Starting Cultivation in Wasteland-Chapter 365 - 245: Power Restored

Qu Jianlei finally realized that what the Pioneer Team lacked were technical personnel specialized in design and manufacturing.

Ahu knew about hydroelectric generators, but he really couldn’t figure out how to make one.

After thinking for a while, Qu Jianlei nodded slightly, "I understand a bit generally, might not do it perfectly, but using it shouldn’t be a problem."

"Then I’ll go tell the leader," Ahu stood up excitedly and left.

Qu Jianlei stayed there, always feeling a bit puzzled, I was originally going to find out the current situation of this planet...

Half a minute later, Mu Guoguo rushed over excitedly, "You can make a hydroelectric generator?"

"It’s not hard, right?" Qu Jianlei asked back, then stated, "The infrastructure and raw material processing require everyone’s effort."

"That’s not a problem," Mu Guoguo patted his chest and said, "There’s just a river behind the mountain."

The Pioneer Team’s current predicament was largely due to energy scarcity.

The control center was taken over by Star Thieves too suddenly, many supplies couldn’t be transported out in time, including a large number of Energy Blocks and fuel.

The limited energy the Pioneer Team had was still needed for combat, even many necessities of life had to be continually reduced.

Some people thought about generating their own power, but whether they could even make it is another issue, and even if they could, it would be too easily exposed.

The Star Thieves were now dominant, and if the Pioneer Team got exposed, they would face a siege.

So it fell into a vicious cycle; the less energy there was, the less willing they were to use it, and the less they used, the more steadily the energy got consumed.

Mu Guoguo had also heard of hydroelectric generators, but never thought that they could actually manufacture such equipment themselves.

As for the infrastructure and raw material processing the other party asked for, that’s really not a big deal, could there be a lack of Ultimate Warriors in the Pioneer Team?

Then he asked earnestly, "Friend, do you still remember your name?"

Indeed, they had been in contact for a whole day, and Mu Guoguo hadn’t even asked the other party’s name.

He was originally waiting for the other party to introduce himself, but the person...seemed to lack that awareness.

Qu Jianlei pondered for a moment before answering in a deep voice, "Qu Jianlei, you can call me Black Heaven."

"Alright, Black Heaven friend," Commander Mu wisely addressed the other by his nickname.

His eyes were full of hope, "I plan to make this news public and make a mobilization as well, is that okay?"

Qu Jianlei perceptively sensed the reason for his question, "You’re worried...about some people lacking resolve?"

"I really want to believe in all the brothers in the team," Commander Mu gave a definite answer, expressing his concern. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Qu Jianlei couldn’t help but be stunned for a moment, other than those two who were hostile towards him, he felt the general situation was still alright.

"Has the situation deteriorated to this extent?"

Mu Guoguo smiled wryly upon hearing this, "Our Blazing Fire is still doing quite well, Black Rain internally purged several hundred people."

"And the Earth Level Pioneer Team collectively surrendered to the Star Thieves, haven’t you heard?"

Qu Jianlei shook his head, "Haven’t heard, I don’t often interact with people, just wander around."

Commander Mu looked at him in amazement, "You...alright then, I’ll just take what you said as true."

After thinking, Qu Jianlei suggested, "Just say I brought a book on how to make a hydroelectric generator."

He’s not afraid of being plotted against, but having others fixated on him isn’t a good thing either.

"That’s a good idea!" Mu Guoguo applauded, "Though it seems a bit odd, it’s better than being targeted."

A Pioneer actually carrying a book on making hydroelectric generators is indeed quite unheard of.

Then the Mu siblings gathered all the Ultimate Warriors and some Boss Level Modified Warriors to announce the news.

Confidentiality measures were naturally emphasized, not even to be passed to Black Rain.

That night, Qu Jianlei went with the Mu siblings and several Ultimate Warriors to inspect the river terrain behind the mountain.

With the help of the small lake, Qu Jianlei took two days to plan the construction of the reservoir.

Actually, there wasn’t much earthwork needed; the location behind the mountain was really particularly suitable for hydroelectric power generation.

Another day passed, and Qu Jianlei came up with the generator manufacturing plan and distributed it.

The members of the Blazing Fire Pioneer Team had already heard that their team would have a major initiative soon, even meals improved quite a bit because of it.

Those aware of the truth among the high-level members were already rubbing their hands enthusiastically, just waiting for the blueprints.

Once the blueprints were distributed, everyone got into action. Mu Huahua even proclaimed to achieve power supply within three days.

However, she ultimately went back on her word; it wasn’t until the evening of the fifth day that the hydroelectric generator’s trial run succeeded.

She felt a bit embarrassed, but Qu Jianlei almost exploded watching it.

At this construction speed, if these people went to Blue Star, the Divine Land’s title of "Infrastructure Maniac" would probably be lost.

A total of four generator units were made, two in use while the other two were rotated.

That night, the camp’s perimeter’s power grid and monitoring were fully activated, although not many lights were turned on—fearing they might attract Star Thieves.

But everyone in the camp was cheerful and jubilant, with a stable power supply, many things could be done.

Many people know how to make various chemical raw materials, but without electricity, having to rely on manual labor is exhausting.

Moreover, with the weather gradually getting colder, having electricity means being able to heat up, and with heat, the demand for food decreases.

The power grid and various monitoring systems are in place, so people on night duty are not as burdened anymore.

Even many energy weapons no longer necessarily need energy blocks; fully charged batteries can work just as well.

As for not having enough batteries? With the support of electricity, we can produce them, can’t we?

Aside from the last point, the manufacturing process for batteries, which few may know, everything else shows immediate results.

The next day, no one had a prejudice against "Black Heaven" for being aloof anymore; everyone greeted him respectfully.

Qu Jianlei is not good at dealing with people, but he certainly knows how to respond.

When encountering those who are particularly enthusiastic, he says a few more words and takes the opportunity to learn about the planet’s situation.

Most people have now accepted his "partial amnesia" setting, even if the origins of this person are still somewhat mysterious.

Anyway, as long as they don’t ask about Blazing Fire’s privacy, everyone is happy to answer the questions of Brother Black Heaven.

Then Qu Jianlei sorted out some ideas, realizing that this planet had been through forty-six years since its discovery.

The first twenty years were a long period of exploration.

After confirming that this is a habitable planet and that there were no uncontrollable dangers, the Imperial began to fund the construction of jump points here.

The ones able to fund this were the major Pioneer Teams and the forces behind them.

As the pioneering gradually unfolded, large numbers of people also migrated here.

Logically, no citizen would want to move from a highly developed imperial to a planet being pioneered.

Life would not only be inconvenient, but more critically, it would also be quite dangerous.

So these people were also known as "Sinful Followers."

They were not heinous criminals; that kind would not be exiled to a Pioneer Star; they could only go to a Border Star or a Garbage Star.

The needs of the Pioneer Planet emphasized local supply, and these people took on such a mission.

It’s not that the Imperial couldn’t afford the cost of shipping goods—a civilization that can even throw garbage into outer space considers this kind of expense nothing.

The key point is that these people’s farming and production on the Pioneer Planet also tested the planet’s sustainable development capabilities.

Therefore, there’s no need for rebellious criminals here; Sinful Followers sufficed.

Most residents of the Control Center, including the settlements Qu Jianlei encountered, primarily consisted of such people.

These people didn’t care much about who held the managerial power, as long as they did their own work well.

So it’s not surprising that the first Indigenous People appeared on the Pioneer Planet.

In fact, some Indigenous People still live outside the control area of the Star Thieves.

They have been here for more than twenty years, with some having the third generation already, while the Star Thieves have been here less than ten years in total.

Star Thieves wanting to take this place as their base couldn’t entirely ignore these Indigenous People, as they basically didn’t produce anything.

Thus, most of the Indigenous People had not suffered much harm, though being exploited a bit harshly was normal.

Initially, the Star Thieves used a "forced migration" policy for the Indigenous People outside their territory.

However, these Indigenous People, though they were just "followers," still had some spirit in them.

Especially those who had cultivated fields locally and lived a life that at least had some hope, starting over after a move was daunting.

Hence, there were many cases of determined resistance, even cases where entire settlements were massacred.

However, such massacres only sparked a heightened awareness of resistance among many Indigenous People — "I won’t move, kill me if you dare!"

Some extreme Indigenous People even proactively joined Pioneer Teams, many more served as informants to these teams.

The Star Thieves are ruthless but not brainless.

Exterminating all the Indigenous People... what’s the point in occupying this planet then? It’d just become a larger rogue base.

So now the Star Thieves mainly aim to win over the Indigenous People, only forbidding them from supporting the Pioneer Teams.

The Pioneer Teams too have made mistakes regarding Indigenous People.

At first, they thought the Indigenous People were merely appendages to the pioneering effort.

When the Star Thieves came, the pioneers still considered Indigenous People within their jurisdiction as something to be demanded and taken at will.

But the tolerance of the Indigenous People is limited, with exploitation in the past being normal — after all, our existence is to serve you.

But losing the Control Center meant no resource support, so increasing the level of exploitation? Sorry, but it won’t work anymore!

The Pioneer Teams went through several heavy losses before they realized: never push honest people too hard!

So even outside the control area of the Star Thieves, Indigenous settlements still exist.

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