Chapter 8: Chapter 08 Vehicle Modification plan!
After inspecting the armory, Ji Yan's sense of security increased significantly once again.
As the apocalypse drew nearer day by day, having soldiers, provisions, guns, and cannons in hand was the only way to remain as steady as a mountain, unafraid of any storms.
"Commander, sir," Vermilion Bird reminded him, "a batch of vehicles has just arrived at the modification workshop. Would you like to take a look?"
"Let's go! Let's take a look!"
Ji Yan nodded and headed straight to the first floor with Vermilion Bird and White Tiger. Last time, he had ordered Adam to procure a batch of trucks and forklifts. Then he suddenly thought, if he was going to buy, he might as well buy a lot.
After all, they couldn't produce armored vehicles themselves in the short term, so temporarily modifying other vehicles would be more than sufficient for the early stages of the apocalypse.
Therefore, Adam placed another order, purchasing a considerable number of various types of cars, which were now continuously being delivered to the shelter.
Inside the first-floor repair and assembly area, rows of large trucks, pickup trucks, and off-road vehicles were parked, and surprisingly, there were also dozens of buses and heavy bulldozers.
"Tsk tsk tsk, not bad!"
Ji Yan immediately smiled upon seeing them.
If these vehicles were modified well, they might not be inferior to military armored vehicles. Imagine a heavy bulldozer leading the way, off-road vehicles and pickup trucks firing from both sides of the convoy, and buses carrying people and goods. With such a setup, where in Dongjiang City couldn't Ji Yan go?
What kind of zombies could block such a convoy?
Once the apocalypse broke out, he could launch attacks everywhere! There was no need to hide in the shelter, barely surviving.
"Adam, draw up a modification plan!" Ji Yan instructed.
"Yes, Master!"
"Vehicle scan complete, modification blueprints being designed..."
"Design complete, please review!"
Adam's mechanical voice kept ringing out! After the tablet in Ji Yan's hand flickered for a while, a large number of blueprints were displayed.
Adam, utilizing his powerful computing capabilities, designed dozens of modification plans, covering everything from exterior to interior, and even engine modifications.
"No need to be so complicated!" Ji Yan frowned and reminded, "These vehicles are only for temporary use. Once the armored vehicle production line is set up, their role will be greatly diminished, and no matter how well they're modified, they'll be a mere luxury."
"We don't have much time or manpower to waste right now, nor do we have the energy to extensively modify these vehicles, so everything needs to be simplified!"
"In short, just replace the glass of each vehicle with bulletproof glass, or simply hang iron plates to block zombie attacks!"
"The front and rear bumpers of the vehicles need to be replaced with anti-collision devices. Colliding with zombies during combat is inevitable, so these are essential. Nothing else needs to be changed."
Ji Yan kept stating his requirements! Adam immediately revised the modification blueprints. With clear objectives, the blueprints quickly reduced to seven or eight pages.
"Hmm, not bad!"
Ji Yan glanced at them and immediately smiled with satisfaction! The blueprints Adam had come up with were quite to his liking.
Taking a bus modification blueprint as an example, the four wheels were to be replaced with explosion-proof wheels, the glass with bulletproof glass, steel plates hung on the outer layer, and ferocious impact guardrails installed at the front and rear of the vehicle, making it look like a bizarre bulldozer.
But the most exaggerated was the heavy bulldozer! Steel plates were added to its front, back, left, and right! It directly transformed into a giant steel monster! Once it drove on the road, no zombie horde could hope to withstand its crushing force.
Moreover, the cost of such modifications was very low, and the modification plan was not complicated; any repair team soldier could easily complete it.
"Mobilize some personnel from the repair team to complete the modification of these vehicles as soon as possible," Ji Yan said.
"Yes!"
White Tiger quickly agreed. "Hmm!" Ji Yan nodded, then murmured, "Everything is ready, all that's left is the east wind!" In the current situation, there wasn't much more he could do.
Time was ticking away, second by second. The entire shelter operated like a war machine. When the apocalyptic disaster arrived, whether they lived or died would depend on luck!
"However, I could select a batch of talents in advance."
Ji Yan frowned, pondering the feasibility of this idea!
The number of androids in a satellite-level shelter was limited, able to accommodate a maximum of five thousand people, and other living spaces naturally couldn't be wasted.
In the apocalypse, talent was also an extremely important resource. Various top scientists, technical personnel, soldiers, and professors would be humanity's most valuable embers.
Ji Yan now had absolute control over the shelter and was fully capable of taking in some special talents, which was much better than taking in survivors after the apocalypse broke out.
"Adam, search for various scientists and technical personnel in this city!" Ji Yan casually ordered, "Make a detailed list."
"Yes!" Adam replied, then reminded, "Master, you must be thinking of recruiting these talents, right? Most of them have already received notice and will hide in official shelters in advance if something happens. You actually don't need to contact them."
"I won't contact them proactively." Ji Yan smiled indifferently, "But once disaster strikes, there will always be people who, for various reasons, haven't hidden in a shelter. I need to know who should be saved and who shouldn't."
"Understood!"
Adam immediately began collecting information on various talents! With him personally involved, no one could escape monitoring.
"Also!" Ji Yan continued, "List the names of major orphanages in the city. When the apocalypse arrives, I want to bring these orphans back to the shelter."
"Yes!"
Adam agreed again. Ji Yan smiled with satisfaction, saying nothing more. Children were the future of a country and a civilization.
If he had to choose a group of people to survive, he hoped these people would be children full of hope. Even if they temporarily offered no help to the shelter, he didn't want these children to die in the chaotic world.
Moreover, children's plasticity was the strongest!
Children who hadn't yet reached adulthood, if brought into the shelter and nurtured, might become his absolutely loyal followers in the future, which would also be a good thing for him.
"Master, please see, the list is complete, and the selected individuals have been placed under surveillance."
"Among them, top talents from all walks of life across the city total 14,326 people!"
"Children under 18 in all orphanages across the city total 7,785 people!"
Adam reported while displaying a large number of lists. Ji Yan looked at this information, a glimmer of anticipation flashing in his eyes.