Wasteland Border Inspector - Chapter 848

Chapter 848: Chapter 278: Happiness Alliance, Fully Activated! (Part 3)

The confusion in Luokuke’s eyes gradually faded, while Yu Yong frowned and sank into thought.

“What about your Dapo Town?”

“Happiness City indeed borrowed from the Satellite City model, but didn’t merely copy it; adjustments were made according to local conditions.”

Cheng Ye explained, “Now all Satellite Cities are constructed and advanced by inspectors, and Dapo Town is precisely a part of these adjustments.”

Before the wave of Satellite City construction arrived, the inspection station had already dispatched all its forces.

Only by first occupying a leading position in the Satellite Cities would the inspection station be qualified to compete with the Extraordinary Faction.

Ding Yishan clearly understood this, so he didn’t let him return to the Buffer Zone to meddle with internal affairs, only allowing him to focus on developing Satellite Cities like Dapo Town.

Once the Satellite Cities become influential, the pressure from the Security and Integrity Bureau will naturally collapse, and the inspection station can rise again, returning to the ranks of the three major factions in Happiness City alongside the industrial area and the legion.

“Adjustment…” Yu Yong was still pondering this word, suddenly looked up and asked, “Aren’t you aiming for a simple satellite city, but rather a Shelter City Alliance like the Fire Alliance?”

“Hehe…” Cheng Ye chuckled noncommittally without replying.

In fact, the key to understanding this adjustment was figured out during a retrospective analysis that night after being entangled by Qin Zhaoye.

No Shelter City would willing to be long-term dependent on an alliance established by others.

Although the Fire Alliance has immense power, the Shelter Cities within it are always subject to numerous restrictions and cannot proactively formulate rules.

For Happiness City to truly grow and expand, it ultimately has to follow a path like Rainbow Light.

If a Rainbow Light Alliance can exist, why not a Happiness Alliance?

The full-scale advancement of the Satellite City construction is actually a validation of this model’s feasibility.

It is precisely because of this that Happiness City is sparing no expense, distributing construction materials to each Satellite City in a frenzy.

If it truly were as Yu Yong said, where Satellite Cities only needed to carry low-end industries and residential functions, then it’s sufficient to simply build a few similar Buffer Zone areas; there’s no need to go all-out to create independent Satellite Cities.

The car drove toward Wenlu County, Yu Yong no longer spoke, but was mulling over the differences between the two modes.

It was evident that he held a strong obsession with “walking a clear path.”

Regardless of the previous conversation, while talking with Elder Zeng, or even now.

In his view, a path that can be traversed, one where the endpoint is visible, is much more important than attempting in the darkness of exploration.

This kind of extreme thinking, Cheng Ye couldn’t judge right or wrong.

After all, to be a fourth-level researcher in Firewood Shelter City, this ability would suffice to be a head of a research institution in a large shelter city below.

Geniuses often have some extreme thoughts that are hard for ordinary people to comprehend; it’s these ideas that support them in accomplishing things regular people cannot achieve.

However, thinking twice, Cheng Ye probably guessed the origin of this extreme psyche.

On the twisted Mount Everest, the green stairway to heaven, and the mysterious starship.

Anyone who has seen these beyond-comprehension phenomena at a young age, who has reverse engineered one or two unimaginable technologies, would doubt the current, methodical efforts:

Is the current path I’m on wrong? Is it completely contrary to the starship technology? If a “broad way” can be found, could it allow my efforts to multiply, tenfold, or a hundredfold?

This psychological deviation takes a long time to mend, allowing him to realize that any steady effort is meaningful.

But evidently, Firewood didn’t notice this in Yu Yong, and thus failed to guide him in time.

The car turned onto the country road heading towards Dapo Town, passing through the Wenlu County intersection.

Seeing that the road leading to the town was already well-defined, Luokuke immediately sat up straight, his face lit with joy: “Isn’t the road almost completed? We’ve only been gone for a month!”

“A month is hardly short; roads in other places were completed ages ago!” Cheng Ye was quite satisfied with this surprise.

However, when the pickup truck entered Dapo Town and saw Yu Yong’s face, which couldn’t hide his astonishment, Cheng Ye still felt somewhat embarrassed.

The car lock popped open, Yu Yong pushed the door open, came down, and swept a glance around, full of confusion.

Before him was an endless expanse of flatlands and wilderness; the town had only a bare government building left, with no trace of any research center.

Looking around the surroundings, the few newly assembled movable houses were apparent residences, along with the numerous tents of various colors; the degree of desolation in Dapo Town surpassed his imagination.

Even the worst-developed F zone in Firewood, essentially a slum, seemed more complete than here.

He walked over blankly, scratching his head, speaking with a tone of confusion: “Um… Where am I supposed to work?”

“Uh…” Cheng Ye was at a loss for a moment, then boldly replied, “Your task is to be responsible for constructing the research center, isn’t it? This is a vital goal, right?”

“I, construct, a research center?”

Yu Yong repeated, his eyes filled with disbelief.

He looked around, then turned back to Cheng Ye, sincerely said, “Sorry, I don’t know how to build a structure; my specialty is in the field of electronic engineering, and I have never delved into architecture. If you can provide me with some books on architecture, I could try to brush up on the subject, but it may not work.”

“That’s easy!” Cheng Ye immediately waved; Lin Xu, who was gazing nearby, approached upon hearing.

“Engineer Lin, this is Yu Yong, the researcher we invited. His task is to establish a research center in Dapo Town, but he lacks knowledge of architecture. Could you guide him more, help complete the overall planning of the research center together, can you do it?”