Chapter 118: The Power of the Walker, Outer City Plan!
Central Checkpoint.
Stationmaster's office building.
Before the SUV came to a complete stop, Ding Yishan had already pushed open the door and jumped out, his entire body enveloped in a thick, indelible smell of smoke.
Jiang Chuan followed closely behind with a briefcase in his hand. The two of them hurried up the stairs and rushed all the way to the third floor.
After unlocking the office door, Ding Yishan went straight to the refrigerator in the corner, opened the door and took out four bags of nutrient solution.
Unlike ordinary styles on the market, the nutrient paste in the refrigerator is all in blue bags.
Its nutritional value is ten times that of ordinary nutrient paste, and it also contains many anti-fatigue ingredients. Drinking one bag can help you cope with half a day of high-intensity work.
Now four bags of milk gurgled down his stomach.
After drinking it, he covered his lower abdomen and let out a long sigh. His whole body seemed to have no bones left, and he collapsed heavily in the wide office chair.
“It’s too noisy.”
Rubbing his throbbing temples, Ding Yishan's voice was full of fatigue.
After the unusual celestial phenomena, the troubles we encountered this year are more than those in the past five years combined.
Especially in the past month.
He Fei died, the substitute starfish invaded, and the air fog descended. Now a wish-keeping extraordinary person appeared.
Due to the frequent impact of various incidents, the checkpoints do not even have time to organize and archive the previous incidents, and the next crisis has already hit them, leaving them with no time to catch their breath.
What's even more outrageous is that a trainee inspector could be the first to discover the traces of Shouyuan Chaofan?
Ding Yishan couldn't help but sigh.
There has never been such a record since the checkpoint was established, and it is highly unlikely that there will be one in the future.
The Cheng family once again brought a "surprise" to the checkpoint.
Fortunately, he, the webmaster, said at the meeting a few days ago that he would focus on training new people, otherwise he would be embarrassed now.
And for this "traveler".
The checkpoint was in chaos during the day. Senior inspectors held an emergency meeting, discussing everything from capabilities to potential threats. The noise was so intense that it made people's heads hurt.
The third and second phase inspectors who were not on duty ran themselves ragged, leading their teams to conduct a carpet search in the buffer zone, not daring to miss any corner.
In the afternoon, as the intelligence was further transmitted and verified, the top management of Xingfu City held another meeting.
From estimating the number of migrants, material allocation plans, to expanding fortifications and migration support plans.
It took nearly four hours to vote on each item, more than twice as long as the reconstruction meeting after the last stand starfish outbreak.
Moreover, this is just a preliminary meeting. At least three or five special meetings will have to be held later to finalize the details.
As for whether or not to give up on this wave of migration, no one mentioned it from beginning to end of the meeting.
This is simply a godsend!
Many Sanctuary Cities have tried their best to grab population and resources, but Happy City just happened to encounter such an opportunity after the wave of infection.
Not to mention 500,000, even if it's one million, you have to swallow it even if you have to grit your teeth!
However, it is easy for the top management to make the decision, but the execution at the bottom level requires a lot of effort.
Jiang Chuan opened the bulging file bag and placed a stack of resolutions with signatures on the table. He couldn't help but gasp:
"Sir, we have to prepare for at least 700,000 people. How can we accommodate them in this buffer zone? We can't have them sleeping on the streets, can we?"
"Eat even if you can't eat anymore, even if your stomach bursts!"
Ding Yishan spoke in a hoarse voice, "Autumn is coming soon. If we take in these people, the size of Happiness City can double. If we miss this opportunity, where can we find another one?"
"Can"
Jiang Chuan was stunned. "Even if the checkpoint is operating at full capacity, only 10,000 people can enter the country every day. And this state can't be maintained for long. With staff fatigue and simplified procedures, the probability of infected people sneaking in will increase. If a few people really slip through, the consequences will be disastrous."
“So we can’t have the checkpoints operating at full capacity.”
Ding Yishan interrupted, pondered for a moment, and pulled out a piece of paper from the pile. "Don't look at those, take a look at this first."
Every document on the table is stamped with a red seal, recording the plans that have been screened and voted on by the conference and are worthy of further study.
As for those unrealistic proposals, they were directly rejected and did not even qualify to appear on paper.
Jiang Chuan took it and his eyes fell on the title.
Outer City Expansion Plan (Draft)
After quickly scanning a few lines of content, he raised his brows slightly. The draft plan planned to demarcate a new area outside the buffer zone and gradually expand it into an outer city to collect the incoming migrants.
Adopting the model of "registering information first, then demarcating temporary residences, and then dividing them into batches", the personnel are gradually separated and stabilized, and finally enter the buffer zone in batches through checkpoints.
"Are you planning to create another buffer zone outside the buffer zone?"
"It's just a draft, just take a look."
The anti-fatigue ingredients in the nutrient slurry began to take effect, and Ding Yishan's voice softened. "It's definitely impossible to let everyone in at once. The supercomputer simulation has shown that the buffer zone's current carrying capacity is 647,000 people. Even one more person could cause a major problem. And this isn't just a minor problem like difficulty maintaining material supplies; it's a major problem that could detonate the entire buffer zone!"
"But we don't have time to slowly repair it now. The migration team is already on the way. The first group of 40,000 people will arrive the day after tomorrow. Starting with this group, there will only be more and more people."
"Many people have suggested first cordoning off an area with barbed wire and building simple shelters to keep people there. Meanwhile, they can mobilize supplies, deploy power lines, and offer relief work, using the migrants to collect and build while they're there. Once the outer city's skeleton is built, they can then divert people to the buffer zone in proportion."
Jiang Chuan tightened his grip on the document. "But there are no defenses in the outer city. What if a fog hole appears? And with so many people here, there will definitely be infected bodies as well."
"The Blood Dragon Legion will withdraw across the board. All retired soldiers and guards will be rushed to the front lines. Half of the Crusaders will also be sent out to form a defensive perimeter."
Ding Yishan pondered as he spoke, "There are certainly risks, but it's better than having hundreds of thousands of people stuck outside. If chaos really breaks out, not only the buffer zone, but also the inner city will suffer."
"Also, while this plan may seem risky, it's actually a last resort. What we need to discuss now is how to build it, how to keep people employed, and how to minimize risks. These are the most critical things."
Ding Yishan asked a barrage of questions, his eyes fixed on Jiang Chuan's face.
Jiang Chuan was completely stunned, his brain stopped working for a moment, and finally he showed a familiar dull expression.
It was like the defense communication system suddenly froze while I was pressing it.
All right.
Ding Yishan sighed inwardly. It was too much of a stretch to ask Jiang Chuan about this sort of thing. Even if he were to think about it, he would feel as if his brain was about to explode and he wouldn't know where to start.
"You go down and rest first. I have to continue sorting out these proposals. I have a meeting tomorrow morning."
"Yes, sir!"
Jiang Chuan suddenly came back to his senses with a start, turned around and walked out the door stiffly.
Although he was only half a step away from becoming extraordinary, his steps were a little unsteady.
However, just as Ding Yishan lowered his head and began to look through the proposal, there was another knock on the door.
"Enter."
The door was pushed open and Jiang Chuan walked in again.
"What's wrong?"
"Sir, should Prosecutor Cheng be informed of this news?"
"Notify him?" Ding Yishan frowned habitually. "He's just an intern and knows."
The words suddenly stopped at his lips.
Under Jiang Chuan's gaze, Ding Yishan's brows gradually relaxed, revealing a thoughtful look.
Moreover, this look was very faint at first, but it became stronger after a few seconds.
"Okay, let him know."
"Then I..."
"Come here, sit here with me and notify him for me." Ding Yishan stood up and gave up the large office chair.
"ah?"
"Nothing. I'm just a little curious. If our Inspector Cheng knows about this, will he have any constructive suggestions?"
Ding Yishan deliberately emphasized the pronunciation of the four words "Prosecutor Cheng", and an unfathomable meaning flashed in his eyes.
"Come on, aren't you familiar with him? Why don't you dare ask me a question?"
"I"
Jiang Chuan was still a little confused, "Sir, are you serious, or..."
"Is that still true?"
Ding Yishan gestured for invitation, turned around, pulled over a recliner, and leaned comfortably against the window, gazing at the lights of the checkpoint outside. "I've already let you sit in the station chief's position, so just act like you're the station chief and ask me anything you want."
Hey, interesting!
After his thoughts opened up, Ding Yishan shook his head.
Since this kid was able to discover that Shouyuan was extraordinary, it shows that he is a brave and careful person.
We have already said at the conference that we want to cultivate young people, so it is normal for him to test them now.
Of course, Ding Yishan would not admit it, and he had some unnecessary expectations of the Cheng family in his heart.
He wanted to see how Inspector Cheng could cause such a big stir during his internship.
What can be said about the mess caused by hundreds of thousands of migrants?
"That's right, five hundred thousand!"
Jiang Chuan had just finished speaking when he immediately added, "Five hundred thousand is just a forecast. The exact number depends on the traveler's route."
"According to the latest information analysis, the number of people affected by the Xinhuo is far more than 600. The current number has exceeded 10,000. The Walker's ability is far more than just inducing motivation. It seems to be strengthening people's expectations for "change."
“Changed expectations?”
Cheng Ye repeated it and pondered, "Would it be that it would magnify the potential benefits of change while weakening the judgment of risks?"
"Yes, you guessed it right."
Jiang Chuan was a little surprised and subconsciously turned to look at Ding Yishan.
The latter leaned back in the recliner with an expressionless face and only nodded slightly, motioning him to continue.
"Affected by this, and compounded by the survival pressure brought on by the fog, the migrants will come to believe that Happy City is their only way out. This belief is infinitely strengthened. Even if they know the road ahead may be dangerous, they will still flock here regardless. Therefore, the actual number is likely to be more than 500,000."
"More than half a million?"
Although Cheng Ye lowered his voice, one could still hear a hint of obvious shock in it.
He couldn't help but be shocked.
This is no longer a question of whether the checkpoint is busy or not, but involves the stability of the entire Happiness City system.
Because even if the checkpoint is at full power, it cannot handle such a large flow of people.
And don't forget, the fog has not left, and unpredictable chaos may occur at any time.
With so many people staying outside the buffer zone and randomly causing a riot, do we have to use force to suppress it?
As soon as the gunshots are heard, the signboard of Happiness City will be completely smashed, and there will be no new personnel or caravans coming.
"Can't we kill the Walker?"
After Cheng Ye finished speaking, he changed the subject and said, "Since we already know his whereabouts, can we find a way to guide him to other areas? Even if it's just to slow down the pace of migration."
Population influx is actually a good thing.
But half a million, or even more, is far beyond the carrying capacity of Happiness City.
But if we can guide the travelers' route and control the number of people migrating every day to 5,000 to 6,000, or at most 10,000, we can give Happy City some buffer time.
"this."
Jiang Chuan hesitated for a moment and quickly looked at Ding Yishan.
The latter showed a thoughtful expression, made a silent gesture, and immediately said, "Continue using the excuse from this morning and tell him about the extraordinary characteristics of the Wish Keeper."
"yes."
Jiang Chuan nodded slightly and quickly took out a folded piece of paper from his pocket with a few lines of words written on it.
The microphone was silent for more than ten seconds.
Just when Cheng Ye thought that the fog was coming again and interfering with the signal.
Jiang Chuan's voice came again, like he was reciting something, and his tone suddenly became smoother:
"Inspector Cheng, since no trainee inspector at this inspection station has ever encountered this type of incident, there are currently no corresponding regulations."
"However, considering that you were the first to discover the Wish Keeper, and bought Happiness City valuable time to respond, the checkpoint has decided to temporarily upgrade some of your access rights. You will be tentatively promoted to a third-level inspector. I will send a batch of information to your defense communication channel later, so please check it."
"Also, this information is highly confidential. Please ensure that only you view it and do not disclose it to any unrelated personnel."
"Okay, thank you for your help."
Cheng Ye breathed a sigh of relief, and his heart finally settled down.
This feeling of being swept up in the unknown is terrible. If I can get some inside information, at least I won’t be running around like a headless fly.
"As for killing the Walker, we are currently unable to do so. Or rather, no Sanctuary City in the wasteland can do so, because the characteristic of the Wish Keeper is that it is born according to the wish. As long as the wish is not destroyed, the body will not disappear."
"Um?"
Cheng Ye couldn't help but widen his eyes. Doesn't that mean that Shouyuan Chaofan is immortal?
"Yes." Jiang Chuan seemed to have guessed his thoughts and continued, "In layman's terms, it's immortal. Even if we can kill it, it will regenerate somewhere after a while. But after resurrection, it will target our Happy City for revenge, attracting a massive wave of infection. In the past, two super-sanctuary cities have been destroyed because of this."
“As for guiding travelers to other places, it is even more difficult.”
Jiang Chuan's voice continued, "The extraordinary behavior of the Yuan-Keeping Supernatural has no rules to follow. Once they sense human interference, they will immediately go into an indiscriminate frenzy. By then, it will not be a matter of migration, but more trouble."
Good job!
Can't kill, can't touch, can't control, buffs are fully stacked, and can't be selected, right?!
This ghost thing may not pose much of a direct threat, but its difficulty is far greater than that of the mother source!
This is the true version answer.
Cheng Ye even had an idea: if he encountered some dead end in the future, could he take the initiative to transform into a wish-keeping extraordinary being?
"To address the influx of migrants, Xingfu City has already held a round of meetings and discussions, producing a number of constructive suggestions and drafts. Prosecutor Cheng, your enhanced authority will allow you to access these ideas. Do you need me to read them to you? The inspection station is also collecting the inspectors' opinions and revising any unreasonable parts of the draft so that it can be implemented as soon as possible."
"Already have a draft?"
Cheng Ye's heart paused slightly, and suddenly he raised his eyebrows and sat down beside the bed.
Quite impressive.
Xingfu City's response speed was indeed very fast. It only took a few hours from morning to night to advance to this point.
However, considering Jiang Chuan's sudden fluent speaking speed and his tentative questions.
Cheng Ye understood and couldn't help but smile and nodded gently, "Thank you for your help. I happen to be free right now."
"Okay, let me read you a few drafts that might be feasible."
It was undoubtedly a great enjoyment for Jiang Chuan to be able to recite the text word for word without having to think.
His speech became more fluent, and even had a rhythmic tone.
"Work-for-relief, building the outer city?"
Cheng Ye thought quietly, tapping his fingertips lightly on the bed sheet, extracting the key words from the draft.
This idea is not bad. It not only solves the resettlement problem of migrants, but also stabilizes people's hearts through labor. However, the key problem lies in...
"Can Happiness City provide supplies for building the outer city?"
After saying that, Cheng Ye added, "I'm not referring to temporary supplies like tents and nutrient paste. I'm referring to building materials, cement, steel bars, and all kinds of basic building materials."
Um?
Jiang Chuan was stunned. He thought Cheng Ye would first ask how the safety of the migrants could be guaranteed, or whether the diversion mechanism was reasonable. He didn't expect that his first question would directly point to the most practical bottleneck of materials.
Ding Yishan, who was leaning on the recliner with his eyes half-closed, straightened up slightly upon hearing this, a hint of interest flashing in his eyes.
He nodded slightly, raised a finger, and then clenched it into a fist.
Having followed Ding Yishan for so many years, Jiang Chuan immediately understood. He cleared his throat and replied, "That's possible. All the building materials produced in Xingfu City this summer have not been sold to the outside world. They are all stored in the warehouse, which can fully meet the construction needs of the first phase of the outer city. The subsequent industrial zone will fully convert production. As long as enough time is given, the material gap will definitely be filled."
hiss.
This is not just a small-scale project involving a few thousand people in the Tianyuan community, but a large-scale construction involving at least 500,000 people!
How could Xingfu City have such a strong financial foundation?
Cheng Ye's eyelids jumped. Since it can meet the construction needs, this draft is very practical.
If Xingfu City wants to develop in the future, it must not be confined to a small buffer zone.
Like the Xinhuo Shelter City, different levels of areas must be divided to divide risks.
At present, the size of Xingfu City cannot support such a complex layout, but it is completely feasible to build an outer city as a transition.
However, Cheng Ye's brows furrowed slightly again.
The difficulty of work-for-relief has never been the "work" and "relief" themselves, but how to ensure fairness.
With hundreds of thousands of people working at the same time, how do we measure everyone’s contribution?
Some places are built quickly, some places are built slowly, what should we do if everyone wants to move into good locations?
Or to put it more practically, the terrain outside the buffer zone is high and low, there are safe areas close to the defense line, and naturally there are dangerous areas far away from the defense line.
Everyone wants to squeeze into a safe place, so who would build in a dangerous area?
"Inspector Cheng, if you have any suggestions, please let me know. I will record them and submit them to the stationmaster for review."
As Jiang Chuan spoke, a sudden inspiration struck him. "The station places great emphasis on training the younger generation of inspectors. If you can contribute in this matter, I'm sure we'll be able to waive many of your requirements when you seek promotion in the future."
Um?
Ding Yishan looked at Jiang Chuan in surprise, then suddenly shook his head and laughed.
Sitting in the office chair, you really think of yourself as the webmaster, right?
But it’s better this way. It’s better to let him say these words to Cheng Ye than to say it myself.
"Let me think about it."
Realizing that this might be another test for his advancement, Cheng Ye put aside all distractions and started thinking rapidly.
Just like the last time I spoke with Towns, without more information to support it, this is just empty talk.
The most important thing about paper talk is to show a sense of the overall situation.
As long as we grasp the overall situation, we can slowly work out the details and perfect them with the combined efforts of everyone.
The microphone suddenly fell silent.
After four or five minutes, Cheng Ye finally said, "Jiang Chuan."
"Prosecutor Cheng, please tell me. I have a pen in my hand. Just take notes."
"good."
Cheng Ye said, "The draft for building the outer city can be implemented, but two issues must be determined first: First, should we build an outer city structure similar to a buffer zone, or a diversion structure similar to the fire? Second, the material distribution system during the construction process, will it be distributed according to work or according to progress?"
These two consecutive questions were beyond Jiangchuan's knowledge.
He instinctively turned to look at Ding Yishan, but saw that Ding Yishan was also thinking with his head down.
After more than ten seconds, he motioned for him to press the mute button and said, "Ask him about the pros and cons of the two structures, and the pros and cons of the distribution system."
"clear."
Jiang Chuan quickly relayed the question, and this time Cheng Ye's answer came quickly and clearly.
"An outer city structure similar to a buffer zone will create a division between core and peripheral areas, which leads to serious distribution conflicts. If the first batch of migrants are allocated to the safe and convenient core area, subsequent arrivals will have to go to the remote peripheral areas. Fairness is completely unacceptable. It will easily ignite conflicts between regions, which will be impossible to suppress."
"A diversion structure similar to Xinhuo can avoid this. Each area is a relatively independent core zone, without clear hierarchical divisions. Issues such as terrain differences and safety distances encountered during construction can also be balanced through material allocation. For example, we can reduce material quotas in areas close to the defense line and increase bonuses in areas further away. This will not only guide manpower to the periphery, but also promote balanced construction throughout the outer city, avoiding a situation where one side is saturated and the other side is barren."
“As for the distribution system.”
Cheng Ye slowed down his speech. "The advantage of distribution according to work is that it's intuitive. It's clear at a glance how much work has been done, which can maximize individual motivation. But the disadvantages are also obvious: the construction of the outer city is not a one-man show. Building a wall requires coordination between those who mix mud, transport bricks, and erect scaffolding. If everyone focuses on their own work, it's easy to become a scattered group working on their own, and overall efficiency will decline."
"Progress-based allocation, on the other hand, is more suitable for teamwork. For example, a construction team could be assigned a specific area and given three days to complete a section of defensive wall. Upon completion, supplies would be distributed per person, and there would be rewards for exceeding the target. This would force everyone to work together, but it could also lead to problems. If someone slacked off in the team, and there wasn't an adequate monitoring and punishment system, it could easily lead to a situation where one person's slacking off would affect the entire team, slowing down overall progress."
"This is precisely the point that is difficult to measure. If we delegate supervisory authority, they will likely only want the able-bodied and leave women, children, the elderly and the weak aside, creating new injustices. If we withdraw supervisory authority, facing a scale of hundreds of thousands of people, the workload will be too great to handle."
Jiangchuan's pen tip moved rustlingly across the paper.
What Cheng Ye said was very simple and he could understand it, but it was a bit difficult for him to think deeply about it.
There seems to be no perfect choice, and choosing either one will bring unsolvable troubles and problems.
"Is there any compromise?"
After finishing the record, Jiang Chuan couldn't help but ask more questions without waiting for Ding Yishan's signal.
"have!"
This question is too simple for him, a promoter of new ideas, and there is no sense of incongruity in saying it.
Cheng Ye changed the subject and said simply, "Establish a regional contracting system, clearly assign regional tasks to individuals, and all profits and losses will be borne by the contracted individuals. At the same time, set clear goals and formulate tiered rewards and punishments, so that they will be directly responsible for the results!"
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