"Ahh

"...... Who is thinking about Lao Tzu? ”

North 4th Ring Road, front line.

The sporadic gunfire in the distance made Dietway nervous as he stood on the street.

He has a habit of sneezing when he is nervous.

The situation here is completely different from that of the Western Front.

The western front is a ruin of concrete shards, and the scattered buildings here are like woods, and behind every black window, a pair of scarlet eyes seem to be hidden.

It was clear that these hillbillies were dealing with the wave for the first time, and the buildings and streets here clearly did not look like they had been subjected to a long period of artillery fire.

If you can't clear a relatively open area from the ruins, you can only fight in the buildings and alleys with those alien hand-to-hand soldiers.

A steady stream of xenos will rush like a tidal wave, and it is a miracle that they can hold on.

Tightening the gas mask that hung tightly around his face, DeWitt pulled out his pocket watch and glanced at the time.

It was already noon.

As the elected representative, he will represent all businessmen interested in this "emerging market" to the north, and meet with the lord here, the administrator of Vault 404.

He was accompanied by two other partners, as well as a dozen or so bodyguards who had escorted them here.

Honestly, it's not a good errand.

If it weren't for the fact that others promised him to take the lion's lead, if it weren't for the fact that the Weijia Trading House monopolized all the spoils of the battlefield on the Western Front, Dietway would not want to be the first bird to come to this barbaric land to open up the market.

Outside of the giant wall, there are very few people who follow the rules, and when doing business with people who have not been in contact with them, you have to tie your head to the waistband of your pants.

What if this lone carrier is in a bad mood and cuts himself down?

The risk may be low, but it is definitely not impossible.

In particular, the performance of these blue coats always gives him the feeling of a dove occupying a magpie's nest.

Are they really blue coats?

I guess I killed all the people in the Vault and snatched their coats and wore them.

Just as he was muttering in his heart, a man in a black military uniform and carrying a rifle walked out of the building next to him.

Looking at Dietway, the man said.

"Your Excellency, please come with me."

Dietway breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and said politely with a friendly smile on his face.

"Please."

After saying that, he glanced at the two partners behind him and led them towards the building in front of him.

The front-line headquarters of these blue coats are on a certain floor of the building, and the visibility and signal from the heights are good, and the concentration of spore clouds is also lower.

However, the manager did not meet them at the headquarters, and instead chose the location of the meeting in the office area on the 20th floor.

There are ready-made tables and chairs here, although they are old and covered with dust on the surface, but they do not affect their use.

After going up the stairs, the three people who walked through the corridor to the room saw the azure power armor at a glance, and their faces showed surprise, but they quickly relented.

Dietway took the lead in stepping forward, bowing his head slightly, and said in a respectful tone.

"Dear Lord of the Northern Suburbs, the administrator of Vault 404, allow me to introduce myself. The Contemptible is a merchant from Boulder City, whose name is Dietwee. The two behind me are our partners, Yang He and Teno. ”

"On behalf of the partners present and those who were not, I would like to offer you the highest respect."

Chu Guang looked at the three people standing in front of him, although he already knew their intentions in his heart, he didn't take the initiative to find out.

It is taboo to urgently expose your own needs, and it is easier to take the initiative by waiting for the other party to open a bid code or reveal your hole cards first.

This was the experience of his last life.

"Welcome to the northern suburbs."

Chu Guang, who unlocked the helmet mask, continued in a relaxed tone with a gentle smile on his face.

"It's unfortunate that you are here, we are dealing with the tide, so we can only entertain you here, please bear with me if the hospitality is not considerate."

"Wherever you are, thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to interview me!" When he said this, Dietway had a big smile on his face.

The manager in front of him was even easier to get along with than he had imagined.

And this also made him feel relieved.

Maybe this trip will be much easier than you think.

Chu Guang looked at him and continued.

"So, friends from afar, why did you come to the northern suburbs? Don't come here from Boulder City to greet me? ”

Dietway said respectfully: "Dear Administrator, we are here to share your worries. ”

Chu Guang looked at him with interest.

"Oh? Let's talk about it. ”

Seeing that Chu Guang gave him a chance, Dietway immediately moved out of the rhetoric he had been brewing all the way.

"You should have seen it too, the streets outside are littered with corpses, and they're rotting and stinking! It's spring, and in less than a week they'll be a breeding ground for plagues, rats, cockroaches, and other troubles...... In fact, when I came here, I found that the situation was starting to get worse. ”

Chu Guang didn't speak, just looked at him, waiting for him to continue.

Dietway paused for a moment and continued in a serious tone.

"This situation is not uncommon on the Western Front, and it can even be said that it is the usual trick of the wave...... We call it the Plague Offensive. Normally, even if the militia of Boulder City had won, they would have been overwhelmed by the plague and plague that had followed the war. ”

Chu Guang looked at him and said, "So you're here to help me solve these troubles?" ”

Dietway said immediately.

"Of course! The Tide is the common enemy of all survivors in Clear Springs City, and we can't afford to sit idly by while you get into trouble. ”

"We can provide you with cheap and easy-to-use medicines, and in addition to that...... We can also dispose of the corpses on the battlefield for you free of charge. ”

Although the former can make a little money, it doesn't earn much.

The latter is the real purpose of Dietway.

It's ok to dispose of corpses for free.

Chu Guang smiled in his heart, but he didn't demolish him, but looked at the person in front of him with interest.

"What are you going to do?"

Seeing that the manager in front of him was interested in his proposal, Dietway was overjoyed and continued with a calm breath.

"We're going to hire a group of corpse recovery experts from Boulder City, transport the corpses to the Fifth Ring Road, load them on the backs of two-headed oxen, and then transport them to other places to be disposed of."

Chu Guang: "Like Boulder City?" ”

"Uh, of course! Boulder is a great choice...... We'll simply dispose of the corpse and turn it into something that will come in handy...... After all, neither the transport team nor the experts who recover the corpses are cheap, and we have to earn a little to subsidize the cost of travel, so that we can lose a little less. ”

Dietway didn't really want to reveal the thoughts of these corpses, especially the man in front of him to realize that the corpses of the gnawers could be sold for money in some places, even if they were cheap.

But Chu Guangdu had already pointed out the Giant Stone City, obviously knowing something, if he pretended to be stupid again, he would be treating others as fools.

Dietway could only pray in his heart, the manager in front of him did not understand the specific market.

However......

Is this possible?

Chu Guang looked at Dietway who opened his eyes and said nonsense, and couldn't help but laugh secretly twice in his heart.

Lose a little?

If it weren't for his own people who went to the front line to understand the market price, they would have been fooled by him.

"Then what's going on, my friend," Chu Guang shook his head, "how can we let our friend suffer such a big loss?" I'll find a way to deal with these corpses, so I won't worry about you. ”

When Dietway heard this, he immediately became anxious and hurriedly said.

"Please don't say that, for the sake of our friendship, we are willing to show some sincerity, and please give us this opportunity."

Chu Guang said seriously: "But this will make my heart not go away, and as soon as I don't go through my heart, I will be uncomfortable and can't sleep." ”

It's okay to not be able to sleep.

Hearing this, Dietway almost didn't squirt.

This is too fake!

By now, Dietway knows it, this guy knows that these corpses can be exchanged for chips. Otherwise, why did he already offer to dispose of these corpses for them for free, this administrator still has no intention of relenting.

Dietway took a deep breath and said slowly.

"How about 5 chips per ton?"

Chu Guang said with a smile.

"Then what's the matter, it's enough to spend money to help us get rid of these troubles for free, how can we be embarrassed to let you give us another money."

Really!

This guy knows!

Dietway's brow twitched fiercely.

He was now sure that the man in front of him not only knew that xenomorph corpses could be sold for money, but also knew something about the market.

Otherwise, this guy wouldn't have acquiesced, and the money was paid to them by his own side.

Going around in circles has lost its meaning.

Dietway looked up at Chu Guang and said frankly.

"My lord, I'll admit it, we can make a little money by dragging these corpses to Boulder City, but it's all hard money. These corpses are not light, and it costs a lot of money to drag them off the battlefield or transport them to Boulder City. ”

"Five chips per ton is the highest price we can give, and we pay much more for freight per tonne, and if the price is a little higher, we can't make a profit...... I hope you understand. ”

"Of course I can understand, I just can't bear to see you lose money," Chu Guang smiled pleasantly and looked at him sincerely, "It's better to do this, I can provide a more sincere proposal here." ”

Dietway vaguely felt that something was wrong, but still squeezed a smile out of his face and said hard.

"Tell me."

Chu Guang continued.

"As you said, you have a way of turning xenomorph corpses into something that can be put to use. In that case, why not just right here, in the northern suburbs, and turn it into something that can come in handy? ”

Dietway was stunned.

"In ...... The northern suburbs? ”

"That's right," Chu Guang nodded, smiling and continuing, "We can produce bullets and shells, and naturally we can also produce nutritional pastes and fertilizers. Instead of dragging bulky raw materials around, why not just turn it into a lighter, higher-value-added commodity at the point of origin and take it away? ”

Dietway blushed.

Good guy, this man not only knows that xenomorph corpses can be sold for money, but he even knows what these xenomorph corpses can be made of.

Then I watched myself perform for a long time......

This cunning blue gopher!

Dietway lowered his head and coughed lightly in embarrassment.

“…… The equipment with tens of thousands of chips is too expensive, and we have to consider the risks of opening a factory outside the giant wall. ”

Chu Guang nodded slightly.

"Understand, after all, your understanding of us is still stuck in last winter, and it is normal for you to feel worried."

Dietway looked up, his eyes full of hope.

"Then you mean to agree......"

"I mean, you lack understanding of what we're really about."

Chu Guang looked at Xu Shun, who was waiting on the side.

"You can take these three friends to visit our industrial area, and stay at the hotel of Changchang Farm for the night, where the air is better."

I have already explained to the guards which places are suitable for visiting and which places are not suitable for idle people to wait for them to enter.

The little guard's performance has always been quite good, and Chu Guang believes that he knows it.

"Yes, sir!"

Xu Shunli, who was standing on the side, saluted, then looked at Dietway and his party, and said politely.

"Come with me, three."

Dietway looked at Chu Guang with a confused expression, not understanding which one he was going to sing.

Visit...... Industrial zone?

It was a trip he didn't expect.

Is there an industrial zone in the northern suburbs?

How many small workshops can also be called an industrial area?

He could guess what Dietway was thinking, but Chu Guang didn't answer the confusion in his heart.

Some things are useless.

Actions speak louder than words.

"I don't like to waste time on inconclusive arguments, especially at this juncture."

"I'll give you two options, either buy this junk for 20 chips a ton and haul it where you want, or consider setting up a factory here. The corpses outside are at your disposal, we don't charge any fees, you only need to pay taxes legally. ”

Looking at Dietway, who was standing there without moving, Chu Guang said softly.

"There's no need to rush to make a decision."

"Give me the same answer tomorrow."

……

Regarding Chu Guang's proposal, Dietway couldn't think of any reason to refuse.

Although he didn't think that the hillbillies in the northern suburbs could understand what it meant to have a good industrial package, let alone build a so-called industrial zone, a fool would refuse if someone was willing to show them around for free.

Look at it and it doesn't cost anything.

It's coming anyway.

I got on the truck on the south side of the Huayuan Street subway station and drove along the abandoned road to the intersection of 76th Street and Linghu Wetland Park, and the road ahead was suddenly leveled.

A hint of surprise appeared in Dietway's eyes.

But more surprises are yet to come.

The truck continued north, stopping near the scrap tire factory.

When Dietway got out of the truck with the guard named Xu Shun and stepped into the "Northern Suburbs Industrial Zone", he immediately realized how wrong his previous idea was!

The sound of clanging is endless, tall chimneys are spewing through the clouds, trucks full of goods are passing through the park, and workers in work clothes gather around the door to load and unload goods.

It's like a clockwork that has been wound up.

Everything here is incredibly well organized.

Three pairs of eyes widened in unison.

Tenno, who was standing next to Dietway, couldn't help but swallow his saliva and squeezed half a sentence out of his throat.

"Here ......"

"Is it the northern suburbs?"

The other partner didn't speak, but the same surprise was evident in his eyes.

Compared to the industrial area of Boulder City, this place is undoubtedly much smaller, but if it is to say that they still lack something, he really can't see it at a glance.

"In front is Liszt's factory."

"Liszt?!" Dietway looked at Xu Shun with a surprised expression, "That guy is here too?" ”

Xu Shun looked at him in surprise.

"You know?"

Dietway said with a dry cough.

"I don't know...... But heard. ”

The business district of Boulder City is not very large, and there are only so many well-known businessmen in the local area, such as Liszt, who is a relatively powerful businessman, of course, he knows.

Although Liszt may not have known him.

Xu Shun nodded and didn't say anything more.

"Except for military factories and factories involving sensitive technology, I can take you to other factories."

Yang He, who had never spoken, suddenly spoke.

"Would you like to show us your power station?"

Xu Shun nodded.

"No problem."

Since they are considering setting up a factory, power supply is undoubtedly one of their biggest concerns.

The most feared thing about a stable production line is a sudden power failure, especially if it stops for a whole day, and if you are unlucky, the products on the entire assembly line have to be given in vain.

However, after seeing the power station planned by these people, the three of them immediately dispelled this concern.

These blue coats do have two brushes.

Not only did they not find fault with the planning of the power station, but they were also amazed by the transmission and distribution facilities such as the substation and the power grid.

It's not a very advanced technology.

But being able to plan every wire and every generator set in an orderly manner is not something that just anyone can do.

Glancing at the VM on his arm, Xu Shun cleared his throat and introduced to the three people with surprised faces.

"At present, our electricity supply is mainly thermal power generation, and the large forest farms in the northern elm area and the vegetation in the nearby urban area are enough to supply the power station for more than ten years."

"In addition to this, there are biogas digesters and gas-fired power stations under construction, as well as oil-fired generator sets for Cam Tree."

"In the future, we will consider improving the existing energy structure through diversified power generation methods."

Dietway looked at Xu Shun in a little surprise.

"You also planted a camu tree?"

There must be at least three or four hundred people working in this industrial area.

Where is the northern suburbs with such a population?!

Could it be a homeless from the north?

But even if they take all the displaced people as they are...... How to solve the problem of food?

So many people have to eat!

"The planned area is 5,000 acres," Xu Shun replied truthfully after glancing at VM, "not just the kamu trees, we also planted corn and potatoes...... and other high-yielding crops. ”

"I'll take you to the inn at Long Farm in a moment."

"When you get there, you'll see it."

……

If the industrial area in the northern suburbs has been contracted by Dietwee for the next month, then the situation at Changchang Farm is enough to shock him from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.

Endless ridges, patches of seedlings, tractors, two-headed cows, and homeless people working in the fields.

The degree of mechanization here is not high, but Dietway can feel with the naked eye the pursuit of advanced productivity and a better life for these people.

It was something he had never seen in other survivor colonies.

Of course, it was the food that intrigued Dietway the most.

The dish that was so spicy that he stuck out his tongue seemed to be called mapo tofu, and what kind of soybean stewed pig's trotters, potatoes and roasted double-headed beef......

The taste is simply amazing!

He was in the business of buying and selling grain.

The food processing business of Vega Commercial House has been coveted for a long time.

However, envy is envy, he neither has tens of thousands of acres of farms and thousands of serfs who shed blood and sweat for him, nor can he afford expensive land rent, let alone the capital to open a large factory covering an area of dozens of acres in Boulder City.

Everything he needs happens to be found here.

That night.

Staying in the inn of Long Farm, Dietway couldn't sleep on a warm bed, staring at the beer on the bedside table motionless, as if in a daze

Finally, he made up his mind, dug out a palm-sized telegraph from his bag, dictated and edited a message of thousands of words, and sent it to the partners in Boulder City.

It's not that he didn't want to eat alone alone.

It didn't cost much to buy the two little partners who came with him.

Gritting his teeth and borrowing some chips from the bank, it is not too difficult to purchase equipment and personnel alone.

But he wanted to do a big deal.

The opportunity here is far more than just a bit of corpse and nutritional paste, tens of thousands of chips can no longer satisfy his appetite.

To be the largest food supplier in Boulder City and even Qingquan City!

If he could use the power of these people, he felt that he had every hope.

He even had the name of the firm.

It's called Didi Wei Firm!

The factory is called Didiwei Grain Processing Factory!

The name is catchy to pronounce, and when you hear it, people can think of him, the money is earned, and the fame is also gained.

Thinking of this, the corners of Dietwee's mouth couldn't help but curl up with a smile.

"It doesn't sound much better than stupid names like 'it tastes good' and 'tastes exceptional.'"

Click.

Send!

Two soft beeps.

A "Delivered" pop-up appears on the screen of the transmitter.

Waiting for a reply from his partners, Dietway fiddled with his index finger on the palm-sized screen and read the edited message lightly.

【…… The situation in the northern suburbs is astonishing, with the help of the shelter residents, local survivors have built power stations, water towers, and a relatively well-developed logistics system, transported supplies by truck, repaired abandoned roads with cement, cast excess steel into rails and laid them on the ground, and built new settlements in the wilderness, turning large swathes of wasteland into farmland......

[We must admit that the towering walls and ruins block our view, and our perception of this place is still a year ago. In less than half a year, they have achieved what ordinary survivor settlements might not have been able to accomplish in a decade. 】

[My point is that we can make a lot of money by shipping the good things here to Boulder, but we can make a lot more money if we process them into pastes and organic fertilizers right here.] 】

[There are opportunities everywhere! Chips everywhere! 】