Wasteland Border Inspector

Chapter 289 The Great Electrification Wave, Dawn Breaks! (End of Volume)
The sun slowly set, and night once again enveloped this silent wasteland.

The sky was filled with countless stars, densely covering the night sky, but they did not bring Cheng Ye any sense of spaciousness. Instead, they felt like a heavy curtain pressing down on his head, and the starlight seemed somewhat unreal and illusory.

Does spatial distortion become more severe the higher you go?

He pondered Yu Yong's words repeatedly. If that were true, wouldn't humanity be completely trapped on this planet, with no chance to leave this wasteland?

No wonder those extraordinary beings who have already reached the level of immortals, despite possessing the power to overturn rivers and seas, have always remained on Earth.

With their capabilities, they should have been able to explore even more distant galaxies, let alone develop Mars. Now it seems that the barrier of spatial disorder has cut off all possibilities of outward exploration.

"Starships distributed within the dark zone"

Cheng Ye's thoughts drifted back to the E4 area, Ice Dome A, where Cheng Long went, also hiding a starship?

Although Yu Yong remained silent on key issues, based on the information previously revealed, it is not difficult to deduce that the various environmental disasters covering the wasteland are inevitably related to the starships in various places.

Is the starship equipped with some kind of special weather weapon?

Or is it merely an energy leak that is enough to trigger a dramatic change in nature?
Cheng Ye's discovery seems to have revealed a new objective besides containing the source of infection.

Explore and contain the starship?
These alien creations scattered throughout the Dark Zone, regardless of whether they are benevolent or malevolent, or whether they pose any threat, must be thoroughly investigated as soon as possible.

Looking back now, could it be that the real purpose of Yu Erlan and the other researchers gathering in Hua Province was also to trace the Starship?

"If Cheng Wu and Cheng Long hadn't died, and if those pioneers were still researching the starship..."

"Then one day in the future, it may really be as Yu Yong said, that a new era will begin!"

Thinking of this, Cheng Ye shook his head, temporarily putting aside his complicated thoughts.

The information has been reported to the research institute, and the decision on the next steps will be made by the elders of Happiness City.

Whether to devote all his efforts to the research and development of the Starship, like the City of Fire, or to treat it merely as an important intelligence archive and not delve into it further, these are not decisions he can make at the moment.

After all, the prerequisite for exploring the Starship is the ability to penetrate deep into the Dark Zone, and with his current strength, he has clearly not yet reached that threshold.

After seven o'clock, searchlights gradually illuminated the town of Dabo.

There are only six units in total, scattered around.

Four lights were set up at the highest point of the waterproof wall, spreading out to illuminate the entire dock and riverbank.

The other two were mounted on the rooftops of two three-story buildings. One shone into the residential area, while the other barely covered the town's main road, at least enough to keep people from walking in the dark.

In Wenlu County, this time of day would be perfect for working late into the night, usually until midnight before resting.

However, in Dabo Town, there was not enough lighting to support nighttime construction, so all construction work stopped at this point.

The residents also consciously returned to their respective courtyards and began tidying up their rooms before going to bed.

Each residential area is allocated a public water pool, with water sourced from the Baishui River. After filtration treatment, the water is readily available.

Turn on the tap, and clear water gushes out. Although the water in early autumn is a bit cool, it's pleasant enough to wash your face and rinse your feet to relieve the day's fatigue.

While other satellite cities still charge for water based on quotas, Dabo Town has long since achieved water freedom.

As long as it's not intentional waste, no one will say a word if someone wants to take a shower by the pool.

After a quick wash, several small tables were set up at the entrance of the courtyard, and the nutrient solution was distributed.

In addition, some residents also purchased their own daily necessities, which were distributed one by one according to the previous call number order.

"Zhang Mao, one towel set and one water cup."

"Song Xiaoyu, two pairs of socks and one pair of work shoes."

"Dong Da."

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The distribution personnel arranged by Hou Genbao were quite clever, checking each item on the list one by one, so there was basically no situation where supplies were misdelivered or missed.

The residents who received the items were all smiles. Even if they were just ordinary daily necessities, they couldn't help but huddle together and show them off to each other, their faces full of satisfaction.

Cheng Ye stood in the shadows not far away, quietly watching this scene.

The town's government agency has not yet been formally established, and there is no intuitive data to measure residents' loyalty. The only way to judge the current situation is through visual observation.

If residents complain more, either reduce the workload appropriately or increase wages and benefits.

Conversely, if everyone smiles more and works harder, we can slightly increase the workload and speed up the construction process in the next two days.

In addition, the industrial zone has a special multi-item discount mechanism for the supply of materials.

For example, if 100,000 towel sets are produced at once, and 2,000 sets are taken away at once, an additional 20% discount can be enjoyed.

These preferential policies are equivalent to subsidies for the satellite city. When sold to residents, the original price is still applied, and the extra 20% profit is just enough to cover the town's expenses and alleviate the pressure.

Of course, it's not entirely without risk. For example, when I went to Li Matai's place last week, he had a stockpile of 1,000 quilts, and after a week of selling them, he still had 800 left.

The weather isn't cold yet, so residents prefer to save the money they earn from work for emergencies rather than buy bedding that they won't need for the time being.

Excessive inventory buildup not only ties up working capital, but also risks being stuck with unsold goods when prices drop in the next batch.

"For now, we have the rewards from the satellite city infrastructure project to tide us over. As long as Happiness City keeps burning money, Dabo Town will not stop developing. But once the project is completed and we reach the stage where we need to operate independently, every penny spent will be essentially coming out of my hands."

Cheng Ye's eyes flickered as he secretly calculated his recent expenses and income.

The financial support promised by the elders has all been converted into materials for repairing the hydroelectric power station.

What truly drives the development of Dabo Town is the infrastructure support provided by each of its satellite cities.

Otherwise, with 3,000 residents, the cost of three bags of nutrient syrup per person per day would be 27,000 coins, which is equivalent to 3800 contribution points. This would be unsustainable in the long run.

However, there is always an upper limit to the support tasks. Once that point is reached, the town will have to be responsible for its own profits and losses.

Given the current state of decline in other satellite cities, Cheng Ye is not worried that Happiness City will stop investing this winter, or even before next summer.

But what he wants is far more than that: a dedicated research institute, renovation of underground caves, repair of waterways, and more comprehensive infrastructure. He has to earn money to achieve all of these things himself; simply providing support is far from enough.

What's most troubling is that while Dabo Town has no shortage of construction talent, and even some surplus, it currently lacks professional talent who can sort out income and expenditure accounts and coordinate personnel management.

He had to shoulder these tasks on his own, relying on his modern knowledge and logic to do things he wasn't good at.

Yes, he can quickly build a framework and gradually improve upon it by developing a simple economic cycle model.

But he wasn't an economics major and had no practical experience, so he had to think things through carefully before making any decisions, afraid that a wrong step would affect the town's future operations.

Everyone understands those principles; the core is to recover the currency held by residents through the price difference of goods and maintain economic balance.

However, the specific wages to be paid to residents and the prices to be set for supplies must be carefully considered and cannot be taken lightly.

From the first day all residents arrived in Big Wave Town, they received wages every day at the end of their work.

It's an easy job, earning between 12-18 coins. After deducting the cost of three bags of nutrient syrup per day (which has increased to 3 coins), the actual income is between 3-9 coins.

The work is arduous, earning between 20 and 28 coins. After deducting five bags of nutrient syrup per day, the actual income is between 5 and 13 coins.

However, the actual income difference between the two is only 2-4 coins. Many people do the math and feel that it's not worth doing hard and tiring work for an extra bag of nutrient solution.

Therefore, we need to focus on the supply of materials. For example, residents who do heavy work can enjoy an extra bag of nutritional syrup every day. The special-priced lifestyle packages launched by Happiness City also give priority to those who do heavy physical labor.

The special offers at Happiness City change daily, and the quotas required for stockpiling discounts also vary.

This requires him to conduct in-depth research on residents' needs before deciding whether or not to stockpile goods in bulk.

This isn't difficult, but it's extremely time-consuming and energy-intensive.

Cheng Ye originally intended to teach Wang Kang the tasks of bookkeeping and pricing, but a week later, Wang Kang still couldn't even do the most basic accounting.

Rocco travels all over the country and is good at doing the math, but his pricing and decisions often fail to achieve the desired results and cannot balance income and expenditure with residents' enthusiasm.

"We must find several people who are proficient in economic management and accounting as soon as possible."

Cheng Ye noted this down, but forgot to ask Liu Bi, the fourth-term prosecutor, if he had any connections in this area.

But he'll be here tomorrow, so there's no rush.

If all else fails, we'll have to go to Davidson.

For a fifth-term prosecutor to be able to wield such a large family influence, he must have many capable people under his command. However, this would deepen his connection with Davidson, and the people Davidson sent would also get to know the ins and outs of Big Wave Town, inevitably leading to some unexpected troubles.

By eight o'clock, the table where supplies were being distributed had been tidied up, and the residents had all returned to their homes.

At 8:20, the curfew bell rang precisely on time.

According to regulations, from now on, no matter what the reason, no one may leave their residential compound; they may only move within the designated area.

But the residents of Dabo Town are far more obedient than the rules require. Unless they have diarrhea and can't stand it anymore, no one is willing to go out to use the toilet at night. They will hold it in until dawn.

Ten minutes later, the organized militiamen, carrying guns, walked out of the barracks in an orderly fashion and began their night patrol.

Currently, the alert level in Dabo Town is divided into three categories: high risk, dangerous, and normal.

Under normal circumstances, the patrol team is divided into six squads, each with eight members, and each squad is responsible for guarding an area of ​​Dabo Town.

Thanks to the three legions' round-the-clock sweeping, infected bodies that migrated from the land have not appeared for many days. On the contrary, infected bodies or sources of infection that drifted from upstream into the White Water River can be seen coming ashore from time to time.

Therefore, preventing the Baishui River from becoming the focus of patrols, Cheng Ye specially dispatched three patrol teams to guard the riverbank.

If more than five sources or individuals of infection are discovered within a week, the alert level will automatically be upgraded to dangerous, and the number of patrol teams will increase to eight. If more than seven times, the alert level will be upgraded to high-risk, and the number of patrol teams will be directly expanded to twelve. At the same time, the emergency response mechanism will be activated, and if necessary, support can be requested from Wenlu County.

It's nine o'clock.

The checkpoint in Dabo Town was completely sealed off, and an armed pickup truck drove in from the town entrance.

The car door opened, and Wang Kang and Luo Kuke got out at the same time.

After a long day of hard work, Wang Kang's steps were unsteady, his face was somewhat haggard, and his condition was clearly not good.

In contrast, Rocco remained energetic, holding a stack of forms in his hand, walking and pondering as he tried to sort out the economic accounts of Dabo Town and find a more reasonable resource allocation plan.

He clearly understood that if he could figure out and sort out this matter, his status in Dabo Town would be far higher than that of a mere gatekeeper.

"It's my shift tonight, Xiaokang, you should go back and rest."

Cheng Ye waved his hand.

Wang Kang didn't force himself to stay silent. He nodded quickly and turned to walk towards the small building of the supplies collection and sales station.

Watching Wang Kang's figure disappear into the night, Cheng Ye turned to look at Rokuk and asked with a smile, "How's the accounting going? Any progress?"

"I have some experience, but I'm still far from it."

Rokuk nodded first, then shook his head slightly, his tone tinged with helplessness, "I probably don't have the talent for this. At most, I can calculate every income and expenditure clearly. When it comes to how to drive the town's economic cycle and balance supply and demand, we still have to find professionals from outside. Otherwise, we definitely can't manage on our own."

The two chatted as they strolled and patrolled through the town.

Rokuk's legs no longer showed any signs of lameness, and as long as he didn't participate in intense battles, his daily life and walking were no different from that of a normal person.

After passing through the waterproof wall, the two arrived at the dock.

Gazing at the shimmering white waters of the river, they all stopped in their tracks and sat down in the same spots they had been sitting in before.

"I've had the same idea about finding talent," Cheng Ye sighed, then stopped himself from speaking and gently shook his head.

Rocco immediately understood his concerns and nodded in deep agreement: "We can't just focus on poaching people from within Happiness City. If we bring in people from other factions, their loyalty can't be guaranteed at all. Besides, Happiness City's economic environment is chaotic, with one messy account after another, so it can't cultivate truly capable business people."

"Could we possibly poach people from neighboring Guangdong province?" Cheng Ye pondered.

“Guangdong Province practices a free economy. Ordinary people there can contract factories, open shops, and even form chain caravans and complete operating systems.” Rocok nodded in agreement. “If you want to find talent in economic management and overall planning, Guangdong Province is definitely much easier than our Shijiazhuang Province.”

"Aren't they worried about brain drain and resource loss?" Cheng Ye asked, then realized his mistake, frowned, and shook his head.

The Rainbow City is about to take the lead in forming the Rainbow Alliance, so how could it care about this little bit of resources flowing out?

If there weren't enough benefits and resources flowing in, why would those surrounding sanctuary cities be willing to join the alliance?
“I will definitely go to Guangdong Province, but I haven’t decided on a specific destination or departure time yet,” Cheng Ye said. “I’ll have to wait until the construction of Dabo Town is completely stable, the hydropower station is operating normally, and all the systems are on track before I can do so.”

“We can start preparing now,” Rokuk reminded him. “As the saying goes, once October is over, winter is here. If you delay your departure by another half a month, and you arrive around mid-October, including the twenty days for travel, you won’t even have a month to operate if you don’t return by mid-December. Once you miss this window of opportunity before winter, the roads will be blocked by heavy snow, and the increased activity of infected individuals in winter will make the journey extremely dangerous. You’ll have to stay in Guangdong Province until next spring before you can set off.”

Winter in the wasteland is exceptionally long, lasting from mid-December to mid-March of the following year. Only when temperatures rise completely will the roaming infected find a place to hibernate.

"That won't do. Staying on someone else's territory during the winter would put us at a disadvantage."

Cheng Ye shook his head, but he knew in his heart that if he really wanted to go on a field mission, he really needed to start preparing as soon as possible.

The overall planning for Dabo Town is on track, and construction can proceed step by step from now on.

Although the operation of a cannery requires care, a batch of cans can be produced in advance and stockpiled.

The fish processing plant in the buffer zone hasn't secured land yet. We need to take some time to go back and contract it, then find a construction team to build it. This whole process will take about two months.

If you calculate it this way, when he returns from his two-month field assignment, he will be able to seamlessly connect with all the other tasks, and the timing will be just right.

"Have you inquired about any activities the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has been up to these past few days?" Cheng Ye asked.

"Still the same, always looking for trouble and picking fights." Rococo said with a sneer. "But Station Chief Ding has given the order that all prosecutors must keep their distance, so there haven't been any direct conflicts yet. But if the Independent Commission Against Corruption wants to find a breakthrough, they will eventually target us prosecutors. I just don't know who will be the first to suffer."

“Okay, I’ll go back to the buffer zone in a couple of days to finalize the fish processing plant matter. After that, I’ll start preparing for the field missions,” Cheng Ye decided.

The two finalized their plans in a few words, and then Rokuk took the schedule and went back to rest.

Cheng Ye put on his coat and began his patrol duty for the night.

The three of them take turns on night watch, and tonight it happens to be his turn.

The hydroelectric power station project was still progressing overnight, and Cheng Ye drove over to take a look.

Since the preliminary civil engineering work has been completed, the equipment installation is progressing much faster than expected.

The installation of this unit, which might take a week to complete in modern times, has already taken shape in just half a day. Judging by this progress, it will be able to start preliminary commissioning and operation in the middle of the night.

As for calibrating to perfect parameters, it may take a month to gradually optimize, but this only affects power generation efficiency.

Even if the hydropower station loses some of its power generation efficiency, it is still more than enough for the current needs of Dabo Town.

It is worth mentioning that the power transmission line from the hydropower station to the town has been connected ahead of schedule in recent days.

Yu Yong, being an electronics engineering professional, designed the transmission circuit in just two hours and also helped Lin Xu determine the locations of the utility poles, branch boxes, and overhead lines.

The 400V three-phase AC power output from the 300kW unit will first be stepped up to 6kV by a small step-up transformer and then transmitted to Dabo Town. After that, it will be stepped down to 400V by a step-down transformer and then connected to 220V single-phase power before entering the household. This can meet the daily electricity needs of residents and also support the operation of small production equipment.

This process sounds complicated, but it has a clear advantage. Dabo Town is about 2.5 kilometers away from the hydropower station. If 400V power is used directly, the loss will exceed 10%, which will not only cause the voltage at the town end to be substandard, but also cause a lot of waste of electricity and extremely high long-term operating costs.

High-voltage power transmission can control losses to within 5% and maintain voltage stability.

Of course, the most important reason is that the collector can directly intercept high-voltage electricity for charging, which is much more efficient than low-voltage electricity.

He specially designed a hidden conversion port on the step-up transformer, which can only be precisely inserted by the collector.

By setting the charging power in advance, we can "steal electricity" without affecting the town's production and daily electricity use, without anyone noticing.

The construction team has hundreds of people working hard, and there are also simple cranes to assist in the construction.

Cheng Ye was extremely anxious, but he had no more action points to speed up the process.

It has to be said that we are now truly at the point of running out of ammunition and supplies. Our energy reserves are down to only 15%, and our action points are completely used up.

He couldn't help but scratch his head, and every few tens of minutes he couldn't resist driving to the construction site to check on the progress.

Perhaps sensing his urgency, the workers dared not slack off in the slightest, working with great enthusiasm and not even wasting a moment to rest.

As night deepened, it was four in the morning.

Just as Cheng Ye finished patrolling the riverbank and was about to go back to the pool to wash his face and refresh himself, the defense communication device on his waist suddenly vibrated slightly, and then the screen slowly lit up.

The phone is picked up.

A cheerful voice came from the other end: "Inspector Cheng, the equipment installation is complete! The next step, commissioning, will require your personal intervention to start the first step."

"finished?"

Cheng Ye's head suddenly felt like it was going to explode, and he almost lost his grip on the defense communication device, which he then dropped into the pool.

At that moment, he felt as if he had lost all ability to think, his mind completely blank.

Is the hydroelectric power station in Dabo Town really ready for use?
He can use his daily electricity quota of over 6,000 kilowatt-hours however he wants.
Skill search, skill fusion, and trait extraction—functions previously limited by energy points—can now be used freely.
Countless joys welled up in his heart, far surpassing the excitement he felt when he first gained extraordinary power.

"Inspector Cheng?" Li's voice came from the defense communication device in the pool.

"Wait a moment, I'll wash my face and be right there!" Cheng Ye quickly picked up the defense device, wiped off the water stains, and put it back on his waist.

He turned on the tap, and the icy filtered water gushed out, but it did nothing to extinguish the fire in his heart.

If Liu Bi's approval means that he is qualified to inherit Cheng Long's "legacy".

Now, with the commissioning of the hydroelectric power station, the name "Chengye" will officially begin to catch up with and surpass Chenglong, becoming a new symbol of Xingfu City.

After rinsing himself in cold water for a minute, Cheng Ye forced himself to calm down. Before getting into the car, he glanced at the rearview mirror, his face still flushed with barely concealed excitement.

He lightly pressed the accelerator, and the car smoothly glided out of Dabo Town, heading towards the hydroelectric power station.

Upon arriving at the hydroelectric power station, the workers had already stepped aside and were packing up the tools used to load the equipment.

Engineer Li and Engineer Qian stood in the computer room, performing final checks on all parameters to ensure everything was perfect.

Cheng Ye stepped into the server room. Compared to the dilapidated state it was in during the first inspection, the server room was now completely transformed.

All the damaged areas have been repaired, and the cement floor has been covered with brand new tiles.

The incandescent light in the room was exceptionally bright. Under Li Gong's guidance, Cheng Ye walked to the control panel.

Looking at the screen, the right half has already begun to display various parameters.

The left side displays various indicators such as "Unit Standby", "Voltage Ready", and "Water Flow Pressure Normal".

Engineer Li pointed to the red button and key slot on the main control panel, "Inspector Cheng, you only need to insert the start-up key and press the 'priming start' button to start the first step and let the water flow into the unit. This is the core first step of the entire start-up process."

Key
Cheng Ye paused, looked at the socket, and took out his prosecutor's badge.

Press the badge down, and it fits perfectly into the notch. The screen immediately pops up an identity verification prompt.

Four or five seconds later, another notification flashed.

[Identity verification successful. Current controller: Cheng Ye (Prosecutor) is now online.]

Can it be started simply by pressing a button?

At this final moment, Cheng Ye strangely calmed down, gently placed his finger on the red water-drawing button, and slowly pressed it.

Wow.
The deep sound of machinery immediately filled the machine room. The hydraulic gate hoist started, and the heavy water gate slowly rose. The turbulent water of the Baishui River surged into the unit's flow channel along the water diversion pipeline.

The data on the main control screen changed drastically in an instant, with the water flow rate value rising rapidly.

When the water flow impacts the turbine runner, the huge runner begins to rotate slowly with the main shaft, the pointer of the tachometer rises steadily, and the screen simultaneously displays a series of green prompts such as "Runner rotation is normal", "Guide vane angle is appropriate", and "Flow channel is not blocked".

Engineer Li and Engineer Qian immediately bent down and quickly recorded various real-time data, laying the foundation for subsequent precise debugging.

About twenty minutes later, the unit operated stably in no-load mode, the spindle speed was fixed at the rated value, and key indicators such as bearing temperature and equipment vibration amplitude were all controlled within the standard range without any abnormalities.

"Next, we'll proceed with load testing." Li took a deep breath, focusing intently on the console, pressing several buttons with different functions in succession.

The power generation capacity began to increase, from 50kW, 100kW to full load 300kW, pausing for 5 minutes at each step to monitor whether the output voltage, current and frequency were stable.

Whether it was sheer luck or the quality of the parts produced in the industrial park far exceeded expectations, the entire load commissioning process went surprisingly smoothly, without any parameter fluctuations or equipment failures, which was somewhat unexpected.

When the power finally stabilized at 300kW at full load, Engineer Li breathed a sigh of relief and turned to Cheng Ye, saying:
"Inspector Cheng, the power has now been delivered to the distribution room in Dabo Town. Please go back to the town and turn on the main switch. We will stay here to continuously monitor the data. If there are any load devices in the town, you can start them up gradually. We will verify all the data simultaneously and upload them to the inner city supercomputer for a 24-hour stability calculation."

"it is good!"

Cheng Ye nodded in agreement and walked out of the computer room.

At this moment, he was already itching to charge the collector, but the hydroelectric power station was not yet running smoothly, so he had to wait a while longer.

After getting in the car and rushing back to town, Cheng Ye went straight to the warehouse storage room: "Yu Yong, Yu Yong!"

The door opened quickly. After being possessed by the Ghost Spider, Yu Yong's physiological structure changed. He basically didn't need normal sleep and only needed to nap for two hours a day to recover his energy.

Seeing Cheng Ye's barely concealed excitement, he was slightly surprised: "What's wrong?"

"The hydroelectric power station is repaired. Come with me to the power distribution room to turn on the main switch."

"Let's go." Yu Yong didn't ask any more questions and followed Cheng Ye out of the warehouse, heading towards the east entrance of the town.

Two temporary prefabricated houses stand alone here, seemingly simple, but once you push open the door, you'll find they're fully equipped.

Various monitoring instruments, power transmission equipment, and main switch are neatly arranged. The control and scheduling of all circuits in Dabo Town can be completed in these two power distribution rooms.

There are two main switches in the main control room, the high-voltage input switch and the low-voltage output switch, both of which are currently disconnected.

Yu Yong deftly lifted the protective cover of the main switch, grabbed the insulating rod next to him, and pushed it forcefully in the "close" direction.

With a crisp "click," the red warning light next to the switch handle went out instantly, the green operating light lit up immediately, the control panel emitted a "beep" sound, and the screen simultaneously switched to the power transmission monitoring interface.

The transmission equipment began to operate with a low hum, smoothly introducing the high-voltage electricity from the hydropower station into the indoor power distribution module.

"Don't let anyone touch this main switch in the future."

Yu Yong casually gave a word of advice, and after waiting a minute for the high voltage connection to stabilize, he pointed to a set of small switches next to him, "These are the output switches for different areas, divided into industrial areas, residential areas, control areas, and public areas."

Currently, only the lines in the public areas are fully connected. Yu Yong closed the corresponding output switches one by one, stared at the connection status on the screen for a moment, and said softly, "Okay, the power is stable. Would you like to press the light switch?"

"Can I?" Cheng Ye asked, somewhat surprised.

"Of course, it's just a matter of pressing a button." Looking at Cheng Ye's cautious appearance, Yu Yong couldn't help but shake his head, finding it somewhat amusing.

They remain composed in the face of a terrifying infection, yet they are so cautious when delivering electricity.

The two went to the adjacent power distribution room, where various power distribution buttons were neatly arranged on the wall, each labeled with the corresponding line's purpose.

Cheng Ye's hand landed on the "streetlight illumination" button, and he hesitated for some reason.

call.

After a few seconds, he let out a long sigh and pressed down gently.

hum.

As if a faint electrical hum brushed past my ear, the moment the button was pressed, the streetlamp outside the power distribution room window, covered in a thin layer of dust, trembled. The filament gradually changed from dark red to warm yellow, like a newly lit candle, spreading a soft halo in the deep night.

Then, the second and third lights came on one after another, following the contours of the street.

The warm yellow light, like sleeping stars being awakened one by one, spread along the main road, passed through intersections, illuminated the waterproof walls, and then diffused into each individual residential area.

In less than half a minute, the entire town of Dabo was enveloped in crisscrossing bands of light. The halos of streetlights overlapped and intertwined on the ground, weaving a warm net of light that completely dispelled the darkness of the night.

"What's going on? Is it dawn?"

The residents, still fast asleep, were awakened by the light streaming through the windows and scrambled out of bed.

The night seemed much shorter than usual. Everyone dressed and rushed outside with a sense of panic.

Everyone was stunned when they stood in the courtyard.

It's not that it's dawn, it's that all the streetlights in Dabo Town have turned on!
A lamp is placed every fifteen meters, its warm yellow light dispelling the fear of the night and bringing a reassuring glow.

Yes, the light seemed not only to illuminate the darkness in the town and dispel the shadows in everyone's hearts, but also to shine on their hearts, giving them a warm feeling!
Standing in front of the power distribution room, Cheng Ye couldn't help but stare blankly, his whole body somewhat dazed.

Even after Yu Yong walked up behind him, he was still in a daze, his eyes filled with infatuation and excitement.

"It's just transmitting electricity, is it really necessary to get so worked up?" Yu Yong asked curiously.

"No, it's not just about transmitting electricity."

Cheng Ye slowly came back to his senses, gently shook his head, and spoke with an overwhelming sense of emotion.

"It's almost dawn!"

(End of this chapter)