Chapter XVIII: Crisis

Wei Zheng sat at the table, his face solemn, and the table was full of drawings. Xuanzang glanced a few meters away, and the drawing was not the delicate structure of a machine, but a complex pattern composed of many frames and lines of various shapes.

Wei Zheng didn't seem to care about the two people who entered the house at all, and at this moment he just raised his eyes to look at Xuanzang and helped the heavy old glasses. "What is the S.P.E.C.I.A.L measurement?" He rubbed his temples and said in a hoarse voice.

Cheyenne raised her wrist and manipulated the wasteland assistant to send him the results. Wei Zheng swept his eyes, was slightly stunned, and sighed in obvious disappointment, and asked Xuanzang: "Are you proficient in repair skills?" ”

"It's okay to work."

"Chang'an is no ordinary refuge. Your coordination and intelligence aren't good enough, and I'm looking for someone who can get started right away. Wei Zheng replied.

Cheyenne exchanged a few words with him to explain the situation. She didn't say anything about the messenger, and winked at Xuanzang, who quietly gave a thumbs up.

"You claim to be experienced, but I don't know you well enough to find it difficult to get into a specific job. After Lao Zhang came back, I told him and asked him to familiarize you with the situation. After Wei Zheng listened, he said to Xuanzang, and asked Xia An to take Xuanzang to the assembly room to wait.

The two went out, and Xia An pointed out the location of the assembly room to Xuanzang, and then said goodbye, saying that he was going back to inspect.

"You're interesting, come to me when you have time." She said as she left.

Probably not working hours, the assembly room was empty. Xuanzang turned around a few times, looked through the parts he had here, and estimated that there was still enough time, so he took off the old-fashioned wasteland assistant and took out the keyboard to send a letter to Yang Jian.

The keyboard was very old and small, and a few messages were sent to him for half an hour.

He told Yang Jian that he had successfully entered the Chang'an Vault, met the person who had taken the scriptures, and gave a brief report on Shenfang's actions in the Vault, of course, omitting the conflict part.

After sending the message, he heard footsteps outside the door and put the wasteland assistant back on.

Several men in khaki overalls walked in and gave him a surprised look. One of the men with a sad face looked at him and asked, "Are you the Xuanzang that the chief engineer said?" ”

Xuanzang said yes, Lao Zhang saw his face clearly, and said: "It's you, aren't you the one who confronted Shenfang?" Alas, I think you'd better get out of here and don't learn anything from me. Soon they will do it to you. ”

The inhabitants of the wasteland are mostly in awe of the Buddha, because they may not see the appearance of the Buddha in their lifetime, but they only know that there is such a powerful administrator in the sky, and the image of the other party is nothing, and it will not help their survival. In comparison, it is better to worship the rain master.

Xuanzang has also seen a lot of people who really worship gods of the level of Rulai and the Jade Emperor as beliefs, most of these people are more fanatical, chanting scriptures and discussing the Tao all day long, and naturally they can't tolerate half an insult to their idols.

This result was not surprising to him, after all, he scolded Rulai in front of so many people, but he still asked Lao Zhang about the specific situation.

According to Lao Zhang, not long after Xuanzang left, those people began to talk about what to do with him. Most people think that as long as Xuanzang is willing to make a formal apology, Chang'an is a relatively civilized refuge, and with Shenfang's education in the past two years, there will generally be no scene of shouting and killing whenever there is a conflict in other places of residence.

However, some people think that since Xuanzang has done all the evil deeds of insulting the Buddha, he must be stubborn, even if he apologizes, there are deep sins in his heart. Therefore, they hope to inflict substantial punishment on Xuanzang and make him pay the price he deserves.

"Substantial punishment, like?" Xuanzang asked, looking interested.

Lao Zhang said: "At present, the most vocal is to cut your tongue." ”

"It's pretty uncreative." Xuanzang sighed.

Lao Zhang saw that he didn't care, shook his head, and persuaded: "Don't take this seriously." Although our shelter is reasonable and behaves according to the rules, if there is enough evidence and many petitioners, the overseers will agree to torture you. ”

"Why don't you just kick me out if you don't like me?" After Xuanzang asked, he thought about it, and replied to himself, "Oh, that's right, that's too cheap for me." What they want is naturally to do the right thing for heaven and severely punish me, a villain, for the Buddha. ”

He is well aware that although there are only a few people in this faction at the moment, it has always been the case that the radical side has more appeal and will gain more support over time.

"Now that you understand, you'd better go by yourself." Lao Zhang said.

"No, I've just arrived, why are you leaving?" Xuanzang said with a smile, it seems that it is time to advance some actions, he still wants to take his time.

Then, he didn't think about it and started talking to Lao Zhang about the shelter.

Lao Zhang persuaded a few words before, he was already benevolent and righteous, and he was not in a hurry, so he didn't bother to care anymore. Anyway, the chief engineer also asked him to take him, so he answered them one by one.

The two chatted for a while, and Xuanzang had a better understanding of the situation in Chang'an. The infrastructure here was all built with pre-war technology, and there was no trace of the results of breaking through the technological singularity, but they actually worked hard to continuously improve the equipment of the entire shelter, so that the place was several notches higher than the original design.

They dug up more underground space and nearly doubled in size. In addition to the heart of Chang'an, geothermal and solar power generation has also been put into use on a large scale.

In terms of water recycling, it has been upgraded on the basis of the original water purification chip, and the recovery rate is close to 99.5%.

Considerable progress has also been made in areas such as synthetic food, armed forces and education.

All in all, despite still living in the desert, this shelter is already a full-fledged underground city, with no pressure to survive at all.

As a result, the gates, which were originally supposed to open a hundred years later, were opened 70 years after the war, and the residents of Chang'an began to come out of their shelters, clearing the surrounding monsters and mobs and accepting more outsiders. The Vault's long-term goal is to rebuild large human towns, establish a foothold in the wasteland, and allow civilization to grow again.

Unfortunately, this open-mindedness was not accepted by the other inhabitants of the wasteland, and those with extreme ideas had some unhappy effects. After several plundering battles and the tragedy of revenge, Chang'an began to hide himself and carefully select the occupants.

"Let's not talk about the general stuff, let's tell you the basics." Lao Zhang pointed to a piece on the map and said, "This is the No. 2 living area, and the engineers live here." When you get there, you can get your number from the caretaker, and you can find the corresponding bed. You can eat in the nearby No. 2 living area, or you can go to the entertainment area, where things are more expensive. ”

"Speaking of which, what kind of currency do you use here, bottle caps or fireproof plastic?" Xuanzang asked.

"No, because we rebuilt the Coke production line decades ago, the bottle cap is depreciated so badly that it can no longer be used as currency. And with fireproof plastic? ”

"I've been to a town and used this, and they're in a special situation."

Lao Zhang nodded, and continued the topic just now: "Chang'an is also special. In order to ensure the liquidity with the outside world, we use circuit boards, integrated circuits, if you have a bottle cap on your body, explain to them that you are a newcomer, you can exchange, but the exchange rate is relatively low. ”

"Thanks, I'm pretty much there." After speaking, Xuanzang stood up and walked towards the chief engineer's office.

Wei Zheng was still sitting at the table, his chin was crossed with his hands, his glasses were white, and he couldn't see his expression clearly.

"Why are you back again, what's the problem?" He glanced at Xuanzang sideways, suppressing the boredom in his voice.

Xuanzang came to him, looked down at the drawings on the table, and then said, "I think I have a way to solve the crisis in the heart of Chang'an." ”

Wei Zheng's eyebrows jumped, and he got up and closed the door.

He took off his glasses, stared at Xuanzang with a wary expression, and asked in a low voice, "Who told you that Chang'an's heart is in danger!?" ”