nycdaug Chapter 61 Dawn City
Chapter 61 Dawn City
Li Chenglong studied the new knowledge for a while before finding a clean place to eat with the special forces soldiers. Zhao Liying looked at the high wall in the distance and said, "Captain Li, such a tall wall makes me feel like I'm back in a castle in a fairy tale." Li Chenglong put his lunchbox on the table and said, "Right now, there's only the outer wall and the central control computer. The rest are just some of the original factories. Because the radius of Dawn City has increased from 5km to 7.5km, we need to replan a lot of things." Yang Liu nodded and said, "A radius of 7.5km means the total area is much larger than before. After all, the area of a circle is π multiplied by r squared."
The special forces team stayed a while longer, and Yun Lan and Yun Qian led a team of over a thousand people to gradually move in. Li Chenglong first had Yun Lan bind herself to the central computer, and then granted Yun Qian level two access, just below the highest level, allowing her free movement on every floor of the central building. Afterwards, Li Chenglong left Yun Lan to familiarize herself with the central building, while he and Yun Qian handled the moving. Meanwhile, Yang Liu and some special forces members also reached the city wall via the stairs inside the wall. The wall was a full 1.5 meters thick, and the watchtowers every 200 meters were a full 4x4. Yang Liu carefully surveyed the area: "This is very convenient for combat; our Dawn City's defenses will be greatly enhanced."
As planned, the relocation took a week. During this time, Li Chenglong and Yun Lan familiarized themselves with the central computer and granted different permissions to different people. The central building has 10 floors, with a trapezoidal shape, and the area of each floor is not fixed. The first floor is the reception hall, responsible for receiving ordinary residents. The second floor is the conference room, where meetings will be held. The third floor is the staff canteen. The fourth floor houses the data storage room and the personnel department. The fifth floor is the office floor, and the sixth floor is the recreation room, with a basketball court, table tennis, and billiards court. The seventh floor is the city lord's office. The eighth floor is the core area, where the central computing computer is located. The ninth and tenth floors are two training rooms.
According to the original division, the entire northern part of Dawn City was divided into six areas. Due to the significant expansion of the overall area, each area has now become larger. Both the living and working environments will be much better than before. Shen Menghua and her team have moved into Production Zone Two. She had previously contacted some survivors from her company and also recruited individuals with relevant knowledge within the military. Once power is restored, her gun and ammunition manufacturing plant can begin production immediately. Yun Qian has also found dozens of teachers and students from the Agricultural University to be responsible for seed selection. It's now May, and it's time to plant corn, mung beans, soybeans, sunflowers, and various vegetables. As for rice, the climate here isn't suitable, and wheat has missed its optimal planting time.
Fortunately, many buildings here were not severely damaged. Apart from some that had to be demolished, the rest were ready for occupancy or production. Li Chenglong, Yun Lan, and other leaders have been extremely busy these past few days, barely having time to eat. But their hard work has paid off; in just one week, Shuguang City is back on track.
On May 4th, Li Chenglong and Yun Lan once again visited the computer lab. Li Chenglong said, "Alice, please introduce the basic population data of Dawn City." A flash of red light appeared, and a blue-haired girl materialized out of thin air: "Reporting to the City Lord, Dawn City currently has a total population of [number] people, including 766 people with special abilities and 5 awakened individuals." Yun Lan said with satisfaction, "This way, Yun Qian and the others won't have to count them one by one, and their workload will be greatly reduced." Li Chenglong shook his head: "Not only that, I previously entered the points system and the data collected by Yun Qian and Sister Shen into the computer. Take a look. Alice, please report on the points." Alice then said, "Reporting to the City Lord, Dawn City currently has a total of [number] people with points." Then, several tables appeared on the large screen, dividing the more than 14,000 people into several tiers and listing them in the tables. Li Chenglong added, "In the future, our points statistics will be more detailed and accurate, so that the distribution of rewards will be fairer."
Yunlan nodded and then said, "Alice, I see there are many machines that can be manufactured in the computing computer system. Could you first introduce what we can currently manufacture?" Alice blinked, and the huge screen displayed pictures and descriptions of various machines: "Super Alloy Battle Blade Manufacturing Machine, responsible for producing super alloy swords for warriors. Each production requires one orange crystal, and manufacturing the machine requires 10 green crystals. Identity Card Manufacturing Machine, can manufacture resident identity cards. The identity card can automatically record the current person's name, occupation, points, residence, etc." Information. The ID card manufacturing machine requires 10 green crystals to manufacture, and one red crystal is needed to manufacture each ID card. Lost cards can be reissued, but a replacement requires two red crystals. The crystal generator is a machine that uses crystals to generate electricity. One green crystal can generate five million kilowatt-hours of electricity, and one yellow crystal can generate one million kilowatt-hours. Crystals lower than yellow cannot be used. Manufacturing this machine requires 20 green crystals. The fourth is the crystal computer, a branch computer of the central computing computer. It can network and process information through Dawn City's network, and each unit requires one yellow crystal.
Seeing the machines that could be made, Li Chenglong and Yun Lan were surprised at how useful each one was. Yun Qian's eyes sparkled: "We want them all!" Alice said calmly, "You currently have a total of 20 green crystals. Please select the item you wish to build." Green crystals are still very scarce in Dawn City, and many are being used by ability users for upgrades. Li Chenglong and Yun Lan had only managed to save up thirty. Yun Lan immediately said, "Wait a minute, I'll go borrow some." She then went out. Li Chenglong, staring at the large screen, said, "First, build the crystal generator." Alice replied, "Understood. Build the crystal generator immediately. Because the generator is quite large, approximately 30 cubic meters, please determine the placement location." Li Chenglong thought for a moment: "Place it at Shen Menghua's factory's power station." Alice then said, "The crystal generator is now complete. 20 green crystals will be deducted from your account. The crystal generator requires one red crystal for daily maintenance; please don't forget."
Li Chenglong went out first and found Yang Liu, asking her to inform Shen Menghua to come over. He then returned to the computer lab to wait for Yun Lan. A moment later, Yun Lan rushed in, excitedly saying, "Darling, I borrowed some crystals! Hahaha!" She then took out 20 green crystals from her storage ring. Li Chenglong asked in bewilderment, "Where did you borrow these? I didn't expect you could gather so many green crystals." Yun Lan chuckled and said, "Not only did I borrow them, but I don't have to return them. I got five from my dad, four from Li Xue, six from Wu Gang and Zheng Aiguo, and five from Yun Qian's logistics department. And after they learned our purpose, they all said they didn't need to return them." Li Chenglong nodded and said directly to Alice, "Produce another superalloy knife manufacturing machine." Alice's eyes flashed red: "The superalloy knife manufacturing machine has been completed. It's about the size of a small car. Please specify its placement." Li Chenglong thought for a moment, but couldn't decide where to put it. He could only let her put it in this room first, and then he would collect it with his storage ring. As for the machine, Li Chenglong decided to find Qin Fangyu that night and place it in their military logistics department.
Yunlan counted and found there were 10 green crystals left, just enough to make an identity card generator, so she made it. This machine would be given to Yunqian soon, and every resident of Dawn City would have such an identity card. As for the crystal computer, because it was relatively cheap to make, requiring only yellow crystals, and it would automatically connect to a computing computer via a crystal local area network after being made, making office work very convenient, Li Chenglong directly made 30 units, preparing to distribute them to various departments.
After the two men emerged from the computer lab, Li Chenglong was visibly excited: "Although it's practically depleted our resources, we've acquired generators and weapon-making equipment. This will be a huge boost to both production and combat." Just as they reached the bottom of the stairs, Shen Menghua approached. Upon seeing Li Chenglong, she exclaimed, "Captain Li, a huge piece of equipment suddenly appeared in our factory! Do you know what it is?" Li Chenglong explained the details of the crystal generator to her. Shen Menghua was overjoyed: "This is a tremendous help! Although we later captured another hydroelectric power station, even the combined power of the two stations isn't enough for our daily electricity needs. We often experience power outages in the afternoons and late at night. Now, with this generator, there's hope for our factory to resume operations." Li Chenglong also emphasized the need to expedite machinery manufacturing and weapon/ammunition production, stating that if manpower was needed, the entire city of Dawn was at her disposal.
Although there were no more green crystals to generate electricity, there were still plenty of yellow crystals. Li Chenglong gave Shen Menghua several dozen to use for power generation. Shen Menghua happily left after receiving the crystals. They then arrived at the military camp's logistics department. As soon as Yun Lan saw Qin Fangyu, she rushed over and hugged her from behind. Qin Fangyu, who was recording inventory levels, was startled by the sudden hug from behind: "Oh, who is it?" Turning around, she saw Yun Lan: "You child, you're already twenty-five or twenty-six and still so disrespectful. What brings you here?" Yun Lan: "Hmph, can't I come if there's nothing wrong? I'm here to strengthen my bond with Mom." Qin Fangyu pushed Yun Lan away: "Get out of the way, I'm busy. Can't you see I have so much work to do?"
Yunlan then told Qin Fangyu about the superalloy knife manufacturing machine. Qin Fangyu was also surprised. Looking at Li Chenglong, she said, "There are such good things?" Li Chenglong smiled and said, "That's right, so I thought I'd leave this machine with you. But you have to take good care of it." Qin Fangyu also smiled and said, "Don't worry, you two. This is a treasure of our logistics department. I'll have someone guard it. By the way, are these knives distributed by us or are they paid for by themselves?" Li Chenglong thought for a moment, "Currently, we have a total of 2350 soldiers. If each person receives one orange crystal, we really can't afford it. We only have a little over 800 orange crystals in our warehouse." Qin Fangyu thought for a moment, "How about this, explain the current difficulties of Dawn City, let them pay for it themselves, and then we can lend them some temporarily if they really can't afford it. What do you two think?" Yunlan agreed, "Okay, that's a good idea."
After chatting for a while, Li Chenglong took out two more crystal computers. Crystal computers are different from ordinary computers; they require crystals for power, but the amount is very small—only three white crystals a month. Once started, they automatically connect to the central computing computer for office work. Besides office work, the crystal computers also have many built-in games for leisure entertainment. If yellow crystals weren't so scarce, Li Chenglong would have liked to get several more.
Next, they arrived at Yun Qian's logistics department, which was now divided into three: general logistics, production logistics, and military logistics. Yun Qian, Shen Menghua, and Qin Fangyu managed these respective departments. Li Chenglong arrived and brought out the ID card manufacturing machine. This machine was quite small, about the size of a 15L washing machine. Making an ID card only required facial and fingerprint scanning, followed by a scleral scan, and finally, inserting a white crystal. Li Chenglong immediately demonstrated it himself, and an ID card was produced, containing his photo, gender, age, points, ID number, and other information. The card was not only very sturdy, but the information also automatically updated periodically, making it very convenient. Yun Qian was very fond of the machine and immediately asked Chen Xiaoke and several logistics staff to make their own ID cards. Li Chenglong said, "We have a lot of crimson crystals, but not enough for everyone to have an identity card. I will communicate with the military later, and provide you with crimson crystals as soon as possible." Yun Qian nodded, "I will organize people to make identity cards this afternoon and try to make the first batch." When Li Chenglong left, he also left them two crystal computers.
Taking advantage of the remaining time, Li Chenglong visited each department, leaving two crystal computers in each. Yun Lan remarked, "Communication within Dawn City is very convenient now; we can communicate directly using the crystal computers. However, to contact our troops outside, we still have to rely on radio." Li Chenglong replied with a smile, "Not necessarily. I saw something displayed behind the computing computers; it seems there's a device similar to a mobile phone that can be worn on the wrist and flipped open for face-to-face communication. But we can't unlock it yet; it'll probably be possible after Dawn City reaches Level 2."
The two chatted for a while longer. Seeing that it was already past noon, Li Chenglong and Yunlan headed towards the canteen of the government building.