When Hai Ping reported that he had discovered a cave entrance, Lin Wenjin said disapprovingly: "What, is it a fork in the road? In the air-raid shelter, every fork in the road should correspond to an exit. Weren't there two collapsed forks just now..."
"No, there is no need to dig down and go around the fork road." Lang Hua frowned, walked around the square and said, "Don't you notice that there is something missing here?"
"What?"
"They are all warehouses and offices. What about the living area? Those small rooms in the corridor can only be regarded as dormitories for the guards. A large number of civilians also have to avoid disasters in air-raid shelters. Where do they live? Moreover, there is a well missing here. .”
Yang Bensheng said thoughtfully: "You mean this is just a part of the area?"
Lang Hua nodded: "It's very possible. Anyway, let's go take a look first. The others will stay where they are, and those with abilities will follow me."
After not walking far, everyone found a cave at the end of the square. The hole is one meter square and is opened on the ground near the corner. You can see some brittle plastic fragments scattered around, as well as traces of crawling snakes.
"It's a vent. There must be another layer below! This mutant snake lived below before!"
"Oh my God, a double-layer air defense shelter?" Lin Wenjin exclaimed, "Was this possible at that time?"
Lang Hua judged: "What the big snake opened must not be a formal entrance. One of the two forked roads must lead to the second underground floor. Let's go down and have a look." After speaking, Lang Hua checked the equipment and lowered a rope. , the first one climbed down.
Several people landed on the ground one after another, and sure enough they saw a dilapidated ventilator room. The area of the computer room is very limited, and the surrounding walls have been severely cracked and covered with a kind of pointed-leaf grass that emits light blue fluorescence. Under the illumination of the light, blue light mist particles swirled and filled the air, making the whole room look like a bright galaxy. But Lang Hua, who was the first to come down, stood strangely motionless, which made everyone's hearts skip a beat.
"It's broken. The leader must have been tricked." People couldn't help but think this.
Yang Xiaoxiao walked forward and pushed Lang Hua. The other party suddenly turned his head, which shocked her.
"You...what are you doing!" Yang Xiaoxiao had fear on her face.
"Xiaoxiao, pinch me."
"What?"
Lang Hua urged, "If I tell you to pinch me, just pinch me."
"..."
"Ouch, it hurts. Haha, it really hurts."
Lang Hua covered his arms and laughed wildly, causing Yang Xiaoxiao to retreat quickly in shock. "Lang Hua, are you possessed?"
"Haha, we got rich. Xiaoxiao, we got rich this time."
"You mean these broken grasses?"
Lang Hua said hysterically: "What a broken grass, this is a potion! A promotion potion that can promote you to intermediate evolutionaries!"
"What? Just these weeds?" Not only Yang Xiaoxiao, but also everyone else's eyes widened this time, looking around in disbelief.
Lang Hua had no choice but to bring out the "Sirius Prophecy Poster" again, indicating that every time the black mist breaks out, black mist vortexes and star grass will be produced. This native product born out of spore black mist not only contains a large amount of pure crystal energy, but is also the best catalyst among evolutionary potions.
In Lang Hua's memory, evolvers in the apocalypse will encounter two bottlenecks when advancing. One time is to advance from the peak of the second level to the early stage of the third level, that is, from a low-level evolver to a mid-level evolver. The second time was to advance from the peak of the fifth level to the early stage of the sixth level, that is, from a mid-level evolver to a high-level evolver.
When evolvers set out to overcome the bottleneck, almost everyone needs to take promotion potions containing the essence of star grass to assist in passing the level. People like Lang Hua who were unexpectedly promoted to the middle level were very few exceptions.
In the middle of the apocalypse, more and more low-level evolvers break through their bottlenecks and advance to the intermediate level by taking "promotion potions". This potion, which contains animal crystal nuclei and star grass essence, is jokingly called the "advancement double" that combines meat and vegetables. Let's eat together."
As the saying goes, "With the combination of meat and vegetables, you will not be tired of advancing through the ranks." The discovery of Star Grass is one of the greatest discoveries of mankind in the apocalyptic era. It has enabled mankind to quickly obtain a large number of mid-level and high-level effective forces in the apocalyptic struggle, which has greatly affected the human resistance army. It is no less important than the "crystal energy weapons" developed by the military during the same period.
"This is the Star Grass, the key catalyst for preparing the promotion potion."
"Indeed," after listening to Lang Hua's narration, Xia Qing closed her eyes, took a deep breath and said, "I can feel that the crystal energy in these light mist is purer than the outside world."
Seeing this, people followed suit and opened their eyes in shock after a moment. In just a moment, they seemed to have a sense of energy, and the evolutionary levels that had remained unchanged for many days also showed signs of loosening. Slowly, their gazes around them became intense. However, Xia and Qing immediately calmed down in just a moment. They understood that although this was an incredible treasure, it was born on the territory of Langya City and the Qin family should not covet it.
Lang Hua secretly observed the expressions of the two brothers and sisters, and couldn't help but secretly praise in his heart that they have "good intentions". In the past thirteen years, Xia and Qing had been loyally protecting Qin Xiaowen, even though she was seriously injured and dying many times without a single complaint. For such warriors, there is no need to doubt their character.
"Brother Xia, don't be sorry. The Qin family will have a share of the intermediate promotion potion."
"Brother Lang Hua, are you serious about this? Oh no, no, no, this is a treasure discovered by Langya City. Naturally, it should be owned by Langya City. The Qin family will not have it..."
"Brother Xia, I'm serious."
Xia Shuang covered her pink mouth when she heard this. She almost thought that Lang Hua was stupid and that he had forgotten what a mid-level evolver meant to a small force. As long as you see the fighting power of Lang Hua and the man in black, you will know how valuable the intermediate evolvers in the first year of the apocalypse are. It is unbelievable that Lang Hua is willing to give up such a precious spot.
Xia Qing understood Lang Hua's intention in a blink of an eye. The Langya City force was first established, and although it seemed to have great momentum, it was still lagging behind the established forces by dozens of blocks. If Lang Hua wants to quickly gain a foothold and have a certain say in the post-disaster reconstruction period, strong allies are essential. Naturally, the Qin family would not let go of a spot for an intermediate evolver in the first year of the apocalypse. Now it's time for him to make a decision for the Qin family.
Xia Qing thought of this, took a deep breath and said: "Okay, if Langya City needs help in the future, the Qin family will definitely help. I think Elder Lei Li would also like the Qin family and Langya City to become friends who help each other." .”
Lang Hua laughed: "That would be great."
Once the matter is settled, both parties will naturally be happy. Xia Qing asked casually at this time: "I wonder how confident Leader Lang is about the preparation of this 'intermediate promotion potion'?"
"I can give it a try," Lang Hua said frankly. "After all, there is a PhD in biology at home, right?"
"Haha, that's true."
Lang Hua left the ventilator room with the others reluctant to leave, feeling excited in his heart. Even three years after the end of the world, so much Star Grass is an astonishing wealth. Countless people had lost everything for the raw materials of a promotion potion, but he actually had so much in an instant. I have to lament that things are changing and things are impermanent.
The only thing that made him regretful was that only the roots of the 30% star grass in the computer room were left, probably eaten by the big snake.
"Treat this place as a nest, no wonder you were promoted to the third level so quickly." Lang Hua felt a pain in his heart when he thought of the lost star grass, and said angrily: "This beast is really a waste of natural resources."
Yang Xiaoxiao also fanned the flames and said: "That's right, it's such a waste."
Lang Hua gritted his teeth and said, "I'll cook it to make soup tonight."
"Yeah, let's make soup..." Yang Xiaoxiao's eyes widened, "What soup? Do we want to eat the soup made by that smelly snake?"
"It's okay," Lang Hua said with relief, "Just think of it as eating fish."
"Can this be the same? Even if you beat me to death, I won't..."
"Those who refuse to drink snake soup will not be able to use the potion for advancement."
"I drink!"
Seeing Yang Xiaoxiao's righteousness and awe-inspiring attitude, Lang Hua had a hard time holding back his laughter. "Don't push it, really," he said.
"I can drink whatever I want. Are you in charge?"
Lang Hua burst out laughing, then winked and said, "Yes, yes, you can drink as much as you want."
Yang Xiaoxiao's face turned red with embarrassment, and she gritted her teeth and said: "When I become stronger than you, you will be more beautiful."
Lang Hua immediately clapped his hands to celebrate: "Welcome, welcome, warm welcome." He looked very sincere, but the other party immediately ran away with a snort.
Looking at Yang Xiaoxiao's back, Lang Hua's smile slowly turned to relief. After watching her gradually come out of the shadows and return to her original appearance over the past few days, a stone in Lang Hua's heart finally fell to the ground.
Compared to the room full of star grass, this sister is obviously much more important in Lang Hua's heart. Although Star Grass is precious, it is not too rare. Every time a large-scale black mist erupts, a new batch of star grass will sprout, waiting to be discovered by evolved creatures in every corner of the world. It is nature’s gift to the earth’s native evolved creatures, but that’s all. In comparison, the existence of the "Black Mist Vortex" is even more rare.
The others had already divided into groups to explore in pairs. Lang Hua turned to Yang Bensheng and Lin Wenjin who stayed behind to discuss: "What I mean is that the furnishings here should not be moved. No, no one should approach within twenty meters of here. Maybe next time the black mist Star grass will also appear after the eruption.”
Lin Wenjin couldn't help but said excitedly: "If this is true, then this is our treasure cave."
"Let's go and look elsewhere."
Walking on the second underground floor of the air defense shelter, you can find that the space here is much narrower than the first floor. There is no longer a square in the center, but a corridor more than five meters wide. There are wires and electric lights laid on the top, the ground is made of cement, and on both sides of the corridor are doorways carved into the rock wall one after another.
In the center of the second underground floor is an equipment room, with a kitchen, bathroom and a well covered with wet moss in the corner. People walked around and confirmed that the corridor was a circle. In the northern part of the corridor are two collapsed branches, which should be the two leading to the underground level.
Lang Hua and the other three opened the rooms next to the corridor one by one to check. Most of the rooms on the east, west, and south sides looked like dormitories, filled with double-decker iron-framed beds and moldy bedding. There are also several offices and a radio room.
To the north of the corridor, Lang Hua and the others discovered several warehouses again!
The warehouse is small with only eight rooms, but it is filled with large and small plastic steel bullet boxes and aluminum alloy ammunition boxes with smooth edges. After wiping off the dust, they are almost brand new. Lin Wenjin casually opened the buckles of two boxes and saw guns wrapped in shock-absorbing sponges and boxes of air-sealed ammunition that were almost full of boxes.
"What's going on?" Lin Wenjin asked doubtfully, "Isn't this an arsenal from the People's Air Defense Period? Why are there still equipment from this century?"
At this time, other teams also came back, and Xia Qing brought over a wooden sign, which caught Lang Hua's attention.
Lin Wenjin took a look and was a little surprised: "It's a nameplate, why is it in Japanese?"
"Where did you find it?" Lang Hua asked.
"Like a utility room."
Yang Bensheng was thinking, and suddenly seemed to have figured out something. He considered and asked: "Old Lin, when we were taking history class in middle school, do you still remember that the female teacher told us many interesting anecdotes after World War II?"
Lin Wenjin's head turned quickly: "Why, brother Sheng, do you think this is a Japanese relic?"
"Yes, otherwise how could local civil society build such a huge project?" Yang Bensheng said. "It is said that at the end of World War II, before the Japanese surrendered, they refused to accept the reality and buried a large number of weapons underground. They wanted to do it 20 years later. Let’s start over. There are such secret arsenals all over the country. When they were accidentally discovered by the Chinese after liberation, the individual weapons and bullets inside were still intact.”
"What's the meaning?"
Lang Hua took over the conversation and said: "So it should be during the 'People's Air Defense Period' that the local militia discovered this underground bunker dug by the Japanese army and transformed it into an air defense shelter at that time. However, after the war did not happen, it was gradually abandoned. Again By the beginning of this century, when the threat of "nuclear war" became more and more intense, the Chinese military used this place again to stockpile a batch of new weapons?"
Yang Bensheng nodded: "Yes, with the peaceful evolution of the international political landscape, the red regime used its institutional advantages to defeat hostile forces. After the establishment of the coalition government, the world has been peaceful for fifty years. After the end of the "New Cold War", many people There is no longer the concept of "civilian air defense" during wartime. Many related military facilities have been gradually dusted and no longer used. Coupled with the "Reforestation Movement" and the "Reforestation Act" 70 years ago, this mountain forest has long been closed to the outside world. It has been closed since no one has set foot in it for a long time, and it has also been changed to increase the concealment of the air raid shelter.”
Lin Wenjin twitched his lips after hearing this: "Good guy, my grandpa's storage room is stuffed with his grandson's collection again. This is a cover within a cover. I wonder if there is a third layer in this hole?"
Faced with his whims, Yang Bensheng teased: "When I bury you inside, and someone comes to dig it up a hundred years later, there will be a third layer. You can live in the museum forever, and your name will be ' The Lost Skeletons of the First Evolutionaries'."
Lin Wenjin rolled his eyes and said, "Pull him down."
The final inventory results showed that the second underground floor not only contained a batch of new equipment from the early 23rd century, such as Type 03 and Type 05 rifles and matching bullets, but also included dozens of anti-gas suits and some first-generation Gauss weapons that were finalized.
If the arsenal on the underground floor is a small vault, then this is a large gold mine worth developing. The second-level arsenal and the Star Grass are treasures that Chaosan Dao has not discovered in his previous life. With these equipment, not only can the strength of Langya City increase rapidly like a rocket, but the laboratory can also develop new equipment based on these prototype weapons.
Looking at the location here, Lang Hua somewhat understood why the Southern Qi Military Region opened a new base in the Nata Mountain Valley after eliminating Chaosandao. Perhaps the military region discovered the secret here and wanted to use these combat defense resources nearby.
In his previous life, Chaosandao was weak and did not have the ability to carry out large-scale construction. Fengwei Mountain, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack, was his best choice. But since Lang Hua was reborn, he couldn't let go of these two good places.
"The equipment on this level is transferred to the Langya City base in batches. After the equipment is transferred, the excavated roads must be re-buried to ensure that there are no landforms that can affect the airflow. Perhaps we will gain something after the next black mist eruption .”
"Leave two people on duty in shifts. Don't let anyone or mutated creatures in while we are away."
Lang Hua, who returned to the underground floor, had just finished issuing the order when Lan Xi came over and asked another matter.
"Chief, what to do with these guns?"
Lang Hua raised his head and thought for a while and said: "Keep the second level ones. First take a batch of the first level old guns back and distribute them to ordinary evolvers."
"Let them practice directly?" Lan Xi asked.
"I know what you are worried about," Lang Hua said with a smile. "We made a three-part agreement with the people below. Guns are not allowed to be taken out of the training ground. Bullets are distributed according to the designed quantity. Anyone who hides it will be executed on the spot. Of course, at least we must have experienced it. After a battle, they can truly be considered our people."
"Understood."
"By the way, don't be busy wiping the gun when you get back. Boil it in boiling water first until the oil seal melts, and then scrub it carefully, otherwise it will be difficult to remove the oil in the grooves. If you encounter any problems during the process, just ask Haiping and Lao Chen. They are experts at this.”
Time flies by quickly, and the sun is about to set in a blink of an eye. Everyone in the team carried packages and regrouped in front of the air-raid shelter exit, with the joy of the harvest on everyone's face. Especially Lang Hua, who was at the front of the team, grinning from ear to ear.
Xia Shuang curled her lips when she saw it: "You will do nothing good when you are happy."
Lang Hua hesitated when he heard the words: "What are you talking about? Pack up the snake meat and treat you and your lady to snake soup when I go back tonight."
"Don't you just want to call my lady?" Xia Shuang said disdainfully, "How could I be bribed by you so easily?"
"Oh, Lady Xia Shuang doesn't know something. The taste of this mutated beast is not only extremely delicious, but it also has infinite magical effects on evolution. It really makes people think that even their tongues will melt."
"..."
Seeing that Xia Shuang was indifferent, Lang Hua immediately added expressionlessly: "By the way, a reminder. There is only snake soup tonight. If you don't eat it, you will be hungry."
After saying that, he quickly ran to the front of the team, leaving Xia Shuang alone and messy in the wind.
"ah?"
Xia Shuang is also happy to return home with a full load today. Although she felt that Lang Hua would not do anything extraordinary to Qin Xiaowen, Xia Shuang still made up her mind to keep a close eye on her. It seems that the young lady has been particularly close to this guy recently...
"Stop! No coriander, less spicy." Heroine Xia Shuang shouted.
