CHAPTER 554: CHAPTER 283: FIRESEED PROJECT (PART 2)

"But, what we need is not just disaster preparedness works, nor merely resources to restart industrialization."

"What we need is a solid system, a system that can ensure civilization continues and spirals upward on the basic premise of ’continuation of future generations.’"

"We need a precise, reliable education system and educational equipment."

"We need a vast, comprehensible knowledge repository."

"We need resources, minerals, and food."

"We need to transform the environment generation after generation, until in the land where we live, even if only two people remain, they can use existing resources to reproduce again."

"We have a lot to do."

At this point, Chen Jian paused for a moment.

Meanwhile, everyone else fell into a brief stupor.

This is an unbelievably grand plan.

It’s so grand that it requires incorporating the entire world map.

No one has accomplished this in the past three hundred years.

Not even anyone proposed such a vision.

The enormous shock swept through everyone’s hearts, and at this moment, Chen Jian continued speaking:

"To achieve all this, we first need a fully mobilized industrial system."

"And to be more specific....."

"We need more excavators!"

...

Chen Jian’s plan was quickly approved.

Because after he laid out his real plan, everyone realized that what seemed like a crazy plan was actually the most rational and hopeful choice.

Does a catastrophic apocalypse exist? Yes, it does.

Can such an apocalypse be solved? It certainly can be solved.

However, can such a catastrophe really be solved within one generation?

It’s almost impossible.

Therefore, what this Huaxia Army and others in this Wasteland World should first do is not to find a way to survive but to find a way to first accept their own death.

This is a basic cognitive thought for the continuation of civilization.....

After the meeting ended, Shen Yue found Lei Jie.

Sitting in the resting area outside the main passage gate of Facility 011, Shen Yue began to ask:

"If this plan is confirmed to go forward, does it mean that our current path of industrial development needs to be redirected?"

"No."

Lei Jie shook his head and replied:

"That’s what’s ingenious about this—there’s no need to make any adjustments to the original plan."

"We should continue climbing the tech tree, gathering refugees, and expanding our influence."

"We can completely follow the established route."

"If there must be a difference, it might be just as the captain said—we need more excavators."

"Because, not just in the phases of infrastructure and industrial development, in fact, in subsequent disaster preparedness construction, we also need more engineering equipment."

"Other than that, there are no other differences."

"Even the plans on He Shuo’s side are not affected."

"We still need to take down Jinling City and destroy the Mechanical God Sect at the lowest possible cost."

"This is a crucial part of ideological transformation, which couldn’t be bypassed anyway....."

"Understood."

Shen Yue nodded thoughtfully.

After a moment of silence, he asked:

"And what about the ring?"

"Weren’t we supposed to use it as our most hopeful weapon against the apocalypse? Is it to be put on hold now?"

"Of course not."

Lei Jie shook his head and stood up to answer:

"As per the captain’s plan, we must continue to explore the usage of the ring."

"It’s just..... it’s no longer the top priority."

"Now, our top priority has shifted to the Mountain City."

"There, we need to build the largest city on the wasteland."

"Only if the city is large enough and has a big enough population can we possibly achieve the goal of continuation."

"A massive population migration will occur soon..."

"And along with such a scale of population migration..."

"A turbulent era is about to arrive."

"Turbulence?"

Shen Yue was momentarily stunned.

Then, a mysterious smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

He looked at Lei Jie and asked:

"Do you really think the captain will allow such a turbulence to happen?"

As his words fell, Lei Jie’s eyes slightly changed.

Then, he sighed in understanding.

"Indeed."

"Turmoil is not going to happen."

"It should be said... a profound change is coming..."

...

Meanwhile, at the Mountain City.

Guo Xu had just led his team to complete the cleanup of the last batch of small monsters around the Mountain City.

At this moment, just returned to the Mountain City, his gun barrel was hot, and his emotions were equally hot.

During his time in the Mountain City, his spirit was in a state of high excitement every day, but this excitement did not simply come from "hunting operations," nor purely from the emotional venting of "revenge against monsters," rather because every day here, he could clearly feel his own progress.

No, not just himself; those Church Protection Army soldiers under his command were also getting stronger day by day.

From initially being unable to maintain formation in front of monsters, to now, they can autonomously divide into many squads and use more flexible tactics to encircle monsters.

It must be said, this kind of evolution is inseparable from the Huaxia Army’s ’imparting everything they know.’

However, Guo Xu also believes that the spiritual support from the Holy Trinity is also indispensable.

Combining the two, this Church Protection Army will soon grow stronger.

By then, he can lead this team back to Jinling City and bring them something new.

With this thought, Guo Xu returned to the command center located in the Mountain City.

Originally, he intended to report or share the battle report of this action to He Shuo.

However, when he lifted the curtain of the tent and entered the command center, he found it empty.

"Where is everyone?"

He stepped back out and inquired of Yu Qian, who was disassembling and maintaining firearms outside the command center.

"They went underground."

Yu Qian replied casually.

Guo Xu slightly frowned and immediately asked:

"Underground? I remember Commander Chen Jian said yesterday that today’s action plan involves the next cleanup plan, didn’t he?"

"Has this plan been canceled? What should we do next?"

"It hasn’t been canceled."

Yu Qian shook his head and answered:

"The commander simply has more important tasks to attend to."

"They need to investigate all underground facilities in the Mountain City to assess its maximum production capabilities."

"This is crucial for their subsequent plans."

"Got it....."

Guo Xu nodded slightly, but after a moment of silence, he suddenly asked:

"So? Back to the same question, what should I do with my team next?"

"Self-manage."

Yu Qian responded:

"A large number of Pilgrim believers will soon arrive at the Mountain City, and the commander’s intention is for you to handle it yourself."

"You can lead your team to escort them, stay in the city for security, or continue to execute cleanup tasks independently."

"You don’t need to repeatedly report to him, after all, it’s your own team."

"However..... soon, you might have to leave Mountain City."

"We’re preparing to establish a blockade zone here, and within the blockade zone, no other armed forces can be accommodated."

"..... Understood."

Guo Xu had long anticipated this day.

He just didn’t expect it to come so soon.

After a brief moment of thought, he continued to ask:

"What about those Pilgrims, then?"

"Won’t they be allowed to enter in the future?"

"No."

Yu Qian shook his head and answered:

"They can enter normally—in fact, if you don’t carry weapons, you can also enter."

"I see..."

Guo Xu vaguely guessed what Chen Jian was trying to accomplish.

He seems to want to establish a new city here.

Completely powerless to hinder this plan, the limit of what he can do is...

Just ask a few more questions to get some information.

With this in mind, he asked Yu Qian again:

"So, are you planning to build a new city here?"

"Are you planning to relocate Jinling New City here?"

"Not at all."

Yu Qian shook his head and responded:

"Jinling New City will remain Jinling New City, as for the Mountain City..... it’s a new plan."

"A new plan?"

Guo Xu frowned lightly.

"What plan?"

Yu Qian lifted his head, looked at him, and said word by word:

"The Fireseed Plan."