contaminated area
Ding Ruotong turned the page to Liu Xia and pointed at the yellowed illustration. "This is the mutant queen ant we'll be dealing with tomorrow. Its acid can corrode 30-centimeter-thick steel."
Liu Xia leaned in to take a closer look. On the yellowed page was a picture of a giant ant-like creature. The queen ant's abdomen was covered with compound eyes, which was even larger than the real queen ant's abdomen.
The handwritten annotation next to the illustration has been blurred, and the words "First discovered at the Pentagon ruins in 2198" can barely be recognized.
"Three hundred years ago..." Liu Xia stroked the rust on the can, "What happened?"
He Tianlin chewed his luncheon meat and opened a can of yellow peaches, handing it to Liu Xia. "Old He said it was around 2028 AD when people launched over 9,000 suns into the sky, and then the world became like this."
"Three years?!" Liu Xia's heart was pounding. He subconsciously took the can of yellow peaches and took a sip. The taste was almost the same as in the real world, except that it had a more stale taste.
Liu Xia's face looked a little ugly. She remembered that the world she lived in was 2025. Could it be that the world would be destroyed by nuclear weapons in just three years?
He Tianlin didn't notice anything was wrong with Liu Xia. He pointed to the dome of the air-raid shelter outside and said cheerfully, "When I was a kid, I lived in the garbage dump in the sixth district of the underground city. There was radioactive garbage everywhere. You could easily die while scavenging. You couldn't afford to live in an air-raid shelter like this back then. Living with Sister Xia is a blessing."
He Tianlin paused after he finished speaking and looked at Liu Xia. He wanted to ask Liu Xia how she got to the Colosseum but he didn't say it out loud. Not only because the place they were in was always under surveillance, but also because he was in awe of Liu Xia.
Although Liu Xia did not seem to be a very aggressive person and was quite caring towards him and Ding Ruotong, he did not dare to pry too much into the sister's private affairs for fear that she would get angry.
Ding Ruotong stopped flipping through the pages of her book and looked up at Liu Xia. "After the nuclear explosion on July 26, 2028, the entire surface of the central region was vitrified. Aside from deep-sea creatures, which had a higher survival rate, the survival rate of surface creatures was less than 10%. All surviving humans migrated underground. Then came the deadly radioactive fallout, which drifted like dandelion seeds for a hundred years."
Liu Xia was a little surprised that Ding Ruotong could accurately tell the exact time of the nuclear explosion. She wondered where this girl with a dull expression and always dazed face came from, and she seemed to know a lot about this world.
She was completely focused on exploring the unknown and didn't notice He Tianlin's hesitation. She looked at Ding Ruotong and continued, "So, humans lived underground for a hundred years after the nuclear explosion?"
Ding Ruotong shook her head and said, "So far, the radiation on the ground has not dissipated. Only a small area has radiation levels that can barely keep newborns alive. Most humans still live underground."
She pointed to the book again. On it was a full-page, colorful map of nuclear radiation, an orange-red area. "We're going to a moderately contaminated area. Only mutants can survive there. Even with protective gear, humans can only stay there for three hours."
"Stop!" He Tianlin smiled and threw half a compressed biscuit to Ding Ruotong. "Now is break time. Let's discuss tactics later when we go to the armory."
Liu Xia roughly got the information he wanted to know, but it was a little difficult to digest in his heart for a while. His mind was full of thoughts and he couldn't calm down at all.
It is indeed as He Tianlin said that now is the time to rest. We should rest when we need to rest and fight when we need to fight. We are not in a hurry to continue the discussion.
The place they were in was definitely under surveillance by the guards, so it was not convenient even if they wanted to discuss some private topics.
He Tianlin finished eating first and began to look around the room layout. From time to time, he could hear a few cheers of surprise. It was obvious that he had never stayed in such a good place before.
Seeing him like this, Liu Xia actually missed the real world. A young man like He Tianlin was either studying in school or playing ball or games every day. How could he be so surprised by an ordinary can of luncheon meat or a shower room where he could take a hot shower?
But... in three years, will her real world become like this?
What happened that was enough to change the world?
I have no idea at all.
Would Ding Ruotong, who seems to know everything, know?
Liu Xia shook her head. She knew so much perhaps just because she had read a lot of books. From the fact that she did nothing but picked up a book and started reading as soon as she entered the room, it was clear that she was a person who loved learning.
This kind of world-class war is usually not caused by one thing, but is ultimately triggered by a chain of factors. It is probably difficult to produce such detailed reading materials when all productivity comes to a standstill after a nuclear explosion.
After chowing down on a few mouthfuls of food, Liu Xia headed for the shower room.
Liu Xia hasn't taken a shower for a long time since she came to this wasteland world.
The Colosseum would never use precious water resources to bathe the bulls. Except for some bulls with a lot of blood on their bodies and who are afraid of wound infection, they only have one scrubbing activity per week on weekdays. It is enough to wipe the bodies to make them not too dirty. The water used is completely unpurified groundwater.
Every time Liu Xia's consciousness switched to the real world, her body had already been cleaned by a nurse, and she had never taken a bath by herself.
When the misty water vapor gushed out of the nozzle, Liu Xia felt so comfortable that she almost couldn't help humming.
This shower room, which was converted from an air-raid shelter water tank, unexpectedly had hot water. Although the water had a slight iron smell, it was enough to make anyone want to cry.
"Shen Wanren's hive is indeed a very comfortable refuge in the wasteland world. No wonder He Tianlin's eyes widened when he heard that Shen Wanren would provide accommodation for several people."
Light red blood mixed with mud flowed down her body. These were all stains from the previous fights in the Colosseum. Mist formed into water droplets on the glass partition, reflecting her skin, which was unusually white due to years of not seeing the sun, and was covered with light red scars.
These scars were left on Liu Xia in the Colosseum when she just woke up. Later on, few people could leave marks on her body.
Strangely enough, every inch of muscle in this body before her eyes was like tempered steel cables. Her body seemed to have extraordinary healing abilities, and her strength increased significantly with her self-discipline day after day. Her height of 1.78 meters gave her a height comparable to that of a bullfighting male of inferior stature, which allowed her to survive battle after battle.
This body is somewhat different from the real body. Apart from the face looking the same, it is much stronger.
When he opened his palm, the wound between his palm lines had completely disappeared, as if it had never existed.
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