Zhang Chi said: "I don't mean to attack you, Instructor Xue, although my face has turned a bit darker, my appearance has not changed. There must be something wrong with your facial recognition system."
"Then why doesn't anyone else have a problem? Okay! Even if the face recognition system has a problem, does the fingerprint authentication also have a problem? The base's system is specially set up to target you?"
Zhang Chi said: "Regulations are dead and people are alive. You can't just rely on machines for everything, right?"
Xue Hongguang said: "Although the rules are strict, we must abide by them. There is no rule without rules. Let alone you, even if the dean of your college comes, he will not be able to enter the base if he fails to pass the verification." He put on a business-like appearance.
face.
There was a rumble of thunder overhead. Zhang Chi raised his head and looked at the dark clouds, seeing that a storm was coming.
Xue Hongguang had ordered the door to be closed, clearly to keep him out.
Zhang Chi said: "I said you are so rigid? Who will be responsible if I am locked out and I am in danger?"
No one paid attention to him, and the door continued to close. Zhang Daxian was so angry that he kicked the door hard. He raised his head and found that there were guards on the watchtowers on both sides with compound bows aimed at him. Zhang Chi raised his eyebrows at the two of them.
He raised his middle finger and ran back with his deflated backpack and his ancient sword. He had to dare to find a shelter before the heavy rain came.
Before they had gone very far, it started to rain heavily, and Immortal Zhang was running alone in the wilderness like a drowned rat.
Bai Xiaomi came to the corridor from the room and saw Ma Da standing in the corridor: "Where is Zhang Chi?"
Ma Da shook his head and said, "He wasn't allowed in! I heard there was a problem with the identification."
Now that they no longer think it's funny, Bai Xiaomi said, "I'll go find them."
Ma Da said: "I'll go too!" The two of them met Chu Jianghe before they reached the stairs. Chu Jianghe said: "What are you doing?"
Ma Da told Zhang Chi, and Chu Jianghe said: "The base stipulates that no one is allowed to leave the dormitory before gathering..." As he spoke, a python-like lightning fell straight down from the top of the sinkhole and hit outside the base.
, hit a thick camphor tree, the camphor tree started to burn, and then there was a thunder like explosion, which shook the whole ground.
Chu Jianghe said: "Go back to the dormitory immediately. I will report his matter to my superiors."
Bai Xiaomi said: "It's very dangerous outside. We can prove Zhang Chi's identity. Why not let him enter the base?"
Chu Jianghe said: "I'll say it again, you go back first, I'll go and ask about the situation now."
Bai Xiaomi said: "I want to go too."
Ma Da stood firmly behind Bai Xiaomi.
Chu Jianghe finally nodded and led them to the team leader Wang Xiangyang, who had arrived in advance. Wang Xiangyang had already heard about this. He smiled bitterly and said: "I already know what you are talking about, and I am also talking to him."
The base will negotiate with you, but the base has its own disciplines. You must know that what I say here does not count."
Bai Xiaomi said: "Teacher Wang, how can you say such irresponsible things? The two of us have been together with Zhang Chi since skydiving, and the three of us helped each other along the way."
Motor nodded.
Bai Xiaomi said: "If it weren't for Zhang Chi, we would never have been able to arrive at the assembly point at the stipulated time. He led us and protected us to the base. He is our core, and we can prove it to him."
Chu Jianghe frowned, feeling that her words seemed to be insinuating him.
Wang Xiangyang said: "I understand your feelings, but the base has base discipline."
Ma Da said: "Teacher Wang, there is lightning and thunder outside, and Zhang Chi is alone outside. As the leader of the team, you must also think about the safety of the students!"
"I know, but now the verification system cannot verify his identity. Who can prove that he is Zhang Chi?"
"us!"
Wang Xiangyang shook his head, obviously saying that they were not worthy enough.
Bai Xiaomi became angry: "Teacher Wang, can you be more responsible?"
Wang Xiangyang said: "Since someone can pretend to be classmate Zhao Lei, someone can pretend to be Zhang Chi. The base is very important and no suspicious people are allowed to sneak in."
Bai Xiaomi said: "In this case, I don't want to stay here anymore. We will advance and retreat together. Please tell the base to let us out too."
Wang Xiangyang shook his head: "Don't you know that this is not a place where you can come and leave whenever you want?"
Immortal Zhang finally found a shelter from the rain, under a huge natural rock. Feeling like a drowned rat, he came under the huge rock, took off his clothes, wrung out the water, and began to practice real fire body training first. This was not because he practiced hard and seriously, but because he wanted to
Through the method of real fire body refining, heat is transported to the body surface to drive away the cold and use the body to dry clothes.
The human body dryer started to operate, and for a while there was hot steam all around the body, making it look a little ethereal.
After drying the clothes, he touched his face and felt the stubble pricking his hands. Zhang Chi still couldn't figure out the reason why he could still grow a beard when he was so thick-skinned. He was also idle, so he applied some stubble on his face.
Light up the washing powder, rub in a lot of foam, then pull out the saber and start shaving. Being thick-skinned also has the advantage of being thick-skinned. You don’t have to worry about being scratched by the knife.
It was raining non-stop, and you could see that the lights in the camp at the foot of the mountain were already on. According to the regulations that Wang Xiangyang said before, he had failed to report in time. According to the regulations, he should be removed from the trainee list this time.
The clothes were dry and the body didn't feel cold, but the food had been eaten before. Zhang Chi sighed, guessing that there was no chance of entering the base tonight. He checked the backpack and found that except for the amber crystal ball, there was almost nothing extra.
, Ma Damo is always rushing to carry heavy objects on his back. The tent and sleeping bag are all there, and now he is in trouble.
Zhang Chi found a relatively flat place to lie down. Not long after he lay down, it started raining heavily again. Although the huge rocks could block the rain, the mist that bounced off the ground from the heavy rain was still blown in by the mountain wind. Zhang Chi wanted to
To stay warm, you must continue to export heat to the body through real fire exercises. You can simply exercise the skin and muscles all over your body. After exercising the skin and muscles, you will be dripping with sweat, giving you the feeling of taking a sauna.
While Zhang Chi was engaging in physical training, he suddenly heard rapid footsteps coming from outside. The footsteps came from far to near, and were obviously coming in the direction where he was.
Zhang Chi took a breath and grabbed the ancient sword on the side.
A black shadow appeared outside. The man bowed and came under the huge rock. Apparently, like Zhang Chi, he had chosen this place to take shelter from the rain. Seeing that there was someone under the huge rock, the man let out a surprised sound and walked away without hesitation.
Come in and throw the bunch of prey in your hand on the ground.
He is about fifty years old, his beard and hair are all gray, his hair is long and shawl-length, and he has a beard.
At this time, a bolt of lightning happened to flash across, illuminating his face. Zhang Chi couldn't help being surprised after seeing clearly, because this man looked familiar to him, and his appearance looked very much like the wanted He Donglai. Zhang Chi came from Rui
Fu Na had seen the photo of He Donglai, and after recalling it carefully, she became more and more certain that this person was He Donglai.
The middle-aged man sat aside, took out a pipe from his pocket, stuffed some tobacco into it, lit it with a match, and the firelight illuminated his face. The contours of his face were as hard and clear as a knife or an axe, and he smoked.
He said: "Why didn't you enter the base?"
Zhang Chi pointed at himself: "You asked me?"
The middle-aged man laughed: "Is there anyone else here?"
Zhang Chi said: "I didn't pass the identity verification, so they wouldn't let me in."
"Unlucky boy."
Zhang Chi said deliberately: "Uncle, do you live here?"
The middle-aged man nodded.
"Why didn't you go to the base?"
The middle-aged man said: "Not qualified." He took a puff of cigarette and exhaled a thick cloud of smoke.
Zhang Chi took the initiative to reach out to him: "My name is Zhang Chi!"
The middle-aged man shook hands with him, and Zhang Chi felt that his palm was very rough, like old tree bark, and very strong.
The middle-aged man shook Zhang Chi's hand and said, "He Donglai!"
Zhang Daxian's heart sank, holy crap! It's really He Donglai. Old He is bold enough to change his name or surname. Doesn't he know that his wanted order has not been cancelled?
Zhang Chi knew something about He Donglai and knew that he had saved Xiao Li. After Lin Chaolong's death, it was revealed that he had plagiarized He Donglai's achievements and framed He Donglai for embezzling R&D funds. It had been proven that He Donglai had been
They were all wronged.
He Donglai took advantage of the light rain to go outside and drag a piece of dead wood in. He chopped the dead wood into several sections with his axe, and lit a fire on the spot. Because the dead wood was moist, the smoke was very strong.
He pointed at the relaxed ancient sword and said, "Lend me your sword for a moment."
Zhang Chi handed him the ancient sword, and He Donglai disemboweled the two wild pigeons, washed them with rainwater, pierced them with the ancient sword, and roasted them on the fire.
Zhang Daxian was really dumbfounded. I didn’t expect that he actually used his own sword as an iron drill to barbecue. Moreover, He Donglai’s barbecue skills were obviously not good enough. Zhang Chi took the initiative to replace He Donglai. Barbecue still had to be done by professionals.
He Donglai saw Zhang Chi's skillful barbecue skills and knew that he was a foodie. He took out salt and chili powder from his tattered backpack and handed them to Zhang Chi.
Zhang Chi said: "Can I call you Uncle He?"
He Donglai nodded and said: "Okay!"
"Uncle He, how long have you lived here?"
He Donglai said: "It's been more than ten years."
Zhang Chi secretly thought, no wonder He Donglai was able to escape the wanted list. This sinkhole is located in the no-man's land of the Gobi and is a secret area of the Secret Bureau. It is indeed a good place to hide, but how did he come here?
Zhang Chi finished roasting the roasted bird and handed it to He Donglai. He Donglai gave one to Zhang Chi. He took off a bruised stainless steel wine bottle from his waist, poured a glass of wine into the lid and handed it to Zhang Chi: "I'll do it myself."
Try the brewed wine."
Zhang Chi took it and took a sip. It tasted spicy and felt like it was made from sweet potatoes. The taste was not that good.
He Donglai drank directly from the spout, took a sip of wine, took a bite of the roasted bird meat, and praised: "Your barbecue skills are really good."
Zhang Chi said: "When I was in Beijing, I opened a barbecue restaurant."
He Donglai looked at him again and said, "From New World School of Management?"
Zhang Chi nodded: "The college arranged for me to be a trainee. Today is the deadline for gathering. Everyone else has gone in. The verification system did not recognize my identity, so I was kicked out."
He Donglai laughed heartily: "What these pedantic guys are best at is sticking to the old rules, being self-sufficient and not making progress!"
Zhang Chi said: "But the rules were made by others and I am the unlucky one."
He Donglai said: "I also participated in the construction of the base and was one of the earliest builders."
Zhang Chi said: "Uncle He, can you introduce me to the situation here?"
He Donglai nodded and said: "There is nothing mysterious. The relevant departments discovered a certain kind of energy and collected the energy. They thought the tiankeng was a good place to store energy, so they built a storage warehouse here to transfer the energy here.
."
Zhang Chi said: "Psychic energy?"
He Dong glanced at him and said: "I don't agree with this naming. It's not scientific at all. This kind of energy is very unstable. Until now, there has been no good solution to the storage problem. When choosing a tiankeng as a storage place, the first choice is
In 2006, a large-scale energy leak occurred, so the landscape and environment here have changed. Initially, it was a barren land."
Zhang Chi said: "From what you said, it sounds like an accident."
He Donglai said: "It was an accident in the first place. People's hearts are full of greed and want to use energy, but in the end they are usually controlled by energy."
Zhang Chi said: "Is that why a large number of superpowers were created?"
He Donglai took a sip of wine and his eyes became confused: "The greed of the human heart is always endless, and it keeps asking for the world. It is only after the accident that I think of making up for it. If I had taken precautions earlier, why would I have to spend dozens of times more?"
A hundred times the price..." He paused and then said: "It may not be able to achieve the desired effect."
Zhang Chi said: "Uncle He, what is your current relationship with the base?"
He Donglai smiled and said: "It doesn't have anything to do with it. Many people were used during the construction of the base, and some of these people came voluntarily, and some were forced to make choices."
Zhang Chi secretly thought that He Donglai must belong to the latter group. He was framed by Lin Chaolong and was wanted nationwide, so he chose to come to the Tiankeng. There must be someone behind this incident.
He Donglai said: "Energy leakage has caused changes in many people's bodies. Some people have gained superpowers, but more people have been damaged, sick and even died. The changes in the body are secondary, and more importantly, they affect people.
mentality." He finished the roasted bird in several mouthfuls, and then screwed on the lid of the wine bottle: "I won't say anything anymore, I am just an outsider now, and I am not qualified to express my opinion."
Zhang Chi said: "When I first came here, I met a man named Cao Chengguang. Do you know him?"
He Donglai said: "Profiteer! He is a refugee like me. We built a base together at the beginning, and he was not like this now. Later, he was exposed to radiation, and his figure shrank sharply and turned into a dwarf. However, he retired from illness and the base
He will also be given some necessary supplies every year. I asked to leave on my own. Although we people left the base, we could not leave the sinkhole, so we became a special group outside the base, called refugees by them.
Although they are refugees, there are differences among them. Some people continue to communicate with the base, accept tasks assigned by the base, and make deals with the base. Cao Chengguang is like this."
Zhang Chi said: "Uncle He, have you seen Netherworld here?"
He Donglai frowned when he heard this: "Netherworld?" He shook his head.
The rain outside had stopped. He Donglai put away his things and was about to leave. When he stood up and was about to say goodbye to Zhang Chi, he said, "Are you going to stay here all night, or are you going to go back with me to rest?"
Zhang Chi said: "Is it convenient?"
He Donglai smiled and said: "It's not inconvenient. My place is very spacious."
Zhang Chi quickly packed his luggage. He didn't want to stay here alone during the long night. From what he had learned about He Donglai in the past, he felt that this person was not a bad person. Although it was the first time they met, he had no respect for He Donglai.
Good impression.
Following He Donglai, they climbed and walked among the rocks. He Donglai was very familiar with the surrounding environment. Walking through the darkness was as smooth as walking on flat ground. Half an hour later, they stopped in front of a ruin. He Donglai introduced that here
It was the original storage warehouse, but it later turned into ruins due to an explosion caused by psychic energy leakage. Later, the superior department decided to completely abandon this place and choose another place to build the storage warehouse, which is where the current base is.
He Donglai led Zhang Chi into the ruins and walked sideways through a narrow gap. After a few steps, it became spacious. He Donglai lit a lantern and illuminated the passage. The square passage was as long and wide as
About two meters away, proceed fifty meters, push open the stone door, and see a spacious stone hall, dug directly into the rock formation, with an area of about two hundred square meters.
There are many daily necessities placed inside, and He Donglai usually lives here.
He Donglai hung the lantern on the wall and introduced: "This is also one of the warehouses. The explosion was not affected. It is also the only intact building that has been preserved. There were dozens of warehouses like this at that time."
Zhang Chi raised his head and saw that the top of the stone warehouse was arched, getting higher as it got closer to the center. The highest point was about five meters above the ground.
He Donglai found a bear skin and spread it on the ground to use as a bed for Zhang Chi. Zhang Chi made a rough estimate that when it was alive, the bear should be about the same size as the bear he met.
He Donglai said: "Go to bed early. There will be heavy rains at night. The special structure of the tiankeng can easily attract thunderstorms, making it very unsafe outdoors."
Zhang Chi nodded and lay on the bearskin mattress, which was very soft and comfortable.
He Donglai sat under the lamp and found a sewing needle and began to mend the tattered trousers.
Zhang Chi said: "Uncle He, good night!"
He Donglai smiled: "Go to sleep, you can rest assured that you are here with me."
Zhang Chi smiled at him and fell asleep. In the week since he came to the Tiankeng, he had not had a few good sleeps. Not only did he eat meat and drink today, but he also slept in the best environment on this day in the Tiankeng.
I slept very soundly, and when I woke up, it was already past eight o'clock.
He sat up and saw that the oil lamp on the wall was still on. He Donglai was not in the room. He got up and walked outside along the original path. Before he got close to the exit, he heard continuous thunder. He Donglai was wearing a military green coat.
The raincoat came in from outside carrying two buckets of water and said to him: "Are you awake? This rain won't stop for a while."
Zhang Chi reached out and took the wooden barrel. This wooden barrel should also be handmade.
Back in the stone room, He Donglai took off his raincoat. He took out a black stove from the corner, put a rice-sized spiritual stone into it, and poured some pink liquid into it. The spiritual stone and the pink liquid started to react.
The chemical reaction released a large amount of heat. He Donglai put a stainless steel pot filled with water on it and put some oats in it.
Zhang Chi said: "How to control the heat of this stove?"
He Donglai smiled and said: "It's similar to an alcohol stove, just control the entry of air, but there is no flame. The blue one is the spiritual stone you should have seen, and the pink one is an acidic liquid. Both of these are unique to the tiankeng."
The product is not available in the outside world. Don’t underestimate this spiritual stone. The heat it emits is enough to cook a whole cow. It can be used for cooking, and it can be used for two months without any problem."
While they were talking, the pot was already boiling. He Donglai stirred it with a wooden spoon and added some wild vegetables into it.
Zhang Chi secretly sighed, He Donglai was framed by Lin Chaolong and escaped into the tiankeng. He spent more than ten years alone in the tiankeng, but he didn't understand how he later left the tiankeng and came here again?
Zhang Chi said: "Uncle He, your accent sounds like you are from Beichen?"
He Donglai nodded and said: "The local pronunciation has not changed and my hair on the temples has faded. I haven't been there for many years."
Zhang Chi said: "I am also from Beichen!"
He Donglai was not surprised: "I heard that when Beichen people speak Mandarin, they still have a flavor of their hometown."
Zhang Chi laughed.
He Donglai slowly stirred the pot with a wooden spoon.
Zhang Chi said: "Actually, I have heard of your name in the past and know about you."
He Donglai said: "There is no need to mention the past."
Zhang Chi said: "Do you know that Lin Chaolong is dead?"
He Donglai was startled when he heard this. The wooden spoon in his hand stopped and he looked at Zhang Chi with an indifferent expression: "Dead?"
Zhang Chi nodded and said: "What happened last month was a homicide, and it has been confirmed that he plagiarized your scientific research results and falsely accused you of embezzling R&D funds." He felt obligated to let He Donglai know the truth.
In Zhang Chi's opinion, this should be long-awaited good news for He Donglai.
He Donglai's calmness was beyond Zhang Chi's expectation. He Donglai seemed to be listening to something that had nothing to do with him: "So what?"
Zhang Chi said: "Proving that you are innocent, you can now go back with a clear conscience. You can even ask for compensation and get back everything you lost."
He Donglai smiled and said: "Can I get it back?" He shook his head and said: "I can't find it back. I have become accustomed to my current life over the years. I went back to live, but I still chose to come back. The world has become more and more
It's complicated. I can no longer adapt to the outside world. In fact, the He Donglai in the past has died long ago."
When the rice was cooked, he filled a bowl and handed it to Zhang Chi.
Zhang Chi took the wooden bowl and looked at He Donglai sympathetically.
He Donglai put some pickles in a clay pot, brought it over and put it on the wooden pillar: "Everyone thinks that I hate Lin Chaolong, but in fact I have long been indifferent."
