"The Second Civilian Zone is located about 4,000 kilometers away from the Eighth Protective Circle, and it is a closed village called 'Muyin Village', and it is not accurate to say that it is a 'village', and it is absolutely impossible to enter the Second Civilian Zone without this. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info Ling opened the small box she had just picked up from there.

"What is this?" Zhuge Xun noticed that there was only one strange-shaped card inside the box.

"This is the key to the second civilian area."

"What do you mean by the second civilian quarter?"

"The second civilian area is living in the mountains, do you know the 'poisonous weeds' incident before the Three Circles of Turmoil?"

"I know."

"After the 'poison weed' incident, the civilian area was removed from the 'number', which also indirectly triggered the incident of the three circles. And now one-third of the people living in the second civilian area are people who survived the 'poison weed' incident, so the hostility of the people in the second civilian area towards the world government and the hunter association can be imagined, and all kinds of relief materials distributed to the civilian area will also be strictly tested, and everyone who enters the second civilian area will also be checked. Didn't I open the Gate of Time under the pillars when we went to the first civilian area, but not the second civilian area, where we went was still far from the second civilian area, and we had to walk there. ”

"I probably know everything, so I'll tell you when you get there. Shall we go now? ”

"Hmm. The passage time of the second civilian area is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day, and all outsiders can only enter and exit the second civilian area during this time, and are not allowed at other times. ”

The two of them came through the Time Gate in Ling's room to the place outside the second civilian area.

Outside the Second Civilian Area Security Line:

"We can only wait here for a pass." Ling and Zhuge Xun came out of the gate of time.

Zhuge Xun observed this second civilian area: in front of him was a large lush forest, close to the ground were all shrubs more than one person high, in front of the bushes was an iron fence more than three meters high, and behind the bushes were some mature trees, ranging from two meters to thirty meters in height, stretching and endless, and there were faint peaks behind the trees, but they were not very high.

Ling took out the card from earlier, put it to her mouth and blew it, and a sharp signal sound came from the card. Ling blew for about a minute, and then said to Zhuge Xun: "Let's wait for a while, and we will tell us where to go in after the certification is passed." ”

After about half an hour, a small flying machine flew out from the depths of the woods and stopped in the air in front of Ling and Zhuge Xun, Ling put the card in the socket of the aircraft, and from the screen of the aircraft, a person from the second civilian area appeared and said to Ling: "The authentication is passed, Mr. Ling, please follow the aircraft next, it will take you to the entrance, enter the password: 5141." ”

"Wait Kara, I've brought a friend and a tree with me." Ling pointed to Zhuge Xun behind him and said to the people on the screen.

"Since it's Mr. Ling's friend, let him come in with him." After speaking, the flying machine led Ling and Zhuge Xun to the left and walked along the iron fence.

Zhuge Xun noticed that as they walked forward, something seemed to be following in the bushes inside the fence, and the breath was not like a human, but like an animal. Because it was on the inside of the fence, Zhuge Xun didn't care.

After walking for about twenty minutes, the aircraft stopped moving forward and emitted a red light from the bottom towards the ground, and then saw a square piece of grass on the ground that began to sink slowly and then split to both sides, and a descending step appeared.

"Go in from here, and I'll pick you up at the entrance." Said the person on the screen.

"Okay."

Ling took out the card she had put in earlier, and after entering the steps with Zhuge Xun and Metasequoia, the aircraft emitted red light again to restore the sunken square grass to its original state, and then flew into the depths of the woods.

Kaoru watches her step. The illumination of this is based on the fluorescent paint in the channel, so it is not very bright. Ling reminded.

Zhuge Xun summoned a 'bright bird' with one hand to light the way ahead.

With the light emitted by the bright bird itself, Zhuge Xun looked around at the underground passage he was passing through. It's a rudimentary man-made passageway, with walls still covered in potholes and rocky soil, and forward arrows painted with fluorescent paint every ten meters.

"The path we take is different every time we come, and after passing the card authentication, the personnel in charge of guarding the second civilian area will decide the access route according to the location of the person who applied to enter. We were just talking to the chief of the 2nd Civilian District in charge of the entrance guard, 'Kara. Brenda's 'Everyone who wants to enter the second civilian area must be 'certified' by him.

And if you want to enter the second civilian area, you can only go underground, and if you go above, it is the forest you saw when you came, and something 'very bad' will happen. ”

The fluorescent arrows will give you the illusion of walking in a straight line, but Zhuge Xun can feel that they are taking a curved route in this underground passage, and the front is gradually brightening, not only the arrows, but even the walls also exude a faint light.

"Kaoru, put away your Shikigami."

Zhuge Xun retracted the Bright Bird, and the two continued to walk for ten minutes before coming to a tall iron door, Ling inserted the card into the magnetic card machine next to the door, and pressed the password he had obtained earlier: 5141. At this time, the screen on the magnetic card machine lit up, and it was still the same person as before.

"I'll open the door for you now." Carla said.

After a while, a small door slowly opened to the left of the door, and only two people could pass side by side.

Ling pulled out his card and said to Zhuge Xun: "After passing this door, we will enter the second civilian area. ”

"Into the second civilian quarter? We've been walking underground......" Zhuge Xun was shocked by what he saw in front of him halfway through his words.

"WelcometoMr. Ling" Kara in a military uniform. Brenda greeted Ling with a military salute.

"It's been a long time since I've seen Kara, this is my friend Zhuge Xun, I have something to see your boss Hatit this time." Ling replied.

"I've already informed you, and the boss said I'll send you over when you arrive." Carla. Brenda said.

"Okay, then I'll go with Zhuge Xun first, I brought this tree here, and the money I brought over in this box is in this box, put it here with you first, I know your rules." Ling handed her card and the box in her hand to Kara. And let Zhuge Xun put the tree aside.

"Let me go first, and you can bring the money directly." Carla. Brenda said. "Lu, you take Ling and Ling's friend to meet the boss."

"Mr. Ling, please." A named gatekeeper led Ling and Zhuge Xun inside.

'To be honest, I've seen a lot of strange monuments and vanished civilizations, but I've never seen a magnificent building as breathtaking as the second civilian district'. Zhuge Xun was still immersed in the shock after entering the door.

Seeing Zhuge Xun's surprise, Ling whispered: "This is the second civilian area, and most of the people living here are Americans, British, Germans, and other soldiers from the big countries at that time after 'that war'. Carla. Brenda is a descendant of the war and is an orthodox American soldier like Bud. And the boss of the second civilian area we are going to meet next is a former five-star general of the U.S. military, who is 115 years old this year. At the beginning of the establishment of the second civilian area, it was originally used to house the families who participated in the 'war', because Pude asked for a protective circle, and the World Government and the Hunters' Association were afraid that the military force would be too strong, so they set aside a numbered 'civilian area' for these people. Hattitz I also asked to be a hunter's instructor, but he refused, and I later learned that he had chosen this place to live in the civilian area. He replied to me because 'it's free here.'" In the aftermath of the 'Weeds' incident, he took in the survivors of that incident. This second civilian district has a special army, which Hattith proudly showed off to me. ”

"Ling, this is not a 'village' at all! It's a 'castle'! Zhuge Xun said.

"Take your time for yourself, and then I'll introduce you to it, this second civilian area is not as simple as you see. But your Shikijin can't appear here, it will cause some unnecessary trouble. Ling smiled meaningfully.

"I see." Zhuge Xun replied.

Originally, Ling said to herself that the second civilian area was also called 'Kigakure no Village', and the people here lived in the mountains. I have the impression that I live scattered deep in the woods, and there are some houses like the first civilian area, and the people are mainly engaged in farming. But I never imagined that the real Second Civilian District would be like this:

People live in the 'mountains', but not outside, and it seems that the mountains are completely hollowed out, so it is no wonder that they have to pass through the underground. The location I am now should be inside the rolling mountain peaks that I saw outside the bushes when I came. Directly in front of it should be the 'main peak', and from the outside, there are even peaks on the edge of the main peak, so there should be hollowed-out mountains on the left and right, but I don't see the doors on either side from my own angle.

The main peak looks up from the ground, spiraling upwards, and the original rocks of the mountain are cleverly designed, from the ground to the top of the mountain, many layers are planned, and each layer has some soldiers in military uniforms are busy.

"Wait a minute, both of you." Lu motioned for Ling and Zhuge Xun to stop. Then he gestured across the river to put a drawbridge on the other side so that the three of them could cross.

"It's an underground river that Hatit has rebuilt to its current size, and it's one of the sources of water for this second civilian area. Your eyes must have adjusted to the darkness here. Because it is inside the mountain, the lighting is not as good as the outside, and the usual lighting relies on the collected solar energy and hydroelectric power, because the energy is limited, so the light in the mountain is not very sufficient, and the current light, and the time to turn on the lights on the other side of the residential area is also limited. But......," Ling said, glancing at the time on the huge mechanical clock erected by the bridge opposite. "It's almost time to open the window."

"Open the window?"

At this time, the opposite side lowered the suspension bridge, and Lu led the way in front.

"Well, the mountain is relatively humid, and there is no sun, and the body will not be able to stand the humidity here if you live for a long time, so every day from 10 am to 3 pm is the 'window' time."

"So what is 'windowing'?"

At this time, the sound of an alarm suddenly sounded.

"Two gentlemen, it's window opening time, and the ground will shake slightly, please stand still and don't move." Lu said to the two.

Zhuge Xun can also be regarded as having seen the so-called 'window' time. It turned out that the top of the mountain on the top of the mountain was movable, but now the mountain above was cracking to both sides, revealing the sun directly above, Zhuge Xun found that there seemed to be a layer of glass cover on the top of the mountain after the crack magnified the sunlight shining down, and suddenly the whole mountain became bright. And not only the top of the mountain, but also dozens of large and small exhaust vents around the mountain are also opened at the same time. After a while, the mountain was filled with a fresh smell of forest.

The ground stopped shaking, and Lu said to Ling and Zhuge Xun: "Please come with me and take the elevator to the office of the boss at the top." ”

"Lu, I want to go up layer by layer." Ling said.

Lu was embarrassed for a moment, and then said: "Okay, Mr. Ling is not an outsider, and Mr. Ling's friends believe that they will not do anything." Those two, please come here. Lu led the two of them around the transparent elevator that went straight up and down, and walked up the stairs on the left.

"You can take advantage of this time to have a good visit." Ling said to Zhuge Xun. "You've noticed the transparent cover up there that amplifies sunlight, right? It was Pudde's masterpiece, as if the effect of the original 'small sky' in the second circle was the same, and the ventilation equipment for the wall was provided by Pude. The sunlight here is only during the period when the window is open, and the transparent cover on it is also a solar energy battery, which is used for occasional voids. ”

"Are the two of them friends?" Zhuge Xun refers to Pude and Hatit.

"Hatit is Pudde's teacher."

Zhuge Xun observed as he walked. "The second circle of things ......"

"I've already spoken to Hattitt. Moreover, it is believed that the convening of the World Conference has already reached all numbered civilian areas. ”

The stairs up are different from the passages when you came, they are all neat stones, the ground is very flat, and when you look up, there should be more than a dozen floors.

"Now we are on the working area of the main peak in the middle of the three consecutive peaks, at an altitude of 1,567 meters, on the right is the residential area, which is 817 meters above sea level, and on the left is the reserve area, which is 953 meters above sea level. We can't see the situation on both sides now, although the three mountain bees look like peaks from the outside, but the inside is separated by a mountain, and there is a special gate for access, and if we spend the night here today, we will go to the residential area. By the way, it's also 'windowing' time on both sides, which is the same as on this side.

Each floor of the workspace has a different division of labor that is responsible for supporting this second civilian area. Those metal plates on the mountain that you see are solar batteries. After we crossed the bridge, oh, that's it. Ling pointed to a huge jar below behind the helicopter, with many holes in the surface of the jar. That's the central air purifier. There are also on both other sides. ”

"How much time does it take to hollow out an entire mountain? And it's going to be on the scale it is now......"

According to Hatit, these three mountains used to be a country's weapons warehouse and secret experimental base. After that war, it was abandoned, and when the Circle of Protectors was established, Hartith understood that not everyone could live in the Circle, so he rebuilt the area, and later Pud knew his teacher's intentions and provided some technical support, so that it became the current scale. Ling explained. And because it is inside the mountain, it also plays a good role in preventing aliens, and with the natural barrier of the mountain, the people in the second civilian area will not be attacked by those variants.

The Second Civilian Quarter is the most populous of the five numbered Civilian Districts, and the one closest to the Protectorate, thanks to Hattitz's management. ”

"There's a lot of rats here?" Zhuge Xun found it when he entered the second civilian area, and the rats here were each the size of a small suckling pig, and the rats were also wearing different colors and numbered 'clothes'.

"These rats are 'working rats'. Didn't I say earlier that Hatit had a special force, referring to this 'rat army'. The residual radiation after the war caused some rats to mutate and become larger, less human interference, and the reproduction of rats also increased many times, and rats, which are actually very intelligent species, continue to evolve in an increasingly harsh environment, which has become the most troublesome thing for the Hunters Association. Hartitt implemented 'artificial intelligence implantation' on those mutated mice......"

"Mr. Ling, these words are not good to tell outsiders." Lu reminded on the side. "We trust Mr. Ling, but we don't trust this friend of yours yet."

"Okay, I see, I'm not going to embarrass you." Ling said.

Zhuge Xun didn't want to say anything, Ling had already reminded himself before coming. But it doesn't matter, his golden snake eyes can see through all matter, and he can use the small god who usually lives in the eye without ritual drive. But because the snake eyes are more obvious, he wears a black blindfold that has cast a spell, so that others can't see his snake eyes, and he can observe the surrounding situation through the blindfold.

"Pay attention to your body, there is a 'vent' in front of you, the wind is relatively strong, please hold on to the guardrail next to you and keep your body balanced." Lu reminded.

The vent is a large round hole embedded in the mountain, and the exhaust fan of the vent works when the window is opened, so that the outside air can enter the mountain and then absorbed, purified and discharged by the central air purifier, so that the moisture in the mountain reaches a minimum. There are fourteen such vents on the mountain mass of this main peak. Because the wind of the tuyere is strong, there is a special person to watch over it when working, and you need to take a special guardrail passage when passing through the front of the tuyere.

Lu took Ling and Zhuge Xun for about an hour before arriving at Hadith's office at the top.

"Wait a minute, you two, I'll go and report it." Lu said.

"Okay."

It took a long time to come out of the house, including Lu, a total of ten people, led by an old man in military uniform.

"Hattith, I'm here to ...... this time," Ling saw the old man and one of the executors of the world government behind him, Silecro.

"Come on, arrest the suspect ZERO and his accomplices!" Hatit said.