The sound of the train hitting the rails was monotonous and rhythmic for a long time; because we were in a tunnel, outside the window there were only patches of darkness that were rapidly receding.
In the empty and silent carriage, there was not a single evolver from other worlds; Lin Sanjiu sat in the carriage and did not realize his situation for a while.
Doesn't it mean the end of the world?
Although there is indeed no trace of survivors, there are electric lights, elevators, and high-speed trains...what is going on?
Also, where is this car going?
She stood up and walked around twice uneasily.
Although he had just walked the train from beginning to end and checked every corner - even under the chairs - Lin Sanjiu always felt that if he sat still in his seat, he would feel very uncomfortable for some reason.
Terrified.
The train was not long, and soon Lin Sanjiu reached the end again and arrived at the door of the cab; just like before, the door was closed tightly, there was no sound inside, and there was no response no matter how she called the door.
Since the car is running, there should be people inside, right? Looking at the car, it doesn't look like it has self-driving technology.
She looked at the door lock and felt that she could break it open with one punch; but there was something abnormal about this place after all, so in the end Lin Sanjiu decided to stay put and observe the situation.
...However, two hours have passed since we got on the bus, and there is still no sign of stopping.
Lin Sanjiu could understand the route map hanging in the carriage, but the names of each station were so unfamiliar to her that they were meaningless - the small dots representing the stations were far apart from each other.
It's a long-distance train.
If that's the case, it wouldn't be surprising if the travel time is longer.
"Tennessee Farm Station, Gaonan Station... what are these?" The names of these stations were also very strange. Lin Sanjiu looked all the way from the departure station until he found the "Ruyue Station" where he boarded the train.
, his eyes fell on the next stop.
"The next stop is... Diling Primary School Station?"
Among a bunch of station names with unclear meanings, this one is surprisingly normal.
"Forget it, let's go back and sit and wait for the bus." Lin Sanjiu planned to remain unchanged in the face of all changes.
...Even she herself didn't realize that since arriving in the new world, the number of times she talks to herself has unconsciously increased.
Even though she has experienced two apocalyptic worlds, this is the first time that she feels as if she is the only living human being in the world. This unknowingly puts a lot of pressure on her - as if to fight against this.
Lin Sanjiu would say a few words to herself from time to time because of this heavy feeling of loneliness that could drive people crazy.
Amid the monotonous sound of the car, the female voice that suddenly sounded quickly and abruptly dissipated in the air. She was only answered by dead silence, which made her feel even more uncomfortable.
The fluorescent lamp flashed twice more, as if the contact was not good.
The surface of the pale green leather chair beneath her body was cracked, and it creaked when she moved. The bone-chilling cold wind in winter came in through the cracks of the car, hitting her body like a whip, and Lin Sanjiu was soon stunned.
I couldn't help but shrink into a ball.
Even though sitting on the chair made her feel vaguely uncomfortable, she was unwilling to get up again as she felt increasingly cold.
"Really, how could I get into the car in such a confused way?"
The temperature was so cold that she was confused. It felt like it had reached minus 20 degrees. "After I get off at Dihe Elementary School in a while, I will go out even if the station is blown up..." she said vaguely.
.
The dark tunnel kept passing quickly from both sides of the car window, and it was almost hypnotic after watching it for a long time. Coupled with the fact that the weather was too cold, Lin Sanjiu actually started to feel a little sleepy - when she was in the Garden of Eden, she always felt sleepy.
I kept my heart in mind and rarely slept at all; but the world at Ruyue Station was peaceful and without danger...
"I can't sleep..." She yawned and wiped away a tear. "Teacher Yi, can you come out and talk for a while?"
But there was silence in my mind - ever since she was pushed out of the Consciousness School, Teacher Yi has always looked very busy, and even if she was contacted ten times, she might not be able to respond even once.
It was so cold that she couldn't help it. Lin Sanjiu crossed her legs on her seat and used her body to wrap around the warm air on her chest. I don't know when, her eyes became heavier and heavier, and her head began to move a little bit.
stand up.
...It wasn't until the train suddenly stopped that Lin Sanjiu suddenly woke up and found that she had fallen asleep.
Looking left and right, I saw that the train had stopped - it turned out that the train had come out of the tunnel at some point and had already moved on the ground. At this moment, through the misty white mist in the early morning outside the window, I could see a lot of tranquility.
houses and streets.
Maybe there was no one around because it was too early.
Seeing that the door on the other side of the carriage was indeed opened, Lin Sanjiu jumped up and was about to get out of the car.
Holding her hand on the door frame, before stepping out of the train, she subconsciously raised her head and glanced into the distance.
The "Diling Elementary School" station was indeed named after an elementary school - the reason why she suddenly confirmed this seemingly useless information was because this elementary school... was already so crowded that it was almost in front of her.
.
Lin Sanjiu has never seen such arbitrary urban planning: the simple station is not big, and one wall is glass. Next to the glass is a narrow road, which happens to pass through the gate of Diling Primary School—
—
The distance between the station and the school was so close that she could clearly see the expressions on the faces of a group of people at the school gate while standing in the carriage.
Lin Sanjiu's first reaction when he suddenly saw a human being in a deserted world was not to breathe a sigh of relief, but instead, a layer of fine goosebumps immediately appeared on his skin.
A female teacher stood among a group of children, as if she was about to leave the school - but everyone was smiling, motionless, their faces flushed by the cold wind; their eyes crossed the station and fell straight on
Lin Sanjiu's face.
This scene is the most ideal among all promotional posters: the children gathered around the teacher one by one, looking at Lin Sanjiu with a big smile... But no one moved for a long time, as if they had come out early and were waiting for her.
.
"...Is it a dummy?" She took a breath and hesitated before taking a step forward.
Not really.
As if aware of her hesitation, the smile on the female teacher's face became wider, revealing a row of white teeth; her hand that was originally placed on the child's shoulder slowly lifted up and gestured to Lin Sanjiu twice, as if calling
She passed.
The car door suddenly beeped twice - it was time to close the door, but Lin Sanjiu's hand held it down. She was startled by the sound, and then she recovered from the smiling faces of the group of people opposite.
After a few steps, he returned to the car.
The compartment door was immediately closed, cutting off the physical gaze of teachers and students, and she immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
No matter how you look at that group of people, they don’t look normal…
"I'll get off the bus at the next stop." Lin Sanjiu realized that the exchange of glances for less than a minute had made her break into a cold sweat. The cold wind blew at her now, making her shiver even more. "Next step.