Chapter 37 Hope
Chapter 37 Hope
There were no surprises along the way.
The special transport vehicle quickly entered the urban area and met the large truck at a roadblock about 20 meters away.
The lights of the two cars merged in the darkness, illuminating the surroundings as if it were daytime.
"It's time to get to work."
Su Wu operated the special transport vehicle, unfolded the working platform, popped out the electric pickaxe and bucket, and began to clear the debris on the road.
In order to improve efficiency, Su Wu did not let artificial intelligence take over the entire process.
But do it yourself.
Su Wu simply ignored many debris that did not affect the passage of large trucks. For some large debris that had to be handled, he would crush them with an electric pick or move them a few centimeters to a few meters to the side with a bucket, depending on their location, material and size. He tried not to do anything unnecessary.
Under this delicate micro-manipulation.
The entire cleaning process progressed very quickly. On average, it took a little over a minute to advance one meter.
At the same time, such high efficiency inevitably created quite a bit of noise.
It was like the sound of a construction site, directly drowning out the sound of the howling wind and spreading far away, bringing a different kind of vitality to the dark and lonely city.
It was one or two kilometers away from the stuck large truck.
In a medium-sized enterprise-level shelter.
Several employees on duty in the monitoring room noticed the movement here.
“There are still people working outside at this time.”
“He’s really an amazing person.”
A young employee in his twenties couldn't help but marvel at it.
"Maybe he's from the government, and he has some urgent mission."
"Discipline is above all else over there, and they can at least create some miracles."
The person who answered the phone was a middle-aged man in his forties. His relatively long life experience made him subconsciously make a guess that fits his past experience.
As he spoke, his expression unconsciously became much more cheerful.
Regardless of which party made the noise, it means that there are still humans active on the surface of the earth, fighting against extreme climate disasters while carrying out production activities. As human beings, they are not alone.
"I'll find it."
"The source of the sound seems to be from Gong Er Street."
“——Found it.”
The operator sitting in front of the surveillance camera also couldn't hide his curiosity. With his rich experience, he quickly locked the location of the incident. Then, with the help of a traffic camera that was still working, he filmed the special transport vehicles and large trucks on the street from a distance.
"Wow, what a cool car."
“It still looks like driverless high-tech.”
The young employee who spoke first came to the screen and shouted loudly. He stared at the special transport vehicle that was opening the working platform to clear obstacles, as if he saw a new toy. The special transport vehicle's unique and slightly sci-fi appearance is enough to bring enough sensory impact to those who see it for the first time.
“This is clearing the roadblocks.”
"To make room for the van leaving town."
The operator observed more carefully and saw more useful information.
He noticed a basketball-sized stone on the side of the road, which was rolled forward by the wind and disappeared into the darkness in the distance. He couldn't help but sigh.
"How dare you carry out transportation in this kind of storm?"
"I guess only the government has the courage and confidence to do this."
"If it were anyone else, I'm afraid they wouldn't even dare to step out of the shelter."
The middle-aged employee also came over to watch. As he looked at the extremely efficient construction site of the special transport vehicle, he thought of something else.
"This is good news for us." "The authorities have such advanced tools."
"If anything goes wrong here in the future, it probably won't be difficult to wait for official rescue."
More advanced vehicles and unmanned control mean that more harsh and extreme environments can be overcome, and it also means that hope can be brought to scattered and dangerous shelters.
"Yes."
"I think I'll be able to sleep more peacefully from now on."
Young employees strongly agree.
In the monitoring room, a group of people were discussing heatedly. The originally dull atmosphere was gradually dispelled with the appearance of the two cars in the monitoring. Everyone's eyes were more or less stable and relaxed. It was a feeling of finding a support.
surface.
on the street.
The cleaning work of special transport vehicles has come to an end.
The wind speed quietly broke through the limit of 37 meters per second and entered the level thirteen range.
In a storm of this intensity, many operations of the special transport vehicle have been significantly distorted, and it will take more time to complete the correction and achieve the goal.
But fortunately, it's all coming to an end.
The last piece of building debris was violently smashed by an electric pickaxe.
The special transport vehicle and the large truck successfully merged together.
No celebration and no wasting of a second.
The special transport vehicle immediately retracted the work platform and, as the head of a small convoy of two vehicles, began to return to the shelter far away in Huangshi Village.
"The wind speed is increasing faster and faster."
Farmhouse.
The second underground floor of the shelter.
Su Wu, who was in the control center, did not relax at all because of the return sign on the screen. Instead, he keenly felt the approach of danger.
He noticed that the storm was increasing in energy levels at a much faster rate than before.
According to this strengthening trend, the convoy may be hit by winds of 16 or even 17 before returning to the shelter.
Quietly staring at the road surface with flying gravel and sand under the illumination of car lights on the screen, Su Wu was silent for a few seconds, took a deep breath, and knew that he had to make a choice.
Should we completely abandon the special transport vehicles, let the large trucks accelerate at full speed and return alone, or should we remain as we are and gamble that the climate will not become extreme so quickly?
After hesitating for half a second.
Su Wu's eyes focused and he made up his mind in an instant.
Take a gamble.
The two vehicles, which were running at high speed on the road, gradually slowed down and switched positions under Su Wu's will. Then the front disc of the special transport vehicle and the tow hook at the rear of the large truck began to link and bind.
This is a very simple operation under normal circumstances.
Because the storm outside was too fierce, the construction robot was unable to get out of the vehicle to assist, and it took more than a minute to successfully achieve it.
And it turned out that the one minute delay was totally worth it.
Shortly after they were back on the road, the storm along the way reached a level of sixteen.
That moment.
Terrifying howling sounds were heard everywhere in the sky and on the ground. It was as if the sky was about to collapse, and the air turned into a huge wave.
(End of this chapter)