Chapter 57 Chapter 57 Construction of Underground Passage
The sky outside began to turn dark again, and soon large flakes of snow fell from the sky.
Seeing that the snow was getting heavier and the helicopter could not fly in such weather, Su Qing decided to take a day off and finalize the next plan. Then he got up and left the laboratory.
She first took Fuguier around the base. The snow that had accumulated in the entire base had been almost cleared, and the ground was covered with white again in a short while.
Su Qing walked into the office building. People who walked by were startled when they saw Su Qing's figure. Because she spent most of her time running around outside and rarely appeared in the base, people who knew her were very surprised for a moment.
After greeting many people in a row, Su Qing quickly walked to his office and opened and closed the door in one go. He took off his gloves and rubbed his stiff cheeks. These people were really enthusiastic.
As Fuguier played by himself, Su Qing sat down on the sofa and opened the base interface in his mind.
She had just walked around the base and discovered many problems. If the temperature remained so low in the future and there was frequent heavy snow, shopping in the residential area would be very inconvenient, and it would also be difficult for people to go to the planting areas and factories. In addition, the base's accommodation was also a bit tight, so these problems needed to be solved as soon as possible.
Many families in the base had already started cooking for themselves, but buying ingredients was relatively troublesome, and the restaurants and shops in the base had already been heavily overloaded. Su Qing took a look and decisively upgraded the restaurants and shops. A grand restaurant and a large supermarket appeared in the original location.
The restaurant was upgraded and turned into a courtyard house. Under the flying eaves and green tiles is a vermilion gate. Inside the gate stands a screen wall carved with pine and cypress trees. Walking in, there are three three-story buildings. The main room is the base dining hall, and the three floors are all open tables. The east wing is the accommodation area, which can be used to entertain non-base personnel. The west wing is the dining hall and private room for external receptions.
Everything inside is intelligent. There is a screen on each table in the dining room where you can choose your dishes yourself, which will then be delivered by a machine. For accommodation, you need to register at the machine on the first floor and then get a door card to check in.
There are only shelves in the large supermarket at present. Su Qing operates and adds the items produced in the base one by one. Many robots are dispatched in an instant from the originally empty supermarket to fill the shelves little by little. There are rows of shopping carts at the entrance of the supermarket. You only need to put the items in and the amount will be automatically calculated. Finally, you can use the wristband to scan and pay.
However, Su Qing is not planning to fully automate the process, and still needs to provide some manual jobs for the people in the base to solve the employment problem.
These two buildings greatly improved the convenience within the base. Because the population is too large now, Su Qing selected several locations and built several restaurants and supermarkets, so that people can be diverted to avoid crowding together and affecting eating and shopping.
After finishing it, Su Qing also upgraded the mission center. It was also a three-story building, with various tasks divided into areas. There was also a hall dedicated to personal mission communication area.
The infrastructure was well-developed, and Su Qing looked for residential buildings. In her spare time, she had checked the forum within the base. There was a very popular post about residential construction. Many people complained that although the courtyard house was very lovely, it did not provide much privacy, and many people were socially anxious and did not like to interact with other people.
She thought that when the population increases in the future, building only this kind of large courtyard would occupy too much area but provide little living space, so she would have to add high-rise buildings. So Su Qing decided to create different residential areas for different people.
Looking at the topographic map of the base, Su Qing built several high-rise buildings on one side of the courtyard across a small park. Each building was 10 stories high, with four households on each floor. There were small apartments and large families. All the houses were simply decorated and ready for move-in. She also set up a comprehensive processing machine within the base that automatically generated rent and the entire purchase price based on the base's prices, waiting for people to choose their own houses and go through the relevant procedures.
The upgrade operation consumed a lot of funds. While Su Qing was routinely muttering about the system's evil-heartedness, she quickly searched the base page to see if there was anything else that could be built. After searching for a while, an underground passage icon caught her attention.
The icon is annotated with an underground passage connecting the city and a rapid transit system.
This is very suitable for the current situation. Su Qing clicked on construction without hesitation, and then a three-dimensional map opened, showing the terrain of the underground passage and the track setting, which can be planned by himself.
Su Qing took a rough look and planned out several routes connecting the residential area to various areas within the base. He set up the stations and selected a few stations to place several vending machines.
After setting up everything, Su Qing raised his hand and stretched, then tilted his head to look for Fuguier in the room. He saw that the dog might feel that the room was a little too hot, so it was lying next to the window with its four paws facing the sky and its snow-white belly exposed. Its mouth was slightly open, with its red tongue sticking out and resting on the ground, and there was a small puddle of water around it.
Looking at the dog sleeping so carefree, Su Qing sighed helplessly, "Su Fuguier! Get up! We're going home."
After calling out several times, the dog lying on the ground half opened its eyes. Fuguier had some dissatisfaction in his eyes. He perfunctorily wagged his tail at Su Qing, and then closed his eyes again.
Su Qing stood up, put on her clothes, walked over and kicked Fuguier lightly, "If you don't leave, you'll have to stay here overnight." After saying that, she turned around and was about to leave the house.
Awooo~ Fuguier was no longer upset when he saw that his owner was going to leave him here. He jumped up with a shout and ran to the door to block Su Qing's way.
Su Qing rolled his eyes at the dog, put Fuguier's clothes on it, then opened the door and left the office with the dog.
She couldn't wait to experience the newly built underground passage!
Because of the heavy snow, people in the office building had left work and gone home early, and Su Qing didn't run into anyone else. When she walked outside, the snow was falling heavily, and the snow on the ground was almost above her shoes. A gust of wind blew past her, and she shivered all over.
The temperature...seems to have dropped a little again.
Su Qing took out the snowplow and cleared a path as she walked. There was an entrance to the underground passage on the right side outside the administrative compound. She took Fuguier and walked in quickly.
The entrance to the underground passage is similar to the previous subway entrance. There is an automatic elevator on each side and a staircase in the middle. Going down the elevator is a bright and spacious hall. There are several vending machines in the corner of the hall, selling food, drinks, and some small daily necessities.
There were several large display screens hanging on the walls on both sides of the hall, showing the rapid transit route map, stations, and the riding process. Su Qing took a quick look and then followed the signs to the parking location.
Not long after walking, a track appeared in front of him. Su Qing walked over and stood in the waiting area waiting. After about a minute, a slight sound came from the distance of the track, followed by a beam of light. In just a few seconds, a white rail car stopped in front of Su Qing.
With a ding sound, the car door opened and a mechanical sound was heard.
"We have arrived at the administrative district. Please do not push or crowd. Walk slowly and watch your step."
This familiar feeling came up all of a sudden. Su Qing walked into the car with Fuguier and was immediately shocked by the decoration inside the car.
There is a row of semicircular seats on each side of the car, which is probably similar to the business class seats on the high-speed rail in the past. There is a virtual projection screen on the train window, which shows the underwater world at this moment. The realism of the picture makes people feel as if they are really traveling on the seabed.
Su Qing walked lightly to the nearest seat and sat down, while Fuguier jumped onto the chair next to her. As soon as they sat down, the seat belts automatically extended from the seats and fastened around Su Qing's waist.
She looked back at Fuguier who was standing beside her. He was frightened by the suddenly extended seat belt and jumped to the open space. He stared at the seat with a look of horror. Su Qing smiled and waved for him to come over and lie down at her feet.
At this time, there was another ding sound from the carriage, and a mechanical voice sounded, saying that the express train was about to depart and the next stop was the central area.
Su Qing took all the routes on the bus and roughly calculated the time. It took 10 minutes from the beginning to the end, and the time from one stop to the next was only about 1-2 minutes. Basically, it arrived at the station right after it started. Fortunately, the stop time was relatively long, otherwise he would not be able to react at all.
After experiencing the underground passage, Su Qing toured the new buildings one by one. After getting a general understanding, she took Fuguier back home. She announced the changes in the base and issued a snow shoveling task. Looking at the situation outside, it seemed that the snow would continue to fall, so it was better to clean up in advance than to be locked up at home again.
As soon as the new facilities were announced, they sparked heated discussions among people, and there were a lot of hot posts on the forum. Because everyone was bored staying at home on snowy days, many people couldn't help but run out to experience them, take photos and upload them, so more and more people went out despite the cold.
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The heavy snow fell for two days before it gradually showed signs of stopping. During these two days, Su Qing was busy clearing snow from the base. During this time, he received a voice call from Lu Chen. All the things Su Qing left behind before he left had been sold out. He chose bases with rich financial resources.
Now in this world, he is the only one who can deliver goods to the door, and the price is decided by him. However, in the face of the natural disaster, Lu Chen did not ask for too high a price. Su Qing's things were still sold at an incredible price. Because of the heavy snow, Lu Chen could not go out, and there were constant things happening in their base. If the temperature continued to drop and the heavy snow continued, at least half of the people in their base would not be able to survive.
In response to this, Su Qing turned the conversation between the two into a high-level meeting between the two bases. Everyone discussed various matters related to the merger together, and then made various assumptions on how to move people over as quickly as possible. However, after discussing for several hours, no good plan was found.
Su Qing stood by the window holding a water cup, looking at the heavy snow outside. He frowned slightly and said, "At the moment, we can only use a helicopter to transport those who need to leave urgently. Captain Qin, how many people can the helicopter carry at most at a time?"
"The two helicopters can carry a maximum of thirty people." Qin Yu replied.
"Although it's a little less, it's better than nothing. It's better than wasting our time waiting." Fang Qing knew that life was not easy for people outside. Such a climate was hell for ordinary people.
Lu Chen and the others sat opposite each other. After listening to what Su Qing and Qin Yu said, they knew that this was the only option at the moment.
"This is the only way for now." Lu Chen's fingers moved slightly, and a piece of ash fell from the cigarette on his fingertips. "Li Yi and Zeng Li, go compile the personnel list now."
After the plan was finalized, everyone else left the chat one after another. Su Qing was still thinking about something, and when she came to her senses, she realized that she and Lu Chen were the only two people left on the call.
"Uh... Lu Chen, are you still there?"
"Yeah." A cold voice came from the headset.
"Sorry, I was just thinking about something."
Lu Chen looked at the sky outside, which was slightly bright due to the snow, took a puff of cigarette and slowly exhaled, "What are you thinking about?"
"I...actually there is another way, but...it's a bit troublesome." This method has been turning over in Su Qing's mind for a long time. She just thought about it and felt that it can be implemented.
I could hear the sound of Lu Chen smoking silently. After a while, he suddenly said, "You want to carve out a path for yourself."
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