Ji Thrush slept very restlessly this time, and when it was just dawn, he keenly sensed the changes in the light in the cellar, and turned over and sat up.
According to the descriptions of the survivors in the town, the research institute was directly built in the hollowed out mountainside of the mine. Even if everything went well on the road, it would take a full three hours to walk from Sunset Town to the research institute.
So today's adventurer team members all got up early, and after a simple repair, they were ready to set off when the sun shone through the light film covering the sky, and those skeleton monsters who were afraid of ultraviolet rays dared not easily show their heads outdoors.
Before leaving, the old pastor sent them to the door of the cellar with a worried expression on his face.
"The sun god and the moon god bless you."
He held everyone's hand one by one, and sent blessings to the brave men who were about to leave:
"May you bring the Moon God Stone and return safely."
It's just a pity that the participants here are all atheists. At the very least, even if they really want to believe, they won't believe in the illusory gods in a certain "world" created by "Peach Blossom Spring".
Therefore, whether it was Rose, Ji Thrush, or Mo Tiangen, their expressions were only indifferent, and they did not refuse their blessings, but they did not show the slightest fluctuation.
On the contrary, the four soldiers who were traveling together held the hand of the old pastor instead, unwilling to let go for a long time.
As for Anne, she didn't shake hands with the old vicar at all.
The gorgeous beauty who looked like a mixed-race only raised her eyelids, gave the old man a meaningful look, let out a faint "hum" from her throat, turned her head and walked away quickly without looking back.
Ren Jianmo walked at the end of the crowd.
The time he shook hands with the old man turned out to be the longest among all of them.
Ji Thrush was originally walking in front of Ren Jianmo, but when he realized that his companion hadn't followed for a long time, he turned his head curiously, just in time to see him let go of the old man's withered and emaciated hand, but suddenly staggered under his feet for some reason, and staggered forward.
"Hey!"
Classmate Ji Xiaoniao was startled, and hurriedly turned to help him.
However, the old man standing right in front of Ren Jianmo was faster than Ji Thrush who was a few steps away, so he raised his arm reflexively, and hugged the tall beauty who was a head taller than him.
Ren Jianmo stretched out his hand, gave the old pastor a weak support on the arm, and then stabilized his figure.
"Feel sorry."
He took a step back, lowered his eyes, and smiled respectfully at the old man, "I'm really sorry, I didn't bump into you, did I?"
Even though the old pastor was nearly seventy years old, when he suddenly saw such a handsome face, he couldn't help being stunned.
Two seconds later, he nodded dully, "It's okay..."
"That's good."
Ren Jianmo curled his lips into a smile, didn't say anything more, turned around and walked a few steps quickly, and caught up with the others.
Ji Thrush: "..."
Seeing this scene, Ji Xiaoniao's heart moved.
He noticed that when Ren Jianmo was supporting the old pastor's arm, he took advantage of the situation and rolled up the sleeves of his large black robe, exposing a part of his arm.
Ji Thrush didn't know what Ren Jianmo's intention was in doing this.
Although he really wanted to ask, but now in front of so many people, it was difficult for him to find an opportunity.
and…
Ji Thrush glanced at Annie who was walking diagonally behind him a step away.
— This chestnut-haired beauty seems to be "along with" the pastor. Although I don't know what they are planning, the two must have concealed some information that they have not told others...
"Hey."
Just when Ji Thrush was deep in thought, suddenly a hand patted him lightly on the shoulder.
He shuddered all over, and when he raised his head, he met Ren Jianmo's pupils of different colors.
"What are you thinking about?"
Ren Damei squinted her eyes slightly, and gave him a stare with deep meaning, "Don't be distracted when you're on your way, and be careful around you."
If this "world" also had such a thing as a "calendar", maybe there would be a line like "Today is a good time to travel" printed on it.
Because the way they walked through the forest to the research institute was surprisingly smooth, and they didn't even encounter a single monster.
Ji Thrush and others are all participants in the "Peach Blossom Spring" who have been physically strengthened, and the physical fitness of the four special forces is already excellent. Even Annie, who is just an ordinary townsman, has unexpected physical strength and endurance. excellent.
There was no one in the group who was slowing down. They hurried along the way, and finally compressed the original journey of more than three hours to two hours and twenty minutes, and successfully arrived at the mine where the research institute is located.
The mine is located in a depression between two mountains.
The vegetation here is not as prosperous as other places. Although the entire mine has been closed for many years, the field of vision is very wide. There is no tree taller than a person, only scattered bushes and bushes. Artemisia, scattered among the jagged stone crevices.
If it is calculated according to the normal time, it is close to noon at this time, and the height of the sun in the sky should be close to the mid-heaven. At the same time, it should also be the time of the day when the sun is the most dazzling and the ultraviolet rays are the most intense.
However, I don't know what kind of material the film covering the entire sky is made of. With the eyesight of the season thrush, I can't see the appearance of the sky clearly through it. I can only vaguely find a circular spot of light. Judging by its size, it is probably the sun.
Ji Thrush couldn't help but frowned.
—So, that is the particle force field mentioned by Annie and others.
— To break through it, you must obtain the Luna Stone.
"Hey!"
Just as Ji Thrush looked up at the sky, a soldier standing next to him suddenly spoke.
He looked around and asked suspiciously:
"Where is the research institute?"
Annie laughed softly when she heard this:
"The research institute is built in the belly of the mountain, so you can't see it here."
She glanced at the camouflage uniforms on the soldiers, and explained:
"You should have seen that kind of military base or civil defense fortification built in the deep mountains, right? The structure of the research institute is actually similar to them."
The soldier buddies suddenly realized something, and nodded again and again.
Rose thought for a moment and asked a very important question:
"So, how many entrances and exits does the institute have?"
Annie shrugged innocently:
"How would I know!"
She answered simply:
"I'm just a cook hired by the research institute to help them cook. Except for the kitchen and dining room where I usually work, I basically can't go anywhere else."
The chestnut-haired woman thought for a while and added:
"Oh, although I occasionally send some packed lunch boxes to the experimental area in the dining car... However, all I can enter is the outer rest area, and the security of the laboratory inside is very strict. There is no chance to look through the glass."
She looked around Rose and the others:
"So, I can only take you through the logistics entrance I am familiar with."
When everyone heard this, they all felt very disappointed.
Another soldier simply spat on the ground, not hiding his dissatisfaction at all.
"Then how much do you remember?"
Ren Jianmo spoke at this moment:
"Draw everything you remember and let us see."
Annie froze.
She never expected that Ren Jianmo would suddenly make such a request to herself, and she was dumbfounded for a moment, not knowing what expression to make.
But Ren Jianmo didn't intend to let Annie go.
He took out a notebook from his pocket, spread it out in front of the chestnut-haired woman, and handed out a pen:
"Draw it as a map, you should be able to do it, right?"
The atmosphere became very tense for a while.
Everyone could see that Ren Jianmo had changed from his usual taciturn and aloof image, and his attitude could even be regarded as aggressive.
Annie bit her lip.
She seemed shaken.
"Okay, isn't it just to draw a map!"
After a short period of hesitation, the chestnut-haired woman compromised, and then she said a harsh word:
"However, I'm not sure if I remember correctly, if the drawing is wrong, don't blame me!"
So everyone sat around the empty old mine site, repairing, and waiting for Anne to draw the floor plan.
Annie is really not a person who is good at drawing, so she dawdled for half an hour and wasted four or five pages of paper before drawing the picture that Ren Jianmo asked her to draw before noon.
Ren Damei took back her notebook, looked at it for two seconds, and then handed it to Ji Thrush.
Ji Thrush took it and looked down.
The floor plan drawn by Anne really can only be described as "abstract".
It was a map made up from memory by a pure layman with no art skills or design skills.
To put it bluntly, it is just a "corridor" of criss-crossing parallel lines, and then draw a frame at a similar position, marking the names of "kitchen" and "delivery room". As for the scale, there is no need to count on it at all.
But even so, he still looked at it very seriously, and tried his best to remember every detail in his mind. He didn't pass the map to Mo Tiangen until he realized that he could remember most of it.
The floor plan went around in everyone's hands, and was finally put away by Rose unceremoniously.
"Okay, let's go in!"
Teacher Dagen patted himself on the chest with pride, and encouraged everyone loudly:
"The wind is blowing, the water is cold, and the strong men are gone..."
It's a pity that he couldn't finish reading the famous line of "Yi Shui Ge", and was kicked in the ass by Ji Xiaoniao, a classmate who didn't know what it means to respect a teacher, and he was stupefied immediately.
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Annie led them away to the logistics access door on the right side of the mine.
The door was very concealed, like a cave sealed by thick steel plates. At first glance, it was not conspicuous at all, and it was easy for people to miss it.
It's just that Ji Thrush swiped his ID card on the groove next to the door, and heard an electromechanical sound: [Researcher TT2203, please press your fingerprint and scan your iris.]
Meanwhile, a touchscreen flips out from the steel door panel.
Ji Thrush secretly sighed in his heart, the system of "Peach Blossom Spring" is indeed very humane, even in the "world", they will be given a code name, so that the participants don't have to worry about revealing their identities in front of others, while pressing down Fingerprints, and iris scans.
[Allowed to enter.]
The dry electronic voice continued without emotion:
[Currently, the research institute is in a first-level alert state. Please strictly implement safety regulations and measures to ensure the safety of yourself and others.]
After speaking, the steel door quietly slid open.
Rose raised her chin towards the four soldiers.
Her status in this "world" is that she is a school officer. In terms of military rank, she is the leader of these special forces. The soldiers naturally obeyed her arrangement unconditionally. They all raised their guns and filed into the research institute.
Ji Thrush and Ren Jianmo walked behind the four soldiers, while Rose and Mo Tiangen were in charge of cutting off the rear.
After everyone went in, the heavy metal door closed quietly without warning, blocking the light from outside.
Immediately afterwards, there was a sudden bright light in front of everyone—without warning, all the lights in the corridor turned on!