Chapter 227: The Enormous Stockpile of Resources

Before the final nuclear explosion,

The security forces had been dispatched to the outskirts of the city by Su Wu.

As a result, they had avoided any significant losses in the blast.

They still retained about 400 combat vehicles and 5,000 soldiers.

Even during the times when manpower had been scarce,

Su Wu had not moved them lightly.

He had only stationed them temporarily on the surface.

After all, they were still considered a fully organized military force from the official shelter.

As an outsider, Su Wu knew that interfering with them would be precarious.

If some ambitious individuals within the official shelter seized this power transition opportunity to make connections, it could lead to unnecessary chaos.

Although Su Wu would likely remain the ultimate victor,

The casualties among the shelter's residents and the loss of valuable resources would be deeply painful for him.

They should have been peacefully handed over to him.

"There's no anomaly."

"It's just a shortage of medical supplies for the injured and enough food for several thousand people."

After remotely contacting a few frontline commanders of the security forces,

Su Wu evaluated their situation carefully, feeling slightly relieved.

The armored vehicles and military tents provided shelter from the heavy rain on the surface, so the conditions weren't unbearable.

The security forces could manage for now.

As for the requested medical supplies and enough food for a couple of meals, it was nothing for Su Wu.

He could easily gather them from any of the official shelter's warehouses.

"I'll send people with the supplies."

"Rest easy for tonight."

"We'll handle the rest tomorrow."

With the salute from the frontline commanders,

Su Wu ended the communication.

Leaning back into the soft chair, his eyes once again swept over the production progress at the manufacturing center.

"Just a few more hours."

"We'll have enough firepower to restore order at the official shelters."

"Let's hope there are no more surprises."

October 19th, Early Morning.

The complexity of taking over the official shelter was far greater than Su Wu had imagined.

Although everyone knew Su Wu's takeover was inevitable, many officials,

By creating trouble for him and delaying the handover process,

Were trying to highlight their own value.

They hoped to retain or even increase their powers under Su Wu's rule.

When a warehouse manager also tried to block the humanoid service robots Su Wu had sent, citing improper paperwork,

Su Wu's patience finally wore thin.

He resorted to force.

In the most direct manner, he either arrested or killed all the officials who tried to obstruct him.

Under the intimidation of guns and bloodshed,

The subsequent takeover process went more smoothly.

However, due to the overwhelming amount of details to handle and data so vast it almost crashed the AI system,

Su Wu was still busy even after ten hours,

Only just beginning to get a grip on the situation at the official shelter.

Aside from the core areas of the 1st Official Shelter occupied by the Snowwind Mercenary Corps' special forces,

He had integrated all other key locations into the AI management system.

There were 27 numbered shelters in total within the Jianghe City official shelter.

The 1st to 10th shelters were large-scale shelters.

The smallest, the 10th shelter, housed just 70,000 people, while the 1st shelter had 550,000 residents.

These ten shelters gathered the majority of the official shelter's population.

The remaining shelters, numbered after 10, were medium or small.

Some were storage-focused shelters, while others were dedicated to farming various crops.

Su Wu even discovered a shelter entirely made up of an ecological zoo.

Inside, there were mature ancient trees and scenic plants, as well as rare species of animals that were already rare even before the apocalypse.

Those animals seemed to be living better than most shelter residents in the post-apocalypse.

In addition,

The zoo also housed several small villas made of wooden planks.

Based on entry records Su Wu obtained when taking over,

These villas were owned by former high-ranking officials of Jianghe City and their families.

"Such a luxurious life."

Su Wu couldn't help but feel a mix of awe and bewilderment as he looked over the extravagant living arrangements.

The entire Jianghe City official shelter had a population of only 2.7 million.

After a series of expansions, Su Wu's affiliated shelters now housed over 1.5 million.

On a population scale, both sides weren't too different.

However, as leaders of their respective factions,

Su Wu couldn't help but feel like he was from a relatively comfortable middle-class family,

While the officials of Jianghe City lived a life befitting billionaires.

Shaking his head, Su Wu pushed down the feelings of imbalance.

He continued reviewing the official shelter's other assets.

In terms of resources,

The official stockpiles gave Su Wu a huge surprise.

He discovered for the first time that coal reserves were measured in hundreds of millions of tons.

Rubber, a basic material not in dire shortage post-apocalypse, had over 100,000 tons in storage.

Additionally, there were 35 tons of gold and nearly a thousand tons of silver.

This amount was even greater than the entire city's civilian gold and silver reserves that Su Wu had previously found.

It could be considered an incredibly staggering windfall.

Beyond these most valuable resources,

The shelter also stocked an impressive quantity of electronic devices, particularly high-precision chips.

These reserves could even be counted in tons.

If anything, these resources could allow Su Wu to assemble enough phones for all the residents of Jianghe City's shelters.

Assuming things go as planned,

In a few more days, once these resources are processed,

Su Wu would be able to bring the number of game players he had long been thinking about up to the same scale as his population, around four to five million.

"That's what it feels like to be the ruler of a city."

The thought of potentially earning over 500 points of spiritual income per day filled Su Wu with a sense of elation.

It

felt like he could already see the continuous explosion of the technology under his control,

Which would be his greatest asset in facing future disasters.

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