Chapter 61
Yang Feng belongs to the Sanhua Shelter and has been thinking about the Taoyuan Shelter ever since he went there as a member of a diplomatic delegation.
Ye Qing set commission targets for these delegations, rewarding them with 1 crystal core for each resident they pushed.
Their shelter has a total population of 50,000, which means a total of 50,000 crystal cores. In this era where the average daily salary is 20 crystal cores per person, it is very cost-effective to spend a small amount of time and energy to obtain 50,000 coins.
However, things did not go as smoothly as he expected.
Yang Feng and his four subordinates gathered in a small office and sighed.
One of his subordinates couldn't stand the depressing atmosphere in the office anymore and angrily said, "Boss, I don't understand! Taoyuan Shelter is so great, why don't you let us promote it?"
Another subordinate also pounded the table: "That's right, we asked for the food we brought back again and again, but they just didn't want to do anything."
Several men exchanged glances, and finally one of them boldly expressed his thoughts: "Boss, why don't we leave those guys in the city and work on our own? That way, all the commissions will be ours."
One person started it and the others followed suit: "Yes, let's just do it alone, so they don't have to keep taking advantage of us."
Yang Feng listened to his subordinates' words and pondered silently. He was just an envoy with slightly better eloquence and low martial arts skills. Even if he did something secretly because his superiors forbade him to do so, it would probably be extinguished before it even started.
Those people up there are not unaware of the benefits of the Taoyuan Shelter. They took those supplies and secretly treasured them so much!
They are used to being in a high position. They have been making the rules and order in their own sanctuary for so many years. They are free and lazy. The feeling of being superior to others is addictive.
If one day they were suddenly asked to give up everything they had built over the years and go to an unknown refuge to become an ordinary civilian, they would be unwilling to do so from the bottom of their hearts.
But they wanted to seize both power and supplies, so they secretly sent people to the Taoyuan Shelter to purchase large quantities of supplies, but they did not allow this news to be spread in the city.
They did everything in secret, deceiving the common people into continuing to work like slaves for them.
If I suddenly stand out and expose all this, I might be in big trouble.
Yang Feng looked at his subordinates. The one with the highest ability level was only elementary. How could they fight against an entire city?
He scratched his head in annoyance again and asked, "How much of the supplies we brought are left?"
A woman flipped through the book and pouted, "Less than 50. The city lord's chief steward must have heard about it and came over this morning and said he wanted to give him 10 copies, but I didn't give them any."
The grumpy man slammed the table again. "What? We haven't even gotten a few pieces ourselves, and we're still giving it to him? How shameless!"
"I can refuse this time, but I'm not sure what I'll do next time." The woman in charge of material control said sullenly.
"Also, our team's application for the diplomatic mission has been scheduled until next year. I heard that the city lord has sent another delegation to purchase supplies and has detained the family members in the city."
"By next year, the daylilies will be cold! I was thinking of taking everyone there to collect the commission as soon as possible."
"that is!"
We all gathered here to discuss strategies, but we faced more problems before we could come up with a strategy, and we all felt bad.
Yang Feng, the team's core, pondered for a moment before finally deciding, "Let's do a secret visit. Everyone, be careful and try to go late at night when there's nobody around. We'll start with the few independent hunter teams in the city."
"Remember, only take one item from each household when you visit. We have to use them sparingly."
Seeing that the boss had finally made up his mind, they were all eager to try and were determined to fight for the 50,000 crystal cores.
Just as everyone was putting their hands together to cheer each other up, there was a knock on the door outside the room.
What they were doing was officially prohibited, so people were inevitably nervous. They withdrew their hands and sat back in their chairs uncomfortably.
Yang Feng's eyes changed, he opened the door, and looked at the pager outside in surprise.
The soldier casually peeked in and saw everyone's different expressions, and he was quite curious: "Deputy Yang, what are you guys doing in the house? No one answered the door when I knocked."
Yang Feng coughed lightly. "We were just discussing the mission plan. The city lord specifically told us to keep it secret, so he closed the door. By the way, when did you arrive?"
The messenger then let out an "Oh" as if suddenly realizing something. Hearing it was classified, he immediately raised his hand and swore, "I just got here too. I heard you guys say 'Keep Running!', but I didn't hear anything else! Seriously!"
Seeing his sincerity, Yang Feng believed the messenger's words: "Then why are you here?"
The messenger was interrupted and finally remembered his purpose. He described, "Someone is looking for you at the city gate. I heard they're from some Peach Blossom Refuge. The leader is called Zuo Yi. Oh, and aren't you guys heading to Shanhai City this time? When did a Peach Blossom Refuge appear?"
When they heard about Taoyuan Shelter, everyone's eyes lit up instantly. Although they didn't know this person named Zuo Yi, they knew about them, which must have been Boss Ye's wish.
Yang Feng suppressed the excitement of his teammates and continued to go around the bend: "Oh, we saw it on the way back. It's just a small shelter, not even half the size of ours!"
The messenger was clearly unconvinced. "Oh, really?! They're well-dressed, and there are three high-level psychics in a team of ten. I can't even tell the level of one of them. How can such a powerful force exist in such a small shelter?"
As a member of the diplomatic corps, Yang Feng had been lobbying for many years and was an excellent talker. He was more than capable of fooling this naive messenger. He said nonchalantly, "Oh, don't you know that because the shelter is small, each person gets more resources? They probably came to me to discuss something important. I have to go there quickly so as not to keep them waiting."
The messenger realized he had said too much and walked forward with Yang Feng, looking apologetic. "Ah, it's all my fault for wasting Representative Yang's time. I'll take you there right away."
Ye Qing probably guessed long ago that the lobbying process of this delegation would not be easy, so in order to speed up the progress, he specially sent Zuo Yi and others to come and help.
Zuo Yi is a super high-level psychic. He upgraded early and his strength is far superior to Zhou Xiaohua of the Flying Tigers. There is no need to worry about sending them over.
As regular staff members of Taoyuan, they also received government salaries, but they faced many dangers when doing their work, so Ye Qing specially gave them some commission.
It is also calculated based on population, but the ratio is much smaller than that of the diplomatic mission. After all, they are official, and giving too much will easily widen the gap between the rich and the poor.
Outside the city gate, the 10 members of the Zuojia Village team leaned against the city wall in a crooked manner. Zuo Yi stood in the middle, with Zuo Xiaochuan and Zuo Shengtou standing on his left and right respectively.
Zuo Xiaochuan and Zuo Shengtou looked at the dilapidated shelter, shaking their heads and sighing.
Although he had only been staying in Taoyuan Shelter for a few days, Zuo Xiaochuan had already considered himself a member of Taoyuan. The many good facilities in the shelter had successfully won him over. Most of the time, he was either reading comics in the library or having fun in the chess and card room.
Like most residents, Zuo Xiaochuan fell in love with playing cards. There were not many people in the team who liked playing cards, so he was often seen sitting among a group of old people with a lollipop in his mouth, looking very imposing.
The mission was a long journey, so Deng Hailong drove them for a distance.
When they went on the mission, they did not wear the shelter's uniform work clothes. Instead, they picked out a set of black windbreakers as their team uniforms at the clothing store. As for why they were black, it was simply because Zuo Yi liked it, and the others had to buy the same color for the sake of uniformity.
Zuo Xiaochuan tilted his head, looking a little impatient: "Why is that guy named Yang Feng so slow? He made me wait for so long and still didn't show up!"
Upon hearing this, Zuo Yi raised his hand and slapped him on the back, sternly scolding him, "Stop using foul language."
Zuo Yi was the team leader. Zuo Xiaochuan pouted and didn't dare to refute. He only whispered back, "That's right, Boss. There are so many rules when you go out on a mission."
Zuo Yi gave him a look of disdain and immediately seized upon his weakness: "Oh? I think you're still too laid back and have the energy to play cards. Why don't you talk to the clan leader and ask him to give you some extra lessons in the evening to cultivate your cultural literacy?"
Zuo Xiaochuan immediately shrank into a cowardly state when he heard this, and smiled cautiously, "Boss, please don't tell the clan leader. If he finds out, he'll definitely skin me alive. I work during the day and have two classes at night school. I'm already tired enough, and if you still want to give me some extra time, I'll be exhausted to death."
"Besides, these are the only hobbies I have. Boss, please understand."
The thief beside him sneered at this: "Ha~ It's just a hobby. Don't you like eating? You always eat the most at every dinner party."
Being exposed in public, Zuo Xiaochuan's nose suddenly wrinkled. He rolled up his sleeves, stepped over Zuo Yi and was about to fight with the thief.
Zuo Yi stood up straight, stretched out his hands to restrain the two people on his left and right, and nodded his chin forward: "Yes, someone is coming."
Although everyone was having some fun in private, they were still very sensible when it came to serious matters.
Not only Zuo Xiaochuan and Zuo Shengtou, but everyone else put away their idle smiles, stood up straight and walked seriously towards the man who came out of the city gate.
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