Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 560 Public Housing Deployment
Resource development on Mars is progressing steadily.

But what Zhou Yi values ​​most is the real-time situation on Earth.

Whether it's going to the moon, Mars, or Jupiter, the fundamental source is still our home planet Earth. We need people, equipment, resources, and public demand.

Otherwise, these ambitious voyages will become wishful thinking rather than the common goal of most people.

The wasteland era did indeed make the new humans resilient and tenacious, but the threat of the Dead Sea and their own weakness also suppressed their desire for adventure.

As the Old King said, the insurmountable environment leaves people with no choice but to adapt and survive.

Even the new human employees in the company are the same.

Those with an adventurous spirit like Akin are extremely rare.

Most of them lead stable and peaceful lives.

Zhou Yi could only accept the rules.

He had originally thought that as the Strong Foundation Program progressed and the company's human employees gradually became enhanced, undergoing a transformation from physical strength to mental strength, there might be a turning point.

But recently, the new humans from the outside world have suddenly become more active than ever before.

They purchased large quantities of the company's airships, gliders, and small to medium-sized reinforced vessels that various shipyards were selling at discounted prices (these traditional vehicles had become very cheap due to the airship boom).

People began searching for deserted islands and buying and selling goods in various places, inexplicably embarking on the great sea voyage of this era.

Red Falcon said, "According to company information sources and statistics from the Legal Front, both the Western and Eastern Continents are currently conducting searches and excavations on deserted islands. The Western Continent, in particular, is experiencing a frenzy of exploration and gold rush due to its lack of expertise in city management."

"The month before last, according to data released by Heaven, they sold 921 reinforced ships, 700 of which were purchased by individuals, with more than 85% of them being buyers from the Western Continent. Last month, they sold 1347 ships, 747 of which were purchased by adventurers from the Western Continent."

"According to the Civil Aviation Administration's report, we sold 2711 gliders and 108 airships in the past two months, with more than 70% of them being delivered to the Western Continent."

"Many small companies have been established in the Western Continent. They are formed by cities, military units, towns and even merchants. They have started to search for and explore the Dead Sea using ships and gliders."

The foreign trade minister reported on the recent dramatic changes in the external environment.

Zhou Yi looked puzzled: "What's going on? Did they suddenly find some resources?"

There are three main reasons.

The drone explained, "First of all, the prices of both reinforced ships and gliders have been dropping again and again. In particular, the price of the company's gliders, especially the basic single-person gliders, has dropped to 16 mushrooms per unit, which is affordable for ordinary town residents."

"Vehicles are cheap, and many small companies offer reinforced boat rental services, so the cost of exploring the Dead Sea has been reduced to an unprecedented level."

"Furthermore, the adventurers did indeed find the treasure."

"The treasure consists of two parts."

"The first is the stone molt. In fact, people have discovered this in the past, and the Mechanical Knights, Mirror City, and Wing City will also acquire it."

"Our company has also started acquiring stone erosion stones from outside, purchasing over 700 pieces in the Western Continent at the standard price of 10 pieces per stone. The company has no limit on the quantity purchased and is lenient on the quality requirements. Some experimental pieces are also purchased at the original price, which has made the market very hot. Now many groups are specifically targeting this route."

“The molten rock buried deep beneath the Dead Sea is difficult to excavate. For ordinary people, the chances are greater on floating islands and deserted islands, where molten rock can also be found. Especially in places where there are rumors of life forms appearing or having appeared in the past, as long as you carry radiation testing tools, you can find them.”

Zhou Yi was surprised.

Unexpectedly, the company also became a driving force behind this.

The kestrel said, "The second treasure, which is also a resource that can be quickly converted into cash, is bones."

"bone?"

Zhou Yi immediately thought: "Are the Bone Man buying bones?"

"Yes."

Red Falcon said, "The skeletons have raised the price of all kinds of bones they buy by 30%. If we can sift through them to obtain the remains of dead skeletons, it will be very valuable."

"The reason for the sharp price increase is that they took advantage of the booming power grid and power system industry. The companies built and acquired many power-related factories early on, making a lot of profits, and are now cashing out and leaving the market."

"They used this money to buy bones, because bones represent the most important knowledge and experience of the Bone People."

Zhou Yi nodded.

The Bone People group does indeed possess characteristics of merchants and artisans, and they have a keen eye for the value of knowledge.

"And the third reason?"

"The third, and most crucial, reason is that without it, the first two reasons wouldn't have motivated so many people to take the risk."

The Red Falcon paused for a moment before the speaker announced again: "Emerald City has begun a frenzied expansion, landing in numerous regions."

Zhou Yi asked with some doubt: "Is there any necessary connection between the two?"

"Have."

The drone commented, "Emerald City has produced a large number of low-strength houses, completely changing the past style of only building B-grade or higher residential buildings. A large number of E-grade low-rise buildings have been deployed to the Dead Sea and landed in various regions."

“These low-density houses are being built from Shagang to all parts of the world. Currently, there are 2789 seven-story buildings that have been located and completed. Each building can accommodate at least 28 households. Even if each household has only one person, the total capacity is at least 78092 people.”

"More than 700 more are under construction and more low-rise buildings are being put into use around the world."

Zhou Yi doubted he had misheard: "How many? 2800 low-rise buildings?"

"Yes, this is a conservative estimate; the current number is still increasing and being updated."

Zhou Yi quickly called Emerald City.

How many mid-rise buildings have you built?

“Committee member, so far, a total of 4873 low-rise buildings have been built, averaging 140 buildings per day.”

"..."

Zhou Yi was a little confused: "Is manufacturing efficiency really this high now? Where do we get so many building materials to build so many buildings?" Emerald City then said: "Committee member, it's not the complete structure, it's the foundation. Only the main foundation, the first floor, will be built. Then I will put them into the Dead Sea and send them to the target land area to complete the landing. Because of me, they will not slumber in the Dead Sea, unlike the life of traditional low-level buildings."

"They will complete their subsequent growth, acquiring local silicate and other materials, thus achieving self-completeness."

"This is the method I chose after a series of trials and explorations."

According to its meaning.

The traditional model of building high-rise and mid-rise buildings one by one, although each building is very well-made and combines strength and comfort, is too inefficient.

Developing mature senior executives like No. 5, 6, 7, and 8 in Emerald City is not something that can be done overnight; it requires a lot of time for them to experiment and find their own direction.

However, Emerald City's current task is to address basic housing needs.

Thus, the process of creating the base layer and allowing it to further improve itself came into being.

It first completed housing coverage in the Shagang area, creating more than 140 basements. These houses were completed rapidly, forming an annex to Emerald City not far from Mushroom Forest, achieving full coverage for all employees.

Emerald City thus began a large-scale deployment and housing expedition.

It first retrieved data from the recursive cities and found that the demand was greater outside the development alliance.

The outside world has a lot of environments similar to the early days of Xiaogu Town, where many people can only sleep in caves, live a hard life, and have little place to stand.

At Shi Gandang's suggestion, Emerald City changed its strategy of striving for excellence.

It mass-produces Class E low-rise buildings, a type of building with extremely high manufacturing efficiency. A base can be constructed simply by building the basic framework with sand and gravel, without even the need for steel reinforcement or other metal materials.

Then, based on this, they will instinctively complete the structural development.

“Committee member, this method consumes less sand and gravel.”

Emerald City said, "I asked the manufacturing department to bring in a large amount of mud, sand and concrete fragments for direct construction to avoid material shortages."

"Now wasteland armor is being used on a large scale, and it has become much safer and easier to obtain these resources from the seabed. They can be transported here using reinforced vehicles."

"The western continent is plagued by constant warfare and is severely lacking in infrastructure, so I focused my efforts there. The feedback has been very positive, and it has been a great help to the locals."

"However, the intelligence of the small high-rise buildings is relatively low, not much different from that of ordinary E-level life forms. Their final growth depends on the occupancy rate and time."

"Because they only have the lowest E-level strength, they have no security measures, only the simplest stone doors, and the buildings themselves cannot be attacked from the outside. However, I have also provided keys and doors. Only those with keys can open the stone doors; otherwise, the inside will be sealed off, and even if someone forces their way in, it will be sealed off again next time."

"This can be considered a basic form of protection for homeowners."

Zhou Yi's heart skipped a beat: "So how do homeowners choose? Is it a two-way selection process? When buying property?"

"Anyone can live in it; it is a public housing project, or, in the old folks' terms, a public house."

“Residents can move in for free, but they must live there long-term. If a resident does not live there for more than a week, their ownership will be revoked and the key will become invalid. I have numbered and marked them, and they also have the company logo.”

Emerald City explained, “Committee member, this is an experiment of mine. There are still many people outside who do not have homes, and the life of a building itself also needs residents.”

"At the same time, the increase in residents will also allow me to continue to grow. Recently, my consciousness intensity has increased rapidly. I feel that I am close to the LV2 level of the Light Core Body."

Zhou Yi thought it was good.

The company has made a lot of money from the world, which can be considered a way of giving back to society and supporting the poor who are homeless.

However, he still couldn't sort it out.

Zhou Yi asked Hong Jun, "Why is it that with free public housing, all sorts of new people are starting to run around everywhere?"

"Because we had start-up capital."

Hong Jun said, "Currently, the Emerald City public housing is one key per unit, and the person holding the key is the owner of the unit."

"After the large-scale emergence of public housing, Yinshang Company keenly spotted a business opportunity and launched a special housing mortgage loan program. Simply put, it allowed those who obtained the right to reside in public housing to use the right to reside in the house and the key to obtain a mortgage loan."

"Thanks to this loan, many people earned their first pot of gold and bought gliders or even reinforced ships. They also realized that such an opportunity was rare and that they had to seize it and take a gamble."

"If the debt cannot be repaid, the house keys will eventually be taken away and rented or sold to others by Yinshang Company. Currently, Shenwei Company and Dead Sea Railway Corporation are also involved in this project."

Zhou Yi was having a hard time keeping up.

It turns out it was a mortgage loan secured by the house.

Unexpectedly, the free public housing in Emerald City was turned into a financial product by Yinshang Company.

Red Falcon continued, "For these companies, it's important to get their money flowing and creating more value. Turning light seed into public housing rights is also a stable and guaranteed source of income for them."

"Ordinary people aren't actually stupid; they just lack opportunities and resources. Now, with the help of Emerald City, they're starting to take action one by one."

"In the Western Continent, the company's influence is growing explosively. The public housing project has demonstrated our financial strength and sense of responsibility. A large number of people from the Western Continent are flocking to Shagang, wanting to work for the company, including many outstanding talents."

Zhou Yi thought this was actually a good thing.

The release of a large number of public housing units to the outside world is also of great benefit to Emerald City itself. The more external entities it has, the larger the Emerald City family becomes, and the stronger it becomes.

It doesn't matter if we don't make money.

This can strengthen Emerald City and restore the confidence and drive of the new humans.

Zhou Yi pondered for a moment: "The public housing strategy should continue, and efforts should be intensified to cover as many people as possible who truly need it. You should discuss and refine the relevant screening and improvement measures with the various departments of the company. This is a very good thing."

"Yes, Committee Member!"

Emerald City gained approval, and its voice grew louder: "Then I'll go all out and mass-produce E-grade residences!"

"Go for it, go for it!"

Zhou Yi smiled.

(End of this chapter)