mechanical court

one-one-one-one

"there's one more thing."

Bai Xiong frowned, and drew a horizontal line on the desktop with a pencil: "Judging from the captain, the knight, and what happened to you, the four of you were probably not in the same time and space when you were trapped in the barren ghostland."

While speaking, he cut the line into three sections, pointed to the first section and said:

"When you found the knight, his body was already highly decomposed, and his death time was obviously longer than two days. This means that the knight arrived at the barren ghostland before you—and much earlier!"

Bai Xiong glanced at the beholder apologetically, pointed to the second line and continued: "Then you, you not only encountered more monsters, but also saw the lighthouse glow after a few days. At the same time In the case of entering the invisible space, the time to see the lighthouse glowing is several days apart, and there is obviously a time gap. This also means that the time period you were in at that time was several days earlier than the captain."

Finally, he pointed at the three parts of the horizontal line at once, and said solemnly:

"The last is the captain. After the captain arrived at the barren ghost domain, there was no abnormality in the climate, and he soon discovered the spiral light of the lighthouse. That is to say, the captain was actually the last person to arrive at the barren ghost domain, but he The first batch came back. Now the beholder and the piranha have successfully returned here after staying there for seven days! As for the knight...if he doesn't fall down, he should come back some time later."

"You mean... people will come back from the future to the present in the future!? And the later the people who appear, the closer the time period in the barren ghost land is to the end?"

Ivan speculated according to his guess, and gradually narrowed his eyes:

"This incident is like deliberately sending the person who experienced the disaster to the past time period... Does Sherlock want to see us change the future so much?"

"I think so too."

Ice Bear looked at the scratches on the table and explained in a daze:

"One by one, she sent the survivors who had experienced the disaster back to the past. Obviously, she provided information to an incomprehensible level. Just like when you came back, Captain, you provided information on monsters. Beholders and piranhas came back this time, It also further detailed the monster's intelligence, and confirmed the fact that the future space-time does exist."

"But why would she do that?"

Erica's eyes widened all of a sudden, her face full of disbelief: "Isn't this a survival trial? Is it necessary to arrange us at different time slots and send them back in batches?"

"This kind of thing is not something we can consider." The seal walked to Erica and patted her on the shoulder:

"We are ants struggling in the apocalypse, and Sherlock is just a high-ranking observer. As long as she finds it interesting, anything can happen, just like the weird events we encountered."

"Maybe so."

Ice Bear nodded slightly, turned around and pushed open the dusty window, looking up at the night sky: "The captain and I also made similar speculations, and the captain thought she was just using us for experiments."

"test?"

The beholder pursed his lips silently, and subconsciously clenched his two hands on the table into fists: "Is everything we did our best just an experiment for her?"

"It's just speculation."

In order to divert her attention, Ivan detailed his random guess:

"As we know, most of the apostles are existences beyond time. They are observers of history. Under certain circumstances, they even have the ability to see fragments of the future. The reason why Shilok arranged this The complicated trial is obviously not a simple assessment, it has a taste of experimentation. Maybe they want to get a way to change the future from us."

"Are we guinea pigs?" Erica also showed a gloomy look on her face.

"It's just a guess. Whether it's a guinea pig or not, we are all fragile beings struggling in the apocalypse." Ivan said calmly, his eyes were deep and cold, with a sharpness that ordinary people can't easily see.

Chapter 1 Deep Sea

The invisible city, the eighth day, Institute of Natural Climate.

It was past twelve o'clock in the middle of the night. At this time, most of the researchers had already left their posts. Only Ruarui's team was still working overtime to study the water purification scheme.

Although a pure water source was found in the eastern mountainous area before, this amount of water can only meet the temporary needs, and it is impossible to supply a town stably for a long time.Therefore, only by finding a way to purify the water source can we fundamentally solve the urgent need.As an expert in this field, Rarity shoulders the heavy responsibility of human life and death, so naturally those who are capable will work harder and dare not delay for a moment.

"Huh? No more?"

When Researcher B was preparing the antidote, he suddenly found that the chemical materials in his hand had been used up. He immediately went to the laboratory cabinet next door and turned upside down, and then walked back empty-handed:

"I ran out of ammonium carbonate and couldn't find it next door..."

"..."

Rarity glanced at him silently, and only then noticed the time on the wall clock: "Then come here first tonight, you can go to rest after packing up, I will call the people at the factory .”

"Get off work, continue tomorrow!"

"clean up!"

"I'm really tired, I need to sleep well."

After the researchers packed their things, they yawned and left.

Rarity, on the other hand, stayed in the laboratory and frantically called until she woke up the night watchman in the chemical plant and promised to deliver the materials overnight, then she turned off the phone in satisfaction.At this time, there was no one in the laboratory building. She boiled some hot water in the office, wiped her body, and then curled up on the seat with her clothes on and fell asleep.

Time passed slowly, the cold wind hit, and the branches and leaves of the trees outside the window swayed, like skinny sharp claws shaking there.After an unknown amount of time, she was awakened by a damp musty smell. When she opened her eyes, a lab report on the desk had returned to damp.

Not only the experiment report, but even the tabletop, ceiling, floor, and even the glasses were covered with a layer of damp water vapor, as if they had been soaked in water.

"It wouldn't be so outrageous if the tide returned... I hope there are no monsters to cause trouble." Rarity had a high level of vigilance due to having seen monsters before, and she would subconsciously get nervous when there was a slight abnormality.

She took off her high heels, stepped on the sticky and wet floor and walked quietly to the door, quietly observing the outside world through the cat's eyes.

At this time, the entire corridor was quiet, only the clear sound of water droplets could be heard, which was so ear-piercing in the quiet night.The long and narrow corridor was like a bathroom at this moment, covered with dew-like water stains everywhere, and the air was filled with a sea-like smell.At this time, the lights also became dim, flickering and flickering, hanging there feebly.

The cold breath came towards us through the cat's eyes, and Rarity couldn't help shivering. At this moment, she suddenly realized that the laboratory building was already very old, like a fading lady crumbling in the damp.

When did this change start?

It seems that after the wind disaster, the aging speed of the laboratory building has accelerated a lot, and it only showed a lifeless look in two or three days.

Not only the laboratory building, it seems that the whole city is aging at an accelerated rate...

呲——呲味——!

Although the lights in the corridor have been flickering, they have not been completely broken.Now, like an old man who is dying and struggling hard, he may exhale his last breath at any time.

call--!

Suddenly a gust of wind blew from the back of Rarity's head, she turned her head subconsciously, and found that the dark sky outside the window was shaking at this moment, fluctuating with strange shimmering light.

"What it is!?"

Seeing this scene, Rarity's body suddenly turned cold, and she couldn't help but start to think wildly.

Dududu---!

At this moment, there was a rush of phone ringing from the desk, which was so clear in the silent night that she almost jumped up on the spot.

"Stop ringing, please stop ringing!"

Rarity rushed to the desk in a hurry, quickly picked up the phone, and then heard Ivan's voice: