When they were in Gray Ridge before, turtle doves and small insects risked their lives and burrowed into the long-abandoned Gray Soil Ridge mine, although they didn't find anything that could turn people into monsters in the end, but they were basically certain that the horror that happened in the camp of the homeless camp stationed inside the mine was definitely inseparable from the new empire.

For in the depths of the Grey Ridge Mine, the two of them found the mark of the new empire, a clenched black fist.

At this moment, the turtledove and the insect found the same New Empire mark as in the Gray Ridge Mine at the entrance to the water intake point excavated by the Mole Gang, indicating that there was some connection between this water intake point, and even the entire "underground water supply network", and the new empire.

Perhaps it was the new empire that built this entire "underground water supply network." This was the first thought that popped into Turtledove's mind after seeing the mark of the new empire.

But according to the information available so far, the "underground water supply network" may have existed back before World War III, after all, since the destruction of the civilized world, few forces have been able to build underground facilities on such a large scale.

Of course, it may also be that after the Third World War, the new empire specially sent people to come here to build an "underground water supply network", but that is too outrageous, after all, the new empire has no reason to do this, what are they trying to do?

Could it be that the new empire really existed before the world war?

The turtledove finally understood why the worm had called him over, and he gently stroked the small but significant mark on the wall, and said to the worm with some uncertainty:

"Could this be a prank by someone, what do you think?"

"I don't think it's a prank anyway," the worm gestured up, "you see, this passage has a sign like this every few steps, and I've seen it inside, and the signs of the New Empire can be seen almost everywhere, so I don't think anyone has so much leisure to do this kind of mischief." ”

"As for what I think, Idove, let me tell you, I think the new empire does have a long history beyond our imagination, and the ruins don't lie, and the facts are already in front of us."

The impact of this incident was too great, and the turtledove didn't turn his mind around for a while.

……

Although Ikadove didn't know much about the new empire, he had heard a lot of information about the behemoth from various sources over the years, but no matter how others described the new empire, everyone believed that the new empire was established after the Third World War, and even the new empire itself acquiesced in this statement.

If people know that the new empire may have existed before World War III, at first glance it may seem like nothing, isn't it just a matter of before or after, but if you think about it a little, you will find that it makes many things that were taken for granted less obvious.

For example, before the Third World War, the new empire existed in what capacity, and although many written records were lost to history with the war, no one has ever heard of a new empire that coexisted with the great powers before the Third World War.

No one has ever heard such a statement.

However, as the worm said, the ruins don't lie, and a huge "underground water supply network" was placed in front of the two of them, and such a huge facility, even at the time, must have cost a lot of manpower and material resources to build.

Then the question arises, why did the new empire with such energy not leave its name in history, and it was not until the end of World War III and the dust settled that it stood on top of the world and appeared in front of the eyes of the world as a new empire.

It doesn't make sense.

The unimaginable history, the energy to build an "underground water supply network" long ago, and the study of the mysterious horrors in the Grey Ridge are the latest impressions that the new empire has given to Turtledove, and no matter which of the three is different, it is not the same as the new empire that Turtledove has heard of before.

According to Ikaruga, the new empire was just a force that had grown rapidly due to its initial control of the various sanctuaries, and the rise of the new empire expelled a large number of people who were not well suited to the new order, and drove them into the desert, which is the origin of the outlawless lands.

Later, in order to resist the increasingly repressive rule of the new empire, the original "Wings of Freedom" came into being, and after many struggles and compromises, the three forces of the new empire, the wings of freedom, and the land outside the law coexisted, of which the new empire was the most powerful, and the wings of freedom and the land outside the law had to stand together to some extent to avoid being broken by the new empire one by one.

This is the new empire in the eyes of the turtledove in the past, but he didn't expect it to be the gray soil ridge first, and then here, he felt more and more that the new empire was not so simple, but his brain was too chaotic now, and he couldn't make the information he had into a clear line.

Turtle doves can't, and that doesn't mean that insects can't either.

Her brain is much better than that of the turtledove, although the two of them have the same experience and have exactly the same information, but the little worm thinks about it for a while, and then sorts out a general context.

……

First of all, it is certain that the new empire existed before the Third World War, and its energy at that time was also quite terrifying, but for some reason it was not known to the world, until the Third World War happened, when human civilization completely fell apart, the new empire seized the opportunity to rise to become the most powerful force today.

The second is the mysterious research facility of the New Empire located in the Gray Ridge Pit, about which the worm does not know much, only that the Gray Ridge Mine was built after the Third World War, so the mysterious research facility should be the same.

However, Bug couldn't be sure how long the New Empire had been researching "turning humans into monsters", and she needed more information to figure this out.

Thinking of this, the worm took out another note from his body, carefully unfolded it, and said to the turtledove:

"In the morning, after seeing this mark, I went to Kelly and asked her if she had any special findings when she was digging the water intake point, and this is it."

Turtledove knew that Kelly, Somer's deputy, was a good-looking, tall black woman who had been assisting Somer in managing the Mole Gang, and after hearing that Somer had been shot unconscious, he rushed to the excavation site and now presides over all matters related to the Mole Gang.

Reaching out to take the note from the worm, the turtledove found that there were several strings of numbers written on it, and nothing else.

"What is this?"

The turtledove scratched at the back of its head.

"The notes are all coordinates," Worm said with burning eyes, "Kelly knew we had done the Mole a great favor, so she gave me the original." ”

Kelly said that the process of digging the water intake point was quite smooth, because the gate of the water intake point was sealed, the inside was not filled with sand, and all the equipment was closed, and it seems that the people who were evacuated from here did not leave in a hurry, but evacuated in a very calm and planned manner.

"While cleaning the inside of the water point, Kelly found this note in the gap between the two floors, which was clearly left behind."

After the worm explained, the turtledove was even more confused.