Ice Age: I can control plant growth

Chapter 46 Reactions from all parties
Mayor Qian's speech brought a deep sense of crisis to everyone present. As the management, how could they not be aware of the serious situation the shelter was currently facing.

If they had not successfully hunted a large number of mutant beasts some time ago and accidentally discovered a national reserve granary, the residents of the shelter would not even be able to guarantee two meals a day.

They originally thought that their lives would gradually improve after obtaining suitable seeds for planting. However, what awaited them was not the good days they had expected, but a more serious disaster.

The temperature dropped again, causing great worries among the people in the shelter. They were not sure whether the seeds they had planted could be harvested, and how many wild animals were left in the outside world.

Without the hunting team's meat supplies, once the food in the granary is exhausted, it is hard to imagine what kind of tragic human tragedy will unfold in the shelter.

Faced with the reality that some people may need to be abandoned, no one can guarantee that they will not become one of those abandoned.

And the so-called "giving up" is actually pushing them into a dead end and leaving them to fend for themselves, isn't it?

Wang said calmly: "Even though the central government cannot support us, we can still seek assistance elsewhere."

When the others heard this, they all put aside their image concerns and began to discuss enthusiastically: "Who can we ask for help?" "Go to other shelters?"...

After listening to Wang's suggestion, Mayor Qian thought for a moment and immediately thought of a place, or a person: "Are you talking about Li Mu?"

Wang answered without hesitation: "Yes, it is Li Mu and his Wanling City!"

When the names Li Mu and Wanling City were heard, the scene suddenly fell silent.

Most people who knew nothing about these two began to wonder who on earth could help the shelter overcome the difficulties.

However, those who knew something about Li Mu and Wanling City fell into deep thought.

“A few months ago, Wanling City was just established, and they recruited some residents in the shelter, but after recruiting only two or three hundred people, they left.

Recently, they brought some food and vegetables again and exchanged some poultry chicks. With Li Mu's ability, they should have enough resources to support us with some food and also be able to accommodate more people. "

"By the way, he still owes me tens of thousands of kilograms of food."

Mayor Qian did not explain Li Mu's identity to the people who did not know the truth. They only needed to act according to the arrangements.

"Now is a critical moment. For the continuation of mankind, we must send people to Wanling City as soon as possible to test the waters and see if Li Mu will give us help." Mayor Qian instructed.

"Who do you think is more suitable to send?" Wang asked.

"I recommend Tang Anguo. He has known Li Mu for a long time and helped Li Mu to clean up mutant beasts when Wanling City was first built." Mayor Qian replied.

"Okay, you immediately arrange for him to lead his men to negotiate." Wang agreed to Mayor Qian's proposal.

During the brief meeting between Wang and Mayor Qian, everyone reached a consensus.

These were not peaceful times, disaster was about to strike, and they could not waste time on meaningless meetings.

The emergency response measures at the West Lake Shelter are just the tip of the iceberg. Thousands of miles away in Kyoto, an intensive meeting is also underway.

"We have informed all the shelters we can of the severity of the crisis as much as possible," reported a middle-aged man with a slightly sparse head of hair. "The situation in most shelters is not optimistic. They are unable to guarantee the survival of the residents, so they seek help from our central government."

As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the conference room suddenly became tense.

"Under the current circumstances, we are unable to provide much substantive help to the local areas,"

The old man sitting at the head thought for a moment and then said, "But we have granaries and weapons depots all over the country."

He paused, looking at everyone present, "We will inform local governments of the information of granaries across the country, and they can use it on their own.

Now these grain reserves are the key to ensuring people’s survival. We ask local governments to do their best to ensure the survival of every citizen.”

He said firmly, leaving no room for doubt, “In addition, we will give local governments full autonomy.
Allow them to form their own armed forces and open up all but the strategic weapons stockpiles.”

An official sitting next to him questioned, "We can understand opening the granaries, but opening all the arsenals, won't this cause chaos?"

The old man replied calmly, "At the critical moment of life and death, the first thing we should consider is the continuation of mankind. If mankind no longer exists, what use will those weapons be?

The primary task for every citizen is to ensure their own survival. Whether it is to create a shelter or to form their own forces, it is up to them to decide. "

His tone was firm and his eyes were determined, "Implement my decision immediately."

"Yes!" Everyone answered in unison and started to get busy.

Thanks to our country's political philosophy, after the first wave of disasters, our country had the largest number of survivors on the Blue Planet.

The central government originally planned to govern the entire country after the situation stabilized. However, one crisis after another has emerged, and now people from all over the country can only save themselves.

The decision of the Kyoto Conference was quickly spread to all parts of the country, and local governments took action and began to use the information provided by the central government to urgently collect resources.

In a shelter thousands of miles away, Mayor Li convened an emergency meeting to convey the central government's decision.

"We must act quickly to ensure the survival of every citizen," Mr. Li stressed. "We have one of the largest granaries in the country. We must transport all the food in the granary to the shelter as soon as possible to ensure subsequent survival."

However, the situation in the North was not optimistic. Due to its remote location, the granaries in the North were insufficient and the armory was also very remote.

In addition, the north is already very cold, and now the snow is making things worse, and the heating is cut off. I am afraid that those who survived the first wave of disasters will find it difficult to survive the second wave.
Similar scenes are playing out across the country, whether in bustling cities or remote villages, people are struggling for survival, which is an unprecedented challenge.

The situation in China, a country with vast territory and abundant resources, is still relatively good, but a certain island country in the east has long been completely frozen by the extreme cold.

The volcanic eruptions that they once had to worry about have now become the hope for the continuation of the country. I wonder if the Amaterasu, the goddess they worship, can give them a little warmth.

At this time in Wanling City, Li Mu had already dug a 30-meter-deep tunnel and was ready to start building the underground city.

(End of this chapter)