145: Chapter 145: Self-government of resettlement centers

The next large connector linked to the Central Hall is the Material Transfer Hall.

The Material Transfer Hall has four expansion berths, but can only dock with cargo bays, used for mounting miniature unmanned transport spacecraft. Its function is equivalent to a port terminal.

So far, there isn't much space debris available for collection around the Space Station. Worker Bee Robots are unable to collect materials from too far away. This requires miniature unmanned transport spacecraft to carry Worker Bee Robots to more distant locations.

And multiple production bays processing materials simultaneously can speed up the construction of the Material Transfer Hall.

At the same time, an increase in the number of production bays can also raise the upper limit for the number of Worker Bee Robots.

Currently, with the existing compartments upgraded to Level 3, the number of Worker Bee Robots is 1200. If four more production bays are built, the number of Worker Bee Robots can be expanded to 1600.

Let the Space Station be built slowly for now.

Limited by the development speed on the ground, the Space Station's development is no longer urgent.

His most important task now is to build the headquarters of the Chamber of Commerce and the Guild, and to begin promoting and establishing branches of the Chamber of Commerce and the Guild nationwide.

"Commander, we have a message from Lark at Huai Ling Settlement," Xiao Lin reported.

"What does it say?" Oriental Chen asked.

"The message says that the Red Coat Sect is planning a major operation recently. It might be related to the recent zombie siege incidents," Xiao Lin said.

"Have the miniature bee-ants deployed in the Settlements reported any anomalies?" Oriental Chen asked with a frown.

"Not yet," Xiao Lin replied.

"Can we find out which Settlements have been besieged by zombies in the past few days?" Oriental Chen continued to ask.

"Unable to query at the moment."

"It seems the Chamber of Commerce's plan must be accelerated! The feeling of information blockage is truly unpleasant!" Oriental Chen exclaimed.

...

June 1, 2055.

On this day, a major event that shocked the entire Huaguo occurred!

83 Settlements in the Southeast Military Region and Central Military Region simultaneously declared autonomy!

As soon as this news broke, it caught everyone completely off guard!

Yusu Province, Kunfeng City, Southeast Military Region Command.

"What? Say that again!"

"Outrageous! Absolutely outrageous!"

"Go, have the guard company blast those people at the door away!"

"Simply rampant! Lawless!"

Zongzheng Yue was furious upon learning of the Settlements' autonomy!

Immediately after, the Commander-in-Chiefs office's phone rang.

"Zong Si Yan, what in the world are you playing at? You've thrown the entire Southeast Military Region and Central Military Region into chaos!" Suo Tonghua of the Northeast Military Region raged over the phone.

"What does the business of my Southeast Military Region have to do with you? Why are you sticking your nose where it doesn't belong?" Zongzheng Yue also had a temper and immediately retorted.

"If you want to die, find a secluded place to die quietly. Why drag others down? I'm telling you, because of the trouble you've caused, the Settlements on my side have exploded! I don't care what your situation is, just sort this mess out immediately! If our Northeast Military Region is implicated by you, you'll be eating lead!" With that, Suo Tonghua hung up directly.

Less than a minute later, Shen Tu Zheng Hao of the Northwest Military Region called again.

This Northwest Butcher was a man of few words but ruthless actions, always preferring to act rather than talk.

Zongzheng Yue answered the phone, just about to speak, when the other end spoke first:

"Councilor Zong, the trouble you've stirred up has a huge impact! Please quell it as soon as possible!"

Then the call was disconnected.

Zongzheng Yue felt especially wronged, even more wronged than Dou E!

This was truly a case of trouble coming from nowhere while he was just sitting at home.

"What is all this! It's wrong to provide support, and it's also wrong not to provide support!"

"The heads of these Settlements are simply scoundrels! They're loyal when it benefits them, and curse when it doesn't!"

"If we don't provide support, they demand autonomy. It's simply outrageous! Lawless!"

The more Zongzheng Yue thought about it, the angrier he got.

"Such blatant defiance of the military and the parliament should be resolutely suppressed!" This was Zongzheng Yue's first reaction.

But upon closer examination, there was a problem with this matter.

This period was a time of widespread panic. If so many heads of Settlements were publicly arrested, it might arouse public anger and lead to a further escalation of the situation.

But if they were appeased, it would simply embolden these people.

Furthermore, if their conditions were accepted and the troops were broken down into smaller units and stationed in various Settlements, that would be an even surer path to destruction.

"Ding-a-ling~"

While he was troubled, Yan Zhengping called.

"Lao Zong, I've heard about the situation. I believe someone is manipulating this behind the scenes, otherwise, so many Settlements couldn't act with such coordination. Combined with the frequent zombie siege incidents that have occurred in recent days, I think the Red Coat Sect is most likely behind it," Yan Zhengping said.

"Red Coat Sect!" Zongzheng Yue gnashed his teeth upon hearing that name.

"Don't be anxious yet. My suggestion is to hold back for now. For the issue of Settlement autonomy, it's best to adopt a cold-shoulder approach by not making any statements. If you crack down, not only will you put the army against the common people, but you might also fall into the Red Coat Sect's trap, which carries great risks," Yan Zhengping advised.