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

In the post-apocalyptic world, the sale of electricity had already begun, initially through private transactions.

The items being sold were charged batteries, with the price of each battery determined by the amount of electricity it stored.

Generally, a common lead-acid battery could store about 25 amps of electricity, enough to power some small household appliances, so these were available on the market.

These privately traded batteries mostly came from individuals who had solar panels at home, giving them the means to sell electricity.

Of course, these transactions usually involved selling the battery along with the electricity inside, but the price was still quite high.

Later, Li Ming's Zhongxing Trading Company also sold electricity in the form of charged batteries, but now Li Ming had found a better way to sell electricity: requiring a deposit for the batteries and only selling the electricity itself.

You see, Li Ming had seized a lot of goods from abroad, including a large number of batteries and solar power equipment.

In addition to these, Li Ming also sold items such as bicycle generators, which were well-received by the market.

Now that Li Ming was officially launching the sale of electricity, anyone wanting to buy electricity from the market only needed to pay a deposit of 100 points and the electricity fee; after that, they could simply exchange the battery when buying more electricity.

The deposit was for the battery itself, and as long as the battery was in good condition, Li Ming would refund the deposit if the buyer wanted to return it.

The price of electricity was measured in 'dian' (units of electricity) after the batteries were tested by Li Ming's market using professional equipment.

Each 'dian' cost 3 points, the same as a pound of new rice, which was a bit expensive but affordable for most people.

What kind of business was the most profitable in this era?

Undoubtedly, it was a monopoly. Currently, only Li Ming's Zhongxing Trading Company could provide a large, stable supply of electricity to the market.

Because his base had a surplus of electricity almost every day, rather than letting it go to waste, he might as well put it to good use.

This not only improved the living conditions of the survivors but also generated additional revenue for Li Ming.

Soon, he began to promote this model in markets across the country, offering batteries with capacities of 10, 20, 50, and 100 units of electricity, allowing people to purchase different amounts based on their needs.

This method of selling electricity caused a great stir in the market. Although electricity was common for modern people, it was undoubtedly precious for modern life.

And the price of electricity sold by Zhongxing Trading Company was not really expensive. Apart from the 100-point deposit for the battery, the electricity itself could be purchased according to one's needs.

When a battery was depleted, it could be returned. If it passed inspection and was undamaged, you could continue to buy more electricity and exchange it for another battery.

If you didn't want to buy more electricity and wanted to get your deposit back, you could do so as long as the battery wasn't damaged due to personal issues.

This model essentially allowed even the lowest-level survivors to have the opportunity to use electric lights and other household appliances again.

In any case, Zhongxing Trading Company's cheap electricity supply was once again praised by the survivors.

3 points per unit of electricity, what more could you ask for?

Soon, the first batch of 2 million batteries that Li Ming put into the market were all rented out, and then he put another 3 million batteries into the market.

It could be said that Li Ming was truly a conscientious businessman!

Of course, the 100-point deposit wouldn't be a loss for Li Ming, after all, the various resources he could get in exchange for 100 points were enough for him to produce several new batteries.

As the quantity increased, he made even greater profits.

You might make a huge profit, but I'll never lose!

With the launch of Li Ming's cheap electricity supply plan, the survivors, who had become somewhat desperate, were given new hope.

Electricity was now available, and the widespread promotion of cold-resistant potatoes had saved countless survivors from starvation. The most severe test for the survivors was now the extreme cold.

After all, temperatures of minus 50 degrees Celsius were no joke, and survivors were freezing to death almost every day.

The residents of these residential areas would place the bodies of those who had frozen to death in their buildings into empty houses below, piling them up for unified disposal later.

Time passed day by day, and it had been over a year since the apocalypse began. Everyone was gradually adapting to this new world.

In fact, for the vast majority of survivors, the greatest threat was still the extreme cold.

But the price of fuel was really not cheap. Whether it was coal or firewood, both were absolutely essential survival resources. On the other hand, people weren't lacking in food.

After all, cold-resistant potatoes had been promoted for more than half a year, and many survivors who had planted them could barely feed themselves, but heating remained a problem.

Until Li Ming's cheap store and relatively affordable coal supply became available, the cost of fuel for everyone decreased significantly.

To some extent, Zhongxing Trading Company had become a veritable super-large state-owned enterprise, and this behemoth was related to the survival of countless ordinary people.

The credibility of Li Ming's points was linked to survival resources, so its value was extremely stable, and it had become one of the universally used post-apocalyptic currencies in the Tianhui Empire.

Whether it was private transactions or transactions between major forces, everyone used points as currency, which greatly improved the living standards of ordinary people.

However, beneath this prosperity, a conspiracy was quietly brewing.

As mentioned earlier, the existence of Li Ming's trading company harmed the interests of many organizations and forces. After all, they could have been local emperors, but Zhongxing Trading Company messed up their plans.

Although Li Ming had reprimanded some people, there were still others who were very unwilling.

They possessed a lot of resources and hid in the shadows, like a hidden cobra, ready to strike a fatal blow to Li Ming at any time...