The rows of factories are spread out in a huge space within the walls, and all of them are tall factories as far as the eye can see. There are no streets, no commercial buildings, no houses for people to live in, and there is not a single figure to be seen anywhere.

At the top of several factories are vertical chimneys, which are spitting out exhaust gases from production and processing into the sky, giving the appearance of an industrial area in operation.

The only different building is the minaret in the center.

The minaret is straight to the sky, and countless drones hover in the air, with a certain flight trajectory, as if it is inextricably related to the minaret.

Wu Qi and the others were about to go deep into this base of an industrial zone that was completely different from their imagination, when suddenly a crisp footsteps came from behind.

"Look over here, outsider."

Wu Qi immediately turned around, holding a long knife at his waist, making a combat posture that he could draw the knife at any time. It was four soldiers in white uniforms, of various ages, all men. In their hands, they held a series of white-painted rifles, models that Wu Qi had never seen before.

The others turned around, inevitably looking wary. One of the four soldiers had an extra badge on his chest in his uniform and was a higher rank as the captain of the patrol. The captain stepped forward and said in a calm and calm tone: "Everyone, can you put down your weapons?" ”

"Put down the gun." Wu Qi ordered softly, and everyone put away their guns. Wu Qi also lifted the combat stance, although this is of little significance, but it can maximize their goodwill.

"Yes, let's introduce myself." So said the captain.

"We are the 'Black Cavalry Mercenary Regiment' in the occupied area, I am the head of the group, Wu Qi, and they are all my teammates. We picked up a tracker, traced the direction of the signal, and found the base. Wu Qi said.

"The tracker was released by us, and we held the terminal of the signal, and we detected that the tracker had reached the outside of the wall, so we opened the door for you," the captain put down his gun, walked towards Wu Qi, and stretched out his hand, "Welcome to the 'Dawn Base' against all odds." I am the captain of the B17 team, Zhang Ji'an. ”

Wu Qi raised his hand without hesitation and shook it with the captain's hand.

Although neither of them knew each other before, at this moment, they can give each other a certain amount of trust, even if it is a minimum, enough to start a further dialogue and understanding.

"You must be wondering why there is a base in the depths of the fallen zone. Come with us, and on the way I'll tell you about the 'Dawn Base'. After that, it's up to you to tell us the details of the team. ”

"No problem, but we still have a modified vehicle parked outside, can you let us drive it in?"

"Yes."

Zhang Ji'an took out a communicator-like machine, pointed the antenna at the wall, and pressed a few buttons, and the wall automatically opened a door for large vehicles to enter and exit. During this process, Zhang Ji'an always turned his back to Wu Qi and did not reveal the specific method of controlling the wall to Wu Qi.

Gu Changzai ran out and drove the silver chariot in, and the door closed. Zhang Ji'an asked them to leave the silver chariot here and follow them alone.

The black cavalry and his party followed the B17 team on the wide avenue between the factories, and on the way, Zhang Ji'an explained some basic information about the Dawn Base to Wu Qi and others.

Base Dawn was one of the first wilderness bases established during the Age of Night, but it was overrun by a large number of mutant animals and plague species shortly after its completion, and nearby troops quickly withdrew their troops and abandoned the base. After that, the Supreme Court of the Third Court of Justice stabilized its regime and sent troops to build a border wall on the border of the human territory, and the Dawn Base was isolated from the human territory and turned into an isolated island standing in the occupied area.

One year of the Age of Dawn, the first people crossed the purgatory-like zone and came to the Dawn Base to restart it, so that all the factories could be back up and running, producing industrial products and daily necessities, and purifying the water; They also brought with them the advanced energy field technology of the era, and greatly transformed the fortifications of the Dawn Base. The first people were veritable "pioneers" who "reborn" the island and saved many people who had been displaced into the occupied areas.

The surface of the Dawn Base is a high wall, an industrial area, a plantation and an energy field fortification, and the underground is a well-built dungeon, which contains a population of about 2,000, and all the resources they need for daily life and the weapons and resources needed to build the army come from the surface facilities of the base.

Zhang Ji'an made a special mention that although the Dawn Base is no longer a lifeless island, it is still completely detached from the help of human territory, relying on pure self-sufficiency and unity to save itself, so everyone in the base is not only a rescuer, but also a self-rescuer and a rescuer of others.

Wu Qi asked Zhang Ji'an where the power needed for the operation of the Dawn Base came from. Zhang Ji'an told them this information bluntly.

"There are abundant 'steam stone' veins near the dungeon, and the most important source of electricity is the thermal power station that burns the steam stone."

Cryolite is a new ore produced in large quantities after the apocalypse due to mutated microorganisms underground. It is a huge advantage and abundant quantity as a resource, which has directly led to the restructuring and change of the structure of human power generation industry, and now 80% of the bases in the human territory are thermal power generation models, including the G011 base and G032 base that Wu Qi once passed, all of which use ice vapor stone thermal power generation.

Zhang Ji'an's simple words built an impression map about the Dawn Base in the minds of Wu Qi and the others, and he said it quite skillfully, obviously explaining it countless times in front of many objects.

"Captain Zhang, when did you enter the Dawn Base?" Wu Qi asked.

"I, I entered the base five years ago, and I used to be a mercenary of the army," Zhang Ji'an's mood fluctuated slightly when he mentioned this, and he continued, "For the sake of high salaries, my mercenary brothers and I temporarily joined the army and went to the front line to fight against the plague species at the border pass, but the front-line army was defeated, and we lost contact with the army in the rear, so we could only wait for death in the occupied area. We walked for many days, stumbled upon a tracker, and then traveled a long way to get here. ”

"Maybe that's my fate, so I've decided to stay at Base Dawn in peace now. My lover is a member of the Dawn base, and we have a family. ”

Zhang Ji'an smiled, Wu Qi couldn't see the slightest despair from his weathered mature face, only a sunny smile containing happiness and hope.

Gao Yuan at the back of the team was silent, Guo Baibai and Gu Changzai were obviously infected by Zhang Ji'an's tone, and their eyes lit up with a little bit of hope.

The group walked a long way, and the base of the minaret could already be seen from here.

"I'm done, it's your turn. I hope you can tell the truth, because it's a matter of whether or not we'll let you into the dungeon. ”

Zhang Ji'an stopped when he finished speaking, and the four members of the team scattered one after another, wrapping the black rider and his party in the middle.