Doomsday: I Build a Space Fleet

Chapter 40 Rewards and Requests

"An assessment?" Lorraine, still groggy from just waking up, was instantly jolted awake upon hearing that she had passed the assessment.

"When did this happen? Last night?"

Ouyang Nian had anticipated this.

"See, I was right."

Ouyang Nian patted Lorraine on the shoulder.

"You tidy up first. I'm going to have a chat with Mr. Tian Shu."

Ouyang Nian had returned to a neat and tidy state, got out of the car, and walked away with Tian Shu in the car.

"You are just as smart and strong as your sister."

Tian Shu Xiao Che praised.

"You know her? Yes, you should be the intelligent steward of the entire scientific research system."

Ouyang Nian was a little confused, but soon she remembered that there was a number 137 on the back of the Tian Shu car in front of her.

"Do you know where she was before?"

Ouyang Nian asked somewhat anxiously, as she hadn't seen her for some time even before the apocalypse, only knowing that she had gone to a new research institute.

"This information is not in my database. We were disconnected from the mainframe before the apocalypse."

"Currently, the independent databases of each research institute only contain the appearance, names, and family relationships of all researchers."

A bowing cat emoji appeared on the screen of the Tian Shu car.

"How did you know?"

At this moment, Lorraine had also straightened her clothes and walked over.

"This is because our research institute's first-generation mechanical guard dog was not very aesthetically pleasing, which startled her. In her overreaction, she was whipped to death with her tail. This information is recorded in the mission log."

Upon hearing this, Luo Lin looked at the large tail swaying behind Ouyang Nian and felt extremely fortunate that she hadn't been whipped to death by Ouyang Nian's tail when she hugged her.

After all, he didn't think he was any tougher than a mechanical dog.

"By the way, where did Di Ting and the Tengu go?"

Speaking of mechanical dogs, Lorraine suddenly realized that Tengu and Diting were not by her side.

"Don't worry, they've gone for maintenance and upgrades, they'll be back soon."

Ouyang Nian looked at the very slow-witted Lorraine and felt quite helpless.

"Let's go, let's hurry to the control room."

When Luo Lin saw Ouyang Nian's gaze, she blushed deeply and quickly pushed Ouyang Nian toward the elevator.

Standing at the entrance to the control room, Luo Lin and Ouyang Nian straightened their clothes once more before solemnly entering.

"Congratulations on passing the assessment. Here is your reward, please check it."

A white, six-wheeled vehicle with a round head and two external mechanical arms stopped in front of Lorraine and Ouyang Nian, carrying a tray.

On the tray were a black hard drive, two slightly bulky white name tags with black patterns, and two black portable terminals.

"This hard drive contains blueprints for some unmanned combat equipment. Combined with information provided by Tiangou and Diting, and calculated by the mainframe, it should be the equipment that best meets your needs."

Tian Shu indicates that if something is not used, it can be replaced.

"Both of these badges signify that you have passed the Fire Seed assessment, and all research institutes will be open to you."

"This portable terminal can be fixed to the arm, flips open and closes, and has extremely strong computing and communication capabilities. In addition, this terminal can still operate normally after withstanding various extreme conditions."

"This medical vehicle is actually your new partner. In addition to a full range of medical functions, it also has a high level of intelligence."

Tian Shu paused.

"To put it more simply, she is more like a human being and can assume certain functions of a psychologist."

"Nice to meet you. My name is Bai Zhi. I hope we can get to know each other in the future."

The medical cart parked in front of Lorraine and Ouyang Nian made a sound.

Lorraine and Ouyang Nian exchanged a glance, then spoke in unison.

"Welcome to our team, Bai Zhi. We look forward to seeing you in the future."

"Let's pack these things up now; we need to go to the warehouse."

Lorraine and Ouyang Nian each picked up a terminal and fixed it to their left forearms. The remaining hard drive and two name tags were placed in Bai Zhi's storage compartment.

Led by the Tian Shu car, the group arrived at the warehouse on the lowest level and saw three trucks ready to depart.

"The two trucks were each carrying an 85mm tank turret and 56 rounds of 85mm ammunition."

"These 56 shells include 10 armor-piercing shells, 10 white phosphorus incendiary shells, and 36 high-explosive shells."

The Tian Shu miniature car stopped in front of the two trucks and began explaining.

"The items loaded on the truck behind us are crucial to the survival of a small team. We hope you can help them."

Upon hearing Tian Shu's words, both Ouyang Nian and Luo Lin were somewhat confused.

"We will definitely help if we can, but please be more specific."

Lorraine spoke first.

"A special team came here to replenish supplies before, but they didn't return at the agreed time. I hope you can help me find them."

The Tian Shu car turned towards the truck behind it.

"This is a large maintenance bay that can provide maintenance for the Tengu and the others. The missing special team also needs this."

"?"

Ouyang Nian and Luo Lin looked at each other in bewilderment.

"They are a mechanized cavalry unit, that's all I can tell you until you find them."

Tian Shu told the truth, after all, he was just an artificial intelligence with human feelings, and was still subject to the restrictions of the confidentiality agreement.

"However, you don't need to worry about being accidentally injured. When you get close, the portable terminal on your arm will send an IFF signal."

The two nodded and agreed to the request.

Looking at the somewhat empty carriage, Lorraine asked Tian Shu to replenish the 7.62mm and 12.7mm ammunition.

Tian Shu readily agreed.

While replenishing ammunition, Ouyang Nian went to Tian Shu to confirm the blueprints, while Luo Lin connected to the research institute's breast base through a portable terminal to observe the situation outside.

Seeing several suspicious heat sources outside, Lorraine prepared to ask Tian Shu for some smoke bombs to block the vision of these armed mobs and avoid some unnecessary trouble.

Lorraine sent the request to Tian Shu via a portable terminal. Seeing that Tian Shu would provide smoke support, Lorraine began inspecting the armed pickup truck.

Before long, three trucks loaded with supplies drove up. Ouyang Nian, Tiangou, and Diting also arrived at the same time.

"Ouyang Nian, we'll drive the pickup truck first, then vehicle number 2 will carry the maintenance compartment, followed by the ammunition compartment, and the last vehicle will carry the turret. Tiangou and Diting, you two get in the last vehicle."

Lorraine arranged the order of the convoy and rushed towards the dock amidst a trail of smoke.

The convoy stopped at the edge of the city and called for ships to provide aerial reconnaissance. After confirming that the city was safe, the convoy increased its distance and quickly arrived at the dock.

"Home, time to unload, unload."

Lorraine slammed on the brakes, pulling the pickup truck to the side to clear a path, and directed the truck to prepare for unloading.

"It's still early, shall we start now?"

"Let's install the turret first; it'll only take half an hour."

Lorraine directed the reconnaissance drone to hover high above, monitoring the area.

"The surrounding area is safe. Now we can take a breather."

Lorraine packed up the remaining supplies in the pickup truck and put them in the back bed. Then he pushed the front seat back and leaned in comfortably.

"You really know how to enjoy yourself; you didn't even invite me to join you."

Ouyang Nian couldn't find Lorraine for a while, but when he turned around, he saw Lorraine lying comfortably in the cab of the pickup truck.

"I didn't dare disturb you because I saw you were still busy."

Lorraine very attentively adjusted the passenger seat.

"That's not bad."

Ouyang Nian lay on his side in the chair.

The two looked through the open car door at the gunboat where the main gun was being installed, and everything seemed so beautiful.

"It would have been better if the apocalypse hadn't happened."

Ouyang Nian said lazily while lying in his seat.

"Indeed, but I wouldn't have met you if it weren't for the apocalypse."

Lorraine sighed.

Ouyang Nian became interested and prepared to tease Lorraine. Anyway, the turret installation was automatic, so there was no need to worry.

"Oh, then say a few nice things, and I might consider letting you touch my tail."

Upon hearing Ouyang Nian's words, Luo Lin stroked his chin.

"Let me think about it."

Lorraine's eyes went unfocused, as if she were lost in thought.

Seeing that Luo Lin hadn't spoken for a while, Ouyang Nian thought he had fallen asleep and was about to reach out and poke him.

"Then, my unparalleled and incomparably beautiful girlfriend, may I touch your tail?"

"Huh?"

Ouyang Nian was so startled by Lorraine's sudden flattery that he got goosebumps all over.

"You can touch it, but let's make it clear first, you can't touch the base or tip of the tail."

Ouyang Nian blushed and turned over, handing her tail to Luo Lin.

Lorraine, cuddling Ouyang Nian's warm tail, quickly fell asleep.

"Um?"

Ouyang Nian had prepared himself mentally, but soon he heard a soft snoring sound coming from behind him.

"Hmph, you're overly stressed."

Seeing that Luo Lin was sleeping soundly, Ouyang Nian sent Tian Gou and Di Ting out to guard the surrounding area.

To give Lorraine a little more rest, she picked up her portable terminal and began issuing commands to the ship's onboard AI.