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"Don't worry. When you get to the depths of the Eighth Research Institute, decide whether to open the door or not depending on the situation."

"Okay." Shang Jian Yao didn't object.

He knew very well that if he entered the "New World" now, he would only be carried on his back to explore the depths of the Eighth Academy.

Chapter 118 Behind the Door

Jiang Baimian did not stop resting immediately, but patiently waited until the preset half hour was over before turning his body sideways and saying to Du Heng:

"Teacher Du Heng, I think the time is almost up, we can move on."

Du Heng closed the "Sanxuan Jianzhu" in his hand, and said with a smile:

"Very punctual.

"Actually, there's no need to be in a hurry. I'm used to being lazy, and I'm not the kind of person who has a quick temper."

A smile appeared on Jiang Baimian's face blocked by the mask, and he said sincerely:

"Shang Jianyao has already gained something in the dream, which gives me a little confidence in my future exploration."

As for the harvest, it is naturally inconvenient to say.

And because it is inconvenient to talk about it, it is reasonable for her and Shang Jianyao to use the communication system of the exoskeleton device to communicate in private, so there is no need to hide it.

"Yes, yes." Shang Jianyao echoed proudly.

Du Heng dropped the book, stood up, smiled and said:

"Let's go then."

He then turned his gaze to the tightly closed silver-white door.

Shang Jianyao and Jiang Baimian, who were wearing military exoskeleton devices, walked over, stretched out their hands, and held down the door on one side.

Amidst the heavy rattling and harsh noises, the silver-white door opened back.

At this time, Shang Jianyao "surprised" and said:

"So this is the password door!"

A door that requires a password to open itself.

"Do you think I don't know?" Jiang Baimian replied angrily.

Lao Ge is not here, relying only on the auxiliary chip in her "electric eel" biological prosthesis and Shang Jianyao, an undergraduate-level "electronics expert", it is difficult to break through the system of the Eighth Research Institute in a short time.

In this case, it is better to try to see if it can be opened by force.

What Jiang Baimian thought was, if he couldn't push it, he could directly use "laser launchers" and "electromagnetic weapons" to destroy the gate after confirming that there were no traps. extraordinary.

On this matter, Jiang Baimian did not discuss with Shang Jianyao, because she could think with her toes that this guy would say, "Why don't you go directly to the nuclear bomb, this thing is easy to open, and there will be no future troubles."

Shang Jianyao had already forgotten about the door, and turned his gaze to the front.

It was a corridor big enough for two large trucks to run side by side. The ground was poured with concrete, and two metal guide rails were laid on it. Under the light from the ceiling of the cave, they shone with an icy color.

Apart from these, there was nothing in the corridor, and it was so quiet that it seemed that no humans had entered it for decades.

The heavy and oppressive feeling in Jiang Baimian's heart became stronger and stronger, as if the source of the storm was right ahead.

"It's a bit dim." Shang Jianyao said with emotion.

Du Heng smiled and said:

"Problems with the Electromagnetic Environment."

He took a step, passed Jiang and Shang, and entered the corridor.

The sound of da da da footsteps echoed far away, further setting off the deathly silence here.

Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao followed closely behind, walking towards the end of the corridor.

"It's okay, it's a bit windy." Shang Jianyao seriously evaluated the working environment.

Jiang Baimian nodded lightly and said:

"It seems that there is a place leading to the outside."

On the way afterwards, they saw abandoned rail freight cars, several robots standing quietly on the edge, and a few metal parts scattered on the ground.

"It seems that robots are relied on to maintain automated operations here." Jiang Baimian said thoughtfully, "But with the transfer of the Eighth Research Institute, most of the robots in good condition were taken away, and the work here Stalled, um, don't know what they're transporting deep down..."

It can be seen that the remaining robots are in the maintenance stage.

"Hey, there is no one." Shang Jianyao said disappointedly, "All the way here, it turned out to be like this, it's too unreal, too fake, it's just like a fantasy!"

"It's not an illusion." Du Heng responded in a positive tone.

"Then what do you want to look like?" Jiang Baimian asked casually.

Shang Jianyao said in a longing tone:

"Starting near the entrance, I fought with the people of the Eighth Research Institute one by one, from weak to strong, and finally came here."

"This is fantasy." Jiang Baimian sneered, "Facing an invader like you, it must be the strongest few who join forces to kill."

Du Heng also laughed and said:

"If there is no conflict, that is definitely the best.

"What we pursue is to win without fighting."

When they spoke, their voices echoed far away.

In this way, they walked for more than half an hour in this tunnel with only tracks, special trucks, robots, parts and oil stains.

Finally, the end of the tunnel appeared in their eyes.

There was an equally heavy iron-black double door.

In Jiang Baimian's feeling, the source of the storm is behind the door, which is the direct cause of the heaviness, depression, and darkness in this area.

At this moment, Du Heng said in a slightly painful tone:

"I remember, that thing is behind the door..."

"Should I open it now?" Shang Jian Yao was eager to try.

"You decide." Du Heng returned to normal, and said with a smile, "If you don't dare, then you can go back to the place where you rested before, and I will drive by myself."

Jiang Baimian did not respond immediately, and switched to the communication system of the exoskeleton device and said to Shang Jianyao:

"In your induction, what's behind the door?"

"I don't know." Shang Jianyao replied very simply.

"Describe the feeling." Jiang Baimian asked.

Shang Jianyao began to organize the language:

"How should I say it? It's similar to the feeling every time you raise your left hand towards me and let the electric light flash.

"Well, it also seems that there is a sea outside. We came directly to the bottom of the sea, and we can see the Crystal Palace as soon as we go out."

Jiang Baimian was almost not happy with the previous description, but the following words gave her an intuitive understanding:

The water pressure at the bottom of the sea is very strong.

"Is there anything else unusual?" she asked again.

"No." Shang Jianyao was very sure.

Jiang Baimian thought for a while and said:

"Hurry up and go to room '205' to confirm whether the gate of the 'new world' in the dream can be opened, um, don't go in, the main thing is to confirm, otherwise there will be accidents and you need to enter the 'new world' urgently When you come to fight against the danger and find that the door cannot be opened by ordinary methods, then the joke is too big."

"Okay." Shang Jianyao agreed without hesitation.

He turned to Du Heng and said:

"Teacher Du Heng, I'll make some preparations before opening the door."

"En." Du Heng nodded.

Shang Jian Yao leaned on the military exoskeleton device and fell into a deep sleep standing like that.

……

"Pangeon", at the entrance of the underground building.

The jeep driven by Bai Chen and Long Yuehong arrived at the inspection area.

Because the season was suitable, the road conditions were good, and they were not too afraid of common dangers, they entered the "fast lane" not long after heading south from Gerstburg, and returned to the company in only half a month.

Looking at the metal gate ahead, Long Yuehong sighed heavily:

"It's back again."

"Yeah." Bai Chen pursed her lips.

……

"Mind Corridor", in room "205".

Shang Jian saw that as soon as Yaofu entered, he stood in front of the deep black door where reality and illusion coexist.

Without hesitation, he stretched out his hands and pushed forward vigorously.

Rays of light shone into the dim corridor, and Shang Jianyao's eyes reflected a tower that pierced into the sky.

Surrounding the tower are various buildings with lights on, forming a small city.

Shang Jianyao felt the call of the tower, and felt some kind of fatal attraction.

He forcibly took a few steps back, turned around and left the "205" room, without entering that "new world".

……

After returning to reality, Shang Jianyao opened his eyes and nodded to Jiang Baimian, which meant that the confirmation was correct and the door to the "New World" could be opened.

Jiang Baimian exhaled, calmed down and said:

"Open the door."

While speaking, she stretched out her palms covered with metal bones.

Shang Jian Yao made the same gesture.

The two began to push hard, and the heavy iron-black door made a slight sound.

As the gap in the door became wider and wider, soft natural light entered the dead corridor.

Then, Shang Jianyao and Jiang Baimian saw a tall tower.

It is located in the middle of the valley, surrounded by various buildings and roads connecting them.

These make up a small city.

After a brief silence, Shang Jianyao made a voice:

"'New World'..."

Hearing this, Jiang Baimian's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly turned his head.

In the next second, she saw Du Heng wearing a black robe shattered like a dream bubble and disappeared.

Just when Jiang Baimian's pupils were dilated and he was hallucinating, figures came out from different places in the city in the valley outside. They were all dressed in old clothes, their eyes were dull, their eyes were dull, and they wobbled when they moved , each of them seemed to be the living dead.

Woo!

The wind blew into the valley, playing harsh instruments.

(End of Part Seven)

Summary of Part VII

This book was originally expected to have [-] or [-] chapters, but as I wrote it, I found that when the puzzles are getting closer to the truth, when the story is getting closer to the main line, I want to expand branches and write different places The local conditions and customs, if you want to slow down, it seems that there is not so much story tension.

Therefore, I adjusted the structure of the story, condensed the part of the city at the end of the year, and the part of going to another place to find the crazy elder Qin Ke, removed the details of the context, and removed the travel-style exploration content. Similarly, Shang Jianyao's exploration of the soul room and the exploration of the "205" dream have also been reduced to a certain extent.

After presenting these as more obvious and exaggerated coincidences, I found that it is actually more in line with the theme of this volume, "Fantasy". "Fantasy" comes from Berlioz's "Symphony Fantastique", and I took the last movement The imagery of "Demon Banquet" shows a kind of frenzy, weirdness and absurdity.

In addition, the second layer of "fantasy" means that everyone's expectations and yearning for the new world are ultimately just a fantasy.