Wasteland Code Survival Chapter 121: Mysterious underground base
According to the paint on these power armors, Qi Lin can know that these power armors belong to the private armies of several consortia.
At the end of the war, the resources of many countries were exhausted in fierce battles. At this time, most of the world’s resources were held by those who usually did not show up. The hands of the consortium.
Out of the eager desire for the distribution of benefits after the war, these large consortia formed their own private armies for various reasons and participated in the political affairs in the form of mercenaries (for fear of being harmonious, sensitive words are replaced by pinyin , Should all be understood, and this is basically the reason for all subsequent occurrences in the army.
As a price, the government will open more permissions to these consortia in exchange for the combat power and resources held by the consortium.
Many people think that war is a means to promote human progress and development. Although it is bloody, it is necessary... But when the earth no longer has enough resources for mankind to continue to spend, both sides of the war , No matter which side wins in the end, it will only go to the end.
Not all people are blushing, but everyone is tied to their own chariots. Businessmen are chasing profits, politicians are chasing power, small people are trying to keep their jobs and family, and big people are doing their own. Foundation and wealth...
After this war is fought, a large number of small and medium-sized countries will perish almost every year and be annexed and divided by various interest groups. Among them, the countries that benefit the most are not those countries, but have been busy. Those giant consortia that made war fortune.
This is why, in the post-war era of refuges, most countries have basically disappeared. Except for the refuge central masters who were rigidly given the highest management authority, the major consortia have changed their lives and become The person with the highest authority among the survivors.
It’s just... these are after the end of the war. In the war years, the main force of the two warring parties was still the regular army of the political fu. Since this 404 base is so secretive, it would cost so much to cross a tunnel. After a lot of hands and feet, how did these private consortiums appear here?
Qi Lin went to check the corpses that did not wear power armor, and found that these corpses were divided into two types-one was wearing the uniform of the private army of the consortium (the uniform of the private army is basically the same as the regular army, only However, badges, marks and the like are different) infantry, and there is another type, wearing a white combat uniform of a special material, with the word 404 on the armband of the combat uniform.
"This is... the private army of the consortium is attacking this 404 base? Are both parties killed?"
From the markings and uniforms, the private armies of the consortium were all employed by the China Republic in the old age, and on the airtight door of the 404 base, there is also the emblem of the Republic... Then so... Infighting? Or is there a rebellion in one of the two?
Although the private armies of the consortium are doing things entirely for profit, as long as the employers have not completely died or they cannot pay the commissions, these "businessmen" will still continue to fight in accordance with the spirit of the contract and turn to the employers. ——At least at that time, it had not happened in the China Republic, one of the few remaining giants in the world.
As for the details of base 404, Qi Lin doesn't know anything about it.
"Hey, that AI, what happened here?" Qi Lin's voice echoed in the huge underground space, but the AI system seemed to have disappeared again without making any sound.
"AI? System? Is it there?"
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"Is that AI only responsible for the area of the metal corridor?" Qi Lin was a little puzzled and retreated into the corridor. However, at this time, he discovered that the lights in the corridor had all been extinguished, and the system AI , But I can't call it anymore.
"...Isn’t the battery dead?"
Qi Lin kicked the metal wall vigorously, but there was nothing but the dull sound of the rubber boots hitting the metal.
"Well, you won."
Qi Lin gave up the idea of continuing to search for the AI, and returned to the square full of corpses.
Since there are so many power armors, Qi Lin naturally plans to make a set to wear them. Although the performance of the T-46 armor is not slightly worse than that of the Chilong VI, it is at least power armor. With the firepower on it, a T-46 can easily deal with dozens of infantry without heavy weapons.
However, Qi Lin searched for several power armors in succession, and found that these power armors had either been completely destroyed, or the core parts had suffered an irreparable blow, and none of them were still usable.
And as Qi Lin checked the more power armors, the greater the doubts about this 404 base-except for the two strange armors at the beginning, most of the power armors were All sorts of strange methods were used to kill, at least a small part of it was destroyed by conventional guns.
If there are a large number of evolutionaries among the troops belonging to the 404 base, then the traces of destruction on the power armor are good explanations, but... the evolutionaries are due to radiation and mutant serum after the outbreak of a full-scale nuclear war The "new humans" appeared after a variety of factors, and this battle in the 404 base obviously took place in the old age before the full-scale nuclear war. At that time, where did the evolve come from...
"It always feels...this base is getting weird..."
Qi Lin gave up looking for a set of power armor, went straight across the square, randomly chose a small house on the edge of the square that looked nothing special from the outside, opened the door and walked in.
This should be an ordinary single-person residence, with a metal folding bed, sheets and bedding scattered on the ground messy, covered with dust, there are three skeletons in the house, two of which were scrambled together until death On the wall opposite the bed ~IndoMTL.com~, there is still a 20-inch display screen.
Qi Lin pressed the power button at the bottom of the display, but the display did not light up, probably because there was no electricity.
Qi Lin looked at the simple furnishings in the house again-this decoration style is very similar to the future human dwellings in old-time science fiction movies: the style is simple and clear, and the functions required for daily life are highly concentrated. , A lightweight material between plastics and ceramics was widely used.
If you take this to the old days and use it as a studio for shooting science fiction films, I guess there will be no problem.
Nothing of value was found in this house. Qi Lin habitually took a look at the environmental test on the brain. The temperature, humidity, and oxygen content all tended to be normal, except for the red radiation. The dose value made Qi Lin frowned slightly.
Although the structure of this underground base is basically the same as the actual refuge, and even more high-end and luxurious, the average radiation content in this 404 base is as high as 70 to 80 points. For normal people, it can almost be regarded as a "death place."
But it also illustrates a problem. The radiation source is probably from inside the 404 base!
No wonder the AI would say that Qi Lin is currently the only living person in the 404 base. According to this radiation dose, even if there are survivors in the base, it is estimated that they will not live long.
"Is this... a nuclear base?" Qi Lin thought of the "404 City" that was once regarded as a tourist destination by explorers in the old days. It was an abandoned nuclear city. All the living facilities in it were It is to support the researchers and their families who studied nuclear weapons... Then, will the role of this 404 base be the same as that of the 404 city?