In the apocalypse, I hoarded goods and handed over my storage space to the government.

On the mainland of Great Xia, at the Kunlun Base, at the Logistics Bureau's Clearing Center.

"Crackling and popping..."

The sound of keyboards clicking filled the air.

Qian Liye stared intently at the constantly changing data on the holographic screen, his brows furrowing one moment and bursting into laughter the next.

"Director, a complete work stoppage order has been issued for the third to ninth defense lines in South Asia!"

The Latin American theater has also reported that it has abandoned further construction on 72 outposts in the outer security zones!

Xiao Wang looked up, swallowed, and raised his voice.

"Preliminary calculations show that simply halting the construction of security walls in these low-value areas will save us eight million tons of special cement and 1.5 million tons of high-strength alloy steel over the next three months!"

Qian Liye straightened up, picked up the now-cold tea, and drank it all in one gulp.

"What about fuel consumption? How much has been saved in terms of logistics scheduling?"

"After the withdrawal of key nodes, the supply lines of each war zone were shortened by more than two-thirds."

Xiao Wang immediately pulled up a bar chart showing a precipitous drop.

"Losses and fuel consumption along the transportation route have decreased dramatically, and it is projected that future fuel rationing pressure will be reduced by 40%!"

"Okay! Okay!"

Qian Liye slapped his thigh suddenly, and the gloom of the past few days vanished.

He grabbed the red and blue pencils from the table and drew several heavy circles on the map.

"Transfer all the saved building materials to the Middle East energy hub and the heavy industrial areas of Europe!"

"If Great Xia is to establish itself there, the framework of the fortress must be built as quickly as possible!"

"drop!"

Just then, the desktop encrypted communicator lit up.

The call connected, and Li Guodong's deep, authoritative voice came through.

"Old Qian, bring your men and come to Strategy Room One immediately."

Xiao Su and the people from the Academy of Sciences have arrived and are ready to finalize the next-generation defense plan for the core overseas area.

Qian Liye's initially excited expression froze slightly, and his eyebrows twitched twice.

Those people at the Academy of Sciences are all money-devouring beasts who eat up resources!

What good can come from discussing things with them?

Half an hour later, in Strategy Room One.

The atmosphere was subtly heavy.

Li Guodong sat imposingly in the main seat, Su Ran sat calmly to his left, and Chen Daqiang, the chief expert of the Academy of Engineering, sat on the other side.

Upon seeing Qian Liye enter carrying a file folder, Chen Daqiang went straight to the point.

"Director Qian, you've come at the right time. We've finalized the construction plan for the core overseas fortresses, but the Engineering Department needs your Materials Bureau to cover the costs."

Qian Liye looked up suspiciously.

As expected, nothing good ever comes of it!

Although we don't talk much with Chen Daqiang, we do know each other.

Swish!

The holographic projection unfolded instantly, and a massive fortress model slowly floated in mid-air.

"As you all see, this is the latest construction standard for the core fortress, which the Academy of Engineering worked overnight to develop."

Chen Daqiang picked up the laser pointer and pointed to the dense array of fire points on the outermost edge of the model.

"Since the Supreme Operations Council has decided on the strategy of 'targeted contraction,' the construction level of the core security zone must be maximized, or even exceeded!"

In the initial stage, we must ensure that we use the fewest available personnel to keep a close watch on the high-risk defense line covering an area of ​​several thousand kilometers.

Later on, this fortress also needed to be able to withstand the long-term garrisoning of an army group of 100,000.

He paused for two seconds, his gaze fixed intently on Qian Liye.

"To achieve these two points, simply expanding the defense network isn't enough; the subsequent defense system must be a fully automated online defense network!"

Chen Daqiang pulled his hands out of the air to zoom in on the details of the model.

"Modular unmanned turrets are deployed every 300 meters, each equipped with its own fire control radar and independent crystal core energy pool."

There are also built-in automated repair stations.

He pointed to several key transmission nodes inside the fortress, his tone brimming with pride.

"Once the outer armored defense line is damaged, the underground mechanical engineers can autonomously replace the high-strength armor plates along the tracks."

He then launched into a barrage of extremely hardcore information about the deployment of "crystal core radar base station arrays" and "anti-airspace microwave coke systems."

As Chen Daqiang recounted his story, Qian Liye's face gradually darkened, growing increasingly somber.

The little bit of joy I had just accumulated at the clearing center vanished in an instant.

Isn't this just moving the defense plan of the twelve main bases in China overseas without any changes?

The only difference is that one involves hollowing out a mountain, while the other involves building a fortress on flat ground.

"Old Chen, why don't you just go and dismantle all those things that are already loaded onto the border and transport them over there!"

Qian Liye pointed at the rather luxurious blueprint and spoke irritably.

"Unmanned turret? And an automated repair station?"

Do you know how much high-precision alloy material these precision gadgets consume?

How many miniature sensor chips are there?

Qian Liye's forehead veins bulged, and spittle flew from his mouth.

"Domestic military production lines are now facing production capacity constraints, even for the most basic crystal core bullets!"

Where am I supposed to conjure up so many high-end materials for you?

Should I print it for you?

Chen Daqiang stood firm, refusing to back down, and argued his case forcefully.

"With manpower drastically reduced, the quality of the defensive line must be improved exponentially; otherwise, we're just playing with the lives of our frontline soldiers!"

The two stood across the long table, neither willing to give in, and the atmosphere in the hall instantly turned icy.

"I admit you're absolutely right, but Curry just doesn't have what he needs!"

Qian Liye's confrontation, born of gritted teeth, was also a last resort.

Even a skilled cook can't cook without rice!

"Those dismantled overseas security zones must have left behind a lot of unfinished infrastructure, right? Could we just dismantle them and reuse them?"

At this tense moment, Su Ran, who had been leaning back in her chair listening, couldn't help but speak up.

"If the blueprints are compatible, I'll go straight to the front lines."

Pack up all those abandoned outposts, underground fortresses, and even entire sections of special city walls and take them to the core node.

Upon hearing this, Chen Daqiang's brows furrowed into a deep knot.

"Consultant Su, your spatial abilities... if you can really move such a large building as a whole, that would be fine too."

Moreover, a single safe zone doesn't need enough buildings; we need many.

Chen Daqiang stroked his chin.

"Then our plan will have to be scrapped and started all over again."

This is equivalent to forcibly piecing together buildings constructed to different standards and in different war zones, requiring major modifications to subsequent wiring and transmission interfaces...

When Qian Liye heard Chen Daqiang still nitpicking, he glared at him angrily.

"It's good enough to have something ready to use!"

"Don't come in with an exorbitant demand!"

After saying that, Qian Liye tucked the file bag under his arm, turned around angrily, and strode out.

"I still have a ton of mess to clean up in the logistics department, so I'll be going now."