The climate of this world has no rules.
Shortly after the Maomao left the hot desert, the temperature dropped sharply, and winter arrived overnight. Mia and others seemed to have returned to Area 32 overnight, shrouding the ruins of the city in that long and despairing winter. night.
"We no longer have enough thermal insulation supplies."
"We were lucky half a month ago. We fought with nearby looters and grabbed an airdrop of supplies."
"Medical supplies are no longer enough. If someone gets sick again..."
"The cans and food will last for another seven days, and if we save some, we can still last for 12 days."
"In twelve days, we have to find a way to find more supplies."
"Where is the paradise? Is it in the North Pole? But it is a sea. How can our car cross that sea?"
Mia frowned and used charcoal to draw circles one after another at the location of the "Arctic Circle" on the map.
It can be seen that he has suspected more than once that "Paradise" is hidden in the North Pole.
This is why, for so many years, no one has ever found "Paradise".
Although Mia's "leader" position is a bit "in name only", rather than saying that Mia is the "leader of the Orange Cat Club", she is more like the boss's secretary.
If there is something to do, the secretary will do it, and if there is nothing else... the secretary will still do it.
After leaving the desert, another month passed in the blink of an eye. After entering the cold winter, both food and warmth supplies, coupled with the growth of the population, brought severe challenges to the survivors.
All difficulties were finally reported to Mia. Mia calculated the remaining supplies of the Maomao every day and night, and was exhausted. The train has traveled from Area 32 to the present. Judging from the map, it has spanned nearly half of the world. On such a long journey, if the illusory goal of "paradise" had not supported Mia, Mia might have collapsed long ago.
Under the dim light, Mia used the light to make marks on the map.
From the stop signs at each train station, Mia can easily deduce the route the Maomao has taken and plan the next stage of the route. Mia filled the old map with marks, and at the same time, through the landmarks on the "Old Civilization Map", she calculated the area where the train passed, and there might be places with supplies nearby.
Since the end of the world, humans have been wandering alone in this devastated world for hundreds of years. If it weren't for the "paradise" left by the "Ms. of the Night" somewhere in the world, which regularly drops supplies all over the world, human beings would never be able to survive today.
A woman wrapped in a blanket walked in. Miranda, nearly forty years old. At the age of forty, she was no longer very pretty, and she usually seemed carefree when getting along with other people, calling herself her elder brother.
Miranda was originally from the "Madame" side and deeply believed in the Lady of the Night. She followed the "Madam" out of her habitat and crossed half the world. The suffering she suffered along the way must be the will of the "Ms. of the Night". One day, under the leadership of the Madam and the boss, they will be able to find paradise and be saved. .
"Mia, have you decided where we will stop next?... Cough cough cough! Cough cough cough! A few guys are sick and keep pooping. It's probably related to the sewage. They were too mouthy a few days ago. I was thirsty and couldn't help but drink a few mouthfuls of untreated sewage. ...cough cough cough... the antibacterial and antipyretic drugs on the train were not enough, cough cough cough!"
Mia was silent for a while. She knew the situation in the train better than anyone else.
She stood up from her seat and felt a dizzy feeling. After resisting the dizzy discomfort, Mia forced a smile, took two steps forward, grabbed Miranda's hand and wanted to say a few words of relief, but the brief intimate contact made her feel uncomfortable. Mia's expression changed instantly: "You...Miranda, you are so hot! Do you have a fever?"
Miranda smiled slightly and patted Mia's hand away: "Oh, it's just a cold, what's the fuss about."
Mia's lips moved, and just as she was about to say something, a violent shaking came from the front. Mia and Miranda were violently thrown out due to the sudden shock. Mia hugged Miranda, and her back was hit hard. Hit the corner of the table.
…
"Damn it!"
"I told you a long time ago, we need a rail car! Rail car!"
Amidst the angry scoldings of several tough men, the Maomao anchored and stopped.
Zheng Xiu sat on the roof of the train, playing with two small boxes.
When the box is touched, the two intersecting red lines point into the distance.
Zheng Xiu stared at the "intersection" pointing in the distance, thoughtfully.
Soon, Zheng Xiu put away the mysterious box left by Feng Bei.
Regardless of whether it was shaken or not, Zheng Xiu sat quietly on the roof of the car from beginning to end, as always.
He glanced down and knew what had happened to the Cat.
Someone set up a roadblock on the railway track. Fortunately, the Jiji brothers responded promptly and pulled the emergency brake, which prevented a more serious traffic accident.
Qing Shisan and others also got out of the car to check.
Most people in the car were jolted by the sudden braking.
"This roadblock is a bit level."
Qing Shisan stepped forward and kicked his feet, holding his palms upright to look into the distance with some dim light.
Densely packed wrecks of ships and cars blocked the train's path.
"Fuck! What happened here? Is there a war between humanoids?"
Pei Gaoya also followed the car curiously, and his eyes widened at the first glance.
Ships, cars, airplanes and other different types of sea, land and air means of transportation that have left a glorious legacy in the old civilization are piled up on the ground. At a glance, there is no end in sight for several kilometers.
Qing Shisan suddenly shrank his neck and tiptoed to the car.
He should be in the car, not under the car.
How long would it take to move so much garbage with his "ferryman"?
To be honest, at this time, it was time for their master to take action.
"Qingpi, you are responsible for clearing a path."
Before Qing Shisan could slip away, Zheng Xiu's calm voice came from behind.
Qing Shisan froze, his expression controlled. When he turned around, he had put on a calm smile: "My master's orders are true, Qing will do it now."
"This is also a kind of exercise for you," Zheng Xiu patted Qing Shisan's shoulder: "Concentrate and reach the top. Only by doing the same thing over and over again can you develop your own authority. I'm optimistic about you. , one day, you will reach my current height and become a god."
hiss……
The sudden encouragement made Qing Shisan's eyes widen. No wonder the master insisted on taking action even though he could move so many obstacles easily. It turned out to be a test for him!
He is truly the god of the family!
What a foresight!
Qing Shisan had a look of surprise on his face, and at the same time, he felt ashamed and blushed because of his little "fear" thought just now. Wait a minute, the master seemed to have inadvertently revealed the secret to "becoming a god" just now?
"Let's go!"
Zheng Xiu's words were not hidden, Pei Gaoya also heard them. He flew up and kicked a rusty car up into the air with a whoosh, then flipped and flew far away. Pei Gaoya's body seemed to be burning with fighting spirit.
Lao Pei was on fire.
A terrible flame erupted from his body, turning red and green, making the sky colorful.
"That's fine!"
This small group of cats, consisting of predators, believers, and survivors, also has a clear ability hierarchy. Zheng Xiu is obviously the only one, while Madam, Bearded Thirteen, Fudo Freak, and Flower Braid, the four masters, exclusively occupy the second position. Two powerful "second gear" humanoids came to clear the roadblocks. It would not take much time to clear a path.
"It's okay, our Maomao has been running at high speed for seventy-eight hours continuously. Even if we don't encounter roadblocks, if we continue to force it, the engine may be scrapped." "New Oriental Mechanic No. 3" is in charge of train maintenance. After a preliminary inspection, they came to the conclusion that the train had to rest.
It was just right to hit a roadblock.
Everything is the best arrangement for Lady Night.
Under Zheng Xiu's instructions, the humanoids who joined later, Carl, Beyoncé and others, were responsible for leading the "Scorpion Group", with the Cat as the center, responsible for the surrounding search work.
The original believer team, the "Dark Night Group" and the "Thirty-Two Group" led by the "Madam", camped in place and were on guard, responsible for maintaining the order of the Maomao and taking care of the patients.
The location where the Maomao docked was on an endless flat wasteland. In the dark night, you can occasionally see bare dead trees or tree stumps, located everywhere in the wilderness.
"Actually, I'm very strange."
The orange cat held two brand new and unopened cans, sat down next to Zheng Xiu, and asked with a puzzled squint: "The two boxes Feng Bei left for you should be the key to paradise, or in other words, Key'. You just fly to the finish line with your people and that's it. Why do you have to bring a bunch of dragsters with you?"
"Oh..." Before Zheng Xiu could answer, the orange cat showed a look of surprise: "Damn human nature is at work."
Zheng Xiu looked at the busy people in front of the train, pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said with a slight smile: "Not exactly."
"oh?"
Orange Cat thinks Zheng Xiu is being harsh.
Because Zheng Xiu became a god, while giving birth to divinity, he retained part of his humanity.
He believes that he is complete only when he retains his humanity.
Hence the present "God of Correction".
Orange Cat didn't think it was necessary, but the matter was at this point. Apart from making rants from time to time, she had no intention of letting Zheng Xiu lose his humanity. She was worried that this would backfire on Zheng Xiu and give birth to "polluting divinity".
"Have you noticed that you have never been short of cans along the way?"
The orange cat was stunned.
Zheng Xiu closed his eyes and felt the cold wind.
As my mind wanders, the cold wind seems to be a little warmer.
"Although, Fengbei brand cans can be found all over the world, perhaps because 'Paradise' continues to be released all over the world."
"However, it is very likely that Feng Bei deliberately dropped the two boxes in the designated places from the beginning."
"So, Yue Linglong became the 'Madam', and she made friends with the 'Believers'. Along the way, we listened to the legend of the 'Lady of the Night'. Everywhere we went, it seemed that there was something left behind. We found traces of Feng Bei."
The orange cat's eyes widened: "What do you mean?"
Zheng Xiu smiled slightly and said:
"I believe,"
"All mysteries have an answer,"
"All journeys have an end,"
"Everything alive has a meaning."
"Every scenery will have people who know how to appreciate it,"
"For all separations, there must be an inadvertent reunion."
"After she left Daqian because of the accident, she must have had a lot to say to me. She didn't know when I would come, and she didn't know if I would really get here."
"And while she left various legends in this world, how long did she stay in this world? When she stayed in this world, what was in her eyes? What was she thinking in her heart? Did she have anything to say? Want to tell me?"
The two boxes appeared in Zheng Xiu's palm.
He studied the two boxes.
"I've been thinking about the meaning of Feng Bei's actions. I know her. She has always been straightforward and would take action whenever she disagrees. Such a roundabout way is not like her style."
"Then one day I figured it out."
Zheng Xiu closed his eyes, and the smile on his face grew stronger: "I walked the path she walked, blew the wind she blew, and listened to the legends she left behind. It was as if we were in different worlds. Time passed by, across the vast sea of origin, and I walked around this world. In the past, we would sit together on the Sunset Mountain, watching the sunset, watching the stars in the sky, her shoulders were covered with dew, and we were speechless all night. , until the morning sun rises. We will always look at the same scenery, watch the same sunset, and sit on the same mountain. If I guess correctly, what she wants me to see is... what she has walked through in this world 'landscape'."
"Then, the last thing she wanted to leave to me was at the 'end' of this landscape, opened by me with my own hands."
"I have thought many times about what Fengbei left behind. I was very curious before, but now, I no longer care."
"Maybe it's a passage, or a treasure, or it might be a bunch of hair, or a pair of gloves, or it might even be something else that's intangible."
"But no matter what it is, as long as this is the 'answer' that Fengbei wants me to find in the end, that's enough. I will enjoy this journey, just like a game, and I will smile at the end point set by Fengbei Now open these two boxes."
"That's probably what it means."
Zheng Xiu vaguely realized the significance of these arrangements left by Feng Bei.
Hearing this, the orange cat suddenly became a little less interested: "It's boring."
"Yeah, boring." Zheng Xiu stood up and stretched his muscles. He did not deny Annie's evaluation.
"After becoming a god, I often feel bored. You told me many things. I was thinking before that the so-called gods and masters are such boring lives. Human beings' daily necessities, food, clothing, housing, transportation, joy, anger, sorrow, and joy are no longer enough. Satisfy them. Only then will they like to seek "pleasure" in some strange places, participate in some strange gambling games, choose one or two worlds to play around with, or gather together to form some small group to show their holiness in front of others and give to humble humans. Hope, and because of 'a whim', billions of lives can be wiped out."
"It's like gods drinking wine with men."
"Human beings will pay attention to the vintage, the base of the wine, the origin, and the alcohol content."
"God, on the other hand, likes to add 'a spoonful of regret that cannot be obtained', a 'half cup of passing glance', and then add 'a touch of anger that is found but lost again'." Zheng Xiu shrugged: "In In my opinion, your pursuit of this kind of 'pleasure' is really boring."
"Ah?" The orange cat licked her tongue. She somehow felt that the cup of stuff Zheng Xiu described was very tempting.
"Don't talk nonsense, that's just part of 'their' pleasure. For example, different masters have different tastes. Like me, I am particularly elegant, the ultimate elegance, and I am the embodiment of elegance, synonymous with taste. Hum, and On the contrary, that damn bat..." The orange cat lazily raised one of its paws, raising its head even more as it boasted, and raised the corners of its mouth in an evil and savage angle.
But when Lady Anne suddenly spilled the beans and mentioned the "taboo words", the soft hairs on Anne's head stood up, and she instantly entered a state of stress. She gritted her teeth and said, "That damn bat especially likes to play with lower life forms." He likes to round and flatten people in his dreams. Before we fight to the death, he also unlocked a new hobby, facing a strange bottle..."
The orange cat spoke faster and faster, and finally suddenly remembered that this was a "major taboo" that could not be "said" or even thought about. He hit his head with a meat ball, and a small mushroom cloud steamed up on the orange cat's forehead. Lady Anne like a statue. After a moment, there was a bit of confusion in her eyes, and she turned around and asked: "Did I delete something just now? What did I want to say just now? Forget it, stop talking! Shut up! Shut up! I'm so annoying. I’m so annoyed, so annoyed, meow!”
The orange cat jumped into the train angrily.
It seems that the defense has been broken.
Zheng Xiu ignored the orange cat.
He's used to it.
Cats and bats don’t get along.
Cat's mentality breaks down when he talks about bats.
Zheng Xiu thought silently that every master would have a strange "image". If he became a master one day, what kind of mini image would he have?
curious.
...big muscle tyrant?
Zheng Xiu touched his chin thoughtfully.
Time passed little by little.
The Scorpion team responsible for the expedition sent back news one after another.
There are three buildings nearby worth exploring.
One is an empty lumber camp, and the other is a gas station in the wilderness.
The third is a deserted playground.
"Uncle! Shirley wants to go to the amusement park!"
Hearing the reply on the intercom, Shirley, who was building a snowman on the snow, suddenly activated "Wind Flower" and flew to Zheng Xiu's side. She eagerly grabbed her good uncle's sleeves and begged.
(End of chapter)
