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Chapter 485 [485] (Second Update) The Interview is in Progress Mystery

Dull, deathly silent, and cold – these were the only sensations felt inside the base.

Like a subway station entrance, there are elevator shafts connecting the upper and lower levels. On the surface, the base also has buildings, which serve as the command center for external supply and exchange.

The core base facilities are all located deep underground.

As for how many meters or how deep, that remains unknown.

Even the company behind this base and the time when it went missing cannot be determined.

This was not explicitly stated in the background information.

Presumably, this is also part of the interview process, allowing these novice reincarnators to conduct investigations.

Undoubtedly, danger also lurks during the investigation process.

Wang Ya stood in front of the elevator shaft entrance. This was a large mechanical elevator with three entrances: two leading downwards and one leading upwards.

A cold, murky wind blew through the gaps in the elevator shaft, stirring up dust that didn't even cover the footprints left by the novice reincarnators.

All facilities are in good working order, and the energy supply is plentiful. The elevator shaft is in operation, presumably because the novice reincarnators who escaped earlier used the elevator.

"A choice."

Wang Ya chuckled softly.

One option is to enter the command center on the surface above, while the other is to go underground to investigate. Both options have their advantages and disadvantages. The former is safer, but the chance of obtaining information is smaller. Going deeper into the latter may lead to greater danger and loss of life, but it also allows for the first contact and understanding of the true reason for the loss of contact.

There are many similar movies in reality. The novice reincarnators are all modern people, and there are quite a few who choose to go to the surface above, even more than those who go to the depths underground.

Wang Ya looked at the weight displayed above the elevator buttons and raised an eyebrow slightly.

That's true. Even if you've watched a lot of movies, it's still just through a screen. They're all ordinary people. But if you were to actually enter the real world, whether it's a virus leak, a biohazard, or aliens, people would die.

Who knows how many people will die? If we can find the cause of the loss of contact at the surface base, then we won't have to risk our lives.

Many people even claimed that others knew the reason for the disappearance and shared the profits from it, thus escaping the world of the dungeon quest.

"The God Space is no good company or boss. It's definitely a hungry wolf among capitalists. How could it possibly let you pass so easily?"

Wang Ya was certain that there were no clues about the reason for the loss of contact on the surface base.

Even if it exists, it poses a deadly danger, perhaps even more serious than the dangers underground.

Wang Ya chose to go underground, but while waiting for the elevator, he searched the transfer station platform.

The fleeing reincarnators were too panicked to explore or search the platform's transit station.

Unused gas masks.

A military-grade shovel.

A high-intensity military flashlight.

Military first aid kit...

These are Wang Ya's gains from this transit platform.

"My current body is just a mortal being, without any supernatural abilities, so I should still be as careful as possible."

Wang Ya put on his gear as he thought to himself, and by then the elevator had arrived.

The steel cables carried the weight, and the elevator car was made entirely of alloy. Wang Ya noticed something unusual.

There were many clothes in the carriage, seemingly uniform collars from the base, with numbers and name tags on them, piled up haphazardly, which was clearly abnormal.

First of all, these clothes include underwear, and no one would take off all their clothes in an elevator, especially with so many people around.

Unless the owners of these clothes all become idiots at the same time, or unless there are special circumstances that require them to do this in order to achieve a more important result.

Secondly, the number is simply too much; the clothes here could easily fill an entire mechanical elevator with the number of people.

"Interesting. How did they take off their clothes in such a sealed environment, and how did they manage to do it so synchronously?"

"What is the reason? Is this the reason why the base has lost contact?"

The elevator doors opened.

Wang Ya walked out, and ahead was a wide passage. The light was still bright and plentiful, but the energy input pipes in the gaps of the iron floor and the wall panels, as well as the construction work facing outwards, would cause certain angles of shadows.

Where do they lead? For now, the location is determined by the three mechanical elevators, each corresponding to a different exit and representing a different base area.

Although the three elevators are interconnected.

"The number of staff is at least ten, and there should be around fifty new candidates participating in the interviews."

As for how many new recruits successfully complete the interviews, Wang Ya cannot determine that.

There are just too many influencing factors, and luck is one of them.

After walking for a while, there were many more intersections, signs, and road signs.

Wang Ya released the insurance for the white dove and strode into the cafeteria area.

Even if an accident occurs that causes a loss of contact with the outside world, the people inside the base will go to places with food and water in order to survive.

If only we could find the exact people inside the base.

Even corpses can yield a lot of clues.

Unfortunately, so far, we haven't encountered a single person from inside the base, except for the clothes inside the mechanical elevator.

Wang Ya's gaze swept across Section A of the cafeteria, which was empty, but he did spot fresh traces of a reincarnator: footprints left in the dust on the ground.

There was no one behind the scenes making the food, and the same was true for areas B and C.

I've finished exploring the cafeteria area.

Wang Ya also carefully inspected the food storage warehouse, but unfortunately, there was still nothing related to the base's personnel.

No, there are still some, just like the situation inside a mechanical elevator.

Inside the food warehouse, they found a number of clothes that were almost overlapping the ground and mixed with the dust; they were neatly arranged, and even underwear was found inside, as if the underwear had been deliberately placed there. Wait a minute, Wang Ya's eyes widened slightly, as if he had thought of something.

Logically speaking, he should have thought of it long ago and shouldn't have missed such an important clue.

Even with that crucial clue right in front of him, constantly provoking him, he still couldn't make a judgment or determine the outcome.

Wang Ya thought of the piles of clothes in the mechanical elevator and the piles of clothing in the food warehouse.

One represents leaving, the other represents food; both represent the yearning for survival and to stay alive.

There are some unknown influences that have jeopardized the lives of the people inside the base.

They were terrified and frightened. Some tried to flee in fear, while others desperately hid in the food area, unable to leave in time.

Or perhaps they are desperate, believing that leaving will not make a difference.

(End of this chapter)