Chapter 165: The Philanthropist

Comparing the similarities and differences between Playing Smasher and Widow Ray, Tang Yan thought of an answer that could explain the behavior of the system.

StarCraft is an RTS game, and due to balance issues, the version is constantly updated and the setting changes frequently. Widow Ray's introduction in the Heart of the Swarm expansion reveals that it is a one-time consumable that creates a tactical nuke-level explosion by overloading an internal fusion reactor. However, later in the game development of the Heart of the Swarm expansion, Ray the Widow becomes a reusable combat unit in the game.

It's clear that the makers of the game are eating books again.

In order to unify the game data, the StarCraft System Special Edition hosted by Tang Yan had to optimize the element framework and divide it into two independent units, namely Widow Thunder and Crusher.

Widow Ray is a one-time consumable that costs 2400 bonus points.

The Crusher is a normal combat unit that costs 18,200 bonus points.

18,200 smashers, 21,000 chariots of fire.

Moreover, these two weapons are similar to the Type 5-4 armored combat suit and the special power armor of the fire bat, once the raw materials or fuel are exhausted, a certain number of bonus points need to be consumed for replenishment, the former costs 700, and the latter costs 400.

Sure enough, the more advanced the combat unit, the higher the manpower, material and financial resources required for maintenance.

Just like after returning from the sea, repairing the damage taken by the SCV and Reaper Warframes against the mirelurk swarm costs 650 bonus points in one go.

Having such an artifact-level thing as a system still makes him feel a lot of pressure, just imagine how much effort it takes for people and organizations without the assistance of the system to maintain heavy weapons, otherwise how can you often see dilapidated armored vehicles and tanks when walking in the ruins of Qindao City, but no one wants to repair them.

Like the Type 56 corvette in Toshima, the strength of the entire island is only enough to afford one.

After the two new elements were determined, Tang Yan took a deep breath, pressed his restless mood, and walked towards the outside of the office building.

At nightfall.

The workers of the canned marine fish production line finished their busy day and went to the canteen on the west side of the factory to eat.

Someone was skeptical to notice that the stewed sea fish soup was slightly green, and between the fish meat and the condiment was something like a mushroom crumb.

People in the Western Alliance are very fond of seafood, because it is located inland, the rain is far less abundant than in the coastal areas, affected by nuclear war, many freshwater fish are extinct, and the number of aquatic products that can be used as food has decreased sharply, so that seafood has become a rare ingredient, and only people who are rich in life can afford to buy some from time to time to improve their lives, which is why the canned sea fish produced by Maxim's Canning Factory is in short supply in the Western Union and has become a foreign exchange manufacturing machine in Gem City.

However, for those living in Gem City and the surrounding area, marine products are not a rarity, and the wealthy class would rather spend money on the meat of mutated two-headed cows and radiated chickens than buy fish from the sea, firstly because marine fish are common and easy to obtain, and secondly, because the radiation index is high and cannot be eaten more.

In the past, there was always some leftover of pickled cabbage in the kitchen, which means that the dish was not very popular, and although there was no left of the stewed sea fish, it was by no means like today, and there was a large crowd next to the metal pot where the sea fish was kept.

General Wang stood at the counter with a large spoon of rice, glaring at the laborers with a fierce look.

He is the cook of the Panda Man Legion, or a close confidant of Zang Feng and Tang Yan, and usually does not interfere in the affairs of the canteen of Maxim's Cannery, but today is different, he came here to make a cameo appearance as a master.

No one cared about his greasy face, people were smiling and handing bowls and plates, staring at the metal pot with hot and anxious eyes, as if they were afraid that the person in front of them would distract the contents and have nothing left by the time they arrived.

"Line up well, don't rush, don't rob, if anyone breaks the rules, I will tell Tang Yan not to improve your food again."

General Wang's shouts were mixed with noisy discussions and reached everyone's ears.

The laborers wouldn't say anything in front of him, and many of the people who served the food to the table were scolding him for holding chicken feathers as an arrow, obviously being a cook, and really thinking of himself as a general.

Deputy Head Tang saw that they were working hard to improve the food for everyone, and that was because Deputy Head Tang had a good heart and was concerned about his.

Dishes made with marine fish are not available every day, but they are not uncommon, and you can always eat a bowl every three to five days. This kind of food arrangement is much, much better than when Huang Lei took power, which shows that Comrade Jiao is a good leader who is sympathetic to his subordinates.

The reason why they are so happy today, looking at the metal pot containing sea fish, their eyes are shining, because there are luminescent fungi in it, which is second to the taste of food, and the important thing is to help humans resist radiation, discharge harmful substances from the body, and reduce the probability of radiation sickness.

It is rumored that Tang Yan found a batch of luminous fungi when he went out a few days ago, and this is what happened at the moment.

What is a luminescent fungus? That's the food version of Anti-Radiant, which is definitely the hard thing in the Wasteland Continent, and it's impossible for even the wealthy class to take them as home-cooked food. With such a precious ingredient, Deputy Head Tang was willing to use it to improve the food for these workers.

A lot of people don't understand what that guy really thinks.

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Cui Haiyang is an electrician in a canning factory, and every day after the production line is shut down, he has to inspect the factory to determine if there are any potential safety hazards such as forgetting to turn off the machine and forgetting to put away the power cord.

Today, as usual, after eating, he set off with a pikan on his shoulder and a high-power flashlight.

After inspecting the packaging equipment, he was walking along the conveyor belt when he suddenly heard a conversation diagonally opposite.

The identity of the subject was easily recognizable, as the night could not hide the glow of the flamethrusters.

It's Comrade Jiao and Tang Yan.

"Are you sure you want to pay the ex-factory price of 0.5 Diamond Coins per can?"

Comrade Jiao said: "Yes, I am sure. ”

"......" Tang Yan fell into deep thought.

Cui Haiyang almost threw the flashlight he was holding to the ground. As a veteran employee of the cannery, he has a general understanding of the purchase price of marine fish, workers' salaries, equipment maintenance fees and other expenses, which may be different from the facts, but the gap is not very large.

The price of Gem City's mutated double-headed beef is about 7 diamond coins per catty, and the ex-factory price of half a catty of canned sea fish when Huang Lei was in power was 0.75 per can.

As a ready-to-eat product, it has won unanimous praise from the peninsula region and the Western Union market, because it allows the people of the wasteland who are struggling at the bottom to eat meat, and the people in the inland areas can taste the taste of seafood.

Now that Tang Yan occupies Meixin Canning Factory, Comrade Jiao has become the actual manager, they did not continue Huang Lei's pricing, and even cut one-third of the original pricing in one go, which is ...... It's hard to understand.

The ex-factory price of 0.5 diamond coins, removing materials, labor, wear and tear and other expenses, does not make money at all.

Cui Haiyang couldn't understand why Comrade Jiao did this.

Could it be ...... Is it to salvage your reputation with a lower price?

At this moment, Tang Yan said something that made him almost exclaim.

"Well, if the exit price of 0.5 can sustain the livelihood of the cannery, then it will continue to be done at this price in the future."

Not to save reputation and win consumer confidence! It's a long-term plan.

Cui Haiyang felt that either he was hallucinating, or Tang Yan and Comrade Jiao's heads were broken, could the factory be profitable if it continued to do this? If they can't make a profit, why did those people risk their lives to kill Luo Zuoming? Is it to come to Maxim's Cannery to do charity?

Are there philanthropists in the wasteland?

Comrade Jiao asked the question in his heart.

"Hey, a few days ago you had to use robots to replace humans to produce cans, how can there be such a change now?"

Tang Fang thought for a while and said: "Every dime that the price of canned sea fish is reduced, many families will be saved, adults will be able to survive, and children will be able to grow up healthy." I've always thought that money is enough, and recently the Bounty Hunters Guild is going to introduce me to a business, and as long as it goes through, the money earned is enough to support the Pandaren Legion for a year. ”

Comrade Jiao said: "One year...... And what about a year later? ”

Tang Yan said: "If everything goes well in your business activities, the canned sea fish must have reopened the Western Alliance market in a year, and even sold further afield, which will definitely drive the new canned fish for the wealthy class to quickly occupy the market." Well, I'd rather work on the rich than on the poor. ”

Comrade Jiao said: "You are so merciful. ”

Tang Yan said: "No, it was what you said last time that woke me up, and in return, you can use Maxim's Cannery to realize your ambitions." ”

After saying this, Tang Yan turned around and left the ring corridor erected with iron plates on the second floor of the factory, and walked away with the sound of stomping.

Comrade Jiao looked at his back and said, "Please allow me to thank you for your generosity on behalf of the poor people who will benefit from this decision." ”

Deputy Head Tang didn't look back, and while stepping downstairs, he raised his arm and waved his hand, and the distant lights left a long shadow behind him.

Comrade Jiao turned around and walked in the other direction and disappeared into the manager's room not far away.

Cui Haiyang blinked, thinking that he had found something amazing.

Tang Yan...... When did you turn sex?

He suddenly heard what had happened outside the gate a few days ago, and heard that a few rural children who had been persecuted by the people of Yuancheng had come here to ask for help, and they looked very pitiful, and even the mercenaries who were accustomed to death and admired force could not bear it.

Did the tragic experience of those teenagers touch the softest heartstrings of that person?

Heard...... He didn't kill Zang Feng in the first place, also because of Reina's relationship.

Originally...... It turns out that this guy is far from being as iron-blooded and ruthless as the cold face he usually puts on, and under his indifferent appearance, he also has a normal human heart.

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On the third day, the workers at Maxim's Cannery heard two numbers, 0.5 and 1.

The former is the predetermined ex-factory price of canned sea fish, and the latter is a big deal that the Panda Legion is about to usher in.

Of course, workers don't care much about the latter data, they care more about the front data. Although it was Cui Haiyang's drunken words after drinking too much, this person has never been in the habit of talking big, since he said that he heard the conversation between Tang Yan and Comrade Jiao, it must be true.

What does Tang Yan's decision mean?

It means that he wants to supply the residents of Gem City with canned fish made by the production line of labor services without making money and only balancing expenses!

There is no doubt that this is doing charity.

Charity in the wasteland is valuable and difficult to do.

It is shocking and grateful to them for being both cannery workers and Gem City residents.

You must know that Tang Yan was still shouting and shouting and killing more than a month ago, and he was a mercenary leader who advocated military conquest, but after more than a month, he became an entrepreneur with a sense of responsibility and justice.

Recalling the meal with luminous fungi the night before, the guy who often pushed Reyna around the factory and seemed to be idle and content with the status quo suddenly became tall and heavy in everyone's hearts.

He may seem aloof and rejected, but in fact he has a good heart, foresight and a sense of social responsibility.

On the fourth day, these two figures spread from Maxim's Cannery to Gem City, and the people at the bottom to the wealthy class were dumbfounded, unable to understand what Tang Yan thought.

He is the one who wants the "land reparation" in Gem City, he is the one who wants to replace human labor with robots after getting the Maxim's Cannery Factory, and he is the one who gives Comrade Jiao a probationary period, and now he is the same one who sets the ex-factory price of 0.5 diamond coins.

How can this kid's mind run wild, one moment in the East and another in the West, which is completely confusing, and it is impossible to judge with common sense at all.

In any case, whether he was suddenly enlightened or won sympathy, the benefits brought to the people of Gem City by the factory price lower than when Huang Lei was in power are real.

Huang Lei and Luo Zuoming have been dead for a month, Maxim's canning factory has been suspended for a period of time, after the scandal broke out, many people chose to dispose of Maxim's brand canned food to vent their anger, but after a period of time, it was found that the merchants who sold mutated double-headed beef and radiated chicken took the opportunity to raise prices, and those who could not afford to eat from time to time could not afford to eat, and those who could not afford to eat even lost the courage to stand outside the counter and take a look.

Only then did people suddenly realize that the existence of Maxim's canned food also has the effect of balancing the market and suppressing prices, and once this kind of high-quality and inexpensive goods disappear, those traitors will not hesitate to raise the price of similar items.

Nowadays, Tang Yan has set the ex-factory price of the canned sea fish produced by Maxim's Canning Factory at 0.5 diamond coins, and does not mention whether the quality of the goods can be guaranteed, as long as it can be successfully put on the market, it will inevitably force profiteers to reduce prices and make profits, so as to achieve the effect of benefiting the residents in the city.

On the third day of the news that the ex-factory price of Maxim's canned sea fish reached a record low in the city, a store in the food section of the bazaar was replaced with a new signboard.

When the original dealer was still waiting, Tang Yan drew 5 people from the Panda Man Legion and hired two people with experience in opening stores to start promoting canned sea fish in the form of factory direct sales in the Gem City Market.