Urban Sims

After nearly seven years of digging the tunnel, there were only 30 miners standing in front of Zhou Ming.

These miners are all honest and honest, and they belong to the group of people he trusts.

A few days ago, Zhou Ming dismissed the other more than 100 people after paying their wages on the grounds that the project was about to be completed.

Therefore, these last 30 miners became the lucky ones selected by Zhou Ming, the lucky ones who lived a new life in Area 49.

Of course, these miners were extremely surprised, especially when they learned that they could bring their families here, they all cheered and even shouted "Long live the boss".

Wait, isn’t there a water shortage in Area 49? In a desert area with little rainfall, it is difficult to grow food in the ground, and there is nowhere to exchange various materials. Why not stay in the 51 underground mining area?

In fact, this is not a big problem at all.

The water problem is best solved. What skills do these miners have to make ends meet? When drilling a hole, as long as you take good precautions, you can drill all the ores twenty or thirty kilometers deep underground. Are you afraid that you won't be able to drill underground water tens or hundreds of meters deep above the ground?

For food, we can plant some drought-resistant Elaeagnus and date palm trees; for salt, we can go to the beach to buy it; for electricity, we can only assemble a few small-power wind turbines. Desert areas generally have strong winds, so wind power generation is possible.

Of course, the most important thing is to keep it secret. If someone leaks the secret with a loose mouth, then Zhou Ming will have no choice but to kill him or blow up the tunnel completely!

"We will never tell anyone! Even if we die!"

The miners patted their chests and promised that they would keep their mouths shut and never tell this secret!

Zhou Ming nodded and chose to trust them. After all, in the face of something that was obviously of huge benefit to both the individual and the collective, he really couldn't think of a reason why such a person would exist: betraying the collective interests at the same time. , and also harm their own interests.

In order to open this tunnel, Zhou Ming has spent an astonishing amount of money in the past seven years.

The wages paid to the miners alone exceed 150 million credits. Together with supporting tools and equipment, oxygen supply, electricity supply, and various living supplies, the total expenditure exceeds 500 million credits.

And no matter how much Fang Zhihong accepted benefits and committed corruption, it was impossible to give him so much money. How did he solve the financial problem?

First, sell water. In areas other than E7, send people to find and sell water on a large scale.

Second, selling electricity is still using magma to generate electricity. In the mining areas except the E7 area, electricity is being generated and sold like crazy.

Third, sell the minerals, sell those rare minerals that were secretly mined.

Of these three ways, selling water and electricity can make the most money, while selling minerals can’t even compare to a fraction of the two.

Naturally, seeing so many people stealing water and selling electricity popping up like bamboo shoots in various mining areas, the company's general manager "Mr. Wang" was very worried. These water and electricity resources that were not under the company's control destroyed the company's price system and indicators. At the same time as the task system, it also seriously damaged the stability of the mining area.

Of course, Mr. Wang also saw that among the chaotic mining areas, there is one area that has performed brilliantly. In recent years, not only has its ore output been increasing steadily, but there has not been any major trouble.

E7 area!

As for the manager of this area, Fang Zhihong, Mr. Wang didn't have a very good impression of him at first. After several interactions, he felt that apart from being excellent at flattering, he was mediocre in other aspects and not very disciplined.

However, in recent years, Fang Zhihong's various performances have impressed him. At the same time, he is also good at flattering, and some of his unique views have made him a confidant.

Therefore, he already has a candidate in mind as to who will receive this year's monetary reward.

…

this day.

After returning from the year-end meeting at the company headquarters, Fang Zhihong rushed home with ecstasy on his face. After finding his wife, he shouted to her:

"Wife, wife! I got the reward, I got the company reward!"

"Reward? What reward?" Yuan Jiali asked with a puzzled look.

"Money, money! Mr. Wang gave me this year's monetary reward!"

"Ah! Is this true? Did you really get the reward?"

Yuan Jiali's face was full of surprise, and like her husband, she also fell into ecstasy, saying repeatedly: "Great, great!"

After Zhou Ming returned home, he saw the boiling situation at home. He heard the word "reward, reward" coming from time to time, and a smile couldn't help but appear on his face. It must have been done.

After dinner, he called Fang Zhihong to his office and Zhou Ming asked for some details.

"How many coins did Mr. Wang give you in total?"

"3 pieces."

"How many people can it use?"

"1 person."

"Have I given you some precautions? What are the main ones?"

"Yes, mainly two..."

"After entering the Paradise Zone, will the company send someone to arrange a job for you?"

"Yes, I will arrange an easy job for me..."

Fang Zhihong told the truth, even though he didn't want to reveal it so thoroughly, he was afraid that the little devil in front of him would take away the money he had finally obtained and make him happy in vain.

However, the little devil in front of him seemed to already know the answer. He was not surprised at all by the answer he gave. After asking the question, he nodded and said: "It seems that what the company gave you is indeed the full welfare version." rewards, rather than 'punitive' rewards."

The so-called punitive rewards, those who issue rewards may give them one or two less coins, or they may not be given a job after being promoted to Area 52... These endings are of course a tragic word. They are called rewards, but in fact they are the most vicious. punishment.

Sitting on the sofa, Zhou Ming dragged his chin with his thumb and began to think about how to use the money in Fang Zhihong's hand.

Three coins can bring up to three people.

But there are a total of five people in the family. Even if the eldest brother Fang Changjie is left to inherit the position of E7 area manager, there are still four people left who need to be arranged.

It is impossible to ask Fang Zhihong not to go to Area 52. In the past two years, the effect of the slave potion has been significantly weakened. Zhou Ming does not want to waste another one on him. If he is not allowed to go, he will definitely be strongly dissatisfied. Maybe he got rid of the control directly, and then came to him to settle the score.

There is also his mother Yuan Jiali and sister Xiaojing. Zhou Ming does not have deep feelings for them, but after more than ten years of getting along with them, a stone will make people miss them a little, let alone a living person?

The biggest fear in life is leaving regrets, and Zhou Ming doesn't want to leave any regrets, so his mother and sister will go to Area 52 to live a better life under the blue sky and white clouds than in the underground mining area.

But this time, all three coins were spent.

Zhou Ming himself, what should I do?

Of course, continue on the road of murderous competition.

Those murderous competitions that mainly use cold weapons, to him now, no matter what the competition format and rules are, in front of the system space that is like a hang-up, it is like a child playing house, without any trace of it. challenge.

It's just a waste of time.

"You said you would bring your mother and your sister with you, and all three of you go to the paradise area?"

Fang Zhihong shook his head violently and said: "I want to bring it too, but Mr. Wang said that three pieces of money are only enough for one person. Three people can't bring it at all, so..." I'm sorry, I love you guys very much. Family, but there is only one ticket to heaven. I will bless you in heaven... he said in his heart.

Blah blah blah!

There was a crisp sound on the desk.

Several golden coins appeared in front of Fang Zhihong's eyes.

"Here are 8 coins, plus the 3 coins in your hand, it is enough for three people to go to Area 52. The extra 2 coins can also allow mother to find a stable job... Remember, I have given you numerous reminders. If you think about it, Area 52 is not a paradise! It is a hell full of traps...and don’t spend the money indiscriminately. It is best not to spend it at all. Keep at least one in your hand. If you don’t even have one, Congratulations, you will be taken to an unknown hell by the Zeros, a hell worse than Area 51!"

Zhou Ming said a lot of reminders. Of course, he had said these words to Fang Zhihong several times before and introduced him to a lot about Area 52. This time he emphasized them for the last time.

Fang Zhihong nodded mechanically, still in shock of the eight extra pieces of money in front of him, and filled with endless doubts in his heart: Where did the little devil get these money?

Of course Zhou Ming would not tell him the answer. Anyway, he just wanted peace of mind.

…

A week later.

After simply packing a few things, Fang Zhihong, his mother Yuan Jiali, and his sister Fang Xiaojing boarded the transport plane summoned by the company and headed for the Gate of Heaven.

Mr. Wang, the general manager of the company, was very puzzled. Wasn’t this the whole family rushing to die? But three pieces of money could indeed take away three people, so he didn't stop him.

The 21-year-old brother Fang Changjie inherited the position of E7 area manager (which is also a company reward), but he felt extremely dissatisfied that he could not go to the paradise area... Zhou Ming got through his ideological work and said that as long as he If he works diligently and continues to implement the strategies formulated by his father, within twenty years, he will be able to receive rewards from the company and go to the Paradise District to meet his parents and sister.

Fang Changjie nodded and became more energetic at work.

After taking care of the Fang family, as well as the Tie Qiang family from the previous life, as well as some relatives and friends of the Tie family, plus other miners and their families, more than 200 people including their families and their families were taken care of. Zhou Ming moved them all to a place in District 49. After settling in the semi-desert area with a lot of groundwater, it took nearly a year to transport a large amount of necessary supplies (food alone was enough for seven years), build a wind power station, and dig wells to find water.

After successfully finding groundwater in a dry river bed, I used some materials to bring back dozens of Elaeagnus saplings and a large number of Elaeagnus elegans from an indigenous village a hundred miles away. I planted the saplings and date seeds in one day. After watering three times, most of the saplings will survive. I believe that in three to five years, they will be able to grow some high-sugar-content Elaeagnus angustifolia that can be eaten as food.

"Boom~"

With a loud noise, Zhou Ming, who had solved all his worries after blowing up the underground tunnel, bid farewell to the reluctant villagers in the Mining Village, packed lightly, and rushed directly to the fire station set up in District 49, hundreds of kilometers away. I successfully signed up to participate in "The Hunger Games" at the Killing Competition Registration Point...