462: Chapter 462 Happiness Comes Too Quickly

“It’s hard to say, I heard a few days ago that it might stop soon,” Lu Guyun said, deliberately keeping him in suspense.

Rarity makes things precious; this was meant to force him to make a decision.

“Ah? Didn’t you just say there were two sub-bases under construction?” Sun Zhuo panicked a little when he heard that.

“That’s right, it’s just that there’s no definite conclusion yet on whether those two bases will need to absorb population,” Lu Guyun replied.

…Sun Zhuo was directly choked.

“But don’t worry, even if there’s no need to transport people in the future, if Hulun City ever encounters any difficulties, just tell me, and I’ll definitely help if I can!” Lu Guyun declared solemnly.

“Brother Lu, that’s not what I meant. I wanted to say, wanted to say…” Sun Zhuo stammered.

“What does Brother Sun want to say? Oh, look at my memory, you want to ask if I can make some connections and have the Huatong Chamber of Commerce build a branch here, right?” Lu Guyun slapped his forehead, deliberately changing the subject.

…Sun Zhuo.

“My fault, my fault, I forgot to reply to you. I asked about this for you, and I’m sorry, it’s difficult.” Lu Guyun shook his head.

“Your Hulun City is really too remote. Think about it, the Huatong Chamber of Commerce is a business, they need to make a profit. If they come here to develop, there must be a profit to be made. You don’t have the conditions to raise rats here, it’s too difficult to develop.” Lu Guyun shook his head.

Why doesn’t Hulun City have the conditions to raise rats?

It’s entirely because the place is too remote.

Raising rats requires feed, but with just his small city, he certainly couldn’t afford a single fishing aircraft. Without an aircraft, there’s no feed, so they can’t be raised. If they bought feed from other places? The distance is too far, the cost is too high, and it’s not cost-effective; it’s a dead loop.

“Brother Sun, if it really doesn’t work, I’ll give you Ice City. There are quite a few Settlements over there, you can cooperate together,” Lu Guyun continued to play dumb.

This was to whet his appetite sufficiently.

“Oh, Brother Lu, what I meant was, can we arrange for the people of our Hulun City to be brought over too!” Sun Zhuo said, laying it all out.

Lu Guyun was delighted, “Alright, it’s done!”

“Brother Sun, are you planning to go too? That’s easy! We’re brothers, this is just a word from me!” Lu Guyun said, patting his chest.

Now was the time to quit while he was ahead and give Sun Zhuo enough face.

“Alright, how many people do you still have here? I’ll make arrangements in advance and prepare food, clothing, and daily necessities for everyone. I guarantee everyone will be comfortable along the way!” Lu Guyun said.

There was no shortage of food, clothing, and other supplies in the warehouses along the way.

But saying this would make Sun Zhuo feel that his choice was truly the right one.

“Oh, oh, oh, there’s no need for that. It’s at most a three-day journey; we can just bear it and it’ll be over,” Sun Zhuo said, embarrassed, quickly stopping him.

“How can that be? Beer, drinks, mineral water, peanuts, melon seeds, eight-treasure porridge—these things must be prepared in abundance for everyone. Oh, and prepare some braised meat, bread, biscuits, instant noodles, and such. Don’t worry, Brother Sun, no matter how many people you have here, there will definitely be enough to eat and drink!” Lu Guyun performed vividly.

“Brother Lu, no need to be so extravagant!” Sun Zhuo said, caught between laughter and tears.

Hulun City still had 800,000 people; at this rate, three days would bankrupt him.

“Not extravagant, not at all extravagant! These are just snacks, for everyone to munch on and fill their stomachs along the way. We’ll have the big meal when we arrive!”

“Brother Lu, this…” Sun Zhuo was very embarrassed.

Happiness came too quickly; he hadn’t prepared himself mentally.

“Alright, alright, I won’t talk to you anymore. I’ll go back and make arrangements quickly, and I’ll come to pick you up personally in a few days!” With that, Lu Guyun happily left.

Now that both sides had laid their cards on the table, Sun Zhuo also breathed a sigh of relief.

…

Ulan Neutral Zone, underground main base.

“Mr. Dongfang, after the people from Hulun City are moved over, our population here will be close to three million. Should we stop the work of absorbing people?” Lu Guyun asked.

“Hmm, good. It’s time to stop for a bit,” Oriental Chen nodded.

Currently, more than two million people living together in Batuo City made it very lively.

It was currently late September, and the temperature was already a little low.

The batch of people who had just moved in hadn’t been fully assigned rooms yet and were temporarily living in tents on the ground.

Although there was no temporary place to stay, no one caused any trouble.

Because the food was simply too good.

Every so often, there were people setting up large pots, boiling soup and stir-frying dishes, making free food for everyone.

What were they stir-frying in the pot?

Large slices of meat stir-fried with cabbage!

Hey, paired with snow-white rice, it was just one word: fragrant!

How many meals like this had ordinary people eaten in over a year now?

Let alone eating, they had almost forgotten the taste.

The chef, bare-chested, vigorously wielded a large iron shovel to stir-fry the dishes, with people standing three layers deep around him, quietly watching his performance.

There were many such stalls, so each stall didn't have to handle too much crowd. To avoid stampedes and snatch, there were also several people specifically responsible for distributing meal tickets and maintaining order.