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"Can I find some data related to dewdrops?" Consul General Su asked on the phone.
Dewdrop is the nickname for the huge bubble hanging above the main city. It was coined by President Su. This promising-sounding nickname carries a hint of sadness.
When the sun comes out, the dew will disappear.
"It will take some time," Chun San said, "I just cracked the permissions, and it will take some time to find the corresponding data."
"Hurry up," Consul General Su said, "No matter what it is, we must find out as soon as possible. The longer it takes, the more confused people will be. Even if we really speak out, I'm afraid we will break our heads."
"I understand." Chun San said.
Commander Su paused and asked, "Any news from Lost Valley?"
"No, but it shouldn't be a problem." Chun San said. The two people she cared about the most were in the Lost Valley. Chen Fei did not hide the situation there from her, including telling her that the team in the main city had been cleared out of the Black Iron Wasteland.
"Okay," Consul General Su said, "Report to me immediately if you find anything about that thing."
Chen Fei stood behind Chun San, looking at the screen.
"Have you discovered anything that you would like to report to General Su?" Chun San asked, without any emotion in his voice.
"Report." Chen Fei said.
"It will take some time to compare, so we have to wait," Chun San leaned back in his chair, "Is there any feedback from the on-site monitoring team that you can give me?"
"Liu Dong and Xiao Lin are both here," Chen Fei said. "Apart from the rioters, there is no feedback. After that thing came, it just stayed there without making any movement, and it didn't move at all."
"Still can't detect anything inside?" Chun San frowned. "Has the detector been put in?"
"There's no way to detect it," Chen Fei lowered his voice, "We released four and lost contact with all of them."
"Lost contact?" Chun San tilted his head. "I need to retrieve the last data returned by the detector. I need you to give me permission."
"Didn't you crack the permissions?" Chen Fei said in a cold voice.
"I'm under orders to crack the permissions other than yours." Chun San said, emphasizing the word "under orders".
Fade Chen wanted to say something, but he didn't open his mouth. He walked over and pressed the button a few times.
"The detector didn't enter autonomously?" Chun San looked at the data.
"They went in before they received the order to enter. All four of them were in the same situation," Chen Fei said. "It was like... they were sucked in."
Chun San stared at the data. The transmission was interrupted after the detector entered the interior.
"Do you think this characteristic," Chen Fei frowned, "has anything to do with the export?"
"Even if it's an exit, forcing entry won't be a good thing," Chun San said, "Let's see if there are any archived files with similar data."
The main city has been monitoring the entire area, all places except the ghost town, and any fluctuations will be recorded, even those whose meanings cannot be determined, plus some of the information originally provided to the main city by the administrator for reference.
But these data are very scattered, especially the part for administrators, the meaning of which is uncertain. They once guessed whether it was the information of the main city of the previous generation, previous generations or even all previous generations, but if that is the case, then it would have no reference value at all. They don’t even know what the main city of the previous generation was like.
"Reinforce manpower at each intersection," Xiao Lin sat in the command vehicle and watched the images coming from several screens. "Disperse the crowds. Don't let them gather. If they do, someone will surely attack the defense line."
"Got it." Someone answered on the intercom.
"Open the east side a little bit. There are fewer people gathered there, so it's easier to control," Liu Dong said as he sat next to him. "Let a few people in."
"What do you mean?" Xiao Lin turned his head and looked at him.
"What do you think?" Liu Dong also looked at him. "The experimental subject cannot be exposed. The structure is not exactly the same as ours. It is impossible to catch someone and throw him in to test the reaction..."
"Liu Dong?" Xiao Lin interrupted him.
"Maybe we can collect some useful data. We can't just keep waiting for Chun San's information to be compared. We don't know how long it will take to get results," Liu Dong looked at the screen. "If we can't succeed, we can also give a warning to those who are thinking of attacking. It's more effective than shouting."
"What if nothing happens after they go in?" Xiao Lin said, "Then there will be a large-scale riot here! Do you think they can still follow the rules and enter using their ID cards? What if the riot triggers a reverse reaction?"
"We are fully armed and fully capable of internal defense," Liu Dong laughed, "Are you still worried about the unarmed refugees causing trouble? If we really want to leave, won't we still worry about how to arrange priorities and who will leave and who will stay? If there is really chaos, we don't have to worry about it."
Xiao Lin looked at him: "You really have no humanity at all."
"Do you have one?" Liu Dong also looked at him. "Xiao, if there really is a new world, whoever seizes the first opportunity will win. Leaders and labor, which one do you choose?"
Xiao Lin turned his head away.
"East C7 Exit," Liu Dong pressed the intercom, "Let a few people in... Yes, let them charge, don't stop them."
This was the first time Guangguang left her shop during this period. Carrying the weapons given to her by Li Liang and some equipment she had collected over the years, she slowly sneaked from various ruins to the vicinity of Luzhu.
You can clearly see what this thing looks like here. It doesn't look like dewdrops. Although most people in the main city think of dewdrops as the water droplets on the mirror when washing their face, this thing still looks more like a bubble, like the bubbles blown by a child.
Although you can't tell what's inside, its external texture and the slowly changing faint colors make it more like a bubble.
The main city was immediately sealed off on all sides, and the city guards and security teams were guarding almost every place that could get close to Dew, including the ruins.
Guangguang squatted on a broken building that had collapsed and only had a balcony where people could live. She would not approach this thing. She just wanted to watch it from its appearance to its end.
Because the east was more chaotic before, there were fewer people left than in other places, but the gathered crowd was equally angry. People kept trying to break through the defense line, but were forced back several times by the weapons of the city guards.
A city guard vehicle drove over and the city guards who had been guarding the stronghold came out, probably for a change of guard. Just when Guangguang thought that such a change of guard was too careless, several people rushed in from the ruins.
The city guards immediately fired gunshots, suppressing the crowd that wanted to continue rushing in.
Several fallen people were left in the open space left by the retreating crowd.
But no one stopped the four people who rushed in. They rushed forward madly and soon approached Dewdrop.
If you don't care if anyone gets hurt, why do you only shoot at the people who haven't entered yet, and ignore the people who have already rushed in...
These four people were let in by the city guards.
After Guangguang realized what was happening, he felt nauseous.
The four of them quickly approached the dewdrop, shouting along the way with their arms outstretched.
They were too far away to hear clearly what they were shouting, but she could still feel the crazy joy and anticipation in their voices.
Guang Guang sighed softly.
The shouts from all around made her confused for a moment.
“Go!”
"Go! Run! We're almost there—"
The dewdrops, which had never changed, suddenly moved.
It felt like something was about to come out of the bubble.
Guangguang clenched the weapon in his hand and slowly retreated behind a broken pillar, staring at the part of the bubble that was twisting and slowly protruding.
Four people ran under the bubble and began to climb up along the outside of a building that had not completely collapsed.
After the bubble twisted for a while, the protruding part on the surface suddenly separated from the main body into a small bubble.
"Here they come! Here they come!" People around shouted and rushed towards the cordon.
Red and orange lights flashed everywhere, and the city guards and security forces fired intensive gunshots.
The color of the small bubbles changed, little by little from transparent to black, and then began to split.
"It's in the shape of a human! Look! Doesn't it look like a person is coming out?" someone shouted, "Is it someone from the New World coming to pick us up?"
The black bubbles that split into several parts did begin to change shape. Guangguang couldn't help but stick his entire head out from behind the pillar and stare at those things.
It is in human shape, and the head and limbs are all visible.
But in terms of individual shape, it is much taller than an ordinary person.
Guangguang felt a strong sense of uneasiness. She didn't stay any longer, but jumped off the balcony and ran towards her shop. She didn't know what would happen, so she needed to make sure she was as far away from the scene as possible to give herself time to react and make a choice.
People around exclaimed at the same time.
Guangguang turned around and saw a black shadow suddenly rushing towards the person who had climbed to the top of the building and was waving frantically.
The black shadow almost passed over the roof.
The man on the roof disappeared.
"Scavenger." When Lei Yu said these three words, the cleaning team members and Jiuyi's men standing next to him all looked confused.
"What do you mean?" Long Biao asked.
"Lew attacked an approaching civilian," Lei Yu said, "Chun San received the data, and the message after decoding was 'scavenger'."
"Scavenger?" Li Liang repeated softly, "Scavenging what road?"
"Clear the roads of the main city," said Fulu, "or clean up this world, clearing away everything that has not been destroyed."
Everyone turned their heads and looked at him.
"Why are you looking at me?" Fulu said, "The main city has thrown so much garbage into the Lost Valley. Those failed experiments are the ones we clean up. We are called scavengers."
"Where is Jiuyi?" Lei Yu asked.
"I took Lianchuan and Ninggu to find the poet," Fulu said, "What's the matter?"
Ever since Lei Yu could remember, he knew about the Lost Valley and that the leader of the bats was Jiuyi, but who was Jiuyi
He never thought about it.
Who is Jiu Yi
Why would they use such a strange word, which is understandable to the main city but does not exist, to refer to the people who are responsible for the cleanup
A sharp spike was right below Ning Gu, facing his face.
The speed of descent was very fast and the sharp spike was getting closer and closer. Ning Gu didn't know if something had happened to Lian Chuan, so he didn't adjust the direction of descent.
He had to raise his hand, ready to use his own ability to cut off the sharp vertebra.
Just as he raised his hand, Lian Chuan pulled him.
The two men fell to the ground close to the sharp thorns.
Ning Gu turned his head and stared at him, shouting in a voice so low that it was almost inaudible: "Did you do this on purpose?"
"Reduce the number of moves," Lian Chuan said in a voice too low to be heard, "Don't disturb the poet."
Why didn’t you say it when you were up there
Are you too lazy to say such important things
Are you worthy of being called a trumpet
Lian Chuan looked at him, tilted his head slightly, and motioned for him to lead the way.
Ning Gu then remembered that Lian Chuan had no memory of this place, and the map did not indicate which cave was the poet's nest.
Fortunately, there were not many forks at the bottom of the chanting vertical cave, and after walking a few steps towards the cave entrance, they saw a golden light.
"Qi Hang." Ning Gu said.
Qi Hang used his consciousness to seal the entrance of the cave.
"How do we get in?" Ning Gu looked at Lian Chuan, "If we go in directly, will we be trapped by Qi Hang's consciousness?"
"It's possible," Lian Chuan whispered, "Even if you pull me out again, it will alert the poet. We are too passive."
"I will win every bet," Ning Gu stared at the hole for a while, then slowly raised his hand. A circle of dark silver appeared at his fingertips: "You are ready to charge."
His abilities have always been able to coexist with Qi Hang's abilities. When Qi Hang's abilities cannot be used, his own abilities can still be stimulated. Ning Gu is sure that he can break through Qi Hang's obstruction at the entrance of the cave.
Although this confidence is not supported by any facts, he is still so confident.
When he had no ability at all, he dared to run rampant in the ghost town, relying on this unfounded self-confidence.
Ning Gu waved his hand suddenly, and several dark silver streaks passed through the air.
While tearing apart the golden light, Lian Chuan rushed into the cave like a black shadow.
The golden light suddenly seemed like a strong wind blowing, spinning chaotically like disturbed water, and Ning Gu saw the inside of the cave.
Lian Chuan did not hang in the air like last time, but stood in the middle, motionless.
Ning Gu saw two gray-white mists right in front of him.
The poet may be awake.
Without any further hesitation, he waved at the golden light twice more, rushed into the completely shattered golden light, and hugged Lian Chuan.
Originally he wanted to hold hands, and based on last experience, it should be enough to just touch, but there was only this chance, just like when he shouted "Go play shit", to be on the safe side, he had to copy it exactly.
The moment I hugged Lianchuan, everything around me disappeared.
Ning Gu immediately retracted his arms and found that Lian Chuan was no longer in his arms.
"Even the dog!" he shouted.
The sound seemed to be muffled in a vacuum, without a single tail, let alone an echo.
Someone behind him held his hand.
Ning Gu turned around suddenly and Lian Chuan was standing behind him.
It's the way I remember him wearing the uniform.
Hyena Lianchuan.
"Can you see me?" Ning Gu shouted again.
"Yes." Lian Chuan nodded.
The sound was the same as his, it sounded like something was stuffed in his ears.
The whole person was very congested.
There are two doors behind Lianchuan. There is light, but one cannot see what is on the other side.
Judging from the location, it should be the two gray-white fogs seen in the cave before.
"Do you want to go in?" Ning Gu shouted.
"Don't shout." Lian Chuan said.
"I'm afraid you can't hear me!" Ning Gu shouted again.
Lian Chuan turned his head: "I can hear it."
"Do you want to go in?" Ning Gu lowered his voice.
Lian Chuan looked around, and Ning Gu followed suit.
Apart from these two doors, there is nothing else around, only darkness. If this is the poet's consciousness, then these two doors may be the choice given by the poet.
Ning Gu walked slowly to the door, but still couldn't see anything under the strong light, and couldn't even touch the door frame.
"Which one?" He turned and looked at Lian Chuan.
"You choose," Lian Chuan said, "Savior."
Ning Gu did not hear any mockery in this sentence. Lian Chuan actually said these three childish words in a serious manner.
Ning Gu didn't give himself time to hesitate. He took Lian Chuan's hand and walked into the door on the right.
The moment I stepped over that ray of light, the blocked feeling in my ears disappeared.
The darkness behind me disappeared, and the bright light in front of me also disappeared.
Ning Gu shook his hand vigorously to make sure that he was still holding Lian Chuan's hand, then turned his head to take a look.
Lian Chuan didn't look at him, but his eyes fell on the front.
Ning Gu quickly turned around and looked over.
There was a fire ahead.
The fire almost burned into the sky.
"What...place is this?" Ning Gu said.
"I don't know." Lian Chuan looked around, "Can you use your ability?"
Ning Gu raised his hand and tried, a little surprised: "No!"
Lian Chuan turned his head and looked at the place behind him where the door should have been. Of course, the door was gone, and there was still fire behind him.
"Isn't this... the next main city?" Ning Gu said.
"No." Lian Chuan looked down at his feet.
Ning Gu looked down and found that the ground under his feet was not the sharp metal of the Black Iron Wasteland and the Ghost Town, nor was it the flat and solid ground of the main city. It felt a bit soft.
He squatted down and touched it, and his fingers could leave marks on the ground.
There was a thick layer of ash beneath their feet.
"We are surrounded by fire?" Ning Gu looked up.
"Over there." Lian Chuan raised his chin.
There is a road to the left rear that looks like it has no fire.
Ning Gu stood up and walked over there with Lian Chuan, holding Lian Chuan's hand without letting go.
"You..." Lian Chuan was about to speak.
Suddenly, shouts were heard from the fire ahead.
Lian Chuan grabbed Ning Gu with his backhand and pulled him back more than ten meters.
A group of people rushed out from the fire.
He ran in panic and rushed towards them.
"What's going on?" Ning Gu looked at the crowd in shock.
"Run!" someone yelled at them, "The scavengers are coming!"