Doomsday disaster: Start by building a shelter.

Chapter 343 The Huge Profits of the Age of Exploration
"The production cost is not too high."

"It's slightly lower than military-grade special alloys."

"Its performance far surpasses that of the latter."

Su Wu had only intended to browse casually.

But later, as more and more data came into view...

His expression became increasingly moved.

For a technological civilization.

A new alloy that is inexpensive yet performs exceptionally well.

Its strategic value is almost no less than that of a rare cosmic treasure.

Don't say anything else.

This applies solely to core equipment such as ship engines, which have the highest material requirements.

With the addition of basic titanium alloy.

At the very least, it can double their performance.

And the manufacturing cost will even be lower.

"Such material exists."

"The Dawn-class transport ships should be upgraded to the second generation soon."

"The quantity can be increased to at least 20 more ships."

Su Wu currently has a total of eight Dawn-class transport ships.

Due to the limited availability of some key materials.

According to the original plan.

We'll build two more, making a total of 10.

Production will then be suspended.

But now, there is a basic titanium alloy as a substitute.

The problem of insufficient key materials has been solved.

Naturally, production can continue to expand.

However, production will not resume until then.

Su Wu had one more thing to do.

It is a redesign based on the original Morning Light-class transport ship.

This ensures that the superior performance of the basic titanium alloy can be fully realized.

6 month 6 day.

Because the main storyline quests related to population have already been completed.

Su Wu's rate of absorbing people from the outside world slowed down.

The total number of people relocated each day has been reduced to between eight million and ten million.

This scale.

A single dedicated Morning Light-class transport ship is sufficient to meet the demand.

As for the remaining transport ship capacity...

Su Wu then devoted all of his resources to trade with other continents outside of Dongzhou.

The Dawn-class transport ship can essentially be called an aerospace carrier.

It can basically reach any location in the world within a few hours.

Furthermore, during flight, it can traverse almost any extreme environment except for atmospheric cyclones in the deep ocean.

It has an extremely high safety factor.

In addition, they have a transport capacity of up to 30,000 tons.

After being incorporated into global trade.

This almost immediately increased Su Wu's trade revenue by more than tenfold.

And this is only the beginning.

After Su Wu completed the design of the second-generation Chenguang-class transport ship.

After a further surge in transport capacity.

The income earned can still continue to grow exponentially.

"It's different from normal trade."

"In the end times."

"In many places."

"Industrial products can generate profits that are hundreds or even thousands of times higher than their costs."

"And a rural courtyard that gathers 10 billion people."

"Even though most people have only just settled in the shelters, they haven't gotten through the initial adjustment period yet."

"The portion of its surplus labor force."

"That would be enough to establish a light industrial production park with an astonishing output."

"It can provide a huge amount of industrial products."

"And reduce all of its manufacturing costs to a level close to that of an equivalent amount of raw materials."

"One in and one out."

"The profits it brings are almost no less than those from direct plunder."

"Even because it reduces the unavoidable accidental damage during violent looting."

"The overall efficiency is even higher." He gazed at the holographic projection map that had expanded to cover the entire world.

Seven Dawn-class transport ships traversing the skies over various continents.

Su Wu was as if he were watching the Age of Exploration, where ocean-going merchant ships were exchanging cheap goods for shiploads of gold and silver treasures.

They easily plundered the wealth accumulated by the local indigenous people over generations.

However, it is slightly different from the Age of Exploration.

Su Wu's trade volume far exceeded the total of all overseas merchants in the world at that time.

And the market he faces.

Compared to the massive population of 10 billion people in the rural courtyards themselves, it is not considered vast.

The period of high returns is likely to last only one or two months, or even less.

"A little over a month should be enough."

"Basic titanium alloys can replace the role of most rare resources in the past."

"Based on this ratio, we can extrapolate."

"The trade revenue during the bonus period should be enough to transform a farmhouse."

"It truly transformed from an ordinary shelter into a solid fortress."

A new main quest.

In the end, it still put immense pressure on Su Wu.

Faced with a catastrophe like planetary disintegration, which has never been experienced or observed in human history.

Su Wu had no way of assessing the extent of the pressure he would face.

Even if we only guess at the bare minimum.

It is certainly no simpler than a magnitude 10 earthquake or a direct meteorite impact.

Under this level of disaster.

The original defensive capabilities were equivalent to the outer walls of a 60-meter-thick ordinary concrete shelter.

It then seems less reliable.

Further strengthening is needed.

in the afternoon.

Su Wu received a message from Changming City.

Song Hong, the speaker of Changming City, decided to lead the core members of Changming City to relocate to the Western Wilderness Plateau.

"We have found a suitable place on the Western Wilderness Plateau."

"We plan to move there in the next few days."

"The conditions there were not as good as the current Changming City shelter."

"But at least the environment is stable."

"It's a pretty good ending."

The projections of Song Hong and Su Wu stroll along the shelter streets of Changming City.

His expression held a hint of nostalgia and reluctance.

If nothing unexpected happens.

This will be his last visit to the shelter.

Perhaps I will never come back.

"Is that the backup plan you mentioned before?"

Su Wu was somewhat curious.

At the previous league meeting.

Song Hong proposed that the entire alliance retreat to the Western Wilderness Plateau and rebuild a brand new shelter for 50 people.

In order to avoid a super disaster that may occur in the next few months and affect the entire East Continent.

However, due to a lack of support, the plan had to be shelved.

"Not that piece."

"It is a military fortress transferred from the capital of Dongzhou."

"It will be much smaller in scale, only able to accommodate about 5 people."

"It's just right for us."

"Even if the scale is large, there aren't enough resources to operate it."

Song Hong shook his head, a slight sense of helplessness clouding his expression.

For a megacity.

A military fortress that can only accommodate 5 people is far too small.

Only with the determination of a warrior cutting off his own arm, and after eliminating the vast majority of the population, including some of the original core members.

Only then could they barely manage to move there.

If I had to describe it, it would be like fleeing famine, abandoning everything.

"This is not a easy decision to make."

Su Wu was somewhat moved by what he heard.

For a high-ranking figure like Song Hong, making such a decision is almost like falling from the clouds to the ground.

Putting it into action is no easy task.

(End of this chapter)