Chapter 52 A Letter from the Jing Family
In the middle of the large conference room was a heavy brown wooden round conference table. Along the conference table, the participants gradually filled up.
The underground city is isolated from the scorching heat on the ground. Although the air conditioning power is not high, the cool air can easily keep the room temperature at around 30 degrees, which is very pleasant nowadays. If the ground temperature continues to rise in the future, the air conditioning can also strengthen the cooling.
Seeing that everyone in the conference room had arrived, General Xu, who was sitting in the main seat, said, "The main reason we gathered everyone here today is to discuss the arrangements for the people to live in the underground city in the future. In this weather, we need to prepare supplies quickly."
Hearing General Xu's words, everyone looked at Mayor Jiang. After all, the livelihood planning of the underground city was the mayor's responsibility. General Xu was the head of the military. Although the military system naturally ranked first in the face of natural disasters, if there was nothing serious, he didn't have to interfere with the mayor's internal affairs planning.
Seeing everyone's eyes turned to him, the mayor nodded and said slowly: "The city government started to arrange the relocation of the underground city when the cold wave hit. First of all, I want to say that significant results have been achieved. All the citizens of Jiangcheng have been relocated to the living area, and the evacuation has been successfully completed."
At this point, the mayor couldn't help but reveal a high-spirited smile. In today's world where productivity is limited everywhere, it is still possible to quickly build such a huge underground city and relocate all the residents of Jiangcheng underground. It has to be said to be a miracle.
Of course, this miracle was only possible because the population of Jiangcheng had been greatly reduced. Jiangcheng, which had a population of more than three million before the natural disaster, first experienced a large population loss due to the cold wave, and then the sudden mutation of plants and animals in the city and the wilderness taking over the suburbs took away many lives. Some people also died from the heatstroke under high temperatures. Now there are only about 800,000 people left in the city. Even so, it has to be said that it is the mayor's achievement - just because this population retention rate is considered a miracle in the entire Dragon Country.
The population of other cities in Dragon Country is now less than one-tenth of what it was before the disaster, and some cities with poor geographical locations have even less than one in a hundred people left.
Not only the Dragon Kingdom, but the entire Blue Water Planet has fallen into an unprecedented human crisis.
The mayor said this in order to expand the influence of the municipal government. After all, after the natural disaster, the military's power grew. Although the mayor understood that this was an irreversible trend, he was unwilling to see the municipal government completely degenerate into an agency without a say.
"Comrade Mayor is amazing, thank you for your hard work! We were able to accomplish this thanks to everyone's concerted efforts." As a veteran fox, how could General Xu not understand what the mayor meant? He also flattered and affirmed the mayor's efforts - it was just a way for a superior to reward a subordinate.
Sure enough, after listening to General Xu's speech, the mayor's face was uncertain, but at this time General Xu changed the subject and continued to ask questions.
"How are the food, water, and energy reserves? Are they comprehensive?"
Although the mayor was reluctant, he still answered: "At present, the underground rivers and lakes mined in the underground city are enough for the entire city to live for more than a month according to the minimum ration. As for electricity, enough solar panels have been built on the ground to ensure the basic supply of the underground city. The food reserves are also very sufficient. However, under the current circumstances, the most important thing is to find a way out. How can we grow new food in the current weather? This depends on whether our comrades at the Noah Research Institute can produce work results. Our city government has been closely monitoring the supply of research resources for Noah."
The mayor's words certainly proved that there was no problem with the reserves of various resources, which reassured everyone. It also pointed out that the city government's work was outstanding and excellent, and that it had completed the material reserves under difficult circumstances. It had to be said that there was nothing wrong with it. However, it also pointed out that we could not rely solely on the reserves, and it depended on whether Noah could research new methods of growing crops. This was both reasonable and put pressure on the Noah Research Institute.
After all, everyone knows that the director of the seemingly neutral Noah Research Institute, Shi Hong, is actually from the military.
General Xu did not show any partiality and simply said, "Then let Director Shi also tell us about Noah's current situation."
Shi Hong was not in a hurry after hearing this. Noah's research results were confidential. Even as the mayor, he could not ask about the development progress at will. However, Shi Hong had always informed General Xu about Noah's development, because many of Noah's research was related to wilderness output, and it was inevitable to seek cooperation with the military. General Xu knew the progress of Noah's development very well, and asking about it at the meeting was also meant to let Shi Hong know it publicly.
I think it’s time to make it public to everyone.
Shi Hong said: "At present, Noah has developed mass breeding technology for E-level carnivorous mutant beasts. It has also cooperated with state-owned enterprises to build five large breeding farms in the underground city and provided technical services to some private breeding companies. It is expected that carnivorous mutant beasts will be available for mass production starting this month. Because the mutant beasts after the natural disaster are huge in size, it is expected that the meat supply problem will be greatly alleviated. And there is another good news. Noah has conquered the cultivation of mutant food crops."
"Thanks to the successful breeding of mutant beasts, we have finally succeeded in raising mutant plants using the manure produced by mutant beasts. Now Noah's researchers are comparing the nutrients in mutant beast manure and stepping up research on artificial fertilizers. I think we will see a breakthrough soon."
It must be said that Shi Hong's words were interesting. However, everyone didn't care about this, and they all smiled happily, feeling that a heavy stone had fallen from their hearts. Since the drastic climate change, the most worrying thing is the food supply under extreme climate. Now that it can be solved, it can be said that the most difficult problem has been solved.
The atmosphere in the conference room was relaxed and light, no longer heavy. Seeing this, the mayor couldn't help but say sarcastically, "Oh, I don't know what kind of research expert Director Shi invited. The problem that had been unsolved before was solved just like that?"
Shi Hong smiled slightly and said directly: "This still depends on the wisdom of the people! A private enterprise has recently emerged in our Jiangcheng, called Aurora, and its boss Gu Nian is an extraordinary young man! If she hadn't developed mutant animal food first and solved the biggest problem of raising mutant animals, it would be difficult for Noah to continue to develop subsequent large-scale promotion technology, not to mention the mutant food plant cultivation technology that will be extended in the future!"
"Hope still lies in the young people! These rising stars are the hope for the future development of Jiangcheng!"
General Xu nodded repeatedly after hearing what Shi Hong said. "I think what Old Shi said makes sense. We should still support young people more. For example, this girl named Gu Nian is very amazing! Only when these capable young people can grow up, Jiangcheng can do better in the new world."
Everyone present had heard of Jiguang's reputation before, but who among those who could attend the meeting today was not one of the best in Jiangcheng? Therefore, at most, they only left an impression. When the meeting started today, they didn't expect that the boss of Jiguang, Gu Nian, was highly praised by Director Shi. Even General Xu showed his appreciation and favor, and even intended to give the credit for overcoming the food supply problem to Gu Nian. This was unusual.
The attendees were all smart people, and they all secretly thought that they would say hello to their subordinates when they came back, and give more convenience to Gu Nian when they met Aurora, and do a favor for him, and try to make friends with him. At that moment, there was a voice of agreement in the meeting room.
How could the mayor not see what everyone was saying? He was not in a hurry, and was secretly proud: Why should I wait for you? Our city government has already made it convenient for Jiguang and booked an underground warehouse for them. After all, the mayor also wants to care about this rising star. Maybe it will become an influence in his faction in the future?
At this time, Gu Nian, the protagonist in everyone's mouth, was leisurely staying in his own villa.
The weather was dry, and the nine-tailed fox and the lotus both grew a layer of fur, especially the nine-tailed fox, which had long and dense fur. Although it looked good and felt good, it was the most tormenting in such hot weather. Even if the central air conditioner and high-power desktop air conditioner at home were turned to the maximum, keeping the temperature at 25 degrees day and night, the nine-tailed fox kept complaining about the heat.
Gu Nian opened the ice cream machine and took out the bucket, with the nine-tailed fox following closely behind him.
"Okay, you can eat it soon." Gu Nian couldn't help but laugh.
The nine-tailed fox opened its mouth and smiled. It looked like a large Samoyed, with the same white fur and silly smile. The small Lotus jumped directly onto the cooking table and rubbed its little head against Gu Nian in a coquettish manner.
Gu Nian took out two bowls, one large and one small, filled them with ice cream balls, put a few strawberries in them, sprinkled in a handful of cookies, and brought them to the living room.
The nine-tailed fox couldn't wait to pick up the spoon and scoop up the ice cream. Although its paws were furry, it was very skilled in using tableware.
Lotus just plunged directly into the bowl without even raising its little head.
Gu Nian said, "There will be some delicious food later, save some space."
The weather was hot, and Gu Nian planned to make a cold noodle dish. Add water and knead the dough. With Gu Nian's current control of strength, kneading a few pounds of dough was like playing. The white dough rolled quickly, and the panel was clean without a single lump left.
After cutting the noodles, cooking them and drying them, Gu Nian began to prepare the side dishes, shredding the fresh cucumbers, slicing the tomatoes, and also crisping the peanuts and frying the soybeans.
At this time, the mutant golden pheasant in the pot was already cooked. It must be said that this mutant golden pheasant was delicious no matter how it was cooked. It was better than the chicken bought in the supermarket before the disaster, and the energy content was also high.
Gu Nian took out the cooked chicken and shredded it deftly. Then he took out a bowl, put noodles on it first, then the shredded chicken, and then a large amount of cucumber shreds, tomato slices, peanuts, soybeans, and a small spoonful of sesame seeds. Finally, he added light soy sauce, chili oil, a little aged vinegar for flavor, a little white sugar for freshness, and a little salt to finish. It was a sour, spicy, appetizing, refreshing and delicious cold noodle dish.
In weather like this, nothing is more appetizing than a delicious dish of shredded chicken noodles!
Taking out a bottle of orange juice soda, Gu Nian began to enjoy her cold noodles. She slurped it up. The noodles were chewy and smooth, with plenty of sour and spicy juice. The shredded chicken was tender and fragrant, and it tasted even better when stuffed into her mouth with peanuts and soybeans. She then gulped down a few sips of orange juice soda. It was so refreshing in such hot weather!
Jiuwei and Lianhua also came over to eat cold noodles.
Lotus was better off. Nine-Tailed Fox was eating so much that its tail was wagging. It flicked its ears and mumbled, "Slurp... How could cunning humans... Slurp... invent so many delicious foods!"
Gu Nian let the two cats eat their food while he took out his lunch box and started packing his food.
By the time Gu Nian finished packing, the two had just finished eating and followed Gu Nian out.
Lotus jumped on Gu Nian's shoulder, and Jiuwei got into the back seat. Gu Nian turned on the car's air conditioner to the maximum, and the car drove along the road all the way to the Hive District 9.
District 9 is certainly not as luxurious as the villa area in the underground city where Gu Nian lives, but it is also a high-end residential area. The living cabins here are all family suites with private bathrooms and kitchens.
The elevator went up and down between the buildings, and Gu Nian knocked on the door of one of the households.
The person who opened the door was a young man in a black T-shirt and black shorts, who smiled warmly: "Anian, you're here!"
The young man was Jing Li. Grandpa Jing Shui's voice came from inside: "Anian is here? Come in quickly and eat watermelon."
Since moving into the underground city, the Jing family also bought a family suite in the underground city. Although it is only 50 square meters in size, it is already a luxurious residence. If Jing Li had not temporarily joined a wilderness hunter group while hunting mice and accumulated contribution points, he would not have been able to buy this suite. After all, in order to ensure that all residents can live in the underground city, the government strictly stipulates that without special contributions, each person can only purchase a maximum of 10 square meters of living space.
As soon as Gu Nian entered the living room, Grandpa Jingshui greeted her warmly: "Come on, come on, the watermelon just frozen in the refrigerator, come and have a try."
Gu Nian handed over the lunch box that he had packed at home: "Grandpa Jing, A-li, try the cold noodles and ice cream that I made."
Cold noodles! Especially ice cream! This is a rare thing!
Jing Li's eyes lit up, and he opened the lunch box without saying goodbye to Gu Nian. As soon as the lid was opened, a sour and spicy aroma came out, and when he looked at the green cucumber shreds, red tomato slices, white chicken shreds and noodles, Jing Li's appetite, which had been stagnant due to the heat, suddenly became active.
Another iron lunch box was filled with ice cream, and the plastic bag outside was used to keep it warm. This was a good thing, as it was not easy to buy some cold drinks nowadays.
Jing Li went back to the house and took out a few bowls. He first filled them with noodles, then put a ball of ice cream into each of the two bowls. When he was about to fill the third bowl, Gu Nian quickly stopped him: "I've already eaten a lot at home, you guys can just eat it."
Seeing that Jing Li was still moving, she simply said, "You guys eat, I'm just eating watermelon."
Only these words made Jingli stop.
There were a dozen thin pieces of watermelon on the porcelain plate, but it was not easy to buy fruit now, as it was sold at a high price on the black market. Gu Nian picked up a piece, and the nine-tailed beast behind him came over and took it away.
Jing Li ate the cold noodles while asking Gu Nian, "An Nian, is this the mutant beast you tamed? Is it really powerful? Can it just eat? It looks just like a Samoyed."
Jiuwei pricked up his ears in confusion. What is a Samoyed? He intuitively felt that Jingli's words were not good words, but his mouth was full of cold watermelon and he just wanted to eat another piece, so he decided to let Jingli go for the time being.
Jing Li said this casually, but Gu Nian did not respond. Instead, he asked, "You called me here because there is something important, right?"
Gu Nian came today for two reasons: firstly, after moving into the underground city, she and Jing Li lived in separate neighborhoods and she wanted to get together again; secondly, Jing Li said he had something to discuss with her.
When Jing Li heard this, his handsome face wrinkled into a bitter gourd and he sighed, "Don't say anything, it's all my family's fault!"
Original family? Gu Nian certainly remembered that Jing Li had once told her about the mysterious original family. The Jing family had been engaged in divination for generations. It was said that their ancestors had worked in the Imperial Observatory of the ancient dynasty. The Jing Li family was a branch of this huge family. Jing Li had returned to the main family once before, where he learned about the main family's prophecy of natural disasters.
Gu Nian was also very curious about this mysterious family.
"The master family is going to choose the next heir to the family. Alas, according to the rules, all the adult children of the Jing family must return to the main family to participate. I didn't want to go, but the old man insisted that I go..." Jing Li complained dissatisfiedly, but Jing Shui on the side immediately blew his beard and glared: "Good boy, you don't cherish the opportunity to return to the master's house! You must go, and you must perform seriously!"
Jing Li rolled his eyes and said to Gu Nian in a low voice, "See, when the old man heard about this, he was so excited that he wanted me to return to the master's house! He always thinks that is the glory."
Jing Li looked helpless: "Anyway, I have to go back to the master's house now, but I am a little worried about going alone, so I want to ask Ah Nian to accompany me." He looked at Gu Nian flatteringly, showing a pleading expression with puppy eyes: "Ah Nian will definitely agree, right?"
It was rare for Jing Li to ask for help, and Gu Nian really couldn't refuse. Qian Qing had just been dealt with, and that Lu Maoyan would have to be trapped in the underground warehouse in Yangcheng for a while to escape the heat. Anyway, she had nothing to do now, so she said, "Okay, but where is your family? It's hot now, and everyone has moved to the underground city. It's not easy to go to the ground."
After receiving Gu Nian's promise, Jing Li immediately became very proud: "Don't worry, our family started to move to Jiangcheng long before the cold wave. They said that Jiangcheng has a ray of vitality. Well, our family moved to the south of the second floor of the underground city. The head of the family calculated that the feng shui there is good, so he occupied a large area there."
After hearing the direction given by Jing Li, Gu Nian was stunned. She suddenly remembered a large elevator that had been newly built near her home. The villa area where Gu Nian lived was just south of the first floor of the underground city. It was said that the newly built elevator led to the second floor of the underground city. Recently, people in the community were discussing that there was a luxurious mansion next to the exit of the second floor of the underground city where the elevator led. I don’t know who has the ability to enclose such a large area in the underground city.
Could it be that such a luxurious mansion belongs to the main residence of the Jing family?
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