Surviving the Long Night: Starting from the Gas Station and Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 33: Advance Payment, Drilling a Well, and Clearing Weather

Lu Sheng took a few steps toward the back of the cashier, making room for Lin Ran and Jiang Shutong to come over and read the letter together.

The letter was brief, outlining arrangements for the subsequent construction:

"The family has completed the first phase of the construction project at Transportation Station No. 49. In the early stages of the project, Liang Shan's team assisted you in building the initial camp structure to prepare for the arrival of relevant personnel later."

A week later, Liang Shan's team's contract expired, so there was no need to worry about manpower. The family had already hired a professional construction team, which was expected to arrive in two days.

This construction team will assist you in completing the remaining construction of the first phase of the project, and you will be responsible for taking care of your accommodation, meals, and other living arrangements during this period.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to contribute to the family; you must work diligently. The project budget is currently under internal discussion. If funds cannot be allocated in time, you may advance the payment.

The short text, just over a hundred words, left all three of them speechless.

After a long silence, Jiang Shutong spoke first:

"The Lu family's move is too ruthless; they actually came up with the idea of ​​making you pay for the project in advance."

Lin Ran then proposed:

"Building a transportation hub requires an astronomical amount of money, but this project definitely has potential. Perhaps we can secure some investment from neutral parties?"

Lu Sheng pondered for a moment and decided to try Lin Ran's method:

"The cadaver recycler is a great partner, but it's a bit early to contact them now."

"If I develop this area well, they will come to me on their own. But if I build it into a complete mess, I won't even be able to get in the door when I try to beg them."

He figured it out: since it's a development issue, it should be solved through development.

"That's right."

Jiang Shutong clapped her hands:

"I'll help you. Just tell me if you need anything. Your success is my success. I originally just wanted to be a small entrepreneur, but now it seems like I might be able to become a city partner."

This optimistic spirit rekindled the somewhat gloomy atmosphere. After a brief chat about the future direction, the group began taking turns keeping watch.

The night was much calmer than usual. Several hours passed, and even after Jiang Shutong went to rest, not a single ferocious beast approached the refueling warehouse.

Lu Sheng even wondered if it was because he had won a great battle last night and scared off the ferocious beasts in the ruins, but he quickly put that thought out of his mind.

Since the beginning of the Long Night, humans have repeatedly slaughtered the creatures of the night, but whenever they feel safe, even more powerful creatures of the night will appear.

Ruins are a great place to build nests, but the only downside is the lack of food. Now, a large number of ferocious beasts have moved in, and they are both hunters and prey.

The abundant food supply, coupled with the stench of blood that wafts through the night, could attract even more powerful and ferocious beasts at any time.

Even though the outside world was completely silent, Lu Sheng did not dare to relax his vigilance for a moment. He took a moment to check his balance and found that he had been saving money much faster than before. His current balance was 4260 credit points.

Taking advantage of the absence of ferocious beasts, he pondered whether he could use the money to buy some things that would be useful in the present moment. As he thought about it, he opened his shopping cart, which contained many things that he really wanted but couldn't afford right now.

After browsing through the options, his gaze settled on the well drilling services.

There is no water source near the gas station, and the daily water supply depends on family supplies. There is enough water to drink, but for other things, or even simple washing, we have to be careful with our money.

Hard times can be endured, but the lessons learned from the previous life are laid out before Lu Sheng: supply delays.

When his predecessor died, there was only three days' worth of water left, and his survival supplies were running out. The despair of not being able to replenish them was one of the reasons that broke him.

Lu Sheng was well aware that if he did not want to hand over the service area he had built to the Lu family, he had to be self-sufficient in water, food, and energy.

Otherwise, if the other side cuts off our supplies, we'll have to surrender.

The listed price for a shallow well is 3000 credits, but when you actually buy it, you have to pay 6000 credits because there is an additional service fee of 3000 credits for environmental surveying.

The seller also provided an explanation:

"Before drilling a well, we will use professional instruments to survey the environment to ensure that the well will produce water. Buyers are welcome to purchase the well if they do not wish to do so. We will not be responsible for any dead wells."

After reading the seller's explanation, Lu Sheng looked up and searched the room, finally finding Zhao Cai nestled inside the charging box.

"Zhao Cai, wake up!"

After gently patting the outer shell a few times, Zhao Cai came out of standby mode and stood up from the box.

"Station manager, how can I help you?"

Lu Sheng briefly explained his needs, and Zhao Cai gave a positive answer:

"No problem, the electromagnetic detector I have can achieve the same effect. You just need to tell me the area."

"Okay, I'll take you there when it's light. You can go back to sleep."

Lu Sheng was overjoyed, marveling that science was indeed the primary productive force, and that this would save him a lot of money.

"Station admin, I checked the operational records of the bio-detection radar during standby hours and made some discoveries."

Instead of going back to standby as Lu Sheng had instructed, Zhao Cai reported a situation.

"Is a ferocious beast approaching?"

"No, if a ferocious beast approaches the inner circle of the radar, I will immediately issue a warning. The beast was detected within the outer detection range."

Zhao Cai reported the situation in detail:

"Although it poses no threat to us, after deep thinking through mental models, I have come to the conclusion that we should be warned."

Starting two hours ago, ferocious beasts have been passing by from the west. Judging from their size, they are several groups of beasts. It is not yet the season for beast migration, so it is possible that their original areas are no longer suitable for survival, causing them to migrate as refugees.

Judging from the surrounding environment, these ferocious beasts will most likely choose the ruins to the north as their new settlement.

After listening to the report, Lu Sheng thought to himself: It's exactly what I said I would get.

"This information is very important. Go back to rest. I will handle this carefully."

He told Zhao Cai to stay on standby while he returned behind the cashier to continue his night watch.

Nothing happened until the shift changed.

The next morning, Lu Sheng was woken up by Lin Ran, who told him that the night before was unusually quiet, and he hadn't even heard the sound of ferocious beasts roaming around.

Lu Sheng nodded, then looked out the window.

The sky was overcast, but unlike the previous days, a sliver of white light appeared on the horizon, signaling the end of the overcast days and promising a good day.

"Lu Sheng, my uncle has sent a message."

Jiang Shutong's voice drew his head, and the other person looked delighted:

"He checked the logistics records and told me that the package had been delivered to this area and should arrive here in two hours at most."

"it is good."

Lu Sheng responded in agreement, and as he got out of bed, he assigned Jiang Shutong a task:

"Shutong, I have something to ask you today. I'm going out to collect supplies in a bit. Lin Ran will stay at the warehouse, and you take Zhaocai to the other side of the road."