Apocalypse Rebirth: 3000 million won at the beginning

Oil City.

Trading bazaar.

Although snowflakes were flying, the commercial district was not deserted.

There were many survivors who did not turn on the heating and the shop was crowded.

Some survivors who want to save on heating costs stay here all day and all night.

Water Dragon Bar.

Zhou Feilong saw the crowded dance floor below from the second floor of the bar. He originally thought that business would be much worse in such a cold day.

I didn't expect so many people would come.

"Not bad, not bad." Zhou Feilong smiled and nodded, then asked Lao Meng behind him:

"Meng, how much business was there yesterday?"

Lao Meng said with shame: "398 points."

“So little??”

Zhou Feilong widened his eyes and asked in disbelief:

"I came here yesterday, and the crowds were about the same as today, so why is the business so limited?"

More than 300 points is very low compared to the only bar in their commercial district.

It's less than a quarter of what it was before.

The bar is located in a prime location in the commercial district and has a superior geographical location. The monthly rent is very high and has been increased many times.

In addition to the house, there are also taxes to pay, and paying taxes is also a loss. What's more, now we have to pay heating bills, which is also a considerable expense.

If they only earn less than 400 points a day, after deducting the cost of raw materials, heating fees, flat daily rent, and taxes, and then adding the labor costs, they will have almost no profit with such a turnover.

There are more than a hundred people in their Shuilong Club. They have to eat every day, and their daily expenses are at least 100 points.

With a turnover of less than 400 points, there is really no profit at all.

Bar manager Lao Meng pointed at the crowd below and said awkwardly:
"These people came in but didn't make any purchases. I think they were just here to use the heating. I felt it was inappropriate to chase them away, and I was afraid of the bad influence, so I didn't let them go."

"You are really Old Meng, are you out of your mind?" Zhou Feilong frowned and cursed:
"There are so many people who are using the heating for free. If you don't drive them away, with so many people crowded here, it will affect the consumption of those who originally wanted to come here. Those who really want to spend money will leave when they come in and see that there are no seats."

Lao Meng hesitated and said:
"But if we drive them away, it will easily offend them."

"It doesn't matter if they are offended. They can't afford it anyway!" Zhou Feilong looked at the survivors below with some disgust in his eyes.

He hates being taken advantage of the most. He doesn't take advantage of others, and he doesn't like to take advantage of others.

Lao Meng protested in a low voice:

"But, they can't afford it now, but if they can afford it later, we will lose potential consumers."

"stubborn!"

Zhou Feilong's tone was somewhat impatient.

"When opening a business, the first thing to do is to ensure that people who come into the store and want to spend money are willing to stay and spend money. Why bother about those who can't afford it at this time!"

"Put the cart before the horse!"

"Besides, it's very easy to solve. You can set a minimum consumption of 0.2 points for a glass of industrial liquor. They should be able to afford it. If they are unwilling to spend even this little money, it's normal for us not to let them in."

"There is limited space here, so there is no point in letting people like them take up space for free."

Lao Meng thought about it and felt that what Boss Zhou said made sense, so he nodded and said:

"Okay, Brother Long, I'll go down and arrange it right away."

"and many more."

Zhou Feilong stopped him and said, "Be nicer in your tone and explain it to them clearly. Put up a poster at the entrance of the store and clearly state the minimum consumption."

"Okay." Old Meng hurried downstairs.

Zhou Feilong stood on the second floor and looked at the men and women in the dance floor and the booths. Some of them were squatting on the ground, some were sitting on the ground, and some were even worse, occupying an entire row of seats and lying down.

"Damn it!" He saw the man lying on the seat in a dirty state, and felt a little disgusted.

downstairs.

After Meng Zhishu went down, he gathered the staff in the bar and told them about the incident.

"Later, everyone go over and inform them one by one. If they are willing to buy drinks, then we will leave them alone. But if they are not willing to buy drinks and insist on staying in the bar."

"Talk to them in a friendly manner first. If they won't listen even if you treat them well, Mafeng, take the people and carry them out."

"Do not."

Meng Zhishu thought about it and changed his words.

"If they don't leave on their own, tell me and I'll contact the patrol team and ask them to come forward."

After all, if they carried the person out, it would be troublesome if some unscrupulous survivors blamed them and falsely accused them of beating him.

They moved into the Water Dragon Bar when it was first established in the commercial district and are familiar with the people on patrol.

Soon, as many staff members went over to urge them to leave, these survivors also became afraid of trouble. After all, they would not be in the right if they stayed here by force.

So, after hesitating for a while, they all left.

The entire Water Dragon Bar suddenly became much quieter.

After leaving the Water Dragon Club bar, the group went to other shops.

Opposite the Water Dragon Bar.

Tingfeng Tower.

It was crowded, both the aisles and the lobby were packed with people.

Xiaolan, the front desk clerk, said to Huizi, the owner of Tingfenglou, worriedly:

"Sister, they come in but don't spend money. People are running in. Should we kick them out?"

"Look, the Water Dragon Club across the street has kicked everyone out. We can do the same."

Huizi shook his head and said thoughtfully:

"No need. Just make sure that the suites we use for receiving guests are not used by them. If there are vacancies in other places, let them stay for a while. Also, try to get them to gather in the lounge hall and not block the aisle."

"Why?" Xiaolan didn't understand.

After all, the heating is paid for by the people who own the store, so it is understandable that they do not allow those who do not make purchases to come in.

Helping them is a favor, not helping them is our duty.

No one can accuse them of this.

"What?"

Huizi's eyes shone with wisdom.

"Now we are all in the trading market, and the leaders at the top of the trading market must be thinking about saving energy as much as possible."

"Although what the Shuilong Club did did not violate the trading market management regulations, it was not humane. We need to take a long-term view. The guests of our Tingfeng Tower are of all kinds. Although they don't have many points now, if they have them in the future, they will definitely come to us often to spend money."

"We have to pay the heating fee anyway, so let them in as long as it doesn't interfere with our business. It will be easier to do business in the future if we keep some favors."

Xiaolan nodded, not quite understanding: "I see."

In the commercial area of ​​the trading market, the degree of liberalization is relatively high.

Some of these shops choose to let non-consumer people enter the store to rest, but some, like the Water Dragon Club bar, do not allow non-consumer people to enter the store.

The construction of greenhouses in the buffer city was suspended because the heavy snow made construction impossible.

However, all these recruited workers were put to use. Some of them were responsible for clearing snow on the walls of the buffer city, while the rest were responsible for clearing snow in the buffer city and the trading market.

These workers mainly clean main roads, streets and the like.

But the rooftops and corridors of each building are left to them to clean.

At present, the main job of everyone in the entire oil city is to clear snow.

Keep clearing the snow.

Trading Mart Residential Area.

Room 18, 301rd floor, Building , Zone C

The heating was turned on in the house and the temperature inside was kept at around 25 degrees.

squeak-

A man came in from outside with a bulging canvas bag on his shoulder. After he opened the door, the cold air from outside came in and white mist was visible.

At this moment, the outside of the house was like a natural refrigerator.

Opening the door is like opening a refrigerator and letting the cold air in.

"Here they are, freshly-baked tortillas. I just held them in my arms. They should still be hot. Let's eat them while they're hot." Xiao Zhao ran in and opened the canvas bag on his shoulder.

Hand out tortillas to everyone in the room.

This tortilla is still a little warm and has a good taste.

The tortillas are still soft when they are first baked, but they will become harder as time goes by.

So everyone likes to eat freshly made tortillas. The longer the tortillas are stored, the worse the taste. Even after being stored for two or three months, the tortillas can still be eaten, but at that time they are really hard like rocks.

It has to be cut with a knife. If there is no hot water to soak it, they will choose to cut it into very small pieces and then hold it in their mouths for a long time until it softens before they can swallow it.

Sun Dali took the tortilla handed to him by Xiao Zhao and took a bite.

It's soft and has a light corn aroma.

They eat this tortilla every day, but they never get tired of it when they are hungry.

in the room.

Everyone sat together and chatted.

"Brother Sun, it's not a good idea for us to stay like this every day. It's been five or six days since the heavy snow began. I feel like I'll get tired just lying there with nothing to do. How about we go to the mission hall and find a job?" Zhao Qiankun said.

Sun Dali thought for a moment and said:
"That's fine. We should not be too idle. It's good to find something to do. Xiao Zhao, Xiao Li, after you two finish eating, go to the mission hall to see if there are any new missions issued recently."

Xiao Zhao nodded and said, "Yes, brother. Before I went to buy tortillas, I went to the mission hall and saw that they were recruiting truck drivers and trucks to transport snow. I think we can do this job, and it also gives a lot of points."

"Is there such a good thing?" Sun Dali raised his eyebrows when he heard this.

"Yeah, that's what I was just about to tell you." After Xiao Zhao distributed the tortillas in the canvas bag, he folded the bag.

Sun Dali looked at Zhao Qiankun next to him and said:

"Okay, Qiankun, after we finish eating, let's go to the mission hall to respond to this mission."

"it is good."

Oil City.

In the conference room.

Connected to the headquarters base.

Discuss how to solve the problem of buffering snow outside the city.

The voice of my second uncle came from the radio station.

"Third brother, please briefly talk about the plans you have over there."

Uncle San looked at Jie Changshan who was sitting in the seat and motioned him to explain.

After Xie Changshan took a few days off, his overall condition was obviously much better.

He coughed a few times, stood up and said:

"City Lord, President, Minister, we now have three plans in total."

“The first plan is to dig up the sand and gravel in the buffer city, and then send out a fleet of snowplows to go out and clear the snow outside.”

"The second plan is to use snow to make ice bricks, and then use the ice bricks to make ice walls. This plan is an addition to the first plan. A new ice wall is built outside the buffer city. The ice wall is simple and quick to make, and the efficiency of ice wall construction is very high. After it is built, it can provide shelter for the base."

"But this plan requires a lot of manpower. Also, once the weather gets hot, the ice wall will melt, and the effort spent on it will be meaningless."

"The third option is that since the supply of salt and hot water is limited in Oil City, but fuel is abundant, we can use gasoline to melt the snow, achieving the same effect as pouring hot water to melt the snow."

Xie Changshan reported the three plans discussed in Oil City to the headquarters base truthfully and in detail.

"Three options, that's all."

After saying that, Xie Changshan sat down.

Uncle San took over Xie Changshan's words and said:

"We are currently leaning towards the third option. There is plenty of oil in the oil city, so this is the most labor-saving option. In addition, we cannot predict how long the snow will last. If the heavy snow stops, the snow will sink and lower its height."

"We spent so much effort to build the ice wall, but the cost was not worth it."

In the base of the big camphor tree.

Li Yu stood up suddenly, and he remembered something.

"It's snowing so heavily. Have you found any traces of zombies outside the buffer city?"

"Forehead"

The third uncle shook his head and said:

"With such heavy snow, we haven't found any traces of zombies yet. Maybe they are all buried by the snow."

The snow was falling too fast. Although the zombies were moving, the snow covered their knees, waists, and heads as they walked.

Outside the base, it is impossible for someone to clear the snow 24 hours a day like inside the base, so the snow naturally becomes thicker and thicker.

Now the snow outside the buffer city has reached a height of more than three meters, which is higher than a floor.

There have been no signs of zombies since the four-day blizzard.

Li Yu thought for a moment and said:
"Then let's go with the third plan. Temporarily melt the snow outside the wall to delay the situation for a while. If a heavy snowstorm like this continues for more than a hundred days, the snow thickness will probably be tens of meters high."

"If that's the case, there's no need to guard the buffer city wall. Let's retreat back to the trading market."

"As for the construction project in the buffer city that was planned earlier, it will also be temporarily suspended."

Li Yu made the final decision.

No one objected.

The main reason is that even during the last extreme cold weather disaster, we never encountered such an outrageous blizzard.

During that extreme cold weather, it snowed, but the snow would stop in the middle and then continue again.

It won’t be like this time, where it snowed for five consecutive days at once, and it was a heavy snowstorm.

So terrifying.

This kind of blizzard feels like it covers the entire globe and freezes the entire world.

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