Wasteland Development Diary

Although Zhou Yi was very unhappy with the Legalist Faction copying his homework, he couldn't say anything since they were legitimately investing in the Mars project.

In the long run, it was a good thing for the development of Mars that the Legalist Faction, as a wealthy powerhouse, was investing real money there.

Zhou Yi quickly focused his attention on more important matters.

This summer, the high temperatures continued, reaching 40 degrees Celsius at one point. In the wasteland era, where temperatures were generally low, this was already a terrifying heatwave for the New Humans.

What was even more troublesome was the lack of water.

Among the five regions of the Development Alliance, only the Treant Territory was slightly better off. The other places barely had any rain even once every half month.

This directly caused a large-scale water shortage.

Rivers and lakes evaporated rapidly under the scorching sun, and river levels continued to drop.

The water near the riverbed was extremely turbid, with Dead Sea silt deposits and a large number of plankton, making it difficult to drink directly, leading to a severe shortage of water for both living and production.

Even Sandport, with several Dead Sea canals, still faced water scarcity.

Residents needed clean water. The clean water in the reservoirs was limited, and it took longer to treat the heavily polluted low-water levels to make them clean.

Zhou Yi decisively announced a reduction in electricity and manufacturing water usage to ensure the residents' drinking water and agricultural water first.

Sandport City followed suit, temporarily suspending manufacturing and production to fully ensure the city's drinking water supply.

Steel Refinery City next door was even more affected. Because the steel industry is a water-intensive industry, requiring a large amount of water in the production process, the city had to suspend nearly half of its factories.

Fortunately, the ice cream industry supported the city. In the current situation of water shortage and heat, the sales of [Love] brand ice drinks repeatedly broke new records, which offset the severe decline in the steel industry.

Steel Refinery Lord was still apprehensive: "Fortunately, we didn't limit ourselves to one pillar industry, otherwise, I really don't know how we would have survived this summer."

"To be honest, the daily sales of these ice drinks are constantly increasing, which makes the city team feel scared... We didn't take the opportunity to adjust prices and raise them, so our reputation among customers is very good."

"Thanks to Mr. Zhou's advice! Otherwise, Steel Refinery City would have missed the major opportunity of ice drinks, and now it would be facing a severe economic crisis with a large number of residents fleeing..."

It changed the subject: "Mr. Zhou, how is the level of flattery this time?"

Zhou Yi said: "It's okay, this scale is appropriate and not as exaggerated as before."

"Oh oh oh! Finally succeeded! The social model really needs a lot of data to feed it in order to get the correct model. I will fine-tune it according to this parameter standard in the future!"

Electro-Mechanical Territory Lord was very happy.

While Steel Refinery City's industry rose against the trend due to hedging, its neighboring city, Shell City, was completely in trouble.

The local pillar industries were Mushroom Houses and liquid batteries. Mushroom Houses had now spread throughout the region, and growth had slowed down. The emerging liquid battery industry belonged to the chemical industry, which was a major water consumer.

Although Shell City was close to the real ocean, it did not have abundant freshwater resources and was highly dependent on a local U-shaped tributary. This was also the reason why its manufacturing industry had先天 conditions不足.

They also did not build Dead Sea canals.

This summer, local residents faced a serious water shortage.

Fortunately, two days ago, the Wuhu Elevated Bridge crossed the sea and connected to Shell City. A large number of reinforced vehicles carried barrels of clean water to Shell City, alleviating the local urgent needs.

So far, the three regions of Sandport, Steel Refinery City, and Shell City have also been officially connected.

The Twin Rivers region, far away from this area, was fighting alone.

The drought and lack of rain caused a plague of insects there, and locust swarms ravaged Plenty City again.

Lord Extinction hurriedly contacted Zhou Yi: "The scale of the insect swarm here is unprecedented, and the insect plague is very serious. We urgently need the company's sand rats to help. Requesting support!"

Zhou Yi immediately dispatched Electro-Mechanical Rat Nemo, leading an insect extermination army composed of sand rats and drill rats, and arrived in the Twin Rivers region by airship to fight the local insect swarm.

In this dry and hot summer, the Development Alliance was affected to some extent, but most of the outside areas were greatly impacted.

Water shortages led to insufficient irrigation of crops, and crops such as soybeans and peanuts experienced significant yield reductions or even crop failures.

The reduction in agricultural production led to insufficient food supply and rising prices. The market lacked oil and sugar, making it difficult to support the needs of floating hearts in various places, which in turn reduced power generation, and it was difficult for electric cats to work.

The shortage of water resources caused rapid deterioration of sanitary conditions, and dozens of cities around the Development Alliance experienced outbreaks of cholera.

Even Lord Overlord, a veteran territory lord, had a large-scale outbreak of dysentery in the Hundred School Plateau in his territory, all because of water problems.

In this regard.

Zhou Yi had to admit that the infrastructure of the Electro-Mechanical City was more complete.

Each Electro-Mechanical City had a water storage system, several large reservoirs, water purification equipment, sewage treatment plants, and an underground water circulation system.

Even some medium and large cities had artificial rainfall equipment.

In this situation of insufficient water supply, their complete water circulation system minimized the impact on water use.

Precise control of water flow and water consumption also kept water resource utilization efficient and minimized waste.

Small cities like Recursive City also had a basic water circulation system.

Zhou Yi asked Sigma of Recursive City: "Is it possible to replicate the water circulation system of Recursive City to other cities?"

"Chairman, this is certainly possible. However, a series of urban renovations and constructions are required, including the redesign of underground pipelines, the separation of water intake and sewage, and the reconstruction of water intake, purification, and storage."

This large-scale project would almost require digging up a city and reconstructing its bones.

"The data center recommends supplementing it based on the actual situation."

It said: "The company has Dead Sea canal water diversion. It is low in cost, stable in operation, and can absorb a large amount of water."

"In terms of water purification, the company's Emerald City and Maria Hospital have this capability. In fact, water can be introduced and purified through them, and underground water pipes can be built to enter residential and production areas."

Zhou Yi slapped his thigh.

He was so busy staring at others that he forgot that he had the advantage of architectural life.

In addition, Nemo's local sand rats are professional plumbers and have been engaged in underground excavation and pipelines for hundreds of years.

When it comes back, the water project can be further improved.

What was rather strange was that the Legalist Faction didn't know what they were doing, but they were digging everywhere, seemingly developing underground cities and underground spaces, and engaging in large-scale infrastructure construction during the water shortage season. Drones were patrolling everywhere, all mysterious.

Zhou Yi kept an eye on this project of the Legalist Faction.

You copy me, and I copy you!

Don't let me catch you!

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During this period of water shortage, airships delivered various equipment to Emerald City.

These were all professional devices that Zhou Yi purchased online from Mirror City and Holy Mountain.

Agriculture Minister Yuan Tong and Da Vinci brought people over to inspect these agricultural and medical equipment and immediately began to apply them.

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At the same time, Sandport ushered in an unprecedented wave of immigration.

A large number of foreign New Humans came to Sandport by airship. Those with money bought or rented Mushroom Houses to settle down, and those with tight pockets first camped in the wild.

According to Red Falcon's statistics, the number of foreign immigrants in this summer alone reached more than 5,000, which was extremely alarming.

Zhou Yi asked Cao Dayuan about the reason.

Cao Dayuan was good at handling interpersonal relationships and understood the survival needs and conditions of ordinary people. He was not only the community director of Emerald City, but also the dispatched director of this second five-year plan.

"Chairman, the reason is water shortage, nothing else."

Cao Dayuan wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve: "Summer immigrants mainly come from three regions. Cotton and Linen Land and Glass Fort in the east, and Turning Cloud City in the west. They add up to more than 3,000 people."

Zhou Yi frowned: "These three regions have always been our trade partners, purchasing a large number of our refrigeration boxes and gliders. I remember that their economies are not bad. Does the water shortage have such a big impact on them?"

"It may not have a big impact on the cities, but it is fatal to ordinary New Humans."

Cao Dayuan sighed: "I have talked to many people in them, and I have also confirmed the actual situation through various channels."

"Cotton and Linen Land produces cotton and linen, and they have encountered water shortages in the past, but they have never encountered such a long drought as this year. The high temperature of 38 degrees Celsius lasted for more than two months."

"There is not enough irrigation and shading there, and the output has been greatly reduced. The territory lord ordered farmers and vagrants to manually irrigate and rescue them, which caused many people to suffer from heatstroke and fever. Many people fainted, had convulsions, and burned their brains."

"Disobeying orders will be arrested by the territory lord. If they can't survive, some of them will flee to us."

"Glass Fort's main industry is manufacturing various glassware, which requires a lot of water, mainly for cooling, cleaning, and raw material processing."

His voice was a little hoarse.

Zhou Yi handed him a bottle of soda water.

"Don't worry, sit down and talk slowly."

"Thank you, Chairman."

Cao Dayuan unscrewed the bottle cap, gulped down a large mouthful, and then continued: "There are many glass workers there, as well as some temporary workers and errand runners. The workers are well paid, so they can stay. Those who ran over are temporary workers and errand runners."

"They are because the water quality there has problems. Many people have stomach pains after drinking it, and there are bugs in the stool they pull out. At night, they can feel things drilling around in their stomachs. This makes them both scared and anxious."

"Local doctors can only prescribe some deworming medicine, but it is useless. I asked Dean Da Vinci, and he diagnosed and treated several patients there, saying that it was because they swallowed a large number of plankton."

"Even in boiling water, some Dead Sea plankton can survive. The number of plankton in the water in Glass Fort is seriously exceeding the standard, causing damage to the digestive system and internal organs after people swallow it."

"Actually, there is no way. There is only so much water. The good water on the surface is given priority to the glass workers, and the second-class temporary workers and errand runners can only drink the sewage near the riverbed."

"So this group of people also ran over to work and see a doctor here. They know that they may not survive this summer in Glass Fort."

Zhou Yi felt a little heavy.

Any disaster, the cost will always be transferred to these most ordinary groups of people.

Although Wasteland Company has made a lot of things in the past few years and promoted changes in many regions, it is far from enough.

"Finally, there is Turning Cloud City."

"The environment there is unique, the terrain is high, and it is surrounded by clouds and fog all year round. People live in the mountains. It is also the hometown of Gongsun Bao."

Cao Dayuan said: "People from Turning Cloud City came here also because of the drought. There is no water to use, and the mountains are cracked. In addition, Gongsun Bao is now a little famous, and they all followed him."

Zhou Yi nodded: "Lao Cao, you should do a good job in resettlement and try to help them solve employment problems. With a job, they can live in peace."

"I know that, Chairman."

Cao Dayuan grinned: "Now all departments are very short of manpower. People from Cotton and Linen Land can apply to the Ministry of Agriculture. Most of them know how to farm."

"People from Glass Fort can go to the construction site of the Ministry of Electricity, where a lot of glass is needed to make curved houses. People from Turning Cloud City know how to build houses, use stones, and do engineering. Following Gongsun Bao is a good way."

"Chairman, there is a person in this group who is very special."

"That person's name is Xiao Chu, and he is a tailor. The clothes he makes can make the wearer the focus of the crowd. Even Guan Nazu likes to wear the clothes he makes, and he lets him make clothes."

Monster tailor?

Zhou Yi became interested: "Bring him here, and I will talk to him."