Chapter 760: Site 721
Chapter 760 Site 721
is more like a real survivor settlement than most of the settlements in the wasteland that are full of human life.
And the survivors living here are more like real survivors.
This is not to say that they are poor.
Although the patched winter clothes look a bit old, they are much better than the survivors in Borneo Province who can’t even get two clothes together. The locals don’t have to eat dirt. Even in the most difficult times, there are nutritional pastes to fill their stomachs. And when it’s not so difficult, they can also get bread and sausages.
In fact, the researcher who was brushing his thesis on the train did not lie. The Science and Technology Commission met all the nutrients necessary for the survival of the locals and the basic necessities for maintaining life.
For example, houses built with concrete, fuel for heating and lighting, and schools built as beautiful as churches.
The right to education has been basically guaranteed. As long as the local survivors complete the production tasks that are not too demanding according to the requirements of the Science and Technology Commission, they can get enough food and clothing, but they will not live too well.
The sufferings endured by the locals also mostly come from the climate itself, and there seems to be nothing to complain about the climate. The Wandering Swamp was not a livable place even before the war.
The only thing that can be complained about is the extremely unequal treatment. The resources that a researcher can enjoy even exceed the total consumption resources of 1,000 ordinary survivors.
And this is just the personal living standard, not counting the business expenses. If the laboratory expenses are also counted, it cannot be calculated.
But this does not seem to be worth complaining about.
After all, there are opportunities to change your destiny. There are even as many as eight opportunities in a lifetime.
As long as you are 12 years old, you can take the examination for selecting apprentices. If you don’t admit defeat, you can take the examination until you are 20 years old.
As long as you pass the examination as an apprentice, you will no longer be under the jurisdiction of the Science and Technology Committee, but can become a member of the academy. This not only means personal honor, but also the entire settlement will benefit from it-the Science and Technology Committee will not only reward the family that cultivates the “future researcher”, but also reward the entire settlement. It
is precisely because of this that for those who stay in the bitter cold land, the only thing they can complain about is that they did not work hard enough when they were young, and they put all their hopes on the next generation.
As for families that have given birth to apprentices, they will become the most “hot” stars in the entire settlement, and will be taken care of by the settlement managers to some extent.
For example, Jiang Xuezhou’s father became the captain of the drilling team and did not have to work underground, while his mother was transferred from the workshop to the relatively idle accounting department.
Not only that.
Their house is also the strongest two-story building on the entire 721, located in the center of the entire settlement, and lives in the same block as the technicians and managers sent by the Science and Technology Commission.
That street not only has 24-hour heating, gas, electricity, and direct drinking water supply, but also has basic home appliances and furniture.
However, even if they receive special care, the work that needs to be completed still needs to be completed.
The families of Li Xiang and Wu Xiaoxiao, who were traveling with them, also live on this street, and the relationship between the two seems to be unusual.
Although Ye Shi’s story has not been finished, it is time to say goodbye.
Li Xiang’s face was full of reluctance, so he agreed with Ye Shi on the time to meet next time, and then the group parted ways at the intersection.
It was five o’clock in the afternoon when Jiang Xuezhou brought Ye Shi back home. Her parents were still at work at this time, and there was only a little girl about six or seven years old at home.
The little girl had two small tufts on her head, and she looked quirky, a bit like a smaller version of Jiang Xuezhou.
Seeing her sister appear at the door, the alertness on the little girl’s face suddenly turned into surprise, and then she flew up in surprise.
”Sister?! You’re back?”
”Hey! Sister is back… Yuehan has grown taller! Sister hugs me, hehe, so good.”
Jiang Xuezhou hugged the sister who flew up and stroked her head lovingly, with an unusually gentle smile on his face.
The suitcase following behind her consciously ran through the entrance and ran into the house, gurgling the wheels and heading straight to her room. Soon there was a clanging sound in the room.
Ye Shi couldn’t help but be a little curious, whether this thing would have the function of automatically packing luggage, such as the kind that could be unfolded like the base vehicle in Red Alert, but he was embarrassed to follow into the room to take a look.
Even though he had never been in a relationship, he knew that it was not polite to enter a girl’s room casually.
Even his old sister Jiujiu, who stayed at his house, would beat him out without mercy.
Just as Ye Shi was staring at the door at the end of the corridor, the little girl hanging on Jiang Xuezhou’s neck was also staring at the strange man.
Letting go of his sister’s hand, Jiang Xuezhou stood up and looked at Ye Shi, introducing them to each other.
”This guy is Ye Shi, my sister’s friend. Well, his name is a bit strange, you can just call him brother… This is my sister Jiang Yuehan, my parents haven’t come back yet, you sit in the living room for a while, I’ll go pack up.”
After saying that, Jiang Xuezhou walked through the living room to the end of the corridor, leaving only the two standing at the entrance.
Ye Shi smiled at the little girl in a friendly way, then walked around her to the living room, sat on the sofa stiffly, wanted to turn on the TV but found that there was no such thing here, so he could only pick up the cup on the table and pour himself a glass of water.
However, what he didn’t expect was that the little girl was surprisingly not afraid of strangers. She sat opposite him and stared straight into his eyes. Suddenly, she said something out of the blue.
”Brother, are you my sister’s boyfriend?” Ye Shi,
who was drinking water, almost choked. He coughed twice and hurriedly explained.
”No.”
While saying this, he also glanced at the door to confirm that someone didn’t come back suddenly.
Although he didn’t know why he felt guilty.
”What…”
The little girl sighed and muttered like a child, “My sister said that she would bring her boyfriend back next time she came back. My sister lied again.”
”…Haha.” Ye Shi smiled awkwardly.
The little girl still stared at him straight, and suddenly said softly.
”Then brother…when you are not busy, can you take my sister back home more often?”
Seeing the loneliness in those eyes, Ye Shi was silent for a while and nodded gently.
”Yeah.”
He actually understood why Jiang Xuezhou rarely went home. After all, with the D-level life, even with the tutor’s protection, the survival rate was not very high.
She was promoted to D-level only last year, before that she was only E-level.
That guy might have deliberately distanced himself from them just to prevent them from being too sad when they lost him. Although he usually doesn’t speak well, he actually cares about other people’s feelings.
Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been so sad when she was lying on the bed half dead.
At this time, Ye Shi suddenly realized that he seemed to have accidentally discovered another side of her that she rarely showed.
But soon he shook his head and drove the strange thought out of his ears.
Why do I know so much about NPCs…
The little girl sitting on the sofa opposite tilted her head and looked at him. She didn’t understand what he was doing with his head shaking, but she didn’t ask much. Instead, she picked up the unfinished book and continued to read.
The wait was so long. After about an hour, footsteps were finally heard in the corridor next to the living room.
Seeing Jiang Xuezhou coming back, Ye Shi breathed a sigh of relief and complained in the direction of the corridor.
”Where have you been? Why did you take so long?”
Jiang Xuezhou, who was standing next to the corridor, changed into a casual home outfit, an apron on his body, and a circle of fine sweat beads on his forehead. Looking at this guy who was sitting and talking without feeling any pain in his back, she
couldn’t help but
roll her eyes. “What are you doing? I was afraid that you would be hungry after sitting all the way in the car… so I made some food.”
”Let’s eat!”
Hearing that her sister had made food, the little girl sitting on the sofa’s eyes lit up, and immediately dropped the book that made her dizzy, and ran past Jiang Xuezhou like a little rabbit, and went into the small room next to the kitchen.
There was a simple dining table there, where the family ate.
Ye Shi looked at Jiang Xuezhou in surprise, as if he was looking at some rare animal.
”You can cook?”
Jiang Xuezhou laughed, and gently lifted the hair hanging behind his ear with his index finger, and raised his nose proudly.
”Are you kidding? I have lived alone since I was 12 years old, so I have no problem cooking food.”
Ye Shi couldn’t help but want to give a thumbs up, but when he heard the word “cook the food”, he suddenly had a sense of foreboding.
Just as he expected, there was only a bowl of roasted potato balls and a pot of chicken legs that were roasted in an air fryer or something like that.
The chicken legs were covered with a waxy red marinade, which was a bit like Orleans sauce, but it also smelled like chicken.
Ye Shi swallowed his saliva involuntarily and was speechless for a while.
Didn’t it blanch the chicken?
In fact, it’s not impossible to roast chicken without blanching, but you can’t keep the fishy smell…
However, the little girl is not picky at all, and has already grabbed a chicken leg in her hand and started to eat it happily.
Dissatisfied with the expression on Ye Shi’s face, Jiang Xuezhou wrinkled her nose slightly and put her right hand on her waist.
”Any questions?”
She is a D-level researcher who cooks for her personally, but this guy is not grateful!
Her respected mentor has never eaten her food!
Ye Shi quickly shook his head, forced a smile on his face, and sat down on the chair dignifiedly.
”Nothing… It’s good.”
After all, it was hard work.
Besides, there is a shortage of resources in the Wandering Swamp. Even if the food exchanged with G points is very cheap, it is shameful to waste food.
Without hearing the perfunctory praise, Jiang Xuezhou’s mouth curled up a little bit, and he turned around with full energy.
”You and Yuehan eat first. Mom and Dad will be back soon. I’ll make some for them.”
Upon hearing this, Ye Shi, who hadn’t even warmed up the chair yet, stood up again as if he had been electrocuted.
”Wait a minute, let me do it…”
”Can you cook?” Jiang Xuezhou stopped and looked back at him suspiciously.
Ye Shi smiled shyly.
”I can cook a little… To be honest, I’ve been away from home for more than three years.”
It’s not that he wants to show off his skills, but he’s mainly worried about the food.
Jiang Xuezhou didn’t think much about it, and nodded blankly, but still gave a worried reminder.
”Okay then… But let me make it clear first, if you don’t know, you must ask me.”
Resisting the urge to roll his eyes, Ye Shi asked directly, “Do you have cooking wine?”
Jiang Xuezhou: “What is that?”
”… What about beer? There must be things like onions, ginger, garlic, etc., right?”
”Ah, that’s right… Do you want to drink?”
”Who told you I want to drink? You get it for me, and then just stand by and watch.”
As he said that, Ye Shi also picked up the pot of roasted potatoes on the table, gave a friendly smile to Jiang Yuehan who was looking at this side eagerly, and said in a coaxing tone.
”Lend me this for a while, and I’ll return it to you later.”
The roast chicken should not be salvaged, but this pot of potatoes can still be salvaged.
”Yeah!”
The little girl nodded obediently, and then watched the two people walk into the kitchen.
Looking at the lively atmosphere in the kitchen, she didn’t eat the chicken legs anymore. She held her cheeks with both hands, swung her calves, her eyes sparkled, and she didn’t know what she was thinking in her head.
Speaking of which, it was the first time she had seen such a cheerful sister.
Every time I saw her before, she always had a worried look on her face. Even with a gentle smile on her face, she didn’t look very happy. I
really hope she can be so happy every day…
…
At the same time, Ye Shi got familiar with the cooking tools in the kitchen under Jiang Xuezhou’s guidance.
Although there is no wok here, only a pot for stewing soup, for him who often cooks lazy meals, any pot is actually the same.
In order to wash one less bowl, he can even use an electric rice cooker to cook, not to mention a pot for stewing soup.
”Ahhh… Why did you pour beer on the duck legs! Won’t it taste weird?” Seeing Ye Shi pouring beer into the pot, Jiang Xuezhou rushed over in a hurry to stop him, but couldn’t move his hand at all.
She almost forgot that most of the parts on this guy were made by her.
Throwing the can aside, Ye Shi looked at Jiang Xuezhou who wanted to cry but had no tears and couldn’t help laughing.
”What do you know? This is called beer duck! You are surprised by what you have never seen…”
Jiang Xuezhou was stunned.
”Beer… wine duck? What is that… oh no! Yue Han can’t drink!”
”Pfft… the duck is already cooked, is there any alcohol left?”
”Oh, yes, alcohol is volatile… I almost forgot.” Realizing that he had asked a stupid question, Jiang Xuezhou nodded with a red face, but watching him pour the potatoes into the bowl and crush them, he said blankly, “What is this for?”
Ye Shi said casually.
”Mashed potatoes, children like to eat this the most… Do you have milk, butter and black pepper?”
This thing has a historical tradition in the alliance. In the past, the scrambled egg brother spent a lot of time on this dish in order to make the lamb horn potatoes taste better.
Jiang Xuezhou nodded quickly.
”Yes, I bought some when I came… It should be in my room now.”
Ye Shi said without looking back while crushing the potatoes that had been baked soft.
”What are you doing in the room? Help me get it! And the soy sauce in my suitcase, the black bottle.”
”Okay, okay!”
Jiang Xuezhou nodded again with a red face, and hurriedly ran out of the kitchen. Suddenly, he remembered that the apron was still on him, so he went back and tied it on him.
When this guy said he was going to make dinner, she was going to give some pointers, but she didn’t expect that she was the newbie and could only run errands.
After about 40 minutes, the sky outside the window had completely darkened, and it was 7 o’clock. Jiang Xuezhou’s parents almost returned home on time.
Hearing the clanging sounds coming from the kitchen, the two old people thought it was Xiaohan in the kitchen, so they quickly changed their shoes and rushed in, but saw Xiaohan sitting at the dining table, and on the table were two dishes they couldn’t understand. The
tempting aroma penetrated into the tip of the nose.
Jiang’s father’s nose moved unconsciously, but Jiang’s mother subconsciously looked towards the kitchen and then opened her eyes wide. With
mashed potatoes sticking to the corners of her mouth, Xiaohan giggled and said in a pleasant voice.
”Dad, Mom, my sister brought a man back!”
”What are you talking about!”
Jiang Xuezhou was so angry that he covered her mouth and glanced behind him.
At the door of the kitchen, Ye Shizheng walked out with a pot of beer duck. Seeing the two old people, he smiled and said.
”Hello, uncle and aunt!”
”Hello, hello…”
Jiang’s father said politely subconsciously, and looked him up and down again, and said hesitantly, “Excuse me, who are you?”
Ye Shi was about to say that he was from the wasteland, but before he could open his mouth, Jiang Xuezhou took the lead.
”His name is Ye Shi! He is from the Alliance… It’s too troublesome to explain. Anyway, he is similar to a diplomat. Let’s talk about it when we eat later!”
”Oh, from the Foreign Affairs Department, please sit down, young man… Why do you let guests cook? Can’t we just wait for us to come back and cook?”
Jiang’s father stared at Jiang Xuezhou and scolded him, but his voice was not heavy. Jiang’s mother was the same. She looked at her daughter lovingly and reached out to touch her bangs that were wet with sweat.
”That’s right, why didn’t you tell me in advance when you came back? Mom asked for leave.”
Jiang Xuezhou smiled and pulled his mother’s arm, saying coquettishly.
”Isn’t this to give you a surprise? By the way, where is your eldest brother?”
Jiang’s father said with a smile.
”Your eldest brother has already started a family. He was transferred from Site 721 to Site 702 at the end of last year. He is now the supervisor of the workshop. I will call that boy back tomorrow!”
The family sat at the dining table and had dinner happily.
At first, Ye Shi was a little reserved, but Jiang Xuezhou’s family was very enthusiastic and he quickly integrated into the family.
Of course, part of this was also due to his superb cooking skills.
Yue Han, who was sitting at the table, kept stuffing potatoes into his mouth, with little stars in his eyes, and the word “delicious” was almost written on his face.
”…I didn’t expect that your cooking was so delicious.” Jiang Xuezhou poked his arm and muttered softly.
Being praised a little flattering, Ye Shi wanted to lift his nose to the ceiling.
”That’s a must, but it’s a pity that there is no Lao Gan Ma and rice here, otherwise I will have to give you the whole fried rice that I am best at.”
Eating beer duck with bread is still a bit weird, but it is much more normal than the roasted chicken legs with ketchup.
”Heh… I didn’t see you cook for me when we were in the alliance.” Looking at Ye Shi who looked so proud, Jiang Xuezhou snorted sourly.
Ye Shiyi smiled and said as if he deserved a beating.
”You didn’t beg me either.”
”You guy…” Jiang Xuezhou gritted her teeth and wanted to bite his arm, but she held back when she thought about the dinner table.
Besides, this guy’s bones were made of titanium alloy, and she was also worried that her teeth would break.
Halfway through dinner.
The slightly drunk father Jiang took Ye Shi to drink a glass, holding his hand and said solemnly.
”Xiao Jiang… sometimes she is a little impatient, but she is actually a very caring child. We can’t help her with this matter. Please take care of her when she is outside.”
Hearing this sudden remark, Jiang Xuezhou almost choked on the food in her mouth, and said in a panic with a dry cough.
”What are you talking about, Dad!”
Her father ignored her, and did not mean to take back his words. He just stared at Ye Shi sitting opposite, waiting for the young man’s answer.
”Sister blushed!” Xiao Yuehan chuckled, her clever eyes looking around.
Facing the old father’s pleading eyes, Ye Shi smiled heartily and agreed at once.
”Don’t worry, I will protect your daughter!”
After all, he is a T0 master in the whole server, and it is more than enough for him to protect an NPC.
Jiang Xuezhou’s face turned red, and he snorted softly and disappeared.
Jiang’s father smiled and nodded as if relieved.
”With your promise, I feel relieved!”
…
That night, Ye Shi stayed at Jiang Xuezhou’s house and slept in the guest room on the second floor.
Jiang Xuezhou asked for a week’s home visit. This week he planned to walk around the 721 site, understand the lives of the locals, and think about the Science and Technology Committee.
Binghai City is a special zone, and it is too difficult to understand the college and the Science and Technology Committee through there.
It is also worth mentioning that since Land 721 is not a special zone, there is no save point or hotel for players to save their files, so he can only stay at the NPC’s house for the night.
To put it bluntly, no caravan will come here.
The reason why the dinner is so sumptuous is thanks to the ingredients that Jiang Xuezhou exchanged for G points.
Normally, if Xiao Jiang didn’t send some things back home, the family probably wouldn’t be able to have such a sumptuous dinner.
At least on the way here, he didn’t see any shops or anything like that.
Ye Shi couldn’t help but suddenly have an idea, it would be great if he could open up the market of the Science and Technology Commission.
There are a lot of untapped resources buried underground here, whether it’s oil, natural gas or metal deposits.
People in the prosperous era seemed to have considered the possible sinking in the future, so they left a lot of unexploited resources in the tundra, mountains and seabed.
In other words, this land is actually worth developing, otherwise the academy would not choose to settle down here. However,
Ye Shi just thought about it and felt the thorniness of this matter.
His intuition told him that it would be more difficult to pry open the market here than to pry open the market of the Xilan Empire…
Taking off his helmet, Ye Wei sat on the sofa in the living room, looking at the widescreen TV in a trance.
The sky outside the window has lighted up, and the time in reality is morning. Every time he goes offline, he has to take some time to adapt to the feeling of reality.
I can’t tell… I really can’t tell.
Is this the legendary “Internet addiction”?
No wonder minors are not allowed to play.
Not long after he took off his helmet, Jiujiu also walked out of the room yawning.
This guy has been sleeping for most of the day, but he still looks like he hasn’t gotten enough sleep. I don’t know what he did in the game.
Looking at his brother sitting on the sofa, Jiujiu blinked and waved his hand in front of him.
”What’s wrong, brother? Hey? It’s time to come back to life.”
Recalling the dinner he just had and Jiang Xuezhou’s family, Ye Wei shook his groggy head, put the helmet aside, and suddenly said with emotion.
”Nothing, I just feel that… this game is a little too realistic.”
Jiujiu was slightly stunned, then looked at him in surprise, with his mouth opened into an O shape.
”Good guy! Are you really with that NPC?”
Ye Wei frowned.
”What the hell? Is there any connection?”
Jiujiu blushed and said in a low voice embarrassedly, touching his two index fingers together and poking them.
”I heard you say it was realistic, and I thought you guys… Forget it, forget it, forget it if there’s nothing! Ha, it’s boring.”
”……?”
Looking at Jiujiu who disappeared in a flash, Ye Wei scratched his head in confusion.
What is this guy doing?
Throwing the helmet aside, he ordered a takeaway, and then browsed the official website. He
happened to see Sisi’s post, and he clicked on it and saw that their cargo ship had already docked at Xifan Port.
In addition to updating the news of Xifan Port, Sisi also updated the local price information in the post.
According to what she mentioned in the post, the local demand for spirits is extremely strong. If the potatoes from French Fries Port can be transported to Golden Gallon Port to be processed into spirits, and then sold to Xifan Port, and then bought into steel or cement and shipped to the Federation, even if you close your eyes, you can make a lot of money. In
particular, the tax-free privileges enjoyed by the Willant people in the local area have allowed many Willant merchants to simply take advantage of this rule and load the spirits arriving at the port onto their own cargo ships and bring them back to the Legion’s homeland.
In this way, the liquor that was ostensibly sold to the Xilan Empire ended up being sold to the Legion.
At the end of the post, she also posted the income from this trip. What
made Ye Shi envious was not their income, but the speed of these guys, who actually pried open the coffers of the Willant people.
Although it was only a crack that was opened at present, and it was uncertain when it would be blocked by the other party, it was still a big progress.
”They are all so capable, we should also work hard…” Ye Shi muttered to himself with envy, and closed the post and leaned on the sofa to think hard.
First of all, the treasures of the academy must be much more than those of the Legion, and they are all the knowledge that the Alliance needs most.
But here comes the problem.
The number of players active in the Wandering Swamp is less than three digits, far less than the number in the south.
Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but feel troubled.
Not to mention how to pry open the heads of those old stubborn people, it would be difficult enough to trick the little leeks to the Wandering Swamp…
How should this hoe be used?
(End of this chapter)
