Leaning against the side wall of the elevator, Jiang Chen quietly waited for it to descend to the bottom. ≯≥
The backup power system is still operating, and this elevator is probably the only operating power facility in the entire resort. The "dark shadow" he met in the basement before was still lingering in his mind.
He did not ask Lin Ling to go up the mountain, but chose to enter the nuclear power plant alone to explore the bottom. The attack of that black shadow was impossible to guard against. Even the life detection device could not find traces of it. Jiang Chen really did not have the confidence to protect himself while also taking care of a person with no fighting ability.
Since it can be injured by laser bullets, it can be ruled out that it is a ghost or something like that. But in the end, Jiang Chen still doesn't believe that there are such things as ghosts and ghosts in this world. However, he still couldn't figure out what it was.
"Ding-"
His thoughts were interrupted by the elevator bell. Jiang Chen stood still and raised the rifle in his hand.
The elevator slowly opened.
However, what he didn't expect was that this nuclear power plant was not alone.
"This is the Clearwater Nuclear Power Plant, put down your weapons, man."
After the elevator opened, six riflemen stood at the door, the black muzzles pointing straight at them. Jiang Chen reacted immediately and aimed the rifle in his hand. Although one gun looked weak against six guns, there were ten Hummingbird drones behind him.
"Give me a reason to put down the weapon." Jiang Chen said with a smile without any intention of putting down the weapon.
The underground signal is very poor, and the drone terminal deployed on the surface cannot contact the drone underground. However, there is still something called a drone backpack in this world, which can be used as a temporary terminal for drones.
Looking at the ten buzzing drones, Zhao Tianyu's scalp felt numb as he stood opposite Jiang Chen. Not to mention how many bullets the mechanical exoskeleton could withstand, the drones next to this man made him not sure how to deal with them.
"Okay... you can carry a weapon, but if you are not looking for trouble, please explain your purpose."
After weighing the pros and cons, Zhao Tianyu made a compromise. After all, to be able to make it this far alive, he must be no ordinary person.
Jiang Chen's eyes stayed on the rifles in their hands for a moment.
It's all the same, although it looks very old. This kind of PAC-style automatic rifle is commonly found in shelters or pre-war military facilities. Jiang Chen immediately understood the identities of these people. It seemed that the facts were not as Mole said, the more than 100 people who entered the resort to explore five years ago. People are not completely extinct.
At least, the six people standing in front of him were not dead.
"I am a mercenary, hired by the director of Vault 79, to investigate your... cause of death. But I didn't expect that you are all still alive." In order to gain their trust, Jiang Chen told a lie.
The six people looked at each other, with wry smiles appearing on their faces.
"Are they all still alive? There are only about twenty of them alive."
Zhao Tianyu lowered the rifle in his hand, and the five subordinates standing next to him also followed suit. Now that we have determined that they are our own people, there is no need to point guns at each other. Jiang Chen also put away his rifle, but he did not put away the drone that was following him.
"So... can I come in?" Jiang Chen pointed to the outside of the elevator.
"Of course, let's go to our station to chat. Please come with me." Zhao Tianyu made an invitation gesture.
After the elevator is a lobby with the words Qingshui Nuclear Power Plant written on it. After walking through the hall and coming to an archway, Zhao Tianyu stepped forward and pressed his fingerprint to open the nuclear power plant buried hundreds of meters below.
After actually stepping into the interior of the Qingshui Nuclear Power Plant, Jiang Chen was surprised to find out.
This is not a nuclear power plant, it is simply a small shelter!
Large and small tents are located in the empty rooms, and further back you can see worker dormitories inhabited by people. Although the Qingshui Nuclear Power Plant is designed to operate on its own for at least 50 years without maintenance, it is still designed to have living space for 500 people.
Although there are more than 500 people crowded here now, by rough estimation, it must be thousands.
"These are the aborigines of the nuclear power plant... there should be no problem in calling them that." Zhao Tianyu led Jiang Chen forward while introducing him to the situation here.
From Zhao Tianyu's words, Jiang Chen immediately understood why he didn't see any remains in the resort, and there were no signs of the luxury cars in the garage being driven away. It turns out that when the doomsday nuclear war broke out, those people did not flee to the shelter several kilometers away, but hid directly in the nearby nuclear power plant.
It seems that when the nuclear war broke out, someone had a conscience and did not keep the secret of the war reserve until the end. Instead, he hid in with a large group of desperate survivors.
"It turned out that these workers' dormitories were occupied by mire crabs. After we came, we emptied them out."
"After staying underground for a long time, even the most optimistic person will become depressed. These underground people are not easy to get along with, but they also need us to maintain order. If they have extra food, they will still share some with us."
"Food? Where do you get food from?" Jiang Chen asked confused.
"Grow mushrooms, and grow algae and kelp. The environment here is very suitable for growing these things." Zhao Tianyu grinned, "There is a pipeline connected to the sea in the deuterium refining plant of the nuclear power plant. Not only can we get seaweed , and occasionally we can get a few small fish.”
Growing mushrooms in a nuclear power plant is really unique.
However, Jiang Chen did not complain about their food. He remained silent along the way and spoke less to avoid exposing his flaws.
When we reached the end of the workers' dormitory, two guards were guarding the entrance at the corner. Judging from this posture, this should be the location of the Vault 79 exploration team. After entering the so-called command room, Zhao Tianyu brought a chair for Jiang Chen.
"Sit wherever you like."
Jiang Chen sat on the chair and leaned the rifle next to him.
Zhao Tianyu sat opposite him, crossed his fingers on the table, looked at Jiang Chen seriously and asked.
"Is the Fog Demon still there?"
"If you are referring to the dark figure with the axe, I think he should still be there." Jiang Chen said.
A bitter smile appeared on Zhao Tianyu's face.
"Really... Can you tell me how you escaped its pursuit?"
"He attacked from behind, I spotted him, turned around and wounded him."
Although Jiang Chen said it in such an understatement, Zhao Tianyu still felt the danger depicted in his words.
"Good guy, I can't tell you still have a chance. We had 117 brothers at the time, but only about twenty of them ran here alive. If I guessed correctly, those brothers who ran down the mountain must be dead."
"Why are you so sure?" Jiang Chen asked with a smile.
"It's easy to guess. If they returned to Town No. 79 alive, the director would definitely not have sent people to collect our bodies after so many years." Zhao Tianyu teased, "What now? What are your plans?"
After pondering for a moment, Jiang Chen spoke.
"Take you back, and take these people with you too."
It would be inconvenient for him to move those nuclear fusion power units and nuclear fuel if there were people in the nuclear power plant, and those who relied on nuclear energy for survival would certainly not allow him to move those motors. But if they could be taken out of here, I believe they would be happy to hand over this nuclear power plant.
"We can't get out." Zhao Tianyu shook his head, "There is a fog demon guarding outside. No matter how many people get out, they will die. The thick fog is his domain, and in his domain, we..."
"Then what exactly is the so-called fog demon?" Jiang Chen frowned.
Zhao Tianyu couldn't help but sigh when Jiang Chen asked this question.
"It is said that he used to be from this Qingshui Nuclear Power Plant."
After a pause, he continued.
"And it was the one who opened the door and let these poor people into the nuclear power plant..." (.) 8