The Doomsday Fortress stood 53 meters tall, nearly the height of a twenty-story building. The main control room was on the fortress's highest level, and the nearly four-meter-long curved window at the front offered an unobstructed view of everything ahead.
Looking down, the ground seemed covered by a green carpet. The nearby oxbow lake was soothing to the eyes and a good source of food. There should be plenty of fish in it.
After admiring the natural scenery for a while, Su Xiao turned his gaze toward Li Xiniwei, the former leader of this fortress.
"How many kinfolk are needed to guarantee the fortress's normal operation?"
Su Xiao picked up his cutlery and enjoyed his dinner while negotiating.
"At least a hundred kinfolk. And this fortress will only obey my commands."
Li Xiniwei had already calmed down. He realized that Su Xiao really did seem to be trying to negotiate with him.
"Can the kinfolk be replaced with pig-headed people?"
"Impossible. Pig-headed people have received no education. They can only do simple, crude work. Otherwise, I wouldn't need to hire workers to operate the active ore refining equipment."
As he spoke, Li Xiniwei picked up a document containing wage statistics, proving that he wasn't lying.
"I don't care where the pig-headed people came from. What I want to know is how your kinfolk guarantee their numbers."
Su Xiao had to ensure one thing: that the pig-headed people had a sufficiently large population base. Otherwise, he would have to change his plan.
From Li Xiniwei's account, Su Xiao learned the general situation. Both female and male pig-headed people had normal reproductive abilities. Their reproductive cycle was similar to that of humans or kinfolk, and the mother had to remain pregnant for nine to ten months before giving birth.
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