At this point, there was no way out. Everyone could only move forward in the barely passable place. The fluorescent lamps illuminated a part of the surrounding darkness. In that part of the dimness, the tall and incomplete outlines of the dilapidated buildings could be seen everywhere, like monsters lurking in the darkness.
Some pioneers were wandering in the darkness. The green fluorescent lamps in the hands of the pioneers in the distance looked like flickering will-o '-the-wisps, which made Zhang Tie feel chilly.
Sensing the intense atmosphere around him, Zhang Tie switched his dark vision and common vision. He found that this relic was like an ancient tomb in a city, which could indeed bring a great stress to people. However, in the dark vision, Zhang Tie could only see a bleak wasteland.
From those collapsed tall buildings, Zhang Tie sensed the development of human civilization before the Catastrophe.
In Zhang Tie's vision, he saw many hundreds of meters high skyscrapers. Zhang Tie saw many exposed steel bars and huge twisted steel structures. Those steel bars and steel structures were like fish bones or monster skeletons, which looked pretty terrifying.
At least in the field of architecture, the height that humans could reach before the Catastrophe could never be matched by today's humans. Zhang Tie compared the cities that he had seen with this city. He found that even the tallest buildings in Yiyang City, the most prosperous city, were dwarfed by the ruins and remains of those tall buildings in this city.
On the road that Zhang Tie and the others passed by, there were huge pieces of reinforced concrete that blocked their way. There were large pieces of reinforced concrete that had collapsed from the buildings everywhere, blocking everyone's way, forcing everyone to take a detour.
On the roadside, Zhang Tie saw many vehicles before the Catastrophe which had become rusty iron shells. Some of them were cars; some were like urban rail trains with many long carriages.
There were also some bizarre remains that even Zhang Tie couldn't identify.
At the sight of these items, Zhang Tie recalled the history teacher of the No. 7 National Middle School in Blackhot City, who was the biggest dream of the teacher. The teacher's biggest dream was to explore such relics. Pitifully, it was a bit far-fetched for a commoner.
"Ah..." a fighter suddenly uttered a miserable shriek on the road in front of them. Then, they fell to the ground. Everyone immediately took out their weapons. Everybody took out their weapons and formed a defensive formation. They looked around vigilantly as they thought that they were being attacked.
Zhang Tie hurriedly walked over there and found that the fighter was hugging his foot while a sharp object penetrated through his instep. It seemed to be a nail.
The injured soldier was quickly taken care of. The one that had pierced through the soldier's shoes and feet. It was indeed a nail, a nail before the Catastrophe. One end of the nail was nailed onto a piece of muddy soil while the sharp side was facing upwards. Just now, the soldier was not careful and stepped on it. As a result, he was injured.
After being cleaned by others, Zhang Tie took it and took a look at it. Even after so many years, the surface of the nail was still pitch-black and shiny with a bit rust. Undoubtedly, it still reflected the scientific level of humans in the Catastrophe.
"Pay attention to your feet!" Someone in the team shouted.
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"I think it's time for us to find a place to settle down!" After coming to this relics, this team had almost reached their first target. Even if O'Laura and Nurdo had other ideas, unless they had already known the precise location of the super relics, it would be too time-consuming for them to travel together. It would take them about 10 days to search the range that a powerhouse could search in one day. Therefore, it would take them about 10 days to cover the range that a powerhouse could search for in one day in the underground world.
O'Laura and Nurdo exchanged a glance with each other.
"After walking in the underground for so many days, it's indeed time for us to take a rest here. As the relics are right in front of us, if these fighters didn't search here, their morale would be affected! If we're lucky, we could also make a fortune here. "Nurdo agreed with Zhang Tie's idea at the first moment.
After throwing a glance at those soldiers who were observing the surroundings with curious and excited looks, O'Laura nodded and said, "Alright, let's find a place to pitch tents!"
"We can finally find a place to take a bath!" Sabrina also revealed a smile. These days, women were fine as they liked to be clean; however, men were smelly. Among men, Zhang Tie smelled the best. Zhang Tie didn't know whether it was because of those fruits that he had eaten or that he had drunk too much all-purpose medicament. No matter what, although he was also dusty and sweaty, he didn't smell sour at all. According to Sabrina, Zhang Tie smelled like the fresh, masculine smell of grass being dried by the sunshine in summer.
Since the four most important people in the team had made a unanimous decision, the team continued to move forward for a few kilometers before settling down on the side of a collapsed building.
The skyscraper covered over 6,000 square meters. Of course, it would not collapse once again. Therefore, they chose a relatively open place between the collapsed part and the uncollapsed part of the skyscraper. This place was covered by barriers on both sides, which was relatively hidden and safe.
The moment he pitched his tent, Zhang Tie had seen Holmes and Gerri walking towards him. After throwing a glance at Zhang Tie, the three people left the camp and found a hidden place hundreds of meters away from the camp.
"The place where Holmes and I found the wrapper of the sausage is not far from here!" Gerri whispered after looking around.
"Oh? Is it nearby? "Zhang Tie asked.
"Yes, it's in a cave on the eastern edge of the city. It's less than 40 kilometers away from here!" Holmes added, pointing in that direction as he spoke.
"Given the allied forces' determination to enter the underground relics and the intervention of Golden Roc Bank, I think they have already known about the existence of the super relics here. The wild bear tribe and our team both come here for the super relics. The intelligence that you two have discovered is very important for them. At least, it could greatly shorten their time to search for the super relics in the underground relics. As it was you who discovered this intelligence, it's very important for them to know that there's a super relics in the underground relics. Therefore, you two have the right to dispose it! If the two of you decide to use this information to make a deal with them, I can guarantee your safety. If you don't want to do that, I won't tell anyone else what you've discovered! "
Zhang Tie watched Sam and Gerri with a sincere look. Sam and Gerri had not imagined that Zhang Tie could say such a thing. At this moment, he felt a little touched in his heart. Facing the temptation of the super relics, Zhang Tie could still restrain his greed. Sam and Gerri both felt that they were right about Zhang Tie as a friend.
"I know what you mean. However, Sam and I have made a good preparation this time. We plan to find a chance to enter that cave. If not, we will consider making a deal with them!"
Zhang Tie nodded. Sam and Gerri were aiming for wealth. It was understandable. If they gave up before having a try, it would not conform to the character of pioneers. "When do you prepare to go there?"
"Two days later!" Gerri answered, "We will go there together then!"
Zhang Tie nodded, 'Gerri is really cunning. As there are about 7-8 hours left before they go to bed, if they rushed towards a certain place after settling down, it would be too eye-catching. However, if they wandered here for a couple of days, it would not arouse people's suspicion.'
"Actually, this city has a great potential to be excavated. If not because of the existence of the super relics, this city is already a very perfect treasure vault for pioneers!" Gerri added.
"Oh, is there anything else here?"
"Of course, at least the bank vaults in this city have not been discovered. Besides, there are some valuable items in this city such as those jewelries in the jewelry stores being buried in the ruins, items in the safes of rich people, even top-quality crystals which were used as common decorations and chandeliers before the Catastrophe. Compared to those handicrafts and artworks before the Catastrophe, these are all valuable!" Sam sighed with emotion.
"If there are some museums in this city, the preserved items in the museums are also very valuable!" Gerri added, "The well-preserved books in the library could also be sold at a high price outside!"
It was out of Zhang Tie's imagination that there were so many tricks in this relics. Looking at the urban relics which covered over 100 square miles, Zhang Tie realized that there were indeed many items mentioned by Sam and Gerri. However, given the large building wreckages in the ruins, Zhang Tie knew that besides being lucky, strength was also necessary to make a fortune here.
"The two of you have said so much, so do you have a target or not? What is the most valuable part of this city?"
"Generally, according to the habits of humans before the Catastrophe, the places with the most skyscrapers should be the golden zones of the city. In such places, high-end shops and banks are much more likely to exist. Even though common banks don't have vaults, they can also rent safes. You can also make a lot of money there. Rich people usually live in villas with good scenery in the suburbs. Of course, it's not absolute!"
Hearing Gerri's words, Zhang Tie moved his eyes onto the place with the most floating fluorite lamps in the distance. It should be the place with the most skyscrapers in this city. Although some collapsed skyscrapers were still over 100 m high, they were very eye-catching. It seemed that the other pioneers were not idiots.
"Are you talking about that place? That place seems to have more fluorite lamps." Zhang Tie pointed at that direction. That place was about ten kilometers away from here. It didn't look too far.
"If we remember correctly, the most prosperous commercial district in this city should be over there!" After recalling it for a short while, Sam nodded affirmatively.
"How about taking a look there? It's still early today. It won't take us too long to make a round trip!" When he recalled the hidden items in the relics that Gerri and Sam told him about, Zhang Tie became spirited at once. Although he could make a fortune right away, it was a very interesting treasure-hunting experience.
After exchanging a glance with each other, Gerri and Sam nodded at the same time.
At this moment. The three people immediately trotted towards there under Zhang Tie's lead.
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Actually, Nurdo had been paying attention to Zhang Tie's trace and performance in the camp. At the sight of Zhang Tie and his two friends running away, Nurdo waved his hand at them. One of his henchmen ran over at once. Nurdo didn't even say anything. Nurdo didn't say anything; instead, he just raised his jaw towards the direction of Zhang Tie. His quick-witted subordinate then quietly disappeared into the darkness.
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After putting down the 70-80 kg luggage and supplies, Gerri and Sam ran at a high speed. Even though they had to detour around many ruins and obstacles, it only took them about half an hour to arrive there.
When they arrived at that region. Indeed, Zhang Tie found many pioneers wandering over there. Many more pioneers were searching for something in the ruins and those damaged buildings with tools.
"Why don't they go there? I feel that there should be something there." The moment they arrived here, Zhang Tie had pointed at a ruin. The ruin was located in the middle of the two buildings. It was a relatively shorter building, only about five or six stories high. Because the upper part of the building had collapsed, the debris and concrete blocks from the two buildings had directly buried more than half of the building.
"There might be something there; there might be nothing there. However, it would take too much time and energy to clear those ruins around that building. Even if 10 people worked here for one week, they might not be able to clear them all. Additionally, nobody knows what's there. If the item inside is not valuable, we would lose too much time, energy and supplies. It's not worthwhile to waste our time here. "Gerri explained.
Glancing at the pile of ruins, Zhang Tie felt that it should be the location of the "waistband water" that Donder had mentioned. The so-called "waistband water" was a term in the Eastern Continent. When businessmen in the Eastern Continent opened their shops, they liked to open their shops in the obtuse corners of intersecting roads or in the arc-shaped inner circle. According to Donder, the shops in this location would have better Fengshui, wealth and better business. The grocery store that Zhang Tie worked in before was a shop in the location of "waistband water" beside the railway station.
Actually, Zhang Tie didn't know what was the basis of the term "waistband water". However, looking at the ruins in front of him, he instinctively thought that that location might be the "waistband water". Therefore, he was eager to have a try. Zhang Tie thought that a building with waistband water in such a prosperous business district could not be a steamed bun store or a public toilet. That would be too wasteful and not in line with the principle of maximizing the commercial value of everything in the commercial society before the Catastrophe.
"If you want to take a look at other places, just go. But don't be too far away from here. If you need me, just let me know. I plan to clean up these ruins for fun. Even if there's nothing here, it doesn't matter," Zhang Tie said casually. Zhang Tie said casually. 'I'd rather have a try here than try my luck aimlessly.' Saying this, Zhang Tie rolled up his sleeves as if he was ready for a big fight.
"Ah, Peter, are you crazy? Even if you work here for half a month..." The moment Gerri wanted to persuade Zhang Tie, his eyelids started to jump at the sight of Zhang Tie's movement.
Running to the front of the ruins, Zhang Tie grabbed a concrete block weighing 500-600 kg by one hand and casually threw it 30 m away like throwing a banana peel, causing a loud sound.
Holmes and Gerri were dumbfounded.
"Pinch me. I'm not dreaming, am I? I just saw …"
In the blink of an eye, another broken concrete formwork of the same weight was pulled out of the ruins by Zhang Tie rudely and casually thrown aside.
Only after a short while, Zhang Tie had thrown out large blocks of building ruins.
Holmes and Gerri were dumbfounded. After exchanging a glance with each other, they saw the same doubt in each other's eyes — — is this guy a steam excavator in disguise? His efficiency is even higher than that of an excavator.
With 27 seven-strength fruits, plus his great strength as a LV 7 fighter and highly flexible limbs, Zhang Tie's efficiency was terrifyingly high.
The great noise also attracted many pioneers who were wandering in the distance. When they saw Zhang Tie throwing away over a ton of rubble with his terrifying strength, they were all petrified.
After putting on the dark tore gloves, Zhang Tie could even insert his hands into stones with the help of his iron-blood battle qi. He could easily shatter, lift and throw away many things.
Only after half an hour, Zhang Tie had cleared out a small area of the ruins and concrete blocks of that building.
Finally, a heavy concrete block weighing over 7-8 tons appeared in front of Zhang Tie, blocking his way forward.
Zhang Tie then ran away...
When many people let out a sigh and thought that they could take a rest, Zhang Tie ran back with a 3-m longer I-beam which he picked up from the other rubble. Using that I-beam as a lever, Zhang Tie found a stone and put it under the super heavy concrete block. Zhang Tie then moved away the 7-8 ton roadblock.
In the following 5 hours, Zhang Tie kept digging tirelessly. With the help of the pair of dark tore gloves and that super strong lever, under the unimaginable gaze of so many pioneers, Zhang Tie finally made a tunnel which could only allow one person to access in the ruins.
Finally, one of the walls of the low building was exposed …
Zhang Tie instantly picked up that I-beam and pounded it onto that wall...
In the rising dust and smoke, a hole appeared...
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