Magic? My Iron Torrent will sweep it all away!

The group left the viewing area by car and returned to the underground city along the special passage of Tian Shu City.

The Tian Shu Underground City is no longer the tense and oppressive place it once was.

Above the underground dome, the day and night cycle was simulated, and holographic GG screens on both sides of the street continuously played replays of the fleet's founding ceremony.

Many residents were still recovering from the earlier excitement, and people kept stopping along the roadside to excitedly wave at the spaceship taking off on the big screen.

After the vehicle entered the teleportation area, everyone got off and, after identity verification, quickly arrived at the cross-city teleportation gate leading to Tianyong City.

Planetary engines are mainly built in Antarctica and the equatorial zone; they are not located in the Arctic, requiring a transfer in an underground city in Antarctica.

The group stepped into the portal.

Outside the teleportation hall of Tianyong Underground City, there was less solemnity and more activity than in Tianshu City.

The flow of people here is significantly more frequent, with transport robots dragging standardized material boxes back and forth.

The electronic screens on both sides of the wall constantly display data such as project progress, surface weather, radiation monitoring, and transportation routes.

As soon as Lin Mo stepped out of the teleportation portal, he saw a middle-aged man quickly approaching him.

The man was wearing a dark blue administrative uniform with the city lord's badge of Tianyong City hanging on his shoulder. His hair was neatly combed, but his expression revealed a hint of excitement that he could not hide.

"Chief Lin!"

He strode up to Lin Mo, stood at attention, and saluted.

"Chen Jianguo, Lord of Tianyong City, welcomes Chief Lin to Tianyong City for inspection and guidance!"

Lin Mo raised her hand in return, and then took the initiative to shake hands with him.

"Lord Chen, we're all old friends, no need to be so polite."

"We came here to check out the planetary engine and also to see how Tianyong City is doing now."

Chen Jianguo nodded quickly.

"Great! Welcome, welcome! I'll personally accompany you!"

After he finished speaking, he shook hands and greeted everyone, and then said to Lin Mo:

"Chief Lin, you don't know how happy the people of Tianyong City will be if they know you're here."

"It can't be that exaggerated, can it?" Lin Mo asked, somewhat surprised.

"It's no exaggeration," Chen Jianguo said earnestly.

"Back then, when Tianyong City and Tianxiong City were invaded by the demons, the earth-burrowing dragon pierced through the underground defense layer, collapsing several residential areas, and the entire underground city was almost destroyed."

"If you hadn't arrived in time with the Terra warriors to drive out the demons and stabilize the situation, the consequences would have been unimaginable."

"Many of us still remember that day, remember that it was Commander Lin who pulled us back from the most dangerous time and saved our homeland!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo glanced around.

Tianyong City is much more spacious than he remembers.

The roads are wider, the building layout is more regular, and many previously closed areas have been transformed into public activity areas, scientific research and training areas, and children's education centers.

The simulated light source from the dome above shines down through layers of soft light curtains, giving the entire city a more vibrant feel that a real city should have.

"How's the post-disaster reconstruction going?" Lin Mo asked.

A smile immediately appeared on Chen Jianguo's face.

"It's basically finished, and even better than originally planned."

"Back then, those drilling dragons really drilled the underground city like a sieve, leaving holes everywhere and severely damaging the structure."

"But later, heavy engineering robots and multi-functional factories were put into use one after another. We made a three-dimensional model of the entire damaged area and recalculated the underground load-bearing structure."

"The passage that was originally destroyed by the earth-burrowing dragon has become the basic route for the expansion of the underground city after it has been reinforced and cleared, which has saved a lot of trouble."

Grom blinked.

"Does that mean there are benefits?"

Chen Jianguo laughed and said:

"There's no other way. If a crisis has already happened, then we have to find a way to turn the losses into something we can use."

"Tianyong City has now been expanded by one-third, and the most crowded residential areas in the past have been completely renovated."

"The residential area is larger, and the schools, hospitals, childcare centers, and skills training centers have also been expanded."

"Even if the population continues to grow in the future, it will not be as crowded as before."

Speaking of population, Chen Jianguo sighed softly again.

"However, the problem now is not that there are too many people, but that there aren't enough people."

"Technology is developing so fast that there are more and more places that need human resources."

"Universal factories can replace repetitive labor, but maintenance, design, research and development, education, healthcare, urban management, and robot collaboration all require a large number of skilled workers."

"Fortunately, as life has stabilized, more and more families are willing to have children."

"Many young people are no longer worried about whether they can survive in the future; they are starting to plan for their children's future."

Lin Mo nodded.

"This is a good thing."

"As Mr. Zhao repeatedly emphasized at the meeting, support for childbirth cannot remain just a slogan."

"Prenatal checkups, childbirth, infant nutrition, childcare, and basic education—these public services must be implemented effectively so that every family can see and benefit from them."

"With more children, there will be a solid foundation for talent."

"If the Great Xia Dynasty is to reach for the stars, it cannot rely solely on our generation to carry it out."

Chen Jianguo's expression turned solemn.

"Chief Lin, rest assured, Tianyong City will strictly implement the relevant protection policies."

"New residential areas in the city now have designated spaces for childcare and education, and the medical system is also expanding. We will ensure that people don't have to worry about raising children, and we will provide comprehensive support from conception to childbirth to childcare!"

Seeing his serious expression, Lin Mo quickly waved his hand.

"Lord Chen, I am merely relaying the requirements from above; it is not exactly guidance."

"How to implement it specifically still depends on you comrades who are actually doing local work."

Chen Jianguo smiled and looked at Lin Mo and Zhao Gang.

"Direction is more important than anything else."

"With the guidance from Commander Lin and Deputy Commander Zhao, we subordinates know where to focus our efforts."

Lin Mo didn't know how to respond to such a remark, so he could only cough lightly and quickly steer the conversation back to the main topic.

"By the way, we're mainly here to see the planetary engine. Where's the nearest construction site?"

Chen Jianguo answered immediately.

"It's about fifty kilometers northeast of Tianyong City, not a long drive."

He turned to look at his secretary.

"Go arrange surface commuter buses."

"Also, notify the planetary engine project team that Chief Lin, Deputy Commander Zhao, and representatives from various ethnic groups in Terra should arrive at the site immediately, but they must not interfere with normal construction."

"yes!"

The secretary immediately jogged off to make the arrangements.

A few minutes later, two surface commuter vehicles arrived.

Chen Jianguo took the initiative to introduce himself:

"This batch of vehicles is a newly produced surface engineering commuter model. The vehicle body adopts multi-layer composite armor, and the cockpit is equipped with a positive pressure filtration system and radiation monitoring device."

"The outer layer is inscribed with a low-level purification array provided by the Holy Human Race, which can purify nuclear radiation in the air above the ground."

Kyle listened to this, pondered for a moment, and nodded slightly.

"The inscription technique is fine, but this type of purification array can only provide auxiliary protection. Your vehicle is constantly moving, unlike being on the ground where it is stable. There is a risk that the array will fail, so be careful."

"Understood," Chen Jianguo replied immediately.

"We have never considered magic as the only guarantee."

"Vehicles traveling on the ground must undergo daily inspections. During vehicle use, the system automatically uploads in-vehicle environmental data every ten minutes. If the data exceeds the standard, the system will immediately alert or even take over and bring the vehicle back to a safe zone."

"There are also emergency medicines in the car, and all safety measures have been taken."