noisy.
Messy steps.
In front of the dark and damp passage, there are countless more swaying lights.
Blurred, can't see clearly.
Lu Wen felt that this memory might be somewhere underground.
But suddenly he saw a bright light.
It was a narrow window, embedded in the stone wall, and the glass was covered with wet moss.
Through the window, it was hazy outside.
far away.
Vaguely…
There is a building.
The surface of the building is covered with twinkling white stars.
…
"Sir? Are you okay, sir?"
A gentle greeting came to my ears.
Lu Wen rubbed his forehead, raised his head, and found that it was an android.
The android was looking at him with concern.
"It's okay." Lu Wen responded calmly.
"If you have any discomfort, you can go to Stars Tower for help, where the best medical equipment is available."
"OK."
Lu Wen briefly responded with a few words.
The android left after making sure he was okay.
The bionic people here are similar to those in the ground world, and they all focus on human safety.
After the memories recede.
The hustle and bustle of the night filled my ears again.
Light, shadow, sound and shadow, all perceptions are restored one by one, and the world around him becomes real again.
Lu Wen looked up and looked into the distance.
Far away from Fanxing Building, the only building with the same height is the Haoyue Building.
"No. Zero awakens? Someone accidentally saw her hatred for humans engraved in the program, so he brought her to the underground world for transformation?"
Everyone is playing with memory recall.
I'll look for an opportunity and ask Zero again to see how much she has remembered during this period.
"Although I don't know if this memory is true... If it really happened, my location at that time should be on the top floor of Haoyue Building... "
The Haoyue Building in the distance is brightly lit.
The missing moon symbol on the top is like pure white crystal, shining brightly.
While Lu Wen was thinking, suddenly a man in black robes walked up to him.
The man looked mysterious, glanced left and right, then lowered his voice and said to Lu Wen: "Brother, do you want to cut down the money?"
Lu Wen was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.
"want."
He took out a thick wad of banknotes from his arms and shook them.
The man's eyes lit up, and he immediately took out a standard card from his pocket.
The tickets here refer to tickets.
A ticket to the stars.
Naturally, it was the temporary employee card that Ivan had mentioned to Lu Wen.
"You can only stay in Fanxing Building for twenty-four hours. Remember, this card will be invalid after twenty-four hours. If you try to swipe the card to go out again, you will be picked up and beaten by Fanxing's security guards, and then sent to The deacons around here will all be imprisoned for at least fifteen days. Last time there was an unlucky guy... "
Deaconry, a very familiar name.
Could it be that they really used the same people from Floating City
It's a pity that those old members were stabbed one by one by the old mayor of Central City, and the Supreme Council fell, otherwise we would still be able to find out what happened.
"clear."
After listening to the man's instructions, Lu Wen nodded.
According to Ivan, most of those who buy temporary employee certificates here have acquaintances there and can get a small amount of supplies.
One person goes in empty-handed and comes out with his bag.
The potions or other supplies inside are enough to be worth the price, and you can also make a lot of money.
Ivan, who has connections, can drive his car into the underground garage of the building and return home with a full load.
But there are also many people…
There is no acquaintance or relationship.
Wanted to try my luck again.
After entering Fanxing Building, I wandered around looking for research departments or individuals who could get the goods. I wasted time without realizing it... Twenty-four hours actually passed quite quickly.
Transaction is over.
Lu Wen took the card and walked step by step towards Fanxing Building.
As for the authenticity of this temporary employee ID card, there is no need to doubt it too much. After all, this matter was tacitly approved by Fanxing's senior management.
If anyone dares to sell counterfeit goods near the park and cut off the wealth of some high-level officials, they will probably not get good results.
There was no one at the door of the building.
In a large company, a few people work overtime at night, and most of them go home to rest. The pace of life in this world is very slow.
As for those who work overtime... it's hard to say whether it's really for work.
Maybe he made an appointment with someone else to trade supplies at night, so he chose to stay.
"drop-"
"Welcome home."
Lu Wen slowly walked into the hall under the watchful eyes of several security guards.
The huge crystal lamp hangs down, dazzling.
The decoration in the hall is simple.
Mainly white, supplemented by various simple stripes and stars.
There was only one android at the front desk, always smiling.
"Twenty-four hours is enough to do a lot of things."
Lu Wen walked through the hall. Behind him was the elevator for the low area, and further behind was the elevator for the high area.
He stood in front of the elevator in the lower area, looked at the number of floors, and hesitated for a moment.
Didn't press the button right away.
There was a guy next to me who was also waiting for the elevator.
The man whispered: "Brother, are you here to try your luck?"
"How do you know?" Lu Wen replied in a deliberately surprised tone.
I only heard the man say proudly: "You are not wearing Fanxing's employee uniform, so you probably bought a temporary employee ID card to come in. I saw you look at it a few times after entering the lobby just now. It is probably your first time here. Standing in the elevator You hesitated before and didn’t look like you wanted to contact anyone, so you’re basically a complete newcomer?”
"Brother is amazing, you can see it all."
"That's... I've seen people like you a lot." The man continued: "Unfortunately, most of them just come in and hit a wall, feel ashamed, and then leave in despair. If there is no way out, don't do this line of work."
"Brother, do you have connections?"
"Of course, who among the top executives of Fanxing doesn't know me?"
It's basically blowing.
If you know a real high-level person, you can do what Ivan did, hauling supplies one by one. You can get all kinds of medicines, parts, and firearms.
There is no need to wait for the elevator with Lu Wen here.
But Lu Wen still asked in a low voice: "Brother, can you introduce some to me..."
"cannot."
The man shook his head.
He just wanted to show off his superiority as an old dealer in front of newcomers.
"This is my unique way. I won't tell anyone except my brothers..."
Before he finished speaking, he only felt his palms getting cold.
Lu Wen stuffed something into him.
Very heavy and heavy on the hand.
He touched it carefully and confirmed that it was a long metal object, then he glanced down.
gold.
He looked calm and silent, and kicked the gold bar into his pocket.
"I didn't expect to meet my long-lost brother here."
Sure enough, as long as you have money, you can find relatives all over the world.
"Brother, you are so rich, why do you still want to do this?"
The man asked, and then pressed the elevator on the twelfth floor.
"Life is too comfortable and boring. I want to find something exciting to do." Lu Wen replied.
"Looking for excitement? Do you want to play something as difficult as this when you come here?"
The man sighed and shook his head, as if he didn't understand but could barely understand.
Rich people's fun
Get the goods from here, then pass through the high border wall, from the high-level world of pure humans to the barren and backward middle-level world outside the wall, sell them to other races, and make a profit.
The intermediate process does not sound complicated, but it is full of dangers.
Some creatures need genetic medicine, but if they are poor, have no money, and don’t want to die, they may take desperate measures to rob individual middlemen like them.
If you grab it, you can live longer; if you don't grab it, you'll die sooner.
"Brother, what's your name?"
"Xia Wen."
"Brother Xia, my name is Lin Lin."
Just as he was talking, the elevator came down.
The two walked into the elevator together.
Lin Lin asked: "Brother Xia, do you have a gun?"
"No."
"Do you know anyone in the middle world or mixed zone? Do you know how to ship?"
"No, I don't know either."
"Are you really here to risk your life?"
Lin Lin's eyes widened, and then he looked Lu Wen up and down.
The elevator rises slowly.
Seeing that Lu Wen had delicate skin and was young, he thought he might be a young master from a wealthy family who came out to experience life privately.
"Brother Xia, if I had your conditions, I would never do this in my life. I would eat and drink well every day until I die of old age."
"Everyone has his own ambitions." Lu Wen smiled.
"Yes, everyone has his own ambitions..."
Lin Lin couldn't help but sigh in his heart, the gap between people is so big.
Some people are born with no worries about food and clothing, but they want to find excitement between life and death.
Maybe this is what is called eating and having nothing to do
"Brother Xia, do you plan to keep doing this?" Lin Lin asked tentatively.
"No, I just want to experience it."
"Oh, all right… "
Lin Lin finally confirmed that this was indeed a young master from a wealthy family.
While the two were chatting for a while, the elevator had arrived.
Twelfth floor.
The elevator door slowly opened.
Outside is a pure white corridor. The floor tiles and wall paint are all pure white, as are the lights above.
"Brother Xia, just follow me. The interior of this building is very complicated, and it's easy to get lost if you're not careful. So some unlucky guys spent twenty-four hours in there and couldn't find the way out."
"Can't you buy a few more employee ID cards?"
"Each employee ID card has a time limit. If you buy it today, you can only use it today, and... it's very expensive."
Lin Lin walked at the front.
Since it was night, there was no one here.
There were twists and turns along the way, and they were all the same corridors, the same pure white.
It's really easy to get lost.
"Brother Xia, since you have grown so big, have you never left the high-level world?" Lin Lin asked.
"Yes, I usually stay at home."
"No wonder... Just follow me this time. It's too easy for a person to get into trouble. I know some bosses in the middle world. I can also take you to visit the red light district there. Pure humans are very respected there. , think about you taking out a bunch of banknotes from your arms and scattering them in the air, and the girls all stick to you and call you Master... "
Lin Lin promised that Lu Wen would be quite satisfied with this trip.
Just take the money and do the work.
This idea was deeply ingrained in his mind.
Lu Wen gave too much.
Besides, he felt that Lu Wen was a young master from a wealthy family, so he felt it was necessary to make friends with him.
"Brother Xia, have you ever seen a movie called Braving the Mixed Zone?"
"No."
"This movie is about a rebellious young man from a rich family who secretly went to the mixed zone of the lower world to have fun. As a result, he was targeted by his enemies and became embarrassed. He put on tattered clothes and hid around. Finally, he met a group of good brothers in the mixed zone and defeated his enemies. , and also found true love in the mixed zone... "
During the conversation between the two.
Little white ants crawled down from Lu Wen one after another and began to swim towards each floor.
Not long after, Lin Lin took Lu Wen to the entrance of a certain laboratory.
The side of the door says who is on duty for the night.
"Brother Xia, please go in and talk less. Just look familiar."
"good."
What follows is a plot that conforms to Lu Wen's calculation.
Lin Lin knocked on the door.
The door opens.
The people inside called the two of them in.
The interior decoration of the laboratory is simple, mostly with various valuable experimental instruments, as well as some large and small bottles and jars with some biological organs or limbs soaked in them.
"Why is there so many more people?"
"Doctor, he is my cousin, and he also has some money. You see..."
"You can... tell your cousin not to look blindly."
The man pointed to the glass cabinet beside him.
Various potions and parts are placed randomly.
These things, which are very valuable in mixed areas, are quite common here.
There are many black bags beside the cabinet.
Lin Lin called Lu Wen to come forward.
He selected two mechanical arms, thirty medicines, and a pistol, and whispered to Lu Wen: "Brother Xia, you must get a gun for self-defense."
"Brother, you don't have a gun either?"
"No, I do. I take this thing to sell in the middle world. This is the real huge profit. It's a pity that I can only take one handful at a time."
After Lin Lin finished selecting, Lu Wen also picked up something casually.
Then the two paid the money and left the laboratory.
After leaving the laboratory door, Lin Lin said: "Brother Xia, it's not convenient for me to say more just now, but you took some useless things."
"what?"
Lu Wen opened the zipper, and inside besides a gun, there were needles.
Inside the syringe are different medicines.
"This thing." Lin Lin pointed to one of the rows of needles.
"This?" Lu Wen took one out.
"Yes, it contains a sleep aid, just like Valium, but more powerful. One injection can make people sleep for more than twelve hours."
"No sales?"
"This thing basically can't be sold. People in the middle world don't have to worry about sleeping, but it's okay. Anyway, Brother Xia, you are here to experience life, so... you..."
Lin Lin's voice stopped.
He looked down at his thigh, where a needle was inserted.
Can make people sleep for twelve hours...
"Brother Lin, this bag of resources will be yours when you get up tomorrow morning."
Lu Wen smiled at him and then punched him in the back of the head.
This position on the back of the head is very powerful and accurate for punching.
If the blow is light enough, the person will not be stunned, but if the blow is heavy, the person will be killed on the spot.
The method of casually knocking people unconscious in movies is difficult to implement in practice.
…
High building area.
Late at night.
Zinger was sitting in his office on the fifty-fifth floor, looking calm.
There are no lights on in the office.
There is no official business to attend to.
He was sitting on a chair, with his back to the desk, his breath calm, and the huge floor-to-ceiling glass in front of him.
Sitting here, you can overlook the entire high-rise world.
The bustling lights of the night reflected in his eyes.
As one of the fourteen powerful figures in the stars, second only to the leader who has been sleeping, he enjoys this feeling of overlooking the world.
"Click..."
There was a sudden sound from behind.
This sound was familiar to Zinger. It was the opening of the office door.
In such a quiet night, if there is no urgent matter, no one should disturb him.
He frowned and turned around.
The office door is facing the desk.
Lu Wenzheng closed the door gently.
"There is surveillance, but the security guard in the duty room fell asleep."
"I know there must be a bug here, and I'm too lazy to spend time looking for it, but you will definitely not let out the rest of our communication."
"The defense of Fanxing is much worse than I thought."
"By the way, I know there is an emergency button under your desk, but the line should have been cut off by me."
Lu Wen slowly turned around.
The corners of his mouth raised slightly, making a not-too-ugly smile.
"Don't try to open the drawer and take out the gun. My reaction speed should be much faster than yours."
Zinger's hand that was reaching for the drawer froze.
He raised his head and faced Lu Wen.
There were no lights on in the office, but the bright lights outside at night allowed him to barely see the face of the person who came. He was a very young pure human being.
"What do you want?" He asked calmly without panicking.
"A truth."
“The world hides a lot of truth.”
"I want it all."
Hearing this, Zinger was silent for a moment.
He naturally knows many truths, and those truths can allow pure humans like him to maintain their dominance.
In the face of life and truth, Zinger chose the former.
"I can give you the truth, but..." He looked into Lu Wen's eyes and said seriously: "I didn't give it to you, it was someone else."
"no problem."
…
Everything went quite smoothly.
It went smoothly beyond Lu Wen’s imagination.
So much so that he was wondering if there was someone behind this who had designed everything and was just waiting for his arrival.
There is a feeling of being in a set script.
He left Stars Tower with the truth about a memory disk.
Lin Lin and two bags of supplies were placed in a storage room in a corner. If nothing unexpected happened, he would wake up tomorrow morning, within twenty-four hours.
Dawn.
Lu Wen returned to the old platform at the edge of the high-rise world.
Everyone here knows him.
"Sir, have you finished your work so quickly?"
"Well, when will you go back?"
"You can leave now if you want."
"Then now."
There is too much information in this storage disk, and Lu Wen needs to personally hand it over to the body in the ground world.
We have to find a chance to tell the people in the underground world.
[The cruel truth]
Lu Wen still sat by the window and opened the old car window.
The morning breeze is gentle.
The tram starts.
The track rises little by little.
The high-rise world gradually became smaller in his sight.
It didn't take long to pass the high border wall.
Come to the middle world.
After jumping over the high wall, the track began to lower, but it was still tens of meters high.
Below is the territory of the dwarves, with rugged terrain and many valleys and ravines.
There are quite a few parallel tracks around.
If you stand on the ground and look up, these tracks look like long dragons, entrenched in the sky.
"If nothing else happens, we should be able to..."
"Drip..."
Suddenly a shrill tram whistle sounded from one side.
On the parallel track to the right, an equally old tram suddenly drove up.
Caught up.
Then it slowed down and ran parallel to the tram where Lu Wen was.
"Drip..."
There was also a whistle coming from the left.
Lu Wen frowned.
Three trams run in parallel.
He's in the middle.
was the only passenger in the car.
As for the trams on the left and right sides, they were full of... humanoid machines.
The androids had expressionless faces and the same appearance, like stiff sculptures carved from the same mold.
It's like a corpse with its eyes open.
They stood by the window, all staring at Lu Wen.
Those mechanical eyes glowed with a strange blue light.
Lu Wen smelled something dangerous.
This journey will certainly not be smooth.
“There is some truth to the human uncanny valley theory.”
(End of chapter)