Ant Nest

If it were just a house, like the one Yang Caishan lives in, Tom would really refuse.

However, what Fan Jie received was actually an abandoned factory located in the suburbs, which made it impossible for him to refuse.

Although there are security patrols in the shelter to maintain order, there are many crimes such as robbery and murder. It's not safe for an eleven year old child like Fan Jie to live in a remote house with such a big bag of money.

Zhao Yingying was harassed by Liu Shanmin, and after Tom warned her once, she did not continue to harass her for the time being. But for the sake of safety, Tom suggested that Liu Lian move. Liu Lian has been desperately trying to earn extra money, hoping to buy his fianc é e a bigger house.

Cheng Fuhua and Xiao Gao, the two bachelors, also live in welfare housing, which is a bit far from the internal affairs department. Therefore, their work vehicles are also used as welfare by the leaders for their commuting. As for Ouyang Haotian, he bought this four-wheel electric vehicle with a loan and mortgaged out the house he had just received, living in the crowded security department dormitory.

Tom could tell that they also liked this abandoned transit warehouse, but Fan Jie was brought in by Tom and they all said they wanted Tom to stay. If Tom doesn't live, they are also embarrassed to lick their faces and move in.

The number of people in this shelter is increasing, and upon returning from a mission, Tom also saw some issues with the management. He cherishes the friendship between Liu Lian and Ouyang Haotian, and also believes that since everyone has survived together and gathered together, if a new disaster comes, at least the team that trusts each other will be safer.

Looking at Fan Jie's sincere gaze, Tom nodded and said, "Thank you for your generosity, Brother An and these brothers."

"Great!" Fan Jie jumped up with joy. "Great, I have a companion."

Zhao Yingying remained silent from the moment she got off the car until Tom made a decision before she spoke up, "But the house doesn't have electricity yet. It's getting dark soon, and the lights need to be regulated. I can't clean it today."

Cheng Fuhua patted his chest and said, "This is simple. Tomorrow, I will take Xiao Jie to the energy department of the logistics department to register and bring his property certificate. If the circuit is damaged, it can be repaired and powered on in at most two days. In terms of electricity bills, we can get employee discounts."

Xiaogao looked excited and said, "I will modify the circuit. Recently, I have learned a lot from my master. Please let me know where you need to connect the electricity, and I will design it. Haha."

"These two days, this little hero..." Liu Lian thought for a moment, "will you stay with us for now?"

Tom shook his head and said, "He won't be serving as a light bulb for you anymore. I'll take him into my factory. Coincidentally, he has the ability to shape metals, so I'll talk to him about it."

"That's a good decision, that's it." Ouyang Haotian took advantage of the heat and slapped the board, afraid that Tom would change his decision. "Young master and those sweaty fools living in the collective dormitory are so disgusting that they even openly fight handguns in bed. It's really hunger and thirst."

"Have you also been with them? Haha," Cheng Fuhua joked loudly.

"Go, go, go, do you need me? Go out and take a stroll, a bunch of girls..." Ouyang Haotian just finished blowing, and when he saw Tom looking at him, he stopped speaking.

After the matter was decided, Ouyang Haotian sent Tom and Fan Jie back to the metal forging factory.

Although it was a bit difficult outside the door, when the manager Zhang Guangliang was called in, the chubby manager generously let it go.

After all, Tom went out to handle affairs for Yuan Feixing before. In his opinion, Tom was able to get along with Yuan Shao and had the same connections as him, so he naturally wouldn't open the door too easily.

The shapeshifting sword shield was hanging on the wall of Tom's dormitory, and of course, before entering the shelter, Tom first dismantled the green crystal on top.

Without the control of Green Crystal and Tom, outsiders cannot see the mystery behind this pair of shield knives. In their view, this was just Tom doing it casually to defend himself when he was outside.

He still remembers the mocking eyes of the soldiers guarding the gate when they looked at his shield knife at the entrance.

Indeed, in their view, it is only by using firearms to eliminate threats from afar that fools carry primitive cold weapons.

But only when you have personally experienced a desperate situation, will you know that cold weapons will still not be eliminated, at least in the hands of awakeners like Tom who have enhanced strength and speed, cold weapons can still play their role.

Fan Jie still remembers the scene when Tom combined his swords and shields and cut off the black dog's tail with one blow. Now there are only the two of them in the dormitory. He excitedly asks Tom how to achieve it, holding a shield, and asks Tom to teach him.

Tom asked if he had revealed it to the people in the shelter, and he said it was completely according to Yuan Feipeng's instructions. And he also gave Yuan Feipeng's advice to him, which means that if you want to live well in the shelter, it's better to stick to Tom. He also said that as long as Tom Ken can be found, Tom will most likely not refuse.

Tom didn't expect that Yuan Feipeng would even give Fan Jie a trick to find him. It seems that Fan Jie's demeanor, even if he doesn't have that factory, will still rely on him. Yuan Feipeng had been wary of him before and even drew his gun towards him when he entered the castle. However, in just three days, he had his mind set on him.

Due to some distrust of the child's nature, Tom has not yet taught him how to make mind controlled metals. But after demonstrating to Green Crystal, Tom found that Fan Jie's ability to shape metal was much stronger than his own.

This is still the case when Tom's ability to shape metal has improved.

After today's hustle and bustle, Fan Jie was also quite tired. Soon, this eleven year old boy was lying on Tom's bed with a green crystal in his arms and fell asleep.

Tom can only sit by the wall, he can sleep anywhere, after all, it's safer here than outside.

The next day, Tom took Fan Jie out of the workshop and taught him how to shape metals, while also testing his efficiency.

Then the other five metal forgers found that they were not only inferior to Tom in small shaping techniques. In terms of the efficiency of large-scale shaping, it is not as good as this eleven year old boy, which can be very frustrating for them.

After learning that the metal shaping efficiency of the child Tom brought back was far superior to others, Zhang Guangliang ran over with great joy.

Since Tom was called away by Yuan Feixing, the metal forging efficiency of the factory has been reduced. There were many tasks left unfinished, and seeing a metal forging master with one person leading two people, I naturally wanted to take them into my pocket. He offered a high price on the spot: 20 contribution tickets per day, hoping that Fan Jie could stay in the factory.

However, after a night of conversation, Tom learned that there were three thousand contribution tickets stuffed into Fan Jie's backpack. The R&D department offered him a 30 contribution ticket per day for computer related work, but it didn't seem like Zhang Guangliang's small amount of money.

However, although Fan Jie has a good talent for metal shaping, he still needs more practice on how to realize his imagination and how to turn paper designs into real objects. Simple things, such as a simple long sword, he can quickly make them. But with the complex contour shape, he got stuck.

This also requires imagination to outline and multiple touch cords.

Anyway, it will be a month before Fan Jie starts working in the R&D department, so Tom decided to discuss with Zhang Guangliang and let him temporarily work in a metal forging factory. Tom teaches hand in hand, while Zhang Guangliang is given according to the normal standard of 15 contribution votes per day.

This can bring great joy to Zhang Guangliang. Coincidentally, this month's workload has been high, and he has been feeling a headache. I thought the duck was going to fly, but Tom circled around and helped him catch it.

In order to repay Tom, Zhang Guangliang allocated the neighboring dormitory to Fan Jie, so that he wouldn't have to share a bed with Tom.

Although Fan Jie's factory building will be cleaned up soon, having a resting place in the factory is also good.

Fan Jie was overjoyed by Tom Ken's guidance on metal shaping, and naturally expressed that he listened to Tom's advice.

So Fan Jie, an 11 year old boy, became Tom's apprentice, and he took him in and out of the factory to do metal shaping work everywhere.

On the third day of Fan Jie's stay, Cheng Fuhua went to the energy department of the internal affairs department with his property certificate to solve the electricity problem. On that day, Tom, Ouyang Haotian, and others also took leave the day before. A group of six people began to clean up the transfer and disposal warehouse, striving to dispose of the house and move it in as soon as possible.

As the transfer warehouse was not far from Tom's metal forging factory, Tom gritted his teeth and bought a bicycle for himself and Fan Jie, making it convenient for commuting.

The price of this bicycle is 500 contribution tickets, which is equivalent to Tom's one month salary, and it is indeed a bit expensive.

Although Fan Jie said he would use his money, Tom refused, after all, Fan Jie is only a child and should save some money.

Seven people were busy all day and finally cleaned up the four story office building. On each floor, except for six offices and two miscellaneous rooms, there is also a conference room on the fourth and first floors. This small transfer warehouse is considered a sparrow, although it is small and has all the necessary facilities.

Furniture and other decorations will have to be purchased tomorrow, leaving two warehouses. Ouyang Haotian has decided to pay for a specialized housekeeping company to do it.

Saying it's a household service company is actually just a common name. There is a street in Hope Town where there are many people queuing up for their employers to do various physical tasks, including those who clean up.

Due to the increasing influx of people into shelters, Haiwei Mini Industries has intentionally lowered the standard for free meals. And the free allocation of houses also needs to be queued based on personal credit ratings, which makes it difficult for many people who want to rely on shelters and are unwilling to contribute any effort. They have to take the initiative to find something to do in exchange for contribution tickets and improve their living environment.

This money is naturally shared by everyone, and Tom strongly agrees with this.

Finally, four more days passed, and furniture and daily necessities had been purchased in place. Tom and others picked a good day to move into this transit station. And gave this new home a name, "Ant Nest".

This is to commemorate the experience of Tom and Liu Lian escaping from the ant colony in the rented house. The night of April 65 changed everyone's lives, and the night of the ant colony fire also made Tom an awakener. Only with Tom, Cheng Fuhua, and others can there be a survival journey ahead.