In that instant.
Every staff member and worker present stood with their mouths hanging open, their faces full of disbelief!
Th-That was a person, right?
When had he gotten into the borehole?!
What kind of gibberish was he speaking?
And he had somehow survived that?!
Liu Di chuckled again. "Excuse me, everyone. Is this the Kola Superdeep Borehole? What year is it now?"
Everyone looked utterly bewildered.
They could not understand a word!
Then the boy's extremely astonished voice rang out. "You're Chinese?!"
Liu Di suddenly came to his senses. He had forgotten that this was the Russian Federation!
Just then.
Chaotic footsteps sounded from outside the base. A group of armed guards rushed in, clearly having heard that someone had popped out of the borehole!
The boy frowned slightly. "How did you get in there?"
Liu Di thought for a moment. "You could also say that I suddenly fell in."
The boy pondered briefly. He clearly did not believe him, but he had no time to think further. Turning around, he waved at the approaching guards and shouted in Russian, "Don't panic! He's just a beggar who accidentally fell in! Better to avoid trouble than invite it. I'll handle this!"
The guards stopped upon hearing this and looked at Liu Di suspiciously.
The boy stepped forward and explained further. Only then did the guards leave with looks of disgust.
Afterward.
Liu Di was settled off to one side to wait.
As he quietly watched that small, thin figure, he suddenly found the boy rather interesting. Was he deliberately protecting me?
From the boy's calm gaze, Liu Di could sense a maturity that did not match his age.
The boy walked over to inspect the Drill.
His fingers brushed across three alloy Gears, most of whose serrations had already bent