While arranging spaceships to conduct a rough scan of the entire planet, Hao Ren knew that he and his team could not remain idle.
Many details will be hidden in unnoticed corners around us. A spacecraft in space may be able to find the fortress hidden under the earth's crust, but it may not be able to find the clues left by the survivors when the doomsday comes.
A group of people gathered in a circle in the living room to discuss the current situation of this strange planet. Vivian folded her hands on the coffee table and expressed her opinion unhurriedly: "The biggest problem now is the indigenous people of this planet.
Why hide it, and why leave such a strange city to trap outsiders."
The real-time news updates, entertainment programs on TV, as well as the recently produced products and supporting advertisements, all signs indicate that the human society on this planet is still functioning, but it is just hidden in some unknown place.
The deserted city at the moment is more like a closed observation room. Whether it is the Nangong couple who came here a hundred years ago, or Hao Ren and his party who were just sent in, they all seem to be regarded as observation samples.
After Hao Ren expressed his conjecture, he won the support of everyone, especially Lily - this husky had just watched a lot of science fiction movies before coming here, and now she was full of conspiracy theories.
"They must have a purpose, because it is expensive to maintain the operation of this city," Yzaks knocked on the table, "Look at these supplies, the city's energy, the robots used for maintenance, and the things in the shopping mall -
Most of them are kept until they expire and then thrown away. They maintain the normal operation of such a large city but only use it to feed two people. This is definitely not a joke."
Lily looked at the people around her, raised her hands and spoke: "I think first we should try to speak to the indigenous people of this planet. They can definitely see us, right? Let's ask them frankly what they want to do. If they don't
Huiyin, then let’s try to break through the city gate and see how the defense system reacts. If it doesn’t work, we can only fight... That’s better than no progress.”
Hao Ren looked at the husky girl in surprise: "Okay, I didn't expect you to come up with a very positive plan. Are you going to stop being timid this time?"
"I'm already awesome!" Lily kicked Hao Ren under the table.
Vivian glanced at Lily: "Okay, how are you going to shout? Are you going to just go to the balcony and howl at the sky?"
Lily stood up and walked towards the balcony without saying anything. Everyone was left looking at each other, Vivian shrugged: "I forgot that she usually goes to the balcony to howl to the sky when she has nothing to do - this is a bit psychological for her.
There’s no pressure at all.”
Before she finished speaking, there were already bursts of shrill and loud wolf howls coming from the balcony: "Ouch--"
Hao Ren shouted in the direction of the balcony at the top of his lungs: "Speak like a human being!!"
Only then did Lily react. She was shouting outside to ask the indigenous people of this planet to come out and talk. After shouting for several minutes, she trotted back to the living room: "It doesn't work, no one is paying attention to me, let's execute it."
Let’s plan B.”
Nangong Wudi had been standing by and staring blankly at these lunatics. At this moment, he couldn't help but sigh: "This girl has a pretty good voice..."
"If this city is an observation room, then someone must be monitoring the activities in this area, and Lily's movements just now must have fallen into their eyes." Although Yzaks was a little speechless about Lily's convulsive behavior, he still had to admit it.
This really makes sense, "Now we can consider forcing our way into the city checkpoints. This will probably force the locals out."
Everyone nodded, but just when they were about to go out for action, Elsa's voice came from the side: "Big shots, should you eat something before taking action?"
I saw Elsa standing at the door of the kitchen holding a big tray, with a smile on her face. Her lower body also turned into a snake tail like May, with a steaming cauldron rolled up at the end of the tail.
, a strange smell of rice comes out of it: It seems that May uses her tail to develop all kinds of strange uses, and her ability to do housework is inherited from her mother.
Nangong Wudi immediately stood up with a smile and greeted the guests: "Come, come, it's rare for everyone to get together. Let's try my wife's craftsmanship first. Anyway, we have been waiting for a hundred years as husband and wife, so there is no rush to leave now."
Elsa put the hot meals on the table. One dining table could not accommodate so many people, and half of them simply ate next to the coffee table. There were a variety of dishes on the table, and most of them were unheard of things.
, but luckily they all taste pretty good and can satisfy a group of people. Lily is especially not picky about food. As soon as she puts her head in the bowl, the whole world has nothing to do with her. Hao Ren has to watch and hand her water at any time: this
It is also a tacit understanding cultivated by living together for more than a year.
Looking at the table full of food and her parents sitting at the table, May May's eyes turned red: "It's been a long time since we've eaten together like this..."
Elsa looked at Nangong brother and sister, her voice was slightly hoarse: "You were still half-grown children when your parents left... I didn't expect you have grown so big. How have you lived these years?"
"My brother and I traveled all over the world. I sold songs, and my brother went to catch ghosts. While we were wandering around, we inquired about your whereabouts." May poked at the rice in the bowl with her chopsticks. "It's been nothing for more than a hundred years."
There were no clues until I met the landlord later..."
Hao Ren turned to look at Nangong Wudi: "How did you learn the language and writing of this planet?"
He and his friends were assisted by translation plug-ins and could quickly master any language and text, but he was curious how Nangong and his wife learned this.
"Read books, listen to the radio, watch these screens..." Nangong Wudi pointed to the screen mounted on the wall next to him, "Although there is no one in this city, you can always see these things. In a hundred years, no matter how stupid I am,
It’s time to learn.”
"Oh yes, yes, watch TV!" Lily suddenly became happy, threw away her chopsticks and ran to turn on the "TV". After fiddling with it for a long time, she finally found where the switch of the thing was. There was a "click" and the screen gradually turned on.
Upon seeing this, Hao Ren reminded him: "Take it easy, don't damage other people's things!"
"If it's bad, just be bad," Nangong Wudi shook his head and laughed, "When my husband and I first arrived here, we broke a lot of things, and even burned down a house because of making a fire for cooking - ha,
There is always someone from the agency to help clean up afterward."
Hao Ren smacked his lips: "The cost of living for you two is high enough..."
Lily clicked randomly next to the "TV", and the programs on the screen kept changing, from news to advertisements to entertainment programs, and even TV series and movies - just watching the TV content, it felt like there was something outside
It was like a prosperous world where everything was normal. After Lily had finished pressing the button, she returned to the dining table and sat down, biting her chopsticks and muttering: "I once wrote a novel about a person who was locked in a room with no doors or windows.
, there are only mountains of cans and a TV. That person was born in the house and grew up in the house. All he does is watch TV, watch the prosperous world on TV, news and current affairs, and watch the world and the world. He learns from TV
He knew that he was living in a huge, prosperous city, and that the country he lived in was at war with another country. Then suddenly one day the TV broke, and he broke through the wall and came outside..."
"Then what?" Vivian's curiosity was suddenly aroused, "By the way, you actually write such profound things?"
"Then? Then he fell straight down, falling endlessly - his whole world was that room, and there was nothingness outside the room, and nothing existed at all." Lily bit her chopsticks, "I wrote it
That's a thriller."
Vivian lowered her head to pick up the rice: "This story is not funny at all."
After hearing Lily's story, Hao Ren fell into deep thought. Finally he shook his head and pointed to the screen on the wall: "But the TV in your story doesn't broadcast real news programs - in your house
Nor is one in the sight of an observer."
A news item is being broadcast on the screen. The content of the news is that the "Ministry of Security Affairs" and "Ministry of Development Affairs" have prepared for the Planet Ark to slow down. A stern-faced host is urging residents not to stay in places prone to collapse.
, to be able to respond to the shock caused by the planet's first engine switch at any time.
The Giant Turtle Yantai also received news at the same time: the propulsion engine of the wandering planet was reducing power, and several engine nozzles in the opposite direction showed signs of warming up.
This is where this city differs from Lily's story: someone made this "glass house."
Yzaks frowned at the news on the screen and suddenly stood up.
Amid everyone's puzzled gazes, he came to the window and raised his hand to point to a building in the distance of the city.
The next second, a huge fireball exploded in the city, and the roar was like rolling thunder. (To be continued)