I Have a Job

Chapter 286: Minus Seventy Degrees

Fighter planes flying faster than the speed of sound shuttle through the clouds.

Wherever it passed, it left behind a series of sharp whistles.

On the barren ice field.

A survivor wearing thick cold-proof clothing was struggling to chip away at the ice at the shelter's ventilation vent.

Hearing the sound coming from the sky, I couldn't help but look up.

Look at the huge machine that is looming in the clouds.

For a moment, I couldn't help but stand still.

It was not shocking, and the roar of fighter planes cutting through the sky was not pleasant to the ear.

But that kind of breath comes from human civilization.

But it made him feel inexplicably moist.

Staying in this deserted place for a long time, even with the Internet as spiritual comfort.

But he couldn't help but wonder if the whole world was filled with the loneliness of just those few people in the shelter.

Now, use sound as a bridge.

It allowed him to personally experience the evidence that other humans really existed.

The loneliness and uneasiness in his heart miraculously dissipated a lot.

"Sixth-generation fighter."

The survivors murmured.

He might not recognize the appearance of that type of aircraft, but he was very familiar with the long, doughnut-like contrail left behind by the aircraft as it flew through the sky.

It is one of the creations that symbolizes humanity's cutting-edge technology.

"It's great that the flame of human civilization has not been extinguished by the end of the world."

Farmyard.

Underground control center.

A white task suddenly appeared on Su Wu's system panel.

Then in the blink of an eye, it went from unfinished to completed.

The speed was so fast that Su Wu didn't even have time to see clearly what the conditions were for completing it.

"The spark of civilization."

Su Wu muttered the name of this task, feeling that its high-end temperament was somewhat inconsistent with its ordinary white task level.

But none of this matters.

The task is refreshed instantly and completed automatically instantly.

It is equivalent to obtaining the 5 survival points as a mission reward for nothing.

This is a small sum of money that falls from the sky without any effort.

This made Su Wu feel a little happier.

"It would be nice if there were more of this kind of good thing."

Far east direction.

Exit of the Black Pine Forest Shelter.

More than a dozen modified off-road vehicles and multi-purpose vehicles with a rough handmade industrial style.

With weapons drawn, they surrounded it.

"Everyone inside, listen."

"Don't think hiding will help."

"Now that we are open, we can give you some preferential treatment."

"If we wait until we cut open this broken door, none of you will survive."

A man with a rough stubble and an unusually strong look.

Holding the communicator, go through the channel you searched previously.

Trying to trick the door of the shelter open by using vicious words.

But the people inside the shelter seemed not to have heard anything and remained silent.

After trying for a while without success,

The sturdy man suppressed his anger and put down the communicator in his hand, his face darkening.

"Keep cutting for me."

"I'll smash open the shelter later and make them all into skewers."

Inside the shelter.

The survivors who stayed here listened to the faint vibrations coming from the metal door outside under the cutting machine.

An expression of fear appeared on the faces of men, women, young and old.

Among them were survivors who had escaped from the last shelter that was breached by these bandits.

Therefore, everyone is very clear about how cruel the other side's methods are.

It is considered a lucky thing if it falls into their hands and can be cooked and eaten directly.

The so-called hell, compared to what I experienced at that time.

It's nothing.

"Has the SOS been sent out?"

Someone asked in a low voice.

"The game shows that it has been accepted, but I don't know when it will arrive."

A young girl, anxiously holding her mobile phone and logging into the game.

Looking at the response from the prayer hall, which he had read over and over again for who knows how many times, he had cautious anticipation in his eyes.

"I heard that the city behind this game is Jianghe City in the Kuanjiang River Basin. It's 1,500 kilometers away from us."

"Will it be too late by the time they get here?"

Some people have raised questions.

But all he got in return was silence; no one refuted him.

Almost everyone present knew that this was an illusory hope.

But other than that, they had no other choice.

Asking for help from Jianghe City, even if it can only bring a little psychological comfort, is better than nothing.

The Black Pine Forest Refuge where these people are located.

When it was first built.

Out of respect for the order that still existed at the time.

There was no attempt to stockpile some strictly prohibited lethal weapons.

Their only concern was to stockpile survival supplies and build the shelter as sturdy as possible to cope with future extreme surface climate.

But unfortunately, luck was not too kind to them.

They survived the long apocalypse of more than half a year, enduring high temperatures, heavy rains, earthquakes, and severe cold, but could not escape the fate of being robbed.

On this ordinary and cold day.

In the end, they were targeted by a group of vicious bandits.

It was only at this time that they discovered that the nearby official shelter had already collapsed.

Former high-ranking officials and dignitaries.

They either took the federal train and fled to the western plateau, or turned into dictators in their shelters. Their attitude towards private shelters was basically indifferent.

The only place they can turn to for help is the prayer hall in the game.

There was an awkward silence in the air for a moment.

All the men and women present silently grasped the various knives and forks and spears they had made on the spot, as well as some bows and crossbows.

If it really comes to the last moment.

They will have to rely on these primitive weapons to fight to the death with the bandits outside.

Make one last stand.

And just when the atmosphere was gradually becoming tragic.

A large off-road vehicle belonging to the robbers was parked outside.

Suddenly, without any warning, the car was engulfed in a ball of intense flames, and then the entire car body disintegrated instantly.

Driven by the huge shock wave, countless pieces of metal debris shot out in all directions like bullets.

Other vehicles parked nearby also began to shake violently.

"There's a sneak attack, take cover!"

The robbers were experienced.

But this time, they didn't even find where the enemy was.

The attack seemed to come suddenly and without warning.

Until the second off-road vehicle was also destroyed.

Only then did the sharp-eyed robber notice that the attack came from high above.

But there is no point in knowing this.

They simply had no means of attack that could reach that distant height.

Can only passively take the beating.

Even at this time, they couldn't retreat even if they wanted to.

In the few seconds after realizing something was wrong.

More attacks rained down.

Soon, all the robbers were killed in the violent explosion, and no one could escape.

Ten seconds later.

A black fighter plane dropped from the clouds.

After circling over the Black Pine Forest Shelter for a few times and confirming that all threats had been eliminated.

It rose again and disappeared into the clouds.

Kongming-class sixth-generation fighter.

It can carry up to 120 long-range ground-to-ground missiles.

It can launch precise attacks beyond visual range and eliminate any designated target on the ground.

For enemies that don't have the same technology.

It was almost like a divine punishment from the sky.

There is no possibility of counterattack except passively taking the beating.

February 19th.

Accompanied by the last large-scale transfer convoy, we arrived at a farmhouse in Jianghe City.

The entire Kuanjiang River Basin, and the area around Yu'an City.

All affiliated shelters under Su Wu's control.

The population has basically been relocated.

So far.

The total population of farmyards has officially exceeded 50 million.

It has reached a scale of half a billion.

Become the entire Dongzhou.

The second largest super shelter in the New East Continent Capital Shelter Group, second only to the Western Wilderness Plateau.

It was also at 8:40 in the morning of that day.

The surface temperature in Jianghe City officially reached minus 70 degrees Celsius.

-70 degrees Celsius.

It is a dividing line similar to the world of the living and the world of the dead.

Once this temperature is reached.

There are almost no animals that can survive normally in this environment.

Even for humans, it is full of deadly dangers.

Skin on any part of the body is exposed to such temperatures.

Everything will turn pale and numb within a minute or two.

If it exceeds 5 minutes, necrosis may occur.

If it is a limb such as a hand or a leg, then amputation is required.

Snowfield at this temperature.

There is no longer any poetry or romance left in human nature; only the purest and cruelest side remains.

I used to make a pot of warm tea and immerse myself in it, enjoying the snow scene in comfort.

It will forever become a memory of the past generation.

For the new generation.

The accumulated snow is like magma, a source of fatal danger that can pose a threat to them at any time.

It is no longer possible to simply regard it as a beautiful sight with a calm mind.

"The era of peace is finally over."

Control center.

Su Wu sat in front of the control console, looking at the surface surveillance footage of the farmyard.

It's rare that there is no snow there today.

There was no icy fog to obstruct the view either.

Wherever you look, the air seems unusually dry and clear.

It was like an ordinary winter day with the sky covered with light dark clouds and no warm sunshine.

But in fact.

At this time, the place had become a dangerous and desperate situation.

It is hovering on the surface, reaching a force seven gale.

It is enough to make anyone who steps in wearing only ordinary winter clothes feel as cold as minus 100 degrees Celsius.

Then in just one minute, you will be on the verge of death.

Look away.

Su Wu began to deal with today's work.

As the surface environment further deteriorates.

Vehicles from before the apocalypse, even after extreme modifications.

Most of them are still unable to continue to carry out surface activities.

After the initial screening.

Su Wu discovered that of the hundreds of thousands of vehicles that had been used for the large-scale transfer, only about 5,000 high-end modified off-road vehicles were left, which could barely still be used normally.

And this amount.

It was no longer worth Su Wu's time to maintain the roads to facilitate their passage.

"Forget it, just recycle them all."

"There will be no chance to use it again anyway."

Just half a second of consideration passed.

Su Wu decided the final fate of the transport vehicles that brought tens of millions of people to the farmyards.

And along with his decision.

It also means to imagine it as it was before.

The history of transferring millions of people at one time to small farmyards at extremely low cost.

This is the end.

From now on.

Want to transfer population and transport materials on a large scale.

The only way is to use the caravan.

"The total number of caravans has now reached 150."

"The rapid growth will continue at a rate of 5 units per day."

"Until we reach a scale of 210 and exhaust all the resources from Steel City."

"It's enough for now."

210 caravans can transfer about 1.6 million people at one time.

Although it is not as exaggerated as the large transfer convoy.

But at least it is on the same level, reaching over one million.

The key is that they are not afraid of low temperatures, cold currents, and most geological disasters.

Able to travel through various areas on the surface at a relatively fast speed.

In terms of efficiency, it can barely catch up with most of the large transfer convoy.

At the same time, its stability and security far exceed the latter.

"It is said that they are not afraid of low temperatures or cold currents."

"In fact, the average surface temperature right now is."

"It has almost reached the lower limit of the low temperature cold wave."

"In the future, there is basically no need to identify it specifically."

At the same time, although caravans have the ability to transport large numbers of people.

But it is impossible for Su Wu to really let them transport people.

It is currently the only land transportation tool that can transport materials on a large scale on the surface.

Su Wu also needs them to go to various places in Dongzhou.

Bring him various basic supplies to support the development of the farmyard shelter.

"In the future, we should treat population transfer as a long-term matter and proceed slowly."

"As long as it does not affect the transportation of materials, we will transport as much as we can."

A little estimation.

Su Wu anticipated this strategy of prioritizing the transportation of supplies.

In the future, on average, there may only be about 200,000 new people coming to the farmyards every day.

I can only say that it's better than nothing.

There is nothing we can do about this.

Su Wu must first ensure his own refuge and have sufficient supplies and military force.

Otherwise it will affect the development of the shelter.

It is very likely that all the advantages that have been accumulated with great difficulty will be wiped out.

Eventually it brings the danger of destruction.

But fortunately.

With the population size of today's farmyard shelters.

In fact, it has become a sufficiently large human society.

If you manage it carefully.

Even if there is no more replenishment of the outside population.

It can also slowly develop into a complete human civilization.

"The interior space of the shelter is now spacious enough."

"We can start thinking about improving the quality of life of residents on a large scale."

"Let them gradually transition from common collective dormitories to moving into single apartments and forming families."

"And then encourage marriage and childbearing—"

"Well, let's just get married."

"Let's just encourage childbirth."