I can upgrade the shelter-Chapter 616 - 514 Engineering Titan

Regarding the issue of children, Chen Xin naturally had given it some thought.

Although many young people of their generation seem to have fallen into a mindset of not wanting to marry or have children, this is mainly due to the lack of money to get married and the inability to afford raising children.

However, for Chen Xin, this does not really affect him.

Before the disaster, he did not have the pressure of being unable to marry due to lack of money or of not being able to afford raising children.

As a freelancer living in a third-tier city, Chen Xin's income from writing was enough to allow him to live a comfortable and pleasant life, with no issues whether it was marriage or raising children.

As for now, it's even less of an issue.

Moreover, there's a more critical point, which is the government's policy encouraging childbirth.

Before the disaster, the government had already started adjusting policies to encourage childbirth to address the issue of an aging population.

After the disaster struck, although the elderly and weak population was largely naturally eliminated, the decline in the environment and living conditions also significantly affected birth rates and the survival rates of newborns.

After all, in the current environment, even adults might find it hard to survive, let alone infants.

Even though the government has tried its best to provide guarantees and has also made policy adjustments, the overall environment is such that the effectiveness of policy adjustments is ultimately limited.

This is also one of the reasons why the Dome City project can receive strong government support, because everyone understands the impact a good living environment has on birth rates and newborn survival rates.

From the government's standpoint, the consideration of these aspects is why in future selections for eligibility to live in the new Dome City, preference will be given to married couples.

Of course, for Chen Xin, obtaining a residency qualification in the new city is no problem at all.

The only headache for him is how to handle the relation between Qin Lan and Mo Qingyan.

Marrying one would be unfair to the other, but marrying both does not comply with national law.

He can't really go to the top leaders and say he has two girlfriends, asking if the nation can make an exception to allow him to marry both?

Although given the current circumstances and considering Chen Xin's contributions to the nation, the government might very well turn a blind eye to such matters, it ultimately makes Chen Xin feel uncomfortable.

Perhaps this seems a bit like exploiting benefits while still feigning grievances, but for someone educated to uphold the rule of law from childhood, and with the government's enforcement apparatuses still operating normally, actively violating the law still makes one uneasy.

As for not marrying and the three just continuing on, having children and raising them, that's also a solution, but ultimately it makes Chen Xin feel he would be letting down Qin Lan and Mo Qingyan, unable to give them a rightful name and status.

Perhaps he should really confront this issue seriously? Chen Xin pondered his conscience, deciding that things must be resolved; he cannot let down Qin Lan and Mo Qingyan.

Both of them are good girls, willing to be with him is already a fortune, he cannot be completely irresponsible.

Thinking seriously about this issue, Chen Xin felt he should face it directly.

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On the Dome City's construction site, the land leveling work was proceeding in a well-coordinated manner.

Besides the workers at work, there was also the Titan engineering machinery lent specifically by Chen Xin to the construction team.

This was a latest model engineering Titan redesigned after taking actual application experience from its prototype use in the Southwest Region for disaster relief, and absorbing lessons from issues with previous mining Titan designs by Chen Xin.

During past disaster relief in the Southwest Region, the effectiveness of the Titan was evident, and the government was also highly optimistic about this large mechanical vehicle.

However, the cost of Titans is still somewhat high, and the prototype design was not meant for construction purposes, thus the new Titan model design became inevitable.

Chen Xin spent considerable effort in the design of this Titan model, consulting many individuals for feedback, correcting design flaws due to personal understanding limitations.

Although the final engineered Titan model cannot be claimed to be the best yet, Chen Xin can at least ensure this model addressed practical usability issues.

The engineering Titan's size is larger and more robust than the prototype Titan, primarily to increase its output, granting it more powerful strength.

Simultaneously, compared to the prototype Titan's comprehensive body defense armor, the engineering Titan had its armor reduced significantly.

The composite armor comparable to tank armor was replaced with mere metal plates, while the armor thickness seemed unchanged, the actual defense capability lowered by more than one tier.

Furthermore, the cockpit and Titan's articulations underwent modifications; the prototype Titan's joints were highly flexible, capable of performing various actions like a real person, yet such flexibility seemed unnecessary for the engineering Titan.

Thus, Chen Xin eliminated several redundant joints, making the engineering Titan clumsy and robust, while simplifying the corresponding operational controls.

Such simplified controls naturally lowered demands on the driving system and hardware, subsequently reducing the engineering Titan's cost, achieving a standard bearable by the government.

Based on such foundations, a batch of engineering Titans was manufactured, applied to the Dome City construction, which was unsurprising.

However, these engineering Titans, like other Titans, belong to the Research Center, their work on the construction site was considered temporary lending.

After all, Titans are still Titans; even if costs were reduced significantly, it's relative to other Titans, as they remain expensive engineering machinery in themselves.

Moreover, all Titan drivers are trained by the Titan Training Base at the Research Center, and currently only the Research Center has comprehensive Titan maintenance capability, hence the government continues to have the Research Center manage all Titans.

The military expressed no objections, organizing military Titans into a team stationed at the Titan Training Base, effectively treating it as a garrison. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

Chen Xin visited the construction site today largely to inspect the usage of Titans on site.

However, judging by the current situation, the usage of engineering Titans appears satisfactory, performing well in various aspects, playing a significant role at the site, effectively replacing many past engineering machinery.

This is undoubtedly a very positive signal, as most past engineering machinery cannot be used in the current environment due to various issues, often leaving construction projects heavily dependent on manpower; now having new substitutes can undoubtedly accelerate construction progress greatly.