Chapter 73
After so many days, Ye Qing opened the system panel for the first time and found several unread messages.
As soon as she clicked on it, the system voice began to broadcast.
[Ding, congratulations on successfully using an attached bound card and owning an attached town: Pearl City. Bonus: 20 card draws.]
[Shelter Level: Level 6, Mission Progress (Residents): 550,000/1,000,000, Passengers: 8,000.]
[Crystal core balance: 7 million.]
After Zhucheng was bound in, all of Zhucheng's 300,000 people were transferred to the Taoyuan Shelter. Together with the new population added in the past few days, the current population is 550,000, and the mission progress is more than half.
When I contacted Zuo Yi and the others yesterday, the progress on his side was a little slow. He had just connected to a suitable shelter with a population of over 200,000. If the binding was successful, the progress of the mission would surely be much faster.
After listening to the system report, Ye Qing stared at the crystal core balance happily for a long time. It felt great to have money. He could spend it however he wanted without worrying about being wiped out by the system.
I had a good night's sleep, and the next morning, I heard voices talking outside the RV early in the morning. Perhaps they were too excited, and even though they tried to suppress their voices, they couldn't help but break a sentence or two.
Ye Qing had slept enough, so he took the opportunity to get up, wash up, and get out of the RV feeling refreshed.
"Good morning, Boss Ye. How did you sleep last night?" As soon as he went down, Lu Feng and Lu Yun came up and surrounded Ye Qing. There were only two of them. As the mayor, Lu Zhicheng had a lot of work to do every day. He said that he would join them after he finished his work.
Ye Qing's smile was as refreshing as the morning breeze. "Good morning, Lu Feng, Lu Yun. The temperature has dropped these past two days, and it's been so nice to sleep under the warm quilt. Did you sleep well last night?"
The brother and sister, despite having dark circles under their eyes, said calmly, "Haha, we slept well too!"
Ye Qing did not expose it. When he saw Xiao Zhang brought breakfast, he kindly invited them to join him.
"I just owed the boss 200,000 crystal cores last night. It's not good to eat and drink to my heart's content today." He said no, but sat down honestly.
Xiao Zhang always takes more than the standard amount, and it doesn’t matter even if there are two more people.
Breakfast is oatmeal with fruit. The oatmeal is a packaged semi-finished product. You can eat it by mixing it with some water and heating it slightly in a pot.
Lu Feng and Lu Yun tried another new delicacy, their heads almost buried in the bowl. They ate one bowl and shamelessly asked for another one.
Xiao Zhang and the others didn't feel anything, but Tu Ping's big brothers rolled their eyes several times. Ye Qing remembered that this group of people always had a big appetite, and they always had at least 3 bowls of breakfast every day, but today it seemed that they only got 2 bowls.
After eating, the group walked towards the center of the city. Lu Feng and Lu Yun took Xiao Wang with them, while Ye Qing took Tu Ping and Xiao Zhang with him.
"This is the very center of our city. The sunlight is best, but it's a bit hot."
Ye Qing looked around. This place was extremely spacious. Perhaps because it was far away from the mountains and had few obstructions, there were not many houses nearby and only a few pedestrians passed by occasionally.
"Yeah, it's good. It's big enough. It's completely feasible to build a supermarket here."
"supermarket?"
Ye Qing nodded: "Yes, didn't I say yesterday that I would give you a building?"
Lu Feng said stupidly: "Now? Then I'll ask someone to prepare the manpower and materials."
Tu Ping was angry because his food was stolen this morning, and now he finally found a way to get revenge. He looked at Lu Feng and the others with disdain and pouted: "Oh, who are our bosses? Do you really think you can build things one brick at a time like a bunch of scum?"
Ye Qing glanced at Tu Ping, who immediately put away his arrogance and retreated behind him obediently.
Lu Feng and Lu Yun didn't care about Tu Ping's deliberate ridicule. They had more important things to do now, so who would care about that big fool's harmless provocation?
Ye Qing chose a flat open space, stood still, and threw out a building from the system.
This building was designed by Zhang Xiaoyue from the Urban Design and Planning Department. It was originally intended to be used to open a supermarket in the Taoyuan Shelter, but unexpectedly it was used here ahead of time.
Ye Qing would not use this kind of building facility that he drew and built himself unless there were special circumstances, because the price was too high. The supermarket itself and the facilities inside directly cost Ye Qing a full 1 million crystal cores.
Fortunately, the supermarket is large enough, covering an area of 2,000 square meters, which can be considered a medium-sized supermarket.
In addition to the warehouse, there are several other areas, including clothing, fresh fruits, food, books, entertainment, etc.
Lu Feng and Lu Yun saw Ye Qing wave his hand and a huge building appeared out of thin air in front of them.
The two men rubbed their eyes and opened their mouths so wide that an egg could fit in them.
“This…this…”
"This must be several super high-level superpowers!"
Transforming objects out of thin air—spatial abilities, walls and floors—earth and wood abilities, reinforced steel and glass—metal abilities...
Ye Qing smiled mysteriously and didn't intend to explain: "Want to go in and take a look?"
Lu Feng and Lu Yun nodded vigorously.
There are four glass doors, and there is a rest area at the entrance. On one side of the rest area is an antique cabinet, which can be used to sell some simple trauma medicines in the future.
Next is the cashier counter. There are 4 cashier counters in total, and each one has a standard piggy bank.
Further in, there are various containers. Each row of containers has a large sign hanging at the top to make it easier to find.
Everything the twins saw was new to them. They were extremely excited, touching and looking left and right.
After a tour, Lu Zhicheng hurried over with a group of women and a group of soldiers. The women were about 30 years old and should be the family members of the soldiers.
He was very receptive to this sudden building and simply handed a group of women to his brother and sister, saying, "These are the soldiers' families. Please arrange a position for them."
Lu Feng and Lu Yun happened to be short of manpower, so they gladly accepted the offer: "Thank you, big brother!"
Lu Zhicheng looked around like a leader inspecting something, and when he saw that everything was in order, he nodded. "Well, this is up to you guys to take the lead. You have to do it right this time."
Lu Feng straightened his back and said solemnly, "We will definitely do it well this time and impress those old guys!"
Lu Yun agreed: "That's right, slap them hard in the face."
Next, Ye Qing and Lu Zhicheng sat aside and watched the twins arrange positions and pre-job training for the new team of women. It was their first time and they were not familiar with many things, but everything was in good order.
A few hours later, a soldier hurriedly came to report: "City Lord, City Lord! Someone is driving a very long car outside the gate, claiming to be from Taoyuan Shelter."
Here we come!
The eyes of the three Lu brothers and sisters suddenly lit up, and they said as they walked, "Let's go and bring them in."
Zhucheng is a refuge built between mountain peaks. Next to the city gate entrance is a narrow canyon. It took a lot of effort for the train to drive in. Lu Zhicheng, who was leading the way in front, decided to widen and repair the road.
Such a high-profile event attracted a large crowd of onlookers. The soldiers on guard could not move, but their necks were almost stretched as long as giraffes.
The residents nearby ran after the train. It was the first time for the children to see such a big toy, and they giggled and played with each other.
The driver was Deng Hailong. Since entering the city, he has been climbing slowly at the lowest speed. Even people walking are faster than the car.
He showed his big teeth and smiled brightly, greeting the passers-by on both sides from time to time, and seemed to enjoy the feeling of being the center of attention.
The most interesting ones are the officials around Lu Zhicheng, the old guys mentioned by Lu Feng and Lu Yun. They appear serious on the surface, but their hearts are already boiling with anger.
A group of people followed Lu Zhicheng and asked him questions: "City Lord, where did this come from? It's so long, it must be full of stuff!"
"I see the car is full, what are they?"
"I don't know either. This project is led by Lu Feng and Lu Yun. You can ask them." Lu Zhicheng took a glance and pushed them aside to continue leading the way.
The air suddenly became dead silent. They looked at each other, but no one took the initiative to ask about the twins. Everyone here had said bad things about the twins. It would be hard for anyone to accept that the people they once looked down upon had suddenly become successful.
A skinny old man still insisted: "What are these twins doing? It's so fancy. I hope it's another losing business."
Another person said softly, "But Mr. Zhu, it seems like he's serious this time. Who has ever seen such a high-level guy?"
Others chimed in: "Yes, it's real this time!"
Zhu Lao glared at the others, still unwilling to give up: "Impossible! Those twins never do anything serious. If you don't believe me, let's follow them and see what they are up to."
The others did not continue to confront him, but the balance in their hearts had slowly shifted towards the twins. Old Zhu had always been stubborn, and he would become more stubborn as he got older. He would not believe it unless he saw it with his own eyes.
He paraded all the way to the supermarket, which already had a sign hanging on its door. It was called "Fengyun Supermarket", named after the second characters of Lu Feng and Lu Yun.
When the people who followed saw this place, they shouted and screamed again, and the sound of screams resounded through the sky and earth.
Mr. Zhu and others who had been keeping a close eye on the scene were now so shocked that they were speechless. They looked at each other several times, as if to confirm whether this was true.
The train was quite stable. Deng Hailong sat in the front carriage, opened the door, jumped out and ran to Ye Qing to report: "Boss, the goods have been delivered intact!"
Ye Qing said "hmm" and praised: "Well done, let's go back and have dinner together."
When Deng Hailong heard that there was going to be a dinner party, he immediately became as happy as a child.
"Alright, go open the door and let them unload the goods. These people can't wait any longer."
Deng Hailong looked at Lu Feng and Lu Yun, who were staring at him from the left and right, and did not care about performing in front of the boss. He opened the door on the spot to let them unload the goods.
Deng Hailong brought five brothers, and Lu Zhicheng called on a dozen soldiers to help. They were very strong and came in one after another, each carrying a pile of goods. The team of women who had received training in the morning received the boxes, opened them and put the goods on the shelves.
The subsidiary towns are bound to the main city and follow the same rules as the main city, so Ye Qing doesn't have to worry about them stealing or occupying them.
The soldiers who came to help were so excited to see so many new things for the first time that their hands and feet trembled and the box of goods on top of them fell down.
This was a box of leftover goods, which was not packed tightly to begin with. Once it fell, all the goods inside were exposed.
All of a sudden, everyone watching saw what was inside, and the scene became chaotic.
"Wow! Oh my god, what is that?"
"Yes, it's edible. I can smell the aroma. It looks delicious!"
Fortunately, there were always soldiers maintaining order and the situation was quickly calmed down.
This sudden incident certainly did not escape the sharp eyes of Zhu Lao and his group. They unconsciously took a step forward and walked towards the supermarket entrance.
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