How to Feed an Abyss! - Chapter 91

Later, they went to many places.

Xingshui City is magnificent and broad.

In the high-tech zone, the unique building is still there. Half of them collapsed, and they looked even more strange in shape, some sharp and some round. From a distance, they looked like a huge ancient figure engraved in a mural.

Shi Yuan followed Lu Tinghan and placed a signal transmitter on the city wall.

The sky was clear, and he looked far into the distance, and saw a large area of ​​pure white buildings in the wasteland on the edge of the city. It glistens in the sun, and the exterior is the sheen of shellfish.

“What’s there?” He asked Lu Tinghan.

“Xingshui City Space Center.” Lu Tinghan replied, “Space-based weapons are researched here.”

It’s a pity that they had a tight schedule and couldn’t find out.

The aircraft took off, and Shi Yuan stuck to the window to watch. He brought a poster left by Wu Zhengqing and pasted it on the wall of the bedroom, drawing the universe.

The pure white space center in the field of vision is getting farther and farther away, and the river of stars on the wall is shining with the dreams of the past.

They also went to Pingwan City.

Lu Tinghan found an intact city wall outpost and placed the launcher.

It was noon, and the heat in the city was unbearable. Nearby is a desert area, where several mutated cacti live stubbornly in the yellow sand.

Shi Yuan squatted beside Lu Tinghan watching, watching, he was melted by the heat—when Lu Tinghan turned his head, he saw a limp and limp tail.

Lu Tinghan touched Shi Yuan’s forehead: “Are you all right?”

Shi Yuan: “Hurr, huh…”

Limp.

Abyss was in danger of heatstroke, Lu Tinghan quickly dragged Shi Yuan to a cool post and let him sit.

The sentry box is airtight, and there are gun ports and viewing ports on the wall, and a few pieces of harsh light leaked in, and the light spots made people’s eyes uncomfortable.

Shi Yuan drank most of the bottle of water, and quickly jumped up and down.

He leaned over to the viewing port, squinted his eyes, and looked at the desert in the distance. He said, “You told me that humans ride camels in the desert?”

“Yes.” Lu Tinghan was sorting out the equipment.

“I think I saw a camel.”

Lu Tinghan also came over and looked head to head with him. I saw a group of unknown creatures walking past. They had humps on their backs, but their bodies were horses with slender red bird legs, running fast on the yellow sand.

Lu Tinghan said: “No, these are not camels.” He added, “They are a little bit like camels, but they are not.”

Shi Yuan bent his tail in confusion.

Lu Tinghan went to adjust the instrument, while Shi Yuan continued to guard.

Whenever a new creature appeared, he would ask, “Lu Tinghan! Is this a camel!”

Lu Tinghan answered him: “No, camels don’t grow feathers, they can’t fly, and they don’t lose their hair while flying.”

After a while, Shi Yuan said again: “Then what about this one!”

“No, that looks like a running cactus…”

“this!”

“That’s a big tumbleweed, or a mutated one. Look, it’s already started to dig a hole.”

The mutated tumbleweed dug a hole, called a few times, and called out a few clusters of juvenile tumbleweeds, and the whole family rolled away.

Shi Yuan couldn’t wait for the camel, so he opened his eyes wide. The sunlight made his eyes uncomfortable, he rubbed his eyes, and saw the hazy shadow again: “Lu Tinghan, is that a camel?”

Lu Tinghan glanced at him: “No, that’s because you, Adjutant Ning, have come down.”

“Oh.” Shi Yuan was very disappointed, “If only he were a camel. Can he change shape?”

Lu Tinghan said, “I’m not optimistic.”

The adjutant in the distance sneezed hard.

He thought to himself, how could he freeze here?

When the signal transmitter was installed, Shi Yuan didn’t see any camels, only Adjutant Ning, and left Pingwan City with regret.

Next stop is Clock Town.

After the end of the world, 99% of the relatively complete buildings are big cities, and other small towns and small cities have long since become complete ruins.

Clock Town is an exception.

The population here is small, and it was abandoned early. Without the attraction of flesh and blood, monsters seldom come here. When Shi Yuan and Lu Tinghan arrived, the houses were covered with vines. These green mutated plants pierced the foundation, pierced the wall, and ran along the roof. Flock to the whole town.

Walking on the abandoned street, Lu Tinghan told Shi Yuan: “This town is famous for its clocks.”

Shi Yuan: “A clock?”

In his impression, it was something used to tell the time, a whole piece hung on the wall, most of which were black needles on a white background. He didn’t understand what tricks such things could do.

“Well. There were many kinds of clocks and watches in the past. According to the oscillator, there were mechanical watches and quartz watches. According to the size and purpose, there were wristwatches, pendulum clocks, wall clocks, etc.” Lu Tinghan said, “We will see later .”

They found the roof of a bungalow, cut off the nearby vines, and put down the signal device.

While Lu Tinghan adjusted the equipment and waited for the annunciator to activate, they walked around the street downstairs.

Lu Tinghan held Shi Yuan’s hand… To be precise, it was Shi Yuan who dragged him into a watch shop.

Years later, many of the store’s clocks are still there, and some are even working.

Shi Yuan saw colorful dials, including wood grain, metal, solid colors, and paintings of birds, animals, and flowers… The grandfather clock is thick and huge, with a dark golden pendulum swinging, and the hands are gorgeous; old-fashioned desk clocks are placed on the table, and there are hourglass-shaped ones. There are translucent ones; all kinds of watches are under the counter glass, quartz watches are powered by electricity, and have been unable to move for decades, while mechanical watches rely on springs and can still be used.

Lu Tinghan took out two mechanical watches, wiped the surfaces with his cuffs, wound them up, and showed them to Shi Yuan.

The gears rotate, the movement runs, and the seconds hand glides smoothly across the dial.

Shi Yuan: “Wow!”

The delicate structure dazzled him.

“Do you want to take a piece you like?” Lu Tinghan asked.

“Can I bring two yuan?” Shi Yuan raised his head and asked him.

Lu Tinghan smiled: “Of course.”

Shi Yuan picked and picked in the store and found the most beautiful watch. Before leaving, he took a fancy to a small cuckoo clock, moved it to the car, and brought back the aircraft.

That day, Shi Yuan put them in the bedroom.

The second hand was running silently, Shi Yuan was lying on the table, watching intently, deeply attracted by the mechanical feeling.

He also thought that although he could make monsters have endless lives, his concept of time was actually very weak.

He once slept for thousands of years, and the time passed like a white horse, and he was squandered with a flick of his fingers. He didn’t know if the abyss would die, just like those collapsed and dead stars, he only knew that the past few years by Lu Tinghan’s side were better than anything in the past.

For the first time in his life, he had meaningful time.

Just that night, Professor Guan made a phone call with them.

Professor Guan said: “I have confirmed a few things about that snow-seeing flower.”

—He was talking about the eruption of Xuejianhua when Lu Tinghan was 8 years old.

That day, Lao Song questioned Lu Tinghan, and mentioned that Lu Tinghan returned to the motorcade with a ball of light.

Where the light passed, the time of Xue Jianhua was reversed, so Lu Tinghan saw the footprints of the past and the way he came.

Lu Tinghan told Professor Guan about this, but Professor Guan expressed doubts.

Professor Guan said: “We have observed the wavelength of the time abyss and repeated experiments, but we have never seen this phenomenon. Moreover, there is another important point…all the infected creatures will be affected by the abyss. Taking a step back, the time abyss is really Those who can turn back time will also benefit monsters, such as turning them from old to young, from dead to alive.” He sighed deeply, “However, I will find a way to check.”

After two months, Professor Guan finally had the answer.

He said on the phone: “I compared the data on the outbreak of Xuejianhua, and found no abnormalities.”

Lu Tinghan asked: “Specifically?”

Professor Guan explained: “If the state of Xuejianhua changes, then, during that period of time, the infection value of Huahai will be significantly different. For example, there are 100 flowers there, and Shiyuan’s light makes more than 30 flowers In a short period of time, it has changed from full bloom to young shoots, so the infection will definitely be reduced.”

Lu Tinghan: “Actually, there is no fluctuation in the value?”

“Not only is there no fluctuation, but there is no change!” Professor Guan said, “The sea of ​​flowers has been a sea of ​​flowers from the beginning to the end. They have not been affected by foreign objects, not at all. I think the so-called turning back time is just what Song said casually. It’s all nonsense, or it’s Captain Huang’s illusion—you know, pollen can easily confuse the vision, and seeing is not necessarily believing.”

Lu Tinghan pondered for a few seconds: “I see.”

“That’s it, I’m still busy with wavelength simulation.” Professor Guan sounded a little tired, “How is Shi Yuan?”

Lu Tinghan gave Shi Yuan the phone.

Shi Yuan greeted the professor cheerfully. When the professor heard his voice, he immediately smiled and pulled him to ask about his recent experience.

In the middle of the night, Shi Yuan and Lu Tinghan were lying together.

Lu Tinghan told him the professor’s conclusion.

Shi Yuan said: “I don’t remember what happened to that ball of light.” He thought for a long time, “I just remember that I really wanted you to go home. You came from too far away, I’m afraid you can’t find your way.”

The child showed Shi Yuan pictures of the city one by one, and held his hand with a light in his eyes.

Shi Yuan understood that he loved that place and was destined to go back.

Lu Tinghan smiled: “No matter what, I went back safely.” He kissed Shi Yuan’s hair, “Don’t worry about this, maybe it’s just a lie he made up. He was infected at that time, Delirious.”

Some things won’t have answers.

Just like in Yeran City, no one knows whether the hunter really encountered a gray-blue sika deer with moss-covered horns.

No one knows whether the 8-year-old child followed the light and saw the way home.

Then, they went to Wei City, Jin City, Zheyan City, Yongliang City…

Signal transmitters were placed one by one. Every half a month, correspondent 0293 called regularly to announce the coordinates. They still couldn’t communicate, and could only listen to each other’s voices coming across the radio waves again and again in the long night.

Shi Yuan saw cities and landforms with different styles.

The rainforest is dense, the canyons are magnificent, the mountains are endless, and the valleys are full of clear springs.

He and Lu Tinghan walked across the plains, against the wind, and it was extremely difficult. The thermos cup was filled with the radish soup stewed by Dr. Chi, and it was warm after drinking it; they stood on the cliff and shouted loudly, their voices drowned in the cliff. In the dense forest at the bottom, a round of setting sun was like a fire, burning the canopy to the fullest; they walked into the once prosperous big city, saw the city hall, theater and clock tower, sat by the dry fountain, and ate a piece Meat floss sandwiches, Lu Tinghan said, there used to be a large flock of white pigeons in the square, flying like clouds.

Two and a half months passed by.

They were almost at the border of the Union.

That night near the border, there was a heavy rain.

There were thunderstorms and the visibility was not good. The aircraft hovered at a low altitude and waited for the weather to clear up the next day before setting off.

Shi Yuan played Go with Lu Tinghan during the day, he was dizzy and didn’t win a game. He had no bargaining chips, and the price he paid was painful. Up to now, his waist is still a little sore, and the tip of his tail is curled up.

He listened to the sound of rain and fell asleep very early.

However, in his sleep, he vaguely heard the conversation again.

Shi Yuan opened his eyes, Lu Tinghan was no longer by his pillow, and yellow light seeped through the crack of the door. He yawned and got off the bed barefoot, ready to see what Lu Tinghan was doing and whether he was littering.

“…I see, I will contact Chairman Chai later.” Lu Tinghan’s voice came.

Shi Yuan stood still abruptly.

Lu Tinghan was standing by the window on the phone, probably on a temporary business.

Shi Yuan took a few steps back secretly, and was about to go back to the room, when he heard Lu Tinghan say again: “Well, there are only nine months left. Lieutenant General Fu, you must always remember to stabilize the mood of the masses, and you must not mess it up. “

What did the person on the other end of the phone say.

Lu Tinghan said again: “…Don’t promise things that you can’t keep. But, no matter the journey is successful or not, we will come back.”

Shi Yuan quietly returned to the room.

The room was pitch black, and his eyes adjusted to the darkness, seeing the cuckoo clock on the wall, the Sudoku game spread out on the table, the blue-green silk on the hanger.

In addition, there are fallen leaves in the canyon, wild flowers in the plain, and a small crescent-shaped stone on the edge of the cliff—this was picked out by Lu Tinghan and him together.

He had a very happy, happy time.

He also wanted Lu Tinghan to be equally happy.

Ten minutes later, Lu Tinghan gently opened the door and lay back on the bed.

He thought Shi Yuan was still sleeping, but he didn’t expect Shi Yuan to roll into his arms all of a sudden.

“…Woke you up?” Lu Tinghan whispered.

“No.” Shi Yuan stretched out his hand, and suddenly rubbed Lu Tinghan’s hair into a mess.

“What is this doing?” Lu Tinghan guessed, “Casting spells on me?”

“What is casting a spell? It’s touching your head.” Shi Yuan said, “It will make you feel better!”

In fact, he was probably the only one who would be delighted by a head pat.

But at this moment, Lu Tinghan really smiled.

He laughed in a low voice, his chest vibrated slightly, and he hugged Shi Yuan: “It’s really useful.”

Satisfied, Shi Yuan asked in his arms, “Are we almost reaching the empire?”

“Well, it’s almost here.”

The rain outside the window is dripping, the wind is howling, this world is too dark, only the lightning like a mad snake can tear its veil briefly, and the rest of the time, it is extremely dark. Hundreds of millions of water droplets fell from the sky, and the chill seeped in through the window panes. The quilt was very warm, and the two of them huddled together, and their body heat gathered into a small flame, which burned silently in this night and would never go out.

The next morning, the rain stopped.

The morning light lit up the clear sky, Shi Yuan got up and looked out the window—

Endless, gray plains.

Unlike before, this plain has no dead trees and weeds.

The war machines that were mostly submerged in the mud, the wreckage of the aircraft, the gears with weird shapes, the broken flags, the messy soil that seemed to be soaked with countless blood and ashes…

This is where the Alliance and the Empire meet.

It is also their ancient battlefield.

Time has passed, and the bullets breaking through the wind and the cannons ejecting from the chamber are no longer heard. The ambition of iron and steel returns to the dust, the ambition of the past fades with the passing clouds, and the strong wind replaces the heroic warriors, still shouting on this land.