Chapter 1: Shelter from 0
Chapter 1: Shelter from scratch
"Hello, please sign for the delivery."
suburbs.
Outside the dilapidated farmyard.
The courier took down several heavy cardboard boxes from the electric tricycle.
Su Wu took the pen, glanced at the carton a few times to make sure there were no scratches, then lowered his head and signed the express delivery note.
"Are you planning to build a shelter here?"
“I bought so many tools.”
While Su Wu was checking the package, the courier asked curiously.
"You've heard that doomsday rumor, too?"
Su Wu raised his eyebrows, quite surprised.
"Of course, we are discussing this in our work group today."
"There are many things on the market now that are expensive and hard to buy."
"Something must have gone wrong to cause the state to secretly regulate it."
"Who knows, maybe the end of the world is coming soon."
There was a hint of worry in the courier's words. The end of the world is not a joke. If ordinary people encounter it, they will have no way to resist it.
"That makes some sense."
Su Wu nodded seriously.
"But there's no need to worry. If something really happens, the country will definitely cover us and we won't die."
"I hope so."
The courier sighed, still looking unhappy. The country might take action, but it is hard to say what the quality of life will be like by then.
Earth in a parallel world.
All continents are subject to a single federal government.
Technology was a long way ahead of the world before Su Wu traveled through time. Even controlled nuclear fusion showed signs of a breakthrough.
It can be said that we have arrived at the eve of the era of interstellar navigation and colonization.
However, all good prospects.
The end of the world is coming. Whether human civilization still has a future is a big question mark.
Carry the express boxes into the yard one by one.
Su Wu carefully locked the door and looked back around.
He was in a rather large yard. Except for a two-story old house in the eastern corner, the rest of the yard was filled with cement, sand, angle iron, steel bars, cans, plastic bottles, and various old home appliances and tires.
If an uninformed outsider came in, he would definitely think this was a recycling station for used items.
Commonly known as rag pickers.
And in fact, it's pretty much the same.
Most of the things in the yard were purchased wholesale by Su Wu from various waste recycling stations in the city in the past half month.
For this purpose, Su Wu spent a total of 600 million in cash.
Don’t think it’s too expensive.
Not to mention other things, just look at the more than 3000 tons of various scrap metals, which are the most valuable.
No matter how shabby it is, a pound of iron is worth only 60 or 70 cents. The most expensive steel bars of better quality can even cost more than one yuan per pound.
Being able to buy it for 600 million was already a reward for Su Wu's careful budgeting and hard work for several days.
"A house."
“That’s what I got in exchange.”
Su Wu felt a surge of emotion in his heart, and he couldn't tell whether it was regret or melancholy.
When he traveled through time more than half a month ago.
Living in a residential building in the city center of a first-tier coastal city.
That was the only property left to him by his original body's parents in this world.
At the same time, he also has 200 million yuan in compensation after his parents died in a car accident.
If, if there was no apocalypse.
With the house and the compensation, Su Wu could even stop working for the rest of his life and live the carefree life that he could only imagine in his dreams in his previous life.
But there is no if.
After the doomsday survival system that he traveled through with was activated.
Su Wu, knowing that the end of the world was coming, immediately sold the house where he lived. With the money and compensation in hand, he hurried to an ordinary city on a high ground in the middle of the continent.
Jianghe City.
He rented the small farmhouse where he lives now in the suburbs.
It is planned to build a shelter on the spot to deal with the impending doomsday disaster.
"It's still too late."
"If only I could have traveled through time earlier."
"Maybe we can even find an abandoned underground air-raid shelter."
"That would be much better than now."
Su Wu was not very satisfied with this small courtyard.
The most ideal location for building a shelter is an underground air-raid shelter or a cave in the mountains. Not only is the space large, but it can also save most of the construction costs.
But unfortunately, when Su Wu tried to search for relevant information.
These places that were once ignored have either been requisitioned and occupied by the government or sold out long ago.
Su Wu searched the Internet for more than ten hours without sleep, but couldn't find any suitable place.
As a last resort.
We can only settle for the next best thing and choose this yard now. We have to build a shelter from scratch.
It's not a bargain, but at least the surrounding environment is safe and the prices are low.
It’s much better than the first-tier cities by the sea.
A phone rang.
Su Wu took out his cell phone from his pocket and answered the call.
"Boss Su, your application for building a basement has been approved."
"I sent you the license document on WeChat."
The agent's excited voice was heard on the phone.
"Thank you."
"I'll transfer the balance to you once I've confirmed it."
Su Wu said in a calm voice.
Now the order is still there.
Even in remote suburbs.
If you want to dig the land and build an underground shelter, you can't just dig it. You must first obtain approval from the government.
In order to pass the application, Su Wu not only signed a 20-year lease contract for the farmyard, but also paid a full 5 yuan to hire an agent for help.
Fortunately, everything went smoothly and it didn't take too long.
It’s just in time to arrive now.
"The boss is straightforward."
hang up the phone.
Su Wu continued to carry several express boxes at his feet into the room.
In the living room on the first floor, on the cleaned solid wood table, Su Wu carefully opened one of the cardboard boxes and carefully took out a pair of 70-centimeter-long robotic arms wrapped in layers of plastic foam.
“The materials are very solid and the joints are very flexible.”
After a quick inspection, Su Wu was quite satisfied.
It is indeed a high-end product with a unit price of 16,000 yuan. The workmanship is above the standard.
Although he was satisfied, Su Wu still felt a little distressed. Although the quality of this kind of robotic arm was impeccable, it could be bought for 8000 yuan a month ago. Now the price has doubled, and there are even purchase restrictions. After Su Wu bought the few sets he had, he would never be able to buy them again.
But now is not the time to think about these issues.
Pay attention for a moment.
Su Wu directed his gaze towards a robotic arm on the table.
A light curtain that only he could see then popped up in his field of vision.
[A neat and ordinary robotic arm. ]
[Compatibility: 90%.]
[Evaluation: This is a qualified robotic arm that can be used to perform some simple production operations. ]
[Upgrade direction: Industrial Robot Arm I Universal Hand (1 survival point), Industrial Robot Arm II High Frequency Oscillation Cutting Knife (1 survival point), Industrial Robot Arm III High Energy Melting Laser Transmitter (2 survival points)]
The eyes stay on the third option.
Su Wu's mind moved slightly and he made a choice.
"Select the upgrade direction, industrial robot arm III high-energy smelting laser emitter."
A faint light flashed on the robotic arm.
The mechanical arm instantly took on a new look, becoming more shiny and sturdy. At the same time, at the end of it, the five fingers that originally imitated the human form disappeared, replaced by a fist-sized transparent crystal.
Su Wu knew that piece of transparent crystal.
This should be the biggest change brought about by this upgrade, the high-energy smelting laser emitter.
I looked at the system panel.
After deducting the cost of this upgrade, there are still 14 points available.
So without hesitation, he opened another express box and used his survival points to upgrade the two new robotic arms in two other directions.
"Now we have a complete set of robotic arms, which should be able to meet the needs of manufacturing universal engineering robots."
My fingertips slid across the hard shell of the robotic arm, feeling the cool texture of the metal.
An irrepressible excitement and anticipation surged in Su Wu's heart.
There is also a dreamlike feeling of unreality.
I worked hard for a whole half month.
Finally, I was able to truly obtain the first high-tech tool that was beyond the current era.
From this moment on.
His fate will be completely different from that of ordinary people on this planet. He has the ability to move a shelter from imagination to reality bit by bit.
(End of this chapter)