I'm in Warhammer, I just want to grow mushrooms

Chapter 49 Abandoned Railway Tracks
No, man.

In this bird world of Warhammer, can you drive a car?
Li Nuo tilted his head and asked:

"Uh…Wick, are you married?"

Wick laughed:
"I'm not married. I'm just making a wish. Do you want your wife to be dry and wooden?"

"Okay, you're right." Li Nuo was powerless to refute.

Wick put his feet together, tapped his heels together, activated the magnetic device on the soles of his shoes, and walked into the corridor first.

Li Nuo followed behind, pulled out his laser pistol, and used the under-hung flashlight to illuminate the front.

The two of them walked on the sticky ground, and every step they took would bring up a few thin strands of mucus like drawing threads.

Li Nuo cast the identification spell.

【Identification successful.】

【Name: Deteriorated chemical precipitate】

[Description: Due to improper operation or deliberate sabotage, a certain chemical substance leaked seriously. It was exposed to the air for a long time and turned into the mucus you see. This substance is slightly toxic and can cause diarrhea at most if it comes into contact with the skin or is accidentally ingested.]

Deteriorating chemical deposits?
Fortunately, the toxicity is not strong, otherwise I would have to wear chemical protective clothing.

Li Nuo calmed himself and followed Wick to the end of the corridor.

A steel gate stood in the middle of the road, blocking the two men's way.

Wick has a bunch of keys in his hand.

While trying to open the door with different keys, he said to Li Nuo:

"About half a year ago, a serious production accident occurred here. The chemical sedimentation tank leaked, and the wastewater flooded half of the factory. When the workers were fleeing, they accidentally broke the only water purification equipment in the factory.

"The factory owner had no money to repair the factory and equipment, so he simply packed up and sold the factory. So far, no one wants to take over this mess. I went to the door and said I wanted to take over, but the other party threw the key chain to me without even thinking about it."

Li Nuo asked thoughtfully:

“How much would it cost to buy such a factory?”

"About one or two million credits."

"Credit points? The factory owner is from Zhongchao?"

"Yes, it's quite common for people from Middle Nest to open factories in Lower Nest."

Wick bent his head and fiddled with the keyhole.

Li Nuo was thoughtful.

One or two million credit points are enough to take over an abandoned factory.

From this perspective, the 100,000 throne coins he obtained was definitely an astronomical figure.

"Click." The mechanical lock was released and the gate opened a crack.

Li Nuo lent a hand to Wick and pushed open the almost rusted gate with difficulty.

A strong stench hit me in the face.

The two of them covered their mouths and noses with scarves and activated the emergency breathing devices inside the scarves.

The scarf automatically fits their face, protecting their respiratory system.

The stench was filtered through the outer fabric and lining of the scarf and turned into relatively clean air that entered the nasal cavity. Li Nuo felt much better.

Wick put out the cigarette in his hand, shone the flashlight into the space behind the door, and stepped in:
"Come on, follow me, let's go check out the water purification equipment. I hope it's still there."

After Li Nuo walked into the gate, he looked at the floor in front of him where there were no footprints, and asked in confusion:
"Are you worried that the water purification equipment has been stolen? I don't think so. Judging from the traces at the scene, it seems that no one has been here before we arrived."

Wick waved his hand. "Don't jump to conclusions yet. You'll know later why I pray that the water purification equipment is still here."

"it is good."

The two of them moved around in the factory.

This place is like a disaster scene after a flood, with tilted tables, chairs, benches and broken brewing equipment everywhere.

Wick found the power room, opened the door with his keychain, pried open the electrical box, and tried to connect the circuit.

Praise Om Messiah, the power system of this factory is barely functional.

After a few sparks exploded from the electrical box, the emergency circuit and emergency lighting facilities were successfully started.

The road ahead was illuminated by lights, and the two finally didn't have to move forward in the dark. Another good news was that the ventilation fan also started working after a series of ear-scratching noises.

Their destination was the underground floor, which was the water purification floor and had accumulated a large amount of carbon dioxide and waste gas.

After the ventilation fan had been working for more than ten minutes, the two dared to enter the underground area to check the condition of the water purification equipment.

Something happened that was beyond Li Nuo's expectations.

The water purification equipment is gone!
An industrial water purification equipment that covers an area of more than 50 square meters, is two meters high, and has a series of components including high-pressure water pumps, agitators, sterilizers, filter grids, etc., is gone.

It disappeared without a trace, not even a screw was left at the scene.

"What's happening here?"

Li Nuo lowered his head and glanced at the ground, and saw numerous and messy footprints.

Someone got there first and stole the water purification equipment here!
What’s strange is that the footprints did not extend in the direction of the stairwell where they came from, but pointed towards the wall deep inside the water purification room.

Wick walked toward the wall and lifted his right leg and put it against it.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The metal plates that made up the wall flew backwards one by one and landed in the space behind the wall.

After a while, a huge hole appeared in the wall, which was wide and high enough for the water purification equipment to pass through.

Apparently, someone had chiseled through the water purification room's outer wall, stolen the water purification equipment, and then made a simple repair to the wall with metal plates and nails.

Li Nuo walked forward, turned on the flashlight, and checked the scene behind the wall.

A railway track appeared before our eyes.

Li Nuo exclaimed in surprise, "Why is there a railway here? Could it be that this winery was originally a freight station?"

"Hey, kid, you guessed it right, you're pretty smart. This freight railway was built thirty years ago and abandoned six years ago. The platforms along the way were converted into commercial properties and sold to the outside world. This winery was built on the site of the platform. What do you think happened here?"

Li Nuo realized that Wick was testing his insight, just like Mona was testing her fighting ability.

He squatted down beside the railroad tracks, narrowed his eyes, stared at the scratches and mucus on the tracks and pondered for a few seconds, then cast an identification spell to test his conclusion.

Sure enough, just as he had guessed, the slime on the tracks was chemical precipitate from the winery.

Judging from the footprints in the water purification room and the slime on the tracks, a group of people stole the water purification equipment and transported it west by train.

Li Nuo told Wick the results of his analysis.

The sturdy man with a face full of flesh showed a relieved smile:

"Li Nuo, your analysis is absolutely correct. These guys are very courageous and greedy. I have investigated three abandoned factories built near this railway in the past few days, and their water purification equipment has all been stolen. Do you think these thieves are related to our target? Should we continue to track them down?"

Li Nuo pondered:
"I have too little information to make a judgment. We can try to track it down. Maybe the stolen water purification equipment will eventually be bought by the father. By the way, why was this railway track abandoned?"

"Because the Seventh District has become a ruin." Wick raised his hand and pointed to the west of the two of them:

"If we continue in this direction for about five kilometers, we will reach the ruins area. However, this road is probably blocked. Not long after the Seventh District became a ruins area, law enforcement officers blocked the railway crossing between the Seventh District and the Eighth District with concrete."

Li Nuo spread out his five fingers and felt the direction of the air flow.

He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt that the air flow was coming from the direction of the ruins.

Wick noticed Li Nuo's action, his eyes flickered, "Do you want to use fire to test the direction of the wind?"

Li Nuo nodded, "That's exactly what I was thinking of doing."

The two turned back into the room, made a torch and lit it.

As they watched, the flames tilted slightly along the airflow direction and fell to the side away from the ruins.

There is a steady current of air blowing from the direction of the ruins area.

This shows that the entrance to the ruins area may not be blocked by concrete.

Of course, there is another possibility, that is, there is a vent connecting to the outside world in the direction of the ruins area.

Wick whistled and praised, "Not bad, kid. You are more careful than I thought. You noticed the problem with the wind direction right away. You are born to do this job."

Li Nuo smiled modestly, "Thank you, Wick. In fact, you have already noticed that the wind direction is wrong."

"Ha, of course. Let's go ahead and check out the situation. Maybe we can catch those guys."

(End of this chapter)