After the system version 2.0 was updated, it brought a lot of changes to the balanced station.
[Weather Forecast] Warning: the first heavy rainfall after summer is about to arrive.
Zhou Li'an ordered people to dig ponds outside the camp and planned multiple urban drainage networks inside the camp.
Both he and the natives were building a city for the first time and had no relative experience; the existence of the system avoided trouble to a large extent.
Then, a heavy rain fell for three consecutive days. When the people saw the water rising and being quickly led into the pond by the drainage channel, they all praised the greatness of our Lord.
Zhou Li'an can only be thankful that he did not carry out [Time Acceleration] too early, otherwise it would inevitably lead to a chain of negative effects after the flood disaster.
Heat and humidity breed diseases.
However, it is obviously not the right time to start popularizing vaccinations against various viruses and diseases at this stage.
Inactivated vaccines are not infectious.
But if it’s a live attenuated vaccine, it’s hard to say.
Common BCG vaccines, smallpox vaccines, measles, chickenpox vaccines, including yellow fever vaccines are all attenuated live vaccines.
There is a very small probability that the virus strain will mutate in this type of vaccine.
The person being injected may have a violent reaction, which is why, after injecting such freeze-dried live vaccines, most people need to stay at the injection site for medical observation.
Of course, there will be no problems with small-scale injections, but if tens of thousands of people are vaccinated, if a few people are unlucky, it will be a big joke.
Originally, vaccination was used to prevent diseases, but now it has become a 'natural disaster'.
Today's North America is still a virgin land that has not been ravaged by the virus.
Bringing those attenuated active vaccines rashly is an act of poisoning.
Therefore, the popularization of vaccination should be postponed until the unification of North America, population migration, and the completion of the census, and then unified vaccination prevention will be carried out.
At the very least, the most basic medical units must exist, be prepared for isolation and prevention, and administer injections batch by batch.
It’s a long road.
In addition, the [Academic Center] is not in a hurry to release it.
I haven’t read all the characters yet. Putting it into construction is equivalent to wasting a ‘miracle of creation’. Zhou Li’an wanted to hold a large-scale sacrificial event after the reunification of North America.
Let more people witness the greatness of balanced creation.
By that time, some children will also have the foundation for self-study.
…
July 26th.
Zhou Li'an arrived in Juarez.
Before setting off to explore the map of North America, bison hides for the next two months must be handed over to Wang Defa at once.
A total of 18,000 bison hides were enough for him to work for two months.
At the same time, the 11,000 furs in July were accounted for US$29.7 million, bringing Zhou Li'an's deposit to 75 million, of which 3,500 needed to be used to invest in horses, and the remaining 40 million could be used at will.
However, this money has no use direction at the moment and is temporarily stored.
In the barbaric era, everything needs to be cultivated and educated. The Snow Girl is completing the germination of culture, and the people are also stepping into a self-sufficient living standard.
All we have to do now is give them time to develop and transition.
Krypton gold is only an auxiliary function, and they still need to walk the road step by step.
Zhou Li'an and Wang Defa clarified the accounts for the month and sat in Lao Wang's office in the factory to drink tea.
Wang Defa suddenly remembered something again, "By the way, the expatriates from the wood carving factory arrived in Juarez a few days ago. Do you want to meet them?"
Zhou Li'an asked strangely: "Expatriates? What are you doing here?"
Lao Wang acted like "You don't want to live in the world": "With a business of tens of millions, of course I come here to collect payment."
"They are afraid that you will regret it, so they will produce the product in 10 days, and then ship it quickly. After the goods are shipped, they are afraid that you will not pay the balance, so they must come here to keep an eye on it."
Zhou Li'an was amused for a moment and was about to ask when the goods would arrive.
Lao Wang suddenly took out a wood carving from under the coffee table and said with a playful expression: "So, Zhou Sheng, what are you going to do if you customize 100,000 sets of your own wood carvings?"
"???"
Zhou Li'an's smile froze on his face, "The thing...has the thing arrived?"
"No, no, these are samples brought by expatriates. There are dozens of them, and I have temporarily placed them at Jonah's house."
"Zhou Sheng, although I admit that you are charming and charming, are you sure you can sell so many wood carvings of heads?"
"..." Zhou Li'an couldn't help but fell into social death.
The wood carvings are expected to arrive in four days, and Zhou Li'an doesn't plan to leave, lest he has to come back again.
That afternoon, the two went to the supermarket to do shopping.
It just so happens that it's time to meet Jonah and his daughter.
When Jonah was released, Zhou Li'an ran away to prevent him from exploding when he learned of his situation. However, after such a long time, according to Lao Wang, he had already digested it.
What's more, this is a good thing, and a great revenge will be avenged.
Arrive at the villa in the wealthy area.
When the car drove into the courtyard, the door of the villa opened and Jonah greeted him with a smile.
Enclosed in the villa, he could not see outsiders, and Lao Wang had no friends in Juarez. They often sat together, you drank your coffee, I drank my tea, chatting, and they became friends.
But when the car door opened and Zhou Li'an's face appeared, Jonah's smile froze on his face.
"Long time no see, Luke!" Zhou Li'an spoke first, breaking the calm.
Jonah came back to his senses, and his tense expression finally relaxed. After exhaling a long breath, he bowed slightly to Zhou Li'an——
"Thank you for this."
His emotions are complicated.
After waking up from a dream, he was in a foreign country and listening to Patrice's description of the assassination. Jonah's first reaction was anger.
He had long thought that it was abnormal for Zhou Li'an to often leave with his daughter, but he never expected that the two of them were doing shooting training.
In the end, Zhou Li'an actually asked Patricia to go to the worship center to assassinate her.
Incomprehensible!!
But after he calmed down, he cried bitterly again, and the hatred that had accumulated for 13 years was released at this moment.
At least, the result was good. The assassination was successful and they were able to escape intact.
Only one thing...
He feels that as a father, he has not been able to help at all. He has no sense of involvement at all.
This makes revenge very tasteless.
It's like lending your game account to others, and the next day they tell you that I have completed the game.
This is by no means something to be happy about, but rather embarrassing and frustrating.
but……
Patricia was truly saved.
Over the past few days, Jonah found that his daughter was gradually becoming more cheerful and would sometimes take the initiative to talk to him.
Therefore, he could not continue to be resentful towards Zhou Li'an.
Lao Wang saw that the two of them were a little deserted, so he couldn't help but smooth things over, "Okay, now that the matter is over, you don't have to be dissatisfied with each other; Luke and Zhou helped a lot in this matter.
Busy, do you know how difficult it is to escape from Oregon to Mexico?"
It was okay if Wang Defa didn't say anything, but when he mentioned it, Luke Jonah's expression became strange. He walked down the porch steps in a few steps, dragged Zhou Li'an and hurriedly entered the door.
This scene completely confused Lao Wang.
"Did I say something wrong?"
Inside the house, when the two came in, Patricia, who was sitting in the living room watching TV, was naturally startled.
When she saw Zhou Li'an arriving and noticed something strange about her father, she immediately stood up.
Zhou Li'an smiled at her, indicated it was okay, and followed Jonah's pull into the house.
"How did you do it?"
"Why does my memory stay on the day you came to me... There is no way that there is any medicine that can keep people sleeping for such a long time without damaging the body."
"I have read Spencer's report. After Patricia was assassinated in the worship center, she almost disappeared."
When Zhou Li'an heard these words, he knew that Patricia had reservations about her father.
In fact, at this point, there is nothing that cannot be said openly and honestly.
It happened that the dog followed them into the bedroom.
Zhou Li'an squatted down, stroked the dog's head, and then looked up at Luke Jonah, "You mean... like this?"
Whoosh.
The dog that was right in front of Jonah disappeared.
Again half a minute later.
Whoosh.
Appear out of thin air.
At this moment, Jonah's face suddenly turned pale, and he staggered back two steps involuntarily, almost falling down.
More than 40 years of experience as a human being told him that this was not magic, let alone something that could be explained from a scientific perspective.
If there should be an explanation for this situation...
"You, who are you?"
Zhou Li'an glanced at the desk next to Jonah. There was still his handwritten manuscript on the table, then he walked over and clicked on the words on the paper——
"I?"
"I am balance."
…
dinner.
Only Zhou Li'an, Lao Wang and Patricia were dining.
After receiving Zhou Li'an's frank confession, Jonah fell into doubts about the world, his beliefs and his outlook on life.
Zhou Li'an actually didn't say much, just one sentence was enough, 'I am Balance.'
It's concise and concise, and contains enough information for Jonah to digest for a while.
After all, their father and daughter will have to become their spokespersons in Mexico in the future. If they just use emotion and reason to let them repay the kindness of revenge, the driving force will inevitably be insufficient.
Entrepreneurs and leaders must learn to draw a pie.
For example, Zhou Li'an prophesied disaster to the people of Hexiang and described a bright future for them.
As for Jonah, there is no need to say anything more.
It's all up to them to figure it out.
Then, make your choice…
If you have to live a life of nothing, it is better to seize the opportunity in the middle of your life, adopt a balanced style, live a wonderful life, and explore the "unknown of balance".
This multiple choice question is not difficult.
On the dinner table.
Lao Wang felt that the atmosphere was stuffy.
Patricia was a boring gourd, and because Jonah hadn't arrived yet, he was always curious about what the two talked about after entering the door.
"Luke, is he okay?"
Zhou Li'an shook his head: "Don't worry about him, he is accepting a new world view."
"What a new worldview?"
"That is, do gods exist in this world?"
Lao Wang became even more confused after hearing this.
But Patricia raised her head and looked at Zhou Li'an, "Dad, do you know?"
"Yeah." Zhou Li'an nodded, "Why didn't you just confess?"
The girl pondered for a while, "Dad won't believe it, and besides, I shouldn't say anything without your consent."
"Then are you ready? Help me."
"Well, you can do it anytime."
"Hey, hey, hey." Lao Wang couldn't help it, "What are you talking about? Why can't I understand a word?"
Zhou Li'an turned to look at him again, "Are you sure you want to know?"
"Ah, this..." Lao Wang hesitated, and finally just bowed his head and started eating.
Curiosity killed the cat.
Among the two people at the table, one was a ruthless man who could obtain a large amount of bison hides and help people smuggle people into Mexico, and the other was a young lunatic who dared to openly commit assassinations at the age of eighteen.
It's better not to get involved in what they're talking about.
night.
Lao Wang also stayed in the villa, and there were many empty rooms. He and Zhou Li'an had not seen each other for a long time, so they had a few drinks together.
When they entered the house, Patricia was still watching TV in the living room.
But at this moment, footsteps came from behind.
Patricia turned her head and saw her father with an ugly face. He seemed to have stayed up all night and was listless, and his face was shiny.
Jonah said: "Patricia, you already knew this, right?"
"Um."
"Let's talk..."
What the father and daughter talked about is unknown.
After Zhou Li'an entered the room, he locked the door, traveled through time, and continued to provide study guidance for Xue Nu.
The next day.
Jonah returned to normal, and took the initiative to hand over these days' manuscripts to Zhou Li'an, and asked about the subsequent writing content.
Zhou Li'an didn't make an outline when he came, he simply started dictating and asked Jonah to record it.
It can be seen that Jonah is forcibly restraining his curiosity and asking himself questions.
But even if he asked, Zhou Li'an would not answer.
Because you need two tools to do things for you, whether you have awe or fear for yourself, in short, you need to maintain a sense of mystery.
Just like falling in love, once the mystery between a man and a woman is exposed, the ambiguous relationship ends.
Once the licking dog discovers the goddess he has been pursuing, he will actually pick his nose, and he will rub it randomly after picking his nose...
Can you still lick a dog? Maybe, but your mobility will definitely be greatly reduced.
…
Day three in Juarez.
Zhou Li'an did not take Lao Wang with him, but met with David Liang alone.
It's not that it's too early to talk about giving Jonah and his daughter new identities. But...
"Mr. Zhou, do you want to buy a gold mine in Mexico?"
Zhou Li'an nodded: "Yes, we have plans in this regard."
David Liang is very good at dealing with people. Even if he felt that this matter was not very practical, he did not show any disdain, but explained it very seriously——
"Mr. Zhou, all gold mines in Mexico are in the hands of large mining groups. They also have financial transactions with local gangs. State-owned gold mines will not be contracted to private individuals."
"To put it simply, the industry has long been solidified. It is impossible for newcomers to enter the market, even if there are mines listed for sale..."
"Believe me, that's a trap too."
Zhou Li'an directly showed his cards: "What I want is not a mine with gold reserves, but a waste mine."
"Abandoned mine?" David Liang looked stunned, but in fact he had already begun to figure out Zhou Li'an's plan.
What he didn't expect was that Zhou Li'an said straightforwardly——
"Yes, the abandoned mine is just a disguise and cover created to facilitate my selling of gold in large quantities."
At this point, there was no need for David Liang to pretend to be dumbfounded, "You mean, you have a large amount of gold that you want to sell?"
"Moreover, the quantity has reached such a level that legal mining must be used as a cover?"
Zhou Li'an nodded: "It's always a pleasure to deal with smart people."
David Liang gasped, there is no need to say more, the origin of this batch of gold must be abnormal, otherwise there would be no need to cover up and disguise.
He only asked the key question: "How much is the specific quantity?"
But at this moment, Zhou Li'an gave it up and said, "We will discuss the details later. This business is huge and cannot be settled by just a few words between you and me."
"We all know that doing this kind of business in Mexico is very dangerous and requires balancing multiple parties."
"This requires you to mediate. First help me find a mine, and then it is best to find a suitable and capable partner... We are all Chinese and understand that eating alone will not make you fat, so I don't mind transferring the profits to
Share it with everyone and make a fortune together.”
Twelve million ounces of gold is more than just money. It is almost the total mining volume of a major gold-producing country in a year, and is worth more than 20 billion.
The meaning of Zhou Li's security department's taking it away really doesn't mean much. What he wants is to win over many parties and form his own power in this world, which can provide high-precision technology and equipment for balance.
The [Academic Center] is not omnipotent, it only has a reserve of current public knowledge.
Of course, Zhou Li'an can propose scientific research directions, and geniuses will always be born among the people of Balance to obtain results.
But if we can have ready-made equipment, products, and machines as a reference and let them dismantle and learn, they can avoid many detours.
After all, scientific research takes time, so why...
Why not copy it directly?
Zhou Li'an finished painting cakes for David Liang, and when he was shocked, he asked another thing, "Mr. Liang, is there any channel that can help me get a large amount of aviation kerosene? The more, the better!"
David Liang was confused again.
Just a moment ago, we were talking about gold, but why did we suddenly jump to aviation oil? These two things are completely different from each other.