Chapter 63 City (Please Vote for Recommendation)

Before this, the tallest buildings Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong had seen were a few "chimneys" in the ruins of the steel plant, and they obviously couldn't compare with the tall buildings they saw now.

This doesn’t mean that those “chimneys” must be much shorter, but from a visual perspective:

Regardless of length or width, these high-rise buildings are obviously larger than the "chimneys" of steel plants. Therefore, combined with all aspects, they can be regarded as "monsters".

What shocked Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong the most was that there were more than one or two such behemoths, and they were so numerous that it was difficult to count them clearly.

They are arranged neatly according to certain rules, extending to the left, right, and front, with no end in sight.

At this moment, Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong seemed to have turned into mice. They came to the country of humans for the first time and could only observe with a look up at them.

Under the setting sun, thousands of pieces of glass shine on the outer walls of the skyscrapers, either like they are made of gold, or they are being burned by "fire".

Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong's eyes narrowed slightly to resist the slightly dazzling reflected light.

The jeep's speed slowed down rapidly. Jiang Baimian didn't know whether he was also shocked, or whether he was instinctively prepared for an accident.

As the vehicle moved forward, the sun was also setting, and the golden or orange light on the surfaces of the tall buildings gradually receded.

It didn’t take long before the dazzling buildings one by one fell into darkness and gray one after another, like old photos that had faded.

The tone of the entire city darkened again.

Long Yuehong opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but she was completely unable to express her feelings in words.

In fact, it is not like he has never been exposed to buildings that are more magnificent and miraculous than the current scene - the underground building where the "Pangu Creature" is located is more than two thousand meters high. If it were on the surface, it would have collapsed due to the inability of the materials to support it. .

But Long Yuehong usually lives in an underground building and has no chance to see the whole building from the outside. Naturally, he cannot feel the majesty of that building.

Therefore, the rows of high-rise buildings in front of him left an indelible impression on him.

"Is this the old world?" Shang Jianyao's voice was inexplicably soft, as if he was asking himself a question.

"Yes. Haven't you seen the corresponding picture in the textbook?" Jiang Baimian, who was sitting in the driver's seat, replied.

The "comprehensive early warning system" of the military exoskeleton device allowed her, who had some hearing impairment and needed cochlear help, to clearly hear what Shang Jianyao was saying.

"The photos and the real scene give people completely different feelings..." Long Yuehong glanced at Qiao Chu's side face and muttered in a low voice.

It was only then, as his emotional state calmed down and the vehicle approached, that he and Shang Jianyao saw more details.

Some of those high-rise buildings are black, some are dark blue, some are dark yellow, and some are brightly colored, each of which is different.

However, the glass curtain walls and ordinary exterior walls on their surfaces are either very dirty, look foggy, stained, or are mottled or even damaged.

Some green plants grew out of their gaps, tenaciously expanding their territory; various birds circled back to their nests somewhere on the floor in the last rays of sunset.

On both sides of the road, most of the dense leaves of the trees have withered and turned yellow. When the wind blows, they fall like rain.

Fallen leaves piled up on the ground, and some even showed signs of decay.

Some of the street signs fell to the ground, some were hanging sideways at the door, and some were missing several words.

At a glance, Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong saw the remaining words such as "foot bath", "hair style", "supermarket", "small fry", "BBQ", "hot pot", "second sister", "pet", "convenience", etc., but the stores they corresponded to It was either dilapidated or dusty and deserted.

A car was parked haphazardly on the road, seriously obstructing traffic. Their outer shells and glass surfaces were full of stains that had been washed away by rain and then solidified again...

Everything was so quiet, only the wind was still blowing gently.

The city is long dead.

"There's something wrong..." Jiang Baimian looked straight ahead and used the "comprehensive early warning system" of the exoskeleton device to collect various details around him.

Before Bai Chen had time to ask, Qiao Chu glanced at the distance and the sunset shining through the skyscrapers, and spoke first in a low voice:

“It’s almost night.

“Try not to talk until you enter a safe house where there are no problems.

"If you must speak, be sure to control your volume."

He then lowered his voice and pointed to the left side:

"Turn through that door."

It was a gate for two cars to drive side by side, with a sentry in the middle, dividing it equally, as if one side was entering and the other was exiting.

The metal fence that can block vehicles has been lying on the ground for an unknown number of years and is covered with rust.

Long Yuehong subconsciously looked at the gate and saw that its shape was closer to the archway in the textbook, which was composed of brown-yellow stones.

In the middle part of the archway, most of the golden characters have withered away, and only two of them can barely be distinguished:

"…Yang…Yuan"

The jeep quickly passed through the archway and entered the gate.

This is an area surrounded by seven or eight high-rise buildings. There are lawns overgrown with weeds, dirty pools with a lot of garbage floating in them, pavilions to keep out the rain, and trees that seem to be bearing fruits.

"Turn right, first building." Qiao Chu seemed to be very familiar with this place.

Jiang Baimian followed his instructions, passed through the narrow road between two abandoned cars, and stopped outside the first building with a brown exterior wall.

"Take some food and go into the first unit." Qiao Chu got out of the car first.

Shang Jianyao and Bai Chen left the jeep without hesitation and each took out a bunch of food from the trunk.

Long Yuehong was a step too slow and failed to grab this task, so she had to follow Qiao Chu and Jiang Baimian into the entrance on the far right.

There are brown floor tiles here, and weeds occupy the gaps. It seems that no one has taken care of them for a long time.

After Long Yuehong passed the foyer, she took a step forward and headed straight for the three silver-black elevators.

He instinctively pressed the upward button, then turned sideways and asked Qiao Chu to come forward.

However, the button did not respond at all, and no light came on.

Long Yuehong was stunned for a moment before she finally realized:

"There's no power..."

Jiang Baimian looked at the rather old-looking elevator and the rusty buttons, and said again:

"This isn't quite right..."

This time, there was no need for her to explain too much. Shang Jianyao and others also saw the problem:

The state of the elevators, buttons, floor tiles, and the spread of weeds didn't look like they had been maintained for decades. It was closer to saying they had been abandoned for less than a year.

"Could there be wilderness wanderers living here before?" Bai Chen raised a possibility.

The next second, she denied this judgment herself:

“No, Wilderness Wanderers don’t maintain useless things.

"Besides, didn't it say that this is a newly discovered city ruins?"

"It's not just that." Seeing that Qiao Chu didn't stop him, Jiang Baimian added, "The accumulation of fallen leaves on the street and the damage to each house seemed to indicate one thing: who had just 'maintained' it not long ago? This city.”

She paused and expressed her guess:

"Perhaps, there are some people who are regularly 'maintaining' this city?"

"Intelligent robot? After human beings pass away, intelligent robots still stick to their responsibilities?" Long Yuehong asked immediately.

Jiang Baimian shook his head:

"Not too possible.

"As far as I know, before the destruction of the old world, real intelligent robot technology was greatly developed. Similar products were still relatively luxurious and unlikely to be used for such things, unless it was a place like 'Mechanical Paradise'.

"Well, it's not necessarily that this place is special."

Qiao Chu listened to their discussion for a while without saying anything, then turned and walked into the stairs.

After climbing to the sixth floor, he stopped, turned into the corridor on the right, and entered the deepest room.

The crimson door to this room was ajar and unlocked. The door handle skin peeled off and the rust was obvious.

After passing the gate, Qiao Chu, who was carrying a silver rifle and wearing a "United 202", looked back at Shang Jianyao and others as they came in one after another.

He had a habitual smile on his face, but his eyes were very cold:

“Just rest here.

"While sleeping, one person stands by the floor-to-ceiling window and monitors the tunnel exit, while the other person patrols the room and pays attention to everyone's condition. If there is any abnormality, everyone will be woken up immediately."

Jiang Baimian was curious after hearing this:

“You also know about the problem of real nightmares?

"What exactly caused this?"

"A special aberrant creature called the Nightmare Horse. As long as your dream is affected by it, dying in it is equivalent to dying in reality." Qiao Chu replied nonchalantly, "I was chased by it for more than a hundred times. kilometer."

"Why?" Bai Chen had never seen a monster with such patience and perseverance.

Qiao Chu didn't answer, and was about to leave the door and walk into the room.

At this time, Shang Jianyao showed an unconcealable smile:

"I know the reason!

"It wants to fuck him!"

It was quiet where Long Yuehong and others were, and no sound came out.

Qiao Chu frowned slightly and glanced at Shang Jianyao:

"Are you using your brain or the ability to exchange thoughts in the 'Hall of Stars'?

"Don't think there's no big problem now. When you enter the 'Sea of ​​Origin', your symptoms will become more and more serious. Forget it, you won't have the chance to enter."

"You know so much...you're so amazing." After listening to Qiao Chu's words, Jiang Baimian sincerely admired, "Where are you from?"

Qiao Chu thought for a few seconds, straightened his black trench coat, bowed slightly and said:

"Then let me introduce myself again:

"Special commissioner of the Eighth Research Institute, Qiao Chu."

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