"Hello, dear passengers, we are about to arrive at Shili Street Station, please be ready to get off." A sweet electronic announcement sounded, and in the crowded sky train carriage, a bunch of people were squeezing into the moving carriage.
Feet are stepped on, and people are crowded. If you are not careful, your shoes will be stepped off. There is a strong smell of engine oil in the carriage, which is the smell from the poor-quality prosthetics implanted by the passengers. The old exhaust system cannot be used in time.
Purify the air.
"Please give way, I'm sorry, please give way!" Yang Qiming was squeezed in the back. He finally squeezed out of the crowd and entered the transparent mobile car.
It's still crowded here, but the view is much wider. Through the transparent carriage, you can get a glimpse of the scenery above the city.
They are in a vacuum tube that is plummeting. There are many such vacuum tubes in the city. Some shadows are traveling through the vacuum tube at high speed. This is one of the basic transportation in the city, the sky train, the high-speed train flying in the sky.
Yang Qiming raised his head and looked at the sky. In the flying area of 300 meters high, some metal armors passed quickly. The eagles flying in the sky were not as free and easy as them.
"Combat armor! When can I have one?" Yang Qiming was filled with envy.
Combat armor is the main theme of this world!
In this world, science and technology are highly developed. Human beings build starship cannons and spread them all over the universe. Combat armor is the most important product born in this process!
It was first developed from mobile armor. After thousands of years of continuous changes and development, it has now become the core technology of the Galaxy Alliance.
You must have it in life, work, or exploring the universe or fighting wars!
"You can lose everything, but you can't lose your armor!" This is the famous saying of the founder of the Galaxy Alliance. Unfortunately, as an orphan from a poor family, Yang Qiming simply cannot afford the money for a armor.
The mobile carriage descended rapidly and finally reached the ground.
This is an old neighborhood. The high-rise buildings built more than fifty years ago have shown their age after the erosion of time. The outer walls are peeling off and are covered with small advertisements and strange graffiti. No one cares about them.
The streets were damp, the smell of garbage permeated the roads, and the smell from the nearby open-air garbage disposal plant was nauseating.
Cockroaches and rats can be seen everywhere. If residents of a clean and civilized space city saw it, they would probably wonder if this is a place where humans live.
But here it is!
Shili Street is the poorest and filthiest neighborhood in Wangjiang City. Only those who are penniless and desperate will choose to live here.
The biggest advantage here is that you can live in any of the dilapidated old houses. Some were once unfinished buildings of real estate developers, and some were the residences of lonely elderly people... No one will care about who lives here.
"Going home." Yang Qiming covered his nose and walked on the damp and dirty road, carefully avoiding the drunkards and stray dogs along the way, and came to an old building.
Building 29, Unit 301. The facial recognition door lock automatically opened. Yang Qiming walked into this 80-square-meter old house and closed the door behind his back.
"Welcome home. Today is September 12th, star calendar 5018. Master, I wish you a happy eighteenth birthday!" In the room, a smart speaker with distorted sound reminded Yang Qiming that today is his eighteenth birthday.
"Eighteen years old?" Yang Qiming was slightly startled. He had almost forgotten about it.
"I've been living alone for ten years!" Looking at the family portrait of a family of three hanging on the wall, Yang Qiming's heart hurt slightly.
Ten years ago, his parents passed away, leaving him alone in this beautiful but cruel world, with unspeakable bitterness.
In the photo, the mother is gentle and beautiful, the father is handsome and mighty, and the young Yang Qiming is very cute.
Yang Qiming's memories came to mind. At that time, his parents were both respected armor masters and still worked in the important affairs department. The family was happy and happy.
Just ten years ago, rust disease broke out in the solar system. This is an incurable disease. People who are sick have their bodies peeling off like rust and die in pain and despair.
Both his mother and he were infected with rust disease, and one shot of the sky-high price of treatment would deplete the family fortune. His mother gave him the chance of survival and died without treatment. His father, on the other hand, deeply blamed himself and kept investigating the source of the rust disease.
Until that day ten years ago, it was also September 12th.
"Haochen, dad is going on a long trip, so you will have dinner at Uncle Wang's house. See you in a month." Yang Lin hugged Yang Qiming, his eyes resolute.
Eight-year-old Yang Qiming looked up at Yang Lin wearing battle armor and flying into the sky with aggrieved heart.
From then on, he no longer waited for his father to come home. The only news that came back was the news of his death.
"War Armor Master Yang Lin was unfortunately attacked by star pirates when he went on an investigation mission and died in the line of duty."
The young Yang Qiming became an orphan and relied on social relief and self-reliance to survive.
The place where Yang Qiming lives now is his grandfather's residence. His grandfather passed away before he was born and left behind this old house.
"Qiming, happy birthday!" Yang Lin's voice suddenly came from the smart speaker, causing Yang Qiming to wake up from his memories, "Dad?"
"Son, after leaving this time, I think I will most likely not be able to come back. Not seeing you grow up is my biggest regret."
"I left you a gift, which is stored in a time capsule. The number and password are behind the photo."
Yang Qiming immediately turned on the smart speaker, which had a lifespan of ten years, and found that this passage was actually recorded ten years ago. The hidden alarm was set to ten years later and was triggered when Yang Qiming turned on the smart speaker.
This smart speaker was a gift from his mother to Yang Qiming, so Yang Qiming tinkered with it and kept it.
He was a little disappointed. He thought his father had appeared, but he didn't expect it to be a recording from ten years ago.
"Birthday gift, time capsule?" Yang Qiming's heart moved. He knew that there was indeed a string of numbers behind the photo. He didn't know what it was at the time, but it turned out to be like this!
He immediately turned on the second-hand smart computer at home, and the virtual projection screen appeared in front of him. Yang Qiming quickly logged into the "Time Capsule" website.
This is a company that specializes in storing time capsules. Users can make their own items, information, etc. into time capsules and pay a certain fee to store them.
When the time comes to reserve, the company will deliver the time capsule to the user.
"Hello, the time capsule company is happy to serve you. Do you need to make, store or take out the time capsule?" The virtual image of the machine customer service was projected in front of him.
"I want to get the time capsule."
"Please provide your time capsule number and password."
"F-HI7973FJ, the password is 5000.9.12YLZRYHC." Yang Qiming entered the password, and the customer service robot smiled and said: "Confirm that the password is correct, please fill in the delivery address."
After Yang Qiming finished writing the delivery address, the customer service robot continued: "The delivery address has been confirmed. Your time capsule will be delivered within ten minutes. Thank you for your patronage. You can consult if you have any questions."
"No more." Yang Qiming sat at home, quietly waiting for the express to arrive.
Just five minutes later, a small delivery drone carrying the package flew to his door.
"Hello, your package has arrived, please check it." The drone dialed the doorbell and reminded.
Yang Qiming opened the door, and the drone scanned his face to confirm that the recipient had unlocked the small express box. Yang Qiming took out a metal box from inside.
"Confirm receipt." Yang Qiming said.
"Thank you for your patronage, Time Capsule Company looks forward to your visit again!" The drone flew out from the corridor.
Yang Qiming returned to the house and continued to study the small box.
It is completely black, without any radiation, electromagnetic signals or anything else. It seems to be an ordinary metal box.
"I don't know what it was as a gift from ten years ago." Yang Qiming opened the metal box with curiosity. There was a golden ball and a neuro USB disk inside.
The neural USB flash drive is a portable information storage device. Its biggest feature is that it can convert information into brain waves and transmit them directly to the human brain.
And unlike other information transmission devices, customized neural USB flash drives can only be accepted by specific people. Even if others get them, they cannot decipher them. They will be automatically discarded after use. This is one of the most confidential information methods!
This kind of thing is expensive. Yang Qiming directly activated the neural USB flash drive, and an image appeared in his mind.
That was a middle-aged man, with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, and regular facial features. This was his father Yang Lin.
"Qiming." Yang Lin said, "If you can see this message, first of all, I wish you a happy eighteenth birthday. From today on, you will be a truly independent man!"
"In addition, regarding your mother's death, and about the rust disease. There are some things I must tell you. The rust disease was not born out of thin air. Its origin is related to some big forces and figures!"
Yang Qiming was puzzled. The rust disease ten years ago brought huge disasters to the residents of the solar system and killed countless people. His father actually said that there was a hidden secret behind it? It’s terrifying to think about it!
"This time I went out to investigate, and I had a hunch that there might be an uncontrollable situation. To be on the safe side, I left these things behind. The neural USB disk, and the metal ball."
"I brought the metal ball back from the ruins of the Zhuxia civilization. I don't know what its use is, but it must be a precious thing. You can study it yourself."
"It's actually a relic of the Zhuxia civilization!" Yang Qiming didn't expect that his father would leave such an important thing to him. It is said that the Zhuxia civilization was once one of the most powerful civilizations in the universe.
Countless years ago, the Zhuxia civilization collapsed. Now the three major civilizations in the universe, the Galaxy Alliance, the Free Star Boundary, and the Galaxy Empire where he lives, have only inherited part of the civilizational heritage of the Zhuxia civilization.
Anything from the Zhuxia civilization is a priceless treasure in the market!
"In addition, the USB flash drive also contains a copy of "Introduction to War Armor Master" and "Psychic Cultivation Method". With your talent, you will be able to master them and become a War Armor Master."
"I want to remind you. If something unexpected happens to me, you must not investigate the cause of my death! If one day, you can become a Star Warrior-level armor master, you will be qualified to investigate all this!"
Speaking of this, Yang Lin had a faint look of confusion on his face, and he added: "What I have learned in my life is all in two books. Finally, to become a battle armor master, you must take the psionic battle armor
Ways, don’t carry out prosthetic implants easily.”
"No prosthetics?" Yang Qiming was a little puzzled.
There are currently three types of mainstream battle armor, which are also the characteristics of the three major civilizations. The psionic battle armor of the Galaxy Alliance, the prosthetic armor of the Free Star Realm, and the biochemical battle armor of the Galaxy Empire.
The so-called prosthetic suit is to use machinery to transform the human body, replace human organs, and create battle armor. This kind of battle armor takes shape extremely quickly and is much easier to control than humans. Even in the Galaxy Alliance, there are gradually more and more people who have surpassed the spirit of human control.
The trend of being able to fight armor.
As if he remembered something again, Yang Lin said: "When you read this, if I am already dead, you have to protect yourself, maybe someone will murder you because of this."
The scene ended here, Yang Qiming was stunned, "Someone will come to murder me? Why, this time capsule is from ten years ago."
"What happened ten years ago? Did dad get involved in some big shot's shady story? Or is this relic of Zhuxia civilization some kind of treasure that will attract people to covet?"
All of this is an unsolved mystery to him.
Yang Qiming couldn't figure out why, so he turned his attention to the golden metal ball. Just when his fingertips touched the metal ball, the metal ball turned into liquid and got into his pores. Yang Qiming
Before he could even shake his hand, the golden liquid had completely integrated into his body.