After Apocalypse, I Got Rich With Superpower
Chapter 133 - 131 Awakening

Chapter 133: Chapter 131 Awakening

We need to set up an entertainment room, but since No. 8 Farm has too few vacant rooms right now, we’re not setting it up there. We’ll find empty rooms at No. 7 and No. 9 to make entertainment rooms.

The farm pays for the entertainment room facilities, and workers are responsible for cleaning them on a rotating basis. All entertainment is free of charge.

We also purchased a batch of equipment and machines from the base, such as a full set of fitness equipment. We must have at least three of each piece of equipment, and for audio-visual movie-watching, we need to get one of those too.

There have to be pool tables, ping pong tables, and an art gallery for drawing, painting, and exhibitions as well.

There will also be other recreational activities with all necessary tools and equipment, which will be delivered and installed in the coming days.

Why spend money on installing these things that aren’t necessities? Isn’t it enough to just have food, clothing, pay salaries, bonuses, and give days off?

No, it’s not enough.

Because people need a life, not just survival.

Everyone needs spiritual life, entertainment activities, and mental relaxation, allowing their emotions to return to a normal state rather than being tense, anxious, which will eventually lead to a breakdown.

The next step for Li Pan is to develop organic farms with a focus on healthy diets. Currently, we no longer eat mutant animals, but consume self-produced and self-marketed products, poultry meat, and fruits and vegetables.

After two or three months of testing and installation, the entertainment room was opened for everyone to access freely with their cards. To enter, users must register, a simple measure to ensure equipment maintenance and cleaning.

Surveillance cameras will be installed inside to ensure safety, prevent disputes, and avoid any accidents or misunderstandings related to equipment misuse.

Despite entry being free with a card, there will also be specialized instructors.

We brought in trainers from the base, all injured but skilled in this area. If they help out on the farm, they can earn an additional income.

Once the entertainment room was set up, everyone eagerly got their cards—almost one per person, strictly for personal use and not for outsiders.

Currently, the farm is not open to outsiders and is in a somewhat closed state, partly as a self-protective measure.

We’ve also set up a medical room, currently staffed part-time by Wenwen, Xie Ling, and Li Pan, and the office is fully equipped.

As a benefit, every three months, we offer checks to tidy up and purify everyone’s bodies, and provide treatment for illnesses. Farm workers, regardless of their level, receive free treatment.

For Li Pan, it isn’t much trouble, and there’s no need to take money from the farm workers.

With these notices continuously being published, all workers have praised them, resulting in a stronger sense of loyalty to the farm.

More studios might be equipped in the future based on needs, dependent on actual circumstances.

According to Li Pan’s work plan, within the next three to five years, she also wants to purchase apartment buildings to serve as benefit housing, allowing everyone to contribute towards purchasing their own homes, ensuring that each person can afford a house for marriage and raising a family.

These benefits are all part of her work plan, aimed to ensure stable development of the farm over the next decade while attracting and retaining talent.

That will rely on even better benefits.

Setting up an entertainment room on the farm became news at the base, drawing a wave of interest and discussion.

Zone 13’s big shots, nearing the Peak Transformation Period, were discussing Li Pan.

"Li Pan is indeed very capable; it’s such a pity that the Zhang Family didn’t win her over."

"It’s said that her aide, Xue Dong, seems to be even more scheming. I guess most of these ideas were his."

"Not entirely, Li Pan is sincere with people, and the earliest group that stayed on the farm did so because of her. They work their hearts out for the farm; it’s not all Xue Dong’s doing, her personal charm plays a part too."

"So, what now? The farm seems to be doing better and better."

"That fool from the Zhang Family judges people like peeking through a crack in the door – wanting to use them yet looking down on them, always doing petty things. If he had honestly cooperated with the Base Commander from the start, things wouldn’t be so passive now. I’ve said before, ’Do not disdain the local snakes when commending the virtuous,’ but he didn’t take it seriously. He thought that the Base Commander bending to him was of no importance."

The boss of Zone 13 shook his head, resigned to the fact that the Zhang Family just didn’t grasp human nature well, and their foundation was still too shallow.

"Is it still possible to make amends now? I’ve received reliable information that Panpan Farm has cultivated Five Elements Spiritual Fruits that can awaken superpowers. People at the base have already succeeded; all of those selected were teenagers about to come of age, around twenty years old, and without exception, everyone succeeded, the least gifted being S-rated. The Zhang Family is begging me to give those two discarded kids a chance."

"That’s impossible, they wouldn’t give them to anyone, let alone the Base Commander. You humiliated the Base Commander in those earlier years, now you’ve come begging to him—I didn’t expect him to turn the tables."

"Ah!"

The person on the other side rubbed their hands together, too embarrassed to continue.

"Those kids were all raised with great effort by the Base Commander, nearly all of them are his children, and cannot possibly betray him. What Li Pan says doesn’t count, only the Base Commander has the final say. They might as well give up on that idea. And I don’t care to nurture failures either."

The boss had no intention of showing any sympathy and was resolute about abandoning the Zhang Family.

"Yes."

"Don’t provoke Li Pan’s farm again, or if something happens, neither you nor I will be able to handle it."

"Understood."

The farm was busy with other matters; they had even prepared the water storage pond, planning to raise fish, shrimp, and aquatic plants come next spring.

The base had called. People from the East Mountain Base and the Zhongxiang Base had arrived, bringing several patients for treatment on their way to awaken their superpowers.

Li Pan went to take a look.

First, she treated a few wounded individuals, and then she watched over those about to awaken their superpowers.

They brought teenagers as per request, seventeen or eighteen years old, the oldest not exceeding twenty-three, probably fearing failure. Hence they chose youngsters—if it failed, it would just be a waste of a fruit, which definitely couldn’t be justified.

Fortunately, all five people awakened their superpowers, and everyone was overjoyed.

The East Mountain Base took up three spots, and the Zhongxiang Base two; this time it was a complete success.

After all the commotion, Li Pan checked the Spirit Plants they brought and picked two to take home; the money had already been transferred into her account.

Both Base Commanders thanked her repeatedly and said that if there was ever a need in the future, she should just speak up.

"Don’t just say kind words; if there’s anything good that my Pan’er could use, remember my child first. You won’t be at a loss."

"Rest assured, we’re not ungrateful people. I’ve taken this favor to heart, and if there’s anything good, I’ll think of you."

The Base Commanders quickly agreed.

"Come on, let’s go eat; I have something to tell you."

"I brought some fine wine for you to try."

The three old friends went to the canteen to eat, and after Li Pan finished, she returned home to promptly plant the Spirit Plants—it was essential they thrived without issues.

This time, there was enough money in the account, so she temporarily didn’t have to worry about cash flow problems.

Once Li Pan had transplanted the Spirit Plants, she could finally relax.

These two Spirit Plants were chosen by the Base Commander, selecting those of the Gold Element and Water Element, which were very beneficial to those superpowers. This way, she was close to completing the collection of the Five Elements.

For the elements she was still missing, she would find an opportunity to complete them later on. Having the Five Elements Spiritual Fruits meant she wouldn’t fret over not getting the Spirit Plants.

Li Pan cleaned up and purified the No. 9 Farm; it was still early before dark, so she decided to visit the recreation room for a while. Everyone was excited about the new establishment and eager to head over after work.

Their farm did not require overtime, although things got busier during the farming seasons. However, they did receive bonuses; when the busy period was over, they took turns resting so that no one had to overwork. The salary was one of the best, so everyone worked hard and loyally, treating it like their own home.