The First Province of Southwest, Jingcheng, Jingcheng Museum.
In the square in front of the door, the banner of "Jingcheng No. 7 Senior High School" was pulled up, and a group of senior high school students were gathering here.
"Ah, why do we have to get up at eight o'clock every day? I'm so sleepy!"
"I heard that it was even worse before the disaster. In addition to early morning self-study, they even had evening self-study. They couldn't go home until eleven or twelve o'clock every day..."
"Damn, it's not like we're in school all day. It's good to think that we can get out of school at half past five every day."
"Speaking of which, have you played the recent retro series ILLUSION released? "Perfect Girlfriend", the picture quality is simply amazing!"
""Train God of War", YYDS, but unfortunately the game cabin is too expensive, and the experience of the helmet is always worse..."
"School ends at 5:30 so that you can spend your time practicing martial arts, not to play those shameful VR games!"
Amidst the heated discussion among several boys, a cold female voice suddenly intervened.
The boys who were beaming with joy suddenly stopped and stood in line obediently.
"Shen Qian, why don't you wear school uniform?"
Shen Qian, who was listening with great interest, did not expect that he could lie down while huddled in the corner. Looking at the girl with high ponytail standing in front of him, Shen Qian sighed softly, "It's too expensive, I can't afford it."
"But when you asked me to borrow money last month, you said you wanted to use it to buy school uniforms."
"Have it?"
"Yes." The girl took out a small book from nowhere, opened it and said seriously: "It's February 3rd, during the Chinese history and martial arts theory classes. You said you needed money to buy clothes, so I took my wallet I lent you the two hundred and eighty-five cents in it, and you even showed me the creaky holes in your pocket."
"Ahem..."
Shen Qian couldn't pretend anymore. He never thought that someone would write these things in a diary.
Looking into Ding Yi's clear eyes, Shen Qian could only answer honestly: "I forgot there was any activity today."
"But the museum visit was announced last week, and I specifically mentioned it again in the class group last night."
"I'm poor and can't afford a communication bracelet."
"On September 21 last year, next to the physical examination machine at the martial arts gym, you said that you needed to return the bracelet in installments. I took out 650 yuan from my lucky money and lent it to you."
Ding Yi flipped through the small book and continued to narrate.
"...Hahaha, it's so embarrassing. Well, I blocked the class group. As you know, there are too many useless messages in it. I'm mainly afraid that it will delay my studies."
"Then I'll send it to you privately next time."
Looking at Ding Yi's leaving figure, Shen Qian finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He doesn't face that much pressure from his mother.
Without the existence of Ding Yi who was blessed by a series of auras such as "I want to talk to Nuwa about her" in Jingcheng No. 7 Middle School, "How can anyone be so outrageous in liberal arts and strong martial arts" and "her dad actually drives a Wuling", Shen Qian I became a little transparent in the crowd again, silently listening to the surrounding classmates and Yourong Yan talking about the big news that Ding Yi had been confirmed to be admitted to Beiwu.
Beiwu!
Shen Qian's always indifferent face also moved for a moment.
There is Beiwu in the north and Huawu in the south.
Except for Jiangzhong Military Academy, which is said to never recruit students directly under the military, Beiwu University and Huawu University are already the top universities in Chinese martial arts, and both are among the top ten martial arts universities in the world.
How difficult is it to take the Beiwu exam?
In the past three years, only two people from Jingcheng No. 7 Middle School have been admitted to Beiwu, and Ding Yi is the first one to be recommended since the school was founded.
…
"Students, today we are visiting the municipal museum. Some students may have already gone in with their parents, but recently a new batch of old objects have been added to the museum, all from before the disaster. I believe that most of the students have never seen it... "
Liu Simin, the head teacher of Class 109, stood in front of the team and was loudly explaining the process of today's visit, while the students pretended to listen drowsily.
"Speaking of Shen Qian, where do you plan to apply?" In the crowd, Shen Qian's best friend Wang Yangming suddenly touched his arm and asked.
"I haven't decided yet, what about you?" Shen Qian replied casually.
"Me? Unless my dad suddenly shows off his powers and gets some special mixture, I should go to study medicine, maybe at Southwest Medical University or Southern Medical University."
Wang Yangming thought for a while and then said: "You should also think about this problem carefully. The college entrance examination will be in less than four months. In fact, as you mentioned, at this time, you still don't know who is in what situation? I I feel like it’s time to make a choice.”
Shen Qian raised his head and could vaguely see the broken scorched earth in the distance through the gaps at the edge of the city. He fell silent for a moment.
Study literature or martial arts?
This is the biggest question that every senior high school student must think about.
In other words, this has never been an option, because if given the choice, almost no one would study literature.
On December 22, 2022 AD, an extremely huge comet passed through the atmosphere and passed through the earth. Time and space were chaotic, and dimensions collapsed. That day was called the Catastrophic Day.
Earthquakes, tsunamis, extreme cold, high temperatures... Nature has demonstrated its power, and countless towns have been reduced to ruins.
But these are not the scariest.
The most terrifying thing is that since that day, many creatures that should only exist in legends suddenly appeared on the earth.
It seems that overnight, all the monsters and monsters in mythology have become reality.
Fortunately, awakened people have also appeared among humans.
The sudden revival of spiritual energy and the precarious living environment caused a group of pioneers to emerge among humans. It was they who re-established human homes and revived human civilization bit by bit.
After hundreds of years of exploration, the martial arts training system has been completely formed, and becoming a powerful warrior is what everyone aspires to.
But even though spiritual energy is abundant today and it is an era for all people to practice cultivation, it does not mean that everyone can take this path.
It takes talent and resources.
But Shen Qian didn't have either of these two things.
The most sensible choice is to give up physical training from now on, specialize in liberal arts, and enter a better liberal arts university with a higher cultural score in order to graduate and find a stable civilian job to support the family.
…
There is a statue in the lobby of the museum, which belongs to Jingcheng Hou Gao Wenyuan.
"Jingcheng Hou" is not a position, but a title, which means that he comes from ancient China before the disaster, but is recognized by the World Martial Arts Association.
At least based on the knowledge of these senior high school students, it is impossible to imagine what kind of height it takes to obtain such a title.
Among the warriors who have left Jingcheng over the years, only Gao Wenyuan has received the title.
It was Shen Qian's first time to enter the city museum. The 30 yuan ticket price made him ignore this place.
"Sure enough, once you don't spend any money, this place will be much more pleasing to the eye." There seemed to be a simple and mysterious atmosphere coming to him, and Shen Qian couldn't help but sigh.
"Who said it doesn't cost money? Didn't everyone pay 15 yuan?" Wang Yangming on the side asked doubtfully.
Shen Qian was startled, then sighed softly and said nothing.
…
"The Jingcheng Museum was established in 2079, covering an area of 6,000 square meters, with a total of thirteen different exhibition halls..."
"Students, look here. This is a fossil of a creature called a dinosaur. The dinosaur has lived for 200 million years. Its appearance is somewhat similar to the dragon beast among the existing monsters..."
"This is the exhibition hall related to the pioneer warriors. Look at this stone. It is said that King Jiangling, one of the leaders of the pioneer warriors, used it to meditate and created the first set of martial arts techniques in China that can be practiced by the public... …”
The museum tour guide explained hard, and the atmosphere was maintained very well. Soon, everyone arrived at the seventh exhibition hall.
"Students, this exhibition hall displays the achievements of human civilization before the catastrophe. Don't underestimate these civilizations. Because of the emergence of martial arts, our scientific research speed in daily necessities has actually slowed down. And the speed of scientific research in that era has slowed down. Human beings have devoted themselves to studying technology and invented many practical things..."
"Shen Qian, what do you think this is?" Wang Yangming said, pointing to a sticker with black lines on a white background in a frame on the wall.
Shen Qian shook his head in confusion, and together with several classmates around him, he studied the mysterious tadpole-like patterns, trying to figure out something.
"QR code?" A classmate glanced at the instructions next to him, touched his chin and said, "Isn't it some secret cultivation manual? It needs to be decrypted in a specific way?"
"Maybe, it says it's for collection, so I guess I have to pay a fee to learn the corresponding secrets." Another boy guessed.
As soon as Shen Qian heard that it might be related to money, he immediately lost interest in the mysterious pictures and text, and went to a nearby area marked "Electronic Products".
"After restoration by some scientific researchers, some of the electronic products here can be reused. Students can try to operate them, but be careful not to damage them!"
After hearing what the tour guide said, Shen Qian suddenly became interested.
Several female classmates headed by Ding Yi were studying something in front of a laptop. Shen Qian casually took a mobile phone connected to a charging cable on the display stand next to it.
There is no description of the model number of this mobile phone, and its appearance is severely worn. Shen Qian only saw two small characters.
"Hongmeng?"
There was no password on the phone, so Shen Qian unlocked it and looked around. Unfortunately, most of the apps were no longer available. There were only two things that could be opened normally. One was a game called "Honor of Kings", but the interface was too antique. The operation is too simple. Shen Qian probably just clicked X decisively after trying it.
The other one seemed to be some kind of installation package. Shen Qian casually looked at it, but before he could react, a lot of prompts popped up.
"Risk warning: You are installing an application from an unknown source. If you continue to install this application, you agree to bear full responsibility for any device damage or data loss that may result from the use of this application."
"This application has been infected with a virus and will automatically be added to the mobile phone security control center. It is recommended to uninstall it immediately..."
"The application failed to automatically join the security control center..."
"A host with suitable conditions has been detected, the system is starting..."
"Didi, danger warning, your phone has been infected with an unknown virus!"
Among the series of dazzling and inexplicable messages, something strange seemed to flash past. Shen Qian felt a sharp sting on his palm. Before he could react, the next moment——
boom!
A strong wave of air blew Shen Qian away.
"ah!"
Accompanied by the screams of the crowd, the glass in the entire museum shattered under the impact of the air waves.
The invisible wave did not stop and swept across the entire Jingcheng in the blink of an eye.
Buzz!
All electrical equipment in the city was paralyzed in an instant.
The sound of melting ice and snow sounded, and the invisible but real protective shield covering Jingcheng disintegrated inch by inch.
The violent wind and sand poured into the edge of Jingcheng from the outside world almost instantly. The clouds dispersed and three suns suddenly appeared in the sky. The temperature on the surface of Jingcheng began to rise rapidly. Indistinctly, there were roars coming from far away outside the city. Came from near...