Standing at the foot of the mountain, gazing at the towering peaks, Lu Yuan was lost in thought. On the other side of the mountain lay the survivor base, but what kind of disaster had befallen it? Lu Yuan had no idea.
Half a month has passed, and Wu Tian's research has broken through several bottlenecks. It seems that he is about to successfully develop all the grain.
On this day, Lu Yuan was looking at the experimental report in Wu Tian's research room when suddenly there was another tremor under his feet. Everyone immediately put down their work and ran outside. Wu Tian saved all the data before the power went out.
"Damn it, another earthquake! Is this even going to work?!" Wu Tian cursed as he packed up.
I ran out of the lab with my laptop, only to find that the earthquake seemed to have subsided again. However, shouts began to rise from the crowd in the distance, and countless meteors appeared in the sky once more.
"Quickly, get to the shelter!" Lu Yuan saw Wu Tian, who was unwilling to leave the temporary laboratory exposed in the open space, and quickly pulled him away.
"President Lu, this won't do. We've worked so hard to get this far. If we give up now, we'll have to start all over again!"
Wu Tian resolutely refused to leave, but Lu Yuan slapped him hard on the shoulder and said, "What are you thinking? Do you think you can protect your experimental materials by staying here? Stop thinking about it and come with me now. There's no time to lose, or you'll all die here when the lava comes down!"
Lu Yuan no longer cared about Wu Tian's feelings and directly dragged him away.
In the dimly lit shelter, Wu Tian paced anxiously back and forth, his eyes flashing with frustration.
"I can't hear anything anymore, should I go out and take a look?" Wu Tian couldn't wait any longer and pushed open the door to go outside.
Lu Yuan grabbed him and shook his head, saying, "Wait a little longer, wait until the noise completely stops before going! It's not possible now!"
"When will that be? I've decided that once this volcanic eruption is over, I'll quickly find a safe place to store my experimental supplies, otherwise all my work will be destroyed!"
After waiting for about half an hour, Wu Tian finally couldn't hold back any longer. He rushed out of the shelter and ran straight into the temporary laboratory.
Fortunately, the volcanic eruption was not large-scale and the damage was not severe. Several houses were destroyed, and there were few deaths; most people were injured.
The people in the base are now used to volcanic eruptions. Apart from volcanic eruptions, earthquakes seem to be much less powerful than volcanic eruptions.
Looking at the devastated base, Lu Yuan gritted his teeth in hatred. He had poured a lot of effort into building this base, but an earthquake and volcanic eruption almost destroyed it.
Fortunately, the laboratory was not damaged, and with the help of others, Wu Tian moved it back to a relatively safe underground shelter.
"President Lu, I think we need to find a new location. It's too dangerous to stay here. Although we're separated by a distant rift valley, every eruption of this volcano causes significant damage to our base. I think we need to find a new place to escape this volcano!"
Chen Bin sighed and said.
Lu Yuan pondered as he looked at the report in his hand. This volcanic eruption killed more than thirty people, which was much better than the hundreds killed in the last one.
However, if the volcano erupts once a day, there will definitely be very few people left in the base. They will have to use this place in the valley as a temporary foothold and then find a new place.
"Well, let's go check out the western rift again. We can't cross it now, so we can only head east. There might still be a chance there. But these two mountains have added a lot of burden to them. Go and gather some men to see if there are any experts who can climb mountains. Let's get out of here as soon as possible!"
Chen Bin nodded.
Soon, on the second day, Chen Bin arrived at Lu Yuan's tent with more than ten people.
Chen Bin pointed to the dozen or so people beside him and said, "President Lu, these are all experts in our base who can traverse mountains and valleys. With them here, it won't be too much of a problem for us to cross these mountains. We can send them ahead as the vanguard to scout out the situation!"
Lu Yuan nodded, then glanced at the group of people. One of the men, who was rather robust, nodded and smiled at Lu Yuan.
"What's your name?" Lu Yuan asked, smiling at the other person.
The other person grinned and said, "My name is Wang Ming. I've lived in the mountains since I was a child. These mountains are no big problem for me, just a simple matter!"
Upon hearing the other party's heartfelt reply, Lu Yuan couldn't help but take a second look at him. He noticed that the other party had exceptionally strong limbs and a broad back, but he looked somewhat rustic, clearly someone who had lived in the mountains.
Then the other people introduced themselves. After getting to know them, Lu Yuan finally confirmed that the man in front of him was named Wang Ming, and that he was the most agile among them.
Lu Yuan immediately nodded and said, "Okay, from now on you will be the captain of our Zhongshan team!"
Upon hearing this, the other party's face lit up with joy. He then straightened up, gave Lu Yuan a somewhat imperfect military salute, and said, "Thank you, Mr. Lu. I guarantee I will complete the mission!"
When everyone saw his appearance, they burst into laughter, while he simply scratched his head sheepishly.
Then Lu Yuan said, "Go back and get ready. Tomorrow I'll go with you all to cross this mountain and see what's on the other side!"
"Don't worry, Mr. Lu, leave this to me. I have all the necessary tools. Crossing the mountain only requires some ropes and such. Other than that, it's a bit cold up there. Could you prepare a few thick cotton-padded clothes for me?"
Wang Ming rubbed his hands together, and said somewhat embarrassedly.
Lu Yuan nodded, then said to Chen Bin, "Okay, you can arrange this!"
The people in front quickly grabbed Lu Yuan's clothes and whispered in his ear, "Mr. Lu, are you crazy? You want to go with us? You know how dangerous it is up in the mountains. If there's another volcanic eruption or earthquake, there'll be nowhere to run!"
Lu Yuan gave a wry smile and said, "There's no other way. I have to find out the real situation. The area outside the mountains is of great significance to us, so I have to take people there this time!"
Chen Bin hesitated for a moment, then said, "Why don't I go with them too?"
"You're going? Forget it, don't make things worse. The personnel arrangements at the base still depend on you. I don't have much to do at the base anyway, the food issue will be resolved soon."
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