Chapter 514: Chapter 186: The Beginning of a Legend, Belief Transformed!

Jiang Chuan grinned, the sincerity in his smile leaving Mu Shuang completely stunned.

In the past, the two had discussed this topic, but every time Ding Xiao was mentioned, Jiang Chuan would fall silent and avoid it, unwilling to talk much about the other’s thoughts back then.

And this point kept his belief in protection lacking the most vital piece. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

That piece named "the original intention of protection."

Why protect?

Even though he clearly knew that Ding Xiao saved the children of the refugee camp with a clear purpose, to train henchmen, he was unwilling to admit it, nor did he want to let "protection" carry utilitarianism.

This made him barely able to survive, and maintain the power of a Half-Step Extraordinary.

"Yes, I already feel that my belief is changing, it is..."

Jiang Chuan picked up the binoculars again to look at the distance, "After contacting Inspector Cheng, he suddenly made me realize a lot of things."

"Such as?"

"The protection with a ’clear purpose’ need not be ashamed to admit, many times it’s better to speak it out openly, and those being protected will feel more at ease instead."

"Is that all?"

Mu Shuang pursed her lips, "I thought you had realized some great belief that could make you extraordinary immediately!"

"Of course not, actually..."

Jiang Chuan smiled and stretched out his right hand, a faint blue light flashed in his palm.

Compared to the last time the two met, the intensity of the blue light was noticeably weaker, yet it was more condensed.

Mu Shuang glanced at it and was suddenly taken aback, "Your belief is fading?"

"No, it’s the belief that’s changing. From now on, there will no longer be a Jiang Chuan trapped by ’protection’, only a Jiang Chuan who understands what he fights for."

He said smilingly, and the blue light in his palm quickly dissipated.

"Is it the Wanderer?" Mu Shuang pondered.

"Partially, but the Wanderer’s power is just an aid, letting you fear change no more."

Jiang Chuan nodded earnestly, and finally couldn’t help but ask, "You’ve been venturing outside for so many years, how about you?"

"It’s just like that, I never had any belief, nor do I want to become extraordinary, it’s just the damned infection source corrosion that forced me to survive at all costs."

Mu Shuang shook her head, speaking indifferently, yet her gaze unintentionally drifted towards shelter 32 in the distance.

All in just over ten minutes.

Materials unloaded from the cargo trucks were already in the hands of hundreds of militia, being assembled into a long strip-shaped residential unit about thirty square meters in size.

And behind the main unit, there were new residential units being assembled.

But the style had changed, from strip-shaped to square-shaped, the smaller ones were about eight square meters, the larger ones around fifteen square meters.

What was even more surprising was that from the fourth cargo truck, iron frames and iron pipes were being unloaded and carried into several residential units, seemingly to assemble iron frame beds inside.

Some finished wooden furniture was moved into the square units at the back, placed in the corners.

"What’s going on here?"

Mu Shuang couldn’t help but ask curiously.

But what she didn’t know was that at this moment in the twenty thousand people phalanx, everyone was just as curious as she was.

This was really too unconventional.

Even knowing it might just be a gimmick performance, it still made people eager to understand what Inspector Cheng was up to, what he wanted to show to the refugees.

Was he trying to show off that he had a team of henchmen under him?

Or was he trying to indicate he was going to build residential units in Dapo Town?

Unable to fathom Cheng Ye’s thoughts, everyone could only quietly watch as each residential unit was gradually completed, with four cargo trucks leaving one by one.

"You’ve worked hard."

The two hundred militia responsible for construction were drenched in sweat, but fortunately, the daily training had not gone to waste.

In just 27 minutes, six sample houses including a large dormitory, three family rooms, and two single rooms were erected, occupying a sizable area.

Of course, limited by the unprocessed foundations, some key parts of screws and fixtures were not installed; these sample houses are essentially just showpieces that could be blown down by a storm.

But for now, to showcase to the refugees, they were more than enough!

The six vehicles parked behind the sunshade shed started up again, slowly driving up in front of the sample houses.

They turned around and opened their trunks.

Pre-folded wooden boards and frames were pulled out from inside and quickly unfolded along the edge of the trunks.

The boards unfolded by two pickup trucks were the largest, measuring four meters long and three meters wide, plastered with colorful posters.

The ones from three transport trucks were slightly smaller, measuring three meters long and two meters wide.

As for the SUV, though the board surface was only half the size of the transport truck’s, it bore a striking single poster.

Below was an aerial view of the project after Dapo Town was completed, resembling a modern town that at a glance made people feel life was full of possibilities.

Above was a large line of words:

[Illustrated Guide to Understanding - Dapo Town Resident Resettlement Policy]

Wow!

The edge of the refugee phalanx was already nearly a hundred meters from the sunshade shed, not to mention the position to the right of the sunshade shed.

The previously orderly phalanx erupted into a hubbub as the posters were unfolded.

Some of those at the back even unconsciously squeezed forward, wanting to see what exactly was written and printed on those papers.

Amid the pushing and shoving, the scene gradually became chaotic.

Until the security team, seeing the situation nearing a loss of control, hurriedly let ten plus armed pickup trucks drive to the edge of the phalanx to patrol and manage, combined with the constant persuasion from loudspeakers, the order was barely stabilized.

But unwittingly, the phalanx originally leaning towards shade shed No. 1 had significantly changed.

It shifted about thirty plus meters entirely leaning towards shade shed 32.

At a glance, the order of the sheds was really inverted as Cheng Ye had said.

"Brother Cheng... were all these arranged by you?"

Wang Kang was a bit dumbfounded.

He had seen the posters and the vehicles, thinking this was all Cheng Ye had prepared, but what were these suddenly erected six residential units?

And this placement, promotional methods, and degree of personnel gathering...

He was completely puzzled, or rather his mind was completely stalled, not knowing where to begin to understand.

"What, you think it came from the sky?"

Cheng Ye quickly stepped forward, smoothing out a few bulging corners of the posters, extremely satisfied at heart.

"What I showed you is the core stuff because you can quickly imagine what the residential unit would look like in your mind, and you can sketch out the look of Dapo Town when it’s built."

He paused for a moment, then changed the tone, "But they are different, the refugees hail from all corners of Stone Province, some from secluded small gatherings, some are old residents of other Shelter Cities, their cognitive levels are not at the same level."

"To truly make this group understand, you have to design at the most basic level of understanding, discarding those deeper underlying theories, ensuring that everyone can understand it, so the plan can proceed, otherwise it’s just empty talk and self-indulgence."

"Now."

Cheng Ye turned his head.

In front of the militia unit led by Long, there were already over a hundred people lined up as required, wanting to come over for inquiries.

Among them were young men who hadn’t been chosen, there were also couples gathered together, and even those families with children who were unmoved now had a few sticking up.

Except for families with children and the elderly still watching, everyone else’s faces were filled with curiosity and urgency, gone were the days of holding out for a better price.

Indeed, in the face of genuinely good things, everyone knows to run fast to grab them.

"Come on, it’s time to test the results!"

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