Chapter 74 - 72: The Light Gate and... the Refugee Integration Plan (Third Update Delivered!!)

"What? Did Wei Qiangsheng really say that? Enlistment and sending children to study?"In the office in Modu, Qin Zhendong rarely showed a hint of surprise.

He looked at the Chief of the General Office, Chang Qixiang, in front of him and said:

"Five enlistment slots are manageable, after all, our troops are already in the Damo Realm, and it’s very simple to give him a few slots as long as they pass the physical exams. But sending two kids to study locally... that’s more troublesome."

Chang Qixiang nodded with concern and said:

"Indeed, after all, the Damo Realm and Earth are two completely different worlds, accepting people from the Damo Realm can be quite risky, especially regarding the physical laws." (I consulted with the editor, and I’m still not allowed to write about microorganisms (pathogens), mentioning it gets you banned. Another book got banned yesterday for stubbornly writing about this, and this pit, like the 500,000 words, probably can’t be filled until the end of the book.)

"But Wei Qiangsheng’s intentions are strong, aren’t they?"

Qin Zhendong asked back, then pondered for a full half-minute before asking, "By the way, Comrade Qixiang, has there been any progress in the research on the Portal recently?"

Chang Qixiang shook his head slightly regretfully:

"There’s still no substantive breakthrough in the Portal, but we have made new discoveries regarding its physical rules... Recently, we’ve been able to capture the spectrum it emits.

After testing by the Shangguang Institute and the Demon Institute, the energy of the photon transitions in the spectrum is very stable, indicating that the Portal is gradually becoming more tangible.

Some of the particles appear to exhibit the characteristics of high-energy solar particle streams, that is, protons with energy exceeding 5×10^8 electron volts, and we have also captured a small number of neutrons — this aligns well with the characteristics of solar cosmic rays.

Therefore, several top physicists, including Elder Yang, believe that the energy of the Portal could be related to the Sun.

But the strange thing is......

Under normal circumstances, solar particles can only enter the atmosphere from the Earth’s Antarctic and Arctic, so why the Portal in Modu can capture them en masse remains unknown.

However, judging from the current research results, the Portal is unlikely to disappear in the short term."

Although Qin Zhendong, like most readers, completely didn’t understand what Chang Qixiang was talking about.

But upon hearing the last sentence, he felt slightly relieved and nodded slightly:

"No matter how the particles enter Earth, as long as the Portal doesn’t disappear, that’s fine. After all, we’ve invested quite a bit over there..."

Since the discovery of the Damo Realm, there’s always been a concern repeatedly raised at the core level:

The concern is whether the Portal might suddenly disappear.

After all, the rabbits have invested heavily in human and material resources in the Damo Realm — the material resources can be managed, with the rabbits’ current resources, losing some might be painful, but not to the point of being crippling.

But manpower is a significant issue.


Now, there are over ten top academicians who have reached the Damo Realm, and the number of high-tech personnel has exceeded a thousand, and it continues to increase daily by ’hundreds’.

Including the many troops and workers stationed in the Damo Realm, the total personnel count has exceeded 7,000.

If the light curtain suddenly disappears, the loss of this personnel will be a gap hard to fill.

Not to mention the ripple effect on families connected to that number.

After all, the Damo Realm introduced the concept of ’cultivation’, which isn’t scientific.

So the core level’s greatest worry is....

The Portal might one day, like money in a wallet, disappear silently and suddenly.

This doesn’t align with science, but it’s very cultivation-like.

Now that the nature of the Portal’s operation is determined to be scientific — or following certain physical laws, then even if the rabbits can’t decode its essence in a short time, at least they don’t need to worry about it ’ascending’ in an unscientific manner.

Upon knowing the short-term reliability of the Portal’s stability, Qin Zhendong’s expression shifted between bright and dark, as if contemplating something.

After a while, he finally made up his mind:

"Since that’s the case...

Reply to Wei Qiangsheng, allowing him to choose two children to send to Earth for study, and also agree to the enlistment requirements!

But similarly, the trade channels he provides must have sufficient weight, preferably providing a price list of some precious items.

Comrade Qixiang, please contact the troops again.

I remember we have some inventory of small items, the ones with wooden handles.

Prepare a few boxes of good quality ones and let the trade group take them to Ziqiong City to sell as some kind of Detonator Talisman, any spirit stones earned is better than none."

Chang Qixiang noted down Qin Zhendong’s instructions one by one:

"Understood, I’ll get on it right away."

......

At the same time.

Damo Realm.

On the construction site of the Life Experiment Base.

A batch of newcomers arrived at the construction site, lining up in a long queue to register for employment.

At this moment, Zhao Qianju, this ’veteran’ who has been through it twice, was surrounded by many people.

Two days ago, when they returned to Willow Leaf Lane with a large number of items, they indeed caused a considerable stir.

Especially when that creamy pork was stewed, chicken shredded and stir-fried with green peppers, and beef stewed with potatoes.

And as for the opening of that stinky mustard stem..., well, let’s leave that out.

In summary, the aroma spreading for ten miles might be exaggerated, but the taste traveling a hundred meters is no exaggeration at all.

In the past 48 hours, similar situations were unfolding all over the city.

Having enough to eat and wear, this is one of the eternal basic needs of humans.

Seeing those who were similar to themselves just days ago now upgraded significantly, how could other migrants not feel envious?

Thus, the rabbits’ second recruitment was not unexpected...

It was a hit.

"Later, those Huaxia People will give us clothes, shoes, gloves, and something called a helmet, all combined called labor protection."

In the queue, Zhao Qianju was eloquently speaking to those around him.

Because the materials distributed by the rabbits were of excellent quality.

So this time he deliberately kept a sharp eye and put on a ragged outfit once again to mix in and get another set of workwear:

"Everyone remember this point: never call those Huaxia people ’lords’ or ’masters’ or anything like that. Either call them ’comrade’ or ’brother soldier’.

If you encounter any problems, you can find them, and they will ensure to solve them for you.

Later on, the comrade distributing the workwear will give everyone a few cards, so be sure to keep them well.

Those things are called water tickets, saying it’s due to water shortages on the construction site...it seems to be controlled water usage, each ticket allows you to take a twenty-minute shower, and a few are given at a time."

The surrounding refugees listened intently, and a young boy asked:

"Uncle Zhao, where do we eat?"

Zhao Qianju smiled and patted the boy’s head, pointing to a few tents in the distance:

"Places of that style are the canteens, but our group is several times larger than the first batch. I estimate they might build a few more canteens.

Just follow the foreman’s arrangement then; he’ll guide you where to get your meals."

While Zhao Qianju and the others queued and chatted, Lin Li was watching from afar with Ye Jinyan.

"Is that refugee patting the child’s head Zhao Qianju?"

Lin Li put down the binoculars and said to Ye Jinyan:

"Quite clever, indeed. He knows we’ll redistribute workwear, so he specially dressed in ragged clothes and straw shoes to come over."

Ye Jinyan showed a hint of heaviness on his face:

"After all, he’s a refugee. A set of workwear costing over 40 yuan at the factory might last them several years; they have been terrified by poverty."

Hearing this, Lin Li also fell silent, with fragments of memory flashing in his head, and couldn’t help but sigh, "Indeed, they’ve been terrified by poverty...."

Silence spread between the two for a few seconds, as if they were recalling certain past events.

Then Lin Li asked Ye Jinyan:

"Chief Engineer Ye, according to the list you submitted, we’re going to engage with fourteen refugees, including Zhao Qianju.

I have no objections to others, but this Wang Tiejimu... um, isn’t he a bit... in terms of intelligence...?"

Ye Jinyan nodded slightly and answered:

"Indeed, according to our medical experts’ analysis,

this refugee named Wang Tiejimu should suffer from mild cerebral atrophy, accompanied by slight intellectual disability and memory impairment.

But during our research, we found that he was once contaminated with a great deal of golden sap during a siege warfare, which an army medic cleaned and treated with anti-inflammatory injections, eventually saving his life.

Because of this, he has an extremely strong sense of belonging to our troops and was among the first refugees to advocate for trusting our soldiers.

When our trust levels were initially low, he even clashed with another refugee who maliciously speculated against us.

I consulted the expert group; brain atrophy is a neurological condition, and there’s a possibility to try nerve tissue repair to treat it.

Currently, the targeted repair therapies back home have matured quite a bit, and with the aid of some miraculous pills from the Damo Realm, it’s not a big issue to restore Wang Tiejimu to normal.

That’s why I included him in this list, giving him one of the highest priorities, within the top three."

As a biologist, Lin Li had some understanding of medical technology and knew that what Ye Jinyan said was true.

Currently, Huaxia’s production technology for inhibition factors and antibodies is very advanced, allowing for human-engineered repairs of neurological conduction functions—albeit at considerable cost.

But for the Fire Camp, the cost of roasting... testing a piece of meat by Wang Qiang and her team was even higher.

According to the core level’s directives,

In the coming days, the camp must increase its influence over the refugee community.

The reasons for this are sensitive and need not be stated.

Those who have taken Ideological and Political Theory should understand.

Only when refugees are completely transformed from the inside out will the rabbits truly have the opportunity to step into the fundamental field of livelihood.

This is the cornerstone of the rabbits’ development in the Damo Realm, it is a critical step that must be completed.

And according to the core level’s plans, besides the increased influence on refugees by the camp,

Chixian City will also simultaneously absorb refugees.

According to the intelligence collected by the Wei Mansion,

a significant number of second-order monsters appeared in this beast horde, causing five cities within a 300-mile radius to be breached by the horde.

Two of the cities’ populations were entirely massacred.

The remaining three cities, due to their fierce resistance, managed to prolong the defense until the beast horde had to return to the passage on schedule.

Although many high-level cultivators in the cities fell, some population survived to varying degrees.

In one city with a population of around a hundred thousand, the survivors numbered even up to forty thousand.

After the beast horde.

These cities, having lost virtually all high-level cultivators, completely lost the ability to protect the living beings in the city, leaving everyone to fend for themselves.

For those low-level cultivators who survived, at least they wouldn’t be too hard-pressed to find a place to settle.

Those wealthy households with resources need not worry too much either, as moving to another city and living off their savings for the rest of their lives isn’t too difficult.

But the common people, especially those at the bottom and middle levels who’ve lost their homes, aren’t as fortunate.

Aside from the few who can become servants of major families, ninety-nine percent of them can only become refugees, struggling to survive day and night—exactly the situation Zhao Qianju faced back then.

The reason for this situation has been mentioned numerous times before, and that’s the scarcity of basic productivity.

In some ruthless cities, they might even set up checkpoints early on and dispatch cultivators to expel these refugees.

But now, with the rabbits’ appearance, Chixian City becomes a unique variable:

They need people, lots of people!