The car went straight along the edge of the cliff in Lost Valley, Ning Gu couldn't sit still in the car, and after finding that the roof could be opened, he climbed onto the roof.
The speed of the car was very high, and the wind was blowing violently. Ning Gu put on goggles.
The Lost Valley is not solid. The floating island-like Valley of Lost in front of you is closer to the three-dimensional map than what you saw a few hours ago, with countless passages and holes.
Until now, shattered pieces of black iron continue to fall off from the main body and fall to the ground.
Not long after, the car drove out of Lost Valley.
"Get in the car?" Lian Chuan set up the automatic driving, and looked at him from the roof of the car.
"This reminds me of a ghost town." Ning Gu sat on the roof of the car.
Lian Chuan jumped up, put on the goggles, and sat beside him: "Do you miss the ghost town?"
"It's okay," Ning Gu said, "I just want to know what happened to the people who are still there. We wandered around in those consciousnesses and memories, but we never entered the ghost town once, and now the cars don't come... Why didn't the car come?"
"Maybe it's because our stop," Lian Chuan said, "has been cancelled. We are a world that is supposed to be destroyed. When the destruction begins, the cars stop coming."
"It's also pretty good," Ning Gu said, "I hope we will be forgotten."
"En." Lian Chuan responded.
Ning Gu turned his head and looked behind him.
The main city is already far away, the faint artificial sunlight illuminates the sky above, and the Lost Valley has gradually become a size that can be seen at a glance.
As the car drove forward, the scene they were familiar with became smaller and smaller, and the Black Iron Wasteland became endless, which made people feel a little uneasy.
But mixed with faint excitement.
When the main city and Lost Valley completely disappeared from the field of vision, the surrounding area also darkened.
But Lian Chuan noticed that the surroundings are no longer completely dark, but there is a faint brightness that allows people to see the nearby ground, because this brightness is too inconspicuous, and they usually stay in places with strong lighting near the main city , and will not be aware of it, especially before there are still flames soaring into the sky.
"Have you noticed?" Ning Gu also noticed, looking around, "Is it because there is no black fog, it seems not as dark as before."
"Yeah." Lian Chuan nodded.
Ning Gu stood up and looked ahead against the wind on the roof of the car: "I can see a hundred meters."
Lian Chuan also glanced forward: "Three hundred meters."
"I know you are amazing." Ning Gu said.
"I want to say that your visual inspection is inaccurate." Lian Chuan said.
"Your visual inspection is accurate, you are the best." Ning Gu said.
"I'm Lian Chuan." Lian Chuan said.
"Huh?" Ning Gu was taken aback.
"I'm not Nine Wings." Lian Chuan said.
Ning Gu laughed after a few seconds, and sat back: "No matter how far you can see, anyway, I know you can see farther than me, and you can hear more than I can hear."
"En." Lian Chuan responded.
Ning Gu took his hand, and there was a clear black scar on the exposed wrist. Ning Gu touched it lightly: "But...don't use Betelgeuse's weapon in the future."
"I still need to use it when it should be used," Lian Chuan smiled, "When necessary, this is why I can live, don't worry."
"I'm very strong now." Ning Gu said and raised his hand.
A beam of silver light flew forward, exploded in the darkness, and pulled out strands of light.
The car passed through this clump of silver light at high speed.
Ning Gu raised his hand again.
A golden halo burst out ahead, and when the car passed through the halo, countless small golden light particles could be seen flying past the face.
"Beware of overuse." Lian Chuan said.
"I can control it well," Ning Gu said with a smile, "I found that E's ability will be integrated into mine when I need it."
"Well, they have the same ability after all." Lian Chuan said.
Ning Gu returned to the car from the roof when his face was numb from the wind.
Lian Chuan was sitting in the cab looking at the real-time map.
"Did you find anything?" Ning Gu asked.
"No," Lian Chuan pointed at the screen, "There is nothing. Within a few kilometers around us, there is not even a place higher than two meters high."
"We are now at the highest point of the Black Iron Wasteland." Ning Gu said.
"Well." Lian Chuan nodded, "If there is anything, it should only be underground, but no holes or gaps have been scanned yet, only those cracks from the previous scavenger."
"Where do those cracks lead?" Ning Gu asked.
"I don't know, we can drive along the crack, anyway, we don't know in which direction the end of the world is." Lian Chuan said.
"Okay," Ning Gu nodded, "Are you hungry?"
"Not hungry," Lian Chuan glanced at him, "We have just been out for a few hours... Are you hungry or gluttonous?"
"Is there any difference?" Ning Gu walked towards the back of the car, "I want to eat."
Pass through the small rest area behind the cab, open a small door, which is their bedroom, and pass through a small door, which is the material warehouse. There is even a machine for making rations and drinks in it. In addition to the ready-made rations, there are many Raw material, more convenient to store.
Although Ning Gu didn't know the characters on the machine, when Fan Lu took him to Guangguang's entertainment store, he had seen it a few times before, and he could almost get an idea based on his impression.
After tossing for a while, he made two glasses of orange juice, then took two boxes of rations, returned to the small rest area behind the cab, and put all the food and drink on the small table.
"Come," Ning Gu said, "come and taste the drink I made."
Lian Chuan originally didn't want to eat, nor was he thirsty, and the rations he had been eating for more than 20 years didn't have any special attraction for him.
But he quickly got out of the cab and sat down at the table.
He still wants to taste the drink made by Ning Gu.
He looked at the two cups on the table: "Which one is mine?"
"I haven't drunk it yet!" Ning Gu stared at him, "You hate me so much?"
"No." When Lian Chuan reached out to grab a glass, Ning Gu suddenly threw himself on the table and took a quick sip from the two glasses.
Lian Chuan's hand stopped in the air.
Ning Gu raised his eyebrows triumphantly, sat back on the chair, leaned back with his arms on his pillow, and looked at him.
Lian Chuan glanced at him, dropped his hand, took a glass casually, and took a sip.
"Don't be particular about it?" Ning Gu said.
Lian Chuan didn't speak.
"I've already licked all the rations," Ning Gu said.
"Yeah." Lian Chuan said, "I don't want to eat."
"I have licked all the rations in the warehouse, and all the raw materials!" Ning Gu raised his voice.
Lian Chuan couldn't help laughing, and looked up at him: "Is that tongue in Tongwan yours?"
Ning Gu laughed after thinking about it, and sighed after a while: "The tongue is gone, and the tongue bay can't be called the tongue bay anymore."
"They will be fine," Lian Chuan said, "Lin Fan and the old ghost are capable enough to lead the remaining travelers to survive."
"Tell me," Ning Gu opened a box of rations, "I'm useless compared to them? Captain, Li Xiang, Lin Fan, if they were me, they would definitely not leave so many people behind now ran away by himself."
"As long as they need it," Lian Chuan said, "you will go back anytime, won't you."
That's the truth, after all, he still has too much to worry about.
It's just that this time, if something happens, he probably won't be able to arrive soon.
The car was driving fast, Ning Gu looked at the real-time map, but there was still nothing there, but their starting point on the map had changed from a circle the size of a fingertip to a point.
"Sleep for a while," Ning Gu walked into the bedroom, "We haven't had a good rest... only one bed?"
"This car is only for Mr. Su's own use," Lian Chuan said, "He has no children, at most he can add his wife, and there is no need to get two beds."
Ning Gu went to the bathroom to tidy up quickly, jumped up and lay down on the bed: "Then let's sleep together."
"Take off your coat," Lian Chuan said, "Do you usually sleep like this?"
"Almost, you can take it off if you want to, and you don't take it off if you're too lazy." Ning Gu sat up and took off his coat. "The wind in the ghost city is so strong, there are dust and scum everywhere, and you people in the main city are not so particular."
Lian Chuan went back to the cockpit to check the route and alarm system, and after confirming that they were all set, he yawned. It was true that he hadn't had a good rest for a long time.
He turned and left the cab and entered the bedroom.
Ning Gu was already lying on the bed, occupying half of the bed quite standardly, leaving the outer half for him.
"That toothpaste," Ning Gu said, "doesn't the main city even smell like toothpaste?"
"Well, what's the matter," Lian Chuan entered the bathroom, "what's the smell?"
"I don't know, it's sweet," Ning Gu said, "I just couldn't resist taking a bite."
Lian Chuan laughed for a long time, picked up the toothpaste and looked at it: "It's strawberry flavored."
"I like it," Ning Gu said, "I can make some strawberry-flavored drinks tomorrow."
"En." Lian Chuan responded, took off his coat and lay down on the bed, "Do you know the word strawberry?"
Ning Gu turned over and sat up looking at him: "How do you think I made orange juice today?"
"Isn't it random?" Lian Chuan asked.
Ning Gu stared at him for several seconds, then smiled to himself: "Yes, I pressed it casually, but I see that there are no words on the button, only numbers and letters."
"On the small screen above," Lian Chuan said, "different codes correspond to different tastes, and you can also mix new flavors by yourself. Aunt Chun likes to mix and drink. smell."
"I knew I should learn from her first." Ning Gu leaned against the carriage wall and sighed.
"No," Lian Chuan said, "I'll do it."
"Well," Ning Gu lay down again, and turned sideways facing him, "Anyway, you have a lot of time, you can teach me what the words above are."
"I can teach you other characters." Lian Chuan said.
"No need," Ning Gu refused very simply, "I can't remember."
"Okay." Lian Chuan nodded.
"I thought you would force me to learn it." Ning Gu said.
"Why?" Lian Chuan said, "You don't need it either. You're already in your twenties if you don't know a word, and you're still the savior. If you think it's fun, you can learn it. If you're not interested, of course you don't need to. Many, not all of them have the opportunity to go to school."
"Is there a world," Ning Gu said, "where everyone can read?"
"I don't know, maybe there is." Lian Chuan said.
"But I think our place is pretty good." Ning Gu said.
"En." Lian Chuan responded.
Maybe it was because they were too tired, but the car was driving quite smoothly. The two of them wanted to chat for a while, but they fell asleep at some point.
After sleeping for an unknown amount of time, the car jolted slightly, and Lian Chuan opened his eyes.
The alarm system did not respond, it should just be an uneven road.
He turned his head and glanced at Ning Gu next to him, he was in a deep sleep, with his arms around his waist, and his head had already fallen asleep on his pillow.
Lian Chuan felt that he was probably really tired, and Ning Gu occupied half of the territory like this, and he didn't wake up before.
"Lian Chuan." Ning Gu whispered.
"En." Lian Chuan responded.
"Lian Chuan?" Ning Gu said again.
"Huh?" Lian Chuan looked at Ning Gu, his eyes were closed.
"Where's Lian Chuan?" Ning Gu's voice was vague, but the anxiety in his tone could be heard.
Lian Chuan didn't wait for him to continue asking, and quickly shook him: "Ning Gu."
"Huh?" Ning Gu replied in a daze.
"I'm here." Lian Chuan patted his face again, "You're dreaming."
Ning Gu opened his eyes, stared at him for a long time, then leaned over and hugged him tightly, put his legs on him and hugged him tightly with his arms.
"I dreamed that I couldn't be found?" Lian Chuan asked.
"Well," Ning Gu sighed, "I don't know what's wrong, I just can't slow it down, I always feel that you will disappear."
"How come," Lian Chuan said, "I am a person who wants to live no matter what, so I will let you know where I am no matter what."
There is no light change in the Black Iron Wasteland, and the faint brightness has never changed.
The time to wake up can only be based on the clock in the car.
At nine o'clock in the morning, after the clock struck the time, Ning Gu slowly got out of bed. Lian Chuan got up an hour ago and went to the warehouse behind, probably for food.
But it's been an hour and it still hasn't come out.
"Did you blow up the machine?" Ning Gu walked over slowly.
Just as he was about to open the door, Lian Chuan came out holding a tray, on which were two cups of black "drinks" and two boxes of rations.
"What the hell is this?" Ning Gu was stunned.
"I mixed the drink," Lian Chuan said, "I tried several combinations..."
"Is this still the most successful?" Ning Gu looked at the color in the cup in shock.
"Well," Lian Chuan said, "I tasted it, this one is sweet and sour, and everything else is bitter."
"This color... How many colors have you changed?" Ning Gu was still shocked.
"Do you want to drink?" Lian Chuan put the tray on the table.
"What?" Ning Gu looked at him, "You still feed me if I don't drink?"
"It's not impossible," Lian Chuan smiled, and sat down at the table, "Of course I don't mind you having a drink."
"No," Ning Gu picked up a cup, still wanting to give face, "As long as you don't get mad at me, I won't be as childish as Jiuyi every time."
The drink in the cup didn't smell as terrible as it looked, it could even smell sweet. Ning Gu took a sip and was even more shocked after tasting it.
"It's delicious!" He yelled, took another sip, and yelled again after tasting, "It's really sweet and sour!"
"Are you okay?" Lian Chuan asked.
"Well," Ning Gu nodded, and sat down to unpack a box of rations, "I'll make all the food for you in the future, and the rations can be exchanged in this way, too?"
"It depends on my mood." Lian Chuan said, "I'll do it if I'm in a good mood."
"Then how are you feeling recently?" Ning Gu looked at him.
Lian Chuan smiled: "Very good."
Each box of the ration was prepared with regular flavors. Lian Chuan ate the same, but Ning Gu enjoyed it. After eating one box, he ran into the warehouse and searched for two boxes that looked different.
"I found that there is an advantage of not being able to read." Ning Gu looked at the label on the lid of the box, "I don't know what it is when I take it, but I only know it after I eat it. There will be a surprise."
"Well," Lian Chuan took a look, "this is..."
"Stop talking!" Ning Gu shouted.
Simultaneously with his shout, there was an alarm sound in the cockpit.
The speed of the car also dropped suddenly, and Ning Gu slammed into the door frame next to him.
"Anything?" He froze.
"Go and have a look." Lian Chuan rushed into the cockpit quickly.
The scan results are displayed on the real-time map. There is a wall one kilometer ahead.
"There is a wall in front," Lian Chuan said.
Ning Gu saw the long strip displayed on the screen, but he couldn't tell what kind of wall it was. He only knew that it was very flat and straight, and it looked like it was artificially made.
"What kind of wall is this?" Ning Gu was surprised.
Lian Chuan didn't answer him, but just looked up at the front.
Ning Gu followed and looked forward.
He could see the wall despite the poor visibility in the surrounding twilight.
It can be seen from such a long distance because the wall is white.
Also because of the height of the wall.
Compared with the towering boundary wall in the main city, the wall in front of me looks like a mountain.