Chapter 685: Chapter 553, Changing the Name Isn't Too Good, Right? Chapter 685: Chapter 553, Changing the Name Isn't Too Good, Right? Wu Heng glanced at the time.
It was 9 a.m. now, and there was plenty of time.
“Is there anything else?”
Gao Rong said, “There's also the matter of the weapon production chain, we need some weapons to confirm the specifications and dimensions.”
“We have weapon blueprints, let Qi Hancai prepare a copy for you when needed.”
“Alright, then I have no other issues.” Gao Rong closed the notebook on the table.
Wu Heng nodded and said, “Qi Hancai, prepare the convoy, we're going to the printing factory Gao Rong mentioned.”
“Understood.” Qi Hancai took out a walkie-talkie and began to delegate tasks.
He instructed everyone to get into the vehicles, ready to head out.
Soon, the convoy and the Skeletons were assembled and ready.
Gao Rong also boarded one of the trucks at the back.
They then set off towards City North.
On the truck.
Wu Heng asked, “What's your opinion of the people from Tiancheng Group?”
During the meeting, Gao Rong had reported issues as usual.
But since he wasn't always here, some matters needed to be discussed with Qi Hancai.
Qi Hancai said, “So far there haven't been any problems, everyone's busy with their own tasks every day.”
“Keep an eye on them. I'll assign some Skeleton Apprentices to them later to learn some skills.”
Qi Hancai laughed, “They might have some resistance to that!”
“No rush, let's wait until they've interacted for a while before making arrangements.”
“Okay, that works.” Qi Hancai turned her head and said, “The survivors from various places are all coming onto our frequency on the radio, it's quite noisy every day.”
“What are they arguing about?”
“They want us to clear the Zombies in their area and are willing to join us. They're asking for nothing in return, just food to eat, and they're willing to work for us every day. They talk as if they're in a pitiful state,” explained Qi Hancai.
Wu Heng's brow furrowed as well.
As things progressed, Wu Heng needed to clear Zombies to gain experience and also needed to increase his influence to accumulate reputation.
But the current issue was that he was a bit too busy to manage.
The situation inside Yangtong City hadn't been resolved yet. He and Qi Hancai needed to stay here temporarily to get several weapon production chains up and running, as well as to communicate with headquarters.
He was eager to rescue survivors from various cities to help more people survive.
But sometimes he felt powerless to do so.
“I'll go back and think of a solution. You guys explain the situation to everyone and tell them that we are planning and to hold on until we can make it there,” Wu Heng said with a sigh.
Qi Hancai also smiled, “I'll talk to them when we get back.”
The convoy continued its journey.
Shortly after, they neared the target area, and received a message from the lead vehicle that wandering Zombies had appeared.
Clang clang~!
The gates of the printing factory were pushed open.
Growl~!
Inside the dim factory, growls echoed as several Zombies lunged from the dark corners, baring their teeth and exuding a foul stench.
They had barely approached when they were kicked back by the Skeletons blocking the entrance.
Spears pierced their bodies, killing them instantly.
Afterward, Wu Heng led the Skeletons on a round inside the factory.
The scene was somewhat bloody, with bloodstains everywhere and clumps of frozen internal organs.
Wu Heng walked further inside and saw three printing presses.
After wiping off the coagulated blood, the model GC6180 could be faintly seen on the printing machines.
The machinery wasn't as large as he had imagined.
It was about 4 meters in length and just over 2 meters wide.
The guiding chains at the back were a bit longer, stretching to about four or five meters.
Once it was confirmed safe,
Wu Heng took out his walkie-talkie and said, “Qi Hancai, bring Gao Rong over.”
“Roger!”
Footsteps approached as Qi Hancai and Gao Rong came over.
They frowned at the situation inside the room, then said, “Should we check how the machines are?”
“Yes,” said Gao Rong, who briskly walked in and started to inspect them.
After a while, he came back out.
“There aren't any problems, but we'll need to make some adjustments when we get back,” he reported.
Wu Heng nodded and said to a Skeleton nearby, “Take out the fixing screws.”
The Skeleton advanced, and Gao Rong stepped back two paces to make room.
The Skeleton dismantled all the screws connecting the machinery to the ground.
Wu Heng then waved his hand, and instantly all the machinery was collected.
Gao Rong's eyes narrowed, startled by the sudden disappearance of the machinery.
He looked at Qi Hancai and noticed that she seemed quite accustomed to it, which made him swallow his saliva and take another half step back.
Once everything was collected,
they went to check the other warehouses.
Wu Heng gathered up all the ink and paper in the full warehouses, then led the caravan back.
Back to the military factory.
Wu Heng handed the machinery over to Gao Rong for tuning and cleaning.
He himself returned to Gold and Silver Island through the boundary door.
Dinner time.
Wu Heng wiped his mouth and said to Andre Willow, “Wei'er, I'm planning to set up a newspaper establishment. I'll print the papers in the next few days. You organize some content to be published at the city hall, and then hand it over to me.”
“I've heard about the newspaper from Mini. Specifically, what content are we focusing on?” Andre Willow continued to ask.
“The policies to be announced on the island, the direction of development–didn't we talk about changing the taxation and selling houses last time? Write all that down. Also, copy some of this year's guidebooks from the association. Let's send out an edition and see how it turns out,” Wu Heng said thoughtfully.
“Okay, I'll get on it when I get back.”
They finished discussing the matter.
The group then gathered and chatted for a while.
And then each returned to their rooms to rest.
Back in the study.
Wu Heng sat in front of the bookshelf, looking at the books on it.
Glenda floated over and said, “Are you choosing a novel to serialize in your newspaper?”
“Yes, do you have any recommendations?”
“I remember that detective novel I read a while ago was pretty good.” Glenda gestured slightly with her hand, and a complete collection of Holmes detective novels flew out and hovered in front of them.
Wu Heng's eyebrows raised, not expecting Glenda to choose this particular book.
Glenda continued, “The name and setting are more fitting for this place, and the cases described are quite engaging. But it needs some changes to look more like it's set in the background of this world.”
“Change what?”
“Place names, descriptions of certain objects–a lot of things simply don't exist in our world. Most importantly, the image of the protagonist. If you change it to Wu Heng, it would be better.”
Wu Heng scratched his head, “I can understand altering unrecognizable items, but changing the name of the protagonist is a bit too much!”
Glenda circled half around him to the other side and said, “You're copying anyway, so why care about these details? Besides, what's the purpose of serializing this novel? It's not just to take up space in the newspaper, right? If the newspaper truly spreads as you plan, your reputation will also increase. Don't you still wish to be a hero?”
Xiao Xiao chimed in from the side, “Auntie makes sense. You've already copied the assignments, so it would be even weirder if you didn't change the names.”
Uh…
Wu Heng glanced at Xiao Xiao, thinking her perspective was the strange one.
But he was somewhat at a loss for a response.
Originally, including a segment of a novel in the newspaper was meant to boost sales a bit.
After all, serialized novels are quite appealing.
But in Glenda's view, this was about serializing his personal story, which, if it became a bestseller, would definitely increase his fame.
This type of story wasn't uncommon in this world.
The Association supported Level 18 professionals by distributing this kind of content everywhere.
This made Wu Heng hesitant.
Glenda had a point; it might yield better results.
But copying someone else's story for serialization and changing the protagonist's name to his own felt a bit shameless.
“Never mind, I'll revise it tonight, and then you can check it,” Glenda said, seeing him hesitate.
“You're going to make the changes?”
“I've written some works before. Trust me, there won't be any problems,” Glenda assured with some confidence.
“Then I'll leave it to you.”
“Good!”
After a brief conversation between the two,
Wu Heng returned to his room to rest.
The next day, morning.
Wu Heng sat in the living room, watching the Skeletons erect some courtyard lights outside.
Xiao Xiao, who had gone out for a flight, returned and perched on his shoulder, saying, “Uncle, I saw that auntie with six arms, she's brought people onto the island.”
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