Chapter 19 Remote Control Expedition
Chapter 19 Remote Control Expedition
Half a second later.
Lines of characters and a clear picture popped up on the console's huge screen.
It shows the real-time conditions of the medium-sized truck, as well as the video captured by the camera located on the front of the vehicle.
"The temperature in the cab is 62 degrees and the temperature outside is 55 degrees."
Glancing at the data on the screen, Su Wu couldn't help but feel both relieved and scared.
In this kind of high temperature, if he were to go there by himself, he would probably get a heat stroke on the spot. It would be wiser to operate remotely.
Wake up the driving system and start the engine.
The medium-sized truck drove out of the farmyard silently and stepped onto the road. It was accompanied by three drone reconnaissance formations in the sky. The field of vision provided by the medium-sized truck alone is quite limited. If the high-altitude field of vision of the drone is added, the route can be better planned and danger can be avoided in advance.
Although Su Wu did not go out in person this time, the medium-sized truck and the construction robot themselves are also a huge asset that cannot be ignored. It is better to be more careful.
There were no accidents along the way.
It was so quiet that it seemed like driving on a doomsday wasteland.
All I could see were withered vegetation and gravel beaches reflecting the scorching sun. It was only after I entered the urban area that I occasionally encountered some transport vehicles, but not many.
By now, the official evacuation operation had come to an end, and most people in the city had already moved into shelters.
"end."
Su Wu silently observed the deserted streets on the screen.
From the unobstructed desolation, I intuitively felt the influence of the end of the world for the first time.
He couldn't help but start to wonder, compared with the official shelter facilities, could his own shelter, which was only built ten meters underground, really withstand natural disasters brought about by extreme high temperatures in the future?
"The outer layer of the shelter is one meter thick concrete, with two millimeters thick iron plates mixed in the middle of the concrete."
“The insulation effect should be higher than that of ordinary basements and underground parking lots.”
"In addition, the ventilation system and central air conditioning have been strengthened by the survival point. The quality should be better than most official shelters."
"Plus if the seal is good enough."
"It may not be a problem to temporarily withstand surface temperatures of 200 to 500 degrees."
The conclusion comforted Su Wu a little.
No matter what, at least his safety was basically not a problem. And considering that the shelter was still being dug down, expanding in size and depth, even if something unexpected happened, the worst that could happen was that they would have to evacuate deeper.
In terms of growth potential and room for error, his shelter is no worse than the small number of top official shelters.
More than twenty minutes later.
The medium-sized truck passed through the city and entered a small road near a village in the suburbs. Finally, it stopped in front of a two-story house.
The construction robot sitting in the driver's seat opened the door, holding a crossbow with arrows installed in one hand, and walked down.
"No signs of life were found."
Switch to the construction robot's perspective.
Su Wu commanded it to circle around the residential houses, and only after making sure there was no danger did he move towards the main gate.
Unlike the ordinary appearance of the house, the lock on the main door uses an uncommon electronic combination lock.
However, perhaps due to the abnormally high temperature, the combination lock was a little slow to respond. Su Wu controlled the construction robot and tried several times, but failed to unlock it successfully.
"What a piece of crap."
Su Wu, feeling a little annoyed, was about to go back to the car to get a hammer and break it open.
With a click, the electronic combination lock finally opened slowly several seconds after Su Wu entered the password for the last time.
Push the door open and go in.
The room was empty except for a pile of miscellaneous hardware tools stacked along the corner.
"It's not here. Go upstairs and check."
Su Wu muttered, calmed down, and patiently directed the construction robot to walk up the stairs without guardrails to the second floor. Finally, in a bedroom, he found a whole box of chips neatly stacked and wrapped in plastic film.
"This should be it. It looks well preserved."
After successfully finding the target, Su Wu's mood became a little better.
He looked around and was about to let the construction robot carry the chip down.
Suddenly I noticed a photo frame placed on the bedside.
In the photo frame, a very pretty little girl leans against a middle-aged man, smiling shyly at the camera. Her pure eyes are filled with happiness and expectations for the future.
"this--"
Perhaps the little girl's smile was too stunning. Su Wu hesitated for a moment and asked the robot to take the photo frame away as well. His intuition told him that this photo might be very important to someone.
Got the chip.
Before leaving, Su Wu did not forget to load all the hardware tools and materials on the first floor into the car. These things were his errand fee for delivering the goods to the door, and he could not miss it.
Half an hour later, the medium-sized truck returned to the farmyard.
After receiving the goods, Su Wu put the ten kilograms of lettuce agreed in the transaction and other miscellaneous items on the car.
Lettuce spoils quickly in high temperatures.
In order to ensure a certain degree of freshness, Su Wu chose this more troublesome delivery method, rather than putting it in the car early and then delivering it to the seller on the way back with the chips.
Anyway, for him, it was just a waste of unlimited electricity. He was not the one who actually drove the car to deliver the goods.
There are no other tasks, just delivery at a very fast speed.
Just fifteen minutes after loading, the construction robot riding on the medium-sized truck arrived at the entrance of the shelter where the seller was.
"Thank you."
"I'm really sorry to trouble you."
The seller who ran out of the shelter was a thin middle-aged man. He was surprised that the person he was dealing with was a robot. But more than that, he was filled with joy and gratitude for receiving the goods.
Before this, he was not sure whether Su Wu would fulfill the agreement faithfully, and he was even prepared to be deceived.
"The money and goods are settled."
Su Wu glanced at him, waved his hand while controlling the robot, and jumped back onto the truck. He quickly set out on the road back.
Watched Su Wu's medium-sized truck leave.
The middle-aged man wiped the sweat from his forehead and did not dare to stay outside for long. He ran into the shelter carrying a bag of lettuce and other small items.
“Someone actually delivers the goods to you.”
The official personnel guarding the exit of the shelter looked at the middle-aged man who had returned with some surprise and marveled at him.
Going out at this time not only means braving the severe heat, but also extreme heat storms that may occur at any time. It is truly a life-threatening risk.
Most people don't have this kind of courage.
"Luckily, I met a good buyer."
The middle-aged man smiled naively, without mentioning that the delivery person was a robot.
"By the way, this is the agreed-upon hard work fee."
"Excuse me."
The middle-aged man took out a few lettuces from the bag and handed them to the other party in a flattering manner.
Although most people had only been in the shelter for a day or two, the loss of crops and the loss of planting tools for ordinary people had already begun to affect everyone.
In this case, some fresh green vegetables are somewhat of a luxury.
Even for people working in the government, this is a gift that is sincere enough.
(End of this chapter)