Apocalypse: Infinite Supplies System - Chapter 339

Chapter 339: Site Selection for City Construction
After returning to the room, Olivia asked curiously, “Alex, when exactly will we start building the city after we get the City Building Order?”

Alex couldn’t help but respond, “Why the sudden interest in this? If you have time to think about this, you might as well focus on how to win my favor!”

“Stop being so cheeky!”

Olivia retorted angrily, “I’m just concerned about you!”

“You see,” Olivia continued, “we’ve just entered the ice age. As time goes on, the temperature will only drop further. Eventually, the Dawn will become uninhabitable.”

“In fact, it’s already quite uncomfortable to live on.”

“The Dawn is just an ordinary ark. In such low temperatures, its facilities have frozen and are unable to function. Without proper heating equipment, many of the less capable survivors are already struggling.”

“If we can build the city as soon as possible, that would be ideal!”

The room where Alex and his companions were staying was a first-class room.

It had various heating devices, so the cold wasn’t much of an issue.

But for other survivors, it was a real struggle.

Hearing this, Alex nodded thoughtfully.

He indeed needed to consider the matter of city construction soon.

“You make a good point. I’ll think about it.”

“However, building a city is a major task and cannot be rushed. We must select a suitable location. The site doesn’t necessarily need natural defenses, but it must ensure convenient transportation!”

Alex had to consider many aspects.

To develop and expand and make his city prosperous, it needed to be in an area with relatively good transportation.

Soon after, Alex decided to send drones to survey the terrain and find a suitable location for city construction.

However, the staff reported that the drones couldn’t operate due to the extremely low temperatures.

“What? The drones can’t operate?”

Alex felt helpless.

With the drones out of commission, he had to consider sending out helicopters.

However, with the heavy snowfall, sending out helicopters posed significant safety risks.

After much deliberation, Alex abandoned this plan.

“Let’s deploy combat robots instead! Although individual robots aren’t very powerful, they don’t fear the cold and have no physical limitations. Using them for terrain surveying would be ideal.”

“Moreover, having them scout ahead can help us avoid many land-based dangers when we migrate, serving a dual purpose.”

“The only drawback might be the longer time required. But it’s worth it!”

Alex said.

He quickly ordered sixty combat robots to be dispatched.

The robots were grouped into teams of six, forming ten squads, and sent in different directions.

At this time, not long after entering the Ice Age, the snowfall wasn’t actually too heavy.

Although the robots’ progress was slowed, the impact was not significant.

However, Alex was thinking about the future.

“Right now, the snow isn’t very deep and still passable. But if time goes on, the snow might accumulate to be taller than a person. By then, even if we find a suitable area for building a city, it might be difficult to reach.”

Alex couldn’t help but worry.

This was a very real problem that had to be faced.

However, Alex had no choice but to take it one step at a time.

In the following period, Alex conducted several lottery draws.

The result was an endless supply of down jackets.

Alex was speechless.

With the thermal jackets available, the down jackets were merely supplementary.

Subsequently, Alex focused on the information relayed back by the robots.

Over the past few days, Alex had sent out a total of more than two hundred combat robots in various directions.

Finally, suitable areas for building a city were found.

There were four areas in total that were suitable for construction!

“The first location is a valley, which is quite flat and suitable for building a city.”

“The second location is a small plain, flat and vast. The downside is that there seem to be snow beasts nearby, which poses a certain level of danger!”

“The third location is a narrow valley floor, which was once a river but has now completely frozen. Transportation is relatively convenient!”

“The fourth location is also a plain, vast and endless. However, according to the feedback from the robots, there seems to be a large number of snow beasts living on this plain, making it highly dangerous.”

Alex took his time to review the information sent back by the combat robots.

At this moment, Olivia appeared beside him.

Alex showed her the information about the four locations and asked, “Which one do you think is suitable?”

“Valleys and river valleys are suitable for building cities, but they also have obvious drawbacks. In the later stages of development, expanding the city will face significant limitations.”

“But if we choose the plain, there are many snow beasts. For ordinary survivors, the risk is too high. Moreover, if the number of snow beasts increases, it might seriously threaten our city.”

Alex was also feeling conflicted, unsure of how to make the choice.

This was a crucial matter that needed thorough consideration.

Olivia pondered for a moment and said, “I think, with you around and our weapons and equipment, we don’t need to fear the snow beasts. Besides, a large number of snow beasts actually means a lot of experience…”

Alex nodded in agreement.

In the end, he called Jose and Nathan to discuss where to build the city.

They ultimately chose the fourth location—the vast plain.

Alex did not object.

Soon, he issued a command for all survivors to prepare their belongings and get ready to move to the city construction area in the near future.

Alex solemnly reminded them, “Due to the heavy snowfall in recent days, the snow has already accumulated to a depth of several meters. Also, with the freezing temperatures, we might encounter snow beast attacks along the way. This journey could be quite challenging.”

“Everyone must be mentally prepared!”

“Of course, I won’t force anyone to go. It’s all voluntary.”

“Those who are willing to set out with me should get ready.”

“Those who do not wish to leave can stay behind. As for your future survival, I won’t concern myself with it!”

Soon, this news caused an uproar throughout the Dawn ship!

“What? We’re preparing to build a city? We’ve picked the location? That’s great! I’ve been suffering so much since entering the Ice Age!”

“Yeah! On the Dawn, we’ve had to endure the cold every night. Sleeping has been really uncomfortable, and I’ve often been forced awake by the cold!”

“Finally, it’s ending! Once the city is built, we’ll have a place to sleep! If everything goes well, the houses will surely be warm, and there might even be various heating supplies. The hard times are over, and good times are coming!”

“That’s right. With Alex leading us, we have hope. We should be grateful to Alex!”

Everyone appeared very pleased.