Doctor, I'm really strong!

Moreover, the natural disasters bring a large amount of Originium, turning the main battlefield into a terrifying hell on earth. The highly active Originium is the most deadly weapon. As the battle continues, the natural disasters will attract more natural disasters, and eventually there will be no place to live on Terra. Even mobile cities will be useless, and there will be nowhere for you to move around.

To put it bluntly, mobile cities are just vehicles that Terrans use to escape natural disasters. If they had any other options, they wouldn't be completely helpless.

The brain works very fast; a vast amount of information, when described, quickly forms a clear framework in Ling's mind, allowing him to make an accurate assessment of the current situation.

This is a huge matter. Wei Yanwu will definitely report it to Yan State, and that's when the real trouble begins.

"Hey, what are you thinking about?"

Liu Jiuli waved his hand in front of Ling's face. Why was this older sister suddenly so serious and silent? Since she wanted to talk to him, she should at least explain things clearly first.

Ling immediately realized what was happening and asked, "Didn't you think about the consequences of provoking Yan Kingdom like this?"

Liu Jiuli shook his head decisively: "I haven't thought about it."

Forget about the order, even Kal'tsit was stunned. She'd caused such a huge commotion, created such a mess, and now she was telling me she hadn't considered the consequences? That's not a joke!

"Haha, just kidding. Of course I considered it, but the result is that I don't need to consider it anymore. Anyway, I don't plan to go to Yan Country to make a living. This place is fine."

Kal'tsit, who was on the verge of losing her temper, finally managed to calm down and breathed a sigh of relief.

Indeed, with this level of strength, if Yan Guo were to go looking for trouble, as long as Liu Jiuli keeps his activities within his own limits and doesn't cause a major stir in Yan Guo, then he would be a potential partner for Yan Guo.

As for the radicals within Yan, it depends on the situation. If it's someone like Ling, it's not impossible to gather forces and eliminate them. But Liu Jiuli, a human-shaped natural disaster, can simply run into Yan's prosperous areas, launch a massive attack, and then run away without a word, repeating this process repeatedly. No country can tolerate that.

Moreover, pushing the strong who can be united to the opposing camp—who made such a brain-dead decision? They should be dragged out and chopped into mincemeat!

Ling's expression relaxed a little, but only a little. Some problems can't be solved just by wanting to. However, Liu Jiuli's attitude was indeed worth trying to win over. The Ministry of Rites of Yan would definitely be willing to cooperate with someone like Liu Jiuli who knows when to advance and retreat. The only concern was the radical attitude of Si Suitai. After all, they were officials of Great Yan. If Liu Jiuli slapped them to death, the Ministry of Rites would have to deal with them no matter what.

In this situation, if Liu Jiuli stays far away from the core area of ​​Yan Kingdom, the distance can provide enough security. If Liu Jiuli goes to cause trouble for other countries, and Yan Kingdom does not have to pay any cost for it, then everyone will be even happier.

As for the current situation of Longmen, Liu Jiuli didn't promote Longmen, so these are all negotiable.

After thinking it through, Ling finally breathed a sigh of relief. Having such a worrying younger brother was truly unbearable.

Night continued to fall over Lungmen, and the out-of-control order was gradually being restored. After all, this natural disaster came quickly and went even faster, so it was perfectly reasonable to explain it as a false alarm. It was just a pity for the disaster messenger on duty, who was dismissed as a temporary worker, which was considered an explanation to everyone.

There will certainly be complaints and dissatisfaction, but everyone will quickly return to their homes and go about their business. After all, life goes on, and life is not easy for ordinary people living on Terra.

As for the slums, they are the most silent places when natural disasters strike, with many people numbly waiting for death, thinking "it's not so bad to die in a moving city." But if death doesn't come, then they just go about their business.

This world has always been this way, and it always will be this way...

Section 44: The foreman shouted a command

The great creator of all things, the world of others, conquering the world with one right hand, a creation machine without emotion, as S.M.T.C. once said, "To get rich, you must first chop down trees."

Great dreams often coincide, and the pioneering journey of Future Technology Co., Ltd. began with chopping down trees.

The ecological construction of Longmen Sixth District is quite good, but Liu Jiuli did not come here for the sake of green mountains and clear waters. Moving the green area in the city is mostly for aesthetic purposes. Whether there is a good external environment depends on the external environment around the city.

A sandstorm is sweeping in from outside. No matter how good the city's greenery is, we still have to eat sand.

Now that District Six is ​​Liu Jiuli's territory, he can do whatever he wants. Considering the population of over 50,000 people here, Liu Jiuli decided to offer them a condition they couldn't refuse.

Forced demolition is an option, and in places like Longmen, money is all that matters, but Liu Jiuli doesn't want to do that.

First, they hired two construction teams in Longmen, providing the raw materials themselves, to build the residential area, including a 20-story staff dormitory and container mobile homes for emergency use before the staff dormitory was completed.

It's made from a shipping container, it's as rudimentary as it gets, but it's still better than a shack in a slum.

"We're hiring! We're hiring! Future Technology Company is hiring! Whether you're infected or an ordinary person, you can get a job here. Daily pay, 20 LMD per day!"

Friendly reminder: The average wage of Lungmen workers is around 15 Lungmen dollars. Infected individuals can have their wages reduced by half, or even be provided with only three meals a day, so that they can work on the assembly line until they are worn out.

There's no way around it; the living conditions for the infected are just too harsh, worse than those of workers during the British Industrial Revolution. You can often see people being carried out of factories, either missing something or already dead. They either starve to death, die from exhaustion, or are taken away in an accident. It's that simple; they have no choice.

Liu Jiuli is now offering 20 Lungmen Dollars per day, which is a pretty good salary.

For ordinary people, daily wages mean that if the factory doesn't keep its promises, they can just leave. But that's not what infected people want.

Just as Big Bob was shouting through the megaphone, an infected person stepped forward and asked, "Does it include meals?"

More than wages, what they need now is a full meal.

"Let me answer this question." Liu Jiuli walked up to the platform and shouted to the crowd, "All meals are provided. Those who wish to register, go to the registration area over there. Security guards, maintain order!"

This last sentence is essential. Liu Jiuli can already imagine what will happen next. He has just brought peace and then finds that hundreds of people have been trampled to death due to a stampede. That would be a tragedy. The security guards exist to maintain order. They are all Red Guard combat personnel with rich combat experience.

Especially Niyan, wielding a sledgehammer, his coat and the eighty-yuan hammer were incredibly persuasive, instantly stabilizing the almost out-of-control order, and everyone obediently lined up.

Some people left immediately, presumably to find relatives or friends to get them jobs at the factory.

Three meals a day are very appealing to those infected, even if they only eat rice porridge with pickled vegetables, it would be better if they could eat their fill.

That's probably impossible. Those factory owners are already incredibly kind if they can feed their workers to the point of being 80% full. As for infected people... aren't they just animals that can be discarded after they're broken? Why should I take responsibility for livestock?

As the saying goes: "Make money at the Dragon Gate and spend it at the Dragon Gate; don't even think about taking it home."

Don't ask, it's a unique feature of Longmen. This is called regional economic internal circulation. Many economists in Longmen highly praise this model and even want to promote it to the world.

Enjoying the benefits without bearing the costs, how wonderful!

But Liu Jiuli said, "You are a bunch of unqualified capitalists. Let me tell you, this is how capital power should be used!"

The workers who had completed their registration were immediately taken to the staff canteen, which was unexpected by everyone. Logically, shouldn't they have been working hard first and then eating after they were exhausted? Why were they eating right away? Also, isn't this place a bit too... luxurious?

One of the infected individuals whispered to the Future Technology employee who had brought them there, "Excuse me, have we come to the wrong place?"

"No, this is it. Next, line up to get your trays and then go over there to fill up your food."

The so-called luxury is actually just a standard workplace restaurant layout. It's a simple canteen made by connecting hundreds of shipping containers, but it has all the necessary functions and can meet the dining needs of 5,000 people at the same time. It can also recruit chefs and waiters to increase employment opportunities and perfectly absorb labor.

Afterwards, there are training courses, literacy classes, skills classes, employee military training, and so on, so that everyone has a bright future.

Every time Liu Jiuli thought of this, he was moved to tears. He was too kind. This was the true proletarian working team. The best workers in the new era should start from the basics.

At this moment, the infected people who had been successfully recruited were unaware of their future fate, and they were shocked by the extravagance of the canteen.

"Meat! Meat! There's meat here!"

"Is it edible? Is it really edible? Can we eat it?"

"Have we come to the wrong place? Is this where some important person is dining?"

Surprise, trepidation, tension, and anticipation—everyone's emotions were swayed in a positive direction by the stimulation of food.

The canteen lady from the Ursus tribe, holding a spoon, shouted, "Line up! Line up properly, or you won't get any food!"

For these infected people living in the slums, this was far more devastating than killing their entire family. Everyone immediately lined up obediently, hoping to get a taste of the delicious food. Soon, the first lucky person got four dishes and a soup.

For him, it was a dreamlike scene. He almost sleepwalked, carrying a plate without any staple food (he forgot to get his food), found a seat, and stared blankly, as if his soul had left his body.

Until someone called out to him: "Hey, yes, you, you only eat vegetables and don't get rice? If you don't like rice, there are steamed buns over there."

White rice, white bread, meat and vegetables with plenty of seasonings, and even fruit.

It's basically just canned food cooked in a big pot. The canteen chefs aren't exactly expert cooks who can make anything fancy. Their main job is to open the cans, cook them with other dishes, and then serve them. That's all.

But you should know that in Terra, many people struggle to even get enough salt, let alone seasonings.

In Lungmen, a pound of rice costs 5 Lungmen dollars, but a pound of salt costs 35 Lungmen dollars. If you exchange it for spices like Thirteen Spices, it costs several hundred Lungmen dollars per gram.

The tech tree in the world of Arknights is so strange. Natural disasters have led to a distorted production model. In some areas, there is a modern level of technology, but the prices are based on the standards of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.

What Liu Jiuli considers the life of an ordinary person is, in this context, the upper-middle standard of Shenghu.

Soon, the sounds in the restaurant became uniform. Everyone was working hard to eat, eating like crazy. Some people even finished their food in a few minutes and then watched others eat with a dangerous glint in their eyes.

This was something that had been considered long ago; it was Talulah who helped fix it. She knew very well what ordinary people would do when driven by their desire to eat, so she deployed security guards in the restaurant in advance to constantly remind those who wanted to snatch other people's plates.

Make a mistake once, and you won't get any food tomorrow. Make a second mistake, and you'll be thrown out of the company—you're fired!

The security guards' stares and the threat of hunger were enough to teach these infected people in the slums to obey the rules.

Just then, a sob started from some corner, and then, as if it were contagious, everyone was crying. Some people were eating while crying, looking as if they wanted to bite the plate to pieces and swallow it whole.

Liu Jiuli, who was standing in the corner, saw all of this.

Liu Jiuli turned to Talulah and asked, "Why do you think they're crying?"

Talulah immediately gave her answer: "Because their lives were too hard before."

“Yes, it’s too hard. Why is that? Why do they have to live such a hard life?” Liu Jiuli asked rhetorically.

"Because that's how the world is, and they're required to become what they are now."

"Do you think this should be the case?" "No, so we are looking for ways to change it."

Liu Jiuli nodded, then smiled and said, "If we tell them why they are suffering so much, and let them pour out their hearts, what do you think will happen?"

Section 45: Choose one between the 53 mock exam and the Huanggang exam paper.

(Comrades, can I send a comment? I want to see if I recognize anyone (#^.^#))

The best way to make a person endure suffering is to prevent them from seeing the light.

The world was like this when you were born. Look at how others can tolerate it, why can't you?

Once such an environment is created, the vast majority of ordinary people are powerless to resist. Even if they wanted to resist, it would be nothing more than a small ripple in the long river of history, fleeting and insignificant. No one can shake the deeply entrenched shackles; this is history, this is reality! Well said! Tsar Nicholas II gave you a tearful thumbs-down.

The truth cannot be changed, it's just that the time hasn't come yet. Even the smallest waves in the ocean can become towering giants. Quantitative changes will inevitably lead to qualitative changes, it's just that we can't see it now. It doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Every struggle will leave something behind. To think that nothing has changed is just the ruling group deceiving themselves.

No one likes suffering. When Chinese people are young, they are taught that "only by enduring the bitterest of hardships can one rise above others."

To put it bluntly, I endure hardship so that I can enjoy happiness, not just endure hardship for the sake of enduring hardship. That's called being a masochist, like when your boss gives you a pep talk at work, talking about ideals and hard work, but never about money.

Get lost! Don't talk to me about ideals at work. My ideal is not to work!

The same logic applies to the Terrans; they are human beings with thoughts similar to those of humans. Now it seems everyone is the same. Three meals a day provided, daily pay, no other benefits whatsoever—if a factory like this existed in China, you could expect the police to come and talk to you about criminal law.

But if you were placed here, you would be the best entrepreneur in the world.

In China's 996 work culture, you're like a streetlight ornament.

In Terra996, are you the legendary savior?

Different environments lead to different impacts. Moreover, Liu Jiuli's plan doesn't include the 996 work schedule. What he wants now is not exploitation and resources, but a strong workforce. He now feels that 24 hours a day is too short, why not 48 hours?

Before the factory officially starts operations, these people need to undergo various learning and training programs, for reasons that Liu Jiuli has already explained.

"Our factory needs the best workers. You are simply not up to the task right now. So from now on, all you need to do is take exams, study, and train to improve yourselves. Otherwise, I will kick you out. You know how hard life is right now. Don't make me feel like you've let me down!"

To motivate everyone, Liu Jiuli also specifically listed the exam content and assessment standards for different age groups.