#243 - Chapter 243 Zong Zhengyue joins the rat-raising army
The area on the negative first floor wasn't large, and he quickly saw a huge hexagonal pattern printed on a heavy iron door.
Yan Zhengping walked to the iron door.
"Verifying identity, verification passed. Click~" There was an identity verification camera and a small screen on the door. As the prompt sounded, the door opened.
Yan Zhengping and Yan Fangfang walked in one after another.
This was a relatively long passage extending downwards at an angle. The ground of the passage was treated to be non-slip.
There were many lights installed inside, and the width and height were very large, so they didn't feel any oppression.
After walking about one or two hundred meters, there was another door. After identity verification again, the two successfully reached the interior of the defense works.
The inside was very empty. Except for lighting, ventilation, and signs, there was nothing else. The walls, floor, and ceiling had all been specially treated, and were very smooth and clean.
The entire site was a square of about 100 meters on each side, with no pillars in the middle.
They weren't curious about how this space was supported without load-bearing columns, because they were already used to it.
In Dongfang Chen's underground base, such structures were everywhere.
In Dongfang Chen's words, those pillars were a compromise, a perfect compromise to reality.
Although he was mentally prepared, he couldn't help but be curious. Such a huge project, he didn't see any earth being moved in the military camp, didn't see a grain of sand or a bag of cement being transported. He didn't even see a single worker or a piece of construction equipment. How was such a project completed?
It should be known that the Mosang Ark base mobilized nearly 400,000 people and countless construction equipment of various types, but they didn't achieve such construction quality and speed.
"How exactly did you do it?" Yan Zhengping picked up the phone and asked with emotion.
"Commander Yan, isn't it enough to achieve the goal? The process is not important," Dongfang Chen said.
"Alright!" Yan Zhengping stopped dwelling on it.
"That's it then. I will send you some locators later. Wherever you need to add entrances and exits, just put the locators there, and I will take care of the rest," Dongfang Chen said.
"Anywhere is fine?" Yan Zhengping confirmed.
"As long as it's within the military camp, anywhere is fine," Dongfang Chen gave a definite answer.
"That's good!" Yan Zhengping was very satisfied.
"Oh, right, have the other 5 military regions been completed?" Yan Zhengping asked.
"That's right, the first phase of the 6 underground defense works has been completed. You can start arranging it," Dongfang Chen said.
"Okay, I understand," Yan Zhengping hung up the phone.
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When he returned to the office, Zong Zhengyue was already waiting inside.
"Old Yan, how many crystal cores can you produce here each month?" Zong Zhengyue asked eagerly.
"Not many. Currently, the breeding scale of each military region is 100,000 rats, and on average, only about 20,000 crystal cores can be produced each month. We have calculated that basically harvesting at a ratio of 5 to 1 can largely maintain the balance of the rat population," Yan Zhengping said.
"You mean every military region is raising them? Has your Southwest Military Region become a breeding base?" Zong Zhengyue was almost shocked.
"It's not that bad. These cages just take up space. In fact, it doesn't take a few people to manage them. The soldiers still have to train as usual every day," Yan Zhengping explained.
"Then why don't you get more cages? What are you doing with those prefabricated houses? Anyway, you don't need to worry about their health. Just replace them with a new batch every few months. Wouldn't it be better to raise them in the open air? It saves space and resources," Zong Zhengyue said.
"You think I don't want to? There are two reasons:\
,""First, food is limited. These gluttons consume a lot of food every day. Without enough food, what are you going to raise them with?"
"Second, as I told you before, there are occasional zombie bat attacks here. If we don't take protective measures, I'm afraid they'll be wiped out overnight," Yan Zhengping explained.
When zombie bats were mentioned, Zong Zhengyue stopped talking.
He understood Yan Zhengping's helplessness. Without enough crystal cores, there wouldn't be enough equipment to deal with these bats.
Moreover, the biggest problem with raising rats is food. What's the point of raising them without food!
Zong Zhengyue was dejected and disappointed.
He had already taken over the scraps from the Huatong Chamber of Commerce. If he wanted to raise rats himself, he would have to find other ways to solve the food problem.
"It's difficult!" Zong Zhengyue shook his head, thinking.
"Why are you sighing?" Yan Zhengping asked.
"Old Yan, I'm not like you, I don't have such a rich and noble life," Zong Zhengyue said sourly.
"Don't be so discouraged. Xiao Chen said he's working on a solution to the food problem. Since he said it, is solving the problem far away?" Yan Zhengping said quietly.
"Really?" Zong Zhengyue looked at him and asked for confirmation.
"Believe it or not, anyway, I'm having the cages welded overtime, just waiting for his news," Yan Zhengping said.
"Good! Great! How about this, Old Yan, arrange for a few technicians to stay in my Southeast Military Region for a few days. I'll prepare the cages first," Zong Zhengyue said.
Just like that, Zong Zhengyue also joined the army of raising rats without hesitation.
