Not only Sid is lamenting the speed of infrastructure construction in front of him.
The assistant beside him, Pine, was in a daze, feeling a little unbelievable about what he saw outside.
Although it is not difficult to build such a road in half a year.
As long as the construction team of Qinggang Shelter receives the task, it can be repaired very quickly.
But the key point is that the shelter they built is a place that they still use the term "primitive people" to ridicule.
This is a bit uncomfortable.
An indescribable feeling appeared in Pine's heart.
It's not about being slapped in the face, nor is it jealousy.
As someone who has witnessed the step-by-step development and reconstruction of Qinggang New City, he always feels that the construction of this Tianyuan territory is more practical than asking homeless people to build houses randomly.
"Yes. We have built so many residences in our new city, but in the end they only serve the purpose of giving homeless people a place to live. There is no economic development at all, and they are still limited to a small area."
Sid's Adam's apple moved and he continued in a slightly unwilling tone.
"I once suggested to Commander Edmund that he send people to sort out a road connecting every shelter in the city, but in the end it failed."
"It's not your fault, my lord."
Pine shook his head and looked through the curtain at Fluttershy Moth who was sitting outside driving the car.
"It's different from us here, isn't it?"
It's really different.
Who would have thought that a place called primitive people would have the means to threaten Sunny Harbor Sanctuary?
Who would have thought that their shelter was not built underground, but on the contrary, developed above ground?
And the manager.
He seems much more reliable than the stubborn old guy from Sunny Harbor Shelter.
Remembering the scene of communicating with the manager, Pine and Sid fell silent at the same time.
In comparison, other members of the mission at the rear did not have so many feelings.
They are only full of novelty about everything they see now!
"I didn't expect that the outside of the city has turned into such a vast plain. It looks really great!"
"It probably took a lot of manpower and material resources to build a straight cement road, right?"
"Look, there are legendary farmlands over there. Oh my god, are their farmlands so big?"
"There is also a small river. Was this created by them?"
When you first entered the territory, you couldn't see much in the wilderness. You could only see the small river that had been built recently by the Fishman Village, and some farmland that had only been built with a foundation.
For people who live in urban agglomerations surrounded by swamps all year round, all this is undoubtedly very new.
Especially as this cement road goes towards the center.
Larger and larger plantations began to appear in sight, not far from both sides of the road.
It's a pity that winter is coming and everything is desolate.
The previous scene of all things thriving has turned a little yellowish under the influence of the cooling.
However, even these alone, the impact on people living underground is still extremely exaggerated.
As they approached Hope Village, someone suddenly remembered Tang En's instructions before leaving. He hurriedly threw away other thoughts and began to focus on recording everything he saw with his eyes.
Compared with half a year ago, the surrounding area of Hope Village has undergone earth-shaking changes.
As the cement road suddenly widened into six roads going in different directions, the vision suddenly opened up.
At the end of the main road, an extremely large building group appeared.
Looking at it at a glance, there are no less than three hundred houses, row upon row, neatly arranged on the ground.
And behind these houses, there are construction sites that can be seen at a glance.
Has the scale here grown to this?
Sid could no longer suppress the shock in his heart and stuck his whole head out of the car window.
Before leaving, he had imagined as much as possible how fast the development here would be, enough to make Tang En, the deputy manager, show a difficult expression.
But seeing it in person now is a completely different feeling.
When I came here before, the area around Hope Village was still a piece of gravel land that had been simply repaired.
It happened to be a heavy rain, so the residents could only struggle to walk back and forth in the mud, and from time to time some people accidentally fell down.
But what now?
Not only was the entire interior of the village hardened with cement, but the surrounding two kilometers were also paved with cement.
It can be clearly seen that the heavy rains for several days have not affected this place, because the drainage channels carved on the ground have already drained all the accumulated water into the surrounding small river!
And the most surprising thing is that these ‘primitive people’ used asphalt extravagantly!
Several black roads extend away from the village and continue to the west.
Where did they get the asphalt?
Where does this road lead?
The look of shock on Sid's face became more intense.
If it weren't for the sign he saw last time hanging on the door at the entrance of the village, he would have suspected that he had never been here before, and that a moth had brought him to a new place.
Is this really Hope Village?
Looking towards the square at the entrance of the village, there should be the market we saw last time.
But now the size of the market has expanded several times, with hundreds of stalls gathered there. The stalls are bustling with people, and it is estimated that there are at least a thousand people.
It’s too lively here, and the economy here is too free!
Even in Qinggang New City, there is no open and free trade in a complete sense, and all shops still need to operate under control.
Not to mention underground, the distribution system has been implemented for more than two hundred years.
Everyone will not receive any currency, only three meals a day and daily necessities.
How can the economy prosper if there are no trade goods?
"We're here! Hope Village is ahead!"
Near the vehicle parking spot at the entrance of the village, the lizards quickly ordered all the lizards to stop.
Two guards who were on patrol saw this and walked over as usual and started to investigate.
"Is it the mission team from Sunny Harbor Sanctuary?"
Checked the procedures.
After confirming that there was no problem, the guards on duty quickly stopped the car and stopped the horse.
In the past, except for vehicles carrying goods that could enter the village, vehicles carrying passengers had to stop here and then enter on foot.
But obviously, the Qinggang Mission is an exception.
As a guest, and as the most powerful refuge in the surrounding city, I still have to give you the respect I can.
Otherwise, people would think that Tianyuan Territory is a place that likes to make things difficult for people, which would ruin its reputation in vain.
However, what is surprising is that the 'guest' himself walked down first.
"Mr. Wang Yang, can we walk in? I want to take a closer look at the development of Hope Village in the past six months!"
Sid jumped out of the car and pointed to the square road at the entrance of the village.
The other people behind him also seemed to have received the order and filed out of the carriage in an unusually synchronized manner.
Talking about cooperation on this trip is a small matter, but coming to investigate is a big deal.
Compared with sitting on a lizard car and watching the show, there is obviously more to gain from actual face-to-face communication.
"Um, of course."
He exchanged glances with the guard next to him and nodded decisively.
"But I have to remind you. The fare for your arrival, the fare for your return, and the meals during today's visit are all taken care of by the village diplomatic office and have been paid to us in advance. But if you go to the market
You have to pay for the expenses yourself!”
"Of course, we will pay for all expenses!"
Next to him, Pine quickly nodded in affirmation and took out a small piece of gold from his arms, at least fifty grams.
Whether on Earth, on Blue Star, or in the wasteland.
As a precious metal with many uses, gold has always been a stable intermediate transaction.
Even if you go to gathering places that are basically isolated from the outside world, gold still has enough purchasing power.
"Okay, do you need me to help you go to the logistics office to exchange it?"
"Our territory currently uses Tianyuan copper coins and Tianyuan iron coins. This gold should be exchanged for fifty copper coins!"
Of course there are more than fifty.
If you exchange it with yourself, you can exchange it for about 250 pieces at least.
But this price is not because the moth wants to embezzle it, because it is indeed this price for foreign exchange.
One is to protect internal price stability, and the other is to prevent malicious hoarding from impacting the market.
"Then I'll trouble Mr. Wang Yang."
Pine nodded with a smile and watched the moth carrying the gold towards the village.
Because it was still early, they were not in a hurry to enter immediately. Instead, they turned their attention to the two guards.
Compared with the security guards in Qinggang New City who maintain order, the security guards in this Tianyuan territory seem to be no less behind.
The uniform blue and black cotton coat tightly wraps everything from top to bottom, ensuring that it can provide good thermal insulation performance in low-temperature weather. At the same time, it has special designs on the waist and legs, even for strenuous activities.
It won't affect flexibility.
The gun made of special materials is strapped to the waist. It doesn't look like it has a large caliber, but it is used to maintain public order after all.
etc.
gun?
Suddenly realizing the difference from the Qinggang guards, Sid couldn't help but be shocked.
Noticing the change in his expression, the special forces captain Sam standing next to him nodded slightly.
"It really should be made of strong plastic."
"Does it work?"
"It can be used, but it is not guaranteed to remain accurate after multiple shots. Also, don't look at them as stupid, but in fact these people have very strong physical fitness. They can even be ranked among our special teams."
"hiss"
Sid took a deep breath and suddenly felt that he had been really lonely before.
He never believed that it only took half a year for the other party to develop all this.
Most likely, it was because of the quick glances last time, coupled with the contempt, that I didn't see all this.
"Check our people and don't conflict with them."
"clear."
After whispering a few words to Sam, Sid put on a kind smile and walked up.
As the director of Xincheng's external relations department, he is a person who relies on his mouth and brains.
He can tell at a glance who he can deal with and who resists communication.
The two guards in front of him looked very serious, but in fact Sid had already noticed that they were quietly looking at his group, and they were obviously also very curious.
"Two guard friends, you are still on duty outside in such a cold weather. Thank you for your hard work!"
Sid spoke very slowly, having anticipated in advance that these wasteland natives might not be able to understand what he said.
But what surprised him was that as soon as he finished speaking, the other party replied in skilled Blue Star language:
"You're welcome, this is our duty."
"Oh? I heard that everyone in Tianyuan Territory can get paid for their work. Can the guards also get paid?"
"Of course." The guard on the left looked at him in surprise and asked, "Don't the guards at Qinggang Shelter get paid?"
"Forehead"
Sid was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to answer the other party's confident question.
The guards at Qinggang, like the underground residents, are unpaid.
But as long as you can complete the tasks explained above, you can get more material rewards and richer meals.
Changing the angle, Sid tried to ask.
“Can your salary allow you to eat enough?”
"Of course." A trace of displeasure appeared on the guard's face: "Don't mention us. In our territory, as long as you don't slack off at any job, you can have enough to eat, and you can also save a sum of money to buy other daily necessities.
, or improve life.”
"Any job?"
Sid 'chewed' these four words over and over again, silently remembering them in his heart.
An important piece of news, the economy here seems to be healthier than imagined.
You must know that in the new city, some homeless people working side jobs do not have enough salary to eat. Most people can only eat two meals a day, let alone save money to buy other daily necessities.
But this is enough to make those wanderers ecstatic!
After grasping the key point, Sid began to make indirect inquiries about work and other related matters.
The two guards did not hide anything, and simply answered some ordinary questions.
It's just that it seems to them to be very common, even a matter of common sense.
If it falls in the opponent's ears, it is no less than thunder.
It is no exaggeration to say that the current Qinggang Shelter and this Tianyuan Shelter are implementing completely different systems.
Until the man who exchanged copper coins left and returned, Sid and others who came with him were still immersed in the news they had just received.
"Let's go, I'll take you in?"
"It just so happens that there is nothing to do today, so if you are idle, you will be idle."
He handed over the bag containing fifty copper coins and said politely.
Just now, because of the extremely high purity of this piece of gold, the Logistics Office rewarded him with three additional copper coins.
It's enough to pay him one day's salary.
However, what is surprising is that Sid did not accept it as a matter of course like last time. Instead, he shook his head extremely politely and said: "How about that, Mr. Wang Yang, how much is your salary for your work? We will pay you at a reasonable price."
Paid as a reward.”
"No, no, you are too polite!"
The two of them were polite for a while, but in the end they confiscated the reward due to Chu Ling Mo Zi's insistence.
the reason is simple.
Just now, many chefs have contacted him privately and offered an attractive price.
All you need to do is bring this group of 'fat sheep' to them for consumption and pay him an introduction fee.
Of course, we will definitely not accept such malicious competition that destroys the market.
But that doesn’t stop this group of people from doing what they want.
As long as they spend money at the stall, they will receive a rebate net of costs.
It’s a huge profit!
This chapter has been completed!