No one thought about what might happen to Wan Qiang at night. Tie Zhongyuan and Zhang Xiaoqiang did not mention Wan Qiang on purpose. The people who were resting in the canal were led by Simon back to Simon's lair. It was a defensive cave built by the Japanese in the mountains during World War II. During World War II, the Japanese had built a lot of fortifications on Okinawa.
They had dug out many secret warehouses and caves. The caves were as complicated as a maze. Many people had come here to explore, but they were lost and starved to death. Later, the Okinawa government had blocked all the entrances. That was until Colonel Simon and his men dug out this dusty maze.
The maze was not small for more than 4,000 people. Zhang Xiaoqiang and Simon walked in the dark for more than an hour before they got close to the core area. Along the way, Zhang Xiaoqiang saw all kinds of traps and obstacles. Many places were deadly traps. Be it zombies or humans, once they walked into the traps, even evolvers would die. Zhang Xiaoqiang saw more than one tunnel with explosives. Once it was detonated, the whole tunnel would collapse. There were also many walls that were leaking water. God knows what was behind those walls.
Walking in the long tunnel was filled with danger, but Zhang Xiaoqiang trusted Simon even more. Simon had exposed their trump card, indirectly showing their sincerity to Zhang Xiaoqiang. At the periphery of the core area, there were bright lights and human figures. At this time, Zhang Xiaoqiang remembered that there was an electric light every 20 meters since they entered the tunnel. It was even brighter in the core area, which surprised him. There were so many electronic devices in the outpost, and there were so many electric lights here. It was obvious that they did not use diesel to generate electricity. At least, Zhang Xiaoqiang did not believe that they could get enough diesel to last them for three years.
It was a spacious hall, and there were many young men and women going in and out of it. They all looked the same, with unkempt hair and dirty faces. Their clothes were ragged, and many of their clothes were sewn with oilcloth. Some of them, regardless of gender, simply wrapped their crotch area with a piece of cloth, leaving the rest of their body exposed. Zhang Xiao Qiang and the evolvers around him were surprised to see the pair of rippling breasts, but it was obvious that they were already used to it.
"The lack of resources has caused Brother Cockroach to laugh at us. Most of the people here are familiar with each other, so there's no need to be too rigid and strict. What we pay attention to here is to enjoy ourselves, live one day at a time, and we all want a relaxed environment. Otherwise, hiding underground for a few years will cause most of the people here to go crazy …"
Simon felt embarrassed and explained to Zhang Xiaoqiang in a low voice. Zhang Xiaoqiang did not deny it. His eyes carefully looked at every woman he saw. While he was entertaining himself, he was also wondering if the Japanese had gotten used to being naked.
He remembered a joke he had seen before. A senior otaku welcomed a Japanese client at a welcome party and said, "This is the first time he has seen a Japanese wearing clothes..."
"We've been through all kinds of difficulties, and we've been on the verge of destruction more than once. The reason we've been able to make it to this day is because we've never given up hope. Every tiny hope that we achieve is treated as the greatest victory. It's these so-called victories that have allowed us to live healthily until now, and still maintain the most basic order and humanity …"
Simon's explanation made Zhang Xiaoqiang nod his head. Following the group of people, they continued to walk forward. In this underground space, the thousands of people would definitely not be idle. He saw many people entertaining themselves with various gambling games. He also saw some people setting up stalls, selling car mirrors that could be used as mirrors, simple steel spears, small knives ground from metal sheets, and various colored loincloths to passers-by. There were even people selling leather shoes and leather belts without soles. Of course, there were also food stalls selling all kinds of processed coarse food. There was even a small ramen restaurant where the enthusiastic owner was shaking a small bag of dark yellow flour in his hand as if he was showing off.
All in all, this place was still very lively. At least, many of the gathering places that Zhang Xiaoqiang had seen were not as free and orderly as this place. Looking at Zhang Xiaoqiang's admiring look, Simon said with some sorrow, "It was not like this in the beginning. We have experienced despair, hope, and despair again. This process is like the reincarnation of hell. Many people have broken down, and many people have lost the bottom line of being human. There have been violence, sin, and self-destructive madness..."
Zhang Xiaoqiang did not say anything and nodded heavily. As they walked through a large cave, Zhang Xiaoqiang saw many people lining up at the entrance. The sound of something turning came from inside the cave. From time to time, he saw a sturdy man covered in sweat walk out from the cave and take a delicate plastic card from the guard at the entrance. When one person came out, another person would go in, like a cycle.
"This is our power room. There are 15 pedal-powered cars inside, providing enough electricity for all of us..." The so-called pedal-powered cars were bicycles without wheels. They were powered by human power. The 15 bicycles inside were running almost non-stop. No wonder there was so much electricity here. Seeing this, Zhang Xiaoqiang began to admire Simon's ingenious idea. If he had thought of this in China, Zhang Xiaoqiang would not have had to kill so many people. Those who were convicted did not have to do anything. They could just pedal the bicycles until they died. Not only did it provide electricity, but it also allowed them to reform through labor.
After walking for a while, Zhang Xiaoqiang understood what those people were doing with the cards. The cards were the internal currency here. They could be used to buy food and other supplies from the military, and they could also be used to buy what they wanted. They could even find a few girls to have fun with. If they wanted to obtain this internal currency, they would have to complete various tasks provided by the military. There were many kinds of tasks, such as repair tasks, manufacturing tasks, and resource searching tasks. Zhang Xiaoqiang saw that there was a task to collect materials to make flamethrowers. He couldn't help but admire the government. Simon's government was really good. They changed the distribution of relief food to work, which motivated the majority of the people. They could complete tasks based on their abilities. Not only did they not have to do anything, but they could also take the initiative to work hard for their own lives. Since they were paid for their labor, it prevented some people from causing trouble for no reason. It was like killing two birds with one stone.
The phrase "flowing water never rots" was very suitable for this small underground base. The reason why thousands of people could maintain a healthy and positive attitude had a lot to do with the bounty plan that Simon had come up with. There were all kinds of bounties. There were only things that one could not think of, and there was nothing that could not be written. This brought great vitality to the base. Every task was a small hope. Completing a small task was the realization of a hope, and realizing any hope was a victory. In these small victories, the survivors gradually realized their own abilities, which filled them with more hope for the future. This was the core reason why Simon and his people were able to get to where they were now.
Zhang Xiaoqiang roughly looked around the underground base. He had to admit that if he was in charge of this place, he might not be able to achieve the current climate. However, he knew that he was not as good as Simon in handling civil affairs, but in terms of pioneering and pioneering, he was definitely better than Simon. If he was in Simon's shoes, when the apocalypse broke out, he would have been able to save most of the soldiers and officers, and then use the complicated mountainous terrain to attract the zombies and gradually eliminate them. He would not have waited until now.
"Zhang Xiaoqiang, please come to my office for a while, I have something to tell you …" After the tour, the rest of the people went to the dining hall to eat under the guidance of Simon's subordinates. Zhang Xiaoqiang and John Lee were left behind. Zhang Xiaoqiang's heart moved, he knew that Simon's request must be related to the flying insects, so he followed Simon into a small room that was about 20 square meters. The layout of the room was simple, and there was a large map of Okinawa hanging on the wall. Each military point was clearly marked with a signal pen. In front of the map was an antique folding chair that looked like it was from the World War II era. This chair proved that Simon was nervously sitting on it, looking at the map to find a way out of the underground base. There were a lot of wooden ammunition boxes piled up in the corner, and rolls of yellowed documents and letters were piled up at the mouth of the boxes. In addition, there was an old-fashioned office table with a rack of Japanese army knives. Everything looked ancient, and with the addition of some Type 38 rifles and Southern Type pistols hanging on the wall, it gave off the feeling of a Japanese military museum. The only thing missing was a Japanese flag.