Apocalypse: I Built a Supreme Shelter One Year in Advance

"No problem."

Seeing that Xu Zhengyang did not criticize the content of the books, the manager nodded excitedly.

Then he patted his chest and assured Xu Zhengyang, "Rest assured, within three hours at most, I will personally deliver these books safely to your destination!"

Over the years.

With the rapid development of mobile multimedia devices like smartphones, the market for physical books has long since declined.

So a big client like Xu Zhengyang, who buys over eight thousand books at once and pays in cash, is something that might not come across even once in several years! Because of this.

The manager of Xinhua Bookstore, in order to satisfy Xu Zhengyang, arranged for a box truck to help load the goods as soon as Xu Zhengyang stepped out the door! After leaving Xinhua Bookstore.

Xu Zhengyang went to the largest hardware store in Baicheng, where he purchased a large batch of steel frames and steel plates to make bookshelves for the library.

Immediately after.

Xu Zhengyang had a thought and ordered a large batch of C120 concrete, fine copper wire, and various sizes of rebar from the hardware store...

He even ordered a concrete mixer, an electric welder, and a cutting machine!

Since the space in the shelter was starting to get tight.

Then it's simple.

I'll just expand it, right?

After handling all this, Xu Zhengyang drove back to the lumber factory.

*Not long after Xu Zhengyang returned.

The delivery trucks from Xinhua Bookstore and the hardware store arrived one after the other.

As they unloaded the goods in Xu Zhengyang's yard, Li Song and Liu Zhao from the Beijiao community arrived outside Xu Zhengyang's lumber factory again.

Seeing Xu Zhengyang's yard bustling with activity, Li Song couldn't help but frown.

From the looks of it.

It didn't seem like he was willing to accept the demolition, did it?

Could it be that he wanted to stubbornly resist and become a nail house?

As Li Song pondered, he walked over to Xu Zhengyang, who was directing the unloading, and greeted him, "Hello, Mr. Xu, it's quite lively here today."

Upon seeing Li Song, Xu Zhengyang replied directly, "Oh, it's you, Xiao Li.

So, have you reported to your leader? Did he agree to my request?

If he did, let's sign the agreement directly. After a year, once I finish my business, this place will be yours!"

Li Song was momentarily stunned.

He had thought that Xu Zhengyang was making a big fuss about buying things and building materials to deliberately brush him off, intending to become a nail house.

But Li Song never expected Xu Zhengyang to be so straightforward, willing to sign the agreement right away.

For a moment, Li Song's mind was a bit confused, and he could only subconsciously say, "Agreed... agreed."

"Oh, then come sit with me. Did you bring the contract? If you did, let's sign it right away."

Xu Zhengyang nodded at this and led Li Song to the six bungalows in the corner of the factory.

Seeing that he had so easily completed the task assigned by his leader.

Li Song felt a bit unreal; it was too easy, wasn't it? Is there really someone in the world who is this easy to talk to?

So Li Song instinctively replied, "I... I brought it."

Inside the bungalow.

Xu Zhengyang glanced at the contract.

At this moment, he had two points of intelligence.

Compared to before.

Xu Zhengyang's memory, insight, and even his abstract understanding and learning ability had qualitatively improved.

Because of this.

Xu Zhengyang immediately spotted several hidden traps in the contract.

He then pointed at those hidden traps and said to Li Song in an unfriendly tone, "I've cooperated with you this much, but you're not being honest, are you?"

Hearing this, Li Song quickly explained to Xu Zhengyang, "Mr. Xu, you misunderstood! This contract is a template from the legal department.

We didn't expect you to be so straightforward and actually willing to sign the contract, so we didn't look closely to modify those details.

Please wait a moment.

I'll take it back to revise the contract, then bring it back with the seal!"

As Li Song spoke.

He asked Liu Zhao to wait there, then hurried back to his van and immediately sped off to the Beijiao community.

Xu Zhengyang didn't know whether Li Song was telling the truth or making excuses.

But it didn't matter.

As long as they didn't demolish his factory within a year, he was fine with anything.

As for that little compensation...

For Xu Zhengyang, who still had an eight-digit balance in his account, that amount of money was less than the smallest digit in his account balance! *An hour later.

The workers from Xinhua Bookstore and the hardware store had finished unloading and left the lumber factory.

At that moment.

Li Song returned in that old Santana, whose age was anyone's guess.

As soon as he parked the car.

Li Song rushed over to Xu Zhengyang, holding a stack of A4 papers, panting, "Xu... Mr. Xu, this... this time the contract has been revised.

You... you take a look again!"

The demolition contract Li Song brought this time not only had no hidden traps but also bore the official seal of the Beijiao community.

Xu Zhengyang glanced at it, confirmed there were no issues, and immediately signed his name on it.

Then.

Xu Zhengyang kept a copy for himself and handed the rest back to Li Song, saying, "The contract is signed now, so you should feel relieved, right? Don't worry.

A year from now, you can go ahead and demolish this factory!"

After saying this.

Xu Zhengyang exchanged a few pleasantries with Li Song before sending them off.

Both parties were very satisfied with this transaction.

However, the most satisfied one.

Naturally, it was Xu Zhengyang!

*After Li Song and Liu Zhao drove away in that dilapidated Santana.

"Time to get to work again..."

Xu Zhengyang looked at the mountain of books piled up in the yard and sighed, then began to use the Dimensional Space Pocket to start moving things.

...

An hour later.

As Xu Zhengyang set up the shelves in the newly built library and categorized the various art books he had bought onto the shelves.

A golden system prompt arrived as expected:

[Time-limited Challenge Task: Library (Completed)]

[Reward: [Architectural Effect - Calm and Collected]]

Seeing the system prompt.

Xu Zhengyang eagerly clicked to open the task log to check the detailed attributes of this architectural effect: [Architectural Effect - Calm and Collected]

[When your shelter's library is in a healthy state, your mental checks +3;

When you are inside the shelter, your Mental Strength recovery speed is increased by 100%]

After seeing the attributes of the architectural effect, Xu Zhengyang pondered, "So after building the library.

I will gain three points in mental attributes; and when I'm in the shelter, the recovery speed of my Mental Strength will also double?"

As soon as Xu Zhengyang finished speaking.

A new system prompt appeared before his eyes:

[Attribute Awakening Task: Mental (In Progress)]

[Your mental attribute has exceeded five points, please choose your future advancement direction and complete the corresponding advancement challenge]

"This..."

Xu Zhengyang was stunned upon seeing the task prompt, "So when one of my attributes exceeds five points, there will be an attribute awakening task?"

(End of Chapter)