Chapter 28 Dr. Emerson

"Welcome to Zion, you are the first visitors this year."

Maya said as she walked to the huge iron gate and waved to a black guard above the city wall.

When he saw Maya and others, the door was opened soon.

After driving in, the car stopped in a parking lot near the entrance. It was full of various strange vehicles, most of which were modified, one was more vigorous than the other. In comparison, the sideboard motorcycles driven by the group were really shabby.

As several people walked in Maya, they introduced, "Zion is the largest and most prosperous shelter in Serrabake and the most complete product. If you want to buy something rare, you have come to the right place."

Lin Tianyu didn't care about her words, he was observing the largest and most prosperous shelter in Maya's mouth.

This shelter does look very prosperous. Of course, the word "prosperity" is based on the standards of this world, but in fact it is just a gathering place for survivors. It can have a population of about thousands. There is a trading street in the center of the shelter, filled with things collected from the outside world, which is like a vanilla market.

The scale of a thousand people was just a larger village in the original time and space, but in this world it was already a huge force, and that street with more than a dozen shops and dozens of stalls became the leading commercial center in North America.

Because of the increase in population, in addition to the original buildings of the military base, many new buildings have been built in the walls. These buildings look a bit weird and mostly dilapidated. However, it has to be admitted that these buildings do agree with Lin Tianyu's original idea of ​​the end of the world.

After glanced at the goods on the stall, Lin Tianyu felt that it was quite fresh, so he asked Maya, "What currency do you use to trade?"

"The most basic currency in this world is food. Although shelters tried to establish a new monetary policy more than a decade ago, due to their sparse population, poor productivity, and a large amount of wealth outside the shelter to obtain, and finally, coupled with the distorted values ​​of the doomsday world, the final result is that they can only trade in barter."

"The most valuable and best-selling products are virus antidotes, weapons, general medicines, fuels, food, machinery and equipment that can still function properly, and other necessities of life."

"In the past two years, as our plantation expands, the food is no longer as valuable as before. Everyone has begun to pursue some food before the catastrophe, especially some elderly people, who say that those foods will remind them of the world before the catastrophe."

"For example, coincidence?" Lin Tianyu asked tentatively.

Maya nodded with a smile, "That's right, it's chocolate. In addition to the food we didn't have, other than the food we currently don't have, it is also of high value. Thirty years is enough to make most of the food inedible. Coupled with the isolation of mutants, transactions between shelters are very difficult. Therefore, any novel and unique food has become an expensive thing, such as chocolate. I honestly have only eaten it three times since I grew up. I guess my mother would be very happy to see these chocolates."

Lin Tianyu's heart moved, "Are you born after the catastrophe?"

"Of course, the disaster has happened more than 30 years ago. You shouldn't think I'm over thirty years old this year."

Lin Tianyu smiled apologetically. Maya should look no more than twenty-five. Although Western women look more mature, Maya still looks very young.

"Nothing, the two bags of chocolate you gave me are enough to make up for it, but if you want to trade here, it's better not to be too generous, otherwise it's easy to be slaughtered."

While the group was talking, they had already arrived in front of a huge building.

"This is Dr. Emerson's laboratory and the temple of Zion."

Lin Tianyu guessed that the meaning of this temple should come from the strengthening of the S virus. After all, living in such a world, as long as the S virus is strengthened, it is equivalent to having a gold medal for death. On the contrary, if it is not strengthened, it is not only easy to be infected, but even if it is not infected, it may be easily lost by the mutant.

The defense measures of this temple are quite strict, and they look like a small fortress, which is completely incompatible with the temple that Lin Tianyu knows.

Maya pulled out a magnetic card from her body, "I swiped it on the automatic door, and the door opened in a few seconds."

"Is this door usually sealed?"

"Of course, only explorers and the elders of the shelter can have such magnetic cards. The temple cannot be entered by anyone. Of course, there is Dr. Emerson, who is the priest of this temple."

Maya was quite proud of her tone and seemed to care a lot about her identity as an explorer.

The group followed her into it. There was a long corridor inside. Selena whispered, "This corridor is full of mechanisms, so don't act rashly."

Lin Tianyu didn't expect that there were these things, and the surroundings looked very ordinary, but Selena should not lie in this kind of thing, so he tried to be calm and natural.

The group walked through the dark corridor and came to a laboratory. An old man in a white robe was observing something with a microscope in front of the workbench. Maya and several others put the things aside. "Doctor, we brought back what you wanted. In addition, we also brought a few foreigners. One of them said that you knew you before and was your old friend."

"I don't remember knowing any old guy, and I don't have any old friends. Tell me, what are you doing when I come to me?"

When Maya and others heard the old man's words, they were a little disgusted, and their eyes looked at everyone were a little unkind.

Nicholas heard the old man's impatient tone but didn't care at all. He smiled slightly, "Is it okay to ask an old friend to reminisce about the past? Or are you already impatient to wait for me and no longer welcome me?"

Dr. Emerson's back suddenly stiffened, and his body turned around with a little trembling. When he saw Nicholas, a hint of hesitation and incredibility flashed in his eyes.

"It's really you? I'm not mistaken, it's really you."

He stood up from the chair excitedly, walked to Nicholas tremblingly, stretched out his hand as if he wanted to touch Nicholas's face to make sure it was not an illusion. But he finally held back, "I can't believe my eyes, I thought you would never come back." He said to himself, and Maya and others' eyes eased again.

"You are not wrong with your old friend. It's me. I'm here to fulfill my original promise. I'm ready. Of course, I guess you should be ready too. After all, thirty years are not a short period of time. I think it took so long, you must have been ready, right?" Nicholas was very concerned about whether the other party was ready. Lin Tianyu thought to himself, what was he preparing?

Emerson nodded excitedly, "Of course, of course, I was ready for you more than ten years ago. I have been waiting for you here for more than ten years. Where are the others? Why didn't I see them?"

Nicholas showed a gloomy look, "They can't come."

"Oh, that's right." Emerson seemed a little disappointed, but he recovered immediately. "But it doesn't matter. After all, you are still there, so are you the only one?" He looked at the people behind Nicholas, "Are they the same?"

"They are my new teammates, but the matter between us doesn't need to be involved with them."

"I understand." Emerson nodded, "So come in quickly, Maya, go get me some good bottles of wine. I want to entertain my old friends today."

Maya nodded, and Nicholas said to the others, "You guys should rest here too. I have something to explain to my old friends."

After saying that, the two old men walked into a room inside.

Several people looked at each other and had no choice but to find a place to sit down and rest. Lin Tianyu felt aroused in his heart and followed Maya out.

"Are you going to get the wine? Let me get it for you."

Maya nodded with a smile, and she turned around and looked around while walking, "It's amazing. The doctor hasn't been so happy for a long time."

"I guess he and our captain did have a good time before."

"But more than thirty years ago, wasn't that happening before the catastrophe? I really want to know what they've experienced before."

Lin Tianyuxin said I also want to know. He always felt something was wrong with the relationship between Nicholas and Dr. Emerson. Perhaps this time, it was not as simple as collecting wealth and weapons. Perhaps meeting Dr. Emerson was Nicholas' real purpose, but what were they planning?

The two of them had their own thoughts and soon arrived at the wine cellar. This was an airtight basement filled with all kinds of fine wines, which was simply a fine wine exhibition hall.

It seems that although food is prone to rot and deterioration, even storage-resistant foods such as canned food cannot be stored for 30 years, alcohol is quite easy. Not only will it not become bad, but it will become more mellow because of the years.

“A lot of these wines we collect from outside, but we never drink them.”

"Why?"

"Because once the nerve is paralyzed, it is possible to fall into danger. As explorers, we usually avoid this kind of thing, but I guess it's a case tonight."

ps: There is another chapter later...

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