On the train bound for the River Valley Province, Dora and the little koala were lying by the window and excitedly watching the changing scenery outside the window. The former wanted to poke his nose into the window.
From the pleasant oasis to the castle integrated with the mountains, to the endless desert, what she saw along the way were all beautiful scenery that she had never seen before.
The surprise and excitement on her face were no less than when she first saw the sea.
"This world... is so big!"
There are so many words to express my excitement, but this sentence is the only thing left on my lips.
As she kept repeating it, Dora felt extremely happy in her heart that she had unswervingly chosen to go to heaven with her ancestor.
Although it was a bit lonely to never see her family again, she always felt that she would have no regrets even if she died tomorrow by being able to see these scenery that she would never see again in her life.
The inhabitants of the forest do not care about the length of their lives.
In the culture of the Doma people, how long a person can live is determined from the day he is born. Those born in the tree of Insof will eventually return to the tree in another form.
Same as Dora.
The little koala, who was hastily born one day more than two hundred years ago, also saw these magical scenery for the first time.
Its surprise was not inferior to Dora's at all, and she muttered.
"I see, this is the planet my father lived on..."
"Luoxia Province? It seems different from the one in the database. In the database, there are endless automated farmlands and irrigation systems... Such a large area has turned into a desert. I really want to know what the underground ocean current pipelines are like now.
"
It seems that a lot of things have happened in two hundred years.
To it, it was obviously just a nap...
In the same carriage.
Ye Shi and Bai Ge sat opposite each other.
At this moment, the bandage wrapped around the latter's head had been completely removed, and what was exposed was a face eroded by slime mold.
Of course, rather than saying that it was eroded by slime mold, it is better to say that it is the shape of a fruiting body.
But actually think about it, how can a person live for more than a century under normal circumstances?
While the fruiting bodies of the slime mold were repairing his body tissues, they were also slowly replacing his body tissues, just like those biological prostheses made by Xiao Yu.
And when the replacement degree reaches 99%, or even 100%, the user can no longer find an original cell in his body, not even the DNA fragment of the original cell can be found.
Under such circumstances, it is no different from the fruiting body of slime mold, and can even be said to be the fruiting body of slime mold.
Just as Ye Shi was looking at him, Bai Ge, who was sitting opposite, was also looking at him curiously.
"...It's incredible. This should be our first meeting, but you actually know me?"
Ye Shi smiled and said.
"heard about it."
"But your expression tells me that you probably know more about me than just hearsay." Bai Ge opened his mouth slightly, and his expression seemed to be smiling, but a little panicked.
However, although this man looks a little ugly, he is a good person who is willing to do charity, otherwise he would not be so respected by the survivors of the Hump Kingdom.
"How should I put it? There is a special way of communication in our shelter...Have you ever heard of psychic powers?"
"I've heard of it, I read it in the newspaper," Bai Ge looked at Ye Shi with interest and continued, "So you learned about me through psychic... from your companions?"
He nodded at ten o'clock in the night.
"That's right."
"Incredible," White Pigeon clicked his tongue twice, and said with emotion, "I have been in seclusion in the Lost Valley for decades, concentrating on studying mutant slime molds and the spiritual abilities displayed by slime molds. However, even today, I still can't
No substantial progress has been made... I didn’t expect that you not only completed the research on the topic that I still haven’t understood, but also used it.”
There was no trace of falsehood in that envious tone.
It could be seen that he was really convinced.
Seeing the intimidating expression on this guy's face, Ye Shi didn't know what to say.
Engaging in scientific research is not cultivation.
Why does this guy think that working behind closed doors can be done faster than researching by "pying around"?
Throughout the history of the People's Federation, it seems that such an awesome person is just a "professor".
Don't say it's him.
The doctor above him who concluded that he would live longer is probably not at this level.
But Ye Shi didn't dismantle him, he just coughed lightly and said.
"After completing the research, we actually have only a little understanding of this spiritual power. As for application, we rely more on the wisdom of our predecessors."
"Are you saying that someone has already mastered the large-scale application of psychic energy in the era of the People's Federation?" Bai Ge's expression changed slightly, and after sighing, he said in a tone that was half joking and half sincere, "Say
To be honest, I don’t know whether to feel comforted or depressed.”
"In fact, there is nothing to be depressed about. Compared with what we have lost from the prosperous era, this loss is not worth mentioning."
Ye Shi did not make any comments, but continued in a casual tone.
"In addition, we call this spiritual energy a 'morphological field'. If you follow the news, you should be able to see it in the newspaper. If you are interested, you can also join us."
The expression on the face seemed to be a little moved, but Bai Ge did not answer immediately.
His eyes fell on Ye Shi's wrist, and he suddenly changed the subject to talk about other things.
"This is...the academy's prosthetic body?"
"Yes."
Ye Shi rolled up his sleeves, showed him - or showed off Jiang Xuezhou's technical achievements, and said with a smile.
"It's an exquisite design, isn't it?"
The only flaw is one thing, but there is no need to mention it here.
"It's indeed good," Bai Ge said with some approval in his eyes, and paused for a moment, "A long time ago, I thought that the academy was probably hopeless. Those guys who only know how to follow the advice of their predecessors must end up in the swamp.
It was rotten inside, but I didn’t expect that I was pedantic... After I left, there were still so many geniuses emerging."
"Haha, I'm not a genius, but that guy is really talented in the mechanical field."
Ye Shi smiled sheepishly, said a few words of humility for someone, and then looked at Bai Ge and said.
"Do you have any ideas? I guess you didn't suddenly show up just to take a look at Nanmen Er's guests."
When he said this, he turned his gaze to the window, and saw the two "children" still staring out the window happily, enjoying the scenery outside the train with great interest.
"Of course," Bai Ge smiled, put down the teacup in his hand and looked at Ye Shi, "Actually, I came here for you."
Ye Shi was stunned for a moment.
"I?"
Bai Ge nodded, took out a neatly stacked "Daily Survivor" from his arms, unfolded it and placed it on the table.
Ye Shi took a look at the headlines of the newspaper. The news published on it seemed to be what he said in an interview with reporters about the establishment of an exploration team outside the solar system when he first returned to Earth.
I didn't expect this brother to be interested in this matter.
Staring at Ye Shi with sharp eyes, Bai Ge continued.
"...I heard that you plan to recruit volunteers for the expedition from all over the world. Is this true?"
Ye Shi smiled sheepishly and said.
"It's just a proposal stage, and ultimately it needs to be approved by representatives of all parties in the community."
"This is a very good proposal. I believe it will not be very difficult to pass... Based on my observation of your managers," Baige nodded approvingly, "By the way, your ship lacks biologists and
Materials engineer? I mean the professional kind.”
Ye Shi shook his head.
"Not yet. Do you have anyone to recommend?"
He just said this casually.
What he didn't expect was that the old monster sitting opposite showed a bright smile and said something he didn't expect.
"What do you think about me?"
Ye Shi: "...?!"
Damn it?
…
I didn't expect to pick up a big boss when I went out, and Ye Shi was also surprised by this unexpected gain.
A scientist who has lived for more than a century, and his life span is probably unlimited, and he can be used until the server of "Wasteland OL" is closed!
Without any reason to refuse, Ye Shi immediately agreed without saying a word.
Although Bai Ge himself joked that he was too old to keep up with the times, he did not take his humble polite words seriously.
This kind of scholar who can leave his name in history, even if he does not reach the level of SSSR, is enough to be rare at the SSR level.
In addition, the boss did not have any special requirements for treatment. He only wanted to leave a cabin for him as a laboratory and bring his little red and the Titan in the Lost Valley with him.
Compared to the "Tree of Life" in Baiyue Province, which is good at sowing seeds, Xiao Hong is better at fusing metal materials and evolving "regenerative armor" on this basis.
According to Bai Ge, he can help repair the damaged hull of the Orion and enhance the defense capabilities of the Orion's hull.
With the addition of two crew members, Xiao Hong and Bai Ge, the Orion is equivalent to having two more layers of buffs that enhance its protection and restore health in battle!
Ye Shile could hardly hold the gun in his mouth.
This reward alone makes the second half of the journey worth it!
Just as the train passed through the Lion City in the Luoxia Province and headed towards the River Valley Province, a strange thing happened in Shuguang City in the River Valley Province.
Some residents living in Dawn City claimed that they saw transparent paper airplanes in their homes.
It was a very thin folded paper airplane, only as long and thick as your index finger.
Some people saw it on the balcony, watching it fly slowly across the sky, some people saw it flying past the window in their bedrooms, and even more mysterious people claimed that their children watched it flying past the bedroom.
passed through the wall.
At first, the rumors about paper airplanes were just rumors, like urban legends.
However, due to the anti-espionage consciousness developed by the residents of Dawn City during the war, some people went to the Security Bureau to report the case after discovering the situation. Only then did the matter come to light, and even appeared in newspapers such as "Goblin Observer"
A shabby newspaper.
But the strange thing is that although nearly 70 people claimed to have seen a "paper airplane", no one successfully took a photo of the paper airplane.
One person even took a photo, but nothing was left in the photo.
This incident quickly attracted the attention of the Guards Regiment and was connected with the incident of losing the pen some time ago.
Although there is no direct evidence to prove any connection between the two, these two strange things did happen at the same time.
Especially after investigation and visits by the Guards Corps, the number of samples and the scope of the "lost pen" incident are highly overlapped with the "paper airplane" incident.
In other words, the number of occurrences of this phenomenon is double digits, and they all occur in Dawn City.
In the manager's office of the Alliance Building, Lu Bei reported the investigation results to Chu Guang seriously.
After a pause, he cautiously expressed his opinion.
"I'm wondering... could these strange things be caused by heavenly beings?"
After repeatedly looking at the report in his hand, Chu Guang asked casually.
"Did it cause any substantial damage to us?"
Lu Bei shook his head and said seriously.
"No substantial impact has been found so far...except that the lost pens cannot be found. However, it is difficult to say whether this will be some kind of reconnaissance method that we are not aware of."
It is because they do not understand that the Guards Regiment reacts as if they are facing a formidable enemy.
After all, the impression left by the "celestial beings" on the survivor forces on earth is too shocking.
This group of people didn't even say hello, and the first thing they said was, "What does it have to do with destroying you?" No one could stand it.
Especially after the Orion incident, the Adhesive Community has completely given up on negotiating with the Celestial beings and the Enlightenment Society, and is preparing to join forces to eliminate this bug once and for all to avoid future troubles.
Both sides are now preparing intensively for war, and it is hard not to be nervous at the slightest disturbance.
Chu Guang thought for a moment and suddenly said.
"I don't think they have this ability. And to be honest, if they can really come up with some reconnaissance planes that can penetrate walls, why don't they go to Dawn City or our space elevator, but to Dawn City, and also drop them
Send it to residential areas.”
Lu Bei frowned and said.
"Then...could it be that he was communicating with the spies hiding in Dawn City?"
Chu Guang shook his head and said.
"The possibility exists, but it's not very high. Even if this method of communication can escape our interception, the movement caused will be too great. Just like now, it has aroused our alert almost immediately."
Lu Bei fell into silence.
In fact, these matters have been discussed several times at the meetings of the Guards Corps, and intelligence officials at all levels gave the same opinion. They believed that the possibility of the two "anomalies" being related to heavenly beings was very low.
But here comes the problem.
If it has nothing to do with heavenly beings, who else could do such a thing?
At least as far as the Guards Corps knows about the major survivor forces, they have neither the motivation nor the ability to accomplish this.
But at this moment, Lu Bei's heart suddenly moved, and an idea suddenly came to his mind.
"Could it be... related to Nanmen Er's matter?"
This time Chu Guang did not directly deny his guess, but pondered.
"I've actually been doubting this."
These unexplained "visions" seem to have started only after the Orion returned.
While Chu Guang was deep in thought, Lu Bei suddenly received a communication request.
It wasn't just Lu Bei who received the news.
Xiao Qi, who was squatting in the pen holder, also received the news, and climbed out of the pen holder with a change of expression.
"What happened?" Chu Guang asked immediately as he saw Xiao Qi's expression changed drastically.
There was no time to use the honorific as usual, so Xiao Qi said angrily.
"Something happened with the scientific expedition team!"