[Science Fiction] Escape from Paint City

After he finished speaking, there was also a change on the high platform. The ground between the pear blossom tree and the white tower sank, forming a staircase for two people to go down to the deepest part of the darkness.

This is the straight passage opened for Shuichen on the [-]th. Shuichen looked up at the top of the lighthouse, put on his top hat, and walked in without hesitation, followed by Sha Qianxing.

After the two entered, the ground returned to its original state and the entrance was closed.As they advanced, the wall lamps on both sides lit up one by one, and the dim light could only allow people to see the steps under their feet.

This is a straight road, and the fragrance of green grass exudes in the air, so that although they are in a closed space, they don't feel oppressed.

Shuichen and Sha Qianxing walked one after the other, and not long after, a shining golden iron door appeared in front of them, making it difficult for people not to pay attention.A doorplate was pasted in the center of the iron gate, with the words "Welcome to come again next time" written in the same font as the plaque.

Shui Chen's forehead twitched, and he held his forehead and complained: "At this time, I don't know what strange things No. [-] has learned."

Sha Qianxing responded, "Probably because of Dr. Qi's bad taste?"

"That's right, after all, he presided over the Dust Star Project."

Sha Qianxing stopped and asked, "Do you remember?"

Shui Chen also froze on the spot, patted his hat, and said: "I don't know what happened, so I just said this naturally."

"You should gradually recover more of your memory afterward, which is a good thing."

Shuichen nodded, and opened the iron gate, the soft sunlight came in, the two walked out, only to find that they were in the Yixin forest, right in front of it was the east entrance of Yixin, which was where they came in.A small car flew by in the sky, and the shadow passed over the two of them.

Sha Qianxing looked up, then turned around, and found that the place where they came out was a big tree, but there was no trace of the exit, and it was impossible to see how the big tree was different from the Science Affairs Office. connected to the high platform.

Shui Chen was used to all this, and he didn't turn his head to watch, and walked straight towards the exit. Sha Qianxing returned to his previous silent appearance, and followed behind Shui Chen.

As soon as the two stepped out, an off-road vehicle stopped in front of them.The car window was opened, and in the passenger seat was a dad in white clothes and white trousers, and in the driver's seat was Xiao Hei, whose aura was somewhat depressed for some reason.

"Yo."

Dad Shui waved his hand and greeted the two of them.

"Get in the car, now the paint city is bigger than before, the doctor asked us to take you around."

After speaking, he turned his head again, and said to the silent Xiao Hei, "Xiao Hei, please say hello."

Xiao Hei stared at Shuichen and Sha Qianxing, just when the two were about to fight, he turned his head away, and honked the car horn twice to signal them to get in the car.

"Don't worry, I've already told him the truth, he just needs time to digest it now."

Yixin Forest, including the Science Affairs Office, still maintains the original time dimension, so for Dad Shui and Xiao Hei, it has only been one night since they were separated from Shui Chenzai.

The two quickly climbed into the back seat, the car started, and began to speed through the streets and alleys of the new city.Sha Qianxing noticed that in addition to the vehicles on the ground, there are also transparent traffic tracks at different heights in the sky, and there are signs leading to the underground at several large intersections.

The people on the street wore all kinds of clothes, and they also had richer expressions on their faces, which were more lively than the people from Qicheng they had seen before.They talked to each other, and some people argued in a small area, their faces were red, but they didn't fight.

Seeing the off-road vehicle, most people smiled and nodded or waved, and Shui Dad also greeted them one by one.

Seeing this, Shui Chen asked, "Do you know them?"

Dad Shui shook his head and said, "They recognized that it was the car of the Science Affairs Office. Now people have to contribute to the development of Qicheng, and then they can make demands on the Science Affairs Office based on their contribution points. And everyone Personality assessments are done to see how they develop as individuals. Overall, things are going well."

Shuichen nodded, very satisfied with the current state.After leaving the Science Affairs Office, he became an ordinary person again, losing the all-knowing and all-powerful perspective of an administrator.

"Speaking of which, how much truth do you really know?"

Shui Chen recalled that from the moment he met Dad Shui at the Science Affairs Office, he showed extraordinary calmness, as if he had insight into everything.In contrast, Xiao Hei's reaction when he saw them was normal.

"All. After all, I am in a special position, and I can see many things that ordinary Qicheng people don't know."

"I'm still not convinced. All of us exist for such a person. It's better to send him away as soon as possible. Anyway, we can survive independently now."

Xiao Hei, who had been serving as the background board, finally spoke, his tone was as hostile as ever, Shui Chen didn't care, and continued to look out the window.But this also explained why Xiao Hei acted as a driver for them obediently this time, probably knowing that they would leave after roaming around the city this time.

Sha Qianxing remained silent all this time, he was surprised by the current development of Qicheng.The paint city is different from many other worlds in the past. The administrators of the paint city not only broke through the barriers to discover the truth, but also cultivated the virtual individuals in the paint city to be similar to real human beings, which can be said to be another form of life. up.

If this is the case, he secretly cheers in his heart, then the Evening Star Project may also be successful, but Sha Qianxing still hesitates in his heart whether to tell Shui Chen about it.

At this time, the off-road vehicle has already driven to the location of the original Xingfu Avenue, and now this street is called Xingfu Avenue.Shui Chen unconsciously looked at the location of Shui's house, the single house has been replaced by a tall building with dozens of floors in an inverted triangle.

He sighed, thinking that the water mother had long since ceased to exist.After all, Yixinwai's paint city has undergone hundreds of years of changes. The previous group of people has died, and the current group of people is a more evolved generation.

He closed his eyes, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw a familiar figure of a woman watching them by the window on the fifth floor. When he looked over again, there was no one there.

Shui Chen couldn't help frowning, and asked the others: "Did you notice that someone was watching us from the window on the fifth floor of the building?"

Sha Qianxing shook his head and said, "I've been looking over there too, but I didn't find anyone there."

Shui Chen automatically ignored Xiao Hei, but Shui Dad was silent, neither affirming nor denying, but his complexion was pale, with a faint trace of fear.

Shui Chen, who thought everything was settled, felt that something was wrong at this moment, he stared at the front seat in a daze, and recounted all the experiences of the past five days.

The off-road vehicle didn't stop, and it had already arrived at Shuichen's studio in Xincheng.Because of his selfishness, even after several generations of changes, the building has been preserved.

Shui Chen remembered the figure he saw in the studio that day, and then he was unexpectedly violently attacked by a puppet.Thinking of this, he suddenly felt that the words and actions of No. [-] before always seemed to remind him of something, and the same thing was also what Dad Shui said to him in Weiran District.

"Speaking of which, you told me to go home to see my mother before I left, but unfortunately she is gone now."

"Really, I just mentioned it casually at the time, but it's really useless to say it now."

Dad Shui said casually, as if the previous sentence was really just mentioned by him unintentionally.But Shui Chen felt that his tone was a bit stiff, and at the same time, he saw a drop of sweat seeping from his forehead, dripping down the side of his face.

"Oh, yes, that's fine."

Shui Chen also pretended not to care, and at the same time patted the back of Sha Qianxing's hand, making him follow his gaze.Sha Qianxing nodded, and made an evacuation gesture with his fingers.

At this time, the new urban area was almost finished shopping. Shuichen stretched his waist and said to Shui's dad: "Please take us back to the old urban area. I have been tossing about in the Science and Affairs Office before. I want to go back and rest. The old urban area The scope of the area has not expanded much, we will just walk when the time comes."

"That's just right. If it weren't for the request of Mr. Shui and the doctor, I wouldn't want to stay with you. You will leave today, right?"

As soon as Shui Chen's words came out, Xiao Hei couldn't wait to chase him away.

"Yes, take another look in the old town, and leave in half a day at most."

Drive the car to the border of the new and old urban areas, and get off the car.Xiao Hei's face showed joy, in contrast, Shui Dad's eyes were more complicated, with inconspicuous regret and regret, which were all hidden in the end.

"Go away."

After saying these four words, Dad Shui and Xiao Hei got into the car and left quickly, leaving Shui Chen and Sha Qianxing standing where they were.

"What do you think?"

"Let's go back to the pawnshop pond first."

Because of the tacit vigilance, the conversation between the two was ambiguous, and they decided to return to the relatively safe place of Tangzi, a pawnshop.

The more shabby-looking small building is out of tune with the surrounding environment.Probably because of its own protection mechanism, people around it also turn a blind eye to it.

Entering the small building, Shuichen got two cups of warm water in the kitchen, and the two walked up to the second floor together.

The oil painting that Shui Chen had made for Sha Qianxing was completely dry, so he pulled up the high stool and sat down, then motioned for Sha Qianxing to sit on the beige sofa.The two stayed as if they were talking in the studio for the first time.

It was almost noon at this time, today's sunlight was very dazzling, it came in from the window, and hit Shuichen's face just right, making him unable to open his eyes.

He turned his head, raised his right hand to block the strong light, and suddenly noticed the paintings that occupied two-thirds of the studio and were covered by dark red cloth.

He didn't remember what these paintings were about, and he never thought of opening the canvas to take a look.At this time, he returned to the pawnshop pond from the scientific affairs office, and he suddenly felt that the way these paintings were displayed was exactly the same as the life capsule in the white lighthouse.

After Sha Qianxing sat down, he was still waiting for Shui Chen to speak, but Shui Chen stood up abruptly and took the canvas away. Although Sha Qianxing didn't know why, he still helped him remove all the canvases in the room.

The author has something to say: to round up the foreshadowing that Chapter 3 will appear~

In fact, Qicheng is really a utopia in my mind, and I live a life like a salted fish in it~