Doomsday: I Build a Space Fleet

Chapter 181: Expansion Begins

After receiving the message from the communications vehicle, Cleveland responded via the destroyer's radio system.

So two hours later, when the fleet arrived at the dock, only Chen Zhigang, Guo Zhiwei and others were waiting by the dock.

After the two dock landing ships were moored at the pier, 120 guard robots of different types quickly went to the perimeter of the camp and took over the camp's security tasks.

Lorraine then directly asked Chen Zhigang and the others about their expected departure time.

"We expect to depart in about two hours."

"Have you informed everyone what to bring and what not to bring?"

"The notice has already been issued. Everyone should bring two sets of clothes and personal items. You don't need to bring toiletries, tableware, or bedding."

Lorraine nodded, then looked at the Vanguard-class high-speed transport ship being assembled in the dry dock.

"You don't need to worry about this ship. All the humanoid robots I brought are all-rounders. They will take over the subsequent assembly tasks of this ship."

Seeing Guo Zhiwei's hesitation, Lorraine waved his hand to dissuade him, and said that she would not waste the fruits of his labor.

Half an hour later, at 8:30 a.m., all the unmanned units inside the dock landing ship were neatly parked inside the shipyard.

At the same time, Lorraine also launched a demonstrator aircraft equipped with reconnaissance payloads and a communications relay drone.

After takeoff, the demonstrator drone headed straight for the mine 500 kilometers away, while the communication relay drone flew to the high-tech industrial base on the east side of the base to guide the drones in the base to Hongfeng Island.

All tasks were proceeding in an orderly manner, and two Peregrine-35 20-ton utility helicopters from the Type 53A amphibious transport dock arrived at the flagship's aft deck.

At 9 a.m., a communication relay drone landed on the main road of the high-tech industrial base, and drones in the warehouse were being towed out of the hangar by unmanned logistics units one by one.

At 9:40 a.m., the demonstrator aircraft equipped with reconnaissance payloads had completed reconnaissance of the area surrounding this small mine.

Meanwhile, unmanned logistics units within the high-tech industrial base are systematically entering the cabins of drones.

At 9:50 a.m., two Peregrine 35 utility helicopters, carrying two teams of humanoid robots and a testing device, flew to the small mine.

At 10 a.m., all the skilled workers in the camp began to gather near the dock.

Subsequently, under the command of Chen Zhigang, Guo Zhiwei and others, these more than 1000 workers are orderly entering the cabins of the Type 53A dock landing ship.

An hour later, with the assistance of Cleveland, all the workers had found their beds, and finally, escorted by two Type 42DL destroyers, the dock landing ship was the first to return to Hongfeng Island.

These people will then undergo Yao Guang's re-education and be put into production and military supervision or production positions.

Half an hour later, as the sun was about to reach its highest point, the Peregrine 35 utility helicopter finally arrived at the outskirts of the mine.

Subsequently, the two helicopters hovered at a height of 15 meters and, with the help of the onboard crane, successfully deployed the robots to the ground.

Upon reaching the surface, these robots quickly entered the mine and began taking samples for testing.

The three aircraft above them can help them monitor every move in their surroundings.

Fifteen minutes later, the robots had completed all the sampling. According to the information displayed by the instruments, the grade of this mine was all above 60%, so it could be directly put into the smelter for smelting without refining.

After confirming that the raw materials were correct, the convoy used for transporting and mining the minerals set off, followed by an engineering team carrying supercritical carbon dioxide power generation components.

The supercritical carbon dioxide generator will be installed inside the steel plant by the engineering team, who will then be stationed there to smelt the raw materials brought back by the transport team into finished steel.

As for transportation, it will be handled by the high-speed transport ship that is not yet fully assembled in the shipyard.

Of course, the assembly of this high-speed transport ship will also be taken over by the unmanned engineering unit brought back from the Type 53A dock landing ship. Their primary task is to assist Cleveland in completing the assembly of this ship.

After completing the assembly of this high-speed transport ship, these unmanned engineering units will all be transferred to the high-tech industrial base. Together with the unmanned units that will come to support them later, they will build this place into a small airport.

After assigning tasks to these unmanned units, Lorraine stretched and left Ouyang Nian on the flagship to oversee the assembly of the transport ship.

He then went down to the flagship's garage and climbed into the driver's cab of a Type 21 infantry fighting vehicle.

"Beep! Automatic defense program activated, unmanned turret takeover complete."

Lorraine then stepped on the accelerator and drove the Type 21 infantry fighting vehicle away from the flagship, followed closely by the wheeled assault gun driven by Platinum.

After the two wheeled armored vehicles left the flagship, they merged into a convoy of three wheeled armored vehicles driven by robots.

After leaving the shipyard gates, the convoy turned east, led by a robot-driven wheeled infantry fighting vehicle, and a line of five wheeled armored vehicles drove along the road at a speed of 80 kilometers per hour toward the military base.

A destroyer also left the shipyard with the two men. After deploying smart torpedoes around the shipyard, the destroyer headed towards the military base at a speed of 30 knots.

The reason Lorraine had the destroyer accompany them was simple: when the escape routes on the ground were blocked, they could escape on the destroyer or be picked up by the Peregrine 20 utility helicopter carried on the destroyer.

When the five wheeled armored vehicles arrived in the area surrounding the naval base, they activated their IFF (Identification Friend or Foe) system to prevent being accidentally damaged by unmanned combat units stationed there.

The group returned to the naval base without incident. Accompanied by the robotic dogs, Lorraine and Platinum, carrying a terminal, headed straight for the naval base's command center.

"drop"

[Verification passed. Advanced privileges detected. Senior Colonel Yaoguang. Base management authority has been transferred.]

Five minutes later, Yao Guang's holographic projection appeared in the command center of the base.

"Alright, Lord Lorraine, I now have full control of this base."

Because Cleveland's mainframe is installed on the flagship, it cannot contact its scattered sub-units at any time, and its separate sub-units do not possess the same high level of intelligence as Yao Guang.

Lorraine's purpose in having Yao Guang take over the base was simple: she needed Yao Guang to use the military base's armed forces to protect the unmanned units operating in the area.