After Apocalypse, I Got Rich With Superpower

After entering the Zhenhua Level, Li Pan’s body seemed not to distinctly feel the cold or heat; her physical quality had undergone a qualitative improvement. She had undergone the process of Washing Marrow and Cutting Veins, emerging anew without any hidden injuries or chronic illnesses. Her overall strength was amplified, marking a qualitative leap from her previous status as a High-level Superpower User, giving her a completely different sensation.

Her sensitivity to Spirit Plants and Spirit Trees became more accurate and clear. She had a natural affinity for the Wood Element, even merging with it as one.

There wasn’t much to do in the winter; the farm’s work was well-distributed, with no one slacking. Since the construction of the residential area, employees had regarded the farm as their lifelong career and home.

The farm employees had begun to receive benefits such as five insurances and one fund last year. Depending on the length of their employment, they would receive a pension, medical insurance, and more after retirement. Although this was deducted traditionally, the additional supplements were significant.

There were employee medical insurance benefits. Advanced High-level Superpower Users exchanged Awakening Potions and Crystal Cores at half the cost. Furthermore, possessing a High-level Superpower User ID card could increase one’s salary and bonuses, and even provide an additional premium, deemed a Senior Professional Title Bonus, paid monthly.

Other benefits would follow, to be announced in time.

All year round, numerous bonuses were distributed, many employees oblivious to what they were for, finding their wages had unexpectedly increased by several hundred, nearly a thousand, every month.

Put it this way, the deducted amounts for medical and retirement savings were almost entirely covered by the monthly bonuses. Not a single employee complained about the deductions.

The year-end bonuses were substantial. Employees working at the farm faced virtually no financial pressure.

To purchase a house in Panpan No.1 Community, employees must have been contracted with the farm for over three years. A down payment of twenty percent entitled them to a property; the amount of the down payment varied with the size of the house—with smaller houses requiring less.

No deductions were needed afterward; the title deed was in the farm’s name, with an individual’s name on it. If an employee unexpectedly died, their family could continue to reside there without further charges.

The contract terms were very clear and explicit, except for one point: employees could not privately sell to anyone outside the farm. If they wished to sell, they could negotiate with the farm first, which would refund their payment without taking any advantage of them.

This was modeled after the housing benefits of former state-owned enterprise employees: owner-occupied without issues, but not tradable as it wasn’t commercial housing.

Having a house meant no need for mortgages, relieving many of the pressure oft associated with buying a home.

Some couldn’t afford the twenty percent down payment, yet were qualified and eager to purchase a home. An easy solution was deducting money monthly until the required amount was reached. If they later decided against it, they could approach farm management, receive a refund, and the farm would reclaim the house.

In essence, employees paid a small amount of money to live in apartment buildings.

Downstairs was a large cafeteria and a street of culinary delights, outsourced to others, with reasonably priced meals that nearly eliminated the need to prepare food at home, saving lots of household chores.

There was also a kindergarten to take care of children. All employees worked on the farm, ensuring that if family members didn’t have time to pick up the children, they could stay in the daycare, monitored through video surveillance.

The community also offered recreational facilities, as well as dedicated areas for children to play, learn, and receive tutoring outside school hours for a fee.

There were designated study rooms for students to write and read, with teachers available to help with homework, of course, for a fee. The monthly cost wouldn’t exceed three hundred yuan, and the teachers were employed by the farm, receiving a full range of benefits and having a secure retirement with the reemployment of older individuals ensured.

Even a nursing home had been built; many young family members could apply to work here. Given its detailed and patient nature, considering caregiving for the elderly a strenuous job, the remuneration offered was quite high.

Almost every conceivable farm was thought of, which solved the employees’ concerns for the future, and the money earned could almost all be saved without worrying about living expenses.

The employees working on the farm felt a high level of happiness, as the farm covered almost all expenses, with employees only needing to pay for one-fifth of the costs themselves.

With such a good company, employees naturally treated the farm as their own home and maintained it carefully. Without needing a manager’s instruction, they would repair and continue using things to economize until the tools were completely worn out and beyond repair before being willing to discard them.

These welfare policies were the result of repeated research by Li Pan, Xue Dong, and a few other veterans, following the excellent treatment of state-owned enterprises in the 1970s, and comprehensively resolving employees’ concerns. This way, there was no worry about employees leaving.

Human energy is limited. Running around for a living leaves no energy for exploring new things, nor the willingness to exert more effort in work. "I’m not being paid enough for this, you can’t expect me to work to death. Squeeze me more, and I won’t produce even a drop of oil."

But when you provide sufficient welfare and treat employees well, they will work hard for you.

In fact, these past few years have shown that Panpan Farm’s rapid development is inseparable from everyone’s united spirit.

The employees treated the farm as their home, their resolution to protect it was no less than Li Pan’s.

The farm was ringed with protective plants and poisonous grass inside and out. Initially sparse, later the employees took it upon themselves to transplant and densely arrange a variety of flora, considering carefully how to interplant them to achieve greater effects.

After work, employees voluntarily made a round around the farm to check for any omissions. This had become a part of their lives. Nobody asked them to do this, but everyone did so uniformly.

The recreational room was always cleaned up by those who used it. The team leader conducted regular weekly inspections, and anyone who hadn’t cleaned got a definite reprimand at the team meeting. The room was free for them to enjoy, but they were expected to keep it clean and tidy. "If you can’t manage even that, you should be ashamed."

Li Pan had returned from the imperial capital with two children, a boy and a girl. The boy was a child of a martyr from the Wang Family.

The girl was a child fostered by martyrs from the Yanglan Base. Reportedly, she was his brother’s child; he took her in as his own. Whenever he went on missions, he would send her to the orphanage, paying for her temporary stay as the orphanage was well-guarded.

No matter how tough things got, children are the hope for the future. In any danger, they would be evacuated first. This is how the children came here and were able to continue their education.

She learned this while she was at the orphanage overseeing the children taking Awakening Potions.

Both children were awakened with Wood Power, which matched hers perfectly, so after discussing it, she brought them all back.

The girl had also grown up in the Yanglan Base, and raising her was a way of giving back to the base.

The girl was twelve years old, a Late Beginner Stage Wood Power User. She had awakened on her own, always helped the orphanage’s farming area grow food, and had depended on her uncle. Now she came to the farm with Li Pan.

Her name was Qian Sisi, a Wood Element Beginner, with SSS talent.

The boy was the nephew of the Base Commander. His father had also sacrificed himself while obtaining a Crystal Core for Li Pan. His name was Wang Lin, with S talent also in Wood Power.

Li Pan personally brought the two children back. The children, knowing the truth, felt no resentment, only gratitude for her willingness to provide a lot of medicines and food for their families and the base. Although they were young, they had seen too much of life and death. If they weren’t dying for Li Pan, they would have died for other common folk.