SWNOVELXO Chapter 398: Recruiting
Lu Yin was studying the poor condition of the Bai family's house and scrunched up her nose in distaste while Dacheng was watching Bai Qingshi reading the documents that were handed to him by them.
"I have read it thoroughly," said Bai Qingshi, looking satisfied. He raised his head and looked at the two people in front of him before saying, "But are you sure that these conditions will really be fulfilled? The number of survivors is not small; can they really be given jobs?"
The number of survivors in their penthouse was no longer a joke. If this went on, Bai Qingshi was worried that they would end up running out of rations in a matter of hours. These days, Bai Feng went out every two days and yet the rations didn't last for less than a day. If this went on, what would they do!?
"We will naturally not lie to you," said Dacheng with a polite smile. "As long as your son, Bai Feng, is willing to join the special department under our commander, we will not only give you self-sufficient jobs, but you can also get a house as well as supplies. This way, you don't have to worry about anything."
Dacheng was polite from start to finish. Not to mention, his tone was steady and rather calm, which made everyone trust him naturally. What was more, he was good at hooking people up. Thus, everyone in the Bai family couldn't help but lean in favour towards Dacheng.
Dacheng also played his role too well, which made everyone look at him with favour. However, even though he was looking at the Bai family with a smile on his lips, inwardly, he was filled with contempt. In his eyes, even if the Bai family was more or less related to Bai Feng, the final decision would lie in the hands of Bai Feng.
And yet they were acting as if they could make the last call.
However, Dacheng still stayed quiet because, from the investigation, it was clear that Bai Feng was extremely filial towards his family. As long as they played their cards really well, Bai Feng would definitely listen to them.
What was more, the investigation showed that the Bai family had a wood ability user as well as a water ability user. The two ability users were helping their survivors to sustain themselves for so long. As long as they had them under their wings, they didn't have to worry about anything.
As long as they could get Xiang Mei and the water ability user on their team, Dacheng wondered how they would be rewarded. After all, the one thing that was more important than weapons in the apocalypse was food and water!
Wood ability could produce plants, and plants could produce vegetables and fruits. While the water-ability user could provide them with clean water.
These two ability users would definitely change the entire face of the base.
Right now, he knew that he would not be able to get any further promotion, which was why he could only maintain a good relationship with the Bai family. As long as Bai Feng became a powerful figure of the base, he would be able to get on top as well.
If Bai Meiyue were there, she would have rolled her eyes at the calculations that were almost pouring out of Dacheng's eyes. She knew that the man had no other skills other than stepping on others.
Bai Xue, on the other hand, was looking at the documents in front of her with a beaming smile on her face. The greed in her eyes couldn't be suppressed when she saw the benefits that were presented to her. Even though she knew that there was no such thing as a free meal in the world, she didn't care about it.
After all, the one who would be taking the risks would be Bai Feng and not her. Why should she be worried about anything? However, she thought about something, and her eyes narrowed. She raised her head and questioned, "Master Dacheng, it seems like the officials are in a hurry to recruit all kinds of ability users."
As soon as she finished speaking, Dacheng understood what she was trying to say. He nodded and agreed with her, "That's right. The world is like this; how can we not recruit ability users for our protection?"
When he finished speaking, he didn't forget to glance at Bai Xue, who was frowning way too hard. He waited for the woman to say something, as he could see that Bai Xue had something to say. The woman had so much rage when she thought about Bai Meiyue that Dacheng wondered if this woman knew something good about her.
At the same time, he didn't forget to glance at Su Hu. However, the second he looked at the feeble-looking man who had no presence in the Bai family, he couldn't help but frown. What was going on?
Was this man really the father of Bai Meiyue's child?
No matter how Dacheng looked at Su Hu, he didn't seem compatible with Bai Meiyue. A woman like her, who was not only a worthy leader and a rather strong fighter, would she really pay attention to someone like him?
While he was lost in his own thoughts, he heard Bai Xue speak in a slow and steady voice, "It's nothing; I was just wondering if the military is going to accept just about anyone? I don't mean anything by those words, but I would like to let you know that the ability users are the ones who live on the other side of the corridor. They are nothing but blasphemy in the name of soldiers and the army. I would suggest that you steer clear of their path, Master Dacheng. They do not deserve to be in the army, much less in the same position as us."
"They all are nothing but blackmailers, thieves and criminals. If you recruit them, you will only cause trouble for yourself."