Chapter 322 88 Miles
Facts have proven that as long as you are not pretentious, your work efficiency and speed of action can be greatly improved. With the help of Zhong Jianbai, Zhao Mai had already prepared a full set of things needed for 1995, just waiting for the time travel to begin. The old man gave him a roll of bamboo slips. It looked like it was old, and the bamboo slips had mottled marks in some places. But the bamboo slips were blank inside, not even a single word.
"I just want to take this thing and stay outside until now, June 30th, and then come back and return it to you?" Zhao Mai looked at the bamboo slips over and over, completely confused as to what this thing was for.
"Yes, the task is simple, but the thing is not." The old man patted Zhao Mai on the shoulder and said to him sincerely: "Remember the sage and the abandonment of wisdom? When we get there, no matter what happens, everything will It’s up to you.”
"Old man, you can see through time, right? Why don't you just tell me what will happen?"
"I am an ink dot on a white paper. I can only see what I cover and touch the edges. And the white paper is so vast, how can I be sure that what I see is everything?" The old man said: "You are still with me now. Inside the ink dots, but I hope you can travel to new frontiers one day.”
"New territory? That sounds good." Zhao Mai nodded: "Are those other people ready to start? When should I start grabbing?"
The old man closed his eyes and said to him when he opened them again: "There are still one hour and eleven minutes left. If you grab it, cancel it. Then immediately make a schedule again and set off with an empty car. The faster the better. We are transcendent people. The time portal that is open together will only last for two minutes. Zhong Jianbai will give you the cost of preparing to travel: a total of one hundred and twenty-four destiny gold coins."
"How much, one hundred and twenty-four gold coins? Oh my god, this is..." Zhao Mai opened his mouth wide, like a frightened child.
"This time it's still the Earth. It's very close in terms of distance, but it's another story in terms of time. And the transcendent ones are denser, which will also increase consumption." The old man laughed twice, and it was hard to tell that he wasn't laughing at himself: "It is equivalent to the more secure and stable the system, the more inefficient it is."
"Anyway, it's all paid for by the government. Old man, can you give me some more gold coins of destiny? After all, I am working for the government, so can I count the travel expenses?"
"I can't give you one more. This is for your own good." The old man smiled and said, "It's not a good thing to have too many gold coins of destiny."
Zhao Mai didn't understand what this sentence meant, but he had a feeling that things might not develop as he thought. A feeling of worry came to mind, so he said to Zhong Jianbai: "There is something I just thought of. Anyway, everything can be traced back. What will happen if you give me an extra hundred gold coins? Regardless of whether it is traced back or not, it will be good for you anyway. It makes no difference, no one will remember it."
Zhong Jianbai thought for a moment and said to Zhao Mai: "From a personal point of view, I also want to give you more, but you also listened to the old man and said not to give any. The words 'should not make any difference' are not enough." In order to eliminate risks, what should I do if something happens? I have never traveled in time and space, so I have no experience at all. After all, you are the one who is going to do this, so you make the final decision! Should I use the gold coin box left by the old man, or should I? Are you going to apply again now?”
It would be great if you had the ability to predict at this time, at least you can use it as a reference. Zhao Mai thought about it and felt that the feeling of lack of money might be caused by his nervousness, so he just ignored it.
Just above their heads, eight groups of people were ready in the departure hall of the relevant ministries. Due to the self-protection of the transcendent beings, it is impossible to travel through random time on the earth. This can only be done if all the transcendent beings agree. In addition, this matter also involves the belonging of a magical world, which makes it even more important. The detached person does not care about material needs, but attaches great importance to intellectual, wise and creative resources. Although the eight groups of people gathered together, they used various means to hide their appearance. They all went to the same time, but not to the same place, to avoid starting a fight when they met. Although the final decision of who can control the Ministry of Magic is mainly a test of strategy and management ability, if it can be resolved through battle, they will never hold back.
Zhao Mai didn't care about their victory or defeat, he just wanted to hide away after they passed, and then find something low-key to do, and slowly get through these 21 years.
"Yes!" Staring at the phone, there was indeed an order when the time came. Zhao Mai didn't care who it belonged to, as long as he glanced that it was not in China, he quickly grabbed it and canceled it immediately.
"Stop talking nonsense and let's go." Zhong Jian brushed Xiong Kai blankly, opened the box and handed it to Zhao Mai. In addition to various metal currencies, there is also a brown paper bag inside. Zhao Mai remembered that the old man once gave him a hand-drawn Tai Chi Yin and Yang fish in such a paper bag, which is still in the car locker. I don’t know what’s inside this brown paper bag.
"Egypt in 1995? Why are you in that place?" Zhao Mai started the car: "Everyone, sit down, we are going to travel through time and space!"
"Ado!" "Woof!" "Come on!" Everyone seemed to be very excited except Zhao Mai, and their eyes were filled with anticipation. Zhao Mai stepped on the accelerator. This time, he did not need to rise into the air to enter the space tunnel. He only needed to accelerate to about 142 kilometers per hour, which is 88 miles, to travel through time.
In the space passage, there are stars in the universe at first, and then there is a completely dark environment. You can reach your destination in a few minutes of driving. Zhao Mai has also seen space channels with slow lightning bursts. But the time channel is completely different. There are vague luminous lines everywhere, like the threads hanging from a loom, or like the strings of a harp. These lines are densely packed and neatly arranged without touching each other. Some hazy shadows are attached to the lines, moving in a fixed direction from top to bottom. Zhao Mai looked intently, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't see what the shadow above was.
"THE·CHE" flies in the void, with nothing supporting it under the wheels, but the wheels still rotate smoothly. Wherever the car passes, these luminous lines will give way to the road, like an open door curtain, and then return to their original shape behind him. This process is repeated again and again, and no matter how dense the luminous lines are, they will not touch each other. Zhao Mai found that as long as he entered the through tunnel, he could not and did not need to control the car. He only needed to keep the accelerator and he would reach the end naturally.
"The scenery here is really interesting." Everyone in the car - except Duojian - was looking around with interest. At this moment, there was a loud noise outside the car, and a completely unfamiliar voice came: "The little bug is here!" Then, a big hand made of luminous lines grabbed the car.
"It turns out it's you, here!" The old man's voice also sounded, and at the same time his hand appeared and stopped the previous hand. Just as Zhao Mai took a breath, a third voice sounded. This time it was a black hand, appearing directly next to the car. Then the outer shell of the car was crushed like an empty soda can that had been squeezed hard.
Black smoke rose from the car body, the engine stopped immediately, and the car began to fall. Zhao Mai saw countless hands stretching out from the luminous lines, tangled with each other, but no one tried to catch or save them. "THE·CHE" keeps falling, and this time the luminous lines will not give way. If the car hits the line, it will explode and the outer shell of "THE·CHE" will be damaged. But fortunately, everyone in the car will not be affected except for being dizzy due to the fall.
It keeps falling, getting further and further away from the battlefield of the glowing hand, and finally can no longer be seen at all. Below them, countless luminous lines gathered more and more densely, forming a sea that was too bright to be seen directly. Zhao Mai knew in his heart that if he touched the lines, he would be damaged. If he fell into the light, he would be dead.
Just when he was feeling desperate, the hand-painted Tai Chi Yin and Yang fish flew out of the storage box. Black and white, yin and yang parts rotated and expanded, suddenly wrapping the car. Zhao Mai felt that the light in front of him suddenly disappeared, and he had left the time tunnel and stopped in a wheat field shrouded in fog.
"Is this a conspiracy? I'm still alive, which means the old man is more skilled?" Zhao Mai was shocked and looked at the situation through the fog. The wheat is sparse and there are a lot of weeds in the ground. It has obviously not been taken care of for a long time. A lone scarecrow stood in the middle of the field, leaning much higher than the Leaning Tower of Pisa. There are no birds or insects here, just a faint smell of gunpowder smoke.
Hey, why does it smell?