This five-day trip was much more difficult than Lin Sanjiu expected.
The lack of food and water is not a big deal. There is some food collected in the past few worlds in her card library. Although it is not delicious, it is enough to maintain her strength. Even that looks like it is made of iron sheets.
, she could also endure the dirty and primitive bathroom - what really made Lin Sanjiu feel irritated and uncomfortable was probably the narrow and crowded r-area, the dark cargo hold, the muscle aches caused by being unable to sit down and rest, and the fact that she was
The thought that you force yourself to put aside and not consider.
If she begins to suspect that it was all a dream before, what evidence is there to prove that she is not in another dream now? If she thinks about it this way, the entire apocalyptic world may be an illusion she had while sitting in a lunatic asylum—
—Lin Sanjiu could not allow his thoughts to continue to be confused like this and slide to the edge of madness.
No matter what happened in the dungeon, she could only remember one thing: she was out now.
But every time when her eyes swept across the woman opposite, she found it difficult to keep her thoughts focused.
In the past two or three days of sailing, the passengers had gotten acquainted with each other and exchanged some information. This woman, who Lin Sanjiu mistook for Sajie at first, was standing up and moving.
At that time, he smiled and told her that his name was ayu - due to the gathering of people from various apocalyptic worlds, there were many stranger names than this in the Red Nautilus.
Except for her eyes, she seemed to be a very normal evolver; and in the past few days, even those strange eyes gradually became normal, and the black eyes slowly retracted to normal size, revealing the
The whites of her eyes. Except for a scarf, she has no resemblance to Sajie - even the color of the scarf is different.
"You can go and do some exercise." As one foot stepped into the door of Area R, its owner smiled at Lin Sanjiu and said, "There is no one in the bathroom."
The person who spoke was a young boy. Although his dark blond hair was not that dazzling, it occasionally reminded Lin Sanjiu of Sibaan. However, under this blond hair, he was just an ordinary-looking man with a slight appearance.
A young man with freckles.
His skin was the color of wrought copper, and his uneven teeth looked particularly white. Ward and Lin Sanjiu were the first to get acquainted with each other, and they were more like friends than the other passengers.
"Thank you." Lin Sanjiu smiled and walked out of the r area.
Although the aisle is not spacious, when she stands sideways, its length is enough to completely stretch her bone wings - just like her limbs, if she keeps curling up, even her bones will become sore.
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With a faint "swish" sound, the bone wing cut through the air; almost in the blink of an eye, the sharp blade at the end had already touched the locked door at the entrance. Although the bone wing looked heavy, when it moved
That kind of incredible slickness and speed can cut people open immediately without warning - so every time Ward would help Lin Sanjiu to check if there was anyone in the aisle in advance.
After stretching, Lin Sanjiu sighed inwardly: "...Since the arrival of Red Nautilus, I have almost forgotten what it feels like to be empty."
Teacher Yi didn't answer - not every aimless chat can get Teacher Yi's response. But she seems to be particularly silent in the past few days.
Lin Sanjiu didn't ask for a response, she continued: "I really want to take a bath... the smell here is almost seeping into my skin."
When we first got on the boat, the smell was not obvious; however, no matter what its source was, it seemed to become stronger as time went by - a bit like pig skin, not particularly unpleasant, but also similar to the fragrance.
There was no way he could match it; even though he knew the smell was strange, Lin Sanjiu always felt that he had smelled it once before.
The cargo areas on both sides of the aisle were tightly occupied by iron warehouse-like cargo boxes, leaving no gaps. Looking down, only the half-open door of the bathroom revealed a shadow at the end of the aisle. As the spacecraft moved,
Swaying slightly while driving.
Lin Sanjiu had seen enough of such a boring and depressing environment; however, there were still at least two more days before the spacecraft landed. She sighed softly, put away her bone wings, and planned to return to Area R.
Even though it often carries passengers, no one has thought about installing windows in the cargo hold, so a row of fluorescent lamps overhead has become the only light source here. White light falls from the air and passes through layers of obstacles. When it
When it fell into area R, it had faded into a dim gray-white color.
Perhaps it was because of the unclear lighting that after she returned, it took the passengers in Area R more than half an hour to notice the abnormality.
The first person who noticed something was wrong was a woman sitting not far from the door. Her rough brown hair was draped messily on her shoulders, and her long and thin face rarely showed a smile - except when talking about her daughter.
; But this smile is destined not to last long.
"...Eight, nine." Her soft voice was heard very clearly in the silence. "Eh?"
The brown-haired woman's rising tone immediately caused several people to raise their heads; as their doubtful eyes swept over the R area, several people frowned.
There were only nine people in the R-area, which was only thirty square meters at most. The brown-haired woman raised her eyes and asked Lin Sanjiu: "...Has anyone gone out since you came back?"
Lin Sanjiu would only stretch her wings when no one was outside. After a few days of getting along, everyone was already familiar with her habit.
"No," she looked at the door of Area R - not so much a door, but a gap left by the iron shelves of the warehouses on both sides. "At least I didn't notice it."
"Who is missing? He probably went to the bathroom a long time ago," another man said, seeming to think it was no big deal. He was wearing a striped shirt, and the stripes were forced into a curve on his bulging belly.
The buttons seemed to be about to fall off at any moment, but they still held the shirt on both sides with difficulty.
"It seems to be that one," Ward thought for a moment. "He's not tall. I forgot his name...but I was the last one to come back from the bathroom, and there was no one there."
Having said this, Lin Sanjiu also vaguely remembered - the man who was missing was a man of medium height and ordinary appearance. It was difficult to tell his age, and it was also difficult to leave any impression on others. Because there was no translator,
He only speaks a very obscure language, so no one even knows his name.
However, in this cage-like environment, no one was worried that he would get lost. Therefore, even though Ward repeatedly emphasized that there was really no one outside, no one took it to heart for a while. "Maybe he will go.
It's in the warehouse." Another tall man, who was a little older, smiled, showing a cunning look that didn't match his appearance. "...I think if he wants to make some money back, it has nothing to do with us.
, it’s best not to interfere.”
These passengers are strangers to begin with, so it is better to have more things to worry about than less things to do.
However, Ward didn't seem to be completely convinced. He squinted his eyes and looked at the aisle and then at Area R, but he still didn't say anything.
In the dark R-area, it is always difficult to judge the time without looking at the watch. Judging from the people coming in and out one after another, it was probably several hours later when Ward walked gently to Lin San.
The copper-skinned young man beside the wine smiled at her: "... Let's go out for a walk together?"
Lin Sanjiu remembered his expression just now, nodded, and followed him into the aisle.
The steel beneath her feet was so steady that it was a bit hard to imagine that she was currently 10,000 meters high in the air.
"...My hometown is a beautiful place," Ward suddenly said after the two stood in silence in the corridor for a while. "Human beings live on water platforms scattered in the ocean, and there is seawater everywhere you look.
, the color will turn to dark green or blue-gold with the weather - although it is a bit monotonous, it is beautiful."
Lin Sanjiu listened quietly, wondering why he suddenly brought up this topic.
"However, after the doomsday came, the world below the water platform changed." Distant memories seemed to blow into the present like the wind, and Ward's voice paused. "...Even though I have experienced five worlds,
But the things under the water there are still the largest creatures I have ever seen in my life; if I hadn't once seen a distant water platform being attacked, I wouldn't even be able to see what they looked like."
"The worst thing is that it's not just this kind of behemoth. There are more underwater creatures that we have never seen before, appearing out of nowhere; no matter where we drive the water platform, we may crash into it.
In the arms of these monsters. When all this happened, my parents and sister were on the other side of the planet—travelling, isn’t it ridiculous? It’s obviously just the ocean, but just because there are a few plants sticking out, does it make it worth sightseeing..."
Even after so long, Ward's expression still seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and looking like crying but not crying.
"As a result, something pale and pale suddenly floated in front of their water platform, dragging the entire water platform down... I remember that there were a lot of bubbles floating in the seawater in the video, and then it turned dark. After that, I
The first ability evolved, and it is also an ability that is crucial to life and death in my hometown."
Lin Sanjiu was even a little lucky that her relatives did not die in front of her eyes - sensing that Ward was about to hit the point, she couldn't help but hold her breath slightly. He would not confess his abilities for no reason.
"... Life form detection." Ward's voice suddenly became so low that even Lin Sanjiu, who was standing next to him, almost couldn't hear it clearly.
"There are only nine life forms in this cargo hold." (To be continued)
ps: Thank you for the peace charms and sachets from Fat Bird, the peach blossom fan from Jialan Heart, the peace charms from Hengxi and Ansi Chenguang, the two peace charms from Du Ziruo (are you a digital guy?) and the twelve beech trees.
2 monthly passes and recommendation, Mr. Manman’s monthly pass~
I'm really touched to see that you guys didn't abandon me. After I finished the update two days ago, I really thought that no one would read it, so I gave myself a day off...ahhaha. Thank you for your support. I will try to update as much as possible in November.
Yes! I stopped updating for more than a month this time, but unexpectedly I got an idea of how the plot should go. It seems that proper rest is really necessary, huh.
