Doomsday disaster: Start by building a shelter.

Chapter 349 Signs
then.

It took less than half a minute from start to finish.

A full 10 tons of fresh water was transferred from the transport ship to the reservoir.

It demonstrates remarkable simplicity and efficiency.

"Although it occupies the transport capacity of a second-generation Dawn-class transport ship."

"However, this simple and crude transportation method can indeed bring the largest amount of water resources in the shortest amount of time."

"It's worth the price."

Su Wu's gaze followed the surging water on the screen.

I quietly estimated Terra's water resource reserves.

Unlike in the past, when fresh water was slowly obtained by mining ice blocks near the shelter, this method is different.

After the earthquake, engineering vehicles on land were unable to leave the area.

Su Wu then opted to specially modify a second-generation Chenguang-class transport ship to transport fresh water from Lake Baikal, thousands of kilometers to the north.

The entire collection process was straightforward and without any complicated procedures.

Basically, the plan is to first use shipborne missiles and electromagnetic weapons from transport ships to break through the thick ice layer on the surface of Lake Baikal.

Then, the transport ship opened all its cargo hatches and plunged directly into the depths of the lake.

Fill it with fresh water using the most primitive method.

And relying on the supersonic cruising speed of the Morning Light-class transport ship, which is several times the speed of sound.

This type of transportation saves most of the loading and unloading process.

It takes about an hour to make a round trip.

So much so that it's been going on since the very first shipment.

In less than half a month.

Terra's total freshwater reserves have thus increased by tens of millions of tons.

They managed to raise the already somewhat scarce daily water supply in the shelter to a plentiful level.

That's all.

This still wasn't enough to satisfy Su Wu.

After all, fresh water has many other uses besides daily water use.

For example, maintaining the operation of plantations and aquaculture, building artificial landscapes such as lakes and ponds, expanding the scale of aquariums, and most importantly, collecting the freshwater portion of the basic materials needed to awaken the cosmic wonder Berenville.

Su Wu estimated that he wanted to fill this gap.

At least 1.5 million tons of fresh water are still needed.

"take it easy."

"At the current pace, it won't take much time."

They withdrew their gaze from the reservoir.

Su Wu was preparing to switch to the production workshop to inspect the production status.

A peculiar warning came into his view.

Terra Sanctuary.

This behemoth has a diameter of 7 kilometers and a ground height of 2.3 kilometers.

Just a few seconds ago.

The entire structure sank one centimeter into the ground.

Su Wu felt a chill run down his spine.

A sense of unease immediately arose within me.

Subconsciously, I opened the latest map of Dongzhou sent by satellite and looked for information on geological activity.

Then I couldn't help but gasp.

On the map, the areas representing strong earthquakes of magnitude 7 to 9 have somehow become connected, forming a long and narrow strip of land stretching for thousands of kilometers.

It forcibly separated the entire Eastern Continent and the part of the Western Continent connected to the Eastern Continent.

Unfortunately.

Terra's city of Rivers happens to be located within this earthquake zone.

And it was one of the nodes with the highest magnitude.

"What luck."

Su Wu was at a loss for words.

If we classify the entire surface of the planet according to its danger level...

At this moment, Terra has probably already broken into the top three, second only to the center of that supercyclone deep in the ocean.

In other words, Terra's structure is stable enough.

Otherwise, what Su Wu would be facing now is likely not just a slight subsidence of the entire shelter, but a devastating collapse from top to bottom, like an ordinary mountain.

"It seems some plans need to be changed." He pondered for a moment.

Su Wu entered several commands on the console, terminating the task of constructing the 32-story building above ground.

They also dispatched a new second-generation Dawn-class transport ship to transport freshwater resources.

In any case, what if the worst happens?

Having more reserves of freshwater, a resource closely related to survival, also provides more room for error.

"Hopefully, things won't get to the worst."

6 month 24 day.

surface.

A deafening roar came from all directions, forming a tangible wave of air that surged toward Terra.

Then it was weakened by the city-level electromagnetic shield and the thick walls.

Ultimately, it turned into a barely perceptible murmur.

It lingers around the edge of the newly built 31-story building.

Su Wu's expectations.

It ultimately came to an end.

After more than ten hours of continuous geological activity.

At this point, Terra had already sunk about ten meters.

Although the subsidence is still only a fraction of Terra's towering height, it is still a fraction of its total depth.

However, the very existence of this phenomenon proves that there is an unstoppable trend.

The control center is located on the first basement level.

Su Wu stood in front of the huge metal platform, staring expressionlessly at the map of Dongzhou projected in mid-air.

The increasing number of areas outlined in red was a shocking sight.

Not just Tianhe City, where Terra is located.

The central area of ​​the entire southeastern region of Dongzhou was gradually covered by strong earthquakes at this time.

The total area involved is almost one million square kilometers.

It is equivalent to the size of two or three provinces.

If it weren't for the population of these areas, Su Wu would have already absorbed them into Terra much earlier.

At this moment.

The death toll is likely to be over 1.5 million.

"Currently, 70% of air transport capacity is focused on transporting basic supplies to Terra."

"No more can be added."

Considering that Terra may sink underground in the near future.

It started more than ten hours ago.

Su Wu then significantly increased the amount of supplies being sent to Terra.

However, this tilt in transportation capacity cannot go on without end.

After all, aside from Terra.

Su Wu also needs to maintain a certain amount of air transport capacity to keep the external trading network for exchanging game currency for goods operational.

Without this trading network to provide a safety net and offer hope, there would be no future.

The number of underprivileged survivors worldwide, excluding those in Terra, will inevitably decline rapidly in a short period of time.

At the same time, the living conditions of at least several billion people will become even worse.

These people are all Su Wu's future assets.

We must not waste it so easily.

Turn off the East Continent map.

Su Wu switched to the projection inside the steel city.

This was the first megacity on the surface that he had taken control of.

developed to the present.

Whether it's processing raw materials or producing some relatively simple electronic components, it can handle the task perfectly.

Even if Su Wu needed it.

After airlifting some of its core components.

They could also try to produce Icelake-class land transport ships and sixth-generation fighter jets.

It can be considered an industrial base with a fairly complete production system.

　Happy National Day! I'll be organizing the outline these next few days and trying to get back to regular updates.

　　
　
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