Our factory traveled through time

Chapter 2 Recognition Capabilities

"Wang Ce, Huang Feipeng, you two go forward."

Zhang Luoyan waved, and Wang Ce and Huang Feipeng exchanged a glance before quickly following.

Huang Feipeng secretly thought to himself, "Wang Ce was right. Zhang Luoyan went up to the fifth floor to call them both. She probably really wanted to win them over."

Luo Yan has an outstanding appearance and temperament. If she had the halo of being the factory manager's daughter before she transmigrated, she would naturally be the one to have the final say.

But now that they've traveled through time, once the workers realize what's happening, let alone follow her orders, it's questionable whether she can even preserve her own innocence.

"Manager Zhang, there are quite a few people gathered outside the supermarket, but it looks like none of them have managed to get in."

There were three moons overhead, and it wasn't dark yet. The argument in front of the supermarket was intense; it seemed the supermarket owner was unwilling to sell the goods.

Everyone already knew about the time travel, and those with a bit of sense immediately started buying survival supplies.

"I've already said I'm not selling! Can't you fucking understand human language? You can't even do QR code payment, how are you going to buy anything? I'm sleeping in this shop tonight, let's see who dares to come in!"

A dark-skinned, short, stocky middle-aged man stood menacingly in front of the supermarket entrance, holding a wooden stick.

"How can you be like this? There's no cell phone signal right now. If there were, I would definitely pay you. If not, I'll pay double!"

"Boss, I come here to buy cigarettes every day, don't you trust me?"

"Damn it, don't push us too far. We've transmigrated now, who cares about anything else? If you push us too far, I'll just steal it!"

As the crowd gathered at the supermarket entrance grew larger, the situation was on the verge of spiraling out of control.

Zhang Luoyan gestured for everyone to gather together and said:

"Listen up, everyone. We've traveled through time. It's all forest outside. We'll find out the specifics tomorrow."

"The biggest problem we face is that we won't have food to eat tomorrow."

"From now on, everyone follow my orders. I guarantee that everyone will have food. Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. Being kind to others is being cruel to yourself."

"Smash the windows! Go into the supermarket and loot supplies! Anyone who tries to stop us will be beaten up!"

Zhang Luoyan pointed at the supermarket glass, her tone firm, her gaze sharp, and her whole being exuding a ruthless and decisive aura.

Wang Ce's gaze sharpened slightly; Zhang Luoyan was no ordinary woman.

Knowing to go up and call them two proves she's smart; being able to think of seizing the food immediately proves she has strategy; and being able to lead people to smash the glass and snatch food when so many people were arguing outside the supermarket proves she has guts.

Although he hadn't had much contact with Zhang Luoyan, he knew that she was someone you shouldn't offend.

He tapped the steel pipe in Huang Feipeng's hand, and Huang Feipeng, understanding immediately, shouted:

"We're from Xinke Plastics Factory. Our factory manager said, since you won't open the supermarket, we'll just rob it! Brothers, charge!"

With a bang, Huang Feipeng smashed the floor-to-ceiling glass outside the supermarket, and everyone rushed in, grabbing sacks and starting to ram it.

In the chaos, the supermarket owner had a front tooth knocked out by a flurry of punches. He ran out of the supermarket in a panic, cursing and swearing, but dared not step forward to stop them.

Zhang Luoyan glanced at Huang Feipeng with slight surprise. This fat man looked like a brute, but she didn't expect him to know how to use a false identity to shift the blame.

After entering the supermarket, Zhang Luoyan stayed close to Wang Ce and Huang Feipeng.

She knew perfectly well that as a woman, she belonged to a vulnerable group in this environment and had to rely on a man.

Wang Ce and Huang Feipeng were both from the old factory, much more reliable than the newly recruited workers. If things really came to a head, she wouldn't mind making sacrifices to survive.

"Leave us some instant noodles, why do you take them all?"

A burly man got into a conflict with the workers. In this chaotic environment, whoever has the power has the right to speak.

"When did it become your place to boss us around at Xinke Plastics Factory? Get out!"

Huang Feipeng laid the steel pipe horizontally. Anyway, he was just pretending to be from another factory. Now it was dark and nobody knew anyone.

"I am Zhao Erde, the workshop supervisor of Xinke Plastics Factory. Which production line are you from? Don't you recognize me? — Ouch, why are you hitting me?"

"Stop hitting me! Stop hitting me! I don't want instant noodles anymore!"

Wang Ce almost burst out laughing. Of course, if we don't beat you up, we'll be exposed.

In the darkness, Wang Ce intentionally or unintentionally shielded Zhang Luoyan behind him.

This woman is a shrewd and intelligent person. No matter what, it won't hurt to show some goodwill.

"We'll go first. You go and tell the day shift workers in the dormitory to gather at the factory now. We'll observe the surrounding situation tomorrow morning and then make further plans."

Seeing that the number of people outside the supermarket seemed to be increasing, Zhang Luoyan decisively ordered everyone to retreat.

They currently have an advantage in organization and equipment; by the time others realize what's happening, they may not even be able to escape.

Trying to do too much at once will only lead to failure. You're about to miss your chance, so it's best to take your profits and stop while you're ahead.

Back at the factory, Zhang Luoyan ordered all the supplies to be moved to the factory manager's office on the sixth floor, including the bottled water that hadn't been finished on the first and second floors.

"Manager Zhang, Master Yang and the others said they wanted to sleep and refused to come over. I told them we might have time-traveled, and he called me an idiot."

The worker responsible for calling people from the dormitory building came running up, panting and cursing, clearly upset from the earlier call.

Wang Ce didn't speak. There were only two master craftsmen in the entire factory. Huang Feipeng was in charge of scheming, and Yang Miao was in charge of CNC lathes. However, Yang Miao had a bad temper and often got into arguments with others.

The CNC lathes on the first floor originally had two master craftsmen, but the other one resigned because he couldn't stand the other's personality.

If it weren't for the fact that the new factory was having a real problem recruiting, and that he wasn't somewhat capable, he would have been fired long ago.

Only when the old factory director came could he keep him in check; the factory director's son couldn't, and Zhang Luoyan, who had little experience, was even less capable.

"It's okay. The entire industrial park has been traversed now. There's a forest outside. Within three days, everyone will face hunger."

"The opportunity has already been given to them, but they didn't cherish it. Those who participate in the operation tonight will receive supplies every day starting tomorrow; everyone else will receive nothing!"

Zhang Luoyan's tone was calm, but in just two short sentences, she stirred everyone's attention.

As Zhang Luoyan said, the entire industrial park has one or two thousand people, and the food consumption is huge. They looted a lot of supplies tonight, but they can't hold out for long.

Hiding in the corner, Wang Ce and Huang Feipeng were also planning their next steps.

"Brother Ce, Manager Zhang is just a woman. Can she really fight against that shrew Yang Miao? She might even get herself into trouble. We can play the hero and save the damsel in distress then—"

Wang Ce glanced at Huang Feipeng and said, "She is not someone we can control, at least not someone we can control right now."

"Based on what she just said, these people will fight Yang Miao to the death for her tomorrow."

"Think about it, is it better for the food in the office to be shared among our twenty or so people, or among fifty or more people?"

"People are selfish. Zhang Luoyan is creating a community of shared interests, using food, a necessity for survival, to bind these people together."

"If I were her, I would call the two of us in right now, do some ideological work, paint a rosy picture, and cultivate two core members to consolidate my leadership position."

The workers were all huddled in the office resting, and Zhang Luoyan was alone in the factory manager's office, with no one knowing what was going on inside.

After such a dramatic turn of events, the whispers never ceased.

With a creak, the office door opened a crack, and Zhang Luoyan appeared behind it.

"Wang Ce, Huang Feipeng, come in here for a moment."

Huang Feipeng's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as he stared incredulously at Wang Ce, who calmly stood up. He said incredulously:

"Brother Ce, you're amazing! Zhang Luoyan really called us in alone. Honestly, did you awaken some kind of system or superpower?"

The two entered the office and found that the sunshade curtains had been drawn, and the only light source in the room was a small nightlight.

The light, in its alternating colors, shone on Zhang Luoyan's delicate, fair skin, making her eyes appear surprisingly bright even in the dim light.

But Zhang Luoyan placed her phone on the desk, poured two glasses of water, and gestured for someone to sit down.

"You two are long-term employees. I just came back from abroad and studied business management."

"I heard from my dad that Ce is mainly in charge of online sales, Feipeng is mainly in charge of production, and the new factory is basically supported by the two of you."

Wang Ce raised an eyebrow, secretly thinking how shrewd he was, expressing his approval of the two while simultaneously testing their relationship.

Both Huang Feipeng and I are 26 years old, while Zhang Luoyan is 23. Yet she calls me "brother" but uses Huang Feipeng's name directly.

Choosing one of the two to elevate, which is difficult to handle, reveals the art of weighing options.

"Manager Zhang, you're too kind. It's all my duty. But now that we've traveled through time, our previous work experience probably won't be of much use."

Huang Feipeng didn't understand the hidden meaning and assumed that Zhang Luoyan was genuinely praising him.

Wang Ce smiled and nodded, remaining silent and observing the situation, wanting to see what Zhang Luoyan would say next.

"You two both came from the old factory, I trust you. To be honest, within three days at most, the entire industrial park will definitely face a food crisis."

Huang Feipeng shook his head, dismissing it as an exaggeration: "Manager Zhang is exaggerating. Besides the supermarket in the park, there are several small restaurants and a large canteen. The food reserves there are enough for everyone to eat for two or three days."

"Although we don't know where we've traveled to, since it's a forest outside, as long as we work hard, gather wild fruits and vegetables, and hunt some meat, we shouldn't starve to death."

Zhang Luoyan sighed softly and frowned slightly, saying, "The food reserves in the park are indeed enough to last everyone three to five days."

"But there must be people like me who control most of the food and thus gain the right to distribute it. I don't believe that those in power will distribute resources equally."

"As for gathering and hunting, the area around the park is only so big. Unless you don't live in the park and go to a more distant place to get food, simply gathering food in the surrounding area can only support the consumption of three to five hundred people at most."

"Competition will intensify in a short period of time, and various conflicts will break out in full force until the number of people is reduced to a level that can sustain the collective survival, at which point a new order will be established."

"I'm telling you this because I don't want to share food with Yang Miao and his group. They'll definitely cause trouble when Yang Miao brings his men over tomorrow. I hope you two can support me."

"If things stabilize later, the two of you will be the senior management of this team and will receive priority in resource allocation."

As expected, Zhang Luoyan wanted to build teams in a tiered structure. Her thinking was clear and her methods were excellent, so I had no reason to refuse.

Wang Ce nodded and said calmly, "Manager Zhang, rest assured, we will fully support you!"

After Wang Ce and Huang Feipeng left the office, Huang Feipeng muttered to himself, "Brother Ce, since we've all transmigrated, no one's inferior to anyone else. Why don't we just go it alone?"

"Our reputation in the factory is definitely better than Zhang Luoyan's."

Wang Ce shook his head and said, "The first place is not rightfully ours, and the second place will be the first bird to stick its head out. Who knows where we will be transported to or what dangers we will face? Let's wait and see before making any moves."

Wang Ce knew clearly that unless his individual skills reached their peak, sticking together and protecting each other was the best way to survive.

All the workers were sleeping in the office. Wang Ce woke up in the middle of the night to go to the toilet and brushed past a worker who was coming out of the toilet.

After opening the bathroom door and shining his phone flashlight on it, Wang Ce couldn't believe what he was seeing and couldn't help but rub his eyes.

He was prepared for the water and power to be cut off and the toilet not to be flushed, but what was with the small gold characters appearing on it?

[Meat sausage: Effectively relieves hunger and replenishes energy; safe to eat.]

Looking at the brightly colored grains and sorghum, Wang Ce couldn't help but fall into deep thought. Was this really meat sausage?

Footsteps sounded behind him. Wang Ce turned around and saw Huang Feipeng, who was using his phone's flashlight to go to the bathroom. He said, "Fatty, do you want some meat sausage?"