Seeing Feng Chen looking at the conveyor, the soldier thought that he didn't know what the four small lights represented, so he explained to him: "There are four transmission cables on this machine, supplying two mines and plantations respectively. The extra line is actually just a precaution. Because of the importance of the institute, an extra line is added to this machine to ensure the stability of the institute's power supply."
Feng Chen walked around the conveyor and saw four thick cables disappearing into the ground.
"When were these cables buried? Who was in charge at the time?" Feng Chen asked.
The soldier replied, "That's too early. When I joined the army, this place was already a mine, the motor room had been built, and of course the cables had been buried. I guess when the central city was built, this area was designated as an emergency shelter, so when the mine was built, the cables were buried in advance. As for who was responsible for burying the cables... it should be the Eastern Alliance."
"Why?" Feng Chen asked.
The soldier pointed at the door and said, "You see there are two dark red stripes on the door, that means it was built by the Eastern Alliance. If it was white, it would be the Western Alliance. It's just like our uniforms, with red and white stripes on the cuffs."
Feng Chen looked in the direction he was looking and saw two dark red paint stripes on the door. Because it was old and the color looked dim, he usually didn't notice it. I guess the East-West coalition forces were fighting overtly and covertly, so even if they built a machine room, they would specifically note who built it, so they painted two dark red stripes.
Feng Chen kicked a section of cable exposed on the ground and said, "It's been many years. Don't you usually dig it up and check the line?"
"The lines haven't had any problems before, so who would dig them up?" The soldier laughed. "These cables are made of the best military materials and won't get damaged even after decades of use."
Feng Chen nodded without saying anything else. After putting the data analyzer back to its original position, he walked out of the Lishi electrical room.
After closing the door, the warmth on Feng Chen's face disappeared, and his expression immediately became gloomy. He turned around and strode towards the direction of the research institute.
The research institute, like the public settlement, was built in the center of the mine. It was surrounded on three sides by railroad tracks, with mine carts carrying limestone coming and going on them.
Although there were few people outside the entire camp, there were many soldiers on duty around the institute. After seeing Feng Chen, a soldier immediately stretched out his hand to stop him: "Passport."
Feng Chen said calmly, "I'm Lieutenant Feng Chen, who's here to check the circuit system. There have been frequent power outages in the past few days, so I came to check on the power supply situation at your institute."
The soldier said hesitantly, "Second Lieutenant Feng, the research institute is a key location. Even if you want to check the power supply room, you need a pass to enter."
Just as Feng Chen was about to say something, he heard someone behind him ask, "What happened?"
He and the two soldiers looked over at the same time and saw Kong Siyin standing not far away.
"Dean Kong."
"Director Kong."
Although Kong Siyin is now the dean of Shaoxiang College, he was the director of the research institute before. Moreover, the current acting director of the research institute is just a figurehead, and he still handles all matters, so the two soldiers still call him Director Kong.