Doomsday disaster: Start by building a shelter.

Chapter 333 The Rebellion of the Megacity

"66 special satellites."

"That's about 20,000 to 30,000 tons of material."

Moving 20,000 to 30,000 tons of supplies on Earth is no easy task. Let alone transporting it into space.

Of course, this applies to Su Wu now.

This might just be a matter of having eleven seventh-generation fighter jets make a few more runs.

If you move quickly, it might take less than an hour in total.

However, the cost of building so many large wireless power transmission devices was already a bit too much for Su Wu to bear.

To date, he himself has only built five large power transmission facilities on the ground.

"Consider it an investment in advance."

"Once completed, not only in Dongzhou, but in most parts of the world, energy can be supplied through the space grid."

"Access to near-unlimited power supply."

I briefly looked ahead to the future.

Su Wu's gaze fell on a corner of the control panel screen.

It displays the current operational status of the special satellite after it entered low Earth orbit.

The outermost armor plate.

In some places, in less than a minute, the color had changed from a fully undamaged green to a slightly damaged yellow.

"This post-apocalyptic space."

"It's really not satellite-friendly."

In outer space.

A large amount of dust and gravel appeared from an unknown source.

It poses a constant threat to satellite equipment in low Earth orbit.

In addition, there are occasional abnormal solar radiation storms.

This resulted in communication satellites in the post-apocalyptic world having an average lifespan of only about nine months.

Even a wealthy federal government would face such continuous and enormous losses.

They were forced to reduce the number of satellites deployed in outer space.

So far.

As far as Su Wu knew, only the Eden satellite in geosynchronous orbit and the super-large space station called Valhalla were not significantly affected.

"However, for special satellites, it shouldn't be a big problem."

"The outer armor only needs to be replaced every six months."

The core of a special satellite, and the source of most of its cost, lies in the large wireless power transmission device it carries.

This part is protected by layers of satellite armor.

Generally, there will not be much damage.

If only the satellite armor is replaced, the cost is perfectly acceptable.

The performance of the space grid was tested several more times.

Although it can only be remotely charged intermittently, it is generally stable and reliable.

Su Wu breathed a sigh of relief.

We knew this operation could be declared a success.

As for the missing part of the special satellites.

The plan is to gradually deploy them into low Earth orbit over the next week.

With the productivity of a super factory.

Extending the timeframe to about a week will generally reduce the pressure.

outer space.

Low Earth orbit.

Eleven seventh-generation fighter jets that have deployed special satellites.

They did not return directly to the farmhouse.

Instead, it continues its journey along a near-Earth orbit to Xizhou, tens of thousands of kilometers away.

They will fulfill the first transaction with Valhalla in the past.

The total quantity of rare materials is approximately 4400 tons.

It was transported from the surface warehouse of West Continent to the geosynchronous orbit in space.

Although it was the first transaction.

But the whole process was unexpectedly calm and smooth.

After landing in an unmanned supply warehouse, the aircraft takes over control of the warehouse and remotely operates electric forklifts to load boxes of packaged supplies into the fighter jet hangar.

Then it will take off again, escape the atmosphere, and accelerate towards the space station port located in geosynchronous orbit.

Everything is in order.

"Thank you for bringing us the urgently needed supplies."

"Now, the remaining supplies in Emergency Supplies Warehouse No. 0037 are all at your disposal."

Zoe, Valhalla's external liaison, tried her best to conceal it.

However, one could still tell from his slightly raised tone that he was not calm at the moment.

These 4400 tons of supplies.

For Su Wu, who was located on the surface of the earth, there was nothing special about him.

At most, it is more valuable than ordinary goods because it is relatively rare.

But for Valhalla, located in outer space, every drop of water is extremely precious.

Calling these supplies life-saving might be a bit of an exaggeration.

But at least it can definitely be considered an important supplement that can significantly improve their lives and even, to some extent, increase their chances of survival in outer space.

"Emergency warehouse".

"You have prepared quite a few supplies on the surface."

Su Wu noticed his terminology for the warehouse.

Based on the numbering, there are likely thousands of warehouses of this size.

Adding them all together, they probably exceed the reserves of a megacity.

After all, the ownership of that emergency supplies warehouse No. 0037, which had just been completely handed over to Su Wu, was irreplaceable.

In addition to tens of thousands of tons of rare resources, there are also tens of thousands of tons of conventional metal blocks, chemical raw materials, and purified water, etc.

"It's all for survival."

"When I knew the end times were coming."

"Of course, we'll stockpile as much as we can."

Zoe gave a wry smile, speaking with a hint of self-deprecation.

"As no one expected, we are still facing a shortage of supplies."

Members of Valhalla.

Before the apocalypse, he was actually a member of the ruling class of the Western Continent.

Although they haven't reached the truly top level yet, they are all billionaires in the eyes of ordinary people, or important figures who frequently appear on television screens.

Their ability to hoard resources.

Naturally, their abilities far exceed those of ordinary people.

Ultimately, the entire space station, with its more than 3000 people, can accumulate reserves equivalent to more than one megacity.

Yet it still has to be said that it was not easy.

Su Wu nodded silently, saying nothing.

There was, of course, no sympathy involved.

The total amount of resources circulating in the market before the end times is destined to be limited.

This small group of people has seized so many resources.

This means that many more people will inevitably perish silently in this long apocalypse due to a lack of basic necessities for survival.

In a way, they were also accomplices in the murder.

The supplies were delivered at the port of Valhalla space station.

The group of seventh-generation fighter jets continued to return along the original route.

They need to hurry up and transport the remaining rare resources from Emergency Warehouse No. 0037 back to the farmhouse.

To avoid delays that could lead to theft by other nearby shelters.

Or they may suddenly disappear in a geological disaster.

As long as it's on the surface of this planet.

There is no place that is always safe.

Whether it's an unmanned supply warehouse or a populated shelter.

They will all face the same possibility of disaster.

Turning his gaze away from the group of seventh-generation fighter jets, Su Wu looked at the map of Dongzhou, specifically at Yuhe City, located south of Jianghe City.

While seventh-generation fighter jets were busy in the western continent.

The travel guide for Yuhe City went surprisingly smoothly.

After the first Ice Lake-class transport ship, fully loaded with a robot army, sailed into the territory of Yuhe City.

Su Wu did not encounter any significant resistance.

Even the super-city behind them, which should have stepped in, remained completely silent, offering not even the simplest reprimand.

"It went too smoothly." "It went almost strangely smoothly."

Su Wu hesitated for a moment.

The decision was made to utilize the channels that the former intelligence agency of Zhenhai City had planted there.

Investigate the cause.

And soon.

Just a dozen seconds later.

They did not wait for a reply from their intelligence channels.

Artificial intelligence uncovered the mystery earlier by finding clues on the internet.

It's very simple.

The megacity behind Yuhe City, Ancheng, also happened to be experiencing a rebellion.

The person in charge passed away unexpectedly.

After the constraints are removed.

Several powerful departments within the city began vying for power, leading to large-scale armed conflict.

And the result is still undetermined.

If I remember correctly.

"The megacity of Yuhe should also be a directly administered area of ​​the capital of Dongzhou."

"Are they just going to let their subordinates run rampant like this?"

The doubt in Su Wu's mind vanished in an instant.

Then, he seemed to vaguely guess some secrets.

It seems that the capital of Dongzhou doesn't care about these megacities as much as he makes it out to be.

Their actions may simply be aimed at maintaining a superficial nominal rule.

"And there are connections between megacities."

"It doesn't seem very close."

"There aren't even many loose organizations like the Southeast Alliance, which are just for exchanging intelligence."

The more you organize and analyze...

Su Wuyue realized that he seemed to need to re-examine the current situation in the Eastern Continent.

He had initially thought there were some radical measures, but now it seems they were too conservative.

Our gaze fell upon the holographic map, on the megacity behind Yuhe City.

Su Wu felt a stirring in his heart.

Since that place is already ownerless.

So it would be quite reasonable for him to get involved.

At worst, we can just put on a little disguise in the early stages, pretending it's an internal rebellion.

Su Wu was quite envious of the super city, a refuge that was outside the scope of his previous transaction with the capital of Dongzhou.

This can be seen from examples in Zhenhai City and the surrounding areas of Yu'an City.

A megacity, in terms of ordinary resources alone, is almost equal to the combined reserves of all other cities in its province.

Not to mention rare resources such as gold and silver.

It is highly likely to be far superior to other ordinary shelters.

To consume the resource reserves of a megacity.

Leaving aside other benefits, just considering the Dawn-class transport ships...

They might be able to build several ahead of schedule.

The subsequent benefits are almost immeasurable.

I thought about it for a while.

Su Wu connected with the intelligence department and issued the mission to disguise the rebel forces and attempt to take control of Ancheng.

Since its population exceeded 100 million and it became a country of its own.

Besides the mechanical army directly controlled by artificial intelligence, the farmhouse courtyard is also home to a different kind of mechanical army.

In fact, a comprehensive external intelligence department was also established, composed of elites with relevant experience from many previous refugees.

This department was originally intended to supplement artificial intelligence, providing a role in identifying and filling gaps in its capabilities.

Now, however, it can be put to a more important use.

The intelligence department, in conjunction with the mechanical legion's military force, will then be deployed.

If nothing else happens.

The transport fleet heading to Yuhe City emptied the city of supplies.

Then we can continue to advance seamlessly to Ancheng.

The farmhouse is located more than 800 kilometers to the south.

Xiaojiang Province.

A medium-sized shelter.

After multiple earthquakes, the surrounding area was reduced to ruins at the exit of the shelter.

A spacious open area had been cleared out.

A closed, U-shaped corridor was built on top of it.

Inside the corridor, hundreds of men, women, and children lined up in somewhat disorganized queues, filling the entire corridor to capacity.

"There are still 10 minutes left."

in the crowd.

Yun Hong took out his phone and glanced at it.

Besides a countdown timer, the screen also displays an open space enclosed by gray-white tiled walls.

Those are surveillance cameras installed outside the corridor, capturing real-time images of the outside world.

According to the instructions they had received beforehand.

They will wait here for 10 to 15 minutes before boarding an airship to Jianghe City to begin their new life.

Yun Hong did not object to going to Jianghe City; in fact, he was somewhat looking forward to it.

Having spent so much time online in the apocalypse.

Seeing so many updates posted by residents of the Jianghe City shelter.

Yun Hong had a general idea of ​​what the situation was like at the Jianghe City shelter.

The living conditions inside may not be as good as those of some mid-level managers in their shelters, but they are certainly much better than those of ordinary people.

Furthermore, considering that ordinary people there can exercise in well-equipped venues and occasionally have the opportunity to spend half a day visiting incredibly large man-made parks and amusement parks.

In terms of actual living experience, it's really hard to say whether it's better or worse than the management here.

If you have to describe it.

One is roughly a crowded, normal society, and the other is a spacious, luxurious prison.

However, that's all for the future.

Now, Yunhong is more worried about another problem.

He is currently in no safe zone.

Rather, it is the ground surface below -70 degrees Celsius.

The only thing to rely on was the corridor-like walls and ceiling, which were made of some unknown material.

If the wind and snow outside get even slightly stronger, it could probably be blown over.

"I hope nothing goes wrong."

Even with a constant supply of heating from the shelter, the average temperature in the corridor was still below minus ten degrees Celsius.

Listening to the faint howling of the cold wind outside.

Yun Hong was filled with trepidation and could only leave everything to luck.

Fortunately.

He finally received the spaceship that would transport them.

It was a massive steel ship, as large as an aircraft carrier.

It was under the watchful eye of surveillance cameras.

It slowly descended from the sky and landed in the center of the temporary U-shaped corridor.

Then, a total of eight separate hatches on the left and right sides were opened.

It connects to the eight interfaces reserved on the corridor.

"The channel is connected."

"Please board the ship in an orderly manner."

"This round's dwell time is 3 minutes and 59 seconds—"

The indifferent voice of artificial intelligence came to my ears.

Yun Hong gripped his small backpack tightly and slowly walked into the spaceship with the group.

Without stopping, they went up to the next few floors.

Before this.

He had already checked the boarding process and the ship's interior layout on his phone, guided by artificial intelligence.

Therefore, they are quite familiar with the situation here.

Almost no time was wasted.

(End of this chapter)