United City was located on the northeast side of Hope City, close to the center of the Reconstruction Area. It was one of the cities that suffered the most damage.
Through the virtual image of the spaceship, Luo Yuan could clearly see that it was only 30 to 40 kilometers away from one of the craters. The surrounding area was covered in ice and snow.
Apparently, during the disaster, the sand had been melted into liquid by the high temperature. Due to the strong wind, the wavy structure was formed. Fortunately, the wavy area was still some distance away from United City. Otherwise, the entire city would have been melted by the high temperature.
Even so, it was still severely damaged. Looking down from the sky, the upper level of United City, including the few underground levels, had completely collapsed. It had become a ruin covered in ice and snow.
The spaceship landed five kilometers away from United City.
As the cabin door opened, Luo Yuan and tens of thousands of military police walked out of the spaceship in an orderly manner. Many of them were still in shock and looked back at the spaceship from time to time.
Not long after, the troops arrived at the ruins. The place was completely frozen in ice and snow.
"I didn't expect this place to be so badly damaged." Li Feng walked to Luo Yuan and sighed.
"This place is close to the crater and it's going to be night soon. Let's end this quickly!" Luo Yuan looked at the time and said. Although it was difficult to distinguish between day and night, the temperature would obviously be colder at night.
It was as if the place was covered in ice and it was difficult to find a way to get through. Fortunately, Luo Yuan had brought a lot of people with him. Under his orders, tens of thousands of military police spread out to search.
Luo Yuan immediately rushed to the breach. It was a big hole with a diameter of five to six meters and it was tilted at 40 degrees. The ice and snow around it had been removed.
Standing at the entrance of the hole, one could clearly feel a gush of "hot air" coming from the bottom of the hole. Of course, it was only hot compared to the extreme cold outside. In fact, the temperature of the "hot air" was still -30 degrees Celsius.
There was not only one hole. Soon, more and more holes were discovered. A total of 18 holes were found. These holes were undoubtedly the newly dug ventilation holes in United City.
Li Feng sent a small team to investigate the holes. They found that the holes led directly to the residential area. There were no guards around and the security inside was relatively lax.
But thinking about it, the weather was so cold that even mutated beasts would find it difficult to survive, so there was no threat at all. In addition, the temperature at the vent was even lower. Ordinary people wouldn't be able to withstand the cold if they stood guard nearby.
Luo Yuan did not hesitate and immediately ordered the team to enter the underground city.
"Citizens of Unity City, we are the rescue team of Hope City … We are in a state of lockdown, please stay at home and do not go out … Hope City has recovered its power and order has been restored. All of you will be moved to Hope City from now on. You will receive sufficient food and you will no longer have to endure the cold …" A large number of loudspeakers were repeatedly announcing on the streets.
When the people on the ground noticed that there were many armed and unfamiliar military and police officers walking into the streets to take over the order, everyone was shocked and quickly shut their doors. During this period, there was no resistance as expected. The city's military and police officers who were supposed to maintain order lost their fighting spirit after hearing the propaganda. Under the warning of the Hope City's military and police officers, they were disarmed and put under control.
Luo Yuan strolled along the streets of Unity City. Torches were burning on the walls on both sides of the street, giving off a strong smoky smell. It felt like a scene of a fire. The smoke was not only coming from the torches, but also from every house.
In the absence of warm clothes, burning firewood was obviously the only option.
Some of the braver citizens opened their doors and secretly observed the situation outside with a pair of eyes that were red from the smoke.
These people's clothes were messy and bulky. Basically, they had already put on whatever they could wear. Many of them even wrapped themselves in thin blankets and tied them tightly with ropes. However, they were still shivering in the cold.
When Luo Yuan and Li Feng walked all the way to the Unity City Hall, there was already a group of people waiting for them at the entrance.
The leader of the group was a tall middle-aged man who secretly looked at the two of them.
He was the mayor of Unity City, Ma Lin. He had met Li Feng a few times before and could be considered to be familiar with him. As the political and legal officer and the director of the Public Security Bureau of Hope City, he could be considered as one of the top leaders. He was slightly surprised to see Li Feng walking behind an unfamiliar young man.
"Welcome to Unity City, both leaders. I've been looking forward to your arrival. Director Li, why don't you introduce this leader to me?"
"Hello Mayor Ma, Mayor Xie has been sacrificed in the disaster. This is the current mayor of Hope City, Mayor Luo Yuan!" Li Feng introduced with a smile.
"Oh, it's Mayor Luo! Nice to meet you!" Ma Zhiqiang's facial expression changed and his heart skipped a beat. He had heard of Luo Yuan's name before and knew how terrifying his strength was. He did not dare to be negligent and quickly extended his hands to shake Luo Yuan's hand.
"Mayor Ma, time is limited, so I'll skip the pleasantries. I'm only here for one thing. After the disaster, Unity City is no longer suitable for living. The people here have to move to Hope City. I hope Mayor Ma can cooperate!" Luo Yuan said as he shook hands with Ma Zhiqiang.
The leaders who came to greet them looked at each other. They had initially thought that the arrival of the military and police of Hope City was just to show off their power and confirm the succession of power. They did not expect it to be as the military and police had announced on the streets. They were preparing to move the people.
Although some of them had mixed feelings about the outcome, they were secretly relieved. The situation in Unity City was already quite bad. The prolonged darkness and cold, coupled with the unresolved situation, had caused the whole city to be in trouble internally and externally. The order of the city was on the verge of collapsing. If they were a few days late, there would be chaos.
"May I know how many people will be migrating in the first batch?" Ma Lin hesitated and chose to comply. Not to mention the fact that Unity City was in trouble internally and externally, the large number of military and police that Hope City had brought was too much for them to reject even if they wanted to.
"About 200,000."
"200,000?" Ma Lin could no longer keep his cool and said in shock. The people around him were suddenly in an uproar.
"Pardon me for asking, but how many trucks did Hope City bring this time?" Ma Lin quickly asked. Hope City was at least 40 to 50 kilometers away from Unity City.
Before the disaster, this distance was not considered long. Normally, it would only take seven to eight hours to reach. However, now that the weather was freezing and the people in Unity City did not have enough clothes to keep them warm, even if they walked for two hours, they would be frozen into popsicles, let alone seven to eight hours.
Even with Li Feng's temperament, he could not help but boast, "Mayor Ma, you don't have to worry about this. Of course, we don't have so many cars. Even before the disaster, Hope City did not have enough cars to transport 200,000 people at once. However, we do have a spaceship, it's parked at the edge of Unity City."
"Spaceship?" Ma Lin felt that he had heard wrongly.
"Spaceship, you're not mistaken. It's a spaceship, an alien spaceship." Li Feng could not help but laugh. "Let's not waste any more time. Mayor Ma, please arrange the migration immediately."
…
At their level, they did not even know about the existence of the Glassians. It was only after Li Feng repeatedly explained to the leaders of Unity City that they reluctantly believed the truth.
An hour later, the migration finally began.
A long line of a few kilometers walked out of Unity City and headed towards the wilderness.
Due to the harsh living conditions in Unity City, the people lost control when they heard the news of the migration. Countless people rushed into the migrating team and hundreds of people were trampled to death.
Only when the military police had to fire their guns did they manage to control the situation.
As a result, the number of people migrating far exceeded Luo Yuan's expectations. Initially, he had planned for 200,000 people but in the end, the total number exceeded 400,000. When a large number of people left, the entire Unity City became empty.
Fortunately, the rescue spaceship was big enough. The area of the warehouse alone was 300,000 square meters. Even if there were millions of people in Unity City, they could still move all of them in one go.
…
After a day of digestion, the spaceship landed in Twilight City on the third day and another 300,000 people were migrated.
On the fourth day, the spaceship landed in Victory City and another 350,000 people were migrated.
On the fifth day, with the increase in productivity and the increase in the number of cold resistant items, the number of people migrated increased and reached 400,000 again. As a large number of people moved into Hope City, the originally empty Hope City became lively again. The residential area that was only five floors had become crowded.
Fortunately, there were a total of 15 floors underground in Hope City. Currently, only 12 floors were in use and three floors were empty. Apart from one of the floors that was opened up as a new agricultural area, there were still two floors that could be expanded.
The spaceship traveled back and forth. Not only were there people coming in, but there were also a large number of materials and various mechanical equipment. There were sufficient wood reserves in the warehouse. In addition to the abundant labor force, there were also construction machines that were gradually being repaired and reproduced. The number of buildings that were being built every day was the same as the growth of the population.
On the seventh day, the migration was basically completed.
The remaining human population was less than expected. There were only about five million people and they had all gathered in Hope City. During this period, Luo Yuan went to the mothership in space to send the migrated researchers and technical experts to the mothership. At the same time, he inspected the situation there.
What made Luo Yuan happy was that there was a breakthrough. Some of the factories could be restarted and they could start small-scale trial production. He believed that with the addition of 40,000 researchers, the transformation work would be greatly accelerated.
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