DipNovel Chapter 99 Persuasion, Winning Hearts and Minds, and Making the Most of Resources 1
Chapter 99 Persuasion, Winning Hearts and Minds, and Making the Most of Resources 1
Chapter 99 Persuasion, Winning Hearts and Minds, and Making the Most of Resources
Meng Lingshi stood with one hand on her hip, sizing up the man who kept staring at her.
"Brother, stop looking, little sister will conjure one for you."
She raised her hand to transform, but Jiang Xin jumped several feet away. After standing still, he quickly waved his hand: "No need, I'm afraid I'll see something I shouldn't see and be silenced by the Golden Sunflower later."
He turned to look at Lu Sheng, hesitated for a long time, and finally sighed.
Lu Sheng knew that things had succeeded.
Jiang Xin noticed Lu Sheng's undisguised smile, but he also knew very well that cooperating with Lu Sheng did have its benefits, because Lu Sheng could always give him some unexpected surprises.
He thought about it and realized that he might have to leave the camp in the near future and go to his family's underground bunker for refuge.
So he decided to help Lu Sheng one last time before leaving.
He said, "Lu Sheng, I think if you want to secure more resources, you can make some compromises and make flexible use of your only current strength."
Hearing this, Lu Sheng looked at him curiously.
But before Jiang Xin could explain, he understood what the other party meant.
The greatest help his camp can provide is shelter, offering refuge to those who are displaced, a function that becomes especially important when disaster strikes.
However, the number of people that this camp can support is very limited.
Even if the entire camp is upgraded a second time and expanded fourfold, it doesn't mean that the number of people it can accommodate will increase fourfold.
Food, energy, and how to mediate conflicts between people with different stances—these will become particularly troublesome issues as the number of people increases.
In addition, he was actually worried about something else: what if the family found out about the camp's expansion during this period and sent even more people over?
The family's arrangements for Lu Sheng were explained very clearly in the previous communication.
That is, the reason they didn't allow Lu Sheng into the underground bunker wasn't to exclude him from the Lu family, but because they needed Lu Sheng to serve as the family's second camp, protecting some less important people.
This reason sounds plausible, but it also implies that they will not be sending just one group of people.
If they knew that the land-based camp was developing well and already had enough power to deal with the impending eternal night.
They might send even more people over. Lu Sheng could refuse, but they could send those people over directly. If Lu Sheng refused, he would just have to watch them die outside.
Lu Sheng admitted that he couldn't be that heartless.
However, he thought of something: the fundamental issue is still a matter of development. The concern arises because the level of development cannot accommodate the number of people who need to be supported.
If I can develop the entire camp to a size larger than the second-upgraded camp within these two months, then I will be able to shelter more people in the eternal night.
After that, when the eternal night fades and spring arrives, I will have a camp that is far more powerful than before.
Thinking about this, he felt a sense of clarity and understanding.
So he clapped his hands together, making a "smack" sound.
"I understand what you mean. It is indeed a very good idea. You are a genius."
Seeing Lu Sheng suddenly become excited, Jiang Xin felt that the other party might have misunderstood part of his meaning.
However, he didn't mind. Seeing how happy the other person was, he figured they must have thought of something really good to get through this difficult time ahead.
He then gently exhaled and smiled.
"I will compile your requirements into a report and send it over."
If you don't mind, I'll exaggerate a bit, for example, that you've already reached a deep cooperation agreement with Golden Sunflower.
Lu Sheng felt that his word choice was not precise enough, so he corrected him.
"Jiang Xin, there are some things we can tell the truth about."
I'm not a high-profile person, but I never hide myself.
Our partnership with Golden Sunflower is not just a deep collaboration, but a long-term, strategic, and in-depth collaboration.
"Look at the people here. I have weapons that they have built with huge sums of money, weapons that can rival the Six Fiends."
As he said this, he noticed that Meng Lingshi's expression was not very good, and he quickly explained, "This was just something I wrote in a report to bluff, sister, don't take it to heart."
Meng Lingshi glared at him and turned his head away.
Lu Sheng continued to boast: "Besides that, we also have trusted confidants sent by their executives, influential figures favored by their top leaders, and core senior intellectuals among them."
These people can draw conclusions that would otherwise require sophisticated instruments, simply by glancing at the ruins.
Lu Sheng felt that his words were completely reasonable.
Su Caiwei's parents are indeed high-ranking members of Golden Sunflower, that's for sure.
Cheng Qiushui did indeed survive because she was favored by higher-ups, and that's not a lie.
Song Yan immediately sensed that the Eternal Night might be approaching.
Although this conclusion was actually based on a detailed investigation, it is not an exaggeration to say so.
Listening to what Lu Sheng said, Jiang Xin felt that he had exaggerated a bit too much.
But considering how quickly his camp had developed and how he had some extraordinary people around him, it didn't seem unreasonable to help him improve it.
In fact, he knew absolutely nothing about the people around Lu Sheng who claimed to be from the Golden Sunflower.
He also tried to look up information on these people, but not only did he not find anything, he also received a warning from his family, telling him not to tamper with the database to look up these things.
Lu Sheng appeared increasingly mysterious in his eyes, but this mystery had its limits.
For example, this time, when Lu Sheng told him that he had not been selected to enter the family's underground bunker, Jiang Xin understood that Lu Sheng might have some abilities, but his abilities were not that valuable in the eyes of the Lu family.
However, for himself as a collaborator, Rikuo's abilities were already sufficient.
"Okay, okay."
"Don't worry for now. I'll polish the report that's about to be submitted in detail to ensure that every request of yours is well conveyed to the family. The issue of supplies should be resolved."
Lu Sheng then led Meng Lingshi away from the communication point set up by Jiang Xin. He completely blocked any news about Yongye, so the entire camp was peaceful and harmonious.
There was no sense of tension that a disaster was about to strike in a few months.
"By the way, Ling Shi, I'm sorry about earlier."
After leaving Jiang Xin's residence, Lu Sheng apologized again for what he had just said.
"I know you don't really like that nickname, but it was just a slip of the tongue at the time."
Meng Lingshi waved his hand: "I'm not as petty as you think."
By the way, I have some good news to tell you.
"Golden Sunflower sent me a message through a secret channel. The gist of it was that in preparation for the upcoming major disaster, they hoped that I and some other people who came with me would stay in this camp for the time being to help with disaster prevention."
If you're absolutely certain you can't solve the problem, then consider returning to the Golden Sunflower's bunker.
Simply put, you don't need to worry about us leaving you in this disaster.