Before this, the tallest building that Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong had seen were several "chimneys" in the ruins of the steel factory, and they obviously could not compare with the tall buildings they saw today.

This does not mean that those "chimneys" must be much shorter, but in terms of visual effects:

Whether in terms of length or width, these high-rise buildings are obviously better than the "chimney" of steel mills, so they can be regarded as the four words "behemoth".

What shocked Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong the most was that there were more than one or two such giants, and the number was so large that it was difficult to count clearly.

They are arranged neatly according to certain rules, extending continuously to the left, right, and front, without seeing the end.

At this moment, Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong seemed to have turned into mice. When they first came to the country of mankind, they could only observe with a look upward attitude.

Under the sunset, thousands of glass shine on the exterior walls of the skyscrapers, either cast by gold or being burned by "fire".

Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong's eyes narrowed slightly to fight against the slightly dazzling reflective light.

The Jeep's driving speed slowed down rapidly, and Jiang Baimian was also shocked or was instinctively guarding against accidents.

As the vehicle moved forward, the sun was also setting, and the surfaces of the tall buildings were either golden or orange-red, gradually fading away.

Not long after, the dazzling buildings just now fell into dimness and gray, just like old photos with faded colors.

The tones of the whole city darkened again.

Long Yuehong opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but she could not express her feelings in words.

In fact, he has not been exposed to a building that is more magnificent and miraculous than the current scene - the underground building where "Pangu Biology" is located is more than two thousand meters high. If it were changed to the surface, it would have collapsed due to the inability to support it.

But Long Yuehong usually lives in an underground building and cannot have the opportunity to see the whole from outside, so he naturally cannot feel the majesty of the building.

Therefore, the tall buildings in front of him left an indelible deep impression on him.

"Is this the old world?" Shang Jianyao's voice was a little soft inexplicably, as if he was asking him.

"Yes. Haven't you seen the corresponding pictures in the textbook?" Jiang Baimian, who was sitting in the driver's seat, replied.

The "integrated early warning system" of military exoskeleton devices has given certain hearing impairments, and she needs cochlear help, and she clearly heard what Shang Jianyao was saying.

"The photo and the real scene give people a completely different feeling..." Long Yuehong glanced at Qiao Chu's side face and muttered in a low voice.

It was not until this time that as the emotional state calmed down and the vehicle approached, he and Shang Jianyao saw more details.

Some of the tall buildings are black, some are dark blue, some are dark yellow, and some are bright and intertwined, each with certain differences.

However, the glass curtain walls and ordinary exterior walls on their surface are either dirty, foggy, mostly stained, or already mottled, or even defects.

Some green plants grow out of their gaps and stubbornly expand their territory; various birds circling in the last rays of sunset and returning to their nests somewhere on the floor.

On both sides of the road, the dense leaves were mostly yellow, and when the wind blew, it fell like rain.

On the ground, fallen leaves accumulate, and some even show signs of rot.

Some signs on the street fell to the ground, some hung diagonally at the door, and some lacked several words.

At first glance, Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong saw the remaining words "foot bath", "hairstyle", "supermarket", "small stir-fry", "barbecue", "hot pot", "second sister", "pet", "convenience", etc., but their corresponding shops were either dilapidated or dusty and empty.

Cars were parked randomly on the road, seriously hindering traffic. Their shells and glass surfaces were traces of stains being washed by rain and then solidified again...

Everything is so quiet, only the wind is still blowing gently.

The city is long dead.

"It's a little wrong..." Jiang Baimian looked straight ahead and used the "integrated early warning system" of the exoskeleton device to collect various details around him.

Before Bai Chen could ask, Qiao Chu glanced at the distance and sunset that were revealed among the skyscrapers, and spoke in a low voice:

“It’s almost night.

“Try not to speak before entering a safe house with no problems.

"If you have to say it, you must control the volume."

He then pressed his voice and pointed to the left:

"Calling into that door."

It was a gate for two cars to drive side by side, with a sentry in the middle that separated it evenly, as if entering and exiting.

The metal fence that can stop the vehicle has fallen to the ground for many years, with rust on the surface.

Long Yuehong subconsciously looked at the gate and saw that its shape was closer to the archway in the textbook, a archway composed of brown and yellow stones.

In the middle of the archway, most of the golden words have withered, and only two of them can be barely distinguished:

“………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Jeep quickly passed through the archway and drove into the gate.

This is an area surrounded by seven or eight tall buildings, with weedy lawns, dirty pools with lots of garbage floating, pavilions for rain-like protection, and trees that seem to bear fruit.

"Turn right, the first building." Qiao Chu seemed very familiar with this place.

Jiang Baimian followed his instructions and passed through the narrow road of two abandoned workshops and parked outside the first building with brown and yellow exterior walls.

"Pick up some of the food and go to the unit." Qiao Chu took the lead in getting off the car.

Shang Jianyao and Bai Chen followed him away from the Jeep without hesitation, and each brought a bunch of food out of the trunk.

Long Yuehong was slowing down one step and failed to get the task, so she had to follow Qiao Chu and Jiang Baimian and enter the entrance on the far right.

There are brown floor tiles here, and weeds occupy the gaps, which seem to have been unsupervised for a long time.

After passing through the foyer, Long Yuehong took a step forward and headed straight for the three silver-black elevators.

He instinctively pressed the upward button and then turned sideways to ask Qiao Chu to go first.

However, the button did not respond at all, and there was no light on it.

Long Yuehong was stunned for a moment before she woke up:

"No power..."

Jiang Baimian looked at the elevator that looked quite old and the buttons that were not rusted, and said again:

“This is not very correct…”

This time, she didn't need to explain too much, Shang Jianyao and others also saw the problem:

The elevators, buttons, floor tiles and weeds are not like they have not been maintained for decades. They have been abandoned for less than a year and are closer.

"Did there be wilderness wanderers living here before?" Bai Chen proposed a possibility.

The next second, she denied this judgment herself:

“No, the wilderness wanderer won’t maintain useless things.

"And, isn't this the newly discovered ruins of the city?"

"It's not just that." Seeing that Qiao Chu did not stop it, Jiang Baimian added, "The accumulation of fallen leaves on the street and the damage to various houses seem to illustrate one thing: Who had just 'maintained' this city not long ago."

She paused and expressed her guess:

"Maybe, are there some people who are regularly 'maintaining' this city?"

"Intelligent robot? Humans, after their death, intelligent robots are still sticking to their responsibilities?" Long Yuehong asked immediately.

Jiang Baimian shook his head:

“It’s unlikely.

"As far as I know, before the destruction of the old world, real intelligent robot technology developed greatly. Similar products are relatively luxurious things and are unlikely to be used to do such things unless it is a place like "mechanical paradise".

"Well, it's not necessarily special here."

Qiao Chu listened to them for a while and said nothing, turning around and walking into the stairs.

He climbed to the sixth floor before he stopped, turned into the corridor on the right, and entered the deepest room.

The crimson door of this room was half-closed and not locked. The skin of the door handle fell off and the rust was obvious.

After passing through the door, Qiao Chu, carrying a silver rifle and holding a "United 202", looked back and looked at Shang Jianyao and others coming in one after another.

He had a habitual smile on his face, but his eyes were very cold:

“Just rest here.

"When sleeping, one person guards the floor-to-ceiling window, monitors the tunnel exit, and another person patrolls the room, pays attention to everyone's situation, and wakes everyone up immediately if any abnormality occurs."

Jiang Baimian was curious when he heard it:

“You know the real nightmare problem?

"How did this happen?"

"A special aberration creature called the Nightmare Horse. As long as your dream is affected by it, dying inside is equivalent to dying in reality." Qiao Chu replied indifferently, "I was chased by it for more than a hundred kilometers."

"Why?" Bai Chen had never seen any monster that would be so patient and perseverance.

Qiao Chu did not answer and was about to leave the door and walk into the room.

At this time, Shang Jianyao showed an unconcealable smile:

“I know the reason!

"It wants to get to him!"

Long Yuehong and others were in a quiet state, and no sound came out.

Qiao Chu frowned slightly and glanced at Shang Jianyao:

“Do you have the ability to exchange brains or minds in the ‘Hall of Stars’?

"Don't think there is no big problem now. When you enter the 'Sea of ​​Origin', your symptoms will become more and more serious. Forget it, you won't have the chance to enter."

"You know so much... so amazing." After hearing Qiao Chu's words, Jiang Baimian exclaimed sincerely, "Where are you from?"

Qiao Chu thought for a few seconds, straightened the black windbreaker on his body, and bowed slightly:

“Then I will introduce myself again:

"The Eighth Institute Special Commissioner, Qiao Chu."
Chapter completed!