My ability pool is superior to others

The staff member with the megaphone noticed the young man standing at the exit and immediately urged him, "Don't just stand there, keep going."

The young man acted as if he hadn't heard him, not even turning his head.

Before Lü Bai came to power, gun barrels would probably be smoking by now in this situation.

However, mindful of the efficient review and reporting mechanisms, the staff did not dare to act too arrogantly and could only guide the staff according to the regulations.

Fortunately, this powerful demon did not intend to make a big fuss right now. After thinking about it, he followed the staff's instructions and went to the supplies collection point to register.

Behind him, bewildered people continued to emerge from the civil defense facility.

Before they even had time to marvel at finally arriving on the land their ancestors had longed for, their attention was immediately drawn to the buildings before them.

That's right, it's a complex of buildings.

It was no longer just a solitary forward base, but a cluster of buildings extending outwards from the forward base, almost like a small city.

Moreover, the size of this city is constantly expanding, like a rapidly growing steel behemoth.

With the existence of supernatural forces, there's no need to worry about construction efficiency, not to mention the heavy construction equipment left over from the previous construction of the forward base.

High-rise buildings are springing up everywhere, and the area around the forward base is changing almost every day.

Even those who had been on the ground for some time felt as if they had been transported to another world, let alone the people who had just arrived.
"what?"

"This is different from what we said when we came up here, isn't it?"

"Can we live in those houses?"

The bustling construction scenes all around caught these people, who had just returned to the surface of the earth, off guard.

Most people were planning to return to the surface and live like primitive humans, and never expected to see such a scene.

"Alright, alright, let's stop the congestion. Someone will inform you of the details after the registration is finished."

……

"You don't need to report the specifics to me. You can handle the construction of the city's pipeline network yourselves. I only care about the results."

After seeing off a group of people in charge of urban planning, Lü Bai breathed a slight sigh of relief.

With so many people returning to the ground, talents from all walks of life can be found among them.

He believes in letting professionals do what they do best, and he neither will nor needs to meddle in areas he doesn't understand.

At the heart of all management problems are people problems; all that's needed is to designate the key personnel responsible for each aspect.

He took a sip of water and turned to the three people sitting in the office: "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

Upon hearing this, the three people sitting on the sofa seemed to have springs in their buttocks, and they all stood up abruptly, responding with fearful expressions.

"No no."

"Mr. Lü, you're too kind to us."

Lu Bai raised his hand and pressed it down, indicating that the three of them should not be nervous. He smiled and said, "The three of you are all top economists. I will need to trouble you to enlighten me."

The term "people's livelihood" simply refers to basic necessities like food, clothing, housing, and transportation, all of which involve economic issues.

If these issues are not addressed properly from the outset, even the most prosperous scene will be nothing but a castle in the air, and countless efforts will be spent on subsequent repairs and maintenance.

"Could it be that Mr. Lü intends to simply transplant the economic system of the shelter over here?"

After thinking for a moment, Lü Bai simply asked, "What problems might arise if we do this?" The three exchanged glances, and finally the oldest economist spoke up to explain, "There shouldn't be any major problems with doing this, but there will be many."

The essence of economics is self-evident, because Lü Bai's very existence is a huge bug.

Perhaps Lü Bai did not consider this aspect, but the actual impact he had was that the current forward base was substantially transformed into a system of unified purchase and sales.

This means that for the vast majority of people in the forward base, their purchasing power has been institutionally suppressed.

Strictly speaking, there is no inherent superiority or inferiority among economic systems; rather, it is more a matter of choosing the right path.

Special times call for special measures, but if Lü Bai wants to become a hands-off manager who only oversees things, he will have to redesign an economic system.

After listening quietly for a while, Lü Bai waved his hand and said, "If you don't understand, you can judge for yourselves what to do and what the consequences will be. I only have two requirements: efficiency and fairness. I will give you time, and you must let me see results."

Lu Bai took out a prepared manuscript and read it aloud with deep emotion: "We must find a new path to the future, so that development no longer means the loss of certain groups, but rather the common benefit of the whole society. We must ensure that capital accumulation and social justice are no longer in opposition, but in harmonious unity."

The older economist's lips twitched.

If Lü Bai hadn't been incredibly strong, all three of them would have preferred to just quit and run away.

"Any more questions?"

"No...no more."

"Alright, that's all for you now, go ahead and get busy."

……

Watching the three economists leave with troubled expressions, the gray-haired old man in military uniform stood at the door, encouraged himself, and then pushed the door open to enter.

"Report! Mr. Lü, the monitoring network for near-Earth orbit has been completed."

No matter how much helplessness the elderly soldier felt inside, his report was still as loud and clear as ever.

Lu Bai nodded: "Very good, from now on, we will maintain 24-hour surveillance."

Ultimately, whether it's urban planning and construction or ensuring basic necessities like food, clothing, housing, and transportation, these can all be put on hold for a while.

The real threat hanging over the forward base like the Sword of Damocles was the Mona, whose arrival was uncertain.

Even if Lü Bai was confident in resisting, or even destroying, the Mona's fleet, he would not be so careless as to leave it unprepared.

After all, the Mona people's technology is far superior to that of humans, and if we don't consider Lü Bai, humans have almost no chance of winning.

Lu Bai was thinking about how to resolve the Mona crisis while minimizing human losses.

To achieve this level, it naturally requires more effort.

"How are your comrades feeling?"

The elderly man in military uniform hesitated for a moment before giving a perfunctory reply.

"pretty good."

"That means there's still resistance."

Lu Bai reached out and patted the old man in military uniform on the shoulder: "Old Yuan, you have to work hard and get rid of the fear of the Mona people in the army as soon as possible."

...It's not that I'm afraid of sacrifice, it's mainly that I'm unwilling to follow your orders.

The old man in military uniform nearly swallowed the words he was about to say, and instead nodded obediently, "Leave it to me, don't worry." (End of Chapter)