The two men exchanged a glance, then looked at the situation inside the door: "Well, okay, let's go have a chat then. It's almost time for our shift to change, let's have a smoke and take a break before heading off!"
The two of them led Lu Yuan to a secluded place.
Lu Yuan held a lighter and lit the cigarettes for the two of them.
"Brother, are you planning to retreat back to Taipingzhou?"
The two of them nodded as they savored their cigarettes.
"Yes, the mission here is over. If we don't go back to Taiping Continent, where else can we go? By the way, are there still survivors on this combined island?"
Lu Yuan gave a wry smile and shook his head: "Yeah! We're lucky to be alive! By the way, have you guys ever heard of Survivor Base Number Five?"
Upon hearing Lu Yuan's words, both of them were momentarily stunned, seemingly unable to recall the name.
Lu Yuan then mentioned some people and events in District 5, as well as some special buildings. The two immediately slapped their foreheads, pretending to suddenly understand.
"I remember now, I remember now, didn't you say that was District Five? Oh! That's District Five in Anhui Province!"
"That's right, bro, that's the place. Did you also enter the underground fortress over there?"
Lu Yuan then remembered Hei Zi and his group. After all, they all lived in District 5. He wondered if there was a District 5 in Taiping Continent.
"We don't know about that. Anyway, it's really hard to get a ticket in Zone 5 right now. After all, it's only been under construction for a few months, and all kinds of facilities are still open to the public. The initial recruitment of 100,000 people has already been filled. I don't know if the second and third phases have expanded recruitment. Zone 5 is just one of the zones you mentioned. There are probably at least a million people in it. It's so difficult to get everyone into Zone 5!"
The other person flicked the ash from his cigarette and sighed, "To enter the underground fortress, you have to meet several conditions, which are quite stringent! Basically, no one can get in!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan quickly took out two more bags and stuffed them into the hands of the two of them.
"Hey bro, don't just smoke, have something to eat. It's all local specialty jerky and candy from the camp. If you don't mind, I'll get you some more later!"
The two men took the bag from Lu Yuan's hand, gently pried open a small hole with their fingers and looked inside. Immediately, a look of surprise appeared in their eyes.
"Wow, brother, who are you? This camp is even better equipped than the underground fortress with cigarettes and dried meat!"
Lu Yuan shook his head with a wry smile: "No matter how good the supplies are, they can't withstand this severe cold. I estimate that the extreme cold will continue to worsen. We also want to leave this awful place as soon as possible. By the way, could you tell me what conditions are required to enter the underground fortress?"
Seeing that Lu Yuan was particularly sensible and generous, the other party stopped hiding it.
"To enter the underground fortress, the first requirement is that you have previously held a position in various places in China. Section-level cadres are only allowed to enter themselves, while division-level cadres are allowed to bring one person, such as children, brothers, or parents. Above that, department-level cadres can bring their entire family, including parents, children, and wives. We basically have no contact with those at higher levels. By the way, brother, did you hold any official position before?"
"Um... does the factory manager who fought against the giant rats after the apocalypse count?"
After hearing this, the two burst into laughter: "Brother, stop joking. This thing of yours is worthless. The factory director isn't even a section-level cadre in that area!"
Lu Yuan could only nod helplessly.
"Alright! Looks like there's not much hope!"
After taking a few puffs of his cigarette, the other person felt that he had to do something to repay Lu Yuan for taking his things, so he continued to speak.
"However, there is another way!"
Upon hearing the other person's words, Lu Yuan immediately perked up again.
"Oh, what other way is there? Please tell me!"
The two men looked around, then leaned close to Lu Yuan's ear and whispered, "If you can provide solutions to some technical problems, the higher-ups might give you some spots!"
Alternatively, it could be a highly skilled technical job, but you have to meet their requirements, and there are only a handful of such people in the whole country! Ordinary people really don't have that opportunity!
However, it will be quite difficult for you to leave here. We started the relocation process some time ago, but the number of transport planes is extremely limited, and a lot of heavy equipment cannot be moved out, so it has to stay here! Our staff is already at full capacity, let alone bringing a few more people!
Lu Yuan nodded silently, feeling somewhat disappointed. He had actually wanted to try to pull some strings and see if he could fly to the underground fortress by plane, since with the disaster looming, he didn't know how to proceed.
Although he had plenty of food, in this place that was about to become an isolated island, he would prefer that his family go to a more populated area with him, so that they would have some security and wouldn't be completely cut off from news.
The two people in front of them were just security guards; the one with real ability was Professor Wu.
After talking with the two for a while, Lu Yuan decided to leave.
On the way, Lu Yuan kept thinking about how to contact Professor Wu. After much thought, he realized that Zhou Zhihao was the only person he was familiar with in the camp, and Zhou was also the captain of the fifth team. So Lu Yuan quickly went to find Zhou Zhihao.
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