Chapter 554 - 293: Is This World Also an "Apocalypse"?_3
Bayer’s words struck Zhou Bai’s heart directly.
So, it would mean that the possibility of an apocalypse in this world is even higher!
"Perhaps something major has occurred across the entire continent, and only a small part knows about it," Zhou Bai said and then sighed, "We are still too weak and not qualified to know so much, but if there really is such an event, it’s indeed a big deal."
To the Stan Continent, they were nothing but newcomers.
"I will try to pay more attention to the information outside." Bayer quickly said, "Just because we don’t understand now doesn’t mean we won’t understand in the future."
"Then I’ll leave it to you! You can give a bigger bonus to the scouting personnel." Zhou Bai said directly. Bayer had such a team specifically for scouting, which, in the past, focused on resource points near Hope Village. Now, they had to expand outward.
"Alright." Bayer nodded.
"Then you go back to your business! As for this Earl, let’s leave him be for now," Zhou Bai continued.
Just treat the man as if he’s a tourist vacationing in Hope Village.
"Yes." Bayer nodded, as the affairs in the territory were indeed plentiful recently.
Not just the tourists coming from various territories, but also the various issues brought about by the surge in tourists.
And now! There was an additional task of scouting for information.
This task might become a major priority for the territory in the future.
After Bayer went off to get busy, Zhou Bai, having dealt with the Village Chief’s affairs, went straight to the warehouse.
In the warehouse.
Ding Qiurou was organizing the recently acquired supplies.
With more people in the territory, there had come more supplies since these individuals also needed to convert their resources into money.
For Hope Village, this was not a loss, because the money obtained from resources was eventually spent on the goods in Hope Village. The collected resources could then be sold in bulk to factories and shops.
For Hope Village, it was a beneficial entry and exit of goods.
Ding Qiurou took great pride in doing such work.
And as she worked on this, Ding Qiurou’s skill points continued to accumulate. Often, just with a thought, she could precisely sort items into their appropriate places, and her memory had become astonishingly good.
[Grocery Store, Merchant, Fugier requires the following items:...]
[Blacksmith Shop·Blacksmith·Harris requires the following items:...]
[Tailor Shop·Tailor·Diana requires the following items:...]
[...]
On the panel, a string of messages came through; they were various materials and items needed by several buildings in the territory.
After glancing at them, Ding Qiurou immediately started cataloging in the ledger.
No need to compare; as she recorded diligently, the content registered was exactly correct.
After entering them in the corresponding books, Ding Qiurou began to approve their requests.
Once approved, the items in the warehouse would be directly transferred to the respective buildings.
After all this, Ding Qiurou began to busy herself with the surplus finished goods. These products needed to be actively delivered to the grocery store, where the merchant Fugier would handle them.
Speaking of which, Ding Qiurou had become quite familiar with Fugier.
Fugier was a pure merchant; any item that passed into his hands would always be utilized to its greatest value.
Before his new approach, relying solely on the independent operation of the grocery store wouldn’t sell much, especially when other shops in Hope Village were abundant and their services good.
But after Fugier arrived, the sales volume of the grocery store soared, and there was nothing that couldn’t be sold.
As Ding Qiurou mused, Zhou Bai came to visit.
"Why are you free to find me? Is there something you need?" Ding Qiurou asked with a smile in her eyes.
When her husband was around, her daughter was often out early and back late, barely visible. But since her husband had left, in order to care for her emotions, her daughter had been making time to visit.
They had met the night before, and to see her again so soon was a pleasant surprise!
However, she was very aware that if it was so early, it was probably work-related.
Matching Ding Qiurou’s gentle eyes, Zhou Bai coughed lightly.
The smile on Ding Qiurou’s face instantly solidified, and her lips flattened, "You’re going out again, aren’t you? And for several days?"
As a mother who watched her child grow up, she knew what her daughter would do with just a slight change in behavior.
"Yes, I’m planning to go to Bengala Town; intermediate Demon Beasts are more numerous there, and I can level up faster." Zhou Bai, seeing that her mother had figured it out, could only honestly admit.
She had already been in a hurry to level up, and now, knowing that this world could also potentially head towards an apocalypse, that urgency had intensified.
The territory needed to be stronger so that it could better withstand the storms of the future.
"How long will you go for?" Ding Qiurou asked.
"The timing is uncertain. I plan to return after getting promoted to an Intermediate Professional." Zhou Bai said directly.
"Will you be alone?" Ding Qiurou frowned.
"No, I’m not that brave! Near Hope Village I dare to go alone, but not that far away. I’ll take a few soldier teams with me," Zhou Bai declared.
This leveling wasn’t just for her; there were also members of the soldier team!
"Then be careful." Her lips moved before she finally said, "I will." Zhou Bai promised, "And there’s one more thing I need your help with—the hiring of NPCs. After I get promoted, I can operate it from the panel. When I leave the territory, I can’t summon them, but I can entrust the task to someone else. Right now, you’re the only one I can entrust."
"No problem, leave it to me. Hire all of them, right?"
"Right, hire them all, then you can just send them to Bayer."
"Okay." Ding Qiurou readily accepted.
"Well, Mom, goodbye." Zhou Bai gave Ding Qiurou a hug and then turned to leave.
After walking a short distance, she raised her hand and waved back to Ding Qiurou.
Watching Zhou Bai’s departing figure, Ding Qiurou pursed her lips and then continued with her busy tasks.
What she could do was to watch over the rear for her daughter.