Magic? My Iron Torrent will sweep it all away!

Chapter 721 A Reprimand

Old Zhao was also quite shocked, but since he had already decided to leave by taking the moon, it wasn't too bad now that he had also taken Earth.

After everyone had been discussing it for a while, he raised his hand.

The meeting room quickly fell silent.

After confirming that Qian Zhenhua had finished speaking, Zhao Lao looked at the person in charge of logistics and production.

He was a slightly overweight middle-aged man with noticeable dark circles under his eyes.

Throughout the year, Daxia's production targets increased almost daily.

At first, it was just weapons and equipment.

Later came the expansion of the underground city, robots, drones, mechs, ships, the lunar base, Terra Factory, and Kona Outpost.

Now there are 36 more shipyards, mass production of heavy engineering robots, and a full-scale acceleration of planetary engines.

All the pressure will eventually fall on the logistics and production system.

Upon seeing Zhao Lao looking at him, he immediately sat up straight.

"Sir, although our logistics and production system is under great pressure, we will do our best to cooperate with the Academy of Sciences to transform all research results into actual production capacity."

After he finished speaking, he felt that there was nothing wrong with what he said.

Logistics have indeed been pushed to their limits.

But Old Zhao's brows slowly furrowed.

Everyone was adept at reading between the lines, and sensing that something was amiss, the atmosphere in the conference room gradually became heavy.

Old Zhao did not slam his fist on the table, nor did he raise his voice.

He simply looked at the person in charge and spoke slowly.

"Try your best?"

The moment those two words were uttered, cold sweat broke out on the other person's forehead.

Old Zhao put down his teacup and said calmly:

"I know the logistics system is under a lot of pressure."

"I know my comrades are working non-stop."

"But now is not the time to talk about doing our best."

His gaze swept across the conference room, his voice gradually growing louder.

What situation are we facing?

"Blue Star is still slowing down, and the demons could launch a counterattack at any time. The Kona outpost has just been established, and the continent of Terra is not completely safe either."

"Comrades Lin Mo and Han Niba, along with our soldiers and researchers, are all risking their lives to save time!"

"They've gained back a day, so the rear must make the most of that day!"

Old Zhao's words made everyone's backs involuntarily tense up.

"I don't want to see any department relax just because of a partial victory."

"I don't want to see anyone think that just because Great Xia won a battle, it can slow down, rest, and wait."

"It's not time to celebrate yet."

"The front lines can't falter, and the rear can't hold us back!"

The logistics manager's expression changed completely.

He suddenly stood up, the chair scraping softly against the floor.

"Sir, my wording was imprecise!"

"It's not just trying our best, it's giving it our all!"

"The logistics and production system is willing to make a solemn pledge."

"All key projects assigned by the Chinese Academy of Sciences have been completed and delivered on time and in full!"

"I promise I won't hold anyone back!"

The meeting room was quiet.

Old Zhao looked at him for a few seconds before his expression softened somewhat.

"Sit down."

When the logistics manager sat back down, his back was already soaked with sweat.

Old Zhao turned to look at the others.

"This statement is not just for the logistics system."

"This is also for all the comrades present."

"Next, every department of Daxia will enter a wartime engineering state."

"The Kona base must be completed, and the Terra cooperation must be maintained."

"The planetary engines on Earth and the Moon need to be propelled."

"We need to build spaceships, and prepare to leave the solar system as well!"

As the last sentence was spoken, everyone in the conference room became extremely solemn.

Everyone understood that the logistics guy must have been up to no good, and Old Zhao was taking this opportunity to give him a warning.

At the same time, it also served as a warning to everyone, which made them all solemn and start to carefully plan what they were going to say next.

Next, the person in charge of the public services system began to report.

The population of major underground cities has exploded.

The grain reserve plan, originally formulated 20 years ago, is estimated to last only 10 years based on the latest consumption rate.

When this number was announced, many people in the conference room frowned.

Ten years doesn't sound like a short time.

However, in modern times, this would not be considered a comfortable life at all.

Earth is still deteriorating, the underground city is still expanding, and the Kona Outpost, Terra Cooperation Zone, and lunar terraforming project are all consuming resources.

The food supply line must not be breached!

The person in charge of public welfare turned to the next page, but his tone was not as tense as before.

"However, the situation did not continue to worsen."

"We have been making stable purchases of food supplies from Terra, and several new hybrid plants suitable for large-scale promotion have entered the trial planting stage."

"At the same time, we are already trying to cooperate with wood-type spirits."

"With the help of wood-based magic, the yield of grains and vegetables will be higher than originally planned."

Several statistical charts popped up on the screen.

The greenhouses, cultivation chambers, and experimental farms surrounding the underground city have begun to produce seedlings in batches.

Although it is still some distance away from being fully rolled out.

However, with Terra's supplies as a safety net, the Great Xia's food shortage has been firmly contained.

Lin Mo looked at the curve on the graph and breathed a sigh of relief.

The discovery of Terra indeed bought back a great deal of time for Great Xia.

Without food supplies from there, relying solely on Earth's own reserves and the underground cities' self-production, many plans would have to be slowed down.

The person in charge of public welfare continued:

"In addition, the supply of daily necessities has also caught up."

"With the improvement of robotics technology and the replenishment of basic resources in Terra, production lines for clothing, tableware, basic household items, and cleaning products have all been restarted."

"Current production capacity is sufficient to cover the daily needs of the people."

"There will be no more obvious gaps inside the dungeon."

After he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the meeting room eased a bit from Old Zhao's earlier reprimand.

Food is life, daily necessities are survival.

The former determines whether one can hold on, while the latter determines whether life can continue.

Now that both supply lines are stable, the rear of Daxia will not be thrown into chaos due to problems with basic living supplies.

"Therefore, overall, the underground city's public services system is stable and improving."

The person in charge put away the documents.

"Although the food contingency plan has been scaled back, the three lines of Terra supply, hybrid plants, and daily necessities production have been connected."

"As long as things remain stable, there will be no problems with people's livelihoods."

Old Zhao nodded without saying anything more and continued to look at the next person.

Next, the heads of various departments, including military industry, energy, logistics, agriculture, aerospace, and underground city construction, began to report in turn.

Every department is moving forward.

Behind every report lies a state apparatus stretched to its limits.

Lin Mo sat to Zhao Lao's left, listening as he quickly pieced together the threads in his mind.

After all the departments had finished speaking, the meeting room was quiet for a few seconds.

Old Zhao's gaze fell on Lin Mo.

It was his turn to finish up.

The various departments have already laid out the heavy responsibilities and plans for Daxia ahead of time.

The Terra line, which Lin Mo was in charge of, was precisely the most unique link in all of this.

It is the most important source of resources, strategic depth, and future variable for Great Xia today.

Seeing this, Lin Mo briefly organized his thoughts, then raised his hand to open the terminal and connect to the screen.