Ice Age: I can control plant growth

Chapter 100: Building the Outer City
"Speaking of which, have you ever thought about picking a department to sign up for?"

Ma Yuan looked at his friend and asked.

"Alas, which one can I sign up for? The end of the world has just arrived and I haven't had time to study yet."

"I used to only think about studying hard and getting into a good university. I did get in, but now I don't know anything and am a useless person."

Memories of the past surged in Hong Pengfei's mind, and he couldn't help but recall the day when he received the admission letter a few months ago.

His parents and relatives were all very proud of him, and he also thought that he would graduate successfully and make a name for himself in society...

But all these turned into bubbles with the coming of the Ice Age and dissipated in time along with the era of peace.

"Who said you don't know anything? I remember you said before that you have been farming with your family since you were a child?"

"The city lord's production department is now recruiting people with farming experience. You have done so much farm work, so you fully meet the requirements!"

"The opportunity to change your destiny is right in front of you, don't you want to give it a try?"

Seeing that his friend said he was worthless, Ma Yuan objected with some indignation.

After hearing what Ma Yuan said, Hong Pengfei's originally dim eyes suddenly brightened.

"You're right. Only brave people can seize the opportunity to change their destiny. If I don't sign up this time, I will regret it so much that I won't be able to sleep every time I think about it!"

Ma Yuan was very pleased to hear this, finally he had brought this stubborn donkey back on track.

……

Li Mu didn't pay attention to the two people passing by. After all, there were so many people in Wanling City, and he only knew a dozen of them.

Landing gently beside Yao Chengcheng, Li Mu asked,

"Why are they building a house? Did you give the order?"

Yao Chengcheng sighed, "Brother, have you forgotten that you said you wanted to build an outer city?"

Li Mu was stunned when he heard this. He did say that he wanted to build an outer city, but what the hell is building a house? Shouldn't he build the city wall first?
Before he could ask, Yao Chengcheng's explanation came.
"There are only two weeks left until the second wave of disasters. Even if so many people work together, we can't build a wall that can surround Wanling City in such a short time."

"So I can only let the people in the underground city build some houses first, and promise that all the materials they use to build the houses will be provided free of charge, and the houses they build will belong to them."

Li Mu was a little curious when he heard this. "Why, when all the materials were free, the houses they built did not belong to Wanling City, but to themselves?"

"It's not like we haven't provided shelter and food, so we're losing out by doing this."

When Yao Chengcheng heard Li Mu's question, a subtle smile appeared on his face.

“This idea was not my own, but was suggested to me by someone from the Construction Bureau after a meeting.

They said that we were too indulgent towards these residents in the past, which easily led to their developing a dependent mentality. Doing this would first motivate the residents and make them more hopeful about life.

As long as they build houses on the surface and have their own homes, they won’t want to live in the underground city all the time.”

"The homes on the ground don't have walls for protection, which makes them feel insecure and always in danger. In this way, we don't need to issue mandatory tasks, as they will think about building walls to protect themselves."

When Li Mu heard this, he felt a little emotional. The capitalists were really filthy-hearted. This was originally a construction project for Wanling City.

But this has become the residents' own job! "It is said that professional matters should be done by professionals. Replacing them is the best decision made recently."

Yao Chengcheng shrugged. He couldn't think of a solution even if he racked his brains.

Without these people's advice, it would take an unknown amount of time to build the outer city, and Li Mu might even have to do it himself.

"But if we do this, will it give the residents bad thoughts?"

Li Mu asked calmly.

"I was a little worried at first, but after working for two days, I found that they were all very happy. After all, we are the ones who pay more and they are the ones who benefit."

"Moreover, we are not doing this just for our own personal gain, but for the development of the entire Wanling City.

After all, the stronger Wanling City is, the safer they will be."

After a pause, Yao Chengcheng looked at Li Mu and asked seriously, "I plan to popularize the breathing method so that everyone can enhance their strength through practice. Do you agree?"

Li Mu agreed, "Of course I agree. I told you that you can make the decision on these matters. You don't need to ask me."

Yao Chengcheng exhaled, and he explained again: "Once the breathing method becomes popular, practitioners will begin to frantically pursue things rich in source energy, including mutant beast meat and source plants.

But the quantities of both of these things are limited and cannot meet the needs of everyone.

This will undoubtedly lead to more incidents and disrupt the peaceful living environment of Wanling City."

Li Mu did not show any worry when he heard this, but said, "Isn't it supposed to be like this?"

"Wanling City is not a utopia, and it cannot protect everyone for a lifetime. They will definitely have to go out in the future, so it's good to have some strength."

Yao Chengcheng looked at Li Mu with a complicated expression on his face. He knew that what Li Mu said was true, but it was also because of this that he was more worried. He knew that when people began to pursue power, the peaceful environment of Wanling City would be broken, and various conflicts and fights would be inevitable.

"I know what you said makes sense, but I'm still worried that such a change will have unpredictable effects on Wanling City."

Yao Chengcheng said that he hoped to get advice from Li Mu.

Li Mu smiled slightly and patted Yao Chengcheng on the shoulder.

"Chengcheng, don't worry, with me here, nothing serious will happen to Wanling City.

Moreover, this change is inevitable. We can’t always hide in this city. One day, we will have to face the outside world.”

"Now they are competing among themselves, and nothing serious will happen as long as we are watching. But in the future, when they go out into the world, there will be all kinds of people out there. If they don't be more careful, they will lose their lives in the future."

Yao Chengcheng looked at Li Mu and took a deep breath. He understood that Li Mu was right.

He nodded and said:

"Well, I will do my best to popularize the breathing method, and I will also strengthen the security management of Wanling City."

Li Mu smiled. He believed that Yao Chengcheng could do all this. "I believe in you. Besides, you have a lot of people you can use now."

"Just do it boldly. No matter how bad the situation is, I will cover it for you."

(End of this chapter)