Chapter 258: [Bonus Chapter]Nest (4)
"Your turn. Where did you guys come from? And what kind of thing is that jammer he mentioned?" Zhang Qin Feng continued with his question.
The survivor dragged over by Queenie hesitates, but lured in by the food, he eventually gave up and answered honestly. This continued for a while, but some got the food, some don't. The reason for it was because those that don't try to lie their way to get it.
With the integration of Stein with his mind, Zhang Qin Feng can discern if the person is speaking the truth or lying based on their facial expression. But knowing that killing them would do him nothing good for now, he decided to keep his hand from finishing them.
"Satella, go in there and rescue our two subordinates guarding the elevator shaft." Zhang Qin Feng said. The two soldiers that got themselves captured because their sensor was jammed should be losing their patience right now.
As for Queenie and Shaun, one of them stayed around Zhang Qin Feng to provide him with protection, while another was going to the so-called entry point of the survivors. Because they have to consider this place was dangerous until they explored it carefully, this responsibility falls to one of the team leaders.
In the meantime, Zhang Qin Feng patiently listened to what the survivor had to say about their hideout. After a while, he can roughly guess what kind of facility is located below them.
This place was indeed a recycling hub for the Strand Metropolis. But what was on the surface is the waste that came from around this area. The main operation of this facility was actually located underground, where it was connected to the Strand Metropolis through a wide operation tunnel.
There are about three stages of operation underground, between 500 to 600 meters deep in each later.
In a word, it can be counted as a facility with a function similar to Zhang Qin Feng's current Wind Base, but just not as advanced.
Unfortunately to them, the two upper levels were overtaken by the zombies. Except for the recyclable furnace that can generate electricity all year round, they had no way to run the facility. This left them with the bottommost layer, where it was separated from many self-sustaining facilities.
Barely managed to support themselves daily, these people practically lived this way underground for about five years.
"Does that means… The facility below here has direct access to the Strand Metropolis?" Zhang Qin Feng asked. He was somewhat excited because nothing beats a straight route towards the busiest settlement in this area.
But Zhang Qin Feng didn't get overboard with his excitement. He could roughly guess that this would be a problematic matter. If it's not, the survivors won't be forced to do something like this to stay alive.
"Bzzt…"
"Boss, Queenie here." the connection was slightly broken the moment the call connected to Zhang Qin Feng's Luna Device.
"What is the situation down there?" Zhang Qin Feng asked.
"The survivor didn't like. It was just like they said. The facility itself is pretty rundown. While there's a water filtration supply and electricity, they seem to be having a problem with food. Also… Boss…" Queenie hesitates as she was going to talk about another issue regarding what she saw down there.
"Go on." Zhang Qin Feng said.
"There are many corpses here. All of them died due to blood petrification." Queenie said. There was a hint of sadness in her tone. As one of the products from the repopulation shelter, she had this disease in her blood too.
Looking at the graveyard of clones hardens and died by turning into a stone statue made her felt that she's much luckier than all of them. At the very least, she could eat and sleep properly and serve a good boss like Zhang Qin Feng.
"Anyway… Our initial check determines that they're not a threat to us. Also, I've found a mountain of recyclable resources here too. I think that they're at least ten… No, make it twenty times greater than the one up there." she added.
"Alright. Look around, leave no nook or cranny unchecked, then come back up here. If the survivors wanted to, tell them we have food to distribute." said Zhang Qin Feng.
"Loosen the rope around them. Get these people something to eat while I decide if we're staying or leaving." Zhang Qin Feng stretched his neck and left. He went to where Satella is at to have a further discussion with her.
In the meantime, more survivors were coming out from the hidden entry point. That place was, in fact, a parking management office, which was used as a hiding point in case something like this is happening.
But unfortunately for them, the Seed Crystal Virus outbreak was too fast. By the time they managed to react, all the higher-ranking officials and people with the ability to make decisions fell. And with a 90% infection rate, the entire world turned into hell before they can do anything.
Only those so-called pureblood, or what's known as unaugmented people, have immunity towards the Seed Crystal Virus. But that doesn't mean that they're entirely immune to the virus. A bite from the infected would still turn these people into one of the infected.
And with less than ten million people left, scattered all over the world, these purebloods could hardly do anything before they're taken out one by one.
In Stein's program report, its creator was the last surviving pureblood in this world. With her death, there's no longer pureblood existed in this post-apocalypse.
Until Zhang Qin Feng came.
"What do you think, Feng?" Satella asked as she gives Zhang Qin Feng's chest a gentle rub using her hand.
"We should get what we could over here and control the Turbine Town as soon as possible. I hate having so many things in my hand but cannot go further because I am limited by what I can do." Zhang Qin Feng said.
With this underground facility, Zhang Qin Feng basically secured a direct route to Strand Metropolis. They're also practically controlling the passage to Turbine Town and could branch back to the older Wind Base.
What he had now was the problem with manpower.
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