Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 35 Brother, I'm just kidding
After the light blocker was installed, the charging speed of Emerald City was visibly accelerated.

It turns on periodic lighting in every room. From a distance, it looks like a huge LED dot matrix screen, with each lamp lighting up and off, like a fluorescent billboard testing its functions.

This is actually Emerald City checking all the houses one by one.

After 5 days, Emerald City was 10% charged.

It rises from the sand with a high sandstone wall, clearly defining the boundary between the Wasteland Company's offices and the external public area.

In addition, Emerald City repaired the wastewater drainage system pipes of the entire building, extracted and absorbed groundwater, and began to officially supply running hot and cold water.

The various functions of this high-rise building are recovering rapidly.

But what Zhou Yi was most concerned about was the operation of the light blocker.

Since this device needs to be placed in the Dead Sea area, even if it is just a shallow sea area, it is exposed to the dead light for a long time. Although there are warrior crabs guarding on the side, there are still unpredictable potential risks.

Whether it can operate stably in the long term remains a question.

Zhou Yi would go and observe every day.

The light blocker is currently operating normally at full power, but the noise is a bit loud.

After the device is activated, its energy maintenance is taken over by the Emerald City, so there is no consumption.

Always plan ahead. Zhou Yi is already considering getting a spare set. Any device has its service life, not to mention that this light blocker is running at full capacity 24 hours a day, which would cause even greater wear and tear.

Where to buy from becomes a new problem.

Emerald City also said: "If we can obtain multiple light blockers to charge at the same time, the efficiency will be higher and the wear and tear on the device will be less."

Zhou Yi wanted to try with Cui Mao.

He is the Knight of Tianjin, a seemingly okay person, and is based in the only nearby city, Sand Harbor. He should have the means to purchase these enhancer-related equipment—at least he knows how to buy them.

To get to Sand Harbor, you have to cross the death dunes occupied by the spiny ant lions. There is no chicken feathers and chicken blood to make them honest, so you have to fight all the way.

Sooner or later we will have to trade with nearby cities anyway, so the better to do it sooner rather than later, break through the Death Dunes and wade out a path.

By the way, it can also help the warrior crabs level up.

Zhou Yi began to prepare to hunt westward.

Now is the time when light seeds are scarce, and the spiny ant lions will also cause the ground to become desertified, and various plants cannot survive. There is no need to talk about sustainable coexistence when dealing with such guys. Their absence is a good thing for others.

Just when he was about to mobilize his troops to march, Ajin suddenly came over.

"Chairman, I have something to ask."

The young man had an embarrassed smile on his face. "Before, you asked me to go to Changu Town to find people who can grow mushrooms. I found three people including Mr. Gong. Now one of them wants to join. Do you think it is possible to let him come to work?"

Zhou Yi remembered that the other two people besides Gong Zheng were Cao Dayuan, who was an expert in growing mushrooms, and Feng Ge, who was an expert in raising millet beetles.

Cao Dayuan is a conservative and refuses to leave the cave town. Brother Feng wants to go to the neighboring Jitou Town, saying that he has agreed to join the farming group there, so he rejected the invitation.

"which one?"

"Chairman, it's Brother Feng. Like me, he doesn't have a real name, so his name is just Afeng."

Ajin was talking.

Just four days ago, A Feng brought the insect king he raised and went to Jitou Town with the merchant. A man named Bo Ge from the farming group there said that if he could raise a two-arm-long millet worm, he would be recruited into the group.

After spending more than half a year, Afeng finally achieved this.

After they passed by, Bo Ge said, "Brother, I was just kidding. Wow, your insect is really good. If it grows bigger, it will probably shed its skin and grow armor. Sell it to me, please? Name a price, but don't be too high."

After confirming it again and again, A Feng realized that the other party was just bragging.

Bo Ge told him: "Brother, I'm not saying anything bad about you. Although millet worms are a specialty of your place, who in Jitou Town eats worms? They are just chicken feed. Everyone drinks chicken head soup, at least there is meat in it. The worms are just used to feed chickens."

"You think it's a good thing, but no one cares about it here."

"Do you know how valuable a place in the farming group is? A guaranteed income regardless of drought or flood, 3000 mushrooms per month, two meals included, and accommodation in the group's house. There are a lot of people watching over Jitou Town, and every time they recruit people, everyone asks for help to find a way to get in."

"Is that a good thing your turn?"

Bo Ge shook his head and smiled meaningfully. He added, "Afeng, you can raise insects and sell them to the farming group as chicken feed. That's one way. According to Shagang rules, if you can hold on for three years, you will have the opportunity to settle in the city."

"But even if we live in the mountains outside Jitou Town, it's still much better than your cave in Changu Town, isn't it?"

"I tell you, even businessmen don't want to go to that damn place of yours. It's so poor. There are no women there. All the women have run away with the businessmen. Why? They don't live like human beings."

"Hey, it's better not to daydream and keep your feet on the ground. Afeng, if you hold on for a few years, maybe things will turn around, right? Also, how much do you sell this bug for? We're brothers, give it a discount."

"You won't sell? Are you stupid? Only we can buy your worms. Who else in Changu Town can afford them?" "You have no brains. You deserve to be poor forever."

……

Afeng brought his insects back to Changu Town.

He found Ajin and asked the wasteland development company whether he wanted to buy the insect king he raised.

Ajin didn't dare to make a decision on his own. After all, Afeng had once refused the company's recruitment, so he came to ask Zhou Yi for advice.

Zhou Yi didn't think it was a big deal.

In the era he lives in, it is normal for workers to reject job offers, and job hopping is just like eating and drinking: if it’s a good fit, come; if it’s not, leave.

"Bring him here."

"Yes, Chairman."

A Feng was a young man with a big frame, a thin body, long hair and a scruffy beard. When he came to the bright room in Emerald City, he was a little nervous. He didn't dare to look Zhou Yi in the eye, but just looked down at his feet in an evasive manner.

Zhou Yi said: "Show me the insect king you raised."

The other party opened the basket covered with rags and pulled out a large earthworm about 1.5 meters long. The earthworm was dark brown all over, curled up on Afeng's arm, and its body was lazily wriggling slowly.

"It ate a lot of mushroom stems and leaves to get this big. It's the largest insect ever raised in Shangu Town."

When talking about the insects he raised, Afeng had a hint of pride on his face.

Zhou Yi saw through [Alert] that this large millet worm was covered with a layer of faint white light and was very close to the light-absorbing life form.

"Do you want to buy it?" A Feng asked.

Zhou Yi said, "Name a price."

"1000 mushrooms, I'll sell them to you."

"no problem."

A Feng smiled immediately: "Okay, okay."

He carefully put the insects back into the basket woven from branches and said, "In fact, the grain borers can continue to grow. They can become beetles and shed a hard shell that is harder than copper and iron. It can't be broken even if you smash it. It is very valuable."

"It's been a long time since beetles have appeared. We don't have enough food to feed them. They need to eat a lot."

Zhou Yi was stunned when he heard this.

Shell material?

Sounds like a good ingredient.

"What do millet bugs eat?"

"It eats mushrooms, bones, leaves, and rotten meat," said Afeng. "It just eats a lot. I can't afford to keep it. It also poops a lot. It stinks so bad that you can faint. We need to clean it up every day."

Zhou Yi had a plan in mind. He looked at the young man who raised insects and said, "Are you willing to come to the Wasteland Development Company? I want to employ you for a long time."

"Ah? You want me to raise insects?"

"Correct."

"I can, I can raise insects." A Feng was a little excited at first, but soon his face became confused and frightened: "Really? You really want me? Are you kidding?"

"I'm not kidding."

Zhou Yi said seriously, "Your treatment is the same as that of Ajin and Gong Zheng. Your job is to raise grain beetles and grow them into beetles. As for the feed needed for raising insects, go to Gong Zheng to get it."

"Okay... okay."

A Feng nodded vigorously: "I will definitely raise beetles. I will raise as many as you want."

Zhou Yi smiled and said, "I look forward to seeing the beetles you raise."

He stretched out his hand.

A Feng was stunned for a moment, then raised his hands and clenched them.

"Welcome to the Wasteland Development Company, Afeng."

"Yes, yes, Chairman!"

(End of this chapter)