Survival in the neighborhood: Give me a piece of bread every day

"Boss, are we really going to bring all the residents of this building into our team?"

Li Jia looked utterly astonished.

That's right, the person who knocked on the door just now was Li Jia.

"Well, the monster invasion is starting in a little over three hours, so I need you to run around this building before the invasion starts and ask them if they'd like to join. If they do, they can come to me on credit for a repeating crossbow for 4 gold coins."

Chen An said.

The reason he didn't sell crossbows in large quantities was to leave a portion of his team armed.

After all, weapons should be prioritized for supplying our own people in order to maximize our benefits.

Moreover, wooden repeating crossbows have very low durability and are easily damaged; you simply won't have enough if you don't keep tens of thousands of them.

Because Chen An's goal is not just to control one floor, let alone the entire building.

He wants to control the entire neighborhood!

After all, the more residents who survive, the more resources he can replenish every day with his talent, and he can also rely on the advantage of numbers to fight against some unknown risks.

For example, when fighting a boss, having more people means more power.

Even if things go wrong, having more cannon fodder can help distribute the firepower.

Moreover, after tomorrow's boss battle, an even more powerful monster might appear.

Therefore, we must plan for the future and for the long term.

To survive comfortably, a disorganized group is definitely not an option.

Moreover, if he could control the entire community, he wouldn't need to sell supplies on trading platforms; he could directly consume them internally from then on.

This not only saves 15% in taxes, but also continuously improves the overall financial strength of the community residents.

Furthermore, Chen An had also considered having other residents deposit all their gold coins with Jiang Lai, offering them 1 gold coin in interest per day for every 10 gold coins deposited.

This way, he can earn gold coins while lying down, and other residents can also have a stable income, which is a win-win situation!

In short, as long as you can control the community, the benefits are definitely numerous!

"Boss, I'll take some men to talk to the other residents right now. I'm sure they'll agree!"

Li Jia wasn't stupid either. After Chen An's brief explanation, he understood his boss's ambition.

Taking over the entire building—that's a fantastic opportunity!

Imagine, there are thousands of people right outside their building. Would the so-called robbers in the community dare to rob them?

I'm afraid I wouldn't dare to speak loudly to them!

As for whether the other residents in the building will agree to join the team?

Li Jia was very confident that at least 90% of the residents would choose to join!

Because the monster invasion is about to begin, today's monsters will definitely be very strong.

The repeating crossbow can greatly enhance their ability to protect themselves!

"But boss, do you have enough resources to synthesize the repeating crossbow you need?"

Li Jia asked a question, paused, and then explained, "If that's not enough, I'll contact the residents on the upper and lower floors first. That should bring in at least one or two hundred people. Then I'll slowly try to win over the other residents in the building."

"Almost there, you can go and recruit more people without worry."

Chen An simply nodded without offering any further explanation.

The more you talk, the more likely you are to make mistakes.

So let Li Jia fill in the blanks in his own mind.

"Okay, I'll go get someone right now!"

Li Jia nodded excitedly and turned to leave.

He was deeply shocked.

There are at least a thousand residents still alive in this building.

The boss is so confident, which means he can produce at least a thousand crossbows.

This is way too outrageous!

How many resources would that require?!

Could it be that one of the boss's residents has an extremely abnormal talent for resource management?

Who could this person be?

Jiang Lai? Or Lin Luxi?

……

Bai Lu rested her chin on Chen An's shoulder, deliberately exhaling hot breath onto his ear, and asked, "Darling, you've recruited so many people all at once, and you're even giving them crossbows on credit for free. Aren't you afraid they'll turn around and use the crossbows against you?"

"Yes, it would be a huge loss if we couldn't collect the debt after issuing so many repeating crossbows on credit."

Jiang Lai frowned and said.

Although she didn't like the egret, it's undeniable that her statement was correct.

"Don't worry, the crossbow can't break through my door, and I don't go out casually, so you're the ones who need to be careful."

Chen An said calmly.

Bai Lu bit Chen An's ear in dissatisfaction and said unhappily, "Hmph, darling, you really are heartless. Aren't you worried about our lives at all? I am your woman."

Chen An pushed Bai Lu away, not wanting to explain to this slutty woman.

He was obviously joking when he said that.

How could everyone on the first floor come to beat him up?

If the residents could be this united, they would have fought the monster together long ago, and so many people wouldn't have died.

Moreover, everyone's goal is to survive.

Chen An can provide weapons and resources, increasing their chances of survival. They would be crazy to offend Chen An.

Even if there were greedy residents who wanted to kill Chen An.

But he doesn't need to lift a finger; the other vested interests will take care of the madman for him.

For example, Li Jia and others.

They were all hoping Chen An would provide more supplies, so naturally they couldn't just stand by and watch him be harmed.

While people's hearts may not be reliable, their interests certainly are.

Moreover, Chen An was indeed not planning to go out now.

Even when he goes out, he will keep the residents he trusts on his floor within a hundred meters of him, and he will not let other residents get close until he fully trusts them.

Chen An had also thought it through carefully and knew that the benefits outweighed the risks, which is why he did this.

"If I had a talent for mind control or hypnosis, I could directly hypnotize and control everyone, which would be even more secure, and I wouldn't have to worry about betrayal at all."

Chen An muttered to himself.

Jiang Lai and Bai Mengjie were stunned.

Control everyone?

Good heavens, it turns out Chen An was the real villain!

"Darling, if you really have that kind of talent, then you'd better be careful. They might control you immediately and make you their slave," Bai Lu said with a grin.

This woman always has that smiling face; she's so annoying.

So Chen An slapped her bottom hard again, saying unhappily, "Why do you always think so badly of others? That's narrow-minded!"

"Hmm, you're the one who said that."

The egret rubbed its bottom and pouted in grievance.

Chen An was clearly the most despicable and the one who thought the worst of people.

He always hid in the crowd when he went out, and even the people around him were wary of him.

It was as if the whole world was against him.

With that kind of personality, how dare he call others narrow-minded?

"However, what you said makes some sense. I really didn't think about guarding against this kind of talent before. I have to be careful when I go out from now on. I can't let strangers get close to me, lest I be controlled."

Chen An murmured solemnly.

He felt that he hadn't been cautious enough before.

If it weren't for today's review, he wouldn't have known he had overlooked such a significant potential threat.

That's normal. After all, just a few days ago he was an ordinary college student who was determined to take the civil service exam and had no idea about the dangers of society.

It's not too late to know now.