Chapter 1228: A Warning from the Big Shot

The Territory Alliance's twelve members selected a total of twenty-four people to join the Soil Research Department, to conduct research on soil balance and harmful microorganism control in the territories of Northern District One.

Zhang San spoke up, "This research project will be led by Zhang Tao. She has already submitted the research topic, and once it passes review, there will be no less than 100,000 points in research funding. This funding can be used for equipment procurement and soil testing and analysis at the No. 12 Territory laboratory."

Zhang San's words were like a shot of adrenaline for the alliance members; even Xia Qing had a smile on her face.

Because they wouldn't have to spend the alliance's or their own points to test their soil!

Then, as a matter of course, everyone elected No. 12 Territory agent Tang Heng as the head of the Soil Research Department, tasking him with the department's daily affairs.

"Tang Heng, go find Sister Tao. Within two days, draft the research department's workflow and the operating rules for the soil management department. Then, once the project team members are in place, begin testing the soil of the fields in each territory that are being prepared for winter wheat and vegetables, and then formulate soil improvement fertilizers or agents."

Xia Qing continued to deploy the work, "For the preparation of agents, whatever can be prepared by the No. 8 Territory bacterial powder factory should be handed over to the bacterial powder factory; whatever cannot be prepared by the bacterial powder factory should be handed over to the Third Pharmaceutical Factory. Because within ten days, everyone must plant the winter wheat, otherwise we will miss the farming season."

"Understood." Tang Heng accepted the order.

After this agenda item concluded, the host Qi Fu continued to read out, "Next, we begin the third agenda item, regarding the Territory Alliance's admission of secondary members."

After the Territory Alliance went public, other territories in Northern District One would surely want to join. For example, the No. 17 Territory lord Wen Nengjie, who had always been making his presence known in the 1-10 Territory lords' channel, wanting to get involved in everything.

The alliance leader Xia Qing set the main tone, "In the short term, the core members of our alliance are the twelve people present here; we will not add more. If other territories want to join and are willing to abide by the various regulations of the Territory Alliance, we will then review their conduct after entering the territory. In principle, those without major crimes can join and become secondary members of the alliance. Except for the alliance's first-level classified information, other information can be disclosed to secondary members."

The alliance has first-level classified information? Luo Pei looked at Xia Qing.

Xia Qing explained, "Regarding the alliance's first-level classified information, I'll discuss it with Brother Luo later."

"Because of geographical and climatic reasons, the laboratory inside No. 50 Mountain undertakes classified research projects that other laboratories in Hui City cannot complete. No matter the reason, if any of you leak information outward, beyond the punishments stipulated by the alliance, I will also seek tenfold compensation from you for the related losses." Zhang San's eyelids were lowered, his tone lazy, but his curly-haired skull head was terrifyingly imposing, "If you can't pay even by selling your pots and fields, I will disassemble every person in your territory into parts to make up for it."

Hiss—

The allies, who had just been fired up, were instantly frozen by the big shot's words. Sitting across from Zhang San, Tang Huai, who had been on his blacklist for two years, felt aches in every part of his body.

Truly worthy of being an idol standing at the top of the pyramid; the moment he opens his mouth, his deterrent power is overwhelming!

The expressionless alliance leader Xia Qing added an explanation, "No. 50 Mountain is the experimental zone of No. 7 Territory. If I hadn't applied to Third Brother, it would have been impossible for everyone to obtain access clearance to No. 50 Mountain. If you really can't control your mouth and hands..."

Xin Yu coldly picked up the thread, "You can speak up now and voluntarily downgrade to a secondary member. The memory of the first-level classified information in your head will be erased by someone I find."

Kuang Qingwei picked up the thread, "Everyone who has survived from the first year of the natural disaster until now has gone through countless life-and-death situations and difficult choices. I believe everyone can clearly calculate the gains and losses. I, Kuang Qingwei, have no evolution ability. Leaving this territory, leaving everyone, I won't say I couldn't survive, but I definitely couldn't live this well. So please rest assured, Third Brother, the alliance leader, and fellow allies, that I will absolutely abide by the alliance's rules and agreements."

Tan Qi, the only lord in the meeting room who had not survived from before the natural disaster, raised her hand to declare, "Please rest assured, Third Brother, the alliance leader, and fellow allies, I haven't even told my father. The recovered wounded soldiers in my territory who know the secret would rather die than speak."

Little Tan Qi's crisp voice eased the atmosphere considerably. The lords declared their stances one after another, and the one-hour meeting concluded satisfactorily.

Everyone saw the big shot off at the north gate of No. 5 Territory, watching him get into the car and leave, and only then did they exhale the breath they had been holding.

"Third Brother is too thin; he needs to eat more good food to nourish himself." Mother Shi was deeply worried and began mentally rummaging through her territory for any high-quality ingredients she could send to No. 7 Territory.

Yuan Yan was still feeling lingering fear, "The steps on our hillside aren't paved smoothly enough. Just now, when Third Brother was walking out, I was afraid he might accidentally fall."

With that frail body of his, a fall would probably shatter him. Yuan Yan decided that once the autumn harvest was done and the wheat was planted, she would immediately reinforce and add anti-slip treatment to every stone brick on the mountain road of the North Buffer Forest, and also build guardrails.

Tan Qi, with teary eyes, said, "Third Brother shoulders the heavy responsibility of fighting the natural disaster, and is so busy every day that he doesn't even have time to eat or sleep, which is why he's gotten this thin."

Xia Qing...

It's not quite to that extent...

Mother Zhao seized the opportunity to educate the students, "So you must study hard, so that when you grow up you can share the burden on Third Brother's shoulders and improve humanity's living environment."

Tan Qi straightened her back, "Don't worry, Wang Laoshi. I will definitely study twice as hard. By next summer, I will definitely pass the primary school stage assessment and begin studying middle school courses!"

Zhu Li sidled up to Mother Zhao, "I've learned almost half of the first-year high school curriculum. Wang Laoshi, which teacher at our school is best at physics? I want to ask about questions on the composition and decomposition of motion."

Tang Huai, following behind, patted Huo Zhun and Shi Du, who had their heads drooping, and said earnestly, "If you two don't work harder, don't talk about catching up with Sister Li—even little Tan Qi is going to surpass you."

Xia Qing silently added: The broken-waist wolves of the Northern Evolution Forest have already surpassed you in certain aspects.

Shi Du felt his legs weighed a thousand pounds. Huo Zhun stiffly changed the subject, "Sister Qing, the rice in your territory hasn't been threshed yet, has it? I'll go help you take care of it?"

When the natural disaster struck suddenly, over a thousand mu of rice in Northern District One were harvested in a rush. The Ninth Center threshed and dried the hundred mu of rice within the center, then rented out machinery externally, helping the lords harvest their grain in the order of drawing lots.

As a strength evolver, Xia Qing only had half a mu of rice, so she didn't send the machinery on a trip and decided to use the traditional method of beating to thresh.

Since Huo Zhun spoke up, Xia Qing just nodded, "You help me get the grains off, and I'll give you two jin of green-light sweet potatoes."

This spring, the allies all exchanged a few jin of green-light and yellow-light sweet potatoes with Xia Qing, raised seedlings in the valley, and planted them in their own territories. After the second scourge rain in May, everyone also cut sweet potato vines and inserted quite a few plants of sweet potatoes. But who would refuse green-light food? Huo Zhun immediately agreed happily.

Coincidentally, she also had something to discuss with Huo Zhun.

"Thank you, Sister Qing!" Huo Zhun bounded away in a few leaps, breaking off from the main group and heading straight for the north gate of Xia Qing's territory, making everyone unable to help but laugh.

Lord Huo Lei glared huffily at his son, then squeezed into the Tang family's car to return to the territory together.