Doomsday disaster: Start by building a shelter.

Chapter 330 Mega-Urban Shelter
Build shelters on the surface.

The biggest advantage is that the construction difficulty is greatly reduced.

Given enough raw materials, Su Wu could even create the miracle of building one floor per day.

As for the downsides...

The first and foremost reason is the psychological discomfort.

A shelter whose main structure is not underground always makes Su Wu subconsciously feel somewhat insecure.

They were doing just fine underground.

No matter what disaster strikes, it will first be filtered by the earth above.

Now they're expanding rapidly on the surface.

It became the only thing standing tall on the plain.

Then another disaster strikes.

They could no longer hide in the back; they had to bear the burden alone in their own refuge.

The experience is completely different.

In addition to the negative impact on mental and psychological state.

The taller the building on the ground, the greater the defensive pressure during battle.

It is a reality that we have to face.

If another large-scale war breaks out with the amethyst in the future.

The refuge that stands tall on the plain.

That made them the perfect target.

Amethyst doesn't even need to aim carefully; it can simply launch bombs in the same direction.

That alone would cause Su Wu a lot of trouble.

"However, despite these shortcomings..."

"A rapidly constructed, mega-shelter capable of accommodating most of the population of the entire Eastern Continent."

"It still has a huge appeal."

"Whatever difficulties we encounter, we can rely on its massive size and huge population to deal with them using the simplest and most direct methods."

"It's absolutely worth the gamble."

The gains and losses involved have been clearly understood.

Su Wu naturally knew what to do.

He got up and went to the metal platform, where he opened the overall holographic projection structure of the farmhouse shelter.

I took a careful look from top to bottom.

The entire farmhouse courtyard.

Excluding the 14 underground floors currently under construction.

It can actually be viewed as a giant standard cylinder.

This can be further divided into three parts.

Located on the surface, it mainly consists of assembly workshops, plantations, weapons and ammunition depots, and logistics transfer centers, with an upper town area ranging from one to three stories above ground.

Located on the first to seventh basement levels, it expanded outwards from the original core shelter and was also the earliest built central urban area.

There's also the Lower City area, located on floors 8 to 13 underground, where the floor height has been significantly increased from 12 meters per floor to 36 meters per floor.

"The Upper City District is mainly used for assembly, food production, defensive combat, and the collection of surface resources."

"No ordinary people live here."

"The central urban area mainly consists of the original Jianghe City, some private shelters in the Kuanjiang River Basin, and the population of shelters around Yu'an City."

"They mainly live between the second and seventh basement levels. Most live in standard eight-person dormitories, while a small number live in single apartments and family suites that were later converted."

The total population is approximately 5000 million.

"At the same time, the underground floor of the central urban area is not inhabited; it is a dedicated breeding farm."

"It is used to raise pigs, cattle, sheep, chickens, ducks, and freshwater fish, etc. It is the only place in the entire shelter that produces meat on a large scale."

"The Lower City is the largest."

"The height of each floor is three times that of a single floor in the central urban area."

"Therefore, don't be fooled by the fact that the shelter only occupies six underground floors, from the 8th to the 13th."

"The actual space is equivalent to two to three times that of the central urban area."

"It can be seen as the main body of the current shelters."

“In the Lower City area, the 8th and 13th underground floors are functional areas.”

"It has a large amusement park, a large park and an aquarium, which is the largest entertainment and leisure area in the entire shelter."

"Among them, there are eight underground floors, including the most valuable ball lightning control chamber in the refuge, the largest reservoir and conventional material warehouse, and the No. 1 super factory, the core of industrial production."

"And the highest-level residential areas that can only accommodate a few hundred thousand people."

“The 13th underground level houses a large nuclear power plant and Super Factory No. 2.”

"And from the 9th underground floor to the 12th underground floor."

"It belongs to a residential area that is entirely composed of residential buildings."

"The nine underground floors are the only one in the entire shelter that consists entirely of single apartments and family suites, making it a typical residential area."

"It gathers a small group of the middle class who are among the most outstanding in some respects in the current shelter."

“The residential density is relatively low, with only 1000 million residents on the entire floor.”

"From the 10th basement level to the 12th basement level,"

"It belongs to a purely modular standard dormitory living area."

"With some food supplies provided by the plantations in the Upper City, each floor can accommodate 40 million people for permanent residence."

"Currently, the 10 underground floors house residents from Zhenhai City."

"The 11 underground floors housed people from Xiaojiang Province."

"The 12th basement level is currently unoccupied."

"When the third and fourth batches of merchant wagons depart from Xiaojiang Province and transport more people from Xiaojiang Province over, it is expected that this layer will be filled to about half."

Unconsciously.

The farmhouse courtyard has developed into an incredible behemoth.

Only a cursory inspection was conducted.

The complex and tedious information contained therein is enough to form a long report.

And now.

With the advent of seventh-generation fighter jets and the emergence of the Dawn-class transport ships.

It is about to undergo a new round of evolution.

From a colossal entity, it has leaped to an even more magnificent level.

"Comprehensive calculation".

"The part of the farmhouse located underground is actually 325 meters deep."

"300 meters is the height of the inner layer, and 25 meters is the total thickness of the cement slabs poured between each layer."

"If we consider this as the foundation."

"Theoretically, the part located on the ground can reach a maximum height of 1 kilometer or 3 kilometers or more."

One kilometer—that's an incredibly exaggerated number.

Calculated based on a floor height of 50 meters per layer on the ground.

It's enough to build a 20-story building.

It could easily accommodate most of the population of the entire Eastern Continent.

Not to mention 3 kilometers.

That's a height high enough to encompass half the world.

Just thinking about it is exciting.

"If the primary purpose of the construction was to accommodate a large population."

"The height of each floor should ideally be designed to be 72 meters."

"The higher the ceiling, the less likely the people living inside will feel depressed."

"And this one floor can accommodate a population of 8000 million."

"Just build 12 floors in one go."

"This will allow us to complete the next phase of the main mission and increase the shelter's population to 10 billion."

"Of course, it's impossible to actually build only 12 floors."

"At least two more floors are needed to house the plantation for grain production, and one floor for meat production."

"Only then can a balance be barely achieved."

"To meet these people's most basic survival needs."

The holographic projection structure of the farmhouse courtyard shelter.

Su Wu directly deleted and modified it.

A new 15-story building has been added.

This was designated as the next phase of construction.

And this was accompanied by his confirmation.

Outside the farmhouse courtyard, two semi-transparent, vast shields, one blue and one red, rose once again.

It will keep out the supersonic storms that are still raging on the surface.

A safe space was temporarily created.

At the same time, a large engineering team.

Begin your journey using the internal transportation tracks and elevator platforms.

They arrived at the top of the surface structure of the shelter one after another and started construction on the spot. "The original three floors above ground."

"The status quo can be largely maintained."

"However, the plantation inside needs to be relocated to the four-story building that will be built soon."

"Make room for the increasing number of transport ships."

Currently, it is operating under two super factories.

2000 Icelake-class transport ships can be produced every day.

Even though most of them usually live outside and do not occupy space in the shelter.

But the remaining small portion will ultimately amount to far more than a small number.

Without proper planning, chaos and unnecessary losses can easily occur.

And even higher-level seventh-generation fighter jets and Dawn-class transport ships.

They are huge, no matter how big they are.

Limited by the availability of raw materials and smelting processes.

It will be difficult for the number to increase in the short term.

On the contrary, it is relatively easy to solve.

"Then, the entrances and exits on the ground floor."

"It would be best to add one every 500 meters."

"This will allow for the supply of more Icelake-class transport ships within the same timeframe."

"Improve the efficiency of material transportation."

With a diameter of 7 kilometers for a farmhouse courtyard, the perimeter of its outer wall is approximately 22 kilometers.

A total of 44 entrances and exits can be built.

Once fully constructed, it will be able to accommodate hundreds of Icelake-class transport ships simultaneously.

The efficiency will be at least 10 times that of the present.

At the same time, this is also the current limit for rural courtyards.

If we want to go further, we must set our sights on other levels.

The difficulty will increase significantly.

And there's not much need for it.

After all, there are limits to the speed of loading and unloading goods internally and transferring them to the warehouse.

"Also, once the four floors above ground are completed,"

"The movement of seventh-generation fighter jets and Dawn-class transport ships has become somewhat troublesome."

"The entrances on the ground floor were not designed with their passage requirements in mind."

Su Wu's gaze lingered for a moment on the aerospace carrier manufacturing plant located in the core area of ​​the Earth's surface.

Then it moved above it.

The first three floors are difficult to modify, and the ceiling height is also somewhat low.

Then we'll make the modifications on the 4th floor.

The fourth layer can reserve the same area of ​​core area for the space carrier manufacturing plant below.

Then use this as the center.

Four channels leading directly to the outside world were created in the four directions of east, west, south, and north.

The newly produced seventh-generation fighter jets and Dawn-class transport ships.

Even the base vehicle, whose specifications are destined to be a higher level.

Everyone can leave the shelter through these four dedicated passageways.

"Space carrier manufacturing plant, called a factory."

"The actual total area reached 300 million square meters."

"Sufficient to accommodate more than 100 Dawn-class transport ships, or even more seventh-generation fighter jets."

"If we take multi-layered structures into account."

"The actual capacity will be at least several times greater."

"Four direct access routes to the outside world have been reserved."

"It can increase the efficiency of returning damaged seventh-generation fighter jets to the factory for repair during combat."

"This indirectly enhances overall combat effectiveness."

"It can be considered a design that accumulates combat experience."

"In addition, if it is only used for transporting goods and people under normal circumstances."

"There is actually no need to send them back to the factory."

"Unloading the goods directly outside is safer."

The Dawn-class transport ship capable of flight.

They are not particularly picky about the ports where they dock.

It can be built on any floor.

After a brief consideration, Su Wu planned to place the project on the exterior walls of the 9th and 10th floors in the future.

Build a foldable and retractable airport directly.

Normal times.

The airport will take an open stance.

It can provide temporary docking for multiple Dawn-class transport ships and seventh-generation fighter jets.

Passengers and cargo located inside can access the complex internal transportation system on the two levels after disembarking from the port.

They were quickly diverted to other shelter levels.

But what if an unavoidable disaster occurs?

The airport will then shrink on its own and hide inside the outer walls of the shelter.

At that time, the shelter was restored to its complete cylindrical shape.

It will be able to adopt the most powerful defensive posture.

Confront any threat head-on.

"The farmhouse shelter has always maintained its overall regular cylindrical shape."

"It's all for the purpose of maximizing physical resistance."

"Although I don't want to, I may not need to use it."

"But whether or not to use it is another matter."

Whether it exists or not is another matter entirely.

The first phase of the shelter construction plan has been designed.

Su Wu then turned his attention to the space carrier manufacturing plant.

"The resources we currently have."

"A total of 5 Dawn-class transport ships can be produced."

"The construction period is about three days."

"Five ships should be enough."

"There is no need to rush into expanding production for the time being."

"In addition, the Dawn-class transport ships are actually a superior replacement for commercial transport vehicles."

"from now on."

"The commercial train convoy can be shut down."

"All the commercial wagons produced earlier were converted on-site to transport supplies,"

"From now on, transporting people will be handled by the Morning Light-class transport ships."

5 month 14 day.

The supersonic storm that was lingering over the farmhouse courtyard began to show signs of gradually weakening.

Its main body began to move in a northwest direction.

Then it was blocked by the dense and vast mountains there, weakening it layer by layer.

It drops from supersonic speed back to subsonic speed.

Then it gradually returns to the normal storm.

The sky even seemed a little brighter as a result.

A disaster that swept across a large part of the Eastern Continent gradually disappeared.

And the surface environment is no longer so harsh.

The pale red energy shield that enveloped the farmhouse courtyard was the first to be removed.

Then there's the pale blue electromagnetic protective field.

This also correspondingly reduced some of the power.

While ensuring the safety of the shelter, the power consumption for maintenance was reduced to a minimum.

This evening.

A caravan of merchants from Xiaojiang Province.

We started driving back into the farmhouse shelter.

They brought the last people they were responsible for transporting to the shelter.

After that, the remaining residents of the refugees in Xiaojiang Province.

The transfer will be handled by the Morning Light-class transport ships.

(End of this chapter)