Chapter 239 The Lively Ocean
Chapter 239 The Lively Ocean
Farmhouse courtyard, control center on the underground floor.
Su Wu browsed the background data of the last communication signal tower with some surprise.
Different from the expected coolness.
The signal tower standing by the sea.
In less than an hour after its establishment, the number of receiving terminals rapidly climbed to the millions at an exaggerated rate.
And only a small half of them come from the land in the west.
More of them appeared on the other side of the ocean.
He hesitated a little.
I really couldn't help but be curious.
Su Wu launched a reconnaissance drone from the seaside sentry tower.
Flying towards the deep ocean, towards the address indicated by the signals.
Soon, as more and more signal addresses were included in the footage of reconnaissance drones.
Su Wu discovered that these were places where people were active.
One part is located in the mountainous area near the sea, which is now an island. Another part is directly under the raging ocean.
Those shelters that were once built along the coast.
It did not completely disappear with the appearance of tsunamis and oceans.
Instead, it has demonstrated extremely tenacious vitality and has survived to this day.
"So this shows the casualties along the coast."
"It's probably not as serious as we think."
Looking into the camera.
The dark sea surface was shrouded in heavy rain and the waves were constantly rolling.
Su Wu seemed to be able to see behind the danger and desolation.
The settled homes belong to mankind.
But after staring for a while.
Su Wu had no intention of taking any further action.
After all, it's still the ocean.
Whether it is rescue or trading, the difficulty is one level higher than on land.
With Su Wu's current ability, it is already extremely difficult to take in the refugees wandering around on the land.
There is really no extra energy to get involved in affairs across the ocean thousands of miles away.
Look back.
Su Wu thought about it and slightly relaxed the authority of the communication signal tower on the seashore.
Humans are allowed in marine areas.
You can communicate with each other on the forum using limited text.
The communication signal tower located outside Jianghe City cannot provide most people with free Internet access due to limited capacity.
But it only provides some pure text communication.
It’s not impossible.
After all, the size of a text of several million words is only equivalent to a few seconds of video.
There is a forum for communication.
It will also make it easier for Su Wu to collect information about those ocean shelters.
It provides a reference for the measures to be taken against those shelters in the future.
surface.
The Garden fleet returning from the seaside.
When we had just sailed back a few dozen kilometers.
The little space left on the ship was quickly filled with the newly accepted refugees.
Refugees who have the ability and courage to leave their shelters and navigate through heavy rain and floods.
It only accounts for a small part of the total number.
Even more people, even if they are trapped in shelters and supplies are becoming increasingly scarce, find it difficult to make up their minds to go out and wander.
under these circumstances.
The fleet sent out for a long voyage by Su Wu.
What we often face is not the difficulty of finding refugees, but the need to select, from among the countless refugees seeking help, the small number of people whose situations are most critical and who will be in immediate danger of death if not rescued.
The rest can still hold on for a while.
Generally they will be allowed to continue staying where they are.
Wait until there is more transportation capacity before picking them up.
Turn your attention away from the coastline.
Su Wu no longer paid attention to the two fleets sailing outside.
Instead, he rarely looked at the ground in the farmyard.
The straight-line distance from Su Wu was only about 20 meters. The temperature displayed at that time was only 4 degrees.
“Such a low temperature.”
"It seems that there is not much time left."
"I hope it's still in time."
Su Wu sighed softly, his heart once again filled with urgency.
Staying in an underground shelter that is as warm as spring for a long time.
In your spare time.
Wander the gravel paths and gardens surrounding three underground fountains.
Everywhere you look, you see gorgeous flowers in full bloom.
It is difficult to truly realize the changes in the external climate.
But no matter how much you ignore it.
It is impossible that Su Wu didn't know what a temperature of 4 degrees meant.
At this temperature.
The rain falling on the ground.
It will no longer bring coolness to people, but a bone-deep coldness.
If you are exposed to heavy rain without protection, it is not just a matter of catching a cold afterwards, but you may also die from hypothermia on the spot.
And this is not the worst part.
Once the temperature drops to zero, the water begins to freeze.
The two fleets will no longer be able to continue their journey.
The operation to take in refugees would suffer an immediate setback.
At least.
We no longer want to relocate refugees hundreds of kilometers away as easily as we do today.
Almost impossible.
to some extent.
We are actually now fighting against nature and natural disasters.
Su Wu needed to bring back as many refugees as possible before the temperature dropped to zero degrees.
Put aside your worries for the time being.
Su Wu began to compile intelligence on the local forces that the fleet passed along the way.
And their diplomacy is also a very important matter.
It's okay if it happens once in a while.
Tens of thousands of refugees pass by their doorsteps every day.
Given the military deterrence aboard the ship.
It's not the case that they rob people on the road.
But there is no guarantee that there won’t be local forces that come up with the idea of setting up checkpoints and charging fees.
At that time, it would be difficult for Su Wu to decide whether to hand it over or not.
If we don't pay, a war is inevitable.
If you hand it over.
Not to mention how much supplies will be lost in vain.
The time wasted in the other party's charging and inspection process alone was unbearable for Su Wu.
That could be equivalent to thousands of lives.
In order to avoid this worst-case scenario.
Contact the forces along the way in advance and find out their attitudes.
It is necessary.
In the next two or three days.
Su Wu spent most of his time on diplomacy.
Start from Tumen City.
Su Wu searched the city areas one by one.
First, send a negotiation team composed of business elites, former official government officials, psychology experts and scholars, etc.
Make initial contact with the leading local forces through the network built by communication signal towers.
Afterwards, Su Wu came forward in person to discuss the matter with their leaders.
The results were pretty good overall.
In addition to obtaining basic travel permits, a partial trade agreement was also reached.
In the TV news, Su Wu demonstrated the industrial strength of producing 20,000 mobile phones a day, which not only shocked ordinary people.
It is also a huge deterrent to the top leaders of these shelters who are confined to their respective cities along the way.
(End of this chapter)