Hu Tianhao smiled and patted Xiao Liu on the shoulder: "From now on, you should cooperate well with Qingshan. With you helping out, I feel much more at ease!"
The word "cooperation" made Xiao Liu realize his position; it seemed that gaining his trust was completely insufficient in the current situation.
Xiao Liu didn't dare show any joy or displeasure, and kept his head down humbly.
Hu Tianhao looked at him, smiled, and said, "Come on, I'll take you to see the base!"
Shen Qingshan joked familiarly, but his eyes were fixed on Xiao Liu: "Hahahaha... Xiao Liu, you should be leading the way for us. You should know everything about the base, right? Hahahaha..."
Xiao Liu knew this was a trap and dared not fall into it: "Brother Shen, you overestimate me. I only had a few dreams, how could I lead the way?"
"Hahaha...hahaha..." Hu Tianhao laughed, "Our Xiao Liu is too modest. We'll take this opportunity to arrange your accommodation for the future."
After speaking, Hu Tianhao led Xiao Liu and Shen Qingshan to a room behind the teahouse. The door was extremely well hidden, and Xiao Liu had come twice without noticing it.
The room was bright and windowless, with several open wardrobes displaying numerous polar suits and ski equipment.
Hu Tianhao gestured for everyone to choose one item, and then they changed into their polar suits in the changing room.
After putting on the protective gear, the three of them took a separate, hidden elevator in the room to the third basement level.
Xiao Liu had no idea that the Gothic Building had three underground floors. The basement where he had stored supplies was on the second underground floor, and he originally thought that was the bottom floor. He never expected there to be such a space.
The only way to reach the third basement level is by the private elevator in Hu Tianhao's office.
There were about four people on standby, and four sleds were parked in the distance. Xiao Liu remembered that they were the ones he had previously stockpiled in the warehouse.
“We need to head to the base ahead of schedule,” Hu Tianhao said in a slightly serious tone. “I’ve received word that there might be a prolonged power outage starting tomorrow.”
Hu Tianhao looked at Xiao Liu, but smiled and said to Shen Qingshan, "We have to thank Xiao Liu for having this equipment."
"So, we really have found a talent!" Shen Qingshan hugged Xiao Liu's shoulder, tightening his grip like a brother, though only Xiao Liu knew that the force was painful.
"Ha ha ha ha……"
The three then traveled to the North City Base in a sled, accompanied by two apostle "drivers".
The sleds were initially pulled out of the basement by small flatbed trailers, then drove straight into a flat and narrow underground tunnel, and after about half an hour, they arrived at a bright exit.
Xiao Liu knew that the brightness was refracted by the snow outside the cave. They were almost outdoors, and the environment here was similar to the exit he guarded in his previous life.
Upon reaching the exit, the sleds slid down the ramps of the flatbed and onto the snow, where they then drove safely.
This was the first time Xiao Liu had gone to the base with his eyes open. In his previous life, he was blindfolded and arrested with his girlfriend. At that time, he was holding his girlfriend's hand and filled with fear.
In this life, he went there voluntarily.
Recalling the years of suffering he endured at the base in his past life, the thought of returning to that place filled him with unease, his entire body trembling uncontrollably…
It took all their strength to barely stabilize the situation.
Shen Qingshan sensed something was amiss, glanced at Xiao Liu, and said with a smile:
"Has our Xiao Liu not been outdoors in a long time? Why is he so nervous?"
"It's my honor to be able to go to the base with General Manager Hu and Brother Shen. I'm so excited," Xiao Liu quickly explained, then deliberately chuckled.
Hu Tianhao glanced at Xiao Liu, but the smile didn't reach his eyes, and he didn't say anything.
On the snow-covered earth, huge snowflakes "fell" one by one, the towering trees on both sides of the vehicle rushed backward, and the two-meter-deep snow seemed to swallow up all sounds, leaving only the hissing sound of the sled passing by...
After driving for about an hour, they finally arrived at the entrance of the base in the north of the city. It was the first time that Xiao Liu had seen the entire base from the outside.
It turns out that the place that had trapped me for several years in my previous life was an underground cave connected by several mountain ranges, with a movable rock at the entrance to shield me from the wind and snow.
He knew that there were more than a dozen such entrances. If an outsider tried to enter through one entrance, people would come out from the other entrances to surround and attack, which was why the base was easy to defend and difficult to attack.
The three of them jumped out of the car and walked in, surrounded by the crowd. A row of "apostles" stood on both sides of the passage, shouting "Welcome, Leader!" while kneeling in worship...
Following behind Hu Tianhao and Shen Qingshan, Xiao Liu felt a sense of elation rising within him. He fantasized about replacing them, becoming the leader, and being worshipped by all the people.
We're getting closer to our goal!
With a smile on his lips, Hu Tianhao led the two through the area of the second-level apostles. Further in, they would reach the area of the higher-level first-level apostles and leaders.
Xiao Liu had never been here in his previous life; he was a lowly "worker," and the high-class area was off-limits to them.
Those who can enter this area must be at least "Level 3 Apostle" because many places here are core areas where no mistakes can be tolerated.
They arrived at a relatively open space with several entrances leading to different areas. Hu Tianhao pointed to an entrance called "Listening to the Rain" and said, "Xiao Liu, you'll be living here from now on. If you need anything, just tell Xiao Shen."
After saying that, Hu Tianhao and Shen Qingshan went deeper into the area, which was the core region.
Once inside, Xiao Liu discovered that although the exterior appeared ordinary, the interior was actually extremely spacious, containing two rooms, a living room, and a bathroom. Except for the lack of a kitchen, everything else was fully equipped.
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