The most ruthless person in the apocalypse

Chapter 1141 Development Needs to Accelerate

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Yu Wenmeng took a drag of his cigarette. The first two things were alright, but he was a little worried about the third.

“Mr. Zhang, the camp and the port are more than 30 kilometers apart. Such a distance is fine as a border outpost, but if we're talking about developing it, it will probably consume a lot of manpower and resources!”

The road between the two places is open, but it is not absolutely safe. There are definitely hidden dangers in the villages and houses along the road, and a thorough investigation is needed to completely eliminate the hidden dangers.

Add to that transportation, communication, supplies, and so on, and it's no less than rebuilding a small camp; it's indeed a considerable undertaking.

"No matter how much it takes, we have to start. Lao Yu, before I went to the Qinhai Strait, I really didn't expect that there would be so many survivors in the cities around Qinhai Bay watching the aircraft carrier. This shows that port security is very important!"
It's not just about stationing military forces; we also need to make good use of the radar system on the aircraft carrier to detect targets within a 100-kilometer radius!
In the current situation, whether it's our own compatriots or survivors from other countries across the Taiwan Strait, we don't know their post-disaster situation. What if someone travels across the ocean to come here and start mapping things out, and we're caught off guard? Wouldn't that be ridiculous?

Swaying and rocking, an aircraft carrier drifted from the home of the plastic surgery company to the Qinhai Strait. This was an unintentional act. What if it had intended to go to the fertile land of the Celestial Empire?

“Mr. Zhang is right! Since we’re going to develop it into a defensive port, there will definitely be a lot of people stationed there… I need to think about it carefully.”

Yu Wen nodded in agreement. He was diligent in domestic affairs, but not very good at foreign defense.

"Are you worried about living conditions? Don't worry about it at all. The logistics system on the aircraft carrier can support thousands of people for a long time. If we can't find a nuclear reactor engineer, the possibility of that aircraft carrier leaving port in the future is almost zero. It's not bad to use it as the main base building of the port fortress!"

Zhang Su had already thought about these issues. The aircraft carrier itself was nothing special to them; it was difficult to maintain or operate. What was truly useful were the carrier-based aircraft and the facilities on the carrier.

"Haha, Mr. Zhang, your suggestion has solved the biggest problem. Although the Calvin Erson has been in service for a long time, it has complete facilities and is very suitable as a base building!"

Yu Wen praised Zhang Su's suggestion, saying it was much better than finding housing nearby.

"The fourth thing."

Zhang Su looked towards the village and said, "Old Yu, the development of industry and agriculture has always been somewhat slow; we need to speed it up."

"What a coincidence, Mr. Zhang, I was just about to discuss this issue with you!"

Yu Wen, his expression brightening, said, "The population increase will inevitably lead to a surplus of labor. I plan to launch a recycling program, starting from the surrounding areas, to put the machinery from various factories back into use, primarily to support the camp's development! However, regarding agriculture..."

Industry can simply reuse its surplus resources, and even raw materials have huge inventories. Agriculture is different; it is too dependent on the climate!

"With our current technology, it's very difficult to overcome this damn low temperature on a large scale."

Yu Wen shook his head with a troubled expression. Studying agriculture in an environment of minus thirty degrees Celsius and without sunlight is a huge challenge, even for humans in times of peace!

In the northeastern region of China, very few crops can be grown during the harsh winter, so farmers have to rely on greenhouse cultivation.

Even though Zhang Su didn't understand agriculture, he was well aware of the difficulties in the harsh environment. He nodded and said, "We'll do our best to build more greenhouses. Even if we're lame, we have to keep moving forward. We have to take the path of sustainable development; we can't just sit around and do nothing!"

There are no detailed calculations yet, but based on previous preliminary estimates, Tianma Island's own food reserves are only enough for the current population for five months. With the addition of the reserves on the aircraft carrier, the time can be extended to about ten months.

Considering that the Wild Dog Camp and the Fellowship also brought a large amount of food supplies, there will be no food shortage within a year and a half, barring any systemic unforeseen events. A year and a half is a long time for ordinary members of the camp, considering that the disaster has only been going on for a little over six months. However, in the eyes of the camp leaders and patriarchs, it is far from enough; they need to look further ahead and plan ahead.

"I think we can focus on breeding. The scale of raising chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep can be expanded as appropriate depending on the feed situation. Planting is indeed quite difficult, and we can only explore it little by little."

Yu Wen was helpless; human technology could not defeat nature.

"Okay, accelerate industrial development, and do as much as possible in agriculture... There's one last thing!"

Zhang Su stopped, looked at Yu Wen with a strange expression, then placed his hand on his heart, raised his head at a 45-degree angle, and said softly, "Paying tribute to... something, wishing that light will shine on the earth again, where did this ritual come from?"

He had been looking around the village and noticed someone muttering to themselves, occasionally stopping their work to strike a solemn pose...

After listening carefully, I realized that they were practicing, memorizing the set of words and perfecting the actions, so that they wouldn't mess up in important occasions in the future!

"Heh ha..."

Yu Wen gave a mysterious smile and said, "The ritual I taught them is widely accepted. Mr. Zhang, you are the guardian deity of Tianma Island, and this is an undeniable truth that everyone must believe in! Do you remember what I told you a few months ago?"

"Remember……"

Zhang Su smiled helplessly. He remembered Yu Wen saying that he wanted to cultivate faith, create gods, and change the calendar for the sake of a new order. He went on and on, but at the time he just listened casually.

At that time, there were fewer than a hundred people on Tianma Island. Zhang Su felt that the discussions about those things were a bit pretentious and empty, but since Yu Wen was so serious, he couldn't very well discourage him. He just nodded and agreed, which was considered a perfunctory response.

Who would have thought that Yu Wen never forgot his original plan and kept pushing it forward step by step, even achieving some success!

“In dark times, people need a beacon of light in their hearts. In this respect, the people of Wild Dog Camp and the Fellowship have been more successful than those who joined us before. They have personally experienced the help of their source of faith!”
But that's alright, I believe the survivors who joined the camp earlier will gradually catch up."

Yu Wen was very confident in his plan, and this confidence was based on Zhang Su's strength. As long as the camp was not destroyed, the faith would not collapse. If it was destroyed, the faith would have no meaning!

"Alright, you can look into those things... I only wanted to talk about the first few things, nothing else! Is there a welcoming ceremony tonight?"

Zhang Su asked.

"I heard from Hei Ya and Zhang Xiangqian that they brought a lot of food supplies. I have already arranged for the cooking team, the miscellaneous work team and the general labor team to start preparing. It's an old tradition to have a feast together."

Today's meal allowance is quite high. There's a large stew with meat, steamed buns as the staple food, and each person has a 300ml beverage allowance. Mr. Zhang, would you like anything else to order?

While Yu Wen was speaking, things were already in full swing in Village No. 2.

Of all the satellite villages plus Tianma Island, Village No. 2 has the most complete catering system, the largest area, the best planning, and the most spacious layout. Therefore, large gatherings are always held in Village No. 2.

Zhong Xiaoshan immediately contacted the Wild Dog Camp and the officials in charge of managing supplies from the Tongzhou Association to understand the situation of the supplies in order to make reasonable arrangements.

(End of this chapter)