The Great Filter: A Post-Apocalyptic Gamelit Novel by Russell Wilbinski

Author:Russell Wilbinski [Wilbinski, Russell]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Russell Wilbinski
Published: 2018-12-12T08:00:00+00:00

“Our best.”

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

“Now you're done making whoopee, can I please show you what I got done with the house?” Firebug says with a sardonic smile. The two of us exchange a glance, shocked at the thought of her knowing what we did.

She rolls her eyes, “Oh, come on, you two have been walking on eggshells and now you got that dreamy-eyed look like you got back from a spa day.”

Again, we are both frozen like a deer in the headlights. “We, um-”

“It’s fine. You realize I am seventeen, and I know that my parents have sex. How else would I be here, kicking so much ass?”

Her joke eases the tension though my wife still looks mortified. “Okay then, show us what you got.”

She turns, leading us back to the basement where the TIG is hard at work, printing some kind of component. Next to it is a pile metal bricks, which she grabs and tosses into my hands. “That is a block of scrap, or ten units of scrap compressed for easier carrying. I did the math and…” she points to a hasty set of numbers scribbled on the wall in pink sidewalk chalk. “We need five hundred and fifty scrap to complete all the projects. The scrap isn’t too expensive, but a block of scrap takes the TIG around eight minutes to print it.”

I hand the block of scrap to my wife, stepping over to the pile with an approving nod. “See, I knew you were the right girl for the job. What’s that?” I ask, pointing to a small machine in the corner that looks like a high tech bird cage.

“This is the Nanobot station. It works as a wireless charging station for the little guys.” She explains. “It was the cheapest, at eight thousand slugs, and only 50 scrap. I assume it was so cheap because it’s worthless until we stuff the unit with scrap and connect it to a power source.” Stepping closer I peer inside the device and see a small tray full of dark gray sand. “After I finish printing the rest of the scrap, we can get the solar panel upgrade completed sometime tomorrow, then the water reclamation unit, the plumbing repairs and last on the list is the deconstruction bay.”

“Wouldn’t it have made more sense to do the power first?” my wife asks, watching the TIG in fascination as it assembles a solid metal brick from thin air.

“You would think, but, I figured it’s dark already, and it wouldn’t make sense to have the power going with nothing to use it while the machine prints out the needed scrap and components. What is interesting is that the TIG didn’t have to print the pieces for the Nanobot Unit. It consumed the resources and materialized here, like the TIG and shop terminal as soon as I hit the buy now button. Upgrades are instant, at least for the lower level ones.”

“Guessing if we need a few bullets or some gear from the shop, they have long assembly times?” I ask, assuming she has already checked.

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