Thinking back on his meals during this period, the last time he ate meat was more than half a month ago. In a bowl of beef noodles, there were only a few slices of beef cut thinner than paper, which almost melted in the soup. But Lu Yuan was eating big fish and meat, and seeing this made him extremely tempted. He wanted to grab a handful, but he was worried that there was poison in it, so he suppressed his thoughts.
"Great, Mr. Zhao, you've finally figured it out. My request is simple: as long as you stop using mines, I can provide you with some food supplies every month. After all, it's for everyone's good. If the rift valley were to split open again, or if there were an earthquake or volcano, none of us would survive. You're working for Liu Tianhu, so you can't risk your life!"
After hearing Lu Yuan's words, Zhao Tinghai not only sneered.
"Hehe, I was wondering why you were being so kind. It turns out you're just jealous of our mining output. To tell you the truth, this request was made by Liu Tianhu and me. And now I already own half of the shares in the entire mining area. Once I'm in charge, I'll have no shortage of fine wine, gourmet food, beautiful women, or luxury mansions."
Life's a bit tough now, but my future is definitely secure. And you? You're stuck in your little corner, acting like a local tyrant. Don't you really want to move up? Haha, let me tell you, your tricks won't work on me. Goodbye!
After saying that, Zhao Tinghai laughed loudly, then put his hands behind his back and slowly left, leaving Lu Yuan behind with an angry expression.
"Damn it, this idiot, you'll regret this one day!"
Lu Yuan couldn't help but roar at Zhao Tinghai's back.
Zhao Tinghai, without turning his head, stretched out an index finger and waved it in Lu Yuan's direction: "Kid, you're still too green to fight me!"
After saying that, the other person got into the car and sped away, leaving Lu Yuan with no appetite for food or drink. He threw the lobster in his hand on the ground and stared intently into the distance.
Back at the base, Lu Yuan became somewhat anxious. After all, if the negotiations had fallen apart, it meant that Zhao Tinghai would definitely use Lei Zi again.
Thinking of this, Lu Yuan was worried about another volcanic eruption, so he quickly found Lao Qin and brought him back.
"Mr. Lu, you wanted to see me?"
"Well, I wanted to ask, if an earthquake really happened here, where would the cracks start to appear? And which volcano would erupt, and what kind of secondary disasters would it bring? Can you analyze that?"
After hearing Lu Yuan's words, Lao Qin fell silent for a moment, then frowned and thought for a while: "It should be predictable, but I need to add more manpower. Our current exploration team is still a bit short-handed. This area is too big for us. We need more manpower to get the Hellhounds here!"
"Okay, that's not a problem. I'll allocate the manpower you need right away. Let's investigate this matter as soon as possible and come up with a foolproof plan. Otherwise, it would be bad if we were implicated by what the other side did!"
"Okay, Mr. Lu, I'll get on it right away. Just allocate me fifty people first!"
After the matter was settled, the geological monitoring report was quickly submitted. Lu Yuan summoned all the leaders again and told them about Lao Qin's analysis. Everyone in the conference room had a gloomy expression.
Hei Zi slammed his hand on the table and stood up abruptly: "These damn bastards need to be kicked out, or we should fight them and drive them away!"
Ou Chen quickly raised his hand in agreement, saying, "I agree with Brother Hei's idea. So what if we fight? Let's fight them. I want to see if these guys can hold out!"
Chen Kaiming sat in his seat, deep in thought. After a while, he scribbled on a piece of paper for a while before finally coughing lightly and saying, "It's still not advisable to resort to force in this matter. Their numbers have now reached two thousand. If we were to fight, we would be no match for them at all. Moreover, they have a garrison as backup. What we need to avoid now is that the disaster they cause will implicate us!"
Hei Zi immediately became displeased upon hearing this: "Uncle Chen, what exactly do you mean by this? You're not going to fight them, are you that afraid of them?"
Hearing the criticism, Chen Kaiming's face immediately showed displeasure. He stood up and said angrily, "You want to fight, but the people below don't want to fight. You have to think about them, okay? It's not a good time to use force. We have to be on guard!"
The meeting room immediately erupted into a heated argument. One faction, led by Hei Zi, advocated for war and refused to be threatened by Zhao Tinghai's men any longer. The other faction, led by Chen Kaiming, advocated for defense and proposed establishing defensive zones to withstand the disaster.
Everyone present expressed their opinion, with support for both sides roughly split 50/50. The only one who did not express his opinion was Lu Yuan.
Everyone was watching Lu Yuan, waiting for him to make his final decision. Lu Yuan was also in a dilemma. He didn't want to be threatened by Zhao Tinghai like this, but fighting would definitely result in casualties.
With no reinforcements available, every death reduces the base's manpower. If a large-scale battle were to break out, their force of less than 500 men would be no match for Zhao Tinghai's 2,000, and the outcome would be predictable.
Finally, Lu Yuan sighed: "We can't fight. We really can't afford to fight. I'll start by assigning people to the construction team to build a sturdy city wall. If a volcanic eruption really occurs, I hope this wall can withstand the lava and protect our base. We also need to make two preparations. If a volcanic eruption really occurs, we need to build an escape route. Otherwise, everyone will die here!"
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