After Apocalypse, I Got Rich With Superpower
Chapter 136 - 134 Opening a Store

Chapter 136: Chapter 134 Opening a Store

Last night, Mi Le was pushed into a bathing tub for a hot soak before consuming the Thunder Spirit Fruit which prevents the overflow of electric shock from damaging the furniture while further tempering his body, ensuring no energy was wasted.

As a result, everyone in the living room outside heard Mi Le screaming in pain at first, and later, his cries resembled a ghastly wailing—it was truly excruciating.

Gu Yun shuddered a bit and whispered to Xie Ling, "Thank goodness I wasn’t the first one to consume the Spirit Fruit. Hearing these sounds, it’s really painful.

"When you advanced, the thunder was particularly fierce, all absorbed by the Thunder Spiritual Fruit Tree. The fruit must have been very energizing, so it must have been very painful."

An hour later, when the energy of the Spirit Fruit was depleted, Mi Le was barely pulled out of the bathtub by his two brothers, unable to move and completely paralyzed.

Zhang Qi and Yang Zhengfei came out, snickering as they reveled in his misfortune.

"He’s knocked out, but I reckon Mi Le’s talent must have improved a lot. I felt the Wood Element energy churning continuously inside his body."

"Yeah, let’s wait a few days for him to recover and take him to the testing agency to see."

"Sure, it should be about right."

"Looks like the energy from the Thunder Spirit Fruit is massive, fully sufficient for a Thunder Department member to advance to a high level. This way it’s much safer, much better than a crystal core."

"Definitely. Xiao Yun needs to feed the Spiritual Fruit Tree with Thunder Element energy every day in the future."

"Alright, I’ll do it twice a day without fail. I can sense its needs."

Many Spirit Plants have their own attributes, like the Thunder Spirit Fruit, which not only require care from a Wood Power User but also regular nourishment from Thunder Department superpower users. Taking care of these Spirit Plants is quite troublesome.

Three days later, Mi Le finally recovered and declared that he never wanted to eat that fruit again. It was simply too painful.

Zhang Qi specifically took him to the testing agency to retest his talents, and it turned out to be SSS rank, the same level as Li Pan and Xie Ling.

This greatly surprised everyone, and they specifically reported this news to the Base Commander, and sent the other two Spirit Fruits to him as well.

"Uncle, these fruits really give you a feeling, you must let them try it."

Li Pan’s expression was earnest.

The Base Commander laughed, pointing at her with his hand, "You’re up to no good. This thing is from the Thunder Department, and eating it is no comfortable affair."

"Hehe! It has a certain Soul Cleansing effect. I reckon it works best on children. Mi Le’s talent advanced to the top, which was an unexpected joy."

"These two fruits can add two more high-level Thunder Department superpower users to our base, which will enhance our base’s defenses significantly."

"Alright, if you can make use of them, then I’m relieved. I’m heading back. Soul Cleansing Fruits will ripen next year, and we might not have Five Elements Spiritual Fruit next year, so be prepared. We harvested quite a few fruits this year, and I plan to let the trees rest a bit next year."

"I’ve been informed, don’t worry."

"Earth Dragon Fruit and Thunder Spirit Fruit will still be available next year. I’ll notify you when they mature."

"No rush. Don’t harm the Spirit Plants. Long-term use is the best."

"Next year, I plan to open another 200 acres of grain production area in No.9 Farm, rounding it up to 500 acres."

"Yes, if we don’t have enough staff, we can hire temporary workers. There’s no need to hire long-term employees for now, that way you can save a lot of expenses."

"Alright."

After issuing the instructions, Li Pan took the opportunity to visit the two Panpan Farm direct-selling stores at the base.

These two stores were cooperative ventures with the base, with the base responsible for store operations and sales. It also provided job opportunities by offering a basic salary plus sales commissions. Panpan Farm was responsible for supplying the goods, and profits were split with 40% going to the farm and 60% to the base.

Since the property was provided by the base, a portion of the costs, including rent, personnel wages, and utilities, were covered by the base, with final accounts settled collectively.

The stores had just opened and were quite busy, attracting many customers who came to buy vegetables and meat, as it was a more convenient option. The turnover at the year’s end would still need to be assessed.

Next year, No.9 Farm planned to cultivate grains and expand by two hundred more acres; in spring, they planned to harvest rapeseed and grow sugarcane, sugar beet, and other crops for sugar and oil production.

Currently, No.9 Farm only utilized less than three hundred acres of land; there was still much potential for land use efficiency.

Beyond the two hundred acres designated for planting, they planned to cultivate some forest land and orchards to stabilize the soil and water, and to increase economic income.

No.9 Farm had a fairly large lake which also supported fish and shrimp farming as well as aquatic plant cultivation for water purification.

Next spring, they had plans to contact East Mountain Base, Zhongxiang Base, and Xinghai Base to establish Panpan Farm direct-selling stores there, exclusively selling their farm products and various processed goods.

Each base would also acquire a share in the venture, deploying staff to manage sales, negotiations, etc., while Panpan Farm would be responsible for supplying the goods and sharing a part of the profits.

Li Pan and Xue Dong both approved of this arrangement, willing to let the bases share the benefits and support each other, which allowed the farm to receive more support in turn.

This venture also provided more job opportunities at the bases. Opening two stores might seem minor, but it necessitated transportation arrangements. People were needed to oversee the transport and ensure goods’ safety, while store operations required sales staff and various other roles.

Even the three bases in East Mountain would need to allocate some personnel to manage these interactions, creating additional job opportunities.

Xue Mountain had also signed contracts planning to establish stores, lining up one by one to join.

In the coming years, mainly due to the series of tasks associated with direct-selling stores, they considered the necessity of a specialized logistics firm for transportation as the farm staff alone could not handle the volume.

Li Pan and Xue Dong both expressed their dedication to managing the farm and developing new projects centered around it while avoiding involvement in other ventures, leaving those opportunities for others.

The Base Commander enlisted trusted individuals to form a logistics company specially tasked with transporting various types and sizes of goods. This initiative was planned on a larger scale, connecting with several nearby bases which interacted frequently, facilitating the transportation of goods and strengthening connections, and making the transportation of goods from north to south faster and more efficient for urban residents.

This aspect of work was left to others to manage independently; Li Pan was not involved nor investing in it.

Panpan Farm was growing larger, and more processing plants might still be considered beyond the dairy processing plant. Planned facilities included those for sauces, as they had soybeans and experience with soy sauce and sauce production. They planned to move beyond handmade sauces to more standardized, professional, and sanitary small-jar packaged sauces.

Deep processing of tomato sauces was also planned as these were simple to produce; even handmade processes could preserve the product for two to three years, and a factory setting would surely be more professional.

All these activities were entirely feasible. Later, the base could free up resources for other projects as the farm expanded into deep processing, making more money than merely selling grains alone, which could not easily be priced higher.

All these tasks were part of Li Pan’s future plans.

Zhang Qi went out with the logistics team again to develop other orders. The Xue Mountain Base and several others were preparing to open Panpan Farm direct-selling stores. Other nearby bases were also interested and wanted Five Elements Spiritual Fruit. Zhang Qi would personally go to negotiate.

Qian Xi, also responsible for external negotiations and other resources, accompanied him. Qian Xi always managed these negotiations without disadvantaging themselves, and with him, Zhang Qi would surely not be at a disadvantage.