342, October 1st, 6:00 AM.
F City Base welcomed a group of special guests.
After a day and a night, Song Pinxuan and the researchers from his laboratory finally arrived at F City Base.
"Welcome, Director Song. Boss Li specifically asked me to set up a research area for you, built from cold storage. I hope you won't mind."
After more than three months of experience, Tang Guo had gained rich management skills.
At this moment, facing Song Pinxuan and his team, she had arranged everything in an orderly fashion.
Song Pinxuan looked at the safe, well-planned open space before him, a research area within the cold storage equipped with the world's most advanced scientific instruments, solar panels, and air conditioning. He couldn't help but exclaim:
"The conditions here are so much better than Jiangcheng now!"
Since the day before yesterday, when they were besieged by a frenzied crowd at the military research institute's settlement point, the government and military had tried many methods to get them to leave, but none had worked.
Even though they had explained countless times that the "Dragon God Cult" was a fabrication by the Holy Light Organization and did not exist, the people still refused to believe.
They questioned if Song Pinxuan had conducted transactions with the "Apocalypse Mall" and if the "Apocalypse Mall" had provided him with research materials. The answers were affirmative.
Even though the officials explained that the "Apocalypse Mall" did not exclusively provide research materials to Song Pinxuan, and that anyone who could afford scrap materials could trade for them, these people still did not believe.
They then questioned how Song Pinxuan, at such a young age, could develop so many research achievements that others might not attain even with a lifetime of effort, and how he had foreseen the earthquakes...
Even when Song Pinxuan stated that he had learned this through premonitory dreams, these people did not believe him.
These people were already deranged.
Or rather, they had been driven mad by the apocalypse.
Seeing even a glimmer of hope to end the catastrophe and return to before the apocalypse, they were desperate to try.
Even if many knew that this hope was an illusion, they were unwilling to give up.
Upon learning of this situation, Tang Li realized that she had implicated Song Pinxuan.
Furthermore, she had indeed received considerable assistance from Song Pinxuan.
From brain-computer interfaces and mechanical exoskeletons, to combat mechs, quantum communication, and wireless brain-controlled robots, including the invasive brain-computer interface ports, quantum signal transmitters, and receivers used to deal with the Holy Light Organization, all were provided by Song Pinxuan.
Therefore, she instructed Tang Guo to invite Song Pinxuan and his team to F City Base for a temporary refuge, under the guise of the "Universal Merchant" Boss Li.
The Jiangcheng authorities, overwhelmed with their own problems, agreed.
Thus, Song Pinxuan and his group first flew out of the Jiangcheng shelter area via a military helicopter, and then transferred to vehicles pre-arranged by Tang Li, arriving at F City Base.
Along the way, they encountered many attempts at pursuit and interception by the frenzied individuals, which wasted a lot of time.
Fortunately, during the ongoing great earthquake, these people were suffering from resource scarcity. Without sufficient energy and fuel, they were unable to catch up to Song Pinxuan and his convoy.
After a day and a night, Song Pinxuan and his entourage, escorted by the "United Battle Team," finally arrived safely at F City Base.
"Boss Li said that this research area is entirely yours."
"The experimental equipment here was captured from the laboratory at the R Country's D City main base. We don't know how to use it, so feel free to use it as you please. For experimental materials, you can still exchange them with scrap items or积分券 (points vouchers) as before."
"The rental price for the cold storage and solar panels is the same as for everyone else in F City Base. As for food and water, you can also redeem them yourselves; supplies are ample."
Tang Guo personally led Song Pinxuan and his team on a tour of the research area.
The living quarters and work areas were well arranged, with conditions that the people of Jiangcheng could not currently enjoy.
The air conditioning in the cold storage was powered by solar panels and could be operated 24 hours a day. Within the cold storage, one felt no hint of heat.
After the great earthquake began, Song Pinxuan's previous research was all forced to halt as the military research institute was reduced to ruins.
Now, arriving here, not only could he escape those frenzied people, but he could also continue his unfinished scientific research tasks. He was more than satisfied.
At this moment, a researcher sighed with emotion:
"The supplies in F City Base are too abundant. If the people of Jiangcheng knew, they would probably rather flee the official shelter and want to come to F City Base..."