far away from them. They were busy supporting their families every day and had no time to travel such a long distance just to take a look at something new.
But now, looking at the people of Yunlu Village, they thought that the boat the emperor was riding on must look like this.
Noticing that many of the disaster victims who had been setting up stalls near the dock had come to watch the fun, the wall builders couldn't help but say, "Let's join in the fun too."
The others had already been wondering about it, and as soon as someone started talking, they immediately said, "Yes, yes, you might only see such a magnificent ship once in your lifetime. You have to get closer to see it clearly."
"I don't know if I can see anyone from Yunlu Village, or Yunxian Hou."
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On the cruise ship.
"We're finally here!" The villagers stood at the deck railing, looking excitedly at the land ahead.
Lu Chen, Zhang Dafu and other kids also looked at the shore with wide eyes and curiosity, tapping with their fingers and laughing.
Mr. Zhang sighed, "After drifting on the boat for so long, I finally see land again."
Cruise ships are certainly stable, but he has never experienced life at sea for most of his life. Even if the ship is not bumpy, he always feels like he is floating and not grounded.
Zhang Chengming looked around and said, "This place looks very big."
Lu Xuan said: "If it is not big, how can it accommodate millions of people?" He also needs to cultivate hundreds of thousands of acres or even more of land.
Li Tie's gaze fell on the dock on the shore, and he sighed, "It shouldn't have been long since the disaster victims from all over the place arrived here. I didn't expect the dock to be built so quickly."
He looked at the open space on both sides of the pier. There were many small stalls lined up in a long line. It was difficult to see clearly from a distance what was being sold, but the people on other small boats were carrying fishing nets and negotiating with the stall owners. It seemed that they were also selling seafood.
"I thought the disaster victims here would be in low spirits because they lost their homes, but now it seems everyone is doing okay."
As they were talking, the gangway on the cruise ship had been lowered.
But before they could get off the boat, Ye Feiluan, Chen Bing, Liu Zimo, Bai Xuefeng and other familiar people who had received the news from other ships out to sea and came to wait in advance walked up from the other end of the gangway first.
"You're finally here!"
"I didn't expect you all to come together." Chen Bing came up and greeted everyone in the village. Then he looked up at the twenty-story cruise ship in front of him and exclaimed, "Wow, your ship is much more impressive than ours!"
Ye Feiluan, Hua San and others also looked around in amazement.
The only one who didn't react too much was Bai Xuefeng, who was living on the cruise ship in the capital with the new emperor. He was just happy about the arrival of Lu Xuan and the people from Yunlu Village.
Although the villagers were excited to finally be back on land, there were people from multiple settlements gathered here, and the population was many times greater than what they had encountered before.
They didn't know what the rules were here. After noticing Chen Bing and the others' curiosity about the cruise ship, Lu Xuan didn't rush to get off the ship with the villagers. Instead, he said, "There are many fun entertainment facilities on the cruise ship. If you're interested, we can have someone take you around."
"Of course I'm interested!" Chen Bing was the first to speak.
Bai Xuefeng also nodded vigorously.
He didn't find the cruise ship itself too impressive, but he had heard from the Weiyuan Marquis' Mansion about Yunlu Village filling the cruise ship with soil to create farmland.
He was really curious about what farming was like on a cruise ship.
When these people came, they brought some people with them. They left these people at the gangway to guard to prevent strangers from coming up casually. Then they followed the people from Yunlu Village to visit the cruise ship.
The tour process imitates the steps when the villagers followed Lu Xuan to familiarize themselves with the cruise ship for the first time.
From the bottom to the top, the fields at the bottom are on the third floor. When Bai Xuefeng and others arrived at the third floor, they found that everything they could see was filled with black soil and lush greenery, with various crops growing well. Even though they had prepared themselves mentally, they still took a few breaths.
Chen Bing sighed, "You guys are really farming on the boat!"
"Of course it's true." Chen Rong, who shared the same last name as Chen Bing, was more welcoming and friendly to him than the others. He smiled and said, "Right now, we only have this little piece of land on the cruise ship. The harvest depends entirely on them."
Although they caught a lot every time they went fishing, fish could not be eaten after all.
A few dozen acres of land is not a lot, but there is no need to build a greenhouse on the cruise ship, which greatly saves costs. Combined with seafood and the large amount of meat obtained during the beast raid, it is enough for their daily consumption.
As long as they don't need to stock up, they won't be anxious.
Now that they are back in the Western Continent, they can also make a profit by selling the high-tech products that they had wholesaled with Lu Xuan in advance to make up for the losses from the greenhouse.
The villagers not only took the guests to visit the fields, but also took them to see and play on the various amusement facilities that they had been addicted to recently.
Afterwards, I was also amazed by the swordfish kept in the 'aquarium'. At noon, I had a sumptuous seafood dinner with the villagers. It was an amazing experience.
Hua San sighed while holding his stomach, "You guys are living such a comfortable life."
Ye Feiluan deeply agreed with this.
Many people in Fengxian County are already relatively well off compared to the disaster victims in other towns. Compared with Yunlu Village, they are nothing. No, there is no comparison at all.
After receiving such top-notch hospitality, everyone described the current situation on the ground in great detail.
Liu Zimo said, "The capital city was the first to start building the city wall, but considering the possibility of beast attacks later, Luochuan, Yangshan, and Fengxian all followed the capital's lead. This also provides a source of income for the disaster victims."
The Western Continent is not entirely plains; there are also some mountains, lakes and grasslands.
But those places are not accessible to ordinary disaster victims. Many places are full of dangers, and the probability of casualties from robberies is very high.
The victims did not dare to go, and they did not dare to let them wander around and cause more population losses.
Building a city wall can serve as a temporary refuge for the disaster victims for a period of time.
"Of course, there's a limit to the number of people needed to build the city walls. For the rest, each town will encourage them to go out to sea and fish."
Live by the mountain, eat by the mountain; live by the sea, eat by the sea. Just as Lu Xuan had said to the new emperor before, the ocean is the largest resource base.
As long as you don't go too far, fishing near the coast is much less dangerous than hunting in the mountains.
Lu Xuan asked, "How did the disaster victims catch their fish?"
The villagers are also very concerned about this, as the victims' financial situation is directly related to their income.
Ye Feiluan said, "We go out fishing with fishing boats equipped with radar detectors and automatic fishing nets, and the harvest is very impressive. If we find a school of fish, we can get at least tens of thousands of pounds of fish each time. But most other disaster victims don't have the space to store so much fish, and not everyone has a boat or a fishing net. Except for the people in Licheng, most people don't know how to fish, so the harvest is not that great."
Some unlucky people may go out for a day and come back empty-handed.
But overall, most people can still gain something, more or less.
This is not because of good luck, but because the ocean environment is excellent and there are enough fish in the sea. Even if you prepare bait such as earthworms and go sea fishing one by one, you can catch 20 to 30 kilograms of fish with some effort.
As long as you don't use an energy-consuming electric kayak, there are basically no other costs for a trip to the sea except for the time spent and digging your own bait.
These harvests are enough for ordinary people to live on.
If the kayak is not privately owned, there is the issue of rental.
Chen Bingdao said: "Most of the disaster victims don't have their own boats, and we can't provide that many boats for sale. Besides, the wharf is so small and can't accommodate thousands of boats. So in the end we chose to rent kayaks or inflatable platforms to the disaster victims."
The daily rental cost of a small kayak is only five kilograms of fish, and the maximum amount of a large kayak will not exceed thirty kilograms. Moreover, a large kayak can be rented by multiple people, so the rental cost will be similar after the rebound.
Inflatable platforms are cheaper, but they are much simpler than those with awnings.
A 50-square-meter platform is rented to 20 to 30 people, and each person only needs to pay for three kilograms of fish caught per day.
Although small kayaks and inflatable platforms are at risk of capsizing when the waves are too big, it is good to have such a relatively stable way to obtain resources.
Even though the victims have not yet fully gotten used to this new life, everyone is trying hard to adapt.
The audience in the live broadcast room were deeply moved.
[Humans are creatures that can adapt to whatever happens to them at the fastest speed.]
【There's nothing I can do if I don't adapt. 】
[To be precise, those who can't adapt are already dead. Funny jpg.]
After Ye Feiluan and the others finished speaking, they also asked Lu Xuan and the villagers: "Are you planning to set up the stall over there first this time? Or are you going to do it in batches like before?"
Li Tiedao said, "By batches, it will be more efficient. We've also reserved a shopping area on the cruise ship, with each store occupying a shop floor. These mainly sell rare items. We'll open the gangway entrance and exit later so that those who want to buy valuable items can come and choose in person."
This can prevent some people who are truly wealthy from being unwilling to rush to buy goods with ordinary people and causing them to miss out on the opportunity to make money.
On the other hand, their village's reputation to the outside world is quite mysterious, and there are dozens of newly promoted nobles. It is still necessary to put on some airs and improve their own status to avoid being looked down upon.
Bai Xuefeng curiously asked, "Does Yun Xianhou also have a shop?"
Zhang Chengming said: "Of course there is, and there's more than one."
Chen Rong chuckled mysteriously and said, "In addition to selling some of the high-value goods he's brought out before, Lu Xuan has also prepared a lot of new treasures. They were all brought back from the Immortal Realm during the rainy season."
Ye Feiluan and the others were shocked when they heard this. Lu Xuan returned to the Immortal Realm! ?
Is Lu Xuan really an immortal?
What is the fairyland like? Are there other fairies?
Everyone was eager to ask, but then they changed their minds and worried about violating some taboo. They swallowed their words and asked instead, "What kind of treasure is it? Is it the same treasure as the evolution liquid?"
Chen Rong opened his mouth to continue speaking when Lu Xuan, who had been fiddling with the communicator with his head down, suddenly raised his head and dropped a bombshell when the others were unprepared.
"His Majesty said he would also like to visit the cruise ship. He will be here soon. Please prepare to receive him."
Everyone in the restaurant was shocked. "What the hell?!"
"The Emperor is coming!?"
“Come on, come on, come on!?”
The villagers were so frightened that they suddenly stood up, their faces full of panic.
Even Ye Feiluan, Chen Bing and others looked a little nervous.
They had only seen His Majesty in the holographic world, and this was the first time they saw him in person.
Li Tie was stunned for a long time until Wu Cheng patted his shoulder vigorously. He came to his senses and looked at the panicked villagers around him. He made a quick decision and said, "Clean up the restaurant quickly and change into your best clothes at home to prepare to receive the emperor!"
Change clothes, yes, you have to change clothes!
The villagers were reminded and looked down at the casual clothes they were wearing. In order to avoid bumping into His Majesty or leaving a bad impression on His Majesty, they ran towards the elevator one by one.
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