Jin Xi didn't know why Shi You could make plans and manage the base so efficiently in such a short time, but Ming Yue did.
It was because Ji Shi You was a writer of online novels, and countries, tribes, governments, and sects were all indispensable backgrounds in novels.
For the sake of plot, there would even be scenes of establishing countries and enacting laws.
Therefore, to make his novels closer to reality and avoid criticism from readers, Ji Shi You had consulted a lot of relevant information.
From ancient times to modern times, from matriarchal clans to patriarchal feudal societies, and finally to an era of gender equality.
With different historical backgrounds and social relationships, the systems were completely different.
How to configure personnel, how to manage and supervise, he was very familiar with it.
Let alone a base of ten thousand people, even if he were given a country, he could govern it in an orderly manner.
So she was not surprised by Ji Shi You's ability, but she did not expect it.
Ji Shi You would take the initiative to shoulder the heavy responsibility of managing the base; it should be to alleviate her burden, right?
Ming Yue's heart was filled with sweetness, but she did not show it. What she cared about now was, what the heck was the Planting Department?
And Wen Qingtian, a business prodigy, mature and steady, with leadership skills.
He had also been the CEO of a thousand-person enterprise. Even Bu Zhitian Shang, a greenhorn with no social experience, was in charge of a department.
Why wasn't Wen Qingtian assigned a job? Wasn't this a waste of human resources? She couldn't understand.
"I just wanted you to rest well, so I didn't report to the City Lord. I didn't expect you to still be worried.
Leader, I'm here to report my work. Ask me directly if you have any questions, and I'll surely satisfy you."
Ming Yue turned around and saw Ji Shi You standing at the door, holding a tray.
"What are you holding?"
Jin Xi curiously looked at the things on the tray and got up to take a look. She saw a bowl of noodles, a small dish of side dishes, and a plate of braised pork.
The noodles were as white as snow, the soup was clear, with tender green oilseed rape, braised pork wrapped in sauce, and a golden fried poached egg.
There was also a small mixed vegetable dish on the side, with the fragrance of cucumber mixed with sourness and spiciness, combined with the taste of chicken soup.
Jin Xi swallowed a mouthful of saliva, her eyes shining with a wolf-like hunger. She felt so hungry.
"Sister Jin Xi, this bowl of noodles is the 'love noodles' I made for Ming Yue. If you're hungry, go to the cafeteria or find Brother Wen."
Seeing Jin Xi's gaze, Ji Shi You quickly turned around and blocked the tray with his body.
Ming Yue hadn't eaten for two days. This bowl of noodles was prepared by him after calculating the time.
He was waiting for Ming Yue to wake up so she could eat it immediately. He had to protect it.
"Forget it, I'll go to the cafeteria. I don't want to see you two showing off your affection. I'm leaving!"
Jin Xi decided to go to the cafeteria. Wen Qingtian, like her, couldn't even cook instant noodles, so she couldn't count on him.
She envied Ming Yue's good fortune again, having a boyfriend like Ji Shi You, who was good at everything.
Jin Xi cursed Wen Qingtian fiercely in her heart, and left with her rumbling stomach.
"Shall we go to my room?"
Ming Yue took the tray. Looking at the bowl of noodles, she knew Ji Shi You had put a lot of thought into it.
The noodles were handmade and still hot, looking chewy and smooth.
But the soup was fragrant and rich, it was chicken soup, and it must have been simmered for a long time.
Her heart warmed. Jin Xi was right, Ji Shi You was a qualified boyfriend.
So she smiled charmingly at Ji Shi You and said gently, which immediately made Ji Shi You's soul leave his body.
Ming Yue was usually cold and serious. It was the first time he saw Ming Yue act like a young woman.
That smile was like a hundred flowers blooming. And her gentle voice was like celestial music.
Ji Shi You felt a shiver from the tips of his hair to his heels.
The only expression on his face was a silly grin, and he stood there like a simpleton, motionless.
"What are you spacing out for? Let's go! You idiot!"
Ming Yue, holding the tray, took a few steps and realized Ji Shi You hadn't followed.
She looked back and saw him standing there, grinning foolishly like an idiot. She walked back and kicked him.
"Okay, okay, let's go! Let's go!"
Ji Shi You was jolted awake by the kick. He snatched the tray back and carried it into Ming Yue's room.
"What did you say? The base is going to clear land and farm, and also do business? Cough, cough, cough!"
Inside the room, Ming Yue was wolfing down her "love noodles." She was indeed hungry.
Ji Shi You sat beside her, reporting the current situation of the base. It was similar to what Jin Xi had said.
It was fine at first, but when she heard Ji Shi You's development plan for the base, Ming Yue choked.
"Slow down, slow down, why are you so careless?"
Ji Shi You quickly patted Ming Yue's back and busied himself with getting her tissues and water, his face full of concern.
"No, what I heard earlier was very reliable, but isn't the latter part a bit too fanciful?
I can grow things in my space, but there's no need to establish a department to clear land and farm, right?
After all, only the members of the Ming Yue team know that crops can be grown in the space, so it's not good for others to know.
Besides, it's the apocalypse now, what's this talk about doing business?"
After taking a sip of water, the fried egg finally went down. Ming Yue asked doubtfully.
"It's not in your space. There are a thousand acres of fertile land below Yunmeng Mountain. We'll be there, planting grains and vegetables.
Then, not only will we be able to meet the daily needs of the base, but we can also sell them to other bases."
Ji Shi You's eyes gleamed, and he stood up excitedly, gesticulating as he spoke.
"Do you have a fever? Or are you dreaming? Don't you remember that when the weather changed, a rain of acid turned all the land into scorched earth?
No plants can grow anymore, and you're still fantasizing about planting grains and vegetables and selling them?"
Ming Yue looked at Ji Shi You as if he were an idiot, thinking, perhaps the pressure of managing the base for the past two days had driven Ji Shi You to delusion.
"Listen to me, Dr. You Hen, while upgrading the Life Water potion, accidentally developed something else.
It can improve the current soil conditions, making the scorched earth fertile again and suitable for plant growth.
That's why I established the Planting Department to develop the base's planting industry. In fact, this is only part of the base's development."
Ji Shi You sat back beside Ming Yue and explained his plan from beginning to end.
In fact, his starting point was very simple: to help Ming Yue and ensure the base's survival in the apocalypse.
But reality was cruel. To survive, the base had to be made bigger and stronger. Only by being strong could they avoid being eliminated.
Ming Yue's base seemed perfect, but it had a fatal flaw: energy.
Because it was built inside the mountain, the lighting, ventilation facilities, and the lives of the residents in the base.
Coupled with the various equipment in the laboratory, it would consume a large amount of electricity.
The base had some energy reserves, which could guarantee no power outage for several years. What about after those years? Would the base face paralysis?
Also, the laboratory needed a large amount of metal and other minerals to meet the needs of scientific research, and manufacturing weapons also required a large amount of raw materials. These were not reserved in the base.
Ji Shi You had realized this on his first day at the base and was worried, thinking of solutions.
It wasn't until he chatted with Dr. You Hen and learned about the soil improver that he found his direction.