It was close to noon.
Scattered envoy teams began to appear in Qinggang City, heading to the new city to attend meetings.
It's a bit funny to say that the South Suburban Alliance had originally fallen apart under Edmund's plan, and the managers within the alliance had also split into three factions, each of which wanted to kill the other immediately.
But after Hades appeared, these people seemed to have lost their memory again, and it only took less than a day to "unite" together again.
This includes not only the Harbor Sanctuary, but even the first rebellious Dilonghua Sanctuary shamelessly returned to the Alliance.
"Sometimes I really envy these old guys. They have been able to maintain such thick skin since they were born. Before, they wanted to clench a knife tightly and stab each other's heart. But now they can still talk and laugh as if they have nothing to do. Happened. "
Walking among the alliance missions in the western suburbs, Liehu saw a few "old friends" and immediately looked disdainful.
He could see the deep malice beneath those guys' false smiles at a glance.
But these people don’t know it.
Do you really not know?
Liehu turned his head subconsciously and scanned the allies around him.
Well, this feels significantly better.
Except for the old guy Aldrich who looked like a tiger with a smile on his face, the rest of Sumo and Kevin seemed extremely sincere.
At least these two people are standing behind him, and he doesn't have to worry about the knife coming at any time.
But what gave Yehu a bit of a headache.
At this time, walking surrounded by soldiers, Kevin was still humbly asking for advice on the future development direction of Huocun.
He even called Somo as "teacher".
According to this attitude, if we were to vote on who would be the leader of the Western Suburbs Alliance now, Kevin would definitely vote for Sumo without hesitation.
Hunting Tiger felt a little entangled in his heart.
On the one hand, his self-esteem requires that he cannot lower his stature and let a man much younger than himself become the leader of the alliance.
On the other hand, the recognition prompted him to put aside his self-esteem and work hard to understand the general trend of development after the world changed.
Forget it.
I don’t want to anymore.
I don’t want to be the leader anyway. Whoever wants to be the leader can do it.
If Sumo is hoodwinked, it will be more legitimate when applying for material transactions with Tianyuan Territory in the future.
Liehu tilted his head and pondered for a while, then simply shook all his thoughts out of his head and joined the conversation behind him with a smile.
Watching this scene, Aldrich shook his head repeatedly with mixed feelings in his heart.
It’s really incredible to say that. He originally thought that even if someone could suppress the hunting tiger, it would be through unrivaled force.
But the reality is that this Somo boy took down the hunting tiger without any effort and only relied on some supplies.
Of course, what he would not have thought of is that what tiger hunting requires is never supplies, but respect that seems very inconspicuous.
But anyway, times have indeed changed.
Aldrich was also entangled, considering the issue of which side to take in the giant city shelter.
The long-standing status quo cannot solve the disadvantage, but it has become more obvious as the world changes.
Should we continue to waver between several major forces, or should we join the alliance for common development?
Thinking about the advice Chapman gave himself before leaving, Aldrich shook his head slightly and looked straight ahead.
By noon, the heavy rain finally subsided and turned into a light drizzle.
In the misty fog, the towering lightning wall has appeared at the end of the field of vision.
I don’t know if it was Hades’s special arrangement, but the bodies of the dwarves and lizards have still not been collected.
In front of the wall, there are several large pits.
Curious managers have gathered near the big pit to check it out, matching the close-up pictures sent previously.
Many people could not help but marvel.
“My God, could such a big lizard grow up in nuclear wastewater?”
“I believe it if you say it grew up eating fuel rods!”
“Such a small dwarf looks like a miniature version of us humans.”
“I don’t know, we know too little about this strange world, and we have no place to ask for information. , I really miss the foundation’s fleet”
"What does Hades want to do? Does he want to unite with us at Sunny Harbor Sanctuary to fight these monsters?"
"Come on, I don't want to fight a lizard dozens of meters away. That would be better. Take the people and run away quickly."
"Keep your voice down. The people from the Western Suburbs Alliance are coming. Let's see their reaction."
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As seen in the photo. Nothing is as shocking as seeing it in person.
Especially the heavy tank giant lizard enlarged by the catalyst. Because there is no comparison object in the photo, it is not very scary.
But in reality, the body was as huge as a large passenger plane.
The dug hole was as big as a football field, which really scared many people to the point of trembling.
At this time, the Western Suburbs Alliance arrived.
The voices of the managers gathered near the corpse pit became much quieter, and everyone's positions immediately separated.
Still standing together in the southern suburbs, on the far left.
Those in the eastern suburbs are scattered in the middle, becoming a buffer zone.
Looking at Yehu who was talking and laughing, everyone widened their eyes, wanting to see Yehu be frightened when he saw the monster in the corpse pit.
However, they were disappointed.
Passing by, the smile on Yehu's face not only did not diminish, but became even stronger.
Including Kevin, who is the latest to join the Western Suburbs League, his face is just surprise, not much fear that everyone wants to see.
The remaining Somo was still as calm as ever, like a person with no emotions at all.
As for Aldrich, the old guy didn’t know what he was thinking. He still lowered his head and walked in deep thought.
"Ha, the gophers over there are staring at us, probably waiting for us to make a fool of ourselves."
The hunting tiger glanced at it and curled his lips in disdain.
“If these guys saw the scene last night, they would probably be scared to death.”
“It can’t be said that, they really tricked us hard this time, and it’s only human nature to want to see us make a fool of ourselves. "
As a manager from the Southern Suburban League, Kevin seemed to be neutral, but his tone was full of contempt.
This is the first time he has participated in such a large rally without siding with the South Suburban Alliance.
It feels pretty good, at least I no longer have to endure the deadly breath of those old guys.
"Don't tell me, Hades is probably watching us too, just waiting for us to make a fool of ourselves." Hunter Tiger glanced at the giant wall in the distance, and suddenly laughed loudly without knowing what he thought of.
Laughter diluted the dull atmosphere.
The angry and frowning managers of the southern suburbs turned their heads away.
“In the past, these old guys bullied me and excluded me, not wanting Pingtan Sanctuary to enter the trade circle of Qinggang City. It’s better now. I won’t have to endure this humiliation anymore!”
I still remember the scene when I came to Qinggang Conference last time and was repeatedly excluded but unable to do anything.
Now, Yehu has a feeling of being suppressed by his IQ.
Sumo can completely understand his current feeling of elation.
It is roughly like a newcomer who is excluded in the workplace. Not only is he isolated from all kinds of activities, but he is also squeezed out everywhere.
Now I have finally become an old man, and I still have a few friends who can advance and retreat together.
Perhaps it is not yet to the point where we can fight against each other.
But compared with the previous feeling of frustration, this change was enough to make Yehu laugh out loud while sleeping.
Without delaying observation in front of the corpse pit, the alliance team continued to move forward. Approaching the bottom of the giant wall, it wasn't until he found a bunch of small white flowers growing in the corner that a smile appeared on Somo's face.
“What’s wrong?”
Kevin turned his head, a little surprised.
"You'll know later."
For this well-behaved apprentice, Sumo gave it a try.
The group passed through the broken city gate and soon entered Qinggang New City, which had been under construction for a long time.
Different from the advanced industrial zone that I saw at first sight last time I came in, the current new city is obviously more like a modern city.
Neatly laid floor tiles are laid at the entrance to the city, and there are rows of standard houses on both sides.
It's a pity that the inflow of people far exceeds the limit of population absorption of this land, and the original planning of the new city also determines that they cannot generate too many jobs, so they can only absorb it through a large amount of infrastructure.
This approach directly leads to the fact that most of the houses opened on both sides of the street are residential buildings and cannot be rationally used to form shops to stimulate consumption.
Even a layman like Yehu can see its disadvantages at a glance.
But if it were in the past, Yehu might have ridiculed him directly.
Now, when he spoke, he glanced at Somo involuntarily and was not in a hurry to express his opinion.
"Teacher, it seems that their approach is not in line with economic development, right?"
"That's not necessarily true."
Sumo chuckled and shook his head.
The method of material production determines the industrial construction model.
Every change in productivity will continuously improve the status of workers at the bottom.
"As long as the starch and protein production machines in Qinggang Shelter are not broken, they are fully capable of supporting hundreds of thousands of idle people."
"But if they give these people a decent job, let them Have spending power. "
"For example, what if they want to buy some items that Sunny Harbor Shelter only has in stock and cannot continue to manufacture?"
"Or provide a lot of entertainment? Activities, how should we make up for the materials lost in those activities?”
Sumo didn’t explain it too thoroughly, but everyone present was not a fool.
Even the hunting tiger understood it.
Although Qinggang New City has received a large number of homeless people, they do not want to pay extra for it.
Providing these people with their daily survival needs is already the limit, and any further loss will be a money-losing business.
Unless these people show more value, or the city opens up a new trade route.
Only when the work of these people can generate external benefits can they receive internal status and reasonable treatment.
In fact, this is the current situation in the new city.
The reception of homeless people is not closed here. As long as they are willing to come, relief meals will be distributed.
The relief meals last for fourteen days.
If you still want to eat on the fifteenth day, you can only go and participate in the construction tasks arranged by the new city.
But these constructions cannot bring development to the new city.
It's like building a hundred or five hundred residential houses, just to give homeless people a place to live.
Supplies are still being consumed continuously, with no external replenishment.
So what is distributed to the homeless is only a simple relief meal.
If they want to exchange for new clothes, they can only exchange them with the meals they receive.
This is obviously not good news for the wanderers who dream of being treated as normal as the gopher residents.
"So the previous war was not forced by them, but the wanderers took the initiative?"
Xihu said thoughtfully.
“Correct answer, the plunder caused by the war can generate external benefits, so the wanderers can get additional material rewards, and it will not consume the original storage of Clear Harbor Shelter”
Sumo nodded, somewhat satisfied that Yehu's brain was finally put to good use.
"So I guess, Hades must have discovered this, and he asked us to come to the gathering today."
"You just want to solve a problem without external benefits?"
Kevin quickly answered.
"Correct, he must have seen the way our Western Suburbs Alliance operates."
Speaking of which, the internal operations of the Western Suburbs are not very healthy.
It’s just because Hunter Tiger, Aldrich, and Kevin are willing to consume the shelter’s previous storage.
All three shelters have been undergoing extensive infrastructure construction recently and are in high demand.
Once they cannot afford the cost of infrastructure, or the infrastructure has been completed and they have lost demand.
The trade framework that was finally built with such difficulty will soon face huge operational problems.
In view of this, the only solution can only be open source.
Either create a trade surplus and plunder cheap materials or labor from further away to satisfy the cycle.
Either get game or system rewards, and a mine or resource point appears directly from the void.
Or simply do it.
If you have no money, just unite and start a war. As long as you can capture a gopher man's refuge, the materials inside will be able to maintain the operation of the alliance for a long time, and continue to build more infrastructure to attract labor to join the amplification." plate".
Beyond that.
Sumo has no better idea yet.
Could Hades have a better idea?
"Let's go, we should go to this meeting. I really want to see what this over 100-year-old manager can do."
I was in charge of the reception last time. Lewis still stands in a prominent place today.
The difference is that at this time, the blond minister is no longer as arrogant as last time and has become much humbler.
Seeing the Western Suburbs Alliance coming together, he quickly stepped forward and said respectfully:
"Master managers, Master Hades is already waiting in the conference room."
"Hmph." Liehu exhaled through his nose and glared at the humble blond: "We have come all the way here. Participating in a meeting, not to mention eating, not even salivating?”
Compared to the sumptuous treatment I received when I went to Tianyuan Shelter for the first time.
The hunting tiger glanced at Lewis, who was at a loss at this time, with some disdain, snorted again and walked forward.
“Forgive me, that’s just his character, please send someone to lead us.”
Kevin walked behind and apologized, but his smiling expression seemed more arrogant.
"No problem, please come here, gentlemen!"
He quickly assigned a few guards to lead the way, and Lewis did not dare to express any displeasure until everyone disappeared.
No way, since Hades woke up and dealt with a large number of managers, now everyone in Clear Harbor Shelter is in danger.
No one knows whether he will be the next unlucky person to be dealt with, so he can only put away his past arrogance.
Even if he is being ridiculed by the Western Suburbs Alliance, he can only endure this tone.
“Damn Edmund, you made this mess and made me suffer too.”
He glanced at the wall bitterly and noticed that another manager was coming from a distance. Lewis just Able to take a deep breath and put on a professional smile.
He just guarantees it from the bottom of his heart.
Now, definitely in the decades since Clear Harbor Sanctuary established its status.
It’s the most frustrating time!
(End of this chapter)