Chapter 2: Legends of the Ground
ground, this word deeply attracted Xiao Zhao.
He knew that the middle-aged man in front of him, Uncle Zhao, was a legend in the ministry.
For them, being able to travel to a corner of the camp is a long trip and a great experience. And this Uncle Zhao has traveled to the entire camp and even to the ground.
At this time, when he heard the middle-aged man's words on the ground, a string was instantly tightened in his mind.
In a very comfortable working environment for several months, under his continuous contact with Uncle Zhao, he had figured out Uncle Zhao's character, he thought about it, and said, "The ground, that's not a place where our group of people can set foot.
"That's the place in the camp, or only a strong person like Brother Hou can go.
"There are blue skies and white clouds, green grass, endless delicacies, mountains, rivers and forests, the sun that rises and sets in the east and west every day at the origin of life, there are powerful proto-beasts fighting with the primordials, there are heroic dragons wearing steel scales and armor and are controlled by knights, and there are the most beautiful women who set foot in the world like fairies......
"Beyond that, there's even a vast galaxy called the universe. ”
Xiao Zhao's eyes surged between his words, and it was not an exaggeration to say that he was confused, he was describing the legendary scenery, and even added countless reasonable imaginations.
"Three thousand years ago, the end came, and under the erosion of crazy and powerful protozoarities, humanity was in danger.
"In order to survive, those ordinary people who have not awakened have become the spark of life for human beings. The primordials sent it underground to pray for survival.
"After 300 years of exploration, the underground camp was established. The place where the camp was established is already 12,000 miles underground, which is the closest and safest shelter to the ground, and the original beasts here are on the safe side and not strong.
"More than 10,000 miles away, all kinds of brutal proto-beasts are rampant, ignoring the rules and order of the strong, so that chaos is everywhere.
"And it was after the establishment of the underground shelter, with the fire of life, that the powerful primordials were no longer afraid, holding sharp blades, overcoming thorns and thorns, and soon opened up the forbidden area of life of the primordial beast on the ground, and then gradually expanded the living range......"
A group of young people next to him were surprised when they heard Xiao Zhao's description.
Many of his words have not been heard by these young people, they have not gone to school, they have been working since they could walk. But not knowing it doesn't prevent them from imagining, and even the scene of themselves on the ground has already appeared in their minds.
They had a foolish smile on their faces, as if they were already in the land of legends, most of these fantasies, except for what Xiao Zhao said, were known from the word of mouth of their fathers, in fact, they had never even been to the central area of the camp.
Hou Liqing didn't know how many times he had heard these descriptions of the ground, but this time this young man named Xiao Zhao had the most accurate description.
In the dozens of previous reclamations, the ground described by those underground people is more of a personal product of countless generations of artistic processing, which is completely inconsistent with the real ground.
I have to say that this Xiao Zhao is really extraordinary. I don't know where Lao Zhao came from. It's like meeting Lao Zhao, a genius who has joined his own reclamation group for the first time when he was a novice, and he was very surprised.
"The ground is full of treasures, with countless fruits and vegetables. ”
"The women on the ground are very beautiful, just like fairy daughters. ”
"The ground is very abundant, and as long as you stay on the ground for a while, you can become the original person. ”
“......”
From the indicators of the goggles, he could see the flames that were gradually extinguishing in front of him and the soft ground that had been tamped and leveled out.
Listening to the young people in his ears talking about the ground matters he knew, he knew that Xiao Zhao was a special case. And what the other underground people said is no different from the description of the underground people who used to open up the wasteland, they are similar, but they are too beautiful.
He listened quietly, and glanced at the young man named Xiao Zhao in his free time, which was really a little regretful.
"There's more to the ground than that. Lao Zhao was also made to sigh by Xiao Zhao's words, but the descriptions of the young people who followed closely put the topic back on track, and he picked out some things that these people didn't talk about, and prepared to say it as a foreshadowing.
He raised his head lightly, looked at everyone's eyes again, and made a haughty gesture: "3,000 to 11,000 miles underground is a forbidden area for humans, and powerful proto-beasts that ignore the rules are rampant in the middle, and even powerful proto-beasts can't stop them from constantly breeding.
"And on the ground, there is not only the original beast inheritance land that all the original beasts yearn for, but also the most powerful original inheritance school. There is not only fighting, work, but also life.
"There's wine, coffee, fine costumes, primitives for traveling through the sky, and music with beautiful sounds. There are vast giant cities reaching into the sky, there are giant beasts from the stars that are handsome and docile, and the most beautiful thing is that the girl there ......"
Lao Zhao's pride was to make this group of boys have an assimilative reverence for the ground, but in the end, his eyes involuntarily drifted down.
He paused, as if remembering the 'girl there', and the corners of his mouth bloomed into a smirk, which hooked the hearts of a group of young people of this age.
"Uncle Zhao, have you been to the ground?" Not all of those young people knew as much as Xiao Zhao, and some people didn't know Lao Zhao's experience, so they came after receiving a job.
"Of course. Lao Zhao snorted, a little dissatisfied with the young man who interrupted his imagination.
However, he still said proudly: "That's why I said why you are so lucky."
"That's because everyone who works with Brother Hou can go to the ground.
"And I've been there twenty times!"
Seeing the exclamation that erupted in an instant, Lao Zhao knew that the atmosphere had been created, and continued: "Our Tuya Empire has five major cities on the ground, and the one that governs us, that is, above our heads, is Haimo City, one of the five major cities. ”
Lao Zhao's earthy face brightened up at this moment, and he raised his arms and said, "Today, congratulations, you will be able to see Haimo City soon." ”
"Ahh
The ground, as long as it is a person, will want to go, it is the holy place of everyone's heart, and the spiritual pillar of the underground people's life, it is not an exaggeration to call it a totem.
Xiao Zhao also laughed, he knew the most, so he knew how complicated the procedures needed to go to the ground and how high the threshold was.
However, when he saw Brother Hou standing at the front, thinking of the daily Zhu meat for the past two months, he knew that the team leader he met this time was completely different from other reclamation groups.
Underground camps in the wilderness will almost always encounter proto-beasts, so if you hire underground people, most people will choose guys around twenty years old. This age is the maximum value of the balance of strength and learning ability, and it is the most cost-effective.
As far as Xiao Zhao knows, the mortality rate of the underground people in the underground camps is generally more than 80%, so these two months are too comfortable for him. He had long been ready to encounter the original beast, which was nothing more than death, but he didn't know that when he arrived here, all he saw were the corpses of the original beast.
Brother Hou, the leader of this wasteland clearing group had already killed the original beasts, and he hadn't used them at all, which was unbelievable.
Based on this, Xiao Zhao felt a completely different attitude towards the underground people in this wasteland group, so that he was full of respect for Brother Hou, so he worked very hard, and even because of Nagisa, he could clearly feel the growth of strength in his body every day.
By this time, when he heard that everyone could go to the fabled ground, he had no doubts.
This kind of 'impossible' thing for them is possible in Brother Hou's hands, and he already has a blind worship of Brother Hou.
The thought of being able to go to the ground made my heart burn.
"Hemer City, it was built by Emperor Hemer himself in the wasteland three thousand years ago, and the original beasts have been in and out for thousands of years, but they are still standing. A young man recounted what he had heard.
"Fifteen hundred years ago, the Tuya Empire annexed it, but it was abandoned due to its remoteness from the center of power, and the city became a city of relics until it was redeveloped a thousand years ago and restored to its glory. Another said.
The big difference they said was all required by the official Haimer City to popularize science, in order to establish their worldview and make them have a sense of belonging to Haimo City.
"My ancestors belonged to Haimer City, and a thousand years ago my ancestors moved underground, and now, I didn't expect to be able to return to my old land. Another person had bright eyes and refreshed spirits, and he only felt that his whole body was welling up with strength.
Hou Liqing's eyes flickered, and his heart was full of awe for Haimer's high-level executives, this method was undoubtedly a heart control technique.
His ideal is to become a man of great power, even if not to power the empire, but to be rich. The performance of these people promoted his desire to enter the upper circles, and even added a touch of madness to his eyes.
The flashing hint in the goggles brought his mind back, and he looked ahead, only to see the tanker car returning quickly a mile away.
He knew that according to the hints in the goggles, the project of 35 in the southwest corner was completed.
The canister spewed out a strong gas, accompanied by a muffled sound, and stopped lightly beside Hou Liqing.
As the window rolled down, the person on it sat in the driver's seat, lazily spitting smoke rings, he held a cigarette with sparks in one hand, and greeted Hou Liqing with the other: "It's done." ”
"It took two months to get it done. Hearing the old man's words, Hou Liqing laughed relaxedly.
Because of the return of the canister car, and hearing the exchange between the two again, everyone stared at Hou Liqing, hot.
They waited for Hou Liqing to announce the official completion of the project, followed by the reward of going to the ground.
Hou Liqing turned around, his eyes looked at the group of young people, and he saw their fiery eyes.
He was so familiar with the scene that he spoke as calmly as water, without the slightest wave.
"We're done!
"Today, you can go to the surface!
"As soon as I submit the assignment, you will receive a large sum of money and go home to live the life of a superior person, and even live in the center for a few years!
"You must listen to me on the ground and on the way to it!
"You can't walk around, talk nonsense, or touch without my permission!
"Can it be done?"
His voice echoed in the cave, and the emotionless calm was heard by the group of young people with passion, in their eyes, it was more like a speech, a ceremony of awarding honors, which was very solemn and ceremonial.
"Yes!" the young people were surging with this opportunity, and this demand was no match for the reward of being able to go to the ground.