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For the first time, the wilderness outside Yinyue Town became no longer peaceful due to the noise of people.
Five thousand two hundred and ninety-four is the total number that finally passed the inspection. They were organized into groups of about 500 people, scattered on a strip of sand and gravel about five kilometers long around Yinyue Town. Using a variety of simple materials, tents were built that could barely block the wind and rain.
This world is full of radiation. Since it cannot be completely eliminated or avoided, the new generation of humans can only choose to settle in areas where the radiation effect is relatively weakened. Due to the damage of rays to cells and human organs, few humans lived long during this period, and the average age remained approximately between fifty and fifty-five years old. In addition to malnutrition caused by hunger, various inexplicable diseases and mutant viruses are also destroying the most basic components of human society.
Like other mutated creatures, human bodies are rapidly changing to adapt to the harsh new era. Facts have once again verified the correctness of the theory of evolution by "natural selection" more coldly and accurately than at any time. The ever-present threat of death has forced humans to change the evolutionary direction inherited from the old era. The new generation of humans is more fertile and develops faster. Judging from appearance alone, a girl who gave birth at the age of eleven is already equivalent to a twenty-year-old woman in the old days. The rate of growth and development of babies is significantly faster than that of similar babies before the outbreak of nuclear war. The physique of a ten-year-old boy is equivalent to the normal development level of a sixteen-year-old. This is not an extremely special individual case, but a symptom that is common to all new generations of humans, including the descendants of those who came out of the shelter.
It¡¯s not just growth that changes, women¡¯s reproductive time is also greatly shortened. The standard time for pregnancy has changed from 10 months in the old days to 6 months now, and the probability of multiple births has greatly increased. This pace continues to accelerate. Under cruel natural conditions, humans, like other lower species, can only be forced to adjust their genes and use methods of high yield and accelerated development to avoid population extinction. This is not the result of some kind of drugs or foreign hormones, it is entirely due to the most basic biological instinct.
With the human growth cycle doubled and fertility doubled in the new era, the population of Yinyue Town will be able to exceed at least 50,000 in ten years. Coupled with the attachment of wilderness refugees and people migrating from other nearby areas, this number is likely to continue to increase.
The rich reserves of groundwater can meet the drinking needs of millions of people. The wilderness, which has not been cultivated for nearly a hundred years, can provide maximum fertility for crops. Even in the case of rotating farming, Yinyue Town still has the ability to control the surrounding areas. With a huge population base, weapons, and sufficient food and water, if the five thousand refugees are completely managed and integrated, the place "Hidden Moon" will not only be a small town, but a real city.
¡°At least, it now has the most basic elements to become a city.
Lin Xiang stood on the tall guard tower. From his angle, he could see the cultivated fields in the distance. Wheat seeds have been sown in the soil dug up from the ground. It's mid-July, and the last crops of the year can be harvested before the first winter snow falls.
The strongest men among the refugees were divided into three groups, each carrying out stone mining, waterway expansion and house construction work. It is necessary to complete the laying of underground water pipes and construction of houses in new residential areas before the cold winter comes. There are enough stones in the mountains behind Yinyue Town, and refugees who have inherited the basic technology of the old era can build a house of any style. The only thing lacking is manpower.
Urban development requires funds, and Lin Xiang does not have the money. What he can do is collect all the valuable things in the hands of the refugees and buy and exchange them with other forces.
Apart from construction, the biggest problem before him is food.
When Lin Xiang came to Emma City again, dusk had already fallen.
Every day, migrant workers enter the city, but they never choose to stay at night. Whether from a natural or purely intellectual point of view, words such as danger and evil are mostly on the opposite side of light. Even the mutated creatures in the wilderness are much more active at night than during the day. Therefore, after nightfall, people's activities are all confined to the building. This is to use the most streamlined and effective defense to resist the dangers lurking in the wilderness night.
Entering this city again, Lin Xiang felt slightly different. A little less cold, more warm and familiar.
There are machine guns mounted high in the sand fortifications outside the auction hall. Heavily armed soldiers patrolled back and forth along the perimeter of the cordon, while half-clothed civilians stood not far from the border, staring at the neatly dressed people in the hall with eyes full of greed and desire, while using their From the corner of his eye, he squinted fearfully at the object that was casually thrown on the ground not far from the cordon.Several fresh corpses.
Every day in Emma City, there are several outsiders like them who don¡¯t understand the rules. Maybe he was relying on his own strength, or he was overbearing, or he was so hungry that he lost the most basic standards of judgment. These guys, like wild bulls, always apply the effective methods in the wilderness to the city. Civilians living near the cordon did not bother to remind them that their monotonous and boring lives needed to be adjusted. Although such a program was bloody, violent and full of death, it was full of excitement and excitement that was secretly expected deep in the heart. Especially when the soldiers picked up the hands and feet of the deceased and threw them high from the warning range, the nearby civilians who had been waiting would swarm up and use knives and various handy tools to cut off a piece of the body. Fatty meat or tender liver that you have already taken a fancy to.
There is not much to eat in this world. In the old era, humans could sharpen their knives against pigs and sheep, but in the new era, pigs and sheep treat humans as a feast. Driven by the tenacious desire to survive and biological instinct, there is actually nothing that cannot be eaten. To put it bluntly, the fundamental thing that restrains the behavioral consciousness and the kinetic energy of hands and feet is just "morality" that stays on paper.
Night, very quiet.
Putting on a wide and comfortable bathrobe and slippers, a satisfied Griffith picked up the "new playboy" on the frame and looked at the light for a long time. The picture had just completed physical fusion with him, sexy and beautiful. little girl. Then he turned sideways and compared his soft breasts with the other person's breasts, and muttered something cursing: "Mom, what the hell, it's so big, it must have been caused by surgery."
According to the normal route, after taking a bath, Griffith should go through the office and enter the bedroom in the opposite corner of the room. Just when he opened the door and was about to walk out, he was startled by Lin Xiang sitting at his desk.
He was sitting on a large leather chair, and the soft light from the desk lamp illuminated his smart and brilliant eyes. In the depths of his pupils, a black gem-like light shone. The jade-colored face is close to perfection, giving people a calm and solemn feeling, like an iceberg in the polar sea. If it were in the old days, with appropriate publicity and packaging, it would be enough to become a youth idol that girls would be crazy about.
"When you enter someone else's room, do you always leave the door without knocking?" Griffith walked to the closet unhappily, took out a bottle of red wine with a "lafite" pattern and a glass, and filled it up himself. Drink dry.
"If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, it would be hard to believe that your sexual orientation is so special." Lin Xiang looked at him with a smile, and tapped the table with his slender fingers rhythmically.
"It's very impolite to peek at other people doing it." Griffith clicked his tongue, with a sullen expression on his face.
"Do it?" Lin Xiang laughed, raised his right hand, and twisted his fingers under the light.
"I am free to have sex with whom I choose. Do you care? What's the difference between a woman and a finger?" Griffith poured another glass of wine and drank it with anger.
"Where's that pair of lace panties? It doesn't seem to belong to you. Where did you get it? If I guess correctly, it should be in the closet of a female employee of Sotheby's Company, not like now Wear it like this on your butt." For some reason, Lin Xiang suddenly felt that the angry fat man in front of him was really interesting.
"enough¡ª¡ª"
The enraged Griffith roared angrily: "Only two kinds of people are welcome in this office. The first is my friends, and the second is business guests. You are obviously neither of them. So get out! Door On, now, immediately, right now¡ª"
Lin Xiang smiled faintly and did not answer.
"I want to discuss a business with you." His voice was as soft and pleasant as ever.
Griffith looked at him coldly. After a long time, he shook his head helplessly: "You always bring me endless trouble, but I am very interested in the banknotes in your pocket You You are a devil, but money is innocent. I can't blame these cute little guys for your sins. Tell me! What do you want to buy?"
"Mainly various building materials and weapons, as well as gasoline. If possible, can you help me get a set of nuclear power transmission equipment?" As he said that, Lin Xiang handed over a list he had already prepared.
Griffith looked at the list carefully, his expression very focused, but his brows slowly wrinkled.
"The problem of materials and weapons is not big, I can allocate them to you now. The transportation of gasoline is a bit troublesome. You must add 2% to the actual consumption based on the purchased quantity. As for the nuclear power transmission equipment this thing Children have almost never appeared on the market. As far as I know, the only big organization that can manufacture this thing is the Skeleton Knights. But those cold-blooded guys never sell it to the outside world. If you can get it from them, I can offer a very high purchase price. "
Lin Xiang still maintained a subtle yet elegant smile on his face. He nodded seriously: "In addition to these, I also need a batch of food. The quantity is large."
Griffith was stunned, and an inexplicable and weird smile suddenly appeared in his eyes that were squeezed into slits by fat: "To be more specific, how much do you need?"
"At least five hundred tons. No matter the type or quality, as long as the quantity is sufficient." Lin Xiang's beautiful black eyes narrowed slightly: "The price can be slightly higher. This is a good opportunity for you to make a fortune."
Griffith's little eyes stared at him closely, and the fat on his face was strangely distorted. After a long time, he couldn't hold it in any longer and burst out laughing. With a heavy breath oppressed by fat, he shouted repeatedly: "I don't know what to say to you. Do you really don't understand? Are you pretending to be confused with me on purpose?"
Lin Xiang looked at him without saying a word, his eyes slightly surprised, but mostly calm as expected.
"You can buy any kind of supplies you need from me, but you can't buy food¡ª¡ª"
With uncontrollable excitement, Griffith poured another glass of wine. Griffith, who finally had the upper hand in the conversation, seemed a little proud. He shook the glass: "Thosebia will not sell you a grain of grain, and neither will that old guy Antonio." Same. You know what you did in Flame City. There are thousands of civilians, and the Luton family and the Alejandro family cannot give you a chance to develop. Either you kill all those civilians, or let They eat up every grain of food in your hand like vampires. Not only Emma, ??you can't buy more than ten kilograms of food in any city or settlement in the surrounding area. Of course, if you go further , passing through the heavy radiation area in the west, and contacting other families, you may be able to get what you need. But doing so is very dangerous. Not to mention anything else, the cost of transporting fuel back and forth is enough to make you bankrupt."
Lin Xiang looked at Griffiths who was full of satisfaction and said calmly: "What about you? How much can you sell to me?"
"Don't you understand what I'm saying? Or is there something wrong with your understanding and thinking? It's impossible for me"
Having just said this, Griffith has already noticed the direction of the other party's words. He took a deep breath, and his radiant face became gloomy: "You mean I will sell it to you?"
"That's right!"
Lin Xiang nodded seriously: "This deal only involves you and me, and has nothing to do with Ferdinand or Sosbia."
The story is very short, not many words. But the meaning is clear enough.
Griffith subconsciously licked his lips and drank all the wine in the glass in one gulp. With the heat stimulated by the alcohol, he said in a deep voice: "This matter is not trivial. Once discovered you should be very clear about the consequences."
"As I said just now - I can give you a very high price." Lin Xiang's eyes were as bright as morning stars and his expression was determined.
Griffith¡¯s little eyes moved rapidly, and the fat on his face twitched with excitement and nervousness. After thinking for a long time, he solemnly held out five fingers.
"Impossible. I'll give you three times the price at most." Lin Xiang flatly refused: "Besides, you also know that I don't have that much money."
"I'd rather not take the deal if it's less than five times. You have to plan for the future. Ferdinand and Sosperia will never let me go. If they find out, I'll have to run far away. You know I have I love this city so much. People here respect me and I live a happy life Damn it, I regret agreeing to do this for you. Five times, this price is too low. If you don¡¯t accept it now, I You will change your mind immediately. Six times, seven times, or even ten times. This is not an ordinary transaction, but a gamble on your future and your life - as for the issue of money Those trucks in your hand are worth much more than any banknotes. .¡±
It should be admitted that Griffith does have an extraordinary talent for bargaining.
Lin Xiang¡¯s eyes flickered and he began to think. After a long time, he finally nodded slowly. - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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