svetikya Chapter 79 Big Earthquake! !
Chapter 79 Big Earthquake! !
Chapter 79 Big Earthquake! !
Directly above the ninth district of Zhongchao, the long-abandoned rail cargo dock has now been transformed.
The once lifeless, rust-covered metal frame is now back powered on, its indicator lights flashing like a sea of light.
The most noticeable change is the six huge ring-shaped devices at the bottom of the dock. The heavy anti-gravity generating arrays that Andy had Father Zor work overtime to build have finally been successfully deployed.
Once activated, this device will create a high-intensity anti-gravity field below the dock, with only one purpose: to catch the starship that is about to emerge from underground.
This is actually a very simple application of physics.
The starship bursts out from underground with enormous kinetic energy and inertia. If it were to make a hard landing directly into the dock, it would definitely smash the dock to pieces.
But with this anti-gravity field, it's like having a thick, invisible cushioning pad laid in mid-air.
As the starship rushes in, its speed is forcibly canceled out, and it comes to a steady stop within the grasping range of the robotic arm.
The vacuum field shield generator next to it has also been preheated and is ready to seal off this area the moment the starship enters the port, to prevent precious air from leaking into outer space.
Andy moved almost all the savings he had accumulated in the shelter over the past few months to this place.
The warehouse was filled with unopened precision machine tools, tons of rare alloy ingots, and boxes of brand-new ammunition.
And thousands of meters underground.
The spare bridge of the Xinbang was brightly lit.
Andy pulled out the black metal box and reinserted it onto the cylindrical control panel.
"Click".
With the physical interface locked, the control panel, which was originally flashing a yellow breathing light, instantly turned a dark blue.
Xiao Liu is online.
"Mr. Andy, this is Xiao Liu."
Xiao Liu's clear and calm voice echoed in the bridge.
"The ship's entire system has completed its self-check."
"Power Reactor — Output Power 35%, Void Shield Generator — Charging complete."
"Structural integrity — 62%, multiple damages, already sealed off."
Although it still sounds terrible, the ship has finally come back to life.
Andy hasn't been idle these past few days either. He took his engineering drone and carried out a crazy "emergency repair" on the ship.
What is emergency maintenance?
It doesn't matter if it looks good or not, or if it meets safety standards, as long as it works!
Of course, the main purpose was to repair the reactor.
Many non-core compartments, such as crew quarters, mess halls, and cargo holds, currently have zero pressure readings.
Andy didn't repair the life support systems in those areas at all; he simply welded the airtight doors leading to those areas shut.
The only habitable area left on the entire ship is the bridge and the core power room.
But as long as it can fly and successfully reach the orbital dock, we should be content.
"What's the situation on the ground?"
Andy sat in the only remaining intact conductor's chair, watching the holographic display.
"The evacuation operation is underway."
Xiao Liu pulled up the ground surveillance footage.
Acid Swamp Base, Entrance.
The rain poured down, and the acidic rainwater hit the muddy ground, sending up plumes of white smoke.
Hundreds of workers were lined up, clutching their small bags of luggage tightly, not daring to move even as rain poured down on their faces.
Standing next to the group was a man wearing a black leather coat and a peaked cap.
The current design of Gamma-9 is absolutely stunning.
He somehow acquired an old-style officer's overcoat, altered it, and wore it, with a large-caliber explosive pistol tucked into his waistband.
His former submissive, chanting-only technical priest persona was completely gone, replaced by a cold, stern, and even fanatical iron-blooded temperament.
Gamma-9 was initially very unhappy about this, but unfortunately, it was Andy's request.
political commissar.
In the Warhammer universe, commissars are officers in the Astronautical Army responsible for maintaining discipline and morale. They are best known for executing deserters with blaster guns and delivering speeches that can either get people excited or terrify them.
Andy: "You, go and scare them so badly they wet their pants."
After Andy's guidance, Gamma-9 clearly grasped the essence of the profession.
He stood in the rain, scanning the crowd with his one eye.
"Listen up, all of you—!"
The sound of Gamma-9 boomed through the loudspeaker.
"Hurry up! Anyone who falls behind or runs off will be sent to see the God Emperor on the spot, on behalf of the Sage!"
"We're not going on vacation, we're going to war, we're going to fight for our own future!"
"I know you're scared! That's good!"
"But staying here means certain death! Following the Sage, even if we die in space, it will be an honorable sacrifice!"
The workers were so frightened by him that they trembled and quickly crawled into the shipping containers.
These containers are the same ones from before, painted in that disgusting yellowish-green color and covered with labels such as "highly pathogenic biological waste" and "highly toxic sludge".
The interior was actually quite rudimentary, with only a few rows of iron chairs welded to the ground, as well as vomit bags and sedatives that Andy had specially asked Bauer to prepare.
This time, everyone will be transported away at once, using the freight elevator that leads to Zhongchao, and then directly to the orbital dock.
This is the safest and most discreet route.
After all, the New Bond was meant to crash into a planet. If these mortals were to stay inside the ship, the overload alone would crush them into mincemeat.
Sisyphus and Roger stood next to the driver's seat of the first car, their faces as white as paper.
"This is insane!"
Roger held the unfinished starch ball in his hand, his hand trembling.
"To stuff hundreds of people into these stinking cans and still fool Helios's checkpoints—"
"If even one person can't help but vomit or yell out, we're all finished."
Sisyphus was a bit calmer, after all, he was a drug dealer who had seen a lot.
He took a deep breath of the sulfurous air and straightened his tie.
"Stop talking nonsense, get in the car."
"Andy's side is about to be set on fire."
"If we keep dawdling on the road and an earthquake comes and the road is cut off, we will really have no choice but to stay and perish with this planet."
The convoy started moving.
Dozens of heavy trucks disguised as garbage trucks roared out of the base gate.
They carried the last of the shelter's population dividend, and the foundation of Andy's great farming endeavor, heading towards that heaven-reaching orbital elevator.
The atmosphere along the way was extremely oppressive.
There was a deathly silence inside each container; people didn't even dare to breathe loudly.
Fortunately, Helios's blockade line remained in the same dire state.
The mercenaries who weren't getting overtime pay didn't even bother to stop the convoy, which reeked of foul odor and was covered in skull and crossbones symbols; they simply waved it on and let it pass.
They had no idea that these boxes, which appeared to be filled with rotten flesh and poisonous mud, contained hundreds of living people and hundreds of CBS high-explosive crossbows.
Two hours later.
The convoy successfully arrived at the freight elevator entrance of Zone 9 in Zhongchao.
The huge carriages carrying these trucks slowly rose into the sky.
Only after entering the orbital dock located at the edge of the atmosphere and now under Andy's control did everyone truly breathe a sigh of relief.
"Report."
The sound of Gamma-9 was transmitted to the bridge of the Newborn via an encrypted channel.
"Personnel transfer complete, all personnel have safely arrived at the orbital dock."
"We are also ready to provide support."
As Andy listened to the report, his fingers tapped lightly on the armrest of the command chair.
"very good."
He stood up and walked to the control panel.
The holographic image displayed that familiar geological structure map.
Three red detonation points were already flashing deep underground, marking the location of several thousand tons of tungsten explosives.
The engine warm-up progress bar has reached 99%.
Void Shield, fully charged.
Everything is ready.
Without hesitation, Andy reached out and grasped the red pushrod that indicated the main engine ignition.
"Sixth grader, countdown begins."
"clear."
"Ignition countdown, 10, 9, 8 —"
As the countdown began, Andy could feel the deck beneath his feet start to vibrate slightly.
A colossal beast, dormant for hundreds of years, is awakening and roaring.
"3, 2, 1."
"ignition."
Andy slammed the putter all the way down.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"
A terrifying force from the Earth's core erupted instantly.
The explosives planted at the bow and stern of the ship detonated simultaneously, pulverizing millions of tons of rock in an instant.
The earth began to tremble, and the ground in the entire Ninth District of Zhongchao began to crack and bulge.
The main engines of the New Bang spewed out dazzling blue plasma flames, propelling this three-kilometer-long steel behemoth into a desperate charge towards the thick earth above.
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