Chapter 770: Current Status of the Base
Everywhere here shows the care that the team members have for Zhuang Aiyi, covering every aspect of life.
"Thank you for your hard work," Lu Weiyi expressed his sincere gratitude.
"It's okay. I'll rely on this one for my retirement in the future. I have to show my ability now." Li Zhuang did not take any credit for it.
Climbing on the wall, at the roots of the plants, the Gu Qingyue brothers were one inputting supernatural powers and the other watering the plants. The two of them were talking in a sticky and low voice, which was particularly warm.
Seeing Lu Weiyi going out, they all came over to say hello and asked about his health.
"It's OK, nothing serious." Lu Weiyi replied, looking at Gu Qingyue, "How are you?"
Gu Qingyue turned around and said gently, "He has recovered. They were just external injuries. Dean helped him after he came back. He is fine."
The two men greeted each other, and Li Zhuang pushed people out of the door. Only then did Lu Weiyi ask about the jammer.
"They have all been cleared out, but the people found out in the investigation are difficult to deal with. They are not the actions of a single person, and we cannot kill them all. They are still in custody," said Li Zhuang.
"They also know their own worth and how much Yuebanwan values them, so they are fearless," Li Zhuang chuckled, "and they are said to be quite arrogant."
"Let's deal with it later," Lu Weiyi said, looking around.
The small courtyard of the villa is located in the center of a circular area. The surrounding buildings are like military dormitories, five stories high, with patrols constantly coming and going. Except for the people living inside, no one else can get in.
The sky above was as empty as a flaming dungeon, except for the countless lights of all sizes, some hanging in the air, some placed on the walls. At first glance, it looked like stardust of varying distances, illuminating the entire dungeon.
The two of them greeted each other as they walked out of the central area. Seeing that Lu Weiyi was staring at the top of his head, Li Zhuang explained, "That's a big part of the energy consumption of Xu Sa and the others, and it's related to the lighting problem in the entire dungeon."
With these lights constantly lit, life in the entire underground city is completely fine except that it is a little dim.
Standing on the street, Lu Weiyi could hear the hawking sounds coming from not far away. The pedestrians coming and going were talking in twos and threes, which was completely different from the pessimism and despair of the Flame Team.
The air was filled with the aroma of meat buns, the vendors were shouting their wares, and the children were giggling. Lu Weiyi, who was originally not used to it, gradually felt that it was a good place.
"If we cover it with light bulbs, will it be as bright as day?" Lu Weiyi asked with his imagination running wild.
"Don't, Xu Sa is almost exhausted from all this," Li Zhuang laughed, "and it's not realistic. The cause of the damage to the electronic equipment has not been figured out yet, and the entire base is required to maintain it."
"Have you ever considered planting underground?" Lu Weiyi looked at the land under his feet. "The soil layer here won't change, right?"
"The soil layer has not changed, but plants need too many factors to grow. Soil alone is not enough, and they cannot grow without light."
"Wasn't there some kind of fill light in the past?"
"Large-scale use is not realistic. As I said before, electronic devices today do not have the capacity to produce them, and limited storage cannot keep up with consumption. Returning to natural growth is the best state."
Lu Weiyi nodded and thought, "What about the environment outside? Does radiation have any effect on the growth of plants? What about other organisms? Animals and... zombies?"
"After the beginning of the year, various disasters occurred frequently, and all our communication with other bases took place on the battlefield," Li Zhuang snorted, "As for other things, we had no chance to observe."
Outside the military zone, there are streets. The houses on both sides are no different from those on the ground. The neat streets are almost exactly the same except that the layout is a little crowded.
"This is a one-to-one replica of Bei Dao's design. It's a bit cramped, but the layout hasn't changed at all, and the basic family address hasn't changed," Li Zhuang explained.
The original plan for the Yueban Bay base was for all residents to live on the North Island, and the remaining troops to be dispersed on the West Island.
After moving underground, the military was divided into three parts. One part was stationed on the ground to defend the surrounding areas, one part was near their villa, and the other part was scattered around the sky of the underground city, observing possible unexpected situations at any time.
Lu Weiyi listened to his introduction and soon entered the bustling world. In the half year since Lu Weiyi and Zhuang Mingxu were gone, almost everyone in the Wei Yi team stood up to maintain the stable operation of the base. Li Zhuang, who didn't like to meddle in other people's business, was also known by everyone.
People passing by greeted him one after another, and when their eyes turned to Lu Weiyi, their expressions were filled with excitement.
Some people directly handed him the food they had just bought, some people stuffed eggs at him, and some people put a big red knitted hat on his head. He looked like a star going out on the street before the end of the world, and Lu Weiyi was stunned.
In the end, Xu Chu, who was not far away, came on duty and evacuated the crowd.
Just as Lu Weiyi breathed a sigh of relief, he heard an awkward voice, "Hey, you're not dead yet? You really are a scourge for thousands of years."
Everyone around heard the voice, which was neither loud nor soft. They immediately glared at the person and many of them began to roll up their sleeves. However, when they saw that the person who spoke was one of the only two healing psychics in the base, they suddenly became angry but dared not say anything.
"How can I be in trouble with you? You are living well, why can't I be well too?" Lu Weiyi retorted to him, turned his head and said to Li Zhuang, "I think your suggestion just now is very good."
"What?" Li Zhuang was using his eyes to send Xu Yi a secret message, and he didn't react at all when he heard this.
"You said that Dr. Xu misses the Kyoto base, so we can send him to support him," Lu Weiyi said seriously, regardless of Li Zhuang's life or death, "I think this suggestion is very good."
As expected, Xu Yi's expression suddenly changed. She turned her gaze from Lu Weiyi to Li Zhuang. Her beautiful eyes were filled with anger and a little grievance. She turned around and left without saying a word.
"Hey, young master, you are not kind." Li Zhuang said this and immediately went forward to chase the person. He blended into the crowd in three or two steps. All that could be seen was him going forward to grab someone's hand and being thrown away.
Lu Weiyi suddenly felt happy.
"Hello, Base Commander." Xu Chu greeted them after the two of them had finished arguing.
"Hello," Lu Weiyi asked when he saw Xu Yi followed him, "Is someone injured in the police station?"
"Not really." The two of them stood directly on the not-so-wide street. Many people were watching around them. Xu Chu simply stepped forward and pushed Lu Weiyi forward.
"The base now conducts physical examinations on ordinary people every once in a while, so that they can keep an eye on whether the intensity of radiation has increased. This time, Dr. Xu went over to help check on the condition of several sick people, and work with several experts to study whether the lesions were caused by radiation or other reasons."
"Aren't the ordinary people in the base fine?" Lu Weiyi frowned.
"It's impossible that it's okay." Xu Chu smiled bitterly, "Do you remember how deep underground the underground shelter of Yueban Bay was originally?"
The area of “about fifty meters” was not as large as it is today.
"Yes, it has now extended to 120 meters. There is another level below, about 150 meters underground. It is where all kinds of electronic equipment are located. Hospitals and other facilities are all underneath." After leaving the bustling crowd, Xu Chu showed a little worry on his face.
"Extending downwards from the initial fifty meters, each time means that someone's body has changed. This time... I'm afraid we have to move downwards again."
"Twenty meters at a time, I don't know...when it will end." After Xu Chu finished speaking, he looked at Lu Weiyi, wanting to ask but not knowing whether he should speak.
"Said" After all, he was Zhuang Mingxu's confidant, so Lu Weiyi was still willing to open a back door for him.
Xu Chu leaned close to him, covered his mouth and asked in a low voice, "Rumor has it that the base is going to be relocated. Is that true?"
"Do you want to move?" Lu Weiyi asked back.
"I... don't want this place to be abandoned." People have been running around in the apocalypse for a long time, and they always have a deep attachment to their first paradise. Moreover, if they leave here, no one knows what will be waiting for them in the future?
Will we still have the peaceful life we have today?
Not far away, Li Zhuang had hurried back, probably having calmed down Xu Yi. Lu Weiyi didn't say anything more to Xu Chu, but patted him on the shoulder and told him to just wait for notification.
This time they sped up and soon arrived at a simple manual elevator entrance.
"This is for use in an emergency." Li Zhuang turned an arm-length metal slot, and with a clanging sound, the elevator that could accommodate more than a dozen people immediately began to ascend.
Apart from the metal swaying in the wind, the entire box seemed to be hanging in mid-air, looking extremely dangerous. Li Zhuang seemed not to notice Lu Weiyi's nervousness, and pointed to the steps in the distance, "That's where the supernatural powers come in and out."
"There are a total of eight exits. Four are emergency exits and are not open normally. Two are for special use by the military. The remaining two are for normal entry and exit for everyone."
"Do you guys usually go to the ground?"
"Most of them are people with special abilities. Sometimes they catch fish and sell them after going out."
As they were talking, the two had already reached the ground. The exit was inside the Yuebanwan Government compound. As Li Zhuang said, there were indeed many soldiers patrolling on duty on the ground.
To Lu Weiyi, the environment on the ground was no different from before. He could not sense any so-called radiation. The sunshine and the beach were just perfect.
This made him waver again in his decision to evacuate completely.
Li Zhuang had no idea what he was thinking. He led his men around for many turns and finally left the base. When Lu Weiyi was almost falling asleep due to the shaking of the wheelchair, he finally waited for him to say that they had arrived.
In front of me is a man-made cave. The dark entrance is extended and I can't see the scene inside. I can only feel the wind blowing from inside.
"Go straight in. The entire area is 1,200 meters long. Open it up according to the blueprint you gave us, on a one-to-one basis. The end will lead directly to the hill in front, and it will not be easy to be discovered."
"Can it be longer?"
"able".
Li Zhuang pushed the man to the entrance of the cave and said with a smile, like a devil inviting humans into hell, "Welcome to visit."
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