#418 - Chapter 418: The first phase of the underground base is completed
March 25, 2056.
The underground survival bases in the Meilin Resettlement in Mozhou City, Baisha Resettlement in Jingmen City, Changfeng Resettlement in Luzhou City, and Qipan Mountain Resettlement in Fengtian City have finally completed the first phase of their projects after two and a half months of silent construction.
The first phase of the project mainly includes:
Underground Floor 4: Independent power generation room (this power distribution room is not related to the Mercenary Guild's power generation room).
Underground Floor 3: Control room (controls for power systems, ventilation systems, heating systems, water supply and drainage systems, monitoring and security systems, weak current control systems, communication systems, ecological balance control systems, etc., with a wide variety of functions. Each function has a dedicated control room.).
The division of labor and design of functions are completely different from Dongfang Chen's main base.
Dongfang Chen's main base is fully intelligent control and does not require manual participation. Therefore, the integration is very high, and there are not so many control rooms.
However, ordinary survival bases are different. They must be able to manage each function themselves, which requires the design of a large number of consoles.
Underground Floor 2: 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 upper limit of the number of people the base can accommodate.
Underground Floor 1: Living area, entertainment area, and supporting education, medical care, supermarkets, etc.
Currently, after the completion of the first phase of the project, the upper limit of the population that can be accommodated is 100,000 people.
After that, for every additional 100,000 people, corresponding additional functions need to be added.
Once the project was handed over, it attracted a lot of onlookers.
Among them, a group of special visitors came to the Changfeng Resettlement in Luzhou City.
Staff from the Huatong Chamber of Commerce's Changfeng Branch, as narrators, led 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, Parliament Building.
The councilors engaged in a fierce debate on whether or not to introduce the technology of Huatong Construction into 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 everyone is already tempted after seeing the underground base of the Changfeng Resettlement. But I ask you to think calmly about what the purpose of building the Mosang Ark Base is?"
"Comfort is not what we should consider most; it should be security."
"May I ask, how can we talk about security if we are controlled by others?"
"To put it bluntly, once the outside world is no longer habitable, if we do not have a completely independent base, we will inevitably be restricted by the Huatong Chamber of Commerce, and the country will be ruined! Have you thought about this issue?"
Liu Feiying spoke with fervor.
"Councilor Liu, I think you are being alarmist. Take the example of the Tibet region resisting scorpions. You can choose not to rely on the technology of the Huatong Chamber of Commerce. No, to be precise, the technology of the Ulan Neutral Zone. But the prerequisite is that you must be able to defend against them, right? Now, relying on ourselves, we can't defend against them even if we want to, so what can we do?" Shang Yangping of the Ministry of Civil Affairs said.
"You are shifting the goalposts. Are these two things the same? The introduction of their technology in the Tibet region has no additional risks, but the Mosang Ark Base does! Are they the same?" Liu Feiying asked.
"How are they not the same? How can you be sure that there will be risks if the base introduces their technology? Besides, we can choose not to introduce it, but your Ministry of Military and Political Affairs should come up with some results! How long has it been? Has the earthwork of the base been completed? How much has been dug? Look at the Huatong Chamber of Commerce. They didn't recruit a single worker and didn't make any noise. In just over two months, they built four bases at the same time! And the soft furnishings, hard furnishings, and supporting facilities are all completed. Doesn't this explain the problem?"
"The problem now is not whether to introduce their technology, but whether your Ministry of Military and Political Affairs can do it on its own. Three months of this year have already passed. I'm asking you, can the base be completed before the end of the year?" Shang Yangping questioned.
"This…" Liu Feiying was speechless.
"I'll ask you again, what if it can't be completed? You keep talking about security first. May I ask, is there any security if the base cannot be completed? Is there any security if everyone is dead?" Shang Yangping continued to ask.
Liu Feiying completely stopped talking.
"I think that introducing the technology of the Ulan Neutral Zone and ensuring the security of the base are not in conflict. We can combine the two," said Wu Shengrong of the Ministry of Land and Resources.
"Oh? Tell me about it?" Baili Ji said.
"We can split the project! For example, earthwork and infrastructure construction can be entrusted to the Huatong Chamber of Commerce. Their speed is fast, the quality is good, and the loss is low. This is an advantage. If we are worried about security, we can handle the power and control systems ourselves," Wu Shengrong said.
