#175 - Chapter 175 Find a way to get the crystal core

Brother Zhang is a pure person, someone who dares to dedicate his life to a noble cause.

Dongfang Chen didn't think there was anything wrong with that.

With him supporting from behind the scenes, Zhang could devote himself wholeheartedly without any reservations.

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3 days later.

June 12, 2055 AD.

The first batch of 20 cooperative settlements had already sent their lists back to the Chamber of Commerce headquarters.

At the same time, the inspection team dispatched by the Chamber of Commerce had also completed on-site confirmation of the branch construction land one by one and signed the purchase contract.

The Chamber of Commerce did not actually invest any funds, but only agreed in the form of a contract that after the branch construction was completed and put into use, the land transfer fee would be transferred to the settlement's member accounts in the form of member points.

As far as the settlements were concerned, money was useless. They agreed to use member points for transactions because they valued the fact that member points could be used to purchase materials and equipment. By transferring a small piece of land, they could obtain tangible benefits, so there was no reason to disagree.

Dongfang Chen also had Niu Xingwang, in the name of the Huatong Chamber of Commerce, transfer 60 university professors from the Ministry of Culture, mainly majoring in economics, administration management, trade, and other fields.

Now that universities no longer offer classes, these experts and professors are essentially unemployed. Therefore, when the Ministry of Culture heard that the Huatong Chamber of Commerce needed lecturers, it agreed without hesitation. Being able to solve the problem of food for some people would also reduce the pressure on the Ministry of Culture.

These professor-level lecturers were all prepared for the 1,200 reserve cadres who were about to come for training.

Next, the construction of the branches would begin.

Although the micro queen bees had already been buried underground in advance, the development level of each settlement was different. The reason was that the number of zombies that could be captured around these settlements was different. Some settlements had some scattered zombie humans or zombie animals appearing nearby every day, so the queen bee would have the opportunity to obtain more crystal cores and develop faster. However, some settlements found it difficult to encounter a single zombie, so the queen bee's development was seriously lagging behind.

According to the agreement, the Chamber of Commerce had to build the branch building itself, so Dongfang Chen had to pay for this crystal core expense himself. Starting the construction of 20 branches at the same time required a budget of at least 2 million crystal cores, which was not a small number. During this period, the consumption of crystal cores due to the continuous expansion of the base could be described as astronomical. Now, the total number of crystal cores that Dongfang Chen could take out was less than 3 million, which included the crystal cores obtained from eliminating the 1 million zombies that attacked Binjiang a few days ago. Obviously, directly taking out these 2 million crystal cores would be painful for him.

"What method can I use to get some more crystal cores?" Dongfang Chen wondered.

Currently, the two largest sources of crystal cores were the Red-Clothed Sect and the military.

The number of crystal cores that the military could bring every day was relatively stable, and there would be a small increase every once in a while. However, this amount was currently at its limit, because the soldiers equipped with combat suits in the military were already operating at full capacity.

Besides that, there was only the Red-Clothed Sect as a channel.

The Red-Clothed Sect's use of zombie attacks was like sending heads from a thousand miles away to Dongfang Chen.

"Ah, I really hope that the Red-Clothed Sect can launch an attack every now and then, that would be great." Dongfang Chen sighed.

"Eh? That's right! If the Red-Clothed Sect doesn't come, I can actively create opportunities!" Dongfang Chen suddenly thought of a plan.

So, he took out his satellite phone and called Zongzhen Yue.

"Xiao Chen, are you calling because you need something?" Zongzhen Yue asked as soon as the call connected.

"Commander Zong, how is that Holy Envoy recovering?" Dongfang Chen asked.

The Holy Envoy he was referring to was one of the three Holy Envoys captured at the Suiyang Settlement not long ago.

At that time, Dongfang Chen had already agreed to let him go back, and he even sent him a prosthetic limb.

Originally, Dongfang Chen spared his life partly because he was not inherently evil, and partly because he hoped to use him to catch bigger fish.

Now it seemed that this person was really useful.

"The tendons in both hands were reattached a few days ago and are still recovering," Zongzhen Yue replied.

"How about this, I'll send a plane over to pick him up later. The next plan requires his help," Dongfang Chen said.

"Alright. But I still want to say this: the people of the Red-Clothed Sect cannot be trusted lightly. You can use him, but you must be vigilant at all times," Zongzhen Yue advised.

"Okay, I'll pay attention," Dongfang Chen replied.

"Alright! That's it then!" After speaking, Zongzhen Yue hung up the phone.

In less than two hours, Holy Envoy Number 3 was brought to the base. Accompanying him were two medical staff members. From this, it could be seen that Zongzhen Yue was still relatively meticulous.

"I still don't know your name," Dongfang Chen asked.

"Wan Peng," Holy Envoy Number 3 replied.

"Is the prosthetic limb convenient to use?" Dongfang Chen continued to ask.

"It's much better than expected. I can walk like a normal person and do some simple jumping exercises," Wan Peng replied.

"That's good. If there's an opportunity in the future, I'll help you reattach your legs," Dongfang Chen said.

"Reattach them?" Wan Peng was stunned. He didn't know what the young man in front of him meant.

"Yes, reattach them. Like growing two new legs," Dongfang Chen explained.