District 39
Within the Tokyo Area, few people paid attention to District 39, let alone cared about the Cursed Children!
Therefore, District 39, which had been designated as a quarantine zone or a dumping ground, rarely saw visits from the residents of the Tokyo Area. Instead, individuals with radical views against the Cursed Children would occasionally sneak into District 39, attempting to verbally and physically abuse them. Faced with the hostility or indifference of the majority towards the Cursed Children, and the occasional risk of encountering Gastrea near the Monoliths, Elder Matsuzaki had no choice but to move the Cursed Children and himself into the underground sewer system of District 39.
Even though the sewer infrastructure previously constructed in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area was quite spacious, sewers were, after all, not intended as residential housing. The living conditions and housing conditions were self-evident to put it bluntly, the sewer dwelling area of Elder Matsuzaki and the Cursed Children lacked electricity, household appliances, and any semblance of a comfortable environment. It could be described as utterly impoverished!
However, in the past few days, the ruins of District 39 had undergone a slight transformation.
The previously dilapidated buildings had been partially cleared, and a seemingly permanent small stronghold was being constructed.
Using a large amount of discarded building debris mixed with reinforced concrete, a roughly constructed yet sturdy two-story high wall protected the area encompassing several buildings. These few buildings, whose overall structure was relatively intact, even undamaged in their main structure, had been tidied up and formed a small stronghold with basic functions such as housing, medical care, a farm, and training grounds.
Morin and Kohina had escaped the predicament of living in a tent, and a group of lolis who had previously lived in the sewers would often come over to join the fun!
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"As expected, construction and medical investment are both super money-guzzlers!"
Morin sat on the top floor of the newly established stronghold, looking at the makeshift and extremely crude stronghold around him, while also looking at several bills given to him by the Sumire Heavy Industries construction team. He couldn't help but rub his forehead and mutter.
Money-guzzling!
This was the comment Morin gave after reviewing the bills and estimating his expenses over the past few days.
Ordering Varanium weapons, simultaneously haggling with Sumire Heavy Industries to have a construction team build a stronghold in District 39, and ordering medical equipment after contacting Muroto Sumire again these three actions had rapidly burned through Morin's wallet. Now, seeing the detailed bills, Morin felt the painful sensation of his wallet going from full to empty, and the dire situation where his income was already less than his expenses!
When entering the Black Bullet world, Morin only had a bag of diamonds and ten gold bars that he had exchanged and placed in his space belt. Logically, he should have been able to live well in a world that recognized gold and diamonds as valuable items.
Unfortunately, in the Black Bullet world, while gold and diamonds were still expensive luxury goods, the demand and price were far lower than in peaceful times. To make matters worse, the Varanium weapons, medical equipment, and the Sumire Heavy Industries construction team that Morin had ordered were not things that could be settled with a small amount of money. Even though Morin had sold a relatively valuable Type-III Gastrea corpse, most of the rewards he received were used to purchase other essential supplies for living and adventuring, leaving him with wealth that only made him feel a strong sense of financial crisis!
"This amount, if we just sit around and eat, might last for more than a year. But if we invest in necessary living expenses, crop seeds, medical supplies, and combat consumables, it would be good if it could last for three months..."
Looking at the bills in front of him, Morin estimated the various expenses with a somewhat worried expression.
If it were just Morin and Kohina, the remaining money would certainly be a considerable sum, enough to cover combat supplies and living expenses for several years.
However, Morin now had several big spenders!
The lolis of District 39 Morin had already had Sumire Heavy Industries build this large stronghold to improve their living and safety environment. The initial large investment aside, he would definitely need to order a batch of living supplies and facilities later, right? There were now more than twenty lolis and several more who had heard the news and run over, and there would be an unknown number of lolis coming later (most of the Cursed Children in the Tokyo Area were scattered throughout the area; the lolis in District 39 were only a small part). Their daily consumption was already astonishing.
However, the lolis' living expenses were nothing compared to the list of medical equipment and various consumables that Muroto Sumire had provided!
In peaceful times, medical research projects had the nickname of "money-burning." Although Muroto Sumire currently only had a small, one-person laboratory, the investment in various experimental equipment and materials that had already been spent had left the total construction and material consumption of District 39 far behind. And Morin could foresee that if he wanted Muroto Sumire to prepare suppressant drugs and potent suppressant drugs, the money-burning situation would probably continue.
As for making progress in the research of the Gastrea virus? Well, Morin felt that it was no longer a problem that money could solve!
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"We still need to increase income and reduce expenditure!"
Morin rubbed his forehead, feeling a bit of a headache, and put the several expense lists aside, having made a decision in his heart.
The several projects that had already been invested in, as well as Morin and Kohina's combat reserves, Morin thought about it and didn't intend to cancel the investment the stronghold that had already been built was a given, Muroto Sumire's medical research investment wasn't easy, and withdrawing and then wanting to invest again would probably be impossible.
As for the lolis' food and Morin and Kohina's living needs, they couldn't just drink the northwest wind, could they?
Similarly, Morin didn't have the ability to turn stones into gold, so he had to consider how to maintain the current expenses...
"Hmm? Kohina?!"
While pondering whether to rob the rich to help the poor, or simply go and see the Tokyo Area Civil Security and the dark side missions, Morin suddenly felt someone come up to the rooftop and then recognized the identity of the person.
"Big brother~!"
Morin had just stood up when he heard Kohina's affectionate call. Then, he saw Kohina run over from the stairwell and directly hug Morin's arm.
Seeing Kohina's cute and slightly expectant look, Morin couldn't help but reach out and ruffle Kohina's hair. Seeing Kohina still hugging him like a koala, he helplessly handed a few lollipops to Kohina and pinched her nose, saying, "Eat them separately! At most one lollipop and one piece of candy at a time... otherwise, be careful your teeth all rot and you become very ugly!"
"I'm not afraid..."
Hearing Morin's slightly frightening tone, Kohina, who had originally wanted to put a lollipop in her mouth, paused. Then, she carefully put the other lollipops into her pocket before putting one in her mouth, saying somewhat indistinctly to Morin, "Big brother... um... Elder was just about to look for you, seems like something's up!"
"Elder Matsuzaki is looking for me?"
Morin was a bit strange to hear Kohina's words, wondering what the elder, whose main energy was focused on leading the lolis in farming and learning, would want with him.
However, Morin also knew that Elder Matsuzaki usually wouldn't bother him unless it was something important. Therefore, he hesitated slightly and then walked down the stairs with Kohina!
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