Journey to another world in the subway

Chapter 182 The Ark
A moment of silence.

The abrupt end of this conversation can be seen as Su Mengfan's victory: the girl finally stopped staring at the presumptuous young man and began to think about it.

But when they were about to reach their destination, Leon Chod said unexpectedly:

"Well, let me tell you another story."

Su Mengfan could no longer describe his inner exhaustion, but he still nodded calmly.

"It is said that the main tunnel from the stadium station to the collapsed Sokolniki Bridge has a dead end leading downward. The end of this branch is blocked by a fence - and beyond the fence is a closed airtight door.

The door was never opened, but that didn't mean anything.Many travelers have walked into the tunnel alone, but none of them have returned. Their bodies were found in other remote areas of the subway. "

"Emerald City?" Su Mengfan pouted.

"We all know," Leonid ignored him and continued his story.

"The Sokolniki metro bridge has long since collapsed, and the part extending from that station to the suburbs is separated from the big metro. Therefore, no one has the possibility to go to the other side, although no one can prove it."

"Emerald City." Su Mengfan waved his hand impatiently.

"As we all know, Moscow University is built on a piece of loose soil. The reason why this piece of land can support such a huge building is because in the basement of the building there are large refrigeration machines running, freezing the swamp. Without these The machine, Moscow University has long since been washed away by the water."

"It's a commonplace." Su Mengfan knew what Leonid wanted to say next, so he immediately interjected.

"More than 20 years later, for some reason, this abandoned building is still standing stupidly in place..."

"It's a rumor, and here's why!"

"People say that under the building of Moscow University, there is not a basement, but an air-raid shelter with great strategic significance, as well as the university's own nuclear reactor, and living rooms for people. They are connected to the nearby subway station, It's even connected to the parallel subway - Metro Line 2." Leonid gave Sasha a horrified look, making Sasha laugh.

"I haven't heard anything new yet." Su Mengfan said contemptuously.

"People say that there is the real underground kingdom." Leonid continued to tell his story full of longing.

"This is an underground city whose inhabitants are still alive and who have dedicated their lives to collecting bits and pieces of lost knowledge for a great cause.

They spared no expense, sent expeditions to preserved galleries, museums, and libraries, and raised their children into persons who had not lost the aesthetic qualities of humanity.

There is peace and harmony everywhere, where there is no ideology but civilized education, no beliefs other than art.

There are no ruins there, and the walls there are all painted with murals.Instead of barking commanders, sirens, on their loudspeakers, Berlioz, Haydn, and Tchaikovsky sounded.

Everyone recites lines from the poet Dante.That's right, these people are the same as they were before, even like the Greco-Romans, not like the people of the 21st century... Have you read Myths and Legends? "Leonid looked at Su Mengfan with a smile, like looking at a mentally handicapped.

"They are free, brave, wise and beautiful, and besides they are just and noble."

"I've never heard of such rumors!" Su Mengfan only hoped that this cunning little devil would never win the girl's favor.

"In the subway," Leonid looked at Su Mengfan seriously, "this place is called Emerald City. But its residents, it is said, don't want their homes to be called this name."

"What's hope called?" Su Mengfan became excited.

"ark."

"Ridiculous! What nonsense!" Su Mengfan burst out laughing and turned his face away.

"No doubt, this is nonsense." Leonid responded nonchalantly. "It's just a story..."

"Is this true?" Sasha asked

"What do you mean?" Leonid smiled at her.

"Emerald City? The Ark? Is there really such a place in the subway?" The girl asked thoughtfully, looking at her toes.

"It is said that there are." Leonid said very vaguely.

"Then it would be great if I could go there one day." She looked forward to it.

"You know, when I'm walking on the ground, I feel sorry for the human beings. When they stumble, they hate it forever...People can never go back. Everything on the ground is so beautiful...Maybe."

"Slip? No, it's a felony." Leonid answered her seriously. "Destroyed the entire world and killed 60 billion people. Is this just a slip? A mistake?"

"It's the same thing...don't we and you deserve forgiveness? Everyone deserves forgiveness.

Opportunities should be given to everyone, let him turn over a new leaf, let him try again, even if it is the last chance. "

She was silent for a while, then continued: "I just want to see what it's like there... So maybe I'm not interested in it, so I'm just afraid that everything there is very weird to me , but in fact I just went to a place I shouldn't go.

So stupid...it was a city standing on the ground - it was like my old life.There is no life in that city, no future, only memories, or memories of others... only ghosts and phantoms.

I realized something important while I was walking up there, you know what..." Sasha laughed.

"Hope, like blood, while it's still flowing in you, you're alive. I want something to dream about, something to hope for."

"Then why do you want to go to Emerald City?" Leonid asked.

"I think the people there seem to be maintaining the past life. People should live like that. Only those who have not forgotten yesterday will have the future. Human beings should live another life..."

Under the vigilant surveillance of the team leader, they walked unhurriedly in the hall of Dubrynin Station.

Su Mengfan knew what those so-called arks were, and they were something less reliable than invisible watchmen.

I don't want Sasha to continue listening, because the so-called Ark in the mouth of the musicians is just a fantasy of subway residents, but the real Ark is in the Caspian Sea and Lake Baikal.

Never here, and never in the mouth of the musicians.

So he forced Leonid to go to the station master's office alone, while he dragged Sasha aside.

With obvious reluctance, Leonid left Sasha and Su Mengfan behind and went to the station master's office.

Sasha saw a hint of frivolity at the end of Dubrynin's marble hall:

Here large arches lead to small ornamented arches, the two appear alternately, large, small, then large, and small again, like the intertwined hands of a man and a woman... She suddenly wanted to put Put your own hand into the powerful male palm, even if it can only stay there for a while.

"What are you thinking about?" Seeing Sasha bowing her head, Su Mengfan was silent for a moment before interrupting her deep thinking.

"Alcorn, tell me, do the Ark and Emerald City that Leonid talked about really exist? Is there really such a safe and comfortable place in the subway station? Can we go and find it?" Sasha turned her head. He looked at Su Mengfan sincerely.

Su Mengfan knew the truth, but had no evidence, so he put his hands on Sasha's shoulders and said with certainty: "I know where the real Ark is? Where is the real paradise? Not only is it worth seeking, It will also be the last habitat of human beings.

I think you will have doubts about my words.But I can tell you clearly that everything I said is true and not false.Not the so-called story that guy said. "

Sasha was intimidated by Su Mengfan's serious look.

Seeing Sasha's appearance, Su Mengfan became flustered for a moment, not knowing what to do.

The scene fell silent.

"Are you jealous?" Sasha raised her head and asked seriously.

"No, what are you talking about? I'm...not jealous!" Su Mengfan was stopped by the question, and his face turned rosy.

(End of this chapter)