It looks very mysterious.
Zhan Qun and the others walked in front, Sang Luoluo and Jian Cheng in the middle, and then moved to one side.
A few small mutated animals strayed by, but they were no threat; a few shots were enough to kill them.
This underground structure appears to have been pushed out by a large machine; it's incredibly sturdy inside, and the doors even have electronic locks. Judging from the building and the combination locks nearby, Sang Luoluo felt it was somewhat too advanced compared to three hundred years ago.
Zhan Qun and Qi Feng studied the place for a moment, then opened the first door. A cloud of dust rose as they went inside.
There were some white bones on the ground, which were obviously from people who died here before. Sang Luoluo found it a bit creepy and gripped Qi Feng's arm tightly.
Are you scared?
Sang Luoluo looked up and saw Qi Feng's incredulous expression. He said calmly, "They're all dead except for bones. What's so scary about that?"
Sang Luoluo swallowed hard, and said softly, "Don't you think it's a bit eerie? Underground, bones..."
As he spoke, he gripped even tighter.
Helpless, Qi Feng could only protect Sang Luoluo behind him, trying not to stray more than two steps away from her.
Suddenly a mutated gecko crawled by. It didn't hurt anyone, but the sweep of its tail was indeed as eerie as Sang Luoluo had described.
He was so frightened by Lei Qi's shot that he ran away.
On the walls here, there are also photos of some researchers with brief biographies written on them.
Jian Cheng scanned and recorded the information with his wristwatch, saying as he did so, "If I'm not mistaken, this used to be a food research institute, or rather, a post-apocalyptic place. Something happened later, and some people died here."
Jian Cheng continued looking at the information on the wall, noticing a power switch behind the front door, and said, "I don't know if the power switch here still works."
Zhan Qun said, "I'll take someone to give it a try."
With a clang, Zhan Qun pulled the power switch. The wiring was a bit old, and the old light bulbs overhead in the passageway they were in flickered twice, lit up, and then flashed a few more times.
It illuminated the entire passageway.
Jian Cheng: "Great, the infrastructure here is still usable. Let's go in and see if we can find anything else."
The control door in front was forcibly opened. The place was tightly sealed, preventing the mutated animals outside from entering. Inside, there were still two skeletons of dead people, slumped in chairs. Their clothes were old and discolored, but there were words on them. Jian Cheng went over to take a look and made out a few words.
" Food Research Institute No. 5."
"Really."
Seeing that this place was relatively safe, Zhan Qun said, "There are no mutated animals attacking here, so we can rest here for a while."
" Sang Luoluo, take the things out."
The two team members covered the control door to prevent the mutated animals from suddenly breaking in.
Sang Luoluo brought out everyone's canned food, electric stove, and power bank. Everyone sat around the electric stove and began to heat up their food and rest.
Sang Luoluo didn't really like this underground environment and wouldn't leave Qi Feng's side for a moment. Even when resting, she would lean against him. She couldn't help it; she was timid.
No one got a good night's rest. Two people stayed on duty, and of the remaining three, Qi Feng stayed on duty while she and Lei Qi took a nap.
Chapter 169 The densely packed things on the cold storage wall are moving!...
Jian Cheng kept searching the test bench for any usable data. He organized the useful data, put the data he could take with him in a separate place, and took pictures of the data he couldn't take with his wristwatch.
"This was a research institute established at the beginning of the wasteland, studying data on the growth of food in the wasteland. It's a pity that so much of it has been destroyed over such a long period of time."
" A Ying, can you set up a light for me? I need to take pictures of these data," Jian Cheng said to A Ying, the bodyguard beside him.
A Ying worriedly said, "The deaths here were so suspicious. Could there be some unknown virus on these documents? Just to be safe, we should seal them up."
"Okay, go find Sang Luoluo and get the box. There are many valuable things in it. I'll take another look."
As soon as A Ying came over, Qi Feng glanced at her, A Ying pointed to Jian Cheng not far away.
Qi Feng nudged Sang Luoluo, Sang Luoluo woke up with a start. "What's wrong?"
Sang Luoluo sensed no immediate danger and relaxed.
A Ying said, " Jian Cheng found something over there; he needs packaging bags and boxes."
"Okay."
Sang Luoluo her hand, and several boxes appeared on the ground. A Ying thanked her and carried them to the experimental table.
Wearing gloves, Jian Cheng sorted through the remaining documents, one by one.
"This data is extremely important," Jian Cheng couldn't help but exclaim.
A Ying, who was standing nearby and didn't understand, asked, "How important is it?"
Jian Cheng packed the organized documents into bags and then into boxes, showing a strong desire to share. He said, "In the wasteland, the food problem is very serious. All the crops planted have been irradiated, and almost none of them are edible. So, several research institutes were established from the beginning to explore new methods of growing food in the environment under the radiation of meteorite showers. In addition to these research results, there should be some experimental samples in this research institute that were not destroyed."
"Once everyone has rested, we need to go look for it; it will be very useful to bring it back."
"If our base can use these experimental results to develop new planting methods, then new varieties of grain can be grown even in a radiation environment. If that's successful, then everyone will have a continuous supply of food."
For some reason, Jian Cheng suddenly thought of Grandpa CC's Farm, thinking that if the Farm Owner were willing to share his planting methods, it might really be possible to break through this planting barrier.
After a long time, Jian Cheng had collected all the materials he could see on the table into the box. In addition, he found a topographical map of the research institute and the location of the experimental samples on the experimental table.
They were just waiting for the Captain Zhan to take them to retrieve it.
Jian Cheng turned around to rest and found that they were all asleep.
He and A Ying could only tiptoe down to find a place to rest closer to them. They were exhausted from traveling non-stop, and could fall asleep as soon as they found a place to lean against.
Qi Feng heard some noise in the distance. He was already on guard, and the noise made him even more uneasy. He hesitated whether to Sang Luoluo, who was sleeping beside him.
They should be in a confined space where no mutated animals should have entered.
But what was that noise?
Out of caution, he woke up Lei Qi and made a shushing gesture.
Lei Qi asked with his eyes: What's wrong?
Qi Feng gestured for him to listen carefully; there was movement outside this enclosed space.
Lei Qi tried it and whispered, "It doesn't seem to make any noise. I didn't hear anything."
Now it was Qi Feng's turn to fall silent. Did that mean he was the only one who heard it? Was it because he had broken through last time, and therefore his hearing had evolved?
He chose to wait and see.
Three hours later, after everyone had rested, Qi Feng woke up Sang Luoluo.
Seeing that everyone had gotten up, Sang Luoluo also got up.
Jian Cheng came over and said, "Take all these boxes back; they contain very important research data."
Sang Luoluo asked curiously, "What are all these about?"
Jian Cheng said, "This data on food security will be very useful after the wasteland descends. There are also several laboratories with samples inside; we should try to bring those back as well. This research institute is very well preserved, so the samples should be usable too."
Zhan Qun, also eager to make a contribution, asked, "Which way?"
Jian Cheng pointed in a direction and said, "There's a door over there, inside."
Qi Feng stepped forward and said, "No, there's movement behind us; it could be dangerous."
"A noise? What noise? I didn't hear anything."
Qi Feng gestured for Sang Luoluo to come closer and sense her surroundings to see if she could discover anything.
Sang Luoluo followed Qi Feng in that direction for a while, sensing that there seemed to be something at the edge of the thick door.
To be honest, "It seems like there really are some, densely packed, but I'm not quite sure what they are."
Qi Feng frowned, a bad feeling creeping over him for the first time. "Densely packed?"
Sang Luoluo: "Yes. Shall we go further in?"
He then looked at Jian Cheng and Zhan Qun.
Qi Feng cautioned, "The deaths of the people in this research institute were already quite suspicious. Our mission this time is to go to Base 13. Are we really going to risk exploring inside?"
Jian Cheng was also a little scared. Hearing this, he said, "Okay, wait for me. I'll contact Dr. Wang right now and send him the information I sent over so he can make a decision."
Zhan Qun said, "That's the only way."
Just to be on the safe side, Zhan Qun said, "Everyone, check your protective armor, exoskeleton, and helmets to make sure they're in good condition."
Sang Luoluo checked them and found nothing wrong. Just to be on the safe side, she gave Qi Feng and Lei Qi each a spherical protective shield.
It's better to be safe than sorry.
Jian Cheng immediately contacted Dr. Wang and initiated an emergency connection, sending over all the information they had at the moment.
Everyone gathered around, waiting for a reply from the lab.
Dr. Wang was shocked after reviewing the information. " Food Research Institute No. 5 —this wasn't even mentioned in the base's historical records. It was very likely destroyed in the wasteland disaster."
" Jian Cheng, I just looked at the materials you sent me. The research content in them is very important. The materials clearly propose a mutagenic factor that can induce the evolution of irradiated plants. When used in crops, it can induce plants to evolve in a dominant direction."