"It has been 220,000 years and the rock has not been broken?" Jiang Hao slightly didn't believe it.

"That's right. There are still only 10 floors in the underground world, and the tunnels and structures basically maintain their original condition." The elder replied.

"I think there has been a change. Just now, everyone has seen the holographic image of the underground world 220,000 years ago. Those constructions were biased towards mechanical civilization, with roads, cars, aircraft, etc. But now this island-like land is slightly

It feels a bit like a paradise. There are cliffs on the east side of this land. Aren’t you the ones who carved those cliffs? Could it have been carved out 220,000 years ago?”

"You ignored what I just said. I said that the original situation is basically maintained. Basically, not all. The rocks everywhere are not extremely solid, but the foundation stone has become extremely solid."

The elder then came to a certain place in the room. He clicked with his hand, and some buttons appeared in the air. The elder clicked and pressed, and a cross-sectional view of the underground world was displayed in front of the room.

"This is a cross-section of the underground world. You see, there are 10 layers in total. Each layer is separated by thick rocks. Those are the so-called cornerstones. These cornerstones are unshakable. Look at the entire periphery of the underground world. There are

The rocks have also become extremely hard. To sum up, the overall structure of the underground world has been fixed, and only partial changes can be made."

"In other words, it is those foundation stones that isolate the entire underground world." Tianpeng said.

"Yes, humans can no longer expand the underground world as they wish, nor can they return to the surface. They have been locked in the underground world for a full 220,000 years," the elder replied.

Li Ming recalled that before, he punched a rock wall with all his strength, but the rock wall was not damaged at all, but his hand was sore from the shock, which meant that those rocks were the so-called foundation stones.

"If the underground world is isolated, how did we get here?" Jiang Hao asked.

"It's hard to explain, and we don't know. But maybe there was a change somewhere, and then you were very lucky and successfully passed the cornerstone and came to the underground world."

"It's impossible. In 220,000 years, you didn't encounter this kind of luck, but we did. What's even more exaggerated is that Jiang Wei also encountered this kind of coincidence. He encountered this kind of coincidence twice in a row, and it happened in two months.

Guilty?" Jiang Hao felt very incredible.

"This is also a problem that we have never been able to figure out. Over the years, we have often sent people to search, but we just can't find a way to the surface. But you did come in. This is really incredible."

"Is it because the acid from the construction ants melted the foundation stone and opened the road?" Tianpeng said to himself.

"Construction ants? What is that?" the elder asked in shock.

"They are giant ants, about half the size of an adult. They spit acid and can melt solid rocks. They start from the surface and dig underground, building nests and even some earthen buildings.

" Tianpeng explained.

"Construction ants? Although there are many types of giant ants in our underground world, we have never heard of construction ants. Is the acid they spit out so powerful?" the elder asked curiously.

"Maybe not, because the rocks near the surface are actually not very strong. I can smash them with one punch."

"Can you describe what construction ants look like?" the elder asked.

"It's just an ant. It's just a big ant."

"Is there anything special? For example, what color?" "Brown and black." Tianpeng replied.

Brown and black? Li Ming, Jiang Hao, Ni Lin and others suddenly became alert. They were thinking: Construction ants are obviously gray, but fighting ants are brown and black. Why did Tianpeng lie? Doesn't Tianpeng want to

The underground people return to the surface?

Everyone has a lot of questions in their hearts, but no one dares to say more at the moment. They plan to discuss this matter with Tianpeng secretly.

But what everyone is worried about is Jiang Wei, because Jiang Wei has been staring at Tianpeng with a little doubt in her two big eyes. In fact, Jiang Wei has also seen construction ants, and they are all gray.

Ni Lin and Jiang Hao were very worried that the young and innocent Jiang Wei would suddenly tell the truth. If so, the situation would become very bad.

However, Li Ming acted very calmly, as if she was sure that Jiang Wei would not be stupid enough to say it.

In fact, Jiang Wei did not say anything, and her expression became normal, without any flaws at all.

Liming had already discovered that Jiang Wei was a very thoughtful child when he was at the refugee camp of the Luhua District Police Station, and he also knew how to judge the timing.

The elder fell into deep thought and didn't know what he was thinking.

"Elder Guo?" Tianpeng called out.

"Oh." The elder responded immediately.

"What were you thinking about just now?"

"Nothing, let's continue." The elder pointed to the holographic image on the wall.

"Elder, I would like to ask, does our area belong to the first level underground? Is it 10,000 meters underground?"

"Yes, for land, we are 10,000 meters underground. However, we underground people are accustomed to using the seabed as a reference, because most of the earth is ocean, so we are accustomed to calling this place 5,000 meters underground."

"Is the Pacific Ocean above our heads?"

"That's right, but the scope of the first level is not just under the Pacific Ocean."

"I understand this. Each layer is almost built around the earth, just like a ring. It's like dividing the earth into 11 small circles, and the surface is the largest circle, right?" Jiang Wei suddenly said.

"You can divide it this way, but the structure of the underground world is very complicated, and it is not just a circle. For example, the abyss, some abyss on the first level can be connected to the third underground level. Besides, it is impossible for the ancestors to really

Dig out 10 circles around the center of the earth. If you really make 10 complete circles, the interior of the earth will become very fragile, and the natural reaction of the earth's core alone can shatter the earth."

"Oh, okay."

"If you think about it this way, the area of ​​the entire underground world is only close to the surface area, which means that most of these 10 circles are half circles, and some don't even have half circles at all. Especially the 9th and 10th underground layers, these two

The range of this layer is the lowest, only one-third of the circle."

At this time, there was a sudden crackling sound outside.

"What's going on? Gunshots?" Jiang Hao asked alertly.

"Don't worry, these are firecrackers. Why can't you tell the difference between the sound of gunshots and the sound of firecrackers?" the elder said.

"Sorry, I heard too many gunshots, so I'm a little sensitive." Jiang Hao said with a smile.

"Why did the firecrackers suddenly go off?" Tianpeng asked.

"Because today is a holiday." Jiang Wei shouted excitedly.

"What holiday?"

"On Little New Year's Day, there are two New Years in the underground world, one is Little New Year and the other is Big New Year. It will become more and more lively later. Let me arrange a place for you to live first, and then you can change your clothes so that you can participate in the festival in the evening.

Anyway, the days are long, if you have any questions, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future." The elder smiled.

"Yeah, okay, thank you very much." Tianpeng replied.

Half an hour later, Tianpeng and others took a flying vehicle to the residential area. The architectural style here was very futuristic.

No one needed to take the stairs or the elevator. We were transported directly to the suite where we were staying.

This suite on the 12th floor is very spacious. There are seven or eight rooms in it, and everyone can't even share one room. Each room has an independent bathroom, which is very convenient.

Except for Jiang Wei who was watching the giant screen TV in the living room, everyone else went to the bathroom in their respective rooms, intending to take a good bath.

It has been two months. During these two months, no one has been able to take a proper bath. Today, I can finally live a clean life again.

About tens of minutes later, Jiang Hao and Jiang Hao took a shower one after another and put on new clothes. They came to the living room and saw Jiang Wei sitting on the sofa, swinging her legs and watching TV.

This TV in the living room is located in the middle of the living room. It does not have a physical screen. The picture is realized through holographic imaging technology.

On the front of the screen, you can see the front image. On the back of the screen, you can see the reverse image, which is very interesting.

Ni Lin walked around directly next to the screen and crossed the screen multiple times.

Jiang Wei said unhappily: "Why are you walking around? Are you annoyed?"

"I'm just curious about such a magical thing. Speaking of which, you girl has a bad temper." Ni Lin is not someone who likes to spoil little girls, even if she is a loli.

"Does this have anything to do with my temper? It's wrong for you to walk around and block others." Jiang Wei shouted not to be outdone.

Jiang Hao hurriedly ran over to pull Ni Lin away, and said to Jiang Wei with a smile: "Okay, okay, there is no need to be so serious about this trivial matter."

"Uncle Jiang is better," Jiang Wei replied with a smile.

"You can't spoil a little girl like this, otherwise she won't be big or small." Ni Lin said unhappily.

"Okay, okay, kid, why are you arguing?"

At this time, Tianpeng came out of the room. He looked at everyone and saw that everyone was almost there, only Li Ming was missing.

"Li Ming is not feeling well yet?"

"Don't you understand that girls take a lot of time to take a bath?" Jiang Wei replied.

"Okay." Tianpeng never had a quarrel with Jiang Wei. He suddenly started to look around, as if he was looking at the details of the living room.

"What are you looking at?" Jiang Wei asked curiously.

"Let's see if there's anything suspicious."

"Are you looking to see if there is surveillance or anything like that? No, how can there be surveillance inside a residential area? This is illegal."

"Hey, you actually understand the laws here."

"After all, I've been here for about a month."

"About a month," Tianpeng suddenly turned to Jiang Wei, "In that month, I really wronged you."

When Jiang Wei heard this, tears suddenly flashed in her eyes. She remembered the days when she wandered alone underground. First, she was captured by zombies, served as the main course of a gluttonous feast, and was almost eaten. Find

After having the opportunity to escape, he got lost underground. Later, in order to survive, he began to eat bugs and various strange plants...

Jiang Wei thought about it, hugging her legs with both hands, curling up, her eyes sparkling with tears.

"Okay, it's okay. I will definitely take you out of the underground." Tianpeng gently stroked Jiang Wei's head.

"Can I leave?"
Chapter completed!