Wasteland Border Inspector - Chapter 842

Chapter 842: Chapter 276: Operation Begins, Repairing the White Water Dam! (Part 3)

Not only is the transportation convenient, but the surrounding area has been flush-irrigated by river water for many years, making the terrain extremely flat.

On one side is a vast plain, and on the other, the winding White Water River and Yellow River. Dapo Town is located between the two, enjoying the advantages of time and place, making it difficult not to develop.

By four in the afternoon, Cheng Ye returned to the riverbed to check on the diversion situation and found that only a shallow layer of water remained at the bottom. The upper part of the hydroelectric plant was completely exposed, prompting him to quickly return to town to organize manpower.

No need for too many people; fifty would suffice.

For tasks like mixing mortar and pre-treating materials, the construction team brought by Huang Sheng was more than competent.

The only problem was that the road from the town to the hydroelectric plant had not yet been cleared, with tall grass and trees growing around it, requiring immediate clearing.

He assigned Wu Rui to lead a small team to provide security around the hydroelectric plant while Cheng Ye donned the Fire Lotus Battle Armor and once again immersed himself in the task of sweeping the surrounding wilderness.

In the mountains, time is irrelevant; the cold passes without knowing the year.

While in the Buffer Zone, there was still a distinction between day and night, with work schedules defining the rhythm of life.

But in the vast wilderness, time gradually dissolved its boundaries through repetitive labor, becoming blurred and intangible.

At dawn, as the eastern sky began to pale, Cheng Ye was often the first to rise, fully equipped to lead the team in exploring new frontiers.

At nightfall, as the last glow of sunset faded, Cheng Ye was the last to return to rest. Even during brief meal times, he furrowed his brow, drinking Nutrient Paste while listening to team reports, repeatedly reminding everyone to pay attention to the details.

On the long road to rebuilding civilization, the concept of counting time by days had long lost its meaning.

Days stretched long, measured in weeks at the minimum, marked by months, and sometimes spanned years to gauge every inch of land’s transformation.

The initial excitement and enthusiasm in everyone’s hearts, like sparks of a wildfire, gradually cooled with day-by-day arduous labor and monotonous repetition.

Yet this emotion never truly vanished; instead, it settled and transformed into a calmer, more resilient strength within the construction of Dapo Town and the mutual support of the community.

Hope!

It lay in everyone’s hearts, hid in each new sprout breaking through the soil, reflected in the unwavering light in each person’s eyes.

In the blink of an eye, three days passed!

September 11.

As the sky had not fully brightened, the Defense Communication softly vibrated, and Cheng Ye immediately opened his eyes.

Soreness swept over his whole body, unsurprising despite his superhuman physical condition, as the workload from the past three days had soared.

Tasks that originally took three to five days to complete, he now finished in a day, making his enhanced physical abilities seem somewhat “insufficient.”

“Oh, today is the day to pick up Yu Yong…”

The calendar reminder on the Defense Communication screen caught his eye, prompting Cheng Ye to rise slowly.

He reached out to unzip the single-person tent, letting the autumn dew drip down the tent’s edges and into his collar with a chill.

As he emerged from the tent, the sky was just turning light.

The gray-blue sky began to dilute with golden morning light, the air filled with the fresh scent of grass and the earth’s moisture, devoid of the ever-present stench of decay from the ruins.

Compared to three days ago, Dapo Town felt unusually spacious, reminiscent of the South Suburb of the Buffer Zone.

But this wasn’t an empty void; it was an open space carefully groomed and managed.

The broken walls and ruins had disappeared, leaving flattened land stretching with the terrain into the distance.

Behind his tent, nearly a thousand vibrant tents were neatly lined up, resembling a temporary campsite in the South Suburb.

At the early stages of land development, living truly embraced simplicity.

Fortunately, the cleanup of the ruins was nearing its end. The scattered debris previously scattered throughout the town had all been transported to the outskirts for centralized storage.

Standing in the town center, Cheng Ye looked toward the riverbank, the view unobstructed, enabling him to see the rushing White Water River at a glance.

Following the plan, with two to three more days, the roadbed underfoot would be completely cleared, allowing for the start of pipeline modifications and the deep burial of various pipes underground.

Inhaling the fresh air deeply, Cheng Ye turned and ascended the rooftop of the government building, the only structure yet to be dismantled in the town center, surveying the surroundings.

Three days of continuous cultivation had expanded the surrounding wasteland for a full kilometer, creating an open area amidst the encirclement of wilderness, providing ample buffer space for Dapo Town.

According to the plan, this area would further expand by two kilometers before halting expansion to construct the first line of defense facilities.

However, time was limited for now, prompting Cheng Ye to focus on the road leading to the hydroelectric plant.

Gazing into the distance, the dirt road leading from the town’s west to the hydroelectric plant was entirely cleared of weeds and trees, leaving a straight, flat path stretching into the distance.

The atmosphere, free from pollution, offered high visibility, allowing a glimpse of the hydroelectric plant’s silhouette two kilometers away from the rooftop.

“Such a rich vitality…”

Cheng Ye stretched comfortably, sitting at the edge of the rooftop, letting the warm morning light bathe him.

He clearly felt Dapo Town rising little by little from the ruins, steadily progressing towards a proper home.

This was something the other Satellite Cities did not possess.

The construction of those Satellite Cities ultimately aimed to create settlements capable of housing residents, while his Dapo Town steadily advanced according to the specifications of Shelter City.

Only when the sun fully rose above the horizon, spreading golden rays across the land, and residents gradually emerged from their tents, did Cheng Ye rise and return to the ground.

As customary, his first step was to check on the dam’s repair progress.

After three days, the fundamental repair work was nearing completion. Cheng Ye mentally activated the action function, observing the basic repair’s required Action Points decrease from an initial 81 points to 12 points on the panel.

One more day at most would suffice. However, today’s task was to return to the Buffer Zone to pick up Yu Yong, leaving him no extra time to wait for residents to slowly apply mortar and build reinforcement nets. He simply consumed 12 Action Points to end this phase of construction.

Inside the time-stopped space, shadowed figures accurately filled and surfaced the prepared materials on the ground. The next step was to wait for the materials to dry naturally before moving into the equipment installation phase, bringing the hydroelectric plant closer to being operational.

“Kang, I need to make a trip back to the Buffer Zone.” Cheng Ye activated the Defense Communication, making a call to the community to verify the situation, then found Wang Kang to say, “Uncle Lin and Luokuke are also out, so I’ll conveniently bring them along to help ease your burden.”

Wang Kang nodded absentmindedly at these words, his exhaustion evident, quickly slipping back into a daze.

Cheng Ye shook his head helplessly, understanding his fatigue yet powerless to help.

In these past three days, each day involved over sixteen hours of intense work, allowing residents to take shifts and rest, but not for the two “pillars” like him and Wang Kang.

One led the team to explore new areas, constantly guarding against sources of infection lurking in the wilderness’s nooks and crannies.

The other stayed to oversee construction in town, constantly rushing back and forth, coordinating schedule, resolving issues, long past the point of exhaustion.

Fortunately, with Luokuke’s arrival, they could take turns, allowing Wang Kang a breather.

Placing over twenty Containment Boxes into the back of an armored pickup truck and securing them, Wu Rui’s team was instructed to stay behind to guard the town, ensuring no unexpected events occurred.

Mu Shuang followed suit, occupying the main driver’s seat of the pickup, accelerating towards the Buffer Zone.

This section of country road leading to Wenlu County, in just three days, had been paved into a brand new four-lane asphalt road.

Driving on it was akin to gliding on a magic carpet, with scarcely any sense of bumps.

Yawning, Cheng Ye’s head drooped, and he closed his eyes in drowsiness.

Only when the vehicle steadily came to a stop did he open his eyes, the bustling three-day experience akin to a dream, finding themselves back before the South Inspection Station.

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