Chapter 106 Panacea(1/2)
The 43th refuge is huge, much larger than Duke imagined, and more than the 39th refuge he once visited.
This made Duke look forward to it. Shelter No. 39 has so many good things, so this Shelter No. 43 shouldn't be bad.
rustle--
The shelter was quiet, with only Duke's footsteps. Although he was careful, he was not overly cautious.
If nothing unexpected happens, there will definitely be no living person in this refuge.
When he first came into contact with the shelter, Duke was still a little confused about why no humans could reproduce in the shelter to this day.
Later, he gradually understood more, and then he realized that even if he could not escape any problems, it would be difficult for anyone to survive to this day - because of the black fog!
The airtight refuges are as if they are not safe to the black fog. They come and go as they say they come.
No one can live in this environment for a long time. Even if those people in the shelter may have strong resistance to the black fog because of "pre-war humans", they will not be able to live in the black fog all the time.
Just like Duke, although he is now in the black fog, he is in a state of no one, No. 2 still sets him a time-three hours.
This is the safe time calculated by No. 2. After this time, even Duke may be in danger. To be on the safe side, Duke is better off going out for some breathing.
As for the Holy Angel Miss, No. 2 is probably going to be very good if she can hold on for an hour...
But speaking of this, Duke is a little strange that even if these shelter personnel cannot survive because of the black fog, it is impossible for them to not even be able to stay in corpses.
Where have their bodies gone? Could it be that Chengdu has turned into ashes?
Duke felt it should be impossible, and maybe there were some other changes...
With his thinking all the way, Duke followed the instructions of No. 2 and encountered many things on the way, such as some strange instruments, equipment, protective equipment, etc.
No. 2 even told Duke that at his feet there was a nuclear energy supply system, which was intact compared to the one in Sanctuary No. 39!
Duke's pace has not stopped. Because No. 2 said that these things are basically of no value, and the truly valuable things are in the center of the shelter.
Of course, this nuclear energy supply system is definitely valuable and valuable, but Duke can't get this thing back. Even if he goes and takes a look, it will only be a waste of time.
All points of this refuge No. 43 are very similar to the refuge No. 39. Although it divides various functional areas inside, in fact, the shelter has two areas - inner area shelter and outer area shelter
The place where Duke is now located is an outdoor shelter, which is the area where the public lives.
The public has no idea about the existence of the shelter in the inner area!
That is, No. 2 has a special life form and can find something that ordinary people cannot find. Otherwise, it will take some effort to find the location of this inner area shelter.
A good refuge, why is it still so sneaky to build two?
Obviously, Duke estimated that like Sanctuary No. 39, this Sanctuary No. 43 also has some ulterior motives.
To be honest, Duke is still very interested in this kind of thing.
After all, there must be many good things for such a large shelter, especially the inner area shelter. Generally, the more sneaky the more good things are.
About half an hour later, No. 2 spoke out to remind Duke that his destination had arrived.
In front of Duke is a heavy metal gate, inside is the center of the shelter in the outer area.
Even Duke suspected that the entrance to the inner area shelter is likely to be inside the center.
It is a little more difficult to open this door than the previous one, because there is no trace of electronic lock outside this door.
Duke relies on No. 2 to open the door, without electronic locks, or if there is a pure mechanical switch inside, then No. 2 can do nothing.
But Duke didn't feel that the center was completely isolated from the outside. According to No. 2, this center is the place where materials are stored.
There is a program in the center that controls materials. Whenever a certain time comes, some materials will be placed for everyone to use.
Of course, this does not mean that the shelter cannot produce materials and be self-sufficient. After all, such a large shelter cannot even have this kind of ecology.
The reason why materials are delivered regularly is that this is a double guarantee.
It is better to be self-sufficient in refuges, but if they cannot produce for the time being due to some reasons, these materials can be kept to the minimum level, either waiting for productivity to recover or waiting until the next time the materials are released.
Anyway, the task of the center is to prevent the residents of the shelter from starving to death and give them hope of living.
It sounds like, this is a good setting.
But the premise is that the center is really just the center, and there is no unknown inner area refuge inside!
Duke searched around and finally found the outlet for the center to release materials outward.
For No. 2, as long as there is a direct or indirect carrier, it can go anywhere.
Duke took out the blue short knife and tried a lot of effort to pry open the entrance of one of the basin-sized passageways.
After checking, there was no residual material in the passage. Duke used a short knife to scratch the passage. After a while, he finally found several wires.
Just like when he opened the door before, Duke also placed his hands on the wire, and a numb electric current came, which took about a few seconds.
Puff—
The gate in the central area made a slight sound and the door opened!
"Awesome, my number two!"
Duke praised him excitedly, then waited for a while, and then entered it.
As soon as I came in, all the lights were lit up instantly, illuminating the entire center.
The decoration style in the central area is a bit different. It looks similar to the environment outside the gate of Sanctuary No. 43, which is rough and cold.
The central area is very large, after all, it is a place to store materials.
Duke searched around and found that there were not many supplies left here. Most of them were food, canned food, clothing, etc., and they were well preserved and did not look like they were thousands of years ago.
But Duke was not very happy, not because these were bad, but because the materials he wanted most now were renewable resources such as seeds.
But Duke was not disappointed, anyway, it was better to have one than not!
Of course, judging from the current situation, Duke still has no way to take these materials away for the time being, so he can only find a way in the future.
“Finally found.”
No. 2, who hadn't spoken for a long time, spoke again.
Duke didn't care to check the supplies anymore, and his face showed an excited look.
Rumble ~
At the deepest part of the center, the ground swayed, and then a small elevator slowly emerged.
“Is this the access to the inner area shelter…”
Looking at this delicate little elevator, Duke said subconsciously.
"Yes."
"Is there any danger below?"
"No danger, all automatic security forces have been removed by me."
After hearing No. 2's affirmative answer, Duke entered the elevator.
Rumble ~
Bang!
It took about a minute and a half, Duke paused gently and the elevator landed on the ground.
Click—
When the elevator door opened, a cloud of black fog hit me.
There was a reminder for No. 2 long ago, Duke was not panicked at all.
The black fog here is much richer than above, but for Duke, it's enough to be in danger of life for the time being. Although the black fog is very cold, it's better to be colder than colder. He is not that kind of delicate person.
Buzz ~
After Duke arrived, all the lights here were also turned on by No. 2, but in addition, some display screens and holographic projections illuminated.
There are obviously many cameras in Sanctuary No. 43, and you can see clearly through these screens.
Duke even saw the girl Xiaoyue Chi Xue, but her condition didn't seem to be very good.
I don’t know if I’m lucky or if I really have two brushes, but Wangyue Chi Xue actually cracked the gate and entered the shelter in the outer area.
But that's all for good luck.
The road she chose leads directly to the next level.
The next floor is the energy supply area, and the black fog inside is still very rich, which is similar to the black fog concentration in the current shelter in the inner area.
After all, Xun Xiao of Wangyuechi is a holy angel who has just awakened for a while. His resistance is limited and he cannot have Duke's resistance to black fog.
There was a trace of black mist on her bare wrists and neck, which seemed to be out of control, but her eyes were clear and obviously she could still hold on for a while.
Wang Yuechi Xue's face was filled with regret.
She finally came in and insisted on walking so far. She saw that she had encountered a good thing, but she couldn't take it away.
What you see in the snow in Wangyuechi is naturally the huge energy supply system.
Although she didn't understand this very much, she could also see that this was definitely a good thing! Maybe the most valuable thing in the entire ruins is it.
To be continued...