The giant millipede king at this time was larger than the one Fang Zhounan had encountered before.
And because it absorbs enough nutrients, its flesh and blood are shiny black.
Coupled with Chen Wangping's command during the operation, he can definitely be the leader.
Tang Xihe looked at the giant millipede's movements and said in surprise, "Brother Ping, you, you tamed it already? That's amazing."
Chen Wangping smiled faintly and made up a story, "This is actually very simple. Living things send commands to other parts of their bodies through bioelectricity. If I control the bioelectricity in its body, I can naturally control its actions."
Tang Xihe gave a thumbs-up and said, "No way, Brother Ping, you make it sound so simple. Even if we go to the source of thunder, no one can do it. So, what should we do with this giant millipede? Should we take it back and continue breeding it? Or what?"
Chen Wangping smiled and waved towards the depths of the mine, saying, "It's no use taking it back here. With it, it will be responsible for all the millipedes we killed."
As long as it is alive, it can understand the enemy's movements.
Tang Xihe also thought of this and nodded in admiration.
Chen Wangping continued, "We're three hundred meters underground now, which is quite deep. We'll block the path to the bottom here, set up radar, and only dig for coal in the upper levels."
Tang Xihe nodded and called the golden eagle to start blocking the mine skillfully.
Two hours later.
Chen Wangping left enough space for the residents of Fangshan Town to mine on one side of the mine. At the same time, he also arranged an electric mining line on the other side of the mine that was powered by batteries. For the power supply part, he placed grenades next to the batteries with specially designed fuses, so that they would be triggered when strangers approached the batteries, thereby detonating the batteries and destroying all traces of industry.
The same is true near the electric mining machine. The products are sent to the cave entrance by conveyor belt. After a group of people gather, they are arranged to take them away, replace the batteries, and check the situation inside the mine. The protection is sufficient.
Watching the electric mining machine digging coal, he felt very satisfied, and of course he hated the people who were making trouble underground even more.
Wouldn't it be better for me to just mine and grow quietly?
After exiting the mine, Chen Wangping saw the guards already holding their posts, driving away the townspeople who had strayed too close. He smiled and walked over to them, saying, "I've driven away some of the millipedes and installed some machinery. Observe for a while. If there's nothing unusual, let me know. Then we can let the townspeople mine."
Fang Chengcheng said happily, "Thank you, mayor. That's great! Now we can mine again. Mayor, is there anything I can help you with?"
Fang Baibai quickly pulled Fang Chengcheng towards the back and scolded him in a low voice, "What does the mayor need your help with? Just stay still and don't say anything."
Chen Wangping smiled, looking at the two of them, raised his hand, took out a silver coin and handed it over, saying, "Don't mention it, I really want you to help me find any animals or plants with fire attributes. Any strength is fine. If you see any, you don't have to catch them, just come over and tell me."
Fang Chengcheng happily took the silver coin and said, "No problem, I'll go back and ask, and let you know as soon as I have any news!"
Fang Baibai was also happy when he saw the silver coins, and pulled Fang Chengcheng towards the town.
It was already getting dark, and there were more lights in the town than before. It seemed that the tragedy in Yuanshan Town had a great impact here as well. Many families were considering whether to try their best to hide in Leilong City. Although it would be a bit hard and tiring, at least it was safe.
Chen Wangping thought about it and asked Jin Diao and Tang Xihe to go home and rest first. He went to the refugee gathering place in Yuanshan Town alone to check.
The refugee gathering place was bustling at this time. Tents were set up in a haphazard manner next to a dozen or so elemental earth walls that had obviously just been condensed. The people inside were squatting next to the fire, baking rough black cakes. They had very little on them and it was obvious that they had run out in a hurry. Their momentum was pretty good and they were not injured, but they had a sense of humility of living under someone else's roof.
Seeing Chen Wangping, Fang Zhounan quickly walked over and reported, "Mayor, I've counted the people. There are 35 people from 23 households in total. Two of them were insubordinate and injured the guards. I've already dealt with them. Now there are 33 people left, three of them are level one, and the rest are level two. They all have earth-based abilities that favor earth escape speed, so they're not difficult to control."
Chen Wangping nodded. Although these people's special abilities were somewhat limited, there was nothing he could do. If it were at that time, they would not have been able to escape without using speed.
Earth escape is also very good, so you can send it to dig coal mines without worry.
He took out five gold coins and handed them to Fang Zhounan, saying, "Well done. I've cleaned up the coal mine. Tomorrow, I'll have them dig for coal in the right passage. I'll buy all the output at the market price. Also, find some empty houses in town and rent them to them at the market price. At the same time, I'll ensure that food is sold and supplied at normal prices. Let's get them busy first."
Fang Zhounan was holding the gold coin, stunned by what he heard, and thought carefully about Chen Wangping's words in his mind.
After more than ten seconds, he suddenly came to his senses and quickly took notes in his notebook.
In the past, Fangshan Town also took in some refugees, but the way to control them was basically to confine them and starve them for a period of time, sell them some food at a high price, squeeze out their value and then drive them away. This is also the way most low-powered refugees are treated in the wasteland.
But when he thought carefully about the mayor's method, it completely stimulated the working ability of these refugees. Although they were given money, they could still get the money back through houses or food. Moreover, the method was more gentle and could make the refugees feel a sense of identity with this place, thus turning them into a fixed population.
It’s amazing!
Chen Wangping looked at Fang Zhounan's reaction, knowing what was going on in his heart. He smiled and said, "This is how we treat refugees in the future. We screen them first, then send them to the mines. This is called work-for-relief. Remember, we should treat them equally. Good people are like family when they come here."
Fang Zhounan nodded repeatedly, turned around and began to make arrangements.
Chen Wangping walked towards the mine with a smile. Before he had gone far, he heard the cheers of the refugees behind him:
"Long live the mayor!"
“Thank you, Mayor!”
"Is this true? The mayor of Fangshan Town is so nice?"
"That's great, Mr. Fang. I'm going to go to the mountains to call for help. Some people in the mountains haven't dared to come over because they're worried about getting hurt."
When Fang Zhounan heard this, he once again felt the power of work-for-relief and hurriedly nodded to continue making arrangements. He was very meticulous and even sold the pickaxes on credit to these people at a discount. He told them that after mining, they could buy food and rent a house, and they only had to pay back the money for the pickaxes within a week.
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