"Okay, get all three of them out."
Heitie glanced at Li Yang and ordered Jiang Feng, Zhao Kai and Xu Meng to be taken out of the room.
"Li Yang."
Xu Meng was unwilling to leave Li Yang and held his hand inseparably.
"Don't be afraid, nothing will happen to us. Just wait for me with peace of mind."
Li Yang comforted Xu Meng softly and watched her walk out of the room.
"Tell me? What is your purpose in coming to Fortress No. 1?"
Kurogane sat down with a very lazy and relaxed posture. After speaking, he took out a cigarette, lit it, and took a comfortable puff.
"Mr. Kurogane, we have traveled a long way from Underground City No. 6. There is only one reason for coming here, that is, we hope to exchange some nuclear fuel with you.
Because the nuclear fuel in our No. 6 underground city is already very scarce and we will soon face a crisis of fuel shortage, so we sent a few of us to travel thousands of miles here in exchange for some nuclear fuel. "
Li Yang was blunt. He knew that soldiers did not like to beat around the bush and preferred a straightforward way of communication.
Hearing this, Heitie was startled. He took a deep breath from the cigarette, exhaled a string of circle-shaped smoke, and looked at Li Yang.
"How do you know that our No. 1 Fortress has nuclear fuel? Also, what do you give us in exchange for nuclear fuel?"
"Haha, Rare Fortress is a famous super underground city, its prosperity is no less than the top metropolis before the end of the world.
Therefore, we believe that with your scientific and technological capabilities, you can manufacture nuclear fuel yourself. Since you can manufacture it, you will definitely have inventory.
As for what we exchange for, don’t worry, our Dungeon No. 6 is very sincere.
We know that high-tech equipment often requires a large amount of gold as consumables to achieve the expected performance.
So this time we brought hundreds of kilograms of gold, all hidden in our two cars.
We can get this gold by simply dismantling our two cars a little bit.
I think there should be no problem in exchanging so much gold with you for some nuclear fuel, right? "
Li Yang also came prepared. Although his magic pen could not draw money, Professor Han had already taken out more than half of the gold reserves in Dungeon Six in exchange for nuclear fuel before they set off.
Black Iron's heart was indeed moved. In this chaotic apocalypse, only gold is the most valuable and useful thing.
As Li Yang said, gold can not only be used as currency, but more importantly, it can be used in various high-tech equipment and weapons. It is an indispensable and important material.
Li Yang saw Heitie's surprised expression and thought he was sure of it this time, but he didn't know that Heitie's face changed in the next second!
Kurogie sneered and said, "Humph! You are right, the gold you brought is indeed valuable, but it is still far from the preciousness of nuclear fuel!
Do you know how complicated it is to make nuclear fuel? Just mining rare earth minerals takes a long time, and the subsequent purification and concentration process is even more time-consuming.
It often takes dozens of tons of rare earth ore to produce tens of grams of usable nuclear fuel. This is the scarcity of nuclear fuel.
Moreover, the production of nuclear fuel is a highly complex and cutting-edge technology. Only super dungeons like our No. 1 Fortress have this production capability.
So you think it’s just your No. 6 underground city that wants to exchange nuclear fuel with our No. 1 fortress? Then you are totally wrong!
To tell you the truth, in the past few days, no less than ten people from small and medium-sized underground cities have come to us to ask for nuclear fuel!
Moreover, the amount of gold they took out was more, and their attitude was quite sincere! "
Li Yang frowned when he heard this. He didn't expect that there would be such understanding competition in exchange for nuclear fuel.
"Then what do you mean, Mr. Kurogane? Can you give us some nuclear fuel in exchange? We are also very sincere. We are just waiting to get the nuclear fuel to go back and solve the problem of power shortage."
Li Yang asked tentatively. He was now a little unsure of Heitie's intentions.
“I don’t mean anything because I don’t have the authority to make any decision, it’s not my jurisdiction.
I am only responsible for the security of Fortress No. 1. As for such a major matter, our chief administrative officer needs to make a decision. "
Heitie said with an indifferent expression that he was only responsible for interrogating Li Yang and others about the purpose of their trip. As for the person who made the decision, it was the chief administrator of Fortress No. 1 who made the decision.
"Then could you please Mr. Kurogane to take me to meet the chief administrator of your place?"
"Yes, but you can only go by yourself, and you will be searched. You are not allowed to carry any weapons. These are the regulations that must be followed."
Kurogie said coldly that he had been dealing with similar things in the past few days, where people from small and medium-sized dungeons came to exchange for various scarce supplies.
"No problem, just follow the rules."
Li Yang came to ask for help, so his attitude was naturally very humble and respectful. There was nothing he could do about it.
So he voluntarily handed over his pistol and dagger, and then a guard came over to conduct a strict body search on him. After confirming his safety, he could be taken to see the chief administrator of Fortress No. 1.
"Report, confirm safety!"
The escort saluted and replied to Heitie, who nodded, and then took Li Yang deep into the core administrative area of Fortress No. 1.
Li Yang was brought to the most central area of the underground city. The buildings here were very luxurious and elegant, not at all like an underground shelter in the apocalyptic era.
Not only that, there are also armed guards everywhere. They are really on guard every three steps and one sentry every five steps!
Li Yang was taken by Heitie to a luxurious and spacious office. Behind the desk in the room sat an old man with gray hair. Although this man was old, his eyes were very bright and he was full of energy. At first glance, he was not an ordinary person.
This old man is Wang Kunlin, the chief administrative officer of Fortress No. 1. He is in charge of the decision-making power of all matters big and small in Fortress No. 1!
"Chief Reporter King, I have something important to report to you!"
Heitie saluted Wang Kunlin seriously and firmly like a primary school student, and then introduced Li Yang's situation.
After hearing this, Wang Kunlin looked at Li Yang carefully, and after a moment he said, "What's your name?"
"Junior Li Yang, I have met Chief Wang. This is our first meeting. Please take good care of me."
Li Yang bowed slightly, his attitude was very kind and respectful.
"Well, if I remember correctly, the first administrator of your Dungeon No. 6 is Professor Han, right?"
"Exactly."
Wang Kunlin nodded and added: "Actually, Professor Han and I are old acquaintances. Before the end of the world, he once came to my place to visit the construction project of the underground city."
Li Yang listened quietly with a smile on his face, waiting for Wang Kunlin to get to the point. He could see that this old man was definitely not simple. How could he be an ordinary person who could control a super dungeon like Fortress No. 1!
When Wang Kunlin saw that Li Yang didn't respond to him, his attitude became serious: "Look at me, I'm old and confused, and I go off topic.
Are you here in exchange for nuclear fuel? I heard that you brought several hundred kilograms of gold in exchange? "
"Yes, Chief Wang, please give me a helping hand. Our underground city No. 6 is in great need of nuclear fuel. This is also a task that Professor Han personally assigned to me."
Li Yang's attitude was firm and his expression looked very urgent.
"Oh, that shouldn't be the case! As far as I know, Professor Han is a very great scientific researcher. He is proficient in almost all cutting-edge science and technology.
Logically speaking, he could have independently produced nuclear fuel in Dungeon No. 6. "
Wang Kunlin pretended to be confused and said.
When Li Yang heard this, his heart suddenly felt cold! He understood that Wang Kunlin was talking about him, and it was obvious that he didn't want to give him nuclear fuel!
Li Yang clearly knew what Wang Kunlin was thinking, but in order for thousands of people in Underground City No. 6 to have electricity, he could only pretend to be stupid and continue to answer. No matter what, he had to get the nuclear fuel before he could return to Underground City No. 6.
"Chief Wang does not know. Although Professor Han is proficient in the technology of manufacturing nuclear fuel, he does not have the corresponding equipment. A wise woman cannot make a meal without rice. Our underground city No. 6 is not large in scale and only carries the most basic evacuation and survival functions. , without those sophisticated scientific and technological equipment, it is impossible to produce nuclear fuel."
Wang Kunlin saw that what Li Yang said was reasonable and well-founded, without any stage fright or embarrassment of being teased. He couldn't help but secretly admire how extraordinary this young man was!
"Well, what you said makes some sense. But Li Yang, I hope you can understand that although our No. 1 Fortress can produce nuclear fuel, we also have some stocks.
But we should be prepared for danger in times of peace and prepare for a rainy day. We must make plans in advance for the future. There are more than 100,000 people in Fortress No. 1, which consumes a huge amount of electricity.
Therefore, even if we have nuclear fuel in stock, we generally do not exchange it, just in case, and keep it for our own use.
Moreover, it is difficult to obtain raw materials for nuclear fuel, and the production process is long. Once we send out the nuclear fuel in stock, it is quite time-consuming to manufacture some for inventory.
So you understand what I mean? I hope you can understand my difficulties. "
Although Wang Kunlin's words were euphemistic enough, he expressed it very straightforwardly, that is, I have nuclear fuel, but I just won't give it to you! You can't even exchange gold for me!
Li Yang frowned when he heard this. Unexpectedly, he hit a wall as soon as he opened his mouth.
But Li Yang was not angry or anxious, he just smiled.
"Haha, Chief Wang, I agree with your words and understand your situation.
But I also firmly believe that if a deal is not concluded, then it must be that the chips offered are not high enough!
Let's do this. I have to get the nuclear fuel and take it back to Dungeon No. 6. You can set the conditions for me to give you the nuclear fuel. I'm all ears! "
