strictlysupreme Chapter 74 Unknown Gains
Chapter 74 Unknown Gains
"Test begins."
This time, the mechanical dog's attack speed was significantly slower, and the number of times it hit the target was also significantly less.
After the support drone landed, Lorraine counted the bullet holes on the steel plate.
"7 out of 30, Platinum, what do you think of its air-to-air efficiency?"
Lorraine had no idea what this hit rate meant.
"If it's a suicide drone attack, the hit rate is quite good. If you use a shotgun, you can basically achieve a two-to-one or even one-to-one hit."
"Understood."
All tests have passed. Lorraine asked Ouyang Nian to name his mechanical dog, partly for ease of address and partly to maintain a little sense of ceremony.
"Let's call it Patrol Type 1 Mechanical Dog. After all, it's just a modified, emergency-use mechanical dog."
Without a second thought, Ouyang Nian named the model of the mechanical dog. For her, the sense of accomplishment from modifying the mechanical dog was not as great as the sense of accomplishment from building the air gun.
"Cleveland, once the anti-submarine system is installed, convert the remaining four mechanical dogs into Patrol Type 4 mechanical dogs."
[Received. Estimated time: 4 hours. Assembly expected to be completed by 6:00 AM the following morning.]
"OK"
Lorraine glanced at the gloomy sky outside the window and decided it was time to rest early, since he still needed to take the shipyard workers to the docks tomorrow to bring back all the remaining canned goods.
"Cleveland, the night patrol is yours. The patrol route map has been submitted."
[Received, in progress.]
Keshige, Roy, and Cat, the three remaining mechanical dogs on the flagship, were placed one by one on the dock by the robotic arm.
Fearing an accident at night that might catch him off guard, Lorraine prepared to lay a mat in the driver's cab, and spent the night there as usual.
When Bai Jingang arrived at the driver's seat, he saw Lorraine sleeping on the floor inside.
"Commander, leave the night watch to me. You should go back and rest."
"Don't try to take it from me. As a key combat force, you need to maintain a good condition at all times."
Lorraine kicked Platinum out of the cockpit, took out the data panel and operated it for a while, then went to sleep in the cockpit.
"Cleveland, wake me up after the commander falls asleep. I'll carry him back, and you can take over the night watch."
The commander has closed the cockpit door and left you a message.
Go get some rest, don't worry about the night shift. You still have to lead them to move things tomorrow, so make sure you're in good shape.
Platinum thought to himself, "Have you forgotten something? I'm a special forces soldier. I'm far more experienced than you in how to get proper rest during night duty."
But since things had come to this, she could only go back to rest.
She mumbled something before falling asleep.
"Commander, all you do is show off."
Despite the undercurrents within the shipyard, the night passed peacefully.
After sunrise, Lorraine instructed Liu Yufeng and Han Xiao to select suitable candidates to board the cargo ship and prepare to travel to the dock more than 30 kilometers away to unload supplies.
"Commander."
Liu Yufeng saluted Luo Lin, indicating that all the personnel transporting the supplies had arrived.
"Please wait a moment."
The flagship had already left the dock, and the cargo ship was slowly entering.
Under Cleveland's control, the cargo ship came to a steady stop at the shore, and then the dockworkers standing on the shore jumped onto the ship one by one.
Lorraine turned to Platinum and said.
"Please go with them on the cargo ship and keep an eye on them to make sure they don't touch the supplies on board."
Platinum turned his head to indicate that he understood, then took two running steps and jumped onto the cargo ship.
Lorraine called out the five Type 5 patrol robots inside the landing craft.
"These are the robotic dogs that were promised last night for patrol and guard duties. The remaining robotic dogs and ammunition will be supplied to you tonight."
Lorraine gestured for Liu Yufeng to come closer and whispered something.
"Remember to have your people keep them safe. I'll keep a few extra to help you eliminate any destabilizing factors."
"clear."
Seeing that no one was around, Liu Yufeng quietly told Luo Lin some information, and Luo Lin nodded to indicate that she understood.
Afterwards, Lorraine took Di Ting aboard the landing craft and returned to the flagship.
During the voyage from the shipyard to the dock, Lorraine divided his group into two teams.
Bai Jin, along with Qie Xue, Xuan Tie, Maomao, and Luo Yi—the original members of the Pivot Squad—were responsible for leading these porters to pack various canned goods into boxes and then load them onto the ship.
Lorraine and Ouyang Nian, along with Tiangou and Diting, were tasked with finding suitable transport vehicles and exploring previously unexplored areas.
Ms. Lin Shu, on the other hand, underwent limited rehabilitation training under the care of Bai Zhi.
When the two ships were 15 minutes away from arriving at the dock, the flagship accelerated and arrived at the dock 8 minutes ahead of schedule.
Lorraine and Ouyang Nian got into a truck parked on the shore and drove toward the parking lot to search for transport vehicles in good condition.
After a 10-minute search, the two men found three trucks carrying empty containers. They then drove two of the trucks back to the dock.
Meanwhile, the dockworkers who had arrived at the pier on the cargo ship were still trying to recover from seasickness.
Lorraine and his companion parked the two trucks carrying containers at the port, then drove onto an empty truck to begin exploring previously unexplored areas.
To speed things up, Di Ting explored on his own, while Luo Lin and Ouyang Nian split up to explore the nearby warehouse, with Tian Gou providing protection.
Inside these warehouses, the two men discovered a large quantity of clothing, camping equipment, solar panels, a wide variety of raw materials, and an entire warehouse full of motorcycles.
"We can take some of these motorcycles with us, which will greatly improve our mobility on land, and we can use them on both sides."
"Of course, it's just a bit of a pity that we couldn't find a server that could host the Cleveland subroutine."
Ouyang Nian nudged Lorraine, indicating that there was a customs office here and they could look for it inside the customs building.
The two drove the truck, carrying Tengu and Diting, to the customs office building located northeast of the dock.
Because the incident happened suddenly, neither of them had night vision goggles, so they had to send Di Ting in first to scout ahead.
After a period of searching, Diting successfully located the information management department hidden deep inside the building.
Inside, Di Ting discovered a wall covered with servers. The ventilation and dust removal equipment was still running, and some servers had flashing lights from time to time.
"Are there any secrets hidden beneath this office building?"
Ouyang Nian did not expect that even after so long since the apocalypse began, the servers in this place were still running.
"I'm not sure about that. I only know that some larger customs buildings have their own systems that can operate independently for 10 to 20 years without external support."