The villains are redeemed, and the heroines cry and beg for forgiveness.

"However, while utilizing the collective strength of the main city is a very clever tactic, using the slums as a barrier to delay the attack of the beast tide is a rather outdated and ineffective method. We can understand our predecessors, because they did not develop Star Stone technology, so the population carrying capacity of a main city is limited, and some people must be consumed periodically. At the same time, they lacked modern technological weapons, so they could not effectively eliminate the beasts."

"Although it was cruel, it was indeed the best solution at the time. However, in the last few hundred years, Star Stone Technology has developed rapidly, and we have developed many technological weapons. In addition, with the promotion of martial arts halls and the popularity of martial arts among the general public, almost everyone practices martial arts. Therefore, we have reached another period of transformation."

"Looking at the entire Human Alliance, only my Azure Dragon City has done the best in this regard. Instead of treating the population of the slums as a burden and a waste to delay the beast tide, we use a military merit system to stimulate the centripetal force of the slums and improve their strength. This is a new era approach that is entirely worthy of other major cities to learn from."

The first answer, while reviewing and explaining the methods used by predecessors, also praised Canglong City and engaged in a wave of "political correctness." It must be said that, as a test-taking answer, it was actually not bad.

This put some pressure on those who answered later.

Others also realized that the question became increasingly difficult to answer as they progressed, because those who came before had already answered all the possible parts, leaving only other options for later responses. As the question progressed, the space left for answers dwindled.

Fortunately, a time limit was set for answering, making it impossible for anyone to answer everything comprehensively, thus giving those who came later a chance. Otherwise, those who were at the back of the line would have been in real trouble.

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"Personally, I believe that we cannot overcome natural disasters, so we must expand our living space into the ocean, build artificial islands in some calm, disaster-free areas, and then build cities."

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"Um... everyone before me has talked about how humanity should deal with natural disasters, so I'll talk about how individuals or small groups, such as scientific researchers, should respond when faced with a natural disaster. First, we must use all means to determine the type of natural disaster and whether it is accompanied by starstones... Then, we need to take a headcount to see if anyone in the team is missing..."

......

The interviewees answered one by one, and by the time it was the last interviewee's turn (excluding Gu Ran), he was ashen-faced and had completely given up answering.

He was incredibly unlucky to be ranked last. Now he had no idea how to answer, as everyone before him had already covered every possible angle and provided all the necessary supplementary information.

Some people even started criticizing the answers given earlier, because they really had no answer to give and had to find their own perspective.

"I...I have nothing more to say." The last interviewee, besides Gu Ran, opened his mouth and said helplessly and desperately.

He probably failed the interview, but there's still some time left. Now it's just a matter of whether there's a chance to make up for it.

"Okay, now that all the interviewees have answered, let's move on to—"

Before the "next question" could be uttered, it was interrupted by a voice.

"Wait a minute." Gu Ran raised his right hand and said with a smile, "Interviewer, you forgot about me, I haven't answered yet."

The interviewer, who had been interrupted by Gu Ran, froze when he saw Gu Ran raise his hand. Wasn't this guy supposed to be unable to do this question? Why did he suddenly raise his hand?

This caught him somewhat off guard.

The other interviewees and interviewers looked at Gu Ran with expressions of surprise on their faces.

Because Gu Ran hadn't done anything before, everyone thought she didn't know how to answer the question. To everyone's surprise, Gu Ran raised her hand after everyone else had answered.

What's the point of raising your hand at this point?

All possible angles have been answered.

"Okay, please begin your answers. You have four minutes," the male interviewer said expressionlessly.

Although they disliked Gu Ran, rules are rules, and they wouldn't break the rules to prevent Gu Ran from answering.

Moreover, letting Gu Ran answer was also to see what kind of trouble he was up to.

"Methods for dealing with natural disasters... if you only answer from a personal perspective, then it's actually meaningless and has little effect on humanity." Gu Ran's first sentence made one of the previous interviewees turn pale.

This kid's here to cause trouble, isn't he?

"Moreover, if we only rely on the methods of the past, they won't have much practical effect. Why not become a historian? That's a respectable profession."

Another interviewee's face turned ashen.

"Our current methods are still unable to eliminate natural disasters in their infancy, so we can only avoid them. Why don't we focus our research on predicting or detecting natural disasters in a timely manner, and then move the entire city away to avoid them?"

"In this way, we will be able to fully expand humanity's living space—"

"—Haha, you're really joking! Don't you have any common sense? Mobile cities are just a pipe dream!" Upon hearing Gu Ran's answer, one of the interviewees who had been criticized by Gu Ran earlier couldn't wait to jump out and mock Gu Ran.

Gu Ran wasn't angry; she simply looked at him and said, "Are you trying to say that humanity's current energy levels are simply insufficient to build an ideal mobile city?"

"You know that, yet you still say it like that. Are you just trying to attract attention?" the interviewer sneered.

The interviewers looked at Gu Ran, their eyes lit up, and they took out their scoring sheets, ready to give Gu Ran the lowest score.

The answer to the last question was so excellent that they couldn't possibly give it a low score, but now things are different, the opportunity has come.

The idea of ​​a mobile city has naturally been proposed by others, including their most respected principal, but even the principal ultimately rejected it personally.

Because it was too impractical, this idea did not circulate widely and was only discussed for a period of time within a small circle of people at Lanxin University.

Gu Ran has a close relationship with the principal, so they weren't surprised that he could come up with this idea. However, it's an impossible idea that even the principal himself rejected. What's the point of you bringing it up?

What kind of coping method is this? It's completely useless.

Comments such as "arrogant megalomaniac," "impractical and lacking in real skills," and "would be better off as a fantasy novelist than a researcher" have already been prepared by the interviewers.

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"Who says mobile cities are impossible?" Gu Ran's voice suddenly silenced the jeers in the room.

The scene fell silent.

Is this guy serious?

Shouldn't they admit their mistake right now? Why are they so stubborn and going head-to-head with the problem?

The other interviewees were both surprised and delighted.

Being headstrong is good, but being headstrong leads to a quick death.

"Currently, the biggest obstacle to the mobile city concept is the energy issue, but it is also related to your empiricism. Yes, XingShi Technology is indeed unable to shoulder the responsibility of building a mobile city with more than 10 million people. But why don't we scale down the mobile city? The difficulty of building a mobile city with 10 million people is incomparable to the difficulty of building a mobile city with 1 million people. It is not as simple as multiplying by ten, but a tenfold increase. The difficulty is exponential."

"Similarly, if we reduce the scale of mobile cities, the difficulty will also decrease exponentially. If mobile cities with a population of one million are still difficult to achieve, then what about mobile cities with a population of one hundred thousand, or even small mobile towns with a population of ten thousand? Is it really impossible for humanity to achieve this with the current level of Star Stone technology?"

Gu Ran's voice drowned out the entire audience, and the room fell silent for a moment.

Accustomed to living in major cities with hundreds of millions of people, they consider cities with tens of millions of people to be "small cities," so they have never thought about smaller cities. This has led to their concept of mobile cities remaining at the tens of millions level. When they can't even build mobile cities with tens of millions of people, they feel that this idea is useless. At the very least, they need to find an energy mineral that is more efficient than starstone.

However, Gu Ran has seen cities with populations of tens of millions or even millions, and even smaller towns and villages, so there is no blind spot in his thinking.

When Gu Ran heard Xue Xiling talk about the idea of ​​mobile cities, he took note of it and found the topic very interesting. He also studied the issue during his self-study over the past two weeks.

He was surprised to find that the idea was actually proposed by Xue Yingsong. It was popular for a while after it was proposed, but it was later abandoned.

The reason it was abandoned is that humans are currently unable to build mobile cities with tens of millions of people, and it was considered a completely useless idea.

Although Xue Yingsong put forward this idea, he himself did not seem enthusiastic. He never added anything to the idea and remained completely silent, letting the world discuss and verify it on its own. Even after it was finally proven that the idea could not be realized with the current Star Stone technology, he did not stand up and say a word.

Gradually, others gave up on further researching this idea, and it eventually became a common element in fantasy novels rather than being recognized by the mainstream academic community.

"But what's the use of such a small city? No, it's so small, can it even be called a city? It's just a small district, it can't divert much of the population at all."

Immediately, someone voiced a rebuttal, which represented the opinion of the majority.

"Bigger means stronger, bigger means more beautiful."

This reflects the aesthetic preferences of the vast majority of people when it comes to city design.

This is also a human habit that has lasted for thousands of years.

However, this inertia is now facing a challenge, as they are beginning to consider smaller city sizes.

However, after thinking it over, I still feel that small cities are useless, and only big cities are the best.

"How is it useless? If a small mobile city can't divert many people, what about ten cities? What about a hundred cities? If ten million people are spread across a hundred mobile cities, each mobile city would only have a hundred thousand people. With current Star Stone technology, small mobile cities with a hundred thousand people are entirely feasible. So, currently, humanity can also rely on mobile cities to divert ten million people, it's just that the cost is too high."

Gu Ran immediately refuted this.

He had actually been thinking about the possibility of miniaturizing mobile cities.

Technology is not something that can be achieved overnight. Many advanced technologies did not seem so amazing at the beginning, but rather grew gradually through step-by-step technological accumulation.

What Gu Ran wants to do now is to start from scratch.

The person who was refuted hesitated for a moment: "Dividing it into a hundred small cities? That's too much trouble. What can such small mobile cities do?"

However, at the same time, others followed Gu Ran's line of thought and began to think about the uses of such a small mobile city, and even the interviewers began to think about it.

"How is it useless? Diverting the population is secondary; diverting the population is indeed very difficult right now. But what if we use these small mobile cities as transit points? Since humanity chose non-disaster zones, apart from a very few strong individuals, no one has set foot on that vast land. The land we live on now only accounts for a very small part of this land. Who knows how many secrets and treasures are hidden in that vast uninhabited area!"

"Medicinal herbs, minerals, ruins, and other treasures we don't know about—aren't these worth exploring? And if we're going to explore, then isn't a transit point that can provide supplies extremely important?"

Gu Ran's words broadened the horizons of everyone present.

Yes, if it is not used for diverting the population, but rather as a transit point for trade and supplies, then it would be very suitable.

Is it worthwhile to explore disaster-stricken areas, and to build a small mobile city as a transit point for such exploration?

It was totally worth it!

The reason why humans have withdrawn from disaster zones is that the vast majority of people are unable to withstand them. When faced with natural disasters, the casualties would be enormous, making it impossible to build a civilization.

However, if it is just a small, densely populated area, then it is not a big problem.

Although small mobile cities are small, they are even smaller in size and move faster. If natural disasters can be detected in time, they can definitely be avoided.

For a moment, everyone present gasped for breath.

They discovered a blue ocean of scientific research!

If this idea can really come to fruition, then there is no doubt that exploring disaster-stricken areas will definitely create a craze, and behind this craze are countless academic papers.

But the thought that the person who started this craze was actually the bounty hunter they had just looked down on made them feel complicated.