Doomsday Mechs: Starting with a Manufacturing Army

"In Yuncheng City, find me a neighborhood that hasn't yet been cleared out."

"Mr. Jiang, what's wrong...?"

Zhu Sheng was taken aback.

Fei Bozhong also spoke up to stop him: "Don't keep running around outside, it's dangerous."

Although everyone was reluctant, Jiang Yi waved his hand to express his approval.

"Only practice is the sole criterion for testing truth."

"If we don't put it into practice, we won't just lose one robot, but countless lives."

Hearing this, no one dared to say anything more. Fei Bozhong and Deputy Factory Director Zhu Sheng had no choice but to go and make the arrangements.

Because Yuncheng City has been continuously carrying out cleanup operations, the main urban area is now almost completely cleared. Only the surrounding urban-rural fringe areas and some county towns remain to be cleared.

As is customary, Jiang Yi located the server within the factory. Although the signal transmission via base station might not have particularly high range or speed, the military region would most likely use satellite support once it's actually put into use. That would be much more efficient than it is now.

Soon, sixty Yuncheng No. 1 robots were packed into two trucks. Accompanying them were two squadrons from the security department and a reinforced company from the military region. Several key workshop managers also came along. Jiang Yi didn't refuse; after all, it was better to correct any problems promptly.

……

In a newly built community on the outskirts of the city, before the apocalypse.

Compared to the lively and joyous atmosphere when the residents first moved in, the place is now eerily quiet, creating a stark contrast.

Due to limited military resources, the area has not been cleared in a timely manner, resulting in an extremely harsh environment.

Water, food, zombies. Of these three things, the one that takes the most lives is often the first. Water resources are extremely scarce. The tap water is already contaminated; drinking it will turn you into a zombie. The only drinkable option is the bottled water from pre-apocalyptic stores, but even that is extremely rare.

"Waaaaah, waaaaah."

Inside the living room, a woman covered her face and cried incessantly, her voice filled with despair.

"Honey, don't cry."

The man's face was extremely thin, clearly indicating that he hadn't eaten for many days.

"The child is dead, but we're still alive. As long as we survive, that's enough, right?"

"If our children in heaven knew that it would allow us to live longer, they would forgive us."

Despite saying that, she was still her own flesh and blood, and the woman cried even louder.

"Don't cry. There's not much water to drink anyway. If you care, what if you get dehydrated?"

Upon hearing this, the woman tried her best to restrain herself, but she still choked up and couldn't hide her sorrow.

"Anyway, we're not the only ones doing this now, so don't worry."

The man patted his wife on the back to comfort her, saying, "I heard that if we just hold on for another week, the army will be able to clear out our area."

Bang bang bang!

A series of loud knocks followed by a menacing voice rang out: "Is anyone home? Is anyone home? Get out here right now and hand over your taxes!"

Upon hearing this, the couple instantly tensed up. The people outside were the community's property management and security personnel. Since the apocalypse, these people initially dared not do anything due to the possibility of government intervention. However, as time went on and the possibility of rescue dwindled, these people became unscrupulous, beginning to rape, kidnap, and even indulge in various forms of orgies and entertainment for the community's residents—a truly horrific act.

The couple naturally dared not make a sound.

"Damn, nobody's here!"

Just as someone was about to leave after a grumbling sound came from outside the door, someone spoke up: "Wait a minute, brother, why does this house smell like meat?"

"Does it smell like meat?"

Upon hearing this, the couple inside the house instantly became even more tense. The husband held a kitchen knife, and the wife held a broom; the two nervously prepared themselves.

"Damn it, someone's eating! Knock on the door!"

The sound of cursing and swearing came from outside.

bump!

boom!

Then, the door was slammed shut.

"Honey, I'm scared."

The wife's lips trembled, her thin face was filled with terror, and her hand holding the broom was shaking uncontrollably.

"fine."

Holding a kitchen knife, the husband, despite being so hungry he was almost exhausted, insisted, "I will definitely protect you."

A moment later, a hole was smashed in the door. Dark, shadowy eyes peered inside.

"Holy crap, dude, there really is someone! And it looks like they're cooking something!"

"It smells so good! And there's a young woman there too."

"Then hurry up and stop rambling!"

Upon discovering that someone was inside, the thugs outside began banging on the door even harder.

Time ticked by, and the couple grew increasingly frightened, but the door did not become more secure as their panic intensified.

Half an hour later, the door was smashed open. The dozen or so men outside, their eyes gleaming with greed, stared at the couple inside. The leader, in particular, kept sizing up the woman.

"Nice figure, you've been starving for so many days, yet you still have a bust and a butt."

"Brothers, it seems we are blessed."

With that, the leader walked in with a lewd grin on his face.

However, at that moment, a loudspeaker suddenly blared through the residential area: "This is the Yuncheng City Army, here to carry out a cleanup operation..."

Upon hearing this, the couple, who had been like lambs to the slaughter, revealed a hint of excitement. Finally, finally, someone had arrived!

In contrast, there were more than ten property security guards. These people looked panicked. After all, since the apocalypse, they had done plenty of atrocities: rape, robbery, murder, arson—what hadn't they done?

"Brother, what do we do? The government officials have arrived."

One of them, in disbelief, looked down into the corridor. A moment later, a trembling voice rang out: "Brother, it's true, those people all have guns."

At this moment, the man everyone called "Big Brother" was completely panicked. Despite being called "Big Brother," before the apocalypse, he was just a security captain. He was fine with bullying homeowners, but asking him to take the hit of a gunman? He had no guts.

"I, I..."

After hesitating for a few minutes, he gritted his teeth and said, "Kill him to silence him, don't leave any future trouble!"

Upon hearing this, the group of henchmen were stunned for a moment, while the couple also looked terrified: "No, don't!"

Just then, a series of mechanical footsteps came from outside the door.