Chapter 311: Chapter 190: Four Alliances Region, The Great Revitalization Plan!
The strong wind blew Qin Shi’s hair, and he reached out to poke Kang Yun’Er’s shoulder as she rode the motorcycle.
Because of the high speed, her voice sounded disjointed and intermittent.
“Want to hold my waist? It’s okay, I don’t mind, little brother.”
Another typical girl just like Teacher Lin.
Qin Shi’s mouth twitched, and he silently said:
“Neither of us is wearing helmets, we’ll get points deducted later.”
The tires rubbed against the ground as Kang Yun’Er made an abrupt stop with the red motorcycle.
She turned her head, staring at Qin Shi with a strange look.
“You really are a disciplined and law-abiding three-good student.”
Then she took out two helmets.
According to common sense, even if Kang Yun’Er drove at top speed and then lost control and crashed, Qin Shi, whose life force was extremely close to the hundred-point mark, wouldn’t even get a scratch.
“The teacher taught well. Personal will should not override societal rules.”
Qin Shi spoke with the voice of positivity; this was something Old Liang told him.
But there was still the second half of the sentence.
But if there’s no way to seek justice, one must decisively use violent means to make their voice heard by the higher-ups.
Kang Yun’Er found it hard to figure out Qin Shi on the back seat. He looked young, with a faint trace of juvenile air between his brows, but his words and actions were exceptionally mature and steady.
This was very different from the young geniuses she had interviewed, martial arts prodigies.
Those people more or less carried some arrogance or flamboyance.
Mr. Qin, on the other hand, appeared too gentle and too ordinary.
“Not easy to get newsworthy material! The public prefers ‘star figures’ with personality!”
Kang Yun’Er murmured to herself, deciding to observe Qin Shi closely.
She couldn’t believe it. She, a top editor, who had interviewed planetary governors, battle group rising stars, martial prodigies, had never failed.
How could she not handle a high school student!
The motorcycle drove past rows of high-rise buildings and arrived at the low-lying houses of Dangyang East Suburb.
From the flat, wide main road, it turned into a dirt road overgrown with weeds on both sides. Abandoned factory buildings were everywhere, and messy wires connected lonely poles, resembling a barren forest where lush vegetation couldn’t grow.
“Didn’t the Education Commission allocate a talent apartment in the Tai’an Metropolitan Area for you? With your top score in the hundred strong competition, giving you a whole standalone villa wouldn’t be excessive, so why did you return to Old Factory Street?”
Kang Yun’Er slowed down gradually, raising her eyebrows, doubting whether Qin Shi was building a persona.
Liaowang Weekly, a subsidiary of the Tomorrow Group, was a legitimate media giant company.
Since its inception, it has always adhered to the principles of pursuing truth and maintaining fairness.
In this age of sensational tabloids and marketing hotspots flooding the view, Liaowang Weekly was indeed one of the few news strongholds that remained objective and neutral.
They possessed the largest number of investigative journalists and war reporters in the industry, frequently going to dangerous places to gather information and ensure source reliability.
“Today is the anniversary of my parents’ death. My older sister and younger sister should be returning to Old Factory Street to pay their respects.”
Qin Shi’s tone was flat, with little discernible emotion.
Kang Yun’Er remained silent, having understood his family background.
His parents were former factory workers who later lost their jobs during the wave of layoffs and then both perished in the military factory explosion.
This was also the reason Kang Yun’Er gave up interviewing Zhou Yuanchen to dig deeper into Qin Shi.
As the editor of Liaowang Weekly, her sharp intuition told her that he had more potential to be recognized by the public.
For Qin Shi’s existence was, in reality, a microcosm of the vast majority of worker’s children in Heng Province.
“Heng Province is a resource-rich administrative star district. In the ancient imperial era, Heng Province had risen with a grand reclamation movement. History books wrote that the land was greatly developed, and households thrived. During that time, warlords were in separate regimes, and many refugees, unable to bear the heavy taxes of the empire, took smugglers’ boats and came here.”
Kang Yun’Er’s red motorcycle passed through the stone archway, attracting attention with its rumbling engine noise.
“But after the empire completely collapsed and disintegrated, coupled with the war with the Star God, the Four Alliances Region of Heng Province, Yuanzhou, Liao Province, and Meng Province fell. Not until the Nine Marshals initiated the Great Expedition did they retake and forge the border defenses.
Heng Province’s minerals, Liao Province’s energy, as well as agriculture and mechanical industries from Meng Province and Yuanzhou, are the cornerstones of the New Republic.”
Qin Shi nodded lightly. Heng Province indeed had a period of glory; it was not only the home of Old Martial but also the earliest developed administrative new star.
“It’s a pity that, on one hand, the re-emergence of Heng Province’s Star God caused an energy blockade, rendering it unable to maintain rapid development; on the other hand, Dongxia’s policy inclination towards the Beidou Star Domain also stagnated the progress of the so-called Four Alliances Region.
Of course, the most crucial point is that the Four Alliances Region must become the primary defense line against Dongxia’s territory, in a sense, they’re a massive forward war outpost.”
As they entered the streets of Old Factory Street, Kang Yun’Er was pushing the motorcycle while walking forward.
She turned her head to look at Qin Shi:
“The Great Expedition is nearing its end. Inside Dongxia, the voices for a ceasefire have never stopped. The Nine Marshals have been dormant for thousands of years, and many believe that the iron people disaster caused by the Gear Emperor and the complete victory in the war against the Star God can bring a perfect ending to this drawn-out Great Expedition.
Therefore, there are considerations in the Imperial Capital to start the ‘Revitalize the Border’ plan. Heng Province lifting the blockade is the first step, and subsequently, the battle groups will be stationed to establish more base cities, followed by the immigration of a large population for a second round of reclamation and construction.”
Qin Shi never expected that this Editor Kang not only analyzed things clearly but also had deeper information and was frank with him.