Chapter 348: Deep in the Mine
Jason was the four in the front, Nightblade and Ace in the middle, and Barrett in the end.
For the sake of illumination, Jason carried the stick back to his back, holding his M1911 in his hand.
"Bullets are very expensive now, so you can save a little if you can." In fact, he was worried about money at all, and Nightblade understood this guy's thoughts very well.
He looks rugged and tall, but he is actually a money fan, and he has a lot of careful eyes.
"Okay, okay, just pay attention to the road, I have a dozen or so crossbow arrows left, and I haven't spoken." Nightblade complained.
The passage is not spacious, but it is also, it is just a maintenance passage, what should it be so spacious?
"Another door, I'll see if I can open it." Jason bared his teeth, and his arm was still aching.
Fortunately, maybe the waterproof door blocked the moisture, and the door inside was not rusty.
Squeak ............
The iron door was opened.
Behind the iron gate is not the expected narrow passage, but a space that is not too small.
Jason walked in first.
Looking at these switches, he was a little flustered.
"These things are used to control electricity?" Born in this era, they didn't even enjoy electricity much.
After all, until now, the power supply facilities that could be used were concentrated near the rivers, and only this kind of equipment that could supply electricity without fuel was still operating.
"............" All four walked into the room, and Barrett casually closed the door and turned the deadbolt to lock the door.
The beasts have dug through the walls, and they are trying to break the door frames.
Barrett was somewhat silent.
This is the computer.
Although it is only hard disk memory, this order of magnitude array is by no means what a pit should have.
Walking inside, Barrett was a little surprised.
"It's the core power of decay." It was also the first time he had seen a computer group powered by nuclear fuel.
"Decay?" The word was simply heavenly to the other three, and they didn't understand its meaning at all.
"It is to use the decay of atomic nuclei to generate energy, which is a relatively safe, but inefficient power supply device." Barrett explained it in a nutshell, knowing that people who hadn't gone to school wouldn't be able to learn at all for a while.
The three of them looked at each other and shook their heads, they only felt that their faces were confused.
After checking it, the beasts outside couldn't make any progress in the short term, so Barrett had the leisure to study the computer group.
There is a button in the middle of the power supply unit, press it and the core slot on the right side will open.
If the prepared decay power core is stuffed in at this time, it will be able to generate energy that can sustain operation for a long time.
Although the lifespan of the decay core is much lower than that of fusion, it can be made more miniaturized, and even the mobile phones and pacemakers of human beings in the age of the earth have been replaced with this new energy source that can last for decades or even more.
Of course, it's almost a dream to be able to power a few hundred years from now, like the fusion core.
"Look for it, maybe there's this guy's energy nearby." Barrett said, "It's about the thickness of a torch, the length of a palm." ”
One glance at the core slot, Barrett knew the general shape of the thing.
With torches in hand, Jason and the others searched nearby for what Barrett said, but unfortunately nothing came of it.
I found a red tin box, shook it, and I could still hear the sound of the hammer.
"What is this?" They asked.
Barrett crouched down and tried to unlock the repair tool.
Why is this thing locked? Afraid of losing small things?
Fortunately, there is a dagger, and this cheap clasp lock can be easily picked open.
Skillfully picking the lock, by the light of the fire, several people looked into the box.
Reaching for a screwdriver, Jason knew what it was with his appearance.
But it was the first time he had seen such a delicate screwdriver.
Reaching for the switch on it, he asked, "What is this?" Can this screwdriver turn? ”
Barre nodded: "Electric screwdriver, it's a pity that after so many years, the battery is afraid that it will be scrapped long ago." ”
"It's amazing, these tools are worth more than those corpses." Nightblade has some culture, and he can see at a glance that this kind of standard tool is far stronger than the shoddy goods outside, and there must be people who are willing to spend a lot of money to buy it.
"If it can be used, I'm afraid it can scare the guys outside to death." Jason fantasized.
It's a pity that Barrett doesn't think so, and he strikes the illusions of several people: "Although it can be worth some money, I'm afraid that big money is not counted." ”
"It's not just here, it's the maintenance of guns and power supply facilities, they're afraid they've found something similar a long time ago." To put it bluntly, after so many years, even if it is inaccessible, someone has already discovered these things.
Padua is mainly close to the great forest, so it is considered to be in a state of development, and the ruins near the city are probably already being visited.
Isn't that what the Relic Cult does?
"It's also ......" recognized the reality, and the three of them felt a little depressed.
The sense of accomplishment of discovering a treasure vanished.
Reaching out and flipping through it a few times, Barrett said as he flipped it: "This thing is not easy, if you think it is good, it is better to pick a favorite one and keep it as a souvenir." ”
Indeed, a whole box of tools, weighing at least 100 kilograms, is really not a good choice.
Thinking about it, Jason picked up the screwdriver just now: "This guy can also be used as a knife for self-defense, I choose this." ”
Nightblade and Ace also chose one by one, both of which were delicate little things, Nightblade chose a ratchet-type hexagonal wrench, and Ace chose the smallest one by surprise, a fuse.
Yes, a disposable fuse similar to a transistor.
Three or four, like small light bulbs, he put them away in a pocket bag.
Barrett didn't care about any of that, he was trying to rummage through what he wanted, the decay core.
It stands to reason that there would be at least a spare item, so he wondered if it was in the toolbox.
Rummaging through it, Barrett found a yellow cylinder with a spiral stripe on its head.
Secretly happy in his heart, Barrett knew that it was it.
Unscrewing the yellow cylinder, Barrett poured out a round rod the thickness of two fingers.
There is still a little bit of dark red light flickering in the middle.
Prove that it still has a little bit of energy.
"Found it." Barrett stood up and said.
"What kind of energy bar is this?" Jason and the others carefully looked at the round rod in Barrett's hand, although they still didn't understand what this thing was for, but at least this thing was used to provide energy.
Pressing the button and looking at the unfolded core slot, Barrett stuffed the decay core.
A puff of dust flew and choked the four of them.
Sure enough, the cooling fan spun up first.
Click...... Click...... Click......
I saw that the energy lights of the array were lit up one by one, and the control panel in the middle was also colored.
"Otto?" Barrett recognized the logo of Otto Company at a glance, and it turned out that there was Otto Company at that time.
Then the second sign gave Barrett some palpitations.
Ann Alenser ......... Originally a flying machine design company based in Celon.
All of these companies existed on the ancient earth? What do they really know?
With these questions in mind, Barrett's control panel opened.
As soon as the computer was turned on, a warning of insufficient energy appeared on the control panel, which was naturally ignored by Barrett.
The fingers nimbly tapped on the control panel, and the three people next to him were completely confused.
To be honest, they were shocked when this machine was running just now, and now they are completely frightened.
"There's a woman on it, you see?" Jason had a ghostly look on his face.
Nightblade's face was also pale, and his eyes widened: "I watched, the woman in the past was so good-looking." ”
It's true that they can't read anything else, but the virtual humanoid secretary mode makes them look straight.
"............" Ace was surprised, but he didn't show any shame, at least they wouldn't stare at the half of the thigh leaking out of the virtual humanoid and drool.
Barrett's eyes quickly scanned the information that kept coming, but he was soon disappointed.
This array is really used in the mine, and is responsible for the automatic mechanical movement of the working face, the entry and exit records, and of course, the workers' file records.
Maybe the design company is Otto...... The information in it had nothing to do with Otto and Ann Aronse.
Just when the energy had been reduced to zero and Barrett was about to give up, Barrett saw a familiar letter ------- on the inbound and outbound documents.
X? After carefully examining the slip, Barrett found what he was looking for!
Plan X!
"Two tons of rare metal, shipped to Kandahar??" Barrett said that Afghanistan, the border between Central Asia and South Asia, is very close to the ruins.
Where is this? Barrett finally found a place name he could understand, located in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Gulistan? It seems that after the lack of human beings, the earth can really be restored to life, Barrett sighed secretly in his heart.
This is Iran............ A place that was originally full of deserts.
But in just two hundred years, without human beings, it has become a grassland and a forest.
I silently calculated the distance in my heart, it's not close!
At least two thousand km.
And this year can only walk on the legs.
Barrett was a little discouraged, and he wanted to get back to Frost as soon as possible, but it backfired.
"What are you talking about Kandahar?" Jason could tell it was a place name, but he had never heard of it anywhere.
"Far, far away, this mine used to do business with them." Barrett gave a rough explanation, and then he noticed that the control panel was black.
A little disappointed, without thighs, Jason and Nightblade both had a stupid expression.
"What's the matter? Where are you going? "Jason is still counting on this guy to make money.
Nodding, Barrett can only follow the clues now, he doesn't know where Maqiao Town is, maybe he can find it on the way there?
"I'm going to go there, but it's too far away, and I'm afraid I'll have to walk for a year just by legs." After all, there is still a need to raise travel expenses in the middle, which is almost the way of life of a wandering ranger.
Being able to walk 2,000 kilometers in a year is already a very fast speed.
"A year??" This time count exceeded the comprehension of three people, and Nightblade asked in surprise, "How far away is it to go for a year?" It is also only a few months away from the sea at most. ”
In his eyes, when he walked to the sea, he had already reached the end of the world.
"This world is very big, even if you go for a year, it is only a small piece of this world." It's really a small piece, not even one hundredth......
"............" Although none of them knew how Barrett knew, they all thought he was not talking nonsense.
It's incredible, but the old people said that there were people on the other side of the sea.
Sitting down against the computer that had stopped running, Barrett asked with interest, "I met a logging foreman before, and he also knew that this was Central Asia, why don't you seem to know anything about this?" ”
Indeed, Ranagi knew the approximate location of this place, and he knew a lot about the pre-war world.
Jason and Nightblade are like natives, they don't know anything about this at all, in fact, even if it's hearsay, they should form a general idea.
"You don't understand this, people like us don't need to care about these things at all, who and everything has nothing to do with us, right?" Nightblade smiled, he and Jason were wandering companions in their own right.
They go from place to place, just to live, to make money, to find women, to drink, and then to continue to make money.
"Neither he nor I have any education, in fact, you should be able to understand, but as long as the family has a little money, we will not go out to wander." Nightblade is a relatively calm person in terms of personality, which just complements Jason.
Also, everyone has their own way of living, some people want to support their families and have children, and some people are willing to be lonely all their lives, in order to have no worries about old age.
They don't want to make money from work, and they don't want to settle down in one place, so where they are or what they do, it has nothing to do with them.
Everywhere I went, people were superficial, and there was no deep communication at all.
"Understood." After listening to Nightblade's story, Barrett understood the reason.
"A beast is a beast after all." Barrett sighed that the beasts had finally given up digging the walls, and they began to devour the corpses of their companions, and desire prevailed over hatred.
"By the way, what the hell do you do? I always feel that you are different from other people. Nightblade asked curiously.
In fact, as long as you are not blind, you can see that this product is different from ordinary people, Jason They are simply curious babies when they come here, but this product understands everything and can use anything, just like the thing that can be out of people just now, they can't figure it out even if they die.
Jason coughed twice, but couldn't stop Nightblade.
It stands to reason that they, the bounty hunters, don't ask about other people's past, because it's very dangerous.
It's one thing to be alert or contradictory, and it's not a good thing to know too much.
It's a pity that he also has curiosity in his heart, and maybe he has a little bit of anticipation.
"I'm ............," Barrett pondered what to say in order to fool the past.
"I'm a soldier, but I was frozen and woke up five days ago." Barrett thought back to the kind of sci-fi movies he had seen, and he made it up.
"When I woke up, I found that this world was two hundred years later, and I didn't know what I was going to do, only that I was going to Maqiao Town......"
Hearing this, Ace suddenly asked, "Where is the place where you woke up?" ”
Nightblade and Jason both frowned slightly, it was rude to interrupt someone like this, but curiosity kept them from saying anything to stop them, and they also wanted to know where Barrett woke up.
Soldier? Isn't there something valuable in that place?
Barrett was not angry, he explained: "It's in the middle of the prairie, but unfortunately I triggered the trap when I came out, and the whole bomb shelter collapsed." ”
Helplessly, Barrett said, "I just rolled out naked, and almost starved to death in the forest." ”