Armor-piercing bullets don't believe in carbon-based monsters

Chapter 54: It Starts with Us

A few minutes later, the tree stumps that had been moved into the fortifications were moved out again.

Chen Jian wiped his muddy hands on Shen Yue's clothes, breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"I didn't expect so many years to have passed. Based on the corrosion of the equipment I saw, I originally estimated that it would be only about two hundred years."

“But obviously, I miscalculated.”

"But think about it, even if the reproduction rate is faster, 20 years is almost the limit."

"If there were only 10 generations, civilization would not have declined to this extent."

"Another hundred years would be much more reasonable."

"After 10 generations, many things have changed fundamentally."

"really."

Shen Yue nodded in agreement and then said:
"But in this case, we may have to reconsider many of our previous judgments about the world."

"Those relatively new bullets and equipment may not have been obtained from the surface, or from ordinary bunkers and fortifications. Some of them may have been accidentally obtained from similar disaster preparedness fortifications."

"Looking at the equipment configuration in our fortifications, they should have absorbed at least a small part of the knowledge."

"But this small amount of knowledge has not been transformed into effective social civilization."

"Is it because it really cannot be transformed, or is it strictly controlled within a small range? This is also a question."

"The bigger problem is that there are not enough paper books and materials in such a large fortification. If the person who opened the fortification is not Lei Jie and does not know how to use a smart terminal, how can knowledge be transmitted?"

After Shen Yue finished speaking, He Shuo continued:

"It's probably too late - the process of filing and retrieving paper materials is too troublesome, and sending them here is not worth it."

"I think libraries and databases everywhere should be put into disaster recovery mode on site. However, even if a disaster recovery database is found, the locals here don't know how to use it."

“The knowledge is still there, but the people who can understand it are gone.”

"Reasonable."

Chen Jian nodded and looked at the piled up supplies on the first floor. Just as he was thinking about organizing a few people to unpack and inspect them, Lei Jie had already walked up from the second floor carrying a huge screen.

"Help me put this thing together."

"I have already debugged the server and host, and this monitor should still be usable."

"Connect the cable and let's see what's inside this terminal!"

"coming."

Chen Jian agreed, and several people immediately walked towards Lei Jie.

After finding a slightly spacious place to place the monitor, Lei Jie turned around and went downstairs to pull out the cables, while the rest of the people worked together to connect the keyboard and console according to the labels. After a while, the operating terminals of the underground fortification were finally assembled.

The power starts and the screen lights up.

After the system was loaded, a familiar yet unfamiliar interface appeared in front of everyone.

In fact, Chen Jian had used similar intelligent systems in underground fortifications before. The function of the system was simply to control various facilities within the fortifications.

Such as water circulation, air purification, disinfection and fire protection, electricity, start and stop, etc.

But this system has obviously evolved and is more humane than the one he is familiar with.

The system's desktop is already quite close to civilian systems, and on the desktop, a document is marked with a striking icon.

Chen Jian originally thought this was an operation guide, but after clicking it, he found that it was actually a "work log."

It is a work log that is a compilation of information from various parties, is chaotic, and has not been sorted out in any way.

The first line of the log identifies the exact time when the disaster began.

Further down, there are records of a series of emergency response measures.

【2045年10月19日1632：命令收悉，7025工事转入战时灾备状态。】

【2045年10月19日1635：7025，物资输送启动。】

[October 2045, 10, 19: Three Gorges, the order to open the gates was issued.]

【2045年10月19日1640：大亚湾，AOP332，停机不停堆。】

【2045年10月19日1640：秦山，AP1000，停堆。】

【2045年10月19日1641：大亚湾，转AP1000，停堆。】

[2045-10-19 1642: ****, first level combat readiness, stand up and ready to go.]

[2045-10-19 1643: Zhenhai, we have a power outage and the furnace has stopped. ]

[October 2045, 10 19: Dongte is here, this is the last batch of steel! ]

[October 2045, 10, 19: Nanfan is still in progress, but the seedlings have been sealed.]

[October 2045, 10, 19:1734: State Grid is here, everyone, countdown 1 hour, prepare to cut off power to protect the grid. ]

[2045-10-19 1735: The National Library is here, the permissions have been issued, all terminals have cleared their loads, and the disaster recovery database is downloaded first.]

【2045年10月19日1736：我是华西，资料已更新正在上传。就剩我了，请协和接收权限。】【2045年10月19日1841：7025，隔离门闭锁成功。】

【2045年10月19日1842：这里是401，我们正在上浮，你们还在吗？】

The log ends here, but everyone who has read it has a fairly clear understanding of the situation of the catastrophe.

They really have done everything they can.

I don’t know how many departments and teams worked together to minimize the possible secondary disasters at the last moment of life.

Nuclear power plants were shut down, dams were released, chemical companies were shut down, power was cut off and furnaces were shut down, and all emergency disaster preparedness facilities were activated. Large amounts of supplies were sent into the facilities by people who were already suffering from organ failure and might even have difficulty walking.

And those ordinary people did not give up either.

Who doesn’t know that death is at hand?
But the last person was still thinking about how to upload the information on hand.

No one can blame them, and no one can do better than them.

Chen Jian looked at the screen silently, and the Holy Blood people who came back behind him looked at him silently.

Perhaps for the Holy Blood, they could not understand how great the struggle those people had experienced before the catastrophe.

But Chen Jian felt that they had an obligation to know how he survived.

They should know.

So, Chen Jian called the three people to the screen and slowly said:
"We still don't know how the Cataclysm came about, but now, I want to tell you what those 'ghosts before the Cataclysm' did to keep you alive."

"I must tell you that the one who saved you was never a god, nor a saint from the Holy Blood Temple."

"Of course, neither are we, the so-called 'chosen ones'."

"Because what they have done, even God cannot do."

Half an hour later, the three Holy Blood Men, who had endured a huge shock to their worldview, stood quietly in their places, with a brilliance in their eyes that Chen Jian had never seen before.

Li Shi remained silent, his mouth moved several times, but he didn't say a word in the end.

Zeng Yi first glanced at Chen Jian, then turned to look at Xie Liu.

Then he asked:
"Are we going back?"

Xie Liu shook his head and replied:

"I won't go back."

"Don't you understand? The Holy Blood Temple and the Mechanicus are all scams."

"Ever since I was old enough to understand, I have been doubting this matter."

"Now it seems that they are nothing but a shattered mirror."

"They are reflecting only the little light from the past that has not yet dissipated."

"Why are we still going there? According to their requirements, after I turn 19, I will have sex with you and give birth to a freak who we don't know whether it is a monster or a holy blood?"

"Such a fate does not belong to true humans."

"You can go, but I'm staying."

“It may be difficult here, but at least the light here is real.”

"Understood"

Zeng Yi looked at Chen Jian and said with a firm look:

"I am Xu Lie's accomplice."

"But now, my life belongs to you."

"can."

Chen Jian nodded and continued:

"You only have one chance to confess. Do you have anything else to say?"

"Nothing."

Zeng Yi said categorically:
"If you don't believe me, I can die here."