Volume 6: The Twelve Wallfacers Chapter 22: Plant a paulownia tree and the phoenix will come!
One week later…
8 o'clock in the evening is the time when most people get off work.
The unveiling ceremony of three cinemas at No. 1 Home Headquarters, Hulu District and Hongshui District started simultaneously.
Shen Jin, Wang Defa (Old Wang), and Zhao Chao cut the ribbon respectively, which announced that... the first three cinemas in the country to resume work after the apocalypse officially began business!
This also means that the survivors of Home No. 1 led by Shen Jin have survived the initial survival crisis. Food, water, and electricity are no longer problems that bother them, and their safety is guaranteed. This is the starting point for the survivors to shift from material pursuits to spiritual pursuits!
This is a small step for Home No. 1, but a big step for the survivors of China!
After the ribbon-cutting ceremony, many people called on Shen Jin to open the venue for free for one day, but... Shen Jin was a little scared when he saw the huge crowds of people.
There are already more than 100,000 survivors at the No. 1 Home headquarters. Although they opened the largest Jinyi International Cinema in the entire Q City, with a total of 12 theaters, it is still too difficult to accommodate more than 100,000 people. So Shen Jin shook his head and said that the operation of this cinema must respect market rules.
In other words... those who have money can go and watch, but those who don't have money should just forget about it and go to bed. Only when you earn more money can you enjoy it.
On the other hand, this also stimulated the desire of the people in the base to make money. If it was just to have a full meal, there was no need to work so hard. Just do some non-dangerous work step by step.
The opening of the No. 1 Homeland Cinema and the increasingly strong commercial atmosphere recently have led to the reopening of more entertainment venues, which has allowed the survivors of the No. 1 Homeland Base to have higher aspirations.
In the early days of the apocalypse, we fought for survival, but now we fight for a better life!
All the survivors seemed to have returned to the prosperous metropolis before the apocalypse, killing zombies, making money, gaining fame, and enjoying the convenience that Home No. 1 brought to all wealthy people.
Shang Qian, Shen Jin, team leaders and managers of various departments booked a small hall, where Shen Jin's much-loved copy of "Titanic" was placed.
Shang Qian said with a smile: "A better life gives people higher pursuits. Only with comparison can there be hard work and ambition. If everyone eats from the same pot, drinks the same, eats the same, and plays the same, it will breed a bunch of termites. Now, hard-working people can not only have enough food, but also have more high-end consumption to enjoy, which will inevitably stimulate everyone's subjective initiative!"
This is also what Shang Qian is most proud of, relying on the economic system to drive the development of the base.
Military means can only work for a short time, not for a lifetime. Long-term high pressure will only bring temporary peace and an absolute outbreak in silence.
Through the guidance of the market economy, the direction of the entire base can be regulated from a macro perspective, so that people will willingly work in the direction guided by Shen Jin and others.
For example, this reward announcement.
Shen Jin nodded in agreement: "These are all experiences explored by our ancestors. They can not only enable rapid economic development and rapid industrial iteration, but also achieve higher national cohesion. Shang Qian, your move is a bit far-fetched. Have you thought about this day since you issued the currency?"
"I have thought about it... but not completely. Rebuilding the economic system in the end times is a process of trial and error. I have no psychological expectation of how it will develop in the future, but as long as we follow the laws of history and make the most correct choices , I believe... our entire Home No. 1 will be fine."
Yang Ao came over and said, "Sister Qian, just cross the river by feeling the stones~! I understand this! I learned this since I was a child. A great man is still a great man. It's so powerful."
Even at the end of the world, the wisdom of the great men is still leading them to move forward...
The movie has started.
"Titanic" is a brilliant epic masterpiece that was created more than 20 years ago.
But even today, it is still not outdated. When Shen Jin watched this movie now, he gained many emotions that he had never felt before, as well as a yearning for peace.
It is worth mentioning that this collector's edition of "Titanic" is an original version imported from abroad, and the Rose in it is leaked...
"When we have peace in the future, I will make someone make a superhero movie for us, where everyone uses their own powers to defeat the monsters. At the end, I will tell them that all the above is from reality. Wow, isn't that awesome?"
Everyone smiled knowingly. Those super powers that they had seen in movies were now possessed by everyone.
Shen Jin suddenly glanced at the Rolex on his hand. The more Rolex he wore, the greater the responsibility.
Perhaps the birth of the extraordinary is to resist the zombie virus.
"Let's watch Spider-Man next. I'll call someone else over. He's sure... he'll like it very much."
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It was already 12 o'clock in the evening when everyone came out of the cinema.
There was a slight mist in Zhu Dan's eyes. He raised his head and looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle.
"Senior, where are you? I have an endless supply of Rolex watches in my Spider-Man suit. Can you...come back now?"
Shen Jin glanced at Zhu Dan and wanted to say a few words of comfort, but... in the end, he opened his mouth and no sound came out. He really didn't know how to comfort this infatuated boy. As far as he knew, Zhu Dan had never had an intimate relationship with any woman after the end of the world.
"Let's go! Tomorrow is a new day!"
Shen Jin took his people out of the cinema, leaving Zhu Dan alone in a daze.
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On the way, Long Taojia reported to Shen Jin about the recent construction team situation: "Boss. This week we have recruited 3,000 people from the three bases to join the construction team. They are all kind and honest. They passed our polygraph. During this period, we trained them on how to use the three-piece set of the Artisan Soul. Now they can work with the old employees."
Jia Taolong continued Long Taojia's words, "With the help of the construction team, we built 1,000 wind turbines this week and connected them all to your new power storage room. Because of the addition of new employees, it was completed one day earlier than I expected yesterday afternoon. Today, Lao Long and I have planned the layout of 100,000 solar generators and 500,000 hydroelectric generators, and we can start construction tomorrow. The installation of these generators is simpler than that of wind turbines, and they can be quickly stacked, so the estimated time to install these 500,000 machines is... 3 days! After 3 days, these new generators can all be connected to the No. 1 Home Power Grid!"
These 1,000 wind turbines can provide Shen Jin with 70 million kilowatt-hours of electricity every day.
Increases the power of the entire Homeland 1 by 60%.
Today, the total power generation of No. 1 Home is about 180 million kWh per day.
In recent days, Shen Jin obtained a large amount of [uranium ore] through the mines in Jinzhou City and made some fuel rods himself, enough to support 5 nuclear power plants to generate electricity at the same time.
Tomorrow, Shen Jin will assemble five nuclear power plants, and the base's total daily power generation will increase again... 100 million kWh, and the daily power generation will reach a terrifying 280 million kWh.
It can be said that it is horror's fucking grave, it is so terrifying!
In fact, Shen Jin could build a few more nuclear power plants, but because the machines on the [Advanced Solar Energy] side require a large amount of [Uranium Ingots], Shen Jin temporarily retained some to make the [Quantum Solar Generator].
Next, after the batch of artificial fuel rods from the fuel processing plant in the south arrives, Shen Jin can add another 5 nuclear power plants.
During these few days, Shen Jin has moved the previous five nuclear power plants into the mountain, and only he knows the location.
Even if a nuclear leak occurs inside, it will not affect Home No. 1.
He also dug corresponding caves in the mountains to build the five new nuclear power plants tomorrow, which is very secretive!
Shen Jin asked again: "Liu Jin, how is Jinzhou City doing?"
Liu Jin thought for a moment, "At present, Jinzhou City is under the charge of our city defense army. With the influx of civilian pseudo-supernaturals and supernaturals from the three districts, we have killed all the zombies in the city in just one week. They are currently exploring the surrounding areas from the urban area on their own.
That’s right!
People from the Tianluodiwang Branch of Jinzhou City also sent a large number of people to help us clean up the zombies in the city, so the speed was so fast.
In the safe zone we set up in Jinzhou City, we received a large amount of various supplies this week to fill our warehouses. Our bounty missions this week have issued a large number of Home Coins, and the recycling station has spent money like water. All in all, an average of nearly one million Home Coins are issued every day, and everyone is enthusiastic about making money!
In general... Jinzhou City's momentum in killing zombies remains good, and both the pseudo-superhumans and superhumans have made a lot of money. The most advanced group of them have already exchanged for "Superpower Amplification Potion" and [Energy Serum], and successfully promoted to first-level peak superhumans. Their strength has made great progress, and they have seen hope of being promoted to the second level.
This further stimulated the others. However, although we sold a large number of fine steel craftsman soul armors and the guards were also patrolling in the air, many casualties still occurred inevitably... We used the original stored Senzu beans to treat the injured, but the dead had to be taken home. According to statistics, nearly 500 people have been killed.
Our city defense forces did not do this well, and it is my fault."
Shen Jin patted Liu Jin on the shoulder and said, "In war, there will inevitably be death. Now there are only two weeks left before the zombies start the next stage of the time lock. There are already many first-order evolved zombies outside. It is difficult for these pseudo-transcendents to kill ordinary evolved zombies under such circumstances and to transport supplies. The main force now is still the first-order transcendents. You guards have done your best. After all, you don't have too many people. Do your best. Ordinary transcendents can still kill zombies now. After two weeks, no one can go out unless they are first-order advanced transcendents... In this case, there are no zombies in the urban area of Jinzhou City, right?"
"That's right! In addition to our patrols, the Jinzhou City Tianluodiwang Branch Base has also deployed troops to guard the area around the city to prevent zombies from invading again. This saves us a lot of effort. The brothers of the guard army are stationed at several important checkpoints around the city of Jinzhou City, and they can now ensure the safety of the city."
"Okay, now that the zombies in the city have been cleared, it's time to start our plan!"
All the captains looked at Shen Jin in confusion. What plan? They had never heard of it before.
Only Yang Ao smiled knowingly: "Is it finally coming? I can't wait any longer. I really don't know if Ma Xiangnan and the others will get so angry that they will have a heart attack. That wouldn't be good. After all, we are all comrades. Hahaha!"
Shen Jin and his group had no objection to Ma Xiangnan and the others, and they thought that the people from the Jinzhou City Tianluodiwang Branch did a good job, preserving 100,000 survivors for Jinzhou City, which was already a leading record in the country, but there was no other way... Jinzhou City was part of their strategy and must be taken.
"Lao Long, your construction team should not install the generator yet. Take people to Jinzhou City and circle the core area of Jinzhou City according to the map I gave you. That will be our fourth district! Jia Taolong, you do the same. Take your brothers from the power bureau and check all the circuits in the circled area. Use those that can be used and replace all those that cannot be used with our new wires. In a week, I need the new base to be fully powered and connected to the Internet... By the way, where's Lao Wang?"
Wang Defa, the former president of Wanyu Group, is currently the district head of Hulu District. He is also responsible for many infrastructure projects in No. 1 Homeland and has a group of people who can use the ability of block formation. He walked up from behind in a flattering manner.
"Boss, I'm here. If there's anything I can do to help, just go ahead and arrange it!"
Shen Jin looked at the increasingly younger Old Wang. The most obvious bald spot on his head was gone. He was now well-dressed and had some of the charm unique to middle-aged men, but this time he seemed a little too deliberate and flattering.
But...it's very comfortable!
"Old Wang, you are familiar with infrastructure. There shouldn't be many usable things in Jinzhou City. You should lead people to clean and level the road surface, plan out the usable buildings, demolish all the unusable ones, and recycle the building materials. Then cooperate with the construction team to complete the basic supporting construction, just like what we did in Hulu District at the beginning... Civilian facilities such as vending machines, grocery stores, equipment stores, etc. should be built as soon as possible, and administrative personnel should be arranged to be stationed..."
Shen Jin talked freely and arranged a series of tasks. Long Taojia, Jia Taolong and Lao Wang all wrote down Shen Jin's requirements.
But in the end, Long Taojia asked with some doubt: "Boss, there is something I don't know whether I should ask or not... We have built this place so well, what's the point... At present, our three districts are more than enough to accommodate these survivors. There is no need to open another district in Jinzhou City. This will cause the goods in our three districts to be unsalable, and the population mobility will decrease. The commercial economic system will also be greatly impacted, and..."
He wanted to say that it was a waste of money and manpower, but he felt that it was an insult to the foolish kings of ancient times, so he dared not say any more.
Jia Taolong was more straightforward: "Boss, isn't this a bit too wasteful? If we just build a supply station there, we can enclose a smaller area and build a large commodity and material trading platform. This way, it will be easier for us to manage, and it won't affect the residents of these three districts."
Lao Wang was more clever. He could tell from Shen Jin's confident tone that this matter was definitely not as simple as they thought.
"Let's listen to what the boss says first. Things here are not as simple as you think. The boss is so far-sighted. How could he not know what you are talking about? I guess the boss must have new information. Could it be that there are still many survivors around Jinzhou City who are coming here?"
Long Taojia and Jia Taolong looked at each other. "Jinzhou City established the Tianluodiwang base relatively early. It can be said that most of the survivors are in their base. Where can we take in new survivors?"
Shen Jin smiled mysteriously, "Plant a phoenix tree and a phoenix will come!"
