The Great Flood of the End of Time: Female Neighbor Comes to Borrow Food

Chapter 258: Recruiting Han Xiangman's Team

"Don't spread this matter for now."

Liang Yuan said in a deep voice.

Everyone nodded. This matter was of great importance and everyone naturally knew what to prioritize.

"Brother Liang, what should we do next?"

Liang Yuan thought for a moment and said, "It's still some time before winter, so our focus is still on the supermarket base for now."

"The supermarket base is basically completed. It will be officially open for business in about a week at most, right?" Ding Yan asked.

Liang Yuan nodded slightly: "Well, a week will definitely be enough. Next, we have to re-assign these 1,000 people. You have seen their performance in this month, so make reasonable arrangements when the time comes."

"Positions in the shopping mall complex will be given priority to those who came out of Midu Garden, and then the elderly, the weak, the sick and the disabled will be considered, especially young women who have not yet awakened their special powers."

"They need more protection, and they are more suitable for service positions."

"Secondly, the patrol team needs to be expanded. Wu Ying and Huang Han are both seniors and can lead the team on their own."

"For the people in Wuwang Pavilion, you can arrange some suitable positions appropriately. Remember to shuffle and split them up."

"How did Ji Feng, Kong Sheng and their group perform?"

"These people are all very honest." Zhao Kai said.

Liang Yuan nodded: "Giving them a captain position will also give others some hope. We are not nepotism. As long as they are willing to work hard and be obedient, we will naturally give them opportunities."

Ding Yan couldn't help but ask, "We already have quite a few people in our patrol team. Do we need to expand it?"

Liang Yuan nodded and said, "Yes! And we need to expand it greatly. How many people are there in our shelter? How many superpowers are there?"

"Yangshan is so big, but there are only so few people, only a few patrol teams?"

"When the cold wave arrives, Yangshan will face more challenges and will be favored by more people. We must take advantage of this period of time to quickly expand our team."

"To be honest, I think there are too few people."

Ding Yan's expression changed slightly. Only then did she realize that Liang Yuan was worried that in the future cold wave, the ice would freeze and more people would rush to Yangshan.

At that moment, everyone nodded and understood in which direction they should work towards.

Zhao Kai suddenly asked, "Brother Liang, Han Xiangman's team has been guarding the mining area for us. Can they be considered our people?"

Liang Yuan smiled and said, "It depends on what she thinks."

"I think they have a high level of cohesion among themselves. They have helped us before. We can't just break up their team outright, so it's been difficult to deal with them."

Liang Yuan smiled and said, "I'll go talk to her later."

Ding Yan glanced at Liang Yuan and said, "Han Xiangman is quite pretty."

Liang Yuan's smile froze, and he couldn't help but cough, saying, "Let's talk business, why are you jealous?"

Zhao Kai and the others all burst into laughter and lowered their heads to hold back their laughter.

Ding Yan rolled her eyes at him and said, "I'm going on patrol."

Zhao Kai also hurriedly said: "Yes, I want to go to Wuwang Pavilion too."

Liang Yuan waved his hand and everyone went their separate ways.

He stood on the bamboo house, gazing at the lake in the wind and rain, with a myriad of thoughts in his mind.

After lunch in the afternoon, Liang Yuan came to the mining area.

There are mainly two groups of people in the mining area now, one is Han Xiangman’s people, and the other is the former mine slaves.

In addition, there will be patrol teams coming every day to supervise and inspect and collect power stones.

Liang Yuan had never taken care of the mining area, leaving it all to Han Xiangman's people.

But in fact, he has been paying attention to the output of the mining area, and Yang Mei has been doing accounts and calculating the production capacity of the mining area.

So even though Liang Yuan didn't come, he knew the situation here very well.

The reason why he did not interfere in the management was, on the one hand, to test the character of Han Xiangman and his group, to see if they had embezzled money during this period.

Secondly, I also want to see Han Xiangman's organizational and management skills.

The result did not disappoint him. Han Xiangman's people were clean and efficient, and there were no major problems.

Han Xiangman's personal management ability is naturally beyond doubt. She manages the team of 200 people in an orderly manner and often organizes people to go out hunting.

Liang Yuan was quite satisfied with this. He came here this time to discuss future plans with her.

"Hello, Mr. Liang."

"Hey, Mr. Liang is here."

Liao Tao and Niu Daming, who were sitting in the mining area square, saw Liang Yuan first. They hurriedly dropped the chess pieces in their hands and stood up to greet him.

They are the leaders of a team of miners. Oh, now they are no longer called miners, they are all called miners.

As the three small miners appointed by Liang Yuan, they have salaries to receive, so they have much less work to do than others.

Niu Daming is old and he doesn't want to be so tired, so he doesn't work as hard as others to mine for ores.

Liao Tao was determined to awaken his special powers, and gradually left the mining team. He wanted to join Han Xiangman's team and go hunting with them.

At this time, Han Xiangman and the others were not hunting, so he had some free time to play two games of chess with Niu Daming.

This chess game is also very simple. It is just a chessboard drawn on a stone slab. The chess pieces are also made of two different colored stones that are polished into a rough shape, and then words such as chariot, horse, and cannon are engraved on them and that's it.

Niu Daming likes playing chess and has liked it since before the Great Flood.

Now that he has relaxed a bit, he has picked up this hobby again.

Unexpectedly, despite the extreme lack of entertainment activities in this mining area, a chess craze has emerged.

During lunch break, people who didn’t go mining would come over to play a couple of games.

Sometimes when two people are playing chess, there may be a dozen people behind each of them giving pointers and comments.

Even Uncle Ge from Han Xiangman's team would come over from time to time to play a few rounds.

Liang Yuan smiled and nodded, saying, "You guys play your own games, I'm going to look for your Captain Han, where is she?"

"Captain Han is in the woods, right?"

Liang Yuan was surprised: "It was raining and she didn't go out hunting, why did she go to the forest?"

"Captain Han doesn't like the cave. She feels cramped and prefers to live in the woods. She even built a stone house in the woods." said Old Man Niu.

Liang Yuan nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll go find her."

After saying that, Liang Yuan walked towards the forest that Niu Daming pointed to.

When we entered the woods, we saw that there were indeed quite a few stone houses built in the forest, not just one or two, but at least more than a dozen.

It seems that many of Han Xiangman’s people live here.

When Liang Yuan walked over, he saw Luo Hongmian selecting various plants and placing them under the eaves at the door in different categories.

Seeing this, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "Xiao Luo, where did you pick so many plants?"

"Hey, Mr. Liang, why are you here?" Luo Hongmian couldn't help but look up. Seeing that it was Liang Yuan, she immediately laughed and said, "These are what we picked on the road when we were hunting. We don't know if they are edible. We plan to bring them all back to the Fire Bamboo Forest and give them to Captain Song and his men for testing."

"If it's edible, wouldn't that be like discovering a new edible mutant plant? That's worth a lot of points."

Liang Yuan then remembered that Song Wen and her team had indeed issued long-term tasks in the mission hall, and one of them was the task of finding edible plant samples.

If it is found and confirmed to be edible, you will be rewarded with a considerable amount of points.

Therefore, when most hunting teams go out, they will not only hunt mutant beasts in the forest, but also specifically collect mutant plants that look edible.

Of course, whether it can be eaten or not still needs to be tested to confirm whether it is poisonous.

As for how to conduct the test, there is certainly no professional equipment at present. Fortunately, the human-eating Plum Blossom Pigs and Fire Cloud Rabbits that Mei Haiyuan had raised before were all kept.

Feed them these mutated plants once, and if they don’t die, give them to Wang An to try.

Wang An has healing abilities, so even if he is poisoned, he will not die.

Now everyone in the team calls Wang An a human body testing machine. Zhao Kai, Wu Ying and others jokingly call him a "poison detection master."

Yang Shenmin also valued Wang An very much, and specifically requested that Wang An and Tang Ying be assigned to him as assistants.

Liang Yuan thought about this and couldn't help but laugh and shook his head, and asked Luo Hongmian: "Where is your captain?"

"Inside the house. I'll take you there."

Luo Hongmian took the initiative to lead the way, passing through two stone houses. Xia Ming and Gao Li both ran out to greet Liang Yuan.

Liang Yuan agreed with a smile, and then came to Han Xiangman's stone house.

Luo Hongmian shouted, "Sister Xiangman, Mr. Liang is here to see you."

There was a splashing sound in the house, which seemed to be the sound of water splashing.

Liang Yuan couldn't help but feel curious, but he didn't dare to use his mental power to investigate the situation inside.

Then Han Xiangman shouted, "Wait a moment."

After a while, she came over and opened the door.

She was wearing black jeans and high boots that reached above her knees.

The upper body is a smart black tight long-sleeved top, paired with a brown men's jacket.

The coat seemed a size too big and she had cut it at the cuffs.

Her facial features are very beautiful, especially her eyebrows and eyes, which are sharp and sharp, giving her a masculine and heroic look. Her facial features are also very three-dimensional, with thin red lips and a high nose bridge, giving her a sense of competence overall.

Liang Yuan smiled and said, "Miss Han, I want to talk to you about something. Is it convenient now?"

Han Xiangman nodded and said, "Of course, please come in."

Luo Hongmian looked at the two of them and said tactfully, "Mr. Liang, Sister Xiangman, I'm going back now."

Liang Yuan smiled and said, "Thank you, Xiao Luo."

"Hehe, bye."

Luo Hongmian left and Liang Yuan came into the stone house.

The whole stone house is not big and is divided into three areas: the washing area, the bedroom area, and the living room and kitchen are integrated into one.

The so-called kitchen is an iron pot, a stone stove, and a chimney made of a bamboo tube.

There was only a wooden table and a few benches made of wooden stakes in the living room, and everything seemed quite simple.

"My place is a bit shabby, Mr. Liang, please sit down, I'll pour you a glass of water."

Han Xiangman felt a little embarrassed when she saw Liang Yuan looking around the house, and then she went to pour some water.

After a while, she came over with a cup of water and said, "I boiled it before, but I didn't have a thermos, so it's cold. I'm sorry."

Liang Yuan shook his head and said with a smile: "We are all superpowered people, this is nothing."

"Mr. Liang, what do you want to talk to me about?" Han Xiangman was straightforward and asked directly.

Liang Yuan smiled and said, "It's not a big deal, I just want to ask, Miss Han, what are your plans for the future?"

Han Xiangman was stunned for a moment, then she realized that Liang Yuan probably wanted to take back the supervisory power of the mining area.

During this period, they were only managing on behalf of others.

Han Xiangman hesitated for a moment, but after a moment, she made up her mind and said, "Mr. Liang, we finally came to Yangshan, and now we are lucky enough to be your friend. We are very happy. I would like to ask you, if we plan to join the Fire Bamboo Forest Shelter and become a part of Yangshan, can you take us in?"

Liang Yuan smiled even more when he heard this, and said, "Miss Han, you are being polite. If you want to stay, I welcome you very much."

"I came here today to formally invite you to join us."

"Now the Yangshan Fire Bamboo Forest Shelter is developing in full swing, and the construction of the supermarket complex base is about to be completed. We are in need of a large number of manpower."

"If you can join us, I promise to make use of you instead of just letting you guard this barren mining area."

Han Xiangman also laughed: "Your words are enough. I can promise you on behalf of everyone to join the Fire Bamboo Forest Shelter."

Liang Yuan stood up, stretched out his hand, and said with a smile: "Welcome."

Han Xiangman also quickly stood up, stretched out her slender hand, and held Liang Yuan's hand.

"Thank you."

Liang Yuan felt her palms were a little cold, and he couldn't help but said subconsciously: "Keep warm."

Han Xiangman was stunned, then her face turned red and she quickly withdrew her hand.

Liang Yuan also immediately realized that this was a bit too intimate. He coughed and said, "What I mean is that the weather is getting colder and winter is coming. The temperature is dropping. Miss Han, you should remind the team members to keep warm."

Han Xiangman nodded and hummed.

Seeing that she didn't take it seriously, Liang Yuan didn't remind her any more.

He had no intention of disclosing the news of the cold wave announced by the military to the public for the time being in order to avoid causing panic.

"Ms. Han, there is one more thing I need to explain in advance. I hope you don't mind."

"You say."

"I will reassign all of you to patrol teams or other places when the time comes. You should be prepared for this."

Han Xiangman was silent for a moment. As the leader of a small team, she certainly knew Liang Yuan's intention.

The other party wanted to use this method to break up her team and erase her mark from the team members.

To be honest, as the team leader and chief, she must have felt a little uncomfortable.

But she knew very well in her heart that from Liang Yuan's perspective, this was a perfectly normal approach.

The entire Yangshan belongs to Liang Yuan. What he needs is a whole shelter, rather than internal cliques and factions, each standing on their own mountain.

If that's the case, this team won't last long.

Han Xiangman hesitated only for a moment, and then a look of determination appeared in her eyes.

She looked at Liang Yuan and said, "Mr. Liang, I agree with this. I will personally do ideological work for each team member and ensure that I will not embarrass you."

Liang Yuan laughed and said, "Since you said so, I can't say nothing. You can give priority to choosing positions in the complex over people in other shelters. Try to arrange indoor work for ordinary people in your team, and your points will also increase every month."

Han Xiangman was overjoyed and quickly stood up, bowing sincerely and saying, "Thank you, Mr. Liang. Don't worry, they will definitely agree to this condition."

Liang Yuan smiled and said, "Then I'll wait for your good news."

"it is good."

After finishing the business, the two chatted for a while, and Han Xiangman asked: "Why don't I see the boss of Phoenix Temple?"

"You mean Tu Long?"

"Yes, Tu Long, wasn't he always by your side before?"

Liang Yuan smiled and said, "I asked him to help me check something, but he hasn't come back yet."

Han Xiangman couldn't help but frown: "He won't run away, will he?"

Liang Yuan smiled and said, "Just run away. Yangshan doesn't lack such a person."

"He won't come back to take revenge on you, right?" Han Xiangman asked worriedly.

Liang Yuan shook his head: "He doesn't dare."

What Han Xiangman didn't know was that Tu Long was actually marked with a [spiritual imprint] by Li Yuejin, so he could sense the other person's presence even though they were far apart.

That’s right, Li Yuejin’s special ability is [Mental Imprint].

This ability can place a mental mark on a designated target, and then sense the other person's presence from a long distance.

It can be regarded as one of the standard psychic abilities.

It was because of his strong mental power that Li Yuejin became the first person in Wuwangting to develop the water-repellent talisman.

Of course, this ability is obviously not very useful for combat, but it is very useful for tracking enemies.

This is also the reason why Liang Yuan felt relieved to let Tu Long go.

The two of them had almost finished chatting, so Liang Yuan stood up and said goodbye, leaving the stone house. Before leaving, he suddenly thought of something and reminded: "There are still some vacant spaces on the stone wall over in the Fire Bamboo Forest. We don't have a large population now, so we may develop and absorb more people in the future."

"The land over there will become very valuable. If you like it, you should find a way to build a residence there as soon as possible."

"It's definitely not possible in the valley, let's go near our bamboo house."

Han Xiangman was stunned for a moment when she heard this, then she reacted and became excited. She said quickly, "Thank you, Mr. Liang. I'll tell everyone later."

Liang Yuan smiled, waved his hand, and left the mining area.

The valley behind the fire bamboo forest will surely develop better and better in the future.

Once a cold wave hits, the entire floodland will be frozen, and if people trapped in the submerged buildings can travel, Yangshan will surely welcome a large number of refugees.

The shelter will then face a huge challenge, and he must quickly strengthen the shelter before that.

“We are still short of manpower.”

A shelter with thousands of people sounds like a lot of people.

But compared with the entire Yangshan Mountain, there are actually not many, or even very few.

Among these thousands of people, only less than 70% can actually play a combat role.

Among the rest, there are still many elderly, weak, women and children.

And among that 70%, the number of people with special abilities is less than 10%.

Most of them are young and strong men. Although they can fight, they are actually useless when facing people with special abilities.

"We have to find a way to recruit more people with special abilities, but we can't just recruit everyone."

Liang Yuan knew clearly that during the great flood, morality had declined and although the psychics were powerful, few of them could uphold their inner moral standards.

The expansion of personal strength often represents an increase in personal desires.

Material and spiritual needs will increase, and under such circumstances, the possibility of committing evil will be very high.

For Liang Yuan, his refuge does not welcome those who are unrestrained and lack self-discipline.

“The rescue operation for the survivors in the high-rise buildings around Yangshan should also start appropriately.”

"It would be better to let Tu Long, who can transform into a giant eagle, do this. I just don't know how long it will take for this guy to come back."

"I don't know if there will be any results from the investigation he asked me to do."

Liang Yuan frowned and walked casually in the forest. Unknowingly, he walked into the depths of the forest.

Suddenly, his steps paused slightly, his thoughts focused, and he realized something was wrong.

"Hmm? It's too quiet here."

(End of this chapter)