Chapter 26 You Are Not the Owner <TOC> Chapter 28 Chairman's Wisdom
Translator: SumTLMan
Upon returning to the company headquarters, Zhou Yi led his team out to sea for fishing every day, often coming back late into the night.
The agricultural machinery brothers also remained parked beside the modular house, making temporary repairs.
Claw Boar employee Night Claw was formally introduced to everyone by Zhou Yi, making it clear that Night Claw was an official employee of the company and a member of the group.
This initially made the two human employees a bit nervous. They were locals from Grub Grain Town, where wild Claw Boars frequently attacked humans. The idea of interacting with such a colleague was unsettling to them.
Fortunately, Night Claw was quick-witted. It took the initiative to help A Jin lay the stone pathway outside the modular house, accompanied Gong Zheng to Grub Grain Town for transactions, and carried goods back and forth.
Just as it had promised Zhou Yi.
“Master, I will maintain good relations with our own people. You can rest assured.”
Tianjin Knight Cui Mao, who was recovering from injuries, sighed: “Your company truly is filled with talented individuals, not limited by species.”
“But I have one thing I don’t understand.”
“Mr. Zhou, due to language and cultural differences, won’t this make management inconvenient?”
Zhou Yi responded: “Our company emphasizes self-awareness. Employees need to have strong self-management abilities. In the early stages of our startup, there will certainly be various issues, and we will address them one by one.”
Of course, he himself had no issues.
However, lifeforms like Night Claw, who have their own language systems and cannot communicate directly with A Jin and the others, present a significant challenge that needs to be addressed, especially as new language speakers might join in the future.
Red Falcon did suggest that Recursion City sells similar translation machines, which can translate the languages of many species, even some more primitive expressions, such as the shell-knocking dialogues among Warrior Crabs or the specific calls of Light Absorber species’ birds.
However, these devices are not cheap. The general model costs 40 Light Seeds, and while language updates are free later on, maintenance and hardware upgrades require additional expenses.
It’s almost half the cost of a half-suite apartment.
But the advantage of the translation machine is that it functions more like a main unit, capable of connecting many transceivers, allowing simultaneous use within its coverage area.
These accessories also need to be purchased separately.
In short, it requires money.
Updating the Red Falcon also requires money.
Therefore, Zhou Yi focused all his efforts on fishing, trying to maximize the amount of Light Seeds in his Light Absorber box.
The Bone Man led the team and struggled with Jade Emerald City for four days before finally giving up.
Mushroom Forest did not give up despite his advice and continued to make maximum efforts.
Unfortunately, in front of Jade Emerald City, these efforts were meaningless.
Without reaching a housing purchase agreement and owner recognition, all outsiders would be expelled.
Moreover, architectural lifeforms couldn’t communicate conventionally, leading to a deadlock where there’s no egg and no chicken.
Zhou Yi looked towards the high-altitude footage provided by Red Falcon.
The Bone Man led the Black Hand Mushrooms in a large-scale evacuation, but some Black Hand Mushrooms, whether due to a sense of luck or sheer disbelief, hid on some floors.
Eventually, when Jade Emerald City began moving, surrounded by a glow, the remaining Black Hand Mushrooms were instantly melted and blown out of the buildings as smoke.
This scene caused the ground Black Hand Mushrooms to panic and scatter, fleeing from this awakened giant abomination.
Zhou Yi’s gaze focused on Jade Emerald City.
It raised its enormous hollow metal supports from the ground with rebar-like roots, moving lightly and smoothly.
Jade Emerald City took steps that reminded Zhou Yi of moon-landing astronaut videos, as if gravity had become very weak, allowing the Dead Sea Abomination’s tall body to become as light as a butterfly.
The giant steps floated like spacewalking movements, each step still exerting strong pressure on the ground. It walked through the dense Mushroom Forest, stepping into a path, walking straight east towards the Dead Sea under the night.
Zhou Yi stood at the front end outside the modular house, slowly drinking a can of cola.
As Jade Emerald City slowly approached, the oppressive feeling brought by the giant object grew stronger.
Employees each showed terrified expressions, but seeing the Chairman standing in front, they didn’t dare to retreat and could only hold on.
The Dong Fang Hong brothers kept watch on the other side.
One step, one step.
The hollowed-out body of Jade Emerald City became clearer.
Even the chirping of insects and birds disappeared.
When it was still one step away from Zhou Yi, it suddenly stopped, its legs retracting and sinking, its body slowly turning into a stationary state on the ground, again causing a shockwave.
Zhou Yi walked alone under Jade Emerald City, entering the unit door.
He placed his left palm against the wall and held the Light Absorber box with his right hand.
“Come on, hand over the house.”
“This is 204 Light Seeds, full payment for the house, plus a prepayment of 10 years of property fees.”
The voice of Jade Emerald City also echoed in his mind: “May I ask you choose to purchase 3101 or 3102?”
These two rooms themselves have no differences; both are partially damaged.
Zhou Yi casually said: “3101.”
“Then now, let’s start signing the housing contract and officially conduct owner identity recognition.”
As soon as the words fell, Zhou Yi suddenly noticed that two cameras emerged on the wall, projecting a layer of green light on his chest and back, conducting a scan-like record.
The voice of Jade Emerald City kept repeating: “Facial recognition complete.”
“Machine body deep recognition complete.”
“Please set your verification password.”
……
“Binding complete.”
“Owner Zhou Yi has completed registration, permission updates are complete, and equity relations have been successfully constructed.”
“Unit 1, Phase 2, Jade Emerald City, ownership of 3101, changed to owner Zhou Yi.”
“Dear owner, you will enjoy all the rights of a Jade Emerald City owner, including convening owner meetings, proposing suggestions on property management matters, electing members of the owner committee, and enjoying the right to be elected, as well as having the right to know and supervise the use of property common areas, common facilities, equipment, and related site usage.”
Zhou Yi inquired about some of the details.
Then he found an opportunity: “Now there is only me as the owner. I request to convene an owner meeting.”
“This is your right.”
“Good, then immediately convene an owner meeting! Elect members of the owner committee.”
“Inviting owners… Invitation complete, 1 owner expected, 1 owner present.”
Zhou Yi’s eyes brightened.
Feasible!
He immediately stated: “I choose myself!”
Without any competition, Zhou Yi went through the process and became a member of the owner committee.
This position’s most important right is to supervise, guide, and constrain property services.
Simply put, it’s to oversee Jade Emerald City itself, which has property functions.
In the previous era Zhou Yi was in, implementing this had various obstacles. But when Jade Emerald City itself became a property service provider, following regulations made it simpler and clearer.
The broken high-rise announced: “Jade Emerald City accepts your supervision and guidance, committee member.”
Through this procedural path, Zhou Yi completed a curve-redirected strategy, gaining de facto control over Jade Emerald City.
He couldn’t help but wipe his sweat.
It seems that no matter the era, buying just-needed houses is a matter of acting quickly.
Inside 3101, the ground was covered with dust, without the Dead Sea Light membrane seal, and all kinds of furniture were already rotten beyond recognition.
Soon, Zhou Yi discovered the convenience of the wasteland era.
“Jade Emerald City, clean the room!”
“Yes, committee member.”
……
Half an hour later, Zhou Yi walked out of the building’s unit door, waving to the dumbfounded people outside: “Come, let me show you inside.”
Night Claw took the lead.
Then came A Jin and Gong Zheng, who was leaning on a crutch.
Cui Mao, with his arm bound by a sling, looked pale.
Unlike the previous few, he knew exactly what Dead Sea Abominations represented, and the more he understood, the more he realized how dangerous these indescribable monsters were.
He finally clenched his left fist but bit his teeth to follow behind.
Zhou Yi pressed the elevator button and introduced to the somewhat nervous group: “This is Jade Emerald City.”
“It is already an employee of our company, so there’s no need to worry. In the future, it will not only be a strong support and new force for our company but also a protector of our farm.”
A Jin and Gong Zheng listened with excited faces, their lips trembling with emotion.
Beside them, Cui Mao was horrified: “This, this… Mr. Zhou, how did you do this?”
He immediately realized something was wrong.
“I’m not trying to probe your secrets, but how is this possible? I’ve never heard that Dead Sea Abominations can be employed. They are a group of completely incomprehensible monsters.”
Cui Mao was somewhat incoherent, his lips dry.
“Well, it’s actually not a big secret.”
Zhou Yi rubbed his fingers: “Give money; after all, they also need Light Seeds.”
“Ah?”
“Employing them is only feasible for one reason: insufficient payment.”
Zhou Yi smiled slightly, raising his thumb: “As long as you pay enough, even with language barriers, both sides can fully cooperate.”
Cui Mao listened dazedly, muttering to himself: “So this is how it is… How much is enough… How many Light Seeds do these Dead Sea Abominations need… tens of thousands? Hundreds of thousands or millions…”
Zhou Yi shrugged: “We have to negotiate based on our abilities.”
Chapter 26 You Are Not the Owner <TOC> Chapter 28 Chairman's Wisdom