The Almighty Ring - Chapter 948

Chapter 948

Chapter 948: Enigmatic Behavior

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The car was parked on the platform and continued to descend at a speed not too fast to feel gravity changes inside but not too slow that one could not feel anything at all .

After three minutes, Jiang Fei grew uneasy as the air pressure in his ears started to make him feel slightly nauseated .

“How far are we from the surface?” he asked .

“Sir, we are current at 1,200 meters below the surface . Our destination is 3,000 meters below,” said the driver .

“3,000 meters?”

Jiang Fei was stumped . That was a depth that puts this place as a superior evacuation center! From the looks of it, Jiang Fei guessed that the place was built as a means to evacuate important people here . The question was… why would Fan Yao call him there?

Just as Jiang Fei was beginning to think that something was odd, the platform slowed down and came to a stop . The car’s engine ignited and the driver drove off, following a route that was lit up with countless on-road LEDs . In less than a few minutes, the car stopped and the door beside him flung open .

“Mr . Jiang Fei . This is your stop . I am only limited to this area and unable to proceed further . Please wait here . There would be someone else picking you up,” said the driver, still without emotion .

“Thank you,” Jiang Fei thanked the driver and got out of the car with Ariel . Although the driver was cold and expressionless, he could not speak otherwise as he was only mirroring the same expression .

After the car left, Jiang Fei turned around, only to see a huge building that looked like an overly grandiose station . The building was at the edge of the tunnel . On the station’s platform, there were rows of sofas and armchairs that one could sit and relax while waiting for the next ride . Judging from the location and the built-up of the building, the station looked like it was a rest-stop for long distance travels .

Jiang Fei did not immediately sit down but chose to walk onto the illuminated road and inspect the building from a distance . After seeing that the building did not look anything special besides being overly grand, he turned to the construction of the entire tunnel itself . The best way to describe the entire structure was to compare it with an underground train tunnel . The only difference was that there was no one else besides him and the sheer size of the tunnel . It was amazing how the Chinese military was able to pull off such a feat without the public knowledge .

After soaking everything in, Jiang Fei made his way to the platform and sat down on one of the sofas . Not long after, at the edge of the station, a large door unfolded . After a few clinks and clanks, the door opened and someone came out .

Ariel was the first to notice it and quickly warned Jiang Fei .

“Someone’s here,” said Ariel via telepathy .

As soon as she did, Fan Yao came out and greeted Jiang Fei .

“Welcome, Mr . Jiang!”

Jiang Fei was stumped once more . Fan Yao himself coming to greet him was the last thing he had expected .

“Nice to see you again, General Fan!” Jiang Fei replied and smiled .

The two proceeded to walk and talk about unimportant matters as Fan Yao brought him into the door and deeper into the entire base . Jiang Fei do not understand the motive of this but he could somehow tell that Fan Yao seemed a little different from before . He just could not put a finger on it .

After entering the base, Jiang Fei was greeted with various automated machinery . There was hardly any human personnel working there . Those “humans” that he saw were mostly Androids . It was so automated that everything was… neat . The kind of feeling that was similar to how he felt when he was inside the bridge of Braveheart .

“Captain, I have completed the basic scanning of this facility . Basic schematic has been completed,” said 0542 .

“Good . Do a comprehensive scan!” Jiang Fei ordered .

“Yes, sir,” 0542 accepted the order and proceeded to thoroughly scan the entire structure . With the basic schematics now available, Jiang Fei would know what was going on inside this hidden base .

Fan Yao led Jiang Fei and Ariel into a small meeting room . The two were seated comfortably and was even served with the finest chinese tea . All that was inside the room were Androids, besides Jiang Fei, Ariel, and Fan Yao . Even the bodyguards that were accompanying Fan Yao since the start were Androids, only much stronger than the others .

“General Fan, what do you call me here for?” Jiang Fei broke the silence with the most impending question . There should be a reason why Fan Yao was doing this . It was odd enough for him to personally welcome Jiang Fei at the station and even lead him into the base, not ashamed of flaunting everything in it .

“Nothing special . It’s just been a long time since I’ve last seen you!” said Fan Yao with a friendly smile . He then started to talk about nonsensical things with Jiang Fei, of which, he did most of the talking .

Jiang Fei could not help but frown even more as the conversation continued . The topics that Fan Yao chose to talk about was neither important or interesting!

“Captain, I have completed the comprehensive scan!” 0542 reported . Jiang Fei did not reply as he was in the middle of having a conversation with Fan Yao . Perhaps he could, perhaps he couldn’t, Jiang Fei did not want to risk revealing any subtle ticks since they were being watched by four Androids .

The boring conversation continued on for roughly an hour when Fan Yao suddenly ended the conversation himself abruptly .

“That’s enough for me . I’m sure that Mr . Jiang is a busy man himself! I thank you for your time! Please follow me . I shall lead you back to the surface . ”

“Thank you . ”

Something was off but Jiang Fei could not figure it out . What was Fan Yao’s objective of calling him into this super secretive place .

Back out at the station, Jiang Fei was greeted with the same expressionless driver with his car ready to drive him up to the surface .

“Where do you want to go, Mr . Jiang?” said the driver .

“The same place where you picked me up . ”

“As you wish . Please get in the car and we shall depart . ”

As Jiang Fei entered the car and resurface to normal ground level, Jiang Fei took the time to review the full schematic of the base .

“Very will, sir . I shall project it in your mind and explain . The underground base is extremely large . The total area is five square kilometers spread across 17th floors in total . The floor which you and the human named Fan Yao had been talking was at the highest level . There are 16 more floors beneath that level . ”

Images after images was imprinted in Jiang Fei’s mind and as Jiang Fei thoroughly see through each of then, he felt scared for a moment there . It seemed almost impossible for the government to construct such a huge underground facility without being noticed .

“I dare say this place should be the emergency evacuation center for the country’s higher politicians and officers,” Jiang Fei thought .

The highest floor of the underground facility was at least one kilometer underground, which extended another three kilometers down under . In the event of a nuclear strike, the radiation should never be able to penetrate such thick level of soil and earth .

“Additionally, at the lower floors, I have detected a total of 12,764 units of Androids . 6,350 of them are classified as non-combat units,” 0542 added .

Jiang Fei flinched . Not only did the government secretly built such an enormous structure under the earth, they had also produced more than 10,000 units of Androids!

“The combat-class Androids had an average combat ability of Intermediate Level 4 . ”

“Oh lord . Not only did they have the number, they had also managed to increase their power level!”

Jiang Fei did not know what to feel . The average power level of the other Androids that he had encountered in the battle of Japan was only Beginner stage of Level 4 . Although Intermediate was just a stage stronger than Beginner, it was still a threat that Jiang Fei should be wary about .

“I guess that the only thing that is stopping the government from dispatching these Androids was the existence of Level 5 martial artists in China itself,” Jiang Fei thought to himself .

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