In the Apocalypse, Hoarding Supplies with the System's Hundredfold Critical Hits

Li Ming didn't entirely agree with the saying that danger and opportunity coexist in the apocalypse. He reckoned he definitely wouldn't think that way if he didn't have a cheat. But as far as current developments go, the apocalypse is indeed an opportunity for some people.

For example, the merchants in the market before him, the vast majority of whom were refugees who had fled here, with a few locals from Marga City. Many people had spotted a business opportunity and started a seafood business.

Of course, some people from inland cities also saw opportunities. These people directly chose to haul seawater back to sell. Although the price of seawater isn't high, it's cheap.

In the apocalypse, cheap and practical things are definitely what many survivors dream of, especially in this extreme heat. For inland survivors, seawater is still water.

After getting some filtering and distillation devices, they can desalinate the seawater, which is better than dying of thirst.

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Li Ming looked at the thriving seafood market and felt gratified. It seemed that humans were still very resilient in the face of apocalyptic disasters.

He asked Lu Xu, "Old Lu, what's the most popular food among ordinary people in Marga City's urban area right now?"

Lu Xu smiled and said, "In the beginning, everyone liked to eat seafood. After all, some seafood is real meat and vegetables. But as time goes by, even if seafood is delicious, everyone gets tired of eating it."

"Therefore, the most delicious things recognized by everyone on the market now are grain and vegetables, as well as noodles made from flour, or rice."

"Marga City is too hot, and ordinary people don't have the ability to purify seawater, so there's no way to engage in farming here."

"Therefore, the prices of fresh vegetables and intact rice and flour are not low. Currently, for the survivors here, not to mention vegetables, even a blade of grass is plucked as soon as it sprouts."

"Of course, all of this is relative. In any case, it's better to survive by the sea than inland. At least there's enough seawater, and people can still survive."

"Although Marga also lacks fresh water, the water shortage is not as severe as inland. According to some refugees who fled from inland, many places are so dry that the land is cracking."

"Here, although there's no surface water, there's still groundwater. Due to the drying up of some large surface rivers, seawater has backflowed and formed. Even with the filtration of some soil layers, the groundwater still has a salty and fishy taste, like unwashed 'dumpling skins'."

"To be honest, this kind of water can only be said to be barely drinkable, but drinking it may make you feel even thirstier, but you'll definitely die of thirst if you don't drink it. This kind of water is not fresh water and cannot be used to irrigate crops."

Li Ming nodded repeatedly as he listened. It seemed that survival among the people was more difficult than he had imagined. Currently, it was still very necessary to build a seawater desalination plant.

Not only could it bring him a lot of profit, but it could also solve the problem of people's livelihood, at least solving the problem of drinking water first.

One point ticket, two liters of water, this fresh water price is already very conscientious.

Thinking about the sale of fresh water, Li Ming directly asked, "Old Lu, how is fresh water currently sold in our market?"

"Chief, this is how it is. Currently, all the leaders of our market department have unanimously decided through a meeting to mainly use personal identification, and each person can buy two liters of fresh water a day for one point ticket. A limited sales method is adopted."

"After all, currently, in addition to irrigating the crops in the base, the rest can be sold. Before the large-scale water production of the seawater desalination plant, we don't have so much fresh water for people to squander. After the seawater desalination plant produces water, we will gradually lift the sales restrictions."

Li Ming nodded, "You've done a good job on this."

"Old Lu, how do people generally live here?"

"Chief, basically the whole country is like this now. They close their doors during the day and open for business at night. The time we're appearing now is when everyone starts to open for business. But our own direct sales stores are an exception, because we need to guarantee people's livelihood, so we're open 24 hours a day."

"The rest of the shops are open at night. Under this extreme heat disaster, everyone's survival is not easy. Some smart people use the sun's heat to distill sea salt and fresh water, sell it to shops, or exchange it for some seafood. But this is also hard-earned money. The weather is too hot, and the sun is too scorching, and too many people have had several layers of skin peeled off by the sun."

"Of course, among the refugees by the sea, there are also many who want to get something for nothing and rob people everywhere. These thugs are basically from the same village, some from the same residential area, causing trouble in groups."

As soon as Li Ming heard about the appearance of thugs, his eyes turned cold, but he quickly returned to normal.

Lu Xu also noticed this and continued, "Chief, it's not that we don't want to take care of it, it's just that there are too many refugees. Currently, maintaining our own order in Marga City's urban area is already the limit.

We have limited troops for the things on the beach and can't manage it at all. Did you see the fishing village with the broken pens? The rent there is very cheap, but the safety is questionable."

Li Ming became interested, "Old Lu, tell me about the rent for this fishing village and the villa area over there."

"Chief, the rent for a fishing village is 8 pounds of food a month, just food is fine, but the security there is a problem, it's not within our sphere of influence. People pry doors and locks at night, and some people specialize in catching children."

"On the other side of the villa area, the detached small courtyard villa area on the mountain, the monthly rent ranges from 200 to 300 pounds of grain, basically some big businessmen live there."

"Don't think the prices of these villa areas are expensive. The builders of the villa areas are also very visionary and saw the prospects of our market, so they built villa areas there. The builder also has a background and power behind him."

"The villa area is surrounded by walls and security patrols, and ordinary refugees don't dare to cause trouble there. For wealthy businessmen, compared to two or three hundred pounds of food a month, their own lives are obviously more valuable."

"Basically, the big merchants who live there don't lack these supplies, and the residents inside basically have some people under their command, and the safety is directly full."

Lu Xu's words made Li Ming's heart move slightly. Could real estate in the apocalypse be played like this?