Life for the residents of Pingtan Shelter was poor.
This is the reality that Sumo saw with his own eyes while going down the spiral staircase.
I don’t know how these gopher guys tolerate the closed space. They have lived in a place with less than three square meters per person for more than two hundred years, and they are still used to this kind of narrow space.
This is simply scarier than going to jail!
The dungeons set up in the territory are at least eight square meters per person. Compared with this place, it is simply paradise.
Somo's expression was a little subtle.
He somewhat understood why the residents in this shelter showed such strong purchasing power when encountering fresh vegetables.
These poor people can hardly even take a few breaths of fresh air, let alone mature plants on the surface.
Perhaps it is not the taste of those vegetables that wins the popularity, but the atmosphere of freedom that attracts gophers to buy them one after another.
They try to use this method to adapt to and perceive their future life in advance.
"Pingtan Shelter has a total of twenty-one floors, and the sixteen floors above are the living floors for residents. Theoretically, the comfortable capacity here should be 30,000 people, and the maximum cannot exceed 50,000 people. It is a pity that as time passes, Over the years, the residents of the shelter continued to multiply, and eventually this limit was seriously exceeded, which led to today's evil consequences."
Xie Hu continued to introduce.
They are all idle in the shelter and cannot get out to work on the surface.
What else can you do?
At first, there were just over 20,000 people in Pingtan Shelter, but after only three generations, the number of people surged to 100,000.
Life was harder then than it is now.
Many families of five have to live in a space of less than five square meters. It can be said that there is nothing else to do except sleep.
“Many people can’t bear to live in such a miserable life in the shelter, especially as the living environment further deteriorates, more and more people have begun to propose to open up new gathering places on the surface, or The idea of building a new shelter in another place
The shelter manager at the time did not refuse, and of course he had no reason to refuse. After all, the manager also had a very large responsibility for the deterioration of the living environment. Under this indulgence, at least one-third of the people went to the ground.”
“Many of the wanderers you can see in the city today are actually residents of the shelter. ”
"So this is how the wanderers came?"
Sumo said slightly surprised.
He always thought that homeless people were the people who had no shelter in the pre-war era and who escaped and multiplied by themselves.
I never thought that the ancestors of these wanderers were also gophers.
“The impact of the nuclear war was too great. Although there is a natural harbor around Qinggang City where a large amount of seafood can be caught, those seafood have long become extremely ferocious under the influence of radiation. It is no exaggeration to say that the combat power of the Radiant Beast is not far behind when the biennial beast disaster breaks out.”
"If we just relied on the wanderers to reproduce on their own, I'm afraid they would have disappeared in the city long ago."
Speaking of this, a look of emotion appeared on Yehu's face.
When this situation first occurred in the shelter, each resident was given the opportunity to choose himself. He could choose to continue living in a small space or go out and explore.
But as many people step out of the shelter and realize that the outside world is not as peaceful as they imagined, these people inevitably have the idea of returning to the shelter.
At this time, those who stayed in the shelter had discovered that their living environment was getting better and better as these people left.
Naturally, conflicts broke out from here.
Many shelters have begun to introduce rules that as long as you step out of the shelter, you will be removed from the list and will never be able to return.
The start of the rule operation went quite smoothly.
Because more than 99% of the people saw the tragedy outside and the restrictions of this rule, they gave up the idea of leaving the shelter, so naturally no one objected.
However, not long after, as the number of people increased again, new conflicts inevitably appeared.
Either limit the population growth of the shelter, or expel a group of people out at regular intervals.
In order to maintain combat effectiveness, a new rule emerged from no one knows which shelter to start from.
Elimination system.
For example, in Pingtan Shelter, residents on each floor have monthly mission plans.
If you fail to complete the monthly tasks three times in a row, an entire layer of people will be kicked out of the shelter and go to survive in the ruins of the city outside.
He was one of the people who was almost kicked out of the shelter back then. If it hadn't been for good luck later, he might have died in a corner long ago.
“These homeless people in Qinggang City all ran away from Qinggang Shelter back then?”
“I’m not sure about this, they may have come from other cities.”
No one will keep statistics on the past and origins of the Wanderers.
Following the footsteps of Liehu, Somo quickly climbed the stairs to the last floor of the residential floor.
The further down you go, the better the living conditions are.
By the time we reach the sixteenth floor, everyone’s living space has been enlarged to a full “ten square meters”.
Although it still sounds like a quite small number, but when you think about the fact that the rooms on the upper floors can only have one bed for sleeping, and other than that, you can't even move around, you can understand how big the gap is.
In addition, the public living space here is much larger than above.
Standing on the stairs and looking inside, Sumo even saw a greenhouse separated by glass, with many green plants growing in it.
However, it is a pity that with the large amount of fresh fruits and vegetables imported into Tianyuan Territory, the greenhouse here must have been abandoned. Many plants look a little yellow, obviously due to lack of care.
Continue down to the seventeenth floor.
The space here has become larger, and there are even no separate rooms for residents.
What surprised Sumo was that in the center of this space, he actually saw a 'living' nuclear power plant!
It is about the size of a van and is making a clicking sound, continuously outputting energy and transmitting it to various locations in the shelter.
"Is this the source of energy for the shelter?" Sumo said excitedly.
The hunting tiger nodded.
“Yes, the energy supply of the entire shelter comes from this machine.”
“How long can it be used? Ahem, I mean can this thing be used directly? , no restrictions?”
“No restrictions?”
The hunting tiger's head shook like a splashing drum.
"Of course there are limitations. Nuclear power plants require special fuel rods to start. Fuel rods need to be purchased from the foundation's merchant ships, or exchanged for them from the company's fleet."
"What? , do you still need fuel rods?"
Su Mo said in surprise.
If it is a serious nuclear fusion reactor, it only needs ordinary seawater and some light nuclei to achieve it.
Otherwise, how could it be called "inexhaustible" clean energy?
But if special fuel rods are needed, then this nuclear generator...
Wouldn't it be the same as the nuclear generator on the Red Spider? It still has not escaped the restrictions of the manufacturer.
“Yes, a fuel rod can be used for one year. In the past, when the Foundation’s merchant ships came, this was the best-selling and most sought-after item. Every shelter needed to rely on fuel rods. Maintain the underground energy supply. "
Liehu sighed.
"It's a pity that I didn't take it seriously when the foundation merchant ship came last time and only grabbed two. If we can't find a new replenishment channel next year, I'm afraid Pingtan Shelter will really be abandoned like the Red Core."
Two?
Sumo had a hint of amusement on his face.
However, he did not choose to continue asking. After all, this is the ultimate secret of every shelter.
This guy Xie Hu may have hidden some, but in order to prevent anyone from "borrowing" them, the excuse of two is really good.
"There's nothing interesting about this thing. Even if you're interested, I can sell you one. But you have to find the fuel rods yourself."
"Forget it, there are no fuel rods for him. It's also a waste." Su Mo shook his head and rejected the hunting tiger's proposal.
If it is true as he said, fuel rods are needed to run this thing.
It makes no sense to buy it back.
After all, there is an industrial core capable of manufacturing nuclear power plants in the research institute.
After passing the seventeenth floor, there are the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth floors below.
The third floor is the territory of Pingtan Army.
"The Pingtan Army currently has a total of 9,300 people. Counting the guards responsible for shelter security, the total number is 11,000, a ratio of almost six to one. In the entire Qingtan For Hong Kong, it is a relatively medium ratio.”
We followed Liehu to visit Pingtan’s military reserves.
Su Mo's eyes were filled with thought, and he couldn't help but have a better understanding of the Blue Star Gopher Man's strength.
Pingtan Shelter, which has only over 60,000 residents, has over 10,000 armed personnel.
And this ratio is actually not high in Qinggang City.
Doesn’t that mean that there are refuges that are more militaristic than tiger hunting and support more troops?
See messages on World Chat.
Many players even thought of taking advantage of the Metal Sigh disaster to attack the refuges of those gopher guys.
Now that I think about it, it’s a really funny idea.
The Tianyuan Territory can definitely be regarded as a relatively large gathering place among earth players, but there are only a thousand soldiers that can really be used.
Even if this person is caught off guard, it will be difficult to defeat a medium-sized shelter head-on.
After all, although human players have attribute bonuses on the game panel, they have never experienced this kind of life-and-death struggle.
Especially cold weapon warfare relies on the word "brave".
No matter how poor the quality of Gopher Man's army is, they have experienced large and small battles.
Three against one, you can always fight, right?
If we really want to start a war, when the number of people is three times or more than the opponent, the players have absolutely no chance of winning.
“You have too few soldiers. Once a war breaks out, it will be difficult to hold on to such a large territory.”
The two came to the twenty-first floor, which was the last floor of Pingtan Shelter.
Seeing that Sumo was still deep in thought, Liehu smiled.
“Are you considering expanding the number of troops? I can lend you some well-trained Pingtan troops and let them help you train soldiers.”
“According to past experience, it can be completed in about half a year. Train them to the level where they can fight.”
Sumo looked at Liehu in surprise.
Unexpectedly, before he even brought up the matter of borrowing someone, Yehu would actually say it first.
“How many people can I borrow?”
Liehu stretched out his right hand and gestured with two fingers.
“Two hundred?”
“Two hundred is not possible, at least two thousand starts!”
Yehu said with a happy expression, and even wanted to add more to this number.
For the current Pingtan shelter, supplying so many soldiers is actually a lot of pressure.
Especially after several wars, Yehu has discovered the current problems of the Pingtan Army.
There are too many veterans and too few recruits.
Those veterans who fought with him more than ten years ago are now in their forties.
Not only the serious decline in combat effectiveness, but also the position of soldiers, which prevented him from continuing to expand the army.
Like the previous managers, let's engage in a fight to the end to consume these people. Yehu cannot do such a thing.
After all, these are his comrades, brothers who died on the battlefield.
But continue to support these people. Sooner or later, the combat effectiveness of the Pingtan Army will fall to the bottom and usher in a painful defeat.
So it is better to lend these veterans out. You don't have to be responsible for their material supply, but you can also earn a favor. The most important thing is to expand your position and recruit a group of new soldiers to supplement your combat effectiveness.
"Are you sure they will be willing?"
Sumo raised his eyebrows, feeling a little moved.
Although he had already guessed that Yehu would definitely not lend out his immediate combat power, it would definitely be those aging veterans.
But that's exactly what he wanted.
Cultivating new people, the current Tianyuan Territory does not have this ability at all.
It just takes a group of experienced veterans to supplement their background and create a complete soldier training mechanism.
In addition, although these two thousand people are old, their fighting power cannot be ignored.
At least under reasonable command, the combat effectiveness that can be exerted will definitely be stronger than that of the current guards.
It would be great news if these people could be loaned out permanently!
"A soldier's bounden duty is to obey orders. Believe me, they might have refused to live on earth before, but now."
Liehu smiled, first pointed to the ground, and then pointed in the direction of Guagua Bunker.
During this period, the alliance garrison at the bunker has changed four times.
Almost every group of people who came back lingered a little bit, always asking when it would be their turn to be on duty again.
"If I hadn't restricted them, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to hold back and want to go to the ground to take a look."
"That's good, you have to choose something obedient for me."
"Don't worry, there are no thorns under my hands!"
Xiehu smiled happily, then remembered the main purpose of today, and said quickly:
"Speaking of which, I plan to learn that Boy Kevin, what do you think about building a sub-base behind the security wall? "You don't want to take care of the western suburbs?"
"I don't care." , this place is so big and dilapidated that even cleaning up the ruins will take a lot of effort.”
Liehu said impatiently.
And he picked up a report from his desk and handed it over. It showed the recent material expenditure.
Sumo flipped through it casually and immediately understood why he gave up.
The Flat Flat Shelter, unlike the Horsens Shelter, did not deliberately store reconstruction supplies from the past decades or hundreds of years.
The people here have never thought about living on the ground from beginning to end.
In other words, people who have this idea are not crazy enough to rebuild civilization on top of the shelter.
The infrastructure construction in the recent period has been based on strategic materials from the bottom of the box in Pingtan Shelter.
It would be okay if there were merchant ships from the foundation or passing caravans to replenish it.
But considering the uncertainty of the future, it’s no wonder that Yehu thinks so.
(End of this chapter)