Early spring in Haizhou had already emerged with a trace of irritating heat. The long, stifling night was utterly silent, showing none of the bustle and clamor of the day.
Yet with the lively streams of people gone, a certain calm and stable order stood out all the more, as though its outer disguise had been stripped away.
Even in the deep night, Coast Industry's factory district remained brightly lit. Workers occasionally passed through on the park's shuttle buses, but more numerous were the trucks constantly running between the factory buildings.
Under the transport of numerous forklifts, vast quantities of vehicle parts and engineering facilities were moved out of the warehouses and loaded onto trucks. Every half hour, a convoy silently left the factory district and headed into the darkness of the Wilderness.
Directed by the Formless Hand, they proceeded in perfect order toward their respective destinations. A small portion went to the two Central Cities, Tide City and Yacheng, while most headed for various docks.
At docks large and small, the products were sorted and dispatched in every direction before dawn. They traveled along the Coastline to every state, or sailed into the vast ocean, riding the wind and breaking the waves.
Two days later, the large cargo ships reached Seven Cities. After unloading vast quantities of raw materials and consumables at the transfer station in Devour City, they were swiftly loaded with small Household Appliances, wind power and hydropower Generator Sets, as well as numerous items of Civilian Equipment produced by factories throughout Seven Cities.
Then they set off for Central Earth once more.
Before departure, the closing hatch paused for an instant as more than a dozen Housekeeping Cats came sprinting over with several packages that had not been part of the original shipping plan, carrying them