While arranging the spacecraft in space to conduct a rough scan of the entire planet, Hao Ren knew that his group must not be idle.
Many details will be hidden in unnoticed corners. A spaceship in space may be able to find the fortress hidden under the earth's crust, but it may not be able to find the clues left by the survivors when the end comes.
A group of people formed a circle in the living room, discussing the status quo of this strange planet. Vivian folded her hands on the coffee table, expressing her opinion unhurriedly: "The biggest question now is why the aborigines on this planet hide, and why do they leave such a strange city to trap outsider."
The real-time updated news, the entertainment programs on TV, as well as the recently produced products and supporting advertisements, all show that the human society on this planet is still functioning, but it is hidden in an unknown place. But right now, this deserted city is more like a closed observation room. Whether it is the Nangong couple who came here a hundred years ago, or Hao Ren and his party who have just been sent in, they seem to be used as observation samples . After Hao Ren expressed his conjecture, everyone supported him, especially Lily—this husky had just watched a lot of sci-fi movies before coming here, and now her mind is full of conspiracy theories.
"They must have a purpose, because it is expensive to maintain this city," Izaks knocked on the table, "Look at these supplies, the city's energy, maintenance robots, and the things in the mall—among them The vast majority of them are kept out of date and thrown away. It’s not a joke that they keep such a big city running and only feed two people.”
Lily looked at the people around her and raised her hand to speak: "I think first we should try to speak to the natives of this planet, they must be able to see us, right? Let's ask them honestly what they want to do, if they don't Echo, then let's try to break into the city gate and see how the defense system in this place responds, if it doesn't work, we can only fight... That's better than no progress."
Hao Ren looked at the husky girl in surprise: "Okay. I didn't expect you to come up with a very positive plan, so you won't be cowardly this time?"
"I'm already amazing!" Lily kicked Hao Ren under the table.
Vivian glanced at Lily: "Okay, what are you going to say? Go directly to the balcony and howl at the sky?"
Lily got up without saying a word and walked towards the balcony. Leaving everyone staring at each other, Vivienne shrugged: "I forgot that she usually went to the balcony to howl at the sky when she had nothing to do—this matter did not cause any psychological pressure on her."
Before she could finish her sentence, there were waves of howling wolves from the balcony: "Wow—"
Hao Ren yelled in the direction of the balcony, "Speak human!!"
Only then did Lili realize that she was yelling outside to let the aborigines of this planet come out and talk. After yelling for several minutes, she trotted back to the living room: "It doesn't work, no one pays attention to me, let's implement plan B."
Nangong Wudi had been staring blankly at the group of psychopaths, and couldn't help sighing at this moment: "This girl has a pretty good voice..."
"If this city is an observation room, then someone must be monitoring the movement in this area, and Lily's movement just now must have fallen into their eyes." Although Y'zaks was a little speechless about Lily's convulsions. But I still have to admit that this is really meaningful, "Now we can consider breaking through the city checkpoints, so it is estimated that the locals will be forced out."
Everyone nodded, but just as they were about to go out for action, Elsa's voice came from the side: "Big men, shouldn't we have something to eat before we act?"
I saw Elsa standing at the door of the kitchen holding a big tray, with a smile on her face, her lower body turned into a snake tail like May, with a steaming cauldron wrapped around the end of her tail . There is a strange smell of food coming out of it: It seems that Wu Yue's ability to use her tail to develop various strange uses and do housework is inherited from her mother.
Nangong Wudi immediately stood up with a smile and greeted the guests: "Come on, it's rare for us to get together, let's try my wife's craftsmanship first. Anyway, we husband and wife have waited for a hundred years, so we don't have to rush to leave now."
Elsa put the hot meals on the table. One dining table couldn't accommodate so many people, and half of the people simply ate at the coffee table. There are a lot of dishes on the table, and most of them are unknown, but fortunately, the taste is not bad, and it can satisfy a group of people. Lily is especially not picky eaters, she basically has nothing to do with the whole world when she sticks her head into the bowl. Hao Ren had to stand by and hand her water at any time: this was also a tacit understanding cultivated by living together for more than a year.
Wu Yue looked at the table full of food and the parents sitting at the table, her eyes were red: "It's been a long time since I ate together like this..."
Elsa looked at the Nangong brothers and sisters, and her voice was a little hoarse: "You were all half-grown children when your parents left... I didn't expect you to grow up to be so big. How have you lived these years?"
"My brother and I are running all over the world. I sing, and my brother goes to catch ghosts. The two of us inquire about your whereabouts while we are wandering." Wu Yue poked the rice in the bowl with his chopsticks, "There is nothing for more than a hundred years. clues, until I later met the landlord…”
Hao Ren turned to look at Nangong Wudi: "How did you learn the language and writing of this planet?"
He and his friends are assisted by a translation plug-in, and can quickly master any language and text, but he wonders how the Nangong couple learned this.
"Reading books, listening to the radio, watching these video screens..." Nangong Wudi pointed to the screen inlaid on the wall next to him, "Although there is no one in this city, you can always see these things. In a hundred years, no matter how stupid I am Time to learn."
"Oh yes, yes, watch TV!" Lily suddenly became happy, threw her chopsticks and ran to turn on the "TV". After fiddling with it for a long time, she finally found where the switch was, and with a "click", the screen gradually lit up . Seeing this, Hao Ren reminded: "Take it easy, don't break other people's things!"
"It's bad if it's bad," Nangong Wudi shook his head and laughed, "When my husband and I first arrived here, we really broke a lot of things, and even burned down a house because of making a fire for cooking—heh, afterwards There is always someone from the agency to help clean up."
Hao Ren smacked his lips: "The cost of living for you two is high enough..."
Lily clicked randomly next to the "television", and the programs on the screen kept changing, ranging from news to commercials to entertainment programs, and even TV series and movies. Everything is as usual in the bustling world. After pressing enough, Lily went back to the dining table and sat down, biting her chopsticks and muttering: "I wrote a novel before, it was a person who was locked in a room with no door or window, only a mountain of cans and a TV, that person was born in the house and grew up in the house, all he does is watch TV, watch the bustling world on TV, news and current affairs, watch the world and the world, he knows from TV that he lives in a bustling giant In the city, he knew that the country he lived in was at war with another country, and then suddenly one day the TV broke down, and he smashed the wall and went outside... "
"And then?" Vivienne's curiosity was immediately aroused, "By the way, you still write such profound things?"
"Then? Then he fell straight down, falling down endlessly—his whole world is that room, and outside the room is nothingness, nothing exists at all," Lily bit her chopsticks, "The one I wrote It's a thriller."
Vivienne lowered her head to pick up the rice: "This story is not funny at all."
After Hao Ren heard Lily's story, he fell into deep thought. Finally, he shook his head and pointed to the screen on the wall: "But the TV in your story won't broadcast real news programs—your 'people in the house' ’ nor in the sight of an observer.”
A piece of news is being broadcast on the screen. The content of the news is that the "Ministry of Safety Affairs" and "Department of Development Affairs" have made preparations for the planetary Ark to slow down. A stern-faced host is appealing to residents not to stay in places prone to collapse , so as to cope with the shock caused by the planet's first engine switch at any time.
At the same time, news came from the Giant Turtle Rock Platform: the propulsion engine of the wandering planet is reducing power, and several engine nozzles in the opposite direction show signs of warming up.
This is what makes this city different from Lily's story: Someone made this "glass house."
Y'zaks frowned at the news on the screen, then stood up suddenly.
Under everyone's puzzled gaze, he came to the window and raised his finger to a building in the distance of the city.
In the next second, a huge fireball exploded in the city, and the roar was like rolling thunder. (to be continued~^~)