1139, the current situation of the residents of the imperial capital
June 4th, the Imperial Capital of China.
At 7:30 in the morning, Chang Rui, a 28-year-old young man, walked out of his room in the rental house.
Still feeling sleepy, he first glanced at the sky outside the window.
It seemed like it was going to rain today. The sky outside the window was gray and the air was extremely hot, making his already dull mood even more depressing.
"But fortunately, the Skrulls didn't attack." The outside world was the same as usual, which made him feel a little better.
Chang Rui lives in a shared apartment of more than 90 square meters. In addition to him, there is another roommate in the apartment who is his colleague in the same unit, Lin Meng.
Three days ago, that is, on June 1st, he, Lin Meng, and most people, were filled with uneasiness and panic.
Like most of them, the two grown men went to a nearby square to stand with other human beings, communicate with each other, relieve the pressure in their hearts, and spend this most difficult day.
Chang Rui only remembers that the square was very chaotic on June 1st.
Some people couldn't bear the pressure and howled and rolled on the ground in the square. There were also men and women who got together, threw all etiquette and shame behind, and did some indescribable things in the square in front of everyone, and there were still people.
join in.
Afterwards, Lin Meng jokingly called this "stacked Arhat" because the white human bodies were stacked almost as high as a storey. This really gave them a lot of experience.
But after experiencing the panic on June 1, the past two days have been much better.
The first line of defense built by mankind on Mount Fuji has always been maintained, and there is no sign of being breached until now.
Ordinary people are slowly recovering, starting to go to work and playing games again, and their daily lives are slowly resuming.
Chang Rui and Lin Meng work at a large fusion power plant in the eastern suburbs of the imperial capital.
They were nervous and fearful for two days on June 1st and June 2nd, but were still summoned on June 3rd to return to work at the power plant.
Today, June 4th, is the second day of work. It is now 7:30 in the morning. They must arrive at the unit on time at 9:00 in the morning and continue their ordinary social life.
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"Lin Meng, wake up! If you don't get up, you'll be late." Chang Rui reached out and knocked on his roommate's room door.
But there was no movement in the room at this time.
It wasn't until Chang Rui knocked on the door again and harder that the roommate's reluctant muttering came from the room: "I know, I'll get up right now... Damn it, aliens are calling."
We still have to go to work."
Chang Rui smiled and didn't answer, and walked to the bathroom to wash up and go out.
But before that, he didn't forget to turn on the TV in the living room and listen to today's morning news.
It's different now than before.
Before the Skrulls invaded, Chang Rui and his roommates never watched the news, and he didn't even care about foreign wars.
But now, listening to the morning news has long been their habit. Even if there is no valuable information in the news, just listening to it can make people feel at ease.
The TV blared in the living room, and it was still the familiar female announcer.
Of course, there are no entertainment channels on TV anymore. In addition to news, there are various scientific and educational films, including those about Blue Star and about Skrull.
The morning news summarizes and broadcasts the major events that happened around the world yesterday. Moreover, the ratings of this program are extremely high, and most Chinese citizens will watch it.
"Old Chang, did something big happen? Didn't the Skrulls come over?" Lin Meng walked out of the room and said with a loud voice.
He reached out and combed his hair, which had become messy after a night's sleep. He hadn't had a good night's sleep since the war officially started.
Chang Rui washed his face carefully in the bathroom and replied: "The morning news said that the situation was the same as yesterday, the Skrulls still have not broken through the first line of defense. It is expected that we can hold the first line of defense for a long time.
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The news also said that the mood of people around the world is gradually stabilizing, and all walks of life are slowly returning to normal."
"That's good." Lin Meng nodded and breathed a sigh of relief: "I was really scared to death the past two days, but I finally feel better these two days."
He glanced at the gloomy weather outside the house and continued to joke: "Looking at how gloomy it is today, I thought the Skrulls were coming! ...Old Chang, please wash up quickly, don't wash your face like a cat playing with water.
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"You have to take your time when washing your face, otherwise you will feel uncomfortable all morning if you can't wash your face completely. You can do something else first." Chang Rui remained unmoved and continued to wash his face seriously.
Chang Rui spends at least 10 minutes washing his face every morning. In this matter alone, he exceeds 99.9% of Blue Star citizens. However, he has no intention of changing anything. This is his unique habit.
"Okay, I'll go to the toilet first." Lin Meng knew this habit of his roommate, so he smiled and walked towards the toilet.
Their rental house is separated from wet and dry areas, and the sink is right outside the toilet.
Lin Meng walked to the toilet, stretched and yawned at the same time: "Ha, I really don't want to go to work!"
"You have to go to work if you don't want to." Chang Rui put the facial cleanser in his hands and rubbed it in a very ritualistic manner, and responded at the same time: "We work in a fusion power plant. If we don't go to work, the power supply behind us will be affected.
In fact, the power supply in the rear is okay, but if it affects the front line, it will be a big problem."
"Of course I know what you're talking about... It's just that we have to work for 6 hours a day and have to spare 12 hours to play games. Now that the 12 times time flow speed is gone, the day is very tight." Lin
Meng closed the toilet door, but his complaints still came out through the toilet door.
On June 1st, the 12x time flow rate of the "Evolution" game will be terminated.
At zero o'clock that morning, the time in the game and the time outside the game are synchronized, and there is no longer a 12-fold time difference.
In the past, Blue Star players would enter the game for 12 hours at a time, which felt like they had been playing in the game for 6 days.
But after June 1st, 12 hours into the game feels like 12 hours of play.
Although the various benefits, monster drops, and experience gained in the game have all been greatly improved, because time has become faster, players are living nervously in the game and are not at all as comfortable as before.
"Alas, I no longer dare to do business in the game. There are only 12 hours a day, and this time is not enough for leveling...Old Chang, have you reached level 60?" Lin Meng said
asked in the toilet.
Level 60 is the fourth level in the true sense.
Chang Rui shook his head and said: "Not yet, the experience is still 1.4% short. After eating the new batch of [Sunshine] today, I will definitely reach level 60."
"Wow, that's great. I still have a few days to go before the fourth level... By the way, Lao Chang, I just found a temporary copy when I downloaded the game. Do you want to join us after we go online tonight..."
Didi didi——
At this moment, Lin Meng's words were interrupted by the sound coming from the TV.
The sound coming from the TV was very urgent, as if to remind them that something big had happened!