CHAPTER 326: CHAPTER 147: HOW COULD THE ROCKET ARMY BASE NOT HAVE ROCKETS??_2

"This should greatly reduce your pressure, but... this is also the extent of what we can do."

"In other words, we still have at least a four-month gap in food supplies to make up."

Chen Jian subconsciously tapped the table, then asked:

"Fu Xi, how long can we sustain a population of around eleven thousand with the current food stocks of Fortification 095 and 011?"

"Seventy-four days."

Fu Xi’s voice came through the headset.

"Great, there’s less than a two-month gap."

Chen Jian nodded with satisfaction, saying:

"To be honest, this went more smoothly than I imagined."

"With an optimistic estimation, the two-month food gap can likely be filled through trade, hunting, and production."

"Even considering the possible addition of new migrants and townsfolk along the way, with our current production capacity, we should barely cover it."

"The plan can move forward."

Chen Jian stood up and continued:

"Regardless of what force controls the Beast Tide, based on the current information, their attack targets are quite clear."

"The first to be impacted are major cities like the Imperial City, Chang’an, and Jinling."

"The situation in the Imperial City is very dangerous; the people here must leave first."

"As for other towns... they can wait a little longer."

"Inform the residents here to prepare for migration."

"We will set off promptly at six tomorrow morning."

"The first batch of migrating residents will depart with us!"

As Chen Jian finished speaking, Lin Shen also stood up.

Then, he slightly bowed and said with a somewhat "respectful" tone:

"Yes."

"I’ll take care of it right away."

.....

Meanwhile, southeast of the Huangshan ruins.

Shen Yue led the team through the dense forest, striving to find that road long buried.

This task was not easy; after all, he could only rely on his slightly vague memory, not even Fu Xi knew the exact location of what he was looking for.

But fortunately, his luck wasn’t too bad.

After killing several level-four beasts, he finally found the two familiar peaks.

Then, looking down the valley between the peaks, he finally found the faintly visible base.

It’s right there.

The long journey had left Shen Yue physically and mentally exhausted, but at this moment, he could finally catch a breath.

"Fu Xi, I’ve located Base 61."

"Plan an entry route, organize drone reconnaissance."

"Understood."

Fu Xi’s voice came through the headset. Shen Yue waved his hand, signaling the team members to rest on the spot.

He then plopped down onto the ground, unscrewed his water bottle, and took a big gulp of water, hot before but now cooling down.

"Whew..."

Exhaling a long breath, Shen Yue asked again:

"How’s the progress on the captain’s side?"

"The nuclear bomb has successfully detonated; they are discussing the population southward migration plan."

"They will depart at six tomorrow morning, heading back to Jinling."

"If all goes well on the road, they are expected to arrive within two weeks."

"Two weeks?"

Shen Yue was slightly surprised.

"Can such a large team make it in two weeks?"

"Commander He Shuo has already coordinated with the Mechanical God Sect; they will assist along the way."

"The first group of migrating people is around five hundred; two weeks is an ideal time with most sections passable by vehicles."

"Understood."

Shen Yue switched to the drone reconnaissance view; through the smart goggles, he clearly saw the contours of this once familiar but now strange base.

"Aerial reconnaissance completed. No abnormal thermal signals detected, no abnormal optical signals detected, no changes in vegetation or terrain."

"Preliminary judgment: the area ahead is safe."

"Let’s go!"

At Shen Yue’s command, everyone immediately sprang into action.

At that time, the road to the base from their location was entirely overgrown with vegetation, making vehicle passage impossible.

Therefore, he decisively led the team into the jungle, leaving two people behind to guard the equipment.

Compared to the long journey from Jinling 011 Base to Huangshan previously, the final leg of this mission’s route was relatively easy.

In less than an hour and a half, Shen Yue set foot at the base’s gate.

In the collapsed sentry post, a decayed garment lay atop the stark white bones.

As he passed, Shen Yue nodded to the skeleton.

He didn’t know why he did it; perhaps it was a purely instinctive reaction.

Moving forward, following his vague memory, Shen Yue found the marker in the dense forest.

Standing tall and ready, the missiles pierced the canopy like giant steel pines, propping up the entire sky.

In their majestic shadows, Shen Yue’s pace quickened.

Finally, he saw the entrance already covered in dense vines.

"Blast it open!"

Shen Yue decisively ordered.

"Understood."

Fu Xi’s voice sounded, and an elite robot advanced to set up the explosives. Moments later, with a loud explosion, the entrance was blasted open.

But immediately after, what appeared before them was a heavy isolation door.

The entrance to the underground nuclear arsenal was right there.

How to open it?

The power system here was completely down, and if the isolation door was locked from the inside, Shen Yue had no way to open it.

He frowned and approached, planning to see the isolation door’s condition before the smoke dispersed.

But just then, he realized all his worries were unnecessary.

The door was open.

Shen Yue gestured for the others to follow him through the door.

All the way down, the layout here wasn’t much different from the underground hangar layout of the Air Force Tenth Division Base.

The bottom level should be the nuclear arsenal here.

Shen Yue’s heartbeat slowly began to race.

Even though he knew Chen Jian had already acquired enough nuclear weapons, as he realized he would personally unlock another treasure trove of ultimate power, he couldn’t help but feel excited.

All the way down, the musty smell grew stronger.

Through the heat fusion night vision, Shen Yue saw equipment long covered in dust and rot, yet still standing firm.

He couldn’t help but feel a twinge of sorrow.

Time was indeed an unbeatable foe.

Perhaps what he really wanted to find no longer existed?

His heartbeat gradually calmed, and Shen Yue reached the lowest level of the underground fortification.

The fully sealed independent arsenal appeared before him, and the door, secured by mechanical locking structures, still guarded the heavy weapons behind it.

This was the final step.

No password needed, Shen Yue turned the lock of the door.

Then, along the rusty track, the door slowly opened.

Air rushed in; light flooded the storage room, and Shen Yue immediately spotted the independent storage cabinets for nuclear weapons.

That’s where the items he sought were located.

----But now, something even more eye-catching grabbed his attention.

It was a pile of giant crates roughly stacked in the center of the warehouse.

He vaguely guessed what might be inside.

So, he led the others forward, unlocking the fastenings on the sealed crates one by one.

The inside was evidently at least partially vacuumed. Under immense atmospheric pressure, everyone together, with the help of the combat robots, barely managed to open the crates.

A sharp wind howled; Shen Yue took a step back.

Standing beside him, a Huaxia Army soldier curiously peered inside the crate, not understanding what the densely packed, complex array of pipes represented.

"Commander, is this the... nuclear weapon we’re looking for?"

"No."

Shen Yue shook his head.

After a brief pause, he said:

"This is a dismantled and stored rocket."

"I figured as much...."

"How could there not be rockets in a Rocket Army base?"