Armor-Piercing Munition: Face Me, Carbon-Based Monster!-Chapter 568 - 290: Airport Plan (Part 2)

"Transferring 90,000 people in a month should be enough compared to the current population size, right?"

More than enough.

The entire nation’s population is only around the millions, and the airport’s sending capacity is more than sufficient.

This plan has no issues.

The remaining issue is just one.

Fuel, and supporting facilities.

Chen Jian gently exhaled and then said:

"It seems we need to resume oil production quickly."

"Or, we need a large reserve oil depot."

"No, a large reserve oil depot probably won’t work."

"The storage conditions of large reserve oil depots are far superior to underground emergency facilities, and the oil we find is probably difficult to use."

"Still need the oil fields."

"This issue... will you handle it?"

After finishing speaking, Lei Jie nodded solemnly and said:

"I’ll handle it!"

"Producing oil isn’t that hard, the equipment isn’t actually that complex."

"Give me two months."

"In two months, we’ll resume oil production!"

...

Half an hour later, all the work was arranged.

Chen Jian walked out of the temporary command room, seeing a vibrant scene in Mountain City.

More and more merchants began pouring into this city. Although the numbers weren’t large yet, compared to the previous desolation, this city has completely come to life.

At the same time, the order in this city is gradually being established.

The Volunteer Company urgently dispatched from Base 011 has joined the city defense force, taking on the role of maintaining order.

Under their powerful pressure, no one dares to stir up trouble here.

There are frequent conflicts between the followers of the Mechanical God Sect and the so-called "free residents," but no one dares to take up weapons against each other.

From previous conflict experiences, they already know that arguing is one thing, fighting is another, but if weapons are involved, things won’t end well.

Chen Jian is satisfied with such order.

He doesn’t need democracy or harmony right now; at this stage, what he requires is order.

Order born from the strictest laws, with absolute boundaries.

Watching a while longer, he witnessed a quarrel between a regular merchant and a Mechanical God Sect bishop obstructing trade, and then saw the Volunteer Company take both parties away to cool down.

Chen Jian then turned his attention away.

Next, he called Ji Xing, bringing her and Li Shi along, and they drove away from the center city.

The destination, of course, was Jiangbei Airport near Mountain City. While sitting in the car, Chen Jian spoke to Ji Xing:

"We need to restore the entire functionality of Jiangbei Airport."

"In the near future, this area is going to become very busy."

"But for now, we have a problem."

"This airport is not within the coverage of central defense measures, and lacks natural shelters around."

"Once attacked, the airport might suspend operations."

"And our planes... frankly speaking, they have a very limited margin for error."

"Under high-intensity operations, if any plane fails to land on time, it could cause serious scheduling issues."

"Therefore, I need to establish an extending ring defense line around the airport."

"Or rather, it’s an alarm line."

"I want to assign this task to the Holy Blood entities."

"Do you think it’s possible?"

After he finished speaking, Li Shi was dumbfounded and didn’t say a word.

His thoughts were simple.

Can it be done?

Why couldn’t it be done?

Seeing his expression, Chen Jian could only shake his head helplessly.

After all, this question wasn’t directed at him, so let him be stunned.

He turned to Ji Xing, who after a brief silence, started responding:

"If we position this area as the destination for settling those Holy Blood entities under our command, I think it’s feasible."

"They indeed have the skills and are well-suited for this task."

"Essentially, this is still a position similar to that of a ’scout’. "

"If they settle into the role, it will benefit our ongoing management of them."

"But if we push too fast initially, I’m concerned it will cause... backlash."

"So my suggestion is to establish a rotation mechanism."

"Holy Blood entities inherently need adventure - just like me, if engaging in a monotonous job, I would quickly become... impatient."

"It’s better to integrate them into the network plan and alternate tasks with airport protection."

"This way, these Holy Blood entities... can settle down completely."

After Ji Xing finished speaking, Chen Jian nodded with satisfaction.

That’s why she’s considered smart.

He merely proposed the idea of "guarding the airport," and she instantly understood his true intention.

Guarding the airport isn’t the goal; if protecting the airport was the aim, he could think of countless methods to achieve that.

The real goal is to find a relatively independent, relatively isolated, yet not completely detached settlement place for those Holy Blood entities.

This is a necessary path to stabilize and assimilate these Holy Blood entities, and also a crucial step to gradually disband this organization.

"Let’s go with that, you handle this matter."

Briefly exhaling, Chen Jian then suddenly switched topics, asking:

"Would you feel, perhaps, that such an arrangement is... unfair to you Holy Blood entities?"

Ji Xing remained expressionless as she calmly replied:

"It’s a necessary phase."

"Captain, the times have changed."

"As you mentioned, after the Beast Tide ended, the primary conflict of this world is no longer between humans and monsters."

"So, is there still a need for Holy Blood entities to exist anymore?"

"If not handled properly, the conflict between us and humans will immediately become mainstream....."

"I’ve heard that too!"

Li Shi suddenly interrupted, eliciting an exasperated glance from Chen Jian:

"Just drive!"

Li Shi immediately fell silent, gripping the wheel focused on the road ahead.

And Chen Jian continued speaking with Ji Xing:

"So, that’s why this is one of my greatest concerns."

"Monsters are essentially a non-renewable... resource."

"At this stage, they can even be a lubricant for various factions’ conflicts."

"But someday, this lubricant will be used up."

"Then, how will you handle it yourselves?"

"Personally, I’m not worried about myself." 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

Ji Xing shrugged and suddenly started laughing.

"Captain, don’t you think I’m no longer like a Holy Blood entity?"

"Well..."

Chen Jian replied thoughtfully:

"You’re not bouncing around as you used to."

".....Did I used to bounce around?"

Ji Xing asked blankly:

"I don’t remember?"

"...I remember."

Chen Jian laughed and said:

"Back then, I always thought the world appears different in your eyes compared to ours."

"For instance, stairs seemed completely unnecessary for you....."

"Well, stairs are still needed, because we are----"

"Bang!"

Before Ji Xing could finish, a loud bang suddenly erupted from the Humvee’s window.

At the same moment, a small mark appeared on the car window glass.

"Attack!"

Li Shi immediately floored the accelerator, speeding towards the front cover.

Chen Jian quickly pulled up the drone footage, surveying the surroundings.

At this moment, they were less than a kilometer away from the airport.

Although far from the central city, it could still be considered within the Huaxia Army’s territory.

However, someone dared to recklessly launch an attack here?!

Chen Jian was dumbfounded.

He couldn’t fathom who could be so bold——or brainless.

Drone footage was promptly transmitted, and the counter-sniper radar directly showed the position of the gunfire, spotting the enemies posed no difficulty.

But, when seeing the people who shot at them, Chen Jian immediately frowned.

"These people..."

"Are they refugees?"

"No, why would they attack us?!"