Mobile Shelter

Chapter 59 The Test Begins

Based on the conclusions drawn from the research on marine mutated organisms, the imperial court arranged for awakened individuals with prophetic abilities to make predictions, ultimately concluding that the coastal areas were very likely to fall in the near future.

However, even though the imperial court already knew the outcome, at this time, resistance was still necessary.

At this time, the only thought of the imperial court was to do everything possible to delay the fall of the coastal areas.

The goal was to build large-scale shelters inland as soon as possible, and in addition, to restore the existing industrial system as quickly as possible before the coastal areas fell.

This way, the coastal areas can be recaptured as soon as possible after they fall.

Of course, only high-ranking officials in the imperial court knew about this; even local officials along the coast were unaware of this predetermined outcome.

Meanwhile, the imperial court, acting as if everything was normal, provided personnel support and logistical supplies to the coastal areas.

People like Dong Qi and Dong Hao are insignificant figures who are unaware of major national events. At this time, all that matters to them is being able to survive peacefully during this special period.

After chatting about prohibited topics for a while in the car, the two got out of the car and entered a simple dormitory not far away, led by Dong Hao.

After seeing the minimalist style of the dormitory, Dong Qi finally gave up on staying there and decided to spend the night in his car instead.

Regardless of environmental comfort, from a purely defensive standpoint, the sheet metal on the cargo container is certainly not as effective as a reinforced vehicle body.

When Dong Hao heard that Dong Qi wanted to spend the night in the car, he didn't try to dissuade him. After all, he knew that the dormitory accommodations were in poor condition, and Dong Qi wasn't a member of their investigation team.

In addition, Dong Qi will also be cooperating with the researchers at the institute to test the performance of the electromagnetic gun tomorrow, so there is no need for him to stay with them.

The next morning, the communicator given to him by Wu Yifei rang. As soon as Dong Qi answered, he heard the other party say: "Mr. Dong, this is Wu Yifei. We agreed yesterday to test the combat performance of the electromagnetic gun today."

When you left yesterday, you didn't take the electromagnetic railgun's ammunition with you, so you need to come to the research institute to load the ammunition. The specific testing location has already been determined by the research institute.

"What time is convenient for you to come over today? I'll make preparations at the research institute in advance and wait for you."

Upon hearing Wu Yifei's words, Wu Yifei immediately replied, "I'll go to the research institute now. It should take about half an hour, and at most no more than an hour."

After hanging up the phone, Dong Qi quickly tidied himself up and then wanted to go into the dormitory to inform Dong Hao that he was leaving soon.

As soon as I entered the dormitory, I saw that Dong Hao and the others had all tidied up their personal belongings and were now sitting on their beds chatting.

Just as Dong Hao was about to invite Dong Qi in, he heard that Dong Qi had come in to say goodbye and needed to hurry to the research institute to complete the assigned task.

Hearing Dong Qi say this, Dong Hao did not try to stop him. After saying goodbye to the other members of the investigation team, Dong Qi immediately drove away.

Because Dong Qi had given advance notice, Wu Yifei had already completed all the preparations by the time Dong Qi arrived at the research institute. The two of them loaded the supplies that Wu Yifei had prepared into the back of the car and then left the research institute immediately.

Led by Wu Yifei, the two arrived near a battlefield along the coast.

Compared to the border area guarded by Dong Hao and his men, this battlefield was located in the area near the port and docks.

Compared to the open area that Dong Hao was in charge of, the surrounding environment here is more complicated due to the presence of many buildings.

Seeing the battlefield environment here, Dong Qi was puzzled for a moment.

Logically speaking, in order to demonstrate the full performance of the electromagnetic railgun, Wu Yifei should not have taken Dong Qi to an open environment for testing, as this would have allowed for a better assessment of the railgun's range.

In this complex environment, it is impossible to perfectly demonstrate all the performance capabilities of the electromagnetic railgun.

Perhaps noticing the puzzled look on Dong Qi's face, Wu Yifei explained, "For different test items, the electromagnetic gun needs to be tested in different environments."

Furthermore, because it's necessary to test the electromagnetic railgun's combat effectiveness, testing also needs to be conducted in a relatively complex environment.

Although he heard Wu Yifei's explanation, Dong Qi still found it hard to accept. After all, according to common sense, when testing new products, it is usually easy first and then difficult. How could it be like this, where the difficult is tested first and then the easy?

However, since they had already arrived at this point, Dong Qi remained silent and tacitly accepted the testing plan devised by Wu Yifei.

Because the surrounding environment is quite complex, the personnel stationed here are no longer the "ragtag army" that Dong Hao and his group came to support, but all of them are professional soldiers.

The task of negotiating with those soldiers naturally fell to Wu Yifei, who came from a research institute.

Although the two parties are not in the same department, they are both directly under the official department. In addition, Wu Yifei had already applied for and reported in advance, so the negotiation process went smoothly and the other party was willing to cooperate with this test mission.

Dong Qi never expected that the first test would be to strike targets at sea.

According to frontline radar scans, each time the mutated marine creatures came ashore, in addition to the smaller mutated marine creatures that landed, there were also many larger mutated marine creatures that remained hidden in the water.

Dong Qi's target this time was those large, mutated marine creatures hidden in the water.

Dong Qi was already somewhat dissatisfied with the electromagnetic cannon, which had not yet been fully integrated into his vehicle. However, when he loaded the bullets for the first time, this feeling instantly increased.

Dong Qi never expected that to reload the electromagnetic cannon with bullets, he would have to go to the roof of the vehicle, and the electromagnetic cannon only had two bullets in its capacity.

This means that the electromagnetic railgun must be reloaded after firing two shots in a row.

However, Dong Qi did not react much to the tedious loading process.

After all, we already knew the research institute's attitude: they wouldn't easily provide high-powered weapons of mass destruction. The complicated loading process is normal.

It's easy to guess that when this electromagnetic railgun is officially deployed, it will definitely not have such a bizarre loading configuration.

So, while learning how to load a bullet into an electromagnetic railgun, Dong Qi deliberately asked Wu Yifei loudly, "Loading a bullet is so troublesome, and each load can only meet the requirements for one firing. With this kind of design, I feel that it is simply impossible for this weapon to be fully equipped by the army and become a main battle weapon."

After hearing Dong Qi's words, Wu Yifei subconsciously glanced at the expressions of the soldiers around him and immediately felt somewhat helpless.