The Apocalyptic System
Gear II

Kai Axe is not short on money. What he was lacking was survival points.

He knew of a way to quickly accumulate survival points at the moment, yet that method was too exhausting and too damaging to his body. He still has to practice moderation that way.

“After all those organs are not made of steel, so I can't just work too hard like that”.

After the control center was completed, he went down to check the progress of the two robots with the installation.

Storage is placed in the middle of the ark which covers an area of 30 square meters and is divided into three parts. With the above bulkhead considered, they would only have a height of 13 meters to work with.

That is, the place has a storage capacity of 390 cubic meters.

He went to the lowest level. That's where cold storage was invented. Robots are very efficient, as they have handled lighting, racks, and circuits. They just need to get a cooling unit to make the space work as it should.

Cold storage places are meant to store all sorts of frozen foods, most of which consist of frozen meat as well as some processed meat products.

He then saw the two workers working very hard at their level. Their movements were quick yet precise, with almost no movement wasted. All items are also arranged accordingly.

Both robots work with higher efficiency than 10 humans in general. The lack of need for rest also makes them a perfect rough labor force.

The middle is a food storage area at a relatively low temperature, which makes it suitable for storing fresh produce as well as medicines.

The efficiency at which the two robots worked was such that they could complete the entire storage compartment in a single day, making the entire place ready to accommodate the food they bought as soon as the food arrived.

It was night time when the storage was finished, and it was also meal time.

The living room that looked like a four-story noble house meant that it was equipped with an extremely well-equipped indoor kitchen. Jessica made a steak for dinner to celebrate the event.

The two got to their seats and even lit candles, giving the place an atmosphere of romance and extravagance.

“Alright, Kai, cheer!” Jessica raised her glass.

Kai Axe toast and sip his wine. The high-end Lafite Rothschild wine was indeed above the rest, and the taste did match the price.

He felt satisfied and happy at the thought of being able to enjoy such luxurious items even after the doomsday.

“Now the body of the ark is complete, it's time to seek defense. The defense system is very important because it will be the only thing that prevents others from destroying the ship. Therefore, we must increase the next defense “, Kai Axe said seriously.

The hostile survivors would definitely exist after the doomsday, because the only thing that was important to mankind at that moment was survival.

Morality is completely discarded during that period, as long as one can survive.

He saw with his own eyes how a floating ship was ransacked by several ships. There are women in their 30s to 40s on boats, as well as teenage girls and more than a dozen men. Everybody's hungry. Unable to find food on the ship, they resort to eating a fellow crew member.

Luckily a whirlpool appeared at that moment, allowing the ship he was riding on to escape, or else he would be having lunch as well.

In addition to the hostile survivors, there are also mutated creatures due to radiation, rat outbreaks, and other disasters that need to be cleared up by bombardment.

According to the design plan of the level one ark, the defense system consists of two naval guns mounted in the front and rear, a close-in weapon system (CIWS), and two machine gun turrets.

The two naval guns will consist of a single-barreled 130-millimeter water-cooled weapon, each of which will be mounted on the front and rear. The 130-millimeter rifle fired can reach speeds of 29.5 kilometers per hour.

The weapon can fire a variety of ammunition, ranging from AP bullets, smart ammunition, and many other types of special projectiles.

The system will also be equipped with automatic target search, automatic loading, automatic shooting, and other intelligent fire control system capabilities.

The two fixed towers will consist of a 14.5 millimeter double-barreled heavy machine gun. The tower differs from the CIWS, which is intended primarily to handle anti-ship missiles, where the turret is intended to hit targets in nearby waters, with an effective range of 2 kilometers. The tower will also come with all the smart capabilities found in CIWS.

Three different types of weapons will cover every threat found at long, medium, and short distances, which will provide the ark with a comprehensive protection system.

However, upgrading the defense system would require 3Cr13 steel, a special steel alloy material intended to make weapons and difficult to find in the regular market.

Worse, upgrading the ark's defense system would require 30 tons of such steel.

Given that the defense system could only be upgraded after he finished upgrading the ship's body, he knew that he needed to start looking for a manufacturer that supplied such steel.

Jessica nodded. “It's a shame that Quinta doesn't supply such steel, so we need to find another manufacturer”.

He asked some of his classmates in college who worked in related industries, and there was nowhere they could supply such steel, which meant he had to look elsewhere.

Improving the defense system directly without steel in place would require 5,000 survival points.

Those points are too expensive. If he was able to earn 150 points every day like this, to earn that many points would take over a month. Moreover, even if he put himself to “work” all night, it would still take more than 20 days.

However, upgrading a weapon with the steel it had provided would only require 500 survival points.

He wondered where he could get the 3Cr13 steel.

He tried to call Walter Keach their place of specialising in importing mechanical goods, which meant they might know some of the manufacturers who produce such steel.

“Good day, Mr Axe! How can I serve today? “ Walter picked up the phone quickly.

Kai Axe immediately asked, “I need some kind of alloy steel, Steel 3Cr13 more specific. You know any maker supplying such steel?”

“Steel 3Cr13? I know some producers. There are quite a number of them in the U. S. that supply such steel. However, most of them only sell to internal clients, with a small number of them supplying steel to make special components. So, the supply will be tight “, replied Walter.

Kai Axe was happy to hear that it was possible.

He then kept asking, “Do you know someone specifically? I need 30 tons of steel it's “.

“Well, I know someone supplies steel, but the manufacturer is found further north, and their price is rather high, the price is about 23,000 dollars per ton. 30 tons can easily cost you around 690,000 dollars”, Walter added.

Kai Axe grinning. Money was never a problem for him.

Six hundred and ninety thousand dollars is a price that is almost nothing to worry about.

“Money is not a problem here. My budget is a million dollars. Distance is not important either. Get the steel delivered by air to me in one day. Connect with them for me “, replied Kai Axe with a grin.

Walter is really confused.

“Yeah, I think that's how rich people work, yeah!

“30 tons steel in ship by air!

“Gosh, I don't know what to say.

“I've never seen anyone spend money like this before”.