Returning to the Shelter

At the entrance to the civil defense project, outside the heavy, rusty iron gate, there were about twenty people gathered.

"Boss, you mean you're taking us to raid the Underground City?"

Old Huang found it hard to believe and had to confirm it again.

Although they keep saying that those guys hiding in the shelters are cowards and traitors.

But the Spokesperson of these settlements all know that the violent institutions inside the shelters are not something they can easily exploit.

After all, under the control of the Mona people, they couldn't even manufacture heavy weapons on their own.

In such a destitute state, let alone breaking into the shelter to steal things, they couldn't even open the iron gate at the entrance.

Lu Bai waved his hand. He naturally didn't expect these guys to be able to deal with City Direct Military. He only called them along because they were strong.

"You're not being asked to rob; your job is simply to carry the food."

After saying this, Lu Bai immediately created about ten clones, who, in the same way he had come, forcefully lifted the heavy iron door, which weighed over a hundred tons.

Under his kind gaze, no one dared to linger and immediately lined up to enter the civil defense facility in an orderly manner.

The clean and bright corridor, predominantly silver in color, exudes a unique sense of technology.

On one side of the corridor, there is a two-way viewing window made of transparent glass.

Inside is the main control room of the tallest building in this Underground City.

Through this glass, one can clearly see a large number of server racks in the main control room, connected to the data storage equipment in the building's underground floor by a complex network of cables.

Besides these, the main control room also contains a large number of exquisite screens, each displaying different images.

At first glance, it has a bit of the feel of a 1990s television station, except that the clarity and quality of the screen are significantly higher.

Xu Kun adjusted his glasses, which had slipped down to the tip of his nose, and turned to the man in the white coat next to him, saying, "Engineer Li, wanna grab a drink after our shift ends?"

"Alright, now that the alert is lifted, it's time to relax."

The man called Engineer Li, seemingly engrossed in staring at the data displayed on the screen, responded with a sound while maintaining that posture.

Another, somewhat overweight man suddenly looked up. "You two went drinking without inviting me, didn't you?"

"Engineer Qian, what are you saying? How could that be? I'm just worried you haven't finished your work yet."

Xu Kun chuckled first, then sighed, "Speaking of this makes me angry. You know, it's one thing for that guy to illegally break in and use the secluded elevator without permission, but why did he have to drag me into it too?"

"After City Direct Military's investigation, he cleared your name, didn't he?" Engineer Li's gaze remained fixed on the screen.

"Yes, the test showed that I was under some kind of mind control. They said there were no hidden dangers, but don't you know what kind of person our superiors are? Anyway, I can forget about getting a promotion before that Engineer Zheng is transferred, and I probably won't even get a year-end bonus."

Xu Kun felt increasingly aggrieved as he spoke, and he wanted a drink even more.

It is worth mentioning that although what Lu Bai did was unprecedented in the history of Shelter No. 9.

The city council is more concerned that if Lu Bai goes to the surface, he might do something that could destabilize the bilateral relationship between humans and the Mona people.

However, the fact that Lu Bai took the seclusion elevator to the ground caused negligible damage to the shelter.

The only thing that needs to be rebuilt is those isolation doors on the 404th floor.

Before the isolation gate was rebuilt, the other floors of the building were opened after a brief period of martial law, as a whole squad of City Direct Military was responsible for guarding them.

The staff inside continued doing their jobs as usual, everything remained the same.

Engineer Qian raised his chubby hand, patted Xu Kun's shoulder, and comforted him, "I'll have a few more drinks with you tonight."

Just as Xu Kun was about to politely thank Engineer Qian for his kindness, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a new log popping up on the screen to his right.

After reading the message in the work log, Xu Kun's eyes widened in shock. "Holy crap, how the Hidden World Elevator is running again? Are you kidding me?!"

Strictly speaking, it has been less than three days since Lu Bai last illegally took the secluded elevator out of the Underground City.

"Quickly, Engineer Li, issue an alarm signal."

Engineer Qian subconsciously withdrew his hand from Xu Kun's shoulder, his voice trembling slightly. "Engineer Cai, are you alright?"

Xu Kun, who was initially flustered, forgot all his panic upon hearing this address. His face darkened, and he said, "How many times do I have to say it? My surname is Xu."

The control room certainly didn't only have those three engineers; with more people around, panic could easily spread.

Engineer Li had to slam his hand on the Desktop to attract his colleagues' attention.

"What's the panic? Calm down. Don't forget there's a whole squad of City Direct Military stationed on floor 404."

Tsk~

With a hiss of air being released from the hydraulic valve, the pressure was released.

The secluded elevator, which might not be used even once in hundreds of years, opened its doors again in just three days.

Fortunately, the secluded elevator has a large enough interior space, with a hundred seats, so it can easily carry several hundred people at a time if you squeeze in.

The group filed in.

Lu Bai was alright, but for these surface humans who were still scavenging and building shacks, even such a creation from hundreds of years ago was still quite amazing to them.

"Find a seat and remember to fasten your seatbelt."

Lu Bai gave a reminder and then pressed the landing button on the control panel.

The elevator doors closed slowly, then descended rapidly.

Despite Lu Bai's reminder, perhaps because it had been used not long ago, the elevator ran much more smoothly this time than the last.

Faced with that exaggerated speed of descent, the local Spokesperson in the elevator felt like they were on a drop tower, and several burly men couldn't help but scream in alarm.

It actually takes longer for an elevator to go down than to go up.

But no matter how much time it takes, it will eventually come to an end.

Feeling the descent slow down significantly, Lu Bai unbuckled his seatbelt, got up, and went to the elevator door.

He didn't know what he would encounter after opening the door, but he figured it wouldn't go too smoothly, since the city council couldn't possibly be completely unprepared.

Without turning his head, he addressed the Spokesperson of the settlement seated in his seat. "I've told you everything I need to say. As long as you're careful, you shouldn't be in any danger."

Ding dong~

The elevator arrival bell rang.

We've arrived at the Underground City.

The elevator doors slowly opened, and Lu Bai looked at the people who had already filled the corridor and couldn't help but smile.

"Would you believe me if I said I just came back to buy some things?"