365: Chapter 365 Buying Multiple Shelters Together

Mayor Xu's unhesitating agreement with Niu Xingwang was naturally due to the immense benefits the Huatong Chamber of Commerce brought to the Settlement.

Coupled with the powerful strength the Chamber of Commerce displayed during the military exercise in Jingmen City last time, it solidified his determination to cling tightly to the Chamber of Commerce.

"Alright, in that case, let's discuss how we can cooperate," Niu Xingwang said.

"Excellent, Chairman Niu, please speak," Mayor Xu was ready to listen intently.

This was the benefit brought by profit.

"It's like this, I have two projects: one is raising rats, and the other is producing feed for rats. Which one are you more inclined to do, Mayor Xu?" Niu Xingwang asked.

"Could you elaborate? I'm not very familiar with it," Mayor Xu asked.

"Certainly. Let's talk about raising rats first. Raising rats is similar to raising chickens, but since there's no need to consider whether the rats are healthy, the difficulty is much lower than raising chickens," Niu Xingwang briefly introduced.

"But why raise rats? What value do these things have?" Mayor Xu asked.

"As you know, zombies produce crystalss. But what you might not know is that Zombie Rats also produce crystalss," Niu Xingwang pointed out the key.

"Clap!" Mayor Xu slapped his thigh.

"I understand. You mean to raise the rats to adulthood, then find a way to turn them into zombies, and then kill them to extract the crystalss?" Mayor Xu comprehended.

"Exactly, that's what I mean," Niu Xingwang said with a smile.

"Hiss~, but what if the Zombie Rats escape? Wouldn't the Settlement be very dangerous?" Mayor Xu was a little worried.

"You don't need to worry about that. Have you forgotten that the Settlement has already installed an Ultrasonic Emitter? Even if some Zombie Rats escape, they won't be able to threaten the safety of the Settlement," Niu Xingwang explained.

"Then since there's an Ultrasonic Emitter, can they be raised in the Settlement?" Mayor Xu wasn't stupid and immediately drew an inference.

"We've already considered that. As long as you strictly follow the methods we provide, there will be absolutely no problem," Niu Xingwang guaranteed.

"Also, to extract the crystalss, don't we need a slaughterhouse? And killing Zombie Rats isn't an easy task, is it?" Mayor Xu asked.

"You're right, a slaughterhouse is indeed needed. However, you don't need to worry about the slaughtering; just raise them well. We will build a slaughterhouse in the Settlement. When the time comes, you just need to send the well-raised Zombie Rats in, and you don't need to worry about anything else," Niu Xingwang replied.

"Good! Then I have no more questions!" Mayor Xu understood. The Huatong Chamber of Commerce had already considered all the necessary issues, so what else did he have to worry about?

"Of course, raising rats requires feed. This is the second project I told you about: producing feed," Niu Xingwang nodded and began to introduce the second project.

"Excellent, please speak!" Mayor Xu made a gesture of invitation.

"To produce feed, you need equipment. We already have a fully automatic production line, but the price is quite expensive," Niu Xingwang paused at this point.

"How expensive is the price?" Mayor Xu asked.

"20 million crystalss per unit," Niu Xingwang held up two fingers.

"Hiss~!" Mayor Xu was startled by the price.

"Don't be afraid, it can be paid in installments," Niu Xingwang said with a smile.

"Chairman Niu, if I may ask, what are you getting out of this? If it were me, I could totally sell the feed directly. Isn't that more cost-effective than selling equipment?" Mayor Xu asked.

For him, the price of 20 million crystalss was no longer a question of installments or not.

Even with installments, he estimated it would be very difficult to afford.

"Forget it, this isn't our main business. There's no need to waste time on it," Niu Xingwang shook his head.

He wasn't telling the truth.

What the Huatong Chamber of Commerce wanted was crystalss. As for who produced the crystalss and how they were produced, there was actually no need to pay too much attention. Producing feed required people, and after production, distribution required the consumption of logistics resources, as well as reconciliation and Settlement, all of which were costs. And these costs could be completely borne by others, which was the real reason for selling the equipment.

It was just that this reason was not to be shared with outsiders.

"Chairman Niu, to be honest, the price of the feed production equipment is too high. I estimate that even with installments, we would find it very difficult to afford," Mayor Xu was a little disappointed. He genuinely wanted to do both things together in his heart. In that case, it would be self-production and self-sale, and it would also provide work for the people in the Settlement, killing multiple birds with one stone, an absolutely good deal.

Producing crystalss, for now, was like opening a money printing factory. Could there be anything more profitable than this?

But to do it, one needed the strength.

He assessed that raising rats was no problem, but the threshold for making feed was too high.

"I've also thought about the price for you. A single Settlement's capacity indeed can't afford such equipment. But a single Settlement also can't consume all the feed produced!" Niu Xingwang pointed out.

"You mean multiple Settlements can buy it together?" Mayor Xu's eyes lit up.

"Exactly!" Niu Xingwang smiled and affirmed.

"Let's do it!" Mayor Xu had no more concerns and immediately made the decision.