Chapter 942 Visitors From Afar, Are the Indigenous People Also Merchants?

Military industry is the lifeblood of a territory.

No lord would outsource such an important industry to an individual in the territory to control.

Before establishing the Madman Weapon Factory, the Madman of the End of the World was thinking about making a small effort to see if he could get investment from the territory.

Now with this machine tool, he can also own 10% of the shares of the weapon factory.

That's not a big deal.

In the future, the income of the weapon factory will exceed that of the steel factory, which is just around the corner!

"If you want money, go to me to apply, and if you want people, go to the job posting directly."

"Build our production line as soon as possible and produce a batch of weapons first."

After issuing the highest order, Su Mo left with satisfaction.

With a weapon production line that does not rely on games, the combat capability of the territory has undoubtedly ushered in a qualitative change.

Of course, finding the raw materials for the production of bullets is still a big problem.

However, Su Mo thinks that this worry should be unnecessary. After all, as long as Liu Lu handles Jin Dafa's "aftermath", the two sides will soon be able to establish a stable trading relationship.

No cotton?

It doesn't exist!

First, we will rely on the Pingtan Shelter for some support. As long as the shortage of ammunition is over, the cotton plantation specially separated in the territory will immediately provide a steady supply of manufacturing raw materials.

[Position: Enterprise Employee (Madman Weapons Factory)]

[Job details: Madman Weapons Factory already has its own production line for hot weapons. Now we are urgently recruiting ten skilled workers with relevant mechanical manufacturing experience. The treatment is favorable and a formal contract is signed. ]

[Work remuneration: 22 iron coins/day (salary adjustment once a month according to the performance of the weapons factory)]

[Contract term: one year at least]

[Other requirements: No part-time work during work (except for territory contribution tasks)]

At noon.

On the notice board at the entrance of the General Works Administration, a line of entries marked "newly added" attracted the attention of many villagers who came to find work.

"Fuck, am I seeing things? How come the Madman Weapon Factory has a hot weapon production line?"

"Is it wrong? Didn't the Refining Dream Steel Factory cooperate with the Firepower Weapon Shop a few days ago to launch the second generation of the Dali series crossbow?"

"Fuck, is this true? I just spent a lot of money to buy a Dali Wolf Crossbow."

"Think about it, even if you can buy a gun, the bullets can't be recycled like crossbows, right?"

"I'll make it. 22 a day, and it's a contract for one year. It's so cool!"

"Quick, sign me up, I want to try."

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The Madman of the End of the World did not restrict specific routes in the recruitment conditions.

Of course.

There is no need to restrict.

After the route version has been launched for nearly a month, almost all players have discovered its importance.

Whether it is the attribute bonus that can grow, or the strange special abilities.

In the future, the higher the route upgrade, the greater the probability of survival for players.

As of the afternoon, about 600 villagers who chose the mechanical apprentice route have signed up for this job election.

After interviewing one by one, ten villagers who may not be the best but are down-to-earth and hardworking were selected.

The Madman Weapons Factory, which was divided into one-third of the area of ​​the Farm Tool Center, was finally no longer the lone commander of the Madman of the End of the World, and entered the pre-production stage.

In the next ten days, a large amount of materials will be supplied to the needs of the weapons factory first, and a batch of samples will be produced at the fastest speed.

On the other side, in the Materials Department of Hope Village.

Su Mo found Shen Ke and asked her to do a simple check and statistics on the expenditure materials and inventory throughout August.

For the Materials Department, which has saved the big problem of managing task rewards, the current statistics are no longer as difficult as before. Shen Ke quickly put together the daily statistics and took Su Mo to the underground warehouse where the materials were stored for verification.

"As of August 1st of this month, our total food inventory still has 50,000 kilograms of food, including 10,000 kilograms of various coarse and fine flours, 20,000 kilograms of rice, 150,000 kilograms of potatoes, 950,000 kilograms of corn, and 250,000 kilograms of various wild vegetables. And 40,000 kilograms of air-dried meat, and 850,000 kilograms of some wasteland specialty plant fruits."

"According to the current statistics of 560g per capita, these materials can last about 58 days."

These underground warehouses of all sizes are underground shelters expanded from the core of the shelter.

Classified into categories, the quantity is easy to count.

Taking the account book handed over by Shen Ke, Su Mo flipped through it while secretly calling Zero to review it.

Soon, Zero scanned the data for analysis and gave a definite answer.

No problem, no one in Tianyuan Territory dared to embezzle money.

Every expenditure of materials is counted in great detail, and it can be refined to the individual.

In fact, it is indeed difficult to make such a problem-free account with a manual account book.

But being able to achieve this point is enough to show that the material department managed by Shen Ke is indeed strict.

"In addition to food, what about our mineral reserves and other valuable material reserves?"

"All are recorded, but not as detailed as food."

Shen Ke immediately gave a definite answer.

"Generally, the General Administration of Work issues tasks for minerals, and then organizes villagers to go mining. Each specific item is reported directly by the General Administration of Work. We count and check the quantity and record it in the database. But those companies in the territory take When using minerals, you get them directly through the logistics office, which reports accounts to us about once a week for verification. "

"Currently, because there are no trading channels, important materials are stored in the territory's important materials room and are protected by specialized guards. Therefore, our Materials Department will not check every day. The cycle will be recorded and verified every ten days."

Sumo nodded.

This method is considered a better management model at this stage.

Because there are no external trading partners and the market is relatively closed, it is useless even if someone secretly hides the mined ore.

If everyone eats and lives together, it will be easy for others around them to find out the clues.

In addition, there is no need to think about using some ore to mint Tianyuan coins. Anyone who has this idea and plans to take action will give up on their own as long as they calculate the expenditure and return of this round.

If you make less, you will not only have to bear the manufacturing cost that is higher than the value of the currency itself, but also risk losing your head at any time. In the end, you will not be able to spend it with peace of mind.

There are a lot of them produced, so "money laundering" is a big problem.

After all, the territory's monetary policy has only been issued for such a short period of time. If we really want to calculate it, it can be as detailed as a person's entire income.

Perhaps in the future, as the territory gradually opens up trading channels with the outside world, the review in this area will be stricter.

But at this stage, there is no problem with the Materials Department’s approach.

"Food is our top priority and every expenditure must be secured before the next phase of harvest."

"In addition, these other supplies"

After putting down the ledger, just when Sumo was about to let Shen Ke take him to the warehouse where important supplies were stored, Feng Tianmin, who was currently in charge of border defense, ran over from a distance.

From afar, he shouted loudly:

"Director, there is a group of strangers coming around the territory, and they are being stopped by us!"

"They have a large number of people, very sophisticated weapons, and they also drive several large vehicles."

"Oh? Aborigines?" Su Mo frowned and immediately thought of Pingtan Shelter.

Could it be that last night's actions attracted the attention of the "hunting tiger" and he sent someone to test it?

Or is it that this kid Liu Lu chose to betray his teammates when he returned to the shelter and honestly confessed his mistake?

its not right.

The soldiers cleaned up the traces of last night's battle for more than two hours.

Zero has analyzed it from many aspects, and no one will be able to trace the direction of the territory in a short period of time.

According to the management regulations of Pingtan Shelter, Liu Lu would have absolutely no chance of surviving if he really dared to admit his mistakes and collaborate with outsiders to murder his companions in the shelter.

What awaits him will be inhuman torture a hundred times more terrifying than the death penalty!

"Yes, they said they were a land caravan from the Foundation. They got lost after the heavy fog came. They wanted to replenish supplies at our place before leaving."

"foundation?"

Sumo looked a little surprised.

According to the latest knowledge about Blue Star, the Foundation can be regarded as an old-school organization that spans the entire Blue Star.

They control a large amount of pre-war technology and production materials, and the products they produce are sold throughout Blue Star, and can be exchanged for various raw materials and valuables.

And their philosophy is relatively decent, mainly focusing on recycling pre-war science and technology and eliminating mutant creatures in the wasteland.

They have their own rules and generally do not have disputes with local aborigines.

But if anyone dared to draw predatory attention to them, they would be greeted by a terrifying counterattack.

"Since he is from the foundation, then maybe we can try to contact him."

Having seen the machine tools produced by Blue Star Technology, Sumo couldn't help but be very interested in the foundation holding pre-war technology.

If we can get some good things from these people, it will be of great help to the future development.

The west side of the territory.

Close to Harumo City.

Six vehicles that were as wide as cargo trucks and shaped like spiders were crawling on the ground.

On the surface of the vehicle, there is a hollow gold coin pattern printed on it, with the three characters "Foundation" written in Blue Star language next to it.

Filing out of the vehicle, more than forty humans wearing standard uniforms were standing curiously on the ground, trying to look into the distance through the fog.

Compared with the aboriginal people in Qinggang City, their behavior and posture are very calm, and there is no sign of panic about environmental changes.

Even though there were twelve armed guards standing across from them at this time, this group of people were not afraid at all.

Of course, the source of their confidence is not entirely due to the name of the fund.

Around the vehicle, there were twenty-four humans in black armor standing by.

Compared with the close-fitting Sun Chaser armor, the armor on these people is obviously more bulky, somewhat similar to the Hulkbuster armor.

Thick protective plates cover the whole body, and the welded seams in the middle are clearly visible, covering every weak point of human defense.

On the armored arm, two welded machine guns were clearly visible, and the ferocious muzzles emitted a cold light.

This thing is simply a walking tank for close combat. Small-caliber bullets hitting it will probably hardly even leave a mark.

The soldiers who were alert from a distance even doubted that the rifles in their hands could not break the defense of this thing at all.

Fortunately, these people did not seem to have any hostility.

The people on both sides stood far away, looking at each other, but there was no unusual communication.

"When did the surrounding area of ​​Qinggang City become like this? It's really strange."

"Not only has this place changed, but the route we have taken has also changed."

"They also speak the ancient pre-war language."

"I hope this group of people are not refugees, otherwise it will be difficult for us to rest here."

"Fortunately, looking at the weapons in their hands, they should have basic industrial capabilities."

"I hope so"

The caravan members gathered in front of the vehicle chattered and discussed, and seemed to have some unresolvable obsession with resting.

As the captain of the caravan, Sean frowned and repeatedly checked the records about Qinggang City in his hand.

According to the information within the foundation, Qinggang City is a second-level trading point second only to the special and first-level ones.

There is a special kind of moss here, from which a stable neutralizer can be extracted.

This neutralizing element has a wide range of uses. When added to any reagent or device that may produce a violent reaction, it can greatly reduce the frequency and amplitude of the reaction.

Therefore, about once every six months, the Foundation's merchant ships come here to purchase and trade a large amount of neutralizing elements with very low-cost low-end industrial products.

However, after this strange fog, Blue Star seems to have changed.

After walking thousands of kilometers, the terrain on the road has completely changed, and the terrain signs that should have disappeared without a trace.

If there were no special signal towers of the Foundation placed in each city, which can release positioning sources to the surrounding area at regular intervals, they would not know that they have reached the territory of Qinggang City.

As for why they did not enter Qinggang City to find the forces recorded in the Foundation's entries, but stopped here to seek help from this group of strangers,

the reason is very simple.

The changes caused by the fog have already made Sean have some premonitions.

Facing those large forces in Qinggang City, if they are not afraid of the name of the Foundation, the current strength of the caravan cannot absolutely crush this group of people.

There are trading risks.

This has been clearly solved in the risk avoidance manual issued by the foundation.

Do not enter or contact actively, find a small force to repair, and return to the nearest gathering point as soon as possible.

"Captain, there is an external signal wave scanning us."

A man with glasses came out of the spider-type vehicle, pointed in the direction of Tianyuan territory, and said with a slightly interested tone.

"A detection method that mixes multiple waveforms. If it is allowed to detect, it should be able to collect our basic information and monitor and eavesdrop on our conversations."

"Well, this method is a bit like some kind of antique produced by the academy more than a hundred years ago."

After speaking, the man with glasses smiled at Sean: "Boss, do you need me to teach them a lesson? Let the other side know that it is very offensive to spy on others so rudely."

"No need."

Sean put down the information in his hand and smiled at the fog in front of him.

"Strange friend, we are the Foundation's Level 5 Land Caravan from the K-2 area of ​​Blue Star. We have no ill intentions, we just want to stop and replenish supplies near your tribe and learn what happened recently."

"I don't know, is it convenient?"