Chapter 368 Underground Strong Wall

After entering the cave, Chaoyang saw that the road under his feet was paved with wooden boards, and there were many oil lamps hanging on both sides of the cave. The floor and walls were extremely damp, and there were drops of water dripping from time to time on the head. The ticking sound was particularly loud in the cave.

He remembered that Barif's work diary mentioned that the cave was often filled with seawater.

The thick rubber pipes placed aside are probably water pumping equipment. This is quite similar to the working environment of a mine. Once a flooding accident occurs, it is unrealistic to wait for it to drain away naturally. The only way to resume work is to rely on a pump to remove the accumulated water. .

"Tell me, what's going on now." Chaoyang asked casually.

"There is not much progress. The water seepage becomes more serious as you go north. Ordinary people cannot pass through that waterlogged area." The man shook his head. "Did Gleick Academy send the blasting design drawing?"

"I haven't received it yet."

"Then we are really helpless." The young man smiled bitterly, "The locals are openly confronting the company. I don't know how long the Governor can endure it... Oh, Sir, I am not criticizing your idea. I want the shortest possible solution." This is the only way to achieve results within a short period of time, but many people don’t understand this.”

"It doesn't matter, I just need to get the results." Chaoyang has now gradually understood the role he plays, "What do you think the new energy the company is looking for will be?"

"You...you ask me?"

"how?"

Chaoyang glanced at him impatiently.

"No, it's nothing... It's just that you rarely discuss this kind of issue with me before." The other party was even flattered and said, "I guess it may be a strange structure, or simply... a relic of the gods that can emit unlimited energy. Otherwise, the company I won’t take this search operation so seriously. It must be better than the steam miracle in order for the Phlogiston Company to win in this energy competition. My lord, do you think my speculation is reasonable?”

Boy, this guy knows a lot. He could even guess that the relics of gods could be used.

But Barif seemed to know better.

It's a pity that he can't extract secrets from a non-existent person.

"Hey, how far away from the wall is this?"

"Ah?" The young man was stunned for a moment, and turned back with some confusion, "We have only walked less than fifty meters, and there should be more than three hundred meters to go. Mr. Barif...what can I do for you? ?”

"Your question has alerted him!" Elodie, who shared vision and perception, couldn't help but remind him.

"There are no guards on the road?"

"The guards are all at the bottom of the cave. Isn't this your arrangement?"

"Hmm..." Chaoyang glanced at the surrounding environment, "There are so many extensions to this cave. They should have been checked, right? I don't want anyone to sneak into the cave quietly from other places."

"...Sir, are you tired? Why don't you hold the wall and rest for a while..." The young man did not answer him directly for the first time.

But the other party's suspicious expression already told the answer - this is an indisputable fool's question.

"Look, what is that!?" Chaoyang suddenly glared.

The man turned his head subconsciously, and Chaoyang raised his foot and kicked him in the leg socket. As his knees suddenly bent, the man suddenly lost his balance, fell backwards, and hit his head heavily on the cave wall. In order to ensure that he was unconscious, Chaoyang also placed a palm on his forehead. As long as the force was enough, anyone could sleep very soundly.

"What are you doing!?" Elodie was shocked.

"What else can I do? Of course it's to extract information! You don't think that I, a person who knows nothing about him, can escape unscathed after using tricks to get all the information?" Chaoyang hugged the man's arm, Dragging him into a dark fork in the road, "And we don't have that much time."

Using words to get information without anyone noticing is a common plot in spy movies. He doesn't think he has such superb speaking skills, or he pins his hopes on the other party's stupidity. He is a demon, and even if all his willpower is lost, the experience left behind after using his abilities thousands of times will not disappear out of thin air.

After Chaoyang made sure that no one was walking around, he used the dreaming technique on the unconscious man!

The latter's memory maze does not welcome outsiders, but the subconscious obstruction is like a mantis blocking the car for him. Chaoyang easily invaded the depths of his memory, and after browsing it, he spliced ​​it together with a forged memory fragment.

Fifteen minutes later, Chaoyang arrived at the bottom of the cave, which is the excavation area of ​​the mysterious building, with ease. "Guard, where are the guards!"

Immediately, a guard carrying a gun ran over. He was also wearing the clothes of Phlogiston Company. "Lord Barif, what can I do for you?"

"Little Shocker fell down halfway and hit his head. I don't have time to take care of him. Get some brothers to carry him out of the cave and see a doctor."

"Yes!" the latter responded immediately.

"Not bad." Elodie praised sourly, "The devil's ability is really enviable. If I can transform those guys who do bad things into good people, the world will probably be a lot more peaceful."

Chaoyang laughed out loud, "What are you thinking? What shapes a person is his life experience, not a few minutes of memory fragments. In addition, fabricating memories out of thin air is also easy for the brain to recognize, so I asked him to lie down first. If he's knocked unconscious again, it's like his foot slipped. It'll be a bit strange if he thinks about it after he wakes up, but he probably won't have the guts to question his boss, Barif."

"Then how much willpower did you use?"

"This... probably 30 to 40%."

That's right, the only price of doing this is willpower.

The dreaming technique consumes less energy, and it is the kind of ability that can be used whenever you want, but implanting memories is different. The clearer the memory fragment, the more willpower it consumes. Observation, interception, overwriting... a set of operations cost almost 400 points.

At this moment, he has less than 600 willpower left.

"So you have thought about it a long time ago. Okay, I don't blame you for investing too much at this critical moment. So now... Mr. Devil, coming to this cave is like going home, right?"

"You can say that." Chaoyang's tone became serious.

Because in addition to having a basic understanding of the excavation project, he also knew a lot of other things...

Whether it is Shocker or Barif, they are professional scholars recruited by the Phlogiston Company at a high price. Together with them, there is also a fully armed guard team. The company seems to have determined that the new energy is to the east of the Acropolis very early, and Barif is also very competitive. In less than a month, he found the outer wall of the "mysterious building" under the cave.

Chaoyang saw that in the dim light, a straight wall occupied most of the cave vertically. It had no top or bottom, and the exposed height was about two meters, and the length was more than twenty meters. The end that extended into the depths was immersed in the accumulated water, so it was impossible to judge its final length.

At the beginning, it only exposed a corner of the edge, and the cave was far less spacious than it is now. It was actually more like a "dog hole" eroded by sea water, and people could only crawl on their knees to get in. It became what it is now completely by manpower, bit by bit, digging and cleaning it out.

Chaoyang walked to the wall, picked up a stone and knocked it - the surface was hard and the sound was crisp. Judging from the material, it should be some kind of metal wall, and it has a certain rust resistance. He also found that there were pits of different sizes left in many places on the wall, which were obviously caused by violent chiseling. The deepest pit was almost enough to fit a finger.

This means that the thickness of the wall exceeded ten centimeters.

In addition, Barif also tried the combination of steel drill bits and steam wonders, but the effect was minimal, indicating that its hardness was also quite amazing.

No wonder they were in a dilemma when faced with a thick and hard metal wall. Even if they used gunpowder blasting as Barif planned, it was doubtful whether they could finally make a big hole in the wall.