This was the comment that Nastia, a brat, blurted out after she was finally released by her mother, Katya, and saw the Rangers finally arriving - mainly the "Ark" fortress of Armantor that Miller had dreamed of.
Unlike Miller, who was relieved when he saw this place, full of tears and longing for the rapid development of human civilization in the future... Nastia just felt that this place was quite gloomy.
In fact, there is indeed a big problem here, because the closer to Yamento, the vegetation and environment become more and more barren.
This can only be due to one reason - a saturation nuclear attack was suffered near Yamanto, so that the vegetation here was completely polluted, and the biodiversity could not be restored for twenty years.
In fact, the investigation team at the front also confirmed this: except for the railway tracks which were still intact, all other facilities were in dilapidated condition.
So looking at the green jade behind and the snow-capped mountains in the distance, the mountains in the middle were beaten to death for no reason!
After detecting that the radiation value ahead began to exceed the safe and tolerable range, Miller smoothly invited Katia and her daughter back to the cab, and then immediately asked all the remaining Rangers to put on chemical protective masks and stand by.
Moreover, in view of the increased radiation value ahead, the large trains could not go any further. For safety reasons, Miller could only lead the team to take a tractor to conduct reconnaissance.
Of course, this time Anna couldn't help but want to go to Armantu with her father to investigate. Miller couldn't persuade Anna and had no choice but to agree.
However, Miller only agreed to Anna's joining because Artyom could easily control the situation.
In fact, it can be seen from here that Miller knew that there was something wrong with Yamanto - or subconsciously, the instinct of a GRU agent made him have to put his eggs in different baskets, and he could not just go all in without thinking.
Reckless.
But sometimes people’s subconscious cannot resist the constant self-hypnosis of their subjective consciousness: they still recognize their pre-war official positions and are honored as ministers; going to Fortress Yamento is like going to the Kremlin, just like going to “go to see the sky.”
"Yan"; even if the surroundings are barren and lifeless, they still believe that the shadow government with heavy bureaucracy can be deeply rooted in the future and prosper...
Sometimes, I really don’t know whether I should respect and admire this spirit, or feel sad for self-deception and self-hypnosis.
But what can he do? Xie Yuan knows very well that any persuasion is in vain - without seeing the truth with his own eyes, Miller always thinks that as long as everything is maintained, he can get back on track.
After entering the tractor, Xie Yuan, Miller and Anna were still standing at the front of the vehicle, with Krest acting as the driver, while Idiot and Sam acted as flank observers.
The tractor began its continued journey, while the Dawn stayed where it was, waiting for a signal from Miller before taking the next step.
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The further we walked towards the Ark base, the more desolate we could feel around us. Looking at this place, Sam couldn't help but sigh: "Damn it! They have been destroying this place. It's worse than Moscow!"
Yes, the radiation index here is already higher than that of Moscow at the same distance! As the capital of Russia, Moscow has already been hit by a concentrated attack, but here... I am afraid that this place will not die!
Yamantor suffered a more intense saturation nuclear attack - which means that it was leaked from the beginning.
Sam started to guess with the idiot how many nuclear bombs had been used to hit this place.
Sam guessed that it was a nuclear bomb with a yield of one million, while the idiot thought that a nuclear bomb with a yield of one million was good luck - because Eagle Country is generally accustomed to using nuclear bombs with a yield of three to five million for strikes.
The topic ended with Sam thinking that one million equivalents is powerful enough.
In fact, in Xie Yuan's eyes, as long as it is a weapon with radioactive contamination, even a dirty bomb is quite powerful - until today, Xie Yuan only knows that Salarians in the main world have the ability to transform the nuclear winter environment in a short time
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Please purchase this plan from them when you have time.
The tractor took the long corridor leisurely, passed through several ravines, and entered a tunnel. Finally, it saw a large number of abandoned vehicles piled nearby.
Anna looked excited, because this place indeed accommodated all the people who came to flee from the country, but unfortunately there were no people from Moscow, so she felt that a lot of time was wasted.
Miller seems to have a, um... "it's never too late to set off" mentality. The important thing is that today they finally arrived at the last hope for building civilization - the Yamento "Ark" base.
However, all the sorrows of spring and autumn came to an abrupt end in front of the motionless gate of Fortress Amento.
But now, except for a small plywood truck that was obviously parked after the war, the surroundings were as quiet as death.
But the most chilling thing is that on the top of the crimson door, there is a multi-barrel minigun with a camera!
"Oh, oh, oh!" Kleist resisted as soon as he saw this gloomy scene, "This place is really terrible... We shouldn't have come here at all..."
Even Sam, who has always been carefree, felt a little nervous: "Uh... so where are my welcome committee and red carpet? I don't understand!"
At this time, Kleist had already decided to give up: "Look, no one is home! How about we go back?!"
It's a pity that it's not him who calls the shots.
And soon new changes occurred - which meant that there was no way forward.
Because the sharp-eyed Anna suddenly discovered that the rotating machine gun that was leaning to the side had begun to emit sparks!
Years of non-steering caused the bearings to become temporarily unlubricated, but the machine gun was still being controlled, which meant there was energy to drive it.
Is Yamento really functioning normally?
Regardless of Xie Yuan's surprise and confusion at the moment, when the camera turned to his side, an official-like voice came out: "Show your identity!"
Miller did not hesitate to say what he had buried in his heart for twenty years, and said it loudly: "I am Colonel Miller, and I am here to report to the Secretary of Defense!"
"Where are your soldiers, Colonel?" the minister asked back.
"On the train!" Miller answered truthfully.
"It's dangerous outside - tell them quickly to drive the train into the main steam valve. It needs to be purified..."
After the minister finished speaking eagerly, he suddenly fell silent for a while and then changed his order: "Welcome to the Ark, Colonel!
Please continue walking inside, then take the elevator down, and you will be interviewed inside."
After saying that, the slightly faded vermilion door began to slowly lift up.
At this time, Miller still couldn't hide the excitement in his heart: "Did you see it? They knew we were coming."
Then the main steam valve began to slowly open, and the dark red traffic lights inside kept flashing. Everything seemed so... normal.
But Kleist felt a cold sweat suddenly break out: "I never like the underground, but this place really makes my scalp numb..."
When the tractor began to get in, and looking at the unchanged platform around him, Sam also felt something was wrong: "Why is this place so... deserted? There are no gun posts, no patrols... not even sentries!"
But Miller thought it was very normal: "What do you need these for?"
On the contrary, he felt that the undefended corridor was more reasonable: "One nuclear warhead can kill all the enemies!"
As the tractor went deeper, the idiot began to measure and compare the surrounding air, and then came to the conclusion that he could take off the mask and breathe freely.
Although as a senior soldier, he was also wondering why the maintenance department didn't repair this place at all?
But after taking off the mask, Xie Yuan took a gentle sniff and smelled a familiar smell that filled the air, and he knew the general situation here. At this moment, Xie Yuan's mouth began to curl up slightly, and then he put the gun bag on his waist in advance
The safety buckle of the knife and the scabbard of the scabbard are all opened for quick extraction to prevent accidents.
Unfortunately, Miller's faith was completely shattered by the facts this time, and his ideals were shattered.
Because Yamento is not a place of hope that can maintain the inheritance of civilization, but a magical cave with a history of twenty years of cannibalism!
I don't know, this will trigger a big conflict again.