I Have a Job

Chapter 271 Prelude to Invasion

"The existing nuclear power plant will be tripled in size."

"And fuel from the various attached shelters, except for the portion left over for refining the output from the nearby mines."

"We'll also have to find a way to transport the rest back."

With a ball lightning control cabin.

Su Wu's demand for electricity suddenly increased a lot.

But after careful consideration, he did not act too radically.

Simply by doubling the size of the nuclear power plant again, the plant would be able to store enough electricity to supply the shelter with two days of normal operation every day.

Expanding the scale of nuclear power plants also requires considerable costs.

Moreover, it is the nuclear fuel reserves, not the nuclear power plant itself, that determine the final amount of electricity generated.

Simply to convert the limited nuclear fuel into electricity faster.

Just invest a lot of resources into it.

They also have to bear the risk that after completion, the building may be destroyed by various unexpected disasters at any time, resulting in a total loss of all their investments.

It's not a cost-effective thing.

And in other places, fuel resources such as coal.

Consider the transportation cost.

Su Wu was not very interested in them at first.

It's just a bit of a Buddhist way of generating electricity on site.

The intention is to slowly deplete their reserves by refining ore for nearby mines.

But now, there are ball lightning control chambers that can store unlimited electricity.

They are no longer low-value resources that are bulky and take up space, but are equivalent to a check that can be cashed and used at any time.

It is worth transporting it all the way back to Jianghe City.

However, even if they have this value.

It still ranks at the back of Su Wu's transportation list.

Unless there are no people and other materials to transport.

Otherwise, these ordinary coal fuels will not be able to be loaded onto the train.

It took some time to get familiar with the various functions of the ball lightning control cabin.

Su Wu continued to look at the system panel.

After the previous main task was completed, new content was refreshed there.

[The next stage of the main mission has been unlocked. ]

[Mission objective: build a super shelter with a population of 1 billion.]

"One billion people."

Su Wu whispered to himself.

I don't know how to evaluate this task.

The span is so huge, it's like you are writing primary school test papers one moment and facing the college entrance examination the next.

and.

In the end times, various disasters occur one after another.

Not to mention the cyclone with a diameter of more than 2,000 kilometers located deep in the ocean detected by the Eden satellite.

And the corresponding geological activities on the seabed.

If transferred to land.

In just a short period of time, most of the human population on a continent could be wiped out.

By that time, it will be impossible to gather another 1 billion people.

I'm afraid it will take at least several decades and require the introduction of compulsory birth control laws.

There is only a small chance of it being realized.

"In the apocalypse, humans outside are too fragile."

"If you want to complete this mission."

"I'm afraid we'll have to speed up the transfer of population from now on."

Su Wu couldn't help but feel a little relieved.

From the very beginning, I chose the development path of expanding population.

Otherwise, if it is still the same as at the beginning, there will only be two or three cats, big and small, in the entire shelter.

Want to achieve this main task.

The difficulty is at least dozens of times greater.

In fact, maybe there is not that much time left.

It can make him develop.

After all, the threat comes from an unknown intelligent race.

It is very close and may explode at any time.

January 23rd.

In Jianghe City, in a small shelter on the edge of the city.

Wang Hao had breakfast.

Wear patrol uniform.

A set of warm and close-fitting ordinary uniforms, a police rubber baton, a flashlight, a radiation and virus detector, an electronic thermometer, a hat with an Internet-connected camera, Bluetooth headphones, a mobile phone, etc.

Carry out routine inspections of every corner of the shelter.

Because it's still early.

Several employees responsible for maintaining the plantation have not yet reported for work.

The entire shelter seemed unusually quiet.

Wang Hao walked alone in the corridor with a slight echo, feeling as if he had entered the scene of a horror movie.

Turn a corner.

A dark passage came into view.

Wang Hao stomped his feet hard.

The voice-controlled lights in the corridor did not light up as expected.

"It's broken again."

"I need to go to the warehouse to get a light bulb and change it when I get back later."

Wang Hao muttered.

As a small remote refuge responsible only for providing feed for livestock.

Considering the cost and the fact that this place could be abandoned at any time.

There are many less important equipment throughout the shelter.

They all use civilian products left over from before the end of the world.

The performance is quite lagging.

It can only be used and maintained manually.

This will make life difficult for the people working here.

One person has to do several things

No matter what goes wrong, you have to find a way to solve it yourself.

Even patrols are like this.

In the context of the entire Jianghe City being managed by artificial intelligence.

In this shelter.

There are still many blind spots in surveillance.

Wang Hao needs to patrol regularly and manually take photos and transmit the conditions in those places.

"Hold on a little longer."

"Just apply to be transferred back to the main shelter."

Turn on the flashlight in your hand.

In the not-so-blind light, Wang Hao stepped into the dark corridor.

A few minutes later.

When Wang Hao arrived at the third underground floor of the shelter, on the corridor near the outer wall.

The ground suddenly shook.

He immediately stopped and squatted down against the corner of the wall skillfully.

Earthquakes have occurred frequently recently.

Wang Hao has become accustomed to having a game from time to time.

But soon, he felt something was wrong.

This time the vibration seemed particularly strong.

And just when he realized this.

With a click.

Not far in front of him.

On the side of the shelter's outer wall, spider-web-like cracks suddenly spread.

Then under the huge external force.

The whole thing shattered.

A large amount of soil from the outside world suddenly rushed in.

Seeing this situation, Wang Hao didn't dare to stay there any longer.

He got up hurriedly.

He stumbled back several steps.

Fortunately, at this time.

The shaking stopped again without making the situation any worse.

He exhaled.

Adjust the flashlight to focus on the damaged area.

Just a few seconds.

The soil that poured in from the outside has piled up into a small hill.

Completely block the passage ahead.

"How long will this take to clean up?"

Wang Hao couldn't help but feel a headache watching this.

As the only security guard in the entire shelter.

Needless to say, this kind of cleaning work will definitely be given to him.

Look miserable.

Wang Hao was just about to calculate the amount of work he would have to do in the next few days.

Suddenly, a rapid warning sound came from the Bluetooth headset he was wearing on his ear.

"Warning, dangerous creature spotted."

"Leave here immediately."

Wang Hao was stunned for a moment.

And then there was no time to understand what the dangerous creatures in the warning were referring to.

He subconsciously turned around and ran towards the safe house in the shelter.

He doesn't know anything else.

But the key words "danger" and "leave immediately" are easy to understand.

It's a matter of life and death.

No matter what happened, it's best to leave immediately.

Running hard.

Wang Hao seemed to hear a slight sound of breaking air coming from behind him.

This was a little different from the feeling he normally had when running.

But because the difference is not that big.

He didn't care either.

Turned a few corners along the way.

Climbed up the stairs leading to the 2nd floor and finally entered the safe house.

Lock the door behind you.

At this time.

He finally had time to use his mobile phone to connect to the camera mounted on his hat.

Query the previously captured images.

There is nothing surprising in the picture.

The only difference was in the dirt and rubble that blocked the passage.

Mixed in with a fist-sized purple crystal.

"Is this a warning gone wrong?"

Wang Hao muttered to himself.

He exited the video playback and opened the log information interface for recording tasks on his phone.

But found the current work shown above.

He had gone from patrolling the shelters to staying in a safe house awaiting rescue.

This means that the previous warnings were clearly not errors.

There really are dangerous creatures out there that he hasn't discovered.

For a moment, his gaze froze.

At the same time.

Farmhouse courtyard, control center on the underground floor.

A red warning began to flash on the screen.

Several spider robots and robot dogs that were closest to the small shelter where Wang Hao was rushed over at the fastest speed.

And behind them.

More mechanical armed forces, including biplane drones.

They also began to gather and prepare to provide support there.

"Cut off all underground material transportation channels in Small Shelter C013."

"The Pioneer-class land destroyer is ready to dock with the crystal probe."

"Go to the surface near Small Shelter C013."

Su Wu's expression was more serious than ever before.

Start interfering with the AI's response personally.

The alert level of the entire Jianghe City has been raised to a level second only to the state of war.

A palm-sized, inverted crystal pyramid.

Placed in a safe.

Then, escorted by several spider robots, it was sent from the control center to the cockpit of the Pioneer-class land destroyer.

This is a detector for purple crystals that Su Wu once made using survival points to upgrade.

Because its scanning radius is only 5 kilometers.

Therefore, it must be sent to the front line to confirm the real situation there.

"There are no purple crystals around the farmyard."

"No trace of the second purple crystal has been found in other affiliated shelters yet."

"I hope it won't be too bad."

At this time.

Su Wu no longer even hoped that this was just a false alarm.

I just hope that the reality is not that the army of purple crystals has surrounded the entire Jianghe City.

Surface.

A Pioneer-class land destroyer that received a crystal probe.

Without stopping for a moment.

Start the engine immediately and drive towards the urban area of Jianghe City.

The effective detection range of the crystal detector is only 5 kilometers in radius.

Thus, the Pioneer-class land destroyer, before finally arriving at the small shelter C013.

Will follow the road first.

Go around the entire Jianghe City area.

Scan every corner of the city as much as possible to confirm the security level there.

Twenty minutes later.

The Pioneer-class land destroyer approaching the edge of the city began to continuously transmit the latest detection data.

The result is not the worst case scenario.

But it's not too optimistic.

There are basically no amethysts in this direction near the farmyard.

But on the side close to Qinling Mountains.

Thousands of purple crystals appeared one after another in random corners between the surface and one or two hundred meters underground.

Some are even directly posted on the outer walls of some shelters.

But actually entering the shelter.

There is still only the one that appeared in small shelter C013.

"There's still time to prepare."

The tension in Su Wu's heart was slightly relieved.

He thought about it.

An emergency evacuation order was issued to all shelters in the city.

There are still staff members staying in various affiliated shelters.

The total number is around 700,000.

Previously, it was done to save costs and to act as a guide for the incoming large group of out-of-town population.

Su Wu did not move them to a farmyard.

But now, let them stay there.

It is undoubtedly a high-risk and unnecessary thing.

"At present, there are 2,400 heavy-duty combat spider robots and 70,000 ordinary spider robots here in the farmyard."

"Leave 400 heavy-duty main battle spider robots to guard the farmyard."

"The rest can be sent out to the surface."

"Ensure the safety of the evacuation route."

These are combat robots.

Most of them are products produced by Su Wu's super factory working overtime in recent days.

Fortunately, that's the case.

Otherwise, the main forces would be dispatched to the Kuanjiang River Basin and the surrounding areas of Yu'an City to escort the transfer convoy.

Encountering an emergency like this one today.

If you are not careful, you will suffer heavy losses.

Leaning back in front of the control console, on the soft backrest of the command chair.

Su Wu looked at Jianghe City, which began to operate busily following his orders.

Sighed silently.

"Get ready to fight."

At the same time.

Jianghe City, official Shelter No. 1.

A group of young people are playing on a green lawn.

"It's been a long time since I've seen such a lively place."

"It's really nostalgic."

A young man took a deep breath, somewhat intoxicated.

I tried hard to feel the scent of plants, which was almost impossible to feel in the shelter on normal days.

"It's all thanks to Brother Liu and Miss Xixi."

"On our own, we don't have the ability to come here and enjoy it."

Another handsome young man named Fu Yang was sitting on the grass with Liu Mingshu next to him.

Looking not far away.

Surrounded by a group of girls, Liu Qianqian, like the moon surrounded by stars, has a hint of admiration and loss in her eyes.

These people are all new friends Liu Mingshu made after coming to Jianghe City.

They took advantage of Liu Qianqian's use of the one-day vacation promised by Su Wu and her authority to move freely in Jianghe City.

The group came to the park of Official Shelter No. 1 for a dinner party.

"Just looking at the scenery."

"Now Xixi has moved to the core area by herself. Even on holidays, she has to go back every night to report."

"Even a brother like me can't stay with her for a while."

Liu Mingshu pretended not to notice the disappointment in the eyes of the young man next to him and began to complain.