Chapter 20: Missing (1)
Everly’s eyes, full of curiosity, swept around the room before finally resting on the wall directly opposite the main door.
Six electronic screens were mounted there.
The screens were constantly on, each connected to one of six hidden cameras installed around the gas station and its surroundings. Everly scanned them one by one: two cameras monitored the highway, one was mounted on the gas station’s roof, another in a corner of the supermarket, and the remaining two were inside residential buildings, pointing at the living room on the first floor and the hallway on the second floor, respectively.
With these monitors, even underground, one could have a complete grasp of the entire gas station’s situation.
“Although there’s still much to improve, sooner or later, I will create a perfect underground shelter. That way, even if the Third World War breaks out and nuclear bombs fall on our land, these thick, sturdy walls and doors will keep war and radiation at bay. With the supplies stored here, we will survive until the very end and successfully make it through the apocalypse!” Old John said passionately.
At that moment, Everly was simply struck with a mix of amazement and curiosity. She thought Old John’s ideas were unusual and his interests unique—he was willing to expend so much manpower and resources to build an underground shelter for a war that might never come.
It wasn’t until much later that she happened to hear from Shelly that a group like her grandfather’s actually had a proper name: “doomsday survivalists.” These were people who firmly believed the apocalypse was inevitable and actively prepared for it, armed with survival knowledge and skills, always planning ahead.
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Because the underground shelter was so cluttered that there was barely any room to step, Old John stood with Everly at the entrance for a moment, sharing some of his grand vision, and then carried her back to the surface.