I am a fairy

Chapter 104: The First Floor of Huangquan Base and the Red Spider Lily

Jiang Chao went to the Huangquan Base again.

Although they are in the same place and not far away, Jiang Chao would not come here if he had nothing to do.

But every time I come here, earth-shaking changes are happening here.

The passage on the road was built in a square shape, paved with stone bricks underfoot and with lights on the top.

When we reached the corner, we heard the roar of flowing water.

"Clatter!"

Jiang Chao saw the thick exposed pipes, which were still hot to the touch.

This is the geothermal water from the bottom layer being released, connecting to the sacred peak. It is also these pipes that create the wonder of the Tangquan Waterfall, and bring out the magic of the misty mountain.

Going further ahead, there is a cement factory, a brick factory and a coal refinery in the mountain, which are operating 24 hours a day.

It sounds like three factories, and in fact they are connected together. Sometimes they are used by Wangshu to make glass or something.

Mining carts can be seen constantly going in and out on the tracks, transporting the produced items out.

Another secret exit to the river.

Jiang Chao: "Can this cement factory and brick factory still operate? Moreover, we need to start a series of projects such as the Three County River Dike and Mudan Reservoir, and expand the scale of production, right?"

Wangshu: "Well, the current scale is not enough, we must expand it."

Jiang Chao: "How can we expand without coal?"

Wangshu: “I already have one.”

Jiang Chao: "Yes, where is it?"

Wangshu: "There is a coal mine in Lucheng. Hasn't a report been filed?"

Jiang Chao: "The report said it was suspected, but not certain."

Wangshu: "Ghosts No. 1 and No. 2 have recently been exploring around Lucheng. They have thoroughly found that there is a coal mine, and the reserves are still being explored."

Jiang Chao: "Oh, no wonder you put the base station there. In addition to the Jiangdi Project and the Mudan Reservoir Project, it seems that you are also planning to build a coal mining base and coal washing plant there?"

Wangshu was dissatisfied and corrected Jiang Chao's statement: "It is a small hell of black asphalt."

Black ash is also a name for coal in this era.

Jiang Chao frowned: "You're building another hell. Who are you going to put in there?"

Wangshu told Jiang Chao: "If I don't infiltrate someone, I definitely won't do it if you don't allow me to. But this time I have a new method. If increasing revenue doesn't work, we can only cut costs."

Jiang Chao asked, "Isn't that the one you asked me to see this time?"

Wangshu said, "Yes, you will know after you read it."

Jiang Chao continued walking forward and finally arrived at the entrance of the Huangquan Base.

Unlike before when the entire Huangquan Base was open and open to the public, now the entire underground level of the Huangquan Base has been blocked off.

The first level of Huangquan Base is right under your feet, and there are only two ways to enter Huangquan Base.

One is to enter it virtually through the Internet.

The second way is to take the elevator, which is also the only way to enter the Huangquan Base in a physical way.

The last time Jiang Chao came, he also had two ways to go down. One was to take the mine cart, and the other was to go down through the straight up and down passage by climbing the ladder.

At that time, Jiang Chao suggested that Wangshu install an elevator here when resources were not so tight.

Jiang Chao: "Is the elevator ready?"

Wangshu: "Of course, Administrator Jiang Chao, who dares not obey the decree of the great god Yunzhongjun!"

Jiang Chao: "Another embarrassing move."

Wangshu: “This is called a sense of ritual.”

Jiang Chao raised his head and pointed forward.

"Is this what you call a sense of ritual?"

The light ended behind me, and there was endless darkness ahead.

Wangshu said: "Try taking a step forward."

Jiang Chao didn't leave: "There won't be a big pit ahead!"

Wangshu said, "It's okay, there's no danger."

Jiang Chao took a step forward and stepped into the darkness.

Instantly.

A voice came.

"Ding!" First, a strange and crisp bell sound was heard.

"Buzz~" Then a long buzzing sound came from the depths, as if something was activated and was looking out from the darkness at the people outside who wanted to break in.

"Boom...boom...boom...boom..."

Finally, a shrill alarm sounded.

The voice was low and gloomy, just like the roar of the three-eyed ghost with a tiger head. An eerie and terrifying aura accompanied the voice and descended upon the entire entrance.

Immediately afterwards, all the lights behind Jiang Chao went out, while the light in front of him continued to spread from the top of his head towards the depths, illuminating the entire empty underground square.

Jiang Chao raised his head and saw densely packed lanterns hanging above his head.

The lanterns were pale white.

The light is red.

The lanterns lit up one after another without any regular pattern, as if countless eyes were flashing.

After the lanterns were lit, they began to sway. Looking closely, one could see that there were patterns of ghosts and gods painted on the lanterns. At first glance, it looked like a dense crowd of human heads dancing in the sky.

The lanterns were connected together with densely packed things. The outer skin looked like woven ropes, but when it moved, it looked like intestines.

Jiang Chao knew that it was an electric wire.

Jiang Chao looked around. There were caves one after another on both sides of the open space, deeply sunken into the stone walls.

In these caves are placed statues of evil spirits or gods, each of which stares fiercely at the entrance, as if these evil spirits and gods will devour anyone who dares to step in.

Jiang Chao looked carefully and indeed saw that there seemed to be weapons installed in the cave.

If the intruder does not pass the authority review, all these weapons will be activated and bombarded on the intruder.

Jiang Chao: "You call this no danger?"

Wangshu: "It's not dangerous for you."

Jiang Chao finally walked inside, and with every step he took, the red light of the lantern flickered.

The blood-red world and the pitch-black darkness constantly overlap and interweave, giving people a feeling of suffocation.

And every time when it fell into darkness, that low rumble would be heard.

"Boom~"

"Boom~"

"Boom~"

Jiang Chao stepped on the tiled pavement. Because of the rumbling sound and the alternation of dark and red light, he felt that the ground beneath his feet seemed to vibrate with every step he took.

The entire world thus creates a strong sense of instability, making people feel that everything around them is shaking and the ground under their feet is tilting and turning upside down.

Before I knew it, I felt like I was starting to feel dizzy.

Across the empty center of the square,
At this time, the projection image began to appear. With the alternation of red light and darkness, countless pieces of paper money fell from high above and from all directions.

"Xixi Susuo!"

"Xiaoxi~"

Accompanied by the sound of rustling papers.

And scary red words began to appear on the surrounding walls, following the footsteps of the newcomers.

"A place forbidden to ghosts and gods."

"Stop coming, trespassers will be killed!"

"Go to hell."

"No rebirth in eternity."

“Die die die die die die!”

As we walked forward, the scene became even more exaggerated.

With every step you take, the projection under your feet shows a blood-red arrow that keeps spreading forward, backward, left and right, as if telling you that you have been locked.

"Boom~"

"Boom~"

"Boom~"

The illusory paper money fell faster and faster, as if it was going to drown the people.

The lanterns above his head also began to turn, and all the patterns of ghosts and gods were locked onto the person who came.

Human voices began to appear, speaking both the modern language that Jiang Chao knew and the ancient language.

"Warning, warning, warning, the automatic defense system is about to be activated."

"Those who come here will be stopped, and those who trespass will be killed."

"Living people should avoid it, and living souls should not enter."

Jiang Chao finally came to an end in such a scene.

At this moment, the front wall at the end lit up together, and the lights suddenly became extremely bright, illuminating everything around.

"Om~"

The sound suddenly became louder.

Jiang Chao looked ahead and saw a huge door emerging from the darkness.

The door stood directly at the top, and the image of Gui Bo was carved on it.

but.

The ghost man was not the same as he had seen in the promotional video.

Instead, it was something that looked more like a robot in Jiang Chao's eyes.

The thing was clearly a humanoid, but it was wearing a three-eyed tiger-head helmet with a mask on it. Behind its head were densely packed wires connected to the gate, spreading out along the gate in all directions.

Its torso is equipped with cow-like armor, covered with a ghost robe on the outside, and mechanical legs like cow hooves hang down.

But this is not a real machine, but is carved in stone.

However, compared with this door and the "ghost uncle" above it, the person standing under the door seems insignificant.

And just as Jiang Chao was looking at the door carefully.

The "Ghost Uncle" carved on the door seemed to move suddenly, and Jiang Chao's eyes moved with it, locking onto the "Ghost Uncle". "Hmm?"

Looking closely, it turned out that the three eyes on Gui Bo's head were lit up.

A beam of light swept over Jiang Chao's body, and identification was underway.

“Highest authority.”

“No obstruction.”

Finally, everything around me has settled down.

The towering gate made a loud roar, and then a small door that could only accommodate two people walking side by side was seen opened under the huge gate.

It turned out that the sound was not the real sound of the door opening, but was played through the speakers.

The tall and majestic gate outside is just a fake facade, and the one below is the real entrance.

But I have to say, this set is really bluffing.

Even Jiang Chao is the same.

I was stunned by the scare.

This "Lord of the Clouds" stood in front of the door for a long time, as if he was completely stunned by this grand and ceremonial scene.

After a long time, Jiang Chao finally asked the first question.

"Tell me, how much resources did you spend on this trick?"

Wangshu said confidently: "Didn't you ask me to install an elevator?"

Jiang Chao: "Are you just building an elevator? Count the surroundings. How many useless things have you built?"

Wangshu said: "If you want to repair the elevator, you naturally need to connect the wires. You need a defense system, and warnings are also necessary. I am not wasting resources."

Jiang Chaocai didn't listen to Wangshu's excuses: "You told me before that you didn't have the resources, but you took the chicken feathers as a token of authority, and when it was your turn, you spent all the resources lavishly."

Wangshu said: "You are the great god Yunzhongjun, how can you say that your decree is just chicken feathers?"

Jiang Chao once again reduced Wangshu's autonomy, saying that he would release it based on her performance.

Then, walk through the real door,
Jiang Chao suddenly remembered something: "Oh, by the way, what was that thing on the door just now?"

Wangshu replied: "Gui Bo?"

Jiang Chao felt something was wrong: "Why do I feel like an automated anthropomorphic mechanical device?"

Wangshu said: "It is designed according to this."

Jiang Chao: "You're not really going to build this thing, are you?"

Wangshu: “Currently, the prerequisites are insufficient.”

Jiang Chao: "Does that mean you will build it once the prerequisites are met?"

The elevator closed slowly.

"boom!"

After the elevator door closed, the outside door also closed.

Jiang Chao looked inside the elevator. Except for the metal frame, everything else was made of wood. The square shape made it look like a large shrine.

There are even hollow settings on the sides and back, so it is not completely sealed.

Jiang Chao's gaze fell on the right side. There were eleven buttons on the elevator. On each floor was not only the floor number but also the corresponding name.

At the top is the human world.

And then going down is the interior of the Huangquan Base.

The first layer of buttons says "Red Spider Lily Planting Center".

The second floor is the Huangquan Road Network Connection Center.

The third level is the Soul-Calling Bridge Data Exchange Center.

The fourth floor, Gui Bo Firewall Center.

The fifth floor is the temporary data storage center of Youdu City.

Sixth floor, Haoli Data Storage Center.

The seventh floor is the Dasima Server Management Center.

The eighth floor, Shao Siming Server Management Center.

The ninth floor is the data management center of the Mountain, River and Earth God System.

The tenth floor, the Netherworld Geothermal Power Plant.

This underground base used to store data looks more and more eerie.

Jiang Chao: "This concept is so densely packed, it must be empty inside!"

Wangshu: "Some are no longer empty."

Jiang Chao did not ask any more questions, but pressed his finger on the button on the first layer. After pressing it, Jiang Chao put his hand into his sleeve and waited for a long time.

However, the elevator did not move.

"Ok?"

Jiang Chao thought he hadn't pressed it right, so he pressed it again, but it still didn't move.

At this time, Wangshu reminded him: "It's not a button. There is a switch on the left hand side. Pull it down and you will go down one level."

Jiang Chao: "Then why did you build so many buttons here?"

Wangshu: "This is to remind you what each layer below is used for."

Jiang Chao looked to his left and saw an antique wood and metal shutter, then he pulled it down with force.

Then, a cold voice echoed inside the elevator.

"The elevator is going down."

When going down, red lights flash alternately, and outside the hollow windows you can see spray-painted murals depicting various scenes of the underworld and hell.

The wind blew in, and Jiang Chao's silk robe fluttered slightly. Red light flowed between the patterns on the robe, and the satin material looked even smoother and more lustrous.

"Boom!"

Finally, the door opened.

We have arrived at the first level of the red spider lily planting base.

What comes into view is a sea of ​​red flowers.
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The flowers bloom like fire.

The blood color carries a poisonous temptation, and seems to create a dream that makes people sink into it and cannot extricate themselves.

But its beauty is indeed real.

Jiang Chao finally walked out of the elevator and stepped into the sea of ​​flowers that looked like a sea of ​​fire.

The temperature here is always maintained at a warm level, and the constant temperature system runs 24 hours a day, giving people a comfortable feeling.

Jiang Chao: "This miasma ghost vine..."

Wangshu: "It's the red spider lily."

Jiang Chao: "Why do you grow so many red spider lilies?"

The ghosts of the Five Ghosts regarded this thing as a secret medicine to interfere with people's five senses. By releasing smoke, they could interfere with people's five senses and make them surrender. Then they would call on their "group of ghosts" to rush forward and take people's lives.

But when this thing fell into the hands of Jiang Chao and Wangshu, it became something of another level.

It can enhance and influence people's five senses, enhance people's immersion in virtual reality, and especially even affect people's sense of touch, taste, and smell, which is simply incredible.

But at this moment, Jiang Chao was looking at the flowers of the other shore that formed a sea of ​​flowers.

Thinking.

You can't use so much, right?

Wangshu: "I am also planning to carry out three-dimensional soilless cultivation. This is not enough."

Hearing this, the smell of the first floor of the Yellow Springs Base, which was filled with red spider lilies and full of mythical colors, seemed to have changed and turned into a greenhouse.

Jiang Chao: "Is this what you want me to see, the one in the report?"

Wangshu: "Look at your feet."

Jiang Chao immediately lowered his head and turned his gaze to the floor beneath his feet.

Only then did he realize that there was no soil under the roots of these flowers. Jiang Chao pushed aside the flowers and leaves and found that there was glass under the red spider lilies.

The vines of these flowers extend out from the glass and bloom in the most beautiful way outside.

And inside the glass.

Jiang Chao saw a lot of jars, each of which contained an animal.

There were chickens, ducks, geese, wild boars, gray rabbits, wild deer and other living creatures that can be seen in the mountains. It seemed that all the things that Jiang Chao had not hunted before seemed to be seen here.

Densely packed jars are arranged beneath the ground.

Jiang Chao was also familiar with the liquid in the jar. When he just woke up from the hibernation chamber, this liquid was stuck on his body.

Jiang Chao was not surprised either, because he knew that this kind of plant needed to parasitize on the bodies of animals to obtain nutrients in this way.

But after looking at it for a while, Jiang Chao discovered a problem.

In the nearest jar, a black pig was soaked in liquid.

As Jiang Chao observed, he saw the black pig move.

"Ok?"

Jiang Chao's pupils were focused on the black pig. He looked at it carefully for a long time and finally determined that he was not mistaken.

The black pig was clearly still alive, not dead.

Jiang Chao knew that the cultivation of red spider lilies required parasitism, but he did not expect that these parasitic animals were still alive. This was somewhat different from what he saw last time.

Jiang Chao: "Alive?"

Wangshu: "Yes, I found that as long as special cultivation and parasitism methods are used, red spider lilies and animals can coexist."

Having said that, Wangshu mentioned another situation.

Wangshu: "Besides that, the red spider lily is also alive."

Jiang Chao: "Flowers are alive too, what does that mean?"

Wangshu: "This flower has the same nervous system as animals, but without a brain. When it is planted and parasitized using special methods to take root in a part of an animal's nervous system, it can completely control the animal's senses and perceptions, causing it to fall into a dormant state and become its own long-term fertilizer."

"Even when the parasite's body gradually necrotizes, the red spider lily can even provide nutrients to its brain and central nervous system, thereby achieving the long-term survival of the parasite and extending its existence."

Jiang Chao: "So, this is also a man-eating plant?"

Wangshu: "But we can also use this characteristic the other way around. We can use its special nervous system and ability to enhance and control perception, so that even if a life only has a brain and part of its nervous system left, it can still connect to the outside world."

Jiang Chao suddenly understood what Wangshu meant.

(End of this chapter)