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Chapter 105 Incubation

Knowing that everyone was going to the temple fair, and there were no ghosts in Qinshan Canyon, Feng Yi felt more at ease.

However, this incident was too important to him, so he had to be cautious.

So Feng Yi inquired with local vendors or residents in several places, and after getting the same reply, he also had a plan in mind.

He also rented a bicycle and rode around the outer city of Jicheng.

The urban area of ​​Jicheng is not large, and there are indeed a lot of foreign tourists during the holidays. At that time, everyone's attention must be on several temple fair areas.

After making the route, Feng Yi also went back to the hotel to rest early to recharge his batteries.

The next day, when Feng Yi went out to look for food, he could see the strong festive atmosphere in Jicheng.In order to retain tourists and attract more tourists, the relevant local departments have indeed spent a lot of thought on this kind of festival.

Feng Yi could hear people with foreign accents as he walked, discussing in small groups where to go and where to go at night.

Most of the local residents and tourists are satisfied with the Mid-Autumn Festival activities, but the dissatisfaction is that they cannot enjoy the moon here, and Jicheng has nothing to do about it.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the weather was not very good, the clouds in the sky were thick, there was no direct sunlight during the day, and the moon could not be seen at night because of the clouds, so some people who originally planned to shoot the moon at night were doomed to be disappointed.

However, for most people, there are too many times when the moon is not visible during the Mid-Autumn Festival.Those who love to play go out with their families, and those who don’t like to walk around can watch live broadcasts, videos, parties, and the full moon in the clear night sky of other provinces and cities.

Feng Yi was neither in the mood to hang out, nor was he in the mood to stay indoors and surf the Internet.

More often he seems to be in a daze, doing mental construction.

He was still very nervous, he didn't know what to expect, and he didn't know what the outcome would be. There was no reference case, and no one told him what to do.

All by instinct.

If instinct loses the chain at a critical moment, there is no telling what the outcome will be.

After eating and drinking enough to sleep for another afternoon, Feng Yi woke up, looked at the gradually darkening sky outside the window, and started to pack his things.

He told the owner of a nearby second-hand bicycle shop that he would rent bicycles at night. In addition to buying and selling second-hand bicycles, this bicycle shop also rents bicycles to foreign tourists.

There are too many restrictions on shared bicycles in some places, and there is still a time requirement, which gives opportunities to second-hand car shop owners.They will not install positioning on the bicycle, but they have to pay a deposit and have to book in advance.There are a lot of people renting cars for such a major festival, and if you don’t make reservations in advance, the fancy car may be rented by others.

When paying a deposit to book a car during the day, Feng Yi did not show any documents, nor did he use electronic payment, but directly used cash.

This is the benefit of this kind of store, and there are not many records.

The night in Jicheng is actually not very cold at this season, Feng Yi can even survive the night on the plateau, the temperature here at night is nothing to Feng Yi at all.I don't know if it was because of being too nervous, but Feng Yi even felt so hot that he was sweating.

Although the riding equipment has already been sent back, there is no need to worry about getting ready tonight.

Putting on a windproof jacket and carrying a bag on his back, Feng Yi walked out of the hotel, ready to go to the bicycle shop to pick up his bike.

However, after walking out of the hotel, Feng Yi turned around and returned to the room.

He changed into casual clothes, took off his windbreaker jacket and only wore a light zippered hoodie. He threw his bag and cell phone in the room.

This scene reminded Feng Yi of what the invigilator said before the exam in school, "Please hand in your mobile phones and bags".

Feng Yi smiled.

There is indeed a sense of tension going to the examination room.It is also an important exam above the college entrance examination level.The exam that determines the direction of life.

As for why...

When he left the hotel just now, he suddenly had a feeling, maybe it was a message sent to him by instinct, and he always felt that all these things he was carrying were cumbersome.

So Feng Yi put on light clothes, only some cash in his pockets, and nothing else, especially electronic equipment.

Instead of renting bicycles, Feng Yi walked out of the hotel.

The sky has completely darkened.

At this time, people who had finished dinner came out one after another, rushing towards the various event venues.

Feng Yi pulled the zipper to the top, covered part of his chin, put on the hood, and quickly disappeared into the crowd.

When he reached the fork in the street, Feng Yi turned to the road leading to the outskirts of the city and jogged towards the outskirts of the city.

The lights of the city gradually faded away, and Feng Yi's speed gradually accelerated.

When the last street lamp disappeared behind him, there was very little human breath left.Even during the peak tourist season, there are not many tourists here during the day, let alone at night.

Without lights, clouds completely obscured the moon.

Feng Yi does not need lighting, and his vision is unobstructed at night, and his narrowed pupils clearly capture the picture of the road ahead.

There are multiple entrances to Qinshan Canyon, and Feng Yi chose the one with the fewest people.

There are high stone walls on both sides of the road. The exposed rocks are not covered by much vegetation, which looks monotonous and indifferent.

In the distance, there are houses built against the walls, temples and Taoist temples.It may be because it is remote and not well-known, and not many people usually go there.These are probably the only few lights here.

On the concave cliff wall, the tens of meters high relief sculpture of Buddha quietly watches everything.

The murals that have existed for thousands of years have been eroded by wind and rain, and some of them have been weathered and damaged, but they can vaguely glimpse the former glory.

There are no dense forests or colorful flowers here, but as far as the eye can see, there are mostly rocks.

Going forward, there is really no light at all.

I don't know if it is because the location is too hidden, there are not many human activities, and the ground in some sections of the road is cracked.

The thick clouds in the sky blocked the moonlight and accurately avoided cracks and stones on the ground.

As if there was a pull of force, Feng Yi felt that the energy particles lurking in his body began to move with the pull of this force.

Instinct is urging.

Feng Yi's speed continued to accelerate.

Follow the winding canyon narrow road to the depths of the canyon.

After running for an unknown amount of time, Feng Yi stopped by a pool that wasn't particularly big, but was much larger than a swimming pool in a swimming pool.

Looking at the pool quietly, Feng Yi took a deep breath and jumped into the water.

He was not restricted too much, and the lower water temperature did not burden him. On the contrary, he felt free and flexible.

Under the guidance of the compass, Feng Yi seemed to turn into a swimming fish and found the cave passage under the pool.

"There really is an underwater channel!"

Feng Yi was surprised.

The underwater cave is like a complex network of veins. In the completely dark environment of the underwater cave, all the senses are like machines running at high speed. With the cooperation, Feng Yi has already generated a vein map in his mind.

Feng Yi sneaked in the water.

The compass is guiding him

The intricate underwater caves, like a strange labyrinth, seem to trap all those who break into it.

In the silent underwater cave, many bones have been buried. These may be adventurers trying to explore the mystery, or intruders with other purposes.

Cave diving explorers have said that the underwater world is the most mysterious, exciting and fascinating place on the planet, but also a dark, closed and extremely dangerous place.

But these troubles did not appear on Feng Yi, and the built-in compass could always guide him to the correct passage.

forward.

The sound of water being torn apart breaks the silence of the underwater world.

Feng Yi is like a sharp arrow passing through the water quickly.

The narrowed pupils gradually brightened to a golden glow, and then ignited the radial fibers of the iris.

I don't know how long he has been submerged underwater, Feng Yi bypassed the complex underwater network, followed a cave passage, until he broke out of the water.

Panting for breath, Feng Yi looked around.

It's all rocks.

In the completely dark cave, there are many hidden vents hidden everywhere, which can suck in fresh air.

I don't know how many years it has existed here, but Feng Yi vaguely feels that this cave is not formed naturally.

"It's here!"

Feng Yi took a deep breath, followed his instinct, and sank into the water again in an upright and relaxed posture.

There is no need to deliberately control, the body is naturally suspended under the water surface.

Up to this moment, the tense mood has been miraculously calmed down.

No anxiety, no sense of danger.It's as common as eating when you're hungry and drinking when you're thirsty.

……

A low-key utility vehicle is parked at the canyon entrance.

In the car, on the back seat.

Every strand of the old man's hair was combed snugly, and the angle of the collar folded was rigorous.

In front of his seat, there are several electronic screens, which display weather and celestial body information reported by various media in different languages.

Changes that cannot be seen with the naked eye are taking place every moment around the moon.Most of the time, the Moon is exposed to streams of energetic particles ejected from the Sun, known as the "solar wind."

But during the full moon phase, the moon moves under the protection of the earth's magnetosphere.

The old man compared an old note, wrote in another newer notebook, with a serious expression, and wrote seriously:
【The full moon is out】

[No interplanetary shock waves have been found, the solar wind is stable, and there is no large deflection]

【Magnetic layer not deflected】

[The full moon is protected by the earth's magnetosphere at all times, and the magnetosphere environment is stable]

[Summary: Moderate conditions outside the incubation]

"The right time and place, good luck." The old man whispered.

I looked at the time.It's eleven o'clock at night.

Looking at the near-Earth moment of the moon recorded in the notebook——

【0: 30】

After recording the important time, the old man took out an object that looked like a pocket watch. The cover was opened and there was a pointer inside.

At this time, the pointer shook slightly as he opened the cover, and then pointed to a direction.

He was able to find Feng Yi's location because of this pocket watch.

In the driver's seat ahead, a sturdy young man in black endured it and said, "Uncle, I'll smoke a cigarette."

The old man didn't look up, he only waved his hand holding the pen slightly out of the car window.

The young man in the driver's seat got out of the car lightly, closed the door, let out a long breath in the dark, and maintained a good facial expression in the car, with obvious anxiety.

He took out the cigarette case, poured out a cigarette and held it in his mouth, but did not light it.

Looking at the trail in the canyon under the darkness, after a long while, he put the cigarette back in his pocket, turned around and walked quickly to the rear of the car.

There was a black figure squatting behind the car, stuffing things into its mouth.

The young man walked over and kicked:
"Still eating!"

The person squatting on the ground jumped up with a groan, and said aggrievedly:
"I'm nervous! I have to eat when I'm nervous! I have to gnaw my fingers when I have nothing to eat, but my fingers are so precious, I can't gnaw! Then I can only eat snacks."

"Get out!"

"That's all I can do! I'm just nervous! Make it sound like you're not nervous!"

"..."

The young man opened his mouth, took out the cigarette from his pocket and picked it up, and was about to give him another kick, when he heard the sound coming from the canyon trail, he quickly moved forward to meet him, regardless of the training.

The person who stuffed the snacks into his mouth also stretched his neck to look over, and said inarticulately: "The second and fourth are back?"

In front of them, the two came out of the canyon on a folding electric bike, wearing night vision goggles, and there were no lights on the bike.

The car window was opened, and the old man sitting by the car window looked out the window.

"came back."

The two people on the electric bike got off and walked over. The person in front said excitedly before he got close:

"Uncle! It's starting to fog up in the canyon! According to what you said, we will retreat as soon as we notice the fog!"

"Hmm." The old man replied flatly.As if everything is under control.

The man continued, "The road has been explored, and I will send you the road information in the canyon drawn by the electronic detector. It is really not easy to walk, and it is foggy to drive slowly. Shall we go there now?"

"No hurry." The old man said.

"I'm in a hurry! I haven't slept well for several nights...Uncle, what if he fails..."

When the young man standing near the driver's seat heard this, he interrupted: "Can you talk? Squat down!"

The person who spoke in front patted his mouth and said twice, "Absolutely successful!"

The old man was silent for a while, before saying: "If you fail...then you can only wait for the next one."

These words were automatically converted in the ears of the four of them:

"If he fails, you can only lose your job!"

……

The various festival venues in Jicheng City gradually changed from bustling to deserted as time passed.But under the lights, there is still a festive lingering warmth.

Waiting until almost midnight, each venue began to clean up.

In fact, at [-] o'clock in the evening, many vendors closed their stalls and went back. Zero o'clock was the final closing time. The vendors at temporary locations and shops in the event venue also began to do final cleaning.

"How's business today?"

"It's okay! All the stock is sold out!"

"Me too, too busy! My old waist!"

The boss who was cleaning up the shop complained, but the smile on his face couldn't be stopped.With the money I earned tonight, even if there is no business before the end of the year, I still have enough to eat and drink.

This is also the reason why they support the government to hold such activities, and take the initiative to maintain the popularity of this kind of activities, and they will try their best to abide by what should be observed.The vendors who were not particular about it before are now well-groomed, which can attract more tourists.

"Too busy to watch the party!"

"Who isn't! I was thinking about watching the live broadcast of watching the moon from other provinces tonight. I heard that the full moon will be on the fifteenth this year, so there is no need to wait for the sixteenth. It's a pity, the clouds are too thick here tonight, and the moon is covered blocked."

"Can the lanterns on this pillar be dismantled? When these lanterns were installed, they were fixed too rigidly, so it is not easy to disassemble. It will take a lot of time to dismantle."

"There is no notice that it will be demolished."

Strings of red lanterns are hung on a row of pillars along the street. There are various festival-related paintings on the lanterns to add a festive atmosphere.The people cleaning up the venue were discussing whether to remove the lanterns here.

Suddenly a strong wind blew by, and there was some water vapor in the wind, which made people feel chilly.

Dust was rolled up on the ground that hadn't been cleaned in time, and there was a slight muddy smell in the moist water vapor.

"I always feel that the wind is blowing, and it looks like it will rain." One person said.

"The weather forecast didn't report... just refreshed, and it will rain later, but it wasn't there when I checked it in the morning!"

"Let's hurry up!"

"Then the lantern won't be removed?"

"Don't dismantle it! Hurry up and pack it up and go back!"

"Hey, I still want to find a small stall after the show, have a few skewers of barbecue, and open a bottle of beer."

When the other people heard it, "That's fine, then we'll clean it up later..."

While the few people were talking, another gust of wind blew past, making it almost impossible to open their eyes.

The moisture brought by the wind is heavier than before.

Strings of red lanterns along the street were pushed almost parallel to the ground by the wind.

After calming down, the temperature seemed to drop again, and the change in air humidity made breathing less comfortable.

"After cleaning up, let's go back quickly! The wind is a bit strong!"

Others feel the same way, so don't think about eating barbecue at the night stalls in this weather, as the night stalls are probably all closed.

"One autumn rain and one cold, is it going to cool down?"

"There is a text message! The weather monitoring system has issued a rain warning! Check it quickly, the window! Power supply! What is left unpacked! Speed! Pack it up and evacuate!!"

……

Canyon entrance.

The fog has spread here from the valley.

The vehicle was quickly engulfed in water mist.People standing in the fog feel the coolness brought by the water mist.

"It's already foggy here, what should we do now? Continue to wait?" one person said.

"There is such a thick fog, and there is such a strong wind...Huh? It's raining!" Another person wiped the water from his face.

The wind rolled the mist, blowing from the depths of the canyon.When passing by, there was a kind of coldness that made the hairs stand on end.

They wear night vision goggles and can see the changes in the canyon.The wind was getting stronger and stronger, sand and gravel hit the face, and the face was painful. Coupled with the trend of rainfall, the few people who were standing outside the car had to hide in the car.

The sound of sand and stones hitting the car window was heart-wrenching.A few people took off the night vision goggles, wanted to say something, but were worried about disturbing the old man, so they took out their mobile phones and started chatting in their small group of four.

There is one person each in the driver's and passenger's seats, and two people in the third row.

There are two multifunctional seats in the second row, one for the elderly, and the other seat is empty.

The old man turned his attention away from his notebook and put down his pen.

Looking at the time on the electronic display, each screen is set to the same time zone and displays the same time.

【0:21】

The moon is approaching perigee.

The old man wanted to write something in the notebook, put down the pen again, closed his eyes and leaned back on the seat.

The gravitational force of the moon will increase, but for people, this effect is minimal, and may not even compare to a mosquito or a hair on the shoulder.Moreover, the whole body is under force, and the direction of force is constantly changing, and no special impact can be felt.

However, for Feng Yi, it was different.

Picking up the pen, the tip of the pen fell on the paper for a while before the old man continued to write:
[The moon reaches perigee, the external environment is stable]

Looking at the pictures taken by the night vision camera installed outside the car, I flipped through the real-time pictures taken by the cameras installed in various towns near the canyon, and continued to write:
[Strong wind, large area of ​​fog]

The old man wrote these, thinking: preliminary judgment, good development.

However, life can take unforeseen turns every moment.

Even if the time and place are right, even if the evolution is well developed, but...

That kid Feng Yi doesn't seem very smart.

What should I do if I am not acclimatized?
What should I do if I don't have enough energy to "hatch" halfway through?
What should I do if my stomach is affected by eating?
The old man put down his pen again, closed his eyes and leaned against the car seat.He looked calm, but actually panicked.

-

in the city.

Under the darkness of night, the drizzle finally fell.

In the city under the invasion of water mist, the lights gradually blurred, and the wet ground reflected a swaying halo.

After cleaning up the venue, people put on raincoats or shelters, left the venue in a hurry, and disappeared into the hazy street.

Another gust of wind blew across the street.With the help of the wind, the drizzle was like needles, piercing various utensils, making different sounds, superimposed together, like the whisper of some invisible giant beast.

The strong wind soon died away, the sound of the rain softened, and the fog thickened again.

-

Inside the cave.

Feng Yi is suspended in the water.

Emotions slowly settled down.

I can hear my own heartbeat clearly.

I can feel the powerful energy in the blood vessels flowing to all parts of the body along with the blood.

It can be seen that the double helix is ​​rotating quietly.

Thinking seems to travel through time and space.

In the torrent, the civilization fluctuates intermittently.

Everything you see is the past; everything that passes is dust.

……

The energy dissipating outward from the body surface emits a glittering light.

The minerals seem to be pulled by some kind of force field, stripped from the rock wall, and gather around Feng Yi's body to form a shell.

It's just that the lower part of the shell is elongated, as if wrapping an invisible tail.

　I want more and more, but my body is too useless to keep up with my ambition... I'm still gooing.

　
(End of this chapter)