Seeing Jiang Suran's expression, Xia Runzhong realized that his subordinate had finally listened to his words, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He was really afraid that this guy would cause trouble for him.

"Okay, I'm glad you understand. Go and take care of these things." Lieutenant General Xia Run handed a few pages of paper in his hand to Jiang Suran.

Jiang Suran opened it and took a look.

It turned out to be the construction progress of the underground base.

"Deacon, this..."

Underground base, when did Longguo have this project?

"This was a plan devised over a hundred years ago by a conservative deacon of the Dragon Nation, prepared for a rainy day. At the time, many people opposed it, as it involved digging a hole deep beneath the plateau. But now, perhaps we should thank that deacon. We really need to upgrade the plan based on the original one."

Xia Runzhong said as he looked out the window at the people rushing around in the wind and snow, "Perhaps, this plan will be the last hope for our Dragon Country."

There was a subtle hint of sadness and despair in Xia Runzhong's tone.

We still don't know what those things moving at the poles are, but judging from satellite images, they are so huge and are still in motion, which may be a greater disaster after the natural disaster.

Preparing for a rainy day is the wisdom that the Dragon people have inherited for thousands of years.

Jiang Suran did not notice Xia Runzhong's emotional changes, but was only focused on completing the task assigned by his leader.

"Have you heard?"

"What?"

"We need to build a new base..."

"Hey, I thought it was something else. My cousin has already registered and can get half a pound of food a day."

"Oh my god, this is great! Is it too late for me to register now?"

"Let's go, let's go together!"

The service hall was crowded with people registering.

The current base has become a huge transit station.

All personnel and construction materials are being transported to two projects. One of the flood control projects is the underground base project.

The people and vehicles shuttling around in the base were all moving towards the two projects, and construction materials and raw materials transported from other provinces and cities were being delivered to the construction site in truckloads.

At a construction site, soldiers in camouflage uniforms and ordinary people were waving their tools enthusiastically.

Commander Zhao Qing waved the tool in his hand and said to the people around him:

"It's too slow, still too slow. It would be much better if we had two shield machines. It will take forever for the soldiers and the common people to dig like this."

"Commander Zhao, we've been fighting for several days, but there's still no news."

Yang Jie waved the shovel in his hand, and after one shovel, his palm felt numb from the shock. He spat into his palm and then tightened the handle of the shovel.

Yes, the report has been submitted for several days, and they just said that we have to wait, but I don’t know how long we have to wait.

But he just had to keep this in mind, and not tell anyone below him, Zhao Qing thought, so he spoke up to stop Yang Jie from complaining, lest the people on the construction site get discouraged.

He first whispered to Yang Jie:

"The higher-ups told us to wait a few days. You know, the situation is difficult right now. If we hold on for a few days, they'll find a solution for us."

Then, he shouted loudly: "Everyone, listen to me. I have already reported it. In a few days, they will send us large tools. Just hold on for a few days!"

As soon as the words fell, a burst of echoes rang out on the construction site.

"good"

"OK"

"Everyone, hold on!"

The people of Long Country have always been gentle and kind. As long as there is a glimmer of hope, the people of Long Country will persevere to the end.

A few days passed quickly, and there was still no sign of the shield machine. Although there were not many changes on the construction site, people's progress was obviously slower than before.

Zhao Qing was extremely anxious when he saw that the progress at the construction site was very slow, but he also knew that the soldiers and the people were not to blame for this progress.

There is permafrost where Qinghu Lake is located, and it is generally difficult to dig without equipment.

At this moment, with the double difficulties of extremely cold weather and lack of equipment, it is already very difficult to dig one meter deep every day.

However, at this rate, the requirements of the Deacons' Council will never be met.

Zhao Qing looked at the people on the construction site who were sweating profusely with cold air coming out of their mouths and noses. He clenched his fists and made a phone call as if he had made up his mind.

"Commander Long, I'm Zhao Qing, the commander of Construction Site No. 1. I'd like to report a situation to you."

"Go ahead."

On the other end of the phone came the voice of Long Zhanguo.

"Well, a week ago, I applied to headquarters for two tunnel boring machines, which has greatly affected our construction progress..."

"Xiao Zhao, I've already understood the situation you're describing. The shield machine is currently in Zhuyun City, 600 kilometers away from us. If you lead your comrades to hold on for a few more days, our shield machine will arrive."

Long Zhanguo patiently talked about the latest situation of the shield machine. He hoped that Zhao Qing could hold on for a few more days. As long as they were given another 7 days, the shield machine would be transported over.

When Zhao Qing heard that the shield machine would be delivered to the construction site in a few days, he immediately became very motivated and heroic, and promised Long Zhanguo that he could hold on for a few days.

After hanging up the phone, Zhao Qing told the people on the construction site the good news.

Everyone was excited. As long as the shield machine arrived, they could dig as deep or as large as they wanted, and it would also free up a lot of labor to do other things.

Long Zhanguo, who was here, had just hung up the phone with Zhao Qing when he answered a call from another construction site.

They are all asking about the shield machine.

Yes, the construction of underground bases cannot be separated from shield machines and other engineering machinery.

Now there are ordinary people on the road and machinery needs to be transported.

Insufficient troops and transportation capacity!

When he thought of this, Long Zhanguo became extremely worried.