Zhou Yi couldn't help but think of the live printing performance at the 2008 Olympics.
A multitude of light points waxed and waned, weaving into a rising bonfire.
"This is the 'Fire Transmitter'."
Relieved, Reverse Flow said, "With this, the next time your consciousness projects over there, you'll be able to directly enter that body's memory core."
"Then you can transfer fire."
"Don't find it bothersome; this is a good method confirmed through the practices of the Reverse Flows, stable and reliable. It just takes a bit of patience to build."
Zhou Yi nodded, "Understood, thanks." Newest update provıded by NoveI-Fire.ɴet
Xiao Fu was taken aback for a moment, "This is the first time you've been so polite to me."
"I owe you a big favor."
"I am you; helping you is helping myself."
Reverse Flow said, "However, I thought beings of your advanced life group were characterized by strong desires to rule and conquer. It seems that's not the case."
"What exactly is your species? Do you have any hobbies? Anything you dislike? Do you have any ultimate goals, or enemies, or principles of some kind..."
Zhou Yi directly shut down the Number 2 machine.
Xiao Fu was usually okay, except sometimes he talked way too much.
who do I ask if you ask me?
Zhou Yi knew almost nothing about White Suanni, treating it as a family heirloom was the way to go.
The following days were calm.
The melons in the fields were successively plucked to become the summer bounty for the staff, or were sold or transported to Sand Port City.
In this ever-warming summer, the people of Jade City found their cool beneath the buildings or dam, eating melons and shooting the breeze—life was more comfortable than it had ever been.
The Agricultural Machinery Brothers also returned safely.
Tie Ma gave Zhou Yi a detailed report.
"Chairman, Copper Bull and I went to the agricultural market first to inspect the local wheat seeds."
"We brought soil, water, and other samples from here and had them tested and matched by agricultural machinery experts there to select the most suitable seeds for our side. And we had to learn some specific breeding because new seeds are constantly emerging, and our machinery must continually update knowledge and technology."
"Then, I found out in the agricultural market that our 'Jade Soup' has been a huge success, and it was even featured in the news there! The agricultural market has also become one of the agent cities for Jade Soup! The local appraisal of our food product is very high; it's really great!"
Zhou Yi thought to himself, that's because Coral Port put in a lot of effort.
To achieve an A-level city rating, this wealthy port city spared no effort in promoting and publicizing Jade Soup.
Tie Ma continued, "We have transported all the wheat seeds back. This is a batch of seeds very suitable for our environment. After the summer rest, we can plant wheat on the 2,000 acres where peanuts and sweet potatoes were previously grown, and legumes on the 500 acres of melon fields. Such crop rotation balances soil nutrients and is more beneficial to yield."
Zhou Yi informed him of the Honor War.
Tie Ma asked, "Are we still planting wheat then?"
"Of course. I'm just briefing you on the current environment, no need to worry about anything else."
"I'm not worried. After all, I don't understand other areas. We'll just farm!"
Zhou Yi then contacted Jin Yi at Coral Port through Red Kestrel to inquire about the production and sales progress of Jade Soup.
"Mr. Zhou, rest assured, everything is going smoothly."
"We've made a slight improvement to Jade Soup at the food factory, making it into a form that's easier to carry."
A dynamic image popped up on the flat screen.
The new Jade Soup resembled a piece of wood or a soda cracker.
"The new Jade Soup is very compact after dehydration and compression; it gradually swells when soaked in water. One piece can meet the basic food calorie needs of one meal per person, and it tastes and feels better when cooked in hot water."
Jin Yi said on the other end, "After settling on this form, we secured the first batch of 40 city agents. The cost has also come down. The cost price of a piece of Jade Soup is within 10 mushrooms, with a market price varying between 15 and 20 mushrooms, fluctuating according to transportation costs."
Zhou Yi gasped at the price.
As impoverished as Mao Valley Town was, locals used to spend 70 mushrooms a day, 20-30 per meal. Coral Port started with rock-bottom pricing, turning Jade Soup into affordable instant noodles for even the remote and poor, accessible to everyone.
Coupled with their powerful long-haul transport system, Jade Soup could swiftly conquer markets everywhere, reaching every household.
One could only say that Coral Port was very eager to progress.
Zhou Yi couldn't help asking, "Are you really not going to incur losses this way?"
"We won't suffer losses; otherwise, it wouldn't pass the final review by the procedure department."
Jin Yi explained, "The low-price strategy is rewarding, even though the profit itself is low."
"For the first month, we sold 400 million pieces, with a total profit of 402 Light Seeds. Your company's share is 201 Light Seeds. However, as we continue to expand scale, channels, and audience, this number is bound to increase."
"As an everyday consumable, the two most important aspects for food are price and taste. Jade Soup has a significant advantage in both aspects, without competitors in the same price range."
"Besides, the cost to imitate it would be higher for others. This is also an advantage of Coral Port's centralized factory model."
"For the explosive mushroom, we have purchased two large sediment belts specifically for breeding Sand Port Explosive Mushroom. As long as the mycelium is cut before they develop to a violent stage, they can be used as safe food."
"We already have quite a few food experts who agree with promoting our rating. As long as we develop further, Jade Soup will definitely become a phenomenon-level food! It has great significance for Coral Port!"
Zhou Yi had no doubts.
Industrial production costs were much lower than those of small workshops, and the output was on an entirely different scale.
Indeed, they were wealthy and powerful, having directly secured two sediment belts for mushroom cultivation.
The food industry in the Wasteland Era indeed had limited profits. Even with Coral Port strategically promoting and distributing, the profits from bulk shipments were quite modest.
That's why not many people focused on investing and expanding in this line of business.
Essentially, it boiled down to the people of the Wasteland Era being too poor, unable to afford expensive food, with most still struggling to solve the basic issue of hunger.
With this move, Coral Port had taken over the low-end daily food market by storm.
Zhou Yi was quite optimistic about it.
The era had to progress, and the sea lords would promote human growth to obtain more labor. The population would slowly increase. The new generation being able to drink nutritious and delicious Jade Soup was much better than nibbling mushrooms as before.
In this Wasteland Era, the company had made a small contribution to humanity.