With the strong logistical support provided by Lin Yu, the new city established by Ge Lei rapidly rose from the desolation, like a flower bud striving to bloom with life.
Ample food, advanced medical care, and powerful weapons became the solid foundation for the rapid expansion of this new city. As time passed, in just three months, the new city underwent earth-shshattering changes. The once somewhat empty streets were now bustling with people, lively and extraordinary, and the entire city had already accommodated 300,000 residents.
Ge Lei deeply understood the importance of expansion for the new city's development, so he continuously recruited more people from those who had already settled in the new city to join the exploration teams.
He meticulously organized the newcomers into different teams, heading in various directions, comprehensively intensifying the efforts of expansion. The weapons and equipment they used were all crafted and supplied by the logistical robots. He remembered that after the population expanded, there was a shortage of weapons, and he couldn't contact Lin Yu. Ge Lei, with an uneasy heart, could only try asking Gaia, that detestable intelligence that filled him with dread.
To his pleasant surprise, Gaia immediately offered a practical and effective suggestion. Gaia informed them that logistical robots could independently establish city-affiliated factories and also manufacture weapons and repair damaged equipment. From then on, Ge Lei developed the habit of asking Gaia whenever he was unsure about anything, always consulting Gaia's advice first, and only when Gaia couldn't provide a clear answer would he figure out a solution himself.
However, as the population of the new city grew, various problems gradually emerged. Recently, Ge Lei often found himself frowning, troubled by many issues. Even with abundant survival resources, the drastic increase in population led to a growing accumulation of conflicts.
He sought help from Gaia, who merely gave him a stack of laws and codes to study. Looking at the dense text, Ge Lei felt dizzy and his eyes blurred, completely at a loss as to where to begin.
On this day, Lin Yu finally temporarily escaped from his busy study and research work. He leisurely strolled through the entire base, surrounded by various high-tech equipment that glowed softly, exuding a simple yet futuristic aura.
He used the Great Clock to check the recent development status of the new city and was quite satisfied with the efforts of Ge Lei and his team during this period.
But then he thought that his developed industrial productivity, besides precision iteration and scientific research, seemed to need to be applied to humans to fully realize its potential. After all, in a normal society, industry inherently serves humanity.
Although it's still uncertain how similar these so-called Hive City humans are to the original humans of Terra, at least they are humanoid; other differences can be slowly resolved later.
Just then, a communication was forwarded by Gaia.
“Thank goodness, Lord of the Divine River, we finally managed to contact you. We tried to reach you many times before but couldn’t.”
Ge Lei's voice carried a mix of urgency and relief. Lin Yu, although maintaining a calm expression, felt a slight embarrassment in his heart.
This was because his previous idea was to let them develop independently; since all the necessary support had been provided, he hadn't given them permission to contact him to avoid interrupting his research.
“Is there anything wrong?” Lin Yu asked calmly, trying to make his tone sound natural.
“Lord of the Divine River, I apologize for disturbing you with this matter, but we didn't get an answer even from Gaia. The main issue is that the more people gather in the new city, the more conflicts accumulate.”
“As you know, most of them come from the Underhive. In such a harsh environment, their sense of morality is almost nonexistent, making them extremely difficult to manage. Moreover, our manpower is mainly focused on expansion, and we simply don’t have enough people to manage the city. So, we humbly ask for your guidance.”
Ge Lei finished in one breath, his tone filled with helplessness and expectation.
Lin Yu listened to Ge Lei's account and pondered silently. These Underhive people, who had never seen sunlight since birth and struggled to survive in a lightless environment, had never even lived like true humans, naturally did not understand the moral principles of being human.
Rather than waiting for them to spontaneously form new moral norms, it would be better to clearly define what can and cannot be done in the form of laws, and then artificially establish some moral guidelines. As Lin Yu's thoughts raced, he suddenly realized that this was remarkably similar to the artificial moral guidelines for synthetic humans in his previous game, Stellaris.
Upon closer thought, it wasn't surprising; after all, the morality of these people was almost zero at this point, essentially starting from scratch. Establishing a set of artificial moral guidelines through the Great Clock that would align with future development certainly had an important role.
“Alright, I understand. Afterwards, I will send you the initial laws and moral guidelines for the new city through Gaia. Just follow them strictly.”
“If anyone directly resists, it's a warning the first time, twenty baton strikes the second time, and direct execution the third time. As for law enforcement personnel, I'll provide you with a batch of mechanical police first; you can produce the rest yourselves later. I imagine that should be sufficient for effective law enforcement. Then, put the people of the new city into industrial production. From now on, you all must learn to be self-reliant.”
Lin Yu spoke methodically, his eyes revealing determination and wisdom.
Lin Yu thought carefully, decided there were no issues, and then turned to leave. His figure appeared tall and steady under the bright lights of the base.
Subsequently, Lin Yu used Gaia to dispatch logistical robots to support the factory construction in the new city. These logistical robots, like diligent worker ants, swiftly rushed to the new city. They zipped through the air, emitting a faint hum, their flashing indicator lights blinking like stars in the night sky.
Upon reaching the new city, the logistical robots immediately plunged into intense work. One logistical robot extended its long mechanical arm, deftly grasping a huge building material and precisely placing it in the designated position, its movements fluid and swift.
Another robot wielded tools, meticulously processing the construction, sparks flying, accompanied by the crisp sound of metal clashing. With their efforts, new buildings continuously rose from the ground in the new city.
Meanwhile, Lin Yu continued to establish new cities. He stood before a massive holographic map, his finger lightly tapping, and commands were transmitted through the Great Clock.
On the map, new urban planning areas were marked, and logistical robots and engineering teams quickly headed to the designated locations to begin intense construction work.
The sites for the new cities were carefully chosen; some were located in resource-rich zones, while others were at key transportation hubs. Under Lin Yu's planning, these cities, like chess pieces on a board, gradually formed a vast and orderly system.
Regarding the improvement of laws and regulations, Lin Yu sat before the control panel in the laboratory, his gaze intently fixed on the screen. The Great Clock operated at high speed, vast amounts of data flickering and dancing across the screen.
Lin Yu used the extensive legal codes recorded in the Great Clock as a foundation, and then, through dark information communication and rapid, extensive interaction with the Great Clock regarding his ideas and modification suggestions, he input each legal provision and moral guideline. He sometimes frowned in thought, sometimes decisively inputting, striving to formulate a rigorous set of rules that aligned with reality.
To quickly raise the cultural level of the Underhive people, Lin Yu even developed a knowledge infusion device. Through this machine, a person's knowledge level could be rapidly elevated to that of a university student from the 2k era.
Lin Yu personally conducted an experiment on a volunteer. When the device was activated, a soft blue light enveloped the volunteer, who closed his eyes tightly, a hint of nervousness on his face. As the information was implanted, his expression gradually relaxed, and his eyes revealed a mix of surprise and bewilderment.
Although the knowledge had been implanted, subsequent flexible application would require gradual familiarity through practice.
Lin Yu uniformly designated the simplified Chinese characters and language of the 2k era as the legitimate human language, which is the Divine River language, abolishing the various dialects originally on the planet. In the new city's plaza, a giant holographic screen shimmered with light, displaying Divine River language letters, words, and sentences.
People gathered before the screen, following along and reading aloud. An elderly man with white hair struggled to follow the pronunciation, though it was a bit difficult, his eyes were full of a thirst for knowledge. A young mother, holding her young child, pointed at the characters on the screen, patiently teaching the child to read.
Lin Yu thus constructed a self-sustaining, snowballing system for the entire structure, which would grow larger with development. As the population of the new city continuously expanded, more and more people participated in industrial production, urban construction, and knowledge acquisition.
Xiao Li, who used to live by stealing in the Underhive, became a skilled mechanical worker after coming to the new city, through knowledge infusion and training. Every day, he expertly operated machines in the factory, producing various precision parts.
And Old Zhang, who once fought fiercely for a mouthful of food in the Underhive, became an urban builder after learning and being guided by moral norms. He and his companions worked together, adding bricks and tiles to the new city with their diligent hands. Under this model, the new city's scale continuously expanded, its population steadily increased, and a scene of prosperous development was slowly unfolding.