The government had announced the volcanic detonation in advance mainly to evacuate civilians and temporarily shut down certain shops and infrastructure.
Of course, it also meant to solicit public opinions.
However, for the Empire, the controlled detonation of a volcano was already a fairly mature technology.
Qingyuan Star's current situation was rather complicated, and only the government could fully grasp the overall picture.
So this decision was essentially a notification. No one else had enough standing to weigh in on it.
This civilian evacuation covered a radius of two hundred kilometers.
Within that radius, the government would cover all evacuation expenses, including the evacuees' daily living costs.
Those living between two hundred and five hundred kilometers away could only pay out of pocket, though the government could provide appropriate assistance.
The Gustin Family's fief was more than a thousand kilometers from Milai Volcano, completely outside the range of government aid.
However, once the volcano erupted, even at that distance, they would still be affected to a considerable extent. Their luck was truly terrible.
No one in the Gustin Family intended to evacuate. They chose to stand their ground.
Due to the earlier meteor incident, the fief's output this year was destined to drop sharply.
Still, because it was far from where the meteor had landed, the fief's current condition was neither particularly good nor particularly bad by Qingyuan Star's standards.
But once the volcanic eruption was added to the equation, things would definitely become even worse.
The fief's employees wanted to activate the grand Defense Array, and there happened to be family members present at the time.
The two sides discussed it briefly, then came to consult Qu Jianlei's group.
The fief's grand Defense Array had been built by the Gustin Family over several generations, then gradually refined bit by