'Calculating the time, at the speed of the large trucks, at most, there will be five more round trips by 7 o'clock tomorrow morning.'
'Compared to more than 500 tons of materials, this capacity is far from enough'.
As for temporarily upgrading the large trucks to increase their carrying capacity, with the dozen or so survival points currently on hand, the improvement would be minimal—still a drop in the bucket.
'If the two special transport vehicles from the cleanup convoy are also transferred here—'
Su Wu calculated and silently rejected the idea.
Special transport vehicles have a high load capacity but are slow, and their maximum length is only five meters. As a result, the amount of materials they can actually transport is far from their theoretical load limit. Moreover, the road-clearing task will be completed within a day at most.
If they are reassigned for transport midway, they will miss out on the 20,000 contribution point reward for securing first place.
"I'll have to take some risks."
After weighing the options, Su Wu made his decision. Since there wasn't enough time to transport everything back to the shelter, he wouldn't transport it at all. Instead, he would extract the materials from the official warehouse and leave them temporarily elsewhere.
Twenty minutes later.
The large truck, traveling at high speed, arrived at the surface level of Su Wu's shelter.
A construction robot jumped out of the cab and opened the truck's cargo bay.
Then, the side of the compartment near the cab slowly lifted, dumping all the fertilizer in one go.
The rough unloading method tore many of the woven bags used as packaging, spilling fertilizer everywhere and covering a small area like gravel.
It was foreseeable that recollecting them later would be quite troublesome.
Next.
Eight construction robots, which had already arrived on the surface from the underground shelter, entered the large truck's cargo bay one by one, awaiting orders.
Two of the construction robots were also carrying automatic rifles and six fully loaded magazines.
These construction robots would travel to the official shelter with the large truck to assist with loading materials and then unload them at a location near the official shelter.
On the surface, where the average temperature exceeded 70 degrees, most buildings had been destroyed.
Any place could be considered a remote and uninhabited area. While temporarily placing supplies there carried some risk, it was far better than having them confiscated by the official shelter.
"Go ahead and pick up the goods."
Su Wu instructed the large truck to head back to the official shelter.
However, before departure, he reconsidered and decided to have them take a K2-series agricultural drone for added security.
This modified drone, equipped with a rocket launcher pod, had devastating firepower. Although it wasn't typically used, preparing for the worst was always necessary—bringing it provided peace of mind.
The large truck, now loaded with construction robots, set off again for the official shelter.
The journey was uneventful, and the vehicle entered the city smoothly.
At this moment—
Su Wu noticed that there seemed to be more vehicles operating in different parts of the city.
The roar of diesel engines was frequently heard, and occasionally, one or two vehicles even passed through the routes he had cleared.
Su Wu frowned, hesitated for a moment, but ultimately decided to proceed with the original plan.
Upon arriving at the official shelter—
The sight of a large number of construction robots pouring into the underground hall immediately attracted attention.
Some people curiously observed the scene, while others whispered among themselves, wondering where these cutting-edge machines had come from.
The construction robots ignored the onlookers.
They faithfully executed Su Wu's orders, systematically coordinating with the warehouse workers to load bags of fertilizer onto the truck.
"Where did these robots come from?"
"They look really efficient."
A forklift operator chatted with his colleague during a break.
"Who knows? I've never heard of any shelter using robots like this."
The colleague, a middle-aged man who looked physically and mentally drained, watched the robots at work with a hint of unease.
"This can't be a good thing. So many people can't find jobs, and now these robots are here taking away opportunities."
At the official shelter, not everyone was forced to work, but there was a clear distinction between forced labor and voluntary work.
The former was an obligation with minimal labor intensity, but at the end of the day, it barely earned enough food to survive. The latter, while exhausting, provided additional wages. Though the income was far lower than in peacetime, it at least allowed workers to slightly improve life for themselves and their families.
"It's fine. I know the guys loading the truck with those robots."
"They're all workers from Warehouse No. 7, responsible for external transactions."
"These robots probably belong to a wealthy private shelter outside and are just here to pick up goods."
At that moment, a hooded young man interjected.
Within the same shelter, the responsibilities of different departments weren't exactly classified information. Anyone interested could easily find out.
The hooded young man had always envied the workers in Warehouse No. 7 the most.
Because they handled external affairs, their jobs were the easiest and came with the best benefits in the entire shelter.
"So they're from outside? That's good."
The middle-aged man sighed in relief, withdrawing his wary gaze from the robots. As long as they weren't taking his job, everything was fine.
With his concerns eased, curiosity took over.
Even during peacetime, large-scale use of humanoid robots had been nothing more than a myth.
Whenever they did appear, they were always associated with some major high-tech corporation.
What kind of shelter could be behind these robots?
Could the people living there have living conditions several times—or even dozens of times—better than those in the official shelter?
With additional construction robots assisting—
This time, it took less than half an hour to load a full truckload of goods.
Two construction robots climbed into the cab, started the large truck, and left the official shelter. The remaining eight construction robots stayed behind, standing silently at the shelter's exit, shutting down and waiting.
A few minutes later—
The large truck reached the location near the two special transport vehicles clearing the road.
It dumped the full load of fertilizer onto a small, cleared-out space.
Then, a construction robot carrying an automatic rifle jumped out of the truck and silently stood guard near the fertilizer. Meanwhile, another construction robot reboarded the large truck and returned to the official shelter for the next load.