After arranging for the workers to unload the goods, it was already past one o'clock in the afternoon.
It was mealtime.
So, Chen Yong instructed his subordinate foreman to take the workers out for a hot pot to warm up, while he forcibly pulled Xu Zhengyang into his pickup truck.
"Ah Zheng..."
Chen Yong sat in the driver's seat, his face filled with hesitation, wanting to say something but holding back.
Having worked in construction his entire life, he had seen all kinds of people.
Because of this, he understood that the worst thing in life is to speak too deeply with someone you don't know well! After a moment of thought, Chen Yong couldn't help but remind Xu Zhengyang, "You have a big boss behind you, and you probably know more about the inside story than I do.
Right now, not only are the prices of gold and food skyrocketing, but even the price of salt has doubled.
All signs indicate that the peaceful days we have now may not last much longer.
I understand that you want to make the shelter for your boss perfect; after all, if you take someone's money, you should do the job well.
But..."
At this point, Chen Yong changed his tone, "If the world really descends into chaos, what will you do? You're a man; do you think your boss will let you stay in that shelter? Even if your boss has a conscience and lets you in, will you end up being his servant for life?"
"This..."
Xu Zhengyang didn't expect Chen Yong wanted to say these things, and for a moment, he didn't know how to respond.
But Chen Yong didn't realize this.
Seeing Xu Zhengyang silent, he assumed he was right.
So, with a sincere expression, Chen Yong said to Xu Zhengyang, "After you told me last time, I also built a shelter under the yard of my house on the outskirts of the city.
I built it for myself, so the materials are definitely not as solid as your boss's.
But anyway, my shelter can handle some emergencies.
I've discussed it with your aunt and your brother's family, and we all agreed to leave two rooms for you in the shelter.
If you finish your work for your boss and have nowhere to go, just come find your uncle anytime.
Don't worry.
When the time comes, your uncle will treat you like his own son; no one will make you suffer!"
"Uncle Chen..."
Hearing this, Xu Zhengyang felt a warmth in his heart, his voice a bit choked.
He didn't expect Chen Yong to care about him so much, even reserving two rooms for him in the shelter he built!
Seeing Xu Zhengyang's eyes redden, Chen Yong kindly patted his head and chuckled, "Your dad and I are old comrades.
You've helped me so much these past few months.
If I don't do something for you, when I go down in a few years, I won't have the face to see your dad."
Xu Zhengyang took a deep breath to calm himself.
His childhood was not happy.
So, Xu Zhengyang cherished every person who treated him sincerely.
He then took out his phone.
First, he settled the account for the machine tools with Chen Yong, then transferred five million to him, saying, "Uncle Chen, I've been with the boss for so long; this is my salary.
Take this money, and don't hesitate to use it to improve our shelter!"
Seeing the amount appear in his company's accounts, Chen Yong quickly said, "What are you doing? Quickly take it back!
If your aunt finds out about this, I won't be able to sleep in the house for a month..."
Before Chen Yong could finish his sentence, Xu Zhengyang interrupted him seriously, "Money won't be worth anything soon! We need to take advantage of the fact that people still recognize its value and quickly exchange it for various supplies and hard currency!
I'm giving you my money.
I just want you to make our shelter better, so when I come over in the future, I can live more comfortably, right?"
"This..."
Chen Yong was stunned, his mind racing.
At that moment, Xu Zhengyang firmly slapped Chen Yong's hand and earnestly said, "Uncle! The world is about to change!
Time is tight; you need to take the money and arrange things quickly!"
"Okay."
Chen Yong, having been tempered in the fires of hardship, quickly shifted his mindset.
He then seriously told Xu Zhengyang, "Uncle knows the gravity of the situation; I'll go arrange it right away!"
...
Ten minutes later.
Xu Zhengyang discussed some details with Chen Yong, and then they waved goodbye.
Watching Chen Yong drive away in his pickup, even in the cold winter, Xu Zhengyang felt warm all over, a smile of understanding unconsciously appearing on his face.
*Half an hour later.
After using the Dimensional Space Pocket to bring all the machine tools to the mechanical workshop and powering them up,
the system notification appeared before him as he wished: [Time-limited Challenge Task: Mechanical Processing Workshop (Completed)]
[Reward: [Building Effect: Ingenious Craftsmanship]]
...
[Building Effect: Ingenious Craftsmanship]
[Effect: When you work in the mechanical processing workshop, the parts you process will surely succeed, and the parts will reach maximum processing precision.]
[Evaluation: Processing Immortal!]
"Parts will surely succeed? And they will reach maximum processing precision?" Xu Zhengyang was shocked!
After seeing the specific attributes of the Ingenious Craftsmanship building effect.
Even though Xu Zhengyang had never been involved in mechanical processing before, as long as he was in the processing workshop, his mechanical processing ability would directly reach the level of those eighth-level workers from decades ago!
Now.
As long as Xu Zhengyang wanted, he could even take the various raw materials he had just bought and directly craft an AK47 by hand in the workshop!
"Indeed, the rewards for tasks are proportional to their difficulty!"
Xu Zhengyang was extremely excited, then he opened the task list to check the latest mainline task:
[Mainline Task: Precision Processing Workshop (In Progress)]
[From large items like car refrigerators to small items like mobile phone radios.
Living in the 21st century, you have long been accustomed to the comfort and convenience brought by various electronic devices.
But in the apocalypse.
Factories are shut down, electronic products are extremely scarce, and you must have the ability to maintain your various devices.]
[Task Objective: Build a precision processing workshop (not less than 25 square meters);
Collect/Manufacture various related tools (multimeter, oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer, non-contact voltage tester, PCB ruler, hot air gun, electric soldering iron, solder, solder sucker, rosin, etc.)]
[Task Reward: [Building Effect: Overclock]]
"Has this returned to a regular task?" Xu Zhengyang felt a bit disappointed after seeing the task details.
In today's stable society, various materials and tools can be bought as long as one is willing to spend money! Xu Zhengyang wished that all the tasks he triggered were time-limited challenge tasks, so he could accumulate more resources for his shelter while it was convenient.
Otherwise, if he triggered time-limited challenge tasks when the apocalypse arrives, not only would it be difficult to complete, but it would also require a bit of luck.