Doomsday: I Build a Space Fleet

Chapter 254 The Arrival of Meteorological Disasters

The first to receive the news and react were the engineering teams near the coastline.

Upon receiving the evacuation notice, the cause of the natural disaster, and the possible meteorological hazards, the engineering team quickly assembled and began to collect the smelting plant, which had already undergone modular transformation.

These rectangular smelters began to retract the 12 hydraulic support rods around them that were used to secure themselves, and with a sound of pressure release, the entire smelter sat back on its tracked chassis.

After the 12 hydraulic support rods retract to their maximum extent, they flip upwards and come together against the outer wall of the smelting plant.

Guided by intelligent programs and nano-control systems, the electricity generated by the core nuclear-powered furnace is directed to the tracked chassis below, driving four heavy tracks and taking the entire smelting plant away from its original location.

The assembled engineering teams split into groups and began moving the portable sandbags deployed around the perimeter of the battlefield.

Meanwhile, some of the barn owl drones patrolling the perimeter were integrated into the engineering team's command network and began searching for suitable refuge locations.

Because a large amount of flammable gas on the seabed was ignited by two nuclear fusion torpedoes, at least 50 billion tons of water vapor surged to the surface. The weather will suddenly turn cold and there may even be prolonged heavy rainfall.

Combining the battlefield environment recorded within the engineering team's system with the guidance of the command system, the Barn Owl UAV quickly found a suitable refuge location—a high ground formed by ground artillery fire.

After identifying a suitable refuge location, the engineering convoy, carrying portable sandbags, quickly moved there.

At the same time, emergency evacuation measures were also implemented at the Hongfeng Island base.

Several spherical robots equipped with red and blue police lights rolled down the street, while emergency evacuation notices were broadcast over the city's loudspeakers.

More than 1000 people living on Hongfeng Island were quickly evacuated and led by police robots to the nearest underground passage, preparing to spend the upcoming heavy rain in the living area of ​​the underground base.

Heavy machinery in transit should be waterproofed, and a suitable location should be found nearby for safekeeping.

Construction work has been suspended, and efforts are underway to reinforce the waterproofing around the site. Buildings that have not yet been topped out are being reinforced and temporary waterproof sheds are being installed.

Fortunately, there are no crops on the entire surface of Hongfeng Island, so there is no need to worry about drainage for crops.

The more difficult ones to deal with are the two survivor camps located near the city of Khuna, 800 kilometers away.

Both survivor camps are focused on agricultural production, and there are no suitable high ground or buildings nearby for relocation.

One of them can be considered a labor gathering place.

After the news reached Lin Shu, he decided to relocate all the residents in the two camps and build flood control facilities near the camps.

The most challenging aspect is the flood control and drainage systems of each factory.

Because the region is dry and receives little rainfall year-round, the design standards for its flood control facilities are not high, only around 300 millimeters.

However, according to the information Lin Shu just received, the high-temperature area on the seabed is still expanding, and Cleveland expects the evaporation to exceed 100 billion tons.

It was winter, which is the rainy season in the Red Earth Federation.

Combined with the cold air blowing from the South Pole, the evaporated water vapor is very likely to condense into rain clouds, bringing a heavy rainstorm to the western region of the Red Earth Federation.

After receiving the message from Lorraine, Ouyang Nian, wearing armor, rushed out of the amphibious assault ship and headed to two nearby factories in an armored vehicle.

Lin Shu arrived at the scene under the protection of the mechanical dog squad and began to direct Ethan's camp to relocate.

The laborers were driven to the nearest refuge by police stun robots and drones. Unlike the survivors in Ethan's camp, they received only the bare minimum of food each day.

While the evacuation efforts were in full swing, the flagship, with the assistance of two escort ships, was continuously bombarding the massive number of pistol shrimps beneath the surface of the sea.

To increase the rate of fire, all direct-fire weapons on the three warships were activated, the 50mm close-in weapon systems were all replaced with intelligently programmed high-explosive shells, and all laser weapons were put into full-power operation.

With the concentrated firepower of the three warships, Lorraine and his crew successfully eliminated all the pistol shrimp in the area before the water churned.

Immediately afterwards, Xu Ling pushed the throttle to the boost setting, controlling the flagship to move away from this area at a 10-degree pitch angle.

Ten minutes after the flagship fled the area, the seawater began to surge violently. In an instant, the silt and sand at the bottom of the sea were swept to the surface and then carried further away by the rapidly surging seawater.

If there were still satellites in space at that moment, then Lorraine and the others would have been able to witness the entire process of this 10 square kilometer sea area being dyed gray-black within three minutes.

Fortunately, the high temperatures generated by the two nuclear fusion torpedoes launched earlier consumed a large amount of methane gas on the seabed, so the current water surge only carried out some carbon dioxide and only covered the surrounding sea area.

Seeing that the evacuation operation was proceeding smoothly and the fleet was out of danger and hovering at an altitude of 10,000 meters, Lorraine finally breathed a long sigh of relief and looked at the data panel that had not responded for a long time.

Flipping through the data panel, Lorraine saw the three red characters "Calculating" displayed on it.

Looking at the various units busily operating on the map, Lorraine turned her attention to the weather radar.

At this moment, the cold wind was biting, and the water vapor in the air cooled rapidly, forming a large, thick rain cloud. Under the blowing of the cold south wind, the entire rain cloud drifted towards the land of the Red Earth Federation.

Watching the increasingly large cloud on the radar, Lorraine felt a chill, but was also very glad that he had sent a warning to nearby friendly units before Cleveland's assessment came to light.

However, looking at the dense cloud formations, Lorraine had some other thoughts.

"Platinum, do you think we could use the thick cloud formations to scout out the situation in the central area?"

Upon hearing Lorraine's question, Platinum looked at Cleveland's predicted direction of cloud movement and the thickness of the existing cloud mass.

After a moment's thought, Platinum gave his answer.

"If this cloud could cover that area, that would be ideal, but then we could only use synthetic aperture radar to conduct reconnaissance from above the cloud."

"To conduct a detailed reconnaissance of that area, we may need to rely on the torrential rain that accompanies the clouds."

After confirming its feasibility, Lorraine began to consider what kind of aircraft within the fleet were suitable for reconnaissance missions.

After a brief consideration, it was found that only the WF-01, which uses a reconnaissance payload, could accomplish this task.

However, due to space limitations within the aircraft, it may be difficult to clearly detect detailed ground conditions in heavy rain.

However, Lorraine thought of the warship that was still under development.

This assault ship belongs to the elite squad led by Platinum. Its main mission is to rapidly deploy the elite squad to target areas for special operations, while also serving as an air support platform.

Lorraine then realized that the requirements for this assault ship perfectly matched the upcoming close-range reconnaissance mission.

Lorraine then asked Platinum if this approach was feasible.

"It should be feasible. After all, special operations require real-time information support, and if the ship is to hover in the air for a long time to carry out ground attack missions, it does need to have sufficiently thick armor."

Then, Platinum added another requirement.

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Lorraine nodded. "No problem."

Just as Lorraine was about to ask Platinum if she needed anything else, the data panel hanging on the armrest suddenly vibrated.

"Looks like the calculations are finished. Shall we take a look together?"

"OK."

Platinum stood up and followed Lorraine to the captain's chair, then sat down on Lorraine's lap quite naturally.

The two leaned against each other, looking at the information displayed on the data panel.

A total of 27562 silicon-based organisms were killed.

[7452 large silicon-based entities killed]

Defeat 12 small war behemoths

[Slay 3 medium-sized war behemoths]

[Kill Rewards: 40,000 units of High-Energy Explosives, 42,000 units of Tier 1-6 Material Selection Packs, and 8,000 units of Nuclear Fusion Energy Selection Packs.]

[Special Rewards: Miniature Anti-Gravity Unit Production Blueprint, Alien Warship Blueprint]

After reading this page, Lorraine and Platinum noticed that the rewards this time lacked the previously mentioned technology selection pack, but the two special rewards marked at the end delighted them.

Immediately afterwards, Lorraine saw a white page-turning arrow at the bottom. After clicking it, more kill information appeared on the screen.

A total of 75452 Mining Bugs and their associated species were killed.

Destroy one incomplete mining bug scout ship.

Kill 10 wyverns

[54 Laser Bugs Killed]

131 needle-piercing insects killed

242 shield beetles killed

682 fire ants killed

9054 scarabs killed

[54672 pistol shrimp killed]

10607 gobies eliminated

[Kill Rewards: 40,000 units of High-Energy Explosives, 18497 units of Tier 1-5 Material Selection Packs, 12081 units of Tier 1-6 Material Selection Packs, 17 Tier 6 Production Technology Item Selection Packs, 21 Tier 6 Weapon Selection Packs.]

[Special Rewards: Level 6 Database, Spaceship Basic Technology Pack *1, Spaceship Technology Tree Unlocked, High-Strength Ceramics Steel Production Blueprint, 10-Megawatt Strategic Laser Weapon Data Pack *1, Laser Weapon Technology Tree Unlocked, Level 7 Technology Selection Pack *10, Energy and Power Technology Pack *1.]

Looking at the long list of kills and dazzling rewards on the data panel, Lorraine and Platinum were momentarily at a loss.

After some searching, the two found a construction vehicle with 3D printing capabilities.

The printing accuracy of this small vehicle can reach 1 nanometer, and its interior is equipped with a 120-liter print storage compartment and a complete self-organizing radar detection system.

The vehicle can also be combined to create an extra-long robotic arm capable of high-altitude spray painting and printing using components mounted inside the machine.

Its printing system can not only spray cement, but also some special metals or high-strength plastics.

This selection pack allows you to redeem 100 construction vehicles at once, and combining 20 construction vehicles will create a 3D printing vehicle similar to the Sky Pump.

Next, the two checked the condition of the tactical transport aircraft stored in the tail section. After confirming that the aircraft was in good condition, they went into the tail section and exchanged it for 100 construction vehicles.

These cars then pass through a passageway into the transport aircraft, which then transfers them to the ground.

After five flights, all the construction vehicles were delivered to the road, and Lorraine then began exchanging them for 3D prints suitable for the vehicles.

However, this time two additional tactical transport planes arrived at the scene to provide support.

With the combined efforts of three transport planes, it took only half an hour to transport 3000 units of metal 3D prints to the ground.

The fleet then set sail for the port of Jask.

During this process, Lorraine and Platinum exchanged for 100 construction vehicles, which would be transported by three transport planes to a shelter near Kanna and two factories in Jask Port.

As the flagship hovered above the port of Jask, all the construction vehicles were already at work, and gray-blue drainage ditches were appearing near the factory.

Afterwards, Lorraine made a remote communication to check on the construction progress of flood control facilities in various places.

The first to speak was Yao Guang, who was far away on Hongfeng Island.

"The transport team has completed the evacuation, all buildings have been equipped with high-strength rain shelters, and residents have moved into the underground space."

"Construction of the dome system has also been suspended. Due to the special nature of the dome system, no related facilities have been provided for it."

"Don't worry about that. It was designed for extreme environments and has strong disaster resistance capabilities."

After Yao Guang finished her report, Bai Jin began to report to Lorraine about the situation near the coastline.

"The initial construction of the refuge area has been completed, and the construction of drainage ditches and flood control dikes in the camp area has been completed. The modular smelter is deployed around the portable sandbags, forming a second line of defense against floods by its own weight."

"In addition, since the cloud cluster has reached above the coastline, I have authorized the engineering team to use explosives to complete the construction of drainage ditches around the camp as soon as possible."

"Approved. The amount of explosives used can be increased. If the progress is too slow, we can call in a frigate for a long-range strike."

Immediately afterwards, Lorraine turned her head to look at Lin Shu, who was busy at work.

"The evacuation of personnel from the first shelter has been completed, the auxiliary drainage and flood control facilities are under construction, and supplies have been allocated."

"Some people in the second shelter refused to cooperate, and the riot control robots have completed the suppression and are being transported to the front lines by a convoy."

Lorraine was well aware of the size of the space beneath the front lines, but seeing the disgust on Lin Shu's face when she mentioned laborers, Lorraine acquiesced to her behavior.

"I'm doing alright. The newly delivered 3D printing construction vehicle has greatly accelerated the project's progress. However, the coal mines outside are not easy to handle. There isn't enough transportation capacity to transfer them all to the warehouse."

"Do you have a waterproof tarp that's large and thick enough?"

After searching, Ouyang Nian found that the warehouse did indeed contain rainproof tarpaulins that met the requirements.

"have."

"Modify the ground slope and then lay drainage ditches leading to the coast around it."

"Received, but requesting mech support. All the engineering mechs here have already been moved out."

Upon hearing the request, Platinum promptly stood up and walked towards the maintenance room at the bottom of the warship.

"Received, expected to arrive in 3 minutes."

Under remote control from Lorraine and Cleveland, flood control engineering is proceeding in an orderly manner, and it is expected that the flood control engineering work in the coastal area will be completed before the heavy rain arrives.