105: Chapter 105 Police Headquarters VS Egyptian Military Camp! An Arms Race in the Capital?

Bir Tawil.

This once-forgotten, desolate land has now transformed into a sprawling steel construction site stretching for miles, where the roar of machinery never stops for twenty-four hours a day.

Once China Construction, the behemoth dubbed the "Infrastructure Maniac," went into full gear, its efficiency could no longer be measured by common logic.

After the injection of a two-hundred-million-dollar advance payment, they weren't just building; they were fighting a war against time.

In just one short month.

Heavy transport planes shuttled back and forth day and night, delivering engineering machinery, construction materials, and container-style mobile homes to the heart of the desert.

The ground was forcibly compacted and leveled, and a simple airstrip had already been completed.

Hundreds of engineers and workers were divided into three shifts, working in rotation. The beams from searchlights tore through the night, making it as bright as day.

The foundation of the "Oasis One" settlement was laid out clearly across the desert like the skeleton of a city.

The main structure of the General Post Office building, named the "Desert Spaceship," had already been topped out. Workers were hanging from the exterior walls performing final decorative work; in twenty days at most, this landmark building would be ready for use.

On the other side of this construction site, another construction team moved in quietly and with unexpected speed.

This was a new team Lin Zhou had urgently deployed from China.

They had only one mission: to build the Egyptian military camp and the National Police Station at the fastest possible speed.

Egypt clearly wanted to wedge its military power into this land as soon as possible, giving this construction team the green light and ensuring they had a smooth path.

For a time, a scene of two construction teams competing on the same field appeared on this small piece of unclaimed land.

The original team continued to push forward with the construction of the photovoltaic power station, residential quarters, and office buildings.

The newly arrived team set up their formation on both sides of the city's main road. Two buildings with identical exteriors grew from the ground at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Thousands of miles away, Lin Zhou was calmly watching all of this through a remote monitoring system.

On the screen, the two construction sites spread out, with countless workers and machines moving back and forth between them, as dense as a colony of ants.

"Look, on the left is our police station, and on the right is the military camp reserved for the Egyptians."

During the video conference, Lin Zhou used his mouse to draw a circle on the planning maps of the two construction sites.

On the other end of the video were the project commander-in-chief of China Construction and the core members of Lin Zhou's own infrastructure team.

The conference room was silent, and everyone's eyes were gathered on him.

"On the blueprints, these two buildings must be identical, but in the actual construction, I need you to have different focuses."

The project commander-in-chief asked cautiously, "Mr. Lin, do you mean... making a clear distinction in the color of the police station?"

"Hmm, that is one direction," Lin Zhou nodded. "Since you mentioned it, remember that for the exterior decoration of the police station, use the color elements of our CFR national flag. It needs to be eye-catching."

He paused for a moment, and when he spoke again, his voice became low and powerful.

"But those are all surface-level efforts! What I'm talking about is the interior!"

"For the police station, use the highest grade of cement and the thickest rebar! The interior must be equipped with a top-tier NBC (Nuclear, Biological, Chemical) protection system! I want it to be able to turn into our country's strongest defensive fortress when necessary! It must be able to withstand artillery fire! It must withstand bunker-buster bombs! It must be the final life ark for all our citizens!"

There was a brief silence in the video conference room, followed by several suppressed gasps.

How was this building a police station? This was clearly building a military fortress.

Fine beads of sweat broke out on the project commander-in-chief's forehead, and his voice was a bit strained when he spoke: "Mr. Lin... if we do that, the budget will..."

"Add another fifty million dollars to the budget!"

Lin Zhou didn't even look at the treasury figures; with one billion, two hundred and thirty million dollars in the account, this small expenditure was just a drop in the bucket.

He stared at the project commander-in-chief on the screen, saying every word very slowly and heavily.

"If the money isn't enough, you can apply for more at any time! I only have one requirement: speed must be fast, and quality must be tough! Our police headquarters must be moved into and put into use before that Egyptian military camp across the way is finished!"

"Understood!"

The project commander-in-chief straightened his back, the hesitation on his face vanishing, replaced only by the resolve to obey orders.

Just as Lin Zhou set about preparing for the arms race, good news also came from He Jun, who was in charge of recruiting personnel.

"A million-dollar annual salary."

To those special forces soldiers and security elites who were struggling after retirement, this offer was nothing short of a godsend.

In just half a month, He Jun's encrypted mailbox was filled with over a thousand resumes from all over the world.

Strangely enough, the vast majority of those who came to apply were retired military personnel from Europe and America.

When He Jun tentatively asked in the emails if they were willing to swear an oath of naturalization to the CFR, over seventy percent of them chose "Agree" without hesitation.

Their straightforward attitude didn't seem like they had any lingering attachment to their home countries.

After the strictest screening, He Jun finally selected three hundred elites.

Former US Navy SEAL scouts, former Russian Alpha Group assault members, former British SAS demolition experts...

Every single one of them had once been the most lethal presence in their respective fields.

He Jun's plan was to bring these three hundred people to Beijing in batches for final interviews and intensive training, from which the best one hundred and fifty would be selected as the first core backbone of the CFR National Police Force.

After reading the report, Lin Zhou wrote a line heavily in his memo:

"Discuss weapon purchases with relevant departments."

Having people without guns is just called being a security guard.

What he wanted was an armed force capable of defending national sovereignty.

Meanwhile, the first batch of one hundred "pioneers" who had arrived in Bir Tawil had completely adapted to their new life in the desert.

They named their living base "Pioneer Camp."

In the camp, the solar power station provided stable electricity, and huge atmospheric water generation equipment emitted a low hum, converting dry air into sweet drinking water. The fresh fruits and vegetables flown in from China made their meals no less than those of a star-rated hotel.

After work, the common room was always bustling with noise.

A group of elites from all over the world drank chilled beer and made video calls to their families far away through the high-speed satellite network.

Hans, a German engineer and social media enthusiast, recorded his life in Bir Tawil every day.

"Day 35 in Bir Tawil. Today, I watched with my own eyes as the first streetlight on the city's main road was lit. The moment that beam of light dispelled the desert darkness, my God, I felt like I was creating history with my own hands! This is no longer a cold, uninhabited area on the map; it's becoming a real, warm home!"

His post spread rapidly on the internet, sparking heated discussions.

Below were comments from all over the world.

"Whoa! So cool! Isn't this a real-life version of SimCity?"

"Friend! Are you still hiring? Thirty years of professional bricklaying experience! I want to go build a country too!"

"Go for it! Let the whole world see how powerful the mysterious force from the East is!"

The prototype of a country was becoming clear bit by bit amidst the roar of machines and the sweat of the people.

Lin Zhou knew very well that having fortresses and police was far from enough.

For a country to gain a firm foothold, it must have its own industries and a core ability to continuously generate its own lifeblood.

Otherwise, even mountains of gold and silver would be exhausted one day.

Now, the opportunity he had been waiting for finally appeared.

He received a personal call from the President of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

On the other end of the phone, the old President's voice carried an uncontrollable excitement, his voice even slightly trembling.

"Lin Zhou! The first batch of 'Miracle Seeds' for testing has all been packed! They can be shipped at any time!"

"Departing along with the seeds is an expert team composed of thirty of our academy's top agricultural scientists and technicians!"

Lin Zhou held the phone and looked out the window at the vast yellow desert being transmitted back via satellite signal.