Chapter 55: Disappearance

The last ray of the sun disappeared above Jed's head. He looked at the time quietly. There were people all around him. Many people had serious expressions. Some people started crying. Soon, the cries became one.

"2081, March 21, 2:39 p.m., 34 seconds."

Jed said, and several craftsmen next to him began to hammer. They were making a monument to commemorate the day when the sun completely disappeared.

They have been on this grassland for 5 years. The disappearance of the sun is about the same as Gene and his prediction, more than a year, but fortunately, this year has been exciting.

There are no crops in the fields around the town. A lot of soil has been moved to the cave. The cold air makes many people shiver, and many people look solemn.

The sun finally disappeared on this day, but all the facilities now are good enough for them. They don't have to worry about the cold anymore. Almost every household has an automatic power generation device. The power supply of the reservoir is only during the day, and if you want to use electricity at night, you have to generate it yourself.

There are many more facilities in the town, and schools and theaters are two of the most important measures. Now there are performances in the theater every night. The town managed by Jed has 80,000 people and more than 8,000 buildings, which is already a miracle.

"Gene Era"

Because the gods have made a lot of large machines, they can directly produce everything needed for the house, and then splice and pour it in the place where the foundation is laid.

A house can be erected in a maximum of 1 day. This speed is also for the coming doomsday. The disappearance of the sun is the real doomsday for humans.

Some people did not choose to live in the town, but lived in caves with sufficient electricity because it is warmer than here.

The total number of people near Jed's current town has exceeded 200,000, and there are hundreds of such towns on this grassland. After a rough count, the population on the grassland has exceeded 3 million.

The construction of other places was also basically completed before the sun disappeared with the help of the gods. Many people still have a lingering feeling. If they still follow the previous model, when the sun disappears, it will be their demise.

Jed looked at the silent people around him, as if he was praying for something. He stood on the stage and said with a loudspeaker.

"Don't be sad. We are still alive now. I hope that in the future, everyone can cherish every day of life. In the future, we will slowly build some newer entertainment facilities. If we work together, we will definitely continue to exist on this land in the future. We humans have been like this since ancient times. Although we are small and powerless in the face of natural disasters. But the most valuable qualities we humans have are unity and dedication, so I hope everyone can get along well. If you have any problems, you can come to the town's arbitration office. The law is not a piece of paper. I did make some bad decisions in the past. But starting today, we have to start a new life."

Many people applauded, but some people were still skeptical, because the houses where Jed's original men lived were in the middle of the town, close to the hospital and school.

Jed naturally knew the doubts of these people. Now all the supplies are shared, but everyone needs to take turns to work in the cave. The rationing of supplies is done once a month, calculated according to each person.

The gods have accurately calculated how many related facilities and fields each town needs to fully feed everyone, so everything is going smoothly now.

Jed organized his former subordinates into a security management team, with a total of more than 4,000 people, who will be responsible for everything and dispatching work in the town. They also need to work, but the amount of work will be less than that of ordinary townspeople.

"Everyone can have a good drink tonight. We should say goodbye to the past."

Jed looked at the gray sky again. The sun really disappeared. This time it was not a rainy day, but like what many of them had experienced in the past, the sky was gray during the day and black at night.

Soon, the people gathered in the central square went to their homes under the illumination of street lights. Jed and his work were very busy every day. Everything in the town had to be dealt with, and Jed also ran around in various processing offices every day.

Jed did not use the so-called election like some towns. He had realized a problem. Such a system had no future. Only centralization could accomplish great things.

Especially in such an era, power must be centralized, so their town adopts the appointment system. Even if Jed is too old to work, he can appoint someone as his successor to continue to manage the town.

Although this approach has caused many people to complain, Jed ignores it and must be implemented.

Jed's children are now grown up and are fully capable of taking over their positions. They have all been arranged by Jed to some important positions. There are more than 60 people in the Angus family now.

Blood relationship is probably the only way Jed can think of to maintain the core power status. Now the town has begun to register marriage status, and some relatives of Jed's family also plan to marry people in the town.

Many other towns are similar to Jed's. Some families with a large number of people hold the core power, which is inevitable.

Jed and Gene talked about this system, and Gene agreed, because only by doing so can the power continue to be stable and there will not be too much change.

The mountains and forests in front of them have almost disappeared. Some people even went to live in the mountains and forests, so there are many small towns in the mountains and forests. Now there are two small towns built on the mountains on both sides of Allen. They are high above and have a very good location. Below is the cave they planted.

There is no need to worry about electricity now, because there are bacterial batteries. There are many in every town, but this thing is very dangerous. The gods have repeatedly told them that if any problems occur, the only way is to use ultraviolet lamps to kill these bacteria and eliminate them directly physically.

For these batteries, the gods also personally gathered a group of people to train them how to manage bacterial batteries. This kind of battery will generate electricity all the time. Although the power generation is smaller, the power generation is stable, which can provide stable power for the town to cook in the afternoon.

Jed returned to the office. The leaders of all departments were there, almost all of them were from the Angus family. Jed planned to discuss with them the construction of football fields and basketball courts, as well as some entertainment facilities in the city.

This is the most important thing at present, because there is no entertainment on the grassland. Most of the time, everyone will gather together to reminisce the past, but this is not okay, and many people are very pessimistic.

Some people even have psychological problems, so normal entertainment activities are necessary.

There are currently three theaters in the town and two on the other side of the mountain. This is everyone's favorite activity. Many people spontaneously organize themselves, write scripts and then rehearse and perform.

Although the level is very average, it is not easy to have a little entertainment in such an environment.

"Uncle, I don't think we can let the people on the farmland go too much."

At this time, a young man in his early 20s muttered, and other relatives also talked about it. Jed looked at several confidants of the foreign tribe. They looked a little uncomfortable at this moment, because they could not speak in such a meeting.

Although it was a discussion, it was actually an internal discussion of the Angus family, and they had no actual say.

At this time, a subordinate could no longer bear it. He was responsible for managing crop measurement. He had been following Jed here since the doomsday. Although he was not a member of the Angus family, he was very reliable.

"Mayor, I don't think it's necessary."

"Zhang Yang, tell me your opinion."

Jed said, watching the people in the family looking at him in confusion.

"As long as there is no riot, I don't think they should be controlled too strictly. This will only backfire."

Jed didn't say anything, because the people living in the caves have been complaining about something recently, especially about food. They feel that they have put in a lot of labor, but they need to share food with others, so they are a little dissatisfied.

"How about this, we gather those dissatisfied people in a cave and let them be self-sufficient?"

Zhang Yang was a little different, but just about to nod, Jed's nephew Darak stood up and said.

"Uncle, this approach is not good. Once a precedent is set, if others follow suit, then we who live in the town will have to kneel down to them from time to time to eat?"

Darak pointed out the essence of the problem in one sentence, and Jed nodded with joy and satisfaction.

"It is indeed Zhang Yang, so we cannot set this precedent. The only thing we can do is to call the dissatisfied people over and talk to them seriously and patiently."

Zhang Yang sat down and agreed. In fact, Jed knew what Zhang Yang wanted to do, because his subordinates were also part of the dissatisfied people.

The reason why Zhang Yang was dissatisfied was that Jed did not reuse the people around him, but reused some people in the Angus family who were completely incompetent, which made Zhang Yang feel a little annoyed.

Jed certainly knew that Zhang Yang was dissatisfied, but Jed was determined not to reuse people outside the family. This must be done to concentrate power. Along the way, everyone in his family has been dedicated and has no selfishness towards his family.

Jed saw this all the way. The entire Angus family is united and very cohesive. Jed had tried to let some of his subordinates take important positions before. Since coming to this grassland, those who followed him have been assigned positions, but they caused a lot of trouble.

And every time Jed had a family gathering, he would seriously let everyone in the family be strict with themselves, and the family had never caused any big problems.

"Uncle, you can add a little more."

Darak then stood up and said, Jed nodded. He was very satisfied with this nephew. He was young but had many constructive suggestions.

"The children in the cave can be given priority to go to school."

"That's absolutely fine."

After a while, the meeting ended and everyone began to leave. As soon as they left the office building, Zhang Yang walked to the side unhappily, pulling a fat man who had followed Jed all the way here. His name was Jin Ming.

"Jed doesn't take us seriously at all now."

"What do you want to do?"

Jin Ming looked at Zhang Yang with some surprise.

"I think what Darak said later is very good."

Zhang Yang kicked the wall angrily and put his hands in his pockets. He was dissatisfied with Jade's actions because they had to bleed and sweat all the way to get where they are today. Some members of the Angus family were taken care of by them before and hid behind them. The guys now actually have important rights.

Zhang Yang couldn't understand this. Jin Ming patted him on the shoulder and then smiled helplessly.

"Is this how things are? It's very stable now. We eat well and sleep well. Don't think too much. We can be considered a privileged class after all."

Zhang Yang left angrily, and Jin Ming sighed at this time. He was a good old man in Jade's team, and he would take the initiative to mediate any problems. Then Jin Ming returned to the office, and Jade sighed.

"How is it going?"

Jin Ming shook his head.

"Although he didn't say anything, he was very dissatisfied."

"I'm sorry to bother you, Lao Jin, keep an eye on him."

Jin Ming nodded. He was secretly helping Jade find out, because he didn't have any excessive pursuits, as long as he had enough to eat, clothing and clothing to survive.

Jin Ming used to manage a warehouse in a company. He was relatively easy-going and didn't have too many pursuits, so he was willing to be Jade's eyes and ears. Many cadres would talk to him about things.

There were several problems on the road, and Jin Ming understood them first and worked with Jade to solve them.

Therefore, their gang has been able to remain stable and came to this grassland. At that time, including other members of the Angus family, there were only a hundred people, but Jin Ming was indispensable for being able to remain stable until now.

"I'm sorry, Lao Jin, I always make you do this kind of thing."

Jin Ming asked.

"What are you going to do if that guy Zhang Yang does something?"

Jin Ming's expression was serious and his eyes were serious. Jade thought for a moment and said.

"If he really does that, I will not show mercy. If you are dissatisfied, you can speak out, but don't do something secretly. And everything is fine for us now."

Jin Ming nodded.

"How about transferring him to the security department?"

Jade shook his head.

"It's impossible. Only people from the Angus family can hold important positions in this place."

Jin Ming hummed, and he planned to continue asking. After all, things have come to this point, and peace is the best. Many people don't want to go back to those cruel and sad days.