Unrestrained technology was dangerous, even more dangerous than zombies and mutants. On the planet surrounded by radiation dust, Jiang Chen had reason to believe that the abnormal seeds wouldn't only germinate in Wanghai.
Mutated humans, cannibals, raiders, zombies, mutants, unrestrained artificial intelligence …
In the end, these monsters were the product of the excessive expansion of technology and the abnormal growth of civilization.
They should be corrected.
Wherever NAC's iron boots tread, all heresy will be eliminated!
This slogan was printed on the gate of the Sixth Street for all merchants and travelers to admire.
After the large-scale mutant elimination, the Sixth Street became the destination for the survivors in Suhang Province and even the entire Pan-Asia region. Merchants and travelers brought the legend and flag of the NAC to a further direction. The powerful and stable force was attempting the great feat that the world coalition government couldn't achieve.
Restore order.
"… They can't do it. It's not because they don't have the ability, but because they lack the courage to take responsibility and face reality. If you put yourself in their shoes, would you rather face a devastated world, or would you rather arrive in a new world and start over? There's no difference between the two, but the latter is more acceptable. " Inside the General's office in the Sixth Street council building, Jiang Chen tapped the cigarette between his fingers on the ashtray and talked to Zhao Chenwu on the sofa across from him.
"A very novel point of view." Zhao Chenwu shrugged, picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip. He smacked his lips and sighed, "Good tea. Speaking of this, did Mr. General invite me here just for a tea party? "
"Of course not." Jiang Chen smiled and leaned back in his chair. "You're the president of the council. I want to send a signal to the council through you."
"What signal?" Zhao Chenwu put down the teacup and sat up straight.
"The situation in Wanghai has stabilized. In the near future, NAC won't consider using military force. It's a great opportunity for the Sixth Street to develop."
"Which means, the military orders from NAC will decrease?" Zhao Chenwu didn't react enthusiastically to Jiang Chen's words. Since he completely withdrew from the arms business, he sold the loss-making military factory to NAC half a year ago.
"Of course, but that's not what I'm talking about." Jiang Chen paused. "I hope you can use the influence you built when you were outside NAC's territory to collect pre-war technical documents, scientific research equipment, and high-precision instruments scattered outside of Wanghai. We will offer you a reasonable price for the items you recycle. "
For most of the small and medium sized survivor groups on the wasteland, those technologies and equipment were worthless. After all, even if a village with only a few dozen people obtained the blueprint of an electromagnetic cannon, it would be difficult for them to build one without 3D printing equipment or production tools.
Many ignorant survivors even mixed those precious documents and abandoned books together, using them as fuel for the winter. He removed the sensors and graphene circuit boards from the quantum computer and used them on the Sentry Machine Gun.
And what Jiang Chen needed the merchants with footprints all over the wasteland to do was to collect the "treasures" mixed with the garbage. It was better for the merchants to do this since their strength wouldn't alert the local survivor groups, and it was easier to communicate with the locals than NAC soldiers with rifles.
"No problem, I'll notify my colleagues and pay more attention to this when doing business outside of the city … Only notify the council members? A lot of the chambers of commerce in the Sixth Street do business outside of the province, such as the merchants from Hang City, "Zhao Chenwu said.
"No need to notify them, the merchants from Hang City are outsiders. As to the small chambers of commerce, there are too many of them, it's difficult to control them, and they can easily become disruptors. " Jiang Chen shook his head. "This mission is very important. NAC needs these technologies to rebuild this wasteland, so I'll leave it to you."
"Thank you for your trust, I will not disappoint you." Zhao Chenwu nodded, then he raised his head and asked with a smile, "What kind of technologies are they? Or, what kind of technology is NAC willing to pay a high price for? "
Profit was the focus of the merchants. The amount of credits NAC was willing to pay determined the merchants' passion for technology recovery. Of course, Jiang Chen was well aware of this.
"More advanced 3D printing equipment or technical literature, civilian-grade or experimental quantum computers, and all equipment and papers related to aerospace technology are the focus of our recycling at this stage. As for other technologies, we will also pay you reasonable compensation based on their practical value. "Jiang Chen smiled.
Zhao Chenwu nodded.
"Understood, is that it?"
"One more thing, I heard Zhao Corporation imported a batch of production drones from Wu City, right?" Jiang Chen asked.
"That's right. Nothing about the 'worker ant drone' can escape your eyes," Zhao Chenwu teased. "Is there a problem?"
"Is that thing useful?" Jiang Chen asked.
"It's very useful. It can be used to harvest crops, collect resin, and even replace workers in simple assembly line work. It's a very interesting gadget, "Zhao Chenwu said.
With the increase in the per capita income of the Sixth Street, other than slaves and refugees willing to engage in farming and planting, most survivors would rather "pick up trash" than do low-paying farm work. To solve the labor problem, Zhao Chenwu ordered a batch of "worker ant" drones from Wu City to replace manual labor.
"Can you provide us with a few samples? Of course, we'll pay, "Jiang Chen said.
"No problem. That thing doesn't cost much, I can give you a few, "Zhao Chenwu said generously. "If you successfully analyze their technology, remember to sell some to us."
"Thank you." Jiang Chen smiled, "Speaking of which, what's the strength of the survivors in Wu City?"
"Strength? How should I put it … Most of the survivors along the Yangtze River in the south are farm owners, and Wu City is the same. Located in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the survivor groups are distributed around the fertile soil in the suburbs. Perhaps because they inherited part of the pre-war production technology, overall, their mechanical manufacturing ability was not bad.
Similar to Wanghai two years ago, the local survivors were also harassed by mutated humans and raiders, so the population density was not high. The economy mainly relied on the export of shell grains, Carm tree sap, mutated fruits and other agricultural products. Occasionally, they would sell their hand-made robots and drones to passing merchants. Is there a problem? "Zhao Chenwu asked.
"Nothing, just asking. Also, I have another task for you. "Jiang Chen smiled.
"Oh?" Zhao Chenwu looked at Jiang Chen.
"When you do business, remember to pay attention to the local survivor forces. For example, population, economic status, military power, and distribution of settlements. "
"Didn't you say that NAC has no plans for military operations?" Zhao Chenwu asked.
"It doesn't have to be when there is a military operation. We need to collect information." Jiang Chen crossed his fingers on his knees and smiled. "In times of peace, we can first study where to fight."
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