Lu Yuan paused for a moment and then said: "I said a long time ago that the City in the Sky belongs to Miss Conch, a descendant of the Green Civilization."
"This city cannot be given to those who leave! You must be self-aware!"
"And our goal is to return to human civilization, and this has not wavered."
"Therefore, we will not stay in one place for a long time, but will travel to distant places. We will definitely encounter great risks on the way. Therefore, please make a decision before arriving at your destination, whether to stay here or leave.
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The crowd fell silent.
You look at me, I look at you.
Some people miss the "Sari Clan" that has disappeared.
There are also people who have no nostalgia for the past at all.
After finishing his brief speech, Lu Yuan walked off the stage and sighed softly.
"This is called crossing the river and burning the bridge..."
"You have a darker heart than my old cat. You throw people aside after you are done using them." The orange old cat jumped on his shoulder.
It said with great approval: "However, screening the population is the right choice."
"If you don't screen, there will be many consequences."
"After screening, those who are willing to stay are the real members of human civilization."
Lu Yuan is actually not as shady as Lao Mao.
When he first recruited the Shali clan, he made a corresponding promise: they could leave as long as they found a safe place.
Now it's just a matter of fulfilling the promise.
And it is absolutely benevolent and righteous to provide resources to accommodate them.
He shook his head helplessly: "Don't worry about it, let's go and see the last few major projects."
The inner ring stripping work of Sky City will be completed soon.
The structure of the entire inner-ring city presents a "field"-shaped platform with a thick central pillar and several thinner pillars next to it, divided into three large floors.
The side length of each layer is 4-5 kilometers.
Because the original Greenland people specially designed a separate escape mechanism for the inner ring, the functions of the inner ring are all available, such as sewers, reservoirs, automated factories, warehouses, power stations, and farms, all with corresponding structures.
Oh, by the way, there is also the most important poppy, which is at the top.
From a city perspective, it is quite small, only one percent of its original size.
But in Lu Yuan's eyes, it was already a pretty big thing. It would be no problem for 100,000 people to live comfortably in the three-story space.
The engineering team worked day and night to transport materials from the outer ring and the middle ring to the inner ring.
And those insects are also frantically digging for oil. After all, it is not easy to find a place with a lot of oil after leaving here. You must reserve more now.
"Captain Lu, it is expected to be initially completed in two weeks! It will take another two weeks to check for leaks and fill in the gaps."
"It will be completed within one month!" Sha Mo, the general manager, issued a military order.
There are approximately more than 500 workers in this project area.
Hundreds of poppy tree cutting machines are cutting the wall.
They re-energized the Pandora Crystal and strengthened and repaired some things that had been in disrepair.
This work has been ongoing for a year and a half.
Because of the high-quality food, full meals and sound sleep, many workers have put on a lot of weight this year.
Only Desert, the technical backbone, has become thinner. It is remarkable that he can lead a group of people with little education to complete this big project.
"Go to rest early, I've brought you a midnight snack!"
It's a big pot of polenta, mutated corn, quite nutritious.
"Haha, I'm enjoying it, I can't help myself!" Sha Mo waved his big hand, "Brothers, have a midnight snack, and then work hard for a few more hours!"
"Okay!" Everyone shouted.
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Will they choose to leave?
Obviously - no.
Lu Yuan has full confidence that the technical backbone, including the 382 divine technicians, cannot choose to leave here.
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After a busy day, Desert returned home and took a comfortable sand bath first.
This is his favorite entertainment project. It slowly melts fatigue into the sand, and slowly relaxes the tense nerves.
He secretly thought how nice it would be if he could take a bath with water.
"What is the sea... exactly like?" He grew up in the desert and has never seen the real sea.
Fortunately, the virtual world can meet all needs, so he knows what the sea really looks like.
"What is waiting for us in the world further away?"
"What will happen when we encounter other civilizations?"
"The hometown of mankind...technological civilization..."
I fell into the desert of reverie. Since I came into contact with more knowledge, I am no longer satisfied with living in a small village.
He is very satisfied with his current life and can change everything around him through his wisdom.
After taking a shower, I put on dry coarse clothes, bragging, playing chess, and basketball with my companions, which can be regarded as regular night entertainment.
However, today seemed to be an exception. There were not many people running to the square to play. The few who did occasionally said hello and hurried home, looking very worried.
Sha Mo knew clearly in his heart that it must be Lu Yuan's speech that moved people's minds.
"Sha Mo, come here." He met Sha Sanli at a corner.
The director of the Ministry of Education is responsible for supervising children going to school every day, and no one is missing.
"Elder, what's the matter?"
"Hey, that's not it... just follow me here."
He saw many middle-aged and elderly people named "Sha" sitting in a large room discussing something.
The director of the Ministry of Education, Sha Sanli, is actually a relatively well-off person. He is a civil servant after all, and he still enjoys welfare subsidies.
But other clan elders are not doing well.
Many of the older people, over fifty, have uncivilized minds and have no life skills other than farming.
These people who originally had some clan status now have no status.
Seeing the young people around me whose living conditions are better than mine, I feel so uncomfortable!
"Desert, are you going back?" someone asked.
"Go back where?"
"Just... return to the Shali clan..."
Sha Mo glanced at them in surprise: "Elder of the clan, aren't you living a good life? Why are you going back?"
The old man swallowed. He actually wanted to say that life was ordinary, but he couldn't say it.
"Rebuild the ancestral hall, but we are not allowed to build an ancestral hall here!"
"Also...the Shali clan..."
"Then you go back, I will definitely not go back." He rejected it ruthlessly.
"Unworthy descendants... they have even forgotten the rules of their ancestors!" The clan leader became furious and stood up angrily.
I almost pointed my finger at his nose.
Sha Mo also said unceremoniously: "What age is it, and we are still being kidnapped by morality."
"The rules of our ancestors? If our ancestors really have spirits in heaven, they would definitely want us to live a better life!"
"I hope we have enough food and clothing! I hope we can make progress."
"Instead of letting us stick to the rules and live like primitive people day after day, year after year!"
"I don't even want to think about it, who allowed you to live until now... are you really your ancestors?"
After all, he is a super thinker, articulate, and uses modern thinking. He choked everyone with a "moral kidnapping".
Those people were just there angrily scolding "unworthy descendants".
At this moment, another militia captain who was doing relatively well, "Shakaner", also came to the room.
Although he does not have divine skills, he has outstanding talent in cultivation and is the best among ten thousand people, so he can be considered well-established.
Sha Kan'er was obviously a veteran. Listening to their conversation, his face trembled a few times.
Those of you who are not doing well can just leave, but those of us who are doing well should leave with you.
He cleared his throat and said, "Dear clan elders, Captain Lu treats us well. Without him, we would have died long ago."
"You have to admit this fact!"
Everyone was silent. They still didn't dare to speak ill of Captain Lu.
"Now is the time to build a great foundation, how can you leave so easily?"
"Of course, I don't object to you wanting to restore the glory of your ancestors."
"Here, I will do my best. I will donate all of this month's salary. Is this okay?"
Having said this, he put a pile of coins on the table with a "pop" sound, then turned and left without looking back, leaving only a group of elders looking at each other.
"I will also donate this month's salary." Sha Mo followed quickly and left the room.
In fact, the director of the Ministry of Education, Sha Sanli, doesn't want to leave either.
He has money and status here, but if he goes to a new place, even though he is also a clan elder... the living standard will definitely be different.
As a member of the elderly, he was just embarrassed by these old people, so he quickly smoothed things over and said, "They have all donated money, so don't be embarrassed."
"Everyone has his own ambitions... everyone has his own choice."
Everyone was silent, unable to say anything to refute.
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Similar quarrels occur in many families.
The better the standard of living, the more likely they are to stay here.
In a not too intense argument, the crowd quickly became clear and divided into two factions. There were about 8,000 people among them who were willing to follow Lu Yuan.
The remaining three thousand people want to rebuild the "Sari Clan".
This isn't necessarily a bad thing.
Because almost all the divine technicians and intellectuals chose to follow Lu Yuan.
There will be no loss of vitality, but the team will be streamlined and some useless people will be eliminated.
For any "big company" or "big organization", streamlining the team without any cost is pie in the sky!
But Lu Yuan, the leader, is actually quite emotional and does not want to use people as tools.
After hearing about the final choice, I sighed lightly.
"Then I hope they can continue for a long time."
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Chapter completed!