Chapter 69 Chapter 69 - It costs money to make the machine work (…
After nightfall, on the third floor of Dream Workshop.
Ye Mian first briefly recounted his conversation with Hou Rong, and then asked, "What do you two think?"
Lu Ning and Xue Kai looked at each other, and the former made a gesture of humility, indicating that he should go first.
The latter pondered and said, "The problem in the East District is not big, it's just a bit cruel. The West District seems quite kind at first glance, and should be able to protect so many people, but the way they broke up the teams is a bit contradictory, as if they are going to implement some kind of isolation and military management."
After he finished speaking, Lu Ning thought for a moment before saying, "Perhaps it's because they don't have much combat power and can only do logistical work, so they are dispersed into different teams so that everyone can play their role."
"But that requires an adaptation period," Xue Kai countered, "Just like our newly recruited employees, they are more accustomed to eating and living with people in the same industry at first. After slowly getting familiar with others, they will make friends with like-minded people and develop a tacit understanding with them."
Lu Ning paused, and seemed to be somewhat convinced: "It seems that the actions of the West District are indeed a bit contradictory."
On the surface, they don't discriminate based on skills or age, and accept all evolvers. But in reality, they don't even give them a buffer period for adaptation. They just start to strictly manage them and make them enter a completely unfamiliar team and environment.
Listening to their discussion, Ye Mian made a summary - contradiction.
Just like the deputy captain of the West District that Hou Rong specifically mentioned to her, his words and actions were full of contradictions.
Seeing that she just nodded and didn't say anything, Lu Ning turned and asked: "Ye Mian, are you ready to go to Yan City?"
Ye Mian had said before that the next stop would probably be Yan City, but because of the farm upgrade and the battle in Li City, it was postponed. Now that everything has basically stabilized, it’s about time to go there.
"Yes," Ye Mian nodded, "I heard that there is a large medical research institute in Yan City. I want to go and see if there are any related personnel who survived."
Hearing this, Xue Kai couldn't help but blink: "That seems to be a research institute affiliated with the Medical University, right in the university town."
"Yes, I know."
At this point, the two finally understood why Ye Mian had specifically called them over to discuss the situation of the evolvers in Yan City.
On the one hand, they should be mentally prepared before the contact, and on the other hand, they should have a general idea of where she is going, so that they don't have to worry too much even if she doesn't come back for a while.
Lu Ning just asked: "Who are you taking this time?"
If possible, she would like to leave the field team behind and go with Ye Mian.
But Ye Mian obviously didn't have this plan, and instead reported two unfamiliar names.
"Shi Lang and Yan Dongni."
Lu Ning knew Shi Lang. Although he was also in the field team, due to his skills, he was usually at the front, exploring the way or reporting messages, so if you weren't careful you would lose sight of him.
Xue Kai was more familiar with Yan Dongni. As a member of the planting team, wherever she stayed, the crops and vegetables grew particularly well and densely. And every day when she had free time, she would spend time with those mushrooms.
Although these two people are from Dannan Town, they have average relationships with other people in the town. They don't like to hang out in groups and prefer to be alone.
It was understandable that he brought Shi Lang with him, after all, he ran so fast that even the mutants couldn't catch up with him.
Why bring Yan Dongni along?
There was no one else here, so Xue Kai asked the question directly.
Ye Mian didn’t intend to keep it secret: “I want to practice her cooperation with the Mushroom King more. It may be of great use in the future.”
Originally, he had planned to let Yan Dongni go with him to try out the battle in Li City, but the actual combat was too brutal. Shi Lang was exhausted from attracting the mutants and then escaping, so it was difficult for him to take care of her.
This trip to Yan City was not intended to participate in a large-scale battle, but only to find someone and take a look at the specific situation.
The two people sitting opposite also understood. Since they were taking them for training, they would definitely not take any risks. As long as the situation like that in Dannan Town did not occur, there would be no problem.
Lu Ning: "When do we leave?"
Ye Mian thought for a moment and said, "Let's wait until the factory is built."
During the day, the factory seemed to have been built, and new employees were subsequently selected to join. Now a group of people are still working overtime, and it is estimated that the project will be completed smoothly by tomorrow afternoon.
The earliest would be the day after tomorrow.
Ye Mian took this opportunity to divide the work again.
Lu Ning is still mainly responsible for field work, and when he is at the farm, he helps supervise the recruitment and training of new employees. Xue Kai, the general manager, has more things to take care of, including the construction of fields and the preparation for the opening of new shops.
Fortunately, the two new groups of employees who arrived in the past two days are all strong-willed and accustomed to being disciplined. They will not make trouble for no reason, and they prefer to work day and night on the farm rather than fighting mutants.
Seeing that Xue Kai said he was fully capable of handling the situation, Ye Mian gave him a new task - to find more ways to entertain the employees, such as arranging some sports and cultural competitions, or organizing some small activities and games.
Then points, daily necessities, etc. are distributed as prizes.
It not only allows employees to find some fun in their busy work, but also allows them to try to tap into other abilities. Over time, they may be able to awaken a second skill.
Lu Ning also has a mission.
"We have taken over Li City temporarily, but new mutants may continue to emerge from other places, so we can't let our guard down. We still need to check the situation regularly."
"Also, let's go and look for natural rhenium crystals."
Although Ye Mian has caught several blind boxes since the last time in the Stone Garden, treasure maps are hard to come by, so instead of waiting, it is better to try to find them first.
After all, if there is one, there will be two, and there won’t be only one place that is special.
After seeing Lu Ning nod in agreement, Ye Mian asked again: "Do we have to go to Li Market again tomorrow?"
"Yes, we need to search the ground and underground carefully to make sure there are no hidden dangers. Then Captain Wen said that we are short of people, so we can divide our share of the spoils first."
"Hmm..." Ye Mian hesitated for a moment, "Then tell him about Ruo Jing."
Lu Ning said it subconsciously, then thought for a moment: "Just a word?"
"Yes, if you can find it, it's luck. If you can't find it, it's still hope."
Looking at Ye Mian's indifferent expression, Lu Ning realized that it would not be easy to find the treasure without the guidance of the treasure map, and if they were really encountered by Wen Yuan and the others, they would eventually come to the farm to consume.
"good."
After arranging the tasks and watching the two go downstairs, Ye Mian went into his studio, petting his cat with one hand and typing on the virtual keyboard on the operating table with the other.
Since the last access control system, a monitoring system is also under preparation, and she plans to make something new.
That is why Ye Mian finally showed up in the afternoon of the next day, after the small factory was built according to the blueprint.
Although it is small, the factory covers an area of more than 2,000 square meters. It is completely empty inside, just waiting for an improvement drawing to add color to it.
Ye Mian clicked on the food processing plant improvement blueprint that he had bought for 10,000 points from the system warehouse and chose to use it.
[Drawings loading...]
When she saw the reminder pop up, she took a few steps back and stood at the door looking inside.
However, in an instant, many silver-gray machines and equipment appeared in the originally empty factory, as well as various pipes, racks, conveyor belts, etc., and even various bottles, barrels, pallets and other tools.
"These 10,000 points are really worth it."
As long as all the materials are prepared and some employees are arranged, this food processing plant can start operating directly.
But soon, Ye Mian found that he was thinking too much.
——You have to spend money (points) to make the machine work.
Fortunately, it was a one-time payment, rather than having to spend money every time it was started. Ye Mian opened a machine that could make biscuits and bread, one for making canned food, and another that could make rice balls with a shelf life of three months.
These machines are semi-automatic assembly lines and do not require too many employees. They only require one person to assist at each step, and someone needs to keep an eye on the machine's operating status at all times.
It won’t be too busy now, but in the future it should be divided into morning and evening shifts.
"Ms. Ye..."
Ye Mian came back to his senses and looked at Su Peiyun who was unable to hide her surprise: "Sister Yun."
The reason why she specifically asked Su Peiyun to come alone was of course for only one purpose - to let Su Peiyun take over the management of the food processing factory.
As the assistant to the supervisor, Su Peiyun's daily work is very diverse. Sometimes she helps Xue Kai manage the planting fields, sometimes she prepares meals for everyone in the cafeteria, and from time to time she also has to support the overly busy Zhou Jingshu.
Because of this, Su Peiyun not only knows the existing employees very well, but also has a certain reputation among the employees.
Plus, her skill is [Command], so it's hard not to have people follow her orders.
Ye Mian thought about it and couldn't think of another suitable candidate to be the factory director except Su Peiyun.
However, she also needs to find someone to take over her normal work, so she also has to take on the job of employee training.
Su Peiyun has always used being busy to forget the pain of losing her daughter. She has basically never thought about the future and just lived numbly from day to day.
When I heard that I was going to be the director of a factory, with more stable work content and a salary increase, I finally felt like I was back on solid ground.
Her eyes almost instantly turned red: "Thank you Miss Ye... I will definitely do my best."
Seeing this, Ye Mian wanted to pat her shoulder to comfort her, but when he saw her straight back, he gave up. She was a strong mother and also an independent woman.
As soon as Su Peiyun took over the factory, she immediately set about arranging suitable employees to take up the posts.
Ye Mian then confidently handed over the full responsibility to her, and then went to find Yan Dongni and told her that he would be going on a business trip to Yan City with the Mushroom King tomorrow.
As for Shi Lang, it was Lu Ning who informed him.
After fishing for an hour and having dinner, Ye Mian returned to the third floor of the workshop and called 009 over.
Although it was said before that it could switch forms once every seven days, she hadn't taken care of it. Now she thought that maybe she could delegate some things that only she could do to it in assistant form.
When Ye Mian saw a girl who was slightly shorter than her, wearing a professional suit and a neat ponytail appear in front of her, she couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
"My name is Kate, is there anything I can do for you?"
The girl has a clear voice and a sweet smile. If you ignore her eyes that are shining with a strange light, you really can't tell that she is a robot.
"Uh," Ye Mian pulled out a chair and motioned for her to sit down, "When I'm not around, follow these repeated instructions to maintain this algorithm program."
In pet form, 009 had already received all the data synchronously. Kate sat down and analyzed it for a while, then nodded: "No problem!"
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