Chapter 446: Chapter 410: Dawn Project
The next few hours of the meeting focused on discussing Sang Que’s ideas, delving into the difficulties involved, potential problems, the preparations needed from this side, and a series of related issues.
It wasn’t until after five in the morning that a decision was finalized.
"We won’t seek trouble, but we’re not afraid of it either. We must always remember that we step into the Otherworld with intentions of peace, not for invasion or war."
Zhao Yunshu nodded, jotting down the plan’s objective in his notebook: to mobilize all resources and power, overcome all challenges, and establish a research base in Qinzhou under the Deceit Dynasty.
With five months remaining until New Year’s Eve, there were concerns about whether a base could be constructed in such a short time, particularly in a place like Qinzhou in the Otherworld.
Ye Changqing, a young man behind him, laughed upon hearing this, "Our infrastructure speed is absolutely fine. Besides, construction in the Otherworld doesn’t require worrying about dust pollution or noise complaints; as long as people, materials, equipment, and money are in place, working around the clock for five months is plenty."
Everyone nodded; finding reliable construction teams was crucial. This wasn’t about working abroad; it was going out of this world and returning anytime soon may be impossible. When they do return, they’d need to sign confidentiality agreements and undergo quarantine.
Zhao Yunshu brought up another issue, "The construction issue isn’t much of a problem, but for security, I’m afraid we’re short-handed."
Zhao Yunshu meant that to ensure everyone’s safety against the Evil Spirits in the blood fog of Qinzhou, Yin Walkers were needed.
An elder pondered for a moment and said, "We’ll adopt a voluntary principle, selecting people from mobile units and various special brigades to form a new team of Yin Walkers."
Sang Que quickly added, "I’m fine with it; the Evil Spirits imprisoned in the research institute are sufficient, and the people over at Bright Moon Mountain can also be trained well. Also, in case Jinzhou sends forces to hunt bandits while I’m in Shengjing, I’d need your help to fend them off."
Regarding Sang Que’s request, a military bigwig chuckled, "No problem."
Sang Que looked towards the elder in the upper seat, "Please give this plan a name."
The elder glanced out the window; the eastern sky was brightening, dawn was about to break.
"Dawn Plan!"
September 23rd, Autumn Equinox, the Dawn Plan officially launched.
Factories nationwide operated at full capacity, working overtime to produce all the materials needed for the Dawn Plan within a month.
Such large-scale activities would inevitably attract international attention, leading the business department to rack their brains, hold various press conferences, and establish many important international collaborations to assist in developing impoverished and underdeveloped areas.
They also used this as an excuse to mobilize materials and equipment, recruiting relevant personnel for training.
With the strength of the entire nation, no problem was insurmountable.
At this moment, Sang Que truly appreciated the advantage of having national support. Without it, let alone building a base in Qinzhou, she would be troubled just dealing with bandit hunts from Jinzhou in the future.
Sang Que was extremely busy during this period, watching as batches of materials and personnel were brought to the Lishi Mountain Base, helping to Open Gate to transport supplies to the back of Bright Moon Mountain.
She led people to the back cliff ahead of time to construct a non-electric elevator and carve roads for quick descent.
Using prefab house assembly methods, she first built several temporary shelters using obsidian panels in the area below the cliff where the blood fog was the thinnest.
She stationed Xia Chan temporarily to respond to and protect the elevator builders, and those arranged by Luo Danian to cut down trees and clear land below the cliff.
Coincidentally, Xia Chan could stay there and continue Qi Eating with the help of the blood fog, killing two birds with one stone.
This time, as Sang Que went over, she discovered the blood fog dissipating faster than before. Upon using the Qian Trigram Eye Opening to check, she found the pressure-inducing object in the center of Qinzhou had disappeared. Who knew what had changed?
But this was good news for Sang Que, as the ghosts were all attracted to the center of Qinzhou; the peripheral blood fog was thin, with only Third Layer and lower level Evil Spirits roaming. As the fog gradually retreated, the area would become increasingly safe.
The gate between the two worlds was opened to its fullest, and truckloads of supplies drove into the forest clearing. Upon reaching this side, due to electromagnetic interference, the trucks stalled.
At this moment, Xia Chan transformed into the ’Strong Bull Demon King,’ towing the trucks with her hair to safe spots, needing only a bag of chips per trip.
In the early stages, a lot of lifting tasks relied on Xia Chan’s assistance. For Sang Que, as long as she took Xia Chan for hotpot at night back in the modern world, Xia Chan was full of enthusiasm, with not a single complaint.
Fortunately, the Black Tai Sui from Lishi Mountain could recharge, enabling Sang Que to frequently Open Gate.
The mobile team left half of their members at the research institute. Zheng Xuan and others as the first batch all turned into Yin Walkers in Sang Que’s hands, with more batches to follow.
These individuals were also sent by Sang Que to adapt in Qinzhou, residing in the temporarily constructed shelters, living and eating with Luo Danian and the others.
During the day, they helped cut trees and dealt with Forest Evil. At night, they took turns patrolling with zombies, experiencing nighttime dangers.
However, coming here meant they couldn’t return in the short term, and every individual had written their wills in the modern world before coming.
Knowing these matters left Sang Que with mixed emotions, she quietly told herself that just as she brought them here, she would certainly take them back home!
Besides modern personnel, Liu Tianyou and the others also came to help.
In Bright Moon Mountain, Liu Tianyou had already posted announcements, informing the mountain folks that Jinzhou would come to hunt bandits, allowing them to decide whether to stay or leave.
If they’d leave, Qiao Ling would give them a potion to ensure they forgot the events of the past year.
If they chose to stay, they would not be allowed to leave Bright Moon Mountain for the next six months, but the mountain pledged to take good care of them.
As Sang Que expected, no one wished to leave. Many even proposed to defend Bright Moon Mountain and live and die with it.
After suffering half their lives, living in hunger, cold, and fear, they only felt like human beings after coming to Bright Moon Mountain.
Sang Que took this opportunity to recruit some young people into the ranks, regardless of gender, as long as they were willing. They were then managed according to procedures and placed under Zheng Xuan’s training.
Day by day passed, the blood-fog-shrouded deadwood forest started turning into open ground. More and more materials stacked into mountains on the plains, one pitch-black temporary shelter was constructed after another, deep pits for foundations were dug out, and more and more people appeared here, building this base named ’Dawn’ together.
On this day, Yao Zhen came to find Sang Que, bringing a letter from Zhang Junyao.
Arrangements were made for the trip to Shengjing, and Zhang Junyao asked Sang Que to meet her quickly at ’Zhang’s Grain Shop’ in the west of Sanchuan City, Jinzhou Prefecture.
