I can upgrade the shelter

After the tour of the train, by the time Chen Xin got off, most of the cargo had already been loaded and unloaded.

The cargo on the platform was loaded onto transport vehicles and then driven directly to the small underground shelter that had now been cleared out. There, the staff would cooperate with researchers to install and debug these devices, preparing to produce Isotope Thermoelectric Batteries once everything was ready.

Chen Xin watched as the train, after finishing loading the cargo, closed its carriage wall and then slowly left the station. He asked the staff beside him, "What will this train be used for after this?"

A nuclear-powered train can do so many things, no wonder Chen Xin would ask this question.

"It’s still just a test run for now. After this run, it will go back to have its carriages adjusted. It should be used for emergency and important material transportation." The staff also wasn’t exactly sure where the nuclear-powered train would be used, but he felt that a train capable of operating normally in this weather would most likely be used to transport important materials.

Chen Xin nodded and didn’t ask any more questions. He just got into the car with the staff to head to the small cleared-out shelter.

The location of the small shelter is near the underground factories in the urban area. This used to be an industrial area in the city, mainly consisting of an ordnance factory producing logistics materials such as garments. In the past, there was a design for wartime production recovery underground.

So, three months before the meteorite hit, this place was urgently transformed into an underground factory, mainly producing living materials for the city and processing food for the shelter.

The small shelter is the underground garage of a residential area near the factory district, now cleared out. Once the equipment arrives, construction of the production line will commence, and the interior will be rearranged to meet production needs.

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Chen Xin was happy to see this happening. After all, the more perfect the state’s construction of the production line in this small shelter, the easier it would be for him to upgrade it later.

After all, he only planned to adjust some process parameters of this production line, not make any major changes.

When Chen Xin and the staff arrived at the small shelter, the equipment that had arrived ahead of them had been placed in the space cleared out for warehouses within the shelter, and some staff were conducting inspection checks.

"How are the conditions of these equipments?" Chen Xin inquired with one of the staff responsible for checking the equipment.

"The condition of the equipment is quite good. Thanks to the nuclear-powered train this time, there’s no sign of frost damage." The staff reported to Chen Xin with a delighted expression.

It’s not uncommon for equipment to suffer from frost damage. Even metal materials can easily be frost-damaged at temperatures of minus tens of degrees, losing their original material properties.

One of the most common issues is thermal expansion and contraction causing equipment to crack due to freezing. In the past, one of the most important winter tasks for Chen Xin’s parents at work was winter antifreeze for the equipment.

Previously, when some scientific prototypes needed to be upgraded by Chen Xin were transported from other places, there were instances where equipment was frost-damaged or parts were damaged due to low temperatures, which is why this batch of equipment needed to be inspected upon arrival.

These boxes were not the ordinary wooden boxes used before, but specially insulated transport boxes.

However, even specialized transport boxes had experienced issues before, but this time, thanks to the nuclear-powered train, the temperature inside the carriages was maintained above zero, so the equipment didn’t encounter any problems during transit.

"That’s good. Quickly prepare all the equipment and accelerate the site construction." Seeing that the equipment had no issues, Chen Xin didn’t say much more, only urging the staff to prepare everything as quickly as possible, to install the equipment early, and put the production line into use.

"Don’t worry, we’ll keep an eye on this, it won’t be delayed." The staff knew the importance of the matter, and in fact, they had been working in shifts, around the clock, keeping a close watch here.

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Leaving the small shelter, Chen Xin and several researchers took a car back to the Polytechnic College since the small shelter wasn’t yet connected to the underground highway, they could only drive on the surface.

The snow and strong winds on the ground made it almost impossible for the car to move, but they only needed to drive to the nearby underground factory, from where they could return to the Polytechnic College via the underground highway, which wasn’t far.

"Have you sent the designs for the Exoskeleton Protective Suit to the research department?" In the car, Chen Xin asked a researcher about the designs he had previously instructed them to pass on.

"The designs have been sent through the military network. They said they’ll start the research and production immediately, and we should see results soon." The researcher hastily replied to Chen Xin. They dared not neglect anything concerning Chen Xin, especially such crucial matters.

Previously, they had been very envious of Chen Xin’s Power Armor and wanted to study it, but Chen Xin hadn’t given them any samples, and they were too embarrassed to ask him for one. They didn’t expect Chen Xin to turn around and give them a set of Exoskeleton Protective Suit designs.

Regarding that design, they had already evaluated it. As long as the weather wasn’t as harsh as before with the blizzards, the protective suit could provide good protection, and the exoskeleton could also assist with engineering tasks. In fact, it could play a significant role in the nationwide disaster recovery and reconstruction effort.

In fact, these researchers were not yet aware that after they submitted the designs, they had alarmed the highest leadership of Flame Country.

From the perspective of the highest leadership, such a set of Exoskeleton Protective Suit is worth promoting vigorously. It could completely change the current situation in Flame Country, and even shift the balance on the whole Blue Planet.

As disaster descended, all countries and powers on the Blue Planet suffered a tremendous impact. Small countries basically fell completely, without enough resources and national strength, they faced extinction in the face of such cataclysmic natural disasters.

Even large countries faced difficulties. Flame Country, as one of the five major powers, was in relatively good condition, having preserved the majority of its citizens, with the actual controlled territory not significantly reduced, the military intact, and production in the process of recovery.

Although the blizzard dealt a heavy blow to Flame Country, causing many surviving citizens to perish due to the cold, and halting many important engineering projects, the reconstruction work continues unstopped.

This Exoskeleton Protective Suit, although it seems inconspicuous, can actually significantly boost the progress of reconstruction work and also enable more people to operate outdoors. It holds immeasurable importance for the entire national reconstruction plan.

And this could make Flame Country the first country to recover among all the nations on Blue Planet.