Doomsday: I Build a Space Fleet

Chapter 62 Reconnaissance of Road Conditions

Lorraine sighed as she looked at the people imprisoned in the secret room, then opened each cell one by one to check their vital signs.

Lorraine circled around and found that there were few conscious people down there, and some had even just died.

"Sigh, they're all a pitiful bunch."

Lorraine handed the water bottle to one of the conscious ones, letting them take turns drinking a few sips.

Lorraine called Roy down and asked him to help her feed the remaining unconscious people water.

"Cough cough."

A faint coughing sound filled the secret room. Lorraine told them that without medicine, he could not provide them with treatment, and all he could do was help them find relief.

Upon hearing this only option, no one argued or asked Lorraine for supplies from the camp; they simply nodded calmly at him.

Looking at the expressions of relief, gratitude, and liberation on their faces, Lorraine felt as if her hands were filled with lead, and the gun in her hand felt as heavy as a thousand pounds.

"Commander, leave it to me."

Roy extended his mechanical arm, gently tugged at Lorraine, and then pushed him out of the secret chamber.

Lorraine leaned against the warehouse wall, listening to the gunshots coming from below.

"commander?"

As soon as Roy stepped out of the secret room, he saw Lorraine leaning against the wall with her eyes closed.

"Let's go move our things."

Lorraine and Roy used a small cart to transport the supplies from the warehouse to the shore repeatedly.

"I'll lend a hand too."

Platinum calmed down and came over to help move the goods.

After several hours of effort, they finally managed to neatly stack the supplies from the warehouse on the shore.

Lorraine used the data panel's scanning capabilities to count the items in front of her.

[Toiletries, food, fabrics, seeds, tobacco and alcohol, oils.]

Lorraine had Cleveland hoist the supplies onto the cargo ship, while he and Platinum gathered some flammable materials and dug a pit on the shore to prepare for burying these poor souls.

With Roy's help, they moved all the remains from the secret room.

Pour some fuel on it and Lorraine lit a golden lighter, which he had looted from the camp chief.

"Take care."

Lorraine threw the lighter into the pit and sighed as she watched the flames leap up.

Once the flames died down, Platinum and Lorraine filled in the pit and erected a simple tombstone inscribed with "Tomb of the Nameless."

"Let's go, Tengu and the others have already gone back."

"These two trucks?"

"The luggage has been taken back, but the equipment will probably need to be moved to another location to be loaded onto the ship."

"Um."

Platinum and Lorraine returned to the landing craft, and together with the landing craft carrying Kheshig and Xuan Tie, they returned to the flagship.

"How is Ms. Lin Shu doing in Cleveland?"

During the return journey, Lorraine used a data tablet to ask a question.

[The body enhancement drug has been administered; the patient is currently in good condition and is expected to wake up in one hour.]

Upon returning to the ship, Lorraine first visited Ouyang Nian and Ms. Lin Shu.

After confirming that everything was going smoothly, he returned to the driver's cab and began planning the route to the dock 30 kilometers away.

"Cleveland, launch Rainbow-1 drone and communications relay drone."

"Rainbow One conducted reconnaissance of roads within 3 kilometers of the riverbank to find a road that would allow trucks to pass smoothly."

"The communication relay drone is searching for a high point 12 kilometers southwest of the flagship and awaiting instructions."

[Received. Rainbow-1 UAV takes off first.]

Based on the footage transmitted by the drone, Lorraine began planning the route to ensure that the truck's path remained within the range of the flagship's 30mm cannon.

At the same time, routes must be left for sections of road that are obscured by buildings to allow for a quick return to the shore.

"The city was completely jammed with all kinds of vehicles."

Even with Cleveland's help, Lorraine was having a real headache facing this situation.

"Why can't it be like the old town?"

Lorraine stood up and stretched, glancing out of the corner of her eye at the east bank of the river.

"Hmm? Is the eastern part an industrial area? Cleveland, check the map."

[Map search in progress...]

[Search complete. The east bank is a heavy industrial park, mainly producing various types of machinery. There is also a steel plant in the suburbs of the east bank that can smelt special steels.]

"Cleveland, have Rainbow One turn east to conduct reconnaissance, primarily checking for vehicles piled up on the riverside roads."

[Command received. Rainbow-1 is turning. Should the relay drone be recovered?]

"Recover it first, and then take off with the decoy when Rainbow One returns."

[Received. Ms. Lin Shu is expected to wake up in 15 minutes. Ms. Ouyang Nian hopes that you and Ms. Bai Jin will go together.]

"No need. Let the two sisters talk first. Let Baizhi ask about the whereabouts of those two infantry fighting vehicles for me."

【receive. 】

Lorraine leaned against the wall of the cockpit, closed his eyes to rest, and waited for the message from Rainbow One.

"commander?"

Platinum learned from Cleveland that Lorraine was currently planning a route in the cockpit.

"Hmm? What brings you here? Aren't you going to rest a bit longer?"

Lorraine was quite surprised to see Platinum in the driver's seat. After all, she had experienced quite a bit of emotional turmoil earlier, and it would be best if she rested more.

"It's alright. I was much more tired when I was on missions before. I came to see if there was anything I could do."

Platinum shook her head, speaking with a hint of stubbornness.

"Please sit here and wait a while. I've sent Rainbow One to check the road conditions on the east bank."

"Um."

Platinum sat in the chair, staring blankly at the map on the screen.

Lorraine remained leaning against the wall, resting with her eyes closed.

[Commander, Rainbow 1 has returned to base, and reconnaissance data is being uploaded.]

Lorraine walked back to the cockpit and studied the data transmitted back by the drone with Platinum.

"The road conditions on the east bank are much better than those on the west bank. Now we'll see how the road runs from the camp to the bridge across the river, and the condition of the bridge itself."

"Cleveland, launch a reconnaissance drone and take a look from the camp to the bridge across the river."

[Received. Two reconnaissance drones have taken off and are expected to complete their reconnaissance mission in 20 minutes.]

Two reconnaissance drones flew side by side, inspecting the road conditions between the camp and the bridge across the river.

Platinum is comparing the road conditions south and north of the flagship.

"The road to the north looks like it was rammed open by an armored vehicle."

"It seems my previous prediction was correct."

"Cleveland, leave one reconnaissance drone to continue scouting along the current road, and send the other reconnaissance drone directly to check the situation on the bridge."

[Received, in progress.]

"By the way, did Bai Zhi find out where the infantry fighting vehicle is?"

Ms. Lin Shu has not yet fully regained consciousness; she is currently sitting on the bed holding Ms. Ouyang Nian.

"Got it, they overslept and just woke up. Let the two sisters stay here then."

Lorraine shrugged, and could only wait for the reconnaissance drone to transmit the situation on the bridge.