I understand what the furry ones are saying. I'm going crazy killing people in the apocalypse.

Chapter 25 Blind Box
After finishing all these, Ji Li ran to the fields to harvest and plant. The eight fields were planted with rice, corn, tomatoes, as well as the newly unlocked cabbage and chili peppers.

After watering and driving away the insects, Ji Li squatted there, looked at the fields and took a deep breath. She is so busy now. Not only does she have to serve as the lord and handle all the affairs of the base, but she also has to go out to fight monsters and collect crystal cores... and she also has to find time to harvest and farm.

This is not going to work. We need to find a few people to help manage the base... As for who should we find? Ji Li pursed her lips and thought for a long time, and then she had the answer in her mind.

Standing up and brushing the dirt off his palms, Ji Li came to the trading hall to operate the electronic screen and added several recruitment information.

[Recruiting canteen staff: six people, monthly salary 1500 gold coins]

[Recruiting two personnel to guard the base: Must have awakened special abilities, salary negotiable]

[Recruiting a deputy base manager: salary negotiable]

[Recruiting a farm manager: monthly salary 1000 gold coins]

"Okay!"

That’s all for now, the rest will come later.

After turning off the operation panel, Ji Li turned around and strolled into the convenience store and looked around.

There are three vending machines placed against the wall, selling daily necessities, snacks and drinks, and blind box draws.

The goods are refreshed 24 hours a day. If you miss what you need, you don’t know how long you will have to wait before you can buy it again. It all depends on luck.

After buying two boxes of toothpaste, shower gel, laundry detergent, as well as various snacks such as chocolate juice, bread, potato chips, etc., Ji Li also randomly drew three blind boxes.

Last time I drew a blind box, I got a towel and a piece of candy. I hope my luck will be better today. Ji Li held the blind box and made a wish silently, then paused for a few seconds to open the package.

"..."

It cost 150 gold coins to draw three blind boxes and get: a lollipop, a pack of colorful rubber bands, and a plastic comb.

Ji Li was silent.

What kind of blind box is this? What a rip-off QAQ.

No!

She just doesn't believe that she won't get anything good today!

Taking a deep breath, the little girl spent another 150 gold coins to buy three blind boxes.

I opened it and took a look: a disposable mask, a pack of tissue paper, and a straw.

"..."

OK OK.

Take one last draw.

"..."

Very good, three packs of wipes.

Although the gold coins spent finally returned to her pocket, the process of drawing the blind box still made Ji Li feel cheated... Forget it, I won’t draw anymore.

After returning to the cabin and sorting out her things, Ji Li went to the affairs center to continue working.

"Knock, knock, knock."

knocking.

The person who came was Qu Jin.

The young man pushed the door open and looked at the girl who was working diligently on the chair. He told her something: "My Lord, my ability level has been upgraded."

"real?!"

Qu Jin showed his property panel.

【Name: Qu Jin】

Awakened ability: Fire level B

Health: 100.

Ji Li nodded, happy for him: "Wow! Congratulations on your ability advancement."

Qu Jin raised his lips and smiled, his light brown eyes also showed some smile, he stared at Ji Li: "It is because of you, Lord, that I can advance smoothly."

People should know how to be grateful. Now that he is a member of the base, he naturally hopes that the base will become better and better. He wants to do something for this, so when he saw the recruitment information displayed on the electronic screen outside the trading hall, he made a decision.

"My Lord, I would like to apply for the position of deputy chief of Taoyuan Base. I know that I am not qualified with my current strength, but I would like to try. I hope you can give me a chance..." "Okay."

Qu Jin paused: "What?"

"I said I can give you a chance. From today on, you will be the deputy commander of Taoyuan Base. Regarding your salary..."

“I don’t need a salary.”

"what?"

This time it was Ji Li's turn to pause, and she held up her chin to carefully look at the young man in front of her.

Qu Jin has a thin build. He is only 1.8 meters tall and looks very frail. He has neat short black hair and regular facial features. He wears a brown striped shirt and black trousers.

"What did you do before?"

Ji Li was a little curious.

“Marketing.”

After answering, Qu Jin explained why he didn't want a salary: "I think if I hadn't joined the Taoyuan base, I might have been killed by those alienated plants and mutant animals one day..."

Yes, in this uncertain apocalypse, no one knows which will come first, tomorrow or an accident. For people like them, it is good enough to have a safe place to live.

"It is Taoyuan Base that brings me hope, and I also hope that Taoyuan Base can get better and better..."

Ji Li was silent for a moment, then spoke softly, "The base cannot be built by me alone, it requires everyone's joint efforts, so wages must be paid." After thinking for a moment, she looked at him, "Is three thousand gold coins a month okay?"

Qu Jin: “Two thousand five.”

???

And I still try to bargain back.

"Two thousand and nine."

"two thousand."

"..."

"Okay, okay, two thousand five."

On his first day in office, Qu Jin spent three hours writing a base planning plan and handed it to Ji Li for review.

After reviewing the two plans, Ji Li said, "We'll do as you say. Thank you for your hard work, Director Qu!"

Qu Jin took the plan and corrected it seriously: "It's the deputy base commander, you are the base commander."

eh?

Ji Li's eyes widened: "Then why do you call me Lord?"

"Because that's what the game is called."

OK.

In order to implement the "Talent Recruitment Plan", of course they had to recruit survivors to join the base. So the next day, Qu Jin discussed with Liang Jing to go to the Red Maple Base again to lure... No, persuade the survivors to join their base.

The two sides split into two groups. Qu Jin and Lu Yang led three psychics to the urban area to search for survivors, while the brothers Liang Jing and Guangzong Yaozu drove to the Red Maple Base.

Before setting off, Qu Jin reminded Liang Jing to remember to screen the survivors when recruiting them. The base is currently under construction and not everyone can be brought into the base.

Liang Jing naturally understood this truth. He had previously persuaded the sixth and seventh teams to join the Taoyuan base because he was familiar with this group of people and they still adhered to their bottom line in the end times.

……

……

Red Maple Base.

Ordinary people in the periphery are busy until noon and then drag their exhausted bodies back to their residences.

At lunch time, they each took out the wild vegetables and kudzu roots they had collected, crushed them with stones, and boiled them in a pot. Those who did not have lighters to light the wood used tools to drill wood to make fire, while some people borrowed fire from others to light the fire.

For a moment, the smell of fireworks spread throughout the base.

In the house built with straw, a family of three sat at the door. The couple looked worried: "We only found a few packs of bread today, and we have to hand in the supplies in two days. What should we do..."

The living condition at the Red Maple Base requires that supplies be handed in every three days. The amount of supplies is calculated based on the number of people. For example, a family of three has to hand in three sets of supplies.

(End of this chapter)