The sun was faltering on the horizon in the distance. In the afterglow of the setting sun, the city of Ningzhou was in a mess. Unprocessed corpses and residual water could be seen everywhere on the streets. Under the scorching sun, the air was filled with a sense of order. A nauseating stench. (.)
It was almost nightfall, and some workers who had been constructing nearby buildings during the day, setting up laser transmitters and monitors, stopped their work at this time and rushed towards the underground passage. When passing an old supermarket, a young worker said goodbye to his companions. He did not go back as usual - he planned to try his luck in the supermarket.
I think everyone is accustomed to his behavior, but a few companions gave him kind advice: "Don't wait too long, it's not worth risking your life."
"Don't worry, I got it. I'll give you my ID card. Remember to leave some food for me. If there's any good stuff, I'll share it with you."
"Remember to ask for an mp3, and it's best to find some rechargeable batteries"
"Bring more fans it will be extremely hot to sleep in the tent today"
"As long as I can carry it," the young man who was told laughed, "Anyway, I will try my best and carry as much as I can." After saying that, he took off the bag on his back and took out the work tools inside. He handed it to his companions and asked them to take them back, but he only took out a pistol from his waist, turned on the safety, then took a hat with a light from his companions and put it on. After trying it to light up, the whole thing The man got into the dark building with unusual agility.
Since the beginning of the war, this kind of thing has become commonplace all over the world - the original economic order has been broken, but people always need to live, and all the government can do now is to ensure their basic survival, and before survival For outside matters, they have to "do it themselves" - what this young man does is to "pick up" some things from the city and bring them back for his own use, or to exchange them for other things he needs from the black market. At best, it's called "rational utilization of resources." At worst, it's theft, theft of ownerless things in the entire city.
The government of country Z has not yet had time to characterize this kind of non-governmental behavior. Generally speaking, the people do not investigate the officials, but within the scope of the Carmel Alliance, they have publicly defended this behavior on the consciousness network-Lin Quan believes that, During the war, the moral requirements of peacetime should not be applied. Although the items in the city belonged to others before the war, the real owners of these items cannot exercise the right to use them. This can only cause an unwarranted waste of resources¡ª¡ª Therefore, Carmel advocates that the ownership of items is based on "actual control" after entering the safe area (including underground cities and orbits). In other words, whoever has the item belongs to him, regardless of the real source of the item. Because in war, the biggest cost is no longer the value of the item itself, but the process of getting it into a safe area.
A few days after the floods receded, there was still a dampness inside this former commercial building. This dampness mixed with the lingering stench in the air, making young people dare to breathe only through their mouths.
He has been to this building two or three times, and the terrain can be said to be quite familiar. Before going up to the second floor, he never turned on the light on his hat once - most of the first floor is selling cosmetics, with the least practical things. Generally speaking, the areas selling daily necessities and electronic products on the third and fourth floors are what he really cares about.
While he was thinking about the list he was going to get, he looked around with the faint light coming from the window. The setting sun outside the window had almost completely disappeared. The young man couldn't help but shudder at the thought of the scene being completely plunged into darkness. , the pace could not help but speed up, and within a short time, he arrived at the area he was looking for.
Compared with the first and second floors, this place seemed more orderly. There were only some water marks on the floor from the automatic fire extinguishing device. Most of the items were still arranged on the shelves (if there were any). He walked to the luggage in a very sophisticated manner first. He found a large suitcase and a mountaineering bag at the counter, and then according to the list he had drawn up in his mind, he quickly searched the product area and packed up what he liked. Most of the items here had not been searched yet ( In addition to civilians like him, many spellcasters also do this kind of thing in the name of the government, and their efficiency is much faster than him). After a while, the suitcase has become heavy.
When going downstairs, looking at the direction going upstairs, he couldn't help but hesitate for a moment - upstairs is the food area, there are not many things left, but if you are lucky, it is not impossible to find something - Thinking of the white rice and cabbage and radish soup provided by the government these days, he put down his suitcase and walked quickly up the stairs.
At this time, there was a dull explosion outside the window. He did not panic because of it, but carefully looked out through the window at the stairwell - the night was very dark, except for a few routine patrol aircraft in the sky. He could barely see, he guessedIt should be the same as the previous few days. The enemy launched an attack. This explosion may be a counterattack by the coalition forces, or it may simply be an accident, such as a gas pipeline leak and explosion. Such things often happen, but generally they have little impact. ¡ª¡ªThe focus of the enemy's attack is on underground cities. From a personal point of view, the ground is relatively safer.
Just when he withdrew his sight and prepared to continue his "work", suddenly, a dazzling white light flashed outside. This white light was like a sharp sword, splitting open the entire night shrouding the city. In an instant, , the city seemed to have turned back into daytime. Under this light, the young worker could almost see the entire city at a glance - among the streets and alleys of the city, countless enemies in black clothes were flying through the streets and alleys. , at the same time, countless automatic weapons throughout the city were like a ignited gunpowder magazine, with lights of various colors flying
The war broke out! This idea exploded like lightning in the young man's mind. The first thought that came to his mind was to run back to the underground city immediately. However, after taking a look outside the window, he quickly gave up this idea - the fighting area was completely covered. His way back.
"Does it look good?" Just when he was at a loss, a cold voice sounded behind him.
"Ah!" This sudden ghostly voice made him jump up and let out a sharp cry. When he turned around, he saw a completely unfamiliar person about his own age appearing in front of him, his face With a faint smile on his face, he stared directly at himself. He tentatively met the look, but immediately took it back - a very bad premonition arose in his heart.
The young man subconsciously raised the gun in his hand towards the other party, and then asked with some uncertainty: "Who are you?"
"Who am I? That's a good question," the other party began to look at him up and down. His gaze was like a laser, making him feel uncomfortable. "Tian Jun, have you heard of this name?"
Maybe he didn¡¯t remember it because he was nervous, maybe he really hadn¡¯t heard of it. After all, the news about Tian Jun was from a few years ago. In this information age, it is as easy to accept a person¡¯s name as it is to forget him. Young people He just shook his head, but the other party's authentic Ningzhou words still made him feel relieved. After he put down the gun, he asked again: "What are you doing here?"
"Whatever you come to do, I will do." When Tian Jun spoke, his entire face was flashing between the boundary between light and shadow because of the light from the flares outside.
This sentence reminded the young man that he hadn't eaten yet. It was impossible to go back to eat. It seemed that he could only stay up here all night and wait until he went back tomorrow. Thinking of this, he asked casually: " Is there anything to eat upstairs?" He noticed that the so-called Tian Jun came down from upstairs, because the door upstairs that was originally closed was now open.
"Yes, but not much," Tian Jun turned around and followed the other person's steps upstairs step by step. He answered at the same time. After the other person entered the door, he added to himself, "It's almost enough now. "
Ten minutes later, Tian Jun set up a small barbecue stove with ready-made barbecue charcoal in this former supermarket. While waiting for the fire to get hot, he looked boredly at the fierce firefight outside the window while starting to Dealing with today's rare sumptuous dinner is like an ordinary person watching TV and eating late-night snacks at home.
"You should pay more attention to the news," Tian Jun said to the corpse on the ground during the meal, "otherwise I can chat with you for a while Look at it now, what a pity and waste, I am alone I really can¡¯t finish it.¡±
"But then again, it doesn't matter if you don't remember me." At this point, Tian Jun seemed to be reminded of some good memories. He closed his eyes and began to think about it. After a while, he opened his eyes again and took the He played with the pistol casually in his hand, "It's my fault, it's time to deepen your impression Of course, if you have the ability, you can kill me now."
He said this last sentence to Ivan. He knew that Ivan could hear it, but the other party would not kill him so easily - because he was still valuable to him, and because he was the intersection between Ivan and the empire's consciousness network. point.
Ever since he was "controlled" by Ivan, he knew that he could be said to be on the verge of death at any time. The humiliation of being dominated and the despair of being unable to resist with all his strength were like a nightmare that haunted him all day long, but he was unwilling to give in. To die like this and commit suicide is the weakest way to surrender - he doesn't want to lose to anyone in his life.
In Tian Jun's eyes, in this "game" with his body as the platform, the criterion for his victory is very simple, that is, Ivan finally couldn't help but kill him, just like a person playing games who can't beat the computer, so Generally, this game will be completely deleted, if it is for his own reasons.Death, Ivan will not care about him at all. Just like before, he was hunted by Carmel inspectors for nearly half a month. He faced the edge of life and death several times, but Ivan never showed up. Tian Jun felt that he had roughly understood. The other party's thinking, or the bottom line - within the "game rules" agreed by both parties, do not kill yourself with your own hands.
If there is any "hope" for Tian Jun to be alive now, then maybe there is only one - to challenge this limit, and now seems to be the perfect opportunity.
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