Wasteland Development Diary

Vulture Gold Mountain said, "Mr. Zhou, although it sounds a bit strange, our Motor City was one of the earliest cooperative cities with the Motor Knight Order and established a comprehensive cooperative relationship with them the earliest. You can verify this."

Zhou Yi had Red Falcon call 703.

The robot dog confirmed this: "Yes. Other organizations are unwilling to cooperate with the Knight Order. Motor City was the first city to formally establish a formal relationship with the Knight Order and is a core partner."

Zhou Yi was shocked.

A slave city that enslaves mechanical lifeforms and semi-civilized beings is actually an important partner with the Motor Knight Order, which promotes the progress of mechanical society.

The development of this world is really a bit magical.

Vulture Gold Mountain slightly raised its long neck: "Mr. Zhou, the outside world has always had a great misunderstanding of Motor City, and they always look at us with tinted glasses."

"According to the standards and common sense given by mechanical cities, slavery is an extremely backward social form, representing ignorance, barbarism, and bloodshed."

"But Motor City's slavery is a result of the environment of this world."

"The buying and selling of people has always been an unbreakable business. Whether it is humans, mechanical lifeforms, semi-civilized beings, or Light Na species, they are all captured and sold as slaves. To date, I have never heard of any city that has solved the crime of human trafficking."

"We are just bringing the phenomena that already exist to the forefront, using and further formalizing them, but instead, we have been subjected to various attacks and criticisms. Is this too harsh on us?"

"Since all cities cannot solve this problem, then Motor City will take care of it. We will not only manage it, but also do the best job of slavery!"

"We have raised the standards and value of slaves, forcing human traffickers and slave traders to keep up with the times and provide slaves with better environments and conditions! Otherwise, they will not be able to find buyers!"

Vulture Gold Mountain said proudly: "In the past ten years, the mortality rate of slaves has been getting lower and lower. They get more food, medical assistance, and even reproductive care and skills training... Not because human trafficking in this world has become more conscientious, but because of our existence."

"Motor City has only been established for sixty years. But from having nothing to owning a slave population of 470,000, we export various vehicles, as well as clothing, metal tools, light-printed parts, and complete light-printed devices."

"Our city's annual output value reaches 600,000 Light Seeds, and the per capita income is 50,000 Mushrooms, which is in the upper-middle range of all cities. Moreover, our wealth gap is very small because all slaves are the same and need to earn remuneration through labor."

"This is the report card we have handed in. There is still a lot of room for growth in slavery!"

Its speech was reasonable, well-founded, and impassioned.

Zhou Yi listened with reverence.

Seriously.

Vulture Gold Mountain's account was quite convincing.

Just the per capita income reaching 50,000 Mushrooms is much stronger than Sand Harbor.

Taking slavery to the extreme... It sounds outrageous at first, but in this fragmented wasteland world, Motor City is indeed steadily engaged in industry using slavery.

It has really carved out a special track for itself.

Red Falcon retorted from the side: "You are overly beautifying slavery!"

"Motor City's rapid development is based on the high exploitation of slaves. The working hours in this city are among the highest in all cities, and due to the narrow living environment, infectious diseases often break out, and the average life expectancy of residents is not even as good as remote cities like Sand Harbor."

"You're right."

Vulture Gold Mountain admitted, "I have never described Motor City as a savior city. There is no such place in this world."

"The low labor profit per hour is still a huge challenge facing Motor City. It is still a relatively poor city, just relying on a large amount of dense labor to obtain a sufficiently large output value."

"But even so, the fertility rate in our Motor City reaches 5.2, which is still due to the influence of mechanical lifeforms and semi-civilized beings that do not have reproductive capabilities. This number exceeds the vast majority of cities because our local slave residents are actively having the next generation, believing that there is hope for the future."

"Even many descendants of slaves choose to leave the city and seek a living outside. We support them all. We also hope that they can go out and change the outside world's misconceptions about our city."

"Many second and third generations voluntarily return to Motor City to become slaves because of the difficult survival outside. These are things that can be easily found."

The red-eyed vulture looked at the drone: "Our Motor City has always been clearly priced. If a person is willing to sell their freedom to Motor City, Motor City will give a corresponding quote based on the slave's own physical health and professional skills. Our slaves are all obtained through transactions."

"In addition to buying from slave traders and human traffickers, our population continues to reach new highs because a large number of foreign refugees come to us. They use various methods to come to Motor City by boat, sell themselves, and seek survival in Motor City."

"Why do they come from thousands of miles away, instead of going to those developed and advanced cities?"

"Because those cities do not accept them at all, and even prohibit them from landing and disembarking. What about the mechanical cities that condemn and scrutinize us the most? They even build high walls, set up cannons, and use drones to guard against refugees approaching."

"Motor City, which is dirty, backward, and barbaric in everyone's eyes, is a haven for these people. Why is that? I also hope that someone can give an answer."

Red Falcon was silent.

Zhou Yi was a little curious: "Are you also a slave?"

"Yes, I am an ambassador appointed by the city, but I am also a slave."

Vulture Gold Mountain said: "I was captured by a hunting group and sold to Motor City."

"Then who is the slave owner of Motor City?"

The big bird did not hide anything about this: "There is only one slave owner, and that is the city lord of Motor City, Lord Ba Gong. However, Lord Ba Gong usually does not directly intervene, but uses the slave system itself to operate and constrain every slave."

Zhou Yi said, "Ah."

He remembered that Ba Gong was the previous employer of the St. Petersburg.

He didn't expect him to be the ruler of Motor City.

"Isn't Ba Gong a sea lord?"

"Yes."

Vulture Gold Mountain said: "Among the territories controlled by Lord Ba Gong, the Motor City area is only a part of it, but it operates completely independently and is specifically used to take the path of slavery."

"The core area under the Lord's command is the [Hundred School Plateau], which adopts a completely different system, which is the opposite of our Motor City area."

"There, mechanical lifeforms that specialize in calculations are used as the central hub for government affairs. There are fewer restrictions on residents, a high degree of freedom, high welfare, and high taxes. It is a major producer of various magicians and scholars, but resident status is difficult to obtain."

Zhou Yi thought to himself.

Ba Gong's management methods in these two regions are vastly different.

He raised a question: "High welfare, high taxes, few restrictions... then how does the Hundred School Plateau make a profit?"

"Education and schools."

Vulture Gold Mountain said: "The name Hundred School Plateau comes from the fact that there are a large number of schools there, and those schools can train all kinds of talents."

"From tailors, carpenters, blacksmiths, smelters, and cooks, to magicians, doctors, engineers, and mathematicians... there are schools and teachers there who can provide specialized training."

"Of course, the Hundred School Plateau cannot be compared with those top research institutions. Such as Snow County's [Cloud of Wisdom], Mirror City's [Water Moon Mirror Flower], and Holy Mountain's [Holy Alliance]..."

"But the Hundred School Plateau is definitely the place with the lowest threshold and the most fairness in the region with educational knowledge resources."

It said: "The threshold for the five major centers is very high, but as long as you pass the entrance exam to the Hundred School Plateau, you can go to the corresponding school for further study. The schools have strengths and weaknesses, and all kinds of basic knowledge seekers can have corresponding choices."

"The income from tuition fees alone is already considerable. Moreover, the core of this part of revenue is the realization of knowledge, which does not require high environmental requirements."

"In addition, selling knowledge books compiled by various schools can also bring considerable income."

Zhou Yi now understood.

Ba Gong strengthens slavery with his left hand, creating a highly centralized urban super factory.

With his right hand, he promotes the opening of customs, vigorously supports and expands education, incubates talents in all walks of life, and exports knowledge and influence.

The advantage of this is that no matter how the external environment changes, he has two preparations.

When the external environment is conservative, he is a slave owner, sitting firmly on the fishing platform.

When all parties seek change and find a way out, he can export various talents and master the right to speak of knowledge.

He wins in every situation.

This Ba Gong is not simple.

"It seems to be a bit far away, Mr. Zhou, let's focus on the matter of Motor City."

Vulture Gold Mountain shook its wings, and a pair of red eyes blinked: "We hope to undertake the basic manufacturing of your company's latest product, the Emerald City Glider."

Zhou Yi smiled: "You are well-informed."

"Since your company created the Emerald City three-piece set, Emerald Soup, Fire Cup, and Mushroom House, many cities have been paying attention to your company's latest developments."

The big bird said: "While the glider has not yet been officially rolled out for sale, we sincerely hope to undertake part of the manufacturing and assembly."

"According to our understanding, the glider requires keels, scaffolding, wing cloth, as well as safety ropes and seat belts. Motor City can produce these in batches, and the production speed will never be lower than any mechanical city."

Zhou Yi initially wanted to refuse.

But now he changed his mind.

If he could use Motor City's own super factory characteristics to send a large number of accessories to Sand Harbor, and the company would carry out the final core assembly and test flights, then he could greatly save time and be able to ship goods to the outside world as soon as possible.

Relying solely on the manpower of the Sand Sea Duke, the output is too limited. Even the internal supply of the Development Alliance is insufficient. Overlord Ding in the Shuanghe area has already ordered 1,000 units. If this continues to be delayed, it may not be delivered by the end of next year.

Multiple external foundries can also diversify risks.

Zhou Yi thought back and forth and made up his mind.

"Since you know our glider, how much can you do for the cost? Our current glider basic structure costs 20,000 Mushrooms. The scaffolding has been replaced with wood and bamboo, which is lighter and cheaper."

Vulture Gold Mountain immediately became happy: "Mr. Zhou, please rest assured about this! We can definitely do your existing costs, including the expenses for transportation."

"However, we only have one request, and that is to give us a little more volume, because only a large volume can reduce costs and bring enough benefits to Motor City."

Zhou Yi immediately called Yuan Tong and started discussing manufacturing details with Vulture Gold Mountain.

After understanding each other.

Vulture Gold Mountain said: "If it is the assembly of vehicle frames and external parts of this size, we can guarantee a production of 20 units per day, and deliver goods every half month."

Yuan Tong nodded to Zhou Yi.

It seems that there is no problem in the negotiation.

So Zhou Yi immediately said: "Our current first order, the complete manufacturing of parts for 1,000 single-person gliders, will be handed over to you. First, manufacture this batch of goods and send it over."

"Okay! 1,000 units, we will definitely deliver them all to your designated location within two months."

"Mr. Yuan Tong, please give me a paper drawing that records the parameters of various parts. If possible, I hope your company can also have technicians to guide us to ensure that it meets your company's requirements."

Yuan Tong said: "No problem, I can arrange for two people to go there. They are all veterans who have participated in the internal testing for a long time."

In this way, the company's cooperation with Motor City was initially reached.