Gene from the 13th Department of Bright City

"It's killing me these days. I feel like my body is getting rusty."

A noodle shop was crowded with people. The waiters were busy calling out what the customers wanted. The boss was busy in the kitchen behind the counter. Many people were talking about their experiences at home these days, including several things that happened in the city. Big things.

Laughter came from the banquet from time to time. It was just after 7 o'clock. The city was lifted from martial law at 6 o'clock this morning. Many people got up after 5 o'clock and went out as soon as 6 o'clock arrived.

Many people are happy. The tense atmosphere in the city has disappeared. Everything that has happened in the past few days has been worthwhile for many people in the city, because many people have seen what happened in the past few days. , the business department is in action day and night.

Although many people hated the practices of the acting department in the past, when encountering a crisis, the acting department could quickly mobilize to deal with the crisis. This approach has advantages and disadvantages, but the practice of the acting department in the past few days is still worthwhile. People are sure.

It was almost impossible in the past that there were so many hostages without any casualties. The business department also announced the plan it had adopted before Le Xiao announced the truth. Many people were surprised that such a plan could actually take place in such a short period of time. Completed in just a few hours.

Now many people are concerned about the temporary city meeting that will be held today and what kind of policies will be introduced. Especially the young people are very concerned about the meeting. After all, they will only be middle-aged fifty years later, but they have to Facing the disaster of planet destruction.

Some people are not opposed to the mechanization era, because in this way humans can cut off their most fundamental survival needs. After all, many problems in human society begin with food and clothing.

If humans cannot meet their food and clothing needs, problems will definitely arise. If humans retain their brains and all other parts are mechanized, many problems can be eliminated.

Especially for some elderly people, many people are willing to accept such transformation. Most elderly people have suffered enough from the pain, but such transformation seems to many people to be unrealistic at present because the supporting basic facilities are not yet available. Build.

At this time, someone mentioned that Section 12 seemed to have started construction in the barrier area to build an agricultural base. A man turned up the light and shadow screen, and sure enough, he saw a CBV channel reporting on the construction of Section 12 in the barrier area.

Many people were surprised because in the picture, those in the barrier area were using manpower to dig out the hard soil and transport the excavated soil and stones to nearby areas.

This seems unbelievable to many people. After all, in this era, manpower is used to excavate. However, such excavation seems to be very efficient because no one has seen the tools they use.

"Can food really be grown in that kind of place?"

Some people couldn't help but wonder, and the boss smiled.

“I’ve been in the Pioneer program before.”

The boss seemed to be close to a hundred years old, and many young people in the store looked at the boss, hoping that the boss would say something.

The boss said with a smile.

"Half a century ago, that plan failed and was simply an unattainable dream."

The boss was a member of the Pioneer Program. He was just over 40 years old at the time and had no legitimate occupation. He could only do odd jobs at construction sites or in some restaurants. After learning about the Pioneer Program, the boss signed up as soon as possible.

The boss passed various inspections and was lucky enough to become a pioneer. During the first few days in the barrier area, the boss would wake up from the cold every night. When he said this, the boss clicked his tongue.

"That place is really not for people. It's obviously packed tightly, but the smell at night is not pleasant."

Although Xingke later solved the problem of too cold nights, during the day, working on the frozen soil full of wind and sand was much more tiring than usual.

The boss was in good health at that time and would not feel too tired from working at the construction site from morning to night. However, in that kind of place, after working for a few days, the boss felt as if he had been working for several months.

This plan started to go wrong after more than a year, just when it gave people hope. Gang members in the barrier area suddenly launched an attack, destroying the facilities and exposing the farmland where crops had just been planted to the wind and sand. , in just one hour, the crops died, and the soil hardened, and the plan failed directly.

Many young people felt sorry when they heard this, and some older people had also heard about the tragic situation of the hundreds of thousands of people who participated in the Pioneer Plan after the failure of the Pioneer Plan for more than a year.

Because the media followed and reported on this incident, those who set foot on that dark frozen land with hope finally came back with despair. Although Congress gave them some compensation, they still had to work in such a harsh environment. , more than 30% of people have physical problems, and the remaining 70% are not much better.

The boss lifted up his sleeves, and only then did everyone in the noodle shop see the traces of surgery on the inner side of his right hand.

"I worked for a long time and injured my arm. After I came back, I couldn't lift my hand for a long time. Fortunately, the surgery was successful and I can work normally. But now I still can't lift anything too heavy. And I The same goes for my waist, which hurts when it gets cold."

The boss continued talking, and when he got excited, he ran upstairs, and after a while he took out a rusty card, which was a pioneer's ID.

On the front of the certificate is the boss's information and the pioneer number, and on the back is a congressional agreement. All pioneers can unconditionally receive a certain amount of land, demarcated according to working hours, and a portion of the future income from the land.

There is also a string of codes in the lower right corner. The boss said that you can search this string of codes to enter the database of the 6th Section Pioneer to check your work progress and information, etc. The boss even entered it a few years ago, because this database is still available today. It also exists that their pioneer information has not been deleted.

"Boss, if Congress still recognizes it now, then if the agricultural base is really established, you will be rich!"

Someone said happily, holding the pioneer certificate in his hand and looking at it carefully.

"I think too much. This happened half a century ago. Even if the agricultural base is really established, it has nothing to do with us now."

8:03 am

The first large truck loaded with soil from the barrier area slowly parked in the stinky area near the agricultural base in the northeast. Some abandoned houses were still being demolished. Many people from the barrier area came with dismantling tools. Under the guidance of some Section 3 personnel, the removed stones were brought to the crusher.

Larry led hundreds of directors and section officers from Section 12. Everyone was waiting. A planned area had already been cleared. What was needed now was to pour soil into the area, and then suddenly began During the recovery experiment, light, water, and some microorganisms that promote soil activity are added at the beginning.

The whole process is a bit cumbersome and still requires a lot of manpower. Some people in the barrier area wearing temporary bracelets are already waiting. Many of them passed through the southern guard station from the barrier area and walked all the way in the direction indicated on the bracelets. .

Next to the soil recovery base, some construction workers are building simple work sheds, and people from Section 12 will monitor the soil day and night.

Large tubes have been placed aside. Some members of Section 12 are explaining to the people in the barrier area that there are some pockets next to them. Each pocket has a different pattern. The main job of the people in the barrier area is to put them in. The soil transported from the barrier area is put into buckets, and water and some trace elements including microorganisms are added.

Through manual mixing and stirring, the soil is slowly revived in the sun. When the soil reaches the planting standard, it will be quickly transported back to the place where it was excavated before in the barrier area. By then, a shed should have been established in the excavated area. House.

This method does seem stupid to many people, but it can save resources to the greatest extent, achieve good results with very few resources, and can also provide jobs for people in the barrier area. Many people have been waiting all morning Well, many of them came all the way through the southern guard station last night.

Many people are very satisfied to be able to bathe in the sunshine. Although they look forward to the bustling and lively city in front of them, they are not official residents of Brilliant City yet, so they cannot leave the stinking area.

The people in Section 4 had already distributed protective masks to them. A director came to the side of the truck. The truck started dumping the soil, and the people in the barrier area walked over and got busy.

Larry led the people over and looked at their work process. It still seemed a bit confusing, and some of the clerks who were working together were giving tips.

In order to ensure that these people who come to work have sufficient physical strength and good health, Larry has made plans. During this period, after their work is over, they can rest in some nearby houses that have not yet been demolished. After a while, An agricultural town has been officially established outside the southern guard station. After their work is finished every day, vehicles will transport them back.

The northeast is only more than 60 kilometers away from where they live, which is not too far. It only takes half an hour to get there. In order to open it to traffic more quickly, the Phoebes family has begun to prepare a fast and straight road.

This road will be built within a week. Once the road is completed, vehicles can arrive faster and the return time can be shortened to less than 20 minutes.

This experimental plan must achieve very good results in a short period of time. The entire 12th Department is under great pressure. Fortunately, some people from the 11th Department have been assigned to help in the eastern agricultural base.

Larry is very clear that the current people are eager to see something new, or change. As long as they can see these, the city will have a brighter future.

Larry began to arrange the work for the past few days. He had been working on the plan a week ago, and every detail had been considered as much as possible. The section chiefs and secretaries of other departments were already very busy during this period. After graduation, Larry still has to manage 12 subjects, but he still has free time.

Larry looked at the Congress Hall in the distance. At today's temporary city meeting, Section 13 would formally submit a bill, but such a bill would most likely not be passed.

There will inevitably be an embarrassing dispute in the halls of Congress, but such a dispute is a good thing. From the time this plan began to be brewed, Larry knew that this plan contained very high risks.

However, if the bill for the construction of agricultural bases in the barrier area cannot be passed, as long as there are more votes to agree, the bill can still be experimented. Once it reaches the stage of bill experiment, the independent experiments conducted by Section 12 will be able to obtain more materials. and funding.

"I hope it goes smoothly."

8:39 am

Le Xiao sat quietly in Section 13, looking at the congressmen opposite who were talking about the price revision of goods. She felt very irritated. Such an atmosphere made her feel uncomfortable every time. She thought of it several times before. Le Xiao was very angry after being embarrassed in this place for the first time.

Especially those congressmen who always spoke in a strange manner and vented their anger through one nostril. Le Xiao basically didn't hear anything at the meeting the night before. There were many things that Le Xiao couldn't understand immediately.

Gu Ningning also told Le Xiao not to pay attention to the contents of the meeting. Most of these contents are just discussions, and the real and specific implementation must be passed by Congress.

"So I think it is necessary to carry out a new round of regulation on commodity prices. After all, the city has just encountered such a problem. If it is not regulated in time, it will have an impact on the originally normal and good market economy."

As soon as the congressman opposite finished speaking, the voting started immediately. Le Xiao looked at the light and shadow panel and didn't know whether to vote for or against. She was sitting on the right side. There was no one in the 12th section on the left, and there was no one in the 11th section. Abstaining, there is also no one in Section 10.

Le Xiao wanted to see Ivy's vote, but Ivy had already voted. Le Xiao frowned slightly, thought about it and voted against it.

Soon Michelle stood up and announced the voting results of the price control bill. She frowned slightly and looked at Le Xiao in the corner. Today, because the martial law had just been lifted, only the section chief or secretary of each department came. 10, Sections 11 and 12 are unmanned.

"The total votes were 1,340, 30 abstained, 1,300 were in favor, and 10 were against!"

Locke, who was next to Michelle, pressed his forehead and looked at Le Xiao, who looked shocked. Everyone in the Congress Hall looked at Le Xiao, and Zi Yuer snorted coldly.

"You really only have pretending in your mind"

Lilian covered Zi Yu'er's mouth and told her to shut up.

Locke coughed.

"Since there is an objection, I would like to ask Secretary Le Xiao to explain the reasons for the objection. There may be some problems and loopholes in the bill, so that we can have a simple discussion to prevent problems during the implementation of the bill."

After Locke finished speaking, all eyes looked at Le Xiao. Le Xiao stood up awkwardly, dumbfounded. She had once again embarrassed herself on the issue of voting.

They must have made an appointment, why are they so neat and tidy! is that a lie!