Chapter 425 Food, clothing, housing and transportation
Life is full of worries, but lack of money probably accounts for nine out of ten of them.
Lu Ping'an lived a good life in Changping for a short period of time, but soon due to the practical reason of "no money", he was ready to return to the ancient city and make final preparations before departure.
It's not that he can't afford the rent of the hotel, but that he has to save some money for his "departure funds" in the future.
"The information on the Demonic Land has almost been collected. I can't afford and don't have the qualifications to buy further information. It's time to purchase more supplies, but once it involves 'infrastructure', the price is really outrageous."
Although in just a few days, there are some more things in the courtyard, and the changes are very obvious.
After the garden in the courtyard, there is another farmland, in which some simple metal puppets are working.
After giving Fang Wen some trust, Lu Pingan purchased a batch of metal parts for her and also asked her to create some simple labor forces to facilitate her movement.
But unlike real spiritual creations, these were simple metal puppets that needed to be controlled by her personally. This was not because Lu Pingan was still guarding her, but because Lu Pingan simply couldn't afford real spiritual materials.
Throwing her out would allow her to solve the problem on her own, but everyone knows this is impossible.
Now, under Fang Wen's control, those seeding machines, with one hand a fork and one hand a shovel, and the other a claw, are rapidly plowing the fields and planting the first batch of seeds.
"Tsk, this kind of stuff is really expensive."
Wheat Seed Harvest No. 1 and Rice Seed Green No. 3 are specially processed "slightly contaminated seeds".
They are indeed food, and their growth rate is more than twice that of ordinary crops, and their yield is also more than twice that of ordinary crops. A four-fold increase in the same field is expected, and in a living place like a courtyard, a ten-fold increase is normal.
They are the careful products of gardeners, and like other quasi-pollution magic plants, they can absorb pollution from the earth for "purification".
The food they produce is not a polluted product, but the taste is more subtle. The output and production speed have been accelerated, so don't expect them to taste better than similar products.
Like other "mass-produced seeds", this thing will quickly deteriorate with repeated sowing, but in a living place like the courtyard, it is no problem to plant it for three or four seasons.
When Lu Ping'an takes the time, he will improve the "seed" by himself, and it won't be a problem then.
"It's very worthwhile. In fact, the biggest headache when traveling in foreign lands is always the logistics problem, and logistics, in the final analysis, means eating and drinking."
Each world has its own rules and "principles". Plants from foreign lands may not be able to grow locally, and even if they survive, there is a high chance that they will undergo various mutations.
Local plants and food breed local basic rules. If "outsiders" eat them, they will include themselves in the cycle of this world. This is not a bad thing in most worlds, but in some worlds, it may not be a good thing.
The problem in this aspect is huge, but if there is no independent demiplane like the "courtyard", it seems that "eating food from another world" is the only option. Of course, you can eat the "logistics supply line" in your hometown, but that
The price starts at about a hundred times.
Lu Pingping farms in the courtyard not to "not eat food from another world", but to have the option not to eat it when necessary, and at the same time, there is no need to worry about running out of food under any circumstances.
Lu Pingan himself didn't care much about this, but Da Mao and Fang Wen repeatedly emphasized its importance and regarded it as a top priority, and Lu Pingan did not refuse.
".You have never seen a bag of rice exchanged for a silver weapon, just wait and see."
Since they attach so much importance to Lu Ping An, there is no reason to hinder her.
"If it's a different world, gold coins are sometimes not as good as stones, but food is often hard currency."
This statement is indeed quite reasonable. If you encounter an area hit by natural or man-made disasters, outsiders should open up the situation and spread some disaster relief, which is more effective than any letter of recommendation.
Eating wheat and rice is obviously not possible. In addition, several bread workshops and mechanical processing lines were purchased to facilitate simple processing of grain. But if it is to be started for a long time, it can only wait for the arrival of external labor force.
Lu Ping'an also became more and more sure of the cheating aspects of "Courtyard", and with the help of these veterans, he could truly develop it.
Lu Ping'an came one by one for basic necessities, food, shelter, and transportation. He proposed a resolution to purchase armaments, but it was rejected without hesitation by the veterans at the internal decision-making meeting.
"How much money do you have now? You don't have enough money to buy a few brass items. It's better to solve the logistical problem."
The food was barely solved, and the next step was the clothes.
Textile factories are labor-intensive industries, and this stuff is also hard currency in many worlds. But after thinking about it for a while, Lu Pingan chose to give up.
"Let's not talk about the high pollution (chemical pollution) of the upstream and downstream industries. We can't handle just the raw materials. The animal husbandry and silk industries are too big and we can't handle them now."
So, the simplest thing is for Lu Ping'an to purchase a batch of cheap clothes. They only require quantity and basic quality. The styles and materials are not particular at all. Now the Rebirth Chamber of Commerce cannot make the equipment needed by professionals and can only meet the needs of ordinary people.
required.
In this regard, Da Mao and the others were still insistent. It didn't matter if the journey was safe. When they saw that it didn't cost much, they just approved it.
The next step is to "live" naturally. After that, the permanent population in the courtyard will increase, for example. It's impossible for everyone to live in the "private rooms" of the bank building. Not only is the space insufficient, but it also consumes life points.
"You can expand the number of rooms by spending life points? Can you also unlock new rules buildings? Haha, no money, farewell."
So, outsource cement and construction equipment and let the "robots" work hard overtime? You can play this way, but it is already too late. It is only 20 days before departure. Who dares to live in the building that has been repaired at this time?
"There is an additional way you can try. Instead of having a 'demiplane' on campus, you can try to move the buildings inside it to your courtyard."
"That's okay?!" Lu Ping'an thought thoughtfully, thinking of the club station he hadn't been to for a long time.
But if you think about it carefully, it seems that there is no problem at all.
It's just that this is the school's asset. The school probably didn't expect anyone to steal the building.
"To make up for it afterwards, as long as you haven't graduated, that's your world. Will this still be a problem after two or three years?"
"Okay, done."
Therefore, Lu Ping'an made a plan to "become a thief".
However, this kind of "relocation" is not that simple. If you want to keep both areas intact, you need the help of professionals.
In order for the community base to remain stable after "digging out a piece", it needs the help of a "constructor". Lu Ping'an knew a quasi-constructor, who was his former classmate for a short period of time, but it was obviously not enough.
On our side, we need architectural talents, and preferably the help of architects, so that the "building" can successfully take root.
"Tsk, it's still a bit troublesome. If it doesn't work, let's just set up a tent this time."
In just twenty days, Lu Ping An was not sure he could complete the project.
The last thing for food, clothing, housing and transportation is naturally various vehicles. In this regard, Lu Pingan originally planned to simply purchase various motorcycles and other simple vehicles (which were too expensive to afford), but Big Cat stopped him.
"The physical rules of many worlds are different. Purely mechanical creations may become scrap metal wherever they go. I'm not asking you to tame Warcraft. You can't afford it now, but acquiring some bicycles shouldn't be a big problem. Those simple physical bearings, on the contrary,
It works in most worlds."
The most practical way is to spend life points to unlock the "zoo" and tame various transportation monsters. In fact, the number of rideable transportation monsters on the market has at least doubled in a short period of time, which is enough to show that many people do this.
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However, Lu Ping'an couldn't do this either. Not only did he lack the "rules" for taming animals, he also didn't have that many points.
After satisfying basic needs such as "food, clothing, housing and transportation" for a while, Lu Ping'an's small treasury and the club's activity funds are all at the bottom. If this exploration fails, he can probably enjoy the life of a laity in advance.
But the sky is the limit, or in other words, officials have already thought of the needs of explorers.
"Can you use your explorer qualifications to get a direct interest-free loan, with a limit of one million? Are these people supposed to be living Bodhisattvas?!"