Shelters built before the Nuclear War had initially been intended to preserve humanity's last sparks of life.
The purpose of all the original administrators had likewise been to wait for the war's effects to pass before leading humanity back to the surface.
However, over the long years, countless successions inevitably changed the thinking of the people living underground.
Some became obsessed with power and were no longer willing to return the shelter's residents to the surface, where they might encounter more novel things and be influenced enough to threaten their rule.
Some feared danger, terrified that it might arrive overnight and destroy everything they had painstakingly built.
Some feared other shelters inhabited by Mole People, while others worried about the inhuman Marauders.
In short, even when they already possessed the conditions to return to the surface, not many shelters necessarily chose to do so at once.
However, the above mostly applied to scattered shelters.
A true family-inherited shelter like Horsens Shelter prided itself on never forgetting its original purpose.
Seeing the young administrator ask so directly, Kevin was delighted inwardly. He continued to keep calm as he said,
"We need Alliance soldiers stationed there to protect the reconstruction on the surface. We don't need too many, but we do need the Alliance to clearly demonstrate its willingness to shelter us. In addition, we need some technical guidance. You know, after staying underground for so long, not everyone can quickly adapt to returning to the surface. We need the Alliance's engineers to help formulate some reasonable reconstruction plans and build Defense Facilities on the surface."
"Yes, we also need to open a trade route with the Alliance. Like Pingtan and Giant City Shelter, we need those fresh green plants and all sorts of little things. We also need an enclave outside