Chapter 2 The Next Morning
The next day, Dou Guomin and others were waiting at the villa entrance.
Dou Youyou still needed to level up in the game, so no matter how reluctant she was, she had to stay online.
“Mr. Zhang, please get in the car. All the materials have been transported to the factory, and the employees have already gathered. We are all waiting for you, Mr. Zhang!”
“Mm, let’s go!”
Dou Jianhua quickly opened the car door for Zhang Pingfan and respectfully saw him into the car.
After all, he was Zhang Pingfan’s father-in-law, yet he was now acting like a servant. This couldn’t be blamed on Zhang Pingfan. Who told Dou Jianhua to treat Dou Youyou so excessively before?
It was already generous of him to include the Dou family now.
After about a 40-minute drive, Zhang Pingfan and the others arrived at the outskirts.
This was a lumber processing plant owned by the Dou family. The factory was very large.
As soon as Zhang Pingfan got out of the car, he saw an object covered by a large piece of black cloth.
“Mr. Zhang, these are the materials you asked us to prepare!”
Zhang Pingfan was also startled. He hadn’t expected there to be so much. It must have cost a lot of money.
“How much did this cost? I didn’t expect there to be so much!”
Dou Guomin chuckled, “It’s just a small amount of money, only a little over two hundred million!”
Zhang Pingfan’s eyebrows twitched. Dou Guomin had indeed spent a considerable amount.
“Mm, don’t worry, I won’t treat you unfairly. Let’s go, gather the people!”
“Thank you, Mr. Zhang!”
After witnessing Zhang Pingfan’s extraordinary abilities, Dou Guoming had decided to latch onto this powerful figure. Therefore, no matter the cost, as long as he gained Zhang Pingfan’s approval, everything would be worth it.
Now that he had Zhang Pingfan’s approval, he was filled with excitement.
“Tell the workers to gather, quickly!”
Within ten minutes, a team of 500 people assembled before Zhang Pingfan.
These were the individuals carefully selected by Dou Guoming and the others the previous day. After all, their lives were at stake, and they had to be extremely cautious.
“Everyone, quiet down. Mr. Zhang will now explain the upcoming tasks to you!”
Zhang Pingfan nodded.
“Instruct someone to move a set of materials to the stage!”
“Yes, Zhang Pingfan!”
A moment later, a large pile of materials was placed before Zhang Pingfan.
Without further ado, Zhang Pingfan introduced the appearance and use of each component to the 500 people present.
Dou Jianhua and Dou Guoming listened intently. After all, these were things they rarely encountered, and perhaps they might be useful in the future.
After the introductions, Zhang Pingfan began demonstrating the assembly.
After nearly two hours of explanation and assembly, a large cylinder nearly three meters tall appeared before everyone.
“Phew!”
Zhang Pingfan let out a long sigh. It was his first time assembling it, but he was intimately familiar with these parts, so even his first assembly was quite skilled.
He hadn’t expected that these components, when assembled, would form such a magnificent cylinder, and it looked incredibly high-tech.
“Everyone has seen it. Feel free to ask if you have any questions!”
Then, someone from the audience raised their hand to ask, and Zhang Pingfan answered them one by one.
Following a brief rest at noon,
In the afternoon, the 500 workers began assembly and testing.
Each person had the opportunity to practice. To ensure perfection, Zhang Pingfan taught them with great patience.
To ensure that all of them could install it independently, Zhang Pingfan stayed there for a full three days.
Seeing the workers’ proficiency, Zhang Pingfan was finally satisfied.
“Very good. The Lunar New Year is approaching, and many people will be returning home to reunite. The population in our city will gradually decrease, which is a crucial period for you to install these facilities. I’ll have to trouble everyone!”
Dou Guoming and Dou Jianguo hadn’t been idle during these three days either; they had been learning the installation alongside the workers.
Only by experiencing it firsthand did they realize how magical this thing was. They even felt it was no different from things in science fiction movies. It was exactly the same, incredibly futuristic.
“Mr. Zhang, as long as the wages are in place, we guarantee the task will be completed!”
Zhang Pingfan smiled. The 500 workers in front of him didn’t know the purpose of these devices, nor did they know about the impending doomsday. Their primary concern was their wages.
Dou Guoming smiled and said, “Everyone, rest assured. During the New Year period, all wages will be triple compensated. We will definitely not treat you unfairly!”
“Boss, since you’ve said so, what objections could we have? When do we start the installation?”
Zhang Pingfan took out a map, which was a map of their city.
Zhang Pingfan said, “This is a map of our Xijiang City. I have marked all the geographical locations that require installation. A total of 100 locations need to be installed. Elder Dou, please be in charge of distributing this task!”
Dou Guoming took the map.
“Understood. Jianhua and I will personally supervise. Someone, start assigning work posts!”
Zhang Pingfan watched carefully from the side.
Dou Guoming was adept at organizing such work.
Soon, more and more parts were transported out of the factory.
The defense system of Xijiang City began to be constructed.
If all went as expected, the installation should be completed within two days.
“Mr. Zhang, it’s only five days until the New Year. You and my granddaughter Yoyo are in a relationship. Why don’t you come to our home for the New Year this year?”
Zhang Pingfan shook his head.
“No, Youyou and I plan to spend the New Year by ourselves. Please don’t worry about us!”
“Alright, if you need anything during this period, please don’t hesitate to ask us!”
Zhang Pingfan nodded.
He only hoped that the defense system could be completed as quickly as possible.
Just as Zhang Pingfan had anticipated, the entire project was completed in two days.
Of course, for safety's sake, Zhang Pingfan personally inspected the condition of every defense tower.
Only when he reached the last one did Zhang Pingfan finally feel relieved.
“No problem, all defense towers are fine. Thank you all for your hard work during this time!”
Upon hearing Zhang Pingfan say there were no issues, Dou Guoming and the others also breathed a sigh of relief. The task was finally completed.
“Mr. Zhang, the task is finally completed. We have lived up to expectations!”
Zhang Pingfan nodded. Although there were no problems, Zhang Pingfan needed to activate it once to test it.
“System Miss, how do I activate it?”
【Ding! Do you need to activate it? I will help you activate it now. You can shut it down at any time after activation. However, once it’s activated, all demon dragons will be isolated outside and unable to enter. But humans can enter and exit normally. This defense system will automatically isolate any detected demon servant aura. Based on the materials I provided earlier, this defense system can operate continuously for three years!】
Zhang Pingfan nodded.
“Let’s first see if it can be activated. If it can be activated, let’s temporarily shut it down. We shouldn’t waste these materials, especially since collecting them was not easy. I heard that one of the materials is extremely rare on our Blue Star, and it would be difficult to obtain another batch of this quantity!”
【Ding! Yes, it is precisely because I know the storage capacity of the Blue Star that I provided you with this quantity of materials!】
“Heh, you’ve calculated everything, haven’t you? Let’s try it!”
【Ding! Activating now!】
The moment the defense system was activated, the people standing beside Zhang Pingfan widened their eyes, unable to believe what they were seeing.