Ratatatata!

A burst of fire shattered the stone-built target on the roof.

Zhou Yi held a Gatling gun in one hand, its muzzle emitting white smoke.

This weapon also had a manual control mode.

Thus, he had Qian Su dismantle the machine gun so he could handle it for strafing himself.

The Weapon Merchant indeed managed to do so.

She was a bit puzzled, "Isn't it tiring to hold it like that? Wouldn't it be simpler to mount it on the vehicle and operate it with one button?"

Zhou Yi said, "Sometimes you need to do some moving shooting, so you have to consider all kinds of situations."

Qian Su suddenly understood, "That makes sense."

Zhou Yi planned to carry this gun as his personal weapon.

With a Gatling gun, who still needs Stretching Fist.

It boasts both firing speed and range, and once the Guangna Box is installed, it can fire and even comes with built-in target locking.

This is the weapon for the Wasteland Era!

Now with Berserk and Life Strike for close combat and Gatling firepower for long-range suppression,

he finally completed the basic setup.

Zhou Yi stored this weapon in a nearby warehouse.

At that moment, Red Kestrel said, "In Coral Port, Qian Su has already started to recruit an Electromechanical Life, specifically in charge of handling various matters for Wasteland Express locally. It has already established a signal channel with us and can access real-time data at any time."

"However, the current volume of orders far exceeds the anticipated peak. According to the needs of Coral Port and Recursive City, the small parcel deliveries between these two cities alone exceed 100 orders per month."

"From Coral Port to Jade City and then to Recursive City, the round-trip distance reaches 3800 kilometers, and it takes 8 continuous days of travel to complete the delivery. Currently, we have six deliverymen, and under the work four days, rest one day system, even managing this route is quite strenuous."

"Although Coral Port and Recursive City have agreed, willing to increase the proportion of freight sharing according to the actual travel distance and add extra subsidies for adverse weather conditions — this subsidy also comes from the purchasers, the workload is still beyond the capacity of the delivery center."

"Should we slow down a bit? Reject some of the orders?"

Zhou Yi shook his head, "Didn't Qian Su say? As long as there are orders, she will find a way to take them on. We should trust her unless she thinks it's truly unmanageable; then we will make plans."

Before, Zhou Yi had also told Qian Su not to be too hasty, as the training of the deliverymen needed to progress gradually and allow time for the Bone Fish to grow and be trained.

Qian Su was very firm, "Chairman, we cannot slow down; we must strike quickly. We must strive to monopolize the nearby delivery orders! No matter what, we need to quickly attain dominance in this business."

"If necessary, I and Purpose will also participate in the delivery."

"As long as we can control the small parcel deliveries between Coral Port and Recursive City, even if others join later, they won't be able to shake our regional dominance."

She explained, "We need to quickly turn our company into the industry standard for small parcel deliveries across the Dead Sea."

"Nowadays, there are excellent Weapon Merchants everywhere, but they can no longer shake the original giants. These have basically monopolized the market, the industry evaluations have become A or even A+ level, representing the optimal standards and solutions. Just establishing standards is enough for them to obtain continuous profits."

The young girl said with enthusiasm, "Although this is just a niche industry, it is very profitable. We have a unique Bone Fish delivery model; we need to quickly accumulate more orders to obtain an industry rating in Mechanical City."

"Small parcel deliveries weren't non-existent before, but they were just sporadic orders. Mechanical City has credit assessment requirements for clients and won't seek collaborators below C-level, which typically includes major organizations or some powerful characters. Thus, delivery became a thankless task."

"Now, the company is formally undertaking this business, an opportunity to flex our muscles! I want to push Wasteland Express forward quickly and establish our own standards."

Although she spoke ambitiously, Qian Su was very pragmatic in her actions.

She admitted that the business volume had already exceeded the current labor limits, so she adjusted the routes, undertaking only direct deliveries between Recursive City and Coral Port for long distances, while the coverage of the 9 cities for medium and short distances remained unchanged.

Qian Su also enlisted the help of Sheng Snakes, creating a delivery team comprising two Sheng Snakes and a Bone Fish deliveryman. The Sheng Snakes could cling to the Bone Fish acting as accelerators while also ensuring the safety of the goods.

For some small items not averse to contact with the Dead Sea, Sheng Snakes could also assist in their transport directly.

"Chairman, I want to recruit deliverymen from the Sheng Snakes, and I will offer attractive compensation according to market conditions."

Zhou Yi had Doctor Da Vinci assist her with the coordination.

Qian Su also customized a batch of special translators, allowing the Sheng Snakes, creatures that communicate through scent, to interact seamlessly with humans.

Zhou Yi saw that every day, the deliveryman Bone Fish and Sheng Snakes were shuttling through the cloud sea with their cargo.

The delivery center operated at high speed like a wound-up clock.

The number of orders in the first month was 67, leaving the delivery center with a profit of 1876 Light Seeds. By the second month, the orders had doubled to 215, and the profits had reached a staggering 6020 Light Seeds!

Zhou Yi felt a shock.

This had already surpassed the profits from the Mushroom Forest's accumulation zone.

Monopolies indeed made for hefty profits.

Red Kestrel brought some good news, "The company's 'Wasteland Express' has passed the industry rating and is currently graded B, which is a very high initial rating."

In the small item delivery sector, Wasteland Express currently had no competitors.

While the delivery industry was booming, a sudden incident occurred outside Jade City.

Red Kestrel reported, "Latest news, a collapse has occurred at the Dead Sea depression on the east coast, and the local residents have been evacuated. Many sand rats have died; casualties are still being counted."

...

Zhou Yi rushed to the site of the accident.

The so-called Dead Sea depression was an area designated for the sand rats to concentrate on burrowing into the sea floor, attempting to migrate across the sea.

Inside the large hole of the depression, electric light flickered, and large quantities of rocks and sand were sucked in, creating a strong mini air current.

At Zhou Yi's command, the samurai crabs began to push the surrounding buildings to seal the hole.

Fortunately, the hole was not large; it was wider outside and narrower inside and was quickly completely sealed. Outside, calm was finally restored.

Zhou Yi then turned to Nemo, "Rapids have surged! What exactly is going on here?"

The electromechanical mouse's eyes lit up with yellow light, "Chairman, I made a wrong decision. I accept all punishments."

Bone Man Sun Chonglai, wearing a sun hat and a windbreaker, also stepped forward, "I asked Nemo for help. Chairman, this is my fault..."

They explained the reasons and consequences.

The sand rats had dug towards the Dead Sea for migration, an ancient tradition following a population explosion.

Based on this, Sun Chonglai suggested expanding the hole in the depression to divert some of the Dead Sea materials and plant mushrooms around it.

"Since the core area of the Mushroom Forest could not be expanded and the quantity of explosive mushrooms was locked, I thought, since the accumulation zone is a product of Death Light, could we artificially create a similar environment by introducing the Dead Sea materials to land?"

The Bone Man removed his hat, lowering his voice considerably.

"It turns out this was a fantasy of mine. The depression not only failed to support the growth of explosive mushrooms, but also caused a collapse due to its expansion... This is all my fault, and I take responsibility for it..."

Nemo added, "Chairman, the essence of this matter is that I failed to control the external tunneling operations properly. I should bear the primary responsibility. I focused all my energies on the underground water pipelines and neglected safety supervision here."

Zhou Yi frowned, "Let's talk about accountability and punishment later. Normally, would this kind of underground excavations cause collapses?"

"It shouldn't."

Nemo explained, "In the past, sand rats died in the outer Dead Sea during migration, mostly due to the high-intensity radiation from the Death Light, which was equally lethal to the sand rats. However, there was a special case this time."

"According to the surviving sand rats, they encountered a samurai crab underground, which blocked them and collapsed the tunnel."

A samurai crab?

Zhou Yi was somewhat surprised, "So, it triggered this collapse?"

He looked again at the sealed hole.

To bring down such a tunnel alone, that samurai crab must be incredibly strong.

It seemed to be a small field elite.

"It indeed was a significant external factor."

Nemo said, "That samurai crab was as big as a house, and its form also varied a lot from the company's samurai crab guards... It blocked the undersea tunnel, causing the Dead Sea to backflow into the hole."

A house-sized samurai crab?

Zhou Yi was curious.

Was it a new species, or a mutation?

As an experienced crab enthusiast, he couldn't help but go and check out the situation this time.

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