Chapter 211: Paradise on Earth

For ordinary immortal cultivation professions, when at level 9 of the fierce rank, it is already good to be able to open the spiritual sense for 300 meters, and the refinement of the spiritual sense is far inferior to Chu Xiu. This is the effect of practicing the top-level skills.

But even so, Chu Xiu was still very dissatisfied. The reason was very simple, that is, his other attributes were too advanced. His spiritual sense was naturally a first-class reconnaissance method in the fierce rank, but if viewed from the perspective of the king rank, it was undoubtedly a shortcoming.

It was common for the strong men of the king rank to lock the target more than ten kilometers away.

"I hope that the corresponding enhancement means can be unlocked in the inheritance of the general rank."

"As for now, I can only make do with it."

Chu Xiu did not waste any time. While opening his spiritual sense, he quickly explored the front of the passage.

After walking only about a kilometer, his expression moved and he sensed a living thing.

In the sense of the spiritual sense, a place similar to a "checkpoint" appeared in front, with simple bunkers piled up with concrete on both sides, and a passage in the middle to accommodate trucks. Several soldiers stood behind the bunker.

These soldiers were not ordinary humans, but were all of the strength of about level 5 or 6. They wore heavy black armor, carried crossbows on their backs, and had heavy swords on their waists.

However, what surprised Chu Xiu was that one of them, who should be the captain of the squad, actually carried a submachine gun on his shoulder.

Although this gun was far less refined than a modern submachine gun, and the rough barrel was like an unpolished steel pipe, showing the low level of industry, Chu Xiu could still judge from its structure that it was indeed a submachine gun, and the barrel caliber was not small, at least ten millimeters. I don't know if it is durable, but the power should be enough.

"The technological level of the humans here should be at the stage of World War I and World War II. No, that's not right. I can't simply apply it to the historical period I am familiar with."

Chu Xiu noticed another thing, that is, although the submachine gun was made quite roughly, its structure was not simple. The design of the bolt structure could even be considered exquisite, and it had all the necessary parts, which was not much different from the guns made by modern arms companies.

It's just that perhaps due to the limitation of industrial level, some parts that require extremely high precision have been replaced by other more stable structures, making the overall appearance of the gun more "bulky".

On the side of the submachine gun, there is also a piece of white "fluorite" that emits a faint glow, which Chu Xiu can feel a lot of energy fluctuations from.

And the crossbows and armor on the bodies of several people, although they are only primitive cold weapons, are also designed to be very consistent with human mechanics.

"The theoretical level of science and technology here should not have regressed, and even improved."

"It's just that the lack of resources has led to the unsuccessful development of industry."

Resources are crucial in industrial development. Even if a country gathers the world's top scientists and engineers, it is difficult to develop a complete industry without basic fuels such as oil and coal.

Even in some branches of modern industry, the lack of a rare metal can block an entire industry.

And in an isolated shelter, it is natural for this situation to occur. The only thing Chu Xiu is a little curious about is what the glimmering stone is used for.

He didn't think about it any more, but moved towards the checkpoint.

Chu Xiu didn't want to waste time. He decided that if the communication was not smooth, he would directly show his overwhelming strength, find the leader here in a short time, and "persuade" him to help him.

Although the means were a bit rough, Chu Xiu felt that this was the most efficient means. When you have the strength to easily kill everyone else, no one will doubt the authenticity of your words.

But what surprised him was that the progress was much smoother than he expected.

He just appeared, and before he even said anything, the soldiers on duty had their eyes lit up, and with a "thump", they knelt down in front of Chu Xiu!

"Elder, you are finally here!"

"The general has been waiting for a long time, I will lead you now!"

The respectful words of the leading soldier made Chu Xiu slightly stunned, but soon his expression returned to normal.

Obviously, the other party regarded him as a big shot.

This is not surprising. Chu Xiu did not suppress his speed when he came. With such strength, he should naturally be in a high position in this shelter with a seemingly low power level.

Chu Xiu did not deny it, but nodded gently and said, "Lead the way, as soon as possible."

"Yes!"

The soldier's expression was stern, and he hurriedly trotted in front to lead the way, while Chu Xiu just took a casual step and easily followed. At first, the soldier was a little worried that Chu Xiu would fall behind, but after finding that even if he ran at full speed, Chu Xiu was still walking calmly, his face could not help but show a shocked look, and his eyes were even more respectful.

Chu Xiu was also using his spiritual sense to quickly scan the surrounding environment.

This place is a place similar to a military camp, and soldiers who are repairing and wiping equipment can be seen everywhere. Many of them seem to have just experienced a war, and there are still dark red blood stains on their bodies. A fishy smell can be smelled from a distance.

But the eyes of these soldiers are extremely calm. Even if some of them have lost an arm, they are not depressed at all, but have a desperate killing intent.

Compared to the soldiers stationed near the outposts, these people are obviously stronger. There is a special energy fluctuation in their bodies. The average level has reached the soldier level, and some of the best can even reach the fierce level.

"A very special way of cultivation, very different from those of awakened people. Is this the power that is slowly cultivated in a world that has not been swallowed by the abyss?"

Chu Xiu thought to himself.

He could feel that when he was observing these soldiers, they were also observing him, but the eyes they looked at him were not very friendly, and there was even a hint of disgust hidden in their eyes. However, when Chu Xiu passed by, everyone still knelt on one knee. down to show respect.

"Well, it seems that my so-called 'elder' is not popular among the people."

At this time, Chu Xiu suddenly moved his eyes and looked towards a room.

It was an inconspicuous house hidden in a corner of the military camp. Like other rooms, it was closed by a heavy steel door.

A gentle female voice came from it.

"Brother Qi, the elders of the temple are here. Please put those things away quickly. Don't let them see it."

Immediately, a young man's voice sounded with disgust: "What are you afraid of? How could those bald donkeys who only know how to fuck women come to such a dirty place?"

"Seventh brother! Keep your voice down! The Buddhist elders have great supernatural powers. Who knows what methods they can use? Besides, not all of our brothers in this camp are trustworthy. Fourth brother, isn't he?"

The girl's voice gradually weakened, and the young man fell silent.

After a long while, I heard his vicious voice: "I will one day settle my grievances with those bald donkeys and that little snitch. I will make his life worse than death."

"Yes, but it's better to put things away now."

"Okay," the young man stopped being stubborn and just smiled: "Sister, don't be too nervous. I have made soundproofing here according to the method in the book. Those bald donkeys who claim to be gods and Buddhas are actually the same as us. Mortals, who have only practiced advanced martial arts, will definitely not be able to discover it."

"Bang!"

Before he finished speaking, a deafening crash sounded suddenly, the heavy steel door was kicked open, and Chu Xiu's figure wrapped in a black robe slowly walked in.

The young men and women in the room stood there blankly, looking at Chu Xiu in disbelief, and their faces instantly turned pale after they reacted!

"You, you are."

"Elder! Where are you going! Wait, little guy!"

Before he finished speaking, the soldier who led the way ran panting behind him. When he saw the man and woman in front of Chu Xiu, his steps suddenly stopped, a look of fear appeared on his face, and his body was helpless. Trembling with restraint.

"Chief, Elder, this is a misunderstanding. These things were accidentally discovered when we were exterminating those 'hungry ghosts'. We haven't had time to report them yet. We definitely didn't intentionally violate the commandments!"

The soldier behind him had chattering teeth. Chu Xiu could tell that he was in extreme fear, but he still suppressed his fear and spoke to help the young man explain. After hearing the soldier call Chu Xiu an elder, the young man laughed miserably and fully understood his situation. At this time, there was still disbelief on his face, as if he could not understand why a "Buddhist elder" suddenly came to visit here. Come.

But even though he couldn't believe it, he quickly accepted the reality, knelt down on the ground and said calmly: "Sir, I have contraband in my possession and know that there is no way to survive. I can punish him according to the precepts, whether it is to be tortured or burned alive." , I don’t have any complaints, I just ask the elder not to anger the other brothers in this camp, they are all good soldiers fighting for the Buddha.”

"Brother Seven!" The girl looked at the young man with a look of sorrow on her face.

Chu Xiu on the side:.

No, I haven’t said a word yet. What are you doing?

However, he was too lazy to talk to a few people. He just lowered his eyes and looked at the so-called "contraband" in their mouths.

A book that is about to be turned over, and several dismantled modern industrial products.

Chu Xiu just glanced at it and then lost interest. He looked behind the young man and pointed lightly with his hand.

Suddenly, an invisible force came behind him, and with a loud noise, the entire wall behind the man exploded, revealing a well-sealed secret room.

There are many books stored in the secret room. At a glance, there are at least hundreds of them. In addition, there are also a large number of old modern handicrafts. There are all kinds of strange things, ranging from discarded household appliances to simple toys. , densely packed with several cabinets.

It can be seen that each of them has been carefully classified and well kept.

And this scene made the already bloodless faces of the three people present even paler!

If the few contraband items just now can be explained away, perhaps executing one or two people in public can fool them away, then the densely packed contraband in front of them is undoubtedly treason! It cannot be easily uncovered.

Let alone one or two people die, I'm afraid even the general will be buried with him!

The young man's face was ashen, and the eyes of the other two were also full of despair.

However, Chu Xiu's face remained expressionless, and he just pointed once again, and immediately the hundreds of books began to be flipped through automatically without wind. Under the glance of Chu Xiu's spiritual consciousness, a large amount of knowledge poured into his mind like a tide.

This scene made the others look even more desperate.

They have never seen, no, they have never even heard of such a mysterious magical power! The person in front of me must be a big shot in Buddhism.

And Chu Xiu didn't care what the three of them thought. In fact, he had no interest in what was forbidden or not, and he didn't care what little tricks these people were doing behind the scenes.

He just used his spiritual consciousness to scan that there were many books here and came over to take a look.

This allows him to understand the current status as quickly as possible.

Humans are still too slow to transmit information through language.

In just a dozen seconds, Chu Xiu's brain, which is hundreds of times stronger than the top genius among ordinary people, roughly digested the contents of the book and had a general idea of ​​the current situation in his mind.

"This shelter is older than I thought. It has existed for at least seven hundred years."

According to the records in the book, hundreds of years ago, a huge disaster called "Apocalypse" occurred. This was because the world indulged in desires and accumulated huge karma, which triggered the anger of the Buddha and caused a natural disaster.

In that disaster, almost everyone was burned to death by the fire of karma. Only a very small number of Buddha's believers, led by the reincarnation of the Buddha, came here to escape the disaster. This place is also called "the only paradise on earth."

Although these few people survived by chance, they are still "guilty bodies". Not only them, but their descendants from generation to generation all bear the "original sin" of their ancestors.

So they must atone for their sins in this place where resources are scarce and there are a large number of "evil ghosts".

Only by continuously listening to the teachings of the reincarnation of Buddha and observing the precepts day after day until all sins are paid off, can we return to the good days of the past.

"Isn't this just a mixture of Buddhism and Christianity?" Chu Xiu was a little amused.

He guessed that the people who first built the shelter did have some kind of Buddhist magic power, and then in order to better control the people in the shelter, they took Buddhism as the main thing, combined with some other religions' monotheism, atonement and other ideas, and mixed a new thing.

And for the next seven hundred years, the entire shelter was under this kind of rule.

The Buddhists here are the absolute ruling class. They do not need to follow any rules and regulations. Instead, they enjoy themselves to the fullest. They are called monks, but they are actually emperors.

In addition, in order to ensure their ruling position, the Buddhists have also established many rules to protect it.

For example, only Buddhists can practice secret special inheritance, build a large number of Buddhist protective instruments, prohibit ordinary people from researching and developing technology, and even prohibit exploring past history, etc.

If they violated the rules, they would be subjected to extreme punishment. It can be said that most of the cruel torture methods in ancient times have been preserved, and even further innovated and extended, and there is also a very domineering and unreasonable collective responsibility mechanism.

This is why the three people were so scared after Chu Xiu found out that they were hiding contraband.

Of course, Chu Xiu did not have much sympathy in his heart, but felt it was good.

"This kind of social structure where the people are brainwashed and a few smart people dare not resist because of authority has a very good advantage, that is, as long as the ruling class is dealt with, the mobilization speed will be extremely fast, which will save me a lot of trouble."

Knowing this, Chu Xiu stopped struggling and turned his attention to the crisis facing humans here.

"According to the records, the main crisis here is the 'hungry ghosts', which are humanoid creatures, but their physical fitness is much higher than that of normal humans. They not only move very fast, but also have various special abilities. They are the enemy of humans here."

"In order to deal with hungry ghosts, humans have built three 'guard cities' near the main city of the shelter in the past 700 years. Going deeper along the guard city, there are 'city walls', and all hungry ghosts are blocked outside the city walls."

"The main city has a population of nearly 10,000 and is the base camp for industrial and agricultural production. Each guard city has a population of 2,000 to 3,000. The farther the guard city is, the higher the proportion of military personnel. It is an important hub for training new recruits, supply storage and transportation."

"As for the city wall, that's where I am now. It is the front line against evil ghosts and usually maintains more than 3,000 combatants."

However, according to Chu Xiu's experience along the way, as the power of the abyss increases, the defensive power of the city wall seems to be gradually exhausted. At present, it should be in a state of shortage of both personnel and equipment.

The young man in front of him took the risk to study technology and history. In addition to his own desire for exploration, he should also have the idea of ​​strengthening the front-line defense force.

"But since I'm here, they don't need to worry."

"The total population here is more than 20,000, which is more than the average number of general-level trial people. If this group of people is rescued, the reward will definitely be very generous."

"And what I have to do is also very simple, solve the problem on the front line, and then contact the highest level of Buddhism as quickly as possible to rescue these 20,000 people back to the world of corpse ghosts."

Chu Xiu quickly made a plan in his mind.

But just as Chu Xiu was about to turn around and leave, the man who was kneeling on the ground suddenly jumped up like a tiger, and in the blink of an eye he rushed to a table on the left side of Chu Xiu!

In his surprised eyes, the young man took out a double-barreled shotgun engraved with ancient patterns and inlaid with four white fluorites from under the table, and then pulled the trigger at Chu Xiu without hesitation!

"Boom!"

A fierce fire lit up in the small room, and two bullets shot out and hit Chu Xiu heavily.

"Bang! Bang!"

The bullet turned into a round cake and fell from Chu Xiu's body.

"Ding, ding."

The bullet fell to the ground, making a crisp sound, and the small room was silent.