Lu Yuan took this opportunity to share his thoughts with everyone.
"Although this house looks relatively safe, the power of the superstorm was still too great. We'd better have it inspected!"
After hearing Lu Yuan's words, the family members all nodded in agreement.
"No problem. We don't have much to do right now anyway, so let's get this house properly repaired. By the way, do you still have any concrete here?"
"Yes, I have everything I need here: steel bars, concrete, steel plates, and all kinds of processing equipment."
Mr. Lu slapped his thigh, stood up, and addressed the crowd.
"In that case, let's get started now."
"The men go out to work, and the women can stay at home."
After the tasks were assigned, everyone picked up their tools and began to inspect the protective layer inside the house little by little.
Ropes are essential, and ladders are also necessary.
So everyone divided up their work areas and began inspecting the protective layer to eliminate any potential dangers. With these tasks taking their time, everyone felt that time flew by.
The noise outside grew louder. Lu Yuan glanced down at the time and realized that the super storm must have already swept through the fortress.
So he quickly went into the room and looked out through the only window that allowed him to see outside.
In the distance, dark clouds hung so low they seemed to be directly covering the fortress, the massive cloud layer carrying countless bolts of lightning that relentlessly bombarded the fortress's dome.
Sparks exploded off the protective plate, creating a terrifying sight.
Lu Yuan took out his binoculars and observed the distance.
The fortress in the distance was being battered by this super storm. The enormous tornado resembled a colossal dragon reaching to the heavens and the earth. Although lightning flashed continuously outside, Lu Yuan still had difficulty seeing the situation in the distance clearly.
A thick tornado slowly swept in from afar. When Lu Yuan saw the tornado, he was so surprised that his mouth dropped open and he couldn't utter a sound for a long time.
This enormous tornado was hundreds of kilometers in diameter.
It was like a giant chimney, completely enveloping the fortress.
Upon touching the top protective panel, Lu Yuan even saw the protective panel above the easternmost fortress, which was instantly ripped off upon contact.
Then, a large number of protective plates, steel bars, and other materials were all sucked into the sky.
It was like there was a giant vacuum cleaner overhead, sucking all the debris up.
The scene before him filled him with tension. Lu Yuan even felt as if he were seeing the fortress illuminated by lightning, its inhabitants instantly sucked into the storm by the approaching tornado, and shredded to pieces by the debris and iron plates mixed in with it.
"That looks like a fortress that Guo Jialiang repaired before!"
Lu's father had followed Lu Yuan to the observation window at some point. He pointed to the fortress in the distance whose roof had been blown off and said to Lu Yuan.
Lu Yuan nodded heavily, because he knew that Guo Jialiang and his men had basically repaired and recaptured those dozen or so fortresses.
However, these repaired fortresses were torn apart in an instant by the superstorm, clearly indicating that they were no match for the immense wind force of the superstorm.
Meanwhile, in the very center of a fortress, Guo Jialiang's brow was furrowed in his office.
According to the information they just received, Fortress No. 1, which is furthest from them, has been overturned by the superstorm, and Fortress No. 2, which is closest to Fortress No. 1, is also in imminent danger.
"Damn it, are we really done for?"
Guo Jialiang slumped back in his chair, expressionless. He kept thinking about what he could do next, but after pondering for a long time until his head ached, he still couldn't come up with any ideas. Now, he could only accept this disaster.
He stood by the window, looking at the silent city, and felt a pang of desolation in his heart.
He had finally managed to become the highest-ranking official in these fortresses, but before he could even settle into his position, a super storm was about to shatter his dreams.
"No, I can't just sit here and wait to die. I have to think of a way. I can't die. If I die, how will I lead these people? I've put in so much effort and worked so hard to get to this position. I can't die! I absolutely can't die!"
At that moment, Guo Jialiang seemed to be possessed, rushing to his desk and frantically searching for documents.
But after searching for a long time, he found nothing and didn't know what he was looking for.
He was just rummaging around aimlessly, as if trying to find something to inspire him.
Suddenly, he knocked a sailboat-shaped ornament on the table to the ground.
With a crash, the ornament fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.
Guo Jialiang was startled by the sound. He went to the sailboat ornament and saw that the sailboat was now broken into pieces, with only the hull of the ship still intact.
As for the mast and sails, they were all broken into pieces. He gently hugged the hull of the sailboat, his face filled with heartache.
This was his favorite decorative piece, which he had put a lot of effort into building, and now he had destroyed it himself, which made him feel quite sad.
Holding the sailboat, an idea suddenly flashed into Guo Jialiang's mind, and he felt a surge of excitement.
"That's right, a ship! Wasn't this superstorm supposed to bring massive rainfall? If the water floods the fortress, we'll be trapped here. Yes, that's right, a ship! We have to find a ship!"
He looked up at the dome, wondering if the protective panels would be able to withstand this superstorm.
However, he was certain of the massive rainfall, as the amount of precipitation was simply too great. If the fortress were flooded, their only means of escape would be the boat.
Without thinking, he ran wildly downstairs like a madman.
The assistants at the door were also somewhat puzzled when they saw Guo Jialiang run out.
They followed Guo Jialiang all the way towards the shipyard.
When they arrived at the shipyard, they found that the gates were locked.
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