I Am Cultivating in the Apocalypse

Chapter 829 - 919: Su Malie’s Big Gift for Jing Shu

Seeing everyone getting restless and about to start talking over each other, Su Malie waved her hand:

"Don’t speak yet, don’t ask any questions, just listen to me first about what’s at stake... After all, this kind of good treatment doesn’t just fall from the sky; there’s definitely some cost involved..."

Hmm, the job content is simple: it’s just trying out all kinds of new foods developed during the apocalypse every day. Some are delicious, some are not, and after tasting, you have to write a report about it. No requirements for education or any other qualifications, very simple, no overtime, and sometimes you can even rest when there’s nothing to taste, and it still counts as paid.

But! Let me tell you, most of it is pretty nasty food..."

At this point,

Finally, a classmate couldn’t hold back: "No offense, Boss Su, but with the salary and benefits you’re offering, I’d feel guilty if I didn’t eat a pound of shit every day; maybe throw in an extra two pounds daily?"

Hahaha~~

Most of the classmates laughed, and some even said:

"Yeah, it’s the apocalypse now; who cares about tasty or not, I’ll do it. I’m in!"

Su Malie quieted everyone down again: "You get what you give, the rewards are high for this position because you’ll be eating all sorts of bizarre foods developed from research...

Moreover, they might not even be food..."

Forget it, I shouldn’t reveal too much, lest it casts a shadow over your eating.

Jing Shu frowned a bit as if she remembered something—could it be... the thing that the tyrant advocated for a year? That stuff is really not meant for humans to eat.

Her factory didn’t have this kind of mandatory quota, it seems working with the government to open a factory has its perks. For tycoons like Qian Duoduo and Su Malie’s family, the government is definitely going to exploit them a bit, and if I’m not mistaken, this money comes from Su Malie’s family and they have to pay.

Su Malie continued: "... You don’t need to know exactly what it is.

Anyway, it might have some negative impacts on your body, with a 3% mortality rate, 10% irreversible body damage, and some lose their sense of taste permanently, or become half-paralyzed, but overall health proportion stays around 80%.

I’m not hiding anything from everyone, which is why the benefits are so high.

And today, during this reunion, I saw that indeed some classmates are not doing well, you can consider it. But I still don’t recommend those with options to take this job, maybe consider it if you’re really at a dead end.

Oh, and one more important point, the contract is for a minimum of three years because food testing aims to observe long-term adverse impacts, you can’t quit midway, breach of contract is a tenfold compensation unless you become disabled or deceased, then you can continue to receive subsidies. So please consider carefully."

As soon as these words were said, classmates were eager to participate, especially Nima Sang, thinking since she’s already neither human nor ghost, how worse can it get?

"I know Boss Su means well for us, but as you said, an 80% health rate is pretty high, and with all the subsidies, it’s worth it."

"Exactly, for three years, it’s like serving a sentence with this much money every month, can’t even get this much from robbery."

"Even if I become disabled, with subsidies for life, it’s worth it."

However, some classmates with conditions were deterred by the three-year term, after all, they thought they could quit if it’s dangerous, but the no-breach policy took away any perceived benefits. After all, they’re not at the living-on-the-edge stage yet.

So this time, Su Malie signed up eighteen classmates on the spot, roughly half of all classmates.

"Later, I’ll invite university and middle school classmates to see if they can fill the quota, but it seems pretty close." Su Malie was in a good mood.

With her task mostly completed, Jing Shu asked Mu Xiaoxuan a few questions about the current situation in Stone Garden, and upon learning everything was fine, she was relieved. Qian Duoduo, the Stone Garden owner, focused his main battlefield on Wu City, believing Wu City has abundant strategic resources. Despite the current minus sixty-degree temperatures being uninhabitable, the apocalypse now prioritizes resources, so sooner or later they will return. So there’s little deployment here in the South Sea.

Jing Shu couldn’t help but acknowledge Wu City’s richest man indeed has vision.

After the classmates left, Su Malie had the housekeeper bring Jing Shu some special medicines and unique weapons.

Su Malie said, "I’ve heard it’s quite chaotic over there, not as safe as our Great Huaxia. Even though I know you’re amazing, you still need to be careful. These are special detoxification pills, special adrenaline, and some life-saving stuff, just in case someone plays dirty."

Although these are of little use to Jing Shu because her current constitution is so unique that even snakes couldn’t poison her, she still accepted them and genuinely and delightedly said, "Thanks, you’re so thoughtful, and I’ll definitely use these! You’ve been a great help!"

Hearing this from Jing Shu made Su Malie more satisfied and happy, pleased to be able to help her good friend, happy to feel needed, and happy for Jing Shu’s appreciation.

"Yeah, I figured weaponry isn’t lacking on your side, so these are super concentrated poison fog bombs; it makes anything within a hundred meters infertile, just take the antidote yourself before releasing it."

Wow, that’s thorough, Jing Shu gave a thumbs up.

Su Malie then took out a bag of small balls wrapped in layers of boxes, together with a slingshot-like launcher, solemnly entrusted them to Jing Shu: "Store these in a dry place and keep them safe, they’re dangerous!

This is a newly researched weapon called Explosive Gas Bullet.

When you use it, just launch it with this slingshot to a distance, and then quickly run away.

It’ll release compressed super concentrated natural gas upon contact with airflow, and then ignite, causing a violent explosion and large-scale fire.

You know how in movies, gas left on or gas explosions happen, right? This is modeled after that, with an explosion intensity covering several hundred square meters, the shockwave is powerful. If you think the range isn’t enough, you can launch several at once, but run far."

"Alright, you’re thorough with your thinking! This Explosive Gas Bullet is mighty, I really like it, it’s truly a life-saving divine skill.

When I return, I must bring you lots of fun stuff, and there’s plenty of good food over there; I’ll bring it back for you," Jing Shu laughed.

Su Malie’s gift truly surprised her!

"Great!"

After getting some good stuff from Su Malie, Jing Shu was almost ready to leave.

But there’s the matter of what tools Jing Shu needed to take goods and pack bags, which brings up the ferry issue.