1000 meters underground.
The vertical passage to the underground had been replaced by a new elevator. The elevator was suspended by a tough graphene cable, and it led straight to the underground.
Right now, Jiang Chen, wearing the T-3 power armor, was standing on the elevator. His eyes were glued to the holographic instrument inside the helmet. In particular, the constantly decreasing oxygen level made Jiang Chen frown.
Just as he had expected, the shelter below was not suitable for people to live in.
Standing next to him was Lin Lin. The little girl was wrapped tightly in an orange protective suit with an oxygen tank the size of a thigh on her back. Although she was a digitalized human, her brain and some key organs were composed of flesh and blood. Even if a lot of places were replaced by machinery, it was not wrong to say she was completely human.
"Turn on the oxygen supply device." When he saw the oxygen level drop below the threshold, Jiang Chen said in an undertone.
"Mhmm!" Lin Lin obediently put her hand on her neck and pressed the oxygen supply switch.
When they arrived at the temporary station in New Century Square, it was already night time. But at the moment one thousand meters underground, there was no difference between night and day. At first, Cheng Weiguo sternly refused Jiang Chen to go down himself. It wasn't until Jiang Chen used his identity as the general that he reluctantly agreed.
It was understandable that he was worried since it was the enemy's base camp.
But Jiang Chen wasn't worried. He only had 100 cubic meters left in the storage dimension. Even if he encountered a few reptiles, he wouldn't be too worried. Especially with Lin Lin standing beside him, the "harmonious" creature hidden in her body was a robot killer. Almost no electronic unit could survive under the Klein particle ray.
As they neared the underground, Jiang Chen pulled out the tactical rifle from his waist and turned on the flashlight.
Lin Lin, who was standing next to him, swallowed hard and shrunk back behind him. A hint of fear appeared on her face.
[Let me do it.] A mocking voice emerged from the bottom of his heart. Without a doubt, it was Tingting. Ever since she learned how to "speak", she became more and more reckless.
[Who, who said I was scared.] Lin Lin's face turned red as she said in her mind.
[It's not me.] Tingting said emotionlessly.
"Just follow behind me." Jiang Chen seemed to have noticed Lin Lin's fear as he put his hand on her shoulder.
"Hmm?! Yes! "
Lin Lin, who had been daydreaming, was shocked by Jiang Chen's action. After she reacted, an awkward blush appeared on her face.
Jiang Chen looked at her suspiciously.
Was there really no problem with this?
The elevator slowly hit the bottom, and Jiang Chen's rifle locked onto the door of the fallout shelter.
However, as he expected, the door was locked.
He took Lin Lin to the door and put his hand on the door.
Storage space, activate!
There was no response …
"So the door and the wall are one?" Jiang Chen frowned as he murmured to himself.
Just as Jiang Chen was thinking about how to open the door, Lin Lin hesitantly walked to Jiang Chen's side and suggested in a low voice.
"Why don't I just use the ray to kill all the robots inside, and then we can go back …"
"Kill them all? Hmm, I'll keep that as an option. If possible, I want to get my hands on what's inside. " Jiang Chen fumbled around the giant gear-shaped door, trying to find some kind of switch.
After all, this was the base of the Supreme Faction. Since they were able to create something like Lin Chaoen's, they must have some outstanding aspects in the field of electronic technology. Compared to the Harmony Camp's biology and genetic technology, electronic technology was much more compatible with the NAC.
Lin Lin seemed to be afraid of the darkness here as she looked around anxiously.
[There seems to be something bad living inside. Can I shoot it?] Tingting said.
[Don't. If you destroy everything inside, Jiang Chen will be angry.] Lin Lin said in her mind.
[Then there's no other way.] After that, Tingting didn't say anything else.
He didn't find any switch, not even a communication cable similar to the one in Fallout Shelter 027. Jiang Chen tried to take out the laser sword from the storage dimension and stabbed at the heavy door.
Ten minutes passed, and the energy of the laser sword ran out.
Jiang Chen looked at the door with the flashlight. There was only a fingernail-sized mark on the door.
"What the fu * k is this made of?" Jiang Chen cursed as he kicked the door.
The echo was muffled. Just from the sound alone, the door was at least seven to eight meters thick. It couldn't be described as a door anymore; it was more like a wall.
[Do I have to give up?]
Jiang Chen let out a sigh.
But just as he was about to ask Lin Lin to use the Klein particle ray on the door, there was a sudden noise from the door.
Jiang Chen was shocked as he immediately pulled out the tactical rifle from his waist.
"Ah!"
Lin Lin screamed in fear as she quickly hid behind Jiang Chen.
The gear-shaped door slowly moved forward as the rock layer covering it loosened up. Jiang Chen slowly backed up with Lin Lin and created some distance from the door. The vibration lasted for half a minute before the gear-shaped door suddenly stopped and began to roll to the side.
[8.1 meters thick. Mhmm … I might not be able to penetrate it.] Tingting said in her mind.
[Is there anything you can't penetrate?] Lin Lin asked.
[Of course. Although the Klein particle can cause a strong electromagnetic pulse, it doesn't mean it has unlimited penetrating power. You study this field, don't you know this small problem?]
Although Tingting's tone didn't contain any sarcasm, Lin Lin still blushed. Just as she wanted to retort, Jiang Chen, who stood in front of her, suddenly said, "Lin Lin, prepare for battle.
"Lin Lin, prepare for battle. Try to control the output power. Don't destroy non-combat units."
"Okay, okay!" Lin Lin nodded.
But at this moment, a man suddenly walked out of the pitch-black hole with his hands raised in a gesture of surrender.
When he saw the face, Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes as the red dot scope was already pointed at his face.
"Lin Chaoen."
"That's right, it's me." Lin Chaoen sighed as he said with a mocking tone, "I didn't think we would meet again in this way."
"You provoked me multiple times. You should have expected this day," Jiang Chen said emotionlessly as his finger rubbed on the trigger.
Lin Chaoen shrugged and looked at Jiang Chen.
"No matter what, you've won. In the end, Father wants to see you. "
Then, Lin Chaoen looked at Lin Lin hiding behind Jiang Chen and a bright smile appeared on his face.
"And you, my respected sister."
"Sister, sister?" Jiang Chen looked at Lin Lin in shock, but she was also confused.
"What?" Lin Lin looked at Lin Chaoen, dumbfounded.
"You'll know when you come in."
Lin Chaoen smiled mysteriously at Lin Lin, turned around, and walked into the fallout shelter with his back facing Jiang Chen.
Looking at the pitch-black tunnel, Jiang Chen was unsure if this was a trap, or if it was as Lin Chaoen said, they chose to surrender.
After hesitating for a moment, Jiang Chen took out a signal stick, pulled off the fuse, and threw it out.
The bright red light illuminated the space. Other than the rows of hibernation chambers, there was only a room the size of a basketball court without any weapons. Jiang Chen raised his rifle and took Lin Lin into the fallout shelter.
"Lin Lin."
"Mhmm?" Lin Lin, who shrunk behind Jiang Chen, nervously looked at his helmet.
"If they are going to close the door, fire at the engine of the door," Jiang Chen said with a voice Lin Chaoen could hear.
"Okay, okay!" Because she was too nervous, Lin Lin almost bit her tongue.
There was not much light in the room, and the only source of light was the signal stick Jiang Chen threw out. The entire room was filled with thick ozone, and because of this, the signal stick burned brightly.
In the middle of the room was a pillar-shaped computer, and the flashing light indicated that it was running. In the middle of the computer was a culture tank with a brain, and at the bottom was a dense network of cables that connected all the machines in the room.
Other than the computer, there were hibernation chambers in the room, and there were no signs of life.
Rather than calling it a fallout shelter, it was more accurate to call it a mechanical city buried deep underground. The central computer was its brain, and at the same time, its heart, and the scattered cables were its blood vessels.
Lin Chaoen walked in front of the computer and stopped.
"Father, they are here."
The electronic screen suddenly lit up, and the face of a middle-aged man appeared in the center of the screen. The hairstyle was neatly parted, the two eyebrows were thick and neat, the pair of black eyes looked calm and sharp, and the glasses on the bridge of his nose added a scholarly aura to him.
Looking at the man, Lin Lin's pupils suddenly contracted, and she took two steps forward.
"Dad, dad …"
"Don't go over." Jiang Chen put his hand on her shoulder.
"No! That's my dad! Let go of me, let go — "Lin Lin struggled with all her might, trying to escape from Jiang Chen's hand, and wanted to run forward.
Seeing this, Jiang Chen was also shocked.
He didn't expect this to happen at all. At the moment, his right hand was still holding the rifle, and his left hand grabbed onto Lin Lin's shoulder.
"Lin Lin! Your father is already on — already on the colonization ship, that's just a video! "
Jiang Chen almost said "in the sky", but he changed his words halfway.
"Dad, Dad! You came back to pick up your daughter, right? "Lin Lin's eyes wavered, and she sounded like she was about to cry.
Jiang Chen stared at the middle-aged man as he raised the gun and aimed at the screen.
"If you pretend to be Lin Lin's father again, I will shoot your skull!"
"No —!" Lin Lin screamed.
"I'm not pretending to be anyone." The middle-aged man on the screen closed his eyes and pointed down. "I'm right here, you should be able to see my brain."
The room became quiet.
Lin Lin looked at him blankly, her eyes filled with disbelief. "Brain? Dad, you … "
Jiang Chen's eyes also flashed with shock. He slightly adjusted the window of the screen and aimed at the culture tank.
Seeing Jiang Chen's small movement, the middle-aged man laughed.
"Is this how you treat your father-in-law?"
Father-in-law?
Jiang Chen paused.
Lin Lin's face turned red, and she immediately waved her hand. "No, no, Dad, you misunderstood, he is not that …"
But when she said this, her tone was obviously insincere.
"Ahem." The middle-aged man coughed, interrupted his daughter's words, and looked at Jiang Chen with a serious expression.
Jiang Chen stared at him without a word, and the muzzle in his hand was still pointed at his body – the brain.
"If this can give you a sense of security, then you can point. But I have to remind you, the glass of my culture tank can withstand the fire of an anti-material sniper rifle. "
[This old man that's emitting ozone. Can I shoot him?] Tingting didn't hide her disgust towards machinery.
[No! He is my father!] Lin Lin suppressed the restless Tingting as she anxiously muttered in her mind.
Hearing this, Jiang Chen grinned and lowered the muzzle.
"You let me in, are you ready to surrender?"
"I just want to see my daughter," the middle-aged man said with a kind smile.
Looking at the middle-aged man, Jiang Chen's eyes began to sparkle. He had never thought that things would develop into a reunion between father and daughter in the end.
"Dad, you, where are you now, the colonization star-"
"I didn't board the colonization ship," the middle-aged man looked at Lin Lin and said softly.
Lin Lin's eyes widened, and she didn't react for a moment. She couldn't describe her feelings at the moment. Shocked? Happy? Sad? It didn't seem like it, but it seemed to be a little bit.
After a long time, she squeezed out a few words from her lips.
"Why?"
"Because there is no need to go. The universe is so dark, it's the same no matter which direction you go, "the middle-aged man said slowly.
Then, he looked at Jiang Chen.
"I'm confused. You seem to have an incredible ability. Intuition tells me that this is the main reason why I failed. "
"I don't disagree with your point of view." Jiang Chen didn't deny it.
[Bullsh * t, if I didn't have interdimensional travel and storage dimension, I would've died countless times already. I don't need you to tell me.]
The middle-aged man stared at Jiang Chen's eyes for a long time before he sighed.
"Is that so? Although I hope that I lost because of some deeper reason. "
Then, he looked at Lin Lin, his daughter.
"I'm not a good father. On the path to supremacy, if there's anything I've regretted, it's probably you. "
Tears glistened in Lin Lin's eyes. "No, Dad, you gave me life, you gave me a chance to again-"
The middle-aged man interrupted her.
"Do you know? The reason you developed muscular dystrophy. "
Lin Lin was stunned. "It's not because of congenity-"
"No." The middle-aged man shook his head. "I did it."
Lin Lin was stunned, and the tears froze on her face. Her little mouth murmured, "Why?"
"The story is a bit long. If you have the patience, take your time to read."
A hint of nostalgia appeared on the middle-aged man's face, and he gradually disappeared from the screen.
The image on the screen changed, like a yellowed old film rolling, revealing a page belonging to history.
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