Returning to the tower again, Wujiu could feel that the tower had undergone tremendous changes.
Although no one talked about these things, he could see them at a glance just by looking at the changes at the bottom.
When the people from the seventh team appeared and Ruan Qingyun appeared, he felt warm inside and thought that nothing had changed.
But now he realized... everything had completely changed.
He came back originally to look for Bai Wu, but got the news of Bai Wu's death.
Wujiu bent down in silence, looking a little tired. He picked up the knife that had fallen on the ground and tried his best to remain calm, but his voice was still trembling:
"When was the news?"
"Zero told us a few days ago. He had no reason to lie to us."
In the elevator, Wujiu stood in front of Yan Zizai and Xie Xingzhi with his back to them.
Yan Zizai and Xie Xingzhi began to talk about the news of Bai Wu's death.
During these few days, Xie Xingzhi has contacted the Mechanical City again through the shelter and asked Zero some questions.
But Zero no longer paid much attention to the shelter, and Xie Xingzhi could clearly feel that Zero's attitude towards them had become extremely cold.
Didn't ask too many details.
Originally, Xie Xingzhi, Yan Zizai, Zheng Yuebai, Xiaoyu and others had all been to the Mechanical City for exploration.
They know that the machines in the Mechanical City look like intelligent creatures, but they are actually human souls.
Number Zero has the ability to gather spirits, and Xie Xingzhi and Yan Zizai both expect Number Zero to bring some good news.
Even if Bai Wu was reborn in the Mechanical City, it would be good news for them.
But unfortunately, Xie Xingzhi did not get any valuable information. Zero was more tolerant towards the Xie family than towards ordinary humans.
Xie Xingzhi didn't get a good response from anyone, so I'm afraid that other humans like Zero really don't care anymore.
After telling these things, Wujiu was certain that Bai Wu was probably really dead.
However, in the process of narrating the story, Yan Zizai and Xie Xingzhi deliberately omitted some parts.
For example, Bai Wu died in Denglin City, and was killed by Jing Si.
After Wujiu finished listening, his back looked even lonelier. He said softly:
"Zero doesn't know where he died?"
"I don't know. It's pitch black around me... I can vaguely see the starry sky." Xie Xingzhi said.
Wujiu turned around, his eyes as sharp as a knife, he looked at Yan Zizai:
"He saved you and Yan Jiu more than once. He also saved the Xie family. I want you to tell the truth. Where did Bai Wu die, and who killed him?"
Xie Xingzhi turned his head away, not daring to look at Wujiu's eyes. Yan Zizai sighed:
"Don't ask."
Saying this means that he is willing to tell the truth and that he knows everything.
Wujiu reiterates:
"Where did he die? Who killed him?"
"What can you do even if you know? If you can't even deal with the white fog, what can you do?" Yan Zizai asked.
"I just want to have a clear conscience. He was my subordinate. I cannot accept his death in such a muddy way."
Wujiu almost gritted his teeth as he said the last four words and looked straight at Yan Zizai.
Yan Zizai could see that this man would never give up if he didn't give an explanation today.
He suddenly felt a little envious of Bai Wu. Having such a friend would allow him to die without regrets.
There was no point in continuing the stalemate. He was well aware of the bond between Wujiu and Baiwu.
Bai Wu has gone from obscurity to where he is today. It can be said that many of his adventures along the way were with Wu Jiu.
The friendship between the two has long been one of true life and death.
Yan Zizai gritted his teeth:
"It's possible that Bai Wu went to Denglin City. Before we received the news of his death, he came to the tower and said he was going to Denglin City."
"Also, according to Zero, the energy response detected by the Apostle is the same as that of Jing Si in the shelter... It is very likely that Jing Si was the one who killed Bai Wu."
The elevator just reached the fifth floor at this time. Wujiu looked at Xie Xingzhi and said:
"The Xie family should have some equipment to assist in exploring outside the tower?"
"Yes, but they are only useful for some newcomers, not for you. And they are incomparable to the technology in the Mechanical City."
Although Xie Xingzhi didn't know how strong Wujiu was now, Wujiu originally had unrivaled strength, and he must be even more terrifying now.
The Xie family's technology can indeed improve some of their strength, but at the level of Wujiu, this improvement is already negligible.
"As long as it's helpful, I'll have to wait a while before I can leave the tower. I'll consider taking anything that I can use."
Xie Xingzhi and Yan Zizai looked at each other, and Xie Xingzhi said:
"Calm down, what are you going to do?"
"I am calm."
Yan Zizai was surprised and said:
"You're going to Denglin City?"
Wujiu did not deny:
"I came here today to discuss the next response with Bai Wu. You are inside the tower and don't realize it, but you will see it soon..."
"what did you see?"
"We'll talk as we walk."
Suppressing his inner sadness and anger, Wujiu walked in front of the two and slowly began to talk about the world outside the fog.
It also talks about the tower appearing out of the fog.
The death of Bai Wu, the appearance of the tower, the distortion of the world outside the fog, these bad things happened one after another.
Yan Zizai finally understood that his premonition had come true. The disaster had indeed begun.
"I'm not good at these things, but the tower has become an ark again. It's impossible not to save those people outside the tower. It's just that what you are going to do next is cruel, but you have to do it."
Yan Zizai and Xie Xingzhi both understood.
A lot of people died in the tower a while ago. It is possible to replenish the population, but there are too many people outside the fog. Unless the tower can open up the sixth, seventh, and eighth floors... go up layer by layer.
But apparently no one dared to go to the sixth floor.
When Bai Wu talked about the sixth floor, he also mentioned a lot of dangers. So this means that the tower only has five floors.
Even if the fifth level of rulers began to include residents and increase the population capacity as much as possible, it would not solve the fundamental problem.
Because there are too many people outside the fog.
They have to make choices about who can enter and who can't.
If it is a disaster film or a doomsday science fiction film, in order to highlight the humanistic care, it will deliberately show the perspective of ordinary people, so that people can feel that when the doomsday comes, ordinary people can also enter the tower...
But when reality really comes -
Yan Zizai, Xie Xingzhi, Wang Jue from the Wang family, and Zheng You from the Zheng family all knew that if the tower had to be expanded to the point where it could no longer accommodate more people...
That must be based on a foundation—every person taken in can bring benefits to the collective of the tower.
Wujiu said:
"You two can discuss how to deal with the next matter and the system of the tower's detention."
"Also, it would be best to transfer some of the core members to the shelter. I always feel that... the appearance of the tower is not a good thing."
Yan Zizai nodded. Instead of being relieved, his inner uneasiness became even worse.
But for now, Yan Zizai needs to dissuade Wujiu:
"I know that Bai Wu's death makes you angry and upset, but you can't act on impulse and go to Denglin City."
"The opponent is Jing Si! You should know what kind of monster he is. He can easily kill us in a breath. We are not able to fight him."
Xie Xingzhi also quite agreed, but Wujiu said:
"I'm not impulsive. I'm very calm. Yan Zizai, let me ask you, when the Yan family betrayed you and you were taken to Shudu Prison, did Bai Wu think that place was dangerous?"
"Xie Xingzhi, the Mechanical City is a black area. The white fog at that time was even worse than you and me, but when he went to the black area, did he hesitate?"
Wujiu's hand tightly grasped the knife again.
For a moment, it seemed as if he couldn't find a reason to hold the knife, but now, he became more determined.
"That's different after all. He's already dead! If he was still alive, we would have gone through all the dangers, but he's already... already dead! I don't want you to die with him."
Yan Zizai looked very serious.
Wujiu obviously couldn't be convinced, he said calmly:
"There's no need to discuss this topic. I've been through many battles with him. I want to see him alive or dead. I don't doubt Zero, but Bai Wu is my subordinate. I can't let him die in vain."
"You guys, just do your own things. Everything about the tower is in your hands."
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Yan Zizai, Xie Xingzhi, and Wujiu eventually parted ways.
What Wujiu did was the most meaningless in everyone's eyes. But everyone overlooked one thing.
Bai Wu may be the person who has made the most progress in the exploration outside the tower in the past 700 years, but Wujiu has great luck.
What this person did may not be as outrageous as what Bai Wu did, but he is also an outrageous person who married the ceiling, which is extremely outrageous.
The survival record outside the tower has surpassed people's cognition.
The previous record was twenty-four days, and the next record was more than ten times that. If such a person were to do something nearly impossible, perhaps... the impossible would become possible.
The three of them have clear division of labor.
Xie Xingzhi continues to be responsible for contacting Zero. He must try every means to win Zero's favor towards humans, so that the shelter can obtain information about the world outside the fog through the mechanical city.
In this way, the shelter can serve as an intelligence transfer station, continuously transmitting intelligence outside the fog to the tower.
Yan Zizai, on the other hand, began to formulate a detailed policy for sheltering people in the high tower. He also asked the shelter to contact some forces outside the fog and try to find a way to get in touch with them.
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During the few hours when he was unable to leave the tower, Wujiu spent the rest of his time leisurely.
He accompanied his subordinates for a drink, talked with everyone about the past, and told them to try their best to survive in the next series of events.
After that, Wujiu accompanied Ruan Qingyun for a walk on the first floor.
The two recalled many things in the past, and Ruan Qingyun said:
"I still remember that you and Liu Mu joined the Survey Corps in order to change the status quo of the grassroots one day. Although you paid a great price to achieve this, now... it's really good."
"Yes."
"It's just a pity for Liu Mu..."
"It's not a pity. Liu Mu has found his own path."
"Well, I actually never miss the past that much, but during the time you were away, I often recalled some things in the Guituimo Office." Ruan Qingyun looked at Wujiu affectionately.
Wujiu smiled gently.
The conversation between the two moved from the past to the present.
"How long do you plan to stay back?"
"When I can leave the tower, I will do so again. There are still some people and things outside the fog that need to be arranged. Although those people and things have nothing to do with me, I still have to fulfill my responsibilities."
Wujiu is talking about the various survivors on the two islands of Fuyo who believe in the "God of No Gauge".
Ruan Qingyun didn't quite understand. She was originally a very resourceful woman. But after thinking that Wujiu was dead for several times, she softened her heart when she saw Wujiu again:
"So I have to wait for you."
This sentence touched Wujiu.
How lucky it is to be born in such a dark and twisted world and have someone always waiting for you.
Wujiu suddenly said something that he had never been willing to say, or dared not say.
"Qingyun, I will try my best to live. If I have the chance to see the day when the distortion ends, no matter how old I am, no matter what you and I become, I will spend the rest of my life with you."
"I need you to understand that it may be difficult for someone like me to survive crisis after crisis. Investigations outside the tower are never easy."
"Over the years, I have seen too many people... who left their loved ones forever without even having the chance to say goodbye."
"I've always been afraid. If one day I promised you something and I died, would I be the one who failed you?"
"It's just... Now I suddenly understand, I have to at least let you know my feelings, at least tell you..."
Wujiu's words were interrupted and Ruan Qingyun suddenly hugged Wujiu.
This woman, who had never shed a tear or shown any fear even when she was kidnapped, now burst into tears.
Ruan Qingyun thought it would take many years before she could hear these words, or maybe she would never hear them in her lifetime.
She cried with joy, but she also understood one thing—this man was probably going to do something very dangerous.
The most difficult love to find in the world is that she can always understand you and always stand by your side.
She wished she could keep this person, but when the words came to her lips, she still gritted her teeth and said:
"You have to promise me... you will come back alive!"
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Outside the fog.
When Wujiu lifted the manhole cover and walked out of the sewer, the translator happened to see him and was stunned again.
This is so fucking outrageous, it’s outrageous.
Damn it, I clearly saw Mr. Gu in the tent just now, with his upper body naked and wearing a pair of shorts.
How come now... he is fully clothed and has just returned from the sewer
Could it be that there are two Mr. Gu
Gu Qingyu also saw the translation and asked:
"I'm back. Nothing happened in the camp, right?"
"without… "
"Okay, I'm glad you're okay. What's wrong with you? You look weird."
The translator didn't know what to say, but if he was not mistaken, then at least there was a Mr. Gu in the tent.
So he looked towards the tent.
Gu Qingyu looked over and frowned.
Did something happen to the cat
He walked straight to the tent. This cat had saved his life many times. He could treat himself badly, but he would not treat the cat badly.
Gu Qingyu anxiously lifted the curtain of the tent and was stunned.
In the tent, he didn't see a cat, but a shirtless man showing off his muscles...himself.
The translator knows that the world has become outrageous, so no matter how outrageous it is, he can only pretend not to see it.
Maybe this Mr. Gu has mastered some kind of art of clone himself
This is not surprising, after all, even the setting of humans turning into monsters is accepted.
This world has bisexuality, homosexuality, gender identity disorder, paper sex, fetishism, etc.
The emergence of an autosexual...seems reasonable.
Well, that makes sense.
The translator no longer has to guess. The leader’s secrets cannot be completely unknown, nor can they be known completely.
So he left tactfully.
Only the atmosphere in the tent was a little awkward.
"You're back."
"Wujiu" turned into a cat again and tried to get away with it.
Wujiu originally wanted to play it safe. He didn't care what kind of monster the other party was. As long as everyone lived in peace.
But now that I have seen this scene with my own eyes, it is impossible for me to pretend to be stupid.
So Wujiu began:
"We should talk now. Thank you for taking care of me all along. I know you were the one who killed those bugs in the bug forest."
"I also know that I was pushed into desperate situations by negative attributes several times, and it was you who saved me."
"In my eyes, you are very powerful, and seem to be not much worse than some of the twisted top creatures I know. But no matter what you are, you saved me, so you are my benefactor and friend."
The cat had a gloomy expression and thought to itself that it was careless and had been discovered by this man.
Wujiu said:
"But I want you to tell me... who are you?"
(Theoretically, I can return to Bai Wu's perspective in the next chapter. I will do it as soon as possible, but I really can't miss what needs to be explained. Then, there is no more tonight.)