Chapter 1053: Anti-ancient situation, how to deal with aging!
Since Liehu took command of the Pingtan Army, the entire Pingtan Refuge's weapons and equipment ideas have undergone major changes.
From the initial large-scale installation of firepower weapons, it suddenly changed to mainly sophisticated firepower suppression weapons.
These are either blueprints and technologies purchased from the Foundation, or weapons and vehicles snatched from other forces.
In the end, Hunting Tiger only kept the fine products, and the rest were traded to other places in exchange for more valuable things.
And such a choice, with the help of various types of equipment that are still at the peak of mechanical quality, is bound to bring a period of glory to Pingtan Refuge.
But in the same way, after the glory, there will naturally be nothing but chicken feathers.
Equipment in video games all have durability, let alone real-life equipment.
Ordinary guns can still be maintained by setting up a weapons management office in the shelter, but those involving large vehicles and cutting-edge weapons require engineers to disassemble and maintain them.
Such as combined tanks, such as self-propelled anti-aircraft guns.
No one can afford the consequences of poor maintenance of these things after being disassembled, or even being unable to put them back together after disassembly.
So by the time something goes wrong internally, it's almost hopeless.
Especially recently, with the disaster of metal aging, those weapons that were on the verge of retirement suddenly began to suffer from large-scale problems.
Including Yehu's own exclusive car, since returning from his last trip, the tracks have become so rotten that they need extensive repairs.
Fortunately, this incident did not reach the ears of the enemy, let alone the allies in the alliance.
Otherwise, if we let them know that the Pingtan Army's current combat effectiveness is less than half of what it was last month, there will be a big problem.
Therefore, considering the future deterrence issue, when supporting the bunker, the Hunting Tiger almost sent out the best products at the bottom of the box.
Including those two tanks that still look brand new.
"It doesn't look as bad as I thought. At least they built a wall!"
The captain of the Megacity Shelter is Chapman.
This returnee is deliberately seeking revenge against Sunny Harbor Sanctuary.
Logically speaking, he shouldn't be here as a deputy manager, but the recent changes are really exciting.
First the marauders attacked, then the undead appeared.
Before Sunny Harbor Shelter could take a breath, heavy fog obscured their sight again and brought all revenge actions to an abrupt halt.
Then the Rangers were defeated in the western suburbs, and this mindless thing like the Hunter actually learned to form alliances.
The establishment of the Western Suburban Alliance gave Chapman hope of revenge.
This time, he established the alliance's bridgehead at the Pumpkin Bunker and started the first battle. He applied for the captain position without hesitation.
The reason is to come here to see with your own eyes the probability of success.
But now that I am actually standing in front of the pumpkin bunker, it looks really good here.
From the crooked wall, Chapman could feel that the people here had not given up any hope of survival.
Compared with dealing with a group of brainless wanderers, it is obviously easier to deal with such civilized slaves.
At least that's the case in theory.
Just as he was thinking this, ordinary soldiers in the alliance team also expressed different sighs about the bunker.
"The construction here is really good. It is much more complete than our Pingtan shelter!"
"Yes, we have just come to the ground to try to live, and they have already built so many houses here."
"What's so good about the ground? Aren't you really afraid of nuclear bombs suddenly falling from the sky?"
"What are you afraid of? Compared to living underground for the rest of your life, I feel that being on the ground these days is ten times happier and more fulfilling!"
"Yes, yes, I breathe fresh air every day, get sunshine, and patrol the streets. This is such a blessing!"
"Do you think the managers will move us here to help with defense? It seems like they don't have many guards?"
"It's possible. If I can apply, I will be the first to apply!"
The block above Pingtan Shelter has now been bulldozed and rebuilt.
Although there is no assistance from large engineering equipment, the progress is not as slow as expected.
The broken streets in the neighborhood have been renovated, and white cement has been laid to form a hardened road surface.
The dilapidated villas and courtyards on both sides of the road have been flattened several times, and some of the land is fertile enough to be divided into agricultural production areas.
Some buildings had a lot of debris and were simply converted into residential public buildings like Hope Village.
Yehu was so outrageous that even the management started to copy the village.
On the ground, he also established a department similar to the General Work Administration.
Each resident can receive tasks, which can be used to offset shelter-level tasks, and can also be saved to exchange for items on the supply list.
In addition, he did not miss the wall, a landmark building that can be called the soul.
Hunting tigers have a huge appetite.
Now starting from the location of the broken bridge, a wall is being rapidly expanded.
Most of them are composed of dismantled construction waste, but after being wrapped in cement concrete, the original appearance cannot be seen at all.
After some changes, the above-ground world, which was usually talked about as a tiger, has now become a hot topic with the open management of tiger hunting.
Even these guards and soldiers are not willing to go back to the damp and cold underground to live.
"Hey, someone is coming out of the city gate. Is it someone from the bunker?"
"Why are these guards holding farm tools? Don't they have guns?"
"Who's going to ask?"
Looking at the "new soldiers" who came out after the city gate opened, the soldiers looked at each other and exchanged words.
But at this time, there was no chance for them to interrupt and ask. Wang Qian, who represented the Pingtan Army, had already walked up.
"I am the support team leader of the Western Suburban Alliance Flat Beach Shelter, Wang Qian."
"Hello, Captain Wangwangqian, I am Bacon, the deputy guard captain of Pumpkin Kefu Bunker."
The lame vice-captain forced a smile, but the movement was too big and the wound was aroused, and the pain made him grin.
"Welcome. Thank you so much, you guys. With the arrival of the alliance's garrison, we finally feel more at ease."
"What happened? Why was this place attacked by the southern suburbs shelter?"
"It's a long story, here's what happened"
Yesterday on the radio, Lao Dao did not report clearly what happened.
Of course, this is also related to the fact that the interrogation of the Rangers has not yet ended.
The guards were dead and injured. You can't expect ordinary villagers to use farm tools to interrogate a group of wanderers, right?
As a result, it wasn't until the guard captain Nat took over in the morning that he got the specific information.
"You mean those wanderers also wanted to join our Western Suburbs Alliance, so they handed in their certificates of nomination and came to the bunker?"
Wang Qian was not very satisfied with this answer and immediately frowned.
According to what the deputy captain of the guard said.
It was the escaped members of the Ranger Legion that triggered the pursuit from the southern suburbs shelter, and they chased them all the way here.
And the reason why they came here was because they heard about Pumpkin Bunker joining the western suburbs.
In Qinggang Shelter, they suffered inhuman torture and abuse, and were thrown out as consumables to be consumed by each other in the southern suburbs.
Now that the Western Suburbs Alliance has been established, it has the qualifications to compete with Sunny Harbor Sanctuary.
As a result, they decisively chose to abandon the dark side and surrender to the bright side, and handed in a letter of declaration that they thought they were satisfied with.
"Yes, that's what they said." Bacon nodded quickly, glanced at the people around him and continued: "And to show their sincerity, they also brought a lot of information, including the new city of Qinggang Shelter.
All kinds of information in it.”
"Tell me about it?" Su Deben asked calmly.
"The specific information is with Captain Nat, I just..."
Before Bacon could finish his words, he saw a group of people galloping over from behind the city wall, and it turned out to be Lao Dao and his party.
Among them, Captain Nutt is also impressive.
Seeing the size of the reinforcements, he was stunned for a moment, then wiped his eyes in disbelief.
It wasn't until he confirmed that all this was true that he rushed forward with great joy.
"Distinguished guests, distinguished guests from the alliance, please come in quickly, we have prepared a sumptuous reception ceremony!"
"It is the glory of Pumpkin Kefu Bunker that you can come here. If the owner can see it, he will be very happy."
In any case, Nat is quite clear in terms of self-awareness.
He immediately put himself in the lowest position, which immediately won the favor of most people present.
Including Wang Qian, including Chapman.
Even Su Deben nodded inconspicuously, thinking about it.
Looking at Nat with a humble look on his face, the three of them looked at each other and waved to the group of soldiers behind them.
"Our people will not go in for the time being. Please send some people to help them set up a camp."
"In the next few days, at least until there is no further instruction, we will help you share the defensive pressure."
Nat looked at Sudben in disbelief.
Not going into the city? Just outside to help defend?
How can the Western Suburban League be so abiding by the rules?
In his opinion, being annexed is now a certainty, and Pumpkin Bunker will completely become the bridgehead of the Western Suburban Alliance.
However, what the other party did was to put the bunker on the same line as other shelters in the alliance.
There may be high and low levels, there may be priorities.
But definitely not a vassal!
"Okay, we will immediately send residents to help the reinforcements build the camp!"
Nat opened his mouth, but finally turned it into a sentence.
He turned around without stopping for a moment and quickly returned to the bunker to make arrangements.
On the other side, Lao Dao and others also came up.
"How's the situation?"
"It's equally serious here. Aging has reached a critical point."
After answering Su Deben's question, the old Taoist quickly told everything he had seen and heard yesterday.
The specific time of the next metal aging disaster has not been officially announced yet.
But just a warning has already severely damaged the vitality of the indigenous people.
Among them, four-fifths of the metal farm tools in the bunker were broken, and most of them became scraps that broke after just one use.
Although the situation of those doped with alloys is better, the benefits are also very limited.
In particular, several small production lines in the bunker have all been broken down by the power of the aging disaster.
It can be said that the people here have almost returned to the primitive times, and they are almost unable to even produce their own tools.
"It's so serious here?" Chapman's eyes widened.
Wang Qian next to him snorted noncommittally with his nose, his face full of complaints about the former's acting skills.
Don’t you have a clue whether it’s that serious?
The distance between the bunker and the city is so close, can the giant city shelter be an exception?
The old Taoist didn't stop and continued talking.
"In fact, this is not the most serious thing. The spoons and forks they used have actually aged. Now many people have been forced to eat with their hands. Also, all vehicles stored in the open air in the bunker
, are basically no longer usable, and some of the remaining off-road motorcycles are on the verge of damage."
"This is just a small example, but I think it is representative enough. If we really want to consider deploying defenses here, we must first consider how to transport manpower and supplies from the western suburbs."
"We cannot hope that the shelters of the Southern Suburban Alliance are afraid of us, just like they opened fire yesterday. There is no shortage of madmen in this world."
In fact, the experienced reminders were redundant for both Wang Qian and Chapman.
As "old guys", their understanding of the situation is obviously at a deeper level than what they are talking about now.
"So. We need to find a solution to the aging problem as soon as possible, or find a substitute for the time being?"
Chapman was secretive, but finally revealed his true thoughts about the trip.
"Well said, this is also one of the purposes of our coming here."
Wang Qian repeated it, looking at the fertile land under his feet and talking to himself.
However, after talking about this, the topic naturally ended.
After all, how to solve it and what to use to replace it, no one present can tell the reason.
Are we going to return to the cold weapon era?
This is Hunter Tiger's favorite, because the combat effectiveness of the mutants he has won over will reach its peak.
But it does not help at all to control the situation in the city from deteriorating and developing.
It is conceivable that once it is really necessary to fight with cold weapons, bombs will be used as a supplement.
The Gopher Man's shelter will never last long, and it won't be fun if the South Suburban Alliance overturns the table.
Sunny Harbor Sanctuary wants to slowly eat away at the population to expand its scale.
In the same way, the Western Suburbs Alliance chose the Pumpkin Bunker as the alliance's bridgehead because they also wanted to plunder enough supplies.
If we really want to fight, then whoever wants this hot potato should get it.
"Let's take a look first. We can discuss this matter later."
The adventurer terminal in his pocket vibrated slightly, and Su Deben opened his mouth to end the topic.
In front of the city gate on the other side, scattered residents have begun to walk out, joining the camp construction work with shock on their faces.
The progress is very fast, and the proficiency of the slaves in the bunker is beyond that of the residents of the shelter.
Especially the slaves selected by Catalina at that time were inherently ingenious people.
After saying some greetings, he ordered the soldiers to build the camp near the isolation zone of the orchard.
Su Deben dodged and disappeared into the shadow of the trees.
at this time.
The center point of the explosion.
Lu Kuan, who was wearing protective clothing, was holding a small piece of fragment the size of his thumb and placed it under direct sunlight for observation.
See the dense patterns reflected by the fragments under the illumination of light and shadow.
His expression was slightly shaken, and he couldn't stop mumbling.
"It turns out. It turns out to be like this. It's not that there is a problem with the energy induced by the energy machine, but that it is aging. There is aging inside the energy stone."
"But. Energy Stone is not a metal, so how can it be included in this category?"
"But if aging really caused the energy stone to explode, no, could this be the pattern?"
