Wasteland Border Inspector

The room’s lighting suddenly dimmed a few shades.

The three Elders simply flickered slightly, and then vanished silently from the room. Such effortless skill was almost beyond imagination.

On the coffee table in front, the tea still carried residual warmth, but Cheng Ye was frozen in place, unable to regain his senses for quite a while.

From a trainee Prosecutor to Station Chief of the Yueye Shelter City’s Inspection Station?

The leap in this position far exceeded all his previous expectations; there was no longer a need to climb step by step like before.

Of course, he was also aware that within the entire power structure of Happiness City, even if he became the Station Chief of Yueye, he would still only be considered middle to lower-ranking.

But the managerial power of a "Station Chief" and the executive power of a "Prosecutor" are completely different concepts.

The former means he can more directly acquire achievements, with broader authority and more room for action, no longer limited to singular containment tasks nor running around the Wilderness executing those field tasks to accrue experience, but rather creating value through comprehensive management and promoting development.

What excites him even more is Yueye’s own foundation. According to Luokuke, Yueye had once repaired a waterway directly leading downstream and had even conducted several transactions with downstream Shelter Cities.

The remaining infrastructure is definitely more complete than Dapo Town. Perhaps with some slight repairs after taking over, it could be put back into use, directly establishing a trade route with downstream Shelter Cities.

Moreover, Yueye will be a Military City in the future, housing tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians, forming a massive Pioneer Corps.

Expansive farmland and large-scale planting plans not only help quickly boost Tan Ming’s vitality beliefs but also mean he has enough space to experiment with his ideas.

For example, imitating the Rainbow Light Shelter City’s model to develop some special plants for large-scale cultivation?

With the information support provided by Collectors, plus the manpower support of tens of thousands, is there any fear of not creating a scalable commodity for trade?

By then, applying to equip the inspection station with ultra-fast charging stations, would there be any issue?

A dignified Station Chief, wanting to charge as much as he wishes, even if he builds charging stations directly in his office, who would question it? Who would dare question it?

Furthermore, he can try a whole new inspection mode at the Yueye Inspection Station, equipped with all the instruments he desires.

The outdated, manpower-dependent method Happiness City currently uses no longer suits the present Wasteland environment.

Imitating the Fire Alliance’s efficient mode might lead to a safer, more convenient new path.

Imitating the Firewood model, could it lead to a more efficient, safer inspection method?

Even taking a step back, even if all these aren’t considered for the time being, is it difficult for him as a Station Chief to build several factories within the Shelter City?

Producing goods, transporting via waterways, achieving fund recovery, then investing these resources into new research...

This is entirely a self-sustaining development loop!

Cheng Ye added tea, drank tea by himself, the more he thought, the more excited he became, compared to Yueye, Dapo Town’s potential was almost insignificant.

And the most crucial part is, returning to Happiness City from Yueye, he wouldn’t need to take the bumpy and dangerous land route!

As long as this waterway can be fully developed, taking a boat from Yueye in the morning would only need less than two hours on a hundred-kilometer waterway to return to Dapo Town.

Then back to his own fiefdom, and from Dapo Town, directly by car to Happiness City, the entire journey would be around three hours.

By then, whether it’s the resource transfer efficiency or the speed of personnel movement, it would far surpass the current.

And he alone would have control over a key transport route of Happiness City. This hidden power is unimaginably terrifying.

"Opportunity, this is what true opportunity is!"

"Staying in the established system of Happiness City, my ascending path has already been set in stone, only able to follow the old route of predecessors. But now, I have the chance to jump out, how could I possibly miss it!"

Recalling Elder Qian’s somewhat meaningful gaze before leaving, Cheng Ye felt even more sure.

The past and present him, were worlds apart.

Even if he speculated, he knew he must have hidden many secrets.

Yet Happiness City’s Elders not only showed no intention to probe but also granted him more privileges, even proactively leaving room, giving him authority to utilize these "secrets."

"Perhaps in this world, true strongmen like Tan Ming, like the Elders, would rather hope newcomers can carve out a path more hopeful for humanity..."

Cheng Ye finished the last bit of tea in the pot, stood up and strode to the window.

Through the huge French windows, overlooking the entire underground space, his heart was full of emotion.

Two months ago, no matter how bold he was, he wouldn’t dare imagine standing here.

But the Wasteland is like this, no one knows what they will encounter in the next second.

It could be the shock of Immortal Objects descending, or the surprise of being able to assume the position of Yueye Station Chief.

"I like this world, I like power, and even more, I love the...power to master destiny!"

Cheng Ye clenched his fist, able to clearly feel the vast power surging within his body, and the fragrance lingering from the incense burner at the tip of his nose.

He became even less satisfied.

The things he wanted became more!

Once, he just wanted to survive.

But now, he wants to live more richly, more meaningfully.