dognovel Chapter 377 Earning Crystals
Chapter 377 Earning Crystals
At 11:6 AM on June 25th, Li Chenglong, Yun Lan, Ma Tiancheng, Shen Menghua, Zheng Yong, Feng Tian, and Qi Guoan slowly disembarked from the X2 passenger spaceship and returned to Dawn City. Yesterday, as representatives of Dawn City, they attended the celebration banquet held in Yanjing. After a month of hard work, headquarters had finally completed its relocation and settled in Yanjing.
At last night's celebration banquet, leaders from various large and medium-sized bases were present. A grand ceremony was originally planned, but Chen Guoqiang stopped it. He stated that although Yanjing had undergone some initial repairs, much was still in need of reconstruction, and the ceremony could be held after the construction was completed.
Last night, Li Chenglong and the others didn't just go out for dinner. He gathered together the leaders of various bases who had good relations with Dawn City, took out the video of the super rifle and sent it to them. At the same time, he also uploaded the recorded video of the super potion to everyone's crystal phones.
Li Chenglong said with a smile, "After Dawn City was upgraded to the highest level, we didn't acquire many new things. The only two things we can offer are these two treasures. Currently, my space factory can produce 500 super rifles a day. The super potion cannot be sold yet. We have to wait ten days until all of us level 10 ability users have taken the potion. That's when it will be available."
Shangguan Jingyun immediately inquired about a question everyone was concerned about: the price. Having cooperated amicably for so long, Li Chenglong said, "The cost of a super-powered rifle is 3 blue crystals. Since we're friends, I'll only earn 1 blue crystal from each rifle. As for the super potions, the 5000 we exchanged have already been used up internally, so I have to produce the rest myself. The cost per potion isn't high, less than one-fifth of a level 9 crystal. For you, my price is 3 level 9 crystals for 10 super potions, buy 100 and get 10 free. What do you think?"
Everyone nodded, feeling that the price was quite reasonable. Li Chenglong then said, "However, let me make this clear beforehand: this is only a friendly price for you friends. If I find out that you're buying goods from me and then reselling them elsewhere at a higher price, I will stop supplying you. I hope you can understand. Of course, this will be stated in the contract." Everyone expressed their understanding and assured him that this would not happen.
At the celebration banquet, Wang Ruyan specifically thanked Li Chenglong, who had given each of the ten participants a psionic apple after the martial arts tournament. She gave the apple to her younger brother, enabling him to become a dual-elemental ability user.
Now, Li Chenglong makes a trip to Industrial Zone 1, Industrial Zone 2, and the Logistics Department every week. In the Industrial Zones, he mainly collects large quantities of semi-finished products or parts manufactured there, while at the Logistics Department he collects various metals, such as gold, silver, copper, iron, nickel, and so on.
Besides the internal supplies provided by departments in Dawn City, Li Chenglong also placed orders through Dawn City with Feiyun Base, Qingshui Base, Black Gold City, and other locations. With these supplies, he was able to continuously produce various equipment through the space factory.
Currently, Li Chenglong's space factory has over twenty fully automated production lines, with a large number of fully automated robots assisting in production. However, some production lines are not currently operational, such as the Tyrannosaurus Rex fighter production line. This is because Li Chenglong feels that the current number of Tyrannosaurus Rex fighters is sufficient for now; having too many wouldn't be ideal. In addition, the Tyrannosaurus Rex fighters are relatively expensive, and other bases are not very interested in purchasing them.
At the same time, Li Chenglong was very grateful to Cecily, El, and Tris, and of course, Teacher Lena. When Cecily and Erica left, they provided three X2 spaceships and gave Li Chenglong a large amount of metals and minerals unique to their alien planet. El and Tris, in turn, gave his space factory equipment a major overhaul, replacing the old machines with the latest machines from their planet Hyland, and also gave him a huge amount of spare parts and various components.
Although Teacher Lena had only come in an avatar, before disappearing, she handed over the results and technologies her son had researched his entire life to Li Chenglong. At the same time, she also sent a large quantity of metals unique to various alien planets and components of their planet's latest technology. It was with these things, combined with his space factory, that Dawn City was able to possess so many things far surpassing contemporary Earth technology.
During lunch, Li Chenglong said to Yunlan, "Wife, I'm planning to go to Europe." Yunlan asked in surprise, "Europe? Did the commander talk to you about something yesterday at noon?"
Li Chenglong nodded: "Yes, the commander called me here for one reason, and for another reason, I also want to go to Europe to see the situation. Although China has already issued a series of measures, there are still constant attacks from dark races in Europe, making it difficult for many bases to defend against them and causing them great distress. Rather than that, I might as well go to Europe to see if I can solve this problem."
Although Yunlan was very reluctant, considering the current situation in China, he nodded and said, "Alright, I agree to let you go, but you must be careful." Now that he had Yunlan's support, and considering that he had already talked with Zheng Yong, Ma Tiancheng, Feng Tian, and others, the trip to Europe was naturally put on the agenda.
Yunlan asked, "When are you planning to go? Who are you going with?" Li Chenglong thought for a moment before replying, "Today is the 25th, and I'll set off early on the 28th. I don't need anyone to go with me; I'll just transform into my armored form and fly there. It's actually safer for me to go alone. If I were to take someone with me, I might not be able to take care of them and it could cause danger."
The two of them are usually too busy, and the only time they can spend together is when they go to sleep at night. However, they are often too busy to talk much. Li Chenglong feels a little guilty about this. He actually wanted to go with Yunlan this time so that they could see what Europe is like and have some time alone together.
However, he also knew that Dawn City needed a top expert to be in charge. Although Dawn City was developing very well at present, he and Yun Lan were the only top experts. None of the others, whether they were superhumans or awakened individuals, were level 12.
He then picked up Yunlan and carried her into the bedroom, where they lay down on the bed and began to chat. Yunlan said somewhat shyly, "Darling, I want to discuss something with you. Could our next child have the surname Qi? My mother has always regretted not giving my father a son, so I'd like our next child to have the surname Qi."
Li Chenglong shook his head: "No, our children must all have the surname Li. Don't misunderstand, it's not that I'm unwilling, it's just that it's impossible. Children born to the same parents but with different surnames will definitely cause problems in the future. I once saw a news report about a similar situation. The younger child, because he had his mother's surname and was younger, received more attention, especially from his maternal grandparents, which led to many conflicts between the two brothers and problems within the family."
Li Chenglong looked at Yunlan and smiled, saying, "Besides, both Mom and Dad are now superhumans. Dad is a level 10 earth-type and Mom is a level 10 wind-type. Do they still look like they're in their fifties? They're probably only in their thirties. Superhumans have such long lifespans; a level 10 superhuman can live at least six hundred years. So, we can have Mom and Dad have another child and let them raise them. Wouldn't that be better?"
Yunlan's eyes widened: "Is this okay? I already have a child, and now my parents are giving me a younger brother?" Li Chenglong kissed Yunlan on the cheek: "Of course it's okay. With so many people with superpowers now, this kind of thing will definitely become more and more common in the future. Besides, I heard about this kind of thing several times before the apocalypse. Couples who are close to fifty years old gave birth to a younger brother for their married daughter or son. They were too old to raise him, but our parents have hundreds of years to raise him."
Li Chenglong talked for a long time, finally getting Yunlan over her psychological hurdle. He checked the time; it was already 2 PM. He covered Yunlan with a summer blanket and let her sleep for a while before leaving the Dawn Tower. It was nearing the end of the month, and the advanced Dawn Rice growing in her spiritual energy space had been harvested, and a new round of planting had begun.
After being harvested by automated harvesting robots, the premium Dawn rice is placed in a space factory where it is dried using specialized machinery. After drying, it enters the production line for a series of processing steps before being packaged into 50kg bags of premium Dawn rice. Because he was preparing to go to Europe and didn't know when he would be able to return, he came to the logistics department to deliver this shipment of 9000 tons of premium Dawn rice to Yun Qian.
As Yunlan leveled up to level 12, her psionic space expanded to 8 square kilometers, including 5 square kilometers of natural areas and 3 square kilometers of storage areas. Li Chenglong's psionic space was 16 square kilometers, including a 2-square-kilometer space factory, a 4-square-kilometer storage area, and a full 10 square kilometers of natural areas. However, according to Long Ling and Feng Ling'er, their psionic spaces had reached their limit and would not expand further.
Li Chenglong used 1 square kilometer to plant 10 psionic apple trees, psionic persimmon trees, and flame fruit trees. In addition to these fruit trees, there were also psionic pear trees, apricot trees, plum trees, etc., but these trees only produced large and delicious fruits, without any other special effects.
Another 2 square kilometers are used to grow various vegetables and fruits, and there are even hundreds of acres of flower fields, including 200 acres of black orchids. The last 7 square kilometers are all used to grow high-grade Dawn Rice.
Yunlan also replanned her 5-square-kilometer natural area, allocating 1.5 square kilometers to plant flame fruit trees and various melons, fruits, and vegetables. After Li Chenglong's supernatural honey was a success, she followed his example and planted several hundred acres of flower fields, and began raising supernatural bees. Yunlan also planted high-grade Dawn Rice on the remaining 3.5 square kilometers.
Based on this calculation, the two of them have planted 10.5 square kilometers of advanced Dawn Rice in the natural area of their spiritual energy space. One square kilometer is 1500 mu of land. Assuming an yield of 1000 kilograms per mu for advanced Dawn Rice, the two of them can harvest 15750 tons of advanced Dawn Rice per month. Even after deducting the seeds to be kept and the losses from refining them into advanced Dawn Rice, they can still harvest 12000 tons of advanced Dawn Rice per month.
After discussing it, the two decided to set aside 1000 tons of high-grade Dawn Rice each month as reserve grain, give 8000 tons to Dawn City, and sell 3000 tons to earn crystals.
Since their natural area within their spiritual energy space was so large, it was impossible for them to cultivate it themselves. Li Chenglong exchanged 200 various automated robots with Lilith and placed them in their natural area. These robots could automatically absorb the small amount of spiritual energy the two of them used as power, working day and night, 24 hours a day, completely eliminating their worries.
3000 tons of high-grade Dawn Rice are being sold to the public, with each ton costing 10 level 8 crystals. Although this price seems expensive, it is extremely sought after and sells out as soon as it is released.