[Science Fiction] Escape from Paint City

Afterwards, Shuichen's consciousness sank into the deep sea, and kept falling, unable to reach the bottom, surrounded by a peaceful darkness, his eyes could not be opened as if they were sealed with wax.

I don't know how long this kind of falling lasted. Suddenly, Shuichen felt as if his body was being grabbed by a big hand, and he was pulled up suddenly, and the feeling of drowning gradually became stronger, breathing became difficult, and his hands and feet began to struggle crazily , until the big hand pulled him out of the water.

Shuichen panted heavily, at this moment the restraints around his body had disappeared, he felt the faint light from the slits in his eyes, and finally opened his eyes.

Sitting in front of them was Number Seven, who was still calm, and Sha Qianxing, who was anxious. The top hat returned to Number Seven's hand, and the blood on it had disappeared.Seeing Shuichen wake up, Sha Qianxing couldn't help but rushed up.

"Brother Chen, are you okay? Do you feel uncomfortable?"

Shui Chen nodded, then shook his head again, he felt that all senses in his body were dull, but since he woke up, he was gradually recovering.

"He's fine, he just needs time to regain consciousness."

Number Seven explained from the side, Sha Qianxing's tense nerves finally relaxed, he breathed a sigh of relief, and sat down next to Shuichen.

Only then did Shuichen have the strength to observe the surrounding environment.This looks like a medical room. There are many treatment instruments around. There are W-shaped marks on the instruments. From the window, you can see the spiral staircase in the center. It seems that this should be the inside of the white lighthouse.

He was still speechless for the time being, so he gestured to Sha Qianxing with his eyes, and Sha Qianxing immediately understood and explained to him.

"It was No. [-] who brought you back with the water mother. Let's wait for No. [-] to tell you the details."

Shui Chen looked at No. [-], waiting for him to continue.

Number Seven pressed the top of the hat in his hand and put it on his head, with a rare guilty look in his eyes.

"It's really helpless not to tell you about her situation before. Usually, there is only one brain avatar/body in a small world, but in Qicheng, she and I co-existed from the beginning, and we each got half of the management rights , I am in charge of creation, and she is in charge of maintenance. It may be because of facing the people of Qicheng directly, she has always been much more radical than me in her actions, and she was the first to capture the information fragments of the real world through outsiders."

While Number Seven was speaking, his hands kept rubbing the brim of the hat, as if he was adjusting his emotions.

"From the moment we were born, we were aware of our mission, and she even chose to guard the core person at close range—that is, you. But gradually, she became more and more unwilling to this mission, and wanted to let everyone The people of Qicheng were free. Therefore, after knowing that you are different from us and are human beings in the real world, she will have the consciousness to devour all human beings and attack the real world."

As he spoke, he shook his head, his face full of disapproval.

"Then where is she now?"

Shui Chen's condition has basically recovered, and her throat no longer seems to be blocked, so she asked.

"It's so stupid to return myself to the original consciousness. She was almost lost in the original code, but fortunately I found it in time and saved the two of you. She will forget everything before and start growing from the initial newborn state, You can also rest assured, this time I will guide her well."

Speaking of which, No. [-] raised his cane and pointed it at the wall, and the originally closed wall became transparent. Through the water on the wall, one could see a white transparent egg floating in the air, shaking slightly in the warm wind, it looked very cute.

After the cane was lowered, the walls returned to their original shape.

"What's the bet she said before?"

He almost died in Huangquan, and it was about the safety of all human beings who were still sleeping, but Shui Chen refused to fool around easily like this, and kept asking.

"When she first knew the truth, she originally wanted to kill you directly, but you are the core figure after all, and the Qicheng consciousness will naturally protect you from danger to luck. But if it is to return to the original code and become a part of the Qicheng consciousness, it will be different. Now, your existence has not been obliterated, it has just been merged."

These are what Shui Ma said herself, Shui Chen listened patiently, waiting for Number Seven to finish speaking.

"I want to fulfill your wish and let you leave smoothly, but she wants to turn you into a part of the paint city. None of us can convince anyone. If we persist in fighting, the result will only be the destruction of the paint city and everyone will disappear together. So we made a compromise, and we made a bet: I will show up to meet you, conceal her existence, and then let you return to the fake paint city. If you don't realize it and step into the wrong fog, you will become the consciousness of paint city part of it; if you find out and don’t act, we will adjust the real paint city back and send you away.”

Already out of danger, Shui Chen's expression relaxed, he only left Qicheng with peace of mind to confirm the attitude of No. [-].

"Your gamble is very watery. Whether the time for action is not clear, and you can't leave the Science Affairs Office, how can you be sure whether we have really discovered the truth?"

The fact is exactly the same, even though Shui Chen found out that something was wrong, she was almost killed by Shui Ma, even though she was rescued by Number Seven in the end.

Number Seven smiled slyly, and said: "Of course I knew she would play tricks, so I left the top hat to you. In fact, even if you didn't take it away, I would have given it to you."

"Didn't you set up a fake paint city?"

Shui Chen asked, creating a new world that is exactly the same, this is what Number Seven, not Shui Ma, can do.

"No, if it's fake, she will find out at the beginning. I just set up a small trap. Dad Shui and I have given you hints before. I believe you will not be unaware of the truth. If she abides by the bet Yue, you will naturally wait until I send you away; if she really wants to kill you, the top hat will protect you once, and the fog outside the city of Japan will be replaced by the one in the Science Affairs Office the moment it is touched. The reformed fog—you know, they are very close to you."

Speaking of this, No. [-] smiled at Shuichen, and all the mist that was kept at home are already Shuichen's little pets.

"So if you are forced to enter the fog, you will only be teleported to the White Tower, which is absolutely safe. But I didn't expect that the protection I gave you would reinvigorate the creativity of the administrator, and even force you to She will not hesitate to return to the original consciousness, but also to drive you into the mist."

Number Seven sighed, feeling infinite regret for Shui Mama.After all, it is a symbiotic consciousness, so it is impossible for him to ignore her.

"Then can you guarantee that there will be no more accidents in the future?"

Sha Qianxing, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up. He knew that No. [-] was indifferent to him, so he kept silent during the conversation between Shui Chen and No. [-].After the truth of the matter was basically clarified, he couldn't help but confirm it again.

"There will be no more accidents. There is still the last day left, and I won't bother you anymore. Just leave."

When all the dust settles, it also indicates that Sha Qianxing's life is coming to an end.After the business was settled, the shadow of Sha Qianxing's death lingered in Shuichen's mind again, and this haze also directly appeared on his face.

"Goodbye."

Shuichen bid farewell to No. [-] briefly, and couldn't say anything more, so he could only walk up to him and hug him, expressing his thanks wordlessly.

After parting, No. [-] took off his hat, made a gentlemanly bow to Shui Chen, then hurriedly turned and left, as if he didn't want to see Shui Chen's parting figure.

This time, it's really over.

"Let's go."

"Ah."

After No. [-] left, the atmosphere between Shui Chen and Sha Qianxing was a little dignified, and the things that had been deliberately ignored before surfaced again.

"Anyway, let's go back to the pawnshop Tangzi first. I want to see what are those paintings covered by the canvas on the second floor."

"Ah."

Shuichen casually mentioned a topic, but it was really something he cared about.The two walked out along the way they left the Science Affairs Office last time.

This time when I walked to the gate, I still saw the off-road vehicle coming from a distance, but the sound was much gentler, and the speed and trajectory were honest.

"Yo."

This time it was Dad Shui who was sitting in the driver's seat, greeting Shui Chen in exactly the same posture as before.

Shui Chen thought it was bad, No. [-] didn't say anything, he also forgot to ask Shui Dad and Xiao Hei just now, now seeing him, he felt a little guilty.

As if seeing what was going on in Shui Chen's mind, Dad Shui adjusted his glasses and said casually: "It seems that you haven't thought of us."

Shui Chen rubbed his chin in embarrassment and didn't speak.

Xiao Hei sneered at the side: "Look, Mr. Shui, he doesn't care about us at all, why should we come here to see them off."

"Okay, be good, this time they are really going to leave, and because of him, we both suffered a crime, don't you want to hear his apology?"

Papa Shui patted Xiao Hei's head while talking, Xiao Hei was really quickly appeased, and looked at Shui Chen eagerly.

Shui Chen didn't think there was anything wrong, besides, Dad Shui had indeed helped him a lot, not to mention the trouble caused by Xiao Hei, he said to Dad Shui and Xiao Hei seriously: "Sorry, and thank you!"

Finally got what he wanted to hear, Xiao Hei pursed his lips and turned his head contentedly.

"Get in the car."

Papa Shui greeted him, and Shui Chen and Sha Qianxing sat in the back seat like last time.

"Where are you leaving from?"

"Go back to the old city first, we still have a place to go."

"The unknown place?"

"Is that what you call them?"

Dad Shui nodded, and said, "The only place in Qicheng that we can't even detect, presumably it was specially prepared for you."

Shui Chen thought, Dad Shui really knows a lot of things that other people in Qicheng don't know, and Xiao Hei is really a bit stupid in comparison.

"You knew her identity from the beginning?"

Turn the steering wheel to the left, enter the underpass, and then drive through the express block to the old city.

Dad Shui replied: "After all, we get along day and night, so we can find something wrong. After meeting the doctor, this feeling became more obvious. It is impossible for the doctor alone to manage the entire Qicheng."

"Then what will happen to Qicheng after she falls into a deep sleep?"

"With Xiao Hei and I doing auxiliary work, it's not a big problem, and the energy for maintenance will be born soon, and it will be a brand new consciousness by then."

Shui Chen understood, on the rest of the road, he was the one who talked to Shui Dad about the trivial things that happened in Qicheng, Xiao Hei and Sha Qianxing were silent all the way.

The author has something to say: I finished coding ahead of time, so I will put up a chapter first, and there will be another chapter at three o'clock in the morning.

This bet is actually false, Shui Ma is not honest, and Number Seven is not honest hahaha~

No. [-] (Planning): Everything is under control.

The next chapter is the two alone!I can open plant communication posts again~[Suddenly excited]

The somewhat stupid little black is from the official evaluation of the main character hahaha~