SWDnovel Chapter 98 Worship, Major Upgrade, and Automatic Train
Chapter 98 Worship, Major Upgrade, and Automatic Train
Chapter 98 Worship, Major Upgrade, and Automatic Train
Behind the gas station warehouse in the ruins.
Lu Sheng, unusually, didn't bring anyone with him.
At the foot of the gas station wall, there is a small mound made of concrete debris, on one of the stones of which are engraved some words in simplified Chinese:
Lu Sheng, born in the Changye calendar 650-672.
This is a house of clothes, containing the clothes Lu Sheng wore when he transmigrated, a piece of clothing stained with Lu Sheng's blood.
Lu Sheng hadn't calculated the days carefully, but it had been about 26 days since he came into this world. Even if there were any discrepancies, the difference shouldn't be too great.
These 26 days are enough to blur the memories of my past life and make me feel more truly that I belong to this world.
Even now, looking at the well-dressed man before him, he can no longer tell whether he himself has transmigrated or whether the God of Myriad Machines has truly bestowed a blessing upon him, saving him from suicide by shooting himself.
During the body's repair process, he unexpectedly awakened memories of his past life.
He couldn't tell the difference, and he was too lazy to tell the difference.
All he knew was that he was Lu Sheng, a Lu Sheng who had broken ties with the Lu family.
Almost every time he thought he could rely on his family, they disappointed him.
Then, because of his foolish idea, he would run to the front of this small, respectable house and sit quietly.
He was certain that the language of this world was different from his own, so he wasn't worried that anyone would be able to recognize the meaning of the characters he had carved on the stone.
Many times, there are things he doesn't know who to tell.
Throughout the entire camp, the person he trusted most was Lin Ran.
But he also knew that Lin Ran would leave the camp sooner or later, and he didn't have much to offer her to keep her. Could he promise her a better future?
He felt he was completely incapable of doing that.
Jiang Shutong and I have a temporary working relationship, and this business connection is more purely commercial.
The remaining people sent by Golden Sunflower had no future to begin with, so naturally they wouldn't seek a future from themselves.
As for the remaining collaborators, Lu Sheng was not worried that he would break his promise to them; he was confident that he could give them a future.
But as for Lin Ran's future, he didn't know what kind of future Lin Ran wanted, nor did he know how to ask her about it. Facing Yi Guanjia, he clasped his hands together, making a crisp snapping sound: "Brother, you should rest well. I'll come see you again later."
Sometimes I really envy you. You're healthy and free from illness and disaster, and nothing can torment you anymore.
There is still a very long road ahead of me, but I am willing to shoulder this heavy burden.
When I was a child, I had this kind of delusion, an almost childish delusion.
I once read a passage that asked, "How should one spend one's life?"
Looking back, he will not regret wasting his years, nor will he be ashamed of having accomplished nothing.
He can bravely tell others that he has dedicated his life to the noblest cause in the world.
I also want to do something great in my life, something I couldn't do in my previous life.
It's okay not to show off to others.
I want to do something great, like building a city here, a city that can shelter travelers, provide shelter for the homeless, and allow people to thrive and multiply, flourishing alongside civilization.
I will do it. If we meet again in the afterlife someday, I hope I can excitedly tell you that I've accomplished something amazing.
After saying this, Lu Sheng stood up and returned to the camp.
Only Zhao Cai knew he was coming here, but Zhao Cai was not human; it was a mechanical dog influenced by his abilities.
He was quite certain that Zhao Cai wouldn't leak this information, and that no one else would bother to ask him what he was doing. He could just give them a few casual answers, and they wouldn't bother to investigate.
Just as Lu Sheng had expected, after he returned to the camp, no one asked him what he had been doing outside. People passing by simply greeted him warmly.
By this time, a night had passed since they last contacted their family.
Faced with the impending catastrophe, the Lu family headquarters had already begun taking action. Their approach was simple and direct: to hide.
The beasts of the night would concentrate their forces to attack cities with large populations and high activity levels. Therefore, the pressure on the Lu family headquarters and its important strongholds far exceeded that on Lu Sheng's small camp. After assessment, they determined that even if they defended with all their might, they would still suffer great losses.
For the reconstruction to proceed, the most important thing is to ensure that no core personnel are lost.
So they decided that they would enter the underground bunker at a certain time.
A powerful family like the Lu family naturally possesses a large underground refuge with a self-sustaining ecosystem.
However, this refuge was only enough for the Lu family members and a portion of their servants.
Lu Zheng also received a recall order, indicating that after a certain period of time, he could return to the Lu family headquarters and take refuge in the underground bunker together. This was to ensure that even in the worst-case scenario, when the surface was riddled with holes, the Lu family could return from underground intact with sufficient strength to clean up the mess.
Whether Lu Zheng would leave or not was not a big concern for Lu Sheng; what he knew was that he was not qualified to enter this bunker.
Although he didn't want to go in, he was still a little sad when Lu Yuexin told him the news.
At the same time, Lu Yuexin will also send a large number of people to his side.
But this time, she will make an exception and donate a large sum of supplies and funds to Lu Sheng in her own name.
This is inherently against the rules, but at this critical juncture, she can't care about whether it's against the rules or not.
She also didn't want Lu Sheng to disappear completely in this eternal night.
Lu Sheng himself wasn't without plans either.
Although he is currently facing numerous difficulties, he still has a trump card.
After returning to the camp, he quietly placed his hand on the wall.
But this time, his target for upgrading was not the wall.
"Camp 49, currently under construction, can be upgraded to a high-level camp by consuming 500 units of steel and 500 units of wood, according to your needs."
Investing additional materials can further enhance the integrity of the upgraded camp.
This time, he also checked several upgrade options.
The first entry is called Energy Self-Sufficiency, and its effect is simple: build a wind turbine in the upgraded camp.
The wind turbine can also be built a little further away from the camp, with a maximum distance of no more than 1 kilometer.
Once completed, it will be connected to the camp's power supply system via a thick, modified cable.
The second term is called diagonal expansion.
The meaning is simple: expand the camp by 4 times, but the expansion must be at an angle.
The third term is multiple camps.
This entry allows you to extend the campsite by one level or build it as a two-story structure.
This upgrade can include an entire floor of facilities, including but not limited to practical facilities such as vertical farms and machine shops.
All three entries are very powerful, but the only problem is that the required materials are also quite scarce.
We need to discuss the 500 units of timber with Jiang Xin.
Even if I sold all the funds in my account, I still couldn't raise enough for 500 units of steel.
He currently only has enough money in his account to buy a little over 100 units of steel. He plans to have a serious talk with Wei Fa about this and see if there's any good way to get it on credit first.
Lu Sheng knocked on Jiang Xin's door, and after saying "Come in," he pushed the door open and went inside.
Jiang Xin just turned off his bracelet, as if he had just been communicating with someone.
Lu Sheng noticed that his complexion was not very good.
"Is there any bad news?"
he asks.
Jiang Xin shook his head: "It's bad news, but it won't affect my work."
"Station Chief Lu, is there anything I can help you with?"
Lu Sheng nodded. After sitting down, he organized his thoughts for a moment and decided to first inform his ally of the major crisis they were about to face.
Hiding it from the other party is futile; they have good connections and will find out sooner or later, not to mention they are also a member of a powerful family.
So he briefly explained to the other party that they might soon face eternal night, and stated that the news was highly credible because the Lu family was already making preparations.
Upon hearing this news, Jiang Xin nodded emphatically: "I believe you."
He said, "I just received the same message from my family. They are asking me if I want to go back to the family's underground bunker to take refuge."
I never imagined it would get this serious. For a family power, having all its core members enter the underground bunker is extremely dangerous. It means they are prepared for the above-ground bunker to disappear permanently during this eternal night.
This eternal night will likely rewrite the entire landscape of the earth.
Lu Sheng had never experienced an eternal night since birth, but upon hearing what the other party said, he realized that this disaster would be far more terrible than before.
At this point, Jiang Xin asked Lu Sheng, "Station Chief Lu, what did you want to talk to me about?"
Lu Sheng nodded: "I want to discuss with you the lack of timber in the camp to survive the eternal night."
I hope that, on top of what we have already done, the Jiang family can provide the camp with at least another 600 units of timber.
A full upgrade of the camp requires 500 units, but the camp is not safe after the upgrade. Materials are needed for the subsequent construction and maintenance of many things, and the reconstruction of the train station must also be taken into account.
Without a train station, even transporting supplies would be a problem during the Eternal Night.
Upon hearing Lu Sheng's request, Jiang Xin pondered in silence for a while: "Normally, this amount wouldn't be much."
"But right now the family is concentrating its funds on preparations for war. I can help you contact the family, but even if we manage to get it, I'm afraid it will come at a considerable cost for Station Master Lu."
Lu Sheng understood perfectly well that there was no such thing as a free lunch.
He might not be able to afford 500 units of timber even at normal prices, let alone in such an emergency. It would be understandable if the other party raised the price.
After thinking for a moment, he offered the highest price he could currently offer: "As long as the materials are in place, this camp can become a secure shelter."
Your Jiang family understands that a small settlement like mine is relatively less likely to be attacked by large-scale ferocious beasts.
If we can make this place strong enough, it can definitely relieve some of the pressure on you.
Lu Sheng felt that this was the best bargaining chip he could offer.
If the other party does not agree, he still has one option left: to go directly into the ruins, dismantle a large number of wooden items, and transport them back.
There are still two months left, which is more than enough no matter how you look at it.
This is a short-sighted approach to rebuilding the ruins.
But if you don't survive the eternal night, you're not qualified to talk about the future.
On the other side, Jiang Xin nodded after hearing Lu Sheng's words: "Station Chief Lu, don't worry, I will report your words truthfully."
If conditions allow, I think your family would be willing to lend you a hand.
The abilities you have demonstrated deserve this assistance.
At the same time, I will actively help you contact the Lin family.
If the Lin family could lend a hand, the shortage of materials you need would be much, much smaller.
Lu Sheng nodded.
He then brought up another matter: "There's one more thing you can write in your report, which is that I will restart the nearby train station before the eternal night arrives."
If there are no unforeseen circumstances, the railway tracks here should be able to connect to the strongholds of your Jiang family and the Lin family.
The beasts of the night will not attack inorganic rails.
By automating train operations, it can be ensured that resources are transported steadily and in large quantities during the night.
Lu Sheng's words surprised Jiang Xin. He knew very well how important a train station was for getting through the eternal night.
The other party's claim that they could rebuild the train station sounded somewhat like a fantasy to him.
He straightened his expression and asked seriously, "Station Chief Lu, are you really sure you can do it and that I should write this in the report?"
A train station is a sophisticated and complex large-scale facility; it's not something you can simply put a few shipping containers in and modify to make it operational again.
I know there's a relatively well-preserved abandoned train station nearby, but both the railway facilities and the trains themselves have been abandoned for far too long.
Lu Sheng responded to his doubts with a firm tone: "I know what you're worried about, but I can assure you that you've already seen my abilities. Given enough materials, I can even get that train running again right away."
Jiang Xin still had a lot of doubts. He raised the most important point in the entire unmanned train transportation system: "Station Master Lu, I don't know if anyone has explained to you how terrible the long night is, and how it can bring about many secondary disasters."
The unmanned transportation you mentioned is ideal, but if an accident occurs midway through the journey, there will be no one to handle it.
However, as soon as even one person boards that train, it will be surrounded by the ferocious beasts of the long night.
How do you plan to solve this problem?
Through remote control?
However, extreme weather can directly interfere with communications.
A train that breaks down halfway through the journey could decide the fate of an entire camp.
Upon hearing these questions, Lu Sheng shook his head.
Who will drive that train?
He already had a suitable candidate in mind.
There happened to be a robot in his camp.