I can upgrade the shelter-Chapter 160 - 158: Chen Xin’s Talent

"Regarding the location selection, the city government did provide an option. They opened up five small shelters, which had previously been paused due to supply issues, for me to choose from." Li Yulong was clearly considering the issue of location as well, explaining to Chen Xin while also mentioning the locations of the five small shelters.

Of course, there were more than five small shelters that had been closed in the city, but due to their locations or other reasons, the other small shelters were not among Li Yulong’s options to choose from.

The currently available small shelters for him to choose from are located around the city government, city bureau, train station, and shopping center, with one near the train station and one near the shopping center, leaving the remaining three near the city bureau and city government—one of which is situated right between the two major shelters of the city government and city bureau.

For these five small shelters being in such locations, both Chen Xin and Li Yulong were well aware that this was a restriction imposed by the city government on Li Yulong.

After all, even though the city government agreed to Li Yulong setting up a trade market and plantation, it’s evident they still wanted to regulate it.

Even with regulatory personnel in place, the trade market and plantation location had to be set somewhere visible to the city government’s monitoring.

This arrangement not only makes it convenient for oversight but also facilitates transactions between the city government and Li Yulong.

"These five places..." Upon hearing the five location options mentioned by Li Yulong, Chen Xin couldn’t help but touch his forehead and asked him, "Xiaolong, what are your thoughts?"

"The train station and shopping center, one focuses on material circulation and the other on material storage. Choosing these locations would mean requiring connections and collaborations with the major shelters at the train station or shopping center." For Chen Xin’s question, Li Yulong did not immediately share his thoughts; instead, he began analyzing the advantages of each location one by one.

Listening to Li Yulong’s analysis, Chen Xin nodded and continued, "The remaining three locations are all near the city government or city bureau. Since you’ve already established cooperation with the city government and the special police force, being close to these two major shelters doesn’t matter. So, in this sense, these three places have an advantage over the first two locations because you don’t need to add additional partners."

Li Yulong nodded affirmatively, agreeing with Chen Xin’s viewpoint: "That’s true. There are already enough people involved in the three-party cooperation, and bringing in another party to divide the pie would only annoy the city government and the special police force."

"So you’re inclined to choose one of the latter three locations?" Chen Xin understood Li Yulong’s implication: "Then, is it the city government or the city bureau?"

"I’ll choose the city bureau." Li Yulong gave the expected answer to Chen Xin.

Chen Xin nodded, not saying much more. Instead, turning to ask him about the plantation plans: "Since you’ve chosen the location, how do you plan to handle the plantation? Soil cultivation? Hydroponic farm? Or aquaponics?"

"I haven’t thought deeply about this. My father contacted an agriculture professor from the University of Engineering to help design it. Once the plantation is set up, the professor and his research team will work for me to manage the plantation." Li Yulong was indeed clueless about professional knowledge, but he knew how to leverage resources to achieve his goals.

This answer made Chen Xin pause for a moment, but he nodded understandingly.

"Initially, I plan to do as you do, Brother Yu, by planting some rice and vegetables to ensure food supply before considering other options. If conditions allow later, I’d also like to raise fish and plant fruit to diversify the product range." While Li Yulong didn’t know how to farm, he understood how to grasp market demand.

Chen Xin slightly nodded, not expressing any opinion on his plan. After considering for a moment, he asked Li Yulong: "Since you have agricultural experts planning for you, I suppose the plantation should be manageable. But have you considered raising poultry or livestock? I’m not sure about other places, but the city government probably has the stocks, right?"

"Yes, but no deal was reached." For this question, Li Yulong answered very definitively.

"Nothing was agreed upon, rather than being non-negotiable?" Chen Xin understood Li Yulong’s meaning, paused, and then continued: "Since that’s the case, let’s leave it for the future. But for now, Xiaolong, could you get me a batch of seeds? The quantity doesn’t need to be much, but the variety should be diversified. The seed package I ordered before the apocalypse didn’t arrive, so I’m really short on seeds right now."

Upon hearing Chen Xin’s request for seeds, Li Yulong hesitated for a bit but quickly agreed.

Once they finalized this matter, Li Yulong, feeling it was about time, was ready to take his leave, but before leaving, he confirmed the ground source heat pump’s supply issue with Chen Xin one last time.

To this question, Chen Xin stated that if there are materials, there will be supplies. For high-power or larger equipment, as long as the required materials are available, he could make it.

Satisfied with the response he wanted, Li Yulong left content.

Chen Xin then closed the shelter door and returned inside, attending to his drying grains.

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"Young Master, why do you value him so much? It’s just a ground source heat pump. Our boss could also find someone to do it; why do you specifically want to cooperate with him?" On the way home, Li Yulong’s bodyguard asked this question out of curiosity.

Faced with this inquiry from his bodyguard, Li Yulong simply glanced at him, then replied: "What I value is not just Brother Chen’s ability to make ground source heat pumps, but the person himself."

"Is this person that impressive? It’s rare to see you admire someone so much, Young Master." Li Yulong’s bodyguard, having followed him for many years, knew clearly how prideful his master was.

As a wealthy second-generation, Li Yulong rarely acknowledged anyone in the city, but obviously, Chen Xin was not just anyone in his eyes.

"When I talked about setting up a market and plantation, including with my dad, I explained it as intending to implement a slave system where people are caught to work for free, with maybe some wages at most. Only Brother Chen understood right away that I wanted to create an economic cycle. Don’t you think such a person deserves admiration?" Li Yulong looked at his bodyguard, seeing his enlightened expression before continuing: "Brother Chen may appear ordinary and not as skilled as professional experts, but he always manages to grasp the essence of things. That’s what I admire the most about him."

"Hearing you say that, this Mr. Chen Xin is indeed remarkable." The bodyguard complimented Li Yulong.

Li Yulong merely smiled, reminding the bodyguard, "Remember to have someone pick one of each type of seed we have at home and deliver them to Brother Chen."