Chapter 231 Departure One Year Later
"Is it...that serious?"
The fat man was genuinely frightened upon hearing this and involuntarily exclaimed in surprise.
Han Shuo agreed with Li Shurou's analysis and then responded.
"Otherwise what? Your understanding and perspective are too narrow."
Li Shurou nodded and said, "Actually, I had considered this question before."
"What?"
Han Shuo also felt curious.
"Think about it, why did the nuclear weapons treaties signed by various countries in the past only allow a few large countries to possess nuclear weapons?"
"Oh dear, Shurou, hurry up and tell us how you guessed it."
The fat man was impatient and too lazy to think, so he hurriedly urged him on from the side.
Li Shurou stopped keeping her in suspense and revealed what was on her mind.
"What I think is that large countries can safely store nuclear weapons because their large territories allow them to place them in sparsely populated areas."
"Even if an accident occurs and a nuclear weapon explodes, the damage will be within a controllable range."
"Conversely, if small countries explicitly prohibit possessing it, does it mean their technological level is insufficient? Obviously not."
"Because small countries have limited territory, and nuclear weapons have a huge destructive range, where can they hide within their limited territory?"
"If something goes wrong during storage, the scene after a nuclear explosion could range from devastating casualties to the destruction of the entire country."
"Just like the recent precedent, if nuclear weapons are detonated in a small country, it can easily trigger a chain reaction of explosions."
"And this chain reaction, with the release of harmful substances, will bring disaster to the entire world..."
(This is purely a work of fantasy; please do not take it seriously.)
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After Li Shurou finished speaking, everyone fell silent.
Han Shuo hadn't expected her to have such thoughts.
The conjecture she just mentioned was something even Han Shuo himself had never considered.
This shows that the more knowledge you have, the broader your horizons will be.
Han Shuo thought for a moment and then asked.
"Shurou, do you think the outside environment can ever return to what it was before?"
"Of course it can. Didn't the director find a way to bring nuclear radiation into the decline phase ahead of schedule? With the current level of nuclear radiation in the air, it shouldn't have a big impact."
Li Shurou continued.
"However, most of the plants outside have withered. Although plants will definitely regenerate, nature obviously needs a period of time to recover."
Xiao Zhao adjusted his baseball cap and asked a question from the side.
"Then the outside environment and climate shouldn't change much in the short term, Brother Han, should we still go out as planned?"
"The plan remains unchanged. Even if the situation outside isn't great, we still need to go out and search for supplies."
Han Shuo turned his head and glanced at the corner, where their remaining military supplies were piled up.
This batch of weapons cannot be turned over because most of it consists of ammunition, as well as some commonly used weapons by the troops.
No matter how wealthy they were before, after a year of spending, they would soon face the predicament of not being able to afford food and clothing.
As Han Shuo spoke, he took out the last five drops of turbid liquid.
He took a drop from it and placed it separately in an empty bottle.
"We weren't planning to use the turbid liquid, but the situation outside is even worse now, so we need to prepare more food before we leave, just in case."
"Here's what we'll do, Fatty. Take this drop of turbid liquid and hand it over to exchange for some food. Something that's easy to preserve and carry."
"Okay, I'll take care of it right away!"
The fat man nodded, took the turbid liquid, and hurriedly called Xiao Zhao. The two of them went to prepare it.
Then, Han Shuo handed the remaining four drops of turbid liquid in the bottle to Li Shurou.
"Shurou, keep the remaining four drops for you and Uncle Hai. We might not be back for a while, so if you two run out of food, you can use them to get some things in an emergency."
Li Shurou did not refuse, but she was very worried and couldn't help but give a word of advice.
"Okay, make sure you bring the medical supplies I prepared for you. Use them as I taught you. If you are seriously injured, don't try to tough it out. You must come back for treatment as soon as possible."
Han Shuo sensed her concern in her words, smiled, and said reassuringly.
"Don't worry, it'll be fine. Although there are only four of us going out this time, we are all genetically engineered humans. If we are careful, we'll be alright."
Li Shurou nodded, then bit her lip lightly and spoke.
"So...when do you plan to leave?"
"Within five days, after all, Brother Wai needs to rest for a few days."
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That evening, Wai Di, Li Shurou, and Chen Hai indeed developed fevers.
With careful treatment, their bodies recovered very quickly, very quickly...
Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and Wai Di was completely cured and back to normal.
Early that morning, Han Shuo and his three companions prepared in advance, carrying large and small bags of luggage, and pushed open the door of their residence.
Today is the day Han Shuo decided to go out.
He didn't let Li Shurou and Chen Hai see him off, because parting is always a sad occasion.
He disliked this kind of scene.
Although the four of them had relaxed and cheerful expressions on their faces before leaving, Li Shurou felt extremely sad inside. After they left, she hid in her room and cried her heart out.
She was worried about her teammates, but there was nothing she could do to persuade them to stay...
On the way, the underground research institute was much quieter.
Two days ago, Qingyu, Wang Bahu, and others had already gone out.
Soon, Han Shuo and his three companions arrived at the location of the armored vehicle.
After putting all the luggage in the car, Han Shuo spoke.
"Alright, everyone get in the car. One car is enough."
“Okay, Brother Han.” Xiao Zhao got into the car first.
"I'll drive!" The fat man got into the driver's seat.
At this moment, Han Shuo noticed that Wai Di turned his head to look at a room in the distance.
"Huh? What's wrong, Wai-di? That should be the control room over there, responsible for opening the entrance passage."
Why are you staring at that spot? What? Do you know any of the staff there?
Wai-di quickly turned his head back, shook his head, and gave a somewhat awkward reply.
"No, there wasn't anyone I knew there, but it felt like there were a lot of people inside."
Han Shuo smiled and ruffled his hair before speaking.
"The work in the control room is quite complicated. You have to keep an eye on the situation at all times. You can't leave it unattended 24 hours a day, so naturally there will be more staff."
"Alright, this has nothing to do with us. Since you don't know anyone here, get in the car and let's get ready to leave!"
"Um!"
Han Shuo knew that Wai Di had lived in the forest since he was a child, so how could he possibly know anyone in the underground research institute? He was probably just curious.
He shook his head, stopped thinking about it, opened the car door, and sat in the passenger seat.
Under the control of the staff, the armored vehicle was quickly raised to the platform position, and then the fat man stepped on the gas and drove directly into the outside world...
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