Its daybreak.
Walking out of the tent, the sun rose. Although there was still gray fog floating over the city, it was thinner under the morning light.
At least the visibility is much higher than at night, and you can see at least seven or eight meters away.
After washing up and having breakfast, Tianyang was called by Liang Sen.
Captain Gao Shanying had been a bit unkempt lately, with a long beard on his chin. He touched his chin unconsciously and said, "Today we are going to start exploring this city. I have already reported the situation here to the command room."
"General Feimei's instructions to us are to explore as many secrets of this city as possible while ensuring our own safety. I thought about it and it's obviously not feasible for everyone to explore."
"So we still adopt a conservative approach, with two to three teams entering the city to explore every day, and reporting to the camp every hour."
"Since the city may move on its own, it is unnecessary to make a map. Our main task is to find out why the city can move automatically."
"Personally, I think it's probably related to the black-haired girl and the so-called 'mother' that girl mentioned. If you meet them, you must be careful."
"From what we can see so far, the black-haired girl hasn't shown much aggression or hostility towards us, so we should be able to communicate with her. We need to seize this opportunity and try to get as much information about the city from her."
"Also, exploring the types and numbers of the black people and confirming whether this city is a nest is also very important, second only to the 'mother and daughter' pair."
Liang Sen took out an electronic board and said, "The teams responsible for today's exploration are Yinhe, Huayu and Tianjian. The three of you have worked together in the same team before and have a tacit understanding with each other. I believe you can complete today's work well."
Kunlan, who was not named, immediately raised his hand: "Captain, what about me? I am also from the Raven Squad."
Liang Sen touched his nose and said, "Although this is the case, given the special nature of this city, I think it is more appropriate for you to stay in the camp."
"Why?"
Kunlan jumped up and said, "It can move by itself, right? Why can Baimao go on a mission while I am the only one who can stay behind?"
Lida did not hide her smile and said directly: "Just because Tianyang is calmer than you when faced with things, little blue hair, you should stay in the camp obediently and don't run around."
Well, I also think there is nothing wrong with this allocation. Tianyang smiled and said to Cangdu and Jiyu: "Let's adjust the communication channels and integrate them into one channel, which will make communication more convenient."
The other two exchanged glances but did not object.
After a little preparation, the three teams left the camp. In order to facilitate communication, they kept their communicators in communication mode.
"Cangdu, you participated in the exploration last night. Tell us about the exploration process." Jiyu took down her bow and was ready to go into battle at any time. After she finished speaking, she casually asked, "After this expedition is over, will you propose to Miss Qingdai?"
The ponytailed young man had a serious expression on his face, but he lost it instantly after hearing these words. He looked away and said awkwardly, "What nonsense are you talking about? I just treat her as my sister. It's not as complicated as you think!"
"Really?" Ji Yu laughed. "In that case, I'll introduce some good men to Miss Qingdai when I get back. She's too young.
I am not young anymore, I have to find someone to rely on.”
Cang Du said impatiently: "We can talk about this later. Do you want to listen to me talk about my exploration process last night?"
Tianyang coughed and said, "Jiyu, let him talk. Besides, we are on a mission, so don't relax too much."
"Call me sister!" Ji Yu took the trouble to correct the boy's way of addressing her, then shrugged her shoulders and said, "Go ahead, Cangdu, I'm listening."
"There's really nothing much to say."
Cang Du shook his head and said, "At night, there is thick fog. These two factors combined make it the worst environment for exploration. We dare not walk too fast, and the distance between the teams is no more than ten meters."
"But even so, we still got separated. During this process, we didn't find any illegal immigrants, only the city moving on its own. Fortunately, the movement was intermittent. If it was continuous, it would be hard to say whether we could return to the camp."
Ji Yu asked: "What is the moving interval?"
Cangdu made a thoughtful expression as he walked: "About once every 15 minutes."
15 minutes is a quarter of an hour, in other words, the city moves four times every hour. If the movement is small, it doesn't matter, but if it is a large movement and the scenery changes too much, it is easy to get lost in the city.
Tianyang pondered and asked a key question: "When the city moves, will the distance between you and the camp change?"
The reason why Cangdu and his team were able to return last night was largely due to the help of the positioning system. They locked the direction of the camp through positioning, so that they could find the way back no matter how the city moved.
Cang answered his question without thinking: "Yes, I didn't feel anything at first. Later, when I was returning, I used the positioning system and the city moved once. Then I found that the distance and direction between the team and the camp had changed slightly."
Ji Yu exclaimed: "In other words, when the city is moving, we are not actually stationary, but move along with it?"
Tian Yang said: "This is normal. It seems that the city is moving to disperse the invaders. And it is very likely that traps have been set up in some corners of the city. In this way, when the city moves, we are likely to be transferred to those traps."
Last night, Cangdu and his friends did not encounter any black people or fall into any traps. It was probably because Yihuan's "mother" had not woken up yet and Yihuan had no hostility towards them for the time being.
But as time goes on, Yihuan's mother wakes up, and the black-haired girl may also become hostile. It is hard to say what the situation will be like then.
During this conversation, they had already entered the city. In the early morning, the fog was still there, but the visibility was much better. This allowed Tianyang to see that after entering the city, there were many places where water accumulated on the road, which seemed to be due to the raging river outside.
Seeing the accumulated water, Tianyang thought of another problem.
How does the city move
At first he thought that the city might be a huge and sophisticated machine, which, through the operation of the machinery, made the roads, bridges, and buildings within the city move according to a set program.
But now that he saw the accumulated water, he rejected this idea. Because Liang Sen and his team had said that the city moved silently. If it was a mechanical movement, the road surface would change, and the accumulated water would inevitably flow, thus producing water sounds. How could it move silently
Due to the humidity, Tianyang saw that many buildings and roads
Even in some buildings, trees and flowers grow.
Except for the absence of animals, this place is like a city-state in the outside world that has been abandoned for many years and occupied by nature.
Tianyang stopped and saw many photos on the wall in front of him. Most of these photos had turned yellow, faded, and were blurry. One could only barely tell whether the people in the photos were male or female, old or young.
There were some words on the wall, most of which were no longer recognizable or covered by moss. Tianyang only saw the words "looking for someone".
Could the photos on this wall be of the missing residents of this city
At this moment, Tianyang sensed something. He felt that the fog was "boiling" and changing. After a moment of trance, the wall of photos in front of him disappeared, and a large truck covered with weeds appeared in front of him.
Not far away, there was a street lamp covered with moss, a three-story building hidden by trees, and an open space around it, which seemed to be a square. The ground was full of cracks and there were many puddles, and bubbles kept rising and bursting in those puddles.
"Captain, the city has moved?" Sean exclaimed, looking around, and shouted, "Qiu Long and Yan Bing are gone."
Tianyang immediately withdrew his men and found that the only people around him were Xien, Gu Ming and four other soldiers.
The Yanbing, Qionglong and some other soldiers disappeared.
Tianyang picked up the communicator and shouted, "Everyone turn on the positioning system and share your location."
A moment later, some light spots appeared on the screen of the communicator. Judging from the positions of the light spots, their three teams had dispersed.
Some still retain half of the team's staff, like Tianyang.
Some have only two or three people, and some even have some spots of light flashing alone.
"The rules of movement seem to have changed. Although we were separated last night, at least we maintained a complete team organization!" Cangdu's voice rang out on the dedicated channel of the communicator.
Ji Yu's voice followed: "Those who are alone should immediately move to the nearest companion nearby. Do not explore alone, and do not take risks by yourself!"
Tian Yang also reminded: "Be careful, the change in movement rules may be a precursor to an attack, don't let your guard down."
After saying this, he looked around and whispered, "Maybe it's not the city that's moving, but us?"
Sean asked in confusion: "Captain, what did you say?"
Tianzhi raised his hand to stop him from speaking. The young man caught a glimpse of inspiration and said to the communicator: "Wrong, we made a mistake from the beginning. It's not the city that's moving, it's us!"
"If I'm not mistaken, this mist should have some ability to randomly teleport us to different locations in this city."
"The fog is not simply blocking our vision. Only in this way can we explain why the environment we live in is changing silently."
If people are transported, the city's environment will not change naturally, so there will be no stagnant water or flowing water sounds.
Although the city was filled with gray fog instead of black fog, Tianyang was still able to establish contact with them and sense their changes.
So just now, he felt that the fog was "boiling", which was probably the surge of energy that appeared to transport everyone!
At this moment, the sound of a window breaking was heard in the three-story building not far away, which immediately attracted Tianyang's attention...