magic high school

Chapter 4: The "Fatty" from Nagasaki Prefecture

In fact, many secrets of this abandoned city are hidden in various places.

Whether it's the Russian graffiti on the walls, the many children's casual drawings, or the various calendars, newspapers, and even leaflets left on this land, they all reveal the secrets and history of this city.

With careful searching, one can quickly piece together the story of this city.

This is also why Li Ge and Fatty were able to gather all the information here while in the same room. It's also because Li Ge is a "cheater" who knows the story of Chernobyl, so he can confirm the situation here more quickly. At first, Li Ge just couldn't believe that he, a transmigrator, had actually returned to Earth and to Chernobyl.

Others, if they searched diligently, could also piece together the story of the city. As long as they stopped being afraid of the Soviet soldiers who were driving them out and clearly stated that they were there to help, they could get the Soviet soldiers' assistance and successfully find the source of the pollution.

This mission was only meant to test the most basic intelligence gathering and analysis skills.

However, Li Ge cheated, skipping the tests of analytical ability and most of the intelligence gathering ability. He was able to determine that this was Chernobyl with just a few words, and successfully gained the trust of the Soviet soldiers by using his identity as an international brigade member.

"Hey Fatty, do you know The Internationale?" Li Ge asked, surrounded by a group of Soviet soldiers.

He knew that these Soviet soldiers were actually skeptical about being part of the International Brigades, but they still chose to take the gamble. So Li Ge prepared to sing the Internationale together to ease the tension.

"What, The Internationale?" The fat man was taken aback.

Li Ge understood. Fatty was indeed from a different world than him, or rather, his worldview might be completely different from his understanding of Earth's history.

"No, it's nothing." Li Ge also felt that he was being too suspicious, but he still chose to believe Fatty and the keepsake left by his parents.

He can sing the Internationale, but only in his native language; he doesn't know the original French or Russian. However, the melody and core message remain the same regardless of the version.

So he slowly began to speak, his voice not particularly pleasant, but the next instant, the familiar melody made all the Soviet soldiers present pause for a moment.

"Arise, you starving and freezing slaves..."

As the song began, the Soviet soldiers seemed to have lost all hesitation and confusion. They strode forward, each holding a shovel.

Although their appearance was extremely tragic—some were headless, some had festering skin, some were completely corroded down to their bones, and some had lost half of their bodies—

However, their steps remained firm, and they never considered compromising or making any concessions regarding the nuclear leak.

Finally, they arrived at an open area. In front of them was a huge, dilapidated cooling tower, which was the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant's Reactor No. 4.

Even after many years, even in this eerie replica, the building still exudes a chilling aura.

The lantern bearer stopped, turned to Li Ge, and began drawing on the ground with his shovel.

Li Ge looked down.

The monster drew a simple diagram, a radiation icon, surrounded by many little figures and arrows pointing outwards, indicating evacuation. Then it pointed to the inside of the reactor, drawing several little figures with arrows pointing inwards, indicating they were entering.

Meanwhile, another group of people pointed around, and Li Ge looked over; there was a huge pile of cement...

"Stone coffin..." Li Ge understood. "You want to build a stone coffin to seal off the reactor."

The lantern bearer nodded, and then it drew an even larger pattern, covering the entire area with a huge dome.

"But you can't do it now..." Li Ge said softly, "because this is no longer... the real world, and there will be no more reinforcements from Moscow... Only you are left here..."

The lantern bearer remained silent, and the pale blue light dimmed somewhat.

Just then, Li Ge's watch vibrated, and he looked down at it:

[A test taker was detected approaching the core of the pollution source]

The exam is complete. Candidate number 9528 has achieved an "Excellent" score and may choose to leave or stay.

Current pollution level: 28%

Sure enough, once he arrived, the air smelled "sweet," and Li Ge realized that the radiation here might be far beyond his tolerance limit. The soaring pollution levels also told him how dangerous this place was.

However, he felt no discomfort, which was within his expectations. After all, radiation is something that would make Li Ge vomit and feel nauseous, let alone inside Chernobyl.

Even now that the contamination level has reached 28%, he has no adverse reactions. He can only assume that the watch or something else is protecting him, or that in this bizarre instance, as long as the contamination level does not exceed 100%, there will be no problem.

Therefore, this was no longer within his consideration. Li Ge immediately began to think about how to "seal" the source of pollution.

In his memory, the Soviet Union used a large number of helicopters and materials such as lead and boric acid to temporarily stop the nuclear leak and evacuate everyone from Chernobyl as soon as possible. After that, 13 layers of solid cement were used to seal the leak, finally stopping the further leakage of nuclear radiation.

That solid cement is the "sarcophagus" that can essentially seal off the source of pollution.

Li Ge quickly began to deduce that the current time point should be when the Chernobyls had withdrawn, but the sarcophagus was not yet completed. Therefore, even the sealing material "cement" was prepared for them in the mission. At the same time, they were also the last Soviet soldiers, and Moscow would no longer provide any support.

Assisting them in completing the cement pouring is probably the original task process.

Li Ge had already completed the instance and could leave at any time, but looking at these Soviet soldiers who, despite dying, still held their heads high, he was deeply moved.

Their tattered uniforms and the various medals worn by some of them, though covered in blood, still shone brightly.

"I will help you complete the stone coffin," Li Ge said, making a promise.

The lantern bearer nodded, and then a long passage of Russian seemed to come from the mouth of another monster.

Li Ge quickly elbowed the fat man and asked, "Fatty, what are they saying?"

The fat man seemed to be thinking, but after being elbowed, he came to his senses and translated, "They said that from now on, it's really going to be a fight to the death. We are the last group of people left in Chernobyl. I can tell you, this is our final war, and our only outcome is death."

"I'll go first, then the deputy commander, then the commander, then the medal-winning soldiers, and finally the international friends who came to help..."

The more the fat man translated, the softer his voice became.