Chapter 740 Heroes Meet, Times Make Heroes!

On June 21, the eighth year of the Last Calendar, the weather was sunny and the temperature was 37 degrees.

After the three-day hail disaster, the weather in the wasteland began to quickly return to its usual heat early in the morning.

It was just after seven in the morning, and the red sun climbed up the horizon and began to steam the hail that had not yet melted on the entire new continent.

Attacked by this sudden heat, Ge Jianan had to climb out of the small single room.

Under him, the plain bed sheet brought from home was already soaked with sweat stains from the night.

Looking carefully, you can still see a few wriggling insects, struggling to move in the bed sheet, trying to find a clean and tidy space.

In the civilized era, such a scene is rare.

However, as the person involved.

Although the environment is very poor, considering that renting such a single room only requires ten trading points a month.

Ge Jianan was still very satisfied to lift the bed sheet and shake it, and neatly put it in his handmade wooden suitcase.

On Earth, he was an architect, and his main clients were high-end commercial communities.

Unfortunately, in this wasteland, ordinary humans had almost no demand for high-rise buildings.

Moreover, fancy and unique houses were not as solid as ugly and solid houses. Even if Ge Jianan claimed that his design could improve safety and functionality, no one would buy it.

In addition, with frequent natural disasters and houses being consumables, he, an architect, had not received any decent orders for about two years, so he had to join the army of casual workers who followed the trend.

"Hey, Jianan is going home today?"

"All these things are packed, are you leaving today?"

"So soon, I was thinking of staying for two days to see if there is any other work to do, I haven't made enough money this year"

"Jianan is working full-time in Zizailiangfang, he earned more money in three days than other people in the whole summer harvest, I'm so jealous"

Seeing Ge Jianan walking out of the room with his suitcase, other early-rising migrant workers in the yard came to ask questions.

Ninety points of income, in the usual summer harvest, is naturally not worth mentioning.

But this year's situation is too bad, this little bit has become life-saving money, enough to make those who work in official plantations and those who do odd jobs in other places envy to death.

"Yes, the price of grain has risen too much this year, and the situation outside is not peaceful, I have to go back to the territory early"

"One day of staying in Tianyuan Territory means one more day's money"

Looking at the small room behind him with a sigh, Ge Jianan went forward and hugged these people who had lived and eaten together for a few days one by one.

Although he also knew that in this wasteland, if everyone chose to leave each other, it might be a farewell forever.

Luck could not support a person to come here to continue working for several consecutive years.

Even he himself might not be able to come to this territory where he had worked for three years next year for various reasons.

"Goodbye!"

Hearing these two familiar words again, Ge Jianan paused for a moment when he stepped out of the courtyard, but finally stepped firmly towards the center of the town.

The first stop, he set his destination at a breakfast shop called "Chaoyang" in Sangtian Town.

This shop was opened by a Shandong native. Every morning when he passed by, the pancakes with a strong sesame aroma, the black and shiny eight-treasure porridge, and the fresh green onions would arouse his appetite.

However, due to the high price of at least two trading points for a meal, he would hesitate for a long time every time before leaving reluctantly.

Now, he is about to leave Tianyuan Territory.

He was also willing to take the risk and satisfy his wish, to reward his hungry stomach for many days.

"Boss, give me two, no, give me three pancakes, one to pack, and the other two to eat now"

"Give me a big bowl of eight-treasure porridge, two portions of pickles, and three more green onions!"

As soon as he sat down, Ge Jianan didn't feel bad anymore, and simply ordered all the things he wanted to eat.

Among them, two pancakes can keep him from being hungry all day, and the remaining one is just right for eating on the way.

"Okay, three trading points at a discount!"

"Three?" After looking at the price sign at the door and finding that the price of this breakfast shop had also risen with the price of food, Ge Jianan had to open the game panel with a heartache and transfer the trading point.

At the same time, it also strengthened his determination to leave this high-consumption territory and return to the Dragon and Phoenix territory.

In this town, the daily food expenses are 3 points, and the 90 points he earned can only last for a month.

Counting a family of four, I am afraid that the money he earned is not enough to eat.

Only by returning to the Dragon Phoenix Territory and managing the one-third acre of land well can the food he gets barely feed the family.

Fortunately, with the big pancakes, hot porridge, and pickles on the table.

Eating these steaming foods, a huge sense of happiness finally came, making him less depressed.

Not until the whole pancake was eaten did Ge Jianan raise his head comfortably and look at the other diners in the store.

According to different costumes and eating habits, more than half of the people in the store are natives of Sangtian Town and have a lot of wealth.

Among the remaining people, about 30% of them are similar to him. They dare to come here to have a meal to reward themselves before leaving the territory.

"Hey, have you heard? It seems that Zizailiangfang is going to announce a conference today and they are setting up the stage this morning."

"I saw on their flyer that it seems to be called the Heroes Association?"

"The name is too weird. Isn't it just to imitate the official plantations and reward some people who have outstanding performance during the summer harvest? It is also so grand that people who don't know think they are going to do something big."

"How can it be compared with the official plantation? The official plantation rewards status. The most important thing about Zizailiangfang is that the salary is doubled."

"No, no, no, the Potential Hero Award is worth 1,000 points, and you can also buy status!"

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He listened carefully to the discussion of several people at the table next to him.

After hearing a few keywords, Ge Jianan raised his eyebrows and stood up.

"Brother, can I take a look at that conference flyer you mentioned?"

Pointing to the sheets pressed under one of his buttocks, Ge Jianan handed over a plate of side dishes that he hadn't used his chopsticks yet.

"Easy to say, easy to say." After taking the side dish, the man quickly took out the paper from under his butt, with a look of surprise on his face.

He picked up this flyer casually when he passed by the gate of Liangfang, but he didn't expect that someone would exchange it for a side dish.

"Thanks"

Sitting back down, Ge Jianan turned his attention to the A4 paper filled with text and began to read it carefully while eating.

"The Heroes Association was initiated by Mr. Su Youzong, the first "leader" of Zizailiangfang. Its goal is to reward the most outstanding group of workers among the 21,000 workers hired by Zizailiangfang during this summer harvest."

"All reward funds are spent by Liangfang, and there is no penalty system involved, so there is no need to worry."

A few words set the tone. After seeing that there was no punishment, Ge Jianan felt relieved and started to look at the specific rewards.

"The Heroes Association has three grand prizes. Hey, there are quite a few prizes."

“The first award is for the Unsung Heroes, which is awarded to the top 100 people with the highest workload during the summer harvest. The top 50 people will receive double their salary and reimbursement of round-trip tickets, while the bottom 50 people will receive an increase in salary. 50%, and the same reward will be reimbursed for the ticket.”

"The second award is for true heroes. It is awarded to the top 100 people with the highest work efficiency during the summer harvest. The awards are the same as above."

"The third award is the Potential Hero Award. The award is more complicated. You need to submit personal details first, and then be reviewed and appraised by the alliance leader Su Youzong. The selection conditions are also relatively strict, and the award"

"Damn it, first place has a thousand points???"

Sipping the eight-treasure porridge in the bowl, Ge Jianan choked and coughed repeatedly after seeing that the number one potential hero award actually had a thousand points.

One thousand points is enough to buy the lowest level status in most places in Tianyuan territory.

Even the status of a plantation worker in Sangtian Town only requires 800 points.

If you can get the first place in this award, it goes without saying that you can just go through the settlement procedures on the spot and follow Zizailiangfang in the future.

And the remaining rewards

"Except for the first place in the top ten, which is 1,000 points, the bottom nine are all worth 500 points, which is not bad."

"And these last forty, good guys, all of them have 200 points. This is more than the harvest in a whole summer harvest in previous years!"

After reading the rewards with envy, Ge Jianan couldn't help but feel a little frustrated when he thought that he only knew one architectural design craft.

For the first two rewards, he can still try his best next year to see if he can get a lower ranking and enjoy the treatment of a "hero".

But he simply couldn't think of the latter item. Who asked him to study other potential majors such as biology, chemistry, mechanics, and physics.

"Most people didn't make any money during this summer's harvest, but if Zizai Liangfang does this, the top 100 people will make a lot of money."

"It's such a pity. If I had known better, I would have worked hard. Anyway, I only had three days and it was so tiring."

After walking out of the breakfast shop, Ge Jian'an thought about it as an afterthought, and finally sighed helplessly and headed towards Zizai Liangfang.

In the wasteland, no one can guess what will happen next.

Whether it is a disaster or an opportunity, only the hardest working and luckiest people can always seize the opportunity.

In terms of hard work, Ge Jianan believes that he has achieved the greatest extent.

But in terms of luck, he has always been unlucky.

"Are you coming to collect your salary? First go over there and find someone to get the registration form. After you fill it out, give it to me, and then go to draw the number."

"The disaster happened so suddenly this year, and everyone has to go back together. There is no way, there are too many people, and we can only send out about a quarter today."

"If you get a number for tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, don't waste time today. Go back and wait."

"Are we still going to draw numbers?" Ge Jianan's face immediately turned bitter when he thought about his bad luck and the possibility of being drawn directly on the last day.

In three days, the cost will be about five points more, which is not a big problem.

The key point is that there is no backbone at home, and it will be troublesome if someone is watching and taking away the food.

"Name, gender, personal skills, home address, fill in your previous territory, don't fill it in wrong."

"There is also a detailed description below. If there is any, you can write more, which will help in the selection of potential awards later."

While looking at the table handed over to him, the man sitting behind the table didn't want to give any instructions.

Ge Jian'an smiled bitterly: "This is Manager Sun, I majored in architectural design. Even if it is full, it will be of no use, right?"

"Architectural design? How could it be useless? It will be useful if you fill it in!"

"What?" Ge Jianan was stunned when he received an unexpected answer.

"We, the Heroes Club, recruit talents from all walks of life, not those industries that are being snatched up everywhere as you imagine. Otherwise, how can we, a small family business in Zizailiangfang, afford to snatch them up? Your architectural design is also good. Maybe the leader of our Heroes Club will like it?"

"So that's it!"

After being explained, although Ge Jianan didn't quite understand it, it didn't prevent him from suddenly having a strange feeling.

Just like what Manager Sun said, what if the leader Su Youzong likes it?

What if he is "blind"?

Looking at the blank form, Ge Jianan immediately borrowed a pen and thought hard about it.

In eight years, humans in the wasteland have rarely spent time writing Chinese characters.

But at this moment, with all his attention focused, Ge Jianan wrote very seriously, and every stroke was written neatly.

Not long after, all the basic information on the front was finally filled in.

Turn to the back.

Seeing the full space for free play, he didn't waste any of it.

From his own graduation school, to the knowledge he learned, work experience, work performance, and various functional design ideas of the wasteland, all were written!

He blew on the handwriting that had not yet dried, and read it again, until he confirmed that there was no typo and incoherent sentence.

Only then did Ge Jianan flick the paper with satisfaction and handed it back to "Manager Sun".

"Ge Ge Jianan, eh, this name seems a little familiar!"

"Graduated from Huaqing University, this is not bad, very good!"

After handing in the form, he saw Manager Sun looking through his information and nodding his head from time to time to give affirmation.

Ge Jianan smiled, turned back to the lottery, and took his salary collection number plate.

As expected, he took out a paper ball and opened it.

At that time, although it was not the last day, it was also the morning of the day after tomorrow.

"Sure enough, my luck is really bad"

Looking at the person behind him drawing a paper ball that could be collected immediately, Ge Jianan had no way to question the fairness, so he had to drag his suitcase and sit on the side of the road tiredly.

Not far away, the stage of the Heroes' Meeting has been built, with colorful signs hanging on it.

Among them, the list of unknown heroes has been listed, and hundreds of names are being reviewed by hundreds of eyes.

Knowing his workload, Ge Jianan only looked at the top ten names and retracted his gaze, without much expectation.

At this time, his mind was a little confused.

While thinking about whether the arrangements he made at home could prevent those with ulterior motives from coming to do evil, he was also thinking about what to do in the next six months after returning to the territory.

When food prices rise, large territories can still suppress them by force, but small territories are born as bandits. It is a blessing not to oppress their own people at critical moments. How can they suppress food prices?

"If I can" once again have the idea of ​​staying in Tianyuan Territory, Ge Jianan shook his head repeatedly, trying to get rid of this idea.

He is alone, and if he wants to stay, even working illegally is not a problem.

But with a large family, his responsibilities are heavy, and it is not something that can be solved by working illegally.

However

Just as he was thinking about a lot of things, a familiar voice suddenly sounded.

"Ge Jianan, you are No. 96 on the Unknown Heroes List and No. 43 on the True Heroes List. Why don't you go to receive the award?"

"What's wrong? Don't you think highly of this little money?"

"What?" Looking up, Ge Jianan subconsciously looked at the speaker, thinking that an acquaintance was joking with him.

But when he found out that it was the previous Supervisor Sun, he stood up in astonishment and looked over with an incredible look on his face.

Sure enough, on the Unknown Heroes List in the distance, the three big words Ge Jianan were clearly standing in the fourth from the bottom.

And on the True Heroes List that was being posted, he was also listed in the top 50.

"I'm on the list?!"

An indescribable ecstasy surged into his heart. In just a moment, even the suitcase on the ground was forgotten by Ge Jianan.

He ran to the stage in a reckless manner, lying on the list and looking left and right.

After confirming that the name on the list was really his, he hugged and cried loudly with other people who saw his name.

90 points, after the unknown hero list increased by 50%, it was 135 points.

The real hero list doubled again, adding up to 225 points, if you count the 80 points of two round trips.

305 points.

It was a number that was three times higher than expected!

This can no longer be called getting rich, but directly changing their fate, which can provide them with an unimaginable help in the next difficult days!

But.

While crying, Ge Jianan did not notice.

The supervisor Sun who reminded him was standing under the big tree before, showing an elusive smile.

It is said that the times make heroes, and the times make heroes.

As long as the selection criteria are set by people, there will be room for "activity".

As the organizer, when the Heroes Association thinks that person is a hero, he is naturally a hero to the outside world!

Even if he was just an unknown person before.

Even though his performance in the summer harvest was still a long way from the standard line for getting an award.

Is it important?