Chapter 235: Parting Ways
Lu Yuan paused for a moment and then said, "I said a long time ago that the City in the Sky belongs to the descendants of the Green Civilization, Miss Conch."
"This city cannot be given to those who leave! You must know yourselves!"
"Our goal is to return to human civilization, and this has not wavered."
"Therefore, we will not stay in one place for a long time. We will head towards the distance and will definitely encounter great risks along the way. So, please make a decision before you reach your destination, whether to stay here or leave."
The crowd fell silent.
You look at me and I look at you.
Some people miss the disappeared "Sari tribe".
There are also people who have no nostalgia for the past at all.
After finishing his brief speech, Lu Yuan walked off the stage and sighed.
"You are just crossing the river and then destroying the bridge..."
"You have a heart even darker than mine, old cat. You use people up and then throw them aside." The old orange cat jumped onto his shoulder.
It said in agreement: "However, screening the population is the right choice."
"If you don't screen, there will be many problems."
"After screening, only those who are willing to stay are truly part of human civilization."
Lu Yuan is actually not as evil as Lao Mao.
When he first recruited the Sarani tribe, he made a corresponding promise: as long as they found a safe place, they could leave.
Now it was just a matter of fulfilling that promise.
And providing them with resources to accommodate them is absolutely the most humane thing we can do.
He shook his head helplessly: "Never mind this, let's go and take a look at the last few major projects."
The inner ring stripping work of Sky City will be completed soon.
The structure of the entire inner ring city presents a "田"-shaped platform, with a thick central pillar and several thinner pillars on the side, divided into three large layers in total.
Each layer has a side length of 4-5 kilometers.
Because the green people at the time specially designed a separate escape mechanism for the inner ring, the inner ring has all the functions it needs, such as sewers, reservoirs, automated factories, warehouses, power stations, and farms, all with corresponding structures.
Oh, yes, there is also the most important opium, which is at the top.
If we look at it from a city perspective, it's quite small, only one percent of its original size.
But in Lu Yuan's eyes, it was already a very large thing. The three-story space could accommodate 100,000 people comfortably without any problem.
The engineering teams worked day and night to move materials from the outer and middle rings to the inner ring.
And those bugs were also digging for oil frantically. After all, it would not be easy to find a place with plenty of oil after leaving here, so they had to store more now.
"Captain Lu, the project is expected to be completed in two weeks! Another two weeks to check for leaks and make up for any deficiencies."
"It will be completed within one month!" Sha Mo, the general manager, issued a military order.
There are about five hundred workers in this construction area.
Hundreds of poppy tree cutters were cutting the wall.
They restored power to the Pandora crystal and reinforced and repaired some things that had fallen into disrepair.
This work has been going on for a year and a half.
Because of the high-quality food, full meals and good sleep, many workers have gained a lot of weight over the past year.
Only Shamo, the technical backbone, lost weight. It was remarkable that he was able to lead a group of people with little education to complete this big project.
"Go to bed early. I've brought you some midnight snacks!"
It was a big pot of corn porridge, made from mutated corn, which was quite nutritious.
"Haha, I'm enjoying it so much that I can't help myself!" Sha Mo waved his hand, "Brothers, let's have a midnight snack, and then work hard for a few more hours!"
"Okay!" everyone shouted.
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Will they choose to leave? Obviously - no.
Lu Yuan has full confidence that the technical backbone, including the 382 divine technicians, will not choose to leave here.
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After a busy day, Shamo returned home and took a comfortable sand bath.
This is his favorite entertainment activity. It allows him to slowly melt his fatigue into the sand and relax his tense nerves.
He thought to himself how nice it would be if he could take a bath with water.
"What does the sea... look like?" He grew up in the desert and had never seen the real ocean.
Fortunately, the virtual world can meet all needs, so he knows what the ocean really looks like.
"What awaits us in the world beyond?"
"What will happen when we encounter other civilizations?"
"The homeland of mankind...technological civilization..."
Trapped in the desert of reverie, ever since I came into contact with more knowledge, I am no longer satisfied with living in a small village.
He is very satisfied with his current life and can change everything around him through his wisdom.
After taking a shower, putting on dry coarse cloth clothes, chatting with friends, playing chess and basketball are also routine night entertainment.
But today seemed to be an exception. Not many people went to the square to play. The few who did come just said hello and hurried home, looking like they were worried.
Sha Mo knew in his heart that it must be Lu Yuan’s speech that made people interested.
"Shamo, come here." He met Sha Sanli at a turn.
The director of the Ministry of Education is responsible for supervising all children to go to school every day, without leaving any behind.
"Elder, what's the matter?"
"Hey, that's it... just follow me."
He saw many middle-aged and elderly people with the surname "Sha" sitting in a large room discussing something.
The director of the Ministry of Education, Sha Sanli, is actually considered to be one of the better-off ones. After all, he is a civil servant and can enjoy welfare benefits.
But the other elders of the tribe were not doing well.
Many older people, over fifty years old, have uncivilized minds and no life skills other than farming.
These people who originally had some clan status now have no status.
Seeing the young people around him living in better conditions than him, he felt so sad! "Sha Mo, are you going back?" someone asked.
"Where to go?"
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
"That is... the Huisari clan..."
Sha Mo looked at them suspiciously and said, "Elders, you are living well, why are you going back?"
The old man swallowed. He actually wanted to say that life was very ordinary, but he couldn't say it.
"Rebuild the ancestral temple. We are not allowed to build temples here!"
"And then there is... the Sandori clan..."
"Then you guys go back. I definitely won't go back." He rejected it mercilessly.
"Unfilial descendants...you even forgot the rules of your ancestors!" The elder was furious and stood up angrily.
I almost pointed my finger at his nose.
Sha Mo was also rude: "What era is it now? You are still using moral blackmail."
"The rules of our ancestors? If our ancestors really are still alive, they would definitely want us to live a better life!"
"I hope we can have enough food and warm clothes! I hope we can make progress."
"Instead of letting us stick to the old ways, living like primitive people day after day, year after year!"
"Don't you think about it? Who allowed you to live until now? Could it really be your ancestors?"
After all, he is a super thinker, eloquent, and uses modern thinking. The word "moral kidnapping" choked everyone.
Those people were just there cursing the "unfilial descendants".
At this moment, another militia captain who was doing relatively well, "Shakaner", also came into the room.
Although he did not have divine skills, he had an outstanding talent for cultivation and was one of the best among ten thousand people, so he was considered to be a regular employee.
Shakaner was obviously a veteran. His face twitched a few times as he listened to their conversation.
Those of you who are doing poorly can just leave, but why should those of us who are doing well follow you?
He cleared his throat and said, "My fellow elders, Captain Lu has treated us well. Without him, we would have died long ago."
"You have to admit this fact!"
Everyone was silent. They still didn't dare to say anything bad about Captain Lu.
"Now is the time to build a great foundation. How can you leave so easily?"
"Of course, if you want to restore the glory of your ancestors, I have no objection."
"I'm here to do my part. I'll donate all my salary this month. Is that okay?"
Having said that, he pressed a pile of coins on the table with a "pa" sound, then turned around and left without looking back, leaving a group of elders looking at each other in bewilderment.
"I will also donate this month's salary." Sha Mo quickly followed and left the room.
In fact, the director of the Ministry of Education, Sha Sanli, also didn't want to leave.
He has money and status here, but if he goes to a new place, even though he is also an elder... the living standard will definitely be different.
As one of the elderly, he was just embarrassed by these elderly people, so he quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "They have all donated money, so don't make it difficult for them."
"Everyone has their own aspirations... Everyone has their own choices."
Everyone was silent and could not say anything to refute.
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Similar quarrels occur in many families.
The better the living standard, the more inclined people are to stay here.
Amidst a not-too-intense debate, the crowd quickly split into two factions, with about 8,000 people willing to follow Lu Yuan.
The remaining three thousand people want to rebuild the "Sari Clan".
This is not necessarily a bad thing.
Because almost all the divine technicians and intellectuals chose to follow Lu Yuan.
There will be no loss of manpower. Instead, the team will be streamlined by removing some useless people.
For any "big company" or "big organization", streamlining the team at no cost is a piece of cake!
But Lu Yuan, the leader, is actually quite emotional and doesn't want to use people as tools.
After hearing about the final choice, I sighed.
"Then let's hope they can continue for a long time."
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(End of this chapter)