Chapter 778: Building from Scratch
With the cooperation of the residents of the Shanshen Base, and with Zhou He personally leading a team to protect a group of scientific researchers who were collecting samples for research around the area, the basic survey of Yueban Bay was completed very quickly.
Within a few days, Zhuang Mingxu obtained the two most critical pieces of information that would determine whether they should relocate - the physical condition of ordinary people and the degree of radiation.
Perhaps it is really because they live thousands of feet deep in the mountains that ordinary people here are not affected by radiation at all. The radiation situation in the surroundings is gradually increasing from the inside of the base to the outside, and the place with the strongest radiation is already outside the Laoshan area.
After seeing this report, Zhuang Mingxu breathed a sigh of relief. "Have you tested the radiation levels in the plants and animals on Laoshan Mountain?"
"We sampled fifty species in different areas and altitudes, and the results showed that they were all within the normal edible range." The dozen or so researchers did not expect it to be so smooth, and the results were just as they expected. Although everyone had a tired look on their faces and their clothes were dirty, their eyes were shining.
"Does this mean that we can grow crops on the mountains?" Zhuang Mingxu thought quickly in his mind.
"In theory, it is possible, but..." The young researcher adjusted his glasses on the bridge of his nose, looking serious, "Base Director, we have a guess as to why the radiation levels here are relatively low."
Zhuang Mingxu stretched out his hand and made a gesture of "please speak", motioning him to speak.
"We divided into several groups to carry out tests in different nearby areas and found that areas with low radiation values were limited to Laoshan Mountain."
Seeing that Zhuang Mingxu didn’t understand what he meant, the researcher gestured and said, “It’s in the mountains…in the mountains covered by trees, excluding places outside the Laoshan area.”
"We suspect that the radiation is likely blocked or isolated by the towering trees here," the researcher said, unconsciously getting excited. "The trees here are generally taller than those outside, and some are even more than ten times longer. Perhaps they have undergone some unknown mutation that allows them to absorb radiation."
"If this can be studied, perhaps overcoming the radiation problem will no longer be difficult."
He looked at Zhuang Mingxu with sparkling eyes. At this moment, Zhuang Mingxu suddenly understood what he meant. He nodded in agreement, "You are right, but..."
"What does this have to do with not being able to plant on the mountain?" Zhuang Mingxu brought the subject back.
"Crops generally need sunlight to grow. Being blocked by trees that are nearly 100 meters tall seriously affects the growth and yield of crops. If these trees are cut down, we think the radiation intensity may be the same as outside."
"Is there any concrete evidence?" Zhuang Mingxu still hopes to solve the planting problem as much as possible.
"No," the old professor who led the team stood up and pushed a set of data to Zhuang Mingxu, "This is data collected from several valleys with sparse tree coverage. The radiation here is obviously higher than other places. I asked people to climb to the top of the tree to measure the radiation value, which is not much lower than the outside world."
"On the other hand, I have asked the residents here, and they all rely on water-based mutants for drinking water in their lives."
"If large-scale planting is carried out and people move in, there may be water shortage. In addition, June is not the peak temperature of the year. If the temperature continues to rise, planting on the hillside..." He shook his head and did not continue.
Zhuang Mingxu nodded and asked, "Do you think it would be better if we dug deep wells to collect groundwater?"
"It's hard to say," a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties said slowly, "Before the end of the world, this place was an arid area, and drilling must have been implemented a long time ago."
"But we now have an earth-type mutant, maybe we can give it a try?" someone suggested.
"Instead of searching for unknown possible underground water, why not just divert a river through? With the help of a superpower, it shouldn't be that difficult to rebuild a river, right?"
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After these words were spoken, Zhuang Mingxu fell silent. After a long while, he gave a thumbs up and said, "We will not consider such a large project in the short term. In the future, I hope that agronomists will focus on planting."
"Try to investigate the environment and crops that can be grown nearby as much as possible. Our base needs to start planting and production as soon as possible."
After seeing off a group of scientific researchers, Zhuang Mingxu returned, exercising on his shoulders. Taotao was sitting on the mutant tiger and running around in the yard. When she saw him coming back, she trotted forward and jumped into his arms.
"Dad, when will my brothers come to see me? I miss them."
"Almost there." Zhuang Mingxu touched his head, which had not grown in height recently, and asked, "Where is the jade that Dad gave you? Did you absorb it well?"
"Yes." Taotao pulled out a piece of jade space that had only absorbed a corner from her neck and asked Zhuang Mingxu to check it.
Seeing this speed, Zhuang Mingxu pinched the child's cheek, feeling worried. Taotao's speed of absorbing jade had completely dropped since she woke up, and her body seemed to be frozen at this size. Although she walked very steadily, it was still worrying.
After the conditions for relocation were confirmed, Zhuang Mingxu drew out the re-planned map that day. As the head of the construction team, Ji Qian was the first to come into contact with the map.
Fang Tang and Ji Zheng also came with him. Zhuang Mingxu gave the three of them a brief introduction and went straight to the point, "This part of the area will be divided into residences for the residents of the former Mountain God Base. In one day, Ji Qian, you will lead your team to cooperate with two of your earth-type psychics to rebuild the residential area."
"The streets and houses are all planned in a unified manner, and the layout is based on the style of our base community. As for how high the floors need to be, you can calculate it yourself based on your population."
"You should circle off the other areas according to the areas and locations marked on my drawings. These will serve as places for different teams in the future."
Ji Qian responded, his eyes moving on the map, and asked without delay, "What about the planting areas? I see that crops have been planted in many places in the base."
"Most of the places are planned to be within the scope of the plantation. If there are some that are not, we will give certain compensation." Zhuang Mingxu looked at Ji Zheng and Fang Tang, "All relocation will be completed within two days."
"Isn't it a bit anxious?" Ji Zheng frowned. The residents of the Mountain God Base were still excited when they knew they would become a part of Yueban Bay, but it was not easy to convince them to lose their current homes and fields without enjoying any benefits.
"The spring planting time has been delayed for so long. If it is delayed for another year, it will be over," said Zhuang Mingxu, without any concession in his attitude. "If you can't communicate well now, it will be enforced in the future. Yuebanwan has mature laws and regulations."
"Isn't this fascist invasion of colonies?" Ji Zheng was a little unhappy, but he knew he had no ability to struggle.
"There is still a difference," Zhuang Mingxu smiled, "Fascists enslaved the indigenous people."
"..." Ji Zheng, "Thank you."
"You're welcome." Zhuang Mingxu took out another map neatly, put the two maps together, and said to Ji Qian, "In these places, build some residential buildings first, according to the layout of the original base."
As a veteran, Ji Qian understood it at a glance and agreed immediately.
While preparations were being made here in full swing, Lu Weiyi on the other side also received the report of the test results. At this time, he had just learned from Ning Yuan that Lu Xiao and the other two had appeared in the Changhong base. The double happiness made him smile for the first time.
Just when he was about to find a speed-user to deliver a message to Kyoto, he was bumped into by someone running towards him as soon as he stepped out of the door.
The two men quickly steadied their bodies, and Lu Weiyi could see clearly that the person coming was Xu Chu, and following him was a group of people in police uniforms.
"Base commander, I'm sorry, I'm sorry," Xu Chu said to him anxiously, not forgetting to order the people behind him to chase.
"What are you doing?" Lu Weiyi looked in the direction they were chasing. With his mental power, he could "see" a few young men in their twenties in front of him, dressed in shabby clothes and running through the crowd with laughter.
He used his mental power to drag a few people and slow down their speed, allowing a few policemen who caught up to successfully detain the people.
"Catch a few little hooligans," Xu Chu gritted his teeth, and seeing Lu Weiyi's inquiring eyes, he slapped his forehead and said, "They are just a few street thugs who do nothing all day and hang around with the people collecting protection money."
"Protection money? Protecting them from what?" Lu Weiyi was a little confused. There were only more than 80,000 people in the entire base. Even though the base advocates peaceful coexistence between people with special abilities and ordinary people, there is still a clear class division.
Can a mafia mechanism be created with just this?
"Protect them from having their doors smashed at night, and prevent things that shouldn't be there from appearing inexplicably in their homes, such as bloody animal organs," Xu Chu said as he looked at the young men who were escorted here, "Actually, they did it themselves."
"Are you free?" Lu Weiyi was a little confused.
"It's just that I'm idle," Xu Chu said sleepily. "People with superpowers can go out and find something to do, but ordinary people have been underground for so long with nothing to do every day, they would have become idle and have problems."
He pointed to his dark circles and said, "See? All these trivial things, I haven't had a full night's sleep in a long time."
"Thank you for your hard work." Lu Weiyi patted him on the shoulder and looked at the few people who were being escorted away and were still smiling. "How will they deal with you?"
"Our base imposes heavier penalties on criminals..." He paused here.
"What's wrong?"
"Oh, I don't know how to punish them." Xu Chu had them escorted back and sat down on a bench on the street.
Lu Weiyi was in a good mood and there was nothing urgent, so he sat next to him and listened to him.
"There is no such thing as execution in this world nowadays. All offenders have to work to compensate, but ordinary people have nothing to do now, so I need to waste manpower to guard them, and I have to spend materials to support them." Xu Chu spread his hands, "Do you think this is a punishment or a reward?"
"Is that so?" Lu Weiyi stood up and stretched his muscles. "How many criminals do you have? Count the crimes they have committed, and I will find a place for them to undergo labor reform in two hours."
I'm wondering which group of ordinary people to let try the space channel?
It was delivered to my door just in time.
"Really?" Xu Chu stood up excitedly.
Seeing Lu Weiyi nod, he turned around and ran towards the prison, turning back and shouting as he ran, "I'll get people to act immediately. Two hours. I'll meet you at the police station door in two hours."
He even used honorifics, which showed that the other party was really worried. Lu Weiyi waved at him and went back to look for the speed-type psychic in the base.
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