Chapter 257: Tears of Joy (12)

Under normal circumstances, there is definitely no shaking. The farther away, the weaker the shaking. If we move to J City at this moment, the same thing still applies: there is no shaking.

But why is the tremor so strong here?

In a flash, Lan Jin thought of the key.

The H City base where they were located was built on the mountain and jumped over the water, so its terrain was naturally very high. However, earthquake-prone areas are mostly close to mountains, so it was normal for them to feel strong tremors, not to mention the "top floor" that Captain Zhang just mentioned, which was at the top of the mountain.

From the hall, it was not possible to clearly see where the 'top floor' was heading. Just as Brother Zhang was getting anxious, the strong tremor stopped.

But everyone living nearby knew that earthquakes are continuous, with aftershocks. It's not the end, so Brother Zhang shouted, "So don't move."

But who would have thought that just after he finished shouting, the feeling of dizziness came again, and this time the feeling was even stronger than before. Then, a huge "collapse" sound was heard in the distance, as if something had collapsed. Everyone remembered what Brother Zhang had just said to leave the "top floor". Several people in white coats could no longer stand and immediately ran towards the "top floor".

However, the group had only taken a few steps when they were stopped by Brother Zhang and Brother Li.

Brother Li said, "Professor Pei, we can't go up there. That sound just now must have been the 'top floor' collapsing."

Professor Pei said with a distressed look on his face, "Oh, that's exactly why we have to go up there. Those mutants are all on the mountain. If the mountain collapses, it's fine, but if they escape, it will be dangerous. We also have data, data."

"Those materials are Professor Pei's life's work..." one of them said immediately.

Brother Zhang immediately retorted, "Which is more important, hard work or human life?"

Everyone could not refute what Brother Zhang said. Without human life, what was the use of hard work? Moreover, judging from the above situation, it was possible that all the hard work had already been lost.

Another thing is that Captain Zhang was really good at foresight and was the first to issue the correct instructions. As long as the people on the mountain listened to his instructions, not to mention their hard work, their lives would definitely be saved.

As for the mutant creatures, Lan Jin and the others are still in the hall. If they really come out, it can be solved.

"Don't worry about those things," Captain Zhang consoled him. "Don't worry about the mutants, though. The base's psychic team can still subdue them. The most important thing is the safety of our personnel."

"I know, I just feel sad. It was almost there, just a little bit." Professor Pei's eyes became moist as he spoke.

Speaking of Professor Pei's life's work, Lao Gao suddenly thought of his Mucang. "Oh, my Cang Yan, will Cang Yan be okay? I spent a lot of contribution points to buy it. The key is that there is also a first-level crystal stone."

Lao Gao spoke in a very loud voice, and it was obvious that he was really worried that his wooden warehouse would be submerged in the earthquake.

But compared with his Cang Yan and Professor Pei's life's work, it was really not worth mentioning. When this question was asked, everyone just glanced at him and had no intention of answering his question at all.

Just when Lao Gao was feeling distressed, Brother Zhang saw a group of people running down the corridor.

Seeing them, Brother Zhang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. It seemed that they had listened to him.

When the group stumbled into the hall, Professor Pei and the others spotted the computer in one of their hands. Professor Pei burst into tears of joy, "Smart, so smart! As long as the data is there, there's no problem."

The team member holding the computer said, "I know how important this computer is to our base, so of course I have to bring it with me."

But……

Yes, they did bring a computer, but the team member only brought a monitor.

Since Professor Pei needs rather special functions, his computers are all assembled and customized. Since they do not need to be moved, a desktop computer is obviously more suitable. Therefore, his computer is composed of a monitor, host, mouse, and keyboard. Among these accessories, the most important is naturally the host.

This person did bring out a computer, but it was just a tiny display screen.

Professor Pei didn't think much of it, thinking that one person couldn't carry so many, so he asked everyone to take one. But when he couldn't find his computer host in the group for a long time, he didn't care that he was still dizzy from the earthquake and asked excitedly, "Where's the host? Where's the computer host?"

Professor Pei's question made the young man look confused, "Ah, what host?"

"It's the mainframe computer."

The young man was stunned and said, "Professor, isn't your computer an all-in-one? I don't see the main unit, and I've never seen one before. I thought it was all-in-one. I only see this: the keyboard and the mouse, nothing else."

Professor Pei's face immediately turned from joy to gray.

The young man in a white coat couldn't help but remind him, "Professor, it's obvious that this guy couldn't have brought the computer out. You were afraid it might be stolen, so you locked it in your cabinet. Without your key, or fingerprint, there's no way to open it."

So, why was Professor Pei so happy just now? He should have known that it was impossible to bring the computer out.

After hearing this, the young man realized that he seemed to have done something useless. He quickly glanced at the young man in the white coat. After the young man winked at him to put down the display screen, he quickly moved away from the team and stood at the back of the crowd.

And what about Professor Pei?

When people reach old age, they still have to experience the ups and downs of emotions like young people, it’s just that it’s a little unbearable for a while.

The old man took a deep breath, suppressing the indescribable emotions in his heart. When he calmly raised his eyes and looked at the face in front of him, it was no longer the familiar face. Then, his gaze fell on Brother Zhang beside him.

Brother Zhang jumped aside alertly and asked immediately, "Has everyone come down? Is anyone injured?"

The person at the front of the team replied, "We all came down after receiving the order. No one was injured, but the building below collapsed severely. The building above also collapsed when we ran down."

As soon as he finished speaking, the ground shook violently again.

Lan Jin asked, "When will this earthquake end?"

The staff at the supply exchange office said, "It won't take long, maybe ten minutes or so. There will be periodic aftershocks, but they won't be this strong or last this long."

More than ten minutes, my God, it’s only been a few minutes, Lan Jin felt that she couldn’t bear it anymore. Now she no longer leaned against the wall, but sat directly on the ground, letting her touch the ground to reduce the vibration of her body.

(End of this chapter)