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And so, as time passed, the scouting fortress was quickly established, with a large number of scientific instruments piling up inside, along with installed equipment such as wires, lightbulbs, and generators.
The human stockpiles of oil, coal, cement, and other resources had almost dropped to alert levels; after all these years, they had been depleted without replenishment.
But now there was no choice; all the remaining stockpiles were used to build this scouting fortress.
This made Mr. Lao Mao explode with temper, incessantly asking every few days, "When can we start mining?" "If we don't mine soon, most of the projects will have to stop," "Do you know that Sky City is undergoing major expansion?"
Lu Yuan was also under great pressure: "We have to wait for the investigation report to come out, a few more months won't make a difference... How about this, let Holy King caress you a little."
"Deal!"