Embers Ad Infinitum

Chapter 63 Cities (recommendation tickets)

Before this, the tallest buildings Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong had seen were a few “chimneys” in the ruins of the steel factory , And they obviously can’t compare with the tall buildings seen today.

This is not to say that the “chimneys” must be much shorter, but from the perspective of visual effects:

Whether it is length or width, these tall buildings are obvious It is better than the “chimney” of a steel plant, so all aspects of them can be called “huge monster”.

What shocked Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong most is that there are more than one huge monster like two, and the number is so large that it is difficult to count them clearly.

They are arranged neatly according to certain rules, extending to the left, right, and front, without seeing the end.

At this moment, Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong seem to have become mice. They can only observe with the attitude of looking up when they first come to the country of mankind.

Under the sunset, thousands of glass gleaming on the outer walls of those skyscrapers, either cast like gold or being burned by “fire”.

Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong’s eyes narrowed slightly to counter the slightly dazzling reflection rays of light.

The speed of the Jeep slowed down quickly, and Jiang Baiman didn’t know if he was also shocked, or he was instinctively prepared for accidents.

As the vehicle moves forward, the sun is also setting, and the golden or orange rays of light on the surface of the tall buildings gradually recede.

It didn’t take long for the glorious buildings to sink into darkness and gray, just like old photos with faded colors.

The color of the whole city is darkened again.

Long Yuehong opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but could not express his feelings in words.

Actually, he hasn’t been exposed to a building that is more magnificent and miraculous than the current scene—the underground building where the “Pangu Creature” is located is more than 2000 metres high. The material collapsed because it was impossible to support.

But Long Yuehong usually lives in an underground building, and it is impossible to see the whole from the outside, so he can’t feel the majesty of that building.

So, the high-rise buildings row upon row in front of him left an indelible impression on him.

“Is this the old world?” Shang Jianyao’s voice is inexplicably soft, as if asking himself a question.

“Yes. Haven’t you seen the corresponding pictures in textbooks?” Jiang Baiman in the driver’s seat replied.

The “comprehensive early warning system” of the skeleton device outside the military made her hear clearly what Shang Jianyao was talking about.

“The photos and the real scenes feel completely different…” Long Yuehong glanced at Qiao Chu’s profile and muttered a little.

Until this time, as the emotional state calmed down and the vehicle approached, 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 is different.

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

Some green plants grow out of their crevices, stubbornly expanding their territories; various birds circled in the last afterglow of the setting sun and returned to their nests somewhere on the floor.

On both sides of the road, the dense leaves of the trees are mostly withered and yellow. As soon as the wind blows, the oceans are falling like rain.

On the ground, fallen leaves piled up, and some even showed signs of decay.

Some of the street signs fell to the ground, some were hung diagonally 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”, “hairstyle”, “supermarket”, “xiaochao”, “barbecue”, “hot pot”, “second sister”, “pet”, and “convenience”. But their corresponding shops are either dilapidated or dusty and empty.

A car parked randomly on the road, seriously obstructing traffic. Their shells and glass surfaces are all traces of stains that have been washed by rain and then solidified again…

Everything It’s all so quiet, only the wind is still blowing gently.

This city is long dead.

“It’s a bit wrong…” Jiang Baiman was looking straight ahead while using the “comprehensive early warning system” of the external skeleton device to collect various details around him.

Before Bai Chen had time to ask, Qiao Chu glanced at the distance and the setting sun among the skyscrapers, his voice was low and he opened the mouth and said:

“It’s almost night.

“Before entering a safe house with no problems, try not to talk.

“If you have to say, must control the volume.”

He pressed his voice and pointed to the left:

“Turn into that door.”

That is a gate for two cars to drive side by side. There is a sentry in the middle, which separates it horizontally, as if it is entering and exiting.

The metal fence that can stop the vehicle has fallen to the ground for how many years, and the surface is rusty.

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

In the middle part of the memorial arch, most of the golden text has withered, only two of them can be barely distinguished:

“……Yang……Yuan”

Jeep Quickly passed this archway and drove into the gate.

This is an area surrounded by seven or eight tall buildings. There are lawns overgrown with weeds, dirty pools with a lot of trash floating, and pavilions used to keep out rain. There are plants like knots. Trees with fruits.

“Turn right, the first building.” Qiao Chu seemed to be familiar with this place.

According to his instructions, Jiang Baiman passed through the narrow road between the two abandoned cars and parked outside the first building with a brown-yellow exterior wall.

“Take some food and enter a unit.” Qiao Chu took the lead to get out of the car.

Shang Jianyao and Bai Chen left the jeep without the slightest hesitation, each carrying a pile of food out of the trunk.

Long Yuehong was a step slower and failed to grab the task, so he had to follow Qiao Chu and Jiang Baiman and enter the entrance on the far right.

There are brown floor tiles here, weeds occupy the gaps, and it seems that it has been left unattended for a long time.

After Long Yuehong passed the hall, he took a step forward and went straight to the three silver black elevators.

He instinctively pressed the up button, and then turned sideways to ask Qiao Chu to go first.

However, the button did not respond at all, and the rays of light did not light up.

Long Yuehong took a moment to wake up:

“There is no electricity…”

Jiang Baiman looked at the elevator that looked rather old And the button with no rust, I said again:

“This is not right…”

This time, she doesn’t need to explain too much, Shang Jianyao and others can also see Question:

The condition of elevators, buttons, floor tiles, and the spread of weeds are not as good as several decades without maintenance. It is said that they have been abandoned for less than a year and are closer.

“Could it be that there were wilderness wanderers living here before?” Bai Chen proposed a possibility.

In the next second, she herself denied this judgment:

“No, the Wilderness Wanderers will not maintain useless things.

“And, no Is this a newly discovered city ruin? “

“It’s not just that. Seeing that Qiao Chu didn’t stop him, Jiang Baiman added, “The accumulation of fallen leaves on the street and the damage of various houses all seem to show one thing: Who has just’maintained’ this city not long ago.” “

She paused and said her guess:

“Maybe, some people are regularly’maintaining’ this city?” “

“Intelligent robot?” After the death of human beings, intelligent robots are still sticking to their duties? “Long Yuehong asked immediately.

Jiang Baiman shook the head:

“It’s unlikely.

“As far as I know, before the old world annihilation, the real intelligent robot technology has been greatly developed, similar products are still more luxurious things, it is unlikely to be used for this kind of thing, unless it is’ A place like’machine heaven’.

“Well, it’s not necessarily special here. “

Qiao Chu listened to them discussing for a while, did not speak, turned and walked into the stairs.

Climbing to the sixth floor, he stopped and turned to the right In the corridor, I entered the deepest room.

The deep red door of this room was ajar and was not locked. The surface of the door was peeled off and the rust was obvious.

After passing the door, Carrying a silver rifle and wearing “United 202”, Qiao Chu looked back and watched Shang Jianyao and others come in one by one.

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

“Just rest here.

“When sleeping, one person stands by the floor-to-ceiling window and monitors the exit of the tunnel. Another person patrols the room and pays attention to everyone’s situation. If something abnormal occurs, immediately wake everyone up.”

Jiang Baiman heard a moment of curiosity:

“Do you also know the problem of real nightmares?

“How exactly did this happen? “

“A special kind of aberrant creature, called a nightmare horse. As long as your dream is affected by it, dying in it is equivalent to dying in reality. “Qiao Chu replied indifferently, “I was chased by it for more than a hundred kilometers.” “

“Why?” “Bai Chen has never seen any kind of monster with such patience and perseverance.

Qiao Chu did not answer, and planned to leave the door and walk into the room.

At this moment, Shang Jianyao smiled hard to hide:

“I know the reason!

“It wants to get on him!”

Long Yuehong and others were in a quiet place, and no sound came out.

Qiao Chu was slightly frowned and glanced at Shang Jianyao:

“Do you use your brain or thinking to exchange abilities in’Hall of Stars’?

” Don’t think that there is no big problem now. When you enter the Sea of ​​Origin, your symptoms will get worse and worse. Forget it, you won’t have a chance to enter. “

“You know so much… so amazing.” After listening to Qiao Chu’s words, Jiang Baiman praised sincerely, “Where are you from? “

Joe thought for a few seconds, straightened the black windbreaker on his body, and bowed slightly:

“Then I will introduce myself again:

” The Special Representative of the Eighth Research Institute, Qiao Chu.”

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(End of this chapter)