Clear Harbor Shelter.
Inside the city hall where the ground has been repaired.
When the plans to rebuild the city were gathered here through various channels, deputy manager Tang En was in an almost unprecedented mood.
"Sorry, can you repeat it again? Are you saying that they are all willing to cooperate with the Tianyuan Alliance to rebuild the entire city?" Commander Edmund was still asking, somewhat unable to believe this explosive news.
Damn it, have these people forgotten the resources it will cost to rebuild the city?
Before, trying to take some away from the thugs in the southern suburbs seemed to cost them their lives, but now they are actually willing to cooperate with the alliance to rebuild the city?
"Yes, Mr. Edmund, I was listening when the meeting started. If the situation does not go as I expected, the managers in the eastern suburbs will agree to it within three days at the latest!" Pretended at the meeting
The man who became the waiter reported the truth.
Upon hearing the news, the Dongjiao managers made the decision on the spot and planned to go to the league for in-depth consultation later.
Edmund frowned, suddenly feeling bad.
The staff nearby could not help but curse.
"Let them go. Others don't know the situation in the city. Don't we still know it?"
"Yes, all the city's pipelines are now on the verge of aging and collapse. These people don't think that rebuilding the city only requires some supplies and can be completed with manpower, right?"
"It took us four years to build the underground pipelines in the industrial zone. How long will it take them? Will it take ten or even twenty years to renovate the city?"
"It's so ridiculous. Does the Tianyuan Alliance think that after winning a war, they can ignore anything?"
"We don't have to destroy this plan at all, so what if we let them rebuild? Anyway, there is no loss to us!"
"These people didn't agree to Mr. Tang En's plan at first, but now they agree to Sumo's plan. I think it's obvious that they look down on him."
"Uh, uh, why are you covering my mouth?"
Seeing Tang En's almost murderous look, the staff next to him quickly held down the speaker.
Damn it, although Qinggang Shelter has recently learned various systems of the Tianyuan Alliance and its internal environment has become much more open, can you even say this?
If you don’t want to live, don’t drag everyone to die with you!
Fortunately, Tang En's personality has indeed undergone a big change recently, and he is always imitating the leader of the Tianyuan Alliance, consciously or unconsciously.
At this time, even if someone jumped and taunted, he did not get angry on the spot, but said slowly with a dark face: "Rebuilding the city is not something that can be completed overnight. What we need to be wary of is not the plan itself, but what they are hiding behind it."
The real purpose behind it.”
"Thomas, you just said that the alliance is about to bring a large number of workers from outside?"
"Yes, Lord Archon." Thomas thought for a moment and added: "If there is not a sufficient number of workers, even if they build a factory in the city, there will not be enough manpower for production."
The gopher guys in the shelter can't be counted as laborers.
As we all know, the higher the level of education, the greater the desire for so-called "freedom".
Managers of major shelters don't need a group of residents who are ready to overthrow them at any time.
From birth to adulthood, most people receive only enough education to understand common words.
Sending such people into factories and teaching them how to use various equipment for production is estimated to take at least a year and a half.
And still nothing
Calculate training costs!
"There are laborers. They have found markets for the goods they produce outside?" Tang En asked again.
"Yes, that's what Aldrich said. He said that the goods produced in the city will not make a penny for himself, but will be sold outside to others for profit."
"That's the key thing we're missing."
Tang En stood up, put his hands on the table, and looked down at the group of staff standing below.
"You bunch of idiots, stop setting your sights on the city!"
"The Tianyuan Alliance has gone out, they have discovered gathering places and a vast market.
Damn it, they don’t want to rebuild the city at all, their real purpose is to unite everyone and expand the scale of production to make money outside.”
After Tang En said this, the expressions of the group of staff members changed. They all looked down at the ground, not knowing how to speak.
The thorny problem has come full circle and seems to be back to the starting point.
Tang En's words were hidden, didn't he just want Qinggang Shelter to go out quickly and open up new markets?
But the crux of the matter is how many times they have tried and found nothing at all.
The surrounding areas within hundreds of kilometers have been wiped out by the Tianyuan Alliance. If you want to find new gathering places and markets, you have to go thousands of kilometers away.
And in this unknown land, if you dare to go so far away, wouldn't you be courting death?
After losing several of the expedition teams he sent out, Tang En had given up on this idea for the time being.
Now that I say that, I'm afraid I have to restart the expedition plan again.
"Why are you all so silent? Are you mute? Didn't everyone speak quite well just now?"
Tang En turned his head and glanced at one staff member after another.
No one dared to look at him, except Edmund who was thoughtful next to him.
"Edmund, we must restart the expedition. We can't sit still and wait for death." Tang En's expression was serious, somewhat like Hades's majesty.
But the more this happens, the more it reveals that the authority in his hands is very restricted, and even this kind of thing needs to be discussed.
As expected, Edmund did not reject Tang En's suggestion, but shook his head and objected:
"You have also seen the strangeness of this land. If we hadn't been paying attention to the information from the Tianyuan Alliance, we wouldn't have been able to prevent even the great cooling that just ended.
Facts have proved that they definitely hold some secrets that we cannot obtain, and before these secrets are understood, sending many people out is a meaningless attempt in my opinion."
For the Blue Star people, there was almost no warning for the successive disasters, except for the bloody sky the night before.
This time, if the temperature dropped drastically, had the people from the Tianyuan Alliance not prepared in advance, the cooling process would have been as steady as an old dog.
Tang En probably couldn't help but ordered everyone to retreat to the underground shelter.
With such a huge information gap, isn't it a joke to want to compete with others in the market?
"Then what do you think we should do now? Do we have to watch them unite all the managers in the city, rebuild the city and factories step by step, and export goods to earn massive resources?"
Tang En's question immediately made Edmund feel a little uncomfortable.
Comfortable.
But this is also a fact. Sunny Harbor Refuge must take action no matter what.
Otherwise, when the other party really improves this trading system, the development speed will reach an unimaginably terrifying level.
"Ahem, I think we can reach a certain degree of cooperation with Tianyuan."
Edmund paused: "Didn't they also send us invitations? It's just that we didn't go."
"Cooperation?" Tang En seemed to have heard some cold joke and almost laughed angrily.
Let’s not talk about whether it can be successful or not, and what they can earn from it.
According to the current domineering style of the Tianyuan Alliance, they will never allow collaborators with the same status.
If Clear Harbor Sanctuary plans to join this system, it must be inferior to others.
By then, won’t this city have to have a surname of “Su”?
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Although there are undercurrents surging in Qinggang City, various forces are getting into a mess.
But Tianyuan Territory seems to have become a small world independent of the outside world. It is full of joy inside, and it is decorated with lanterns and colors as if it is celebrating the New Year.
The temporary dock used for berthing warships has been completely renovated. Not only are the connections painted with festive red and blue paint, but even the pedestrian walkways are hung with several neatly arranged fiery red lanterns. The surface of each lantern is decorated with
The words "Welcome back heroes" are embroidered with gold thread, shining in the sun and looking particularly dazzling.
Not far away, a group of musicians was rehearsing intensively.
They have a wide variety of musical instruments in their hands, including war drums, bamboo flutes, and of course the indispensable horns.
This music will resound throughout the territory on the day the expedition team returns, creating the most enthusiastic atmosphere for the triumph.
In the central official area of Hope Town, a temporary archway with the theme of "Celebrating the Victory of the Battle of Black Rock City" is also particularly eye-catching.
The archway is decorated with bright red silk, with golden tassels fluttering in the wind. Groups of children are running around merrily, with laughter and cheers one after another, adding a bit of festive joy to this special day.
In addition to these carefully prepared welcoming ceremonies, various celebration activities were also spontaneously organized in the territory.
Major restaurants have launched special themed meals one after another. Not only are the dishes rich and diverse, but each dish also incorporates elements of war victory.
For example, Wu You's Huoli Restaurant directly launched the so-called "Heroes' Triumph Banquet".
The dishes are named after military themes, such as "Battlefield Turkey", "Warrior Armored Fish", etc. Although the recipe is still the same with only a different name, it still allows customers to feel the joyful atmosphere of victory in the war while tasting the delicious food.
Another example is the Hope Bistro, which was opened first and became the hot spot of the celebration.
In order to welcome the heroes back, the tavern has been newly decorated. It is not only decorated with flags and ribbons symbolizing victory, but also has a dazzling array of specialty wines and drinks, each of which also incorporates elements of war victory.
For example, the special "Homecoming" cocktail uses high-quality spirits as the base liquor, and adds a variety of fresh fruit juices and special syrups. It has a mellow yet refreshing taste. Once it was launched, it was already booked three days later in just half an afternoon!
In addition, Hope Bistro also specially invited the best singers and actors in the territory.
Every day at seven o'clock in the afternoon, there will be a drama of "Destroy the Dwarves". Every time it is played, the manager Somo falls from the sky and kills everyone. The whole hope
The ground in the town seemed to be shaking.
Of course, the official agencies of the territory are not idle either. For example, the Security Office launched a military knowledge competition.
The content of the competition covers many aspects such as military theory, weapons and equipment, strategies and tactics, and attracts the active participation of many residents. It not only increases ordinary people's understanding of war, but also reduces the fear caused by war.
In addition, the final prizes distributed were war victory souvenirs.
After introducing the benefits of war from the side, even the number of recruits signing up to join the army increased by 30%!
About four o'clock in the afternoon.
The fleet, which had been sailing for nearly twenty hours, began to enter Tianyuan waters.
Compared with the outbound journey, after getting familiar with the terrain and points of this water area, the speed of the return journey increased again.
And the most important thing is that there is a significant difference in comfort between the river and the sea.
Since the water flow in the river is relatively gentle, even if the speed of the ship is increased, the bumps will be much less than in the sea, and there will be less interference from the outside world. Both stability and safety are not at the same level.
This also caused most people to get on the boat and take a nap, and then they were shocked to find out after getting up and having breakfast.
Why are we almost home?!
"Our water area still looks friendly. It would be better if a military base could be built here in the future."
Pointing to the great plains along both sides of the river, Somo thought happily.
In the future ruins, due to the limitation of the overall area of the New World, there are actually very few terrains available for the development of major gathering places, especially the sought-after plains, which are almost battlegrounds for military strategists.
However, as the area of the new continent in the real wasteland expanded several times, the area of the original plains directly expanded several times, so there was no need to worry about dividing it.
Moreover, the biggest advantage of the central plate is that the terrain is flat, basically consisting of plains and hills.
This has advantages that other sectors cannot match in the development of industrial and gathering place clusters.
"In addition, we also need to control this river and not let any ship pass by it casually."
"The lord is right." Captain Cui Lu nodded seriously: "Unless we open a tributary, all incoming fleets will have to pass through our territory. If someone has evil intentions, we will be in trouble."
This time for the battle of Black Rock City, Tianyuan Territory has made a lot of preparations.
Like two fleets. Although they didn't help much, it was undeniable that they had guerrilla forces that could break into the enemy's rear at any time, and the combat troops in the front were much more unscrupulous in fighting.
"This is easy to do. Just launch an identification friend or foe chip at that time. As long as the radar detects that a ship without a radio frequency chip enters the waters, it will be able to identify the enemy with the first warning."
"The difficult thing is actually underwater. Those strange alien races that want to enter from the bottom of the water are the trouble." Su Deben added next to him.
At this moment, a burst of cheers came from the leading ship in front of the fleet.
Many conscripts ran out of the cabin and lay down beside the deck railing, looking ahead.
In their field of vision, the decorated temporary pier was so conspicuous that it was particularly eye-catching from a few kilometers away.
When they thought of their triumphant return, many people immediately puffed up their chests and looked proud on their faces.
Even the group of people who had just scolded Fang Qiu on the command ship were inevitably agitated at this time.
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This chapter has been completed!