soon.

Li Yu arrived at the Second Outer City.

As soon as I entered the maintenance shop, I heard my second uncle's voice.

"Old Dong, it would be nice if this electric car of yours could be lighter, but it's too big."

"Minister of the Interior, there has been no breakthrough in battery technology before the end of the world. Generally speaking, lithium iron carbonate batteries or ternary lithium batteries are used.

Although ternary lithium batteries can hold more power per unit, lithium iron phosphate batteries will be more durable, because both in terms of cycle life and remaining battery capacity, lithium iron phosphate batteries will have more power than ternary lithium batteries."

"Okay, you can think of a way to produce five more modified electric trucks this month, and try to reduce the weight as much as possible."

Old Dong looked confused, but he still accepted the task.

After thinking for a while, he then said:

"Chief of the Interior, the automatic zombie cleaning vehicle I talked about last time will still take some time. It's mainly due to motor problems. It's stuck there now."

The second uncle didn't have high expectations, so he nodded and said, "Well, there's no rush."

"City Lord." Old Dong said quickly when he saw Li Yu coming in from the door.

Li Yu heard Old Dong calling him and nodded slightly.

Because the second uncle was facing Lao Dong and his back was to the door, he did not see Li Yu.

But when he heard what Lao Dong said, he turned his head and looked behind him.

"Second uncle." Li Yu said after seeing his second uncle turn his head.

When the second uncle saw Li Yu, the serious and majestic expression on his face softened and he said with a smile: "Xiaoyu, you are here."

"Well, second uncle, I have something to discuss with you."

The second uncle saw Li Yu's serious expression and knew that what Li Yu was going to talk about was not a simple matter.

Old Dong, who was nearby, also noticed that the two of them had something to talk about, so he didn't interrupt and just walked slowly to the other side.

After the second uncle saw Lao Dong leaving, he asked Li Yu: "What happened?"

Li Yu looked at the maintenance shop and said to his second uncle, "Follow me."

The second uncle didn't know why, so he followed Li Yu out of the maintenance factory.

It was around four or five o'clock in the evening, and the setting sun was shining dimly.

The sunset in the twilight looks extremely beautiful.

Following Li Yu, he went outside. Dragonflies were flying low outside. Li Yu took his second uncle to the group of ants.

He opened his mouth and said to his second uncle: "Second uncle, have you noticed anything unusual recently?"

"Abnormal? You mean these dragonflies?"

"Not only that, Zhou Weiguo, who is responsible for breeding in the inner city, said that the cattle and sheep no longer dare to go out to the slaughter, and they have to be driven with whips before they are willing to come out to eat grass. Ah.

And the wolfdogs I raise are also very anxious. Do you think this looks familiar?"

As soon as this statement came out.

The second uncle frowned, thoughts flashing in his eyes.

After a few seconds, he suddenly raised his head and said:

"Are you saying there might be another major natural disaster? I remember that there seemed to be a similar phenomenon before the last volcanic eruption."

Li Yu gave his second uncle a thumbs up in his heart.

It’s clear in just one point, and you don’t need to explain it so clearly.

So he nodded and said:

"I think it's very possible. The several natural disasters we experienced in the past nearly three years had similar situations before they broke out, so I think the possibility is very high."

"Then, in that case..." The second uncle pondered, lowered his head and began to think crazily.

"If this is the case, the personnel from the outer cities of the five satellite cities, as well as non-staff personnel and cooperative personnel will have to be withdrawn! However, the stall is so big now, it is estimated that it will take a few days for them to withdraw. I just don't know.

It’s too late.”

Li Yu pulled up a weed on the ground, put the middle rhizome into his mouth and chewed it.

Wild grass rhizomes are a little green and a little sweet.

"Anyway, if we let them prepare early, they can be evacuated earlier."

The second uncle nodded, raised his steps and walked towards the duty room.

"Without further ado, I'll inform them right away."

After taking a few steps, my second uncle suddenly remembered something.

No, Xiaoyu came to him specifically to talk about this matter. He could just give the order directly, so why would he come to him specifically?

Collaborators!

right!

In the past, both collaborators and non-staff members were allowed to come in, but what about the new collaborators this time?

Do they want to let it in?

After all, not long ago, some of them held protests and later rebelled and staged riots.

The second uncle slowly turned around and asked Xiaoyu:

"What should we do with the new collaborators? Should we protect them?"

Li Yu showed a wry smile on his face and said to his second uncle:

"I'm just confused, that's why I came to discuss it with you."

The second uncle sighed and said:

"Last time, you said to kill the relatives and friends of the arrested protesters directly. I didn't agree and thought it was a waste. Later, you suggested dragging them to the Fourth Outer City to work as coolies. As a result, this group of people rioted. Fortunately, you had beaten them before.

Iron chain, send someone over to supervise, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous."

"I'm really ashamed and don't dare to give random opinions. Just do what you think."

The second uncle was a little ashamed. He always thought he was very considerate, but he fell into a trap last time.

If it weren't for the fact that no damage was caused that time, my second uncle would have died of embarrassment.

When Li Yu heard what his second uncle said, he spit out the weed roots in his mouth.

"I'm actually quite confused."

"I'll tell you what I think, and you can help me refer to it."

"From our own perspective, I consider stability first.

Let’s talk about the disadvantages first: these people coming in will add a certain amount of pressure to us.

The first one is the issue of housing. There are thousands of people, and it is estimated that five more greenhouses will be added to accommodate them. Now that there are plants planted in the greenhouses, there is no guarantee that they will do something to these seedlings.

In addition, there are too many people. If a riot breaks out in the city, it will be very troublesome for us to deal with it, and chaos may break out."

"In addition, I don't trust these people. Although a rat's droppings spoil the pot, the last protest incident does not represent everyone, but it can be seen that these people are not easy to manage.

Letting them come in may cause management problems."

"In terms of food, we used to lend food to some partners based on natural disasters, and our old partners will basically pay it back."

The second uncle heard this and said:

"Actually, there is another situation that you may not know.

For the old cooperators, after these few months of carrying out tasks, people from many groups have actually deposited food with us. We are now like a bank before the end of the world.

These people are very frugal and control their food every day. I looked at the data displayed on the computer and found that the points owned by most of the cooperators, and the points that have not been exchanged for food, can sustain their food for half a month on average.

Many people can even reach a four-month dosage.”

"So many?" Li Yu asked in surprise.

"Yeah, maybe I'm afraid of hunger, so I don't dare to eat at ordinary times. I save most of it for daily tasks, and a small amount for daily life."

Li Yu nodded and said: "This is good, at least it is a kind of trust in us and reduces our pressure.

I'll keep talking.

We can provide loans of grain to the old cooperators, but if these new cooperators want to provide loans, five thousand people, that is not a small amount of money, and it is very likely that they will not be able to get it back.

....."

As Li Yu talked, he realized that there were really many disadvantages to bringing in new collaborators.

Before, he was thinking alone and didn't talk to anyone. Now he was sorting out his thoughts while talking, and he had already made a rough decision.

When the second uncle heard this, he said, "In that case, what are you struggling with?"

Li Yu smiled bitterly and said: "I haven't finished talking yet. I wanted to finish talking about all the pros and cons, but I didn't expect that I would talk so much just about the disadvantages. There are even some things that I had never thought of before. This time I talked about it.
To be continued...