Ice Age: I can control plant growth

Chapter 28 Plan ahead
After reaching a consensus on the exchange price, Li Mu obtained a large order of thirty third-order crystal cores from Chief Wang, and the order was based on payment first and delivery later, because crystal cores were needed in the manufacturing process of the Pea Hand Cannon.

After receiving these crystal cores, Li Mu was deeply shocked. He couldn't help but sigh that the official's strength was indeed extraordinary, and they could easily produce thirty third-level crystal cores.

Afterwards, Li Mu said goodbye to Chief Wang and immediately prepared to find Mayor Qian to find out whether he had contacted his hometown.

Under the guidance of the soldiers, Li Mu crossed half of the shelter and finally arrived at Mayor Qian's office.

After meeting Mayor Qian, Li Mu couldn't wait to ask him about the progress of his search for his family.

What disappointed Li Mu was that this time Mayor Qian gave an answer that was unclear whether it was good or bad.

Although the Fuli Municipal Government has been contacted, the Sishui County Government has not yet been contacted, so the specific situation in Li Mu’s hometown is unknown. However, the order in Fuli City is relatively stable, and there are not many mutant beasts. The biggest difficulty now is the severe cold, which prevents most people from going out.

This time, Li Mu also learned how Yanjing connected with local governments.

It turned out that after the solar flare, there were still surviving communication satellites in space, and the government was able to barely get in touch with some areas through the satellite phones that were still usable.

Li Mu, who left Mayor Qian, discovered a key point. He originally thought that all the electrical appliances on Blue Star were destroyed, but this was not the case. Some of the electrical appliances actually survived.

Thinking about it this way, with the government's capabilities, as long as the industrial chain is still there, restoring electricity may only be a matter of time, and even Yanjing may have already had electricity!
There are many factors that are now hindering the country's efforts, and the two most difficult ones are: one is the continuous emergence of mutant beasts, and the other is the severe cold weather outside.

However, if we want to return to the level of civilization before the Ice Age, the time required will probably be measured in years. Even if the electricity supply is restored, the central government's jurisdiction over local areas will find it difficult to regain the convenience of the past.

After all, whether it is transportation or armed forces, the current situation is very different from the past.

Li Mu took a deep breath, a sense of urgency revealed between his brows.

He realized that in the face of the current unpredictable situation, he must take action as soon as possible to create a pure land for himself to settle down.

So he made up his mind to start the long-planned plan ahead of time - to build his own shelter.

In this turbulent era, it is particularly important to have your own power.

"I'm going to build my own shelter. The strength of just the three of us is not enough in this era."

Li Mu looked at Cheng Cheng and Asao and said.

"Why do you suddenly have this idea?"

Facing Li Mu's idea, Cheng Cheng and Asao felt very puzzled.

"There are more and more mutant beasts, but only a few people survive. If we don't build a refuge and have our own power, how can we resist when others come to attack us?"

After hearing Li Mu's words, the two fell into silence.

After a cup of tea, Chengcheng spoke first.

"Since you have decided to build a shelter, then we will move with you, just like when we moved. If we had not followed your advice, Ah Sao and I would have either frozen to death or starved to death."

Ah Sao also nodded gently at the side.
"Then create our own shelter!"

Even if the two did not agree with his decision, Li Mu would have set about building the shelter himself, but seeing that the two continued to support him, Li Mu felt warm in his heart.

In this cold ice age, he didn't want to go alone.

Now that the decision had been made, the three began to discuss the establishment of the shelter.

The first thing is site selection. The location of the shelter is very important. The villa area halfway up the mountain where they live now is not suitable for building a shelter. There are not enough resources here, and it is not suitable for building a city wall.

So choose an open place.

And once the shelter is established, a large number of other survivors will be recruited.

They will need to solve the food, water and housing problems for so many people in the early stages.

The food they have now is all ripened by Li Mu using his ability, but Li Mu's ability is limited. He can easily provide the food needed by three or thirty people, but what about three hundred or three thousand people?

Therefore, it is not enough to rely solely on the ability to ripen crops, there must be enough land for farming.

It just so happened that Li Mu had already cultivated blood wheat, and now all he lacked was land for sowing and enough manpower!
After some discussion, the three finally chose Shuangpu Town, Xihu District, where there were large tracts of farmland, which was most suitable for farming.

After the address was chosen, the three began to discuss the issue of manpower.

Through communication with the West Lake Shelter, we found that only one in a hundred people survived two months after the arrival of the Ice Age.

But for Lin'an's population of over ten million, even if it's only one percent, there are still more than 100,000 people alive. Even if many people have been admitted into various shelters, there should still be many survivors outside.

Although the shelter has taken in many people, the food is not enough to fully supply them. If Li Mu is willing to take a group of people away, I believe Mayor Qian will be very happy that Li Mu is helping him relieve the pressure.

Next, the three of them discussed various details about the establishment of the shelter, such as how to build the city walls, how to provide enough food in the early stages, etc.

Finally, after a whole day of discussion, Li Mu and the other two decided to go to Mayor Qian for help tomorrow.

A night of silence.
The next morning, the three of them hurried to the shelter after breakfast. After explaining their purpose, they were taken to Mayor Qian's office.

Mayor Qian looked at the three people seriously, with a questioning tone:

"Have you really decided to build a shelter? This decision is not a joke."

Li Mu looked directly into Mayor Qian's eyes without fear and responded confidently:

"Please rest assured that this decision was made after careful consideration."

He paused and continued, "I came to you today hoping to get your support and guidance."

Mayor Qian asked, “What kind of support do you need?”

Li Mu continued, "I need a battalion of soldiers to help me clean up the mutant beasts."

He added: "Of course, it's not free. I'll give you fruits and vegetables in exchange."

Li Mu, who knew very well that there was no free lunch in the world, had naturally made sufficient preparations since he had taken the initiative to seek cooperation with Mayor Qian.

“There is no problem with a battalion of soldiers.

Regarding the blood wheat seeds you sent last time, I have arranged for people to plant them, and now they have broken through the soil. Although it is not yet the harvest season, I have full confidence in you.

Therefore, in addition to vegetables and fruits, I need you to provide more plantable crop seeds in exchange."

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