"Fuck! I was scared to death."
Not long after running along the tunnel, Xiao Ran suddenly dodged to the side like an electric shock and cursed in a low voice.
Just a meter or two in front of him, several fat black mice were staring at him curiously.
The sudden appearance of these mice startled him.
Surprisingly, these mice are not afraid of humans at all.
When they saw Xiao Ran breaking into the tunnel, instead of running away, they looked at him curiously.
It's no wonder, they are the masters here, but Xiao Ran is an uninvited guest who breaks into their territory!
The New York City subway is famous for its numerous and fat rats.
Looking at these disgusting things, Xiao Ran felt a little alienated.
He calmed down for a moment, then put on the hood of his jacket, zipped all the zippers, squatted down and tied the two trousers legs to death.
Then he took out a powerful headlamp from his backpack and quickly put it on his head.
Then he took out a pair of goggles, gloves, etc. and put them on one by one.
In a moment, he had completely wrapped himself up and protected himself.
After all, the place we want to enter next has been closed for nearly a hundred years.
Although there is air in there, it must be extremely dirty and messy. God knows what kind of things are there!
Rats, spiders, snakes and the like are definitely everywhere.
There might even be many things that can't be seen on the ground.
Although Xiao Ran is not afraid of these things, nor is he worried about contracting any diseases, he still feels very uncomfortable when encountering them.
All necessary protection is essential.
In the blink of an eye, he was almost equipped.
Finally, he took out a strong flashlight and tied it to his left forearm.
As the headlights and bright flashlights were turned on, two bright lights were immediately projected out, shining on the railroad tracks ahead.
It was only then that the fat rats dispersed and ran quickly into the darkness along the base of the wall.
"So you are also afraid of strong light! Just have something to be afraid of."
"If you are not afraid of anything, it will be your turn to be afraid!"
Xiao Ran said jokingly.
As soon as he finished speaking, he took another step and ran forward along the tunnel.
In a moment, he had run about a hundred meters along the tunnel.
This is a dark and damp underground world, the air is smelly and disgusting.
Apart from the light of headlamps and powerful flashlights, only the red signal light on the roof of the tunnel kept flashing.
The places a little further away were shrouded in darkness.
Turning around and looking back, the platform not far behind looked like an isolated island in the dark.
After walking for another ten meters or so, a mottled iron door suddenly appeared on the right side of the cave wall, with an iron lock hanging on the door.
This iron gate is recessed into the tunnel wall and is not easy to find.
The moment he saw the iron gate, Xiao Ran's eyes immediately flashed with surprise.
"There is indeed an entrance here. It seems that the treasure map is very accurate."
"I hope this lock can still be opened, otherwise it will have to be picked."
As he spoke, Xiao Ran had two thin steel bars in his hand.
Then, he stepped forward, ready to open the padlock on the iron door.
The padlock was dusty and mottled, and it had obviously not been opened for a long time.
The situation on the iron door was the same, with a thick layer of dust falling on it.
To be cautious, Xiao Ran did not wipe off the dust to avoid leaving any flaws.
He directly turned on the perspective and quickly looked through the door lock and the iron door.
Although this door has not been opened for a long time, the special padlock does not have much rust. It has obviously been treated with anti-rust technology.
The iron door is in the same situation. It's just covered in dust, but it doesn't affect its opening and closing.
There was no alarm device behind the door, let alone monitoring probes, just a dark corridor.
Seeing this scene through perspective, Xiao Ran breathed a sigh of relief.
The next moment, he took the two steel pieces, gently inserted them into the keyhole from bottom to top, and started to move quickly.
After just a few breaths, a crisp snapping sound was heard.
The huge padlock has been successfully opened and popped open automatically.
Then, Xiao Ran held the bottom of the lock with his palm and gently took off the padlock.
After placing the padlock on the ground, he carefully opened the iron door.
The next moment, a corridor shrouded in darkness immediately appeared in front of you.
The two strong lights projected from the top of the head and arms were like two sharp swords, instantly tearing apart the darkness and shining into the depths of the corridor.
Following the two lights, Xiao Ran looked deep into the corridor and did a quick look through.
Unfortunately, he saw nothing.
What appeared in his eyes was only a winding corridor, as well as moss-covered walls and floors.
Then there were the group of rats that were disturbed by the light and scurryed everywhere.
After confirming that there were no traps in the corridor and it was relatively safe, Xiao Ran stepped into the dark corridor.
The next moment, he disappeared from the tunnel of the subway line F.
The dusty iron door was then closed again.
At this moment, a banging sound suddenly came from the east side of the tunnel.
Apparently, another subway train has arrived.
…
In the dark corridor.
Xiao Ran moved forward one step at a time, heading towards 64th Street on the north side step by step.
Since no one has entered for a long time, the corridor has long been covered with dust, and the floor and walls are covered with moss.
Wherever the lights hit, there was a gloomy green, which was creepy to look at.
This is still secondary, not even worth mentioning.
The most tingling thing is the small animals living in this underground world.
During the march, Xiao Ran kept waving the telescopic trekking pole to open up the spider webs in front of him to avoid getting stuck on his face.
Also be careful of spiders, scorpions and other things falling from the top of the corridor, as well as the big black mice that keep scurrying around on the ground.
In addition, be careful of slippery ground under your feet to avoid slipping to the ground.
If you slip and fall here, you may not be hurt, but you will definitely be disgusted to death.
Walking in this corridor, Xiao Ran even felt that he was walking on the road to hell.
If it weren't for the rumble of the subway train coming from behind, this place would be more like hell!
While talking, Xiao Ran had already walked more than ten meters along the corridor and came to the first turning point.
When he looked inside the corridor just now, he only saw this part.
Due to the existence of this bend, the situation deeper in the corridor cannot be seen.
After all, the line of sight cannot turn, it can only go through one section and see through the other.
Arriving here, Xiao Ran immediately stopped and looked deeper into the corridor.
As two lights shone into the corridor, a commotion immediately arose in the corridor.
No need to ask, the noise must be made by various small animals living here.
Where the light came from, Xiao Ran also saw something, but it wasn't clear enough.
The next moment, he turned on the perspective and began to explore the situation in this corridor.
Similar to the situation in the previous section of the corridor, this section of the corridor was also covered with dust and moss.
The ground was densely covered with traces of rats and other small animals crawling over it.
The sky is densely covered with spider webs, and at first glance, it looks like walking into a silk cave.
The difference is that there is actually a distribution box in this section of the corridor.
Although the lamps installed in the corridor are old, they still seem to be in use.
The equipment in the distribution box looked still working, and the wires had not been chewed by mice.
"marvelous!"
Seeing the situation inside the distribution box, Xiao Ran couldn't help but cheered.
If the lighting system of this corridor and the abandoned subway can still be used, it will save a lot of trouble and help myself a lot.
More importantly, it will make the next exploration much safer and save the use of perspective abilities.
The reason why this distribution box exists is not difficult to understand.
Although the subway under 64th Street has long been abandoned, it may be possible to reopen it when necessary.
For example, if a catastrophic accident occurs on the F line under 63rd Street and cannot be repaired in a short period of time, that line may be activated.
That subway should have another purpose, which is to serve as a bomb shelter.
However, this possibility is too small and basically does not exist.
Unless the U.S. mainland is attacked, a nuclear war breaks out, or a civil war breaks out in the United States.
When the Upper East Side is attacked and people need to take shelter in bomb shelters, America is on the verge of survival!
It is precisely because of these considerations that the electric lighting system of the abandoned subway was not completely scrapped.
In addition to the distribution box, there are other pieces of evidence that can prove this.
That is the iron door that can still be opened, and the air in the corridor.
Although the air here is very smelly, it is not stuffy and there is no methane.
This is enough to show that there are many vents in this underground space, and the air circulation conditions are acceptable.
Thinking of this, Xiao Ran suddenly felt relieved.
Next, he looked through all the ground and walls within sight.
There are no traps here, so it is relatively safe.
After confirming this, he waved his hiking stick, opened up a few spider webs in front of him, and then walked into this passage.
After a while, he arrived at the dusty distribution box.
The first time he stood still, Xiao Ran took out an electric pen and tested whether there was any leakage in the distribution box.
The pen touched the box, but the indicator light did not light up.
He immediately put away the pen and took out the two steel pieces again.
In just three to five seconds, the padlock on the distribution box was opened.
Immediately afterwards, the distribution box, which had been covered in dust for who knows how many years, was finally opened again.
The equipment in the distribution box was intact, but covered with dust and covered with a layer of moss.
After some testing, Xiao Ran carefully closed the outermost switch.
The moment the switch was turned on, the many wall lamps in the corridor suddenly flickered.
After a few flashes, more than half of the wall lamps lit up, instantly illuminating the corridor and dispelling the darkness.
But there are also some wall lamps that are directly burned and can no longer be used.
This has nothing to do with the overall situation, and it cannot prevent light from coming back to this underground world.
The moment the lights came on, there was a rustling sound deep in the corridor.
What followed was the sound of bursts of electricity and the sound of wall lamps burning down.
All these sounds sounded like sounds of nature to Xiao Ran at this time.
