When I got off the plane, I still felt a little dizzy.
Of course, it wasn't because of airsickness, but because of the surprise of Lin Xue's organization.
I really didn’t expect that they could build an underground airport in such a hidden place! When entering the futuristic underground building, I even thought I was in a science fiction movie, and the plane we boarded later was The fusiform "airplane" made me even more amazed that human technology has developed to this extent!
Lin Xue’s explanation is: “In fact, many technologies that only appear in science fiction films have already been mastered by humans. Just in order not to have too much impact on human beings’ existing lives, these technologies have been carefully restricted. Only Only very important military departments and special organizations like ours can enjoy this 'future' technology. In addition, some special forces also have some special technologies, so that is not something you and I should discuss."
Compared to my surprise, Qianqian was not that gloomy. Although she looked left and right curiously along the way, she probably became immune to what would happen later after learning about the existence of superpowers. On the contrary, he is much calmer than me.
As for Pandora... In her words, she is used to living a modern life, so it is still very interesting to pay attention to the primitive technology of ancient people...
It seems like I’m the only one who’s a bumpkin?
The shuttle-shaped plane we took flew directly into a huge building and then stopped in a spacious hall. Lin Xue told me that this was a secret base of their organization deep in the Taklimakan Desert.
"Lin Xue, you seem to have a high status?" I couldn't help but say in surprise when I saw that every staff member who passed by stopped to greet Lin Xue respectfully.
"Of course," Lin Xue said with some pride, "Have you forgotten what I told you? Our entire organization only has more than 20 superpowers. In other words, these 20 or so of us are the leaders of the entire organization. !”
I almost forgot that people with superpowers are a rare species in this world. How could things like using people with superpowers as soldiers happen in the real world?
"How about it, Chen Jun, do you want to consider joining us again? You have also seen that we are very powerful."
"I'm sorry..." For the sake of the survival of all mankind, I will never join any human organization.
"Well," in such a heavily guarded base, Qian Qian finally restrained her personality and said with some restraint, "when are we going to find my dad?"
"No, let's rest for a day first. Tomorrow we will meet a very special old man, and then we will set off together."
"The place we are going to is dangerous?" I noticed keenly that there was a solemn look on Lin Xue's expression.
"It's not very dangerous," Lin Xue shook her head, "To be precise, it's a little weird."
"weird?"
"Do you think it's possible that things that require superpowers to settle things aren't weird?" Lin Xue said, rolling her eyes at me, "Ever since I joined the organization, I've been dealing with all kinds of weird things, but this It's just a little bit weirder this time - Okay, your room is in front of you, go in and have a rest first, I will come to you at dinner time - Chen Jun, why are you giggling, there are several separate compartments inside, don't think I couldn’t even imagine this!”
Resting
Pandora and I were sitting in the living room doing nothing, and the sound of shallow bathing came from the room next to us.
"Brother, do you want to see it?" Pandora asked quietly.
My eyes drifted to the bathroom nearby, and then I nodded firmly.
Pandora stood up, walked to the bathroom door, knocked on the glass door, and said, "Sister Qianqian, my brother said he wanted to... um..."
I covered Pandora's mouth and dragged her back to the sofa, and then I seemed to see a smile of successful mischief emerge from Pandora's little face that rarely showed expressions. But when I took a closer look, Pandora returned to her usual cold expression.
expression.
Is it an illusion?
After sitting down, I no longer thought about those messy things, but asked Pandora: "Have you found Uncle Xu? Have those satellites sent back any clues?"
The little Lolita in front of her shook her head, with a hint of unnoticeable reluctance in her voice: "There are no clues. No trace of human activity was found near the vague coordinates provided by Lin Xue, and the energy detection did not find any abnormal energy fluctuations.
.”
"What about those commanders you mentioned who are very good at searching? Have they discovered anything?"
"Nothing was found. The detection terminals they released have penetrated deep into the underground magma layer, but no traces of human activity have been found."
... Magma layer, do you think it is necessary to be so exaggerated?
Now, I suddenly feel that things are not that simple this time.
Relying on the technology of the Xiling Empire, Pandora's men have explored the entire southern region of the Taklimakan Desert during this period. Now Pandora can even accurately report to me how many sand scorpions there are underground in the southern region of the desert.
, how many males and how many females were among them, but they couldn't find a human expedition team that had been missing for less than two days?!
At this time, Qian Qian had already taken a shower and put on a white loose coat prepared by Lin Xue and worn by base staff. This kind of clothing is said to be made of special materials and has a considerable degree of protective capabilities.
It can resist the temperature difference between day and night very well in the desert. Unfortunately, some substances in this good thing will interfere with the abilities of superpowers. It is a complete burden for Lin Xue, but it is just right for Qian Qian.
.
"Ajun, what did Lily say you were thinking about just now?" Qian Qian asked while wiping her still damp hair.
"Ignore her, the little girl is bored, but you - Qianqian, do you really want to follow us tomorrow?"
"Of course, we are already here. How could I not go? He is my father! Besides, didn't Lin Xue also say that I need my help for this operation?"
"Really..." I was noncommittal. I have always had doubts about Lin Xue's statement. No matter how you look at it, Qianqian is just an ordinary girl. The only connection between her and this incident is probably that there are some missing persons.
One is her father, but why does Lin Xue insist that Qian Qian will play a role in this incident? It is really doubtful.
While Qianqian and I were chatting, there was a knock on the door, and Lin Xue's voice sounded outside the door: "Qianqian, Lily, and that other person, if you have nothing to do, come with me and let you see the desert!"
...Why do I feel that Lin Xue showed some form of contempt for me just now?
Following Lin Xue, we finally left this secret base, whose internal structure was like a maze, and arrived at the exit on the surface.
"Ah——" Qian Qian exclaimed, "This is the big desert?!"
"It's so spectacular!" I admired sincerely.
"..." Pandora's expression remained unchanged, playing the role of a blind girl perfectly.
In front of us, there is an endless stretch of golden sand dunes. The endless sand dunes are like still waves, reflecting beautiful golden red light under the setting sun. In the distant horizon, in the direction of the horizon, the endless yellow sand seems to be connected with the sky.
It’s as if the whole world is filled with this boundless desert, which makes us feel the insignificance of ourselves and the greatness of nature. I also observed some faint black short lines near the horizon, and I couldn’t help but ask curiously:
"Lin Xue, what are those?"
"Popular euphratica forest," Lin Xue said with inexplicable respect, "is a heroic tree in the desert that survives for a thousand years, survives for a thousand years, and survives for a thousand years after falling."
"The desert is so spectacular!" Qian Qian said with an exclamation tone, "It's not just spectacular - I should say it's magnificent!"
"Really," Lin Xue smiled softly, "Now is the time when the desert is quiet. When the desert becomes restless, you won't say that. You don't even have to wait for the desert to become restless. The sand dunes in front of you are themselves.
They are constantly moving, and some of them can even move hundreds of meters in a night. If there were not special equipment around the base that can interfere with the movement of the sand dunes, I am afraid that in just one day, this underground base would turn into a big tomb.
...I really lament my luck now. Fortunately, I was not assigned to be the person in charge of this ghost place...Okay, it's getting late, let's go back to eat first."