Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 68 Just have the skills
Zhou Yi sat up from the quilt and stretched.

He walked all the way to the living room in his slippers, took a bottle of coconut water from the drinks rack, and started eating breakfast with a small piece of bread.

Outside the French window, the sun has risen.

The entire beach area was covered in snow.

On the sea of warm white mist, the battle was already raging.

A huge C-class creature called "Red-haired Monster" is fighting a group of D-class "Thorn Birds".

Zhou Yi was no longer surprised by this.

Winter is the fighting season. There are free fights every morning and the patterns are never repeated.

The red-haired monster is a long-haired giant ape with a red body over 5 meters tall. Its eyes are white, and its big mouth with exposed canine teeth emits an excited howl. This is a pure melee type of light-ner species, with thick blood and fierce strength, and both strength and life are C.

Its broad and long arms were waving at high speed to catch a group of birds that were attacking it. From time to time, it would catch one and put it in its mouth, biting it until its teeth were covered in blood.

Zhou Yi had seen this kind of creature on the seabed.

The Red-haired Monster is a small monkey that looks dull, with big eyes and a small mouth. It likes to lie on various human buildings and always looks around with a dull expression. Most of the time, it is alone in a daze.

But once it is disturbed and enters combat mode, its body will suddenly swell in size and turn into a large monster covered in red hair.

The thorn bird it hunted was the first time Zhou Yi had seen it.

This is a species of bird that flies over the sea and has two detachable beaks.

When it encounters a strong enemy, the Thornbird will pierce its sharp beak with serrated teeth deep into the enemy's body, leaving the wound bleeding and tearing. However, it will also temporarily lose its attack power at this time, and it will take some time to grow a beak again.

Right now, the red-haired monster was covered in sharp beaks and bleeding profusely, but it had thick skin and flesh and did not seem to be affected too much.

Both sides are going crazy.

But today Zhou Yi didn't have time to enjoy the morning fight scene.

He took the last sip of his drink: "Drive them away and don't disturb everyone's sleep."

The piles of ammunition houses next to the Emerald City took off one by one, emitting red light in the air. With just this moment, the eyes of the red-haired monster and the thorn bird, who were fighting fiercely, became clear and turned around to flee to the depths of the Dead Sea.

Calm returned outside the window.

Only the snowflakes were still drifting slowly.

Zhou Yi took the elevator downstairs with his bag on his back. When he got out of the elevator, he saw people lying in all directions in the corridor, all of them were residents of Changu Town.

At first they slept outside, next to the Emerald City, but as the snow continued, the makeshift shelters built with branches were frequently crushed by the snow, and with the constant wind, the environment became quite harsh.

So Zhou Yi let them enter the Emerald City and stay temporarily in the corridors and staircases on the first and second floors.

The indoor space is warmer and safer, and can protect against wind and rain.

As a result, a problem now arises.

The problem of Shangu Town has been solved, but many residents in the town do not want to go back.

In the Emerald City, they can stay warm and dry without lighting a fire, without being disturbed by insects and gerbils, and have drinking water without going out. It is solid and reliable, and has everything they desire. The townspeople expressed their strong desire to live here through Gong Zheng and A Jin, hoping to do anything.

This was all within Zhou Yi's expectations.

Having lived in a modern house with floor heating and running water, it is of course difficult to go back to a cave.

It's good to have wants and needs.

Zhou Yi has also been considering an important question: how to utilize the labor force of the residents of Shangu Town?
Initially he wanted to farm, but it turned out that farming was an advanced skill in the wasteland era, and no one here knew how to farm.

Asking them to go to the agricultural machinery brothers would simply cause more trouble.

Zhou Yi's initial plan now is to let these people help Nemo with the work, and the mechanical mouse can also teach them the skills of digging and repairing pipes.

After the townspeople have mastered the basics, they can also give back to Nemo. After all, although the gerbils have a certain level of intelligence, due to their physiological structure and life span, it is difficult for them to complete a long period of learning accumulation.

However, Nemo also said that humans and mice do not speak the same language, and working together requires a process and must be done step by step.

Although the idea is good, it cannot be achieved in a short time.

A shadow flashed before Zhou Yi's eyes.

"Hello, Chairman!"

Night Claw squatted on the ground with a straight posture.

Zhou Yi asked it: "Where is Gong Zheng?"

"He's resting in the stairwell on the second floor."

Nightclaw said: "In order to ensure that the townspeople behave themselves, he sleeps with the townspeople so that he can better understand their situation."

"Well, call him over."

Soon, Gong Zheng hurried over with a cane.

"Chairman."

He looked tired and sleepy. The new human employees in the company basically still maintained the tradition of working at night and sleeping during the day.

"There is an important matter today and I need your opinion."

Zhou Yi handed him a bottle of Red Bull: "Drink this to keep you going, and then go take a rest after you're done."

"Yes." Under the strong stimulation of the energy drink, he regained a little spirit, washed his face with snow, and immediately became much more sober.

Zhou Yi led him all the way to the complex of buildings formed by the piles of ammunition houses. This place was close to the west, but was surrounded and covered by dilapidated buildings formed by various houses.

The dangerous building slowly opened to the sides, revealing a brand new 11-story building inside.

Gong Zheng seemed to have thought of something, and his face was overjoyed: "Chairman, this is... Emerald City gave birth to a baby alien?"

Zhou Yi’s smile froze.

He explained to it: "This is not a young alien, but a part of the Emerald City. The Emerald City has not yet entered its true complete form. This is only a part of its body, and this part is now complete."

Gong Zheng was somewhat surprised when he heard this: "Emerald City is still in its growth stage, but it already has such power. I really look forward to the day when it will be in its full state."

"Take it easy."

Zhou Yi said, "I asked you to come with me today just to see Building 2 of Emerald City."

The two walked into the apartment building.

Compared to the patched-up Emerald City Building No. 2, Building No. has a brighter and cleaner color - although it is the yellowish-brown color of the mud and sand, the brand new building naturally has a pleasing quality.

Indoor water, heating, doors, windows and other basic facilities have been covered.

The only difference is that the elevator here is an escalator instead of an elevator.

"This... a flowing staircase?"

Gong Zheng was a little frightened and didn't know how to get up.

Zhou Yi gave him a demonstration.

He stood directly on the first step at the entrance of the apartment building, and then the stairs like quicksand flowed slowly upwards.

This is an improvement of Emerald City, because of the lack of elevator main structure and materials, Wuming Community is an old community without elevator. So such a transformation was carried out, with two stairs, one for going up and one for going down, and someone stepping on it will trigger the up and down movement of the stairs.

Gong Zheng also followed Zhou Yi's example and climbed the stairs, but he held the handrail tightly with both hands. The slight nervousness and uneasiness soon turned into surprise and excitement.

"This is really good. It's really good."

“Compared to that enclosed elevator, this one is more spacious and reassuring.”

Zhou Yi looked at him and said, "Let's talk business. How do you think we can make use of this place?"

This made Gong Zheng frown.

"Chairman, in my opinion, this place can be used as a super warehouse, capable of storing a large amount of precious materials, such as monster materials, rhombus stones, and precious metals. The access control of Emerald City can make this place very safe, and can greatly expand the company's storage capacity."

Zhou Yi shook his head: "This is a waste. No matter how good a house is, it can only be of value if someone lives in it."

Gong Zheng looked puzzled.

Zhou Yi asked again: "Do you think that if the price is very low, will anyone be willing to spend the winter here?"

Gong Zheng's eyes suddenly widened: "You want to open Building 2 to the public?"

“If we don’t allow some people to have the opportunity to live here first, then the outside world will not know how good the homes in Emerald City are and what makes them good.”

Zhou Yi said seriously, "So, my idea is to let the people of Shangu Town move in first to spend the winter. There are more than a hundred people here, which is more than enough."

Building 2 has two households on the first floor, with a total of 22 suites, each of which is a 4-square-meter large apartment with four bedrooms. According to the dormitory-style allocation of two people per room, each household can accommodate 160 people, and a total of 8 people can be accommodated, which is enough to cover the entire Canggu Town.

They are just residents, not owners.

The most important thing is... a new situation has just occurred in Emerald City. Maintaining a high occupancy rate is of great significance to it. Now even if it is free, people have to move in as soon as possible.

Zhou Yi thought so in his heart, and said: "We will go to Jitou Town and even outside Shagang to promote it."

Gong Zheng asked: "What do you want to promote?"

"Of course it's to promote our company's Building 3. Although it's just being built, it will be completed in a week at the latest. I've even thought of a slogan - buy a house with confidence, rent a house with less worries. You can move in this winter, first come first served."

After thinking hard for a while, Gong Zheng finally relaxed his frown: "I understand. This way, we can promote the company's name to the Shagang area. Jade City can guarantee an absolutely safe residence. As long as it is confirmed, many people will be willing to come!"

Seeing that he understood, Zhou Yi felt relieved: "I haven't figured out how to set the price yet. What do you think?"

"Indeed, if the price is too low, it will easily be considered a scam, but if it is too high, it will turn people away."

Gong Zheng thought for a moment and said, "How about this? Let's say we are in the trial stage and need a lot of plant or crop seeds to improve the living environment. We can use the seeds to pay the rent."

Zhou Yi thought this was a good idea.

"Then I'll leave this to you."

"Yes, Chairman."

Gong Zheng suddenly looked troubled again: "But there are only a few people in the company. Even if we all run out to shout, it won't be enough. Everyone has their own things to do. A Jin wants to go treasure hunting everywhere, A Feng raises beetles, and Yuan Tong is researching how to make tools with monster materials..."

"I'm not asking you guys to go."

Zhou Yi smiled and said, "We will let the residents of Changu go and shout everywhere. You will be responsible for training them and teaching them how to distribute flyers, how to shout, and how to explain. I will tell you the key points. The key is to make it simple and easy to understand, and it is best to make some jingles..."

The first job he assigned to the townspeople required only hands.

That's handing out flyers.

How can a property be opened without handing out flyers?

(End of this chapter)