The astrologer was still a little restrained when he was taken to the Red City Administrative Center.
Especially when looking at the man sitting there and the fourth-order fishing robot next to him... my palms couldn't help but sweat.
He went to the Sishan Base to show off more than a month ago.
With just one sentence, they can destroy their base.
Now, not only has he developed better, he has also reached the fourth level!
His strength... has slightly decreased due to his age.
For him, who was not part of one of the nine major human inheritances, this was even worse.
The astrologer had already arranged the genealogy of the people he sent to negotiate with the Scourge Base...
But you eat other people's salaries and work for them.
You have to speak even if you have to bite the bullet.
"Ahem, I am an old astrologer. I am here on the orders of the administrator of Shelter 303 to have friendly exchanges with your base."
"Where's that mountain bike of yours? The one with the roaring engine last time. You know what, combined with the thunderclouds above your head, it's really impressive!"
"Uh... We were stopped by a robot and parked outside the city gate. The last time I went to your base... Was the engine noise very loud? I didn't notice it... Maybe it's because I'm old and my ears are not working well. It's really wrong to disturb the people."
"No, no, no, the noise from a motorcycle engine is not that loud. It's not even as loud as your voice."
"... ..."
Oh no, this is a sign of war.
The astrologer knew that his last show-off would be brought up, but luckily he was prepared.
He calmly took out a hearing aid from his ear.
"Alas... I'm old now. This is the only way I can communicate with people. I can't even hear myself speak clearly and I can't control my voice. Look at my age. There are many things I can't do."
"Okay, it's a very nice outfit."
"Ah? What did you say? Oh... I don't have my hearing aids with me, so I can't hear you clearly. Let me put them on first."
"... ..."
Cheng Shaofeng looked at the cunning old man astrologer in front of him, who was no longer the arrogant mage before. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "Old ginger is still spicy."
His ability to adapt to changing circumstances and his thick skin are simply unmatched.
Cheng Shaofeng laughed and said, "I won't play tricks with you... In a moment, show me the skills you used last time, and let's forget about what happened last time. Got it?"
The astrologer immediately heard it: "Okay~"
This old man's skills are pretty cool, and look pretty powerful, too. The thunder-type area damage is something you must keep.
After the two talked about their last grudge, Cheng Shaofeng asked, "Have you, Shelter 303, accepted my kindness? Are you coming here... to become friends with me?"
"Exactly!"
The astrologer also regained his composure and said, "Our manager said that your base's forging technology is comparable to some of the time-honored brands in the central city. We are very optimistic about the future development of your base. Since we are both forces surrounding Colossus City, we also have some unique products. We should help each other in a friendly manner and share what we have."
Cheng Shaofeng laughed and said, "What I showed you... is just a part of our technology. We have more capabilities that you can't imagine. If you want to cooperate with us, we need to see your sincerity."
The astrologer was well prepared. He waved his hand and asked two of his men to bring a large box and open it in front of him.
There are piles of guns and ammunition inside!
Sniper rifles, submachine guns, fully automatic rifles, bazookas...
It's like accidentally walking into the weapons store in GTA5!
Cheng Shaofeng sat up straight: "Where did you get such a complete set of firearms?"
Astrologer: "We have a production line... After the wasteland era, human cities were severely broken, and most of the means of production were missing. Only the shelters that were once officially built still retained a complete military industrial system, and our 303 shelter has a complete set of hot weapon production lines."
"At the same time, we also have top-notch planting technology and equipment, which can cultivate a variety of plants that are adapted to this world. It can be said that if you cooperate with us... you will no longer have to worry about food problems."
"I wonder if this sincerity is enough?"
Cheng Shaofeng pondered for a moment.
Although we have entered an era where everyone is extraordinary and human evolvers are the fundamental fighting force, but... this kind of thermal weapon is still an extremely powerful weapon on the battlefield.
After the world had crystal energy, human heritage developed into the warrior, mage and priest professions in the game, and people lived an ancient life.
Instead, an evolutionary inheritance suitable for the current situation was developed based on the existing capabilities of human beings.
Among them, Inquisitor, Demolitionist, and Soldier are the most dependent on modern weaponry.
The Inquisitor's large number of enchanted bullets enhance the capabilities of thermal weapons, and the blasting has developed new types of grenades, mines, cannons and other modern skills through improvement and energy embedding.
The foundation of the soldiers is to be proficient in using hot weapons and various inherited props, and then supplemented by their own melee attacks, making them all-rounders.
At present, all the firearms of the Scourge Base, except for a large number of energy guns seized from Red City, were mostly purchased through the Colossus City Chamber of Commerce.
They really don't have any decent suppliers of hot weapons.
As the number of players increased, the weapons of the Chamber of Commerce were actually not enough, and most of their hot weapons were given to the officials of Colossus City and the soldiers on the front battlefield. The only weapons that could be given to Cheng Shaofeng were some outdated weapons.
4-round hand-loaded rifle... It is simply a smear on the history of human military development over the years.
Although the energy guns seized from the androids in Red City are good, they are too single in type and cannot replace a variety of thermal weapons.
For example, the anti-material sniper rifle that Xiao Ma Ge has been using frequently recently. The slender armor-piercing bullets, combined with the bullet enchantment and triple charge of rhythm strike, can make a big hole in the body of a fourth-level evolver with one shot.
Having more hot weapons is indeed necessary for players.
There is nothing much to say about the food. Recently, they chose the Yellowstone Farm which is closer and cheaper. That is the property of Shelter 303. As the number of players increases in the future, they will definitely have to keep purchasing goods.
Cheng Shaofeng nodded slightly and said:
"As for the cooperation... it's easy to talk about. Everyone gets what they need, and the price is clearly marked. It's all business. But what I want to know more is... what kind of organization is your 303 shelter? Looking at the number... are there other shelters like 301, 302, 404? It seems that you haven't appeared on the front battlefield? The nine inheritances of the Human Alliance have never heard of anyone from the shelter organization."
Since a large number of players have entered various human cities recently, Cheng Shaofeng secretly checks the players' dynamics on the official website every day. His information channels have also been broadened, and he has learned a lot about the current human situation.
But he rarely heard the voice of the organization 'Shelter'.
Cheng Shaofeng really wanted to know what kind of role did Shelter 303 play in this world? According to what they said, they were once an official, so why is there no voice of them in the Human Alliance that controls most of the rights of mankind
Hearing this question, the astrologer sighed subconsciously.
"We... are just some antiques left over from the past. This is not a secret. Have you heard of... the Human Spark Project?"
"A long time ago, when mankind was still in a peaceful era, although countries played different roles in the international arena and often imposed sanctions, on one thing... the leaders of all countries had a high degree of consensus, that is, the continuation of the human race must have a backup plan."
"Whether it's a sudden natural disaster, unknown aliens, or a possible world war, these events are enough to destroy humanity. No matter what position everyone represents, they are all human beings... The continuation of humanity is the top priority of this race. It is impossible for them not to make any preparations."
"One of the most confidential documents of all countries was the 'Human Spark Plan'. At that time, many large-scale shelters were secretly built underground in countries around the world. They were named with serial numbers to ensure that humans would be able to retain their sparks in any extreme situation. Not only genetic sparks, but also cultural and technological sparks. They all had a complete set of self-circulating micro-ecological environments to ensure that humans could live long enough."
"But one shelter cannot contain all technologies, and countries will not share their core technology documents. Therefore, each shelter is equipped with a portion of core technologies and a large amount of data and documents based on its different positioning."
"If an extreme situation occurs, the senior military officers who know the shelters will quickly open the shelters across the country, lead high-level talents into the shelters, and then completely seal them off until the world returns to normal in the future."
"Shelter 303 is part of the Spark Project. There are many shelters like ours in the world. We could have communicated with each other, but since a large number of meteorites fell from the sky, not only have a large number of artificial satellites been destroyed, but the ground magnetic field has also become chaotic, making wireless transmission extremely difficult, and we have lost contact."
"The shelters of the major human fire projects have lost all communications and have begun to be closed indefinitely... They will not be opened again until the world above has restored peace and humans have the ability to survive and reproduce."
Hearing this, Cheng Shaofeng suddenly realized something.
"The large amount of meteorites that fell from the sky you mentioned... are you referring to the remains of the shrine?"
The astrologer seemed a little confused as he heard this word for the first time.
"Shrines... Relics? Is that what you call them? I'm not sure. According to our records, they are just some strange stones that emit energy and cannot be destroyed... But the energy density is extremely high and it is not easily absorbed by humans. Staying near them for a long time will affect people's health. After most normal human practitioners have experimented with it, they found that the energy of this thing is harmful and decided to stay away from this kind of meteorite."
"Oh, right! If you forcibly absorb this high-density energy, it will most likely cause your own functions to mutate, and you will become a deformed mutant, or a mutant creature..."
Cheng Shaofeng frowned and went over the situations of all the shrines he had encountered.
Four Mountain Shrines - Predators (Radiated Mutants)
Red Maple Shrine - Chaos Cultists (Chaos Mutants)
Red City Shrine - Intelligent Robot
"It seems that no one who touches the shrine is normal..."
Reasoning from this, Cheng Shaofeng felt that the underworld god who communicated with the world through the shrine was most likely not a good thing.
"No wonder... No wonder so many shrines are left unattended. It turns out they have long been considered ominous."
Astrologer: "You mean the two meteorites, Four Mountains and Red Maple Forest? They have been standing there for 400 years. We have cleaned them up twice, but not long after, people ran over and became mutants. We have no way to deal with them. If we keep cleaning them up... our people will also face great risks. However, since the energy emitted by these meteorites is not rich, these mutants are quite weak and rarely come out, so we don't care about them."
"By the way, why do you call these meteorites... shrine ruins?"
Cheng Shaofeng: "Oh, doesn't it look like the shrine in the fairy tales? There's energy coming out... Just like the ancient ruins in the novels, we just gave it a random name."
"Hahaha~ You like fairy tale novels too? This was my favorite thing to do when I was a kid in Shelter 303. At that time, the living space was so small and there was no place to play. Only by reading novels could I feel the wonder of the world... I really miss it."
Cheng Shaofeng keenly noticed another piece of information.
"You mean... when you were a kid, Vault 303 was still closed?"
The astrologer was very surprised. "Yes, don't you go to Colossus City often? You can find out by asking the merchants. Our shelter was only opened from underground 50 years ago, and then we gradually established ourselves through our technology and trade with surrounding human cities."
"By the way, as for why our shelter is not in the Human Alliance... Hehe, you should already have the answer to this question."
Cheng Shaofeng understood as soon as he calculated the time.
"Because when your shelter was unsealed, the current human pattern had already been formed... There was no place for you. And over the years, I guess you have no energy source, and you can't produce evolvers out of thin air. Your strength is only at the level of the thermal weapons era, right?"
The astrologer smiled, and the wrinkles on his face trembled.
"Yes... but that's not right. You're talking about when we first came out. But after 50 years of development, we have used technology and crystal energy to conduct research and have achieved a lot of results. These... are all unique to our shelter."
"Don't underestimate the 300 years we have been underground."
Having said that, the astrologer smiled mysteriously and did not go any further.
The information he gave Cheng Shaofeng was semi-public, which ordinary people might not be able to find, but from the internal information of the Human Alliance, it was not difficult to know the origin and capabilities of their shelter.
He took the initiative to finish speaking, and was frank and honest, which also brought them closer together.
Cheng Shaofeng asked at this time: "By the way, I have another question... Do you know why the Human Spark Project was launched back then? What kind of apocalyptic crisis did humans... encounter?"
The astrologer looked embarrassed and said, "This is a secret. No one knows except the managers of the shelters of all generations."
Cheng Shaofeng frowned.
Why did they hide this crisis
Isn’t it because of the nuclear war among countries in the world
So strange...
According to some rumors he had heard and the large amount of war destruction in the world, it looked like a world war had broken out.
"etc!"
Cheng Shaofeng suddenly realized something.
"You said that your shelter was built by the leaders of all countries in the world after reaching a consensus?"
Astrologer: “Yes.”
Cheng Shaofeng narrowed his eyes and said, "What countries are these countries in the world?"
He had a major guess in his mind, and now... the answer was about to come out!