Chapter 271 Lin Zhen's Request (Part 3)
After finally counting the spoils, three spots of light appeared on the compass that Lin Zhen was carrying.
The light spots on the left and right sides are slightly bluish, indicating some threat, but not very big.
The light spot in the middle is about the same color as the father's, and its threat is negligible.
It was mom who came back with An Ning and Yue'er.
Lin Zhen looked down from the upstairs and sure enough, his mother and three others walked into the courtyard. His mother looked very happy. After her body cells had regained their vitality, she looked like a young lady. Now she looked a few years younger and looked like the sister of An Ning and Yue'er.
Several people walked into the house and started busying themselves with cooking and making dumplings. At this moment, Lin Zhen's home looked like an ordinary family.
Lin Zhen also worked for a while. Looking at his young parents and the two outstanding girlfriends around him, he felt very satisfied.
The sumptuous dinner began. The table was filled with dumplings and stir-fried dishes. Now that the family had money, they didn't have to worry about spending money to celebrate. There were all kinds of delicious food.
An Ning and Su Mingyue also had wine glasses in front of them. Lin Liye raised his glass first, and everyone else raised theirs. "Let's celebrate Lin Zhen's glory for the country. Let's drink to him as a family."
Lin Zhen smiled and glanced at his father, thinking that no one knows a son better than his father. His father really understood what he meant.
An Ning and Su Mingyue both blushed. Although they liked Lin Zhen, it was still too early to talk about marriage. But when they heard Lin Liye talk about his family, they were still very happy.
Several people clinked their glasses together and drank it all in one gulp.
After the meal, An Ning said she wanted to go home for a few days. She hasn’t been back since returning to Ice City.
After An Ning left, Su Mingyue did not stay at Lin Zhen's house. She had promised Gongsun Du that she would not meet Lin Zhen before the stargazing mirror was repaired. Now coming out once was already an exception, and there were many inconveniences in staying at Lin Zhen's house.
Both girlfriends left, and my parents did not rest after dinner. They continued to practice under the guidance of a private assistant, and everything returned to normal.
******** The next morning, people from the country who came to express their condolences finally arrived.
Along with the visiting staff came the mayor of Ice City Base City, Lu Ming. Lu Ming, who was an eighth-level war god when Lin Zhen was practicing, is now only at the Quasi-Star Realm. There are too many mundane things that make it impossible for him to practice and advance with peace of mind.
However, Lu Ming was just a follower, and a senior state official was also here.
More than ten aircraft landed in the villa area where Lin Zhen’s family lived. There were not only a large number of accompanying staff, but also many journalists who were ready to interview and report on the scene.
There has been a hot topic on the Internet these days, which is what kind of demands Lin Zhen will make to the country. After all, this opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Netizens' speculations are all kinds of strange. Some think that Lin Zhen will ask for a large amount of money, some think that Lin Zhen will ask for a set of top-grade star tools, and some even guess whether Lin Zhen will ask to be the mayor of Ice City Base City.
"Lin Zhen, sometimes I envy you. You have such great power and are so young. Your future is limitless. You are much better than us ordinary people."
Lin Zhen laughed: "Everyone has his own way of living. I envy you in many ways."
The photographers and videographers were snapping and taking pictures one after another.
After chatting for a while, the country awarded Lin Zhen a cash reward of 10 billion, as well as a top-grade star weapon spear.
Lin Zhen liked this gun very much. The name of this spear was Seven Kills. It was three meters and five meters long, weighed one thousand two hundred kilograms, was black in color, and was extremely sharp.
As a top-grade star weapon, the Broken Jade Spear is now somewhat outdated. With Lin Zhen's strength, a weapon that suits him is very necessary.
"This gift is actually not proportional to your actual contribution. It has more symbolic significance, but the country will not treat you unfairly. You can also make a request. I can make a promise here in front of the national audience. As long as it does not violate national justice or endanger national security, I can agree to it."
Lin Zhen also stood up at this time and first opened a map of the Ice City Base City, which he had prepared long ago.
Seeing Lin Zhen take out the Ice City map, Lu Ming's face changed. Could it be that Lin Zhen really wanted to be the mayor of the Ice City Base City? This shouldn't be the case. Wouldn't it be a waste for a warrior like him to be the mayor?
However, Lin Zhen had no intention of becoming the mayor. He said, "Sir, my request is not simple. I hope to build two city walls here. They can be the same size as the defensive walls of Ice City. It doesn't matter if they are a little weaker, but they must be completed within two months."
When seeing the two lines drawn by Lin Zhen, many people's faces changed.
The line drawn by Lin Zhen was to build two city walls along both sides of the Songhua River on the edge of Jiangnan District and JB District respectively. However, if Lin Zhen's requirements were met, the project would be too large.
Let’s not talk about how difficult it is to build a city wall. With the development of technology, construction is not very difficult. As long as there is enough money, it can be completed in two months. The difficulty lies in the demolition work on both sides of the river.
If it were ordinary people, it would be fine. The scenery along the river is beautiful and has always been the residence of dignitaries. Even many high-level warriors have residences on both sides of the river. Even the headquarters of Marriott Group is on the list of those to be demolished.
If all these places are demolished, the resistance will be extremely great.
Lu Ming even knew that there were several hidden masters who had reached the star realm and also had residences along the river, but these people might not necessarily buy into his, Lu Ming's, account.
One of the biggest difficulties is that the Hagia Sophia is located not far from the river. According to Lin Zhen’s request, the Hagia Sophia will probably have to be demolished.
Even the head of state did not expect Lin Zhen to make such a request. He couldn't help but ask: "Can you explain why you want to do this? Isn't this dividing the Ice City Base City into Jiangnan City and Jiangbei City?"
Lin Zhen said: "The reason is simple. I have been in the wild for a long time and recently discovered many abnormal mutants. I think that advanced mutants are about to be born. As we all know, once advanced mutants appear, they will definitely endanger the safety of Ice City. The biggest loophole in our Ice City's defense is this river. Once the river is occupied by mutants, Ice City will be broken. But if we have these two walls, it will be different. Mutant beasts in the water cannot enter the urban area of Ice City and cannot respond to mutant beasts on land. Ice City will be very safe. In order to prevent it from happening, I think these two walls must be built."
The head of state nodded and looked at Lu Ming: "Mayor Lu Ming, what do you think?"
Lu Ming said with some distress: "Everyone knows the dangers of mutant beasts attacking the city, but Ice City has experienced it many times before and it has always come out safely. I don't think it is as serious as Lin Zhen said. Moreover, when it comes to the specific implementation, the construction of these two city walls will be nearly 100 kilometers long. Including demolition and so on, the cost will be an astronomical figure, and Ice City's finances don't have that much money."
Lu Ming didn't want to do that, but it was not easy to say it out loud at the moment, so he had to use money as an excuse.
Lin Zhen knew what Lu Ming was thinking, so he asked, "How much money would that cost?"
Lu Ming made a rough estimate. "Including the demolition, it will probably cost at least 400 billion. If we want to place some weapons, then 600 billion will be enough."
"Okay! I'll pay for it, but it must be completed within two months. Can Mayor Lu do it?"
"You paid?" Lu Ming looked at Lin Zhen in disbelief. That was 600 billion, not 60 million.
"Yes, I did. Commander, do you think my request goes against the interests of the nation? Does it endanger national security?"
The chief shook his head. He had no choice but to agree at this moment. The words had already been spoken. Moreover, Lin Zhen had agreed to pay the money. No matter how difficult it was, the country had to agree.
"Okay, Mayor Lu, Lin Zhen is also patriotic, so let's just leave it at that!"
The leader made the decision decisively, and Lu Ming had no choice but to agree.
After everyone left, the work was arranged in full swing. Construction began immediately on those sections that could be started now, demolition took place immediately, and work on those sections that were difficult was put aside for later. Lin Zhen also immediately transferred 600 billion to Lu Ming. This large-scale move shocked the whole country.
Although I don’t know how Lin Zhen got the money, the reason of using it to resist mutant beasts is enough.
Mutated beasts can destroy humanity and are the common enemy of humanity. There is nothing wrong with Lin Zhen's approach, but it does seem like he is making a fuss over nothing.
But he was able to take out 600 billion for the country and to protect Ice City from mutant beasts. If the waterway was really breached, it would be the end. This noble character still made audiences across the country applaud Lin Zhen.
Lin Zhen had no choice but to do this. There were only two months left before the monsters attacked the city. He had thought about it for a long time but could not think of a way to resist the attack of the water monsters on Ice City. He could only use this once-and-for-all method to completely cut off the attack route of the water monsters. As long as this wall was built, Ice City would be safe.
Although the method is feasible, it also has some side effects, that is, Lin Zhen will offend some people because of it.
It’s okay for other people, and Lin Zhen doesn’t care. However, there are some star realm masters who live along the river, such as Allen, the great master of Sophia Church, who will definitely be dissatisfied with Lin Zhen because of this matter.
But Lin Zhen didn't care. He would soon go to Wudalianchi to practice hard. After he got the last special meteorite from Ruyi Lake, he also wanted to meet the star realm masters on Earth.
Just when Lin Zhen was about to leave, he received a video call from a master in the Star Realm, who turned out to be Yue'er's master Gongsun Du.
Today is the third chapter. I will update it for one hundred monthly votes, and there will be an update for two hundred monthly votes later.
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