In the office.

Looking at Qin Zhendong, who seemed to have gained some insight, Lin Li nodded honestly.

He wasn't surprised at all that his little thoughts were seen through by Qin Zhendong; after all, the other party was a high-ranking official, skilled in discerning people to an almost supernatural degree.

Therefore, he straightforwardly admitted:

"Boss Qin, the camp does have some ideas for the New Year event. After all, everyone has been in the Damo Realm for quite some time now, and every line has been tightly stretched.

Didn't we receive the Spirit Stones from the second batch of sales of Ma Yinglong and Happy Sticks a few days ago?

Along with the gains from the Xiaolianzi Mountain battle and the Spirit Stone mine extraction, the amount of Spirit Stones we currently hold is quite sufficient.

So the camp has come up with a plan... which is to take a batch of Spirit Stones to Linyuan City to exchange for some pill welfare for everyone.

The unit price of this welfare won't be very high; each person will get a New Year's card along with a Little Qing Shen Pill.

The Cleansing God Pill is a common unranked pill in the Damo Realm, only able to relieve headaches or colds and occasionally scrape off some pill dust to refresh the mind, equivalent to local Amoxicillin plus mint nasal spray.

These are the collective benefits. For some special individual members, we have specially prepared gifts.

For instance, Liu Xiangqian has a heart problem, so we will additionally prepare some life-enhancing Spirit Pills.

Colonel Lin will receive more blood-replenishing pills, and Director Fei Qiu will receive a blessing card, etc...

However, even if the price of Cyan Essence Pill is cheap, the number of personnel at our camp is fixed, so the cumulative amount isn't small.

Therefore, it must be approved by the main camp."

After saying this, Lin Li didn't say more, waiting for Qin Zhendong's response.

Now, it's been five months and ten days since the rabbits first arrived at the Damo Realm, essentially half a year.

Some members of the Fire Camp were late arrivals, such as chemical expert Zhang Mu, writer Mingmou, and Lu Chaoyang.

While some have been here since the beginning and never left.

Although they can return to Modu every month, making phone calls or chatting with family outside the light gate using specialized equipment, there would still be some sense of loneliness.

Especially during this time of frequent changes, everyone in the camp is tightening their strings, with teams working like crazy.

It's actually an unhealthy state, even though everyone's intentions are good.

Now, with the New Year approaching, Lin Li and other camp leaders decided.

Well, let's hold a New Year party.

This isn't a waste of time; back when we were organizing big events in the west, we also conducted activities during holidays.

And since there's going to be a New Year party, there definitely needs to be some welfare to go with it—even regular workers get a year-end bonus.

However, distributing welfare sounds easy, but the preparation isn't so simple.

Just like Lin Li said.

Currently, there are more than twenty-five thousand warriors in the Damo Realm, with over four thousand personnel in research, engineering, and administration at the camp.

It totals around thirty thousand people.

Wanting to give everyone a small gift requires a significant expenditure.

Even though the rabbits recently earned billions of Spirit Stones, such substantial expenditures definitely require approval from the main camp.

Having understood Lin Li's demands, Qin Zhendong pondered for a few seconds, then asked:

"Old Lin, how many Spirit Stones does the camp currently have?"

Being the camp's general manager, Lin Li naturally had detailed information and immediately replied:

"We used all the Spirit Stones previously earned from Ziqiong Market to purchase goods, so there's a zero balance there.

Then, two trades of Happy Sticks and hemorrhoid cream gained a total of one hundred twenty thousand Spirit Stones, plus income from the Spirit Stone mine extraction and cleaning results from the Mo Family, netting roughly three hundred fifty thousand.

However, our rune production and Spirit Awakening Pill production line consumed a lot of materials, along with various research expenses...

Currently, our cash flow in Spirit Stones is around two hundred forty thousand.

Moreover, in half a month, when our antenna arrays are sent to Ziqiong City, there should normally be an additional three hundred thousand Spirit Stones income."

"So how much Spirit Stones is expected to be spent on Cyan Essence Pill welfare?"

"Around two thousand, including some other Spirit Pills."

Upon hearing this, Qin Zhendong raised his eyebrows:

"Only two thousand Spirit Stones?"

Yes, only.

With the numbers Lin Li previously reported, two thousand Spirit Stones indeed could be described with the word 'only.'

Their value is certainly still considerable, but overall it doesn't really impact the larger picture—clearly, the rabbits are no longer in the past predicament of lacking Spirit Stones.

The exchange rate of a Spirit Stone to Huaxia currency is 1:6100, two thousand Spirit Stones equivalent to more than twelve million Huaxia yuan.

There are over twenty thousand members in the Fire Camp, and an average of more than six hundred yuan is not expensive, maybe even a bit too little.

Within the system, tens of thousands as a year-end bonus is practically normal.

Initially, Qin Zhendong thought Lin Li would report a substantial five-digit number, but unexpectedly it turned out to be two thousand Spirit Stones—of course, this is related to his position.

Ordinarily, projects worth nine figures aren't qualified to appear on his desk, so twelve million indeed doesn't register as a significant number in his mind.

So he nodded freely, waving his hand with great momentum:

"Old Lin, write a report on this matter, and don't worry about the rest. Just go and prepare for the New Year activities."

Lin Li heard this and his shoulders relaxed:

"With your words, I feel reassured."

Then he paused, seemingly remembering something, and continued:

"Right, there's one more thing, hasn't Wei Qiangsheng sent two juniors back to the homeland before?

For New Year, I plan to bring them back to have a look, hope the organization approves."

As Lin Li mentioned this, Qin Zhendong also recalled:

"Oh, you mean Wei Tu and Wei Xiaotao, right?

Those two kids are in the military kindergarten, heard they performed well recently, receiving several small red flowers.

Wanting them to return to the Damo Realm isn't a big problem, how about this—on the 31st, let Colonel Lin return to the homeland once and bring them back."

Lin Li nodded:

"No problem."

After discussing business, Qin Zhendong gently rubbed his temples, shifted to a slightly more relaxed posture, lit a Little Panda, and leaned back in his chair, saying:

"How's it going, Old Lin, is the camp developing well lately?"

Lin Li nodded and said:

"Our camp's progress in all aspects is quite good. The front base in the Damo Realm has already gained a certain level of self-supply capability, and when the cement and steel plants are built, our transportation capacity can significantly increase.

But the overall pattern of the Damo Realm... To be honest, I feel something is not right."

Qin Zhendong lightly responded with a 'Hmm?' and asked:

"Why, has there been anything unusual in the Damo Realm recently?

Feel free to say whatever comes to mind, we're in an informal setting, no need to be as rigorous as the phase report."

Lin Li nodded slightly, considered for a moment, and said:

"According to intelligence gathered from Taihe Building, the frequency of passage appearances linked to demon beasts in the southern region has been consistently increasing.

Although the number of demon beasts arriving isn't large, the frequency of passages appearing is nearing beast tide eruption levels.

A few days ago, Chief of Staff Gu sent back a message, stating that currently, Tier Two demon beasts have begun arriving through passages, with a small town of over eight thousand people in the west being breached and civilians inside... Alas."

Qin Zhendong's expression immediately turned serious.

To be frank, the rabbits aren't actually worried that beast passages will interfere with their current development.

After Fei Qiu's past experience, every base now has strong rapid response combat modules.

But the changes in world rules represented behind the appearance of beast tides cannot help but be alarming.

If these two worlds truly integrate completely, it might lead to some astonishing changes, such as...

The Demon Realm formally launching an all-out offensive against the Damo Realm!

If such a thing actually occurs, the Damo Realm is destined to suffer calamities.

Later, Lin Li continued:

"According to our agreement with Yang Bolin, in a while several key parts of Tier Four demon beasts will be transported to Ziqiong City.

And simultaneously, the next batch of Happy Sticks will be directly sent to Yaoque—the transport array from Ziqiong City to Yaoque is one-way, so trade definitely will be conducted simultaneously without separate activation.

So I have an idea...

Should we send a few people to Yaoque to have a look?

Given our current cooperative relationship with the Purple Treasure Pavilion, using the reason of dispatching guidance personnel to accompany them should secure a few spots."

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