Star Dome Railway, why are they also simulating!

Natasha took the document from Ron and read it carefully, and found that most of the things written on it were related to the Pioneer Corps... This seemed to be a draft for a major reform of the Pioneer Corps and the Silver Mane Guards.

Ron's explanation sounded at the right moment:

"This is my proposal for the reform of the Pioneer Corps... However, I am not reforming the Empire's army, but for the Empire's finances."

"For the empire's finances? I see that you wrote that the army needs to be expanded while being restructured. If the army is expanded, the pressure on the empire's finances will increase, right...?"

Natasha was confused. She was just a doctor. When she was the leader of the Underworld, she had only a few soldiers under her. She had no awareness of this aspect at all and could not understand what Ron was planning in this densely written plan.

But Ron just smiled at Natasha's performance, and then explained very patiently:

"I did write that I wanted to expand the army, but look carefully... who are the people I am recruiting to expand the army?"

"Who is it? I didn't look carefully just now, let me take a look now..."

Natasha was slightly startled, and looked at the document in her hand. After reading it carefully for a while, she suddenly found something wrong:

"Wait, why are all the people recruited for the expansion of the army infected?"

"Yes, it's the infected."

Ron took over the conversation and snapped his fingers:

"The fundamental reason why the empire is under such great financial pressure right now is the suspension of the pioneering group. The pioneering group that was supposed to open up the Rift Zone can only serve as the gatekeeper of the quarantine zone now. How can this continue?"

"But the quarantine zone cannot be without these pioneers. The threat posed by the infected is not small. Every crazy infected person may cause a large number of casualties. If the quarantine zone is a cage for the infected, the pioneers are the loyal guards outside the cage."

"This group of infected people is like a caged pack of wolves. If the guards leave too much, they will tear open the cage, rush into the sheepfold, release their desires, and devour the delicious flesh and blood... But what if we change direction?"

Ron changed the subject: "Guards don't necessarily need cages to trap wolves, and wolves don't always have to be greedy beasts... As long as they are separated, they can be completely tamed and turned into obedient hounds."

"So... if the pioneer group is restructured and the group that was originally composed of pioneers becomes mostly pioneers with a small number of infected people..."

Ron said, with a smile on his face:

"A large number of guards can be turned into hunters, and some of the wolves that need to be strictly monitored can also be turned into obedient hounds. Together, they can enter the Rift and expand the empire's territory."

"Please help me screen the infected people in the quarantine area. I need a group of infected people with the best mental state, who can maintain their rationality and are least likely to be devoured by desire..."

Ron said, pointing at the document in Natasha's hand:

"They are the first infected people to be absorbed by the Empire after the reform of the pioneer group."

The image on the screen paused, and a new option box appeared on it:

[Faced with Ron's request, you have many thoughts in your mind. ]

[Can the infected really be trusted? Is the reform of the pioneer group really feasible? 】

[Your mind is in a mess, and it seems that any choice is reasonable enough...]

[You decide——]

【1. Reject Ron’s request.

No one understands the infected better than you. As the director of the Beloberg People's Hospital, you are used to the riots of the infected who are in charge of the quarantine area. You know that these infected people can easily be devoured by desire and turned into terrifying monsters.

If you really let them join the pioneer group, then the crisis the pioneer group will face will not only be the Rift Creations, but also the infected people who are their "comrades-in-arms"... You must never allow this to happen.

You decide to reject Ron's request and discuss with him new means to resolve the empire's financial pressure. 】

【2. Agree to Ron’s request.

The recent decrease in infected riots makes you feel that perhaps the remaining infected have a firm will. If the pioneer group is restructured, the ratio of infected people entering the pioneer group is lower, and the pioneer group can completely suppress the infected, maybe this is a good choice...

The financial pressure on the empire will definitely be greatly reduced as a result, and it may also be possible to bring the former citizens of the empire, now the infected, back to the empire again. There is no need to let them continue to stay in the quarantine area like monsters locked in a cage.

You decide to agree to Ron's request and immediately implement Ron's plan. 】

Looking at the options on the light screen, Natasha hesitated for a moment.

There was nothing wrong with Ron's plan. She could figure it out with just a simple thought. This plan would definitely not lead to any bad consequences.

Not to mention that the remaining infected people in the quarantine area are already the ones with the most resolute will. If they are screened carefully, they will definitely be able to screen out those who are difficult to transform into monsters. Even if the infected people who were previously unstable are incorporated into the pioneer group, it will not cause any unrest.

Rather, it is because they were incorporated into the pioneer group that things became more stable.

As long as the proportion they occupy in the pioneer group is designed well enough, there will always be pioneers around them who are powerful enough to suppress them, and there will definitely be no serious consequences.

Moreover, because they are deep in the Rift, these infected people cannot harm any unarmed citizens. All they can touch are lifeless Rift creatures and the cold wind and snow. There is no need to worry that even if they are suddenly devoured by desire and turned into crazy monsters, they will cause any harm to the unarmed citizens.

But...doing so would be unfair to the normal pioneers.

They originally went deep into the snow and wind to open up the rift for the empire. Facing the endless rift creations was dangerous enough. Now they have to arrange these infected people around them, and the situation will become even more dangerous for them.

This expansion of the pioneering group is not so much an expansion of the army as it is bringing along ferocious beasts that need to be looked after - ferocious beasts can bite the enemy, so naturally they can also point their fangs at the pioneers.

Although this danger will be minimized under Ron's meticulous arrangements, but...

Natasha sighed and threw away the hesitation in her mind.

It's dangerous, but...as Ron said, it's a necessary sacrifice.

The empire's finances are now in jeopardy, and if she doesn't do this, she can't think of a better option.

The worst consequence of doing so is that there may be some casualties among the pioneers. If we don't do this, it is very likely that the empire will fall apart...

Natasha thought so in her heart, made up her mind, and clicked option number two.

The image on the screen faded, and a new note appeared on it:

【You agreed to Ron's request. 】

[Based on your observations of the infected in the quarantine area, you simply used the area as a filter to select areas where the infected rarely rioted. The infected isolated in these areas are obviously determined enough compared to other infected people.]

[Based on your decision, Ron ordered the pioneer group to take away about one-third of the infected people in the entire quarantine area.]

[He sent these infected people to the Imperial Military Academy, and took away two-thirds of the pioneers who stayed in the quarantine area and also sent them to the Imperial Military Academy.]

[Three days later, the pioneer group was successfully restructured, and the Empire's Second Pioneer Group, composed of a mixture of pioneers and infected people, was officially established.]

[Under Ron's orders, they went deep into the Rift and carried out the first exploration of the Rift.]

......

[The first exploration of the Rift Realm by the Empire's Second Exploration Group has concluded.]

[They returned with a full load of materials that the empire urgently needed, greatly reducing the pressure on the empire's tight finances.]

[No problems occurred in the pioneer group, and no infected people rioted. ]

【There is nothing wrong with your choice. 】

[The Empire is back on track.]

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PS: This chapter has 7,500 words, but 500 words is a fraction so it won’t be counted. I will be counted as having paid back 3,000 words.

I owed 16,000 words before, and today I paid off 3,000 words, leaving 13,000 words.

It's the end of the month, and I should be able to finish the remaining 13,000 words in the next two days, just in time to finish this simulation.

I hope you guys will subscribe and vote for me as a way of showing your support. I will update more frequently from today. I really want to see you guys vote for me to encourage me...

Chapter 8 - Ron: Maybe it's time for all this to end. (5k)

【There is nothing wrong with your choice. 】

[The Empire is back on track.]

Looking at the words on the light screen, Ron breathed a sigh of relief and his frown relaxed.

There was nothing wrong with his choice...the reform of the pioneer group was successful, and the consequences were very good.

Not only did the pioneer group not experience any internal strife, but the infected remained rational and followed the pioneer group into the Rift. They also successfully opened up relics of the old era in the Rift and brought back a lot of resources, making up for the empire's recent deficit and greatly reducing the financial pressure on the empire.

However, although Ron breathed a sigh of relief, he still felt a heavy weight on his heart and was not completely relieved.

Although the results in the simulation are still good, there are no problems with the reform of the pioneer group. The infected people who were taken into the pioneer group did not riot and got along very well with the pioneers, but Ron knew that this must be temporary.

The risk of using infected people as labor is extremely high. Perhaps because of the pioneer group's precautions against the infected and the fact that the infected people are still able to suppress their desires after the implementation of the new policy, the mixed Empire Second Pioneer Group has not caused any trouble.

But over time, these infected people who were infected by the seeds of disaster will eventually meet their end... Based on Natasha's recent research, Ron has a complete understanding of the situation of these infected people.

It’s actually a bit of an exaggeration to say that they are infected... They are not infected in essence, and the seeds of disaster should not be named "disaster".

That is the real blessing that belongs only to the Pharmacist of Abundance.

Ron didn't know what Sambo had done. Perhaps this [Joy] Envoy didn't use the power of [Joy] Fate, but secretly prayed to the pharmacist and received a blessing...

Anyway, the infected people who ate the seeds of disaster did not seem to be affected by the fate of [Joy], but instead received the blessing of pure [Abundance].

It's just that the blessing of the seeds of disaster and the power brought by the blessed berries are different...

Natasha had strict restrictions on her wishes when she prayed to the [Abundance] Pharmacist, and she was not greedy at all and did not ask for too much. Therefore, the side effects after eating the blessed berries were very small and completely within controllable range.

But these infected people are different.

After they ate the seeds of disaster, the blessing they received was comparable to the blessing they had prayed for from the pharmacist [Abundance] when the Immortal Boat Alliance was still a medicine-seeking envoy...

Even stronger than that.

Even after death, the body tissues of these infected people who have eaten the seeds of disaster still maintain extremely strong vitality.

The vines that parasitized them brought them powerful strength and endless life, just like the immortals who ate the Jianmu fruit and lived forever.

The people on the immortal boat ate the fruit of Jianmu, and from then on they had infinite lifespan and were no longer restricted.

But at the same time, they also endure the torture that comes with longevity and pay the price of eternal life.

Complex desires accumulate in the minds of the people in the fairy boat. They are immortal and have seen everything in the world and stored it in their minds, but they are gradually forgotten as the world changes. Only the memories brought by strong emotions can be engraved deep in their minds and appear before their eyes all the time.

And these memories, which can be engraved in the hearts of immortals like the Xianzhou people who have lived for who knows how long... are never good things.

The pain and desire accumulated over the years will eventually break through the limits and drag the people on the immortal boat into the abyss.

Evil thoughts took root in their hearts, deformed branches grew out of their bodies, their rationality burned out in the pain, and eventually they fell into the devil's shadow forever and turned into evil creatures.

And these infected people who have eaten the seeds of disaster... are the immortal boat people who are dozens of times more dangerous.

They have gained powerful strength and evolutionary abilities that should not belong to them, and therefore they will pay a higher price than the Xianzhou people—

The people in the Immortal Boat still have a very long time to accumulate these evil thoughts, and eventually they will fall into the evil shadow like the end of life. However, the infected people are shrouded in desire all the time, and there is always the risk of being completely swallowed up by desire.

And if they are devoured by desire, they will turn into even more terrifying monsters. If they are not stopped, they may continue to evolve by devouring others, and eventually become fertile evil creatures that wreak havoc on the star sea...

We still can't relax...the infected people in the quarantine area should stay put for now.

Ron stroked his chin thoughtfully. Theoretically speaking, the success of the reform of the pioneer group is enough to serve as the beginning of a complete reform of the pioneer group, and all the remaining infected people can be slowly incorporated into the pioneer group.

If all the infected people could be incorporated into the pioneer group, then the crisis brought about by this seed of disaster might no longer be called a crisis.

It will completely turn into a large-scale expansion of the pioneering group, pushing the empire to take great strides towards revival.

But Ron wasn't greedy.

As long as the empire can maintain stability for another year, the term "undercurrent" will disappear, and this crisis will be completely overcome. At that time, the empire can still stride forward into the future.

The current number of infected people incorporated into the pioneer group is barely acceptable, but no more is acceptable...

Under the current circumstances, even if some infected people really turn into monsters and cause unrest, the pioneer group can completely suppress them at a small cost, and there will not be much risk...except for those pioneers who fight side by side with the infected.

They have given everything for the empire, but still have to face such risks. In fact, Ron feels a little guilty towards them.

But there is no other way... These risks are the price of keeping the empire going. As long as the final result can be achieved, Ron will not hesitate.

The text on the light screen faded, and a new note popped up:

[Time gradually passed. During this period, you controlled the development of the empire and appeased the people of the empire, and finally stabilized the empire.]

[People are used to seeing their infected relatives and friends quarantined in the "Beloberg People's Hospital", and they are also used to the pioneers going in and out of Beloberg from time to time, clearing the snow for them and bringing back mountains of supplies. ]

[Everything is completely on the right track. The research team of the Beloberg Academy of Sciences has good news for you. The new wheat seed - "Hope No. 2" has been successfully researched. ]

[The new wheat variety "Hope No. 2" has been greatly improved on the basis of "Hope No. 1". Now it has higher yields and higher heat requirements, but the requirements are far lower than the heat that the underground greenhouse can provide. ]

[You did some simple calculations on the output of Hope II and figured out that its output increase compared to Hope I is about 30%.]

[In about half a month, the wheat planted in the greenhouse will be fully mature and it will be harvest time.]