The sun half-covers its face with clouds like a shy girl, and the vast sky extends to all directions until it meets the horizon, infinitely broad but also infinitely desolate.
There is the aroma of green grass in the air, but it smells more like gunpowder smoke.
Qiu Yu tried to analyze the cause of this smell, but his brain was on strike and just sent out signals that he needed to replenish energy.
While in the game, although his physical strength is not infinite, the physical exertion does become very small, and Qiu Yu does not feel tired even if he has not slept for more than ten hours. But now, the sound in his stomach, his heavy hands and feet, and his disordered breathing all reminded him that he had entered a dangerous state of operating at full capacity.
After staggering forward for a few more steps, Qiu Yu could no longer walk, so he weighed the problem between fatigue and hunger, and finally chose to lie down on the barren land with no end in sight for a while. Take breaks.
Looking at the sky, which always felt a bit weird in color, Qiu Yu sighed.
I had long known that Qian Xiao was unreliable, but to such an extent that he was unreliable was completely beyond his expectation. A few hours ago, looking at the machine that Qian Xiao assembled that looked worse than the Eighth Civilization's car, I had repeatedly expressed doubts about its safety. But the only thing Qian Xiao said was to reassure him that he would believe him, and as if he was afraid that he would regret it, he started the machine that made the sound of running and falling apart without even giving him a chance to say goodbye to others.
Although he had absolutely no confidence in this machine, Qiu Yu still fearfully entered this ultra-advanced machine that was said to be able to break the barriers of the universe due to the reasonable analysis that Qian Xiao tried every means to get him to help, so it was impossible for him to take dangerous transportation. .
But after thinking about it, Qian Xiao was right to ensure his own safety. The problem was that he ignored whether he had the ability to ensure this. As a man evading pursuit, how could he be expected to come up with a completely faultless machine? No matter how shabby the machine is, if it gives him a chance to come to this world, it is already more in line with Qian Xiao's expectations than if he doesn't plan to come at all.
The most troublesome part is that if the operation of Qian Xiao's machine brings any danger to his life, Qiu Yu believes that neither Qiu Yan nor the Destiny Weaver will sit idly by. But it turned out that the machine successfully completed its mission. Except for Qian Xiao who screamed and disappeared, there was really no failure in this trip.
Of course, this is predicated on the success of the machine alone. Perhaps in order to prevent being chased as soon as he appeared, this travel stop turned out to be a wasteland with no end in sight... Among all the troubles that Qiu Yu could think of, there is really nothing worse than the result of neither getting better nor worse. .
The sun is not too harsh, but being exposed to it for a long time is still a huge torture for a person who is almost dehydrated. Qiu Yu rolled over to the side, planning whether he needed to resort to the last resort to seek help, but his eyes vaguely saw a high rise of smoke.
Qiu Yu came here not to really travel through the universe, but to help Qian Xiao deal with an unknown and powerful enemy. Until the situation becomes clear, being in the dark and taking the initiative is the most correct thing to do. But at this time, Qiu Yu found someone approaching and threw himself into unknown danger without hesitation, shouting and waving in the direction of the smoke.
A few seconds later, the other party discovered Qiu Yu and drew a small arc from the direction of advancement and quickly approached.
It is impossible to say that he is not worried about the current situation at all, but Qiu Yu is confident that as long as the other party does not shoot at the first meeting, he will never shoot at himself. Because although his target was relatively small, he discovered the other party before the other party discovered him. This alone could rule out the possibility that the other party was a professional soldier and had advanced combat equipment. The former point allows Qiu Yu not to worry about having no room for communication, while the latter point shows the reciprocity of communication between himself and them.
After more than ten seconds, Qiu Yu could barely make out a car that looked like a bus. There's not much to be surprised about. Regardless of the knowledge he possesses or his behavioral habits, Qian Xiao has not revealed anything unique from the beginning to the end. If he is not able to hide himself perfectly, his hometown has technology and environment that are completely similar to those of the earth. So now it seems that Qiu Yu no longer has to worry about being captured as a precious animal and dissected and studied. The rest depends on the language, but this is the best thing to do. If you don't understand, just pretend to be dumb.
"How will you be here."
The bus slowly stopped beside Qiu Yu, and a slightly thin young man opened the door. Not only was he not wary of Qiu Yu, a solitary wanderer in the wilderness, but he spoke with a tone of surprise that seemed to occur when friends meet unexpectedly.
"The car broke down, there's nothing we can do."
Qiu Yu had some doubts. Maybe he came to this world through the method of possession and time travel. The owner of this body already knew these people. Although... it's unlikely, it's better to be cautious when facing the unknown. So he spread his hands and responded in a specious tone.
"The car broke down? You are really unlucky." The driver was a tall middle-aged man who didn't know whether he should be burly or bloated. He looked at Qiu Yu sympathetically, "We are going to Real Town, so I can give you a ride. Get there and find someone to fix your car."
"Thank you so much." No matter from which aspect, Qiu Yu expressed his gratitude from the bottom of his heart.
From the outside, it looked like an ordinary long-distance bus, but after getting inside, Qiu Yu discovered that it was difficult to find a place to stay. The floor was filled with large bags of luggage, and the suitcases packed in suitcases were neatly stacked in the aisles. Some bedding, clothes, and bottles and cans tied randomly with ropes were found here and there. Stacked. If it weren't for the fact that the dozen or so people in the car looked quite leisurely, Qiu Yu could only think of them as an indiscriminate robbery gang.
"Sit here." The skinny young man took about five seconds to clear out the debris on the seat next to him, and asked Qiu Yu to sit down. "It's a bit messy, but this is the last car. I won't move anything that can be moved." Once everything is moved away, there will be no chance again.”
"You are..."
Qiu Yu didn't know how to ask, but many times, the interlocutor would always understand what the other party intended to ask.
"It seems you are not from Kyoto, right?"
Qiu Yu shook his head naturally.
"Then you are from Haicheng?"
Qiu Yu wants to know the intelligence of this world, instead of exposing himself as a blank sheet to the other party's questions. A sad expression slowly appeared on Qiu Yu's face. Continue to throw out unspoken meanings and leave it up to the other person to understand.
"Ah, I'm sorry, I don't mean to show off, nor do I necessarily only communicate with people in big cities. In fact, for people like us, small places are better. Well, my name is Xie Beizhang, just call me Xiao Xie ." The young man was unexpectedly shy. Although he seemed very outgoing, he obviously lacked experience in communicating with others. He was confused by Qiu Yu's expression.
"Oh, it's okay, I just encountered some bad things before." Qiu Yu "forced" himself to show a hearty smile and brought the topic back to the direction he expected, "You said you are from Kyoto, so what? The last car won’t be as big as Kyoto, and there will be no more cars in the future, right?”
"Alas." Xie Beizhang sighed with infinite regret, "Kyoto has officially legislated that local residents in Kyoto must enter the law for at least eight hours a day. If they violate it, they will be punished by the Public Security Law, and in serious cases, all personal property will be confiscated. At the same time, in order to prevent residents from taking advantage of the law, a strict exit system is implemented. Without permission from the city hall, no one is allowed to leave Kyoto. You know, those bureaucrats are eager to stay in the law for twenty-four hours a day. , where will the application be processed? Those of us were lucky enough to get the news in advance and go through the automatic process before the law takes effect. Those who were a few seconds slower will probably not be able to get out now. "
"Then you go to Reality Town just for..."
"Yes, Real Town is an autonomous region. I heard that there are many anti-law people gathered there, and they basically live a normal life, so we plan to settle there." At this point, Xie Beizhang seemed to suddenly remember something, "Yes Well, you are driving here alone, are you planning to go to the real town? Are you also a person who does not want to play with the rules? "
"Never played." Because he was telling the truth, Qiu Yu looked at Xie Beizhang's answer with sincere eyes.
Because of the power of birds of a feather, Qiu Yu's words made Xie Beizhang even more enthusiastic, "Great, now it's more difficult to find someone who doesn't play by the rules than to find a needle in a haystack. I didn't expect that I could meet him in the wilderness. In the old saying, this is called It’s fate.”
At this point, Qiu Yu has roughly understood that the so-called law is probably a game-like virtual world established to solve problems such as resources and population. Xie Beizhang and the other passengers in the car are the kind of people who particularly resist games.
But resisting to the extent of relocating the whole family may be more than just disgusting with the virtual world. Maybe this is a plot similar to The Matrix. They discovered the truth, so they tried their best to escape. The purpose of Qian Xiao's coming to find him was also to save mankind from the hands of computers.
In fact, the likelihood is quite high. The world itself shows no real crisis. What Qian Xiao is looking for is not a warrior, but a person like himself who fights with his mind. The virtual world is seizing real resources with a strong attitude... These things combined, all point to the goal of the battle, which is the virtual world called the law.
"You know, I'm from a small place, and I may not have as much pressure on the laws as you do, but you still resolutely refuse to follow the laws in an environment like Kyoto, and now you are willing to abandon everything in Kyoto and leave. What are you doing? ?”
Although he went straight to the core of the problem, Qiu Yu first emphasized that he was from a small place to arouse Xie Beizhang's guilt, and then used the understanding of "similar" people to resonate with him, so Qiu Yu was not worried that this shy young man could still treat Xie Beizhang. Keep a trace of concealment from yourself. But in the end, the answer he got from Xie Beizhang made Qiu Yu's mood and thinking seem to be bound by something, becoming heavy and sluggish.
"Because of the laws...because that world is too real."
