I'm in Warhammer, I just want to grow mushrooms

Chapter 72 Water Problems (3.5k)

"Sir, you are back."

Shangchao, the first area, at home.

Li Nuo took off his coat at the door and handed it to Brandi, unbuttoned his collar and wrists, and walked towards the bathroom.

Brandi followed behind with her coat in her arms, and whispered:

"Sir, your two datapads have not been turned off from Do Not Disturb mode."

"Oh yeah, I almost forgot." Li Nuo turned around and smiled at Brandi, took out the data pad and started operating it, and asked casually:
"Is anyone looking for me today?"

"Yes. Miss Leia has provided you with the latest information about the ruins area and made a request. A communication account nicknamed 'Tarenso' has delivered a voice message to you."

"Okay, I saw it." Li Nuo swiped his fingertips twice on the data pad and played Laya's communication recording.

Hearing that Leia wanted to seek his protection, Li Nuo's brows tightened slightly.

It's not that he is disgusted by this, but he simply finds it difficult.

The Laya line was established with great difficulty, and it took a lot of time and effort. If it is possible, it is better to keep it.

But how do you help a mutant avoid being affected by the cleanup operation?

This question made Li Nuo a little troubled.

He couldn't think of a good solution for a while, so he had to send a message to Leia's communication code, promising to help, but it would take some time.

Find an opportunity to collect Laya's mutant samples, and use various methods to test them to see what the specific cause of the mutation is.

If it can be solved through surgery, it would be great.

Switch to the second communication record.

Tarenzo invites Li Nuo to attend a cruise dinner tomorrow evening, which will be held in the Bermin Bay in the First District.

The cruise will depart in the evening and return to port before midnight.

Most of the guests at the dinner are celebrities and descendants of nobles in Shangchao. It is a good opportunity to expand personal connections and also allows Li Nuo to see the world.

After estimating tomorrow's schedule, Li Nuo accepted Tarenzo's invitation and promised to arrive on time.

After dealing with private communications, Li Nuo entered the laboratory, took out the stones picked up from the manor, and extracted the fungi on them for analysis and simulation.

Microorganisms are fragile.

But it is also vulnerable and can be easily changed.

The Sister of Silence's characteristics will have an impact on the surroundings, which is equivalent to projecting a radiation or energy field in all directions.

Any change in environmental parameters may trigger fungal changes.

For example, mutating a fungus to develop a trait that can fight the Sisters of Silence.

After examining the fungus on the stone, Li Nuo laughed at himself.

It's just a mutation, stop dreaming.

No special fungi appeared on the stones stepped on by the Sisters of Silence.

I'm just overthinking it. Just go to bed.

...

...

There was no talking all night, and the next morning.

Li Nuo and Pamir Baiguo, the manager of Baiguo Manor, met in front of the European and American Bank of Ghana in the second largest district.

The two met the financial director who was responsible for handling the estate's debts and equity transactions - a highly mechanized special servitor, officially called a financial actuary.

This kind of robot servant has absolutely nothing to do with the word "good-looking".

Its main body is a brain placed in a transparent cylinder, with a liquid with a light blue glow flowing inside the cylinder.

Various components and mechanical prostheses are connected to the brain through complex tubes, and a group of servo skulls are hovering and buzzing around it.

Neural cables extended from the actuary's spine to the loudspeaker on the table. Dry electronic synthesized sounds came out of the speakers, guiding Li Nuo and the other man to complete the transaction and debt settlement step by step.

After three hours of signing, signing and signing, Li Nuo finally obtained 71% of the shares of Baiguo Manor.

After concluding this matter, Li Nuo and Pamir signed a series of agreements concerning manor management, equity protection, dividend distribution, performance appraisal, etc.

Yes, performance reviews.

Li Nuo introduced the KPI assessment system, which would make even the devil worried, into the Warhammer world.

It's time to increase the intensity of the people in the nest.

The dividends for each financial month are not that easy to get~
At noon, the two had lunch together and discussed the affairs of the manor.

Many details can be left to Pamir to handle, and Li Nuo has only one focus.

That is how low the cost of growing whiteback tobacco can be.

"Boss, the cost of growing white-back tobacco is mainly the cost of purchasing irrigation water." Pamir took out a data tablet, clicked on the past financial statements, and enlarged the image of the cost item.

He now knows that Li Nuo is both the negotiation representative of the Umbrella Group and the sole controller of the group, so he simply calls Li Nuo "boss".

"Look here. The irrigation water used for irrigation must be purchased from the Water Guild. Since the establishment of the manor, the cost of water has always accounted for more than 70% of the total cost. If we want to lower the price of white spine tobacco, we must find a cheaper way to buy water."

A cheaper way to buy water?
Li Nuo narrowed his eyes and thought of his mushroom farm system.

Taking the water out of the system would at most consume the raw materials for cultivating water pacifera.

The cost can be said to be shockingly low.

If the water in the system is used to irrigate the white spine tobacco on a large scale...

Ok.

This matter needs to be considered in the long term.

With water usage on this scale, it is difficult to avoid the sight of the Water Guild.

You have to find a way to "clean" the water in the system first.

Li Nuo had a general idea in his mind.

He took a napkin and wiped the corners of his mouth and said:
"The white spine tobacco we produce will be sold to Xiachao, so we can be more relaxed about quality control. Assuming the ex-factory price of white spine tobacco is fifty ration cards per box, how many private workshops in Xiachao can you find to buy our tobacco?"

A standard box of tobacco contains ten White Ridge cigarettes, and the average price of each cigarette is five ration cards.

Pamir did a quick mental calculation and came to the conclusion that Li Nuo had expected:

"If we sell each box of tobacco at fifty ration cards, almost all the Lower Nest Workshops will buy from us." Pamir spread his hands.
"But this is impossible. The cost of water means that the ex-factory price of Whiteback tobacco will not be less than 100 ration cards per box, which means 10 ration cards per cigarette."

The question comes back to the water purchasing channel.

Li Nuo tapped the table with his fingertips in deep thought, silently putting the matter of "cleaning" the system's water as the highest priority:

"I will be responsible for developing new channels for purchasing water. I will inform you once there is a result. Then you will quickly modify the waterway and use cheap water to irrigate the white spine tobacco."

"Okay, boss."

The two chatted about other things and then left.

Li Nuo went home to change his clothes and used fake leather to change his appearance to the way he looked when he was on a mission in the lower nest. Then he went out again under Brandi's slightly restrained gaze.

"Don't be nervous, Brandi, because of my work, I need to switch between different faces to meet different people."

"Yes, Master. I have classified this as top secret and added it to the whitelist of logic detection. I will not be overly surprised by this in the future. I wish you a safe journey."

Li Nuo set off in a public vehicle and arrived at Bomin Bay in a short while.

The so-called bay is actually an oversized artificial lake.

It is not only a well-known tourist attraction in the First District, but also the largest reservoir in the First District.

The Water Guild is responsible for the operation and management of Bomin Bay, and this cruise banquet was also hosted by the Water Guild.

Sometimes, things just happen.

Many water merchants from the Water Guild will appear at the banquet.

They will promote their own water supply services and equipment, win over customers, and suppress their competitors.

Li Nuo can take this opportunity to find a way to "clean" the water in the system.

"Kang Wen, we are here~"

Tarenso's voice came from the deck of the cruise ship.

Li Nuo looked in the direction of the voice and saw Tarenso, Wick and a young man with a silver metal chin.

The young man was leaning against the fence with his back to the sea, holding a cigarette in his mouth, wearing bat-shaped sunglasses, and metal rings on his ears and nostrils.

He maintained a lazy posture, with his face tilted to the side, raised his glasses, lowered his head and glanced at Li Nuo below him, then snorted nonchalantly, as if he was very disdainful of Li Nuo.

This left Li Nuo a little confused.

I don't seem to know this dude-like metal punk guy?

"Kang Wen, come here, let me introduce you." Talenso came to Li Nuo and smiled as he extended his right hand to the young man leaning against the railing:

"This is Master Kelly from the Crum family. Thanks to his status, we were allowed to board this cruise ship and attend the banquet tonight."

Kelly?

The Kram family?
Oh, I understand. Isn’t this the person who was in charge of the production department at the Kram Cigarette Factory?

It is said that this man is the youngest son of the head of the Klam family. He is very favored in the family and often goes against Isabel.

The reason is simple: Kelly likes the cigarette factory and wants to snatch it from Isabel.

This stubborn temper gave Isabel a headache, but she was helpless.

As a result, all the people around Kelly who were of lower status than him were often despised by him.

"Listen, Kang Wen." Kelly put his hands in his pockets, blew bubbles with his gum, and came to Li Nuo and lowered his voice:
"I asked Talenso to invite you to the party, not because I really wanted to invite you. I just wanted to tell you not to think that you have a special status and have any improper thoughts about my sister Isabel. I installed a bug in her car, and I know exactly what you talked about."

Is Kelly a sister complex?
How dare he bug Isabel's car?

Isn't this too courageous?

Then doesn't he know that I am the "Li Nuo" who exposed Rob Nosse?
Li Nuo understood Kelly's threat in an instant.

Is this the method used by the Shangchao nobles? Cruel, deadly and despicable, but it is undeniable that the effect is immediate and it grasps the opponent's lifeline in one fell swoop.

Sure enough, the peace and tranquility of the upper nest was just an appearance, and the turbulent situation behind the scenes was more dangerous than that of the lower nest.

Seeing that Li Nuo remained silent, Kelly thought that the other party was frightened and snorted again with disdain.

He blew bubbles of chewing gum and bumped into Talenso's chest with his shoulder:
"Let's go and have fun. Let Kang Wen hang out here. We won't take him with us."

After saying that, Kelly walked straight into the noisy banquet hall, leaving Talenso and Wick staring blankly.

Wick asked in a deep voice:

"Kang Wen, have you offended Kelly?"

Talenso said anxiously:
"Damn it, I knew I couldn't let you go alone. Now it's alright. Once the cracks are created, it's hard to repair them. What did you say to Isabel in the car?"

"We just had a brief chat about some topics related to yeast, don't be nervous." Li Nuo comforted them.

Kelly's voice came:
"Come on, Tarenso. If you don't come, I'll just have fun by myself. And Wick, don't you want me to introduce you to a noble girl to marry? I happen to know some."

Li Nuo pointed at Kelly's back with his chin:

"Go ahead, Tarenso, Wick. I dare not delay your important event in life. I can just wander around the boat by myself."

"No, if you cause trouble again..." Wick tried to dissuade him, but was interrupted by Li Nuo.

"It's okay. I won't make the same mistake again. Trust me." Li Nuo patted their arms.
"Hurry up and follow Kelly, lest you also offend the young master of the Crum family."

"Okay, let's go."

"Be careful, don't talk unless necessary, and it's always better to listen to other people's discussions."

Wick and Talenso gave a few instructions, turned around and ran away, catching up with Kelly, and the three of them entered the banquet hall together.

Li Nuo took out a data tablet and sent the content of his conversation with Kelly to Isabel.

After a while, Isabel's reply came:
"Thanks for the message. I'll take care of it!"

The exclamation mark at the end expresses the author's shock and indignation.

Li Nuo smiled dumbly and put the data tablet away.

There was a conversation coming from the side.

"Hello, I'm Elena, a junior water merchant from the Water Guild. Would you mind learning about the water replacement business?"

PS: The financial actuary is a robot servant written by the author based on the judicial actuary that appears in Kaul's official novel.

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