Chapter 935 Shelter No. 3
Chapter 935 Shelter No. 3
, near Settlement No. 10, the Academy’s research ship.
A tall, thin man stood in the pale blue holographic light and shadow, looking at Yang Kai with a respectful look and said in a commanding tone.
”How did he choose?”
Yang Kai reported truthfully.
”It’s not clear yet, he didn’t give me a definite answer… But as you can see, the space-based weapons are indeed moving towards the western hemisphere.”
It’s just that they haven’t been deployed yet.
Although the Academy does not have access to the weapons left by the War Construction Committee, it knows the coordinates of each weapon.
Tracking their locations is not a difficult task.
However, it is regrettable that the most intelligent and knowledgeable people on this planet do not have any of the keys.
Seeing that Dr. Conclusion did not respond for a long time, Yang Kai continued respectfully.
”Excuse me, what do you expect him to choose?”
The man called Dr. Conclusion smiled faintly.
”I don’t have the best solution here, I just want to see his choice.”
The voice without many ups and downs made it difficult to guess his true thoughts.
Yang Kai smiled bitterly.
”It seems we can only wait and see.”
…
The top leaders of the Southern Legion, who were forced into a desperate situation, placed all their hopes for victory on the biological weapon called “death agent”. The orbital
weapons of the Alliance are being deployed to the area around Avent City, ready to solve all the troubles once and for all.
The Warlord is not sure whether the manager is serious, but if that guy really presses the button, then all his efforts may really be wasted.
It’s not just his efforts.
It also includes all the efforts made by other players in the Alliance, as well as Julius, Penny, Alman and other Willant people to end the Wasteland Era.
And this also includes the manager himself.
In short, this sudden situation completely disrupted the Warlord’s arrangements for the next work.
He originally planned to wait until the funeral of Marshal Julius was over, and then the United Civil Service Group would carry out a top-to-bottom reform of Triumph City, starting from holding a citizen assembly to selecting representatives from all industries and classes, and then jointly discussing the constitution of the Willant people, and on this basis, perfecting a series of laws.
However, now, this matter obviously has to be postponed.
After asking for advice from a bunch of stupid netizens on the forum, Zhandi Lao repeatedly weighed the pros and cons in his mind, and finally found the only person he could trust and who could help him at the moment…
the meeting hall of the Glory House.
After listening to the statement of the respected Archon, the commander of the Guards, Lei Ze, frowned slightly.
”You mean… the genetic source code of the Weilant people was stolen?”
Zhandi Lao thought he would be shocked by the content of the death dose plan, but he didn’t expect that the old man’s focus was on strange details.
”That’s right,” Zhandi Lao nodded and said seriously, “For the plan of the Southern Legion, the genetic source code of the Weilant people is necessary. Only by filling in this last piece of the puzzle can they ensure the smooth implementation of the plan-”
”That’s impossible.” Lei Ze interrupted him before he finished speaking, and said in an unquestionable tone, “No one can steal the genetic source code of the Weilant people, and where did you get the news? Did the Civilian Group tell you? Or that kid Saren.”
Zhandi Lao’s brows twitched fiercely.
He didn’t know where the old man got the confidence to be so sure that the gene source code would not be stolen.
However, this was the problem. Although he knew what happened, he couldn’t tell the source of the information.
After all, he couldn’t tell the old guy that he received the task from the game system, right?
Could the system’s task be fake?
Unless the dog planner deliberately played him.
”… I can’t tell you the source of the information, but it is indeed true.” The battlefield man stared at him intently, trying to impress the 172-year-old old man with his sincerity.
Although he knew in his heart that the possibility of convincing Lei Ze with such a hasty method was almost negligible.
After all, this was not an ordinary accusation.
No one would be moved by a simple “believe me”.
However, to the surprise of the battlefield man, Lei Ze did not immediately reject his words, but just stared at his pupils with his turbid eyes.
After a long while, he suddenly threw down a sentence.
”Come with me.”
After saying that, Lei Ze walked out of the meeting room.
Seeing this swift and decisive action, Zhandi Lao was slightly stunned. He didn’t understand what the old man wanted to do, but he still got up and followed.
The two of them left the Glory House, walked down the thousands of marble steps one after the other, and then got into the car waiting by the road.
”Get in the car.”
Looking at Lei Ze getting in the car, Zhandi Lao hesitated for a moment and opened the door and got in.
He thought the old man was going to take him to a place in the Glory House, but he didn’t expect that he would have to go on a long journey.
After the car door closed, the car’s engine started slowly, driving the two people in the car away from the Glory House.
After about twenty minutes, Zhandi Lao even saw the walls of Triumph City, and then the car slowed down.
”We’re here.”
Lei Ze said this and stretched out his hand to push open the car door, and got out of the car neatly.
Battlefield Man followed him out of the car and looked up ahead, only to see a military camp with two soldiers in power armor standing in front of the checkpoint.
In the entire Triumph City, there was only one place where even the sentinels on duty were wearing power armor.
The moment he saw the two “Dragoon” power armors, Battlefield Man had guessed where this place was.
Seeing his own legion commander and Mr. Archon, the sentinel on duty stood in awe, untied his helmet mask, and saluted solemnly.
Lei Ze simply returned the salute, then looked at the pangolin behind him with a surprised look on his face, and continued.
”This is the Guard House, the station of the Guards. I originally planned to bring you here after the funeral of Marshal Julius was over.”
”I know, I’ve passed by here before.” Battlefield Atmosphere Group nodded, but looked at him with confusion, not understanding why he brought him here.
Take him to visit the Guards?
Now is not the time to do this.
Lei Ze did not explain why he came here, but led him straight in, through a concrete building, to the deepest part of the Guard House.
A circular concrete building is located in the center of the open space. There is no window on the thick wall, only a narrow passage extending into the interior of the building.
Lei Ze led him forward, passed the sentry at the door, stood on the elevator with the legion emblem printed in the center of the first floor lobby, and then pressed the button on the mechanical keyboard.
The elevator door squeaked shut, and then the elevator compartment descended at a constant speed.
Looking at the confused Mr. Archon, Lei Ze said in a very light voice.
”…The concrete structure you just saw outside is just the ‘gate’ of this building. Its real mystery is actually underground.”
The battlefield atmosphere group coughed lightly.
”You know I’m not curious about this.”
”I know,” Lei Ze nodded, “and I can assure you that all your confusion will be answered soon… We are here.”
After nearly a minute of settling, the elevator finally reached its destination.
The Battlefield Atmosphere Team couldn’t help but sigh in his heart that this facility was hidden too deep, just like a shelter.
However, not long after thinking so, he saw a gear-shaped alloy giant door, and a big number “3” was printed in the center of the giant door.
”Shelter No. 3… This is a shelter?! Wait… There is a shelter under Triumph City?!” The Battlefield Atmosphere Team showed a surprised expression on his face.
Looking at the surprised Archon, Lei Ze smiled faintly and said.
”I remember I should have said that a long time ago, when Marshal Julius was still alive, I often dealt with you.”
The Battlefield Atmosphere Team swallowed and nodded slowly.
Casting his eyes on the giant door in front of him, Lei Ze’s eyes seemed to be lost in memories, and it took a long time before he continued.
”That was a long time ago. It should be the year I was just born… After the residents of Shelter No. 3 learned about our experience and what happened in the Willant Laboratory, they expressed indignation at the anti-humanity crimes of the Post-War Reconstruction Committee and generously offered us help.”
”They were a very good group of people, and that period was also our honeymoon period with the residents of the shelter… that is, yours.”
”If we rely on ourselves alone without the support of the technical department, it will be useless even if we get the genetic source code from the Willant Laboratory. But after getting the help of the residents of the shelter, all problems were solved. We finally gained true freedom and built the great Triumph City on the land above our heads.”
When he said this, Lei Ze paused for a moment, moved his eyes away from the huge gate of the shelter, and looked at the stunned archon – or “pangolin”.
”The gene source code is stored in this shelter… Actually, I should have brought you here earlier, but I was delayed because of something.”
After saying that, the old man walked to the door and reached out to press a few buttons on the control console next to the gear-shaped giant door.
Accompanied by a tremor like an earthquake, the gear-shaped giant door slowly rolled to the side with a rumbling sound, making way for the passage to the shelter.
”Not only the password, but also the biometric information needs to be verified here… Come with me.”
Looking at the pangolin with a surprised face, Lei Ze smiled faintly, took him forward, came to a tightly closed alloy door, and completed the final biometric information identification.
Accompanied by a sound of air leakage, the tightly closed alloy door slowly opened, and finally showed the interior of the shelter in front of the two people.
The battlefield atmosphere group was about to move forward, but Lei Ze’s right hand pressed on his shoulder.
The battlefield atmosphere group turned around and saw that the turbid pupils were staring at him intently, and the sight from the pupils seemed to penetrate his soul.
”You record it too.”
”Okay.”
The Battlefield Atmosphere Group showed a serious expression, nodded solemnly, and then completed the registration of biometric information with the help of Lei Ze.
He knew what this meant.
The old man who had guarded the Weilantes for more than a century for Marshal Julius finally entrusted everything of the Weilantes to himself.
The two people who passed through the alloy door continued to move forward, turned a few corners according to the map of the shelter, and soon came to a laboratory.
This laboratory is much more spacious than the “small single rooms” in Shelter No. 404, and the facilities it contains seem to be more complete.
Thinking of the “classical style” marble buildings on the surface, the Battlefield guy couldn’t help but sigh in his heart.
The ground and the underground are like two parallel time and space.
Stopping in front of a cylindrical metal tank, Lei Ze looked back at the pangolin who was looking around, and continued.
”The Weilante source code is stored here. The surface is guarded by the Royal Guards, and the underground has the shelter’s security system. You are a resident of the shelter. Even if you don’t believe in the strength of our Royal Guards, you should be very clear about the shelter’s protection level.”
Retracting his gaze from the facilities on the side, the battlefield man nodded seriously.
”No one can enter an activated shelter without authorization.”
Lei Ze nodded and continued his words.
”Not only that, every visit will leave biometric information with a timestamp, whether it is successful or not. So I can tell you responsibly that no one has stolen it, and it is impossible for anyone to steal it.”
As he spoke, he reached out and tapped the operation panel next to the round tank twice, starting the control program of the storage device.
The light blue holographic screen quickly showed the records of all the gene source code retrievals, as well as the identity and time information marked next to it.
The battlefield atmosphere group quickly walked to the side of the old man and looked at the content on the holographic screen.
According to the displayed data, the last time the data was retrieved was more than a century ago, and the purpose marked in the information column was also very clear, which was to complete the eight-fold growth of clones.
More than a century ago…
At that time, not to mention Tyr, maybe even the concept of the Southern Legion did not exist.
The Warlord’s Adam’s apple moved, and his thoughts were a little confused for a moment.
”That is to say… the Southern Legion cannot get the gene source code.”
Lei Ze nodded slowly.
”I would like to ask you, where did your information come from.”
Facing the old man’s sharp gaze, the Warlord was silent for a while, and then slowly spoke.
”Do you believe me?”
Lei Ze shook his head without thinking.
Unexpectedly, the old man’s suspicion was so decisive that the Warlord’s expression suddenly became a little tense.
However, what he didn’t expect was that the old man nodded slowly at this time.
”I don’t believe you, a guy with unknown origins, suddenly said that he wanted to liberate the Weilant people and cut off the chains on the Weilant people. This sounds like a scam.”
”But I believe in Marshal Julius, you are the one he is waiting for… You meet every one of his prophecies.”
After a pause, Lei Ze said slowly again.
”Moreover, you are the choice of the Weilant people.”
Just like Marshal Julius.
Although Marshal Julius is not a Weilant, that gentleman is the choice of all Weilant people without a doubt.
If the wrong choice is made, it can only be said that this is the fate of the Weilant people, and he must admit it even if he doesn’t want to.
It’s not just Marshal Julius who is aging, but also himself and the entire Guards.
They are destined to not be able to accompany the Weilant people all the way.
Feeling the weight of the words and the mission contained in it, the Warlord took a deep breath and said frankly.
”You know I’m a resident of the shelter, but you probably don’t know where I come from… To be honest, I’m from Shelter 404.”
Lei Ze’s pupils suddenly shrank, but after a moment, they regained their composure.
”Then what?”
The Battlefield Atmosphere Group was silent for a while, gritted their teeth and continued.
”We can communicate through some kind of telepathy… This is our secret, just like your genetic source code. I hope you can keep this secret for me.”
He finally concealed the players and the other world. After all, it was the rules written in the “Player’s Handbook”, and it was meaningless to reveal it to Lei Ze, which would only increase the cost of communication instead of reducing it.
However, explaining to NPCs in one’s own way has always been allowed by the rules.
This is not “off-site”.
Shelter 404 has never denied the various legends about itself, but there are many versions of the legends.
Lei Ze was silent for a while after listening, and smiled bitterly while pressing his eyebrows.
”Telepathy… I hope you’re serious.”
He had lived for 172 years, and he could tell who was lying at a glance, but at this moment he clearly felt that the young Archon was telling the truth.
It wasn’t just about “telepathy”.
Even the part about the “death potion” was the same. At most, some details were concealed… and these details were not concealed out of malice, but under some level of pressure.
The Warlord stared at Lei Ze and continued.
”Believe me, I’m telling the truth! The reason why I’m so sure about the “death potion” is because my compatriots found countless evidence of its existence on the front line of the Borneo Province, at the southernmost end of the Great Desert. Just like you can responsibly tell me that the genetic source code of the Weilant people is still here, I can also responsibly tell you that everything I said is true.”
Lei Ze sighed heavily.
”Shelter 404… You are almost showing me that you are a spy for the Alliance, and you have successfully eliminated the biggest competitor for the Alliance.”
The Warlord coughed dryly.
”How can you blame me for the disintegration of the legion… You should know that it has nothing to do with me.”
”I didn’t. I just assumed that I would think so if I were an ordinary citizen of the Weilant.”
Lei Ze pressed his forehead with a headache, and spoke slowly after a moment.
”You don’t have to try to convince me. Just think about how to convince other Weilant people after this is over. They are the ones you need to be responsible for… I hope you will confess this to the residents of Triumph City after everything is over. Just like you said yourself, you want to liberate the Weilant people from lies.”
Facing the meaningful look, the warlord nodded solemnly.
”I will do it.”
At most, he will not be the archon.
In fact, he didn’t want to be the archon that much. He was simply put in this position.
He took a deep breath, sorted out his thoughts, and continued.
”The question now is what exactly do the top brass of the Southern Legion want to do? I am sure that the ‘death agent’ plan exists, and it is about to be implemented. As I said, our intelligence personnel have enough evidence to prove its existence. They told me through that… uh, telepathy.”
At this moment, Lei Ze no longer entangled in “spies” and “telepathy”, but focused his mind completely on the problem itself.
Everything was just like when he fought side by side with Marshal Julius more than a century ago.
”It’s actually obvious what they want to do…” Squinting his eyes slightly, the old man continued in a calm tone, “Just use the will of the Weilant people to get through it.”
The battlefield guy looked at him in astonishment.
”You mean…”
”The physique of the Weilant is stronger than that of the survivors of the Human Union era. Not only that, we have stronger control over all social classes… This is not only because we have the Legion’s genes, but also because the Weilant are born to obey the collective and the “alpha wolf”. When facing a crisis, we will be more united than any other nation.”
The cold-blooded voice was like floating out of the freezer, making people’s backs involuntarily cold.
At this moment, Lei Ze has completely entered the perspective of a ruthless officer, and winning the final victory is his only goal.
Only in this way can he think from Tyr’s perspective.
”…So, we don’t need to be immune to the ‘death agent’ at all. In fact, it’s the best result if we can’t be immune to it. The fear of death will accelerate their escape and make them passively participate in our plan. And for those cowardly civilized people, the same identity of victims also makes it more difficult for them to cut us out of their society.”
”Our compatriots will take it to every corner of the world and replace our guns to conquer the remaining one-third of the world that has not been conquered by us.”
”As long as it really has the terrifying lethality shown in the laboratory, the winners of this survival competition will definitely be us… We, the Weyland people.”
The battlefield guy’s Adam’s apple rolled up and down.
”Fortify the walls and clear the fields…”
”Fortify the walls and clear the fields? That thing is too small-scale. The ‘death agent’ goes a step further than it.”
Lei Ze looked at the Archon who was holding his breath, grinned meaningfully, and continued in a slow pace.
”This is called natural selection.”
That was the battlefield where the Weilantes were best at.
Tyr planned to bet his chances of victory on the Weilantes’ ability to survive!
”…Of course, this matter cannot be known to a third person. We must use the ‘Gene Source Code’ as a cover to make the Weilantes who participated in the plan believe that the lethal agent is harmless to them, at least they will not die, and it is only effective against aliens.”
Looking at the shocked pangolin, Lei Ze restrained his cold expression and returned to his usual gentle but majestic appearance.
”From Tyr’s perspective, he would probably make such a deployment… It’s unbelievable that it’s already 214 years into the Wasteland Era, and there are still people who can retain the most primitive animal nature so thoroughly.”
The battlefield man who came back to his senses couldn’t help holding his breath, and it took a long time before he slowly spoke.
”Were the Weilantes like this before?”
Lei Ze said without thinking.
”There was indeed a period of time in the wasteland where you couldn’t survive without doing this.”
After a pause, he said again.
”But I don’t think this is right. Living as a beast is not something to be proud of. The children of the Weilant people will not go to a better future because of the ‘sacrifice’ of their fathers. If their fathers really win, they will go to an era worse than the wasteland era, to a wider jungle to have a final showdown with mutants or something else, to see who is more like a beast, who has no bottom line, who is more barbaric…” ”
And will the winners have a change of heart and turn back into humans one day in the future? I don’t think so. Humans are animals with serious path dependence. Just like those Brahmans who survived because of General Lowell’s fantasy, their children are still like crops growing on red soil today. I think even Lowell himself would not be proud of their servile appearance.”
This madman…
After all this time, Tyr never intended to make the Weilant people immune to the lethal agent! ?
The Battlefield Atmosphere Group suddenly thought of Xifan Port.
It seemed to be the same that time…
and it was exactly the same!
He clenched his fists involuntarily and looked at Lei Ze seriously.
”How can we stop Tyr?”
He wanted to know if there were any other ways besides using the last resort.
Lei Ze looked at him and returned the question intact.
”How can we stop Tyr… You shouldn’t throw this question to a 172-year-old man, respected Mr. Archon.”
”You are the one who should lead the Weilant people to move forward. You should make the decision, not me.”
”They chose you between barbarism and civilization. I believe they must have seen a power in you that is not inferior to the former.”
”So don’t be afraid of choosing. You just need to remember… don’t let those barbarians living in the past see weakness and fear in your eyes, and don’t let those who chose you down.”
(End of this chapter)
