Star Dome Railway, why are they also simulating!

[More and more infected people who are still sane are being restrained by the Pioneer Group and the Silver Mane Guards and sent to the quarantine area.]

[Because there are more and more infected people in the quarantine area, the pioneer group is also delayed and unable to explore the rift and retrieve new supplies...]

[The empire's supplies are running out, and you need to find a new way to replenish them. ]

Chapter 7 - The establishment of a new pioneer group, the empire is back on track (5k)

[Because there are more and more infected people in the quarantine area, the pioneer group is also delayed and unable to explore the rift and retrieve new supplies...]

[The empire's supplies are running out, and you need to find a new way to replenish them. ]

There aren't enough supplies...

Ron looked at the words on the screen and rubbed his chin thoughtfully.

It was normal that supplies were insufficient, and he had actually anticipated this.

The wheat planted previously is not yet ready for harvest and will take at least one or two months of growing season, so we cannot count on it for the time being.

The empire's finances are actually extremely dependent on the outward exploration and reclamation of the pioneering group - the wind and snow and the rift buried the old world on Yalilo-VI. Although Beloberg is the only spark of civilization on Yalilo-VI, it is also the ember of the old civilization.

Embers naturally have the appearance of embers - Beloberg's technology tree has regressed at an unimaginable speed over the past seven hundred years, successfully transforming from a civilization in the interstellar era to a naive civilization that has just completed the industrial revolution and relies on digging up the heritage of the old era to recall its past glory, and then uses the old laser cannon as a flashlight...

It's like a monkey with a lightsaber.

But monkeys naturally have their own way of living.

The relics of the past became gifts of the new era. These materials might be just useless garbage in the eyes of people at that time, but for the current empire, they are like timely help and can greatly make up for the empire's financial deficit.

But now, in order to suppress these infected people, the pioneer group and the Silver Mane Guards were forced to be trapped in Beloberg, unable to explore deeper into the rift. Naturally, they would end up spending all their money and their finances would naturally be on the brink of collapse.

What's more, the existence of the infected people serves as a weight, weighing down the empire's finances and causing the empire to continue falling into the abyss of poverty.

Those infected people in the quarantine zone who are still relatively rational are now the biggest burden to the empire. The infection of the seeds of disaster has caused them to have a strong appetite. If there is not enough food supply to reach the bottom line, they will go crazy and start rebellion and riots in the quarantine zone.

But although they eat a lot, it is of no significance to the empire and they cannot contribute any productivity at all.

Even because of their existence, the pioneer group and the Silver Mane Guards had to guard outside the quarantine zone, wasting their productivity and completely dragging the empire into the mud.

In fact, for Ron, if a problem is too difficult to solve, he will not hesitate to directly solve the person who caused the problem...

But this time we can't really kill these infected people.

Although from Ron's perspective, the infected are just infected, a burden to the empire and a drain on the national treasury.

But if we look at it from the perspective of the people, from the perspective of the tiny parts that make up the empire, the infected are relatives who are seriously ill, friends who have suffered an unexpected disaster, neighbors who are unlucky...

In order to keep the infected people sane and contain them while maintaining the stability of the empire, Ron gave the excuse of containment and treatment - although the quarantine area is actually an isolation area, its name is still "Beloberg People's Hospital" after all.

Their deaths were enough to shake the empire's most fundamental cohesion - no one would want to see their relatives and friends being taken away by the government for treatment after contracting a strange disease, and then all dying after a period of time.

How to do it well...

As Ron thought about this, the text on the screen faded and a new option box popped up:

[Faced with the current shortage of materials in the empire, although the treasury has not yet reached the point where everything is beyond redemption, you still feel a strong sense of urgency in your heart. ]

[You need to find a reliable way to solve this problem. Whether to increase revenue or cut costs, you have to make a choice...]

【1. Save money.】

You know that the empire is now at the most critical moment. If it wants to survive this crisis, the empire must move forward cautiously.

You decide to issue a number of decrees to completely control the current commercial market of the empire, nationalize all resources, and implement a rationing system under extremely frugal conditions, in order to barely keep humans alive and survive this most difficult time...

After selecting this option, the events may be triggered: "Struggle through thick and thin" and "The end of tyranny".

Because of the current cohesion of the empire and your reputation among the people, the trigger rate of the event "Struggle through Weal and Woe" will increase by 15%. 】

[2. Open source.]

All the troubles the Empire is facing now are nothing more than a waste of productivity... If the Empire can return to its former state, with pioneers going deep into the Rift, and the people living and working in peace and contentment, the Empire will immediately take its first steps and continue to move forward on the bright road it once was.

The infected are actually part of the people. If they are not consumed by desire, they will be a more useful labor force than ordinary pioneers.

You decide to make use of the wasted labor force - of course, how to utilize the labor force of the infected and how to control it within a safe range is a difficult decision.

After selecting this option, you need to enter your placement method for the infected in the text box. Because your placement method for the infected is different, it may trigger events such as "The Empire's Re-Advancement" and "Disaster Event: Infected Riot"]

【3. Increase revenue and reduce expenditure.】

The infected's food needs are much greater than those of ordinary people. In order to maintain their sanity and the stability of the empire, it is necessary to satisfy their appetite.

But if you want to satisfy their appetite and keep the empire going, you need far more resources than you can imagine...

You decide to use all means to improve the productivity of the empire and increase its financial revenue so that the resources can fill the empire's treasury.

After choosing this option, you will use all the means of the first two options at the same time, and you may trigger the events: "Dawn of the Empire" and "Collapse of the Empire".

Because of the current cohesion of the empire and your reputation among the people, the trigger rate of the event "The Disintegration of the Empire" will increase by 50%. 】

Ron looked at the options on the light screen and couldn't help but sigh.

Option number three is a complete suicide option, and the success rate is too low, so don’t consider it for now and just put it out of your mind.

The cost-cutting represented by option number one is actually the safest - with the support of the Pioneer Group and the Silver Mane Guards, Ron actually has complete control over the empire, and as long as the people can survive, any of his decrees can be executed.

But...what about throttling?

The empire only has that much in the way of resources, and such a meager amount is not even enough to feed the infected for a month. Even if they save money drastically, they can probably only last for another week or two at most - so what?

It's just a drop in the bucket.

Therefore, only option number two is an option that is truly meaningful and can bring sufficient benefits to the empire...

Even so, it is extremely dangerous.

Ron looked at the action logic of option number two, thought about his previous plan, and sighed slightly.

He had long anticipated the shortage of resources, made estimates on how to deal with the situation, and thought about how to resolve these problems.

The final conclusion is that as long as all the people of the empire can be returned to the positions where they should be, continue to provide productivity for the empire and push the empire forward, the material problem will be alleviated to a great extent.

By then, as long as we wait until the harvest season in two months and the researchers in the Beloberg Academy of Sciences come up with new results, the empire's deficit will eventually be completely wiped out and the income will return to positive...

Therefore, all we need to do is put the infected people in the quarantine area back to the posts where they should be.

As the number of infected people in the quarantine zone decreases, the number of pioneers and Silvermane Guards used to guard Beloberg and suppress possible riots in the quarantine zone can be reduced proportionally, releasing more soldiers to continue to pour into the Rift, expand the territory for the empire, and bring back the relics of the old era.

However, it is difficult to utilize the productivity of these infected people... They are not like the pioneers who ate the blessed berries, who are completely loyal to the empire and have extreme enthusiasm for building the empire.

These infected people who were able to eat the seeds of disaster were the people who distrusted the empire the most. Perhaps most of them did not have the courage or the idea to rebel against the empire, but after eating the seeds of disaster, they had no choice...

Perhaps at first they could work steadily in the positions assigned to them by Ron, but the desires brought by the seeds of disaster would constantly challenge their rationality.

Ron didn't think these people could control their desires. Perhaps there were people with strong minds who could prevent the desires of the Seed of Disaster from invading, but Ron believed that they were definitely a minority.

Most of the infected people would probably be swallowed up by desire at some point, and completely transformed into monsters driven by greed and appetite...

Therefore, although freeing up their productivity to make up for the current deficit of the empire is something that must be done under the current circumstances, Ron is still very hesitant.

Because he knew that doing so was essentially just drinking poison to quench thirst. These infected people would definitely cause riots. They would be unable to control their desires and would most likely be suddenly swallowed by their desires and completely transformed into monsters.

But if this is not done, the empire will indeed be completely dragged down within a month...

Ron pondered for a long time, and finally made up his mind.

Even if it is a poisoned apple, if you are about to starve to death at any moment, you must eat it to fill your stomach.

As for the toxicity, that is something that will only happen after you survive... Only by staying alive can you hope to detoxify.

Only when the people are well fed and the empire is not completely divided can there be hope of solving the problem of the infected.

This time, option number two must be chosen, and the labor force of the infected people must be utilized.

However, how to arrange it and how to minimize the risk requires careful consideration...

Ron clicked on option number two, and the option box on the light screen in front of him faded, leaving only a blank text box, waiting for Ron to enter his plan.

He pondered for a long time, and finally raised his hand and carefully entered his choice on it...

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[Another riot of infected people occurred in the quarantine area. 】

[The Pioneer Group and the Iron Guard immediately went out to suppress the rioting infected people, and tied up the two infected people who caused the riot and brought them to your laboratory. ]

[Because of Ron's request, you dissected the two infected people, conducted extremely detailed research on them, and tried to develop an antidote to solve the problem of the infection of the seeds of disaster.]

[The development of the antidote has failed. You have no idea about the infection of the seeds of disaster, and there has been no progress in the development of the antidote. ]

[But after your autopsy research, you obtained new information about the infected and found another common weakness of the infected.]

[The Empire's intelligence level on the infected has been raised. 】

Looking at the words on the light screen, Natasha couldn't help but sigh and held up her cheek with a little depression.

After Ron's last speech in the simulation, he asked her to become the director of the "Beloberg People's Hospital" to treat the infected people who had eaten the seeds of disaster.

But when she came here, she found that the so-called treatment was not what she expected - Ron wanted to cure not the seeds of disaster infection in these infected people, but to save the empire.

These infected people are the most serious diseases in the empire and are chronic diseases that need to be resolved immediately.

Although Ron didn't want to kill them, he didn't care about their lives.

It would be fine as long as they could maintain their sanity, but if they were consumed by desire and completely turned into monsters, Ron would ask her to bring these monsters into the laboratory for dissection, use them as experimental materials, and make detailed research reports.

It would naturally be a good thing if the method of making the antidote could be figured out during the experiment, but if it was not, it would not matter. As long as we could get a detailed experimental report and more information about the infected people, it would be enough.

Natasha actually understood Ron's choice, but as a researcher, she was somewhat uncomfortable using the lives of these infected people as materials...

But, it's just a little bit.

Natasha took a deep breath, sat up straight, and looked at the screen in front of her seriously.

For the stability of the empire and the continuation of civilization, in order to overcome this crisis, it is necessary to use some extreme but effective measures.

She didn't like it, but she wouldn't do anything that would affect the empire just because of her own preferences.

She believed in Ron's decision and would continue to do so.

The words on the light screen faded, and new words appeared:

[Although there are riots among infected people from time to time in the quarantine zone, you have keenly noticed that the riots among infected people have become less and less recently. ]

[A few days ago, more than a dozen infected people were devoured by desire every day, turning into all kinds of ferocious monsters wrapped in vines. ]

[But during this period, only three or four monsters appeared every day, and today was even more bizarre, only two people were devoured by desire throughout the whole day.]

Looking at the words on the light screen, Natasha was slightly stunned.

Less? Why?

Could it be that those infected people with weaker wills have been consumed by desire?

It makes sense to think this way. The longer the infected person can hold on, the stronger his will will be, and he will be able to resist the strong desires brought by the seeds of disaster.

Or maybe... after a while, if one day there is no rioting infected person in the quarantine area, does it mean that the remaining infected people will be able to control their desires?

In that case, maybe this crisis can be overcome...

Natasha fantasized a little in her heart, and a new note popped up on the light screen in front of her:

[Ron arrived at the quarantine area exhausted.]

[He came to you as quickly as possible. As the nominal director of the Beloberg People's Hospital and the actual supervisor of the quarantine area, he needs your assistance.]

Ron needs my help?

Natasha was slightly stunned, and her eyes suddenly became serious.

Every time Ron needed her help, it was not a trivial matter... If Ron could leave Krippleburg and take time out of his busy government affairs to come to the quarantine area to find her, then it was definitely not a trivial matter that needed her help to solve.

This needs to be taken seriously...

Natasha thought so in her heart and clicked the light screen in front of her to continue the simulation.

The words on the screen slowly faded away, and a new picture emerged from it -

"The empire's finances are now at a point where they are overwhelmed. We must find a way to solve this problem."

Ron held a document covered with words in his hand and handed it to Natasha as he spoke.