Chapter 1846 - 993: Construction Progress of the Fourth Outer City Must Accelerate!

Big Camphor Tree Base.

Personnel from the Fourth Outer City construction site gradually withdrew to the First Outer City, and the bustling greenhouse was filled with cheerful laughter.

They were very happy to receive their food rations distributed today.

Although the solar radiation outside was intense, they were well protected and could endure it.

More importantly, they no longer had to sit idle and deplete resources.

Greenhouse No. 3.

Noble Consort, feeling bored, was reading a book.

Coming out of the tent, Xiao Ye curiously asked, "Noble Consort Sis, where did you get this book from? It seems like you’ve switched to another one."

Noble Consort hesitated for a moment, but eventually said, "Shen Xiaoxiao helped me borrow it..."

Xiao Ye recalled that burly female figure and asked curiously, "Where did she get the book?"

Noble Consort coughed twice, and said, "Don’t you remember Shen Xiaoxiao’s boyfriend?"

"Oh oh oh, that’s why, haha, that dude is cool!"

Noble Consort glared at him and said, "Xiaoxiao is a very nice person, you lot don’t understand."

Xiao Ye didn’t reply but went over to another group of extra staff to join Yu Lei and others in the fun.

Lately, some of them who had done enough tasks before accumulated a lot of points, so with the intense solar radiation outside, they took this opportunity to rest a little.

It’s a bit like squirrels frantically hoarding food in the fall to avoid going out in the winter and starving to death.

It’s the same logic for them.

Recently, the high-end talents like Zhang Qiwu who were temporarily residing in Weng City of the Second Outer City, made contributions in various fields at the base, proving their capabilities.

Plus, Weng City of the Second Outer City was temporarily built with some tents, not suitable for long-term living.

Li Yu ordered them to move into the Second Outer City.

As more people moved into the First Outer City, although it still could accommodate, having only Zhang Qiwu and others living in the Second Outer City seemed wasteful.

With the Mechanical Repair Factory also located in the Second Outer City, it was better for Zhou Ran, He Bing, Old Dong, Zhang San, and others who were skilled in mechanics to move there too.

This way, it would be more convenient for them to work at the repair factory, being closer.

They had no objections and moved within a day.

Night fell.

The construction site returned to calm.

Patrolling personnel on the wall took off their helmets to breathe fresh air.

Meanwhile, in the meeting room of the Inner City.

Second Uncle, Third Uncle, Li Yu, Uncle, Li Yuan, Yang Tianlong, Li Hang, Li Tie, Li Gang, Old Lv, and Song Min were holding a temporary meeting.

"Regarding the issue of cooperative personnel from the four satellite cities proposed by the Internal Affairs Director, everyone is invited to discuss whether we should allow them to enter the Outer City of the Big Camphor Tree Base." Li Hang said to the group.

This meeting was specially hosted by Li Hang, while Li Yu sat quietly at the top, listening, wanting to hear everyone’s opinion.

Everyone remained silent for a few seconds.

No one spoke.

Li Hang felt a bit awkward and started to name-call for opinions, "Old Lv, what do you think?"

Old Lv felt somewhat unnatural being named, as he didn’t want to be the first to speak.

Li Yu had been silent since he entered the meeting room, and Old Lv wasn’t sure of Li Yu’s stance on this matter.

If his thoughts conflicted with Li Yu’s, wouldn’t it be bad...

Old Lv’s mind raced rapidly, pondering these thoughts.

However, he was named, so saying something seemed appropriate.

He began to speak:

"I think the main concern is our food supply. Can the food sustain us? Also, our longstanding rule is to exchange points for food; no contribution means no reward. So if they come in, we need to consider what they can do to earn points, which is a question."

After saying this, he glanced at Li Yu seated above, then continued:

"Additionally, there’s the issue of their stability. Will there be another rebellion like before? After culling a wave earlier, and with this recent natural disaster, perhaps they will treasure this opportunity?

I primarily consider the food supply and their stability. If there’s no issue, I think we can let them in."

After Old Lv spoke, Li Hang nodded and asked, "Hmm, does anyone else have thoughts?"

Li Yuan spoke up:

"Let me address the issue that Old Lv just mentioned.

If it were the previous six to seven thousand people, the food pressure would be immense, but after the natural disaster and that round of great cleansing, only over two thousand remain.

If calculated based on the current task of building the Fourth Outer City, the points convertible to food can sustain us."

Everyone present knew that the Fourth Outer City was the largest of all outer cities.

Constructing the Fourth Outer City holds significant strategic importance.

Firstly, excluding the cliff areas, it can envelop the entire Inner City, making the Inner City safer under the protection of the Outer City.

Secondly, the Fourth Outer City is vast, nearly 300 acres, initially designated as a food planting city.

Once the Fourth Outer City is constructed, the Big Camphor Tree Base will increase its plantable area by 200 acres.