Chapter 333 Rebellion in the Super City
"66 special satellites."
"That's 20,000 to 30,000 tons of materials."
It's not easy to move 20,000 to 30,000 tons of materials on the ground. Not to mention transporting it to space.
Of course, for Su Wu now,
this may just be a matter of letting eleven seventh-generation fighters run a few more times.
If the speed is faster, it may take less than an hour.
But the cost of so many large wireless power transmission devices is a bit too much for Su Wu.
So far, he has only built 5 large power transmission devices on the ground.
"Just think of it as an advance investment."
"After it is built, not only Dongzhou, but most parts of the world can be charged through the space power grid."
"Get almost unlimited power support."
Looking forward to the future.
Su Wu's eyes fell on a corner of the console screen again.
There is a display of the current operating status of the special satellite after entering the low-Earth orbit.
The outermost armor plate.
In some places, in less than a minute, it has changed from full value green to slightly damaged yellow.
"This post-apocalyptic space."
"It's really not very friendly to satellites."
In outer space,
a lot of dust and debris from nowhere
are constantly threatening satellite equipment in low-Earth orbit.
In addition, from time to time, there will be a burst of abnormal radiation storms from the sun.
As a result, the average lifespan of post-apocalyptic communication satellites is only about 9 months.
Even the wealthy federal government, facing such continuous huge losses,
can only be forced to reduce the number of satellite clusters deployed in outer space.
So far, as far
as Su Wu knows, only the Eden satellite in the synchronous orbit and the super-large space station named Valhalla have not been significantly affected.
"But for special satellites, it shouldn't be a big problem."
"It's enough to replace the outer armor once every six months."
The core of the special satellite, and most of the cost, lies in the large wireless power transmission device it carries.
This part is protected by layers of satellite armor.
Generally, there will not be much damage.
If only the satellite armor is replaced, the cost is completely acceptable.
Continue to test the performance of the space power grid several times.
Although it can only be remotely charged intermittently, it is generally stable and reliable.
Su Wu breathed a sigh of relief.
He knew that this operation could be declared a success.
As for the special satellites that are missing later,
the plan is to launch them into low-Earth orbit one after another within the next week.
With the productivity of the super factory,
extending the time to about a week will not be too much pressure.
Outer space.
Low-Earth orbit.
The 11 seventh-generation fighters that launched the special satellites
did not return directly to the farmyard.
Instead, they continued to fly to Xizhou tens of thousands of kilometers away along the low-Earth orbit.
They will go to fulfill the first transaction with Valhalla.
A total of about 4,400 tons of rare materials will be
transported from the surface warehouse of Xizhou to the synchronous orbit in space.
Although it is the first transaction,
the whole process was unexpectedly calm and smooth.
From landing in an unmanned material warehouse, taking over the control of the warehouse, remotely controlling the electric forklift in the warehouse, and loading boxes of packaged materials into the fighter hangar.
Then it took off again, left the atmosphere, and accelerated to approach the port of the space station in the synchronous orbit.
Everything was in order.
"Thank you for bringing us the urgently needed supplies."
"Now, the remaining supplies in the emergency supply warehouse No. 0037 are at your disposal."
Zoe, Valhalla's external contact, tried her best to conceal it.
But from his slightly raised tone, it can be seen that his emotions at this time were not calm.
These 4,400 tons of supplies.
For Su Wu on the surface, there is nothing special about them.
At most, they are more rare and have a higher value than ordinary supplies.
But for Valhalla in outer space, where every drop of water is extremely precious.
These supplies may be a bit exaggerated to say that they can save lives.
But at least they can definitely be regarded as an important supplement that can significantly improve their lives and even, to a certain extent, increase their chances of survival in outer space.
"Emergency warehouse."
"You have prepared a lot of supplies on the surface."
Su Wu noticed his name for the warehouse.
According to the number, there are probably thousands of warehouses of this size.
Added together, I'm afraid they all exceed the reserves of a super city.
After all, just the ownership, in the emergency material warehouse No. 0037 that has just been handed over to Su Wu.
In addition to tens of thousands of tons of rare resources, there are also tens of thousands of tons of conventional metal blocks, chemical raw materials, and purified water, etc.
"It's all for survival."
"At the beginning, we knew that the end of the world was coming."
"Of course, we stockpiled as much as we could."
Zoe smiled bitterly and said with some self-mockery.
"In the end, no one expected that there would still be a shortage of materials now."
A member of Valhalla.
In fact, he was a member of the ruling class of Xizhou before the end of the world.
Although they have not yet reached the top level, they are all billionaires in the eyes of ordinary people, or bigwigs who often appear on TV screens.
Their ability to hoard resources
is naturally far greater than that of ordinary people.
However, in the end, the entire space station with more than 3,000 people can accumulate a reserve equivalent to more than one super city.
But it is still not easy.
Su Wu listened and nodded silently, without saying anything.
There is naturally no so-called sympathy.
The total amount of resources circulating in the market before the end of the world is destined to be limited.
This small group of people intercepted so many resources.
It means that there will inevitably be more people who will fall silently in this long doomsday due to the lack of basic supplies to survive.
To some extent, they are actually accomplices in murder.
At the port of Valhalla Space Station, after delivering the supplies,
the seventh-generation fighter group continued to return along the original route.
They must hurry up to transport the remaining rare resources in the emergency warehouse No. 0037 back to the farmyard.
To avoid delaying too long and being stolen by other shelters nearby.
Or suddenly disappear in a geological disaster.
As long as it is on the surface of this planet,
there is no place that is always safe.
Whether it is an unmanned material warehouse or an inhabited shelter,
there is the same possibility of disaster.
Retracting his gaze from the seventh-generation fighter group, Su Wu looked at the map of Dongzhou again, Yuhe City, located in the south of Jianghe City.
Just when the seventh-generation fighters were busy in Xizhou,
the strategy against Yuhe City here was unexpectedly smooth.
Since the first Ice Lake-class transport ship loaded with a robot army entered the range of Yuhe City,
Su Wu has not encountered any decent resistance.
Even the super city that should have appeared behind them did not make any movement, not even the simplest rebuke.
"It's too smooth."
"It's a bit strange that it went so smoothly."
Su Wu hesitated for a moment.
He decided to use the channels that Zhenhai City had planted there.
To investigate the cause.
And soon.
Just a dozen seconds later.
Without waiting for a reply from the intelligence channel.
Artificial intelligence solved the mystery one step earlier through clues on the Internet.
The matter is very simple.
Ancheng, the super city behind Yuhe City, happened to have a rebellion.
The original person in charge died unexpectedly.
After losing control.
Several powerful departments in the city began to compete for power with each other, and a large-scale armed conflict broke out.
And until now, there is still no result.
"If I remember correctly."
"The super city over there in Yuhe City should also belong to the direct jurisdiction of the capital of Dongzhou."
"They just let the people below do this?"
Su Wu's doubts flashed in his mind.
Then, he seemed to guess some secrets.
It seems that the capital of Dongzhou does not care about these super cities as much as he shows.
What they do may just be to maintain a superficial name of rule.
"There are also connections between super cities."
"It doesn't seem to be close."
"Even the loose organizations like the Southeast Alliance that are just for exchanging intelligence don't have many."
The more Su Wu sorted out and analyzed.
The more he found that he seemed to have to re-examine the current situation in Dongzhou.
He had thought there were some radical measures before, but now it seems that they are still too conservative.
Focusing on the holographic map, the super city behind Yuhe City.
Su Wu's heart was a little restless.
Since there was no one there
, it would be reasonable for him to get involved. At
most, he could disguise it a little in the early stage and pretend it was an internal rebellion.
Su Wu was quite envious of super cities, which were not within the scope of the previous transaction with the capital of Dongzhou.
Through the examples of Zhenhai City and the surrounding areas of Yu'an City, we can know
that a super city, in terms of ordinary resources alone, is almost equal to the total reserves of all other city shelters in its province.
Not to mention such rare resources including gold and silver. There
is a high probability that it far exceeds other ordinary shelters.
Eat up the resource reserves of a super city.
Not to mention other benefits, just the Morning Light-class transport ships.
Maybe several ships can be built in advance.
The subsequent benefits brought are almost immeasurable.
After thinking for a while.
Su Wu connected the intelligence department's communication and sent the task of disguising as a rebel force and trying to control Ancheng.
Since the population has exceeded 100 million and has become a country in its own right.
In addition to the mechanical army directly controlled by artificial intelligence, the farmyard
has also established a comprehensive external intelligence department composed of elites who have relevant experience in many shelters.
This department was originally a supplement to artificial intelligence to provide a role in checking for omissions and filling gaps.
Now it can be used for a more important purpose.
With the intelligence department and the force of the mechanical army,
if nothing unexpected happens. The transport fleet heading to Yuhe City can continue to advance to Ancheng seamlessly
after emptying the supplies there. More than 800 kilometers south of the farmyard. Xiaojiang Province. A medium-sized shelter. After many earthquakes, the shelter exit was left with only ruins on the surrounding surface. At this time, a spacious open space has been cleared. A circular closed corridor has been built on it. In the corridor, hundreds of men, women, old and young, lined up in an untidy team, filling the entire corridor. "10 minutes left." In the crowd. Yun Hong took out his mobile phone and took a look. In addition to a countdown, the screen also showed an open space surrounded by gray and white tile walls. It was a surveillance camera installed outside the corridor, which captured the outside world in real time. According to the instructions they received in advance. They will wait here for 10 to 15 minutes, then take an airship to Jianghe City to start a new life. Yun Hong did not object to going to Jianghe City, and even had some expectations. After being on the Internet for so long in the end times. Seeing so many updates from the residents of the Jianghe City Shelter. Yun Hong had a rough idea of what the Jianghe City Shelter was like. The living environment inside it may not be as good as the residences of some middle-level managers in their shelter, but it is definitely much better than that of ordinary people. Considering that ordinary people over there can usually exercise in venues with well-equipped facilities, and occasionally have the opportunity to enter incredibly large artificial parks and playgrounds for half a day. It is really hard to say which one is better in terms of the actual living experience compared to the management here. If I have to describe it. Probably one is a crowded normal society, and the other is a prison with spacious and luxurious rooms. However, this is all for the future. Now, Yun Hong is more worried about another problem. The place where he is currently is not a safe area. It is the surface below minus 70 degrees. The only thing he can rely on is the corridor-style walls and ceilings built with unknown materials. If the wind and snow outside become a little stronger, I am afraid it can be blown down. "I hope nothing goes wrong."
Even with the constant supply of heating from the shelter, the average temperature in the corridor was still more than ten degrees below zero.
Listening to the faint whistling of the cold wind outside,
Yun Hong was worried and could only leave everything to luck.
Fortunately,
he finally waited for the spaceship that transported them.
It was a huge steel ship like an aircraft carrier.
Under the watchful eyes of the surveillance camera, it
slowly landed from the air in the center of the temporary circular corridor.
Then it opened a total of 8 independent hatches on the left and right sides. It
docked with the 8 interfaces reserved on the corridor.
"The channel is connected."
"Please board the ship in order."
"The stay time for this round is 3 minutes and 59 seconds-"
The flat voice of artificial intelligence came to my ears.
Yun Hong tightened the small backpack on his body and slowly walked into the interior of the spacecraft with the team.
Then he went up to the upper floors without stopping.
Before that,
he had already checked the boarding process and the layout of the ship's interior through his mobile phone under the prompt of artificial intelligence.
Therefore, he was quite familiar with the performance here.
Basically, no time was wasted.
Chapter 334 A global network
But despite this.
Yun Hong was still a little nervous, fearing that there would be some mistakes.
This was not the usual time. After making some mistakes and wasting time, he would at most be reprimanded.
In the prompt of the artificial intelligence.
It was emphasized at the beginning.
From the moment they lined up to enter the cabin of the spacecraft to the moment they actually arrived at their assigned position.
It is strictly forbidden to make any cross-border actions.
Otherwise, as long as it affects the passage of others for more than 5 seconds, no matter what the reason, they will be shot on the spot.
Five seconds.
Maybe a distraction will
take more than five seconds. Formulating such a rule is extremely harsh.
There is no need to guess.
Yun Hong is sure that many people will die under this rule.
After walking nervously for more than a minute,
Yun Hong successfully came to the 5th floor of the ship.
The entire 5th floor is a spacious hall at a glance.
However, there are a large number of digital signs and rows of simple metal fences on the ground for people to determine their own positions, and as handrails, so that passengers can maintain their balance during the acceleration and deceleration phases of the spacecraft.
"So many people."
Yun Hong glanced around.
There were already quite a few people in the hall. They crowded in a corner of the hall, occupying about a dozen metal fence passages. They
looked like they were residents from the previous shelter or the previous few shelters.
"Count us in."
"At most, it will fill up one-fifth of this floor."
"It will probably take a long time."
Yun Hong felt that his luck was really bad.
There was no place to sit here, and even squatting or going to the toilet was not allowed. I'm afraid I'll have to endure a lot of hardships
until I get to the end . In the hall, I found my place and stood up. Yun Hong, who had nothing to do, took out his mobile phone and tried to surf the Internet. Then he found that the network here was still very smooth. In addition to the public surveillance installed on the corridor before, it was also possible to connect to two external cameras on the spacecraft. Through them, you can overlook the outside world from a high place. This is actually equivalent to a disguised window. The interior of the entire spacecraft is completely closed. And with these two cameras, at least the passengers on the ship will not be completely ignorant of the outside world. More than three minutes passed quickly. Thousands of people in the entire shelter successfully entered the spacecraft. There was no time for the last group of passengers who had just boarded the ship to adapt. All the hatches connected to the corridor on the spacecraft began to close slowly at the same time. At the same time, the wind and snow that had been lingering on the surface, which seemed to be there and not there, suddenly became violent as if it was angry. The violent and cold hurricane tore the temporary corridor into pieces in just a few seconds. When the transport ship located in the center of the corridor slowly began to take off, there were no traces of the corridor left on the ground. Yun Hong felt cold in his heart. Just one or two minutes. The thing he was most worried about before was happening in front of him. At this moment, if the spaceship he was on was late for a few minutes just now, the thousands of people in their shelter would be doomed to die in this fierce wind and snow. "Fortunately." Yun Hong murmured to himself, feeling a strong sense of relief. He had never agreed with the rules of boarding a ship as much as he did now. No matter what the reason, anyone who disrupts the order of boarding the ship shall die. On this day, the figure of the Morning Light-class transport ship appeared in various places in a small part of Xiaojiang Province. The residents of each shelter on this land of tens of thousands of square kilometers were taken to the distant Jianghe City. Tens of millions of people have left their homeland forever. And on the same day, several disaster information was quietly refreshed in the operation log of the artificial intelligence in the farmyard. It attracted Su Wu's eyes and stayed for a few seconds. "Five shelters' surface embarkation ports collapsed during construction, and a total of about 7,000 people died." "One shelter was hit by an extreme cold current storm during the boarding process, and 15,921 people died." "Residents of 15 small shelters encountered accidents while taking snow transport vehicles to transfer to nearby larger shelters, and a total of about 2,700 people died." The surface of the end of the world has always been full of extreme dangers. No matter who it is, as long as they dare to step out of the shelter, they will inevitably face unpredictable risks. Even someone as strong as Su Wu could not guarantee the absolute safety of every human being who stepped out of the shelter during the short period of time waiting to board the ship under the large-scale mobilization of tens of millions. There will always be someone who will become the victim of this moment when the fate of most people changes. West of Yuhe City. Super-large shelter complex, Ancheng City. Accompanied by the last blue light of the electromagnetic rifle, it gradually disappeared in the dark alley. A haggard middle-aged man was escorted to a spacious conference room by two soldiers wearing exoskeleton armor. "Yang Yi, I didn't expect that even you couldn't escape."
In the conference room, a former high-ranking member of the shelter, who was dressed neatly but had a bandaged arm, gave a bitter smile to the middle-aged man who was brought in.
Yang Yi was the highest supervisor of the intelligence system of Ancheng City.
He controlled an elite special operations force and at least hundreds of agents.
He was always known for his elusiveness.
As long as he wanted, no one in the entire Ancheng City could find his hiding place in the past.
But now, his legend has obviously been shattered.
Yang Yi lowered his head and did not respond.
He just sat down at the conference table at the urging of the escorting soldiers.
"Okay, everyone is here now."
"We can start talking about the handover issue."
A person sitting at the head of the conference table coughed lightly and started the topic.
A dozen heads of various powerful departments in Ancheng City who were brought in by force one after another raised their heads at the same time. They
looked at the person at the head with complicated eyes.
They were not unfamiliar with that person.
He was a deputy in charge of the logistics and agriculture of Ancheng City.
Although he had a high status, he was still outside the core leadership of Ancheng City.
Under normal circumstances, it would never be his turn to become the new leader of Ancheng.
But no one expected that he found a terrible army from nowhere.
From elite soldiers wearing exoskeleton armor, to drones and robots, to various advanced weapons and equipment, everything is available.
In a very short period of time, the armed forces in the hands of everyone present were defeated.
They were imprisoned here.
"What else can I say?"
"Kirk, you have actually taken control of the entire Ancheng now, so why do you need us?"
The minister in charge of agriculture took the lead in saying in a self-deprecating tone.
Looking at his assistant, he defeated all the nobles in Ancheng by force in an instant.
Then he was captured in this small conference room.
In terms of shock and psychological gap, he may be the one who has the greatest experience among all the people present.
"That can't be said."
"Without your help."
"Ancheng will continue to be in chaos for at least a while, and there will be many more casualties."
Kirk said with a little bit of reserve.
In just half a day, he has already developed a hint of a powerful superior.
None of the former Ancheng high-level officials present believed that Kirk really came to them to avoid casualties.
For these big men who are high above and dominate the fate of tens of millions of people,
what is the big deal about human life?
As long as it does not affect their rule,
no matter how many people die, it is just a string of light numbers on the report.
However, although they knew it was an excuse,
no one really jumped out to point it out.
No matter what the reason is,
since Kirk, who has actually become the master of the entire shelter, has shown this attitude,
then if they don't want to suffer, they have no choice but to cooperate with this path.
A meeting between the victor and a group of prisoners.
The result is no suspense.
Soon.
One order after another came out of this conference room.
Cooperating with the ever-increasing size of the mechanical army and the batches of reorganized former Ancheng security forces.
A large number of places that were still in turmoil were quickly calmed down.
A few hours later.
Kirk walked out of the conference room surrounded by several soldiers.
He adjusted his mood.
His expression changed from arrogance to respect, and then he carefully dialed a communication number.
"At present, Ancheng City is completely under our control."
"The handover went smoothly."
"Yes, public security has basically been restored, and there will be no more than 10 mass casualties."
"According to your requirements, the main passage of the shelter will be opened in 40 minutes-"
After a short report.
Kirk, who ended the call, straightened up. He
raised his head and looked at the majestic and magnificent Ancheng Administrative Center under the artificial light.
His expression was dazed for a moment.
He knew that their era was about to end.
What the future would be like was no longer something he could decide.
Jianghe City.
Farmyard, underground control center.
Su Wu received a report from the intelligence department on the pacification of Ancheng City.
The entire process of pacification.
From armed infiltration into the shelter, selecting a spokesperson, to clearing other opposition forces and occupying the highest ruling power in Ancheng.
All the links were quite smooth.
The most difficult part
was to maintain order and reduce civilian casualties.
After all, the time for action preparation was too hasty, and the armed forces that infiltrated the Ancheng shelter were not large in scale.
It was already very difficult to concentrate and control the original high-level people in the shelter.
Not to mention dividing the force to maintain public order in the shelter.
But because reducing civilian casualties is Su Wu's will.
This matter cannot be bargained.
Therefore, no matter how difficult it is.
The intelligence department responsible for this operation still has to devote more energy to find ways to make the power transition of the upper level of Ancheng City smoother.
In order to try to ensure that the entire management system of the shelter will not collapse uncontrollably.
"The number of casualties did not exceed 10,000."
"Not bad."
Su Wu evaluated the completion of the intelligence department's tasks.
Ancheng City is a super city with a population of 27 million.
Now, nearly a year after entering the end of the world,
it has developed into a de facto independent kingdom.
The cruelty of the power struggle at the top is almost as bad as the change of dynasties in the past.
The final casualties can be controlled below 10,000.
And most of these casualties come from armed personnel of hostile forces.
It can be seen that it is indeed done quite well.
Turn off the report.
Su Wu turned his head and continued to look at the map of Dongzhou.
There, Yuhe City, which is close to the farmyard, and the entire territory of Ancheng City next to Yuhe City.
They have all been dyed green, which represents complete control.
The area around the Kuanjiang River Basin east of the farmyard, the area around Yu'an City near the sea in the south,
and a small area of Xiaojiang Province
have turned gray.
Only in the middle, there are more than 100 dark green light spots of various sizes.
That represents those areas.
The transfer of population and high-end resources has been completely completed.
Only unmanned shelters storing some ordinary resources and large and small mines that are being mined are left.
"The population from Xiaojiang Province."
"The 11th underground floor of the farmyard has been filled up, and nearly half of the 12th underground floor has been occupied."
"Only about 30 million people have not been transferred."
"The Kuanjiang River Basin and the surrounding areas of Yu'an City have long become no-man's land."
"Everything is developing rapidly."
"The next main task, ruling 1 billion people, is no longer so far away."
Although at this moment,
the total population gathered in the farmyard
is still less than 140 million.
But with the second and third Morning Light-class transport ships about to roll off the production line,
basically every additional ship corresponds to the transfer of 10 million more people into the farmyard every day.
With the development of snowballing,
the goal of 1 billion people is actually within reach.
In the afternoon,
a seventh-generation fighter slowly took off from the air port expanded by the outer wall of the fourth floor on the ground.
Just like usual.
After a few seconds of acceleration, it sank into the light gray clouds.
Only a long and amazing tail flame was left.
But it was different from the ordinary transport missions in the past.
This time,
this seventh-generation fighter was carrying the Eden 2 satellite, which cost many times more than itself.
The destination was the synchronous orbit more than 30,000 kilometers from the surface.
"Start entering the low-Earth orbit."
"Start accelerating and merge into the synchronous orbit."
"Arrive at the designated location and start launching the satellite."
In just less than an hour.
The seventh-generation fighter completed all the operation links and steadily launched the Eden 2 satellite into the synchronous orbit of the Western Hemisphere.
The two satellites have undergone a large number of survival point enhancement upgrades and have surpassed the current cutting-edge satellites of human technology for several eras.
After entering the operating state at the same time.
In just half a second, they completed networking and resonance.
The communication performance has achieved a leap-forward growth.
In one fell swoop, the network signal coverage has been expanded to more than 97% of the world's areas.
At the same time, the number of terminal devices that can be connected to the Internet at the same time has reached the order of tens of billions.
At this moment when it is about to be a year into the end of the world.
Su Wu, with his own strength,
once again brought the Internet to the entire world,
giving all people in every corner of the earth the right to communicate with each other.