Retired for A Hundred Years: Re-Employment for the Apocalypse Bigshot!-Chapter 411 - 406: Designed by Me

The waste station remained in a state of disrepair.

Only the items on the right road were arranged much more neatly than those on the left.

There were indicator lights above, allowing people to see the gradually darkening road clearly.

The murderous aura Ji Ning felt last time probably emanated from the old man leading the way ahead.

"Honored guests, please wait a moment." The old man suddenly stopped in front of a house, turned around, and respectfully spoke to Ji Ning and Huang Ying.

The exterior of the house looked like an ordinary brick house, but inside there was an elevator.

The three of them waited for five minutes before the elevator doors opened.

The old man gestured politely to the two of them, and only spoke after Ji Ning and Huang Ying had stepped into the elevator: "Honored guests, I can only escort you this far; someone will meet you below."

Then, he closed the elevator door.

Huang Ying’s sense of vigilance instantly rose, alert and cautious.

The elevator did not have any buttons, not even a screen to display the floors.

If she hadn’t felt the elevator slowly descending, she would have thought the old man intended to trap them inside.

After about 5 minutes, the elevator finally stopped, and the door suddenly opened on their left.

Outside stood a man and a woman.

Both wore dust hats and matching blue worker uniforms, with identical black masks covering their faces.

Upon seeing them, they were not particularly enthusiastic, their gazes very calm, as they sidestepped to extend an arm, "Honored guests, please follow us this way."

The woman led the way in front while the man waited for them to exit the elevator, following behind Huang Ying.

Huang Ying suddenly felt a chill down her spine, as if locked onto by a pair of sharp eyes.

But neither of them showed any energy fluctuations, appearing as ordinary people.

Huang Ying’s entire body entered a state of alert; any unusual movement from them would result in a lethal strike.

Everything on the journey was peaceful.

The group of four passed through a long corridor and arrived before a metal door.

Huang Ying thought it was another elevator, but when the metal door opened, she was directly stunned.

Inside, there was a gigantic underground Ferris wheel.

The opening of the metal door signified that a small compartment on the Ferris wheel opened.

The woman pressed the red pause button on the metal door frame and invited the two to enter.

Likewise, the man and woman did not enter, strictly adhering to their roles like the old man in the waste station aboveground.

Ji Ning’s eyes flashed with surprise, taking the lead to enter while looking at the giant Ferris wheel two meters away through the small compartment.

Once the transparent small compartment closed its doors, the entire room slid back into place inside the Ferris wheel along the track.

Ji Ning looked up, and her vast spiritual power quickly covered the entire Ferris wheel.

There were 12 compartments above, each occupied by someone.

Each person had entered from different entrances to get into the small compartment, and as the Ferris wheel moved again, it would take them to different places.

As the Ferris wheel rotated, Ji Ning’s compartment slowly ascended, and every 10 minutes, it would stop for 5 minutes, awaiting other compartment occupants to exit or new arrivals.

But just as they were about to reach the top, their compartment had not opened its doors again.

"The designer of this Ferris wheel must have had too much time on their hands," Huang Ying remarked casually. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

"This originally was an air-raid shelter. Due to the terrain, it could only be constructed with this rotating elevator setup,"

Huang Ying looked at her in surprise, "You know the designer?"

"Yes, I designed it."

Huang Ying: ....

She had just finished designing it, hadn’t even started construction, and then she traversed through time.

Unexpectedly, after 120 years, she would see the finished product. Truly deserving of the You Family.

Before the chaotic era, the You Family was a noble family specializing in architecture, responsible for many large-scale infrastructures across the Hua Continent.

Later, when chaos reigned, the You Family leveraged their architectural genius to build sturdy and secure bunkers, attracting many Survivors to become one of the 12 major powers on Hua Continent.

Many air-raid shelters and mechanisms around Beijing were constructed by the You Family.

Yet 120 years later, the You Family’s influence had declined to just a lonely old lady and an underage granddaughter.

Ji Ning felt some lamentation in her heart.

"Ding——"

The Ferris wheel elevator stopped again, and their compartment finally reached its destination.

Sliding outwards similarly, they connected successfully with a metal door in the mountain’s side, the metal door opened first, followed by the compartment door.

Once Ji Ning and Huang Ying safely left the compartment, both doors automatically closed.

Huang Ying raised her wrist to check the time. From when they descended underground, an hour had passed.

And they still hadn’t arrived at their destination.

"Honored guests, please follow us,"

At the entrance, there were likewise two guides waiting.

This time, they were identical twin women.

They were very beautiful but expressionless, their hair meticulously tied, appearing somewhat aloof.

One in front, one behind, they sandwiched Ji Ning and Huang Ying in between.

They didn’t walk for long before arriving at another elevator.

The two guides entered the elevator and pressed the bottommost button next to the door.

Huang Ying secretly breathed a sigh of relief; finally, a normal elevator.

This elevator was still descending, although the descent time was rather long.

Huang Ying silently counted numbers in her heart, counting over 1000 before it stopped.

"Honored guests, the Colonel is inside, please enter—"

The two no longer moved forward, only providing directions.

Indicating the room not far ahead, the two did not have the clearance to enter.

Ji Ning pursed her lips slightly, her pupils constricted.

Inside the room ahead, there was also a device suppressing spiritual power.

Much like the situation encountered previously at the research institute.

"Be careful after entering," Ji Ning softly reminded.

Huang Ying’s expression turned serious, her fingers touched the weapon at her waist.

They cautiously approached the metal door, which still opened automatically.

Inside was a typical office, spacious yet devoid of any people.

Huang Ying was about to speak when a camera on the wall suddenly rotated, projecting a beam of light.

Soon after, a virtual image appeared behind the desk.

The image was of a handsome man.

Ji Ning felt he looked very familiar, as if she had seen him somewhere before.

"Honored guests, welcome to your arrival, please have a seat."

The man gestured towards the sofa in front of the desk invitingly.

Seeing Ji Ning had already walked over to sit, Huang Ying remained unmoved, standing vigilantly at the door.

The man smiled at her briefly, then turned to Ji Ning, asking kindly, "May I ask where did the token on your neck come from?"

Ji Ning glanced down at the wooden stamp hanging from her chest, a glint of realization in her eyes, she replied coolly, "A friend gave it to me."

"May I ask if this friend’s surname is You?"

"No."

The man’s expression stiffened, and his gaze toward Ji Ning shifted from amiable to scrutinizing, "Honored guest, who gave you the token?"

"An old lady with the surname Zhao."

The man’s face showed some surprise, followed by a hint of confusion, hesitantly stating a name: "Zhao Linghua?"

Ji Ning smiled faintly, "You still remember her?"

The man’s expression shifted to a kind of reminiscence, "Of course, she is my wife. How is she doing now?"

"She lost her husband early, her son in middle age, now she relies on her underage granddaughter."