The sudden influx of a large group of people left the residents of Camp A1 confused. The people on the other side asked them a long list of questions, but they still didn't understand what was going on.
Finally, someone came to their senses, looked at the group of outsiders, and finally couldn't help asking, "What exactly are you doing here? What's this about the imperial capital? What's this about hearing about your name? What's this about you being a laborer???"
The person on the other side was also stunned. He looked at the camp, then at the current coordinates, and asked curiously, "Aren't you Camp A-1?"
Residents: "Camp A-1???"
Outsider: “You don’t know???”
Everyone was bewildered and looked at each other in confusion.
Seeing this, the others showed the coordinate map. "The Infrastructure Team said that from now on, your camp will be the primary development center in the game. We will work hard to cooperate with your development and management of the other camps while we develop them ourselves."
"They also said your camp is called Camp A-1 and gave us a clear target. This is it, isn't it your camp?"
The residents came over to take a look: Yes, it's them.
But when did they become Camp A-1, and when did they become the First Development Center?
This matter was too fantastic, so everyone could only go to find Si Lan and others.
However, Si Lan went out a few days ago to look for a more special mineral.
Pei Wen and Fang Xun were not here today either, they were both busy outside.
Several key players were nowhere to be found, and even Fan Wenqing had to follow Fang Xun to other camps to exchange paper for resources. The camp was suddenly leaderless, and no one was sure what to do.
The crowd had no way to find these people to verify the information of the infrastructure group, but seeing that these outsiders had come from thousands of miles away, it was not a good idea to let them go back rashly.
So everyone received them and asked them to wait in the camp for a while.
The outsiders happened to be very curious about the camp and its backbone, so they followed them in and listened to their introduction to many things about the camp.
Fang Xun and Fan Wenqing didn't come back until the evening.
Seeing that the camp was unusually lively, they looked at each other and hurried over.
Both of them were riding horses, which was not common in other camps, as real wild horses were not easy to tame.
So everyone was stunned when they saw the two horses. After a while, they appeared in front of the two men.
"Oh my god, is this a wild horse? Is it a real horse?"
"How did you tame them? Why are they so well behaved now? Wow, you even made a complete set of harnesses for them?! Such exquisite craftsmanship, where did you learn this skill?!"
Everyone was so surprised that they were talking about the two horses of Fang Xun and Fan Wenqing, and their enthusiasm lasted for a long time.
Fan Wenqing was stunned. She realized that this group of people were all strangers. She cautiously tilted her head and asked Fang Xun in a low voice, "What's going on...?"
"Have we come to the wrong place, or what? Should I dismount?"
Fang Xun's gaze swept around and fell on his own residents behind him.
He knew they were on the same page and it looked like they had come to the right place, so he gave them a questioning look.
These residents were also a little helpless: Really, this group of new friends were too enthusiastic, and they almost couldn't handle it just now.
Seeing the same expression on Fang Xun and Fan Wenqing's faces, the residents quickly went over to explain, "I heard they received a message from the Infrastructure Construction Corps. They also said that the Infrastructure Corps has designated our camp as the A-1 Empire's first development center camp, and asked the residents of other camps to assist us if they are able."
Fang Xun:?
"When was the news released? How come we don't know about it?"
Residents: "That's right! But they all came from different camps, and the coordinates they received through their communication stations are also the coordinates of our camp, so the information they received must be correct."
Fang Xun politely asked the enthusiastic guest to make some room for him so that he could dismount.
After getting off, he helped Fan Wenqing up and then led the horse to the stable, asking, "Could it be that the infrastructure team made a mistake?"
Everyone shook their heads again. "The information provided by the Infrastructure Corps mentioned a lot of equipment from Camp A-1, and it matches what we have. So, it seems like it should be correct."
This puzzled Fang Xun: "Why didn't they tell us? Or did Si Lan receive the message and forget to notify us?"
This is also what everyone doesn’t understand, and no one dares to say anything definite.
One of the residents whispered, "Perhaps they made this arrangement based on Professor Pei's expansion proposal."
Now that he thought about it, this was the only relatively reasonable reason. Fang Xun thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay, I'll talk about the verification after I put the new resources away."
After saying that, he walked out of the stable and asked the guests what their plans were for coming here, and learned more about being "selected" along the way.
After hearing everyone's desire to become a new member of the camp, Fang Xun thought for a moment and gave them a heads-up: "First of all, we must make one thing clear to everyone: our camp is currently developing rapidly, and the problem that comes with it is that we are all very busy."
"It's not that we don't welcome everyone, but if you decide to come, first of all, we will treat everyone equally in terms of work, assigning every suitable job to new and old residents. There will be no situation where some residents don't need to work or some residents do less work - this includes minors and new residents who come later."
"Secondly, as you can see, the area we've currently allocated for camp is small, and the houses are already quite crowded. So if you all come to settle here, we'll need to expand the camp. Also, since the older residents are busy, we're basically unable to help you build new houses. We can guide you on how to build more sturdy and practical concrete houses, but the main construction effort still rests with you."
"Furthermore, our camp does not have rigid rules, but we reject all acts of violence and those that disrupt the peace in the camp, and reject those who are unwilling to obey the arrangements."
"When I say 'refuse those who are unwilling to obey arrangements,' I don't mean that we should obey everyone's orders. Rather, if you feel that a task is not suitable for you or you don't want to do it, you can ask for a more suitable task with other residents or take a reasonable rest. However, you cannot blindly resist the arrangements without explanation. This will drain everyone's energy and mood, and our camp cannot afford such a waste."
After Fang Xun finished speaking, he politely asked everyone to consider it first, and then he and Fan Wenqing went to the warehouse to put the newly acquired resources.
Their camp had paper, and the quality was good. Fan Wenqing took the papermaking method and a large amount of freshly dried paper to other camps and exchanged them for a lot of precious resources.
First came a batch of wheat ears, a batch of new seasonal fruit seedlings, and three bison calves.
The calf was large and alive, so it could not be put into the storage space. Fang Xun asked the corresponding camp to bring the calf with him when he returned the next day to exchange resources.
They also harvested two exotic seeds. Judging from the seed information, these are special items provided in the game. The specific information is not specified, it only says:
-Shake Fruit (lv. None)
-All-season products with irregular growth cycles
- Random items appear across the map
-Specificity:/
- Note: You will know after you plant it
This kind of information is as good as not being said.
When Fan Wenqing and Fang Xun got the seeds, they discussed it with the residents there, but could not reach a conclusion. They only heard that the residents had already planted three seeds, and they generously transferred these two seeds because they thought the papermaking method provided by Fang Xun was practical enough.
After taking out the seeds, the two looked at them again.
This kind of thing that needs to be "activated" to know the results made them a little wary, so they unanimously decided to wait for Si Lan and Pei Wen to come back and see before deciding whether to plant it or not.
After putting all these things away, they also took out several rare ores and placed them in the warehouse.
When I came out again, it was almost dinner time.
Fang Xun counted the number of new guests and found that there were quite a lot of them, so he could only ask everyone if they brought any food resources. If they did, he could provide some and have dinner with everyone.
Some of these guests became hesitant because of Fang Xun's words. They felt that a camp that stated strict rules right away might not be an easy camp to deal with, so they went back after a short while.
Some people were not used to eating from a big pot, and did not understand why they had to eat from a big pot. They were afraid that the food they provided would be too much and they would not get enough, so they asked Fang Xun if they could cook and eat by themselves.
Fang Xun did not refuse. There were quite a few cooking tools in their camp, so he quickly took them to the spare stove and let them cook freely.
The remaining guests wanted to stay here and wanted to integrate with everyone as soon as possible to see the atmosphere, so they followed the local customs and contributed a lot of exotic foods that could not be found in the camp, and everyone started cooking together.
When the meal was ready, the guests who were dining alone sat together at a long table, while the rest of the residents and guests who were dining together squeezed at another long table.
The guest saw that there were not many residents eating, and heard that the camp was quite large, so he asked Fang Xun why there were only these people.
Fang Xun explained naturally, "We will have a resource team that will go out in shifts. Two groups will go out every three to five days. One group will purely collect fruits and vegetables, and the other group will be responsible for hunting and bring back enough food for everyone to sustain the camp."
"These two groups usually have ten to twenty people. Add to that the people who dry salt at the salt pans by the sea, and those who occasionally go out to look for resources for new inventions at the camp. So, we don't have that many residents staying at the camp every day."
The guests were surprised: "There's a salt farm?"
This question is almost a must-ask for everyone, and Fang Xun answered it by heart: "Yes. It's just that the salt field is not very big, so it's a bit difficult to fully supply crude salt. Currently, it can only be provided to a few fixed camps."
The guest immediately asked, "Are there any conditions for obtaining salt? Otherwise, how do you decide which camps to give it to?"
Fang Xun: "Just put in the work. Every camp that can get coarse salt has sent corresponding residents to the salt fields to guard the salt. That's why I said that the camps in our area all emphasize that you get what you work for, and you get nothing without work. That's why I just reminded everyone that you must work when you move into the camp. We don't support lazy people."
Some guests nodded in understanding, and kept emphasizing that they were not that kind of people.
A few guests sighed after hearing this: they came here partly to win without any effort, so if they need to work, they might as well go back to their own leisurely camp.
Fang Xun was good at discerning people's minds. He could tell at a glance who was telling the truth, who was just talking for show, and who was just backing out.
He didn't say it explicitly, but in order to retain as many capable people as possible in the camp, he later broke with his usual gentle demeanor and deliberately described some of the camp's difficult and thrilling experiences, exaggerating the difficulty of the camp many times. Even the old residents were skeptical when they heard it: Was it really so difficult in the past?
But everyone could understand Fang Xun's intention and agreed tacitly, which really scared many of the guests.
After the meal, everyone saw that the children would obediently take the bowls and wash them with just a look from the adults, and they were amazed at the order in the camp.
No matter how cruel Fang Xun was, he couldn't just chase people away after they had a meal, so he politely kept these people and used the materials he had left behind to build a huge temporary bamboo shed for them to stay in for the night.
When Fang Xun woke up the next day, he saw that some of the guests had already left the camp and returned to their own camps.
A few of those who stayed behind confirmed the future arrangements with Fang Xun again and again, but when they felt they were not suitable, they exchanged some resources with the camp and left.
The only ones left are the guests who are willing to stay and try it. They call themselves "A-drifting workers".
How could Fang Xun think of them that way? He immediately held a small meeting with them to sort out the issues regarding their accommodation. Then, he began to divide the second "sub-camp" and let two architects take the lead in planning the location and area of each house, which the new residents would then build themselves.
So when Pei Wen and Si Lan came back from outside one after another, they saw that their camp had grown a new "wing".
There are still quite a few people in the new camp. In addition to the previous group of guests, there are more and more new guests coming in continuously. The speed of "recruiting new guests" far exceeds the expectations of Pei Wen, who proposed the expansion.
This left him and Si Lan bewildered. After confirming that this was the new territory divided from their camp, they stepped into the camp and asked, "Is the expansion speed like a rocket?"
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