This paper map was cut from a pre-war evacuation manual. Although the locations of some special shelters are not marked, the regular shelters that house ordinary residents are basically marked on the map.
"Shelter No. 007 is located in the Yangtze River area, not too far from our base. It has a capacity of 1,000 people and is set to be closed for 50 years, but it seems to have been opened in advance." Zhu Tian found the sign on the map.
He pinched his chin and muttered to himself.
"It seems from their words that they lack nuclear fusion cores. What is that thing?" Zhu Tian asked.
Not sure why Zhu Tian asked this, Zhou Weiguo looked at the boss strangely and then said.
"It is a small nuclear fusion battery with a diameter of 100 mm. It is stable and safe. Many pre-war industrial machines used that thing as a power source, as well as power armor. I remember that Tianyuan Base also used it for a while, but
Just like the food on supermarket shelves, these items are consumed very quickly, and there are not many that can be recycled. In short, after consuming these nuclear fusion batteries, the power armor of Tianyuan Base was transformed to use energy crystals as a power source.
.”
Compared to nuclear fusion cores, which are difficult to obtain, energy crystals are easier to obtain.
"Is that so... Generally speaking, are there any good things in the shelter?" Zhu Tian then asked.
"The good things produced in the past include obedient labor force, technical talents, and scientists." Zhou Weiguo tapped the personal terminal on his wrist: "For example, these personal terminals basically flowed out of the shelter, and there are some that are in short supply.
medicines and even production tools.”
Zhu Tian nodded.
It has to be said that for those survivors wandering the wasteland picking up trash to survive, these shelters that have not been invaded by radiation are really like treasures.
"In addition, there is food." After a moment of pause, Zhou Weiguo added.
"Food?" Zhu Tian asked slightly surprised.
"That's right." Zhou Weiguo nodded: "In addition to the frozen shelters, many shelters inhabited by living people will be equipped with breeding and planting facilities. After all, food has a shelf life, even if it is stored under vacuum and ultra-low temperature.
It’s difficult to preserve food for more than 50 years.”
The territory has not been washed away by nuclear, biological and chemical weapons, and the technical conditions are relatively advanced. The refuge is indeed the most suitable place on this land to produce food.
Although the CNC planting tower and soilless cultivation factory (both closed down) in the Tianyuan base can produce a small amount of crops, the yield and survival rate are very problematic. After all, the survivors recycled materials and hand-built purification equipment.
There is no way it can match the precision instruments made before the war.
"That's not right," Zhu Tian frowned: "Logically speaking, the shelters in Jinling City should have been opened a lot over the years. But why was it that until half a year ago, there was still no food in the market at Tianyuan Base?
Traces of."
Hearing this, a bitter smile flashed across Zhou Weiguo's face.
"The main problem is the looters. After most shelters were opened, they could not escape the fate of being looted. But those bandits who only know how to rob and kill have no concept of long-term thinking in their minds. While the food is being robbed,
Everyone in the shelter was also killed. I didn't know how to operate the instruments, so they were basically dismantled and sold as scrap metal. Without the purification facilities, it didn't take long for the environment in the shelter to become almost the same as the outside world.
"
"If we want to attack the shelter, how many people will we need?" Zhu Tian said solemnly.
Zhou Weiguo thought for a moment and replied: "This depends on the security strength of the shelter. But generally speaking, it only takes dozens of soldiers to block the entrance of the shelter to basically trap the entire people in the shelter to death."
It’s inside.”
"Sleepy to death?"
"That's right, even nuclear weapons can't help the shelter. In theory, as long as the shelter
The door is closed, and no one from outside can get in." Zhou Weiguo said helplessly: "There is only one reason for opening the shelter in advance, and that is that the energy or materials in the shelter have been exhausted. We only need to surround them and be the first to hold on.
They are definitely the ones who won’t go down.”
Just like a turtle.
After nodding, Zhu Tian finally understood the situation of the shelter in this wasteland.
"I already understand the situation. You can go down first."
"Yes!" Zhou Weiguo stood at attention and saluted, turned and left the office.
Sitting at his desk, Zhu Tian leaned on his chair, closed his eyes and fell into deep thought.
"007 shelter?"
Food? Zhu Tian is not very interested. What he lacks most is food.
What really interested him were the scientists and technical talents in the shelter.
He is now faced with two choices.
Plunder? Or trade?
Undecided, Zhu Tian decided to brainstorm ideas. It would be best to ask Li Xinran, the housekeeper, at least she is an aborigine. Zhu Tian remembered that she had stayed in a shelter.
After breakfast, Zhu Tian went straight to the topic and told Li Xinran!
After listening to Zhu Tian's words, Li Xinran was stunned and fell into silence.
"What are you going to do?" After a while, Li Xinran suddenly asked.
"If Shelter 007 falls into the hands of a predator gang or a dirty mercenary organization, it will undoubtedly be a waste of natural resources." As he spoke, Zhu Tian looked at Li Xinran.
Seeing Zhu Tian looking at him, knowing that he was caring about his own feelings, Li Xinran smiled considerately and said softly.
"You don't need to explain to me. Indeed, my sister and I ended up living in Tianyuan Base because the shelter was attacked by bandits. But after walking in the wasteland for so many years, I have long understood that plundering is nothing more than robbery.
Absolutely normal behavior.”
After a pause, Li Xinran continued: "What's more, I believe you. If it were you, even if you occupied that shelter, you would definitely make a completely different choice from those gangsters."
Hearing Li Xinran's trusting words, Zhu Tian's face showed a rare embarrassed look, and he couldn't help but look away.
"Yesterday I talked with Zhou Weiguo. It is basically impossible to break into the shelter through a frontal attack. I want to hear your opinion."
The time cost of the siege is too expensive. If the siege only lasts for ten days and a half, it is okay, but if it takes a year or two, let alone Zhu Tian does not have the patience to wait, the situation in Donggou Town has not yet
Under clear circumstances, it is impossible for the Daming Base to hang its troops in the Yangtze River for a long time to surround the 007 shelter.
"Generally speaking, siege is the best choice. Since the shelter is opened in advance, it proves that they are already facing the problem of lack of supplies. The first one who cannot hold on is definitely the shelter." Li Xinran said without hesitation.
"That would take too much time. Is it possible to force the door open from the outside?" Zhu Tian said in a deep voice.
Li Xinran shook his head.
"Is this so..." Zhu Tian frowned in confusion.
Suddenly, he looked at Li Xinran as if he had thought of something. He hesitated for a moment out of concern, but he still asked the question.
"Speaking of which, the shelter you once lived in was called Vault 020, right?"
"Yes, is there any problem?" Li Xinran asked.
"I would like to ask, do you still remember how Vault 020 fell?"
Li Xinran was stunned.
"Sorry, if it reminds you of bad things, let's forget about it."
"No, it's okay." Seeing Zhu Tian's concerned look, Li Xinran smiled and waved his hand: "It's just because I was still very young at the time and my memory is a little blurry. I'll try to recall it as much as possible."
"Please." Zhu Tian nodded solemnly.
Taking a deep breath, Li Xinran looked out the window, as if immersed in it.
"020 Shelter..."
...
The iron boots crushed the snow foam, and the steel shells of the two W-type power armors reflected the thin sunlight.
Following closely behind were twenty "knights" wearing mechanical exoskeletons and a hundred "citizens" wearing carbon nanobody armor. Each held an electromagnetic assault rifle and marched in a loose formation.
At the end of the queue was a Hunter Tiger, with its ferocious electromagnetic gun barrel mounted on the back of a small truck with a square head, emitting a cold glow under the cold winter light.
Looking around, the streets on both sides of the highway were dead silent, and no aliens could be seen.
The dull zombies had their heels buried in the snow, standing at the door of the dilapidated storefront, with frozen ice shards on the corners of their mouths. Occasionally, a zombie would wander into the middle of the road, and would be knocked down by passing soldiers with the butts of their rifles.
Jinling City is very safe in winter, although winter is about to pass.
Wearing power armor and walking in the front row of the queue, Zhu Tian recalled the conversation he had with Li Xinran before leaving - "It's a lie."
"Cheating?" Zhu Tian asked doubtfully.
Li Xinran nodded and continued.
"After the shelter was opened, the director organized us to set up a simple tent on the ground, organized technicians to survey the air and soil quality, and sent an advance team to investigate the situation around the shelter. If the surface is conducive to habitation, we will end the evacuation plan early.
Start rebuilding work on the ruins. If the situation is too bad, after we collect enough nuclear fusion cores, we will return to the shelter and wait for the situation to improve."
"About the third day after the shelter was opened, a ragged beggar came to the camp on the surface. I remember that everyone was very happy because there were still survivors on the surface."
"From his mouth, we learned a lot of useful information. For example, the United World Organization announced its dissolution, the launch of colonial ships, etc... Although some of the news is very depressing, it does not make people despair."
"Gradually, he gained our trust. One day, he suddenly told us that the nuclear fusion cores we collected could be obtained in exchange for food at the nearby survivor settlement."
"This is very gratifying news. After all, for shelters, as long as there is enough energy, it is easy to produce food."
"The director gave him five bags of rice and ordered two soldiers to follow him. However, we never expected that when he came back, he would be followed by a group of gangsters armed with rifles. The two soldiers had disappeared.
But those two sets of blue security force uniforms were crookedly worn on the two bandits."
"The camp was in chaos, and everyone was defenseless. The director led the security forces to rush to attack, but they were at a disadvantage in terms of numbers and firepower. There was a fire in the camp, and it seemed that the group of bandits threw incendiary flasks."
"That's when I took my sister and ran out. We ran very far, out of the camp, out of the street..."
At this point, Li Xinran stopped continuing!
Zhu Tian knew what happened next. In the end, the sisters ended up living in Tianyuan Base and received relief. From then on, they became one of the refugees in Tianyuan Base!