The Survival of the Deep Sea: Starting Submarines
the chapter 70

An abandoned underwater outpost.

It has a complete production area, shipyard, living room and snow storage area, etc., and various supporting facilities are readily available.

It is no exaggeration to say that this is a small mini-city.

While the cause of desertion is unknown, there is no doubt about it.

The place that can be used as the front headquarters must have developed rapidly at that time.

From life to exploration, including scientific research and manufacturing, everything is at the forefront of the times.

As you can imagine.

The various resources provided here at that time were definitely not few!

Even if it was occupied by pirates, it was impossible to plunder all the valuables.

Got to leave something.

Key is.

Now the Chongming Fleet was not a great power, and there were only six members.

As long as you can check the garbage at the outpost.

For the entire fleet, it was a priceless asset!

It might even allow the Chongming fleet to directly complete the initial primitive accumulation.

In the short-term development in the future, it is only necessary to expand the size of the team, and not to worry about various resources.

Besides, even Goldfinger said it.

Here, it is possible to find something very valuable.

I think when the Ceres shipwreck was discovered, Goldfinger's evaluation was just "a good advantage".

And can make the golden finger called very valuable.

Simply prove that the items on this D12 outpost are far more valuable than the wreck of Ceres!

Faced with such great temptation, how could Meng Lei not be moved!

If possible.

He planned to rebuild this place as his fleet home.

Of course, this idea is still a bit unrealistic.

He's just thinking about it.

At this moment, Meng Lei's attitude was very firm.

Although others were a little guilty in their hearts, they had to bite the bullet and agree.

The fact.

Everyone is not entirely against exploring this abandoned outpost.

In their hearts, more or less, they still held a certain curiosity and hope.

After all, not everyone has the opportunity to gain early access to alien outposts.

Take a step back.

If there are any alien creations left here, it could help the development of the fleet.

It will also be very beneficial for them.

Who doesn't want to be better?

Moreover, it was still in an unfamiliar sea where people were unfamiliar.

"That's ... Commander Meng."

A man with a cowardly voice seems to be more cowardly in reality and has a submissive personality.

Seeing everyone agree with Meng Lei's decision, she felt a little nervous for a while.

He knew that he would definitely not be able to escape, he hesitated again and again, and said weakly:

"Commander Meng, let's get in in a hurry. That's not good? Do we need to make some preparations beforehand?"

Meng Lei remembered this man, Liu Yi.

He immediately nodded and said:

"Liu Yi is right, preparatory work must be done, we will explore and search, not to die.

You wait a minute, I'll see if there's anything we can use, and we'll take it for a while. "

As he said that, Meng Lei rushed towards the manufacturing table.

This post at the beginning.

Due to the loss of its effects, it was voluntarily abandoned by the alliance.

Later, it was occupied by pirates and completely lost contact with the alliance.

Under normal conditions.

Such a place outside the law has no institutional and legal restrictions, and has complete production and living facilities.

It makes sense that a pirate organization should not easily give up such a paradise.

But because it's completely useless now.

That proves.

During the occupation by pirates, something must have happened, so it had to be disabled.

Meng Lei was not stupid.

It was even less likely that he would be carried away by the benefits, squeezing his eyes and diving into this unknown area.

While exploring the sunken ship, he did a lot of preparatory work in the early stages.

What's more, this deep-sea outpost is tens or hundreds of times larger than a sunken ship.

There may be more to the crisis than a sinking ship.

His eyes blinked on the list of crafts at the craft stand.

Meng Lei quickly browsed through the contents, and recorded all the things she saw that might be used in the notebook, and planned to create a unified plan later.

Ten minutes passed, and many item names were recorded in the notebook.

Like tactical flashlights, time-lapse light sticks, ropes, and more…

Then, Meng Lei looked at the weapon workshop again.

Sufficient firepower is an important security guarantee during the exploration process.

However, Meng Lei did not intend to equip everyone with weapons.

Not to mention, even if the crew were equipped with weapons, would they use them, and would it cause unintentional injuries when they were nervous.

Once firearms are popularized, management can easily spiral out of control.

At that time, even if he had a golden finger, he would be knocked down with a single shot.

In the last analysis, he was just an ordinary person, and the golden finger could not give him an increase in strength.

Therefore, at this stage, it was clearly not enough for a man to control a weapon.

There were six people when we left, and maybe one or two fewer when we got back.

And between the two, there was most likely him.

Of course, in order to ensure safety, additional suitable equipment is also required.

I stared at the weapon workshop for a long time.

Meng Lei finally decided to equip Huo Ye with an assault rifle as the main weapon support.

In addition, equip the other four with submachine guns and use them interchangeably.

In addition, there were more grenades, just in case.

For others, let them defend themselves first with spear guns and machetes.

In any case, go in with this equipment first and check the situation on the spot.

If anything else is found, go back and renegotiate.

After making the decision, Meng Lei did not delay and started building this equipment through the manufacturing station.

Handheld propeller retail business has been conducted, and various material resources continue to be accepted.

Therefore, the spare resources in the Guixu warehouse can fully meet the production needs.

When all the equipment had just been released, Meng Lei explained in the communicator:

"Everything, fill in the earphones, and meet me in the front post later!"

"Yes!"

"Good commander!"

…

The group received orders.

After that, the noisy communicator finally calmed down after a long absence.

Turn around and go to the cockpit.

On the sonar display, the large blue light curtain representing the outpost is getting closer.

Of the current scale.

This outpost was about six or seven hundred meters wide and was over a kilometer long.

The overall floor area should be at least 700,000 square meters!

This size may seem a little insignificant in normal time.

At best, it is similar to a large car factory.

But you know, it's in the deep ocean for almost three kilometers.

To be able to build a complex with such a large scale was already a miracle!

Seeing this scene, Meng Lei suddenly had a question.

According to the current arrangement, when 100,000 people on channel 66671 arrive at the outpost meeting, even if one third is cut off, there will still be more than 30,000 people.

More than 30,000 people are alive, and there are more than 30,000 submarines anchored.

This way, how big is the outpost collection area? !

I can't imagine it!

Moreover, after learning that the outpost was huge, Meng Lei had other concerns.

With the oxygen content that the wetsuits could only last for half an hour, I'm afraid that's not enough to explore the entire post at all, is it?

Don't talk about exploration, just run the map.

Before the oxygen runs out, it may not be possible to finish the picture.

"Do you need to prepare more oxygen cylinders and find someone to hold them?"

Was thinking.

Back has reached the edge of the building outside the D12 outpost.

Floodlight on.

It could faintly be seen that there were a large number of uneven and distinct architectural silhouettes in the darkness in the distance.

Among them, there are circular dome-style buildings, as well as grand square architectural styles and brutal corners.

A large number of corridors and bridges are interspersed between various buildings, such as human veins, forming long and narrow corridors that cross each other.

At first glance, it has a sense of futuristic technology.

"Handsome! I love this outpost style!"

Meng Lei's eyes twinkled, and her attention was quickly fixed on the scene outside the window.

He changed the submarine's operation mode to manual, slowed down the speed, and roamed over the building complex, looking closely.

The closer, the more detail comes.

Meng Lei discovered that there were a large number of brackets in the architectural cavity of this building complex.

And at the top of these brackets, there were huge floodlights hanging one after another.

From this it is seen that in the heyday of desert reclamation, this place should be bright and quite prosperous.

There was an endless stream of submarines coming and going, filling the entire stone tunnel, which was very lively.

Unfortunately, it is now completely abandoned.

It was pitch-black everywhere, no life in sight, no signs of activity.

Only from these well-preserved buildings could some trace of its former glory be found faintly.

but.

I don't know if it's a hallucination or something else.

Meng Lei always felt that in some buildings, there seemed to be a dim light.

The light is very dim, like some kind of emergency lighting equipment, which only provides a limited light source, but not enough to illuminate a large area.

When Meng Lei looked at the past carefully, she could not see it clearly.

Not sure if it was his blinding eyes, or whether there was a light actually flashing.

This discovery made Meng Lei increase her alertness again.

"Could there still be people living in these buildings?"

"Or was this outpost still operational when it was abandoned?"

Meng Lei frowned slightly, feeling a little strange.

At this moment, the instant messaging system on the central control screen was on.

Meng Lei turned to look and found that Huo Ye from Shenlong had called.

Empty the messy thoughts and press the answer button.

On the loudspeaker, Huo Ye's rough voice immediately sounded.

"Commander Meng, we have now reached the outpost area.

But where's the entrance? Where are we from?

I think the buildings here are very well preserved, and there are no gaps. Where should we start? "

Regarding this matter, Meng Lei had actually been prepared long ago.

Goldfinger had shown him where the pier was.

If you want to enter the outpost, you have to stop there.

However, this information could no longer be said to be a clue obtained from the sinking ship.

If not, it's too fake.

Pretending not to know, Meng Lei said solemnly:

"Let's take a look around here first to see if there's a pier or something."

After the break, he added:

"As such a large base, it is impossible not to make planning and management in this case, otherwise, there will be too many ships coming and going, he said, and if you stop casually, it won't fall apart!"

Huo Ye nodded and said:

"Well, that makes sense. Then I'll take a walk around here, and I'll let you know if I find anything."

"it's good!"

Meng Lei replied.

He hesitated for a moment before hanging up the phone.

In the end, he still stopped Huo Ye and told:

"By the way, Lao Huo, after getting into the water later, I will open the path in front of you, and you will walk behind with a gun and break his back.

While staying alert, help me keep an eye on some others. "

Taking a deep breath, Meng Lei pretended seriously and said:

"Our team has just been formed, and among all of them, I can only trust you.

Giving back to you should be fine.

Doesn't it? "

Hearing this, there was a brief silence on Huo Ye's side, seemingly stunned.

After a while.

From the loudspeaker, Huo Ye took a deep breath and then spat it out again.

Immediately after, Huo Ye's tone of voice revealed a touch of emotion, and said seriously:

"Sister Meng, don't worry!

You saved my old Huo life. You can trust me and give me your back!

I dare to guarantee with my personality that I will never let anyone harm you!

If anything goes wrong, just let me not find my daughter! "

Huo Ye held back for a long time, and finally let out such a sentence.

This time, Meng Lei was stunned.

He had heard from Huo Ye before that when he met the Inner Sea Banshee, Huo Ye, who was mentally affected, saw his daughter's hallucinations.

At that moment, the two were not familiar with each other, and Meng Lei did not care much.

Now that Huo Ye mentioned it again, Meng Lei suddenly realized that Lao Huo still had a daughter!

And since this was a national crossing, then her daughter must have been in this foreign sea!

No wonder Huo Ye made such a promise.

It could be seen from here that Huo Ye really did not think twice!

"Old Huo, we don't need this, it's your daughter's business ..."

Meng Lei wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Huo Ye.

"Hey, it doesn't make sense to say that now.

When I first crossed over, I called the communication channel, but I got no answer.

Maybe he's not on our channel, or maybe he doesn't see it.

There are so many people looking for relatives on the channel every day, and there is only a limit of five speeches, which will soon be swiped by others.

We could only think of a solution after we got to the gathering place. "

Huo Ye looked at it closely, and knew that it would be futile to find someone at this stage.

In that case, Meng Lei was also extremely helpless.

However, he still secretly kept this matter in his heart and comforted:

"When you get to the gathering place, I'll help you find it.

With the influence of Guixu numbers, it was much more efficient than finding yourself a needle in a haystack. "

"Okay, thank you!"

Huo Ye said sincerely, but his tone was clearly lower than before.

Furthermore, the two did not talk much about this matter.

Under Meng Lei's orders.

Huo Ye chased Shenlong away from the team and started wandering between the buildings, trying to find the location of the pier.

To avoid exposure, Meng Lei also seemed to be searching aimlessly.

However, on his way forward, he deliberately caught a direction and continued to approach the pier area.

Not long after, Meng Lei called Huo Ye back.

"Old Huo, find him, it should be here!"

After receiving the communication from Meng Lei, Huo Ye passed through the building complex, and immediately turned around and returned.

Guixu's number was in the front, Ning Wen and the others were in the back.

The four submarines sailed in an orderly manner and entered the pier which stood on the outer edge of the entire building complex.

The so-called dock is actually like a large rectangular box that surrounds the outermost periphery of the outpost.

The entire box had a single shape, but the inside was separated by more than a dozen metal walls, which were divided into small partitions one after another.

Each partition seems to be an independent space, with numbers written on the bottom, and the interior is huge.

Even the 100-meter-long giant submarine is fully accessible.

The four front independent partitions, for some reason, the external entrances were all closed.

Only the fifth pier, the entrance is open.

It was pitch black, and I couldn't see anything clearly.

Even if the floodlight is fired, there is no refraction feedback.

It is enough to see how large the interior space is.

Nowadays, everyone's communication headsets are fully charged, and they can communicate on the channel unhindered.

This was the first time seeing such a shocking architectural facility, and everyone was shocked at once curious.

It's full of futuristic buildings filled with sci-fi elements, which have only been seen in movies before.

Real submarine piers are all built on land.

How can this building be so magnificent.

"Yes God! I never thought that one day I would see such a scene with my own eyes, it felt like a dream!"

"Very magnificent, it's hard to imagine how this building was built back then."

"From this point of view, it can be seen that the natives here are much more technologically advanced than Blue Star!"

"Whether you're not talking nonsense, you've all traveled, what needs to be horrendous, let's hurry up and see how we stop the ship."

…

A group of people chatted and got into the large pier No. 5 one after another.

Meng Lei piloted the submarine and walked all the way to the front of the queue.

Since entering the dock, his speed slowed to the slowest, for fear of bumping into something.

In fact, the environment here was too dark, and the various structures were extremely complicated.

In the bulkhead at the top of the space, you can also see many large robotic arms, and I don't know what they are doing.

"Be careful and see if there is a hallway or corridor nearby. At least there should be a footing or a place that leads to another building."

Meng Lei explained to the earphones.

At this moment, Goldfinger could not help much.

Just like when I entered the wreck, most had to fumble around on their own.

At this moment.

With Wang Qi walking in the back, the entire hull actually entered the pier.

all of a sudden.

Harsh mechanical operation is heard.

Then, the entire pier started to shake a little.

This sudden change surprised everyone.

"I'm leaving! What the hell is going on?! What's going on?"

"Where did that sound come from? Isn't this outpost abandoned, why is there still a machine running?"

"Something's wrong!"

…

Everyone was shocked and confused for a while.

"Quiet down! Don't move!"

Meng Lei frowned and scolded in a deep voice.

At the same time, he controlled the submarine to turn the bow and set the floodlights to look back.

The voice came from behind, Meng Lei realized something, and vaguely guessed something.

as predicted.

When the floodlights hit the entrance when they came.

I saw the large metal hatch slowly closing.

Soon, the entire No. 5 pier was closed completely.

"Right, the light I just saw was not a hallucination.

Although the post was abandoned, some facilities remained in operation.

It seems that the energy here is not completely cut off. "

Meng Lei thought while thinking.

In addition, he did not forget to speak to relieve the emotions of the citizens.

"Everyone is calm, just the dock hatch is closed.

The outpost must remain operational, detect approaching ships and trigger some sort of command automatically.

Don't panic, stay where you are and see what happens. "

Here the voice of Meng Lei had just fallen.

Just above the head, there was another mechanical spin sound.

This time, the robot arm hanging from the top moved.

Before Meng Lei realized what was going on, she suddenly felt that Guixu's number was starting to tremble slightly.

There was a force forcibly controlling the submarine to turn the bow, and Guixu, who was facing backwards, was placed in the right position again.

Then, it moved to a metal corridor at the end of the pier and was firmly installed in its place.

At the same time, the water level in the dock started to drop slowly.

It was quickly emptied outwards at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Under Meng Lei's astonished eyes, the seawater outside the ship's window continued to disappear.

Clear water stains rarely appear on glass.

This phenomenon was the first time he had seen her in three days.

Suddenly, he seemed to have returned to his original world, sitting in the car, watching the rain drench the window.

At this moment, everyone held their breath.

No one speaks on the headset, just a heavy breath.

Obviously everyone has the same feelings, and it's hard to talk for a while.

Moments later, when the seawater at the pier was emptied.

On the surrounding walls, a red light immediately lit up, illuminating the entire pier!

Although the light was not very strong, it was enough to make people see the surrounding scenery clearly.

"Suckers! There's lights! There's lights! Finally a lamp!"

Ning Wen's excited shout finally broke the short silence.

Immediately after, a cry came from the earphones.

The long-lost light and the powerful presence of the light reflected around him made everyone excited at this moment.

They have been in the dark for too long.

Although the light in the submarine is also very adequate, you can see endless darkness outside the window in the cockpit for a long time.

That feeling of emptiness had unknowingly been imprinted in the depths of my soul.

At this moment, the dim red light on the dock, no matter how dark it is, can finally reflect the surrounding objects.

Invisible, it made people feel very satisfied.

On the other hand, Meng Lei quickly regained her composure after an initial moment of shock.

Identity different.

As the leader of the fleet, he had to allow himself to expand greatly.

Be reasonable and calm in all situations.

Although he also wanted to vent his emotions with a loud voice.

But the responsibility is on him and he can't do it.

The age of the commander is not, but greatness is still required.

For the time being, ignoring the other excited people, Meng Lei silently put on her wetsuit and opened the closed hatch.

I felt the surroundings, and there was no discomfort.

He then hesitantly lifted the mask.

The breeze blew, and the air quality was not bad.

It is seen that the oxygen production system in this post must remain operational.

With this discovery, Meng Lei heaved a sigh of relief.

At least in subsequent explorations, they do not need to change oxygen cylinders often.

Look around.

Under the red makeshift lights and the entire structure of the entire pier was clearly presented in front of us.

Meng Lei took a deep breath and could not help feeling a little surprised.

He had judged before that the interior space of this pier should not be small.

Seeing him now, it is.

The floor area alone is comparable to a football field, or even more.

On the top floor nearly forty or fifty meters high, a large number of metal robot arms were hung.

The four small boats of Chongming's fleet were all attached tightly to the shore with mechanical arms.

A wide metal corridor surrounds the perimeter of the pier.

In the end, a closed hatch can be seen.

There is no doubt that there must be a main road to the inside of the outpost.

After observing the environment.

Meng Lei did not delay any longer, and shouted to the communicator:

"Okay, calm down, everyone will soon be out of the cabin and come to me to gather!"

Hearing this, the chaotic sounds in the earphones immediately stopped.

Ning Wen and the others shouted "yes" excitedly, and then took their mood.

Along the metal corridor surrounding the pier, while looking at the surrounding environment curiously, he rushed towards Meng Lei.

When everyone was close, Meng Lei faced everyone and said solemnly:

“Everyone must have realized that some of these post office functions are still operating.

This situation is different from what we've assessed before. "

Looking around, everyone's expressions were extremely solemn.

Meng Lei continued:

"I'm not going to say any extra nonsense, everything's fast.

With such a large outpost, we wanted to finish our exploration, and we wouldn't be able to go down at all in a single day.

Therefore, everyone should adjust their circumstances and handle all the tasks of eating, drinking and lhasa.

Then leave immediately! "

"Yes!"

As soon as Meng Lei's voice fell, everyone immediately replied.

Then, the group spread out, handling their tasks separately.

Seeing everyone walking away, Huo Ye stepped forward and asked in a low voice:

"Commander, we're all gone. What if the survivors of Captain Shenlong woke up in the middle of the road and chased away our ship?"

Meng Lei shook her head and said:

"No, after a normal person wakes up in this environment, the first thing to do is to check the situation around him.

Find ways to gather information about everything that happens during a coma.

At this moment, they will definitely explore the depths of the building, and will only collide with us in the end.

When I woke up, I could drive the boat and leave, I thought it was impossible. "

"What if?!"

Huo Ye was obviously more worried, and continued:

"If they've gone crazy and kicked our ship out, then we'll really be stuck here!"

Meng Lei originally wanted to survive.

But come to think of it, what Huo Ye said was not without reason.

After pondering for a while, he went to the trading market again, bought three pairs of headphones, and gave them to Huo Yedao: he:

"Wear these earphones for them. If anyone wakes up in the middle, we'll figure it out soon, and we'll handle it as the situation goes."

Huo Ye nodded and turned to leave.

The transmission distance of a communications headset in a normal environment has a range of one kilometer, which can cover almost half of the outpost.

Therefore, there is no need to worry about signal interference in a short time.

As long as the three survivors were always under surveillance, it was likely that nothing would happen.

five minutes later.

Everyone took care of the task, and then came to Meng Lei again to gather.

Meng Lei asked them to put on their wetsuits first.

Air quality can be guaranteed.

But maybe if you get lost to an area submerged in sea water, without precaution, you have to finish the game on the spot.

In addition, wetsuits also have ten packs with their own backpacks, which can accommodate many things, which is definitely more comfortable than bare hands.

Then, Meng Lei handed out the weapons and ammunition she had just prepared to some people.

The rifle was operated by Huo Ye, and the submachine gun was temporarily held by Wang Qi.

Three Ning Wen had one spear weapon and three spears.

Grenades, tactical flashlights, and lighting sticks, etc., these objects are distributed evenly.

Everything is ready.

In the voice of Meng Lei's orders, the group departed like this.

Meng Lei was still carrying a rifle and walking in front, behind Huo Ye.

Everyone was wearing heavy wetsuits.Although it was difficult to move, the thick outer structure gave the crowd peace of mind.

Walk along the cold and hard metal corridor.

A sharp tap sound echoed in the dead No. 5 dock.

Everyone came to the closed hatch at the end of the corridor.

The green ON button glows in dim light, as if it is very dark due to a lack of power.

Meng Lei slammed it with a fist, and the hatch slowly opened, revealing a dark metal passageway.

There are no lights here, like the deep sea behind you, you can't see your fingers.

The lights on the diving suits overhead can only illuminate a limited area in front of you.

Meng Lei lit a tactical flashlight, and a beam of bright light instantly pierced through the darkness, illuminating the entire hallway.

"Go! Follow me, don't miss it!"

Meng Lei drank low and walked towards the depths of the passageway.

This metal passageway was vast, and the formations of a few people were somewhat scattered, but not restrictive when walking.

About twenty or thirty meters away, the surroundings remained the same.

Nothing extraordinary and nothing to notice.

It seemed that some people had passed by here before, and there was no trace of dirt on the ground.

Keep moving forward, and walk over ten meters.

Finally, there is a change at the end of the section.

After passing through this passageway, everyone came to a room with two forks.

On the metal walls of the room, two directions are marked with pointed ends.

written separately.

"Mining Production Area"

"Central Regency"

Ning Wen followed behind Meng Lei with the spear gun in her hand.

After seeing the text prompt on the wall, inevitably I asked in a low voice:

"Commander, where are we going now?"

Meng Lei did not hesitate, and firmly led the team to turn left and said:

"Go to the mining production area first. Our main goal here is resources. Let's see if there's anything left in the mining area."

With that said, Meng Lei directly aimed a tactical flashlight at the left aisle, and then took the lead and walked over.

The D12 outpost, which had been abandoned for some time, was silent everywhere.

In the corridor, other than the sound of everyone's breathing and the sound of diving clothes stepping on the iron floor, there was no sound.

It was quiet, and it was a little scary.

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Meng Lei recalled what she saw outside earlier, the overall architectural layout of this outpost.

He secretly guessed that they should still be in the outer covered part of the bridge.

There's still a long way to go from those big buildings.

Meng Lei calmed down and moved forward carefully, not letting her guard down just because she was in the outer area.

and.

It was getting deeper and deeper.

Meng Lei faintly felt there was a strange smell in the air.

It smelled bad, somewhat like the smell of rotten and rotten food.

But maybe it's because of poor air circulation.

This smell seemed to have solidified, and did not spread throughout the passageway.

But the deeper you go, the more intense it becomes.

In the end, Huo Ye, who was walking behind, could not stand it anymore, rubbed his nose, and wondered:

"What is this, how does it feel like a rotten egg? Who are you farting?"

When he said this, everyone reacted.

"It does smell and it's getting stronger."

"Has the ventilation system broken? Or is there too much carbon dioxide?"

"Smell carbon dioxide in your house? There must be something moldy!"

…

Some people muttered a few words, but they were immediately interrupted by Meng Lei.

"Shhh! Shut up, something's not right up ahead!"

Hearing this, everyone immediately kept silent, and then looked ahead warily.

At this moment, the tactical flashlight in Meng Lei's hand hit a corner at the end of the hallway.

With bright flashlight light.

A group of people saw clearly.

On the other side of the hallway, there was a strange clown suit with empty arms drooping down.

In the corner of the blind spot of sight, trembling silently ...