Doomsday disaster: Start by building a shelter.

Chapter 358 Scientific Research and Armament

The supplies have been tallied.

Su Wu's gaze fell once again on Terra's holographic projection.

He divided the original Terra Vault into three districts: upper, middle, and lower, based on the distinction between above-ground and underground areas.

However, it later expanded rapidly above ground.

Looking back now.

The part that used to be underground.

The combined size of the so-called central and lower districts is only a fraction of that of the upper district.

It looks extremely incongruous.

"We'll leave it as is for now."

"Let's continue with this distinction."

After a moment's thought, considering that Terra will continue to expand in the future...

Su Wu was too lazy to make any changes.

It's just a number anyway, as long as it's easy to identify.

Then, his gaze lingered on the central district.

As the earliest developed area in Terra, the central city consists of seven 12-meter-high micro-level zones.

Even including the one-meter-thick cement partitions between each floor, the total vertical height is only 91 meters.

It is roughly comparable in size to any standard residential building in the Upper East Side, with a few floors.

However, its position within the entire shelter is undoubtedly number one.

Not only was Su Wu's daily life and work located in the core area, but this was also the location of the area.

The artificial intelligence entity that manages most of the shelter's daily operations, namely the quantum computer cluster, is also housed here.

Other than that.

It also retains a sizable farm and plantation, as well as a total of 50 million residents.

Structurally speaking, it can actually be seen as a miniature version of Terra.

It has all the functions that a shelter should have.

Even if the worst happens in the future.

All other areas of Terra were damaged in the accident.

As long as the central district still exists, it will eventually be able to return to its former glory.

Below the central urban area.

It is the lower city at the very bottom of the shelter.

It has a total of seven floors, each floor is 36 meters high.

It is exactly three times the size of the central urban area.

Although its size is still insignificant compared to the Upper City, it houses the super factory, the industrial core of the shelter, and the nuclear power plant, the energy core.

It also houses a ball lightning control chamber capable of storing an unlimited amount of electricity.

Terra's importance ranks second.

Similarly, as long as it survives the disaster, the entire Terra will be able to function normally.

I took a general look at the structure of the middle and lower city areas.

Su Wu then began to seriously consider the next steps in his development plan.

Let's look at them in order of increasing difficulty.

The first thing to do is undoubtedly to transform all of the more than 200 million units of spiritual energy that we have accumulated into actual scientific research results.

Research more advanced technologies.

Improve the efficiency of material utilization.

In a sense, this is equivalent to trying to create more basic resources out of thin air.

It is a type of investment with low cost and high return.

And among them.

Compared to technological breakthroughs that start from scratch.

Reverse engineering of advanced equipment is the easiest way to obtain excess returns.

"Establish scientific research tasks and conduct reverse research."

"Research objectives: Berenville, quantum computer, miniature mecha, super-large electromagnetic railgun."

The three most precious items that Su Wu currently possesses.

Golden Balance and Ball Lightning Control Warehouse.

Because its performance is too singular and involves the rules level.

There's nowhere to start for now.

Only the various anomalies exhibited by Berenville have some research value.

The remaining quantum computers, miniature mechs, and super-large electromagnetic railguns are all near-future technological achievements forcibly upgraded from survival points.

Reverse engineering them might not yield as great a return as Berenville.

However, the difficulty has also been reduced considerably. Even more so, except for quantum computers which need to be built from scratch.

Miniature mechs and super-large electromagnetic railguns are not the first time that reverse engineering has been conducted.

They have long accumulated a wealth of experience.

Now, by beginning a deeper analysis of them, the progress will only be faster.

And then, after reverse engineering.

Another area worth prioritizing investment in are practical technologies derived from current technological levels.

"Continue to establish scientific research tasks."

"Garbage recycling".

"Advanced utilization of sound waves".

"Conventional nuclear power generation applications".

"Artificial starch synthesis".

"Second-generation spider robot."

"War Mech Platform—"

Countless scientific research projects, some ordinary and some brilliant, appeared in the projection in front of Su Wu.

These research tasks.

The scale and difficulty of each individual investment are not particularly large.

But it is enough to bring about obvious changes to the shelter immediately.

In other words, they are the cornerstones that will bring Terra as a whole from modern society into the future society.

Finally, establish long-term scientific research tasks.

"Controlled nuclear fusion".

"Biological gene editing".

Modern and future civilizations are all built upon energy.

No matter the cost, no matter how long it takes.

Nothing could deter Su Wu's determination to research controlled nuclear fusion.

Even now.

For Su Wu, it remained an unattainable and ethereal legend.

And biological gene editing.

It is a massive undertaking comparable to the study of celestial bodies in the universe.

It embodies Su Wu's ambition to obtain eternal life.

All the research plans, large and small, have been finalized.

Su Wu's gaze.

It began to truly take place in every specific area of ​​the shelter.

"First, let's consider security issues."

"The heavy weapons in the shelter, including the super-large electromagnetic railgun, need to be redistributed."

“From the 31st floor of the Upper City, which was originally the top floor.”

"Send half of the quantity to the 7th floor of the lowest district."

"These two floors happen to be newly built and undeveloped. They can serve as the main battlefield for the decisive battle against the invaders."

The 7th floor of the lower city was not included in Su Wu's original plan to build a formal shelter.

Construction was delayed intermittently until a few days ago, when it was finally completed.

The interior space was even more desolate than the last completed floor of the 31st floor in the upper city.

The adjacent Lower City Level 6 houses important facilities such as a super factory, a nuclear power plant, and an aquarium.

There are also a few upscale commercial districts, apartment buildings, and parks.

It is one of the few industrial centers and habitable areas within the shelter at present.

After making an initial plan.

Su Wu's gaze lingered on the sixth floor of the lower city for a few seconds.

He hesitated.

They continued to station the main combat force of robots on the 31st floor of the upper city.

Approximately two-thirds of the material was also transferred to the 7th floor of the Lower City.

Once this scheduling is completed...

The entire Terra Vault will have three robot legion bases.

These are the 31st floor of the Upper District (top floor), the 7th floor of the Lower District (bottom floor), and the 3rd floor of the Upper District (middle floor) assembly workshop.

Once invaded by foreign enemies.

After the intruders breached the outermost layer of wall protection.

These three legion bases will automatically become troop mobilization centers for resisting invasion.

(End of this chapter)