Apocalypse Survival: Starting with a Shelter

Although Su Wu had decided to build a bunker, determining its exact location required careful consideration.

The ideal spot would be right at the entrance of the shelter. A bunker there would surround the shelter's entrance, forcing anyone attempting to enter to first breach the fortification. It would significantly enhance security.

However, this option posed a significant challenge.

The shelter's entrance was quite large, and constructing a bunker to fully cover it would require scaling up the original plan several times over. This would greatly extend the construction timeline and consume far more materials than Su Wu could afford.

After weighing the options, he concluded that rebuilding on the original site of the farmhouse was the best choice.

This location could utilize the existing drone landing platform, minimizing construction costs while achieving similar functionality.

That didn't mean Su Wu had no ideas for improving the shelter's entrance.

Currently, the shelter's access point consisted of a sloped passageway dug into flat ground, leading to a vertical gate at the end. This design came with inherent flaws.

For instance, heavy rain could easily flood the passageway, creating a pool of water that, if contaminated with radiation or pathogens, could have catastrophic consequences.

In a conflict with armed raiders, the exposed entrance would leave defenders vulnerable to gunfire, complicating any attempts to fight back.

To address these issues, Su Wu envisioned a simple initial solution.

Building a concrete garage-like structure over the entrance would provide basic waterproofing and drainage. Over time, excavated soil and rock from the shelter could be piled around the garage, gradually increasing its thickness and height until it formed an artificial hill. The concrete structure would transform into a shelter built into a hill.

This approach offered minimal costs—merely redirecting the disposal of excavation waste during expansion. While not the most effective solution, it was essentially free and worth trying.

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By evening, the faint light from the clouds had faded, and darkness enveloped the land.

The area once occupied by the farmhouse was now illuminated by several high-powered lamps mounted on temporary poles, lighting up hundreds of meters around like daylight.

After hours of continuous cleanup, there was no trace of the storm's devastation.

All surface materials, including debris from the collapsed house and walls, had been categorized and gathered. Nearby, the original farmhouse site had been cleared, and the foundation for the bunker's surface structure was already in place.

"Building the bunker doesn't require so many excavators and transport vehicles. Time to free up some resources for other tasks," Su Wu mused as he monitored the progress on the control center's screens.

He hadn't forgotten about the hundreds of tons of supplies still stored at the official shelter. The longer they remained there, the greater the risk. Now that he had resources available, retrieving them became a priority.

Instead of rushing in, Su Wu sent out a squadron of reconnaissance drones to survey the city from above.

Before long, slightly unfamiliar aerial images began streaming in.

From the skies, it was clear the massive storm had reshaped the terrain within a ten-kilometer radius of the farmhouse. Many roads were pitted with craters from falling boulders, and some had split into wide fissures resembling riverbeds.

Such terrain was impassable, even for tanks, let alone large cargo trucks. The only solutions were to build bridges on-site or find alternate routes.

Conditions were worse in the city.

Entire blocks of buildings had collapsed under the storm's fury, their debris flooding streets and alleys, transforming the once interconnected urban network into a wasteland of rubble.

Only the most robust structures—large shopping malls and buildings over seven stories tall—remained standing, preventing the city from being completely erased.

"This is unbelievable," Su Wu muttered, a chill running down his spine. He had underestimated the storm's destructive power.

The scene before him was comparable to the aftermath of a nuclear explosion or a magnitude-seven earthquake.

Just then, a soft notification sounded.

It indicated new updates on the Jianghe City section of the official forum.

Su Wu temporarily shifted his focus away from the city, opening the forum to find two new announcements.

The first detailed the storm's impact and the state of the city's official shelters.

As the city's highest authority, the official shelters housed the largest population and stockpile of resources. Unsurprisingly, they were also hit hardest by the disaster.

In just a few hours of the storm, over a third of their surface warehouses had been completely destroyed, resulting in losses of nearly two million tons of materials, including consumer goods, vehicles, construction materials, electronics, industrial equipment, and food supplies.

Thankfully, thanks to timely warnings, human casualties were minimal, and all underground shelter facilities remained operational.

Su Wu carefully read through the announcement, lingering on the section describing the types of losses. His expression grew increasingly grim.

Despite the announcement's neutral tone, the keywords "one-third of warehouses," "two million tons," and "food supplies" painted a dire picture.

Interpreted plainly, it meant:

The Federation's industrial capacity had suffered a major blow.

Resources essential for maintaining shelter operations had significantly decreased.

Food reserves were approaching critical levels.

Each of these spelled trouble.

"Life in the official shelters is going to get much harder," Su Wu muttered, sensing an ominous shift on the horizon.

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For now, Su Wu's focus returned to his immediate concerns.

As cleanup efforts neared completion, the issue of storing surface materials became pressing.

Storing them in the shelter was out of the question; even the emergency supplies brought in earlier couldn't stay long-term, as they would disrupt normal operations and construction progress.

That left the surface as the only option.

With the farmhouse effectively flattened, Su Wu decided to rebuild something far sturdier.

The new bunker would not only serve as a warehouse for supplies but also as a drone launch platform, rocket silo, and defensive outpost equipped with firepower.

Moreover, constructing on the surface was far simpler than excavating underground.

Even with military-grade standards, building a small bunker would take only a few days—well within acceptable time and resource costs.

Seeing the benefits and low costs, Su Wu didn't hesitate.

The bunker construction was officially underway.

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