Warhammer: Starting with Industrial Revolution

Upon returning to their residence from the dome base, the two could no longer suppress their feelings and became entangled together.

I even forgot to eat lunch, and the afternoon slipped away unnoticed.

Dani was already exhausted and weak all over, but she still forced herself to stay awake and respond to Luo Ning as much as she could.

Only when she was completely exhausted and leaned dizzily against Luo Ning's chest did Luo Ning stop with a pained expression and gently kiss away the beads of sweat on her forehead.

"I'm leaving tomorrow." Dani lay in Luo Ning's arms, her hazy eyes filled with reluctance, her fingertips gently tracing his cheek.

Luo Ning held her tightly and lowered his head to place a gentle kiss on her forehead: "I'll stay right here and won't go anywhere. I'll wait for you to come back."

Dani smiled sweetly, then seemed to remember something, her cheeks flushed slightly, and she hesitated to speak.

"Tell me, what's wrong?" Luo Ning asked with concern.

Dani bit her lower lip, then suddenly snuggled into his arms, her voice barely audible, yet clearly reaching Ronin's ears:

"I know there's another place... where I can also... I want to give that place to you as well."

The warm breath brushed against his neck, and Luo Ning's breath hitched for a moment.

This faint sound instantly stirred up Luo Ning's second brother, who had already calmed down, once again.

The next morning, the court's ship docked at the upper airport on time.

All the officials of Chaodu were present to see him off, with Luo Ning standing at the front of the procession, wearing a standard official smile.

He and Dani kept a few steps apart, without exchanging a single unnecessary word or even exchanging glances.

All the reluctance and lingering affection were poured out to each other in the darkness of last night.

No one even noticed that when Dani climbed the ship's gangway, her steps were slightly unsteady, as if she were unable to walk with long strides.

The ship slowly rose into the air and eventually disappeared into the gray sky above the city.

The threat was completely eliminated, and life returned to normal.

Luo Ning returned to the governor's office and immediately threw himself into his work without a moment's rest.

The three days he spent with Dani were the only vacation he had ever had since he came to this world where he could completely let down his guard.

Now, he must catch up on all the progress he has fallen behind.

The first thing he did was head to the factory area in the middle of the hive.

The selection of the first batch of technical workers to go to the dome base has been completed, and they are just waiting for his final transfer order.

But Ronin was never one to make hasty decisions. He ordered all the foremen to gather all the workers they had recommended to the open space in the factory.

Looking at the dense crowd in front of him, Luo Ning frowned slightly.

These workers are of varying ages, and most are skilled master craftsmen in the factory. Many of them have a record of outstanding performance in their files.

However, among them were quite a few people with shifty eyes who clearly lacked real skills.

The management model of the 21st century has ultimately revealed its drawbacks in this dark universe.

With the abolition of the high-pressure policies, the conflict between workers and foremen has eased significantly, but what follows is the unavoidable practice of nepotism.

This wasn't exactly a serious incident, but it was something Luo Ning absolutely could not tolerate.

Fortunately, Slaanesh's extraordinary memory came in handy at this moment.

He scanned the crowd, and instantly his mind was filled with everyone's work records, attendance, and even past mistakes.

"Quentin, the machine tool number 3 last month was damaged due to an operational error, resulting in the scrapping of three batches of parts, and it has been phased out."

"Bilbo, you're getting old, you work too slowly, I'm sorry."

"Daka? You're the foreman's nephew, right? Your records are all excellent, but I remember you were fined and kicked out last week for absenteeism."

His voice was calm and even, yet every word was precise.

Some of those whose names were called looked ashamed, while others were full of resentment, but none of them could refute it.

Everything Luo Ning said was absolutely true.

In less than an hour, he eliminated a third of the team that originally had nearly 600 people.

The remaining 419 people were all truly skilled and hardworking outstanding workers.

Instead of dismissing them immediately, Luo Ning divided them into small groups and called them to his office one by one for a face-to-face meeting.

The talks lasted for a full five hours.

He didn't ask too many technical questions; he just chatted with them about everyday things, their families, and their hopes for the future.

In this process, he subtly used a trace of Slaanesh's power to gently amplify their sense of responsibility towards their families and their sense of belonging to the city.

Although the dome base was basically in compliance with regulations after being approved by Dani, Luo Ning was still unwilling to take any risks.

Ian's revenge and Dyna's bribery at Baron Colin's house constantly remind him that anyone with selfish motives or a lack of loyalty could destroy all his efforts at a crucial moment.

Even if it's a little troublesome or a waste of time, he wants to nip all potential problems in the bud.

By the end of the interview, Luo Ning was exhausted.

But he still mustered his strength and officially issued the transfer order.

Tomorrow morning, these 419 workers, along with their wives and children, will head to the dome base.

The children will attend the church school newly built by Father Moraes, while the women will be assigned to routine maintenance positions at the base.

Luo Ning will never support any idle person.

He knew all too well that once a person had free time, all sorts of random thoughts would arise in their mind.

Having relinquished oppressive rule, he must now safeguard this hard-won peace in a more meticulous manner.

The workers assembled at the factory gate the next morning.

In places like Chaodu, people have almost no personal belongings; each person carries only a small bundle containing all their possessions.

These workers, who spend most of their time in the mid-level factory area, have an inherent sense of superiority over those living below them.

In their minds, Lower Nest was a filthy, chaotic hell filled with mutants and gangsters, where the people were savage outcasts.

But when they followed the group through the lower nesting area, everyone was so shocked that they were speechless.

The once muddy streets have been replaced by smooth stone slab roads.

The garbage and sewage that used to be everywhere have disappeared without a trace.

Neat houses and public canteens have been built on both sides of the street, and patrol soldiers in clean uniforms are on duty in an orderly manner.

In the open space not far away, a new church school is under construction, and the laughter of children can be heard from afar.

This place was completely different from what they had imagined their nest to be.

And as they boarded the special vehicle, they drove along the smooth and wide Road of Hope.

When the soldiers leading the team told them that the entire highway was laid by hand by the workers from Xiachao, their pitiful sense of superiority vanished completely.

Looking out the window at the workers busily dismantling the nests, seeing the genuine smiles on their faces, they realized for the first time:

It turns out that the people who descended to the nest were no different from them.

They are also using their own hands to live and build this nest city.

No one knows that this shift in thinking did not come entirely from what they saw with their own eyes.

During last night's meeting, Luo Ning had already quietly planted a seed in their hearts.

A seed that considers this nest its own home.