Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 209 Abnormal Buddha Light
The true value of many things needs time to be seen.

Lord Sha Hai has always wanted to apply for an Emerald City, which can effectively deter the wavering factions in the city, but Zhou Yi did not agree.

Unexpectedly, there was a huge Buddha sitting outside the city.

This stone Buddha looks solemn and majestic, but it has neither the military power to destroy powerful enemies with a wave of its hand nor any practical value for living, making it quite useless.

But as time went by, Lord Sha Hai gradually discovered.

The Buddha has a magical power that can attract all kinds of residents to approach it, especially those who are resentful and murderous.

These individuals will involuntarily come to the Buddha, including criminals who have escaped from other cities and local residents who intend to commit crimes - many of whom are under the surveillance of Mayor Chen Jiadong.

When they arrived next to the big Buddha, they gradually calmed down and their aggressive behavior was significantly reduced.

According to statistics from Mayor Chen Jiadong.

"Last year, the per capita crime cost in our city was 2221 yuan, the per capita loss cost of violent crime was more than 2000 yuan, and the per capita loss cost of property crime was 198 yuan. Among them, violent crime accounted for 15% of the total number of crimes and caused the largest amount of losses in our city."

"Since the Buddha arrived in Shagang City, the per capita crime cost in the city has dropped to 88 yuan per month in the past six months, which is equivalent to 1056 yuan per year, a 50% decrease from before. For a full six months, the number of violent crimes was less than 10% of last year."

“Simply put, the crime rate in our city has dropped by 50%, and the safety and security situation has improved dramatically.”

"Of course, there are positive effects from the continued economic development, but the reduction in violent crime is inseparable from the role of the Buddha. Many arrested criminals believe that they should repent more beside the Buddha and should not act on their own."

Chen Jiadong continued, "We screened the people who often gathered around the Buddha and identified seven people who were instigated by the Lord of Mieding. They included merchants, craftsmen, scavengers, boatmen, and farmers from the farming group. They continued to provide various intelligence about Shagang City to the outside world."

"They would go to the Buddha to seek comfort and peace of mind."

"Now citizens are used to walking and praying near the Buddha. It is safe there and you can see the Buddha's light."

The Leshan Giant Buddha can radiate its influence to Shagang City just by sitting nearby, reducing crime rates and boosting public confidence.

Lord Sha Hai was now convinced.

No wonder Zhou Yi arranged a stone Buddha here.

Compared to the Emerald City that deters hooligans, the Big Buddha is the one that fundamentally reduces security risks.

Especially after the war broke out, Shell City and Fullmetal City were subjected to fierce air strikes, the sea was also blockaded and its range of activities was compressed by Duke Mie Ding’s fleet, and the Sand Port area in the rear was not peaceful either.

Infiltration, infiltration, and subversion turned into a secret war without the smoke of gunpowder in Shagang City.

Among the immigrants who came by boat there were spies sent by Lord Mieding.

Some of the merchants who had been wavering before became surrenderists and joined forces with the more powerful Mieding Public Army very early on to act as internal supporters here.

A small number of human soldiers were also instigated by the enemy to provide assistance at critical moments.

Chen Jiadong's "Guwo" heard a lot of such secret transactions.

Lord Shahai's strategy is to execute those in extremely bad situations directly and throw the rest into prison - after all, labor is precious, and these people have to continue to build new prison caves.

But it knows that it can never catch enough.

As long as this battle is not over, Mieding Gong will continue to instigate rebellion and place people there.

After all, most lives have a tendency to admire the strong, and they always tend to favor the justice of the strong.

Only by defeating the opponent can this problem be fundamentally solved.

Just win.

All problems can be solved easily.

……

But now, something has happened to this great Buddha of public security.

Its Buddha's light was rapidly dissipating, a large number of light-absorbing monsters flew into the Dead Sea, and the light on the two guardians was also disappearing. This situation was very strange.

Sha Haigong looked at the dim Buddha in the distance and asked Chen Guodong beside him: "How is the progress of the bridge over the company now?"

Chen Guodong bowed his head and said, "The bridge extends from Emerald City to the farmland. Two days ago, I went there to discuss the refugee issue and asked Cao Dayuan about it."

"Cao Dayuan said that this bridge is for vehicles. The first phase of the plan is to connect to Jitou Town, and the second phase will be from Jitou Town to Shagang City on our side."

Lord Sha Hai pulled his beard with his claws when he heard this. "With the Emerald Avenue, why would we need to spend so much resources to build a land bridge? But it should be no problem for Mr. Zhou to take charge of this matter personally. I will go to the company. You take care of things here."

"Yes, my lord."

The Sand Sea King has now recovered. It jumped into the Dead Sea and quickly headed towards its destination.

soon.

Yalong Bay, on the pier.

Lord Sha Hai resumed his upright position on land, and then he walked past the coastal buildings and saw from afar that behind the buildings of Emerald City, there was a tall and wide bridge extending all the way out from the outside of the community.

When it came to the outside of the overpass, it found Zhou Yi eating a pot of steaming food under the bridge. Beside him were Cao Dayuan, Gong Zheng, Zheng Tao and Yuan Tong.

What are they talking about?

Lord Sha Hai suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

If I go closer, maybe they are discussing something inside the company, but it will be a bit awkward to just wait.

Zhou Yi noticed this side at a glance.

He stood up, smiled warmly and said, "Mr. Shahai, come, let's eat hot pot together. Come on, just one more set of bowls and chopsticks."

So Lord Sha Hai nodded and moved closer.

Zhou Yi served it with a bowl and a long fork: "You can use the dipping sauce as you like. You can choose between strong and light flavors. In fact, hot pot tastes good even without dipping sauce."

Sha Haigong followed the others' example and used a fork to pick out a piece of bone-in meat from the big pot. Then he stirred it in a small red dish and took a big bite.

After swallowing a few mouthfuls, it immediately started to cry and felt as if its mouth was on fire, and its vision became blurred.

It’s over.

It's poisonous! Lord Sha Hai started to cough violently.

Zhou Yi immediately handed over a can of drink: "Give me some sour plum juice, it will help with the spiciness."

After guzzling a lot of drinks, Sha Hai Gong finally came back to life, but his butt was still burning with pain.

"What kind of food is this...it's horrible."

It looked at the bright red soup pot with bubbles coming out of it and spoke in a hoarse voice.

"Hot pot is just like this, it's actually slightly spicy."

Zhou Yi smiled and said, "The one you eat from the white pot is the one next to it."

Under his guidance, Sha Hai Gong noticed that there was another pot next to it. The soup in it was much clearer and was stewing mushrooms and bones.

It tried to pick up a piece of bone meat with a fork, dipped it in some salt and spice powder, and tasted a small bite.

this is not bad!

So everyone ate hotpot together and talked about the food culture of the Age of Gods.

After eating for a while, Sha Haigong suddenly remembered that he came here to discuss serious business, and immediately stated his purpose.

Zhou Yi was scalding a piece of meat while saying, "The road built by the dam has many flaws. For example, it is too close to the Dead Sea. The load capacity is further increased, the building is prone to damage and instability, and there is also the problem of narrow roads."

“When the transportation volume increases, special road transportation will still be needed.”

He explained: "The Wuhu Viaduct is a living building. As you can see, it has the ability to self-repair and extend. It is a professional traffic function."

"It can boost various vehicles and keep their speed within a certain range... Even the slowest car can be accelerated to 50 kilometers per hour through its characteristics."

Sha Hai Gong asked: "All cars are OK?"

"All are fine. Theoretically, a camel trailer would work, but that would cause the camel to collapse. A sustained speed of 50 kilometers per hour would also require a lot of wheels, so it's better to choose a reinforced vehicle. The reinforced vehicles in human cities are fine."

Lord Sha Hai finally understood the key point, and his eyes suddenly widened: "Energy, basically no energy is needed!"

"Correct."

Zhou Yi laughed: "Think about it, if the enhanced car hardly consumes energy packs on this road... isn't it still quite attractive?"

That's too much!
Lord Sha Hai calculated rapidly in his mind.

All sea lords know that buying a car is cheap but maintaining it is difficult.

Take the small enhanced vehicle as an example. Like a small boat, its energy consumption is 1 energy pack/12 hours. It is convenient, but the ongoing cost is very high.

Therefore, there are very few vehicle reserves in various cities.

For the same length of road, if the road conditions are bad, the energy pack consumption will be even greater.

The cheapest small enhanced vehicle made by craftsman light print is around 10 light types.

That is to say, if a car runs for 6 hours a day, the cost of the car will be consumed in 200 days.

In addition, the reinforced car must be driven regularly, otherwise the light print will age and become out of adjustment.

If you run on the viaduct between Sand Harbor City and Emerald City, this expense can be almost completely eliminated.

The transportation cost of one vehicle can be saved by 10 times every year!

The car can run freely and costs absolutely no money!
This means that all goods circulate in the Shagang area and the transportation cost can be almost zero.

Lord Sha Hai's breathing suddenly became rapid.

"Mr. Zhou, how long will it take for the viaduct to be repaired?"

Zhou Yi gnawed on a piece of chicken skeleton and said vaguely: "According to the current progress, it will be connected to Jitou Town within a month. It will take about two and a half months to extend to Shagang City."

"Can it be done faster? The sooner this facility is completed, the greater the advantages."

The other party said helplessly: "The life of the building also needs time to repair and expand. This is already the fastest."

Lord Sha Hai also came back to his senses.

indeed.

If we were to build a road, it might take one or two years to complete the road from Jitou Town to Feicui City.

The construction and expansion of viaducts has been rapid.

Lord Sha Hai asked, "So should I start buying enhanced vehicles now?"

"Well, I'll also order some vehicles here."

Zhou Yi nodded: "But it shouldn't be too many. We should decide based on the actual situation. After all, there are only 4 people in our area."

"clear."

Lord Sha Hai couldn't help but laugh and said, "In fact, the population of the Shagang area is currently increasing significantly. According to the latest statistics from Shagang City, the number of residents in this area has exceeded 4... But the battle on the front line is still very difficult."

"Lao Sha, this war is all about logistics and it won't end in a short time. We have to ensure that Shell City and Steel Refining City have sufficient basic supplies. The better we develop, the more stable the frontline soldiers will be. The more confident they will be, and the more courageous they will be to fight."

Lord Shahai also agreed with this.

Zhou Yi was about to say something when suddenly a strange look appeared on his face.

"I'm going to take care of something first, you guys take your time eating."

The Spine Hunter descended rapidly, and Zhou Yi boarded it and soared into the air.

Only then did Sha Haigong remember that he had forgotten to mention the abnormality of the Buddha.

It felt annoyed and could only eat hot pot while waiting for Zhou Yi's return.

(End of this chapter)