Master Obscure's face showed a look of pride, "The ruins you are talking about are the cities where ordinary people lived in the old era. Affected by the explosion of the new era, the explosion of power plants, the bursting of reservoirs, the explosion of gas (oil) depots, and other secondary disasters, almost all of those cities have been reduced to ruins, and it is difficult to leave much useful things behind. ”

"Shelters are different. They have independent power supply, water supply and air purification circulation systems, and store a large number of production materials and equipment, as well as a lot of scientific and cultural knowledge from the old era. ”

Zhou Ziheng interjected: "That's even more wrong." Even after the explosion of the New Era, many people who knew the secrets of the shelter died unexpectedly. But it can't be that all of them are dead, right? There are always some who survive. Why don't they and their descendants open the shelter?"

"Besides, after all these years of development, the scope of human activity in the country has expanded thousands of times compared with the beginning of the new era. ”

Master Obscure said proudly: "The reason for this is actually not complicated. As soon as I say it, Your Excellency will understand. ”

Zhou Ziheng saw that he was secretly proud, and he was unhappy, but he didn't have a seizure, and still said very kindly: "Please speak." ”

"The reason why no one has found these shelters is actually because of the blackout bill. "At the beginning of the new era, in order to prevent the recurrence of the mistakes of the past, both countries promulgated the "Electricity Ban Act", which prohibits the research of all technologies related to electricity and artificial intelligence. ”

"After a thousand years, all the knowledge related to electricity in China has ceased to exist. However, the shelter was built by people from the old era, and its foundation is electricity and artificial intelligence. Without mastering this, it is impossible to open the shelter at all. ”

Zhou Ziheng nodded thoughtfully, "I see." No wonder those research institutes spent so much manpower and material resources, but there was no gain, it turned out that there was a problem with the tools used. ”

Suddenly, he asked, "Do you have the keys to all the shelters?"

Master Obscure nodded affirmatively, "Yes. All keys. ”

Wang Xiaotian couldn't help but say, "How is this possible? There are so many shelters, different sizes, different people who build them, and the keys must be different, how can you master them all." Unless these shelters are built by the same people. ”

Master Obscurity smiled, "Of course it can't be built by the same people. You're right, though. In fact, even in the old era, there were very few institutions that could afford to build shelters—called corporations at the time, similar to today's workshops, but bigger and stronger. ”

"As long as you find the information kept by these companies, you can find all the shelters according to the map. As for the key to open...... Hey, the biggest function of a shelter is to protect the people who use it in an emergency. ”

"Therefore, the key to open it will definitely not be too complicated, and the opening conditions will not be too harsh. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a pity to die outside the door without opening the shelter?"

Wang Xiaotian asked, "You found these...... What is the information of the company?"

Master Obscurity smiled and nodded, "Yes." ”

Wang Xiaotian looked at him in disbelief, "How is it possible? Aren't these their top secrets?"

Master Obscurity kept smiling, "Of course. Actually, it's not that hard to get these things. You just have to find the most crucial one. Well, the specifics are complicated, and besides, my religion has been doing this since the old era. ”

Wang Xiaotian looked at the old face of Master Haozhi, full of folds, and was secretly frightened. Although Master Obscure has said a word, and he said it lightly.

But from the perspective of human nature, no one willingly hand over the most valuable secret. From this, one can imagine how many despicable and shameless means the Purification Sect used in order to obtain these secrets!

Thinking of this, Wang Xiaotian couldn't help but think, and punched the old face of Master Obscure. But he didn't. He restrained his impulses.

Because he can't sabotage Zhou Ziheng's plan, he can't let Cao Lianyou fall into danger. So, he held back.

Zhou Ziheng asked Master Hao, "How many have not been opened?"

Master Obscure thought for a moment and said, "Not a lot. However, the rest of these are all along the coast. ”

Zhou Ziheng immediately understood. Affected by the New Era Big Bang, a powerful tsunami struck the Pacific Ocean. Hundreds of kilometers along the coast, all covered by heavy rains and tsunamis, were almost completely submerged.

When the sea (rain) water receded, all the low-lying areas turned into lakes and swamps, except for a few places on higher ground.

For thousands of years, although generation after generation has worked tirelessly to govern, it is impossible to restore the prosperity of one percent in the latter part of the old era.

To this day, except for a few large cities, the coastal area is still a flooded country, and land transportation is almost cut off. Therefore, even the Purification Sect cannot open the shelter there.

"I want information about all the shelters there. ”

Master Hao Zhi looked at Zhou Ziheng, dumbfounded, and couldn't believe that he said this sentence just now.

Zhudaoren, Yalan, and Guo Ding were all stunned.

Zhou Ziheng looked at Master Hao with a resolute expression.

After a while, Master Obscure recovered and asked slowly, "Your Excellency is joking?"

Zhou Ziheng shook his head slowly, "No." ”

"But why should I give you the information about these shelters?"

"As you just said, these sanctuaries are not the property of your Purification Sect, but the treasures of all mankind. What I just said is not on behalf of myself, but on behalf of the State of Chu, I made a request to you. ”

Master Hao Zhi looked stunned and said tentatively: "Your Excellency can represent the Chu State?"

Zhou Ziheng nodded firmly, "It's totally possible." Let's put it this way, my promise is more effective than the president's decree. Because the president can only serve three terms at most, and it will only be 18 years old. ”

"Dare to ask your position is ......"

Zhou Ziheng smiled and said, "What if I say that this is the top secret of the Chu State?"

Master Obscure was visibly relieved and said with a smile, "Please don't make such jokes, Your Excellency. ”

The top secret of the Chu State, how could it appear casually, in this barren mountains and mountains, let them encounter it?

The three hall masters of Zhudaoren, Yalan, and Guo Ding also breathed a sigh of relief.

The Purification Sect has very little contact with the outside world, and it can be said that it has no light at all.

If Zhou Ziheng really cooperated with them on behalf of the Chu State, then they would be in a dilemma. First, they can't be a family at all. Second, it also violates their teachings.

The teachings of the Purifician religion clearly state that they cannot cooperate with secular powers. The purpose of the Purification Religion is to purify all sins and welcome the coming of God.

Power is also one of the evils that need to be cleansed.

Zhou Ziheng shook his index finger slightly, "I repeat, this is not a joke. ”

Master Hao spread his hands helplessly, "What is the top secret of the Chu State, we don't know. It is even more impossible for us to believe in your identity based on your words. ”

"After all, this information is highly confidential to my sect. To put it mildly, even the lives of our people may not be as important as these materials. ”

Zhou Ziheng said: "If I can prove my identity, can you call the shots?"

Master Obscure turned his head to look at the three of them. The three of them had different expressions.

The old man of Zhudao was serious, he looked at Master Haozhi, shook his head slightly, and said that he did not want to cooperate with Zhou Ziheng.

Arlan nodded. She has a deep sense of crisis, believing that the current scientific and technological research of the Purification Sect has entered a bottleneck, and the technology of the outside world is at a critical juncture of accumulation, and it may not be a bad thing if she can cooperate with them.

Guo Ding pouted. He is a man of action, who only cares about where the target is, what level of combat power, whether he wants to die or live, etc. He doesn't care about these things that require brains.

The four of them exchanged glances, and Master Hao knew what to expect, turned to look at Zhou Ziheng and said, "If Your Excellency can prove your identity, then of course we are willing to cooperate with Your Excellency." ”

He paused, and then said, "However, what I'm more curious about is what use you want these things for? The technology of the old era, based on electricity and artificial intelligence, is now strictly forbidden, and it is useless for you to get it." ”

"As for the materials and materials in the shelter, they may be of some use, but they are not necessarily worth more than one gold or silver ore. ”

Zhou Ziheng said: "The things left by the ancestors, even if they are bricks and tiles, are precious. We do not hesitate to spend a lot of money, invite archaeological experts, little by little, excavate, sort out, those ordinary city ruins, just to understand the old era, people's way of life, living conditions, so that history is more real, more colorful, and no longer in the history books, dry text. ”

"Ordinary city ruins are like this, let alone complete shelters, and its value should be far higher than that of city ruins, right?"

Master Obscurity nodded, "That's nature. ”

Zhou Ziheng said again: "So, you don't need to wonder, what use are these shelters for me, we have our own purposes. ”

He paused, and then said: "The reason why you didn't open the shelter along the coast is nothing more than that all your actions are carried out in secret, and you don't dare to make too much movement and pump water to pave the way. ”

"If you don't solve these problems, those shelters will be like the moon in the water and the flowers in the mirror, which you can see but can't touch. And these questions, for me, are not very difficult. If we work together, it's good for both of us, isn't it?"

Master Obscure nodded, "What Your Excellency said is extremely true. So, with all due respect, please prove to us your identity. ”

Zhou Ziheng took out a half-palm-sized brand from his sleeve and held it up in front of Master Xuan.

The brand is carved in the form of relief, a shield is carved, and the bottom of the shield is engraved with two crossed war knives, and the war knife is engraved with two simple and vigorous characters "Inspection".

When Master Hao Zhi saw it, he was immediately shocked, Queen Cang took two steps back, looked at Zhou Ziheng and said in a panic: "Ji ...... Delay...... Inspectorate!?"

The inspection institute is notorious, and children can stop crying at night in the Eastern Chu State. Legend has it that whether it is a high-ranking official or an ordinary person, it can be called a miracle that he can come out alive after entering the inspection institute. The two shrews scolded and fought, and the most vicious words were "Let you be arrested by the inspection institute tomorrow". It is conceivable how terrible the inspection institute is in the hearts of the people.

This is not to say that the inspection court has done many bad things, but that it has too much power.

Independent of the judiciary, at his own discretion, life and death are decided with a word, and the family is exterminated.

In ordinary lawsuits, if there is a grievance and disobedience to the judgment, you can appeal, protest, or even petition to the parliament.

But if it's a case handled by the inspection court, these are useless. The courts don't care, the parliament doesn't care, basically no one cares.

Unless you can see the sky with your hands and eyes, and ask the Military and Political Council, a big man among the five giants to be a guarantor, it will be a dead end.

Master Obscure, Zhudaoren, Yalan, and Guo Ding looked at each other. They didn't expect Zhou Ziheng's origin to be so big.

This mood ...... How to say it, it is no longer enough to describe it with a handshake.

For example, it is as if there is a small grass bush, and they think that in such a small grass, at most there is a small grass snake. So they went up and beat them. Unexpectedly, a big python swam out inside!

And it's still a giant python that swallows them and doesn't even spit out the bones!

That's how they're feeling at the moment.

After the nervousness, they secretly rejoiced that they had always maintained a restrained attitude and did not turn their faces with Zhou Ziheng.