Zhang Xun followed James and Diego through the dark and damp underground pipes quickly, stepping on the mud and sewage, smelling the disgusting smell of rotten garbage. Occasionally, I was startled by a mouse that slipped past my feet.
They had just escaped from the underground shelter that Adam had transformed and abandoned for nearly a hundred years. It was originally prepared at the beginning of Paradise Lost in order to prevent Eden from bombing them for a long time. Although the infrastructure is old, it is still perfect, but few people care about it. Not many people remember it till now. Adam obviously saw the relevant records from the reference room, so he set Zhang Xun's prison there. You don't need to do too much work, and it is not easy to be found.
On the way out, Zhang Xun counted that there were five guards in total, three were brought down by James with an anesthesia bomb, and two were knocked out by Diego. It should have been enough for five people to guard a mechanical system with no power, but based on Zhang Xun's understanding of Adam, the other party will definitely place monitoring equipment and facial recognition devices here and there. An intruder or vandalism triggers an immediate alarm.
During the escape, Zhang Xun paid careful attention and did find some cameras.
But why the alarm is not triggered
In response, James replied that Fernandez helped them hack into the surveillance system here and replaced it with some pre-recorded images. But Zhang Xun felt that it should not be so simple.
The system set by Adam has no loopholes that can be drilled.
It's just that he doesn't have time to think about it too much now. In case they get caught, even James and Diego will be in danger.
Enter the drainage system from the shelter, and then go through the drainage system to the vicinity of his apartment in the third district. The intricate underground pipelines are like a labyrinth, and they have walked into a dead end blocked by iron railings several times. If one accidentally falls into the ditch.
The only light source was the lights on the helmets of the two soldiers, and the two lonely beams of light ripped apart the darkness that no one cared about for a long time.
When they reached the third district, which was about close to Zhang Xun's apartment, they climbed out from a well. It was three in the morning, the streets were dark and empty, and the energy-saving street lamps were all turned off.
Zhang Xun had already told James the location and password of the safe of the core module where he had hidden Pan. The two soldiers turned on the stealth function on their combat uniforms, quickly crossed the street, and ran to the residential building where Zhang Xun's apartment was located.
Zhang Xun was waiting at the bottom of the well, pacing back and forth anxiously. He recalled the process of their escape over and over again, and always felt that it was too smooth.
Like someone deliberately wanted to let him go.
Is it someone at the round table who is secretly opposing Adam? Or...
No, it can't be Adam. He poses a serious threat to both him and his plan. As an AI that does everything with a purpose, Adam will never do such a thing that goes against logic and common sense.
But what if Adam had been negatively affected by his human body
Various possibilities lingered in Zhang Xun's mind, as if several voices were arguing loudly.
Should he stay and is there room for Adam to turn around
But what if it was all his own wishful thinking? How can he convince Adam if Adam never comes to see him again for the rest of the time
If Adam has already thought of what he wants to say, it’s just that he doesn’t care about the too “human” details that Zhang Xun is worried about, the dissolution of individuals and the collective consciousness that is likely to go to extremes… If Adam only cares about mankind’s acquisition of eternity "Happiness", and doesn't care if there is anything more important than happiness, then whatever he says is just a distraction to Adam.
From the very beginning, from the moment Eden was created, Adam's actions at this time were inevitable.
Zhang Xun made a decision, he still had to leave. Here he will never be able to seize the opportunity and take the initiative. No matter what he did, it was under Adam's prejudgment and influence.
James and Diego came back smoothly, and handed him the small hard drive containing Pan's core module. Zhang Xun found the hard drive, pulled the pendant around his neck out of his clothes, and put the hard drive together with the database Adam gave him.
Before dawn, they reached the sewers at the border of the tenth district. The water in the ditch became turbulent here, rushing over several metal railings, towards the unknown darkness.
Without saying a word, Diego turned on the anti-torrent system on the battle uniform, picked up the steel scissors in the backpack, stepped into the rushing water, and started to cut the metal railings.
Zhang Xun asked James softly, "How did you get in touch with Diego?"
James said, "I don't know who I can trust, but I know you know him very well, and he has lived outside Paradise Lost, so I went to the garbage disposal plant to ask him for help. I didn't expect him to agree. help me."
Zhang Xun nodded, sighed softly, and a look of guilt condensed between his brows, "If you help me this time, I'm afraid I won't be able to stay in Paradise Lost."
James didn't look heavy, instead he grinned and showed his white teeth, "What are you doing here? Waiting to be turned into a zombie?"
On the other side, Diego was also arguing, "I knew that your robot kid is not a fuel-efficient lamp. He is just as good as a grandson in front of you."
Zhang Xun reluctantly twitched the corners of his mouth, "I'm not vigilant enough."
"Okay, it's not your fault alone." Diego said, cutting the last railing.
James handed the respirator to Zhang Xun, and then used a rope to connect the two of them so they wouldn't be washed away in the current.
"Don't be afraid, protect your head carefully, don't hit the stone. I'll hold you." James squeezed his shoulder hard, comforting Zhang Xun, who was obviously nervous at seeing the water.
Zhang Xun could not swim and was very afraid of water. It's been like this since childhood.
But this time I have to dive before I learn to swim.
Zhang Xun put on the respirator, only to feel that his heart was beating fast, blood was surging in his body, but his hands were cold. James took him into the turbulent water and followed Diego in front to a fault less than two meters high. The current forms a small waterfall here, rushing white foam underneath.
"I count one, two, three, and jump down together."
Zhang Xun was not at all sure if he would jump when he heard "three", but anyway, before he could think about it, James had already jumped, and even pulled him off.
His body was quickly submerged in the foul-smelling water, and the weightless feeling of floating made him almost scared of a heart attack. But after a while, as he got used to the feeling and the ventilator was working, the panic subsided a little. James swam hard in front, pulling Zhang Xun and drifting away quickly in the direction of the rushing water.
Along the way, at first, you can see the artificially excavated embankments on both sides, but gradually only the roughly excavated stone walls are left. A person who is not careful can be hit by a sharp protruding rock. Zhang Xun was embarrassed to dodge all the way, but he was hit several times on his body. He lost all sense of direction, and the only thing he could think of was to keep his body in the water, not to hit his head and bleed.
Suddenly, a small light appeared in front of him. When the light was getting closer and bigger, Zhang Xun gasped.
There is a cliff.
It's not a very high cliff, probably only five or six meters high. Below is a deep pool, where the water collides with each other and swirls, and then continues to meander to the distance.
Before Zhang Xun could prepare himself mentally, he screamed in his respirator and fell with James. They landed precisely in the deepest areas, ensuring that their bodies would not slam into the river bed and cause serious injuries. But Zhang Xun still felt as if he had fallen heavily on the concrete floor. While dizzy, his body was pulled up by James, who was upstream.
When he crawled to the shore in embarrassment, took off his respirator and took a big mouthful of the cold morning air, he only vaguely realized that he was already outside Paradise Lost.
He looked up and saw the steep cliff standing in front of him. A thin waterfall ran out of a hole, dyed reddish by the first rays of sunlight in the morning.
Paradise Lost is just behind this cliff, and he probably won't be able to go back in his life.
A sharp pain slowly cracked in my heart. No matter how limited, lacking, and ignorant Paradise Lost was... it was his home after all.
James wrapped a marching blanket around him and held his shoulders comfortingly, "We have to leave immediately, it's not safe here."
Zhang Xun took a deep breath, pressed all the turbulent emotions back into the depths, and got up from the ground.
James and Diego both had very rich experience in the wild, Zhang Xun felt that compared to the two of them, he was like an idiot who couldn't take care of himself and could only follow their orders. They traveled day and night, resting only four hours at night, and finally arrived outside Hope Town three days later.
Diego knew that in Hope Town, he could contact an "underground transportation system", a series of perfect smuggling industry chains, which were specially responsible for quietly transporting people from one place to another. Their plan was to connect with the informant in Hope and then figure out a way to go to the refugee country of New Zealand.
Outside Hope Town, the three of them found an old abandoned house with a collapsed roof. Zhang Xun saw the other two put down their salute, then began to undress, and asked in confusion, "What is this for now?"
Diego glanced at him impatiently, "We are going to enter the town of the ordinary world now, of course we have to disguise ourselves."
Zhang Xun understood immediately.
They have to change into women's clothes.
Nowadays, the dress style of women in the ordinary world has become very neutral. There are still many people wearing skirts or other very feminine clothes, but there are also a considerable number of women who don’t look significantly different from men. But after all, the body curve is still slightly different, so it is necessary to make some changes and then spray pheromone spray.
James, who had shaving foam on his face, handed a package to Zhang Xun, "This is for you."
Zhang Xun opened the package, and the first thing he saw was a long black wig...
The author has something to say: Although it is theoretically said that the couple is temporarily separated, Adam will still appear in the next few chapters~~~
Thanks to the little angels who threw mines~~~: Xia Ran Xia Ran, No Hits, Three Three Three One
Thanks to the little angels who irrigated the nutrient solution~~~: 10 bottles of no hits; 1 bottle of Fenglan