Doomsday Super Merchant

Chapter 239 Surge

Sixty kilometers further west from the market, there is a shocking area where crops stretch for several kilometers and are distributed on both sides of the road, giving people the illusion of being endless.

Maybe when you see this, you will wonder, the wasteland has always been synonymous with drought and scorching heat. It is only slightly better than the desert. How could there be such continuous fields of crops and plants? Could it be that there are crops like those commonly seen in the desert?

Mirage view?

The answer is of course no. What you see is not a mirage, but a real existence.

The wasteland is short of water, but on the surface, underground, the wasteland is very rich in water resources. As long as you dig a hundred or two hundred meters deep, a large water source will appear. Just take a look at the river-dwelling settlement where Chen Elegy is located. The underground river

It's only a dozen meters deep from the ground.

But no matter what, if you want to plant such a large area of ​​crops in the wasteland, there are still many conditions. For example, find a place with more soil, and the soil is not very alkaline. You must have enough available soil.

To irrigate water sources. With these, a lot of manpower will be needed to care for these crops.

Before the end of the world, people's life cannot be just about working. They have various other things to do. In other words, crops are not their only thing, it is just enough for them to eat.

You need to make money. Inevitably, very little time is spent on crops.

In this case, like an environment with harsher conditions, it is naturally impossible for anyone to come over and plant crops.

It's just that it's different here. Looking around, you can see countless people working in the endless crop fields. Almost every few meters, there will be a person caring for the crops. The scene of tens of thousands of people working in the crop fields, even if

Some people appear and disappear, but they are also very spectacular.

Their work is not only weeding, but also includes lifting water from deep wells, carrying it to the crops one by one, and carefully irrigating the roots of the crops. In a short time, they also have to remove some petrified mud.

They crush the crops with small hammers, sometimes loosen the soil of the crops, and gently bury the feces and wood ash after burning plants to places where the crops can absorb it. You can't imagine that their job is from morning to night.

, dedicated to taking care of these crops.

This terrifying use of manpower, combined with segmented responsibilities, allows crops to enjoy sufficient irrigation three times a day.

Only when you see this scene will you understand that these seemingly endless crops consume people's huge labor force and improve the soil quality little by little. After two or three years, they gradually become

The soil quality has improved and the plants have been planted.

If it were other settlements, this kind of huge labor intensity would not be possible. But it is different here. The working people are slaves. They have lost their freedom and are left with numb work. Taking care of the crops is their most basic job.

, as long as they complete the tasks assigned above, they will have food to eat and will not be punished.

Don't think that slavery is the same as slavery in ancient times. As long as you truly understand the system practiced here, you will understand that the so-called slavery here is just what people call them, and it is not like slaves in ancient times.

There is no human rights at all. Well, the system here is more like the black factories of the old era. The oppression of the foremen makes the hungry people endure heavy labor in exchange for pitiful food in order to survive.

That's right, the system here is a highly oppressive labor system that is a combination of the old-era factory system and a little bit of the slave-era system.

For the people who are willing to join this settlement, if they can have enough to eat every day, what does it mean to work a little harder? At least it is better than people who have eaten their last meal outside and don’t know where their next meal will be.

How much stronger are you? It doesn't matter if people outside call them spineless or slaves when they can have enough to eat.

It is indeed very hard in the crop fields, and the temperature in the wasteland is very high. People who are assigned to fields such as sorghum and corn are better off, as they can block the sun to some extent. People who are assigned to fields such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, and watermelons are miserable. They are almost the worst.

Working under the scorching sun, the result can be imagined, the skin on the body falls off one layer after another. There are not a few people who die under the scorching sun.

The sun today is the same as in the past, it is so hot that it makes people tremble.

However, in the past, the people who were all working silently became a little unusual today. They would chat with each other from time to time. Even the supervisors were distracted. They secretly grabbed a color poster in their hands, peeked at it from time to time, and then

Afraid of being caught looking at them, they would hide them in their pockets from time to time.

"Tell me, is what is said on this poster true?" A young supervisor raised the poster in his hand and started discussing it with his colleagues who he got along well with.

An older supervisor, holding a whip in his hand, glared and said, "Haizi, can you move a little more quietly? You want the people above to notice?" He pointed to the iron piece on his chest that represented the supervisor.

, said with a cold face: "You have to remember how much effort we spent to get this piece of iron. Don't lose this supervisor's position because of some unfounded things. Do you want to be like before?

Are you working all night and exposed to wind and sun?"

The man called Haizi sneered in his heart and said: "Yang Hui, put away your business-like attitude. I have known you for three years and I still don't understand you? It is difficult for us to get this piece of work."

Iron piece, but don’t forget, where are we living now? Who doesn’t yearn for city life? The system here, even if we become supervisors, is just a little better than ordinary people, and we are not just letting others slaughter us?”

Haizi placed the poster in the crop field, praised it, and said: "I just don't know if it is true? If it is true, I must go there to realize my dream." He saw the airship.

When looking at that huge body, I was even more fascinated...

Yang Hui's originally indifferent expression slowed down and said: "I'm not worried that someone will report him. You can tell with your toes that this poster conflicts with our system." He pointed at the dozens of workers who were being monitored by the two of them.

, said: "Looking at their expressions, they should also know what is on the poster. Think about it, they work so hard here, they can barely eat, and they are executed at every turn. Who will feel at ease if they know this news?

Stay here?"

Zhou Yuanqiang's strategy was really successful, especially for this special settlement of slavery. Zhou Yuanqiang paid a heavy price. Under the heavy reward, brave men would naturally jump out and put a large number of posters into this place.

In the huge crop forest, even in Stone City, a settlement with a guard force, posters were posted everywhere.

This kind of advertising campaign, coupled with the shock of the news, naturally spread it to ten, to hundreds, to thousands... In just a few hours, almost everyone in Stone City knew the news. Look, even though

People who are still working but already absent-minded can know how much impact this news has on them.

Now that there is an overseer, they cannot talk, but from their eyes, you can still see a thick burning fire of desire.

Yes, no one can refuse the temptation on this poster, especially the bright clothes, which make people have a deep yearning. Even if you are stoic, facing the tattered clothes on your body, you will

You have to admit, your heart is starting to move. The stable city life, the strong guardian force, and the mechanized farming land... all show that this is paradise, where you can eat well, wear good clothes, and live a brand new life.

, instead of staying in this damn place.

When people have no choice, most people will accept their fate. Just like living here before, they have no choice but to work hard and learn to adapt to everything here.

But these three different posters appeared, like a huge boulder, fiercely thrown into this pool of stagnant water. The excited water splashed in the sky, making the entire pool of waves surge into the sky, forming a huge spiral nest, making everyone feel more excited.

Made a choice.

It may seem like nothing, but people who have choices in their hearts only need a spark to burn violently, burning down all the forces that stand in their way.

As the center of slavery as a whole, Stone City marked a new model of rule.

This is a huge settlement. It got the name Stone City because of the extensive use of stone as building materials. Stone City is divided into inner and outer layers. The outer layer is where ordinary people live. The stone houses are covered with wood.

It serves as a ceiling and is covered with a thick layer of corn and sorghum stalks, and it becomes a house.

But the inner city is different. It is similar to a palace, built out of huge square stones. It is very grand.

People who don't know will naturally feel a sense of shock. But those who know are full of disgust for this palace-like inner city. It's simple, because of the number of people who died of fatigue when building this palace-like inner city.

There are thousands of people. You can't imagine that behind this grandeur, it is made of flesh and blood.

Because it is made of huge stones and is very thick, the sun's exposure does not affect the temperature inside. When people are inside, there is a light coolness and indescribable comfort.

It's just that this kind of coolness doesn't feel cool to Sun Wanru. On the contrary, he feels like his whole body is being roasted on the fire, and sweat appears drop by drop. It's not the hot air here that is the real culprit.

There are three posters on the stone table. Everything on them is like a fire, grilling...it makes it difficult for people to live peacefully.

Sun Wanru's name may seem very elegant, but he is the real ruler of the entire Stone City, and holds the ultimate power of the entire Stone City. And this improved system is the work of Sun Wanru, who used to be a psychological

As a professor, he has mastered the human heart and formulated a system that allows people to be squeezed but not have any desire to resist.

It was precisely by taking advantage of this human psychology that he gradually gathered more people from a small team, and developed from a small settlement to a large settlement. This system has become more and more important as it develops.

It is becoming more and more perfect. Now it is said to have entered a mature stage. If there are no huge external factors, Sun Wanru is confident that this system can bind the people under his rule for a lifetime.

He is not afraid of the nearby settlements at all. The more than 10,000 people he has armed are definitely the largest in the area. Coupled with the special system, he ensures sufficient food, just like having a thick checkbook

Ben, waving banknotes casually, sold anyone in his way for his own use.

In the apocalypse, food is the greatest weapon. Several crises started because of food, but ended because of food. Sun Wanru knew the bad roots of human beings, so as soon as there was anything disadvantageous to him, he immediately used food to eliminate them.

The so-called alliance was broken. After several times, no one could challenge his rule anymore.

Sun Wanru originally thought that he could sit back and enjoy the life of a post-apocalyptic emperor without any worries, but the appearance of these three posters completely shattered his life. When he received the posters, he almost rolled out of bed.

Come down.

Seeing Sun Wanru walking back and forth, the several dog-headed military advisors next to him all became nervous. One of them, an old man in his fifties with two goatee beards, said carefully: "City Lord, I see this news, it's nine out of ten.

It's false. In this apocalyptic world, humans are being chased by zombies, like lost dogs, how could they capture the city?" As if he was proud of himself, he picked up the poster and said disdainfully: "Look at their posters.

There is an airship up there, and the level of deception is such that it would only deceive a three-year-old child."

Someone spoke, and others became bolder, "I think so, City Lord, could it be another trick thought up by some restless people? Intended to challenge our system and alienate the people under our command?"

"I also agree with this statement. It's time to prepare for the autumn harvest. People who are crazy about poverty will always find ways to get some food from us. Well, this kind of trick has been done several times. Are we still going to be fooled?

?We were not strong before, but now we have enough troops and are fully armed. City Lord, in my opinion, whoever jumps out to cause trouble this year will just give us an excuse to expand and annex them."

Sun Wanru's heart moved, and he always thought that his ambition was getting bigger and bigger as the number of people became sufficient.

It's not that he doesn't want to attack other settlements, it's just that the settlement here is very complicated. We are all humans. If you resist the zombies, no one will criticize you, and there will be people to help you. But if you attack the same kind, it will definitely cause public outrage. After all, this area

, the number of people in all the settlements combined is several times that of his own. When conflicts arise, all his years of hard work will be in vain, and he will take advantage of others in vain.

This was also the reason why Sun Wanru kept his workers well fed and clothed, because he was afraid that too bloody oppression would lead to resistance and dissatisfaction from other settlements.

As just said, if someone is really deliberately targeting you, isn't this a good excuse? After annexing several settlements, your strength will be even greater. Once you assimilate the annexed people,

, with a population of more than 100,000 and nearly 200,000, is it not easy to incorporate the entire area into your own stone city?

Sun Wanru coughed a few times, and the dog-headed military advisors immediately stopped arguing.

"Whether it is true or not, the first thing we have to do now is to send people to arrest the people who spread these posters to our Stone City; the second thing is to confiscate all the posters and not hand over any private possessions.

Those who have been exposed will be exposed to the sun for a day; the third thing is to collect information from the outside world to see if it is targeted or if such posters have been spread throughout the area, and to collect more information."

After Sun Wanru finished speaking, he thought for a while and said: "I always feel that this matter is a bit weird..."

Following Sun Wanru's instructions, a large number of Stone City soldiers were dispatched. They rummaged through every house, tore up the posters posted in the city, and rushed into the crop fields to collect and tear up the posters one after another.

At the same time, personnel were dispatched to the market to collect information about the posters.

When the posters were confiscated, there was inevitably some violence. Naturally, the people below became panicked and became more eager to hear what the posters said.

But it was okay not to collect them. Once they were collected, Sun Wanru's heart became heavier and heavier.

Judging from the news, this seems to be a storm facing the entire area. As for who caused this storm, not many people know. They only know that it was someone from Heju who posted it. But Sun Wanru’s methods are not

It was difficult to get the most authentic news. He knew that it was passed on by several people from Bread Tree Village.

Zhou Yuanqiang had long expected such leaks, but the news he spread was originally intended to win people's trust. Naturally, he needed to let people know that someone from Qingyuan City had arrived here, and there was no such thing as keeping it secret.

In order to increase people's understanding of Qingyuan City and to be convinced of the authenticity of the poster, Zhou Yuanqiang had to call the Chamber of Commerce headquarters, told his current location, and asked them to edit the "Doomsday Storm 2"

》 and the first one was brought over, and the film was directly screened in the open air, showing the history of the Chamber of Commerce’s struggle in front of everyone.

Zhou Yuanqiang doesn't believe that he can't conquer them with these two movies.

Now half of his ring mission has been completed, which is to discover a settlement of more than 20,000 people. The remaining half is how to attract 5,000 people to join the chamber of commerce. Of course, Zhou Yuanqiang does not worry about this, as long as the film is broadcast

, those who believe will naturally take action immediately, even those who do not believe will be in a wait-and-see state. As long as the exact news comes back, Zhou Yuanqiang believes that they will make the most correct choice.

Zhou Yuanqiang, who was busy, certainly didn't know that Sun Wanru, who had obtained the news, was sneering. For Sun Wanru, no matter whether it was directed at him or not, the appearance of the poster had a fatal blow to his system. For his own sake.

To rule, he must do something to come out...