Chapter 1049 You Are Electricity, You Are Light
It was completely night, and it was pitch black all around.
There is no moon, and the stars shine lonely.
At this time, people usually have finished their dinner, and either sit around in the living room watching boring variety shows and soap operas, or lie down and brush their phones.
Vladimir stood on a high place, looking at the village not far away.
A street lamp on the edge of the village was the first to go out.
Is it a random glitch?
In this day and age, even such a little-known village rarely experiences power outages, unless it is the peak season of electricity consumption in midsummer, but now it is just entering May, and there is no need to turn on the air conditioner at all.
Besides, these street lights are powered by solar panels, even if the village's main circuit is powered off, these street lights should not be affected.
Then, another one.
As if someone flipped a switch, the street lamps and house lights began to go out one by one, and the darkness began to engulf the entire village from the edge.
Fortunately, in this era, everyone has a mobile phone, and even if the power goes out, it will not fall into complete darkness.
People dangled in the dark with their phones, venting their displeasure at the unexplained blackout.
The children were happy, because they didn't have to do their homework because of the power outage, but when they saw their mother lighting the candles, their happy expressions suddenly stretched into bitter faces.
Vladimir watched all this calmly, watching the darkness spread to the whole village like dominoes.
"Pick the railway, pull the electric pole, and overturn the steamer in the sea! Great America, terrified, Britain, France, Russia and Germany cry again and again..."
It hummed a jingle for an unknown year and month, and was deeply satisfied with the execution ability of the stray cats.
Electricity is the foundation of modern society.
Without electricity, human society would be vulnerable.
It doesn't matter if the electricity is cut off for a day, and some people will even be very happy;
The electricity was cut off for three days, and people were full of resentment, but they could barely bear it;
Power off for a week...
Power off for January...
Under the cover of darkness, a large number of stray cats successfully retreated and began to evacuate the village one after another.
Some households in the countryside prepared their own generators to cope with the power shortage during the busy farming season. After a while, the roar of the generators sounded in some places, ushering in the light again, but these little lights were nothing compared to the vast darkness. Mention.
People came out of the house one after another, with flashlights and mobile phone lights flickering around, and called the villagers who knew electricians to overhaul the lines, relays and transformers. They would find some ridiculous minor faults in those places, such as some key equipment being soaked and then Smelly cat urine, or a dead mouse short circuit.
They will soon fix these glitches, and the village will be shrouded in light again.
However, this was just an experiment by Vladimir, using a brief blackout to observe the human reaction - as expected, human beings are so vulnerable and helpless in the dark.
As for combating stray dogs and vicious dogs, it is only a prerequisite for this experiment, just like eliminating distracting items before the experiment.
The stray cats regrouped on the high ground. Some of them were injured to varying degrees and needed the support of their companions to move and stand. The vicious dog who killed them gave them a severe lesson, ensuring that they would clench their tails and tremble when they saw stray cats in the future.
"Comrade meow, everyone has worked hard! Let's disband today. After returning home, take a good rest and recuperate. Greater challenges are still waiting for us! Please remember that we will definitely win the final victory, because death does not belong to meow Meowist!" Vladimir yelled, clenching one front paw.
The group of cats cheered excitedly and calmed down after a long time, and returned to their respective stations under the leadership of the branch ministers.
It didn't take long for the noisy highland to regain its former calm.
Vladimir declined the offer of the guards to send it back, because it didn't really need their protection,
And...it still has something to do.
After a while, only Vladimir himself remained on the high ground... so it seemed.
It didn't go away, but still stared at the village not far away. Most of the power supply in the village had been repaired. Except for the street lamp, which was too high and no one climbed up to repair it, every household saw light again.
People were not vigilant because of the sudden and strange power outage, and Ge You continued to lie on the bed or sofa, watching TV and playing with mobile phones.
"Don't hide, come out." Vladimir said without looking back.
It was quiet on the high ground, only the sound of the breeze blowing the grass and the chirping of insects.
Is it talking to itself, or is it talking to the air?
"Meow~ Xinghai is right, Vladimir is very good at playing hide-and-seek!"
A black and white kitten slowly walked out of the foot-high weeds.
Vladimir turned around slowly, stared at Xinghai and said, "Are you here to stop me?"
Its eyes are burning with emerald green mixed with golden flames, and the power of fanatical faith is condensing in its body.
Because of the admiration of the stray cats, it feels that its power is stronger, and it is almost breaking through the limit!
"Our cause is just! No one can stop the just cause!" it said firmly.
Contrary to its appearance of facing a formidable enemy, Xinghai squatted on the ground very casually, raised a front paw to drive away the mosquitoes that fell on the tip of its nose.
"Meow ~ Xinghai is here to hide and seek~" Xinghai shook his head, denying its guess, "But there are a lot of mosquitoes here, it seems that it is not suitable for hide and seek, let's go home~"
Vladimir was a little puzzled, Xinghai didn't look like he was here to stop it, but he definitely didn't come here to play hide-and-seek.
It didn't know when Xinghai came, but it sensed that it was being observed by something, just like it was quietly observing Zhang Zian in the square. At that time, from the details of his words and deeds, it judged that he was more than one person. Something invisible was following him.
It is confident in its own observation ability, otherwise it would be impossible to plan a strategy and win a victory thousands of miles away with just a scribbled map drawn with a cat's paw.
If Xinghai came to stop it, then it would definitely be an unpredictable battle, so it hastily ended its encouragement to the stray cats, telling them to leave here first, so as not to be affected.
Although the opponent seems to be very powerful, it has confidence in itself, because death does not belong to meowists!
It has completely disappointed human beings, because everyone is the silent majority.
Xinghai half turned around unpreparedly, walked a few steps down the slope of the high ground, then turned around and said, "Meow~ Vladimir, aren't you going home?"
"Go home?" Vladimir was startled, and immediately said: "A just cause needs to be home everywhere!"
Xinghai looked up at the starry sky, "Meow ~ Xinghai also likes to be free and unrestrained, but after running tired, it's good to have a place to go back~"
Vladimir: "..."
Xinghai's eyes moved down and landed on its face, "Meow ~ just wait a few more days, maybe you will change your mind after a few days."
Vladimir doesn't think so, it doesn't think it will change, and it doesn't think humans will change.
"Also, Vladimir, didn't you see? You and your stray cat will soon face a bigger challenge, and it's not a challenge from humans." Xinghai looked past Vladimir and stared at Looking at a place far behind it, the silver-gray eyes reflected countless stars.
"what?"
Vladimir was startled when he heard this, and immediately turned his head to follow Xinghai's gaze.
It was a place further south of the dog market, beyond the bounds of Binhai City, it was a vast wilderness on the border with neighboring cities.
It was so far away, so dark, that Vladimir saw nothing.
"what are you saying……"
It turned around and wanted to ask Xinghai if he was joking.
Xinghai has disappeared from the position just now, and it seems that it has never appeared at all.
The high ground was empty, only the rustling of the wind blowing through the bushes and weeds. This time, Vladimir was really the only one left.
It hesitated in place for a while, then glanced at the distant wasteland again.
"Meow meow! You said some nonsense for no reason... Forget it, let's go back today..."
It didn't plan to go back today, but when it thought about running a long way, it couldn't help feeling a little discouraged. It seemed that its comfortable life had already made it slack.
In addition, after running back, I don't know if the window on the second floor of the pet shop has left a gap for it?
"It's okay! Whether it's bitter or not, think about the twenty-five thousand years ago!"
It cheers itself up by talking to itself.
Vladimir muttered some jingles from many years ago, and ran down the high ground along the same road.
It is the first time to come to the dog market, and he is not familiar with the terrain here. If he wants to go back, he can only go back to the dog market first, and then find his way back to the pet shop from the dog market.
It ran briskly on all fours, and it happened to be with the wind, so it ran fine.
"By taking advantage of the wind, send me to Qingyun!"
despite this……
"Meow, he is really tired!"
The distance Vladimir ran today is actually not too far, but it took too much energy for his brain to strategize on the high ground, and he felt a little light when he ran and couldn't step on the ground, so he really wanted to find a place to rest.
A large group of dark shadows appeared in front of it, and the smells of various pets mixed together and wafted faintly.
With the dog market in sight, it decided to hold on a little longer.
Returning to the dog market, the day's trading has ended here, the music is over, and there are only chicken, cat and dog feathers left.
From time to time, vehicles with iron cages pulled the leftover pets away.
While avoiding vehicles, Vladimir wandered in the dog market. He didn't know what he was looking for, maybe he could find a ride?
Ok?
Vladimir suddenly saw a familiar car. Such a luxury car is rare in Dog City, and it is also rare in Binhai City, because it is a Mercedes-Benz G off-road vehicle with a foreign license plate.
There was a faint light in the car, and from the outside through the window, a man could be vaguely seen lying on the steering wheel playing with his mobile phone bored.
Boom!
Vladimir, who suddenly jumped on the hood, startled him, and when he saw it, he opened the door for it.
Vladimir jumped into the car, "Why haven't you left yet? Where are the others?"
"They called a taxi to go back - Heizi was in a hurry to vaccinate his dog, for fear that the dog he had just bought would get sick; Xiaoxue's mother called her several times, seemed very angry, and scolded her bloody Head, she was also anxious to go home, so I let them go first... Besides, I haven't had enough car addiction yet! There are so many people and cars on the road during the day, it's really frustrating to drive! Now I can finally go fast! I But the legendary car god of Binhai City!"
Zhang Zian explained where the others were going, put away his phone, started the engine, and drove towards the pet shop.
The off-road vehicle drove smoothly and quickly, and the scenery on both sides of the road was fleeting.
"Where's Xinghai?" Vladimir looked inside the car, but didn't see Xinghai. It even turned over the seat and ran to the last row and the trunk to check.
"Xinghai?"
Zhang Zian was taken aback when he heard that, "Vladimir, are you sleepy? Xinghai didn't come with us!"
"Oh……"
To be honest, Vladimir was not surprised by this answer.
Xinghai didn't follow, at least he didn't follow secretly by crouching on the roof of the car or hiding in the trunk.
But it doesn't think it's dreaming either. The memory of the high ground just now is very clear, every plant and tree is imprinted in its mind, even the smell of the wind, so it can't be a dream.
When it was in the pet shop, it noticed that Xinghai was always elusive, but as long as it paid more attention, it could still see some clues.
So, on the high ground, did Xinghai use words to distract it on purpose, and then took this opportunity to slip away?
Vladimir didn't know it, but it showed no fear.
Whether it's a cat god statue, a human being, or an unknown challenge, meowists who dare to fight the world are fearless!
Let the storm come harder!
"The enemy is besieged by thousands of people, and I will not move! I have already fortified the barriers, and I am even more united!" It murmured confidently.
"What?" Zhang Zian didn't hear clearly, "What are you talking about?"
"It's nothing." Vladimir smiled indifferently, "By the way, you don't want to ask me what I was doing just now?"
Zhang Zian glanced at it quickly, "Do you want to talk?"
"Not for now." Vladimir replied simply.
"Then I won't ask, talk about it when you want to." Zhang Zian stared intently at the road ahead.
This guy is really interesting.
Vladimir looked at him with a half-smile.
It's easy to be with this person. You don't have to be forced to say or do things you don't want to say and do things you don't want to do. You can keep your secrets.
This kind of tolerance is not available to everyone.
It stared sideways out of the car window, humming again the song it learned from Laocha's TV.
"Honghu Lake, the waves, the waves hit the waves, smashing the front waves to death on the beach..."
Hearing this, Zhang Zian panicked and almost drove the car into the ditch.