3. Fortress of Doom
Gu Zhuo has not been idle this week while waiting for the Doomsday Fortress to be built. While he was shopping online for various tools that he had ignored before, he had a more in-depth discussion and communication with the cat-loving fish.
The cat-loving fish pulled him into a group chat called "Tomorrow's Battle". Including Gu Zhuo, there are a total of six people in the group. Everyone is a fanatical survival enthusiast and has a certain degree of persecution paranoia.
Many of them have prepared safe houses, built underground fortresses, and, like the cat-loving fish, have modified a doomsday chariot of their own.
During discussions with these senior survival enthusiasts, Gu Zhuo spent a lot of money online to purchase Geiger counters, various sanitary products, hand-crank radios, propane gas heating stoves and other items.
The cost of these supplies quickly used up most of his savings, but Gu Zhuo was still worried. He spent all day long in the "War of Tomorrow" group chat and the Doomsday Forum, hoping to find more useful knowledge and information.
A week has passed quickly, and there is still a month until the end.
At five or six in the morning, Gu Zhuo, who was sleeping in a small room next to the warehouse, received a message from the mechanic in his mind: "The Doomsday Fortress has been built!"
After receiving this message, Gu Zhuo woke up suddenly, and also woke up Sam who was sleeping soundly next to him. Sam raised his head, made a low "Woo" sound, and raised his head to look at Gu Zhuo, who had already rushed to the warehouse.
He opened the warehouse door, and what he saw in front of him was a behemoth that looked like a red police base vehicle and was covered in steel and iron bones.
This behemoth has a dark black armored shell and a futuristic and mecha-like design. This doomsday armored heavy truck is something that can only exist in a man's dream.
From the outside, the front is the cockpit, the middle section is relatively simple in design, and a large part of the back is probably a storage compartment, with two protruding auxiliary storage compartments on the left and right sides. It looks like it has a huge capacity.
The chassis and sides of this behemoth are equipped with retractable cameras, a total of 14, ensuring that there is no blind spot in the field of view.
Not only its shape, but its size is also worthy of its title of Doomsday Fortress. Gu Zhuo's request to the designer was that the bigger the better, and it was best to be able to surpass the largest heavy-duty truck in the world. After all, to survive in the apocalypse, the bigger the space, the more things you can bring, the more beneficial it is to you.
The designer designed the drawings according to Gu Zhuo's request. He didn't know that Gu Zhuo could really create this doomsday fortress, thinking that the other party was going to create some kind of movie. He boldly designed this fortress of doomsday into an astonishing super giant that was 14 meters long, 5 meters wide, and 4.5 meters high, forming a whole palace on the road.
Gu Zhuo swallowed and walked up to the behemoth. This behemoth has a total of eight tires, and each of those eight tires is almost half the height of Gu Zhuo. Gu Zhuo is 1.85 meters tall, which is already a height he is proud of.
Although it has eight super large tires, and according to the design, these eight tires are bulletproof and explosion-proof, and also have an automatic inflation and deflation system, which can safely drive through the sand.
But the one that has the most sense of technology and best reflects Gu Zhuo’s thoughtful design is the doomsday fortress, which has unique amphibious functions.
Although there are several amphibious off-road vehicles on the market, none can match the performance and size of Gu Zhuo's doomsday fortress.
Moreover, the structure of the Doomsday Fortress is sophisticated and the interior is completely waterproof. In this way, even if the doomsday encounters a disaster of the magnitude of a flood, Gu Zhuo doesn't need to panic too much.
Gu Zhuo was very satisfied with the appearance of the car for the time being. He walked to the front cockpit and pressed his hand on the door.
The "mechanic" in his mind immediately rang, and a light slowly flowed across the surface of the door. Then, the door immediately opened and the mechanical stairs were lowered. Originally, the stairs should be electric, but electric stairs have a high failure rate, so choosing mechanical stairs is foolproof.
It seems that the car door belongs to the owner and only Gu Zhuo can open it. Gu Zhuo stepped on the stairs and entered the cockpit.
Inside the cockpit is a double-row cab, with two seats in the front for the main and auxiliary seats, and a row of long seats at the back that can be used as a single bed. The seats are made of calfskin that Gu Zhuo purchased online at a high price at the time.
Not only that, the main and passenger seats are pneumatic, which ensures that the people sitting on them are as comfortable as lying on cotton no matter what kind of bumps there are.
Except for the seats, the rest is the control panel of this doomsday fortress. The console is different from ordinary vehicles. There are several computer screens, various buttons and controls, and the rest is a big steering wheel.
Gu Zhuo did not try to control the steering wheel for the time being. He walked towards the space behind the fortress. The content inside was what he was most concerned about.
The living space in the back was separated from the cockpit by a sliding door. Gu Zhuo opened the sliding door with anticipation, and what he saw was a large L-shaped sofa. The sofa is made of the same material as the cockpit seats and can seat about seven or eight people.
There is a table fixed in front of the sofa, and a large TV hanging above it, which can be connected to Gu Zhuo's computer. Various movies and TV series have already been downloaded.
After the table is lowered, it can also form a single bed.
Going forward from the living room is the kitchen. Because this road palace is so big, the kitchen does not use a small freezer like an ordinary RV, but uses two large refrigerators, both of which have large capacities. Next to the refrigerator, there is a coffee machine.
There are two induction cookers installed on the kitchen cabinet. Inside the cabinet are a microwave oven and an oven, with a range hood above. The pool has two faucets, which can supply domestic water and drinking water respectively.
The most considerate thing is that the pots and pans placed under the kitchen and the various condiments are fixed with special straps to prevent them from getting scattered everywhere during bumpy driving.
A few steps ahead of the kitchen is the bathroom. The bathroom is separated from wet and dry areas and is equipped with a shower head. You can use the toilet even when someone is taking a shower.
Thinking about living in a doomsday fortress, the bathroom cannot be connected to the sewer. Gu Zhuo couldn't use a black water tank to catch the dirt in the bathroom like a normal RV, and then go out and dump it. Life in the apocalypse is so inconvenient and sometimes a hindrance.
He simply asked a designer to design a composting toilet for him.
Compost toilets are different from ordinary toilets in that they do not require water to flush. Instead, materials such as wood bran, coconut palm or peat moss are mixed with oxygen to decompose into compost. This compost is generally applied to non-edible plants. This can save water in the car and avoid causing pollution.
In order to avoid any odor, Gu Zhuo also bought several bags of special solvent for RV toilets. After use, this solvent will leave a light fragrance to remove any odor.
There are two tall cabinets outside the bathroom. Under the first cabinet is a washing machine, and the top can be used to store clothes.
Behind the bathroom, there is a small bathroom, which Gu Zhuo and the designer requested to leave for Sam.
After all, as a Caucasian breed, Sam is an extra-large dog that eats a lot. He doesn't want his fortress of doom to be littered with unknown objects, which will affect his quality of life.
There is also a larger space in the middle of the fortress. A treadmill is placed on one side of this space, and a computer with a curved screen and fully automatic sound is placed on the other side. The computer has a super large capacity, one can hold up to four, and it is equipped with all the games that can be played on a stand-alone basis, whether they are Steam masterpieces or high-quality unpopular games from independent studios.
This is an entertainment and living area added by the designer independently, which is also a small surprise for Gu Zhuo.
Following the designer's design, Gu Zhuo simply transferred all the things he had prepared on several computers into this big computer. In this way, the uses of this big computer will become more diverse.
After everything has been transferred, the remaining memory of the large computer is still more than enough.
After passing the entertainment area, the innermost bedroom is separated by a sliding door. There is a standard double bed in the bedroom. There is a skylight above the big bed, and the top of the head faces the window.
In front of the window on the other side, there is a large cupboard and a large bookcase. Next to the bed, there is a bathroom with a bathtub and a toilet. Like the bathroom outside, it is a composting toilet with dry and wet separation.
There are actually two bathrooms in this doomsday fortress, which can be said to be an extremely luxurious configuration. With such a large internal space, it can withstand a lot of trouble. It would be difficult to put a small mobile toilet in an ordinary RV.
There is a small space in the innermost part of the bedroom, which is a heavy iron door. Open the iron door and you will find the storage bin in the back half.
These are considered ultra-high-precision configurations. Gu Zhuo took a quick glance and found that except for the cockpit and living area, these were all placed in the front half of the Doomsday Fortress. The area in the back half, which occupies most of the area, is used to store various supplies and tools. There is a large space left, and there is no problem in accommodating the things Gu Zhuo prepared.
More importantly, these three spaces are all interconnected and fully meet the standards of the doomsday fortress in Gu Zhuo's mind.
Very satisfied with the interior space, Gu Zhuocai walked back to the cockpit, wanting to experience what it was like to drive this steel monster.
As soon as he sat on the driver's seat, two weapons suddenly appeared in front of him. They were two weapons that the designer had designed for him before: an air gun and a laser sword.
Both weapons are compact, easy to carry, and have a strong sense of technology in their appearance. Gu Zhuo stuffed them into his body and prepared to get out of the car and try their power again.
After stuffing the two weapons, he put his hands on the steering wheel. Suddenly, the "Mechanic" sent a lot of relevant information to his mind:
The doomsday fortress base vehicle has an outer shell that is bulletproof, explosion-proof, and collision-proof. It is equipped with a diesel engine, a gasoline engine, and nine ultra-high-power solar charging panels. The weapons are two air cannons on both sides of the front of the vehicle...
At this moment, all the information about this Doomsday Fortress base vehicle had appeared in Gu Zhuo's mind, and Gu Zhuo understood it clearly.
"That's awesome. There are actually two engines, three starting methods, a hybrid of oil and electricity, what a fucking advanced technology!"
After receiving all the information about this car, Gu Zhuo couldn't help but feel overjoyed. This doomsday fortress was built completely according to his own design ideas. He originally thought it would be somewhat different from what he imagined.
Unexpectedly, the "Mechanic" really gave him a big surprise. With it, the probability of survival in the apocalypse will be greatly improved!
What he needs to do now is to get familiar with the feel of this car, so that he will not be killed by the doomsday crisis and die in a car accident first, which would be too unfair.
Gu Zhuo was about to find a place to start the Doomsday Fortress, but found that as soon as he had the idea of starting the car, the Doomsday Fortress started directly, without any stagnation before starting, and it was very smooth.
At the same time as the Doomsday Fortress was activated, surveillance images from twelve cameras immediately appeared on a computer screen. All aspects of the sides, roof, and bottom of the car were clearly visible, without any blind spots. Beyond that, an infrared camera view appeared on the second computer screen.
This doomsday fortress is also equipped with a complete set of thermal imaging systems. This thermal imaging system can detect creatures with body temperature around one kilometer away!
At this moment, Sam, who was shouting "Ouch" next to the warehouse, appeared on the display screen of the thermal imaging finder.
Gu Zhuo marveled, having no idea how to drive it, but the "mechanic" in his mind seemed to be helping Gu Zhuo at the moment. Whatever Gu Zhuo had in mind, this car could perfectly accomplish the goal he envisioned.
It’s as if this doomsday fortress and Gu Zhuo are integrated into one!
"Damn, he's so handsome!"
After a short period of familiarity, Gu Zhuo completely learned how to drive this Doomsday Fortress. Now he has no problem even if he drives this Big Mac to drift on the road.
After excitedly playing with the doomsday base fortress car for a while, Gu Zhuo finally thought of business. He quickly stopped the car and started preparing to transport all the purchased supplies to the Fortress of Doom.
In addition to the hard power of this doomsday fortress, soft power is also very important!
Some of the things he recently bought have not yet arrived, but there is still a month until the end of the world, and the remaining month should be enough for him to prepare those things.
Other things that were difficult to obtain really gave him a headache. He planned to look through his phone address book in the next few days to see if anyone could help.
The doomsday fortress vehicle made Gu Zhuo full of confidence in the rest of his life. He thought that all situations had been considered. As long as it was not the kind of doomsday that could really destroy the earth at once, then he would definitely be able to survive!
Because of this, Gu Zhuo is now full of motivation when carrying supplies, and he doesn't seem to feel tired at all.
However, there is still one month left, should we tell others about the impending doomsday?
If you really spread this news, you will definitely be arrested as a lunatic or someone spreading rumors. If you are caught before the end, everything will be over...
Gu Zhuo didn't want to get into trouble, so he decided to only tell the friends in the "Tomorrow's Battle" group chat about this before the end was coming. After all, tell them that with their preparations, the survival rate can be higher.
Moreover, after the death of his parents, Gu Zhuo had almost no particularly close relationship. I have no girlfriend and no close friends.
So for other people, Gu Zhuo really has no choice. He is not a savior, he is just an ordinary person who wants to work hard to survive.