Chapter 121: Recruiting

Xu Feng also knew that there used to be a camp near Xijing City that had upgraded to a city-level camp. Inside, a house less than 100 square meters in size was sold for over 10 million Fate Points.

Just as Xu Feng was about to give up, a white light flickered beside Su Zhangshi, and the town mayor, Nüwa, appeared next to him.

“Xu Feng!” Nüwa said with a bright smile.

Su Zhangshi was very surprised by Nüwa’s sudden arrival. He bowed to her and then stood behind her without speaking, only looking at Xu Feng with curiosity and questions in his eyes.

“Hello, Mayor Nüwa,” Xu Feng said.

Since he had interacted with Nüwa before, Xu Feng felt much more at ease talking to her than to Su Zhangshi.

“This camp was originally contributed by you without any charge. You have done a great service,” Nüwa said. “If you wish to purchase houses or empty land here, we can give you up to ten properties for free. Beyond ten, you can buy them at half price.”

“Hiss—” Su Zhangshi’s eyes widened. Hearing Nüwa’s words, he clenched his hand in shock, accidentally pulling out a strand of his beard.

“Is this real?” Xu Feng felt as if he had been struck by a lucky prize. For a moment, he felt slightly dizzy, as if he had won a ten-million jackpot before the apocalypse.

“That’s right. You can think it over. Su Zhangshi, you are responsible for handling this matter,” Nüwa said. After speaking, she transformed into shimmering, crystal-clear white light and disappeared.

At this point, Su Zhangshi’s gaze toward Xu Feng had completely changed. He spoke very respectfully, “Mr. Xu, you may freely choose ten houses or empty plots. I suggest you pick this one, this one, and also this empty land…”

Su Zhangshi quickly selected the ten best-positioned and largest houses and empty plots, pointing them out to Xu Feng.

Xu Feng carefully compared them and nodded in satisfaction. He said, “Su Zhangshi, let’s go with your suggestion.”

Now that he owned ten properties and lands in Nuwa Town, it was like owning ten villas in the capital in his previous life. The potential for appreciation was enormous.

After making his selection, Xu Feng left the town office and went to one of the houses he had initially favored.

This house was located at a crossroads in the town center, a very prime location. Xu Feng planned to convert it into a Blacksmith Shop to sell various types of equipment.

Standing in front of the single-story house, information about it appeared in Xu Feng’s mind.

“Building Name: A Single-Story House. Can be renovated. Area: 104 square meters…”

“Convert into a Blacksmith Shop. Set up three Forging workshops…” Xu Feng began to renovate the house.

Soon, the house was enveloped in a layer of white light, and its structure began to change.

In a short while, a brand-new building rose from the ground. The entire structure was made of blue-gray stone, simple yet elegant. The front was a shop for selling various items, and the back had three Forging workshops.

Since it was only a Level 1 Blacksmith Shop, the Forging workshops were only at the basic level. In the future, when upgraded, they could advance to intermediate, advanced, and top-tier levels.

System: Would you like to hire a shop assistant?

“Huh? There’s such a setting?” Xu Feng was startled, then opened the shop assistant hiring interface.

The hiring interface displayed rows of names, along with personal details and hiring prices.

Xu Feng glanced over them. This page was filled with “NPC”-like characters, and their hiring prices were quite high.

Similar to online games, each hired NPC was categorized by attributes into White Quality, Green, Blue, Purple, and Golden Quality.

Since no one else had opened a shop in Nuwa Town yet, Xu Feng could freely choose from these high-quality assistants.

Xu Feng was about to hire the only two Golden Quality assistants but hesitated. He then clicked on the gray, inconspicuous hiring interface next to it.

This hiring interface was filled with Earth’s Chosen looking for jobs—real humans like Xu Feng.

The number of people here was dozens of times greater than the NPC page, and the hiring prices varied drastically.

Even a White Quality NPC assistant cost 800 Fate Points per month. On the Earth’s Chosen page, most were priced at just a few dozen or even a dozen Fate Points. Many were even free, requiring only food and shelter, their cheapness almost heartbreaking to see.

Xu Feng was not a saint, nor was he running a charity. Though he sighed at the hardships humans faced, he couldn’t hire someone just because they were the most pitiable.

The information here was verified by the System, also known as Earth’s Will, so there was no possibility of false details.

Xu Feng carefully browsed through the list and, after a while, selected one person.

“Name: Zhang Min. Gender: Female. Age: 36. Strength: Ordinary Person. Personal Intro: Executive Director of Limei International Group. Served for 8 years. During her tenure…”

This profile was about 300 words long, detailing the person’s experiences.

Xu Feng knew about Limei International. It was a multinational company based in Linhai City. Initially, it was a small company with registered capital of only two million. However, in just a few years, it attracted investments from several venture capital firms, rapidly grew, went public, and soon became a multinational giant.

For ordinary people, the rise of Limei International was nothing short of a miracle.

“Zhang Min, Zhang Min…” Xu Feng tapped his fingers lightly. He seemed to have heard this name in his previous life—she was the logistics director of a major guild in Xijing, managing dozens of shops and providing substantial financial support to the guild.

Back then, Xu Feng was in a tavern and overheard someone boasting that Zhang Min had once been the Executive Director of Limei International in Linhai City. Since she was from the same city as Xu Feng, he paid closer attention. However, Xu Feng had never actually met this Zhang Min.

“Xijing is over 300 kilometers from Linhai. How could an ordinary person with her strength make it from Linhai to Xijing? Maybe it’s just someone with the same name,” Xu Feng thought. “Regardless, I should meet her and see.”

Subsequently, Xu Feng selected Zhang Min.

After he chose Zhang Min, her profile grayed out, and no one else could select her. Until Xu Feng gave up hiring her, others would be unable to hire Zhang Min.

At the edge of Nuwa Town, there was a large grassland where ordinary people with less than One-Star Strength lived. Most were women and children.

The grassland was densely packed with simple tents. Some had only a blanket or a plastic sheet. A faint smell of sewage lingered in the air, making the place look no different from a slum.

“Mom, I’m hungry~” a little girl of about three or four years old said, sucking her thumb as she looked up at her mother.

“Be good, Niu Niu. When Mom finds a job, I’ll buy you food,” Zhang Min hugged her daughter tightly, her face filled with sorrow.