Chapter 4 Underground Passages
There was still a long way to get to the surface, but as the new camp was still in the wilderness, there was only one straight road.
Driving along the dirt road, the dust is flying, and from time to time you can see vehicles approaching and staggering.
These are from other reclamation groups. Before each camp is cleared, there will be a lot of night-light lights on the road to illuminate the road.
Along the way, you have passed through the periphery of many ministries, and if the road leading to the interior of the ministry is straight, you can still vaguely see the blue fireworks cluster, which is specially made for the desert camp.
On the periphery of the avenue, only thirty miles away from the gate is the general wasteland. From the outside, there was a hole in the wilderness, and at this time a tanker was driving out of the hole, and the closer it was to the camp entrance, the slower it became, and finally stopped.
Hou Liqing opened the right door, took the goggles in his hand, and jumped out of the car.
And the crowd that had been gathered in a group for entertainment stood up and walked over.
In the front is a middle-aged man in a black coat, lean, with neat hair, his name is Xu Wenhai, and he is the commander of the desert opening camp.
He walked in the front, and behind him a crowd surrounded him like stars holding the moon, like a great wave.
Hou Liqing laughed and greeted him.
And Wang Zhuang and Lao Zhao also got out of the car, stood by the canned car, and watched this scene calmly.
"Brother Hai, 35 in the southwest corner, the task has been completed. Hou Liqing saw Xu Wenhai take a cigarette from the fat man next to him, hurriedly stepped forward, snapped his fingers, sparked and lit it. And the person followed Xu Wenhai and didn't dare to look him in the eyes.
Xu Wenhai nodded, took a breath, swept his eyes to the canister car a few times, and looked at Hou Liqing with a sneer beside him quietly: "Have you met the original beast again?"
didn't wait for Hou Liqing to answer, he spit out a smoke ring happily, saw the fat man next to him take the goggles and check it, nodded, and said: "The underground people are also people, they are not expensive, they are willing to work and work hard."
"Next time, try to survive a few, and this car-"
He stared at the canister cart, at the cratered surface that had been clawed by the proto-beast slap and the rockfall collision, and was silent.
"The repair cost of this car is naturally paid by us, and not only that, but I plan to change all the standard tools of this wasteland. This old one is useless, I hope Brother Hai can do the little brother a favor and deal with it. Hou Liqing hurriedly spoke, looking at the middle-aged man with a pleading look.
"Well, okay, I'll do you a favor. Brother Hai nodded, and at the same time as Hou Liqing spoke, a group of people had already run to the back of the tank truck and transported the wasteland clearing tools in the tank car.
Look at the skillful handling posture, the efficiency is surprisingly high, and you can tell that you are doing this professionally at a glance.
"Yes, this time, your 35th division in the southwest corner is the first, and if you submit the task on the ground, the reward will be yours. Brother Hai's serious face showed a little smile.
Originally, Hou Liqing was taller than him, but at this time, because of his half-bent legs, the middle-aged man also patted him on the shoulder and encouraged: "Good job, if everyone is as positive as you, it would be good." Yes, do it well in the future. ”
After he finished speaking, he turned sideways and moved out of the way, and behind him it was like a low tide, and dozens of people were scattered on both sides.
Hou Liqing nodded and said, "Brother Hai, I'm leaving." ”
Without waiting for a response, he ran a few steps quickly and stepped onto the door. Wang Zhuang had been waiting in the car for a long time, and at this time he drove the car outside.
They were used to it and didn't say much.
After this hole, you will be home, why bother so much.
Thirty miles away, you can see in the distance a blockhouse that looks like a carving in a huge wall.
However, this bunker needs to be carefully watched to be seen, it is not as conspicuous as expected, and it does not give the impression of being transcendent to another world.
The whole is a heavy metal style, and the color of the body surface is integrated with the surrounding environment, which is very ordinary.
There is a small opening at the bottom of this bunker, and a group of soldiers stands at the opening, like ancient statues, with a cold air.
Directly above this opening was a sign less than a millionth the size of a bunker, on which were written a few small letters, with a distinct blue glow, which were small but conspicuous.
It reads: Hymer City Underpass.
Very upright words, solemn and serious.
This place is the center of all the underground camps in Hemer City, the only gateway.
All of the underground camps built by Hemmer City spread out from this point in all directions, and the central area of each camp was about the same distance away.
And each city of the Tuya Empire has a corresponding gate, which can connect to the ground.
If you look closely at these words, you can also see the original energy particles of the characters, beating back and forth, like an elf dancing lightly and cheerfully.
Even just by looking at these words, people who come here will be much more relaxed.
This is the arrangement made by Xiao Shen twenty years ago. What makes up these words is a rare rough stone, a fourth-order pure heart stone.
For high-level primordials, the Qingxin Stone has a significant effect on improving strength and breaking through bottlenecks, and it is not an exaggeration to call it an artifact, even if it is Haimo City, there is only this one, and Xiao Shen is placed here, which is enough to show his courage.
Hou Liqing and Wang Zhuang knew this allusion, and every time they came here, they would look at this plaque at first glance, in order to relax their hearts that had been tense for months.
The tanker was parked in the outer parking lot, and several people jumped out of the car.
There was a metal parking board next to the parking lot, Wang Zhuang put his palm on it, the blue light crossed his fingerprints, and a voice came out of it: "Driver Wang Zhuang, this is the No. 1 parking lot, and the No. 52 wasteland truck has ended the task this time."
"The duration of this 72-day event is 310,000 Haimo coins for the lease fee and 600,000 Haimo coins for the repair.
"Looking forward to your drive again. ”
"Xu Wenhai is such a dead dog, and he charged me 600,000 yuan for the repair fee this time?" Wang Zhuang stared at it, and jumped to his feet in an instant, which was simply angry.
Hou Liqing glanced at it, didn't care, and walked towards the passage, this anger, he put it in his heart.
Lao Zhao glanced at Wang Zhuang, didn't say much, saw Hou Liqing leave, and followed in a few steps.
"This is really-" Wang Zhuang watched the two of them leave, and followed.
For this lucrative job, he has to look voluntary, and he really can't do it, and it is Hou Liqing who is in charge.
It's not the first time, it's just that this time it's too much.
He thought, it is estimated that it is also because of Xiao Zhao, otherwise there would not be the original beast pumping the car, at least it is more true to smoke it, and he feels a little more comfortable.
He also complained, his eyes looked at the plaque in the distance, his mood relaxed, and he ran a few steps to the front.
"I can finally go back, and I don't know if my mom will miss me and think about what kind of gift to bring her back. As soon as he relaxed, the whole person completely returned, and he began to think about going back.
"Your mother's character, can you miss you? If you are not by her side for a day, you have to miss you countless times, let alone two months. Hou Liqing smiled, Wang Zhuang missed his mother, and naturally touched his heart, and the corners of his mouth raised, "It's also thanks to the fact that there is no network underground, otherwise you don't want to do anything else." ”
Lao Zhao laughed when he heard this.
"I just want my mom to annoy me. Wang Zhuang was stupid, but he walked under the bunker.
There are very few people who come here, partly because of the high cost of using the gates, and partly because of the need for a pass.
Only Hou Liqing and Wang Zhuang who do wasteland reclamation tasks can return to the ground many times. In fact, many of the people in the reclamation group will only return to the surface once a year, and stay in the center of the underground camp at other times.
Several people stood in front of the underground passage and stopped talking, and began to be inspected by the soldiers.
Lao Zhao stood aside with his hands down, looking exceptionally quiet.
There are invisible beams of light on both sides of the passage that penetrate the whole body, illuminating the whole person transparently, and the blood vessels and five organs are exposed to everyone's eyes.
"The original: Wang Zhuang
"The original body is heavy, and the residence number is 6793234
"Residential address: No. 21, Building 4, Houxidi Garden Community, Chaobai Street
"Mission: Reclamation of Underground Camp No. 32557, Northwest Corner 35"
This column of words was exposed to the eyes of the soldiers, and of course, no one else could see it except them.
When Wang Zhuang reached the end of the passage, a mechanical voice sounded: "Mr. Wang Zhuang, welcome back and thank you for your contribution to Haimo City." ”
After Wang Zhuang, Hou Liqing was also released, and under the watchful eye of the soldiers, he walked into the passage.
"The original: Hou Liqing
"The original body is heavy, and the residence number is 6793333
"Residential address: No. 18, Building 4, Houxidi Garden Community, Chaobai Street
"Mission: Reclamation of Underground Camp No. 32557, Northwest Corner 35"
"Mr. Hou Liqing, welcome back and thank you for your contribution to Haimo City. ”
Hou Liqing walked to the end, stood still, and looked back at Lao Zhao, he set the permission for Lao Zhao, which was a privilege that the group leader could use, and also spent 100,000 Haimo coins to buy a pass for him.
"Underground: Zhaobao
Certification: Pass provided by the original Hou Liqing"
"Thank you for your contribution to Hemer City, this time the surface dwelling time is 32 hours, and the countdown begins. ”
Old Zhao wanted to go inside, but one of the soldiers walked towards Zhao Bao and stopped him in the middle of the passage.
At the same time, the soldier's gloves lit up, and the body of Lao Zhao, who stood in place and did not dare to move, was a multiple examination, and this was the case for every underground citizen, very strict.
Lao Zhao is very familiar, so he is very cooperative.
"Come into the room. The soldier standing at the head nodded at the examiner, pointed to the closed hut on the side, and said, "Take off your pants and do a full body examination." ”
Lao Zhao listened to the command, did not say a word, lowered his head and entered the room like a prisoner, and at the same time took off his only pants, completely exposing his body to the air.
Invisible blue rays shot from the four walls of the room, like sharp bayonets, stabbing every corner of his body.
"It wasn't that strict before. Hou Liqing saw that the little black house had entered, and couldn't help but be a little curious.
The soldiers here have to rotate every half month, so even if he is active underground, he doesn't know him.
When one of the soldiers heard this, he replied: "In the past few days, the grandson of the city lord has come to the world, and in order to prevent the original beast from taking advantage of the loopholes, the security check of the underground people has been much stricter. ”