Chapter 27 Deep Shelter
Chapter 27 Deep Shelter
Took a short break for more than ten minutes.
Outside a downtown subway station.
Thanks to the unremitting efforts of the construction robots, two geothermal generators and a drilling machine were finally moved to the official shelter along the makeshift wooden tracks.
The heavy iron door of the official shelter was completely closed.
Su Wu, who was far away in the control center, saw a momentary freeze on the operating screen, and then it returned to normal.
This phenomenon means that the communication between Su Wu and the construction robot has added an additional link through the official shelter's internal network.
"The speed is OK, no impact."
"The communications of quite a few people seem to have been restored as well."
Su Wu operated a construction robot and looked around the corridor of the shelter.
He was quite satisfied with the smooth video feedback. With this network transmission speed, it would not affect the subsequent communication and work with the official personnel at all.
In addition to this, he also discovered that he could log into the chat software in this small intranet of the official shelter.
There were many people active in it who had lost contact with the outside world. Among them, what Su Wu was particularly concerned about was that Chen Xin was also on the list.
"When I'm free later, I must talk to her."
"Reminiscing about the past is not the purpose. The key is to get all the recordings of her cover songs."
A few days ago, thanks to a pillow story sung by Chen Xin, Su Wu received two extra survival points as a reward.
No matter how it was reproduced afterwards, similar rewards were never triggered again.
But Chen Xin's peculiarity was firmly remembered by Su Wu.
Now that he has the opportunity to get in touch with it, he will give it a try regardless of whether it is useful or not.
Walked in the corridor for a while.
A hall appeared at the end of the corridor. The noisy voices accompanied by the roar of the machines surged in waves. The voice of Ye Xi, who was talking to Su Wu next to the construction robot, became a little distorted.
Su Wu adjusted the focus of the lens.
Soon, a clear line of signs appeared on the wall on one side of the hall.
[Jianghe City Shelter No. 055, Construction Zone .]
“Why is there a construction site here?”
Su Wu was a little surprised.
Judging from the slogan numbers, this construction is not just a small local project, but a mega project that is likely to affect the entire city and all official shelters.
“It’s one of those logistical grounds of digging a deep shelter.”
“Responsible for cutting boards, mixing concrete and other basic processes.”
Ye Xi stopped to avoid a passing forklift. Then he raised his hand, pointed to a lift in the corner of the hall, and explained carefully.
"The output of the hall will be transported to the construction site 270 meters underground via that elevator."
“To support them in opening up new shelter space.”
Su Wu followed Ye Xi's finger and looked at the open-air lifting platform that was transporting a truckload of mixed cement deep underground. He vaguely saw some clues.
“Re-opening the refuge at that depth.”
"Is this to ward off future disasters?"
"Yes."
"According to the latest conclusions of the Academy of Sciences, the future climate on Earth may be far more extreme than previously thought."
"The average temperature will soar to over 100 degrees."
Ye Xi nodded, and was not reluctant to share some currently confidential information with Su Wu.
"Only by creating a new living space deep enough underground can we survive this doomsday disaster with the lowest energy consumption."
"Then it seems that I have to prepare in advance." Su Wu pondered, looking thoughtful.
Compared to the official shelter, his own shelter was only built ten meters underground, which was at most slightly better than the cellars dug by some farmers themselves, or the underground parking lots in old communities.
When it comes to the ability to resist unexpected risks, nothing is more stable and reliable than a deep shelter built more than 200 meters underground.
However, with the support of survival points, his shelter is not completely useless.
At least the one-meter-thick concrete walls and the world-class central air-conditioning and air circulation systems are superior to most ordinary shelters.
It is unlikely that you will encounter any danger in the short term.
"You shouldn't have any problems."
"Make good use of the 7 million supplies from this transaction. It will be enough to build a safe private fortress."
Speaking of this, Ye Xi couldn't help but reveal a hint of envy.
Seven million in supplies, if given to any person in the shelter now, would be enough to raise the living standard of him, and even his family and friends, to the level of the world's top rich people. At least for a few years, it would never be used up.
"I hope so."
Su Wu did not argue. At this time, no matter what he said, it would be suspected of showing off his wealth, so it was best to remain silent.
After passing through the hall, I walked for a distance in the original subway passage.
The two arrived at their destination.
We came to a place that looked like a supplies preparation area.
Here, an old man who was about 50 or 60 years old and in good spirits handed over his work to Ye Xi.
“Is this the generator seller you found?”
“It’s quite unique.”
The old man looked at the construction robot operated by Su Wu with a sharpness in his eyes that did not belong to his age.
"Hello, my name is Su Wu."
Su Wu took a step forward and introduced himself frankly.
"I'm the electrical engineer in charge of this shelter. You can call me Li He."
Li He nodded, his attitude expectant but also a little wary.
"Young man."
"——I think it's right to call you a young man. You sound very young."
"Geothermal generators have never been installed in Jianghe City before."
"With the geothermal resources here."
"Can it really generate 300 kilowatt-hours of electricity as you said?"
As an old worker who has been in the power industry for decades, it is normal for Li He to have such doubts. The power generation of 300 kWh is not a small number. If it is really that easy to achieve, geothermal power generation would have been popularized in Jianghe City long ago due to its stable, pollution-free and cheap characteristics.
However, the fact is that before Su Wu arrived, there was no geothermal power station in Jianghe City.
"I'm not sure. We'll know once we install it and test it."
Su Wu hesitated for a moment and did not take on too much responsibility. Even with the example of his shelter, he could not guarantee the success of such a thing without prior investigation.
"Then please."
"If you need anything, just ask. We will do our best to provide it."
Li He didn't get the promise, but he wasn't annoyed. He sighed, stepped aside, and introduced his technical team to Su Wu.
(End of this chapter)