The End of the Earth

"Saqqara?"

Shan Qiao looked at Xiang San in confusion, because today the commander suddenly asked him to arrange several chess pieces in the city of Sagara to spread the news about Sumaya at the rocket base.

Actively expose the little girl?

"But Commander, isn't this too risky? We don't fully understand Saqqara.

If you go by your previous inference, then what the blissful people are looking for is most likely Soumaya, or something on her.

This way, Saqqara City will focus all its attention on our base."

Xiang San waved his hand and said indifferently: "The forces around here have basically been swallowed up by the city of Sagara. Apart from the two big guys, the Elf Kingdom and the White Russian Resistance Army, are there any other forces around here?

Moreover, the city of Saqqara had already reached out, and it was only a matter of time before we would fight against them.

It would be better to spread the news and let their people come to us, so that we can take the initiative."

Shan Qiao nodded in relief and didn't ask any more questions.

"I heard that a public restaurant has been built in the outer districts?"

"Well, now that we have a large engineering team with a lot of heavy equipment, and with the cooperation of all the representatives, we can actually go even faster. However, everyone is pursuing sturdiness and durability, so the construction period has been extended a bit."

Xiang San smiled with relief and made a gesture of invitation.

"Then I'll trouble you, Mr. Shan Qiao, to lead the way. We'll go take a look and have a meal."

Shan Qiao hurriedly grabbed Xiang San's hand, looking flattered.

"Hey, my commander, please!"

"My great captain, please!"

"Please!"

“Please come in!!”

And so, under the astonished gaze of their entourage, the two of them politely walked all the way to the newly built public restaurant in the outer area.

This public restaurant has two floors and looks like a super factory at first glance. It can accommodate more than 200 people at a time. The main meals are meatworms, various canned meats, vegetable soups, and noodle products.

Thanks to the massive amount of supplies contributed by Shelter 019, even if the base does not engage in planting and breeding, it is enough to sustain it for a year.

Food, electricity, security, and water resources are no longer what the base needs to worry about. What it lacks now are various building materials. If the base wants to continue expanding and improving its wall defenses, it will not only need a large amount of building materials but also a lot of rare metal minerals.

Mining was out of the question; the rocket base didn't have the capacity. Xiang San thought back to the days when there were blue people under his phone. Rare metals? He could conjure up a lot of them with alchemy with a wave of his hand.

Problems always arise as soon as one is solved, but fortunately Xiang San has already gotten used to it.

Surrounded by the crowd, Xiang San and others shone like stars, walking into the public restaurant in the outer area under the watchful eyes of the base residents.

"Commander! Will the public restaurant be free?"

"Commander! Can I exchange other supplies for a chance to dine in the restaurant?"

"Commander! I heard that the restaurant is a buffet, so you can eat as much as you want. Is that true?"

The onlookers asked questions one after another, and the security personnel stopped the crowd from approaching step by step, preventing them from getting close to Xiang San and several core members.

Xiang San raised his right hand and waved, then answered loudly, "There is always a reward for every effort. As for the free meal, I don't need to say more.

Of course, people with disabilities who need help can apply for a certain share of material subsidies on behalf of the association.

For those who have hands and feet, the base's engineering team will always keep its doors open to you. Those who make great contributions and have high ideological awareness will have the opportunity to obtain the power of the devil. This is a rare opportunity.

As for whether it's a buffet, this commander will go into the restaurant to confirm for you. Hahaha, excuse me."

In a harmonious atmosphere, Xiang San and others passed the checkpoint outside the restaurant and walked towards the restaurant.

This simple question reaffirmed the base's strategy of not abandoning any resident. Even if a person is disabled, the base will supply a certain amount of supplies.

According to the plans of managers such as Xiang San and Shan Qiao, although the base operates efficiently, not everyone will work hard and serve the base.

In the old days, these people were called idlers who just ate and waited for death. Although the current era is chaotic and the rocket base does not have the conditions to allow some people to just eat and wait for death, Xiang San and his team still decided to support these people.

Why? Because, in today's world, the human population has drastically decreased. With the rocket base's rapid development, people are also a crucial component. Compared to supplies, the base's top brass unanimously agree that population development is also a crucial priority that cannot be neglected.

After entering the restaurant, there was no aroma of food as I had imagined.

That's normal. After all, it has just been completed. Not to mention the smell of cooking, it's good enough that they don't smell the toxic gases of chemical pigments.

The interior of the entire public restaurant is roughly paved with steel plates and glass, giving it a strong mechanical industrial visual effect. You can even see the wiring at various locations through the tempered glass.

The wild mechanical industrial aesthetics at this moment makes people's blood boil and their desire to eat increases a little more.

A representative quickly signaled his subordinates to take people to get the food. Xiang San looked at the dozens of security personnel gathered around and kindly gestured for them to sit down.

Boris and several representatives nodded slightly to signal their subordinates to sit down.

“Thank you all for your hard work, brothers, whether you are the representatives, the brothers responsible for grassroots work, or the people in the core areas.

You all have made great contributions to maintaining the stability of the base. Regarding the public restaurant, there is one thing I want to make clear to you, no matter who will be responsible for the operation of the public restaurant in the future.

That is, there are no hierarchies in public restaurants. Outside, you are superior, but here, we are all diners. The situation around our base is still unstable. If anyone cannot keep up with the base's pace in the details...

I don’t mind taking him out.”

Except for Boris and a few representatives he was familiar with, the other representatives picked up the cups of water that had been prepared on the long dining table and took a sip of warm water with a guilty conscience. Obviously, they were not really thirsty, but were just nervous and subconsciously covering it up by drinking water.

Several representatives drank the water in tacit understanding and took a simple sip. Only then did they realize how awkward their actions were.

Xiang San raised the corner of his mouth slightly, picked up a glass of water and took a sip, which was considered to be a way for them to save the situation.

“Of course, if someone dislikes the poor food in the restaurant and wants to have their own meals, they don’t have to come to the public restaurant.

However, I think the public restaurant model is still in line with the base construction model, and the food will only be good, not bad.

In addition, there is currently no circulating currency in the base, and everything is controlled by the core area, so I will try my best to benefit everyone because the core area has very huge resources.

At present, I have a certain amount of gold and silver banknotes in reserve. If there is a chance, I will find a way to trade with the Elf Kingdom and open up currency transactions.

This is probably the future development, what do you think? "

Xiang San's words made the representatives' eyes light up. Trade with the Elf Kingdom?

As managers of the outer areas, they also have some rare items in their hands. The value of these items can only be realized by national regimes that have already stabilized their internal affairs, such as the Elf Kingdom, Russia, and China.

They have already imagined a dream life of countless supplies and exotic trips.

Boris coughed a few times to interrupt everyone's imagination.

"Follow the Commander! No turning back!"

"Absolutely follow the commander!"

Xiang San turned around, raised his eyebrows and said seriously: "Oh! The meal is here, everyone, please enjoy."

There were flatbreads as big as washbasins, stewed meat pieces sprinkled with some algae, baked potatoes, fried chicken legs coated with flour, etc.

Xiang San felt a little unbelievable after just two bites. How could the food be so good?

Looking at the commander's eyes, Boris seemed to realize something and swallowed the food in his mouth and explained, "Commander, these are standard meals, absolutely normal."

Absolutely normal? Xiang San still believed Boris. If he said it was absolutely normal, it meant that their meals were not specially prepared.

Unnoticed by anyone, a tiny invisible black magic particle in Xiang San's body floated towards the direction of the food.

After a while, he knew the truth.

There really is no special treatment.

Can today's base afford such luxurious meal standards?

After the meal, he summoned Boris alone, and through the conversation he learned how terrible the food reserves at the rocket base were now.