Doomsday: I Build a Space Fleet

Chapter 27 Exploring the Warehouse

Di Ting went directly to the furthest warehouse to investigate, and sent the information it collected to the ship's AI for analysis and processing.

The processed information was relayed through the Tengu and finally displayed on the multi-functional eyepiece in Lorraine.

Tengu and Lorraine began their exploration from the side closest to the dock.

After exploring several warehouses, Lorraine and Tengu found nothing of value.

"Commander, your face is really dark." As an information relay station, Tengu naturally knew that Diting had found some useful things.

"Do you think I want to?" Lorraine retorted, her face darkening. She then pushed open the door of a warehouse and said, "Come on in!"

"I'll do it, I'll do it." Tengu crawled into the warehouse, and then the sound of machine gun fire could be heard.

Through the goggles, Lorraine saw that the dog food in the warehouse had been completely eaten by rats, while the rats that Tengu had killed were carrying away the last bit of dog food.

"Speed ​​up, Tengu, you continue exploring the warehouse, I'll go find a drivable vehicle."

The man and the dog then parted ways, with Lorraine heading straight for the parking lot to find her car.

The cars in the parking lot were all in relatively good condition. After some searching, Lorraine finally chose a pickup truck that was unlocked.

Lorraine drove his pickup truck straight to the warehouse where Diting was located, where all sorts of canned goods were stored.

Lorraine slammed on the brakes and brought the car to a smooth stop at the warehouse entrance. After confirming that there were no rat holes, Lorraine instructed Di Ting to continue exploring the warehouse.

Lorraine immediately opened several boxes to check the expiration dates of the canned goods. After confirming that they were shelf-stable canned goods, Lorraine opened one and smelled it.

After confirming that the canned goods had not spoiled, Lorraine contacted Ouyang Nian: "I found a batch of canned fruit with a shelf life of 10 years."

Do you have canned vegetables?

"Yes, but only peas and corn."

"Get some canned vegetables."

"Okay. How about the canned meat?"

"The taste is a bit off, but please take more."

"Tuna, dace, braised beef, four boxes of each, and the same goes for canned vegetables."

Lorraine loaded 20 cans of food onto the pickup truck.

"Commander, here are some drones that you may need."

Lorraine drove to the location of the Tengu and pushed open the door to enter.

"Wow!" Lorraine's eyes were filled with drones of all sizes, from large agricultural drones with built-in radar to small shuttles.

"Ouyang Nian, how's the measurement for the cargo ship's hold going? How much cargo can it hold?"

"The measurements are done. Now we'll finalize the design. It should be able to fit at least two standard shipping containers. What's wrong?"

"Found a warehouse full of drones, want to come and take a look?"

"No problem, now?"

"No rush, I'll drive back in a bit."

After saying that, Lorraine loaded some of the handheld megaphones that Diting had previously discovered onto the pickup truck and then returned to the dock.

Lorraine drove the pickup truck onto the wide boardwalk and parked it next to the gunboat, allowing the ship's AI to control the robotic arm to place the items onto the cargo ship and the gunboat respectively.

After the goods were unloaded and Ouyang Nian arrived at the dock, Luo Lin said while driving, "I'll go get a truck. You go and see which model is better."

Lorraine got out of the car at the loading and unloading area, and Ouyang Nian drove to the warehouse where the drones were stored.

Looking at the warehouse full of well-packaged drones, Ouyang Nian chose to unpack and sample them for inspection.

Upon inspection, all of the randomly selected drones had some minor issues.

As Ouyang Nian was calculating how many drones and their accessories he would take, Luo Lin had already parked the truck at the warehouse entrance.

"Let me see how big you've opened..." Ouyang Nian stared into thought as he looked at the more than 6-meter-long container at the entrance.

"This hoisting method is convenient, and it eliminates the need to build a separate hangar. Isn't that great?" Lorraine said proudly.

Ouyang Nian knew he made a lot of sense, so she could only silently calculate how many drones could fit into the container.

"We can fit four large drones inside, and we should be able to fit the smaller ones if we arrange them properly, but there's no room for the accessories."

"I'll go get another one, you pack it for now." Lorraine ran back to the loading and unloading area to find a truck.

As Ouyang Nian was loading the drone into the shipping container, he saw Diting running over from a distance.

"The checkup is complete," Ouyang Nian asked.

"Yes, many warehouses are rusted shut and inaccessible. Many of the warehouses that can be opened are empty, and we haven't found anything of any use."

The way Di Ting behaved showed that it was somewhat frustrated.

"It's alright, this warehouse full of drones is already a great harvest," Ouyang Nian comforted him.

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At this point, Lorraine parked another truck in front of the warehouse.

"I didn't expect there to be anything of high value in this warehouse. Rather, my initial goal was to find some usable raw materials here."

Lorraine jumped out of the car, carrying drone parts while comforting Diting.

"Ouyang Nian, leave two small drones in the cockpit; we might need them later." Seeing that Ouyang Nian was about to put all the drones into the container, Luo Lin quickly dissuaded him.

"Okay, do you need any help?"

Lorraine glanced at the remaining drone parts in the warehouse and said, "No need. It will take some time for the robotic arm to lift the container. I'll move the rest and drive the truck back, then we should be able to lift it directly."

Ouyang Nian drove back to the dock, and sure enough, just as she finished loading the cargo onto the ship, Luo Lin drove the truck back to the dock.

It took a total of two hours to complete the material scavenging mission and the cargo ship modification plan. Now all that's missing is a suitable motor, and this cargo ship will be transformed into an all-around support vessel capable of cargo reconnaissance and air strikes.

Now, under the control of the ship's onboard intelligence, the small convoy is heading to a new docking point 8 kilometers to the west.

This docking point provides easy and quick access to another loading and unloading platform in the storage area, and it also makes it more convenient to travel to the factory in the north.

Most importantly, and this is something Lorraine just discovered through drone reconnaissance, there is a freight company nearby with a large number of trucks parked.

This also solves the land transportation problem.

The ship docked smoothly, and before the sun set, Lorraine led the Tengu and Diting into the station.

After confirming the surrounding area was safe, Lorraine entered the only building at the station. After some searching, Lorraine successfully found the keys to all the trucks in the plaza.

For a time, the sound of trucks starting up filled the square. Lorraine distinguished the sounds and vibrations produced by the engines and selected three trucks of different sizes, the smallest being about 7 meters long and the largest being 13 meters long with its trailer.

"Now, apart from extremely large and heavy goods, there's nothing else I can't transport."