Chapter 944 Blackout

A bright electric light sprang up from the shell of the central control station and spread rapidly outward along the huge mountain-like pipe, looking like a crack of light suddenly torn apart in the night sky. This flash of light was far away from here, so no one noticed it at first except a few people with excellent eyesight on Hao Ren's side, but soon the commotion spread: after the electric fire faded, a flash of light emerged from the depths of the central control station. Thick smoke billowed out, and larger flashes of light continued to light up around several buildings around the control station. Even ordinary people could see what was happening in the distance.

To the residents of the city inside the ship, it was as terrifying as the end of the world burning fiercely.

Screams and shouts came from a certain tower on the city wall, and then it spread like a contagion and caused a commotion throughout the Hearth City. Residents inside and outside the castle ran outside one after another, looking at the flashes and smoke in the distance and panicked. Children were frightened and cried loudly, and adults knelt down one after another to pray for the stability of the world. Along with these commotions, there was a major power outage.

I saw that the city inside the ship, which was originally illuminated by lights, seemed to have been splashed with ink. From the central control station outwards, it was plunged into darkness in patches. Bright electric snakes were constantly jumping on the dark ground. Every time they jumped, This will lead to a wider range of power failures. The low and muffled sound of "dong dong" came from the ancient equipment hidden deep in the city. In the face of the power surge, the old relays and safety devices began to burn out in pieces. The power outage soon spread to Hearth City. Hao Ren saw that the square outside suddenly turned dark, and the residents of the city began to be enveloped in great fear.

An extremely frightened voice shouted loudly in the darkness: "The world is extinguished! The world is extinguished! The world is extinguished!"

Lily's eyes glowed slightly golden in the darkness. She was startled at first, but she quickly realized: "The reactor collapsed!"

Without saying a word, Hao Ren grabbed Vivian and Lily and ran out, followed closely by the Nangong siblings, and soon everyone was in the square outside. At this time, the power outage had spread to almost the entire city on the ship. This old and vicissitudes of shelter fell into such a terrifying night for the first time after 10,000 years of continuous operation. The closed space of more than 100 kilometers long was filled with icy darkness. The panicked sound of the crowd made those among them dizzy. Now there are only a few lights left in this space - those lights come from high in the sky and are the emergency lights on the ancient traffic pipelines that run through the sky. They are like stars that barely outline the outline of this space. In the darkness Some people couldn't help but kneel down on the ground, worshiping the remaining "starlight", crying and praying to some god to light up the world again - then these kneeling people were trampled to the ground by the chaotic crowd, shouting Heart-rending shouts.

At this time, several lights suddenly appeared on the upper floors of Hearth City Fortress (the old factory), and these lights finally made the crowd calm down a little. Several noble knights wearing armor appeared on the top of the castle. They hung bright mining lamps on their chests and kept sweeping the light beams at the crowd below. Willy's father, the serious governor of the castle, stood at the highest place. He yelled angrily: "Quiet! No running around! Wait until the lights come back on! Anyone who causes riots will be killed without mercy!"

I don’t know whether it was the lights on the chests of the knights that gave people courage, or whether the people were afraid of the pressure of the governor. The order in Hearth City was finally maintained, but there were still small cries and prayers from all over the crowd. came, and outside the Hearth City, you could vaguely hear the chaotic sounds coming from the distance - it seemed that the governors of other city-states were not able to control the scene as quickly as here. In the darkness, Lily and Vivian's eyes were particularly good. They quickly found Willy who was scurrying around in the crowd like a headless fly, so they quickly called the young man over in a low voice.

Willy stumbled to Hao Ren. He was horrified at the first sight of Lily's shining eyes and almost screamed, but fortunately he still remembered that these were some people who "know witchcraft" in front of him. The scary guy swallowed his exclamation and asked softly: "What happened? Is it really your witchcraft?"

"We haven't done anything," Hao Ren waved his hand. "It seems that the 'heart' of this world has finally been overwhelmed. Tsk, I was thinking of finding out your social relations first. Now I think it's better to repair the machine first." Is it appropriate..."

Willy: "?"

At this moment, a low humming sound suddenly came from far and near, and something seemed to be activated deep underground. Then light reappeared in the dark city inside the ship, and electric lights lit up like stars, dispelling the darkness.

However, Hao Ren noticed that not all lighting had been restored. Compared with before, only about half of the lights on the streets were on, and even the light bulbs that were lit were not as bright as before. Some of the lighting facilities that were not lit may have been burned out in the power outage just now, and the remaining reason... is probably because the spacecraft has now switched to backup power supply.

Ordinary people wouldn't think of this. They were just excited for the lost light. People cheered loudly, praising the miracle of the world being re-lit. Hao Ren and his party became the most special ones among the cheering crowd: They seemed calmer than anyone else.

"Is it all over?" Willy looked at the surrounding situation in confusion, and he was still a little unable to react.

"No, I'm afraid it's just the beginning." Hao Ren shook his head and looked at the central control station in the distance. He decided to put aside all other problems and go there to see the situation first.

But at this moment, a young soldier ran over from the direction of the castle. He ran straight to Willy: "Willy, the governor is looking for you."

Then the soldier turned to Hao Ren: "Are you those wandering knights? The governor also invited you."

"Us?" Hao Ren was stunned, "What are we doing?"

The young soldier shook his head: "I'm just following orders. The governor will tell you the specific details."

Hao Ren glanced at the "Ancestral Furnace" in the distance that had almost completely dimmed. Considering that this was a super huge refuge ark, the backup power supply inside should be able to sustain it for a long time, so he nodded and agreed. accepted the governor's invitation.

The group of people and Willy were taken into the castle and arrived at a large conference room on the third floor of the castle. The very serious governor of the castle was already waiting here. Next to him sat several other people, one of whom was Hao Ren. I also know him, it is Bachelor Oro.

The previous blackout seemed to have also affected the castle. The lights in the conference room seemed a little dim, and only two chandeliers were shining. The governor of the castle nodded coldly when he saw Willy and others pushing the door in, and then knocked on the table: "Then I will go directly to the topic. A message was sent from the royal city just now. The ancestral furnace has undergone incomprehensible changes. There is fire and light coming from the furnace. It exploded out, so the king summoned all high-level scholars to go to the royal city immediately for discussion. In addition, due to the vision that just happened, the four kingdoms have reached a temporary armistice agreement, so the scholars from the other three kingdoms will also go to our royal city for discussion. Oro The maester is the representative of Hearth City, and I decided to send my son to lead a small group of warriors on an escort mission."

Hearing the words of the castle governor, some people at the scene started talking a lot. Everyone knew that the governor's son Willy was a weak soldier - he was afraid of fighting, his swordsmanship was a mess, and he would run away immediately when he saw blood. Compared with wielding a sword and a gun, The young man preferred to stay in his room reading and drawing, so they immediately felt strange when they heard that Willy would be responsible for escorting the maester to the capital. Willy himself was equally surprised. He mumbled and opened his mouth: "But... but father..."

"Willy," the castle governor suddenly stood up and pressed his hand on the table, "If you still have a little bit of noble honor, you should say 'yes, sir' now!"

Willy shrank his neck and finally mustered up some courage: "Yes, sir."

The castle governor nodded: "Very good, this is your last chance to restore your reputation."

Others seemed to have some opinions, but with one look from the Governor, all doubts disappeared. Hao Renze finally seized the opportunity and asked: "What, why did you call us here?"

"Guests," the expression on the castle governor's face softened a little, and he said with appropriate etiquette, "I'm sorry to make demands on you, but I hope you can join Willy's escort team and help us deliver the maester safely. To the royal city.”

Hao Ren was thinking about going to the Ancestral Furnace to find out what was going on, and he was struggling with how to communicate with the guards who had lost their ancient knowledge and had become ignorant and reckless men. At this time, he was overjoyed and nodded quickly: " Of course, we are about to go there... Um, should I ask why you chose us?"

"You have helped my son once, I believe you are trustworthy," the castle governor looked sincere, "and the knights of Hearth City must be prepared for the barbarians from the Iron City State to attack in spite of the truce. We have limited manpower and cannot organize Enough men to escort the maester long distances."

Hao Ren nodded. He didn't mind what the castle governor actually had planned: "Oh, okay, let's just make this trip."

"Thank you very much. You will be properly rewarded when you come back." The governor seemed to smile, and he turned to Bachelor Auro, "Bachelor, before you leave, please explain the current situation to everyone."