"Ahem, uh!" Clearing his throat softly, Wang Qiang stood up with a serious demeanor. After everyone directed their attention to him, he began speaking earnestly, "Let me say a few words as well!"

With the aura of a leader making a report, just this introductory remark, devoid of substance, had Wang Qiang already gesturing extravagantly with his right hand raised.

"We now have enough to eat and drink, and our material needs are basically met, but is that enough? Clearly not! We need higher demands, such as spiritual ones."

At this point, others might not catch the nuances in Wang Qiang's words, but Tang Xiaoquan, who knew his brother's temperament well, roughly guessed the topic he was about to address.

As the saying goes, habits determine everything. Although his brother spoke convincingly now, Tang Xiaoquan knew that his true intentions were not as "noble" as they appeared on the surface.

As expected, just as Tang Xiaoquan was secretly amused by his brother's "crude" acting, the latter finally revealed the main idea he wanted to express.

"So I was thinking we should gather some things for everyone to entertain themselves with, like game consoles, portable MP3s, MP4s. These things are small and run on batteries, but most importantly, they're more fun than playing cards or chess."

Upon hearing Wang Qiang's words, Wu Chao and Wen Quanxin, the two young men of the same age, immediately showed interest. They had long been driven nearly insane by the monotonous life in the factory, so without hesitation, they voiced their agreement:

"I agree with Qiang's idea. We absolutely need some time-passing activities in the factory. Otherwise, being cooped up here all day will drive us nuts."

"Exactly! That's what I think too. We can't live just for eating and drinking; proper entertainment is essential."

Wu and Wen echoed each other, their expressions earnest and serious, as if a slight slack would immediately cause the proposal to be rejected.

However, their worries were unnecessary because Tang Xiaoquan had already prepared to propose a related project at the outset of the discussion.

So, even if Wang Qiang hadn't mentioned it, Tang Xiaoquan was sure to bring it up in the meeting.

First, he smiled and affirmed the speeches of Wang, Wu, and Wen, then Tang Xiaoquan continued, "Indeed, as Qiangzi just said, since we're settling here, we can't avoid addressing spiritual needs. And to face this issue properly, the first thing we need to solve is electricity. Electricity is the foundation of our human civilization. With electricity, we can power many things. Of course, what I mean here isn't limited to games and entertainment. More importantly, with electricity, many tools can be used, and with tools, we can develop more things to serve us."

With a few simple words, Tang Xiaoquan undoubtedly elevated Wang Qiang's proposal by several levels.

At least, one minute ago, people might have only agreed with this proposal, but now... it had become "imperative."

No longer able to remain silent, Lin Junfu quickly added his thoughts, "Little Wang and Little Tang, your proposal coincides with my earlier thoughts. I just couldn't implement it before due to the severe manpower shortage in the factory. But now..."

Instinctively adjusting his posture, Lin Junfu said with an unusually firm tone, "But now is the time to restart this plan."

Almost as Lin Junfu finished speaking, Hu Xiaodong also shared his opinion, "Yes, speaking of electricity, our current feasible solution is to get a generator. But this requires fuel to start, so a trip to the city is unavoidable."

"Yes!" Zhao Yunhai nodded, then furrowed his brows and said, "Since Little Hu mentioned going to the city, I might as well bring up a proposal I wasn't planning to say."

After organizing his thoughts, Zhao Yunhai continued, "It's like this – we talked about food, clothing, and spiritual aspects, but ultimately, it's all for one thing: survival."

No one had any objections to Zhao's statement, given the current apocalypse. Besides these basic needs, they couldn't and wouldn't dare to hope for more.

But to everyone's surprise, Zhao Yunhai suddenly shifted his tone, raising his voice, "But at the same time, I believe none of us wants to be stuck in this backwater place forever."

His eyes swept across everyone, and Zhao Yunhai's words undeniably struck a chord, especially with Wang Qiang and Wu Chao, young men from the city who still harbored a lingering hope of returning to the city one day.

Of course, Tang Xiaoquan was no exception, though his thoughts were relatively rational. Desires aside, achieving them required first handling the present situation.

So, rather than thinking about returning to the city, he was considering the underlying message behind Zhao Yunhai's words.

"Uncle Zhao, what do you mean..."

"My point is simple: don't forget to stay in touch with the outside world when preparing to build the factory. We're in a relatively remote area, and although we have two walkie-talkies, their distance and the environment make it difficult to connect with the outside. So, when I heard Little Hu mention going to the city, I thought maybe we could also get a wireless relay set on the way. This way, while being self-sufficient, we won't miss out on potential rescue."

Nodding indifferently, Lin Junfu seriously considered Zhao's proposal.

Frankly, no one present understood the importance of communication with the outside world better than him.

After all, if he hadn't luckily contacted these survivors a week ago, then not only him, but the entire "Zhongkun Textile" might have...

With these thoughts, Lin Junfu had no reason not to agree. Furrowing his brows, he immediately voiced his support, "Old Zhao's proposal is excellent. I personally think it should be prioritized."

Following that, the group discussed some minor issues, mostly trivial and mundane matters.

Once the entire discussion concluded, Lin Junfu summarized the major points and, with full agreement from the group, announced a targeted search operation in the city in two days. The main supplies to be searched for were the generator and wireless relay equipment mentioned in the proposal.

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