Chapter 250: Ice-class Land Frigate

Chapter 250: Ice-class Land Frigate

Chapter 250: Ice-class Land Frigate
Carefully placed the three precious laser weapons.

Su Wu still has a lot of survival points left.

For these survival points.

He had already made arrangements.

【Fake and inferior leakage protection hand guard. 】

[Compatibility: 7%.]

[Upgrade direction: Compass (1 survival point), wrist guard (1 survival point), individual electromagnetic shield (125 survival points)]

The thing itself is an unknown handmade work picked out from a pile of electronic waste.

It seems to have been made casually by an amateur handicraft enthusiast.

There are also two common and useless upgrade options.

But none of that matters.

The important thing is that there is a rare option that requires a full 125 survival points to upgrade.

"upgrade."

Without too much hesitation.

Su Wu was almost exhausted, and smashed almost all the remaining survival points into it.

next moment.

In his hand, there appeared a precision instrument only the size of a fingernail.

[Individual electromagnetic shield activator. ]

[Effect: When the wearer is attacked fatally, an all-round electromagnetic shield will automatically deploy. The shield can last up to 45 seconds and can be recharged after the energy is consumed.]

[Note: This activator can be activated automatically. The deployed electromagnetic shield can resist attacks of a single soldier's rocket or below.]

Look at the freshly-made equipment in your hand.

Su Wu discovered that it could be integrated with the bracelet on his wrist that integrated holographic projection and communication functions.

Very easy to carry around.

"It's just the right thing to do."

For a moment, Su Wu even felt a little satisfied.

I feel that the vague pressure that has been weighing on my heart for a long time has dissipated a lot.

The emergence of individual electromagnetic shield.

It can provide the last line of protection for Su Wu's fragile body.

From now on.

He no longer needed to stay so deliberately confined to the core area of ​​the farmyard.

Even when going out on a mission, I have to be careful to keep a distance from everyone outside.

I am afraid of being attacked with a knife or a gun by some impulsive stranger.

Instead, you can walk among the crowd with confidence.

Experience every corner of your governance firsthand.

to some extent.

This actually gave Su Wu more freedom.

"The defense of the base camp has now reached its utmost."

"Next step."

“We should consider increasing our capacity for outbound operations.”

"For example."

"Base vehicle——"

Attach the fingernail-sized activator to the bracelet.

Su Wu took the initiative to activate the electromagnetic shield.

His eyes penetrated the light blue halo that enveloped his body.

Looking at the control center, there is a huge screen embedded in the wall.

At this moment, the screen was showing a bird's-eye view from a reconnaissance drone.

A trackless train is traveling across the vast snowfield.

The display is exceptionally clear.

It was a caravan heading to Shanghe City, with the base vehicle as the front vehicle.

11 month 17 day.

A squadron of ten Blue Sky-class transport drones.

Line up in columns.

Like a flying bird, it passed over the white snowfield and glacier.

Below the glacier.

In a temporary camp consisting of several RVs and armored vehicles.

Several young men and women looked up at the drone passing by in the sky.

Don't look away until they disappear.

"Out in the wild now."

"The only things that can make any noise are these planes."

One of them sighed softly, his tone full of nostalgia.

They went out camping in the freezing cold.

In fact, the experience was not that good.

There was almost nothing outside except ice and snow.

It was so quiet that it felt like a ghost town.

But they happened to know the inside story.

I also understand that even this terrible environment will soon become the last link between the end of the world and the peaceful era.

After this.

The surface environment will only become worse and will no longer be suitable for human activities.

"These should be planes from Jianghe City."

"I heard that their industry has recovered very quickly and they are now able to produce mobile phones on a large scale."

"These planes are responsible for selling mobile phones to various places in the southeast, and then transporting the gold and silver obtained in exchange back by air."

The other person seemed to know more.

Looking at the direction where the planes disappeared, there was some envy in my eyes.

"If someone shoots them down."

"Maybe we can find tons of gold."

"and then?"

"Whether we can find it or not is another matter."

"Once they start, you can just wait in the shelter for them to come and ransack your house."

The friend of the person who spoke curled his lips.

He choked him rudely.

"They are now the overlord of our southeast region."

“No one can afford to offend.”

Within an hour, Su Wu destroyed the Golden Lion Shelter, one of the three major forces in Tumen City.

It's not a secret.

Even the entire battle process was played repeatedly on TV channels without any deletions.

So.

Even if it is hundreds of kilometers away from Jianghe City.

The local forces would also consciously give Su Wu some courtesy.

Don't want to conflict with him easily.

At the same time, it also indirectly contributed to the current golden waterway supported by the Qingkong-class transport drones.

every day.

In the southeast of Jianghe City, the communication signal tower covers an area of ​​more than 800 kilometers.

There will be dozens of kilograms of gold and silver, as well as tons of other precious metals and chemical raw materials.

It was transported back to Jianghe City via the air channel.

To support the growing shelter in the farmyard and meet normal daily consumption needs.

at the same time.

The distant suburbs of Jianghe City.

Farmhouse courtyard, control center on the underground floor.

Su Wu stood next to the metal platform of the holographic projection, staring at a giant armored vehicle projected on the platform that seemed to come from the future.

That armored vehicle was the command vehicle that the leader of the Changming caravan had ridden in not long ago.

During their stay in Jianghe City.

Su Wu secretly placed various reconnaissance equipment around them and observed and scanned them for dozens of hours.

Finally, we managed to restore the various detailed designs of the giant armored vehicle.

With the help of these design materials.

In addition, under the state of spiritual blessing, the research ability is greatly improved.

Su Wu can make some useful modifications to the snow transporter to make it more adaptable to the wild environment.

Get rid of dependence on roads.

For example, adding ion thrusters.

Reduce the weight of the snow transporter in a short time.

This allows it to pass through weak ice layers that are not so solid, muddy and soft ground in the wild, temporary bridges and other special places.

At the same time, in addition to modification.

A giant armored vehicle that combines a snow transporter and the Changming caravan.

Su Wu also had new inspiration.

Work began on designing the next generation of transporters.

New transporter.

There will be no need to rely on roads for transportation.

Drive directly in the wild or on ice fields.

So.

It is very huge in size.

The width reaches 5 meters and the length exceeds 30 meters, which is almost equivalent to the sum of five or six snow transport vehicles.

It can be said to be a true giant on land.

"After the size increases."

"The maximum transport capacity reaches 1500 tons."

“It can carry more repair tools, emergency materials and electricity.”

“There’s more tolerance for error in the wild.”

“It can adapt to more severe environments.”

"It also has great expansion potential. It can replace the original base vehicle and become the core and pillar of a caravan."

"It's just that the manufacturing difficulty is relatively complicated."

“It’s unlikely to be mass-produced like a snow transporter.”

"Based on the resources currently in stock."

"We can only build three or five at most."

And the technical difficulty is different.

The resource problem is almost unsolvable.

If there is nothing, there is nothing. It is impossible to create it out of thin air.

But even if there are only three or five.

For Su Wu, it is enough for the time being.

"As for the name."

"Considering it's basically the core of a caravan."

"The transportation function is secondary. The main purpose is to provide armed protection and logistical support."

"Why not just call it the Ice-class Land Frigate?"

That afternoon.

An Ice-class land frigate that integrates Su Wu's current highest technological achievements.

The production project officially started.

The manufacturing center of the farmyard and the general industrial production area.

Priority will be given to the production of core components related to it.

These parts will then be transported to a temporary warehouse on the surface of the farmyard.

Final assembly and testing are done there.

And it was on the Ice-class land frigate.

2 hours after the start of construction.

The entire surface of Jianghe City.

Without any warning, the overall temperature dropped drastically by seven degrees to minus 15 degrees Celsius.

The cold air seemed to have turned into a sharp blade.

The knives scraped across the bodies of the workers who were still working on the surface.

This increases the energy consumption rate of the exoskeleton armor they wear by an imperceptible amount.

"The wind seems to have gotten a little stronger."

Some worker working on the surface.

I looked up at the gloomy sky and the shriveled cans that were blown by the strong winds and occasionally fell from the remaining high floors of a building.

I vaguely felt that something seemed different from before.

But I didn't find the difference.

He could only shake his head in confusion and continue working.

Anyway, if the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up.

There's no need for a small person like him to worry about it.

at the same time.

In a farmyard dozens of kilometers away.

A deep red warning.

Suddenly it popped up on the screen in front of the console.

The originally warm and bright lights of the entire control center were now filled with a solemn atmosphere.

"Warning, abnormal weather is occurring in the northern area of ​​Tumen City."

"The transfer vehicles of the Golden Lion Shelter along the way encountered danger."

"Warning, there are casualties in the transfer vehicle."

"Casualties continue to increase—"

Su Wu quickly glanced at the warning and looked shocked.

Immediately operate the interface and try to switch the monitoring on the screen to the place mentioned in the warning.

But the switch failed twice in a row.

The reconnaissance drones that tried to connect received no response.

In the end, they had no choice but to connect with a survivor who was still alive through his cell phone.

Let him hold the phone manually to shoot.

Only then did I see the situation on the front line.

Just on that road.

Almost all the vehicles broke down and could no longer drive normally.

Several vehicles apparently did not have time to brake and collided with each other out of control.

Most of the car body was shattered like glass.

The passengers inside were not much better off.

Either they turned into broken limbs or turned directly into ice sculptures.

"How could this be?"

Su Wu looked somewhat shocked.

Artificial intelligence also analyzes the images captured by these mobile phones in a timely manner.

A preliminary judgment was given.

Those broken vehicles.

At the time of the accident, the surrounding temperature should have been below minus 120 degrees Celsius.

Glancing at the AI's analysis.

Su Wu did not pursue the matter further.

Now is not the time to look for reasons.

Many more lives are in danger.

Every extra second of delay.

This means more people will die.

"All vehicles that have not left the Tumen City area."

"As long as it can still start normally."

"Return to the Golden Lion Sanctuary immediately."

"Vehicles that have entered Jianghe City area should change their original routes."

"Go to any nearby shelter where people are staying."

"The ruins of Jianghe City."

"All manually driven fuel-modified vehicles."

"Everyone return to their respective shelters and suspend work."

Continue to issue several commands.

All ordinary people who lack protective capabilities but are still active on the surface are urgently evacuated to underground shelters.

Su Wu thought for a moment.

It also left Jianghe City with only 16 snow transport vehicles that were recently produced.

Take along 200 newly produced spider robots, whose main body material is low-temperature steel, as well as corresponding rescue supplies.

Head to the north of Tumen City at full speed.

at the same time.

More reconnaissance drones.

They began to take off from various affiliated shelters in Jianghe City.

Rush to the destination faster than the rescue team.

The intelligence obtained through observations made through the mobile phones of survivors at the disaster site is ultimately limited.

What exactly happened there?

In the end, Su Wu still needed to mobilize professional reconnaissance equipment to investigate.

Ten minutes later.

The first reconnaissance drone that arrived sent back clearer photos.

"In total, more than 270 vehicles were stopped and malfunctioned along the route."

"These included 22 buses, 71 large and medium-sized trucks and SUVs, and more than 100 family cars."

"Three of the buses had lost all signs of life."

“The rest of the buses are not in good condition either.”

“Many people died inside.”

These casualties were so tragic and inexplicable.

Just through photos.

It is difficult to find the real reason.

Fortunately, the remote sensing temperature meter carried by the reconnaissance drone gave Su Wu more clues.

At this moment.

Near those surface vehicles.

The temperature still hovers around minus fifty or sixty degrees Celsius.

The average temperature in Jianghe City and Tumen City is minus 15 degrees Celsius.

A very obvious difference has been formed.

"Is this a local extreme cold wave?"

Su Wu naturally thought of the cars that were smashed into pieces that he saw at the beginning.

There was also the extreme high temperatures that randomly appeared on the surface at the beginning of the apocalypse, forcing all of humanity into underground shelters.

(End of this chapter)