The Half Moon Bay base is mainly divided into six layers, the first layer is the water fortress, the necessary place for ships to enter and exit the port, and then dozens of floating docks can be operated at the same time to carry out the water and enter the water, so that personnel can reach the second layer of the military port area. Then through the elevator and lifting platform, the ecological circulation area will be further built at a distance of 300 to 600 meters underwater. The fourth level is the industrial zone, where the core source of electricity is a huge nuclear reactor, as well as a military industry, light industry, and refineries. The crude oil exploitation facilities are located under the water for thousands of meters, which are combined with the main base in a nested manner, and the pile legs of the facilities go straight to the bottom of the sea, digging out the special oil fields in the Nanbu Gulf, which were hidden before the war, and providing heavy oil for a large number of ships that have not completed the transformation of shaped turbines, including mothballed all kinds of land weapons, air vehicles, and so on. Under the strong deterrence of the aftermath of the nuclear explosion, the Half Moon Bay base has been operating continuously for more than 60 years, fortunately, there is no emergency, but frequent earthquakes have damaged the drilling wells, and the energy supply of the base is barely enough, but the large-scale naval dispatch is becoming more and more unsustainable.

Considering that the long-term closure has an immeasurable adverse impact on the morale and psychology of personnel, the designers of the base built another type of small ecological circulation system in the second phase of the project. This underwater paradise is laid out according to the specifications of the pre-war life ecosphere, although the sparrows are small, the flora and fauna of the forest, ocean, and desert circles are all scaled down, taking into account the maintenance of pre-war memories and personnel training for the descendants of the refuge.

Paltrow and Astrid stopped in front of the covered bridge between the large and small bases, and nine soldiers in mechs strictly checked their documents. "Wait a minute." The mecha officer handed back the special pass with a blank face. Astrid knew that the base was full of formalities these days, so she simply looked around.

The sun couldn't shine so deep underwater, she thought that the bulkhead was some kind of super-pressure-resistant alloy plate, but she saw bubbling bubbles outside the wall, and she just wanted to take a step closer, but behind the bubbles was a huge squid tentacle! The suction cup alone is the size of Astrid!

Astrid's blue eyes flashed with surprise, and Paltrow explained quietly: "Outside the bulkhead is the mutant creature breeding area of the Biological Experiment Department, sir, be mentally prepared, unless the generals pass, the shading film will not be opened." ”

"Please come in." Astrid looked through the mech helmet and saw the snickering in the mech officer's eyes. The floodgates opened, and Astrid looked at the underwater bridge, which was at least several kilometers long, and in order not to disturb the unusually sensitive mutant creatures, the light source was forbidden, which meant that they had to walk through it in the dark.

"Miss......" said Paltrow timidly, as the gate closed. Does she have amnesia? Shout me what? Astrid thought. "Can you hold me? I...... Really scared of this road. "You can see that the little cow is afraid of this tunnel. Astrid was not angry, and hummed a deep "yes, yes." ”

Half an hour later. "Thank you, sir." Paltrow straightened his hair, which had been messed up from screaming, and crossed the checkcard to the little cow. "I'll allow you to call me 'Miss,' and that's for you." To be honest, the holographic projection is not practical after all, and she can't complain that Paltrow is timid, and she doesn't want to experience this kind of sea monster reality show. The two of them continued to pass through the constant pressure stabilization room, balancing the change in air pressure brought about by the two outsiders. Subsequently, the workers opened the gates of the Garden of Eden.

Astrid had heard of the greenery in the base before she fell asleep, but she was so busy with affairs that she didn't get a chance to go there until she hibernated, and of course people didn't have the heart to be happy after the nuclear explosion. Even so, it is still gratifying to see the lush forests in the places where there should be no greenery. They walked slowly along the bridge in the sky, and they smelled the smell of the earth, the sound of healthy animals running and chasing? There is no doubt about it.

"We're going to hurry." Paltrow urged. "The Admiral hates being late." Astrid withdrew her gaze and said "hmm".

Astrid thought they had missed it, but in fact they were going to end up in the forest circle, a few small European-style buildings deep in the forest. "I'll be waiting for you outside, and I wish you all the best, sir." Paltrow said, standing under the grape trellis. There should be no uniforms here. Astrid thought that the environment would affect people, and she looked at the little cow much more pleasantly. "Lend you good words." The armed guards opened the door.

Like her father taking her to visit an old friend's cabin in the woods, the rich old maid in a floral apron bowed slightly to Astrid. "Please come with me." A pair of neon tea sets in the reception room are steaming. Okay, I'm ready. "Thank you." Astrid bowed.

"Tuk Tuk~" Astrid tucked her military hat under her arm, and the old maid knocked lightly on the mahogany door of the library. "General, it's Major Astrid Josephine."

"Please come in." The voices in the room were young and powerful. Who is it? Astrid thought. She walked into the library with sonorous steps. On both sides are bookcases against the ceiling, so narrow that only one chair can fit in the bookcase room. There were two people in the room, and there was a blonde officer with his hand in his trouser pocket next to the bookcase, his thumb out, two gold stars in his epaulettes, and his gray-blue deep socket eyes were a little surprised by the visitor, and he was very pure in appreciating beauty. The officer had the same hair color as the old man who sat on a wicker chair with his back to Astrid and his head bowed to read. It is clear that this officer is none other than the eldest son of Admiral Tyran: Colonel McCarthy Tyran.

The maid closed the door, and Astrid stared at the floor-to-ceiling glass window, slammed the heel of her boot, and saluted, "Astrid Josephine salutes you, Admiral." ”

The admiral did not look back, but continued to read, and classical music floated softly in the room, and the general turned the page and said, "Have you heard this tune?" Major? ”

"Wagner, Rhine Gold." Asrireid replied without hesitation, and McCarthy Tylan winked at her, he was like the heroic Beowulf of Wagner's poetry.

"Valkyrie, the Valkyrie, can decide the life and death of others, free heroes from painful death, and those who do not understand Wagner will not understand what it means to live and perish." McCarthy took the book from his father. There is no title, only the cover of the eagle emblem. Admiral Ulysses Tyran pushed away the wicker chair, the emaciated and old centenarian in front of Astrid, yesterday's yellow flower and tomorrow's rising sun.

"This is your theme song, Major Josephine, I'm glad you're visiting me, but unfortunately I can't fit a second chair here, come on, feel free." Admiral Tyran did not look like a general at all, neither a uniform, but a homely pajamas, yes, cashmere pajamas with red and blue stripes.

"After all, on your first birthday, at the invitation of your father, I saw you as a baby, God mercy, and your father must have been very pleased to see all this." The admiral stretched out his palm and said.

"My father knows what he knows, and it will be so." Astrid shook hands with the Admiral with his military cap in one hand.

Outside the window, the greenery is verdant and the birds are singing.