#123 - Chapter 123: Rat Infestation
“200,000 crystal cores require installment payments. Divided into ten installments, 20,000 crystal cores per installment, to be paid off within ten months,” Yan Fangfang stated concisely.
Suo Tonghua calculated for a moment. 500 sets of combat suits could equip 500 warriors. Wouldn't he easily earn several thousand crystal cores a day? Paying 20,000 crystal cores a month would be a piece of cake. So, he agreed:
“Alright! No problem!”
“Collateral is also required!” Yan Fangfang emphasized.
“Bang!” Suo Tonghua directly slapped the table.
“My dear niece, does Uncle Suo look like someone who defaults on debts? For such a small amount, you still want collateral?” Suo Tonghua's loud voice boomed.
“Uncle Suo, without collateral, I can't give you the goods. Uncle Zong from the Southeast Military Region even used ten transport planes as collateral,” Yan Fangfang said calmly and confidently.
That's how business negotiations are. Regardless of who the other party is, regardless of their attitude, you must not be intimidated, and you must not violate the plan.
If you show weakness or change your established plan, the mess afterward will give you an even bigger headache.
“Oh ho, Zong 'Four-Eyes' used collateral? That's fine, let's do it that way!” Suo Tonghua immediately grinned again.
Suo Tonghua wasn't just thick-skinned; he was practically shameless.
In the end, Suo Tonghua happily left with 500 sets of combat suits. The launchers hadn't arrived yet, and she would only release them after the ten transport planes arrived.
Not long after, Shen Tu Zheng Hao from the Northwest Military Region also arrived. The result of the negotiation was the same as with Suo Tonghua: 200,000 crystal cores in installments, and he eventually left with several hundred sets of combat suits.
After finishing the negotiations, Yan Fangfang calculated the total账.
This calculation shocked her.
In just one morning, the signed contracts totaled 450,000 crystal cores, with a profit of over 300,000 crystal cores after deducting costs.
“What a huge profit!” Yan Fangfang exclaimed.
This was much faster than killing zombies. No wonder her father personally went out to advertise; he had seen the profit potential.
That afternoon, Dongfang Chen delivered the first batch of 54 manufactured "Ultrasonic Emitters."
Yan Fangfang immediately notified the various military regions to come and pick up the goods.
At the same time, Yan Zhengping quickly arranged for planes to transport the equipment to the various military sub-districts under the Southwest Military Region.
The installation of the "Ultrasonic Emitter" was extremely simple.
Find a suitable location, dig a pit in the ground, put the device in, and bury it again. That's it.
Everyone had doubts: Just this thing? No electricity, no debugging, just bury it directly?
Yan Zhengping also had concerns about this, and he called Dongfang Chen on the spot.
Dongfang Chen replied that the machine was fully intelligent and did not require human intervention. If he didn't believe it, he could dig it up and check if the transmitter was still there.
When deceiving people, you must deceive completely; crystal cores are not so easy to earn.
Yan Zhengping immediately had the soldiers dig up the filled pit again. Sure enough, the device was gone.
Of course, it was gone.
The miniature queen bee disguised as a transmitter, after being buried in the soil, had already begun to extend underground, searching for a location to produce bee-ant robots.
Yan Zhengping immediately dispelled his doubts.
At the same time, the resettlement area where Hou Wenbin was located, the Jiangning Resettlement Area in Jiangning City, Suyu Province, experienced a large-scale rat attack.
As soon as the sun set, the streets and alleys of the resettlement area were filled with piles of zombie rats with blood-red eyes, in countless numbers.
People were shouting and running away.
Members of the security team laid firewood on both sides of the road, doused it with gasoline, hoping to block the rats' attack in this way.
Those who could not escape in time were gnawed on by hundreds or thousands of rats, instantly turning into skeletons.
Most of the rats were scattered and blocked outside, and people stood in the middle of different fire circles, crying and watching in despair. The rats ignited by the fire screamed and charged around, and people raised their feet to step on them, in a very embarrassing state.
But the firewood would eventually burn out, and what would await them then?
The Jiangning Resettlement Area had already reported this situation to the Southeast Military Region, hoping to receive support from the military.
Zong Zhengyue was also covered in cold sweat after learning about this situation.
“How dangerous!”
Zong Zhengyue had mortgaged the plane in the Southwest Military Region, so as soon as the transmitter arrived, he quickly sent someone to bring it back.
During the deployment process, he encountered the same doubts as Yan Zhengping, but Yan Zhengping already knew what was going on and explained it.
Zong Zhengyue also verified it, and sure enough, the transmitter was gone. That meant the device was still useful; otherwise, he would have really lost money buying it for 10,000 crystal cores.
However, he was still a little worried. Coincidentally, the Jiangning Resettlement Area called for help at this time, and he had an idea. He had someone free up a transmitter, dispatched a plane, and sent it to the Jiangning Resettlement Area at full speed.
When the crowd saw the helicopter arriving, they were overjoyed, and the hope in their eyes rose one after another.
The streets were in a mess, with bonfires and people and rats everywhere. The plane could not land, so it could only drop a rope, and the soldiers climbed down the rope with the transmitter.
After the soldiers jumped down, without saying a word, they started digging a pit on the ground.
The crowd watched his actions in confusion, not knowing what he was doing.
“Officer, should we dig one too?” someone with courage stepped forward and asked.
“No need!” the soldier replied, his hands not stopping.
