Chapter 95 The First Data Collection in District 48 (Fourth Update)
Zuo Shan had just finished packing up the plants in her yard when she heard a roaring sound in the air. Looking up, she saw a small airship slowly landing at the entrance of her yard.
A tall, thin boy of about sixteen or seventeen years old stepped off the airship, along with a burly man with a thick beard.
Pan Duole shuddered at the burly man's sharp gaze and tried to hide, but seeing his pregnant sister, he bravely stood in front of her.
"You must be Sister Fan? My name is Hu Dou. Uncle Wu sent me a message last night, specifically asking me to take care of you. If there's anything you want to take but it's hard to disassemble, I can help you." The boy was very enthusiastic, and his personality was very similar to his mother, Aunt Song. He was approachable and very likable.
"Hello, Hu Dou! We've already packed everything up here, so let's get started." Zuo Shan nodded generously.
The burly man followed them into the courtyard, glanced at the large black bag in the room and the furniture tied with rope, and without saying a word, took out a spatial button and put the items into it one by one.
Having already witnessed Xiao Bao's spatial storage capabilities, and having seen Pei Zhongguang take out a spatial button before, Zuo Shan and Pan Duole were naturally unsurprised.
Seeing that Zuo Shan and the other sister did not show the same shock as ordinary scavengers who had seen the space button, the big man couldn't help but look at the two sisters with higher regard.
They seem knowledgeable; they shouldn't be bullied too badly if they go to District 48.
The things that had been packed for so long were put into the space button in just three minutes. Zuo Shan once again marveled at the convenience of the space button.
Xiao Bao was still in the backpack, Mao Li transformed into a simple robot cat, squatting on Zuo Shan's shoulder, and Hu Dou beckoned them to board the airship.
The scavengers who gathered around were filled with envy, some even saying sourly:
"This woman is something else. First, she hooked up with mercenaries, then she took advantage of the orphan care policy to adopt Pan Duoyu from Sister Pan's family. Now, someone even came in a speedboat to help her move. How come she gets all the benefits?"
"She's good-looking and has great skills; you can't be envious of her!"
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Zuo Shan neither heard nor cared about the scavengers' chatter; she had already comfortably settled into the airship.
The airship doesn't look big on the outside, but it's actually as big as a double row of seats inside, and can seat seven or eight people. It's quite spacious.
It was Pan Duole's first time riding in an airship. When the airship took off, she was trembling all over. Zuo Shan, on the other hand, was used to it, after all, she had ridden in airplanes many times before.
In less than half an hour, the airship arrived at Hu Dou's doorstep, where Aunt Song and Uncle Hu were craning their necks and waiting.
The big man entered the living room, casually took out all the things packed in the left door, and then went to the yard to collect all the things that the Hu family had packed.
Zuo Shan exchanged contact numbers with Hu Dou and Aunt Song to facilitate future transfers for rent payments.
Then the guests and hosts waved goodbye, and the Hu family left in an airship. The whole process took a total of fifteen minutes.
Zuo Shan marveled at the efficiency of the Algae Star people, who truly didn't waste a single second.
But thinking about it, it makes sense. Nowadays, everyone spends all their time struggling to survive, so other trivial matters should be simplified as much as possible.
Although the yard wasn't large, it was big enough for Zuo Shan to transplant the few plants she had packed over.
With a two-bedroom apartment, Zuo Shan no longer has to share a room with Pan Duole.
Hu Dou's old bed was left behind because he hardly lives at home anymore. The mercenary group has dormitories, which makes it convenient for them to gather when they go on missions.
Most importantly, their new home is very small, only about forty square meters, making it inconvenient for the young man to sleep with his parents.
The further inland the area, the tighter the housing situation becomes. Just like on Earth in the past, the larger the city, the higher the housing prices, and the smaller the average living space per person for ordinary people.
It was the first time in his life that Pan Duole had slept in a separate bedroom, and he was so excited that he tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep.
Then she thought of a problem. Although her sister made her pay the deposit, she didn't ask her to pay the rent. Looking at the balance in her account, she still had enough to pay half of the rent, so she decided to transfer the money to her sister first thing tomorrow morning.
District 48 has specific collection points for its residents. After Zuo Shan completed her household registration transfer, the administrator put a map of the scavenging area on her wristwatch.
According to Uncle Wu, the collection point in District 48 is larger than that in District 50, and of course, the population there is also larger.
District 50 has only 10,000 people, but District 48 has more than 50,000. The courtyard where Zuo Shan and his group rented is located in the central area of District 48. Its advantage is that the safety factor is relatively high, but its disadvantage is that it is relatively far away from the collection point.
However, this was no problem for Zuo Shan, as his daily morning exercises were no joke.
It only took one day to tidy up the room, and before dawn the next day, Zuo Shan got up to do his morning exercise.
Today her goal is to familiarize herself with the nearest collection points; whether or not she finds anything is irrelevant.
The people in District 48 weren't as driven as those in District 50; they often waited until dawn before setting off. So Zuo Shan felt at ease taking Xiao Bao, Mao Li, and Pan Duole with him on their run.
Perhaps because there were more people collecting materials in District 48, the road conditions were relatively good. After all, there were many people coming and going, and those overgrown branches had all been cut down.
Facing the cool breeze before dawn, Zuo Shan ran swiftly with light steps, not at all like a pregnant woman who was nearly six months along.
With the help of the chestnuts to plan their route, they quickly reached the first gathering point, but once they got a general idea of what the gathering point was like, they decided to leave.
Most of the plants here are bare, which is obviously the result of over-harvesting. It makes sense, the closer the collection point is to home, the more convenient it is, who wouldn't want to come and collect?
Based on the observations at the first collection point, Zuo Shan decided to abandon the one that was closer and choose a middle-distance one. The collection point she chose was 20 kilometers away from the residential area, twice as far as the nearest collection point which was 7 kilometers away.
This collection area is over a hundred hectares in size and is a fan-shaped area, with its outer edge located at the junction of District 48 and District 49.
On the other side are steep, barren mountains. The people of District 49 will not go around the barren mountains to collect them, as the journey is too far and not worthwhile.
Zuo Shan believed that the early bird catches the worm, so she set off at seven o'clock every morning. When she arrived here, she did not see a single scavenger.
Great, still in first place.
The first to arrive means more choices and no need to compete with others for territory.
"Mao Li, first do a general survey to see if there are any energy stones or wood spirit cores nearby; Xiao Bao, go wander around and see if you can find any metals that you can absorb."
"Lele, let's just go with our gut feeling and see who can collect the first edible leaf." Zuo Shan quickly assigned tasks to each of them, and then, by the moonlight, began searching for leaves that looked appealing.
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