The end of the world starts with failing the exam

Chapter 48 The unexpected joy of returning to reality

"14:36...the date is also correct...the time doesn't seem to have moved much..."

Although Chen Jing couldn't remember the specific time before he traveled through time, he had a rough impression and was basically certain that the time had not changed much.

Thinking of this, Chen Jing breathed a sigh of relief.

If the same ten days had passed in the real world, he really didn't know how to explain it to the company...

Putting his cell phone in his pocket, Chen Jing bent down and picked up the camera from the ground.

He hesitated for a moment.

He decided to watch the video left by the old man again.

The last time he watched the video, he was pulled into the other world before he had time to think about it.

So this time he wanted to try again.

See if those pale and withered strange hands will appear again.

"By the time you see this video, I should have disappeared."

The old man in the battle-damaged image looked very blurry, and his voice seemed to be subject to some kind of interference, but Chen Jing could still understand the general content.

"I know you have a lot of questions, but I don't have much time. I don't have time to explain it to you. Listen carefully to every word I say..."

Chen Jing stared at the old man wearing a knitted sweater in the video. Looking at his cold and stiff expression, he felt familiar yet unfamiliar.

It's really different.

The real grandfather is as cold and hard as a piece of iron.

However, Chen Jing also knew that his personality was not like this before. All the changes started decades ago, and they all originated from the stone tablet from Antarctica that recorded the prophecy of doomsday.

"Human civilization has come to an end...the end is coming soon..."

……

"Before returning to China... yes! It was 72! That year, I and my colleagues were hired by the Wood Private Consortium to go on an expedition to Antarctica. This is what was recorded on the ancient tablet I found in Antarctica!"

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"No one knew the existence of that stone tablet except me, so I brought it back secretly. It seemed to have a kind of magic power that kept bewitching me, making me keep deciphering the contents on it..."

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"I've finished deciphering that stone tablet! So I woke up! I'm not crazy anymore! I know I've been sorry to you and your grandma all these years!"

"Listen carefully to the next words! I can say as much as I can!"

"Every civilization that develops to a certain stage will be pulled into a biological leap test. If you fail the test, the traces of the existence of the civilization will be erased. This is how the last civilization perished, so..."

Just like the last time I watched the video, when the old man said this, the screen began to tremble violently, and from time to time there was a harsh and boring electric noise that covered up the old man's voice.

"The machine is about to collapse [*signal noise] - hot [*signal noise] - I know it is [*signal noise] interfering - [*signal noise] they are targeting me -"

"The iron box is for [*signal noise] - take things away - bury the box back [*signal noise] - otherwise [*signal noise] will find you -"

"We reached an agreement - I finally helped you get the [*Signal Noise] qualification - to buy some time to deal with the end of the [*Signal Noise] -"

……

The video ended with a long and uninterrupted noise of electricity, and the pale and withered strange hands from last time did not appear.

Chen Jing was silent for a moment and pressed the off button of the camera.

Then he turned his attention to the iron box next to the grave.

It was dug out of the old man's grave.

camera.

A note prompting you to watch the video.

And that key.

These things were all sealed in that iron-like box.

There is also a small note left by the old man on the box.

Chen Jing squatted on the grave and packed it carefully. He put all the notes, keys, and cameras in his backpack. Then he buried the iron box back according to the old man's instructions, and then packed the grave bag again. At least it looked like it had not been touched. .

In this process.

Chen Jing discovered that Bai Aji was not the only one who traveled back to the real world with him.

There are also two ancient relics in his possession.

The Yellow King's Holy Grail.

Baiage's whistle.

Chen Jing clearly remembered that these two relics were carried by him in the other world, but now they appeared in his backpack in the real world.

This backpack did not travel with me to the other world...

How is this going? ?

Chen Jing was in a daze for a moment.

But he soon realized something.

Is this considered cheating? ?

With Bai Aji and these two "relics", I have the means to protect myself in the real world.

Compared to the madness in the other world, the real world is much safer, but what the old man said in the video... doesn't sound very safe.

For example, the old man repeatedly emphasized that Chen Jing should bury the iron box back in the grave.

If he doesn't do this...it seems that some "someone" will find him.

So who is the "person" targeting the old man?

Is the old man’s disappearance related to those “people” who are targeting him?

Chen Jing was thinking in confusion, then stretched out with the backpack he brought from the rental house, and jumped onto Bai Aji's back.

"This key seems to be for the study."

At this moment, Chen Jing was sitting cross-legged on Bai Aji's broad back, playing with the keys in his hand.

Thinking of the grandfather in the real world who had been stuck in the study for decades, Chen Jing couldn't help but feel curious...

What's in the study room of the old house?

Although he is Chen Boxu's biological grandson, he has never had the chance to step into it since he was a child.

"Woo——"

Baiaji was very curious about this new world. He whined and hummed like a kitten along the way. From time to time, he would be attracted by sparrows that happened to fly across the sky. He couldn't help but look up and stare at them for a long time.

"Stop looking and go quickly..."

Before Chen Jing finished speaking, Bai Aji followed Chen Jing's idea and turned out of the left mountain path of the mass grave.

This strange performance surprised Chen Jing...

Could it be that Baiaji could read the thoughts of my master?

"Stop." Chen Jing said silently in his heart.

next second.

Baiaji really stopped, and at the same time turned his head and looked at him with a puzzled look, as if asking why he stopped suddenly?

"You can really hear the voice in my heart..."

Chen Jing patted Bai Aji on the head in surprise, becoming more and more satisfied with this alien creature that was half pet and half mount.

But then I thought about it, this is the real world, not the otherworld where the old descendants are rampant...

It's okay to hide this big guy in the mountains, but there is definitely no hope of bringing it into the city.

Otherwise, once someone discovers it, trouble will inevitably come to your door.

When the time comes, I will ask where this guy came from?

Chen Jing couldn't explain to them that this thing came from time travel, right?

Moreover, it looks unnatural at first glance, and it has no way of pretending to be a wild animal.

So it seems there is only one way to go.

hide.

Fortunately, the people in the old house have long since moved out, and no one usually comes to the empty stockade, so hiding here is perfect.

"I'll settle you down first...and then go back to the provincial capital to pick up your luggage...but what about work...I think we won't approve a long leave..."

"Woo?"

Bai Aji seemed to sense Chen Jing's inner struggle, and rubbed his face with his head affectionately and flatteringly.

"You're good everywhere." Chen Jing sighed, "It would be better if you could become smaller and hide..."

Hearing this, Bai Aji nodded.

Before Chen Jing could figure out what it meant by nodding, Bai Aji's body suddenly trembled and turned into black water at a speed visible to the naked eye...

This violent deformation was so fast that Chen Jing almost instantly fell into the black water on the ground before he could jump off Bai Aji.

But the strange thing is...

This seemingly sticky black water looks like asphalt and squirms, but it has no viscosity.

When Chen Jing got up from the ground, his clothes were not even stained by these things.

"Aji?" Chen Jing called tentatively.

Perhaps because it received the master's call, the pool of black water on the ground shrank almost instantly, rushing towards Chen Jing with lightning speed.

Chen Jing subconsciously wanted to avoid it, but the black water was faster and climbed up his trouser legs...

The scene lasted no more than a second or two.

All the black water got into the backpack behind Chen Jing.

Chen Jing instinctively put down his backpack and opened the zipper, wanting to see where all the black water had gone, but when he opened his backpack, he discovered that...the black water transformed by Bai Aji had disappeared.

The ancient relic used to summon Bai Aji, the recorder-like "instrument", has now changed from lifeless gray to a strange black color, and even reflects a dazzling metallic luster in the sun. .

"What's happening here……"

Chen Jing took out the whistle and looked at it carefully. He only heard an extremely weak sound inside the whistle. Only when he put it to his ear could he clearly distinguish...that was the sound of Bai Aji greeting it.

Yes.

Bai Aji got into the whistle, waiting for Chen Jing's call at any time.

"Hey, this saves trouble!"

Chen Jing couldn't help laughing, then put the whistle back into his bag and zipped it up, feeling much more relaxed.

"Since you can hide in the whistle...then I can take you into the city...otherwise it would be really troublesome..."

As he said that, Chen Jing subconsciously turned back and glanced in the direction of the tomb.

It was this cold glance.

Chen Jing was completely confused.

Because of Chen Bofu’s grave...

Disappeared.