In the communication room, Cheng Zai saw the two people coming and waved to them with a grimace on his face.
Major General Zhang Hua and Lieutenant Colonel Ma Xiang were also in the communication room. They were arguing in low voices. Lieutenant Colonel Ma Xiang threw his military cap on the table.
There were other communications soldiers in the communications room. They were all silent and looked very bad.
Cheng Zai lip-synced to the two of them, whom he had just communicated with in the bathroom on the pretext of going to the bathroom.
Xiao Mo quietly walked to Cheng Zai's workbench with Xue Lihong without disturbing the first two people. The communication room was a place they often visited, and the guarding soldier let them in after questioning the slaughterer.
"Brother Xiao, why do you think there are so many things? It's like one wave after another!" Cheng Zai complained in a low voice.
"Normal." Xiao Mo smiled, "Haven't you heard that bad things attract each other? A group of people hide underground and release dark energy every day. Aren't a large number of unlucky events of the same nature as dark energy attracted to them? "
"Brother Xiao, you're still kidding me right now!" Cheng Zai shouted softly.
"No kidding, really. Is this the communication station that communicates with the outside world?"
"Yes. Brother Xiao, can you repair satellite communication equipment?"
"Be a little more knowledgeable. Have you checked it out? Is it a software problem or a hardware problem?"
"It should be the hardware. I suspect there is either a problem with the receiver or the wiring." Cheng Zai can also repair it himself, but only for simple repairs.
Xiao Mo put his hand on the communication platform and said with a serious face: "So, when people encounter bad things, they must not just immerse themselves in negative emotions. They must find ways to cheer themselves up and be positive. It's like playing tennis. If you are accidentally hit by a tennis ball, you will feel a lot of pain, but if you just think about the pain and give up and not play, you will only be hit more times. Then you will become more and more embarrassed. If you are with your lover or When your superiors or partners go out to play ball, ninety-nine times others will not sympathize with you, but will only laugh at you, and the things you originally wanted to accomplish may not be accomplished because of this. Look, bad things add up!"
"Well, that makes sense."
"But if you concentrate on catching the ball, no matter how bad your skills are, you will improve little by little, and you can even fight back. When others see you working so hard, they will also think you are handsome. Once you leave a good impression on others, Then what you want to do is half done. Maybe you will meet your destiny that day because of this, and from now on you will only envy mandarin ducks, not immortals."
Cheng Zai took pleasure in the pain, "Brother Xiao, this chicken soup for the soul is good, I drank it."
Xiao Mo thought to himself, I'm not making chicken soup for you, I'm feeding myself!
You also know how to enlighten yourself, which is good. Xue Lihong was quite satisfied with Xiao Mo's condition. Although he decided to protect this person, if Xiao Mo himself gave up, there would be no motivation for him to work hard, right
Major General Zhang also noticed them at this time, and walked here with Lieutenant Colonel Ma.
"Why are you here? Have the virus carriers been checked?" Major General Zhang asked.
Xiao Mo had already constructed a three-dimensional diagram in his mind and was temporarily unable to concentrate on answering.
Xue Lihong made a gesture to keep them quiet.
Major General Zhang and Lieutenant Colonel Ma also saw that Xiao Mo seemed to be checking the communication console, but why did the other party close his eyes
Lieutenant Colonel Ma couldn't help but be curious, and took Cheng Zai aside and asked him what was going on.
Cheng Zai told Ma Xiang that Xiao Mo would repair communication equipment. Ma Xiang looked surprised. He thought Xiao Mo was a doctor.
"Has the line been checked?" Xiao Mo opened his eyes and looked up to look for Cheng Zai.
Cheng Zai jumped over and said, "I'm about to go. I can't see it outside, so I have to check what's inside the base first."
"The communication station is fine. The line should be damaged somewhere. I'll go with you." Xiao Mo turned to Xue Lihong and asked for an energy crystal and put it in his pocket.
"Xiao Xiao, are you sure?" Major General Zhang asked.
Xiao Mo said, "I'm not sure if it can be repaired, so I just want to help and take a look."
"That's good! Now I understand why General Qiu refuses to release you? You have skills and special abilities. If you were from my base, I wouldn't release you, no matter how much supplies you have!"
Xiao Mo praised him so much that his face heated up, "I'm not sure yet..."
"We Chinese are good at everything, but we are still humble when we shouldn't be humble. No matter whether it succeeds or not, Xiao Xiao, I, Zhang Hua, will never let your contribution to our base go to waste. We can't give you more food and weapons. You guys, but we still have some alloy particles in stock. Last time you helped solve Bao Yuezhi's case, and this time you helped identify virus carriers, we should pay you. In this way, when you and Xiao Cheng come back later, Send them to you together! I will check the inventory first." Major General Zhang said, laughing first. He turned around and called Ma Xiang again: "Old Ma, come here and let's talk."
Major General Zhang spoke quickly, and by the time he made his decision, there was no room for Xiao Mo to interrupt.
There were probably outsiders around, so Ma Xiang put away his anger and went over to continue discussing manpower arrangements with Major General Zhang.
Xiao Mo thought that if he didn't take it, it would be for nothing, so he didn't say no.
"Major General Zhang, you want to find out where the mutated rats came from, which area they appear in, and how many of them came in, right?" Xue Lihong said suddenly.
Major General Zhang and Lieutenant Colonel Ma looked at him together.
So did Xiao Mo and Cheng Zai.
Xue Lihong said; "Publish the mission, the mission rewards will be generous."
Major General Zhang slapped his forehead, "Yes! Why didn't I think of it? We can issue a mission for people in the base to find the whereabouts of the mutated rats."
Lieutenant Colonel Ma also laughed awkwardly, "I didn't expect it. I was shocked when I heard several bad news one after another."
Major General Zhang patted Ma Xiang on the shoulder and said nothing.
Xiao Mo and Cheng Zai went out to check the lines. At that time, everyone in the communication room had given up hope of restoring external communications. They thought Xiao Mo was just an ordinary technical maintenance worker.
Major General Zhang and Lieutenant Colonel Ma also thought so. Major General Zhang issued a gag order and explicitly ordered no one to spread the word about the communication severance.
Afterwards, the two top minds at the base began to convene the corresponding managers to discuss how to speed up tunnel digging.
Now the communication between the base and the outside world is cut off. What's worse is that carriers of the living dead virus appear inside at this time. To make matters worse, mutant rats also sneak in. The three worst scenarios happen at the same time. They can no longer maintain their original speed. , striving to dig the tunnel safely.
How to get out as quickly as possible is the most important thing now!
It's troublesome to troubleshoot the circuit. You have to test each node separately.
Cheng Zai led the two of them to climb through the pipe to the farthest node.
Thankfully, the furthest nodes showed there was still signal.
Cheng Zai screamed excitedly at that time, but soon he turned into a bitter face again. Even if the broken line is inside the base, it still takes a lot of time to find out which line is the problem.
"Find first and then talk." Xiao Mo gestured to go to the next node.
"I hope it's not broken inside the wall, otherwise we will have to demolish the wall." Xue Lihong couldn't help praying to various gods and Buddhas.
"Do you have a line distribution map? Bring it here, we can check and test separately. It will be faster this way."
"Yes, I printed it out before I came out." Cheng Zai took out a copy of the route distribution map.
The three of them separated and agreed to contact each other via walkie-talkie if anything happened.
Xiao Mo lowered his head to check the pipeline diagram. Because of Yucaiyan, the pipelines here are of the highest specifications, and the wiring and distribution are very standard.
This also greatly facilitates maintenance personnel to access the pipeline for maintenance.
These pipes also have a ventilation function. The only disadvantage is that if not managed properly, insects can easily enter. Some pipes that are not cleaned and maintained all year round may even contain dead cats, dogs, bats and other biological waste.
"Let's check out the pipe row on the back floor first?" Xiao Mo suggested.
Xue Lihong signaled him to wait for a while.
"What are you doing?" Xiao Mo looked at him curiously as he squatted down and looked for something near the crack in the wall.
Xue Lihong looked up at him with a strange expression, "I originally didn't believe in the theory of dual cultivation, but the facts tell me that maybe the exchange of essences with the willing will of both parties can really play a special role."
"Huh?" Xiao Mole said, "Xiaohong, are you planning to develop from martial arts to fairy?"
"Didn't you notice the last time we mated? During the process, I thought I would consume a lot, but I found that you have been unconsciously repairing my state, and my essence is making up for your consumption. In other words, we have been They're making up for each other, don't you think it's like dual cultivation?"
Xiao Mo was stunned for a moment, then his face turned red.
"We have to do it again tonight, and I need to ask for confirmation." Xue Lihong said seriously.
Xiao Mo wanted to refuse, but the young man looked at him with the expression "If you refuse me, you are murdering me", which made him unable to say anything to refuse.
The young man continued: "The idea of dual cultivation is not just for immortals. Since ancient times, China has talked about Fangzhongshu and dual cultivation. It is said in ancient times that the reason why Peng Zu can live eight hundred years is because he is proficient in Fangzhongshu, which is the method of dual cultivation. . In medicine, there is also a saying that the process of making love is also a process of nutritional complementation. The most significant effect is that it can balance the human endocrine system, while doing it alone is more harmful to the body."
Xiao Mo: "... Hey, what did you just say has some special effect?"
"Yeah." Xue Lihong finally got back to the topic, "Just wait a moment, I just realized that it didn't take long and I need to practice."
"Oh." Xiao Mo didn't know what he was going to do, so he leaned against the wall and waited for him.
Xue Lihong stretched out her palm and rubbed her index finger and thumb together.
A faint smell of special hormones emitted into the air. The smell was very light. Xiao Mo, who was leaning next to the young man, didn't smell anything. He just stared at the young man's movements curiously.
"Garbage!" The system suddenly burst out this sentence in Xiao Mo's mind.
Xiao Mo rubbed his brows, the system probably discovered something.
"Are you really not going to recycle him? I can reward you with energy crystals at the cost of retrieving a breeder of the same level."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, I don't intend to take back my partner." Xiao Mo replied forcefully in his mind.
"You will regret it." The system emphasized the tone, "You will definitely regret it."
Xiao Mo pretended not to hear, and just waited for nothing to happen. He tried to seduce the system and said: "Your Majesty, have you ever thought that after you complete the mission, or if you fail to complete the mission, your master may destroy you? Or that Format you?”
System: "I know what you want to say. You want to say that even if my master destroys me, you can still repair me, and the price is to help you, protect you, and help you hide your information, right?"
Xiao Mo did not back down even after being told that, but simply admitted: "Yes, don't you think that if we are hostile to him, both of us will suffer losses or even die in the end, so wouldn't it be better to choose win-win cooperation?"
The system... started doing crazy self-checks again.
Xiao Mo waited for a while but did not get a reply from the system, but the other party's lack of reply was also a reply in disguise. Xiao Mo suddenly gained some confidence in the future.
At this moment, a creature other than the two people appeared in the corner.
It was a tiny black ant.
Xiao Mo thought of the little ant he saw outside the prison cell before. He was not sure if it was the original one. After all, all ants were the same in his eyes, differing only in size and color.
The black ant crawled out from the crack in the wall, its two tentacles trembling uncontrollably, and then it moved closer to the red color in the snow.
The red fingers in the snow moved faster and faster. The black ants circled for a while and paused for a while. The movements were hesitant and confusing.
Xiao Mo straightened up, and for just a moment, beads of sweat broke out on Xue Lihong's forehead.
There seemed to be an indescribable fragrance spreading in the air.
Xiao Mo thought he could smell it, but when he smelled it carefully, he couldn't smell anything.
After a big pause, the black ants suddenly no longer circled, but crawled in a very clear direction to Xuelihong's hand.
Xue Lihong closed his eyes, and the sweat on his forehead rolled down his temples.
Xiao Mo looked at Xiao Hong like this and felt that he was a little dazzled. He just saw that Xiao Hong's face seemed a little cracked? No, it's not cracking, but some kind of pattern has appeared
There also seemed to be two small bumps on both sides of his forehead, as if something was about to push out.
Just when Xiao Mo was about to get closer and observe more carefully, the young man opened his eyes and quickly stood up from the ground.
"You want to kiss me?" The young man looked at him sideways.
Xiao Mo, who leaned forward to take a closer look, kept his upper body leaning out and smiled dryly, "No, I see on your face that... um!"
The young man grabbed his upper body, lowered his head and kissed him heavily on the lips, "Okay, we will do the rest tonight. Now let's work first, boss."
Xiao Mo froze.
"Not enough? Then try it again."
"Bah!"
Xiao Mo covered his mouth and jumped up, "Xuelihong! Did you do it on purpose?"
The young man laughed.
Xiao Mo was stunned. He had never seen a young man laugh like this.
Plop! His heart suddenly skipped a beat.
"Let's go, follow this ant, it knows where those mutant rats got in."
"But we are not looking for mutant rats." Xiao Mo's head was almost turning into paste.
"Stupid! How could a good line be suddenly damaged? Of course it was chewed up by those mutant rats. If you find the way those mutant rats sneaked into the base, you can find the damaged communication line."
Xiao Mo followed the young man for a while before he reacted and called out softly: "Can you communicate with ants? Is this your original ability or a new ability?"
The young man did not answer, but turned to him with a mysterious smile and waved for him to follow.
Xiao Mo quickened his pace to catch up. Ah, he remembered that the system was still watching. Even if Xue Lihong wanted to tell him some secrets, she had to worry about the people behind the system watching the show.
System: "Warning! During system analysis...hormone gas molecules are close to Zerg...complex genes, garbage..."
"Your Majesty?" Xiao Mo felt that something was wrong with the system.
Xue Lihong aimed at him.
Xiao Mo patted his head and saw no further response from the system, so he could only shrug at Xue Lihong.
Something flashed across Xue Li's red eyes, and his expression was a little tangled for a moment, but he soon returned to his usual indifference.
The black ants led them along the corner of the wall to the cave in the front hall where they had entered before.
This was the initial residence of the survivors, and the conditions were very poor. Now everyone has moved to the front building, and the place is basically empty.
Although the survivors had moved away some time ago, various odors left behind are still there, especially the smell of urine, which is particularly strong.
Xiao Mo and Xue Lihong covered their noses as soon as they came in.
"It turned out that I didn't feel it when there were so many people living there. But once people left, the smell became stronger." Xiao Mo said vaguely.
"I know how those mutated rats came here. There is no difference between the smell of human urine and animal urination. It can be used to mark territory and indicate its presence. The sense of smell of rats is inherently very sensitive and quite Ten times more powerful than dogs, after the mutation, they cannot miss such a rich flavor even if they are separated by soil, cement and steel."
"And they found an abandoned ventilation duct?"
"Maybe it's the wiring pipe." Xue Lihong followed the black ants and stopped in front of a wall.
At the base of this wall, there is a small hole that is easy to miss with the naked eye, especially when the lighting in the hole is very poor.
"Is this where the mutated rats come from?" Xiao Mo took out the nail gun.
The nail gun has been modified again by Xue Lihong. It is not only suitable for single clicks, but also suitable for group attacks, and the range and power have been extended.
This thing can no longer be called a nail gun. If necessary, even a sharpened chopstick can be used to shoot it. When there are no nails, putting a handful of glass shards in the bag can cause considerable damage.
"Boss, please take a look at the pipeline distribution map to see if there is a pipeline entrance nearby?" Xue Lihong put her ear against the wall and listened carefully to the sounds coming from inside.
Xiao Mo kept quiet, opened the distribution map to check, and then pointed to a manhole cover on the ground.
Xue Lihong didn't know what she heard. She took her ears away from the wall and suddenly spat on the ground. The black ant leading the way immediately crawled over.
Seeing the black ants seeming to be licking Xue Lihong's saliva, Xiao Mo's expression changed to =_=
Xue Lihong: "Hey, don't you eat honey? Do you want to know the detailed process of making honey?"
Xiao Mo: "Don't!" I always felt that once he told me about the normal process, I would never want to eat honey again.
"You used to drink cat poop coffee, and I saw it in your kitchen cabinet. There are also ambergris, bezoar, dog treasure, chicken treasure, including your favorite pig intestines, the sources and creation processes of various human foods. They are all inseparable from secretions and excretions.”
"Brother, please shut up, please?"
Xue Lihong leaned over and touched his mouth, "Don't be jealous, I can feed you as much as you want."
Xiao Mo was so disgusted that he kicked the young man aside.
Without further ado, the two of them really didn't want to get into the even worse-smelling underground pipes, but they had no choice.
What's under the manhole cover is not a pipe, but a sewer. It's built quite wide inside, and you don't have to bend down to walk even when the snow is red. However, it's full of water. It's not deep, and it doesn't even reach your feet, but you can step on it with your feet. If you go down, you will step on some sticky and slippery dirt.
Xiao Mo and Xue Lihong made disgusting expressions at the same time. Xiao Mo put on a miner's hat, and the lamp on the hat became the only light source in the sewer.
"The nearest pipeline entrance is in front, on your right." Xiao Mo pointed forward according to his memory.
Sudden! Xue Lihong pulled Xiao Mo behind her, quickly raised the nail gun and pointed it at the dark front, "Who? Come out!"
As soon as Xiao Mo heard that there was someone in the sewer, he immediately entered a high alert state - if it was a monster, Xiao Hong would have shot him with his eyesight.
"Don't, don't shoot, Mr. Xiao, is it you? I heard your voice." A female voice that was not unfamiliar came from the darkness.
Xiao Mo felt that the voice was familiar, but he just couldn't remember who it was.
Xue Lihong did not relax her vigilance just because she recognized the other party, and still pointed her gun forward.
In the darkness, a figure slowly approached them.
Xiao Mo narrowed his eyes, and the black shadow was also on guard, carefully walking into the range of the light source.
"Is it you?" Xiao Mo also recognized the other party.