#110 - Chapter 110 Preparing to Return to Binjiang

"What!" Mayor Gong was shocked and stood up abruptly.

"Boss Niu, you were doing so well in Meilin, why do you want to leave?" Mayor Gong asked anxiously.

"Mayor Gong, don't worry, sit down and listen to me slowly," Niu Xingwang comforted him.

"How can I not be anxious? Speak, I'm listening!" Mayor Gong didn't appreciate it and continued to stand.

"What does Mayor Gong think of the '2055 White Paper on Human Survival' issued by the council?" Niu Xingwang asked.

Hearing Niu Xingwang's question, Mayor Gong regained his composure a little, sat back on the sofa, sighed, and said:

"Alas! In my opinion, this is probably telling everyone to fend for themselves."

"Oh? Why do you say that?" Niu Xingwang asked.

"Isn't it obvious! Why give you a technical plan? Isn't that suggesting you build your own base! The implication is that whether you can build it depends entirely on yourself," Mayor Gong replied.

"Anything else?" Niu Xingwang continued to ask.

"What else could there be?" Mayor Gong glared and asked impatiently.

"Hahaha, Mayor Gong, don't be anxious! Let me ask you, why is the technical plan for building an underground base, and not one above ground?" Niu Xingwang pointed upwards with his finger, asking meaningfully.

Every time he thought of this, Niu Xingwang was filled with admiration! Long before the virus outbreak, Dongfang Chen had already chosen a location to build an underground base, and its current scale is already very large. Who could have imagined it? Who could have done it? If you wanted to spend some money to build an underground base now? No matter who you are, no matter how rich you are, or how high your position, don't even think about it!

Moreover, this technical plan? Compared with Dongfang Chen's plan, there is no comparison at all.

"This… I haven't thought about it. Is there a difference?" Mayor Gong looked blank.

"Of course there's a difference! And a big difference! Look at the air circulation system, life support system, crop planting technology… what are these?" Niu Xingwang asked.

He knew in advance that the ecological crisis was about to erupt, and by then the temperature, air, and even the sunlight would change, and humans would no longer be suitable for living on the surface. Otherwise, with his background in real estate, he probably wouldn't be able to figure it out so quickly, let alone show off here.

"What are they?" Mayor Gong looked at him, not understanding what he was trying to express.

"Combined, they are a closed, artificial environment!" Niu Xingwang hinted.

"Boss Niu, what are you trying to say?" Mayor Gong was anxious.

"This white paper is hinting to everyone: the environment is about to change, and the outside world will no longer be suitable for human survival!" Niu Xingwang said the key point.

"What? That's impossible!" Mayor Gong's face was filled with disbelief upon hearing this.

"Then why doesn't the white paper tell you how to build an above-ground shelter, how to produce guns and ammunition? Wouldn't that be cheaper? You wouldn't even need to print this white paper!" Niu Xingwang retorted.

"That's true!" Mayor Gong pondered for a moment.

But after all, this kind of thing is too far away, and Mayor Gong has no concept of whether to believe it or not.

Seeing that Mayor Gong couldn't muster enough interest, Niu Xingwang knew that he hadn't elevated this matter to the level of needing extreme importance.

Foresight brings success, lack of foresight brings failure!

"Mayor Gong, to be honest, I plan to build an underground base," Niu Xingwang dropped another bombshell.

"Oh… what?" This was the third time Mayor Gong was surprised.

"You heard right, and I plan to start as soon as possible," Niu Xingwang said.

"This… where do you plan to build it?" Mayor Gong didn't know what to say, he felt that his thinking couldn't keep up with Niu Xingwang's pace.

"I plan to return to Binjiang," Niu Xingwang replied.

"Return to Binjiang? But there are zombies there!" Mayor Gong said.

"We have equipment now, I'm not worried," Niu Xingwang smiled.

"Building an underground base is extremely costly, and personnel, materials, supplies, and machinery are not easy to gather!" Mayor Gong reminded him.

"That's right, but I can solve it," Niu Xingwang said calmly.

"He can actually solve it? This Boss Niu is indeed in real estate, even a starved camel is still a camel! If he can solve it, wouldn't it be better to build an underground base in Meilin?" Mayor Gong was alarmed, frowning as he calculated.

"Can you not leave?" Mayor Gong asked.

"I can! Unless Mayor Gong is willing to give me his position as mayor," Niu Xingwang said with a smile, half-jokingly.

Now, although the various settlements are nominally still receiving instructions from the council, they are actually acting independently.

"Ah, haha, Boss Niu is so funny," Mayor Gong replied awkwardly.

"I'm not kidding! Mayor Gong, think about it, if you were in my shoes, would you help others build a base for free? Maybe after it's built, you won't even have a place to live yourself!" Niu Xingwang's words had a double meaning.

One, he was alluding to his tragic situation last year. He built a settlement for Binjiang City, worked hard for several months, and even invested all of his savings. In the end, the settlement was built, but he was reduced to being homeless and starving!