Chapter 36
When Li Hao was discussing something with the people at the base, he suddenly heard a very loud noise.
It was like the sound of a tree snapping. Because everything was so quiet, except for the faint sound of burning wood in front of her, this sound was so conspicuous.
Li Hao stood up and listened to the sounds outside. Soon she heard other sounds, like the sound of tires rubbing against the ground.
Without waiting for the delayed barrage from the base, Li Hao packed up his things and went out.
When she emerged from the rubble, she saw a car. Two people got out of it. They were wearing heavy clothes like astronauts.
Li Hao did not step forward immediately, but hid in the dark and observed.
These two people, after they parked the car, started collecting things.
Li Hao took the opportunity to walk to the ruins near the car. Because of the quiet environment, Li Hao could clearly hear the conversation between the two people. And this place not only had the same writing, but also the same language.
"Now all that's left is this steel."
"It's good to have some steel. The shelter needs infrastructure now. We can bring this steel back and refine a lot of things."
"Hey, look what I found!"
"You won't find any plants."
"How is that possible? You're overthinking it. Look, I found a bottle of wine. I've never opened it, and there's still a full bottle inside. But I don't know if it's still drinkable."
It's obviously good that the glass bottle didn't break.
"We're so lucky! Even if the wine is bad, we can still make a glass of water by filtering it," said another.
"We're also looking. Who knows if there's any good stuff out there."
"Hey, if we can dig deeper, there must be a lot of things."
"Just don't dig that out. I heard someone dug up that body and it almost caused a disaster."
Another piece of information: supplies are in short supply. And what is 'that'?
Li Hao followed them on the road, watching them rummaging around like they were picking up trash.
"I heard there's already a refuge, and new plants have been researched."
"Hey, I think it's pretty bad. Didn't someone go to the Arctic Seed Institute and bring out some seeds they said could grow in the harshest environments? Now there's nothing left."
"This time it's different. This time it was found in an unpolluted sea."
"If you ask me, it would be better to just find a way to transform those radioactive plants. Make them edible."
"Come on, if the radiation problem could be solved, we wouldn't have waited until now."
"The situation at our base is pretty good right now. It's not a high-level base. I heard that some places are still unable to leave the shelter due to radiation."
When Li Hao heard this, she realized the situation was even worse than she had imagined. Even plants couldn't survive. She had previously thought she was in the Gobi Desert.
While the base was still hesitating, Li Hao stepped forward. She did not come out directly from the darkness, but instead saw the direction they were heading in and took advantage of the fact that they were still searching the current place.
I came to the next ruin they were going to. I found a spot, started a fire, and made some arrangements around it. Then I sat on the ground and waited, waiting for them to find me.
"Why don't you wait until the end of the 10 days before contacting them," said the people at the base.
"I took a look. I'm not completely powerless right now. And just now, when they were trying to dismantle something, they were using ordinary axes. They don't look like they have any powerful weapons. Besides, after this time, in 10 days, there might not be another opportunity like this again."
Li Hao is not a reckless person. He made the decision after observation.
After waiting for a while, the sound was getting closer.
"Zhu Liang, look, there seems to be someone here," one of them whispered. As soon as he entered, he noticed something different. There was light, albeit a faint one.
"Hey! People inside! Stand up!" Zhu Liang shouted directly towards the fire.
"Who are you?" Li Hao walked out with his hands raised.
They saw a girl covered in dust and dirt. Li Hao's face was quite deceptive, especially in her current appearance.
"How did you, a girl, get out like that?" Zhu Liang said sternly. Sometimes they'd find some homeless people outside. They were usually the ones who couldn't stand the life at the base and had sneaked out.
He thought Li Hao was one of the escapees. Li Hao looked quite miserable now. He had been digging a hole and lying on the ground for so long. His dusty face was very deceptive.
"I..." When Li Hao was hesitating about what excuse to make, the person on the other end of the base finally spoke.
"No need to explain, stop talking, and pretend to be a rebellious teenager." The delayed barrage solved Li Hao's problem.
When Li Hao showed an attitude of non-cooperation, Zhu Liang and Cheng Qiang had already completely regarded Li Hao as a rebellious youth.
"Look at you, you didn't even wear a decent protective suit when you came out. Someone like you will die outside sooner or later." Zhu Liang said. They looked at the things Li Hao brought.
Then, under the "tough" attitude of Zhu Liang and Cheng Qiang, the rebellious girl Li Hao was taken back.
When Li Hao got in the car, she still adhered to her rebellious girl persona, saying nothing and looking out the window with a sour face.
However, the camera on her chest was still on, allowing them to see the interior of the car. The base had noticed something unusual about the car earlier: it had no exhaust fumes.
Although electric cars can also do this, the most important thing is that when the vehicle starts, there is no sound, as if there is no engine.
This is something that the Earth cannot do at least now. But unfortunately, Li Hao’s current character cannot be questioned.
However, when the two were putting things in the trunk, Li Hao opened the front hood and asked them to look at the structure. It is unknown what they saw.
Later they took Li Hao back. The car drove very fast, about 130 miles per hour. It took them two hours to reach the foot of a bare mountain.
There was an air-raid shelter on a hillside. But when you got closer, you found that the shelter was very large, with the entire entrance being a hundred meters wide.
Standing underneath, I looked very small. The door was very large, and there was a miniature passageway next to it. Of course, compared to the huge door.
Just as they reached the entrance to the small passage, a heavy sound was heard, and the passage opened. The car drove straight in. As the car parked, someone walked over.
The man who came here was different from Zhu Liang whom Li Hao had met. He looked like a soldier in his attire. The style of his weapons was a little different.
After watching the leading soldier talk to Zhu Liang for a while, he looked towards her. Li Hao turned her head and pretended to be angry.
He walked over and knocked on the window to signal Li Hao to come down. Li Hao pursed his lips and walked down.
"What's your name?" He took out a device, probably for facial recognition, and took a picture of Li Hao's face.
"Hello, Li." She answered truthfully.
The soldier frowned. This girl wasn't from their shelter. She wasn't on the list. She must be from another shelter, the nearest one a hundred kilometers away. He had no idea how she got here.
Looking at the girl's miserable appearance, the soldier felt a headache about such young people.
These post-disaster people were born in shelters after the disaster. They have never experienced painful days and are thinking about running away every day.
They call these kids "post-disaster people." They only know how to get into trouble. They only want to go outside, not realizing the dangers.
This kind of thing also happens in their base, and they need to send people to search.
"Okay, you are an adult now. Don't you think about your life when you run out?..." He scolded Li Hao.
However, the necessary rules were followed. Li Hao was inspected according to the procedures. Just like a security check, Li Hao needed to empty his pockets and go through the security machine.
Fortunately, when Li Hao got off the car, he saw the thing that looked like an inspection, and put the earphones and camera into the space ring.
The instrument is not only used to check for prohibited items, but also to check for radiation.
"...You are lucky, there is only a little radiation. I tell you, don't think you are lucky this time." The soldier was still warning her.
In this way, Li Hao successfully sneaked into the shelter with the identity of a rebellious girl.
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