I can upgrade the shelter-Chapter 513 - 511: Arguments and Discussions, and the Erupting Crisis

Vasily’s attitude undoubtedly made Valentine feel he had found a supporter, and he hurriedly spoke up, "That must be the military’s secret weapon! Think of my friends from back in the day! Suyia is one of the two poles of the world, one of the only two superpowers in this world. We’ve researched so many powerful weapons!

The official army must have inherited those great research achievements and weapons, using those that were meant to protect our nation against its own people. They want to use those powerful weapons to suppress us, to extinguish the spark of revolution!

We cannot just sit and wait to die like this! We ought to find ways to preserve the spark of the revolution; only then can there be hope for the revolution’s success!"

Valentine was visibly excited, yet he remained extremely pessimistic about the "Revolutionary Army’s" ability to resist the official army’s attack.

This is also why he kept trying to persuade everyone to negotiate with the authorities. He believed that the "Revolutionary Army" could not defeat the official army, and only through negotiation could they hope to survive without being suppressed and annihilated by the official forces.

But clearly, Valentine’s words did not convince the others; instead, they even angered a blindly optimistic group.

"Valentine! You opportunistic revolutionary! How many benefits did you receive from the authorities to come here and shake the spirit of the troops? We are revolutionaries; revolutionaries are invincible! We are destined to achieve revolutionary victory and rebuild the great Suyia!" One of the committee members shouted loudly, appearing very agitated, nearly pointing at Vasily’s nose to curse.

However, Valentine paid no mind to this, although his face was pale and flushed unnaturally, he was still determined to try to persuade those before him, "No, comrades, the revolution is indeed destined to succeed, but the process of victory in revolution will be fraught with twists and hardships!

During the era of Tsarist Russia, how many trials did our predecessors endure to achieve the great victory and overthrow Tsarist Russia? And after overthrowing Tsarist Russia, how many hardships did we go through until Suyia finally became the world’s greatest nation?

Even so, the great Suyia still fell under the conspiracy of the enemy. We cannot be blindly optimistic! Negotiating with the authorities is the only way to avoid being suppressed and to preserve the spark of revolution! Didn’t even the great Iron Comrade negotiate with the Little Mustache back then?"

"You damned traitor!" Unable to achieve victory through words, those arguing with Valentine opted for physical means to solve the issue.

However, before the fists could be raised, they were stopped by Dalia, "Stop it! Everyone in this room is a comrade and an ally! There are no traitors among us! Take back what you said and apologize to Valentine!" 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

"Dalia!" The person arguing with Valentine looked discontentedly at Dalia, his anger evidently not yet dissipated, unwilling to apologize.

But Dalia’s attitude was very firm, eventually pressing the other party to reluctantly say a word of apology.

However, although she pressed the opponent to apologize, it did not mean Dalia supported Valentine. She turned to Valentine and said, "Valentine, I understand your point, you also mean well for the revolution, but we will not negotiate. The revolution requires blood and sacrifice, not relying on compromise and retreat to achieve victory."

Speaking thus far, Dalia looked around at everyone seriously and said to them, "We have all come this far to rebuild the great Suyia. Although everyone may have different ideas, and there may be disputes, we must be united because only unity can lead to victory, and it was precisely because of unity that the former Suyia could achieve greatness!

The enemy we are facing is indeed strong, but they are not stronger than the enemies faced by the predecessors! The predecessors could defeat the enemy through unity and faith; we can also achieve the same! Comrades, we must unite!"

Dalia’s words were full of persuasion; although some people still didn’t agree in their hearts, they showed approval on the surface.

Though a consensus attitude was reached, even though no result was discussed, at least everyone’s emotions were stirred up, and Dalia assigned some tasks before announcing the adjournment.

The committee members in the room gradually dispersed, leaving only a few key core members to hold a small meeting.

Small matters are discussed at big meetings, big matters at small meetings; even though Dalia and her team did not understand this principle, they knew that having too many people meant no results could be discussed.

"Vasily, how is the construction of the defense line progressing?" Dalia first inquired about this matter.

Although the defensive lines he set up were previously as fragile as paper, among all the people in the Revolutionary Committee, only Vasily had studied civil engineering, he was the only professional, and Dalia letting him be in charge was not just favoritism.

Vasily shook his head, his emotions somewhat downcast, and said, "I have reinforced the defenses as much as possible. For now, they seem to be somewhat effective; at least the official army has ceased their attack, but whether these can withstand the steel giant from before, I am not confident."

"It’s good if it can have an effect. As for the steel giant you mentioned, I think that even if it is the official’s secret weapon, it shouldn’t be easily deployed. We should just make preparations." Dalia tried her best to encourage Vasily, hoping her friend could quickly cheer up.

"Dalia, the problem now is not only defending against enemy attacks, our food and fuel for heating are running out, we must find a way to replenish them." Another person raised the issue they were facing now.

If the official attack belongs to external problems, then the tight supplies belong to internal problems.

"This is indeed a big problem; we don’t have many greenhouses in our control area, we are consuming previous reserves now, and must think of ways to obtain new food sources." Dalia understood the importance of this matter, and these days she had been thinking of solutions, "There is a large government-built greenhouse outside the city. If we can control it, we can get new food supplies, we can try sending people to capture it!"

"But that’s not so easy to capture. We’ve sent people to investigate before; with our current strength, capturing it would come at a significant cost." The person who spoke earlier expressed concern; although the Revolutionary Army wasn’t devoid of military strength, frankly, it was only enough to maintain order somewhat, not good for actual combat.

"We must fight even at a cost! Not just the greenhouse but also the coal mines in the suburbs, only by capturing these places can we guarantee supply of resources, we can..." Dalia was earnestly speaking when suddenly someone burst through the door, panic written all over their face, interrupting Dalia’s speech.

"It’s bad! Something has happened!" The person who stormed in couldn’t conceal their fear, shouting at Dalia and the others.