Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 47 Pirates
The confirmation of the sedimentary zone made Zhou Yi think about moving.

The relocation of Emerald City to the mushroom forest and farmland will allow it to directly connect to the explosive mushrooms in the mushroom forest and better radiate to the surrounding land, thus improving the safety of the company's industries.

However, after thinking it over, Zhou Yi gave up the idea.

The underground sedimentary zone of the Mushroom Forest is indeed precious, but its unique advantage is that it is a relic of human civilization. It is convenient for mining because it is close to the Dead Sea, which is the largest treasure trove.

After discussing with the bone man Sun Chonglai, Zhou Yi decided to have the black hand mushrooms regularly send a batch of mushrooms to the Emerald City, using edible mushrooms to cover up the explosive mushrooms inside.

Only the black hand mushrooms can safely carry the explosive mushrooms.

After completing the collection, they bring back the explosive mushrooms that have degenerated into carpet fungi and place them in the mushroom forest for the next round of cultivation.

Because this place is remote and the environment is harsh, transportation is actually very safe.

"Please rest assured, Chairman, we will definitely do a good job on this."

Sun Chonglai patted his sternum to assure.

Zhou Yi did not question Bone Man's expertise in cultivating the mushroom forest for many years. He just asked a question that he had wanted to ask for a long time: "Does your red scarf have any personal commemorative significance, or is it a special prop?"

The skeleton pulled his scarf and said, "Chairman, I just think it looks more handsome this way."

It turns out to be a personal dressing style.

Zhou Yi nodded: "Indeed, it is very eye-catching."

"Actually, I used to have a complete set, including a cloak, trousers, a vest, and a hat, but it's been so long that they're all too damaged to be worn, so this one is relatively well preserved." The Skeleton Man explained.

"Next time I'll go to the Dead Sea and find you two sets."

"Thank you so much! I'll be waiting for your good news!"

Sun Chonglai was delighted and shook Zhou Yi's hand vigorously.

……

Over the next two weeks, life returned to normal.

After many days of reconstruction and restoration, Emerald City is no longer the old, mottled and bumpy old state. From the outside, it has evolved from a semi-demolished community to an old elevator building.

Inside the wall, stone slabs and gravel roads were paved, stone chairs and a pavilion were built, and street lamps were made of rhombus stone.

If some trees, flowers and plants were transplanted in, it would be no different from the residential area in Zhou Yi's memory.

One night, Gong Zheng hurried over to report.

"Chairman, recently, Shangu Town has been harassed by robbers again."

Gong Zheng said solemnly, "Today I went there to do business as usual, buying the materials they found from Changu Town... Cao Dayuan told me a story."

"He said that in the past three days, four people in the town have been attacked and captured by robbers. The robbers have released them, but they all asked about our company's situation. It seems that they are coming for us."

Zhou Yi immediately became alert.

The main strategy of thieves is to bully the weak and fear the strong. Under normal circumstances, they would never want to provoke a legion of monsters and a Dead Sea Alien.

He immediately concluded that this was the order of the Knights of the Dead Sea.

Gong Zheng continued, "Although the captured townspeople had their heads covered with cloth bags and could not see outside, they all said they heard birds chirping. The group of people who came here might have raised sentinel birds and were good at reconnaissance."

Zhou Yi asked: "What is the whistle bird?"

"Chairman, whistle birds refer to auxiliary birds that can be domesticated and tamed. There are many species. Most of them are small, fast and agile, and can detect danger from a long distance and issue warnings."

Gong Zheng said: "Initially, whistle birds were trained by knights for use, and later they could be bought on the market. However, the training of whistle birds is very strict. They need to overcome their fear and not be tempted by food or instinct, so they are not cheap. Bringing a few whistle birds here at least shows that this group of people should be veterans."

It turned out to be an animal-type reconnaissance guard.

Zhou Yi gave the order through his consciousness: "Red Falcon, find them."

The drone took off immediately.

"Also, the townspeople saw some unfamiliar outsiders in the oasis. They were disguised as scavengers, but they only pretended to dig in the ground. When they saw the broken dung, they didn't even look at it. It was obvious that they were thieves in disguise."

Gong Zheng paused, and then continued, "They pushed Cao Dayuan out as a representative to ask us to expel these robbers. The people in the town will continue to support the company, and they will go and find whatever we need."

Cao Dayuan?
Zhou Yi had an impression of this person.

Cao Dayuan, Afeng and Gong Zheng were recommended by Ajin. The latter two came, but Cao Dayuan stayed in Changu Town.

"Chairman, this man is a bit stubborn and conservative."

Gong Zheng smiled and said, "However, he has great prestige among the locals. It's just that there is no mayor in Changu Town. It's very loose. Otherwise, Cao Dayuan would definitely be the mayor here."

"Cao Dayuan's family has lived in Changu Town for three generations and is one of the earliest residents. When he was a teenager, he went to Jitou Town. Since he was good at growing mushrooms, he could have settled there. But for his sick father, he came back." "Jitou Town only allows outsiders with ability to settle there. Those without ability have to pay a large sum of resettlement fees. Cao Dayuan had no money and didn't want to lose his father, so he returned to Changu Town."

"Then he did it for twenty years, and he's already the oldest person still alive here."

"Cao Dayuan once told me that the problems of Shangu Town can only be solved by the people of Shangu Town. If everyone can have enough to eat and become rich, then we will no longer be looked down upon, or be undercut by merchants. We will no longer have to abandon our families to move to other places. The key is to stand up on our own."

Gong Zheng put away his smile a little: "I have dealt with him a lot. He is not very good at making tactful moves, but this is also his advantage."

"He has been raising mushrooms for many years and has taught everyone many of the methods he has discovered, which has significantly increased the mushroom production in Changu Town. Without him, even more people would have run away."

Zhou Yi nodded after hearing this.

Even in a place like Changu Town, there are still people with ambition.

Zhou Yi thought for a moment and asked, "What kind of trade relations does the company have with Changu Town now?"

Gong Zheng took out a diary he carried with him, turned to a certain page, and said, "What we are trading is rhodonite, dried meat, bones, and the clothes you gave me."

"According to your request, the company now regularly purchases beetles from them and then gives them to Afeng to cultivate beetles. We also select and purchase some of the natural materials or tools they pick up, and the prices are higher than those of the previous merchants. In addition, after the two previous battles in the mushroom forest and the seaside, the people in the town are very respectful of us and their dependence on us is increasing."

"Since the value of our trading items is very high, we also exchanged a large amount of supplies."

"Another situation is that several people in Changu Town asked if they could come to the company to work as scavengers...but I refused them all."

Zhou Yi hummed.

This is also the adjustment he made.

Initially, Zhou Yi was short of manpower and hoped to recruit people from Changu Town to open up wasteland and cultivate the land. Later, he found that this was a bit wishful thinking. The locals did not know how to farm and were nocturnal owls, so it was useless to hire them.

After the agricultural machinery brothers arrived, Mushroom Lin also joined the company, and the gap in farming labor was filled at once.

Compared with the local new humans, the agricultural machinery brothers and the black hand mushrooms are much more professional.

Therefore, Zhou Yi did not recruit any more people, unless he considered someone with unique skills like Afeng.

"You tell Cao Dayuan and the residents of Changu Town."

Zhou Yi said to Gong Zheng: "I know about this matter, and it will be resolved soon."

"Yes, Chairman."

……

Gong Zheng left on crutches.

The Kestrel's survey was also completed.

"Three whistlebirds are active to our west and north, keeping their distance from us and observing our situation."

"According to the coordinates of the whistle bird, I expanded the search range to the limit and found the gathering place of the group of people behind."

On the remote control screen, 14 kilometers northeast of Emerald City is the territory of the Claw Pig tribe. There are two boats parked on the beach of the Dead Sea.

They were small wooden sailing vessels, much smaller than the Organ, but also painted black.

However, the vehicle that can sail in the Dead Sea is definitely not an ordinary vehicle.

Under normal circumstances, throwing wood or stones into the Dead Sea will fall to the bottom of the sea. After all, the so-called Dead Sea is just a light fluid environment formed by the blending of dead light and air.

The two wooden boats were floating very steadily.

Zhou Yi gave the order.

"Turn on [Bird's Eye View]."

As the Red Falcon's ability unfolded, the thoughts of the thieves on board became immediately clear.

——This job is really not for humans. Being stared at by these clawed pigs every day, I can't sleep well.

——The Knights of the Dead Sea are really stupid. Their warships are not more effective than ours? Are they trying to get us to die so that they can stop paying us? Damn, these dogs are the real thieves.

——Boss, I said I would quit last time, but now I can’t. How can I take over if you don’t retire…

——Is that company really that weird? Five enhancers were killed by them? When we encounter such a difficult situation, we are sent to die. Damn it, it’s really hard to make money and eat shit!
……

It turned out to be an outpost sent by the Knights of the Dead Sea.

Soldiers are valuable and quick.

Zhou Yi immediately ordered his troops to attack!
(End of this chapter)