Tang Yaoqiang looked apologetic and said: "I'm sorry, there are regulations above, and the accommodation area has strict regulations. Your joint scientific expedition team and the prospecting team belong to different accommodation areas. I cannot violate the above regulations, and I ask for Ms. Li's forgiveness. However,
Please don’t worry, you just don’t live in the same place, but you can still see each other for meals or activities.”
After listening to Tang Yaoqiang's explanation, Ning Xiaofan and Li Wanting looked at each other, with a trace of reluctance and helplessness in their eyes. According to the rules, the two could only be separated temporarily. Fortunately, according to Tang Yaoqiang's wishes, the two could still see each other.
It's somewhat of a comfort.
At this time, Zhang Jiayi, who had not spoken yet, seemed a little impatient and urged: "Okay, members of the prospecting team, please come to the elevator with me."
After saying that, she took the lead in entering the elevator.
Ning Xiaofan nodded to Li Wanting, Professor Zhao and others as a farewell, then greeted Fatty and others, and followed them in one after another.
After Ning Xiaofan, Fatty and others all entered, Zhang Jiayi pressed the elevator. The elevator trembled slightly and slowly moved upwards...
Not long after, there was a "bang" sound and the elevator stopped.
When you get out of the elevator, you will see a tunnel with uneven walls. It seems that it is not artificially dug but formed naturally.
The tunnel is horizontal, and the woman named Zhang Jiayi led Ning Xiaofan and others toward the right side of the tunnel.
The tunnel is extremely long and the end cannot be seen at a glance. Fortunately, there is an energy-saving lamp installed on the end of the wall every few meters, so there is no dark feeling unique to the tunnel.
A few minutes passed, and a T-shaped fork appeared in front of the tunnel. The wall end of the fork was marked with a number L, a white number. When they arrived at the fork, they were still going to the right. Ning Xiaofan noticed that the fork was
Identified as "" number.
As people continued to deepen, many forks appeared along the way, like a maze. Each fork was also marked with a white number, but the number was increased, or 4 or U, etc. When a group of people turned into the U sign
After the fork in , the number becomes
Entering the U fork, there were no forks along the way, and not long after, a simple hall appeared.
This hall is spacious, about UU0 square meters, and it looks like a natural formation. The cave walls are pitted, and strange-shaped stalactites hang from the dome. In addition, there are lights on the dome and cave walls.
And a series of stone gates.
When he arrived here, Zhang Jiayi turned to look at Ning Xiaofan and said: "Captain Ning, this is your accommodation area. There is a stone house in total. Numbers 1 to 10 are the bedrooms, and number 1 is the storage room. You can choose whatever you want.
Check in to the stone house on the 10th. The stone door is opened with an ID card. Remember, after the ID card is recognized, it will be locked and the stone house you live in cannot be changed. The restaurant is in the passage numbered 10 and serves four meals a day. Arrive at half past U in the morning.
8:30, noon to 0:00, U to 8:00 in the afternoon, and midnight snack time is from 1 to 3 in the morning. If there is anything unclear, there is a computer in each stone house, and you can check it through the grotto LAN
Information about the grotto..."
When Zhang Jiayi said this, he paused slightly and asked calmly: "Captain Ning, is there anything else you don't understand?"
Ning Xiaofan nodded and said: "It's roughly clear. I would like to ask, will anyone else stay here? Also, in which area do the companions who broke up with us live?"
"I'm sorry, I can't answer the questions you asked."
Zhang Jiayi's face was indifferent, and Ning Xiaofan felt frustrated and could not continue to ask further questions.
"Nothing is unclear, let's leave it at that." Zhang Jiayi dropped a sentence and left without waiting for Ning Xiaofan to say anything else.
When Zhang Jiayi's figure disappeared from the entrance of the hall, the fat man said with a look of annoyance: "Damn, who is this person? She has a face but no face, a figure but no body, just pull a woolen yarn, look at her cold face, she is not an aunt.
Here you go, just an old maid."
Ning Xiaofan burst into laughter: "Fat man, you are really a loser. Didn't you pay attention to her work badge? This deputy supervisor is not from Xin'ao, so it is normal for him to be cold to us."
"Oh, I really didn't notice, which dock does she belong to?"
"From Lanyu Group."
"It turns out they are from Lanyu Group." The fat man suddenly said: "Lanyu has always been a bit at odds with us in Xin'ao. Hehe, no wonder that woman made a fishy face towards us. It's so fucking weird.
Yes, why do we need the enemy to arrange our accommodation?"
"This... it's probably the rules set by the higher-ups. Forget it, these things are not something we can worry about. It's the end of the world. The rooms here are enough for us. Let's arrange accommodation separately."
As Ning Xiaofan said this, he looked around at the stone gates around him. He saw that the No. 9 stone gate in the corner of the hall was located in the back and was relatively independent, so he walked over immediately.
There is nothing surprising about the stone gate. It feels like it was made from local materials and polished at will. It is very rough and there are even many potholes on the surface. However, there is a machine installed next to the stone gate.
Look at the relatively high-tech electronic time card machine.
There was a chute on the punch card machine. Ning Xiaofan took out his ID card and slid it gently on the chute. The green display light spot on the clock card machine flashed, and the stone door slid open to one side silently, revealing the
Doorway.
Entering the doorway, the bright light in the hall brings some visual differences, making it feel dark inside.
I closed my eyes for a while to get used to it, and when I opened my eyes again, I discovered that there was a faint fluorescent light escaping from the indoor cave walls, and I could still vaguely see the indoor layout.
On one side of the door, there was a switch, probably a light switch. Ning Xiaofan reached out and pressed it. Sure enough, with a flash of light, the room suddenly became brighter.
This is a simple stone house. The surrounding stone walls are full of pits and have not been polished at all. On the side near the door, there is a stone table made of stone slabs, and a stone bench. On the stone table is a
There is a computer. There is an empty stone table set up next to the stone table. It is probably used as a place for stacking sundries and performing rituals.
There is a stone bed next to the inner wall. There is a bulging pile of items at the head of the bed. It is covered with a white sheet. When you step forward and lift the sheet, you will see that there are brown mats, cotton batting, quilts, pillows, etc. piled underneath.
Supplies
In addition, there is a door at the end of the bed. I went in and took a look. There was a shower stall, a toilet, and a simple basin rack inside. It seemed to be the bathroom.
The entire stone house is extremely simple. Fortunately, there is a ventilation system in the dome, so it is not dull and relatively dry. The dust in the stone house seems to have been cleaned in advance, and it only needs a little tidying up before you can move in.
Ning Xiaofan put the salute on the stone table, took out the toiletries and towels, and put them in the bathroom. Then he laid out the brown mats and cotton wool on the stone bed, put on the sheets, put down the pillows, and spread the quilt, creating a simple
The nest is finally tidied up.
After most of the day's journey, Ning Xiaofan was exhausted. He immediately closed the stone door, went to the stone bed, and fell asleep...
When we arrived at the grotto, we didn't have to worry about being attacked or any monsters appearing. This was the sweetest sleep Ning Xiaofan had ever had since he entered the tiankeng.
Ning Xiaofan didn't wake up until around 10 a.m. the next morning.
After washing up in the bathroom, Ning Xiaofan moved his body a little and felt comfortable and indescribably energetic.
After checking the time, it was still early for lunch. Ning Xiaofan came to the stone table and sat down, then turned on the computer.
The computer host started up very quickly. In about 10 seconds, the words "Welcome to the Grotto" were displayed on the screen.
I clicked on the browsing page and saw dense text on it.
The text describes an overview of the grottoes. In addition to the text introduction, there is also a miniature map of the entire grottoes.
Ning Xiaofan enlarged the map, looked at it carefully, and found where he lived.
According to the text annotation on the map, the place where I live is Area H, Channel U, and Accommodation Area L.
There are a total of channels in the H area, and the numbers also extend to numbers, and there are also supplementary numbers, such as l-I1...¨all the way to the final-I and so on.
Ning Xiaofan took a general look and found that the area he lived in was relatively independent, belonging to the U-channel and the L-accommodation area. In other words, it was only marked with an L number.
I don't know whether this kind of independent accommodation area is good or bad, but according to Ning Xiaofan's understanding, it should be a place with better conditions. If it is not good, there may be someone above to take care of it.
In addition to Area A and Area H, there are also Area C, Area D and Area P. There are five areas in total, and these five areas are not all of the grotto. On the map, two-thirds of the place is shaded.
Marked, it is estimated that it is an undeveloped area.
Among them, Area A and Area H are larger. Area A has accommodation areas, restaurants, leisure and entertainment areas, fitness rooms, coffee shops, etc., which are multi-functional areas. Area H is relatively simple, almost an accommodation area. C
The area marked is the administrative area, which is probably the center of the entire grotto. In addition, areas D and P are much smaller. Area D is also marked as an accommodation area, but there is a sign saying "No entry for idlers".
It should be a place where senior executives or special people stay.
Area P is the storage area. Ning Xiaofan read the text notes and felt a little happy. The text description was very clear. If the prospecting team needs supplies, they can go to the storage area to get them.
You know, Ning Xiaofan and his party had almost lost all the supplies they were carrying, and were worrying about finding someone to supply supplies. Now, they finally don't have to worry about it.
After reading the information about the grottoes, Ning Xiaofan clicked on a few more folders and found that the content in the files was quite rich. There were thousands of movies to download, thousands of the latest pop music, and various games to play, and even
, Ning Xiaofan also found hundreds of adult movies that could be downloaded from one of the files.
