Chapter 548 Strategic Space-Based Railgun (1/2)
In the elevator.
Ibers reached out and pressed the button for the next floor.
The elevator began to descend, and he suddenly looked at Chu Guang and said with a smile.
"Have you heard of the Torch Project?"
"The device that restarts the world?" Chu Guang looked at him in surprise. He didn't expect that he actually knew about Shelter 0.
But think about it.
This old monster has lived for more than a hundred years, so it's inevitable that he will hear some strange rumors.
Ibers smiled and nodded.
"Yes, since you know the torch, I can explain it in a simpler way."
Chu Guang said.
"You mean that the 'weapon' is similar to the torch? Destroy the macromolecules of organisms through neutron plumes?"
Ibers smiled and shook his head.
"Almost, but it's too simple to describe it this way. A simple neutron plume can't restart the world. There are many ways to defend against nuclear strikes, such as... a deflector shield based on the anti-gravity principle can deflect neutron plumes very well. So if we want to kill the organisms in the shield, we must first break the shells of people. Therefore, the "fire" part of the Torch Plan can be divided into two execution steps. One is the planetary phase shock to paralyze the anti-gravity device and shield, and the other is to release the neutron plume to kill the organisms on the planet." Although he only understood the general idea, Chu Guang couldn't help but admire it. "Clear thinking." Ibers said with a smile. "And efficient." Chu Guang glanced at Ibers. He always felt that this guy was a little bit psychopathic. He was particularly excited when he mentioned the methods and tools of killing. He was completely different from the two brainless and unhappy people from the enterprise. What a dangerous guy. Let Xiaoqi keep a close eye on him. Just as Chu Guang was thinking this, the elevator stopped with a ding, and the alloy door opened to both sides. "We're here."
Gently making a gesture of invitation, Ibers took the initiative to walk out of the door and took Chu Guang to the core area of the Giant Stone Military Industrial Building.
The two came to an empty room.
The layout here is very similar to the command room.
A huge screen is hung on the wall opposite the entrance. In the center of the screen floats an abstract blue planet, surrounded by dense gray fog.
As expected, the dense gray fog should be orbital garbage. As the enterprise said, the density of these orbital garbage has reached the level that can reduce the average annual sunlight on the surface.
The severe cold climate outside is at least 20% of the credit.
Chu Guang glanced around the room, and finally his eyes stopped on the screen in front of him.
"What is this?"
"Sky Thunder."
"Sky Thunder?"
"The name of this device, the full name is Phase-Neutron Killing Strategic Space-Based Orbital Cannon, abbreviated as SOG."
Ibers looked at Chu Guang with a smile and continued.
"What you are looking at now is one of the greatest weapons of the Prosperity Era! It is also the inspiration for the Torch System! With just one shot, the entire organic matter of Qingquan City can be evaporated. There is no more efficient slaughter tool than this."
"It can't restart the entire world, but it is no problem to wipe a city off the surface of the earth."
Good guy!
An efficient slaughter tool is okay...
Chu Guang's face was full of surprise, and his attention was completely attracted by the screen in front of him.
If this is used on the mother nest of Qingquan City...
However, this idea only appeared in Chu Guang's mind for a moment, and he was dispelled.
This weapon was previously in the hands of the Post-War Reconstruction Committee, and then it was distributed to the settlements under the responsibility of the War Reconstruction Committee.
If it was really that efficient, the War Reconstruction Committee would have used it long ago, and would not have thrown "not so efficient" nuclear bombs at the city center, let alone launched the Weyland Plan because of the lasting casualties.
Chu Guang estimated that there was another possibility, that is, it was impossible to confirm whether this weapon was effective against the shelter.
Until today, there are still many shelters in Qingquan City that are closed, fulfilling the mission of two centuries ago.
Slime mold is one of the main threats in the wasteland, but it is not the only threat.
Perhaps because the price to be paid is too high, the War Construction Committee did not use it to clean up the mother nest until it was finally disintegrated.
Taking his eyes away from Chu Guang who was lost in thought, Ibers looked at the blue planet wrapped in gray fog on the screen, as if he was looking at some treasure, and said with a smile.
"It is silent in the gray fog, drifting with the orbital garbage. There is almost no way to lock it, and even the weapon holder does not know its specific orbital parameters... But it doesn't matter. As long as you use the 'key' to wake it up, it can be deployed above any area of the planet under your command."
"Of course, this device is not without weaknesses. It takes up to 24 hours to charge. And once it ends its silent state, it will light up like a lamp. There are many ways to observe its position, calculate its orbital parameters, and calculate its strike coordinates..."
"Even if it has its own close defense system and deflector shield, 24 hours is enough for a lot of things to happen."
Ibers spent some time introducing this weapon system. Chu Guang, who was standing aside, listened carefully to the end and suddenly spoke.
"Does the Legion have similar weapons?"
Ibers said with a smile.
"Who knows? Why don't you try to float it over Triumph City?"
When he said this, he did not use a joking tone, and there was even a hint of encouragement in his voice.
Chu Guang rolled his eyes and was too lazy to pay attention to this guy.
Take a "clear card" that has been there for two centuries to threaten the established survivor forces that have existed in the wasteland for a century and a half.
That's just plain boring.
A very simple logic.
There are many settlements similar to Boulder City to the west of the Great Desert, but the Legion still conquered most of the continent, and Triumph City was safe and sound.
It is clear.
This so-called "sky thunder" does have a certain deterrent effect, but the concept of deterrence is never absolute.
Two centuries are enough time for legions, companies, and academies to come up with countermeasures against this strategic weapon and add some other cards to their hands.
The real reason for maintaining the validity of the contract, apart from the high cost of breaking the contract, is probably more about simply not caring.
Regardless of whether they are legions, colleges, or companies, these veteran survivor forces with clear lines and firm beliefs do not believe that Boulder City can cause any big waves. Even if it is rotten to the core, it will only harm half of the province.
A group of fattened pigs don't have the courage to shoot randomly.
Taking the enterprise as an example, if the council really thinks that Boulder City is a problem, it can just spend some money to buy the weapon back from the nobles.
But they didn't do this, which already illustrates some problems.
Chu Guang couldn't help but think of another thing.
The company's embassy must now be aware of the drastic changes taking place in Boulder City at this moment. How will the Supreme Council view the alliance's inheritance of the "Tian Lei" system?
Observing the expression on Chu Guang's face, Ibers continued speaking slowly.
"...Theoretically, the sky thunder can even break through the defense of the Holy Shield, but there is only one bullet in the barrel, and the energy overflowing at the moment of launch will destroy the weapon itself. It is said that the purpose of this device is not to destroy anyone, but to In order to ensure an agreement made a long time ago - the survivor forces will not interfere with each other, and jointly explore ways to end the Wasteland Era and find the future of civilization. "
"I heard Fang Ming say that the reason why the first-generation residents entrusted the 'Tian Lei' to it for safekeeping was, on the one hand, they were worried that his descendants would not have the courage to pull the trigger, and on the other hand, they were worried that they would lose their respect for the contract. Respect and use weapons that must not be used casually.”
"Tsk tsk, the first survivors are indeed very smart. Although I have only seen them in the screening room, they seem to have guessed what will happen a century ago. Do you know? In the last vote, the group in the inner city The stupid pigs really thought about giving you a shot, haha, I almost laughed out loud. Those losers really don’t understand anything, and they are arrogant and arrogant. It’s hard to imagine that they really are. The descendants of that group of people...what will your descendants be like?"
Ibos looked at Chu Guang expectantly, but Chu Guang didn't want to look at this twisted guy, so he just replied lightly.
"It's still early for me."
Ibbers smiled and shook his head.
"It's late, one second, one hundred years, it's just a blink of an eye to me, what should happen will always happen. I just hope that you don't give me the same boring feeling as my previous client."
"Stop talking nonsense and tell me how to use this thing?" Chu Guang impatiently interrupted the guy's ramblings.
He already understands the things that need to be paid attention to in this 'Tian Lei' system, and other nonsense is redundant to him.
Ibbers said with a smile.
"Mr. Fang Ming gave you a drone, did you take it with you?"
"Yeah." Chu Guang nodded, took out the small projection drone, and cast a questioning look at him, "How to use it?"
Ibers reached out and gently took the drone from Chu Guang's hand. He stroked its outline with his index finger and his eyes swayed slightly.
"Ah...Mr. Fang Ming's ashes."
Seeing that the AI seemed to be acting stupid again, Chu Guang coughed.
After coming back to his senses, Ibers had a friendly smile on his face and continued.
"Sorry, I couldn't help myself...the authorization process is very fast, just wait for me."
Taking the drone left by Fang Ming to the console, Ibers took out a memory card and inserted it into the computer.
The AI data about Fang Ming has been completely formatted, but the identification code that activated the "Tianlei" system has followed it to the end.
Lines of code flashed across the screen, and the authorization for the 'Tianlei' system was quickly transferred from this room to Vault 404.
From now on, he no longer has to come to this room specifically. As long as he is within the signal coverage of the shelter and ensures that the link with the signal transmitter is normal, he can order the "sky mine" hanging in the high orbit to be activated. "Enter activation standby state.
Chu Guang confirmed through Xiao Qi that the "Tian Lei" system hidden in the orbital garbage was silent and could enter the activation standby state at any time.
Since the orbital coordinates of the weapon would be exposed once activated, and there was only one bullet, Chu Guang did not let Xiao Qi further test its performance.
This is a mutually destructive switch.
It can only be used as a switch to destroy each other.
He sincerely hoped that it would be best not to have the day to actually use it in his lifetime...
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In addition to the "Tianlei" system weapon, Ibers also introduced Chu Guang to Chu Guang's other weapons inventory.
After looking at these inventories, Chu Guang felt a sense of emotion in his heart.
The gentlemen in the inner city perfectly explained to him what it means to play badly with a good hand of cards.
Not to mention the KV series of exoskeletons, there are thousands of sets of the basic KV-2 alone, and nearly 3,000 sets of the monkey version of the KV-1!
In addition, there is also the K-10 "Iron Wall" heavy-duty exoskeleton that Chu Guang wanted to buy before but failed to buy. There are nearly 500 sets in stock!
The battlefield positioning of this heavy-duty exoskeleton is almost based on power armor. In terms of comprehensive performance alone, the "Iron Wall" is no longer inferior to the Type 6 "Heavy Cavalry" police exoskeleton, and its defensive performance is even slightly better, but its endurance is slightly weaker.
In addition to these light equipment, Jushi Military Industry also keeps "big things" such as aircraft and missiles for the city owner Fang Ming.
For example, the P-1 "Viper" transport aircraft has been in service with the militia regiment.
There are a total of four parked in the hangar!
This transport aircraft is a twin-engine, non-rotor vertical take-off and landing aircraft independently developed by Jushi Military Industry based on parts and drawings from the pre-war era.
The two engines are located on the belly of the fuselage, one in front and one behind. Its battlefield positioning is similar to that of the Black Hawk and Mi-8 on Earth, but its maneuverability and stability are not comparable to the latter.
The power principle used by this aircraft is similar to that of the "Orca". They are both plasma engines, but the design ideas and technical details are different.
In addition to the P-1, there are also two long shuttle-shaped P-2 "Lightning" attack aircraft with moderately long wings and plasma engines located on both sides of the fuselage. They can take off and land between vertical take-off and fixed-wing modes. switch between.
During the wave at the beginning of the year, these two planes helped the survivors in the northern suburbs deliver express delivery to the wave - although Chu Guang paid for the express delivery.
Chu Guang was still guessing at that time that the Boulder City had the spare capacity to deal with the waves and export bombing business at the same time. The reserve of aircraft was probably not small!
Unexpectedly, when he opened the box, he found that there were only two aircraft that could be used for shooting. He really didn't know how to evaluate them.
As for guided weapons, Jushi Military Industry does not have any inventory.
Because of the two obvious reasons of being unavailable and impractical, Jushi Military Industry has not produced it for many years, but the drawings are still saved on the server.
For example, a D-1 "Dragon" tactical missile with a warhead weight of 450 kilograms and a range of 500 kilometers.
Another example is the D-10 "Pigeon", a light missile that can be carried by an individual soldier. It weighs 20 kilograms and has a warhead of 5 kilograms. It can be launched from a vehicle or carried by an individual soldier, etc.
Although these equipment are now blueprints, Chu Guang is obviously more interested in these blueprints than the inventory piled in the warehouse.
The alliance does not lack individual equipment, nor does it lack tanks and artillery. What it lacks is precisely these strategic weapons.
If the industrial area of Boulder City is the crystallization of the sweat and wisdom of countless survivors over two centuries, then Boulder Military Industry is the most shining one among the countless crystallizations.
But now, this company has become part of the alliance, and these spears and shields that originally belonged to a few people will fight for a higher ideal!
Ibos made a list of all the weapons, whether they had been delivered to the militia group or not yet delivered, to Chu Guang.
A series of individual equipment, including power armor, has been moved back to the Alliance by the Burning Corps.
Chu Guang transferred Ibers' list to the staff of the logistics department and asked them to recycle it in batches and keep it properly.
At the same time, the official website of "Wasteland OL".
The updated server announcement officially announced the news that Boulder City has joined the united front for human rejuvenation.
After the opening of the city, the alliance has added another settlement, and the number of united survivors has taken another big step towards the one million mark!
[Newly added settlement—Boulder City:
In the past, Boulder City was a casino. The workers who worked diligently created 20 chips worth but could only get 1 chip in return. Only gamblers who are willing to risk their lives can succeed here, but the winner is always the banker with a lot of chips. Finally unable to bear the exploitation of the old men, the residents of Boulder City bravely stood up again and confiscated the black cards of the residents in the inner city. They sank for a century and sank again for a time, but countless failures did not defeat them, and victory finally favored them.
With the casino closed permanently and themselves becoming their own saviors, the glorious residents of Boulder City will stand with us on the same front to deal with the threats of the wasteland!
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[New NPC - Joey (former centurion of Boulder City Militia, current leader of Boulder City Militia): "I will bring victory and glory to my children instead of becoming their shame!"]
[New NPC - Lovett (President of the Workers' Association, Director of the Crisis Office, and the most powerful candidate for the next city lord): "We are going to do what Bol should do!"]
[New NPC—Sberg (secretary of the Workers' Association and the continuation writer of "Boll the Awakener"): "Don't rush it, don't rush it, I'm writing it, I'm already writing it."]
【……】
[New NPC - Ibbers (Bionic Man, President and Chairman of Jushi Military Industry): "My last customer killed himself, I hope you can satisfy me."]
[Newly added facility—Boulder Military Industrial Building: the crystallization of Boulder City’s industry! There are more than a thousand professional engineers and designers here. They have a huge reserve of professional knowledge and skills and can turn wild ideas into reality. (Note: Jushi Military currently accepts equipment customization business, click on the link to view details)]
As a series of announcements were issued intensively, it immediately aroused heated discussions among countless players and cloud players.
The most eye-catching one among them is undoubtedly the legendary giant stone military industry!
Since the launch of the server, players on the forum and cloud players have heard of this name. The most common KV-1 exoskeleton is one of its masterpieces, and many awesome equipment cannot be bought even if you have money. You have to spend a lot of chips to order in advance!
Now, Shelter 404 Collective has become the new shareholder of Jushi Military Industry. Not only is this military factory completely open to players, but it also seems to accept equipment customization!
After the news spread, the entire forum went crazy!
Tails: "Oh! Can you customize the android?! (✪ω✪)"
Sisi: "Awei, don't do anything too weird."
Tyrannosaurus Warrior: "Just ask if you don't understand. Can I submit if I haven't gotten the helmet yet? T.T"
Quit smoking: "Awesome! What if I want to build a Titan? Can I build it too?"
Kuangfeng: "Theoretically it should be possible, but the silver coins spent are probably enough to build an aircraft carrier in reality."
Fang Chang: "I guess it's not just a matter of money. Based on the experience of other games, this kind of difficult equipment may have a lot of side lines, such as asking you to collect equipment materials yourself, and then you have to find someone who knows the stuff. NPCs...with those things, if you look for a mosquito, they might be able to get you a moving Titan."
The fugitive mole in the canyon: "Damn it, stop talking! Besides, Aguang is going to copy it!"
Macabazi: "Hahahaha! It's too late! I bet that Aguang Juebi has already copied it! (Funny)"
Quit smoking: "Am I the only one who feels sorry for mosquitoes? I feel like Mr. Mosquito is going to lose his job."
Ward's athlete's foot, Levin: "Why do you feel sorry for that guy? I think Goblin Technology's business will be even better."
Ya'er, I want to go to the toilet and asked: "Haha, after all, it's a big outsourcing factory, and we make all the parts for it. (Funny)"
While the players were busy discussing how to ask Jushi Military Industry to help build something, Mosquito, who was supposed to come up with bad ideas, was now sad about another thing.
There are really mosquitoes in WC: "Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu! My Queen of the Night Bar! Damn! At least there is a special zone for us to play! (Crazy)"
Murderous Dagger: "The bar is still there! I bear witness! (Funny)"
Lao Bai: "Haha, there's only one sign left."
Fang Chang: "It will probably open when winter is over, but there will probably be no special programs in the future. (Squints and smiles)"
The fugitive mole in the canyon: "Tsk, tsk, look at your worthlessness. If you want to play special programs, just go to the Luoxia Province next door. That's not the alliance's territory, and the purchasing power of silver coins is pretty strong. (Squints)"
Debt-eyed: "+1, but you have to choose a place. For example, the Honey Badger Kingdom is relatively conservative, there is not much entertainment industry, and it is monogamous. The Lion Kingdom is more secular, and there are no such restrictions at all. I heard that there are Nobles also like to collect bloodlines. Let’s not talk about the Camelback Kingdom. Just give them money and you’ll have enough fun (funny).”
Edge of Water: "Damn it! Why do you know so much?"
Battlefield Atmosphere Team: "Big Eyes, what on earth did you do behind our backs!"
Commander Quan Shui: " x-on:Aguang, please confiscate his crime tools, thank you!"
Indebted eyes: "Ahem, Gan! Why are you pretending to be innocent! Especially the warlords, who in the entire official website doesn't know what you do ten at a time!"
Battlefield Atmosphere Group: "Get out! I didn't do anything, okay?"
Debt-eyed: "Hey, if I hadn't just gone to the Highway Town Hotel for a drink last night, I would probably believe it."
Lao Bai: "Hahaha."
Battlefield Atmosphere Team: "What does this have to do with the Highway Town Hotel?!"
Lao Bai: "Don't worry about whether it matters or not. After the task is completed, you should take the time to go back. (Baring teeth)"
Gan!
What kind of plane are these guys doing!
He always felt that they were hiding something from him.
The Battlefield Atmosphere Team sitting in front of the computer cursed and threw away the keyboard, picked up the game helmet on the table, stared at the round outline and muttered.
"This is the fifth city..."
the time passes so fast.
A year ago, they had to look up to Boulder City, but now Boulder City has not only changed into the shape of an alliance, but has become completely inseparable from them.
I heard that Dawn City has changed a lot.
Even the place where they used to drink together has been renovated several times, and there is no trace that it was once a desolate wasteland.
The warlord couldn't help but feel a little missing in his heart.
He heard that the next version was in Jinchuan Province, but he went further and further west, and he didn't know when he could go back.
I really want to go back and see it.
Shaking his head, the warlord put the helmet on his head.
Theresa, the city lord who recently opened up the city, plans to expand the settlement and needs players to help clean up the burrowers wandering near the settlement.
Yesterday, he just took over the mission from Rama, the leader of the Thorn Corps. He finally managed to gather a ten-man convoy, and it was almost time to make the appointment.
Recently, some Weirant people who are stranded in Pioneer City are also working to earn silver coins, and there are also some merchants who come from the Falcon Kingdom to do small business, and they also use silver coins.
At some point, the hard currency dinar, which was still popular in the desert, was suddenly replaced by the alliance's silver coins.
Captain Adria has encouraged his idle subordinates more than once to earn back the money the Alliance has made from them, so that he, a young man like him, no longer has to covertly do things for the Alliance and can be open and honest. to receive work from the Alliance.
Speaking of which, since the opening of direct civilian airship flights, a group of newbies who have just reached LV10 have arrived in Kaituo City.
The small village that originally had only two to three hundred survivors now feels a little lively.
I hope it will be more lively when I go home one day.
With a smile on his lips, the helmeted warrior lay flat on the bed and stretched.
"It's time to go online and move the bricks."
When he thought that the alliance's settlements would become more prosperous because of his explosive liver, he felt that his whole body was filled with inexhaustible power...
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(I have a low fever and cough, but I feel better than yesterday, but I still feel a little dizzy... This weather is so uncomfortable.)