418: Chapter 418: The first phase of the underground base is completed

March 25, 2056.

After two and a half months of silent construction, the underground survival bases of the Meilin Settlement in Mozhou City, the Baisha Shelter in Jingmen City, the Changfeng Shelter in Luzhou City, and the Qipanshan Settlement in Fengtian City finally completed their first phase projects.

The first phase of the project mainly included:

Underground Fourth Floor: Independent power generation room (this power distribution room is unrelated to the Mercenary Guild's power generation room).

Underground Third Floor: Control room (control of power system, ventilation system, heating system, water supply and drainage system, monitoring and security system, weak current control system, communication system, ecological balance control system, etc., with various functions. Each function has a dedicated control room).

The division of labor and design of functions are completely different from Oriental Chen's main base.

Oriental Chen's main base is fully intelligent control and does not require human intervention. Therefore, the integration is very high, and there are not so many control rooms.

But ordinary survival bases cannot do that. For each function, they must be able to manage it themselves, which requires designing a large number of dedicated control consoles.

Underground Second Floor: Administrative office area, training area, material storage area, production area.

Only people with specific permissions can move in the corresponding areas on this floor to ensure the safe operation of the base.

The production area can be expanded horizontally. The scale here is related to the maximum number of people the base can accommodate.

Underground First Floor: Living area, entertainment area, and supporting services such as education, medical care, and supermarkets.

Currently, after the completion of the first phase of the project, the maximum population capacity is 100,000 people.

Subsequently, for every additional 100,000 people, corresponding ancillary functions need to be added.

As soon as the project was delivered, it attracted a large number of onlookers.

Among them, the Changfeng Shelter in Luzhou City also received a group of special visitors.

Staff from the Huatong Chamber of Commerce's Changfeng branch acted as guides, leading these special visitors on a comprehensive tour of the underground base.

Subsequently, the Council held a major discussion on the Huatong Chamber of Commerce's project.

March 28, 2056.

Kyoto, Council Building.

Councilors engaged in a fierce debate over whether to introduce Huatong Construction's technology to the Mosang Ark Base.

A small group of councilors, represented by Liu Feiying and He Jinghui, opposed the proposal.

“Speaker, fellow councilors, I can understand that you are all moved after seeing the underground base of the Changfeng Shelter. But I ask you to calmly consider, what is the purpose of us building the Mosang Ark Base?”

“Comfort is not what we should prioritize most; it should be safety.”

“I ask, how can there be safety if we are subject to others?”

“To put it bluntly, once the outside world becomes uninhabitable, if we don't have a completely independent base, we will inevitably be constrained by the Huatong Chamber of Commerce, and by then, the nation will no longer be a nation! Have you considered this problem?”

Liu Feiying spoke passionately.

“Councilor Liu, I think you are being alarmist. Take the matter of Lasa region resisting scorpions, for example. You can choose not to rely on the Huatong Chamber of Commerce's technology. No, to be precise, the Ulan Neutral Zone's technology. But the prerequisite is that you must be able to defend against them, right? Now, relying on ourselves, we can't defend even if we want to, so what can we do?” Shang Yangping of the Civil Affairs Department said.

“You are distorting the concept. Are these two things the same? Introducing their technology in the Lasa region has no additional risks, but the Mosang Ark Base does! Can they be the same?” Liu Feiying asked.

“Why aren't they the same? How can you assert that introducing their technology into the base will pose a risk? Besides, you don't have to introduce it, but your Military Political Department should produce some results! How long has it been? Has the earthwork for the base been completed? How much has been excavated? Now look at the Huatong Chamber of Commerce's side; they haven't hired a single worker, haven't made any fuss, and in just over two months, they've built 4 bases simultaneously! And the soft furnishings, hard furnishings, and supporting facilities are all completed. Doesn't this illustrate the problem?”

“The current issue is not whether to introduce their technology, but whether your Military Political Department can complete it on its own. Three months of this year have already passed. I just ask you, can the base be completed before the end of the year?” Shang Yangping questioned.

“This…” Liu Feiying was speechless.

“I ask you again, what if it can't be completed? You keep talking about safety first. I ask, if the base can't be completed, is there still safety? Is there still safety if everyone dies?” Shang Yangping continued to ask.

Liu Feiying completely fell silent.

“I believe that introducing the Ulan Neutral Zone's technology and ensuring the safety of the base are not in conflict; the two can be combined,” Wu Shengrong of the Land Administration Department said.

“Oh? Tell me more?” Baili Ji said.

“We can split the project! For example, earthwork and infrastructure projects can be entrusted to the Huatong Chamber of Commerce. Their speed is fast, quality is good, and loss is low; this is an advantage. If we are concerned about safety, we can handle the power and control systems ourselves,” Wu Shengrong said.