"I understand, thank you for your hard work, brother!"
Xiong Yan obviously didn't listen to the second part of the soldier's words, so he responded nonchalantly and walked towards the iron gate.
Everyone behind him followed and squeezed into the gate.
What appeared in front of us was not a spacious underground space, but another crooked corridor with dim tungsten lights hanging on the walls on both sides, which looked like a remnant of the Anti-Japanese War.
"I didn't expect that there would be such a large air-raid shelter underground in the bustling city S. I had never heard of it..."
Looking at the surrounding environment curiously, Lu Yu murmured to himself.
"These civil air defense facilities are classified and will not be informed to the general public, let alone open to the public."
The voice of explanation came from behind. Lu Yu turned around and found that it was the soldier who opened the door for them before.
Judging from the way the other party followed them closely, they seemed worried about letting the four 'strangers' into the shelter like this.
After recalling some standard friendly opening remarks, Lu Yu put a harmless smile on his face and extended his right hand towards the soldier.
"My name is Lu Yu. I'm glad to meet you in the apocalypse."
"???????????????Zhou Rui."
There was a cold look on the soldier's face. Although he did not reach out to shake Lu Yu's hand, he still announced his name and explained at the same time.
"Please forgive me for my rude behavior. As a guard of the shelter, ensuring your own safety is the prerequisite for successfully completing the work. You may be carrying viruses, and I need to avoid contact with you as much as possible..."
"Understood." The smile on his face faded, and Lu Yu put down his hand as if nothing had happened.
"Your situation doesn't look promising."
The soldier named Zhou Rui had no intention of ending the topic. He glanced at the exoskeleton on the young man's body and said.
"You may need treatment. Do you want me to take you to the infirmary to check in?"
Hearing Zhou Rui's words, before Lu Yu could say anything, Xiong Yan, who was walking in front, refused without hesitation.
"Brother, don't bother me. I'll get them settled first, and then I'll take this little brother to the infirmary."
While he was talking, a man with an oily face walked out of the crowd in front of him. He walked straight past Lu Yu and put his hand on Zhou Rui's shoulder.
"Brother Zhou, we have collected a lot of good things this time, especially some medical supplies. Look..."
While speaking, the man opened his backpack with one hand and briefly showed the contents in front of Zhou Rui.
Seeing Zhou Rui's eyes brighten obviously, the man continued.
"There are quite a few in the trailer outside. I'm afraid the zombies will swarm me if I leave it outside overnight. How about you call two helpers for me, brother Zhou, to help move it down together?"
"I..." Zhou Rui hesitated, seeming to be debating whether to let the four of them in like this.
"Part of it will be on you! They are all medical resources. If someone has a minor illness or disaster, wouldn't it be nice to give him priority for treatment?"
Seeing the other person's heart move, the man with a smooth face immediately offered benefits.
"Okay, then I'll call two helpers over. Xiong Zhen, you have to take them for an inspection. The rules of the shelter cannot be broken."
"Okay, brother Zhou, don't worry. After arranging their accommodation, I will take them for a checkup immediately!"
Patting his chest, Xiong Yan's steps quickened by two points.
After passing through the crooked corridor, a space appeared in front of everyone, about the size of a basketball court, with neatly arranged doorways on both sides.
As soon as he entered, Lu Yu felt dozens of eyes on him, including survivors and soldiers.
But it was only for a short moment and did not stay long.
"Is this the Fengxian Refuge? It doesn't look very big..."
Looking around curiously, Lu Yu murmured.
Logically speaking, the official shelter should not only be of this size.
If you understand it as survivors using the air-raid shelters left over from the old era as a settlement, it would make sense.
"This is just the periphery. How big can the scale be? The real Fengxian refuge has to go deeper..."
Perhaps because he felt that his plan was about to be realized, Xiong Yan started talking more and took the initiative to answer Lu Yu's doubts.
"Only the outside? Do you want to go deeper?"
Qing Ling's eyes also shone with curiosity, and she couldn't help but ask.
"That's right, we'll be taking a ride in a car later!"
"???"
Hearing Xiong Zhen say that he had to take a car next, Li Minglu, Yu Qingling and the others were stunned at the same time.
What's going on? Is it possible that Fengxian Refuge also has an underground route specifically for traffic? !
However, their doubts were soon answered.
After passing through one of the doorways, Xiong Yan led everyone forward for a while in the dim passage.
It wasn't until the unique filthy smell of the sewer was diluted by a hint of fishy salt that the bearded man gradually slowed down and finally stopped.
"Why don't you leave?"
Li Ming spoke strangely. At this moment, the surrounding light had dimmed to the point where there was almost no light. Except for a dim tungsten lamp six or seven meters behind him, the passage ahead was completely dark.
"Didn't you see the arrival station? We have to wait for the bus to arrive."
Xiong Zhen did not answer, but the thin monkey man beside him responded impatiently.
"Waiting for the bus?"
Li Ming was startled, then unscrewed the flashlight in his hand and shined it into the darkness ahead.
Sure enough, there was a dark railway track laid on the ground, starting from Xiong Zhen's feet and leading to the unknown darkness.
However, compared with normal rails, the width of this rail is narrower.
After waiting for about twenty minutes, a banging sound finally came from the dark tunnel, and the same dim light pierced the darkness, and they slowly approached the platform.
It was a human-powered railcar, about four square meters in size, with a fence around it and a seesaw-like rocker in the center.
Two soldiers in military uniforms came. They briefly said hello to Xiong Zhen and others, and then walked in on their own. They looked like they were here to take a shift.
"Oh, I didn't expect that there is such an ancient means of transportation hidden underground in S City..."
Qing Ling looked at the rusty human-powered rail car and narrowed her eyes slightly.
"Well, the government has to have some secrets, otherwise there won't be anywhere to hide when a big disaster happens."
Xiong Yan had already jumped off the platform, moved the rail gate, and turned the rail car around with his men.
"I'm just curious when these things were repaired and why there's no news from the outside world..."
Qing Ling still had that harmless expression on her face, like a curious kitten, and she asked leisurely.
"I heard from the soldiers that the facilities here seemed to have been built in the 1970s. Didn't there be a slogan at that time, which seemed to be to dig holes deep and store grain widely..."
The thin monkey man explained in a serious manner. Facing Qing Ling, a beauty in the world, his little patience seemed to have grown a lot.
"The international situation was so severe at that time, and the construction of these underground fortifications was naturally a secret among secrets. So until now, we ordinary people don't know anything about it, which is normal."
"I see……"
Qing Ling murmured, understanding flashed in his eyes, and at the same time, he slapped the thin monkey man in the right moment.
"This little brother is so awesome and knows so much."
"Hey, no, no, I just ask a lot..."
After successfully receiving Qing Ling's admiration, the thin monkey man said he was humble, but the corners of his mouth couldn't stop rising. He was so proud that he didn't even know what to do next.
It just so happened that at this moment, Xiong Zhen came back after pulling the gate. When he saw Shouhou's complacent look, his face could not help but darken.
Qing Ling is the prey that only belongs to him, so is the thin monkey worthy of his admiration?
Xiong Yan snorted angrily and ordered coldly.
"??????????????????Don't wait any longer, let's go!"
Powered by Waizui and another strong man, the human-powered rail car moved creakingly.
Although it was not very fast at first, after a certain period of time the kinetic energy accumulated, it reached a speed of forty kilometers per hour.
The filth in the sewers quickly disappeared. Under the cool breeze, the salty smell in the air continued to grow stronger, and the shadows in front of the car lights were covered with a layer of fog.
The human-powered rail car seems to be approaching the seaside.
"Brother Xiong, where are we going? Why have we walked for so long and we haven't seen the end yet..."
Qing Ling coquettishly asked the question to Xiong Yan.
"Ha, depending on the speed Waizui and the others are going, it will probably take another half an hour to walk. We are going to Battleship Island, which is the center of Fengxian Sanctuary."
"Battleship Island? Is that a small island twenty kilometers away from the port of City S?"
The look on the woman's face was stagnant, and she obviously did not expect the end of this tunnel.
And Li Ming next to her lost his composure and screamed out.
"How is it possible to have an entire twenty kilometers of undersea tunnel?!"
"It's impossible. Our brothers have gone back and forth several times. The thief always has to walk for a long time to get there."
The thin monkey man leaned against the railing and said with a sneer.
"But with China's existing technology, the longest undersea tunnel is only seven kilometers. If you say this tunnel leads to Warship Island, it means that the underwater part is at least more than fifteen kilometers! It is impossible to be able to do it in the 1970s. It can be done!”
"But it does exist. According to the soldiers, everything in the tunnel is left over from that time, including the two human-powered rail cars and the rails laid in the tunnel."
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The thin monkey curled his lips with disdain on his face.
"If you say you can't figure it out, then what is the thing we are riding in now? What about the tunnel we pass through?"
Li Ming was silent, his brows furrowed.
"There's nothing to argue about. In the 1970s, the people had the power. It's not surprising that they built an undersea tunnel. In my opinion, this tunnel was probably dug bit by bit by the older generation with shovels and shovels. from!"
Probably because he couldn't see Shouhou being proud, Xiong Zan on the side actually explained something to Li Ming for the first time...
