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Of course, attacks on Theresis were inevitable, since these were the work of his defeated soldiers. However, in the process, a war of propaganda and public opinion also broke out. Those supported by Victoria were frantically trying to exonerate Theresis or taking things out of context, believing that this chaos and destruction was brought about by the new Kazdel.

Others who were relatively neutral were also inevitably affected by this tragic situation, as were those who resisted policies that completely disregarded traditional morality and identity systems, and thus showed some resistance.

Only media outlets controlled by the Casimir Federation and Colombian media are praising the new Kazdel's swift control of the situation and its effective methods of restoring order.

Kazimir did this for a simple reason: it was impossible to transport supplies from the rear thousands of miles away to help refugees, so it was necessary to get some food from the nearest Kazimir.

As for Colombia, although they haven't received any orders, their sponsors can tell from this photo that huge post-war reconstruction contracts are already beckoning.

New Kazdel has mysteriously emerged industrial capacity, but this capacity needs to meet military production needs. Post-war reconstruction cannot be done entirely by itself, so the necessary parts, mobile city modules, and various building materials are all Colombia's strengths.

After all, Victoria and Rembitton are under sanctions. How could Colombia not be tempted by this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to enter a new market and offer Kazdel a starting discount of 30% (meaning the price is tripled)?

To get the other party to agree to such a "drastic" price, you naturally have to offer some incentives. Otherwise, if they directly order goods from Ursus or Da Yan, then the whole thing would be a disaster.

Due to the drastic reduction in population, some mobile cities were forced to merge into one, which also helped to further break up past clan relationships, and the entire urban area was placed under military control and wartime regulations.

The processes of breaking up groups, forced labor, work-for-relief programs, and screening under the pretext of free diagnosis and treatment are all progressing steadily.

Of course, this process inevitably involves gunfire and artillery. Reason can only be reasoned with people; it's futile to reason with wild animals or those who have degenerated into wild animals. The only way to reason with them is to whip them until they listen to human words.

Chapter Seventy-Three: Eating Meat

Chapter 73

Despite numerous problems, the field troops, now engaged in combat, successfully approached the fortress before the ancient passage. This fortress was very old, and its age made it extremely difficult to deal with.

The concrete and carbon fiber walls on the front, along with the watchtowers in front and behind them, were relatively easy to deal with, but the platforms and transport tracks on the canyon roads on both sides were a bit more difficult.

"These are relics from the early days of civilization. This place used to be a relay station for mining rare earth resources in the south, and for generating electricity using the greater solar radiation at the time to supply industrial materials and energy to urban clusters in the Arctic and temperate regions." The Doctor arrived at the front lines with Rhodes Island.

“There are even more ancient drilling platforms and refinery ruins in the south, as well as a vast solar power complex in Iberia. But now, these ruins have become a problem for us…”

As a relay station, this place was built very solidly to block storms from the south. A large amount of supplies were transported from here, and there were also many warehouses and transport tracks. With a little repair, the remaining buildings could be used as good hiding places for troops and artillery platforms.

"The later construction parts are relatively easy to handle. The alloy technology of our ancestors was quite advanced. Otherwise, it would have been impossible to carry out the Ark Project and the construction of the space port. The facilities they used were composed of carbon nanomaterials and high-density alloys."

Even during a solar storm, it wasn't completely destroyed, and with the weapons we have now, it would be very difficult to dismantle it by force..."

"Could we use certain special weapons?"

"No, poison gas is unlikely to be effective against the defenses here, and the same goes for incendiary bombs. The problem of dangerous gas leakage and fire was taken into account when the design was first developed."

The doctor shook his head. The only feasible way was to fight head-on without any fancy moves, which was also the guarantee and foundation for him to crush tens of thousands of enemy troops with 3000 men. Unfortunately, now this thing was in the hands of the other side.

"Let's go, there's nothing to see, just block them up."

While Theresis' retreat to the south was a way to escape a dead end, it was no different from entering another one.

Because he can't get any aid from Colombia and Victoria now, unless the Victorians dare to go out to sea, cross the Iberian Gulf which is controlled by Iberia, and then get through Agor's surveillance network to get the supplies to Theresis.

Currently, the only foreign aid Theresis can obtain is raw materials and industrial support from Rembitox, which can indeed manufacture landships and mobile modules. However, they dare not intervene directly in this way.

After all, it's a bit difficult for the Doctor to attack the fortress, but going directly around the northern section of the Dividing Mountains and delivering a Heavenly Crippled Jio kick to his face shouldn't be a problem.

Compared to the front lines, which are currently at a stalemate, and the newly occupied areas, which are in chaos, the Satie region in the rear has become much more stable than before, with news reporters constantly sending back updates from the front lines.

Especially the tragic conditions under Theresis's rule: cannibalism, famine, collapsed roads everywhere, starving and freezing girls forced to sell their bodies, and emaciated, numb child laborers.

This effectively calmed down the restless people in the rear who had become agitated after a few days of good fortune, because if Theresis won, this would be their future.

However, despite their enthusiasm, it is an obvious fact that the rear areas simply cannot squeeze out more men to serve in the military.

While maintaining the current production scale and reserving the necessary replacements, most of the Sarkaz women were conscripted to work in the factories, while the men were sent to fight.

The only good news is the recapture of the central region, which allowed a significant portion of the population to migrate there as refugees, slightly alleviating the labor shortage.

However, the central region itself was in dire need of reconstruction and had an even greater need for labor. Instead, labor and workers had to be continuously drawn from the rear to complete the post-war reconstruction work.

Compared to the slow progress in cities and industry, the rural areas have recovered very well. The doctor had to temporarily abandon the rural areas and adopt a limited governance approach to squeeze out manpower and prioritize the important cities.

In a largely autonomous state, the rural areas were much more stable as long as there was some relief food and the new moss wheat planted in Xia Lin sprouted lush green seedlings.

After all, farming families have little aversion to farming, but the pastoral areas in the north are relatively more troublesome.

However, the solution is also simpler, as the large-scale fixed-grazing ranches in the Sati region have been completed and require a large number of skilled herders.

Ding Ranch uses pasture seeds modified by Xia Lin, which contain high levels of protein and are tender and juicy.

Whether it's cattle, horses, or free-range sheep, they all love to eat it. After silage fermentation, it can be combined with soybean meal grown on farms, chicken bone meal and eggshell powder from large-scale chicken farms, and a small amount of black algae starch to make standard concentrated livestock feed.

During the day, they are let out to graze on grass to keep them active, while at night they are given concentrated feed to help them gain weight quickly. To ensure the livestock's exercise capacity and activity level, Xia Lin also put in a small group of temperamental warhorses. These long-hoofed tank beasts love to chase other members of their kind, stirring up the herds of cattle and sheep.

"So, the question that I find most perplexing is, with such advanced technology and production capacity, why do you still need to use horses?"

Swire looked curiously at the endless pastures and the herds of cattle moving slowly under the whips of the ranchers.

"Because cars can be driven in any city, but horses can only be ridden in pastoral areas of agricultural regions."

While it may seem like an irrelevant answer, Swire instantly understood. Riding a magnificent steed across the verdant plains, enjoying the blue sky, white clouds, and the vast and beautiful natural environment, one can indeed find immense satisfaction and relaxation – and there are certainly no small number of wealthy people who would pay for it!

With wealthy individuals willing to spend money, businesses and organizations will naturally profit from it. Making money is nothing to be ashamed of. Of course, this kind of enjoyment is limited to tourists who don't need to stay too long and want to enjoy a short vacation of a week or two. For the herders...

"They prefer driving, and so do I. I never buy these kinds of services when I travel because they're really uncomfortable." The first premise of so-called entertainment is that it shouldn't become a repetitive nine-to-five job, otherwise you'll just want to throw up.

The warhorses produced in the Sati region are mainly supplied to Ursus and Kazimierz, and a batch is also needed by the Great Yan.

However, their uses differed. Kazimir used them to arm scout cavalry, which were essentially police forces, as the open plains and star-studded countryside required a large number of mounted police to maintain order.

Ursus simply has too much bad land, and often riding a horse is faster than driving a car. If we want to attack Ursus in the future, we need to prepare a large number of cavalry instead of armored divisions. Otherwise, General Winter can rely on the Tower Furnace to get through, while General Mud treats everyone the same.

As for the Great Yan, it wasn't used for fighting, building a police force, or even for the army; it was used for ostentation.

Well, this is also the original purpose for which the Covenant designed this kind of creature. It's very useful for pulling a carriage at a wedding, riding around to show off, or having a large entourage to make a grand entrance.

Among the various ways to show off and put on a show in the interstellar era, this is the lowest-cost one, which also means it is the most widely used.

“However, we’re not here for a vacation today; we’re here to inspect the work.” Xia Lin withdrew her gaze and led the little tiger into the adjacent processing plant. “To be honest, today’s work will definitely be your favorite!”

"What is it? What is it?" The little tiger curiously peeked out, its fluffy ears twitching, making you want to pinch it hard with your claws.

"Eat meat!"

"Huh!?"

"Our purchasing department got into a fight with the herders, so I came to see what was going on..."

"How did the argument start?"

"For meat" is more accurately the grading and purchase price of meat products. According to the standard, meat is divided into four grades based on five indicators: color, fat content (marbling), muscle texture, backfat thickness (subcutaneous fat), and tenderness (texture). It is further divided into three grades: Special A, A, B, and C.

The most obvious sign of the lowest grade is that there is almost no marbling, the back fat is not thick enough, the muscle texture is loose, the meat is hard and sticky, and the color is dark. It is the state of processed meat that has been stored for a short time. This kind of meat is usually taken back by herders to eat themselves, and the purchasing station refuses to buy it.

The reason is that it may have been stored or slightly aged or spoiled. By the time it is purchased and processed here and put back into the market, it is estimated to be close to its spoilage date. That is, some supermarkets will buy some of it and sell it as discounted meat at a price of only 1/3 or even less of the normal price.

The herders, however, felt that the standards for Grade A meat were too high and that the purchasing station was deliberately making things difficult for them. This meant that only one or two of their large herds of cattle and sheep met the standards, while the rest were paid the regular Grade B price. Despite the significant effort they put into raising the animals to obtain a premium, the labor costs and profits were completely disproportionate.

These tough Sarkaz guys got into a fight with the quality inspector at the purchasing station. The situation escalated, and Old Xia, the only one who knew anything about this, had to come and see for himself what was going on.

Moreover, in theory, he was in charge of the feed and feeding policy, and the livestock breeds were specially made. While human intervention can indeed interfere with the output of finished products, it shouldn't cause the pass rate to drop to this level.

In theory, the yield of Grade A meat should be around 40%, while the yield of premium Grade A perfect meat should be over 3%.

In reality, less than 10% of the output is grade A meat, which is unreasonable.

If the problem isn't with the pasture, then it's with the feeding method. If neither of these is the issue, then the problem likely lies with the livestock themselves.

If we eliminate each issue one by one, then the last remaining problem is quality control.

It's possible that contamination or delays occurred during the testing process, causing the meat to deteriorate in quality due to increased storage time, or perhaps the quality inspector himself/herself was at fault.

So he brought the tiger cub over as a reference point.

They could have invited another person who also wanted to eat meat, but Yelena's scale indicated: no, she didn't want to!

From an observer's perspective, the white rabbit's plump, slender legs are indeed quite sexy.

However, when she saw the number on the scale, her face turned green. She weighed a full 77 kilograms, and even the fire hose couldn't move her.

The result of increased exercise is that weight continues to rise because soft fat is being converted into firm muscle.

In contrast, you see, the little tiger never weighs itself; as long as it looks slim and slender, that's enough for it.

"It's definitely not up to standard." Old Xia glanced at the meat samples on the counter, able to tell the difference without even needing Little Tiger. "But this shouldn't be the case. Did you delay sending the meat for testing after slaughtering it?"

"No, no." The herders dared to argue with the quality inspectors, but they didn't have the guts to argue with the big boss of the group. According to their simple understanding, these herds belonged to the big boss, and they were just herding them on his behalf. If the herds were taken back, they would lose their jobs.

Not to mention, if it weren't for this big boss, they would still be driving their small herds in the barren wilderness, searching for fodder and fighting wits with bandits. No matter their stance or reasons, they wouldn't dare to refute Lao Xia's conclusion.

"Hmm, that's strange. These meat products look like they've been sitting out for several days. By the way, this batch does have substandard marbling; it's too little. Did you withhold feed?"

"Absolutely not!"

"So the problem is with the feed?"

If the herders did not withhold the feed, then there must be a problem with the feed itself, even though no problems were found during previous inspections.

However, the fact that there are no problems at the feed mill does not mean that there will be no problems when the feed is delivered to the herders' homes.

"Send a few people to bring me the feed you've been feeding, and also take samples of your livestock's excrement..."

Another possibility is that it was caused by disease, but disease would not produce such strange effects. These meat products are clearly the result of the other party using inferior feed during the raising and grazing process, and the livestock not meeting the standards in the livestock manual.

"The feed is wrong; it's been mixed with other things. The livestock may appear to have eaten a lot, but in reality, their absorption and conversion of nutrients are not up to standard." If the standards are not up to standard, they cannot accumulate enough fat, so naturally, they can forget about developing freckles or freckles.

"Absolutely nothing was added!" The herdsman almost swore an oath. These were all bought from the sales station. He wouldn't dare to change the feed formula or feeding method. Anyone who raises livestock knows that a large herd of these things looks like a fortune.

In reality, if you make one mistake, you could be wiped out instantly and left penniless. Who the hell would dare to mess with the formulas and manuals issued by the group?

"The problem must be in the transportation process..." Old Xia had just been to the feed station, and there were no issues with the output there. In fact, the quality had improved due to the use of new technologies and the ample supply of soybean meal from the soybean mill.

"Notify Yelena to come and arrest and interrogate the people!" A large number of those who stole from the warehouse were hanged before, so now people are focusing on the transportation process. Of course, the herders can't deliver such a large amount of meat products, so they have to hire people to transport them, and the substitution will happen during the transportation process.

Besides the instances of meat being switched during transportation, there have also been cases of purchasing stations secretly switching meat, using meat that had been inspected in earlier rounds to replace meat from later rounds. It's important to know that these meat products are sold as luxury goods, with extremely high prices, which means extremely high profits.

Therefore, some meats, even though they were just delivered, looked like they had been sitting for a while, with a sticky and dark texture. And since the herders were not very educated, they could only accept whatever the other party said.

"Does such a small matter really require you to personally handle it?" Little Tiger felt something was amiss. This kind of trivial matter shouldn't be something the group's boss should be concerned about; he could have simply sent an investigation team.

Although the argument was intense, the perpetrator's method was actually not complicated, and technically it was not to the point that Lao Xia needed to make the trip himself.

"Ah, I was overthinking it..."

Because Star Alliance is a drone logistics chain, who the hell would have thought there would be problems during the transportation process?

So, upon hearing this news, Lao Xia's first reaction was that the gene modulation had gone off-target. In Star Alliance agricultural production, this was a Class A accident, and everyone on the entire colony would be in an instant panic.