How Am I Still Alive?

"The familiar air is so sweet. Ahem."

Even Lu, who had just returned to Mercury 42, choked with a deep breath.

The salty sea flavor, the burning smell in the air, and the stench of some high-chemical pollution. At this moment, he really couldn't adapt.

"It's a bit bad."

Before he had time to check the situation around him, someone laughed out loud.

"Haha, young people can still joke. I almost took it seriously, haha."

The middle-aged man laughed out loud with a stiff face. Immediately, the scene became much more awkward. Lu Ping'an could only laugh dryly. After all, this was his parent official.

"The air here is indeed a bit bad, Mayor Qian. You should rest more. It takes time to adapt to a foreign land."

Qian Shuen, the deputy mayor of Gucheng, is also one of the persons in charge of the investment project this time.

Wanjing has a director of the investment and development department, and Gucheng, Lu Ping'an's hometown, is very respectful and directly transferred a deputy mayor in charge of light industry.

After all, the ancient city invested heavily this time. If it really lost everything, no one could bear it. At least the person in charge must be highly qualified, with both the level of commanding the industrial layout and the ability to truly understand the business.

". It's okay, this environment."

Wang Xier was even more direct, and she took the instrument and started to collect local climate data.

Investors from the Salin people, the ancient city, and Wanjing (Eastern Kingdom) have all come, and Lu Ping'an must be careful to receive them. Before, Lu Ping'an could pretend not to meet them on the ship, but now as the host (and the investor), even if it is just for etiquette and respect, Lu Ping'an must accompany them for a while, at least to introduce the local environment.

They are not just one or two people. Each party has dozens of investors just at the moment, not to mention a large number of grassroots staff.

On the other hand, the forces of the two gods and their mercenaries also have their own ships. They should arrive later, and the landing point may not be in accordance with Lu's instructions.

Obviously, they also have their own interests and needs. Lu Ping'an did not intend to manage, and could not manage.

Others came all the way to fight, not to be conscripts. They naturally have their own interests and needs. How to negotiate specifically should not be decided by a "newcomer to the Linnu force".

Having completed the task to this point, Lu Ping'an has done his best for himself, the Linnu organization, and the world.

Next, other quasi-gods should negotiate with them as representatives. Even if many mercenary contracts have been finalized, the content of the rewards and the specific division of territory will definitely be the result of the specific negotiations between Daqun and Kui Wang.

"Let's go, let's go home"

But since Lu worked so hard, he naturally had his own calculations.

"Jiaolong City, I have eight, uh, now one of the capitals of twenty-one small and medium-sized cities (islands) in my hands."

Lu naturally wanted to bring this envoy group to his own territory, not the super city of His Excellency Xiuyi.

This tourist city will be their temporary residence and a safe zone for them to adapt to the local environment. No matter what they invest in next, they will naturally consider this place and the surrounding areas. The ownership of this area now belongs to the surname Lu.

Lu was even willing to give out land for the construction of the headquarters, but it was obvious that the other party did not make a decision so easily.

Even Wang Xier and Mayor Qian, who had the best relationship, pretended not to understand Lu Ping'an's hint. They were now agents of their respective forces, so they naturally gave priority to completing their own work. At the moment when the situation was unclear, they would not make such an important judgment so easily.

"Tsk, I'll go to Yancheng next door. There is a biochemical base of mine there. If you need it, you can come to me directly."

Lu Ping'an actually planned to place them in Yancheng. After all, there is everything there, and there is his own "Tree of Redemption" that is getting bigger and bigger.

But considering the local pollution to the extent that the sea water turned green and stinky, Lu Ping'an thought it would be better to give the investors a good first impression.

He was actually quite confident. He believed that after they understood the local situation, there was still a high probability that they would set up the headquarters near their territory.

In fact, as a host, it was a bit rude to just leave the guests aside.

But given Lu's current strength and status, he had been quite respectful to accompany them for a few days before.

"Heh, his headquarters is nearby, he must be worried about the situation of the headquarters."

Now, Lu ran away, the guests not only did not express dissatisfaction, but also found a reasonable reason for him.

"The environment here is really good, we can discuss it and collect more local intelligence."

"By the way, who has the contact information of Mr. Xiuyi."

"No need, she will come to the door herself."

Communication with the local faction of Lin's forces, collecting local information to determine the first batch of investment directions, determining the local war situation and other trivial matters, if Lu Ping'an is not present, it is good for the leader to determine the general direction, and it is best for people to go to drink tea and chat, so that the front-line staff can do things and negotiate.

Of course, they did not refuse to cooperate with Lu Ping'an. In fact, Lu Ping'an's identity and ability determined that he was always the best partner, but they needed time to collect and understand the surrounding situation and determine their own recent work goals.

Keeping a little distance and giving all parties space and time to prepare for further cooperation is good for both parties.

"Hey, this dock is nice."

Lu Ping'an, who was about to take a boat to Yancheng, also realized that he might not be away from this world for just three short months.

Before leaving, Lu Ping'an also assigned tasks to the people who stayed behind. The first thing was to link the "territories" he had acquired into one piece to form a control area in a real sense.

Although the original Jiaolong Island had a simple dock and deep-water port, there was no shipyard close to the coast, freight/mining conveyor belt. Lu Ping'an also saw a large warehouse area where people kept coming and going to unload goods.

"Forget what kind of mine this is, no need to answer. I guess I wouldn't understand even if you said the name."

The large freight conveyor belt directly delivered the goods and ores to the large cargo ships on the seashore, and the freight routes formed by these ships were the new lifeline of Lu Ping'an's reborn chamber of commerce.

Lu Ping'an has not yet determined the capital of his power. He personally prefers Yancheng, but the environment there is really not suitable for mortals (fog, chemical green sea). Many people suggested setting it up as Jiaolong City, but Lu Ping'an disliked the island because it was too small and the permanent population was always limited.

At that time, the team was divided into two groups. One group said that Yancheng suggested that the "Tree of Redemption" increase the speed of purification so that it could meet the basic needs of survival as soon as possible. The other group said that to strengthen Jiaolong City, it could appropriately reclaim land and build islands to expand the available area. In this world with extraordinary power, the cost is not high.

"Let's do it together and decide after seeing the final product"

At the beginning, Lu Ping'an's words eventually formed the coastal freight area in front of us, as well as this shipbuilding industry.

If Jiaolong Island is made the capital, the permanent population must increase, and if the population increases, it must find a job for it, and heavy industry such as shipbuilding is very suitable for solving the employment problem of young labor

"It's been almost half a year."

The intelligence obtained proved Lu Ping'an's guess that it really took more than three months.

At least, the smell of "industrial pollution" he smelled when he just arrived should not be solved in the short term.

"Maybe we can take a look at the construction of the two cities and directly decide on the capital."