Chapter 96 Engineering Guardians and City Builders
Engineer No. 1 stopped when he heard the sound, turned around and looked at Li Meng behind him.
The weather today is very good, with dense clouds. Although the cold wind is howling, the wind is weak and cannot even blow snowflakes.
Lowering his head slightly, Li Meng glanced at the end of the street in front of him, then turned around and walked in the direction he came from.
This place is far away from Qing'an City. There are no strange animals, only thick snow, making the town seem very quiet.
Although it is safe here, it is not suitable for human habitation. The reason is of course the lack of resources.
The necessary condition for human survival is resources. Although small towns far away from cities are safe, they have limited resources and can be habitable for a short time. However, over time, when the resources are exhausted, you have to go to urban areas with more resources.
For more than a month, Li Meng has not encountered any human beings, and has not seen any human traces on the snow.
The entire white ice and snow world gave Li Meng the biggest feeling of "desolation". Everything was frozen and buried under the snow. This was a world that made people feel lonely.
On the white snowy road, two figures, one large and one small, gradually moved away surrounded by a group of mechanical spiders...
Under the guidance of the map, Li Meng and Engineer No. 1 arrived near their destination in less than four hours over a distance of more than ten kilometers.
At some point, the buildings that could be seen everywhere had disappeared, leaving a vast expanse of white and undulating ground.
In the east, between the dim sky and the earth, you can see a group of mountains, not far away, just a few kilometers away.
It's like a mountain range, with mountains connected to mountains. There is no green on the mountains, only white snow. Looking from a distance, it looks towering into the clouds.
At a certain point in the mountain range, there is a huge gap between the two mountains that are not connected. From a distance, it looks like a canyon. Looking deeper, you can see the mountain sloping on one side.
From a visual perspective alone, the width of the gap exceeds two miles.
The two continued to move forward, and after walking no more than a few miles, they successfully found a river leading to the mountains.
This is a river about a hundred meters wide, with narrower places and wider places.
The river meanders along the land and goes deep into the mountains.
Surrounded by mechanical spiders, the two walked quickly on the river.
The snow on the river was so deep that if you stepped on it, your calves would be buried, which slowed down the two people's progress a lot.
"No. 1, what do you think of the canyon in front? There should be a small basin inside, surrounded by mountains on three sides, with plenty of space."
On the river, Li Meng asked Engineer No. 1 beside him while walking.
Hearing this, Engineer No. 1 looked up at the mouth of the canyon ahead, and in the round helmet, No. 1's rich voice rang out.
"It can be used as a place to build a city. It can block humans but cannot block strange beasts."
Regarding the words of Engineer No. 1, Li Meng said nonchalantly: "It doesn't matter, it's enough to be able to block humans. Creatures like alien beasts can even climb vertical walls. If you want to block alien beasts with only high walls, this
Unrealistic."
Yes, this is very unrealistic. High walls can only delay the movement of alien beasts, allowing the weapons on the high wall to have more time to kill the alien beasts. There is a reason why the mobile fortress is built so high.
On the river, the two continued to move forward...
After walking along the river, within an hour, the two of them arrived at the mouth of the canyon.
Walking on the river between the canyons, Li Meng raised his head and looked at the mountains on both sides.
The mountain is not steep, it slopes upward until it reaches the top of the mountain...
Looking forward, a mile away, the distance between the mountains on both sides is getting farther and farther, and the space on both sides of the river is getting bigger and bigger. The farther place is already a vast expanse of white, and the two sides are no longer visible.
Not to the mountain.
Without stopping, the two continued to move forward and went deeper into the canyon.
After walking only a few miles, the mountains on both sides were already very far away, and at a glance, only an outline could be seen.
The land on both sides of the river is not flat, and the snowfields are undulating and continuous. The earth is not visible, only the frozen forests buried in the snow are seen. What Li Meng sees is a natural snow scene.
Although beautiful and quiet, the beauty of nature is not what Li Meng wants, nor is it the purpose of Li Meng coming here.
Li Meng took out a surface sensing rod from his waist, twisted it, and swung it hard. The surface sensing rod came out of his hand, crossed a distance of a hundred meters, and plunged into the snow on the river.
At the same time, on the map page, a large area of the gray area was lit up again.
This is a gourd-shaped canyon. It is wrong to call it a canyon because the basin inside is not small. According to the proportions on the map of Hui'an Province, the diameter of the basin is more than fifty kilometers at least.
Li Meng has penetrated several kilometers into the valley entrance, but there is still a long way to go before Xiping Lake in the basin. This distance will not be less than ten kilometers or even further. You can imagine how large the area of this basin is.
On the river, two steel bodies, one large and one small, stopped.
"How is it here?"
Faced with the commander's inquiry, Engineer No. 1 glanced around and said with certainty: "It's a very good place. It's far enough away from the city and the strong electromagnetic force will not be sensed by strange beasts. Commander, related
The engineering machinery unit has been designed, please name it..."
So fast?
A few days ago, Li Meng asked Engineer No. 1 to design several construction machinery that can be used to build "homes."
It was just a casual comment, not an order. Unexpectedly, Engineer No. 1 remembered what he said.
Although with the computing power and knowledge of Engineer No. 1, any kind of mechanical unit can be designed in an instant, the execution of the design without orders shows that Engineer No. 1 has strong autonomy.
With a thought, Li Meng opened the item page.
On the last page, Li Meng found two newly emerged mechanical arms.
One is smaller, about five meters tall, has legs, hands, and stands on two feet, resembling a human shape, but more bloated.
Why it is in human form, Li Meng doesn't know, but it should be designed with applicability in mind.
The humanoid machine can be used as a platform. It can be equipped with corresponding equipment according to the needs, and can be used for cutting, welding, and construction. It can do any kind of work. Bipedal walking also allows it to adapt to any terrain and can move freely in the snow.
A bit like a human...
After thinking about it, Li Meng said: "In 2020, let's name it "Engineering Guardian"."
Guards are soldiers who defend their homeland. Wei means guards, while Shi means people. It has a human-like appearance, so this name suits it very well.
"Named, information has been updated..."
As the sound of 2020 fell, the name on the item page changed and became Engineering Guard.
Li Meng looked at the second mechanical unit.
This was a big guy, probably more than a hundred meters tall. It had legs, hands, a head, and a body. It looked like a human, but it was similar. The whole body looked very slender. Li Meng wondered how it could stand.