Before they left, Jiang Chen and Sun Xiaorou went to the power room and the hibernation center respectively.
Just like Sun Xiaorou's speculation, someone came to the fallout shelter, installed a new fuel rod, and even lived here for a while. However, for some reason, or perhaps because he had already achieved a certain goal here, he left in the end.
And he left for a few years.
After he left, he turned off the power of the fallout shelter. It wasn't until Jiang Chen entered the password at the terminal in front of the director's office that the sleeping fallout shelter was awakened.
"Eternal life, or at least life extension, these technologies are part of the interstellar colonization plan, although not necessary. The Dusk Church tried to find this place, and they did arrive here. But they didn't know the password to the director's office, so they couldn't do anything to the things inside. "
"Can't you just blow the door open?" Jiang Chen asked.
Based on what Han Junhua said, the director's office could be opened by force.
"Unless the design allows it. Otherwise, even if you blow up the entire fallout shelter, you might not be able to blow up this room. "Sun Xiaorou sighed.
Jiang Chen paused for a moment before he shook his head.
"That's too dark."
Whether it was the thousand meters below or the fallout shelter.
The corner of Sun Xiao Rou's mouth curled up as she continued the previous topic.
"But the church still collected some interesting clues outside the fallout shelter. For example, the observer's experiment, and the director's refusal to continue the experiment, which also involved a girl. "
"The girl that was scratched off the list in the diary?"
"That's possible." Sun Xiaorou nodded seriously. "Since she was chosen as the subject of the experiment, there should be something special about her."
"Observer, little girl … Are there only two clues?"
After searching the entire fallout shelter, Jiang Chen couldn't find the lab mentioned in the diary.
Sun Xiaorou carefully recalled her childhood, but she had no impression of the word "lab."
The horrendous experiment that the observer conducted was brought to the grave with the abandonment of Fallout Shelter 071.
But other than the secret of eternal life, the two found some "interesting" things in the fallout shelter.
An experimental quantum computer, a nearly dismantled soilless culture device, and some gadgets that would only appear in fallout shelters.
It was a pleasant surprise to find a quantum computer here. Most abandoned Fallout Shelters would be visited by scavengers. The electronic components and special materials on the quantum computer could be used to make weapon accessories.
This quantum computer was not discovered by the scavengers, so it could only be said that it was hidden very well.
The two then walked around the fallout shelter a few more times. After confirming that there was nothing else useful, they left marks on the items that needed to be moved.
With the diary, Jiang Chen and Xiaorou stood on the elevator back to the surface. After he pressed the start button, he raised his left arm and looked at the time on the EP.
It was exactly six o 'clock.
When they reached the surface, a few guards immediately came to greet them.
"General, if you didn't come out, we were going to rush in to find you." Seeing that Jiang Chen was safe, Li Wang was relieved.
"It's already this late?" Jiang Chen looked up.
The sky was completely dark, and it looked like it was going to rain.
"What do you plan to do with this Sanctuary?" Sun Xiaorou asked.
"Temporarily control it. At least maintain a checkpoint here … and a cemetery," Jiang Chen said as he scanned the bones on the ground.
With a grateful smile, Sun Xiao Ruo lightly nodded.
"Mhmm."
Jiang Chen ordered Li Wang to stay here with five guards as he sat in the armored vehicle and returned to the military outpost.
Before dark, the helicopter from AS Order would arrive in the area with reinforcements and supplies.
…
Qingshan Stadium. This was the capital of Empire.
In the beginning, Empire wasn't called Empire, but it had a simple name – Qingshan Survivor Colony. The people who lived here were not good people either. Occasionally, they worked as mercenaries, but secretly, they also did some robbing business.
But later, a few villages west of Gang River united and called themselves Federation. They voted to elect a president and first built a radio station to spread propaganda to the nearby residents. Seeing this, the survivors of the Qingshan Mountain Survivor Camp, who were planning to whitewash themselves, immediately changed their names.
Based on the principle of not losing to their old enemy, Federation, they changed their name to Empire.
With the slogan of rebuilding civilization, the Federation promoted openness and freedom, attracting merchants and some freedmen who passed by this place. Gradually, it developed into a prosperous settlement. But because of the large flow of people, the law was too loose. Corruption and crime became a breeding ground and spread to every corner of Federation like a plague.
With a little bit of effort, everything could be bought at a clear price.
Whether it was the position of the president or the head of a parliament member.
Empire was the exact opposite. As raiders, they carried the aura of banditry, so they walked the path of centralization from the beginning.
He roped in a group of raiders, gathered a few powerful mercenary groups to "invest" in him, and finally, he roped in the mutated human tribe without hesitation. Those with dirty hands could become accomplices to share power, and the honest people could work hard in the field. The clear social division of labor simply and crudely built the framework of the power pyramid.
As to who should be the emperor, it couldn't be a hereditary system, or the bosses of the raiders and mercenary groups would not be satisfied. Then who should be the emperor?
The first leader was a smart person. They dug out the ancient "abdication system" from the dust of history.
Everyone could take turns to be the emperor. Everyone could enjoy being the emperor.
Federation and Empire.
It was hard to say who was dirtier and who was more civilized.
Since this was the wasteland, it was a garbage dump …
"This is the history of Empire and Federation." The mercenary with a PK2000 rifle on his back led Zhao Baodong into the city gate while introducing him to the man beside him.
Zhao Baodong, a survivor of the Qingpu area, joined the Fishbone base after the establishment of the Hunter Corps. A long time ago, he cleaned up the source of infection with Jiang Chen and the others. But he didn't do as well as his old friend Ma Zhongcheng. That guy already became the leader of the Hunter Corps, and he was only the captain of a reconnaissance team.
But it wasn't his fault since he chose the wrong side in the first place. The first survivor community that Jiang Chen visited was his place, but what did he do? Not only did he reject the proposal to send troops together, but he also used the recoilless cannon to threaten Jiang Chen to leave and not cause trouble for them …
But Jiang Chen didn't pursue his responsibility.
Although he was pointed at with a gun, Zhao Baodong still did his part. Without the Qingpu survivors, the power armors at the Fishbone base couldn't take care of the X2 bacterial infection source.
If he could contribute in this mission, he might have the opportunity to be promoted. So he volunteered to go to Hucheng and boarded the supply airship with the reconnaissance team.
He entered the city gate and stood in front of the stadium.
The mercenary signaled him with his eyes, and the soldier with the rifle also looked at him.
Zhao Baodong collected his thoughts and immediately took out four grain-sized crystals from his pocket. He stuffed them into the soldier's hand and pointed at the mercenary next to him.
"Together."
The soldier didn't say anything as he threw the crystals onto the detector. The number stopped at four.
Zhao Baodong looked at the number jumping on the crystal detector as a nostalgic expression appeared on his face.
The Sixth Street hadn't used this thing for a long time. Even the entire Suhang province didn't see this thing. People used NAC credits to buy things, so crystals became a pure commodity.
So a lot of soldiers didn't want to be sent here. Compared to the "developed" Wanghai, this place was like a remote mountain area.
The soldier still didn't say anything as he expressionlessly waved his gun and looked at the survivors behind them.
The mercenary next to him immediately pulled on Zhao Baodong's sleeve, signaling him to pass.
"Don't we need to hand in our weapons when we enter the city?"
"No, we only need to use them when we enter the palace," the mercenary said.
"Palace?" Zhao Baodong paused.
"There." The mercenary stepped out of the end of the corridor as he pointed at the highest point of the stadium.
When they stepped into the open-air stadium, the scenery in front of them suddenly brightened.
The wide field didn't have any greenery. Instead, it was replaced by markets, residences, and even orchards. It was surrounded by "natural" walls that protected this place like a city wall. On the high platform, the flag of Empire fluttered.
This was the capital.
What was worth noting was that the stadium in the 22nd century was much larger than the 21st century. It was hard to describe how large it was, but it was the size of a golf course.
Including the underground area, the stadium could accommodate a total of 50,000 people.
This was the center of Empire.
"Thank you, buddy. If there's anything you don't understand, you can find me at the bar. Before I receive a new mission, I'll be there. "The mercenary waved his hand and disappeared from the street.
Based on the agreement, Zhao Baodong paid the two crystals as the city gate tax for him. He brought Zhao Baodong here and gave him a lively "history lesson" on the way.
It was a good deal for Zhao Baodong to only spend two crystals to purchase such valuable information.
Although the mission funds were sufficient, it was better to use the money in the key areas.
He took out a piece of paper and confirmed the mission Jiang Chen gave him before heading to the hotel. He needed to find a place to stay and organize the information he collected before sending it to the military outpost via radio.
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