My Black Tech Shelter

Chapter 74: Long Voyage and Rat Plague

On the morning of the 5th, Bai Xiao and others had packed their equipment and were waiting for Lu Chen. Lu Chen made a thermostatic box to put in the snow, and then brought it with him to the RV. Bai Xiao and others also boarded the RV.

At the port of Shelter 1, the Morning Star has been parked at the port, waiting for the arrival of Lu Chen.

After a while, Lu Chen's RV began to approach. After arriving at the port, the back compartment of the Morning Star opened, and Zero controlled the RV and drove in.

After the RV drove in, the cabin door was closed and the temperature inside the cabin began to rise. After reaching a predetermined level, everyone could finally take off their protective helmets and walk around freely in the cabin.

Lu Chen and Bai Xiao came to the bridge and looked at the ocean in the distance. Lu Chen began to give orders: "Zero, start the Morning Star. Let's set off and join the Dragon Kingdom Navy."

"Okay sir, the power system is online. The Morning Star has begun to move. The water conditions ahead are normal and it can sail at full speed. The Morning Star begins to accelerate, reaches the maximum speed, and begins to enter cruise mode!"

"Bai Xiao, send our coordinates to the Dragon Kingdom Navy and ask them where we will meet,"

"Okay Mr. Lu!"

After saying that, Bai Xiao began to contact Ding Haifeng, and after receiving Bai Xiao's communication, Ding Haifeng on the Nanchang ship locked Lu Chen's location.

"The fleet is heading to this coordinate, advancing at full speed, and meeting the target as soon as possible."

The entire mixed fleet began to adjust its direction and sail at full speed.

On the other side, Lu Chen also learned from Bai Xiao that the Dragon Kingdom fleet was approaching him at full speed, so Lu Chen directly ordered Zero to reduce his speed and wait here.

As the Morning Star gradually came to a stop, Lu Chen asked Ling to release the Morning Star's drone to monitor the surrounding situation, and then began to look at the mineral distribution map in the nearby area, preparing to see if there were any minerals with large reserves in the surrounding countries.

After searching for a while, Lu Chen selected several places, one was Nicaea and the other was Laowa. The former has a large amount of oil resources and the latter has a large amount of coal resources.

Petroleum can be used to refine various chemical materials, as well as aviation fuel, etc. Although modern fighter planes cannot take off now, I have learned from Bai Xiao that it will not be long before the volcanic ash can be cleared, so it is better to reserve it first, and Coal is a necessity for building your own thermal power generation. Under the current environment, fast reactors cannot yet produce nuclear fuel rods, so directly using thermal power to supply mining areas is the best option.

In addition, Lu Chen also chose another place, Australia, but I heard that the country has taken over the original state-controlled mines, and after the volcanic ash is eliminated, satellites in space can directly monitor the earth's surface.

Therefore, the pawns of the Star-Spangled Kingdom will definitely receive attention, and their mining base will be exposed at that time, and Southeast Asia will be better. After all, it is relatively close to their hometown, and safety is guaranteed.

The final focus must be on seabed mining. Lu Chen plans to first build an offshore operating platform that can be driven directly above the seabed mining area, and then transport the ore below to the sea surface, and then undergo preliminary screening and smelting to form metal The ingots are transported back to the country,

Thinking of this, Lu Chen suddenly thought that if the volcanic ash was cleared, then the sunlight would definitely shine on the earth again, and the ecology would slowly recover. Then his No. 1 shelter in Annan would be in potential danger. After all, he did not get Annan. With permission, they can directly build bases and mine ore on their territory, so they are likely to directly attack themselves.

For the sake of its international image, Long Guo could not directly force Annan to recognize its legitimacy, so Lu Chen issued a new order to Ling.

"Zero, from now on, start building transport ships in the shipyard. First build two 10,000-ton cargo ships to transport materials for Shelter 1, and then find a relatively flat place on the high seas to build a seabed. Base, and at the same time, all efforts are made to build undersea robots. Undersea exploration operations are temporarily suspended. The construction of undersea bases is the first priority, and then the thermal power generating units in the Annan mining area will be added to carry out saturation mining in the mining area.

In addition, the mining bases in Laowa and Indonesia are also fully expanded to ensure that there will be no problems before the undersea base is built. By the way, I have activated all the offshore oil production platforms near Indonesia to fully exploit oil. I will ask the official for it. A piece of land to store this oil,"

"Okay sir, the development priorities have been revised,"

"In addition, I will call up the map of Indonesia. I will select a few seaport cities and search them to see if I can harvest anything. I have to take advantage of the opportunity to make a profit."

"Sir, the map has been retrieved!"

Lu Chen looked at the Indonesian cities displayed on the map and chose a route such as Kuching - Singkawang County - Jakarta - Surabaya - Bali - Dili - Manado County - Semporna - Malay - Manila.

Lu Chen's current location is in the Paracel Islands. If he follows this route, the total range will exceed 10,000 kilometers, and the Morning Star's cruising range has reached 8,000 nautical miles, which translates to 14,400 kilometers, which is enough for his own use.

After some calculations, including the detours in the middle, the total voyage is almost 6,000 nautical miles, and the speed of the Morning Star is 25 knots. Regardless of the stay time, it will take 10 days to return to the Paracel Islands, plus the intermediate transportation. The time for supplies is almost exactly one month.

Lu Chen felt that it was almost time to deal with the volcanic ash issue in a month, so he continued to hide in the country and continue farming. There was still some unrest outside, and his life was still at stake.

At this time, Bai Xiao came over and said to Lu Chen: "Mr. Lu, the fleet has arrived. Do you need to go and see it?"

"We're here so soon. Let's go and have a look."

The two came to the bow of the ship and looked at the mixed fleet in the distance. Lu Chen said: "A century-old navy, now our country's coastal defense force has also stepped up,"

At this time, a helicopter took off from the Nanchang ship in the distance and flew towards Lu Chen. Lu Chen and Bai Xiao also walked towards the apron at the back. After the helicopter landed, the adjutant of the Nanchang ship came over. Bai Xiao saluted. After returning the salute, the adjutant looked at Lu Chen and said, "This must be Mr. Lu. We will escort you on this trip."

"Thank you very much for the military's attention. Thank you all here,"

"As for Mr. Lu, we are also grateful for the technology provided by Mr. Lu, which has greatly increased our combat power."

Seeing that he didn't elaborate, Lu Chen probably had confidentiality regulations, so he skipped the topic. After chatting for a few words, the first mate asked Lu Chen about the route of the voyage. Lu Chen explained the newly decided voyage route. He handed it over to the first mate, who then returned to the Nanchang ship.

Then Lu Chen was connected to the fleet channel to facilitate communication and unified command, and Lu Chen's Morning Star sailed into the center of the fleet,

After seeing that everything was ready, Ding Haifeng ordered the fleet to start sailing, and Lu Chen began a month-long sailing life starting from the Xisha Islands.

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In Stars and Stripes Country, near the Yellowstone Volcano, due to the volcanic eruption, although the surface temperature here is at the bottom, the temperature underground is still very high.

And just like this underground, a mouse nest was built in it, and this mouse nest was more than ten times larger than the ordinary mouse nest.

At this time, a mouse came running in. The size of this mouse was terrifying, comparable to those of large dogs.

If you can see through the ground from the air, you will find that mouse holes like this are everywhere, forming a huge mouse paradise.

Due to its proximity to the volcano and the influence of volcanic ash, there is no human presence in this area.

Therefore, these mice often search for food in the cities on the surface, and the newborn mice begin to adapt to the environment. Their fur becomes able to withstand extreme cold, and they can open their pores to dissipate heat in warm areas.

The withdrawal of humans caused the mutant rats in this area to begin to multiply rapidly.

Due to the damage to the nearby laboratory, these mice were contaminated by some experimental materials. Coupled with the symbiosis of spores, the mice grew larger and eventually grew to the same size as large dogs.

After a few months, the food in the city has been consumed by the rats. In order to reproduce the population, the rats began to migrate to other areas.

Gradually, the rats are about to come into contact with humans.

At night, in a shelter near the Stars and Stripes Kingdom in the Maple Leaf Kingdom,

Bowers returned to his dormitory after a busy day,

The other roommates haven't come back yet. After taking off his work clothes and throwing them on the chair, Bowers was going to get some water and take a shower.

In the past, I used to shower directly with water, but now I can only use a basin to collect some water and then wipe it with a wet towel.

In the bathroom, Bowers was taking a shower when he suddenly heard something moving outside. He thought it was his roommate coming back, so he didn't pay much attention to it, but then he heard the sound of something falling to the floor.

"Karl, is that you? What are you doing?"

"Karl?"

Hearing no response from outside, Powers felt a little strange. He wiped himself quickly, put on his clothes and left the bathroom. As a result, he saw a creature as big as a Tibetan mastiff eating something with its back to him.

The sound of Powers opening the door attracted it, and then it became clear that it was a big rat. Before Powers could scream, the rat swooped up and bit Powers' throat directly.

When the other roommates came back, they found that the door was locked. After knocking several times but getting no response, they discussed and opened the door.

The moment the door was opened, several people saw a room full of big rats. Before they could react, they were swarmed by the rats. Before he died, Karl vaguely saw a big hole in the ground inside the dormitory. , mice kept crawling up.

Soon, contact with this shelter was completely lost.

And with the destruction of this shelter, a change occurred in the galactic center far away in the center of the galaxy.

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