Before the apocalypse, Caterpillar Inc. was the world's largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment. Not only that, they had also made significant achievements in gas engines and industrial gas turbines.
In fact, they were one of the largest diesel engine manufacturers in the world.
Products like off-road mining dump trucks with tires at least three to four meters high; giant loaders so massive that sixty or seventy people holding hands couldn't encircle them;
Mining machines with drill bits twice the size of a family SUV...
These were all products of their company.
Following Da Bai's navigation route, Xu Zhengyang piloted the Hurricane Light Multi-Function Mecha in its shuttle form all the way to Illinois, America.
...
Illinois is located in the inland northeast of America, far from the sea.
Because of this.
When Xu Zhengyang finally arrived at Caterpillar's production facility, he found that it had already been occupied by survivors.
The open-air parking lot that Caterpillar originally used to park various heavy machinery.
Had now been transformed into a survivor camp, with a chaotic array of tents set up here, forming a uniquely scenic post-apocalyptic community.
"So this place has been taken over by survivors and turned into a survivor camp?" Seeing this scene before him, Xu Zhengyang felt a headache coming on.
If this place had been occupied by the Blood Plague, Xu Zhengyang's mechanical army was already formed, and he could just unleash it for a direct confrontation.
But now that it was occupied by a group of survivors...
After some thought, Xu Zhengyang decided to try diplomacy first, to make contact with this camp.
Just then.
The camp's leadership seemed to be startled by the Hurricane Light Multi-Function Mecha hovering outside the camp and actually initiated a wireless communication request to Xu Zhengyang.
Seeing this, Xu Zhengyang immediately accepted.
"Zzzz—"
After a burst of static.
As the temporary communication channel was established, a rough but magnetic baritone voice came through the speaker, "Hello, this is the Aster Camp, I'm the leader Aster.
What brings you here, sir?"
Hearing Aster's words, Xu Zhengyang got straight to the point, "I need various heavy machinery production lines from your camp.
Of course.
I won't take them for nothing, I can exchange them for supplies."
Hearing Xu Zhengyang's words, Aster breathed a sigh of relief and immediately said, "These heavy machinery production lines are of no use to us.
If you need them, sir, you can take them directly."
At this point.
Aster thought for a moment, then said, "Because the Blood Plague has cut off transportation, what we lack most here is ammunition, all calibers of ammunition.
If you could provide us with some ammunition.
We would be extremely grateful!"
...
Aster did not make an exorbitant demand.
So after chatting with Aster for two or three minutes, Xu Zhengyang exchanged 30,000 rounds of ammunition for the factory's heavy machinery production lines! *The next day.
When Xu Zhengyang brought the heavy machinery production lines back to the shelter and reorganized and planned them, placing them in his heavy industry workshop.
A series of system messages immediately appeared before his eyes: [Main Mission: Heavy Factory (Completed)]
[Reward Obtained: Sky Carrier (Series Design Blueprints)]
...
As the system prompt appeared, a flood of information directly poured into Xu Zhengyang's mind—various designs and blueprints of different models of aerial aircraft carriers! After a moment.
When Xu Zhengyang digested the design blueprints in his mind, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, "The designs themselves are fine...
But they're limited by the current technological level of the shelter.
Right now, I can only produce basic models of aerial aircraft carriers, similar to large transport planes.
As for the ultimate versions like those in sci-fi movies, equipped with nuclear fusion reactors, anti-gravity devices, and so on...
We'll have to wait until the shelter's technological level advances several more steps before we can produce those..."
Before Xu Zhengyang could finish speaking.
Suddenly!
A series of red system messages appeared before his eyes: [Emergency Mission: Blood Plague Horde (In Progress)]
[Mission Objective: Ensure your shelter remains unharmed during the upcoming Blood Plague Horde]
[Horde Countdown: 2 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes]
[Mission Reward: Shelter Plugin·Energy Optimization]
After the system messages appeared.
Da Bai suddenly spoke to Xu Zhengyang with urgency, "Master, a large number of Blood Plague monsters have suddenly appeared around our shelter!
Not a single one is missing!
Not only that.
Many marine species of Blood Plague monsters have been swimming up the river and have now landed ashore outside White City!"
As Da Bai spoke.
He immediately sent the real-time satellite footage to Xu Zhengyang's smart contact lenses.
Seeing the dense swarm of zombies surrounding the shelter, even Xu Zhengyang couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine! At that moment.
Da Bai projected a route onto Xu Zhengyang's smart lenses and said, "Master, I've analyzed their movement path. These monsters...
They seem to be heading straight for our shelter!"
Upon hearing Da Bai's words.
Xu Zhengyang suddenly realized, "These monsters that swam all the way from the sea...
Could they be after the Spirit Obelisk?"
After speaking.
When Xu Zhengyang checked the real-time satellite images, the nearest zombie horde was only six kilometers away from his shelter! He knew he wasn't wrong!
"Perfect timing."
Xu Zhengyang said excitedly, "Just the right moment to test my mettle!"
With that.
Xu Zhengyang immediately went to the Shelter Control Center and used the power of the Spirit Obelisk to fully command his mechanical army!
This zombie horde consisted of at least thousands of zombies! Not only that, but there were also various mutated monsters of different sizes and bizarre shapes hidden within the horde, waiting to strike!
A horde of this scale would be an extremely terrifying force anywhere!
But for Xu Zhengyang.
Before they could even see the walls of his shelter, Xu Zhengyang's unmanned bombers had already flown over their heads!
Following that.
White phosphorus bombs rained down like a storm into the zombie horde! "Whoosh—"
Bright yellow flames mixed with thick smoke shot into the sky, instantly weakening the horde's momentum!
After unloading their payload of white phosphorus bombs, the unmanned bombers immediately returned for resupply.
At the same time.
The second wave of unmanned bombers arrived at the battlefield seamlessly, continuing the saturation bombing of the Zombie Horde! With a tiered configuration and segmented interception! Under Xu Zhengyang's effective tactical strikes, the Zombie Horde hadn't even come within five kilometers of Xu Zhengyang's shelter.
At least a significant portion had already been eliminated!
"As expected!"
Seeing the results of his efforts, Xu Zhengyang nodded in satisfaction, "Under the assault of modern firepower, these Zombies can't cause any trouble at all!"
(End of Chapter)