ice crystals.
Violent and wanton.
As if from the distant kingdom of God.
Pure white swept the world.
It wasn't snow, but a strong wind, and the storm lifted up the hard ice and snow from the ground.
The air in that area is very dry and rainfall is low throughout the year.
Further south, there is less precipitation, and it is not an exaggeration to call it an ice desert. However, it is not the target of bionic people. It is too cold, and machines cannot withstand it. There is also a limit to the temperature rise of the body surface.
It was difficult for Lu Wen to imagine a group of androids wrapped in cotton coats.
The android leading the expedition projects his memories.
Many android leaders sat around and watched.
on the screen.
Several androids walked happily on the snow.
The snow on the ground is not soft, but very solid.
In this kind of weather, humans need to wear thick jackets, bring enough supplies, and rest to conserve their energy after walking for a while.
But androids don't have so many scruples.
"At this time, we have finished inspecting the area designated for us by No. 9 and are on our way back."
He said the inspection was perfect.
The ruins of an underground city suitable for androids have been found.
It just takes some time to transform and it can become a second Eden.
"But on the way back we suddenly saw this creature."
A blurry figure covered in snow and white flashed at the end of the horizon.
a very short time.
It only appeared for less than two seconds in total.
"Play back, pause, and stop on that screen." Lu Wen said.
"no problem."
Video playback.
This time everyone opened their eyes wide.
The scene is frozen.
But it's still blurry.
Although both eyes of the android are sophisticated cameras, far superior to humans, both the photographer and the photographed are moving.
There was another blizzard at that time.
So the frozen picture is just a vague human-shaped creature.
"The memories of the other brothers are also like this. They can be played back. We were very close at the time."
"No."
Lu Wen frowned and began to analyze in his mind.
Judge based on the distance in the video.
The creature's height should be between 1.5-1.8.
It walks upright, has a humanoid shape, and the white on its body looks like hair.
If it were really a human being, this would be much scarier than a white disease.
"Later we chased it, but there was only a crack in the ice around it, and we suspected that the creature jumped into the crack."
None of them followed.
They are not stupid either. If they follow this unknown terrain, they may not be able to get up.
It is often reported in various cities that a certain scientist accidentally fell into a crevice and died while conducting research in the extreme south or extreme north.
"What do you think?" Lu Wen looked at everyone.
"If we want to live in that place, we must understand the creatures there, otherwise we will be very passive."
"It's very dangerous. We need to send a group of people with stronger combat capabilities over there."
“…”
…
3pm.
West City has arrived.
The city is as reported.
It was dilapidated and in ruins.
Tall buildings collapsed.
The bungalow was shot into a sieve.
The royal palace collapsed, and all the treasures and cultural relics inside were robbed.
Today's West City is no longer as prosperous as it used to be with a population of hundreds of millions.
It looks no better than those ruined cities in no-man's land.
Shops on both sides of the street were either closed, smashed or robbed, and there were still traces of flames. Senior executives of large companies are still taking refuge in Versailles, and thugs are still haunting the corners of the city.
A large number of people have not returned yet and are hiding in no man's land or underground.
The streets are still being cleared of bodies.
Aid materials from various cities are also constantly being flown in by air.
The hatch opens.
The rotten smell of the city poured into the cabin, making many people frown.
In July, the summer is hot.
There are many heavy rains.
The smell of rotting corpses seems to have penetrated every inch of the city along with the rain, taking root and sprouting in invisible dark corners, blooming with bloody flowers.
It’s hard to imagine how the city’s residents got used to it.
"There are less than 20 million residents coming back from West now, maybe that's why." An old congressman sighed.
Fortunately, Mowu City did not become like this.
In fact, after the android riots, Mowu City may have been the most powerful city.
There were quite a few people greeting me at the airport.
There is West's royal family, the current prime minister and mayor, and various senatorial ministers.
This was considered a fairly formal meeting between the two parties.
All the people accompanying him were arranged.
Next came Wei Boyan's least favorite part of communication, chatting, and greeting each other.
In his view, this was a pointless and waste of time.
He often told Lu Wen that he had always envied bionic people.
Because androids greet each other very directly and say what they need to say.
Five p.m.
After completing various processes, everyone can finally go and take a look at the explosion site.
Seeing it with your own eyes is very different from looking at pictures.
The explosive warehouse has been cordoned off.
"These are bomb fragments collected at the scene."
The person in charge of West gently placed some shrapnel in front of everyone.
There were also other exhibits brought up together.
The person in charge of the military industrial enterprise in Mowu City put on gloves, poured out a fragment from the evidence bag, observed it carefully for a moment, and then said: "This is indeed a product manufactured by our company, there is no fake."
"sure?"
"Sure."
The accompanying bomb experts quickly came to a conclusion and agreed with the military industry's statement.
What follows is a more detailed discussion.
Understand each other's situation.
The accompanying public relations staff also worked with West.
Release the news of Wei Bo'an's visit and throw out a few pictures of everyone smiling, shaking hands and talking, indicating the friendly exchanges between the two cities.
Let’s stabilize public sentiment for the time being.
Lu Wen was still observing the warehouse explosion scene when a middle-aged man's voice rang out from the headphones he was wearing.
"Have you seen the princesses of this generation of the royal family? I heard that several of them are very beautiful, with blond hair, blue eyes, clear facial features, and good figures."
Duan Tiannan has never left West City these days.
During the week of the android riot, he hid underground with Hongye.
There are all kinds of food and drinks.
Life is quite comfortable.
When your hands feel itchy, go out and kill a few androids, or blow the heads off a few thugs.
People with ability can indeed get along anywhere, unless the environment is really bad to a certain extent.
"You are already old, why do you think about other people's princess all day long?" Lu Wen sent a series of messages.
"Back then I almost took a princess and flew away, but who knew that guy Xia Zheng suddenly appeared..."
"You've said this many times."
"But I just can't calm down."
"Look at your beer belly in the mirror. Even if there is a princess, are you sure you still have the same charm as before?"
“…”
Duan Tiannan was speechless.
After all, he can't escape the greasiness of middle age.
Speaking of which, he is actually about the same age as Wei Bo'an, and they are of the same generation.
But Wei Bo'an has been exercising over the years and working on the front line every day. He is still a mature, steady and handsome man with muscles all over his body. Even if he drinks, he is basically white.
And Duan Tiannan had been drinking beer in that small place in the slum for ten years.
The middle-aged man's chattering disappeared from his ears.
Lu Wen could finally take a serious look at the scene.
"There is surveillance, and there are no blind spots. According to the information submitted, there are personnel taking turns guarding the place 24 hours a day, so no one can get in."
"Based on the surveillance footage, the bomb should have been hidden a long time ago, either during transportation or in Mowu City."
“…”
Lu Wen did not analyze for too long.
It didn't take long for him to stop, because he knew that this investigation team's visit was destined to be in vain.
There was an explosion without a head or tail, and the exact origin of the bomb could not be found.
He had watched the monitoring of the entire transportation process and found no problems. There was no situation where anyone sneakily stuffed bombs inside.
"The only purpose of coming here is probably to appease the people of the two cities."
But the quarrel between the two sides has already begun, and it is difficult to calm down.
Official intervention is of little use.
There is a language barrier between the two cities.
Cultural barriers.
We actually spent two whole days chatting with each other through translators. I can only say that the people's fighting power is indeed strong.
time flies.
Night falls.
The West royal family entertained Wei Boyan and his entourage with the highest standards currently achievable.
As a team member, Lu Wen was also treated very grandly.
But he didn't want to waste time eating, so he made an excuse and went out.
The night breeze blew outside.
Fortunately, he had no sense of smell, so he couldn't smell those smells in the air.
There are no people at night in West City.
This city has gone through so much that people are already afraid of the dark night.
There were a few gunshots from time to time.
It was the remaining thugs who were resisting.
Under the encirclement and suppression by the coalition forces in various cities, the thugs did not have a good life for a few days, and most of them had laid down their weapons.
"call out!"
A very small sound.
Cutting through the night sky.
The patrolling soldiers heard the sound, but they found nothing.
Lu Wen saw it.
It was a black arrow that blended into the night. The arrow flashed with a deadly threat and headed straight for his face.
His expression remained unchanged, he stood there, and with a casual grab, he caught the lightning-fast arrow.
The arrow was still two fists away from his face.
The sudden attack startled the surrounding soldiers.
They are all young. They have been trained urgently during this period. They have almost no actual combat experience. They have not even experienced exercises, so they took up arms to defend their homeland.
What flashed through their minds a second ago was not how to be on guard, but: What age is this, and there are still people using arrows
But they reacted the next second.
"Protect the distinguished guest!"
A soldier shouted loudly.
"No, just leave it to me."
Lu Wen said lightly.
He threw down the black arrow feather and chased after it.
Night vision mode is on.
Draw your gun.
Open insurance.
Bullets loaded.
In front of the palace, far away, on a piece of ruins and wreckage, a man in black combat uniforms carrying a long bow smiled at Lu Wen and waved.
If nothing unexpected happens.
This will be another chase in the dark, attracting attention from all sides, and then a lot of nonsense, introducing yourself, half-talking, to increase the mystery and so on.
But this time something unexpected happened.
Because Lu Wen was too lazy to talk nonsense.
So he raised his hand and shot.
"boom!"
The sound of gunshots startled a group of black crows that were devouring flesh and blood, and the silence was broken.
The spinning bullet struck the man in the knee.
Blue blood suddenly splashed out.
"you… "
The smile on the man's face froze.
He was half-kneeling on the ruins, and before he could continue to speak, another shot was fired.
This time he lost his other leg.
"Why don't you play by the rules?"
(End of chapter)