Chapter 28 Disappointing Official Shelter
Chapter 28 Disappointing Official Shelter
Su Wu had a brief conversation with them.
The construction plan was quickly determined.
then.
Su Wu typed a command on the console and left the rest of the specific work to the artificial intelligence.
The installation process of the geothermal generator that has been upgraded at the survival point is quite simple.
At first, Su Wu could do it manually and it worked well. Now that artificial intelligence is in charge, it will be even less likely to make mistakes.
Su Wu, who was freed in this way, watched the construction site of the construction robot for a while, then switched to other places that could be seen by surveillance through the intranet of the official shelter and browsed the environment elsewhere.
Su Wu had long been curious about the official shelter designed by countless professionals.
Now is a good opportunity to find out.
Shelter No. 9 in Jianghe City.
The main part is composed of four subway stations, two underground shopping malls, two military air-raid shelters, and thousands of civilian underground parking lots, material warehouses, etc. They are connected to each other by underground passages of varying sizes.
The overall look is like an underground city with a complex root system that crisscrosses.
The permanent population of the shelter is about 560,000, making it one of the largest shelters in the entire Jianghe City.
There is a large underground food production plant, two small and medium-sized sewage treatment plants, and a relatively rich inventory of electronic parts, the main source of which is the relocation of factories from the ground industrial park.
"It looks like the official shelter—"
"The environment isn't that good?"
After taking a walk around the surveillance area of the official shelter, Su Wu came to a conclusion with some uncertainty.
Except on a much larger scale.
In terms of function and structure, this official shelter was not as perfect as Su Wu's own.
Even the most basic food and water were not completely self-sufficient. Some old, weak, sick and disabled people who were unable to work did not even receive enough rations made from insects and earthworms, and showed subtle symptoms of hunger.
Facilities in residential areas are even more lacking in maintenance.
It has only been about ten days since the official mass relocation to the underground shelters. Many crowded places have already seen signs of broken pipes and sewage flowing everywhere. The living environment is horrible.
In stark contrast to the poor living environment, almost all residents of the shelter have to engage in extremely heavy labor.
Participate in construction, transport of materials, breeding, etc.
As Su Wu looked along the way, he saw only a few areas that were obviously family quarters for the middle and upper levels of the shelter, as well as some idle people who looked relaxed and lived a comfortable life.
"It's a bit outrageous."
The more Su Wu looked, the more silent he became. In the end, he didn't even know what to say. He felt as if what he saw was an old shelter that had been struggling in the end times for two or three years and had been through many hardships, rather than a brand new shelter that had just been put into operation and had a large amount of food stored that had basically not been opened.
What particularly impressed him were some elderly people who were emaciated by hunger, and some ordinary workers who suffered accidents and industrial injuries but could only wail in pain due to lack of medical treatment.
In the last days when everyone is busy taking care of themselves, the disadvantaged groups that are already at the bottom of society are sliding into the abyss earlier and at a faster speed than others.
"If there weren't a lot of food reserves, it would be understandable."
"But it's clear that there is basically no consumption. In the high-rise residential quarters, there is so much food that it has to be thrown into the trash."
As a bystander, Su Wu clearly saw the dividing line between the people in the shelter and the management. This was not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster.
"Luckily I'm not one of them."
Shaking his head, Su Wu could only sigh. All his previous admiration and envy for the safety and reliability of the official shelters disappeared without a trace. Instead, he was given unlimited motivation to build his own shelter. Even if his own shelter was small in scale and lacked in supplies, he still had to face the terrifying natural disasters of the outside world alone.
But at least, everything in the shelter belongs to you.
He has enough space, countless opportunities and time to slowly make his life better.
. . . . . .
While Su Wu was observing the living conditions of ordinary people in the official shelter, the matter of Su Wu's transaction with the official was also submitted to the desk of Ming Runshan, the director of Shelter No. 9.
A brightly lit office.
Ming Runshan took out the document and his eyes lingered on the title.
[Regarding the transaction for purchasing geothermal generators from the Huangshi Village Shelter]
Huangshi Village is where Su Wu took refuge. Since Su Wu did not name his refuge, the document temporarily refers to it as the village where he was.
After reading the content carefully, Ming Runshan felt a hint of interest.
He looked up and asked the secretary beside him.
“Is this geothermal generator really as reliable as they say?”
“It produces electricity equivalent to that of a small hydroelectric power station, regardless of topography and seasonal cycles.”
As the highest commander of the shelter, Ming Runshan values stability the most.
A small hydroelectric power station with stable output is enough to affect every aspect of the shelter.
Its importance is second only to that of grain factories.
The secretary did not dare to delay and hurriedly recalled the relevant content.
He answered carefully.
"According to the data reported, this is indeed the case."
"The seller has already delivered the generator and is currently installing and testing it at the 055 Area Material Security Warehouse."
"It is expected to be officially put into production tomorrow afternoon."
Ming Runshan nodded after hearing this.
He stared at the document and thought of more places.
"Huangshi Village. I remember it's not far from here."
"There's no need to worry too much about after-sales."
"Let's take a look first."
At this point, Ming Runshan signed his name on the document, approving the application to sell the materials worth seven million.
The secretary stood respectfully nearby with his head lowered.
Be careful not to disturb your own leader.
He has been following Ming Runshan for four or five years. It was fine before. Although the two had different statuses, they were essentially the same. But since Ming Runshan became the director of Shelter No. 9 and hundreds of thousands of people moved into the shelter, the other party's growing power has forced the secretary to become more cautious. He was afraid that if he was not careful, he would be punished by Ming Runshan.
Because that punishment could really affect the future and destiny of the secretary's family, and even their most basic right to survival.
If one were to describe it in one word, Mingrunshan at this time was equivalent to the feudal lords who ruled one side in ancient times. He truly held the power of life and death over all the subjects in his territory, and even if he acted recklessly, basically no one could stop him.
(End of this chapter)