Chapter 18 Small Merchant
Chapter 18 Small Merchant
Su Wu improved the detailed functions and early warning mechanisms of the shelter one by one.
Before he knew it, a design drawing of a complete shelter that was almost completely isolated from the outside world appeared in his hands.
With anticipation, the design drawings were transferred into the list of tasks to be performed by the primary artificial intelligence.
Half a second later.
Su Wu received feedback that it would take a total of 1227 hours to complete these tasks without affecting the expansion progress of the shelter.
Longer than expected.
"Why is it taking so long?"
Su Wu was silenced by this unexpected stab in the back.
He opened the detailed report and found that the main reason was the lack of qualified circuit boards and detector components. In addition, the number of chips in stock was insufficient.
"Qualified circuit boards can be found by selecting and modifying the waste products from old household appliances. It doesn't take too much time."
"The key is that some of the missing chips are very difficult to manufacture out of thin air."
Su Wu felt a little tricky.
Although engineering robots are almost omnipotent in terms of functions, they are actually only good at mechanical manufacturing, not electronic component manufacturing.
When I encountered similar problems before, I usually used survival points to force an upgrade.
But that was a helpless move. Now it was a bit of a waste to just renovate some less critical places in the shelter and then rely on survival points to skip.
Besides, he couldn't come up with so many survival points for the time being.
“I can only find someone else to buy it.”
We don’t intend to waste the productivity of engineering robots on such meaningless low-end chips.
Su Wu thought about it for a while, then logged on to the Internet. He posted the purchase information in the Jianghe City Doomsday Group and the local forum.
"Large quantities of chips?"
“This demand is a bit unpopular.”
"In today's environment, there are few places where it can be used."
Because the materials Su Wu chose to pay for were quite attractive, his purchase information quickly attracted the attention of many people.
Many people began to ask him if he was interested in trading other items.
Su Wu chatted with them casually for a while, but didn't find anything urgently needed, so he politely declined.
Now is not a good time to trade.
After all, strictly speaking, the apocalypse has only just begun for a day or two. Even without considering the random extreme heat storms, the surface temperature of more than 50 degrees Celsius is not even a fatal disaster. Even ordinary people who are unprepared can survive on the surface for a short period of time if they grit their teeth.
Most people have not really adjusted to the mentality of entering the end of the world. When it comes to transactions, they still hold on to the valuation system of the previous peaceful era.
Time passed in busy communication.
until the afternoon.
A small businessman on a local forum in Jianghe City finally brought useful news to Su Wu.
"You have a batch of L3 chips for washing machines?"
“How many are there?”
Su Wu became more excited.
Although it is only the grade used in washing machines, it is actually a rare mid-to-high-end grade among the chips currently in Suwu's inventory, and its application range is quite wide. It can be said to be a hard currency that can effectively reduce construction time and survival point consumption.
"About 10,000."
"These were all materials that a small factory used to offset payments for goods."
“All are new and unopened.”
The other party replied in detail.
"If the price is right, I can do it all."
"What do you want in exchange?"
Su Wu pondered for a moment and asked tentatively.
The unit price of washing machine chips is not expensive, and the normal market price before the apocalypse was about 15 yuan. Now after the apocalypse, because the market demand is extremely small, the price is basically unlikely to fluctuate.
"Ten kilograms of lettuce, sugar, chocolate, vitamin tablets, and some hemostatic and pain-relieving drugs." "Except for the lettuce, you can give me the quantities of the other things as you wish, but there must be at least a little of each. The price can be calculated at twice the current market price."
The sellers' offers were extremely low. Fresh vegetables, which accounted for the majority of the items, were close to zero cost for Su Wu. Other items, although valuable in the apocalypse, were twice as expensive, so the amount that actually needed to be traded was negligible.
“The price is fine.”
"How to trade?"
Knowing that he had taken advantage, Su Wu did not press on and simply moved the transaction process to the next step.
"this--"
"The chip is stored in a warehouse in the suburbs. I'm in the official shelter and can't get out. Can you go get it yourself?"
This time, the seller hesitated for a few seconds before typing out his reply. There was a sense of caution between the lines, as if he was afraid that Su Wu would refuse.
"Do you want me to deliver the goods to your door later?"
"sorry to bother you."
"If the freight is not enough, there are some hardware tools and sheet metal in that warehouse. You can take them all as compensation."
After a few simple conversations.
Su Wu raised his eyebrows and stopped making things difficult for the other party.
He had expected this to happen.
In the current environment, it is difficult for most people to even walk out of the shelter door, let alone conduct long-distance transactions across shelters.
In the end, it was inevitable that Su Wu would have to go there himself and act as a courier.
His eyes once again scanned the seller's list of requirements.
The image of an ordinary person who was hastily taken into an official shelter and had no connections or status emerged.
"so be it."
"I'll deliver what you want to the door of the official shelter."
After the communication ended, I saved the address and unlocking code I got from the seller.
Su Wu stood up and walked to the cabinet in the corner, and took out a hand crossbow that shone with a dark luster. This metal hand crossbow with lethality was the only weapon he had at the moment. Now that he was going out, he naturally had to take it with him.
However, this alone is still not enough insurance.
Su Wu stood there and thought for a moment. Then he turned around and issued a recall command to a construction robot that was working on the third underground floor through the control console.
A few minutes later.
The recalled construction robot arrived at the door of the control center.
"Take the crossbow and this tube of crossbow arrows, and go to the cab of the ground truck and wait for orders."
Hand the crossbow to the humanoid robot in front of him personally.
Su Wu watched it turn around and leave, disappearing around the corner of the corridor. He closed the door and returned to sit down at the console.
There is no rule that requires people to go out in person.
A medium-sized truck that can be driven automatically without a human driver, a construction robot that can replace most manual labor, and a set of communication and monitoring equipment that can enable real-time remote command and communication.
It is fully sufficient to carry out foreign transaction tasks.
Of course, there are also disadvantages.
One is that the reaction is not as flexible as that of real people.
Another thing is that there are only three construction robots in the entire shelter. They are working around the clock. If one is occupied, part of the construction task will be delayed accordingly.
"Once the renovation of the second floor of the shelter is completed, we will be able to accumulate some survival points."
"Maybe it's time to consider adding another construction robot."
Su Wu pondered in secret.
The cost of a construction robot is only five survival points. In addition to performing construction and outbound missions, it can also serve as a security guard to increase the safety of the shelter. No matter how you look at it, it is quite cost-effective.
Just as Su Wu was thinking, the construction robot arrived on the ground and entered the cab of a medium-sized truck parked in the yard.
Su Wu sat up straight and remotely connected the data with the medium-sized truck through the console.
(End of this chapter)