The government announced the detonation of the volcano in advance, mainly to evacuate people and temporarily close some stores and infrastructure.
Of course, there is also the intention to solicit opinions from the society.
However, for the empire, directional detonation of volcanoes is also a fairly mature technology.
The current situation in Qingyuan Star is relatively complicated, and only the government can fully grasp the situation.
Therefore, this decision is basically an informational one, and no one has enough say in this aspect.
This time the people were evacuated within a radius of two hundred kilometers.
Within the radius, relevant evacuation costs will be borne by the government, including the daily living expenses of the evacuated people.
People who live 200 kilometers to 500 kilometers away can only pay out of their own pockets, and the government can provide appropriate help.
The fiefdom of the Gustin Family is more than a thousand kilometers away from Milai Volcano and is not within the scope of the government's help at all.
However, when the volcano erupts, this distance will be affected to a considerable extent. It can only be said that the luck is really bad.
Everyone at the Gustin Family had no intention of evacuating, but chose to hold on.
Affected by the previous meteorite incident, the fiefdom's output this year is destined to be significantly reduced.
However, because it is far away from the place where the meteorite landed, the current situation of the fiefdom can be considered better than the previous one on Qingyuan Star.
But if you add the impact of this volcanic eruption, it will definitely be more miserable.
The employees of the fief planned to launch a defensive formation, and there happened to be family members there at this time.
The two sides bumped heads and then came to discuss with Qu Jianlei and his party.
The fiefdom's defensive formation was built by the Gustin Family after several generations of talents, and then gradually improved bit by bit.
However, after the family left Clear Source, there were still various small Defense Arrays, but the defensive formation was basically just a decoration.
In normal times, employees would maintain basic maintenance on the array, but now many places are in dilapidated condition.
Repairing the formation requires a lot of money, and its operation also consumes a lot of energy.
For the Gustin Family, it is not a big problem to bite the bullet and repair the big array. After all, it is to curry favor with good tenants.
But once the formation is launched, the daily cost is too high. The key is... we also need to consider the feelings of the VIPs, right?
Qu Jianlei After staying in the fief for so long, he has also sensed this formation and thought about it a little bit.
He believes that the formation can maintain its basic operation, mainly to resist the cold in the future and protect the crops grown in the fiefdom.
The cost is definitely greater than the output. However, it is a pity that many plants that have existed for hundreds or thousands of years have been frozen to death.
After all, nobles also need to protect the environment of their fiefdoms to show their family heritage.
He came up with some suggestions for repairing the formation - this is Defense Array from Tech-Side, which is relatively simple.
The disciples of the Gustin Family showed no surprise and praised him enthusiastically.
As for daily consumption, Qu Jianlei is willing to pay half of the cost, and the other party will handle the rest by itself.
It's not that they can't afford it, but it's more than enough. As a tenant, their attitude is already very friendly. After all, they are not the owner's house.
Moreover, the main family has thousands of employees here. If they cover the expenses, it would feel like they are being taken advantage of.
It took five days to repair the formation and try to run it again. On the eighth day, the government began to detonate the volcano.
Nutrient Solution even sneaked out to watch the blasting process.
After coming back, she was a little unhappy, "The direction of the volcanic eruption is actually towards our side."
This is definitely not a mistake. With the empire's existing technology, it can carry out precise directional blasting on the volcano.
Qu Jianlei was not surprised, "It should have been observed by the government when we were testing Defense Array."
These days, although no one from the government comes to visit, the number of satellites overhead has obviously increased.
Even the frequency of passing satellites is much more frequent than before.
Affected by the dust, the visibility above the fiefdom was extremely poor, but it was obvious that the government would use a variety of observation instruments.
Volcanic Ash will definitely have a direction to vent his feelings. Since Gustin Family is testing the formation, it is normal for the government to follow suit.
Nutrient Solution was still a little aggrieved, "I think they were angry, so they tried different ways to cause trouble for us."
Qu Jianlei Hearing this Diandian nodded, "We can arrange for people to protest... It's actually a good thing for Senior Jia."
Protests are of course useless, the bombs have already exploded, and it is too late to raise them now.
Changing the direction... is not completely impossible, but it will require huge expenditures.
Sure enough, in the face of the Gustin Family's protest, the government responded unabashedly: You have Defense Array, don't you? Now Qingyuan Star is facing a huge environmental crisis. Everyone must have the money and strength to protect their homes together.
This tone was quite high-pitched, but it was generous to others, but Qu Jianlei was not angry.
"Actually, it's a good thing. The government obviously wants to consume some of the fiefdom's resources, but it shows that the probability of taking action next is not high."
In about two days, volcanic dust began to drift over, visibility continued to decrease, and the temperature gradually became lower.
Compared with the average temperature for the same period in previous years, it has been nearly 20 degrees lower.
This is because the fiefdom is far away from the impact point of the meteorite, and we don't know how bad the situation around the impact point will be.
But Qu Jianlei they don't feel any guilt at all. The meteorite was not made by them.
Since meteorites must have a landing point, why not move them farther away? The fiefdom's defense array was officially opened, and the lowest level of conventional defense was chosen.
This can basically only meet the minimum requirements, and the protection capability is almost zero.
But even so, because the land area is too large and the external environment is very harsh, tens of thousands of Energy Block are consumed every hour.
Taking into account the loss of some parts and components, if you insist on it endlessly for a year, the Energy Block consumed must be over ten million.
However, for Qu Jianlei and others, there is not much pressure to bear half of the cost.
With the arrival of volcanic dust, the surrounding temperature is getting lower and lower, and from time to time it will snow heavily - a very dirty kind.
The fiefdom is full of greenery and looks a bit like a paradise.
Not surprisingly, some people still came to the fief for help - there was no shortage of poor people on Fu Gui Star.
Under normal circumstances, when employees encounter this kind of thing, they will usually provide certain help depending on the situation.
Those who can come for help must be nearby residents. No matter how far away they are, they will have other options.
Distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. Gustin Family is a noble and has a natural separation from the common people, but that does not mean that he will ignore the life and death of the common people.
Nobles also want reputation. As long as they can ensure their own safety, they don't mind helping their neighbors who are stricken by disaster.
This time everyone encountered a "natural disaster", so it was not a big problem to lend a helping hand.
Because it lasts for a long time, fiefdoms usually can only provide relatively low living security.
At the same time, they have to arrange some simple tasks for each other to offset the cost of assistance.
It's a simple work-for-relief program. Compensation and profit are not important. The main purpose is to tell the other party: Don't think about getting something for nothing.
The nobles have a long enough inheritance, and they know one thing very well: some bad guys cannot be opened casually.
This is the plan of the employees, but since someone from the main family is here, they must ask for permission.
The children of the Gustin Family are not good at making opinions. They clearly stated: In fact, we are the guests now.
So they went to find the distinguished guests together, and the person responsible for communication was Xiang Xue.
But there were more than one or two people who noticed this conversation.
Qu Jianlei used his spiritual consciousness to tell Xiang Xue: Try not to assist these outsiders.
It's not that he is hard-hearted, but that this period of time is just right for Jia Shuiqing to break through, and strangers are suddenly added to the list, which is obviously inappropriate.
Xiang Xue also wanted to get this, so he said that you can help each other with some supplies, and if you take them in... it's better to waive them.
She answered more tactfully, and she was a woman, so Guan family hesitated and raised an objection carefully.
The conditions outside are really bad, and this disaster will not be over in three to five months. After all, they are neighbors who live not too far away.
If you are concerned, we can confine them to the employee area.
Xiang Xue is a little curious, can't they be transported to the government's rescue center? However, that's where Cao Dan ends up - the area where these people are located is not within the scope of rescue.
Moreover, some people with poorer conditions really don't have much savings, and some even have mortgage and car loans.
In the imperial society, larger families attach great importance to accumulation, but the Moonlight clan also exists objectively.
When these people go to the rescue center, they can hardly find any work and their life will be even harder.
But Xiang Xue is no longer the young girl. She asked back: Who can guarantee that there are no government spies inside?
Guan family really can't guarantee this. In fact, he knows one thing very well: the government is even trying to bribe the family's employees.
There was no way, the distinguished guests were too mysterious and would not go out to entertain them. The government could only collect information in this way.
The disciples of the Gustin Family believe that if they are too careful, they will easily attract the attention of the government.
They proposed a compromise plan: set aside an area just for these people on the edge of the fiefdom and manage it uniformly.
After all, it involved humane considerations. After asking the boss for instructions, Xiang Xue gave the final answer.
Those who can be sent away will be sent away as much as possible. Those who are really unable to do so will be managed uniformly and warned not to move around.
Next, the fiefdom began to take in the people, but the conditions were tight and the requirements were many.
After the news spread, many people gave up the idea of defecting, but there were no serious consequences.
In the blink of an eye, another ten days passed.
On this day, Qu Jianlei was bored, and he was thinking about whether to risk taking out Black Colt Tower to observe, when his heart suddenly moved.
Then he flashed and came to the courtyard, looking thoughtfully at the courtyard where Old Lady Jia was retreating.
There was a slight fluctuation in the atmosphere there.
The next moment, Nutrient Solution, Paranoid and others also came to the yard one after another.
"Is this... about to start?"
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