Chapter 404: Flesh, Blood, Weakness (34) (1st + 2nd) [VIP]
The elevator was moving smoothly downwards.
While using this miracle, the exploration team members could not touch any objects, nor could they press the elevator button themselves. They could only follow the members of Team 7 to get off the elevator at their target floor.
Unlike the one at Michigan State University, the ceiling of this floor does not have a realistic-looking environmental bionic system. However, judging from the surrounding decorations, it can be seen that when designing it, the architects tried to minimize the sense of oppression and crampedness of living underground.
The ceiling is raised, and the floor height appears to be at least four or five meters, which is much higher than that of a normal office building. There are also many "windows" around, and the views from each window are different. Some are the same city views as the high-rise zone 08 outside, and some are natural scenery that looks so real that they are indistinguishable from the real thing. Except that they cannot be pushed open, the others are no different from normal windows.
The main colors of the surroundings are white and blue, and the color scheme looks very similar to the mobile team base. This area should have been their underground training ground.
After the members of the first seven teams had gone far away, Zhang Lu lowered his voice and whispered, "Brother Chu, who are we looking for?"
She Mochu said he came in to look for someone, so he shouldn't be looking for an undercover agent from the rebel organization, right?
"Ji Yu," Bai Jinshu was also observing the surroundings, "to be precise, it's Ji Yu and Desmond."
He wanted to verify one thing from these two people.
"So how do we get out now?" Si Panxuan observed the surroundings. "This floor seems to be the floor for the mobile team. I just looked around and all the people coming and going are wearing black windbreakers."
The identities of the mobile team members are very easy to identify, mainly because their standard equipment includes black windbreakers, and the style is very special. You can recognize it as the clothes of the mobile team at a glance. The effect is probably similar to modern military uniforms or police uniforms. When walking in zone 08, as long as you see someone wearing this, 99% of the citizens can immediately recognize that this is a member of the mobile team.
This floor is full of people wearing black windbreakers, so it is probably where the mobile teams temporarily live.
"There's no floor guide or anything like that," Zhang Lu looked around the elevator and muttered, "How are we going to find it?"
There are so many underground floors, who knows where the two policemen will be?
"Logically speaking, the police and the mobile team should be on the same floor, right? They're all public servants?" Si Panxuan guessed, "How about we take a walk around this floor first?"
That's all we can do.
Fortunately, the effect of the [Invisibility Fruit] also includes invisibility in the physical sense, which prevents them from being identified by the mobile team members who are walking around wearing black hats and opening panels.
The area of the underground city is about the same size as zone08 on the ground. During the initial design and construction, the main buildings of the urban area above and below the ground were connected as one, and all the civil defense fortifications on the ground were connected to the underground. When the defense is turned on, the enclosed space of the civil defense fortifications will sink, sinking deeper than the underground city, and will stop only when it reaches a safe depth.
The main bodies of the above-ground and underground buildings are connected, which means that the underground city is actually very large. Basically, the entire underground area of zone 08 is hollowed out. Even the area that is an urban village on the ground is actually part of the underground city underground.
We walked around this floor for a long time before we roughly understood the layout of this floor.
This should have been a training ground or base for a mobile team. There were a lot of training equipment and some canteens. There were no high-tech door locks like in the ground bases, but there was no shortage of places to live.
Si Panxuan commented objectively: "Actually, it's okay if you just look at one layer."
The floor height is not low, so people won't feel oppressed; the surrounding windows are simulated real windows, and there are no disadvantages except that you can't open them and stick your head out to enjoy the fresh air; the underground base has much larger activity space than the mobile team's base, so you can move freely even if you can't go out.
After looking around, I indeed didn't see the police station on this floor. I guess since they are also public officials, the police station has been arranged on other floors.
"Come on, come on, keep up." After walking around, someone just entered the elevator carrying something that looked like a document. Everyone looked at each other and quickly followed.
Now they can only use other people's elevators and pray that someone is going to the floor where the police are.
The elevator went up a few floors, the person carrying the documents went out, and the exploration team members in the elevator were taken to a new floor.
Si Pan turned around and said, "This should be a vegetable cultivation layer. They are all greenhouses. I was wondering why I have never seen farmland on the ground in zone 08. It turns out it is underground."
Most of the planting in the farm is automated, but a small part requires manual labor. There are many residents on this floor who are forced to enter the dungeon and are unable to work, so they come here to do simple agricultural work in exchange for pay.
"In fact, I feel that the environment on this floor is pretty good," Zhang Lu said casually, "In order to ensure the growth of crops, this floor has enough sunlight, and the temperature and humidity are controlled."
Working here is probably a good job in the dungeon.
For the next few hours, everyone was forced to follow the people going up and down the elevator and visit all the floors of the dungeon.
Some, like the Mobile Squad, obviously had similar functions before the disaster, while others were obviously converted from other purposes.
In just a few hours, everyone understood why most people living in the underground city were in a bad mood.
Unlike the floor where the mobile team lives, the control on most floors where people live is very strict. Patrolling police or mobile team members can be seen everywhere. Most people can only move around in the fixed rest areas assigned to them and are not allowed to move between areas or floors.
Zhang Lu speculated that this might be to prevent people from different regions from communicating with each other and chatting about some very fatal things.
After all, at the moment the disaster occurred, the damage caused decreased with distance. The farther away from the urban village, the less impact it suffered. There were more people who did not experience the san check and saw with their own eyes a big hole in the protective shield in the sky.
When the disaster first occurred on the ground, the mobile team members led the people to the nearest shelter according to the area divisions. This method was definitely intended to resettle the people nearby at the beginning, but when the residents were subsequently arranged to move into the underground city, this arrangement changed.
"They must have arranged the citizens on different floors according to their regions," Zhang Lu held his chin and leaned against the elevator, waiting for the destined person to use it. When they followed him, he analyzed casually, "When we were evacuating the people, many people who were far away from the village in the city saw the hole in the sky, but at that time people were panicked and no one had time to communicate these things. In addition, there were people like Bo Jun who helped in the crowd, so the news did not spread explosively."
News about the sky must be blocked. At this time, people who see different scenes in different areas are divided into one floor according to different areas, so that the spread of information can be initially organized.
The next step is to cut off the network, completely preventing residents from communicating between floors and preventing news from leaving zone08.
"This control is too strict," Si Panxuan also said casually, "Not only are the people suffering, but the mobile teams and police who control them are also uncomfortable."
They are also unwilling to do this under high-pressure environment.
The underground residential area is lifeless. In modern society, we cannot live without mobile phones. In the future world, cutting off the Internet will be a torture.
The persons in charge of each floor of the underground city have tried to organize some activities, but firstly, there is not enough space underground. It is difficult enough to find so many rooms for people to rest and sleep, and it is even more difficult to gather such a large number of people to organize activities.
In the end, the only thing they could do was to set aside some square-like activity spots on each floor, and temporarily open up some sports fields and cinemas as collective activity venues, but the results were not satisfactory.
In this environment, anyone would become depressed.
"But I guess the police don't have their own floor," Zhang Lu thought for a while. "You know, the mobile team has a floor here because there was originally a floor here for their training. But as for the police, apart from the police station that already exists underground, most of them have their own residences."
The police do not live in dormitories like the mobile squad, so there are naturally no police dormitories or police training points in the underground city. In addition, most of the police are now maintaining order on each floor. If you want to find Ji Yu and Desmond, you should not look for the police station, but go around every residential area on each floor.
"I think so too... let's go." Si Panxuan was halfway through his sentence when he saw someone using the elevator. Everyone quickly shut up and followed.
After walking around like this for several hours, when the time for using the [Invisibility Fruit] was almost up, Zhang Lu finally saw Ji Yu in the distance in the underground floor with his sharp eyes.
"Hey, isn't that Ji Yu!" she shouted quickly.
Everyone looked up in the direction of her finger, and sure enough, not far away, Ji Yu was standing beside them with his colleagues.
This is the activity area on this floor. There are several badminton courts and table tennis courts, but not many people are playing. Most of the people are sitting on the tables or on the courts in a daze. A popular movie is playing on the big screen in the distance, but not only them, but even the two policemen next to them don't want to watch it.
The exploration team members walked over to confirm that the person in front of them was Ji Yu. Zhang Lu immediately looked at Bai Jinshu and said, "Brother Chu, shall we wait?"
When Ji Yu is alone?
"The time for [Invisibility Fruit] is running out, only the last ten minutes or so." Si Panxuan added.
After they came in, they followed the elevator up and down for a long time, and it was all luck that they found Ji Yu.
There are people everywhere here. Once the effect of the [Invisibility Fruit] wears off, they will be transformed into living people. It will be lively then.
But if they want to get another fruit, they will have to maintain this state for another twelve hours. Whether She Mochu wants to ask Ji Yu questions or observe Ji Yu will determine what they will do next.
"You guys replenish your fruits," Bai Jinshu glanced at them, "I have something to ask Ji Yu, and I'm not wanted, I'll just use the [Invisibility Cloak] to transition, and come find him later."
He was not wanted, so it was natural for him to enter the dungeon and appear in front of Ji Yu.
After all, Ji Yu is not like Lin Cheng. Before they said anything, they had already imagined a lot of things in their minds. It would be funny if Ji Yu reported Zhang Lu and the others to the police station as soon as they appeared.
"Brother Chu, you won't be able to see us after you recover your normal form," Si Panxuan said worriedly, "How about we try another miracle..."
"There is only one [Invisibility Cloak]," Bai Jinshu stopped her from saying the next thing, "How are you going to get out of here if you don't become invisible?"
That's a problem indeed.
When the three exploration team members looked at each other, the barrage had already seen the problem:
[The Lord had already decided not to take them with him, right?]
[I suspect the Lord had already thought about the fact that they couldn't insert themselves into their conversation in stealth mode. The Lord must have something to ask.]
【How do you know? 】
[First, Zhang Lujie and the other three are all wanted. Their DNA has been entered into the mobile team. No one knows whether there is a DNA verification machine in this place, but the master's DNA has not been entered.]
[Second, the invisibility cloak is just like the seal the Lord used before, it is unique. Once one person borrows it, no one else can use it. Didn't you notice that the Lord had already quietly opened the renewal before entering here? ]
[That is to say, during this period of time, although the invisibility cloak is in the mall, it has already been borrowed by the owner. The owner has already thought about what to do after finding the person. ]
[Third, normal people cannot interact with people who have eaten the invisibility fruit and become invisible, so if the master wants to do something, Sister Zhang Lu can't stop him.]
[The fourth and most important point is, didn’t you notice that the Lord never said what he was going to do, nor what his guess was? He had no intention of telling Zhang Lu and the others.]
[I didn’t plan to tell us.]
[…Hey, you, you, I was analyzing this for no reason, why did you suddenly stab me? Maybe it was because you wanted to cause pollution?]
[Fifth Personality, start! ]
【Drag the one in front out.】
[I'm not saying stop joking. To be honest, even if there are some information in the world of K that cannot be known by ordinary people, it is impossible that they didn't mention it at all. This can only mean that the Lord didn't intend to tell Sister Zhang Lu, nor did he intend to tell us. ]
[Tell me, what is this plan that you didn't reveal a single word? ]
[…It’s broken. I have a bad feeling.]
[Bad feeling +1]
…
Bai Jinshu naturally didn't know that the barrage of comments had already begun to give a bad feeling.
The reasons he used were very reasonable, and even Zhang Lu and Si Panxuan could not find any reasons to refute them. They could only watch him take out the [Invisibility Cloak] and walk towards a secluded place.
Just when Bai Jinshu was about to leave, Huai Jiamu suddenly said, "Wait a moment."
"I'll go with you," he said.
"I don't have a wanted warrant either." He blinked, looked at Bai Jinshu, and then looked at the cloak in his hand. "The [Invisibility Cloak] is enough for two people."
"...Okay," Bai Jinshu hesitated for only a moment, "Let's go."
He didn't have much time left, and they had been delayed here for about ten hours. He was worried that there would not be enough time to implement his idea. Taking Huai Jiamu with him would not be beyond the plan, so he just took him.
"Don't ask me any questions later," he whispered as he walked forward, "just listen to my questions."
This sentence was said to Huai Jiamu and also to Zhang Lu.
He calculated the time and switched on the invisibility cloak. He and Huai Jiamu carefully walked to a place with fewer people wearing the cloaks. Then they slowly came out of the cloaks and transformed themselves into mobile team members.
When Bai Jinshuo came down, he intentionally brought a black windbreaker of the mobile team. This was one of the "supplies" that Lin Cheng brought for them. Now he put on the windbreaker and became a member of the mobile team. Huai Jiamu followed behind him, pretending to be his colleague.
Bai Jinshu put on his windbreaker, walked forward a few steps, and called out, "Ji Yu."
Ji Yu turned around blankly, and was shocked for a moment when he saw Bai Jinshu: "Why are you here?!"
He nervously looked around Bai Jinshu, his eyes focused on Huai Jiamu behind him for a few seconds, then he quickly walked over and repeated in a low voice: "Why are you here!"
Bai Jinshu looked calm: "I am a member of the mobile team, so I am here for patrol."
"That's not what I'm asking. Oops," Ji Yu's face changed a little in anxiety, "Did you know that Zhang Lu and the others are wanted?"
"I know." Bai Jinshu nodded slightly.
"Knowing that, you still dare..." Ji Yu's voice suddenly stopped and he looked at Huai Jiamu with some vigilance.
"It's okay, this is my friend." Bai Jinshu looked back at Huai Jiamu, then turned to look at Ji Yu and said, "I came to you this time to ask you something about Zhang Lu..."
Zhang Lu next to him and the investors on the other side of the screen were stunned for a moment.
Was She Mochu asking about the fact that they were wanted?
They themselves know best the reasons and consequences of their being wanted, so what can Ji Yu do now?
Unfortunately, now, Zhang Lu’s doubts, like those of the investors, are completely impossible to reach Bai Jinshu’s ears, let alone get his answers.
"No," Ji Yu refused before Bai Jin finished speaking, "I don't know why Zhang Lu and the others are wanted, but you can't judge a person by his appearance. Now that zone08 has become like this, I can't help you in this regard."
"Then..." Bai Jinshu's expression showed some difficulty, as if he was worried about his companions, "Can't you help me find out some information? You don't have to do anything, I just want to find out the situation."
"I can help you with anything except this," Ji Yu said firmly in a low voice, "but this is really not possible. Besides, I am a small policeman and I don't have enough authority to find out anything. I don't know anyone either."
"What about Desmond?" Bai Jinshu finally had enough of acting and got to the point.
"Zhang Wei?" Ji Yu's expression became strange. "Why... are you asking him?"
"He is not an old soul anymore, he has many connections..." On the screen, Bai Jinshu's acting is very lifelike, and he interprets a desperate man who pins his hopes on every straw to the extreme, "I just want to ask him to ask those people..."
[The Lord’s acting skills are really…]
[So the Lord originally wanted to ask Desmond, right? The reason why he mentioned Sister Zhang Lu before was just to make Ji Yu tell the truth.]
【Ask Desmond why? 】
【have no idea. 】
"It's not that I won't help you, Zhang Wei can't help you either." Unlike Bai Jinshu who was acting, Ji Yu was really worried. "You don't know, he's injured and is still recuperating recently. Not to mention you, it's hard for me to see him."
"I'm serious, don't think about it." He added
"Desmond is injured?" Bai Jinshu widened his eyes slightly in surprise. "What happened? Doesn't he have that brooch?"
"This... is a long story," Ji Yu sighed, "I said his reasoning was not very reasonable. He used the brooch as a life-saving talisman. Who would have thought that it was completely useless? It's good enough that he was able to save his life."
"Brother Chu, I'm serious," he said sincerely, "Several of your colleagues are wanted for having ties to a cult. You also know that Bo Jun, so just ignore their affairs. Otherwise, if they find out about you, what will you do if you're also wanted?"
Bai Jinshu had already gotten the answer he wanted, and nodded hastily: "Okay, I get it, I'm leaving."
"Listen carefully," Ji Yu warned, "Really don't worry about it. Listen to my advice. Even if you want to intervene, wait until zone 08 returns to normal order and we can all go up."
Ji Yu was worried about Bai Jinshu, so he kept talking to him for a long time before letting him go.
On the way to the elevator, Zhang Lu and Si Panxuan, who were invisible, were full of questions and could only type quickly in the temporary group chat.
【Zhang Lu: Brother Chu, what do you know? 】
[Si Panxuan: Desmond, is there any problem? ]
【Zhang Lu: What are we going to do now? 】
[Si Panxuan: Is there something wrong with that brooch? ]
…
The two men's indiscriminate bombardment blew Wei Ye and others who were far away in zone 07 out.
【Wei Ye: What happened? 】
[Ming Qingrong: What happened? What happened? ]
The group chat was in chaos, and Bai Jinshu slowly typed: [She Mochu: Find out about the nearest flights to zone08 that can deliver materials and experience long-distance flights. ]
[She Mochu: There is nothing wrong with the brooch, but there is something wrong with the pain and despair in this world.]
He has verified his guess.
Ji Yu's brooch was indeed useless this time. After Ji Yu had the expectation that it "must be useful", the brooch miraculously became ineffective.
This shows that this world is definitely not controlled by Yog or any of the Old Ones.
The reason is very simple. It is what Wei Ye and Ming Qingrong used to refute Zhang Lu. Even if all the tragedies and manipulated pain in the world now are related to Youge, he would not be able to do this.
Because a human being would not be interested in manipulating the disputes between Ant Faction A and Ant Faction B in Ant School. A child who holds a magnifying glass to burn ants or carries a kettle to water ant nests cannot tell the difference between ants.
They simply would not care about what kind of weapon an ant holds in its hand, or what expectations it has for this weapon that is actually useless.
The only ones who can tell ants apart are ants.
Therefore, the person who controls the world and makes it like this can only be a "person" in this world.
But it is hard to say who they work for and whether they can be considered human beings.
In the temporary group chat, everyone looked confused.
Finally, Jia Li typed silently: [Jia Li: Long-distance flight? Brother Chu, what are you going to do? ]
Ten seconds later, a line of words popped up in the group:
【She Mochu: I want to go to zone01. 】
He is going to turn the table on this world.
The author has something to say:
Hantang has opened a pre-collection of Xiaochu's single. If you are interested, you can go to the column to collect it. It is called "Those who left me"
————Let me put the text here as well————
A top-secret file is sealed in the Chengchao City Archives.
Seven years ago, at the graduation ceremony of Chengchao No. 1 High School, the cultists who had been planning for a long time summoned the Snake King in public, and all the teachers and students of Chengchao No. 1 High School, a total of 3,753 people, died.
When members of the special investigation team arrived, they saw a young boy with vertical pupils crawling out from a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood in full view of everyone.
He slithered over the bodies of his companions like a snake, as if he had no bones and was covered in blood.
When I looked up at the team member walking in front, the face, which had not yet fully grown, looked almost inhuman in the dim light, like a beautiful snake that could take people's lives.
After that day, no one present could forget this face.
*
Seven years later, a pair of bony hands pulled the file out of the bookcase.
"Shemochu," the owner of the hand placed it in front of the administrator, lowered his eyes, and spoke lazily, "I graduated from Miskatonic University with a master's degree in mysticism."
He said, “I’m here to retrieve my files.”
Then, find those who were responsible for this bloody incident.
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The first 20 + random 20, and the rich lady appreciation meeting that I forgot yesterday! Thanks to Su Yuning for airdropping 470 moonstones on 2.11, Yu Jiu for airdropping 998 moonstones on 2.10, 360 moonstones on 2.0767058059, 4000 moonstones on Bai Jiu, 1 moonstone on 2.06, 28 moonstones on 2.5, 136 moonstones on 12345, 3245 moonstones on Ku Ye Niao Die, 150 moonstones on Xue Mei Niang Tuan, 815 moonstones on Ru Yi, and 120 moonstones on Ming Jiang
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