289 Burden of Survival (1/2)
Chapter 289: Burden of Survival
Translator: _Min_Editor: Rundi
One thousand meters under the surface, a cave the size of two basketball courts was buried deep inside.
With the elevator descending, the light along the corner of the cave opened consecutively as it illuminated the underground space.
Around the area was soil packed tightly and rocky surfaces. Facing the elevator was the door to Fallout Shelter 027.
It is an inconquerable base.
The only entrance was blocked by a gear-shaped door 10 meters thick. The 8m thick compressive alloy steel and the 2m thick lead sandwich was enough to withstand a million tons TNT equivalent nuclear strike!
Tian Feng walked to the door of the fallout shelter, inputted his fingerprint, and opened the steel cover attached to the door. He then took a cable covered in soft lead material and attached it to his EP.
The door, even impenetrable by Gamma radiation, naturally would not let any electromagnetic waves pass through. The information exchanged between the fallout shelter and the outside world was purely done through this cable.
The EP screen flashed as a woman's face quickly surfaced.
Although she looked young, the three stars on her shoulder made it impossible to underestimate her ability.
Han Junhua, age 24, PAC colonel. Unfrozen three years ago and has taken over the leadership position as the previous head of Fallout Shelter 027 passed away.
”What's the situation?”
Tian Feng saluted as he responded in a firm tone.
”Mission completed.”
”Mhmm, come inside.” Han Junhua nodded and signaled the staff to open the fallout shelter door.
The gear shaped door gradually opened and exposed the narrow tunnel inside. A metal bridge suspended there, with the guidance of the mechanical arm, it formed a road inside the fallout shelter.
After they passed through the bridge, the twenty soldiers put their rifles and ammo on the weapon rack and walked into the sanitization room. The staff standing on the side pushed the weapon rack into the sanitation room to be sanitized.
Tian Feng didn't immediately go inside the sanitization room, he walked in front of Han Junhua and handed her the nuclear fusion core.
”Blood?”
”It's blood.”
Han Junhua had a serious expression when she saw the bullet marks on his bulletproof vest.
”The war is still not over?”
She subconsciously thought that he was attacked by NATO soldiers.
When he heard her words, the resolute face had a forced smile.
”It is over, but you will never believe what I saw outside.”
Han Junhua scanned the blood on the nuclear fusion core as she seemed to have understood something.
”Half an hour later, come to the conference room.”
”Yes.”
Tian Feng saluted the girl twenty years younger than him as he watched her leave.
...
The light in the conference room was on, but the mood felt repressive.
After pushing open the door, four pairs of eyes landed on him. Tian Feng gulped as he walked to the conference table and sat in a chair.
Fallout shelter leader Han Junhua, citizen representative Wu Yaguo, PAC Federal Research Institute Academician Qin Xuehai, Fallout Shelter Technology senior engineer Feng Hui, and the still trembling Shi Yongtian.
On top of the conference table was the nuclear fusion core stained with blood.
”Briefly explain what you saw outside, or we can't continue on the topic,” Academician Qin with white hair gently smiled as he said to Tian Feng.
Tian Feng looked at Han Junhua and after seeing her nod, he began.
”This is what happened...”
At the request of Academician Qin, Tian Feng outlined everything that he had been seen since leaving the fallout shelter. Including the nuclear winter on the surface, the zombies, the Fishbone base's powerful firepower and apathy to the PAC regime, including the exchange of fire with those cannibals.
When Tian Feng finished explaining his encounters, the meeting table once again became silent.
After a long time, as the leader, Han Junhua broke the silence.
”Feng Hui, how long can this nuclear fusion core last?”
”To maintain the existing power usage, it is enough to support us for six months.” Feng Hui gave a conservative estimate.
”The acquired power can last us for half a year? That is simply impossible!” Wu Yaguo immediately protested.
All the equipment of the fallout shelter relied on electricity, whether it was food production or the operation of the water purification device. To maintain their existing power usage, it means that each person can only be allocated 600ml of drinking water every day, 1 hour of ultraviolet radiation, and three meals of nutrient supply in reserve.
This means they couldn't take a bath, couldn't be full, lack energy, and survive a full six months in the sub-health state.