[Science Fiction] Escape from Paint City

Sha Qianxing stood under the pear tree, a small pure white pear blossom fell on his shoulder.He watched Shuichen enter the lighthouse, recalling what happened before.

After being attacked by the mist branches, Sha Qianxing didn't know how long he had been unconscious.When he regained consciousness vaguely, he vaguely noticed a person standing in front of him.

"Dr. Qi?!"

Sha Qianxing opened his eyes with difficulty, and found that he still recognized the person in front of him.

"Nice meeting, hello, I am the manager of Qicheng, you can call me No. [-]."

What appeared in front of me was a middle-aged man about 50 years old.He was wearing a navy blue suit, with a half-cut hairstyle, and his temples had turned gray, and he was greeting Sha Qianxing gently at this time.In his left hand he leans on a crooked cane made of gloomy wood, and his right hand is extended for a handshake.

The difference is that his brain is completely transparent, and he can clearly see the complex brain nerves inside, and the flowing bright light shows that it is in a highly operational state.

This is not Dr. Qi, Sha Qianxing thought, Dr. Qi is dead long ago, and his violent temper has never been so gentle.

Noticing Sha Qianxing's gaze, Number Seven smiled apologetically, withdrew his right hand, picked up a top hat from the side and put it on, covering his transparent brain, making him look like a circus magician.

"Sorry, it may make you feel uncomfortable. Because I have to monitor the movements of Qicheng at any time, I can't completely change the shape of the brain core, but it's okay to cover it up occasionally."

After finishing speaking, Number Seven coughed lightly, and stood up straight with his right hand behind his back, looking like an old-fashioned gentleman.

"And I want to say sorry again, I meant to bring you here, but Qicheng's rejection of outsiders is set at the beginning and cannot be easily changed. But I have already treated your wounds."

Only then did Sha Qianxing notice his state.At this time, he was sitting on a gray sofa, and he had changed into blue and white striped clothes. He was still suffering from dull pain, but he was too weak to lift up his strength. The wounds had disappeared, only the wound on his neck The red mark is still there.

After seeing the scene of the room clearly, Sha Qianxing was greatly surprised.There are many treatment instruments placed here, and there are W-shaped marks on the walls, floor, and instruments, which are exactly the same as the structure of the base medical room.

"After knowing the truth, I thought I would meet you no matter what. After all, as long as it is a living thing, you must always think about why you exist and what kind of world you live in."

Number Seven's voice is eloquent and pleasant, making people unconsciously convincing.

"How is Shuichen?"

Sha Qianxing had no choice but to interrupt No. [-]'s control speech, he was still more concerned about Shui Chen's situation than Zhinao's understanding of the truth.

"Your attention to the core people—no, it should be the awakened people for you—has reached an extraordinary level. Aren't you worried about our changes?"

"How is he now?"

Sha Qianxing insisted on asking, he stood up with difficulty, trying to confront No. [-].

"Don't worry, I just let him experience the job of a manager in Qicheng—the feeling of becoming a god."

As Number Seven said, he lowered his head and pressed his hat down, and tapped his cane lightly on the ground.

"Since he can live omnipotently in Qicheng, why does he have to return to that devastated world? This is why you created us, isn't it?"

After confirming Shui Chen's current situation, Sha Qianxing felt a little more at ease.He understands Shuichen's obsession with truth, and he doesn't worry that he will indulge in the role of a god.At this moment, he had accumulated strength to stand firm, and began to face the guess that had already been made.

"You already know what's going on in the real world?"

He pinched the bridge of his nose, and said the words "real world" for the first time in Qicheng.

"Know part of it, know the disaster that destroyed the world, know that there is only the last White Tower base left for mankind, know that we were created to preserve the last hope of mankind, and know that those who want to be watchmen will eventually leave .”

Speaking of the last sentence, No. [-] had a bitter smile on his face, full of reluctance, like a mother who doesn't want her child to leave home.

Sha Qianxing didn't know how to deal with this problem at this time. Dr. Qi was too hasty when he started the Dust Star Project, without debugging, he just set up the task of protecting the core for the brain.The world created by the brain is different for everyone, but the previous watchmen have never encountered a situation where the brain sees through the truth.

"What do you want to do?"

Sha Qianxing found it difficult. If the brain understood the prerequisites for the awakened person to leave, it would be a breeze to isolate the truth of the inner world from him within seven days.

Number seven turned around and walked towards the door, and Sha Qianxing hurriedly followed behind him.

With his back facing Sha Qianxing, No. [-]'s slightly lonely voice sounded.

"How could I be willing to let him go back to face such a cruel reality, and then spend his whole life alone. However, as long as it is his wish, I will satisfy it."

The intellectual brain will unconditionally satisfy the wish of the core person, which is a deep-rooted setting at the beginning of creation.

Sha Qianxing followed behind No. [-], not knowing what to say.Strictly speaking, they are not hostile at all, but more dependent on each other.Sha Qianxing remembered that he used to live safely under the protection of his brain.The world has changed, but now it is an outsider.

The two walked out of the room, and Sha Qianxing saw that the entire interior was indeed a simplified version of the White Tower base, which was simply divided into upper and lower floors. The top floor was originally the maintenance area for the watchmen, and the bottom floor was originally the preservation area for the surviving humans.Now the same facilities and instruments are placed here, but there is no actual effect.

The two walked out completely, and Sha Qianxing found that they were staying on an extremely high platform. A small white lighthouse stood in the middle of the bushes, which looked a bit strange.

"I'll give him a choice."

Number Seven walked to the edge of the southeast, and raised his foot as if to go out.Sha Qianxing hurried forward to grab him, only to realize that he was stepping on the transparent glass steps.Sha Qianxing looked down, and there was no end in sight.

"You have also discovered that in addition to the core, there will be more life in this world. They are born from the core, and it is not yet time to leave. If Shuichen can complete the work of the manager, let these life If he survives freely in the future, I will give him a chance to choose."

As Number Seven said, he walked down the glass steps a few steps, closed his eyes and opened his hands, his cane was raised high, pointing directly at the sky.

Sha Qianxing watched worriedly from above, for fear that he would accidentally fall down.

Seeing such a vivid No. [-], Sha Qianxing thought of Yuncheng where he once stayed.The intellectual brain has countless avatars to manage the wills of different worlds. The wills of Sha Qianxing's world are not as developed as Qicheng's, and they do not have a clear consciousness.He only succeeded in awakening after successfully understanding the nature of the world under the leadership of his senior. He has never experienced the pain of his senior, nor has he faced such a complicated situation in Qicheng.

"Do you understand the will of other worlds?"

Decades had passed since he left Yuncheng, and Sha Qianxing suddenly wanted to ask about the situation in Yuncheng, and wanted to know what had become of Yuncheng after he left.

Number Seven turned around, his expression could not be seen clearly against the light, but his tone was still gentle.

"You want to ask about the world you lived in? I can't help you. After all, not long ago, I didn't even know the fact that the Paint City was just one of countless created worlds."

In the end, Number Seven's voice still revealed a hint of sarcasm and resentment.

Sha Qianxing was silent for a moment, then asked, "How did you find out the truth?"

Number Seven walked back to the platform, knelt down and stroked the leaves of the weeds on the ground.

"The entry of the BUG will eventually open a hole in the closed world. If you have the heart, follow him to the outside, and you will always find some clues."

Speaking of this, Number Seven's movements froze for a moment, and the stroking movement also stopped.He stood up, dropped a few words, and walked quickly towards the lighthouse.

"Shuichen should be here soon, you'd better go down and pick him up. Let him come in alone, otherwise you won't be able to find me again."

Seventh entered the lighthouse, the gate was closed tightly, Sha Qianxing turned around and looked down, when a gust of wind blew, making the branches rustle, and many petals fell on the glass steps by the wind.

He was stunned for a while, and felt that his body had fully recovered during this period of time, so he walked down the steps.

Going down was far more terrifying than going up. Sha Qianxing slowed down his breathing, tried to maintain his balance, and found the direction of the ladder.He thought to himself, since No. [-] let him go down, maybe Shuichen might encounter some danger.

Maintaining this speed and descending an unknown number of steps, he suddenly saw a figure in front of him, and before he could shout out, he found that figure fell to one side and was about to fall.

Sha Qianxing hurriedly took a few big steps down, finally grasped the man's hand, and took a closer look, it was indeed Shui Chen.

After rescuing Shuichen, after a while of lingering, the two held hands and walked towards the high platform.

Along the way, Sha Qianxing was thinking about what to do next.For the continuation of mankind, for the last hope, he must take Shuichen to leave Qicheng and return to the real world. One's own death, one dies alone.

He can only make Shuichen happier and leave more memories in the last time, so that he can go on strong even if he is alone.

If he is lucky enough, he will be waiting for him at the end of death, and perhaps also the beginning of new life.

There was still the smell of blood in his mouth, and the smell of Shuichen between his lips and teeth, Sha Qianxing wiped the traces from the corners of his mouth with his hands, and decided to let Shuichen enter the tower alone.

He will be waiting for him under the pear tree.

The author has something to say: This chapter reveals the biggest foreshadowing of this article~ Has anyone guessed correctly before?

The White Tower Base is just an ordinary building that looks like a lighthouse~

At the same time, Brother Chen and Qianxing looked up, looked down, walked up, walked down, and finally met, very romantic.