Industrial Cthulhu doesn't believe in the end times.

Chapter 75 A Bowl of Mutton Soup

There aren't actually that many plants that can mutate when stored in warehouses. Perhaps some seeds have this potential, but most of them are in a dormant state.

Rather, this potato can be considered a gifted genius among beans.

"Using this as a model and conducting more research, perhaps our future food problem will be solved by it."

Upon hearing this, Xu Huan took it even more seriously. No matter how much grain was stored, new sources were needed, and it was necessary to plan ahead for the future.

The agricultural sector within the Taimon base has not yet started operations, but the soilless cultivation technology for potatoes is already quite mature.

Mutant plants are dangerous, but if used properly to cultivate excellent offspring, they can be of great benefit to humankind.

This research was originally planned to begin after the research area was reorganized, especially on extraordinary crops. Su Xun also planned to issue missions to find some suitable mutated seedlings. In his previous life, many similar plants could only be traded directly from those high-level mutated plants, and human bases often had to pay a considerable price for this.

Seeing that there were no other unexpected situations, the group returned to the canteen, where people could already be seen lining up for food. There was plenty of meat and fruit today, and even some cooks were making dumplings on the spot. From this perspective, after a day of chaos, order and stability were beginning to reappear.

The person in charge of the shelter is named Zhai Chao, a down-to-earth and steady middle-aged man with a military background. He is currently getting food with Su Xun and the others, and is also reporting on work related to the shelter.

"Once order is restored, production can begin and the entire park can be put into operation."

"With factories in the park and base as the main body, students will resume teaching as soon as possible, and the learning content will include industrial production. In addition, survival manuals will also be included as part of the teaching materials."

"If there are no teachers, we will first arrange for older students to teach younger students, and then recruit some workers and highly educated people."

Su Xun said to Zhai Chao, "Don't put too much pressure on them with their studies and work for now. Just give these people something to do so they won't be completely immersed in the atmosphere of suffering."

Zhai Chao nodded in agreement.

In fact, both the base and the shelters are now well-stocked in all aspects, and there is no need to start new production capacity immediately at this stage. All supplies were stockpiled with considerable redundancy in mind from the beginning.

The purpose of launching this series of activities is essentially to restore order, rationality, and hope to everyone through the process of labor.

After noting these questions, Zhai Chao replied: "Another issue is that some criminal cases have started to emerge... some of the situations are quite extreme."

The Xinfu Chemical Industrial Park shelter complex currently houses tens of thousands of survivors, and other survivors from Xinfu City are continuously converging here, making the management of such a large safe zone extremely difficult.

Su Xun's expression turned serious: "We must not be negligent in this matter. Those who intentionally harm others must be severely punished."

"No matter how precious the survivors are, the murderer shall die, the one who endangers the safety of the community shall die, and even those with superpowers shall not be spared. These are two red lines that cannot be crossed."

"In fact, we should arrest those superpowered individuals who abuse their power and commit crimes, make them role models, and severely punish them!"

There were quite a few people in my past life who felt like they had become gods or saints after acquiring superpowers. When Shao Xuezhen was still in the Sun Chasing Project team, Su Xun had reported him to him. Su Xun didn't have much contact with those people after that, but he probably has already experienced the organization's call by now.

But a new batch of people will inevitably emerge; this world is never short of fools.

As for ordinary people, many of them probably commit extreme acts in an attempt to die, but even so, the shelter must strictly implement these measures.

Because the law is not meant to punish criminals; its greatest function is to deter those who are still alive and to ensure the stability of order.

Order is the cornerstone of a shelter's stability. If chaos breaks out within a shelter, the resulting casualties may not be lower than those caused by a major catastrophe.

"The set of rules compiled by the think tank before the apocalypse can now be implemented. Relax what should be relaxed and tighten what should be tightened." The system was also part of the preparatory work, and Zhai Chao, as the person in charge of the shelter, was naturally very clear about its contents, so Su Xun did not need to say more.

The two stood there for a while longer. Even though the food was plentiful, some people still couldn't taste it. The huge blow made many people unable to eat.

Su Xun felt helpless about this, but there was no particularly good solution. Many things would take time to resolve.

The soldiers' dining area was next to the civilian canteen, and the food was no different. However, due to the large number of people, they were divided into different buildings. In fact, civilians were not prohibited from entering. When Su Xun and his group arrived, they saw many people who were not wearing military uniforms eating with the soldiers.

After the large-scale training exercise, the people were already familiar with the soldiers and their work. In the shelter, some people would even spontaneously participate in the construction of fortifications. At that moment, the boundary between the military and the people had become blurred.

The group went to the window to get their food. Su Xun glanced at it and saw that there was also mutton soup, so he took a bowl.

They found a place to sit down, and without bothering to hide from others, they started eating right there among the soldiers.

Zhai Chao also brought back a bowl of soup, and after eating half of it, he felt a little emotional.

"The mutton here doesn't have much flavor. An old comrade once sent me mutton from beyond the Great Wall, and it tasted so much better."

"What a pity, I wonder if I'll ever be able to eat meat from over there again in this lifetime."

Perhaps it was just a spontaneous remark, but it cast a somber mood over the place.

Yes, the journey from a piece of mutton in Northwest China to the eastern coast is backed by a country's well-developed infrastructure and advanced transportation industry.

And in just one day, these things ceased to exist.

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Zhai Chao quickly said, "Oh, I misspoke, I apologize."

But silence still spread. The chairman once said that the motherland has been handed over to everyone, but given the current situation, what can these individuals do?
This is a catastrophe large enough to destroy the world, and despite long preparations, the future remains uncertain.

Many of these soldiers were prepared to serve their country from the very first day they put on their uniforms, and many were prepared to give their lives for it. They were not afraid of any war between humans. No country on this planet was capable of crossing over them to attack the land behind them. But the end times came, and a crisis beyond comprehension erupted.

Besides the pain and sorrow, everyone is also worried about this, and even more so, confused.

Especially those soldiers who returned from outside the shelters witnessed even more brutal and tragic deaths and sacrifices.

In the face of such a massive disaster, in such a dark era, can hope still exist?
However, in the midst of this silence, singing began from somewhere. At first, only a few people were singing, but soon everyone joined in.

The sound drifted far away, and people in another canteen listened intently. The song sang:
"A great river flows wide,"

"The fragrance of rice blossoms wafts through the air on both banks of the river..."

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"This is my beautiful motherland, the place where I was born and raised..."

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(End of this chapter)