I Have a Job

Chapter 291: The Breached Line of Defense

"Amethyst crystals have been detected approaching the second line of defense."

"The automatic sentry tower has begun to enter the activation state."

On both sides of the exit above the lava canyon.

17 sentry towers built with quick-acting cement lined up in a row entered the self-inspection state before being opened.

The Thunder-class photoelectric cannon above slowly rotated.

The terrifying multi-barreled gun was pointed towards the lava canyon.

Ten seconds later.

Flying purple crystals in the shape of insects began to emerge from the canyon in large numbers.

The spider robots guarding the watchtower opened fire first.

Then, when more and more flying purple crystals appeared, the spider robots alone seemed to be insufficient in firepower.

The photoelectric cannon on the watchtower finally started to work.

Accompanied by a slight humming sound.

The 32mm diameter shells are fired from the sentry tower cannon at a rate of 200 rounds per second.

It turned into a desperate metal storm.

Use super high speed to tear apart all obstacles blocking the way.

Most of the canyon exit was cleared out in an instant.

Five seconds later.

The machine guns stopped firing.

Only the spider robot was left to continue dealing with the remaining flying amethyst crystals.

The Thunder-class optoelectronic cannon on the sentry tower is powerful.

The speed at which ammunition is consumed when operating at full capacity is terrifying.

Even the ammunition used was solid shells made of cheap metal.

The overall cost is still not negligible.

Therefore, it is out of consideration to maintain long-term combat capability and reduce logistical pressure.

It will only happen when the number of purple crystals gathers to a certain level and has enough striking value.

Only then will the suppression be initiated.

Generally speaking.

It is still the more economical spider robot that uses an electromagnetic rifle for precise point shooting.

Under this powerful fire blockade.

The flying purple crystals launched several rounds of attacks in succession, leaving behind hundreds of thousands of corpses.

They have never been able to truly escape from the range of the lava canyon.

Until the 7th minute after the battle.

A violent explosion suddenly occurred beneath the foundation of a watchtower.

After the entire sentry tower was blown up and started shaking.

This is a one-sided massacre.

Only then did some changes begin to take place.

Su Wu was far away in the control center.

By retrieving battle logs and analyzing the battle scene.

It was discovered that the explosion came from a variant of amethyst.

It can briefly block the scanning of crystal detectors and sprint a distance underground at an extremely fast speed.

Then it self-destructs upon reaching its destination.

The explosive power is approximately equal to that of a 122mm howitzer with a warhead filled with military gunpowder.

"It's troublesome."

Su Wu had a headache.

The sentry tower is not far from the crack exit of the magma canyon. It is not a land battleship that can be moved at will.

Add these two situations together.

It became impossible to scan the traces of the self-destructing amethyst crystals, nor to change the position of the sentry tower to keep a safe distance from the dangerous self-destructing amethyst crystals.

Can only passively take the beating.

Boom!

Just as Su Wu was tracking down the source of the explosion under the foundation of the sentry tower.

More self-destructive purple crystals began to appear around the watchtower.

Just a moment.

A small part of the foundation of one of the watchtowers was destroyed, causing the top to tilt.

Su Wu pondered for a moment.

Decided to take the initiative.

Dispatch spider robots and combat drone swarms to approach the rift location.

Suppress the flying amethyst crystals near the surface of the magma canyon so that the self-destructive amethyst crystals hidden among them cannot easily pass through the rock walls of the upper canyon and approach the sentry tower from underground in the shortest distance.

This is not a good method.

It actually amounts to rebuilding the first line of defense.

But spider robots and combat drones are not professional automatic firepower platforms embedded in the rock walls on both sides of the canyon.

Their firing angles and ammunition reserves are quite limited.

And its own defense is also weaker.

Reflected on the battlefield.

This was done with the assistance of a cluster of heavy artillery located at the foot of the Qinling Mountains.

It was difficult to drive the flying purple crystal back to the surface of the lava canyon.

The next moment.

Wait until the heavy artillery stops and enters the cooling period.

The flying purple crystal will come back again and fight fiercely with the spider robots near the crack.

In this intense entanglement.

The self-destructing purple crystal disguised as an insect can still occasionally find an opportunity to drill into the rock wall again.

Continue to cause damage to the sentry tower from time to time.

"It seems that the sentry tower cannot be saved."

Watching the developments on the battlefield,

Su Wu realized that the second line of defense had been breached and the outcome was basically a foregone conclusion.

The difference is just a matter of time.

But not before the watchtower was completely destroyed.

Su Wu still needs them to complete a task.

That is to act as bait and capture a complete or at least half-remaining self-destructive purple crystal.

Use them as samples to study how they evade detection by crystal detectors.

"Deploy a high-precision geological vibration detector."

"Build a model for extrapolation."

"Dispatch 10 sixth-generation Kongming-class fighters, carrying ground-penetrating missiles, to the Qinling Mountains for support."

Transmit the latest command on the console.

The super factory located on the 8th underground floor of the shelter immediately began to vacate a production line.

More than 10 geological vibration detectors were produced and assembled on site.

This thing is a special equipment specially customized by Su Wu based on the situation of the self-destructive purple crystal.

It can detect various tiny changes underground within a radius of tens of meters.

This can be used to indirectly infer the activity trajectory of the self-destructive purple crystal.

Of course, since there are no samples yet.

This detection is the most basic type of indiscriminate observation.

Regardless of whether it is useful or not, any abnormality detected will be fed back.

The consequence is bound to be a large number of false alarms.

But it doesn't matter.

As long as it can guess correctly once, its mission is accomplished.

And at the same time.

A corner of the metal platform holographic projection.

A map of the structure around the watchtower began to appear independently, outlined by silver-white lines.

Wait until the customized equipment and 10 Kongming-class sixth-generation fighter jets arrive.

Artificial intelligence will devote a lot of computing power to it.

Based on the detection results, guide the sixth-generation fighter jets to launch ground attacks.

Try to kill the self-destructive purple crystal in advance.

This is currently the only possible way to obtain samples of self-destructive amethyst crystals.

Otherwise, when it explodes, Su Wu will get nothing.

Ten minutes later.

A small farmyard with one floor above ground.

Four vertical take-off and landing platforms.

Two biplane helicopters equipped with newly produced geological seismic detectors took off first.

Then came ten sixth-generation fighter jets equipped with more than ten ground-penetrating missiles.

In order.

Accompanied by flashing green indicator lights, we slowly emerged from the hangar into the extremely cold outside world.

Then it floats into the air and ignites the engine.

It whistled and flew towards the Qinling Mountains.

Everything is going on in an orderly manner.

Qinling Mountains, above the lava canyon, and around the cracks.

Here at this moment.

Compared with a dozen minutes ago, it is completely different.

Five or six sentry towers were destroyed one after another by the self-destructing purple crystals.

The second line of defense was torn apart, leaving a large area with weak firepower.

New third and fourth amethyst forms.

With the assistance of Flying Amethyst.

It began to spread from the ground one after another.

One species is a scorpion the size of a calf, covered with a grayish-white rock-like shell.

A special electromagnetic rifle originally mounted on the spider robot to target the Amethyst prototype.

Hitting its body will only leave a shallow mark.

Only rockets or electromagnetic sniper rifles can slightly hinder its progress.

But I want to kill it.

Multiple fire attacks are necessary.

It will be truly complete only after penetrating its rocky shell and shattering its inner brain located in the very center of its body.

In terms of difficulty.

It is even more difficult to deal with than the light tanks currently in service in the Federation.

The other type is an evolved form that flashes red all over and looks a bit like a lobster, but is at least as big as a family car.

This amethyst is named Magma Roarer.

Most of the body is filled with high-temperature gas and lava.

It can use its tail to compress the molten lava in its body into a cannonball and launch it far away.

The destructive power is equivalent to that of a 32mm artillery shell.

It doesn't seem too exaggerated.

In reality, it is already the most advanced heavy weapon that can be equipped by light infantry units in modern armies.

And when the destructive power reaches the standard, their numbers will accumulate.

The power that erupted.

It seems extremely scary.

They tore a huge gap in the line of spider robots.

Any ordinary spider robot that gets in the way.

Either they were violently smashed to pieces by the Rock Scorpion, or they were killed by the concentrated fire of several Lava Howlers.

None of them survived for more than 10 seconds.

The situation is slightly better for the heavy-duty main battle spider robot.

Faster movement speed, thicker body and equipped with arc defense array, as well as more powerful main guns.

Making it easier to keep distance from the Amethyst horde.

And while moving, use the main gun on your body to efficiently kill the Lava Roarers that pose the greatest threat.

But the outstanding performance of an individual cannot reverse the overall situation.

The heavy-duty main battle spider robots are too expensive and too few in number.

They can cruise on the edge and continuously eat some of the purple crystals, but they cannot stop the main force of the purple crystals from crossing the defense line and rushing to the outer periphery.

When the biplane helicopter carrying equipment arrived at the battlefield.

The few rock scorpion purple crystals at the front have begun to sporadically test the firepower of the third line of defense.

"The robot army retreats."

"The heavy artillery cluster begins ten rounds of long-range bombardment."

"Covering the following areas——"

Artificial intelligence does not have negative emotions such as tension and panic.

It seemed that the second line of defense was about to be completely broken.

Start calling for heavy fire support immediately.

Ultimate firepower.

It still doesn't fail here.

Accompanied by more than 100 heavy artillery shells carrying destructive power, falling heavily on the battlefield.

The attack of the purple crystals suddenly slowed down.

Whether it's the Lava Howler whose majority of its body is covered in lava, or the Rock Scorpion that's as thick as a tank.

They were all unable to withstand the huge shock waves brought by the heavy artillery.

One by one they were blown to pieces or knocked over.

And take advantage of this opportunity.

Two biplane helicopters hovering in the sky.

Surrounded and protected by a swarm of combat drones.

Landed on the ground near the two sentry towers that had not been destroyed.

Several spider robots that had been waiting on the ground were responsible for transporting a high-precision geological vibration detector they brought into the sentry tower.

Then it continued to take off and headed for other watchtowers.

After repeating this several times.

When a biplane helicopter was about to land near the last watchtower.

A series of violent explosions suddenly occurred inside the watchtower.

Powerful shock wave.

In an instant, the main body of the sentry tower, which was cast with quick cement, was torn into pieces.

Then bursts of blazing flames shot out from the cracks.

Transformed into rolling heat waves.

Pressing towards the approaching biplane helicopter.

The huge machine, which had not yet completely landed on the ground, was forcibly pushed back several meters.

"Only nine watchtowers remain."

Su Wu stood next to the metal platform and looked at the projected Qinling Mountain battlefield.

It seems as if I can feel the intelligent existence behind the scenes that is manipulating this group of purple crystals.

The resolute will to break free from the cage once and for all.

Think about it.

He intervened in the command of the artificial intelligence.

Let the spider robots, including those stationed on the third line of defense, continue to retreat.

Only large-scale combat drone clusters and a land force composed mainly of heavily-armored main battle spider robots remain.

Since the facts have been proven.

The electromagnetic weapons carried by ordinary spider robots can no longer effectively kill the amethyst variants on land.

There is no need to let them continue to stay on the battlefield and die in vain.

And leaving behind a complete cluster of combat drones.

This is to deal with the flying purple crystal that is currently flying higher and higher in the air.

Although a single flying purple crystal has little lethality, once they are gathered to a certain size, they can cause great damage.

With their more agile modes of movement than combat drones.

It is completely enough to become a force that could change the entire situation on the battlefield.

Therefore, even if combat drones and flying purple crystals are used for frontal close-range combat.

The casualty rate was alarmingly high.

Nor can they be allowed to retreat.

On the ground.

With the large-scale withdrawal of ordinary spider robots.

A cluster of heavy artillery without any scruples.

A full-speed bombardment mode lasting a full 15 minutes began.

The artillery shells that blocked out the sun and baptized the entire lava canyon and most of the second line of defense.

Just avoided the area around 9 watchtowers.

And in the meantime.

Large quantities of amethyst variants continue to pour out of the magma lakes in the magma canyon.

Continue to use the flying purple crystal, or climb up the rock wall thousands of meters high by yourself.

Trying to rush to the third line of defense.

However, this attack was completely futile.

Even if they did not fall under the heavy artillery shells that fell along the way, they would when they approached the third line of defense.

It was easily torn to pieces by the Thunder-class photoelectric cannon standing there.

Just as they are large in scale, they are enough to crush ordinary spider robots.

Facing the photoelectric cannon.

They also became the objects to be crushed.

Once you appear within the firing range of the machine gun, there is almost no chance of survival.

Chapter 292 Weapon Upgrade

"1172 abnormal vibrations detected."

"It is estimated that there is a 16% to 17% chance that a self-destructing purple crystal is approaching sentry tower No. 7."

"The probability has reached a critical point, and we will start launching earth-penetrating missiles."

Farmhouse courtyard, control center on the underground floor.

Projection of the terrain around Tower No. 7.

Thousands of red spots marked as abnormal appeared.

The dense crowds make it a bit dizzying.

This is a node that is judged to be abnormal under the detection of high-precision detectors.

Most of it is invalid information.

Only a small part has little reference value.

The probabilistic analysis of artificial intelligence is based on this information, which is a mixture of true and false information.

Several ground-penetrating missiles detached from a sixth-generation fighter plane hovering in the sky.

Falling straight into the vicinity of sentry tower No. 7.

After drilling to a depth of about 20 to 40 meters below, they detonated one after another.

A violent explosion.

The permafrost, which was extremely hard due to the extreme cold, was exploded with countless cracks.

Even the No. 7 sentry tower not far away was shaking.

But that's all the result.

Three seconds after the explosion.

Artificial intelligence has already determined that this time no trace of the self-destructive purple crystal could be found.

And at the same time.

Watchtower No. 4 not far away.

Several dull roars were heard from beneath the foundation.

The entire tower sank several dozen centimeters.

Obviously, this time the self-destructing purple crystal chose its target for attack.

It was the No. 4 sentry tower that had only a 7% chance of being attacked according to the previous artificial intelligence analysis.

So far.

The center of the entire battlefield.

Start surrounding the second line of defense and the last few remaining watchtowers.

Three hours after the war began.

Accompanied by a cluster of heavy artillery located at the foot of the Qinling Mountains.

The initial ammunition supply was emptied.

And accepted supplies from the farmyard convoy for the third time.

The last sentry tower standing on the second line of defense.

Finally, it collapsed under the continuous explosion of self-destructive purple crystals.

And Su Wu finally took advantage of the last period of time.

Successfully salvaged the incomplete remains of a self-destructive purple crystal.

"Although the loss is a bit heavy."

"But at least it turned out OK."

There is currently no organization for the spider robots to counterattack.

Even the cluster of combat drones that had been fighting with the flying purple crystals in the air.

They also began to retreat in an orderly manner to the vicinity of the third line of defense.

Su Wu calmly watched the large group of purple crystals climbing up from the lava canyon in an endless stream.

Nothing was done.

Until they crashed into the firing range of the optoelectronic guns of the third line of defense.

Torn into pieces by the terrifying metal storm.

Thunder-class optoelectronic cannon.

As a scaled-down version of the super-large electromagnetic railgun, it is the main gun of the Iceberg-class land frigate.

On the front battlefield.

For the time being, no armored unit can face its sharp edge.

Mere quantity has almost lost its meaning in front of it.

In addition to consuming some of its ammunition.

It can no longer have any impact on it.

"At a long enough distance."

"The self-destructing purple crystal is obviously unable to remain invisible throughout the entire process."

"And there is no such killer weapon."

"The third line of defense with photoelectric cannons is a high wall that they cannot cross."

"And because the battle line is wide enough."

"The efficiency of harvesting has actually become higher."

"After this battle, it is estimated that the amount of purple crystal debris harvested will exceed the total amount of all previous battles."

"More weapons and tools with amethyst as the core can be officially popularized on a small scale."

Overlooking the real-time battlefield holographically projected on the metal platform.

Although the current battle is still at its most intense.

Su Wu, however, was able to basically see the final outcome.

However, the destined victory outcome did not bring him much joy.

We won this time, but not necessarily the next time or the next time after that.

The speed at which Amethyst evolves is so fast that it makes people shudder with fear.

That feeling seemed to have happened in less than a month.

We saw that the enemy had gone from ignorant primitive people, across the Stone Age and the feudal age, and directly into the modern era.

Although there is a gap in actual combat effectiveness between the two sides, the existence of top strategic weapons has made them a reality.

There is still a difference of several levels.

But there is no qualitative difference here.

It is very likely that the amethyst crystal had a small breakthrough or mutation.

For example, the Magma Roarer increases the range of the magma shells by several kilometers, and can use cover to launch long-range concentrated fire strikes on the Thunder-class optoelectronic cannons.

The threat posed to Su Wu.

It will increase several times immediately.

Of course, there is good news.

After this massive battle.

The spoils obtained by Su Wu, the remains of amethyst.

It is enough to enable his armed mechanical army to popularize some more powerful special weapons and ammunition.

The next time we fight, we won't have to rely solely on the Thunder-class optoelectronic cannon.

Instead, there are more tactical options.

Overall.

Amethyst is evolving rapidly.

With the support of spirituality and purple crystal debris, Su Wu is also constantly iterating technology at a high speed.

It can be predicted that, unless something unexpected happens, such a long-distance confrontation will continue for quite some time.

Turn off the projection on the battlefield.

Su Wu then connected to the mechanical laboratory.

It is said that special weapons should be popularized.

But this is not the current priority.

Su Wu needs to first upgrade the spider robots and combat drones.

otherwise.

These are basic combat units in large numbers.

In the next battle with Amethyst, he will become pure cannon fodder.

It's a waste of resources to make them.

A projection of a spider robot prototype appeared on the metal platform.

Su Wu pondered for a few seconds.

The first thing to change was its weapon module.

According to the current compilation.

There are only three series of regular spider robots.

There is a long-range attack type equipped with a rocket launch slot, a main battle type equipped with an electromagnetic rifle, and a support type equipped with various electromagnetic interference bombs, smoke bombs and other functional combat equipment.

For long-range attack.

Su Wu divided the rockets he carried into two new categories.

One is a short-range, individual-level rocket with armor-piercing properties.

The other type is a stun rocket with a range of more than 5 kilometers and a warhead containing special metal fragments.

The former because of its smaller size.

A spider robot can carry up to 30 of them, which can be used as main weapons in combat.

The latter has great destructive power and can form a killing area covering a range of up to 30 meters when it explodes.

It is calculated based on the speed at which the metal fragments inside it are ejected during the explosion.

It is enough to cause fatal damage to all flying purple crystals within the killing range.

Fall on land.

It is also enough to cause certain effective damage to the Magma Roarer.

It's just that there may be nothing we can do about rock scorpions.

However, the rock scorpion has strong defense, and its attack is not that terrible.

You can leave it on the battlefield temporarily and let the individual-level armor-piercing shells at the back deal with it.

As for the main combat type and support type.

The latter does not need to be changed for the time being.

The former's electromagnetic rifle.

Keep a portion of them, return to the original form of pure metal bullets, and enhance their armor-piercing performance.

This can reduce the cost of ammunition because there is no need to fill the interior with metal hydrogen explosive.

And because of the enhanced armor-piercing performance, it can still cause certain damage to flying purple crystals and magma roarers with relatively weak defense.

At the same time, it can also take on the task of fighting against other shelters.

It is a general-purpose, inexpensive main battle weapon.

Another part was converted from electromagnetic rifles into multi-barrel light electromagnetic machine guns.

This is limited to the fact that an ordinary spider robot itself only has a mass of 500 kilograms.

Unable to carry heavy weapons.

The light machine gun is already the largest type of weapon it can carry.

After loading the light electromagnetic machine gun,

The shooting speed of an ordinary spider robot will reach 10,000 rounds per minute.

Although its damage is generally not high.

However, a dense air defense network can be woven in a very short time.

Flood the flying amethysts with sheer numbers.

Concentrate and shoot at the Magma Howler.

It can also achieve the effect of water dripping through a stone.

It is expected to last 10 to 15 seconds to kill a Lava Howler.

However, in this way,

an ordinary spider robot can only exert its full power for a maximum of one and a half minutes.

Then they would run out of ammunition and have to retreat to restock.

The last part.

Su Wu planned to make them completely give up electromagnetic firearms.

Instead, they used laser weapons and annihilation-class sniper bullets made from the remains of purple crystals.

Compared with electromagnetic weapons,

laser weapons have stronger sustained penetration performance.

Just give it enough time to accumulate.

Not to mention the rock scorpion, which currently has the strongest defense among the purple crystals.

Even if other heavily armored units appear in the future, they will be able to cause defense-breaking damage to them.

The disadvantage is that it consumes too much energy, and its manufacturing materials are extremely dependent on purple crystal debris.

Unless wireless charging devices are deployed on the front battlefield to ensure that power is available at all times.

Otherwise it's just an ordinary spider robot equipped with laser weapons.

The laser can only be fired for a total duration of 60 seconds at most.

Less durable than a spider robot equipped with a light electromagnetic machine gun.

At the same time, its scale is closely related to the number of purple crystal debris.

The number of laser weapons that can be manufactured depends on the amount of wreckage there is.

From this point of view.

Even if Su Wu wanted to, he couldn't use it as the main force.

At most, it can serve as a supplement and a special force for support in critical moments.

Compared to laser weapons.

Annihilation-class sniper bullets are even rarer.

Because it is a disposable consumable made from the essence material extracted from the remains of purple crystals.

Every time an annihilation-level sniper bullet is fired.

On average, it costs 2 to 3 purple crystal remains.

But the cost is so high.

It also brings its unique advantages.

That is, only an extremely simple and small launch device is needed to send it two kilometers away.

At the same time, the annihilation-class sniper bullet itself also has absolute destructive power.

Any part of the purple crystal that is hit.

They can be easily shattered, creating a gap with a diameter of half a meter.

In other words, just be hit by an annihilation-level sniper bullet.

Any type of evolved purple crystal that has appeared so far will be killed in one blow.

For such a precious annihilation-class sniper bullet.

Su Wu did not intend to list it as a main weapon and use it in a concentrated manner.

Instead, they plan to equip those ordinary spider robots with the highest combat effectiveness and survivability on the battlefield with laser weapons.

One piece per unit.

So that they can burst out at critical moments when performing tough tasks.

After all, at the cost of annihilation-class sniper bullets.

Every use is a loss-making transaction.

If it can't play a key role, there is no need to use it.

At the same time, carrying things in a dispersed manner can also reduce the probability of accidents.

Avoid being swept away.

"Except for the weapons."

"Ordinary spider robots have different body materials, joint structures, batteries, power, and so on."

"If it can be strengthened, we must find a way to strengthen it."

"Try to maximize performance."

"They need stronger defenses, more agile movements, and more power reserves and carrying capacity."

A prototype of a regular spider robot.

Born earlier.

Compared with the farmyard that has traded a lot of new technologies from other super cities, and has been spiritually blessed for a long time and has achieved many new technological breakthroughs, the version is a little backward.

Then consider the powerful threat currently posed by Amethyst.

It is necessary to carry out a systematic integration and optimization to improve the overall performance.

Determined the overall idea.

Su Wu immediately devoted himself to the research.

And soon, he discovered.

Some of these new technologies can be used directly to optimize and modify existing ordinary spider robots.

Some involve fundamental structural problems.

It can only be applied to newly produced spider robots.

Moreover, the gap between their final performance is not small.

Su Wu simply added a second-generation prefix to the spider robot that needed to be re-produced.

To distinguish it from the old spider robot.

According to Su Wu's plan.

The second-generation spider robots produced in the future will be used first on laser spider robots.

Then it will gradually spread to other models.

As for the existing old spider robots.

Su Wu would still modify them as much as possible.

At the same time, priority should be given to organizing them into front-line troops.

"It would be a shame to just remake the old spider robot."

"After the weapon modules have been modified, their combat effectiveness is not bad anyway."

"They can be used as cannon fodder and slowly consumed in the battle with Amethyst."

"Make the most of every last bit of value."

Finished the transformation of the ordinary spider robot.

Su Wu turned his attention to the heavy-armored main battle spider robot.

This weapon of war is already extremely powerful and comparable to main battle tanks.

His transformation ideas.

It's still the same as before.

It also accumulates various new technologies and replaces old styles with more advanced second-generation frames.

Then try to enhance the specifications and penetration performance of the electromagnetic sniper rifle as the main weapon.

but.

Because the heavy-duty main battle spider robot has stronger carrying capacity.

Su Wu also equipped them with laser weapons and annihilation-level sniper bullets.

Used as a secondary weapon and a killer.

Chapter 293 The Threat of Spread

"And then there are drones."

Su Wu's combat drone.

Currently, there are also three series of models mainly equipped.

A disposable self-destructing drone that can be used as a grenade and automatically lock onto and track targets.

Courier-class drones equipped with light electromagnetic weapons, and multi-wing drones capable of being equipped with multiple rockets and heavy electromagnetic sniper rifles.

Logically speaking.

What Su Wu should develop most is a multi-wing UAV with the strongest comprehensive performance.

But it is precisely because of its powerful performance.

The cost of multi-wing drones is also extremely high.

This has resulted in its total number being unable to increase.

There are materials to manufacture it on a large scale.

Su Wu might as well use it to make a Qingkong-class transport drone with a higher load capacity that can bring him a steady stream of resource income.

"There is a limit to the payload of combat drones."

"The electromagnetic weapons currently used are almost the most universal and optimal solution."

"No more large-scale changes."

"But you can try to add some differentiated weapons."

"For example, changing the structure of the courier-class drone's light electromagnetic rifle to increase its destructive power at the expense of lowering its rate of fire and ammunition reserves."

"At the same time, it is also very suitable for carrying annihilation-level sniper bullets that are small in size and have a lethality that is almost like a bug."

"Multi-wing drones can also be equipped with laser weapons."

"With its 50kg payload, it can carry as many solid-state batteries as possible."

"It's long enough for the laser weapon to be activated for 30 seconds, barely enough to be used in actual combat."

"Plus, it is equipped with auxiliary drones and electric energy storage vehicles on the ground to provide wireless charging."

"The combat time of laser weapons can be further improved."

"Also, given the current research progress on anti-gravity and electromagnetic shields."

"Some technologies with limited conditions can be tried and applied to multi-wing drones."

"It will have the ability to deflect kinetic energy attacks that fall on the body, thus increasing the chances of survival on the battlefield in disguise."

"In addition, a multi-wing drone with a payload of 50kg is expensive."

"Then maybe we can lower the configuration and redesign a cheaper version of the multi-wing drone."

"It is used to fill the gap between courier-level drones and multi-wing drones."

"Increase the overall firepower strength of combat drone clusters."

The more I think about it.

Su Wuyue discovered that combat drones have many possibilities for modification.

All kinds of wonderful ideas burst into his mind.

So taking advantage of this situation.

Without hesitation, he ignited his spirituality and entered into deep design.

February 27th.

Qinling Mountains area.

The battle, which lasted for nearly a day, was gradually coming to an end.

After continuous evolution and possessing a variety of purple crystals with powers similar to modern light weapons, it still failed to break through the blockade of the third line of defense.

Silently retreated back to the area of the second line of defense.

Make repairs.

And Su Wu still had no intention of regaining the second line of defense.

There are no resources in the occupied areas.

Even if they were allowed to occupy the amethyst crystals, it would not bring them much benefit.

Instead, have them appear in large numbers in areas outside of the lava canyons.

In terms of terrain, it is more suitable for Su Wu to use his heavy weapons.

It makes it easier for him to harvest efficiently.

"For now."

"A heavy artillery cluster with a Thunder-class photoelectric cannon, plus a Pioneer-class land destroyer that was stationed there in the past."

"It's enough to make the third line of defense as solid as a rock."

"Then try to buy another two to three days."

"With the productivity of the super factory, it is enough to complete the modification of the existing spider robots and combat drone clusters located on the front line."

"It will greatly enhance its combat effectiveness."

Su Wu's underground control center in the farmyard.

Checking the battlefield configuration in Qinling Mountains.

It is said to be the third line of defense.

In reality, it is more like a comprehensive defensive theater.

Judging from the formation arranged.

It is spread all over the Qinling Mountains, from the waist to the bottom of the mountain.

The area is extremely vast.

It also gathered most of the armed forces deployed there by Su Wu.

The difficulty of breaking through its blockade is more than ten times higher than the first and second lines of defense.

And while the Gigafactory is upgrading its robot army.

Su Wu also did not forget to pave the way for future upgrades.

An additional task was given to the extremely lucky Wei Manman, which was to research lightweight composite materials that could be used in drones.

Once new materials are developed.

Su Wu can have a second-generation drone that is more solid and has a higher load capacity.

The combat effectiveness will be taken to the next level.

Just at this moment.

An abnormal situation popped up on the holographic map.

It was 15 kilometers west of the foot of the Qinling Mountains, near the urban area of Jianghe City.

A Pioneer-class land destroyer on a routine patrol there.

Five kilometers underground.

Traces of amethyst activity were found.

Su Wu shifted his gaze there.

I took a quick look at the data scanned by the destroyer.

I immediately realized that this was not an ordinary natural surge of purple crystals.

Instead, they took the initiative to open up channels and try to break through Su Wu's blockade from other places.

This distinction between passive and active.

The number of the latter will undoubtedly far exceed that of the former, and will continue to increase.

However, their luck was not very good.

The weak point in the crust that they chose to break through happened to be on the route that Su Wu patrolled and monitored daily.

He was discovered before he even came out.

But this is still very bad news for Su Wu.

This means that the place where he will need to build defenses in the future will no longer be limited to the Lava Canyon.

Open the Armament Database.

Su Wu browsed through the ordnance records.

Currently here in the farmyard.

Also stationed there is the main force of the spider robot army, which has been temporarily incorporated into the engineering team and is used as construction tools.

Of the total 11 Pioneer-class land destroyers, one is stationed in the Qinling Mountains, two are patrolling around Jianghe City, and one is dispatched to perform missions around Gangcheng.

There are still 7 cars left, waiting in the farmyard.

This is the most powerful force Su Wu can dispatch.

As for the larger number of Ice-class land frigates and snow transport vehicles.

Because the former is the core of the caravan.

At present, there is no one in the farmyard. All of them are traveling outside Jianghe City.

The latter is still waiting for the new Iceberg-class land frigate to come off the production line, so it currently has six or seven hundred vehicles in stock.

This number is roughly equivalent to the output of the Gigafactory in one or two days.

"The main force of the engineering team's spider robot army are all old models that have not yet been modified."

"Not really suitable for the front line."

"This time, we will send three Pioneer-class land destroyers, 300 snow transport vehicles, and some modified heavy-duty main battle spider robots and laser robots."

"I hope I won't have to use them."

Accompanied by Su Wu at the console.

Organize an expeditionary force.

The ground floor of the farmyard began to get busy.

Three Pioneer-class land destroyers, plus a larger number of snowmobiles.

They drove into the maintenance hall one after another.

A large number of service robots, robotic arms and engineering vehicles in the hall are responsible for repairing them, replenishing ammunition, temporarily installing special weapons, etc.

The modification and replenishment process took a total of 25 minutes.

Another 1,000 heavily-armored combat spider robots and 200 ordinary spider robots equipped with laser weapons arrived here one after another.

Board the land destroyer and snow transport vehicle respectively.

They will serve as auxiliary combat forces for this expedition.

And that's besides the point.

Some robots responsible for building structures, fixed automatic weapons, and building materials were also loaded into the snow transport vehicles.

For that place that is about to become a long-term battlefield.

Although it is not suitable for setting up high-specification military sentry towers with high costs and Thunder-class optoelectronic cannons.

But build some semi-permanent ordinary turrets and electromagnetic machine gun shooting platforms.

But it is still a very cost-effective thing.

Very easy to recover the investment.

Everything is ready.

On the first floor, on the east outer wall.

A huge and heavy metal door slowly slid open from both sides.

Outside, the biting cold wind collides with the warm air inside the shelter.

In an instant, waves of white mist visible to the naked eye appeared.

A few seconds later.

An expeditionary force led by three massive Pioneer-class land destroyers.

Slowly drive out of the gate.

Su Wu stood in the control center on the underground floor.

Through the surveillance on the exterior wall.

I watched the expedition team gradually disappear at the end of the ice field in the distance.

I felt a heavy pressure in my heart and anxiety about the future.

This time.

If the situation is not under control.

The future of the entire Dongzhou may usher in tremendous changes.

Humans hiding in the shelter under this continent.

What they will face is no longer just the harsh extreme cold environment, but also the most direct threat from another race and another civilization.

The 9th hour when a new outbreak of amethyst was detected.

The first batch of tens of thousands of mutant amethysts were responsible for the excavation work.

Finally, I crossed the 4.9 kilometers distance with difficulty.

It appeared at a depth of less than 100 meters from the surface.

They entered the optimal killing range of the chain of underground explosives that Su Wu had arranged in advance.

And this time.

Far away in the Qinling Mountains, more than ten kilometers away.

The evolved purple crystals, which had been recuperating for a long time, took the lead in launching a large-scale assault operation.

The dense roar of heavy artillery turned into a faint horn.

Accompanied by the howling cold wind.

It was faintly transmitted here.

"It has been confirmed that the enemy target has entered the preset area."

"Begin the detonation."

Artificial intelligence was not affected by the war in the Qinling Mountains.

Still following the established procedures to the minute.

The explosives on the path of the underground purple crystal were detonated.

Accompanied by a series of dull explosions, and dust and broken ice that were raised dozens of meters high.

Under the earth.

Huge changes began to take place.

The rock layer had become riddled with holes due to the excavation of Amethyst.

In an instant, it may be twisted or shattered.

With nearly unparalleled natural power, the purple crystals inside were torn into pieces.

Half a minute later.

The vibrations from the ground gradually subsided.

Scanned by the crystal detector of the Pioneer-class land destroyer.

In the shallow underground within 1 km from the ground.

Among tens of thousands of purple crystals, only one in ten survives.

There were less than two thousand survivors left.

And at the same time.

Engineering team on the ground.

Start to seize the time to enter.

Continue on this land that has already exploded once.

Continue drilling the well.

Deploy the second batch of explosives.

"It looks like everything is going well."

"It seems that the expedition team won't be needed to take real action."

Su Wu was watching the battlefield from afar.

The mood became a little more relaxed.

After this first actual combat.

At the very least, it can prove that the self-destructive purple crystal once appeared on the other side of the Qinling Mountains.

The quantity is extremely limited and it cannot be used for digging underground tunnels.

Su Wu could still do it at a very small price.

They robbed and killed most of them underground.

evening.

When artificial intelligence detonated the bomb buried deep underground for the third time.

He commanded the expeditionary force on the ground to kill thousands of purple crystals that had emerged from the ground.

There was no more Amethyst acting rashly.

They are quietly lurking deep underground, 1 km below the surface.

Then expand the surrounding space little by little.

In an attempt to attract more of their kind.

We also tried to dig channels in different directions around us in a horizontal position.

Stay away from the upper area here which has been blocked by explosives.

This method is obviously clumsy.

They can dig tunnels, and so can Su Wu.

Wherever they move, they are likely to be destroyed in the end.

But just keep going.

As the detection distance limit of the Su Wu crystal detector is gradually tested, or new weak points in the earth's crust are discovered.

There will be a day when success will break through.

The only difference is the time.

"To some extent."

"This should be considered a crushing defeat in terms of the number of purple crystals."

"The mechanical army in the farmyard."

"The range of defense that can be deployed has a limit after all."

See the intention of purple crystal.

Su Wu had no way to change this.

He sighed silently.

No longer paying attention to the second purple crystal explosion point which had temporarily become safe.

Open the Internet instead.

His eyes swept across the countless photos of underground shelters uploaded by humans.

Flipping through the various diaries of shelter life they shared.

Those are some of the human race.

Maybe life is quite difficult.

But overall, the sanctuary they were in.

Many of them can still be described as prosperous.

Many wealthy and powerful people can immerse themselves in a life of peace and prosperity.

But this prosperity and peace.

In the end, it will be shattered by the purple crystal.

And that moment is not far away.

"Let's continue to seize the time to expand our army."

"The external resource plundering should also be faster."

"We can no longer take officials into consideration."

"Also, we need to transfer as much population as possible now."

"There may not be such a safe transportation environment in the future."

"By then, perhaps many more people will die."

My mind is turning.

Su Wu determined the development route for the next period of time.

The main goal is to expand the caravan fleet, sixth-generation fighter jets, and Qingkong-class transport drones that can transport people and supplies.

Chapter 294

These vehicles and aircraft are on the eve of losing control.

It is not only a means of transportation, but can also be transformed into a combat vehicle at any time.

The materials used to make them also cover most categories from rare to common.

It can maximize the conversion of resources into finished products.

And there is a plan.

Su Wu was quite decisive in his actions.

He first stored the resources in the warehouse, preparing to use them after future technological breakthroughs.

In addition to retaining the necessary materials for continuing to transform the base vehicle and build the unfinished Scourge-class Land Cruiser.

All invested in the super factory.

The nature of this action.

This is equivalent to giving up storing food when resources are limited, and instead choosing to use them to build weapons.

The effect is also quite obvious.

This will allow Su Wu to directly manufacture approximately 30 more Ice-class land frigates and nearly 4,000 snow transport vehicles.

About 50 sixth-generation fighter jets can be manufactured.

As for the Qingkong-class transport drone.

Su Wu gritted his teeth.

Combined with the ordinary resources looted from the Steel City.

It can even double its size, eventually reaching a total of 20,000 aircraft.

And to this scale.

Even a single Qingkong-class transport drone has a payload of only 600 kilograms.

It can also transport 12,000 tons of materials at a time.

It is equivalent to a flying caravan.

What is this concept?

You need to know.

The speed of caravans traveling on the ice field is usually only 40 kilometers per hour at most.

In addition, any long-distance journey will inevitably involve frequent blizzards, various extremely complex environments, and occasional earthquakes and avalanches.

Being able to maintain an average speed of 20 kilometers per hour is considered very good.

The flying speed of the Qingkong-class transport drone can reach 165 kilometers per hour.

In other words, 20,000 Qingkong-class transport drones can actually achieve the same transport efficiency as 8 to 9 merchant fleets.

And this does not take into account the hidden advantage that air transportation is safer and more stable than ground transportation, the longer the distance.

The defect is that the quantity increases.

Scheduling may be a little more troublesome.

But with artificial intelligence, this kind of pure data trouble will not pose any problem.

With the help of this additional air transport force.

basically.

Rare resources plundered from anywhere in Dongzhou, and even some common resources.

There is no need to worry about not being able to transport the goods back to the farm in time due to the long distance.

Su Wu's speed in acquiring resources and converting them into cash will be improved unprecedentedly.

And after draining the existing resource reserves.

Su Wu also began large-scale demolition and reconstruction of the steel city 400 kilometers away.

All unused factory buildings and equipment will be dismantled.

Parts that can be used elsewhere will continue to be used. Those that cannot be used will be directly recycled and turned into raw materials.

Then there are the remaining ones, which are industrial equipment worth repairing and using.

They were relocated to various underground shelters within the urban area of Steel City.

Build a production line with certain processing capabilities.

Su Wu planned to let Steel City, which had an industrial base, also take on part of the manufacturing tasks.

Responsible for the production of some products such as the frames of snow transport vehicles, Qingkong-class transport drones, ordinary spider robots, robot dogs, exoskeleton armor, individual weapons and ammunition, etc.

In this way, we can use local materials and reduce some of the pressure of transporting materials.

It can also increase some industrial production capacity.

With the size of a steel city.

Apart from anything else, the production of the most needed snow transport vehicles can be doubled to one thousand vehicles per day.

"There are so many factories and equipment in Steel City that can be recycled."

"Even after going through rounds of plunder and transfer."

"The remaining part still has great recycling potential and can contribute a lot of basic resources."

"And that's besides the point."

"There are large mines covering half the province's area around Steel City, as well as various official and private shelters."

"They can also provide huge resources."

"It is completely sufficient to support Steel City to become a second manufacturing center."

Since the decision has been made to intensify the plunder of external resources.

It is the most important city in Su Wu's hands besides Jianghe City.

The area within a radius of two to three hundred kilometers around Gangcheng, as well as the area on both sides of the transportation line between it and Jianghe City.

There are still so many large and small shelters that are not under Su Wu's control.

It became the primary target of the strategy.

Shelters within these areas.

Excluding the Steel City itself with a population of over 20 million.

The remaining total still amounts to more than 40 million.

If only I could swallow them all.

The total population under Su Wu's control could exceed 100 million.

Correspondingly, the resources within the shelter.

It was also enough for Su Wu to complete another round of crazy expansion of his military forces.

What's more important is.

The difficulty of defeating them is relatively low.

Unlike shelters in other areas, they are more or less connected to nearby super shelters.

Shelters around Steel City.

There is absolutely no concern in this regard.

They can only rely on their own strength, or at most form an alliance with several surrounding shelters.

"Then, trade and plunder in other regions cannot be stopped either."

"But it's different from the direct occupation around Steel City."

"In other places, we can't use the name of Jianghe City. We need to try our best to disguise ourselves as roving robbers to commit crimes."

This is Su Wu's greatest respect for the capital of Dongzhou and the Federation.

Of course, this is like covering one's ears and stealing the bell.

It cannot be hidden from those who are interested.

Which robbers are there in such extreme weather?

It can also quietly and cleanly transfer a small or medium-sized shelter with at least hundreds or thousands of people, along with the people and supplies, in a short period of time.

This kind of action is itself the best proof of identity.

In the entire Dongzhou, apart from the capital of Dongzhou, only Su Wu's Jianghe City can do it.

Other forces, even super cities, are in a bit of a pickle.

It would not have been possible to achieve such a quick and efficient result without a small-scale mobilization.

However, even if I know it in my heart.

But as long as it doesn't really offend you.

People who know the inside story will most likely just keep the news secret tacitly.

After all, at a time when the overall order is on the verge of collapse.

Even if you complain to your superiors, you may not be able to do anything to Su Wu in the end.

But there is absolutely a great possibility that it will bring about Su Wu's anger and revenge.

Bringing devastating disaster to their own shelter.

March 2nd.

On the second day of March.

Su Wu's farmyard shelter has officially completed the construction of 8 underground floors.

The 8th underground floor has a floor height of 36 meters.

The size of the space is basically equivalent to three standard floors.

This is equivalent to expanding the underground part of the entire shelter by nearly half its volume.

Such a vast space.

Su did not make major changes to its functional structure.

Still following the original layout.

The floor space of the super factories, amusement parks, large parks, and warehouses located there has been expanded proportionally.

This decision made Suwu's comprehensive industrial strength officially surpass that of the capital of Dongzhou.

It became the number one in the entire Dongzhou.

The leisure areas and material storage warehouses are also sufficient to support the needs of nearly 200 million people.

With this extremely solid foundation.

Su Wu started to build the 9th underground floor with the same 36-meter height specification.

We are back to designing residential areas and plantations.

The only difference is.

In this residential area, dormitories only occupy half of the space.

The other half of the space is mainly small apartments for families and single-person apartments.

"College dormitories should have been completely abolished."

"But the surface is getting more and more dangerous now."

"We must try to transfer as many outside populations as possible to the farmyard shelter before the purple crystals spread out of control."

"So, we have to sacrifice some of our quality of life first."

"We will prioritize ensuring that all relocated people have at least one place to live."

What Su Wu said seemed very difficult.

In fact, there is a large park with 8 underground floors and a large number of hotels.

Although many couples cannot really form a family for the time being.

Normally, they still need to stay in their respective dormitories.

But at least there is a place where you can move around occasionally.

By the time the baby is born, it will be eight or nine months at the earliest.

At the current excavation speed of the engineering team.

By then, there will be almost no shortage of houses.

The overall negative impact is basically minimal.

Afternoon, 3:20.

30 kilometers east of the main urban area of Chongzhou City.

A formation of 10 sixth-generation fighter jets.

Poking out from the clouds.

Then dozens of heavy bunker-buster bombs were thrown onto the ground one after another.

A violent explosion.

In an instant, a section of road located there and carefully maintained by Chongzhou City was torn to pieces.

And the subsequent shock.

It even spread to the distant main urban area of Chongzhou City.

A small earthquake alarm was triggered.

Then, 10 minutes later.

Farmyard, underground control center.

Su Wu received an inquiry call from Chongzhou City.

"Yes, I was the one who gave the signal for the bombing just now."

"As for the reason."

"I have the latest reconnaissance intelligence here, you can take a look."

Su Wu still has a good impression of Xu Wei, the chief director of Chongzhou City across the street.

Among all the super city dignitaries Su Wu had met in the past, he was the friendliest and most responsible person towards ordinary civilians.

Therefore, Su Wu also patiently explained the reason to him.

Transfer relevant files to the other party through the network.

The other party spent more than half a minute to quickly and briefly browse through it.

Then his tone became extremely solemn.

"Is the situation already so serious?"

"It's just more serious than what you see."

"The details of our battle with Amethyst have actually been made public on the Internet."

"only."

"It seems that no one really takes it seriously."

Su Wu's tone was very calm, without any sign of dissatisfaction or anger.

He has fulfilled his basic obligations as a human being.

How other people respond has little to do with him.

If they really suffered heavy losses because of ignoring his warning, that would be their own business.

"Maybe it's because you protected me too well."

"Until now."

"No one in the outside world has ever died because of the amethyst."

"So I, too, was a little careless."

Xu Wei smiled bitterly, his voice a little hoarse.

The end of the world is not a peaceful era.

Countless humans are forced to live in cramped underground shelters.

While resisting various disasters that occur from time to time, we must also ensure that everyone has food, clothing and daily necessities.

It really consumes too much energy of managers.

If the situation is not extremely serious, this is the first reaction of most managers.

Subconsciously, people will put it aside temporarily and leave it for later.

"The reality right now."

"It's just that I can't hold on any longer."

"It has only been a few days since the purple crystal opened up the second outbreak point."

"They've added 17 new exits alone."

"This most recent time."

"I discovered them when their main group was less than 20 meters from the surface."

"It will probably take another day or two."

"You are needed to participate in the war with Amethyst."

Su Wu's sight.

It fell on the holographic projection map nearby.

The above is within the 300-kilometer area between Jianghe City and Chongzhou City.

There are a total of 17 dark red danger icons marked.

Those are the newly discovered exits of Amethyst.

The good news is that none of these exits are too far from Jianghe City.

Su Wu can still suppress it for the time being.

The bad news is that their numbers are increasing and they are getting closer and closer to the urban area of Chongzhou City.

Once they reached that place, it was no longer an area that Su Wu could bomb at will.

Humans from the outside world.

Soon you will experience the threat of Amethyst firsthand.

"Can you cooperate?"

"We would like to buy some crystal detectors if we can."

Xu Wei was silent for more than ten seconds.

After recognizing the reality, I seriously prepared to adjust the focus of my next work.

"No problem."

"Ordinary crystal detectors are inexpensive to manufacture, so you can make as many as you want."

Su Wu answered affirmatively.

This comes from the confidence of having the first industrial strength in Dongzhou.

Ended the communication with Chongzhou City.

Su Wu stood up and walked to the metal platform.

The map on the holographic projection was replaced with a thumbnail of the entire Dongzhou.

On this map.

The area around Yu'an City is basically empty.

Kuanjiang River Basin area.

In addition to official shelters in a dozen cities.

The population of the remaining shelters has basically completed its relocation.

These people who have been transferred to the farmyard shelter may constitute the final foundation of the future human race in the entire Dongzhou.

"Almost."

"It has been delayed for more than a month."

"There has been enough development."

"Now, since it is almost impossible to suppress it."

"Then don't suppress it."

"Be prepared to go from full-scale attack to strategic defense."

"The focus of future defense will be the farmyard, steel city, communication signal tower, mine, and other affiliated shelters."

"And there are caravans along the way."

"As for other places, we will selectively eliminate as many as we can."

"If it doesn't work, you can give up."

Chapter 295 The Gap in Shelters

Click on the new multi-story parking lot built on the ground floor.

The view was from the rows of newly produced second-generation heavy-duty main battle spider robots docked inside.

A larger number of various types of combat drones.

It also passed over the Pioneer-class land destroyer, which was so large that it had to be stored separately.

Finally, they stopped at the Condemnation-class Land Cruiser, which only needed a few components to be completed.

These are the powerful forces that Su Wu currently holds.

Rely on them.

Even if the entire surface is occupied by amethysts.

Su Wu also had the confidence that he could fight his way out of the situation and carve out a safe passage.

Ensure that most of the outside population and resources under his control can be smoothly transferred into the farmyard.

"Next."

"Perhaps it is a full-scale collision between two civilizations—"

Two hours later.

A subdivision of an affiliated shelter on the edge of the urban area in Chongzhou City.

3 underground floors.

Several well-dressed men and women, talking and laughing, walked into a room with rows of green plants.

This is a very popular place in Chongzhou City known as a natural oxygen bar.

You can get close to fresh green plants, and the air is fresher than the overall dull environment of the shelter.

"Isn't this place nice?"

"Although the place is a bit remote, you still have to go through several tunnels to get here."

"Judging from the location, we are almost out of the city."

"But the environment is not much different from the C-level viewing room in the main shelter."

Huang Haihua showed off his site selection ability to his companions with some reserve.

The C-level viewing room in the main sanctuary.

In the evaluation system of all natural oxygen bars, the ranking is already quite high.

And the price is not cheap.

A 4-hour ticket is enough for an ordinary Chongzhou family to survive for a month.

Even for middle-class people like Huang Haihua, it is somewhat stressful to bear the burden.

It is a mild luxury consumption.

But here, although the place is a bit remote.

But the ticket price is nearly one-third less.

The money that was originally enough to play twice can now be used to play three times.

"Brother Huang still has more ways."

"I didn't expect there was such a good place hidden here."

Huang Haihua's colleague, Qin Jun, was somewhat glad that he had followed along this time.

The purpose of their hard work is to have this kind of enjoyment that is different from ordinary people.

Charge according to this.

From now on he can come here once a month, which is much more comfortable than being in the main shelter.

"I heard that the public park opened in Jianghe City has a better environment than the top-level A-level observation room."

"It would be nice if we could go and experience it once."

I browsed for a while the green plants under the growth lights indoors.

Being bored, they started talking about things in the outside world.

A female colleague, with a somewhat longing look on her face, talked about what she had seen and heard on the Internet not long ago.

"The park over there is really beautifully built."

"I have seen many videos shot by them, in which flowers from different seasons bloom together to form a sea of flowers."

"That's a scene that is not easy to encounter even before the end of the world."

Huang Haihua nodded in agreement, with a hint of envy in his eyes.

They are here in Chongzhou City.

Normally, you can hardly find any green leaves.

If you want to see some plants, you have to pay a huge price to enter a special viewing room.

But it's in Jianghe City next door.

Any ordinary person can easily buy park tickets that are better than the top-level A-level viewing rooms here.

Even when they go out.

You can enjoy free oak trees along the roadside.

The gap is so big that it makes people jealous.

"I wonder how it compares to the Jingzhai Botanical Gardens upstairs?"

Qin Jun began to want to discuss it.

Jingzhai Botanical Garden, for most shelter residents in Chongzhou City, is a mysterious place that exists only through word of mouth.

It is said that it is a private leisure place exclusively for high-ranking officials in the shelter.

Ordinary people can't even go in and take a look.

Even where it is located and what is inside it can only be guessed.

"It probably can't be compared."

"One is reserved for big shots, and the other is a public scenic spot that ordinary people can go to at will."

"If you think about it, you know that the one in front is definitely more upscale."

"That's not necessarily true."

"The public park in Jianghe City is equivalent to the combined area of three Disney parks."

"And it is said to be continuing to expand."

"No matter how much the cost of Jingzhai Botanical Garden increases, it is unlikely to exceed that."

Huang Haihua's other colleagues started arguing with each other.

Speaking of the latter, everyone has more or less developed a yearning feeling.

"If the road wasn't too dangerous."

"I really want to go and take a look."

Qin Jun shook his head and sighed.

Chongzhou City is only more than 300 kilometers away from Jianghe City.

These could almost be described as neighbors before the end of the world.

But now, it is a chasm that they may never be able to cross in their lifetime.

And just when these people were feeling a little regretful.

Suddenly, there was a noticeable vibration under my feet.

"An earthquake is coming."

"Be careful not to fall."

Huang Haihua reached out and grabbed the guardrail in front of him and gave a reminder.

In fact, he didn't need to remind me.

The other few people also found a place to settle down with calm expressions.

I even had time to continue the previous conversation.

Since entering the end of the world.

This kind of thing has never stopped.

It could be as short as two or three days, or no longer than a week.

There will be an earthquake, big or small.

As residents of the underground shelter in Chongzhou City, Huang Haihua and his friends have become accustomed to this daily routine.

Anyway, no matter how much trouble there is outside, it will not cause any real harm to them.

Just think of it as being on a boat passing through a storm belt.

only.

What is different from the past is.

This time the shock seemed to last particularly long.

A few minutes after the earthquake.

With a click.

A horrible crack.

Suddenly it spread out behind a row of plant racks.

Then, the next moment.

Piles of rubble and soil surged out of the cracks like a torrent.

In just a few seconds, half of the body of a male colleague who was standing nearby was submerged.

Qin Jun, who was standing not far from him, was about to go over and lend a hand to help the other person climb out.

But then I saw a group of dense blood-red threads suddenly emerge from the pile of earth.

He entangled the male colleague at an extremely fast speed.

He was so frightened that he stopped immediately.

Then, I made another horrified discovery.

The male colleague who was entangled began to shrink rapidly.

In just a few seconds, he turned into a mummy that looked as if it had been weathered for hundreds of years.

"What the hell is this?"

Qin Jun opened his mouth, and for a moment he felt his legs go weak and he couldn't even stand steadily.

After being confused for half a second.

His mind suddenly came to clarity and he immediately turned around and tried to escape.

But at this time, it was already too late.

After digesting the blood-red thread of the first prey, it almost without delay set its sights on Qin Jun, who was the closest to it.

Before he could run two meters.

It entangled his legs and tripped him to the ground.

Then it spread to his upper body.

What happened to two unlucky people in succession.

The other people in the observation room no longer dared to stay there.

They began to rush towards the exit desperately.

Huang Haihua, who was the farthest away, was lucky enough to be the first to run out the door.

And after him.

Apart from a few faint screams of terror from women, the other sounds were heard.

There was no more movement.

It was as if the viewing room had become a bottomless abyss that swallowed everything.

Didn't dare waste time looking back.

Huang Haihua stumbled through the corridor and came to the cashier hall outside.

The hall combines many functions such as restaurant, bar, leisure and entertainment.

People are coming and going at this time.

Most people had a relaxed expression and were chatting and laughing with each other.

This scene, which looked no different from any other scene, made Huang Haihua feel as if he had come from hell to a peaceful world.

A feeling of relief for escaping death welled up in my heart.

He subconsciously tidied up his appearance so that his image would not appear so out of place in the eyes of others.

Then, he was about to ask for help from a nearby service staff.

But suddenly he noticed some people shifting their gaze behind him.

His expression gradually became one of fear.

His body stiffened slightly, and the bad thoughts had not yet emerged in his mind.

The next moment, he lost consciousness.

Ten minutes later.

The shrill sound of sirens echoed through parts of the Chongzhou City shelter.

A large number of armed personnel received urgent tasks.

Start loading live ammunition.

at the same time.

Su Wu was far away in a farmyard in Jianghe City.

At the same time, we also received information from Chongzhou City.

Their refuge was invaded by amethysts.

"So soon?"

Be mentally prepared though.

But in just a few hours, it went from being a fantasy to a reality.

Su Wu was still somewhat surprised.

He clicked on the live video that was sent along with the intelligence.

The initial site of the invasion was found in a residential area attached to a shelter in Chongzhou City.

From the outbreak of the invasion to the complete destruction of the entire residential area.

Thousands of people inside died.

The whole process took only 4 minutes and 11 seconds.

The efficiency is almost comparable to that of a reorganized combat drone swarm.

"Humans, without weapons, facing purple crystals at close range, simply have no ability to resist at all."

Watch the video carefully.

Watching the strong adult men waving fire axes, chairs, steel pipes, etc., trying to cut off the approaching bloody threads.

But in the end it was in vain.

I couldn't even delay for a few seconds.

Su Wu frowned slightly.

This one-sided massacre was not the scene he wanted to see.

I watched all the videos at 5x speed.

Su Wu thought about it carefully.

A simulation was performed on the console with the help of artificial intelligence.

The results show.

The same invasion method is difficult to replicate here.

Based on the thickness of the outer wall of the farmyard shelter.

Not to mention an earthquake of that magnitude just now.

Even if it is above level 9, it is almost impossible to tear it apart.

The only way for the Amethysts to enter the farmyard is to attack from the front.

"In theory, yes."

"But just in case."

"Perhaps we can consider strengthening the isolation wall and setting up more buffer zones."

In the farmyard shelter.

In fact, there are already quite a few quarantine areas and walls.

But those things.

The original purpose of its construction was mainly to prevent viruses.

Compared with the exterior wall, its physical protection strength is not outstanding.

According to Su Wu's idea.

The best thing is to increase the thickness of the walls based on these original isolation walls.

In addition, deploy some defensive weapons suitable for use inside the shelter.

After carefully examining the defense system of his own shelter.

Only then did Su Wu have time to continue paying attention to the situation in Chongzhou City.

In this short period of time.

What happened in Chongzhou City.

It has caused an uproar across the entire Internet.

This is different from the videos of Su Wu previously releasing of one-sided slaughter of Amethyst.

This time, it was uploaded to the Internet.

It was a scene of one-sided slaughter of humans.

Moreover, the place where it happened was Chongzhou City, one of the Dongzhou super cities that everyone is familiar with.

In the face of this bloody example.

All the fantasies and luck of the past can no longer exist.

People have to consider a reality.

Since the massacre from Amethyst will take place in Chongzhou City, 300 kilometers away from Jianghe City.

So why doesn't it happen elsewhere?

More and more people.

I began to worry about the safety of my own shelter.

Pray that I won't be the next unlucky person.

Unlike them, they still need to guess.

Su Wu, who had first-hand information about Chongzhou City.

But we know that the next victim shelter will most likely appear within a few hours.

And it is just within a few dozen kilometers north of Chongzhou City.

Thanks to the surveillance cameras installed on the surface of Chongzhou City, a video was captured of the flying purple crystal flying into the air and then disappearing in the north.

"Let's just take care of it a little bit."

"See if you can save them."

Hesitated for a few seconds.

Su Wu dispatched several sixth-generation fighter jets.

Follow the direction captured in the video.

No matter what, it is a precious tool that can produce a continuous flow of spirituality.

We should try to save as many as possible.

But Su Wu also knew it.

It's just the best we can do.

The spread of amethyst is already a fact.

It won't be long before he's too busy to rescue.

The entire human race in East Asia will also face a crisis of drastic population decline.

Browsed through all the information.

Su Wu stood up.

Leave the console and come near the metal platform.

Switched the above projection to strategic mode.

Suddenly, on the entire map of Dongzhou.

Countless slowly flashing and moving green signs began to appear.

That represents all the regions and armed forces under Su Wu's control today.

Next.

He needs to readjust these areas.

Which ones need to be focused on defense and which ones can be given up at critical moments.

All arrangements must be made in advance.

To minimize possible losses.

"Surface, transportation and production efficiency are no longer the primary considerations now."

"Safety is."

"Without guaranteeing safety, everything is meaningless."