binnovel Chapter 103 Young Pioneers
Chapter 103 Young Pioneers
Li Chenglong returned to the Dawn Building at 8 PM. He had been working almost all day, and in his spare time, he had used the factory in his storage space to upgrade a batch of weapons. He had just distributed those weapons to the special forces team and given the rest to Liu Dongliang of the Public Security Department for their use. As soon as he entered, he heard Han Xiaoling bragging about getting first place in her exams, while Yun Lan patiently listened to him. Upon seeing him come in, Yun Lan asked, "Why are you back so late today? Didn't you go to school? I remember school lets out at 6 PM." Li Chenglong explained the situation and looked around the living room. "Where's Li Xue? Didn't she say she'd be back for dinner tonight?" Han Xiaoling said, "Sister Xue said she wanted to get together with Sister Yang Liu and Sister Zhao Liying, so she might not be coming back today."
Li Chenglong nodded, then took out the food he had just gotten from the cafeteria from his storage space and placed it on the table. He put a few washed tomatoes on the table: "You two try them, how do you like them? These grew in my storage space. I used to just grow some vegetables, but later I also planted some tomatoes and cucumbers." Han Xiaoling picked up a big, red tomato and took a bite: "Wow, it's delicious! It doesn't have the sour taste of some tomatoes; instead, it's quite sweet and juicy. It's so good!" Yun Lan took a bite and said, "It really is delicious. Now that your storage space is so big, why don't you plant more? Besides, the crops in your storage space grow very quickly." Li Chenglong smiled and said, "I've already planted quite a lot. Now, each harvest can probably yield more than 10,000 jin of various vegetables. But even with the fast growth, it can only be harvested once every 20 days."
Yunlan placed a piece of chicken on Han Xiaoling's plate and then said, "We all support you with your plans for the Young Pioneers, but you need to make the specific arrangements." Li Chenglong thought for a moment and said, "I plan to allocate 400 places to the Young Pioneers, consisting of those under 14 years old with superpowers who have graduated from school and ordinary people under 16 years old. However, it's not mandatory. Of course, those who want to join the army are welcome, or those who want to continue their studies or participate in other work are also welcome. The Young Pioneers will have one captain, three vice-captains, and one instructor. The captain needs to be an adult, since it's somewhat dangerous to have a child lead another child. I plan to send Wang Bing. Wang Bing is only in college, not much older than them, and his current position isn't too busy. The three vice-captains will be selected from both superpowered and non-superpowered individuals, choosing people with strong abilities and good personalities. I plan to send Zhao Lan as the instructor. I've been observing Zhao Lan for a long time; she manages schools so well, she'll definitely be a good instructor."
Yunlan continued, "So, are you planning to recruit all 400 people at once, or what? What kind of work will you assign to this team after it's formed?" Li Chenglong replied, "There's no need to recruit them all at once. Actually, I calculated today that there are only about 20 graduating ability users. As for non-ability users, although there are more of them, according to the principal, there are only about 100 high school graduates. Even if you add them all up, it's still not that many. As for their work, I plan to put them under the jurisdiction of the Dawn Army, just like the old youth guerrillas. They will learn various military knowledge, and I will also send some teachers to teach them professional knowledge, such as electromechanical engineering, battlefield first aid, and so on."
After dinner, Han Xiaoling went to the study to read. Li Chenglong had also placed a crystal computer in the study, which Han Xiaoling sometimes used to read documents and books, and sometimes to play the games that came with the crystal computer. All the crystal computers were connected to the internet via a wireless network emitted by the core computer where Alice resided, and they didn't need electricity, only crystals for power. The eighth floor where Alice was located had a total area of 360 square meters, with Alice's computing room occupying 200 square meters. It contained the main computer Alice, various computers with different functions, dozens of mainframes over two meters tall, several huge monitors, several places to store intelligent robots and some documents, and a small tea bar for relaxation. Aside from the necessary corridors and elevator space, Li Chenglong had planned a small conference room, which was also the most high-class conference room in Dawn City, where all important meetings were held. Next to the conference room was a 40-square-meter restroom for use.
After taking a shower, Li Chenglong said to Yunlan, "I want to ask Alice how to obtain psionic plants or if we can cultivate more psionic apple trees. If we can cultivate them, then we can mass-produce superhumans. This will not only enhance our strength and reduce our casualties, but also make it easier to deal with the threats that come later." Yunlan sat on Li Chenglong's lap, letting him help her dry her hair with a hairdryer, while she applied some hand cream to her hands. After a while, she said, "That's a good thing, but it's so late tonight, let's not go." Li Chenglong looked at his watch; it was already 10 p.m. Han Xiaoling came out of the study, yawning, and said, "Brother and sister-in-law, I'm going back to my place to sleep. You should get some rest too." Then she left.
Now that it was just the two of them in the house, Yunlan grew bolder. She had only been wearing a coat after her shower, but now she took it off, revealing her body clad only in underwear. Li Chenglong was somewhat stunned. Seeing his reaction, Yunlan laughed and said, "Haha, isn't it beautiful? Want some?" Li Chenglong picked her up, placed her on the bed in the bedroom, and covered her with the blanket. "I do want some, but..." Yunlan said angrily, "But what but? A man being so indecisive! And you said you'd marry me on May 14th, and now it's June 1st! Have you forgotten?"
Li Chenglong said, "No, I've actually been remembering this. Dawn City is developing steadily now, and there haven't been any major combat operations recently. Why don't we get this done? We'll get married in a week." Yunlan was delighted to hear this and pressed herself against Li Chenglong's back, saying, "Okay." Li Chenglong felt his throat was a little dry, so he quickly drank a glass of water and then said, "Then let's get some rest today." Yunlan pinched Li Chenglong hard, then lay down and went to sleep. Li Chenglong went to the study, swiped his ID card, activated the office functions, and began processing some documents.