ATDIWR Chapter 23
by VolareChapter 23: Chen Chen Arrives, Space Storage Items Greatly Explode
Chen Chen and Tang Tang brought two trusted associates, one a speed-type Power User and one a strength-type Power User, and had secretly come to Jing Shi Third Base half a month ago.
While resting a few hundred meters away from the Jing Shi Base, they witnessed the scene with the lightning dragon.
At first, Chen Chen was startled, thinking the people from the Jing Shi Base knew they were coming and deliberately staged it to scare them. It scared Chen Chen so much that if he hadn’t cared about his reputation as a base commander, he would have turned around and left on the spot.
After watching, he realized it was just a complete misunderstanding; they were just expressing affection.
For some reason, looking at the letters JA, Chen Chen always felt a strange sensation in his heart.
The two Power Users Chen Chen brought with him were both fearful and admiring, saying, “The Jing Shi Base is truly one of the top bases; the Power Users here are really powerful!”
Tang Tang envied, “So romantic!”
She also wished to be proposed to like that; what woman doesn’t like romance, who doesn’t want to be romanced?
Chen Chen’s expression was complex. The stronger the Jing Shi Base, the more disadvantageous it was for their current trip.
He could only hope that Ji An wasn’t doing well in the Jing Shi Base and hadn’t gained the attention of powerful Power Users.
Thinking about it, this possibility was still quite high. It had only been a month and a half; even if Ji An had extraordinary abilities, he wouldn’t be able to show them yet.
Ji An didn’t know that Chen Chen had already arrived for him, about to appear at any moment. He continued with his life.
With the new jade stones, he was ready to enter the laboratory again to produce a batch of new space storage items.
With successful experience, it was much easier to create new ones.
The ten newly acquired jade stones were easily crafted into items within just a few days.
As soon as Ji An opened the laboratory door, he was startled.
Outside his laboratory door, a crowd of people from the command center and the research institute were crammed three layers deep.
“Researcher Ji, have you made new space storage items? Can you sell me one?” someone shouted loudly from the crowd.
“And me, and me, I want one too…” For a moment, the crowd was filled with shouting and begging to buy.
“Researcher Ji, we have to go by first come, first served. I’ve been waiting for three days without eating or drinking.”
“Who hasn’t? I was the first one here. The moment Researcher Ji arrived, I arrived…”
Two Power Users almost got into a fight over who was the first to wait outside Ji An’s laboratory door.
Ji An finally kept two space storage items for himself and divided the other eight into two groups of four each, handing them over to Gu Jinsheng and Zhou Fanxiu.
“These space storage items, you can prioritize selling them to Power Users based on their contribution to the base. This can also be seen as indirectly strengthening the Power Users’ sense of belonging to the base.”
These Power Users were going crazy for space storage items. Ji An genuinely doubted whether the Power Users who managed to buy items first would be ambushed and bagged by those who didn’t buy anything on their way home at night out of jealousy.
“Thank you.” As the highest commander of the base, Gu Jinsheng certainly understood how much this action would strengthen the cohesion of the base’s Power Users.
“Let’s consider these space storage items purchased by the base. We can then award them to the Power Users as medal rewards based on their contributions to the base,” Gu Jinsheng said. “These past few years, there hasn’t been anything good to reward them with. It’s rare to have something they really like.”
Ji An smiled. Gu Jinsheng was truly a rare good leader.
“In that case, from now on, whenever the base needs them, I can supply two space storage items to the base each month. Not at the original price, but only needing twenty percent of the selling price as labor cost.”
Gu Jinsheng’s dark, deep eyes gazed at Ji An, seemingly without any emotion, yet also like surging waves rolling within.
Ji An looked away, not daring to look closely.
Gu Jinsheng immediately transferred credit points to Ji An on the spot. The eight space storage items totaled less than 2.4 million, which was only the selling price of one space storage item.
Ji An was truly not swept away by his emotions this time, or seduced by beauty. More of it was out of consideration for his own interests.
Although he believed he was very capable, both mentally and with his ability, a good tiger cannot defeat a pack of wolves.
When there is a three hundred percent profit, capital dares to commit any crime, even risking hanging. Ji An didn’t want to die, so he could only seek refuge with a stronger entity.
“Commander Gu, I have another collaboration I’d like to propose to you, as well as Kong Zhongcheng, Wan Xueying, and Zhou Qin.”
Gu Jinsheng seemed to have guessed something, and he shook his head, “I will protect you!”
Chen Chen had said this sentence to Ji An countless times, and Ji An had also sworn an oath to Chen Chen. In the end, Chen Chen didn’t fulfill it, and Ji An himself had already broken his oath.
“Even if it’s not you, I’ll have to find others to cooperate with. The future market is so vast, possibly spanning the globe. I can’t possibly be the only one busy from beginning to end. Even if I awakened an octopodal ability, I wouldn’t be able to handle it.”
Ji An sincerely said, “Rather than cooperating with unfamiliar people, I’d rather cooperate with you. I believe in Commander Gu’s character. Surely Commander Gu wouldn’t not believe in himself.”
Gu Jinsheng looked deeply, deeply at Ji An and abruptly said, “Jinsheng, or A’Jin.”
He was dissatisfied with the form of address, but hadn’t they just been talking about business? How did it suddenly switch to this?
Ji An avoided his gaze, not looking at Gu Jinsheng’s overly handsome face. “I think Kong Zhongcheng and the others would also be willing.”
Of course they were willing. Those three were ecstatic! They felt as if pies were suddenly falling from the sky, and none of them hit anyone else but only landed on their own heads.
The final division of profits was very simple, with almost no controversy. Ji An held a veto right. Besides that, in terms of profit distribution, Ji An contributed technology and no funds, and he alone received sixty percent of the profits. Each of the other four received ten percent.
As a result, Ji An’s position became somewhat special; he was the boss of the four commanders of this base.
Let’s just say, no matter how high the profits, who would be so blind as to provoke him?
After that, Ji An completely washed his hands of the matter. His only requirement was that the shops, in addition to ensuring the safety of Power Users, should hire as many ordinary people as possible.
This small request, of course, the four people had no reason to refuse. Moreover, solving the employment problem for ordinary people was itself an important issue for the stable development of the base.
It’s worth mentioning that, according to contributions, Kong Zhongcheng, Wan Xueying, Zhou Qin, and even Gu Jinsheng himself were among the top contenders.
Gu Jinsheng ranked first, but he didn’t take it. Although the other four also got theirs, they were their own items and were still distributed to them.
Who would complain about having too many good things? The four of Kong Zhongcheng happily received their rewards.
The eyes of the Power Users sitting below at the meeting turned red as if bleeding. It was truly a situation where some were parched and others were flooded; not a single one of them had gotten one.
Then, the space storage items in the hands of these four were ‘bought and sold by force’. They hadn’t even warmed up in their hands before they were distributed away.
On the researcher side, Zhou Fanxiu was in charge of the overall situation. He himself, Bai Na, and Na Boyu were all at the forefront. Zhou Fanxiu did not avoid suspicion and openly claimed his reward.
As for Han Yaokun, he was also among them.
Although he had only been at the base for a short time and didn’t have new scientific research results yet, his previous research results were brought to the base, and their contribution was undeniably huge.
So, he also received one.
Han Yaokun did not refuse to accept the award out of pride. After receiving it, he did not immediately bind it. Instead, he simply looked at it and then contributed it.
“Space storage items are a new scientific field that we have never encountered before. We must study and explore them thoroughly. Perhaps by understanding the scientific mysteries within, we can research more advanced things.” Han Yaokun didn’t know how complex his feelings were. When he said this, his face was flushed and swollen from being slapped.
His prediction of impossible scientific research had been realized by a junior far behind him, who knows how far. That bitter-sweet feeling, who could know?
“We will,” Zhao Zhen was very excited, but it didn’t seem like excitement, more like jealousy. “Researcher Han, we didn’t think in this direction before, but now we dare to think, and with experimental results, I believe we can understand the mysteries within not within a month and a half, but possibly within a few days.”
Some veteran researchers were also unconvinced, even Han Yaokun himself. They believed that the reason they hadn’t produced space storage items first was because their thinking was limited. Now that they had opened their minds, they could definitely research it.
Something that a student with no previous research results could research; how could these veteran researchers who had worked on the frontline of scientific research for half their lives not be able to figure it out? It was just that Ji An had just stumbled upon it by luck.
At this time, the four people, Chen Chen and Tang Tang, who had been traveling arduously, finally arrived at the Jing Shi Base. As the person in charge of the third base coming to visit, it was in a sense base diplomacy.
Although the third base was as tiny as an ant in front of the Jing Shi Base, which could easily wipe out the third base if it wished.
Because it was a temporary visit, the Jing Shi Base did not know in advance, so there was no one in charge of receiving them. The gatekeepers temporarily registered the four people while reporting their arrival.
“Third Base Commander, Chen Chen?” Kong Zhongcheng said in surprise, “Ji An’s ex-husband?”
Gu Jinsheng’s eyes were like knives, sharp enough to peel skin and gouge bones.
Kong Zhongcheng shivered under the gaze, saying aggrievedly, “I didn’t say anything wrong. Even if not ex-husband, then ex-boyfriend?”
Gu Jinsheng’s eyes became even sharper. If looks could kill, Kong Zhongcheng would have been riddled with holes long ago.
Wan Xueying stood up and patted Kong Zhongcheng’s shoulder, saying sympathetically, “I finally believe that saying: Power Users only awaken abilities, not intelligence. The suggestion here is to directly replace your brain. Maybe even a zombie’s empty skull is brighter than yours!”
Kong Zhongcheng exclaimed, “What do you mean?”
“Nothing, just the most sincere suggestion.” Wan Xueying shrugged. “I wonder why he’s here? Could he not know our identities?”
If he knew, he probably wouldn’t dare to come. It seems he doesn’t know.
Wan Xueying said, “Another brainless one. Speaking of which, it would actually be better for you to receive him, but he’s seen you before, it wouldn’t be good if he recognized you.”
Kong Zhongcheng was angry. What did she mean? Did she mean his intelligence was on par with that scumbag?
Gu Jinsheng snorted coldly and pointed at Zhou Qin, “You go.”
“Okay, guaranteed to complete the mission.” Ji An had given him such a big pie; it was time for him to repay the favor. Zhou Qin blinked, “I will definitely make him feel right at home.”
For some reason, these four warm words gave Kong Zhongcheng goosebumps.
Gu Jinsheng thought for a moment and still sent Ji An a message to inform him.
Supporting so many scientists in the base was not done for nothing. Electricity and signal had been restored, but these two things, which were part of daily life in thousands of households before, had become prohibitively expensive again due to cost issues.
Money was not a problem for Ji An, who controlled space technology.
Despite this, Ji An’s mobile phone was still not bought by himself but given by Gu Jinsheng.
The same went for the landline in Ji An’s shop.
Ji An received the message, and his dark eyes were icy cold. He had been busy with research during this time and hadn’t gone to find trouble with them. They, on the other hand, had delivered themselves to his doorstep. Truly, there is a path to heaven, but they don’t take it, and a door to hell, but they insist on entering.