Chapter 1320 - High-energy Experiment (Part 1) (2/2)
“But there are no underground passages from the Great Snow Mountain to the experiment observation location…”
“No need to worry about that. There is no sun during the Months of Demons, we can be active outside for longer than usual,” Alethea hastily replied, as if frightened that a word of objection would come out of his mouth. “And the passage that Fran burrowed last time is still there, we definitely wouldn’t catch anyone’s attention when we leave the city.”
Not knowing whether to laugh or cry, Roland exchanged glances with Anna. Anna smiled and nodded at him.
Since the three had supplicated him to this extent, it would be unreasonable to disagree.
“Then, I’ll get the construction team to leave spaces for you in the bunker. Remember to bring a few God’s Punishment Witches with you and travel safely.”
“Thank you, Your Majesty!” the three exclaimed delightedly.
Watching the scene before him, Roland felt some strange emotions.
In his previous life, nuclear weapons were often viewed as a device of self-destruction. Countless literary works and biographies described it as the sword of Damocles hanging over the head of mankind. But here, it was instead viewed as a ray of hope—in times of darkness, only strength could shield civilization and cut through the thorns.
He looked at Anna. “Let’s go.”
…
Fifty kilometers to the northwest of the Great Snow Mountain.
The snow here was a lot stronger here than Neverwinter; not only did it completely cover the land that had been eroded by demons, but it also made the construction of the bunker more difficult than usual.
Fortunately, through the help of the powerful God’s Punishment Witches, the construction team was able to settle down in this deserted place.
In order to guarantee construction quality, all the members of the construction team were the elite of the Northern expedition group. After they went through the bloody slaughter on the Fertile Plains, the harsh weather didn’t count as a very grim enemy. Moreover, they received a notice before they set off that this was the most serious top secret construction project from Neverwinter that involved the future of their homes and kingdom, adding on the huge compensation that the Administrative Office promised them. Every person was pumped with energy.
If it had been Graycastle in the past, no matter how much the nobilities forced them they would not be able to get their subordinates to establish a camp in this sort of place.
It took Roland and his companions almost two days to reach the test explosion site. After they entered the command post that was half-buried in the ground, the scenery in the room changed once more—a thick brick wall blocked out the wind and snow outside, the blazing fireplace crackled away, and the various project leaders held their oil lamps aloft, checking their tasks against the chart, appearing extremely busy.
Seeing his arrival, everybody stopped and saluted one after another, “Greetings, Your Majesty!”
“Continue on with your work.” Roland waved and then looked towards Karl Van Bate. “How’s the situation over here?”
“We haven’t discovered any traces of demons in the past month,” Karl replied. “They have probably abandoned this place completely. As for the demonic beasts, we see a couple dozen from time to time, but they don’t pose any threat to the garrison troops. The test explosion platform and simulation equipment have all been finished, if you have no other instructions, they meet all the requirements of the plan.”
“Where is the test explosion platform?”
“To the north, fifteen kilometers from here,” Karl said while pointing to the map. “You can’t see it from the command post. The snow has piled up too high here, even if it were three stories high, it would still be blocked by the snow.”
“No matter, we’ll naturally see it when it explodes.” Roland smiled, turned towards Anna and said, “Then let us begin the first test explosion.”
In order to verify that it could be used, the two had prepared at least three configurations for testing in the last six months. This one was the simplest one, the gun configuration.