Soon, the truck stopped at the entrance of a huge cave. It seemed to be about 60 to 70 meters wide.
Everyone got out of the car and followed the crowd into the cave. Inside was a huge hall. Dozens of heavy trucks lined up on the side, like soldiers lining up in two rows. In front of them were 12 medium-sized tanks. Roughly estimating, the hall covered an area of tens of thousands of square meters. They wondered if they were in a public square.
Luo Yuan noticed that there was a huge iron gate at the end of the square. He wondered what was behind it.
Other than the hall, there were five to six tunnels nearby. Obviously, there were other spaces. It must have been a huge project to build this place.
Everyone looked left and right curiously, sizing up this and that. Their hearts were filled with incomparable shock!
In fact, for a country's power, it was really nothing. Modern machinery was perfect, and the efficiency was terrifying. Before the apocalypse, a prefecture-level city could build a few or even a dozen of such bases in a year, and it would not affect the people's livelihood. If the world had not changed and the enemy had not infiltrated the country, humans would not have been able to defend themselves. With the high efficiency of modern weapons, how could the humans be beaten back again and again?
A group of soldiers led everyone into a passageway. After a few twists and turns, they finally stopped in front of a door guarded by soldiers.
One of the soldiers went to talk to them and turned to Zhou Yicheng. "Battalion Commander, the leader has woken up. He wants to see you. Please!"
Zhou Yicheng nodded and looked at Luo Yuan. He knocked on the door and heard a low voice saying, "Please come in." Zhou Yicheng walked in and closed the door again.
"Comrades of the 312th Battalion, follow me. I'll arrange your accommodation," a captain said and led the soldiers away.
"The rest of you, follow me," another lieutenant said.
Everyone followed seven or eight soldiers to an office. A few soldiers stood in a row against the wall. Although they did not do anything, they could feel a murderous aura coming from them.
This was no doubt a show of strength. Except for Luo Yuan, everyone was shocked. Even Wang Shishi was shocked.
The lieutenant sized up everyone and said with a solemn expression, "It's a pity that the country didn't have the ability to rescue you before. I know that you all have hatred and resentment in your hearts because there must have been many sad things that happened. However, there's nothing we can do about it. The country's power is limited, and too many areas have fallen. It's impossible to take care of everything.
I have to say that all of you are very lucky to be able to come here. Because of the situation, in a few days, we will also be preparing to withdraw. "
Luo Yuan's expression changed slightly as he thought about the number of days required for the mission. It was too much of a coincidence, so he could not help but overthink.
The lieutenant's eyes were sharp as he glanced at everyone and continued, "Now, let me explain the matters that we need to pay attention to here. Because many unpleasant things have happened in the past, even endangering the safety of the base, resulting in great losses and seriously delaying the rescue of the equipment, I need to emphasize this.
First, strictly abide by the military discipline. No fighting is allowed. Those who break the rules will be expelled, and those who resist will be shot!
Secondly, you are not allowed to wander around other than the designated area. The first time is a warning, and the second time is expulsion!
Thirdly, under special circumstances, the army has the right to conscript soldiers.
That's all we ask of the ordinary people. I hope that everyone will abide by this rule. I know that there must be evolved people here! " He glanced at the few of them. These people were particularly eye-catching among the survivors. The other survivors were either emaciated and covered in abscesses, or their clothes were tattered and dusty. But this group of people, except for a few children, had rosy cheeks and clean clothes. They were like fireflies in the dark among the survivors.
"Most of you have some skills to be able to survive until now. You think that just because you have the ability, you can do whatever you want. You do whatever you want without any discipline." The Lieutenant's voice became harsher and harsher. His lips curled into a mocking smile. "I've seen many people like this. Those who want to cause trouble are either expelled or shot to death. This is a warning, a warning. I hope you're not like this. Behave yourselves."
The officer obviously did not like evolved people, or rather, ordinary evolved people. It was obvious from his face that he hated them.
The few of them looked at Luo Yuan discreetly. Huang Jiahui held his hand tightly.
Luo Yuan knew what she was thinking. He could not help but laugh. Maybe he had left a wrong impression after being dominant for a long time. He was not a hot-blooded young man who could not stand being bullied. He still wanted to hitch a ride with the military back to the reconstruction area. How could he offend the military over such a trivial matter? He had to be tough when he needed to be, and be soft when he needed to be.
Moreover, the officer was right. Living in the occupied area for a long time had led to the collapse of social order and the loss of morality. Many people's hearts had become twisted, especially evolved people. They had lost themselves in power and thought that they were better than others. They saw rules as restraints and human lives as worthless. Even Luo Yuan had some of those feelings, but it was only because he had tried his best to control himself and stick to his bottom line.
At the same time, Luo Yuan could tell from the officer's words that the military's attitude towards ordinary evolved people was very different from before. Not only did they not value them, but they also hated them. Perhaps something had happened before? The military's impression of evolved people had deteriorated.
After the first lieutenant had given them a warning, he did not continue to provoke them. He brought them to the dormitory area, left the male and female dormitory keys, and told them where they could move around. Then, he quickly left with the soldiers. They did not even hand in their weapons and luggage.
This made Luo Yuan realize that even though the reconstruction area had been rebuilt, it was no longer the same society where weapons were stored.
The dormitory was similar to the workers' dormitory, but it was much bigger. There were two bunk beds, a total of 24. Most of the beds were empty. Luo Yuan glanced around and found that there were only 15 or 16 people living in them.
Through the glass door, Luo Yuan looked around one dormitory after another. Other than the female dormitory on the left, the rest of the dormitories were empty.
No wonder it was so easy for this base to accommodate survivors. It was because there were fewer and fewer survivors in the enemy-occupied areas. Those who could survive until now and had the courage to come here were even fewer. The large transport plane was filled with equipment, and carrying these survivors was just a matter of convenience.
After the soldiers left, they felt relieved.
"Did you guys notice that their guns are a little strange? The caliber is a lot bigger, and it's too different from the Type 95." Huo Dong was sensitive to this because he often touched guns.
"I took a look just now. The caliber should be between 15 and 17mm. The military must have changed it," Huang Jiahui said seriously. She knew more about guns than Huo Dong. "This kind of gun must have a strong recoil. Ordinary people can't shoot it. But the power of the previous guns was too weak because the previous enemies were all humans. No matter the caliber of the bullet, even if it was a handgun, it would still kill them. So we didn't have to consider the power of the bullet. For example, the Type 95 only has 5 mm. The effective range is only 8 mm. If we don't use special bullets, we won't be able to kill blue level mutated beasts. "
"If only we could get one!" Huo Dong smacked his lips. That kind of gun would definitely be fun to shoot.
"Dream on! It's good enough that we don't have to take your weapon!" Lin Xiaoji said.
"What the f * ck! Why are you so noisy? Can't you let us sleep?" Suddenly, an angry voice came from the dormitory.
Everyone was stunned. They looked at Luo Yuan subconsciously with a pale face.
Luo Yuan smiled and waved his hand. "Talking like this really disturbs others' rest. I think everyone is tired after a whole night. Let's go back to sleep. We'll talk tomorrow."
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