Chapter 30 The King's Woman
Chapter 30 The King's Woman
"Is this the Shenghong Precision you were talking about, the one with three evolved beings? Are the workers at your Beijiajia Garment Factory also eating dogtail grass like him? Aren't you afraid of getting diarrhea?"
"Whether before or after time travel, choices are very important."
The head of Zhixun Lithium Battery looked rather grim. They had been working hard all day, designing a brand-new power generation system for Shenghong, and even installing solar panels.
When we arrived at the south gate of the park, we were left feeling very angry.
He originally planned to wait for Wang Ce and the others to return, and then bring out a large amount of prey to slap these people in the face. But now Wang Ce and the others have returned empty-handed, and brought back so much foxtail grass.
The person in charge of Beijiajia children's clothing is a baby-faced girl in her early twenties. Lacking social experience, her pretty face is flushed with anger.
However, they were only leading the team on a mission, not the actual decision-makers in the factory, so they didn't dare to make any decisions on their own at this time.
"Brother Ce, I like this one. I've noticed this baby face several times when we were eating in the park cafeteria before."
"She's the daughter of the factory manager of Beijiajia Children's Clothing Factory, named Zhao Jiajia. I want to play the hero and save the damsel in distress."
Huang Feipeng leaned closer to Wang Ce and whispered something in a voice that only he, Wang Ce, and Zhang Luoyan could hear.
Wang Ce glanced at Huang Feipeng. This fat guy could only handle this obedient girl. As a good brother, he should indeed lend a hand.
"How about this, you tell them that Zhao Jiajia will be given an evolution spot in five days."
Five days later, the second hunting route will probably be almost fully opened. With Zhou Jiakun's ability to get things done, he should be able to gather more than 70-80% of the crystal cores in the entire park.
The fact that the crystal core can enable people to evolve will definitely come out eventually, so it's better to let Huang Feipeng do a favor.
At this moment, Zhang Luoyan suddenly spoke up: "Add another condition: give their factory two cases of instant noodles!"
Wang Ce and Huang Feipeng both widened their eyes at the same time. Even though Wang Ce promised to give a few factories an advance on some food, he only planned to give each factory six packs.
He thought he was being very generous with that. What does two boxes even mean?
"Hurry up and go, or they'll start crying."
Zhang Luoyan glared at Huang Feipeng, who then scurried over, looking extremely smug.
"Why are you suddenly being so generous? Even if we're about to build guns and we got sixteen crystal cores today, it's not that easy to convert combat power into food."
Wang Ce's tone was calm, without any blame, because he knew that Zhang Luoyan was not an impulsive person, and there must be a reason for her doing this. This was also the tacit understanding they had developed over the many days they had spent together.
"Because the food is about to spoil, preservatives protect against microorganisms on Earth, but not here. The shelf life of the food is greatly reduced, and if we don't eat it soon, it will be inedible."
Wang Ce nodded. Since Zhang Luoyan had always been in charge of storing and keeping the food, he wasn't very familiar with the food storage situation.
"The king's woman, the king will protect her!"
Huang Feipeng's words almost stunned the crowd who were slowly walking towards the south gate of the park. Could a person with a normal mind say such a thing?
Zhang Luoyan gently touched her forehead, turned sideways and walked into the park, pretending not to know her.
"Don't be afraid. I am Huang Feipeng from Shenghong, a first-tier evolver. Do you know what a first-tier evolver is? It's someone who's one level higher than those ordinary evolvers!"
"Today, with a running start, I strolled leisurely for twenty meters along the straight tree trunk. Everyone in the hunting team could see how impressive I was."
The verbal agreement between Wang Ce and Guo Ping'an regarding the names of their life levels and realms has now spread.
So far, no one has been heard of becoming a first-tier evolver, so Huang Feipeng's words immediately attracted a lot of attention.
Zhao Jiajia, who was almost in tears from everyone's comments, blinked her big eyes and looked at Huang Feipeng, who had stepped forward.
The group, who had been pretending not to know Huang Feipeng, now felt like they were being roasted over a fire, as they were all being stared at.
Especially Xiao Yong, who was rather old-fashioned and taciturn, wished he could hunch his back a little more at this moment.
This fat guy is a real braggart. He was the only one of the three who didn't climb the tree, and now he's bragging about himself as if he's even better than Wang Ce.
"If you're really that awesome, why did you come back empty-handed? Oh wait, I mean, you brought so much foxtail grass, hahaha."
"It's not that we look down on you, but if all else fails, you can join our second hunting team. Although we only have Yang Miao as an evolved human, we have abundant resources over there."
Several workers, whose origins were unclear, spoke in a strange tone at this moment.
It seems that once people are a little bit well-fed, they start thinking about reproduction.
If it weren't for the large number of female workers at the Beijiajia children's clothing factory, these people probably wouldn't even bother to say a word, let alone compete here.
Soon, the most successful company, Fukang Electronics Factory, passed by the group under Guo Ping'an's leadership.
As Guo Ping'an passed by Wang Ce and Zhang Luoyan, he greeted them:
"Supplies upstream are indeed scarce. If all else fails, you can team up with us and go to the river to hunt mudskippers. You can take 30% of the profits; the more you work, the more you earn."
Zhang Luoyan shook her head and said, "We don't need to for now. If we really can't break through the third hunting route, we'll head north."
Guo Ping'an's expression changed, and he whispered a reminder: "I've heard that the north is quite terrifying. It would be best if we waited until we've developed our strength before heading north together."
Guo Ping'an still has a good grasp of the big picture. Wang Ce knew his concerns and spoke up at this moment:
"Captain Guo, rest assured, our industrial park's prosperity and decline are all interconnected. We would never do anything inhumane that would harm everyone."
Guo Pingan didn't say much, nodded, and led the team back.
But it was Old Guo behind him who grabbed Wang Ce's hand and said earnestly:
"Young friend Wang, I've run into you again. I've stripped all the foxtail grass off the first hunting trail. You'll have to cooperate with me for the next experiment tomorrow morning."
"However, I only have three crystal cores left. They were all taken by Xiao Guo, who insisted on exchanging them with the property manager. Otherwise, I would have had more crystal cores."
After seeing that Guo Ping'an had already connected with Zhou Jiakun, Wang Ce was once again convinced of Zhou Jiakun's competence.
I wonder if Zhou Jiakun will get beaten up when the factories in the park find out the purpose of the crystal cores.
"Don't worry, sir. For everyone's future, I'm willing to cooperate with you in the experiment."
Seeing Guo Lao leave, Wang Ce always felt that Guo Lao's decision to let him eat dog tail grass was not so simple.
This old man is also an evolved being. Could it be that he has awakened some strange system? Is making him eat foxtail grass a task issued by the system?
Turning his head, Wang Ce's eyelids twitched, because Huang Feipeng had already started chatting with Zhao Jiajia.
Oh no, these cute girls really like Huang Feipeng's chuunibyou (delusional) style, which is like something out of a Japanese anime?
"You're just spouting sweet talk. No matter what you say, it can't hide the fact that you came back empty-handed. Can you keep bragging for a day, or even a week?"
"As far as I know, their Beijiajia factory has run out of food, right? Join us, at least you won't starve."
Some people were still unwilling to give up, thinking that if they said a few more words, they could change the minds of the female workers at the Beijiajia factory.
"We just went out to scout locations today; there will be plenty of food to eat later."
"And as I said, the king's women are the king's protectors."
"Jiajia, don't worry, I'll go back and get you two boxes of instant noodles later. You can take them back to the factory to eat!"
This time, even Wang Ce felt so embarrassed that his scalp tingled, and he couldn't help but take a step back.
It's a wonder Huang Feipeng could say such cringeworthy lines, but Zhao Jiajia actually falls for it.
Wang Ce strongly suspected that Huang Feipeng's actions were not merely lustful; he might have genuinely been paying attention to Zhao Jiajia for a long time and even conducted background checks.
"What are you all doing blocking the factory gate? Have nothing better to do? Come and lend a hand, help carry the supplies back!"
Zhou Li from Daqiang Electronics Technology and Luo Ji from Jingmao Luggage came over and dismissed the few male workers who were still somewhat unwilling to give up.
"Mr. Zhou, the map you gave us doesn't seem very complete?"
Wang Ce smiled. Even those few male workers could recite their third hunting route like the back of their hand, but there was no similar marking on the map.
Moreover, their drones have a maximum flight distance of only 300 meters, which is probably a stripped-down version of the program.
Zhou Li adjusted his glasses, while Luo Ji, standing beside him, chuckled and said:
"Captain Wang, what are you saying? We're all businessmen, it's common for people to have hidden cards up their sleeves. It's just normal business practice. We just didn't disclose them, but we didn't intentionally try to harm you."
Yang Miao, who was behind them, remained silent. He had come from Shenghong and, from the bottom of his heart, he didn't think much of the two men's cunning business nature.
"It is indeed a normal business transaction, so please continue with your work."
Seeing Zhou Liluo and the others also heading towards Zhou Jiakun, Wang Ce thought to himself:
Hopefully, once you both understand the function of the crystal core, you can comfort yourselves with the idea of normal business practices.
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