It was cold, really cold. The cold water soaked through his clothes and his body tensed up. Zhou Jinru struggled to float up. He didn't expect that when he fell into the water, he sank directly under the water.
When he surfaced, what he saw in front of him was not the Sega River close to the Tower of Volga, but a strange environment.
The water beneath me didn't seem to be river water, it had a salty smell.
"Could it be sea water?"
Zhou Jinru had never seen the real sea in the world of Terra, and at this time he was a little confused about what was happening.
Ming Yuexin's voice appeared again: "Aguang, swim to the abandoned building on your left. Your physical strength is declining quickly."
Zhou Jinru looked to the left and saw a building that was half submerged in water. The windows were empty, there was no glass, there was nothing, it was very desolate.
A few minutes later, he climbed up to the higher floor of the abandoned building and saw Ming Yuexin sitting there. There was a low table in front of her. The lit bonfire was emitting light and heat, and the swaying flames were licking a small pot. The boiling water made a gurgling sound.
"sit down."
Zhou Jinru rubbed his hands and sat on the short ridge. He found that the chill in his body was dispelled by the nearby bonfire, and his damp clothes quickly became dry. This was a bit contrary to common sense.
Mingyue Xin held the small pot with tongs, poured the boiling water into a glass, and blew lightly. The temperature of the boiling water quickly dropped to a level suitable for drinking.
"You're wondering how I did it?"
Zhou Jinru took the water cup without saying anything or raising his head. His eyes were always on the bright bonfire.
Ming Yuexin held her chin with her hands and opened her pink lips: "I appropriated the resources of this period of history. It has existed for too long and is about to disappear. The act of appropriating resources will accelerate this process. What you see This period of history comes from almost two thousand years ago. Due to some special reasons, the sea level rose rapidly and flooded the coastal cities."
Zhou Jinru took a sip of hot water and felt the warm liquid flowing down his throat into his stomach. He exhaled a comfortable breath of hot air, looked at Ming Yuexin and asked, "What's the special reason?"
"There is no follow-up to this bit of history, but when I was exploring the history of similar eras, I discovered a major event that can be called a time node. In our current period of history, one person died and another person revived. With the resurrection of the person, an ancient existence that had been sleeping under the deep sea also woke up. This tsunami that caused a huge disaster was the beginning of a big event."
Zhou Jinru asked: "Who died and who revived?"
"There are no records, and their names have been completely forgotten, as if they were born without names."
"Thanks."
Zhou Jinru finished drinking the water and his clothes were dry again. He looked around at the drafty abandoned building on all sides: "Where is the next teleportation point?"
"I've found it. It's not far, but it requires a little special operation."
Ming Yuexin found that the man was looking at her with questioning eyes. She stood up and took a few steps and asked an almost irrelevant question: "I remember that you rarely kill others?"
"This is a rule I have set for myself. If there is no real threat to my life or my employees, I will only subdue the enemy."
"Can I ask why?"
Zhou Jinru frowned slightly: "People or organizations with powerful power must maintain restraint and a bottom line. We maintain order instead of causing more harm."
Ming Yuexin's eyes were deep: "There are some flaws, but it is already qualified."
She touched her hand lightly, and the diamond-shaped light spot appeared again.
Zhou Jinru noticed that the portal this time was different from the previous two, showing a deep black color, as if even light could be sucked in.
Just as he was about to jump in, Ming Yuexin quickly shouted: "Wait a minute!"
"What else?"
"This time is a bit dangerous, please be safe."
"Um."
Zhou Jinru hummed, took two steps, and jumped into the diamond-shaped light spot.
Ming Yuexin was speechless for a moment: "This idiot doesn't even ask what happened in the last period of history."
Her figure turned into countless light spots and disappeared without a trace. The history after the tsunami also collapsed and dissolved into nothingness.
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"Wake up! Wake up!"
Zhou Jinru opened his eyes and found himself lying on a bed. The person who woke him up was an adult male wearing camouflage uniforms, who seemed to be a soldier.
"Where are you from?"
When the familiar Chinese words came to his ears, Zhou Jinru's expression couldn't be tense. His eyes were hot and his voice was hoarse: "Lingjiang people."
"Lingjiang, fellow villager."
The soldier who was taking notes raised his head and glanced at Zhou Jinru, and then said: "Do you remember your age and ID number? Do you have any relatives in the interior that you can rely on?"
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A series of questions came at Zhou Jinru, who was completely confused. He hurriedly asked: "Comrade, do you have a mirror?"
"have."
The soldier took out a small round mirror from his pocket and handed it to Zhou Jinru. He caught it in his hand and saw his own face clearly. It was him.
Returning the small mirror, he reported his ID number and asked in confusion: "Comrade, what happened to Lingjiang?"
"Lingjiang is in some trouble. The party and the country are trying to find a solution. Don't worry, we will not abandon anyone."
"thanks, thanks."
Zhou Jinru became slightly more awake, as if he was not the panicked person just now.
The soldier didn't ask any more questions, and warned before leaving: "There will be a few more people staying here. When the time comes, if someone calls for dinner, just follow them. Lock the tent when you go to bed at night. If you have any problems, ask them and try to solve them as much as possible." By the way, the toilet is diagonally opposite, and there's a sign at the door, so it's easy to find. In difficult times, just make do with it."
Soon, Zhou Jinru was the only one left in the tent who was still in a daze. He reached out and took out a mobile phone from his pocket, which was exactly what he had brought with him when he arrived in Rhode Island.
Out of instinct, he reached out and pressed the switch, and the screen lit up.
And electricity.
His eyes quickly found the time in the upper right corner of the screen, and Zhou Jinru's expression stiffened. The time was two months after the last day in his memory.
"There is indeed a record in my schedule to leave Lingjiang and go to Jiangcheng to attend a wedding in two months."
He quickly checked the memo, but there was no record in it.
At this time, a person walked in from outside. He was also wearing camouflage uniforms, but his face was exactly that of Ming Yuexin. When she saw Zhou Jinru, she shouted: "Aguang, come here."
Zhou Jinru had a complicated look on his face. He stood up and walked out of the tent. Everywhere he looked was tents, with countless refugees who had lost their homes walking back and forth like fish.
Soldiers wearing camouflage uniforms can be seen everywhere. Some of them are setting up new tents, some are explaining doubts, and some are copying something.
The sky was dark and it seemed like it was going to rain. The wind blowing on my body only made me feel chilly.
"Where am I?"
"Didn't you already guess it?"
Zhou Jinru fell silent, his swollen scalp slowly relieved. He raised his head and looked at the sky. A drop of rain fell on the bridge of his nose, and water splashed into his eyes.
"This is my memory."
"Aguang, time is running out now. You must do as I say. I have used too many resources to build the bridge and will be discovered by the security guards soon. You must reach the transfer point as quickly as possible, otherwise this memory will disappear. After that, you’ll never have the chance to see someone again.”
A diamond-shaped light spot was refreshed and located above a tent. In just these few minutes, Zhou Jinru had noticed several eyes coming towards him, staring at him critically.
He no longer hesitated, stretched out his hand to push away the person in front of him, walked forward quickly, and kept siding into the crowd.
"Catch him! He's a thief!"
Suddenly, someone shouted, and almost at the same time, everyone's eyes fell on Zhou Jinru. Every hand was dragging his clothes, and every face looked ferocious, trying to devour him.
"Get out of the way!"
Zhou Jinru shouted loudly and kicked over the stove on the roadside. The water that was about to be boiled spilled on the ground, slightly blocking the person who wanted to catch him.
They had guns, but they didn't use them, and they didn't move. The people who wanted to arrest me were refugees.
Zhou Jinru stepped on a stool, jumped forward, and climbed onto the slowly moving tarpaulin truck. Each foot accurately landed on the frame supporting the tarpaulin, and his whole body quickly turned into an afterimage. Try your best to jump into the diamond-shaped light spot above the tent.
His figure disappeared in an instant, and the refugees who had lost their sight all turned their heads, with countless pairs of eyes staring at Ming Yuexin, who was standing there motionless.
"Precious!"
They collectively make a sound, and the layers of sound waves will drive people crazy.
Ming Yuexin's face was covered with frost, and she said coldly: "Preseth, no one has called this name for a long time. Big Ben... research base, do you still remember Agreement 11?!"
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After Zhou Jinru jumped into the diamond-shaped light spot, his whole body sank and he stood firmly. He opened his eyes and his vision was bright. He was standing in an office. Opposite the desk sat a man wearing black-rimmed glasses. Young man, the door of the office opened and another young man walked in.
The young man wearing glasses greeted: "Are you here?"
"What's up?"
"check it out."
The young man wearing glasses handed over a document, and the man standing opposite him took it in his hand and read it carefully. Zhou Jinru found that none of them could see him, so he stepped forward to take a closer look. Unfortunately, the documents were in his hands. His eyes were blank, like a wordless book.
The young man watched the last part, his tone mixed with anger and shock: "Zhang Taiyue, is this your plan?"
Is he Zhang Taiyue? !
Zhou Jinru was a little surprised. He originally thought Zhang Taiyue was a serious and old-fashioned middle-aged man, but he didn't expect him to be so young.
"The fourth theater was lost and the tide of pollution further eroded. We lost a respectable comrade. The commander of the fourth theater fought until the last moment and his life was exhausted. His body was just brought back today. You should go and see him for the last time. On the other hand, cremation will take place at three o’clock in the afternoon, and there are still two hours left.”
"I've seen it before. He died standing up. There wasn't a good piece of flesh on his body. The helmet and his face were stuck together and couldn't be taken off."
The young man sighed and shook his head: "None of the defenders died in bed. No. 004 was a good one."
Zhou Jinru was full of doubts. None of the things they mentioned seemed to have appeared in the history of the world of Terra.
Zhang Taiyue pushed up the frame: "Except for you, no one in this world can fully use that power. Although we can barely use it a little, we are consuming lives every time we use it, and we have to deal with the tide of pollution. Our people It’s just going to get less and less.”
"I need to consider your plan. We still have time on your schedule."
"Time is running out. This technology is mature and it is our last chance. We will all die, but humanity will survive."
"Oh, you are going to die."
The young man seemed to have heard some ridiculous joke.
"Have you really seen the end? I am the last link in the plan and the last enemy of mankind. If I are eliminated, they will gain new life and freedom."
"talk later."
Zhang Taiyue smiled, and his smile made Zhou Jinru feel a little frightened. He only heard the man say: "Are you going to the cremation process of No. 004? Send your comrades on their last journey."
The young man was silent for two seconds, then refused: "You go ahead, what's the point if I go."
The corners of Zhang Taiyue's mouth turned up slightly: "No problem, then I'll do it."
He turned his head and looked at Zhou Jinru, who was so frightened that Zhou Jinru took a big step back. In the end, he only had time to see the young man with his back to Zhang Taiyue stretch out his hand and push him. A diamond-shaped light spot appeared behind him, and the whole person fell into it and disappeared. .
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Itchy, itchy, very itchy, extremely itchy.
Zhou Jinru felt something rubbing back and forth on his face, which made him want to sneeze.
"ah!"
He let out a scream, sat up from the bed suddenly, reached out and touched his body, and found that he was still wearing pajamas. He finally returned to reality.
It's daybreak.
The sunlight in the window shone on his face, making him feel a touch of warmth. Zhou Jinru took a long breath. He felt that he had had a very long dream, so long that he forgot who he was.
"Ally, you seem to be having a nightmare?"
Yin Hui's voice came unexpectedly, and Zhou Jinru nodded subconsciously: "Yes, it's scary. It's a very scary dream."
Dreaming is a dream, why does the silver gray voice suddenly appear?
He turned his head and saw Yin Hui, who was also wearing pajamas, lying on his side, his thick and long tail swaying gently.
Zhou Jinru touched his face. Could it be that he felt itchy because Yin Hui scratched it with his tail?
"No, Yin Hui, you didn't go back last night?"
Zhou Jinru didn't remember anything about what happened the night before. He seemed to have stopped drinking. He only remembered that Yin Hui chatted with him for a few words, and then... he was in a dream.
"Allies really don't remember?"
Shake his head.
"Really don't remember?"
Still shaking his head.
Yin Hui smiled faintly: "That's good."
What? !
What good? !
Zhou Jinru quickly got up from the bed, hid in the bathroom, and reached out to touch his buttocks.
It doesn't hurt.
Fortunately, fortunately.
