From Prisoner to Si Chen..

Chapter 322 Log
Everyone walked on foot for about seven or eight hundred meters, crossing the military area apron and heading to the construction area behind.

Then, in an inconspicuous closed warehouse, we walked into the underground passage.

In addition to the thick metal hatch at the entrance, the passage also has a triple mechanical structure gate inside.

The gate is half a meter thick, made of alloy and sprayed with black-gray paint, giving people a sense of security.

The door is equipped with four anti-miasma and expelling spray equipment, which can effectively isolate external miasma, so that the concentration of miasma in the underground miasma shelter is always maintained in the "safe range" between 1 Pa and 1.8 Pa.

Jilan followed everyone through the passage of the underground miasma shelter. The lighting facilities here are complete and not dim. The activity space is not small, but very spacious. The overall area is at least a quarter of the military area.

Living area, canteen, storage area, training area, conference area, etc. are all available.

The imperial troops originally stationed in Shenqiu Town have also moved down here, which can save a large part of the consumption of anti-miasma medicine.

But since there were no single rooms, the two groups of gravediggers were assigned to two large living rooms, with men and women living separately.

It's not a permanent residence anyway, it's just a temporary residence, and no one is picky about it.

Gillan didn’t know much about whale oil batteries. He only knew that this technology originated from the Machinery Union, and was then authorized by the union and transferred to Macmillan Energy Company.

"The miasma has been around for nearly two thousand years since the dawn of AD. Legendary mystics like Generalissimo Para Celsus have only created methodologies to adapt to the miasma, but they don't know how to completely eliminate it."

"This is intelligence information given by the committee branch. There are currently four locations where energy reserves may exist."

"But I think it might not be easy..."

The Investigative Committee Branch of Late Autumn Town sent two members and handed a piece of information into the hands of Ms. Teresa.

"The miasma natural disaster came too suddenly... So far, the number of casualties among the empire's residents is difficult to estimate."

Ms. Teresa thought for a while and then said:
"Reynold and Muguer are responsible for investigating the Blood Harbor Shipyard Repair Shop; Garnold and Kaya are responsible for investigating the Energy Management Bureau; Maiev and Guillen are responsible for investigating Macmillan Energy Company; I act alone , to investigate the Blood Harbor Market in the North District and East District..."

"Since it complies with the rules, there must be a solution within the rules, but no one has discovered it yet... So I believe that one day the miasma will completely disappear."

It's approaching noon.

Although she knew in her heart that Gilan's words were mostly comforting, they also somewhat improved her depressed mood.

"do not know."

"Mr. Gillan, do you think this miasma natural disaster can be completely resolved in a short time?"

Ji Lan was sitting in the passenger seat, facing the wind, as if the two of them were traveling through a city in the apocalypse.

...

After debugging and checking the weapons and equipment, several people officially started taking action.

"Macmillan Energy Plant."

woo-

Gillan and Maiev left the underground miasma shelter, and then without stopping, headed to the North District of Late Autumn Town where Macmillan Energy Company is located.

Maiev grabbed the steering wheel and sighed.

Gillan and Maiev got out of the car, looked up and saw the blue and white label above the door.

This company appears to be privately owned, but is actually controlled by imperial officials behind the scenes. Most of the security forces are also hired veterans.

Afterwards, members of the second group held an impromptu meeting in the men's room.

Finally, mixing and mass production are carried out based on confidential formulas and technologies.

"Copy that, Ms. Teresa."

"Thank you." She smiled slightly. "I also believe that mankind will not be destroyed by miasma."

In the past, after whaling ships caught the unique "red whales" in the Blood Sea, they would drag them to the Blood Harbor dock for slaughter and dismemberment, and then transport the most critical parts such as fat, meat, liver and heart to McMee. Lun factory carries out multiple processes such as chopping, separation, refining and purification.

Ji Lan withdrew his gaze and turned to look at the woman with a single ponytail beside him. He was silent for a moment and said slowly:

Everyone took out their communication headsets and put them into their ears.

"After the meeting, everyone started to split up and search these four locations to make sure to find energy sources as soon as possible."

Maiev drove a military black convertible pickup truck and drove through the desolate and deserted streets. The strong wind picked up scraps of paper and garbage bags, and the roar of the engine was extremely noisy in the silent environment.

"However, the head of state once said that everything in the world is controlled by the twelve laws, and natural and man-made disasters are no exception...Then the emergence of miasma also follows the rules of the world."

There is a highly protected whale oil battery industrial area near the harbor and dock.

...

"This place was not destroyed by the 'Nightmare Monument', but was eroded by the 'miasma' and turned into a dead city. One can imagine how tragic the entire Ot City and even the Bay Area were..."

"Understood." Everyone nodded.

"Now assign tasks."

The two then entered the northern area of ​​Shenqiu Town and stopped in front of the gate of a very large industrial area.

The black pickup truck drove for about twenty minutes.

"That area belongs to the Blood Harbor gang. They must have the whale oil batteries we need."

Hearing this, Maiev's frown eased.

Ms. Teresa placed the information on the table, and several people formed a circle. She tapped the document with her fingers, looked around, and spoke slowly.

The factory area is surrounded by a three-meter-high power grid guardrail. The central wrought iron fence gate is locked, and a striking red warning sign hangs at the door:
"No Entry".

There is no one in the security booth on the right. Looking through the iron gate, it is empty, with only white-walled buildings, blue sloping-roof warehouses and tall metal cranes.

The end of the boom is a huge hook connected to a chain, which is still stained with dried blood. It is obviously a tool used to hang red whale carcasses or pieces of meat for easy transportation.

"It seems that as the intelligence said, the energy plant has stopped working and there is no one inside."

Maiev glanced at it a few times and whispered.

Gillan hummed.

He bent down and picked up a pebble, flicked it, and hit the electric grid above the guardrail.

There was a soft popping sound, but there was no sound of any electricity.

"The energy in the factory has also been shut down..."

Gilan said, striding forward.

Then he raised his leg and kicked hard, hitting the lock of the wrought iron fence gate.

Bang! !

Accompanied by a loud bang.

Jilan's terrifying "iron-breaking" kicking force actually dented the door with one blow. The door lock then broke, and the entire fence door flew upside down, clattering to the ground, throwing up dust.

"Huh?" Maiev couldn't help but raise her eyebrows when she saw this scene, with a look of surprise in her eyes.

Gillan's performance with this kick is not simple. Even if the tall and powerful Muguer comes, he can't do it. Even Kaya, who is a level 3 "warrior", might just kick down the door with all her strength, far less destructive power than Jilan.

The most important point is that the path Jilan takes is not a body that focuses on the body and spirals in all directions...

"Mr. Gillan has become stronger again...compared to two months ago at the Imperial Plaza, not even a little bit stronger!"

Maiev marveled in her heart.

Ji Lan turned around and said with a smile:

"The door is open, let's go."

"Yes." Maiev quickly nodded in agreement.

Then, she quickly followed, and the two walked into the energy factory one after another.

However, they searched for a while in various areas such as buildings, warehouses, workshops, and factories, but found nothing.

It seems that when the Macmillan Energy Factory was shut down, all the whale oil batteries produced had been moved away, leaving nothing important behind.

"It seems that the trip was in vain..."

Maiev walked in the iron mesh aisle of the raw material processing plant and sighed in disappointment.

Because the energy here is turned off, the light is a little dim. But fortunately, the two of them were mystics and had extraordinary eyesight, so their actions were not limited by the environment.

"Let's look for it again."

Gillan said softly.

"The factory is very big, and there are still many places we haven't searched yet. Maybe we will make new discoveries."

As he spoke, he walked to the door of the management room at the back of the factory.

Although the iron door was locked, it could not withstand Jilan's "iron-breaking" blow. With a loud bang, the iron door of the management room was kicked open by him.

Maiev did not follow, but continued to search outside.

After Jilan walked into the management room, he rummaged through the filing cabinets, but they were all filled with useless management logs.

But just as he was about to turn around and leave, a thin leather notebook slipped out of the file folder and fell to the ground.

Snap.

Ji Lan let out a sigh and bent down to pick it up.

After flipping through it, he discovered that what was recorded in this notebook was the process of refining whale oil.

Part of it caught his attention.

"...Remy and Abbas were a little bored at work today. After processing the fat and meat, they both found excuses to be lazy. I also needed to keep the hearts fresh and seal them in boxes. As of today, six have been accumulated this month. heart."

There is also a line of slightly smaller words below, which seems to be a casual comment made by managers when they are bored:

"(Distorted) I don't quite understand Director Scheer's request. Nearly ten years of work experience tells me that the heart of a red whale cannot extract much whale oil at all, and it is a low-value part... (Blackened) He actually said he was rich. People and nobles like to eat this stuff, so they really think I am an ignorant 'pigli'!"

"I heard from Miss Doherty in the factory next door that the supervisors collected red whale hearts in order to sell them privately to the Blood Harbor gang, but what do those guys do with these things... Could it be that they are attracted by the parasites inside? ? What a fucking joke."

Ji Lan looked at the notes in his hand and frowned slightly.

With the popularity of whale oil batteries in the empire, the public is actually more or less aware of them. Fat, meat, liver, heart and other parts are all indispensable, but by taking notes from the owner, a senior manager, he realized that the heart is actually useless at all.

'The purpose of Macmillan Energy Plant to collect hearts seems a bit strange...'

Ji Lan secretly thought.

Looking through the notes later, some rambling words written by the recorder when he was bored appeared in the notes:
"(Scrabble) What really breaking news... It turns out that the supervisors' 'customers' are not only the Hong Kong gangsters, but also a few mysterious guys who specialize in purchasing red whale blood and some strange seafood."

"Fuck (skew). Let me tell you why Director Sher sent people to Blood Harbor last time to promote and encourage fishermen to catch those disgusting seafood."

"... (Blackened) Do you really want to eat parasites?! Damn it, I saw a gangster dig out the white parasites in the heart and then secretly eat them... Are these idiots' brains bad? "

Further down the note, there is a blank page.

Gilan frowned, closed the note, and put it into his alchemy leather pocket for safekeeping.

After reading the notes, he got a few clues that he didn't know were useful.

'There are white parasites in the heart of the red whale. This seems to be the purpose of the Blood Harbor gang to secretly purchase the heart from the Macmillan Energy Factory... In addition, there is also a group of people who are purchasing the blood of the red whale and strange seafood in the Red Sea. '

Gillan thought.

He felt that creatures like red whales seemed to be of extremely high value, otherwise they would not attract the attention and research of the empire and even various forces.

'No... to be precise, all marine life in the Blood Sea has some kind of value. '

At this moment, Maiev's surprise call suddenly came from outside the management room:

"Mr. Gillan! Found it!"

"Ok?"

He quickly walked out of the management room and headed towards the passage further ahead.

Soon, Gillan found Maiev in a small storage room. A woman with a single ponytail wearing a black high-collar windbreaker was holding a crowbar she found somewhere, and pried open a corner of three adult-sized iron boxes in front of her.

Barrel-shaped whale oil batteries were exposed inside.

The model number and related information are also engraved in small white characters on the blue paint on the outside of the battery.

In the two cabinets on the right, "Type C1" and "Type C2" whale oil batteries are stored respectively. As for the cabinet in front of Maiev, it is the "Type D1" whale oil battery!
Seeing this scene, Ji Lan raised his eyebrows.

"Mr. Gillan, we are very lucky. Unexpectedly, we found a 'D series model' whale oil battery here in the factory."

Maiev smiled happily.

"Now that we have obtained the necessary ship power for this mission, let's go back."

Gillan hummed.

He touched the headset with his index finger, and then explained the situation to the rest of the team members and Ms. Teresa. After everyone found out, they were all quite happy.

Maiev held the iron sheet with one hand and pulled it down hard. With a hissing sound, he pulled it all off, revealing a total of twelve barrels of large batteries filled with batteries.

Through the hard metal outer packaging, you can even faintly see the paste-like, viscous, translucent blue whale oil filled inside.

Then, just as the two were about to move the whale oil battery and transport it to the black pickup truck at the entrance of the factory, there was a sudden burst of footsteps outside.

It was also accompanied by intermittent, low and angry exchanges.

It seemed to be several men.

"...Damn it, someone is one step ahead of us!"

"Hurry up! There is definitely energy storage here. That old bastard Sher doesn't dare to tell lies unless he doesn't want to live anymore!"

"Found them! Over here!"

(End of this chapter)