reverse travel

Although Zhang Xiao can't let his spiritual body show, his sense of balance and discrimination are the best since the establishment of New Hope Advanced Talent Management Academy.

Most of the sentries and guides who focus on actual combat ability don't care about these two special skills: if the sense of balance is still necessary, everyone's ability to distinguish is similar, and it is not so special that it needs to be studied separately .

However, Zhang Xiao first broke the 26-year-old record in these two skills tests, and every subsequent semester, his skills tests continued to refresh his own records.

This is the only thing that can be brought out to boast.

But Zhang Xiao didn't think there was anything to brag about at all. Compared with this weak ability, excellent adaptability, analytical ability, and even physical fitness were all remarkable.

The thin needle protruding from under Chen's dashboard pierced his skin, obtained his blood and the cells on the surface of the skin, and completed the analysis of Zhang Xiao's DNA in an instant.

Zombies, underground people, sentries, guides, etc. known as "special groups" are actually humans with chromosomal mutations.Chen Shiyi recognized Zhang Xiao's mutant chromosome and confirmed that he was a guide with the ability to manipulate himself, so the valve was opened, and countless information stored inside Chen Shiyi began to enter Zhang Xiao's consciousness.He was taken aback by the huge amount of information and numbers, but he immediately sorted out a path from the complicated information: every time Chen Shiyi was activated, it would leave a record of the activation, and the information was all based on time and Latitude and longitude leave a mark.

In October 1976, the first longitude and latitude were recorded on the Chen Shiyi.It is a location in the northern hemisphere.

Records show that this latitude and longitude belongs to the No. 0625 experimental base of the National Institute for Advanced Study.

More and more words jumped out: the experiment content, Chen Shiyi's status, recorders, observers, developers, testers... and the last one, "Chen Zhenghe, the person in charge".

This is the record of Chen Shiyi's birth. It is simple but also complicated. There are only the names of researchers and countless numbers that Zhang Xiao can't understand.But the recorder left a last sentence: We can see history directly.

In June 1977, a latitude and longitude different from that of the No. 6 experimental base appeared on the Chen Shiyi.Zhang Xiao was familiar with this number, it was the location of the Guobo warehouse.

Chen Zhenghe and his team handed over Chen Shiyi to the state.

After the successful development of Chen Shiyi, the latitude and longitude have not been updated, nor has the time been updated.Apparently it was sealed immediately after the experiment was successful, and was not restarted until the day of the handover.

The record content of this day is still flat, without any emotion, without any redundant narrative.The recorder was still the same one that day, but he didn't leave any words that could give a glimpse of emotion.

In March 1981, Chen Shiyi was activated again.

The place where it started was the PLA General Hospital, and the person who started it was Chen Zhenghe.

When Chen Zhenghe was dying, his greatest wish was to touch the Chen Shiyi he had made.This small instrument named after his surname was sealed up without being used once.

This time there was no recorder, Chen Zhenghe activated it, and kept it activated without shutting it down.The activation lasted 21 hours.

After 21 hours, Chen Zhenghe failed to rescue him and stopped breathing.Chen Shiyi faithfully recorded the creator's heartbeat and pulse, faithfully waiting for the number to gradually return to zero, and then fell into a deep sleep again.

In September 1981, Chen Shiyi made a new record.

The person who started it was the developer at the time, and more and more words jumped out of the record, making Zhang Xiao feel dizzy.

Soon he caught a word: mass production machine test.

Half a year after Chen Zhenghe's death, his team finally regained the opportunity to use this machine as a prototype to mass-produce new Chen Shiyi.

During the manufacture and production of the mass production machine, Chen Shiyi was always on.The torrent of information far exceeded the threshold that Zhang Xiao could accept and understand.

He felt as if he were a catcher on a baseball field with thousands of pitchers pitching at him.Straight ball, change ball, curve ball, everyone throws the ball in a different style, and everyone refuses to listen to his gestures and throws countless 148-gram balls at him.

He could only open his baseball glove, move his elbow quickly, and firmly catch the baseball flying from all directions.

——"Zhang Xiao."

Someone is calling him.

He liked the sound very much, and it would make his nose bleed.

Zhang Xiao took a deep breath and opened his eyes.At some point, he was already sitting on the chair, and Gao Qiong was bending down to untie Chen Shiyi from his wrist.

Returning to reality from the extremely intense catch-and-shoot competition, Zhang Xiao couldn't adapt for a while, staring at Gao Qiong dully.Gao Qiong picked up the prototype and looked at it for a moment, then put it on his wrist.

But nothing happened, he stood there for a while, untied Chen Shiyi and handed it to Zhang Xiao.

"Thank you for calling me back..." Zhang Xiao whispered, "I almost fainted."

"This thing only works for guides?" Gao Qiong asked him, "But Yuan Yiwei wore it before, and nothing happened."

He paused and asked in a low voice, "What's in here?"

Zhang Xiao stared at him without saying a word.Gao Qiong's appearance and voice were all within his strike zone, but for some reason, Zhang Xiao felt that he couldn't tell him so simply.

Gao Qiong obviously has a strong interest in the research and development team of Chen Zhenghe and Chen Shiyi, but he could not get any information from the prototype, nor could he open Ying Changhe's terminal.

So now, Zhang Xiao has become his only and most reliable source of information.

"Some things related to Chen Zhenghe...but I'm a little confused now." Zhang Xiao took out his mobile phone with trembling hands, "How about we, let's exchange WeChat first, and we can have a good chat when I calm down at night."

Gao Qiong straightened up and looked down at Zhang Xiao.

"Do you scan me or I scan you?" Zhang Xiao quickly clicked on the interface, and looked up at Gao Qiong eagerly, "Are there many things in your circle of friends?"

"You are not allowed to bring unlicensed electronic devices in the protected area, and you will be fined 100 yuan. After work, go to dinner first." Gao Qiong said, "I didn't bring my mobile phone. I will scan it for you when I come in the afternoon."

Zhang Xiao didn't go home at noon, he went out through another passage of the Cultural Management Committee, had a meal and drank some drinks.

In addition to the red building, the other two passages of the cultural management committee are very hidden.One is at the sewer exit of a certain alley, and the other is the water tank in the backyard of a deserted milk tea shop on a certain alley.

"Jiu Ge Milk Tea" is a very small, dilapidated, and barely able to make ends meet milk tea shop. It sells its signature silk stocking milk tea and set meal AB throughout the year. When it's hot, it also sells fruit tea, and when it's cold, it sells longan, red dates and ginger soup.The popularity is relatively low, the income is relatively small, and the boss's hair is about the same as the income, which is pitifully sparse.

Zhang Xiao can get a free cup of signature silk stocking milk tea with the badge of the Cultural Management Committee at Jiuge Milk Tea. He has no income, so he patronizes every day.

The boss, Brother Jiu, is a retired employee of the Cultural Management Committee. Zhang Xiao doesn't know what his job is, but it's definitely not just selling milk tea and fast food.Zhang Xiao asked around a few times, but Brother Nine's mouth was very tight, Zhang Xiao asked too much, he just smiled coldly, and the small eyes hidden under the fat eyelids showed a trace of light.

It's not easy to spot this light, Zhang Xiao has to turn his head sideways to locate his eyes first.

After lunch, he had a stand-up talk with the boss for a while, guessing that the time was almost up, Zhang Xiao took out his mobile phone and quickly browsed through his circle of friends, making sure that there was nothing in it that might reduce Gao Qiong's favorability for him, so he quickly gave the The set meal and milk tea that I took were added filters and sent a message with pictures, and I went away.

"Although the milk tea and rice are not tasty, a moment of leisure time in the afternoon is very precious..." Brother Jiu looked at his mobile phone and yelled, "What Moments did you post! Don't eat if it tastes bad!"

"It's not for you to see!" Zhang Xiao poked his head out of the water tank, "Wait, don't you think I'm too hypocritical and block me!"

With resentment towards Brother Nine, he went all the way back to the Cultural Management Committee and headed straight to the protected area.Gao Qiong was already waiting inside, and the protection zone was filled with the stench of celery meat buns.

Zhang Xiao rubbed his wrist.He will continue to try on Chen Shiyi, and this time, he will be able to see more information.

"Let's add a friend." Of course, the more important thing now is to get acquainted with Gao Qiong quickly. Zhang Xiao stood outside the protection zone and greeted Gao Qiong, "I'll sweep you."

Under his piercing gaze, Gao Qiong came out slowly, and took out his mobile phone from the safe deposit box.

Zhang Xiao: "..."

A Nokia candy bar phone with a black and white screen.

Gao Qiong: "What are you going to sweep me for?"

Zhang Xiao put the phone in the safe deposit box: "No, I don't scan anything."

There is Gao Qiong's mobile phone number in the employee address book of the Cultural Management Committee. Zhang Xiao has searched for it, but there is no trace of Gao Qiong on any social software. He thought Gao Qiong was good at hiding his tracks.

But he soon cheered up again.What an honest and simple man——Zhang Xiao thought to himself, he could teach him many, many things.

Gao Qiong handed Chen Shiyi to him, but before Zhang Xiao took it, Gao Qiong took it back.

"your hands."

Zhang Xiao took a closer look and found that there was a little trace of dust on the back of his hand, which was rubbed in the water tank of Jiuge milk tea.

"Wipe it clean before taking it back." Gao Qiong said, "Chen Yi has always protected this prototype very well, so don't damage it."

Zhang Xiao wiped his hands and took over the prototype.

"Are you familiar with Chen Yi?" He asked, "What kind of person is he?"

"Good guy." Gao Qiong said concisely.

The conversation was interrupted, but Zhang Xiao felt a little inexplicably happy.He seemed to have glimpsed the little tenderness under Gao Qiong's indifferent shell.

"You can ask Yuan Yiwei about the linkage operation between the prototype machine and the mass production machine." Gao Qiong said.

Zhang Xiao was taken aback: "Didn't I ask you?"

"No time." Gao Qiong raised his chin, "Quick, put it on."

Zhang Xiao caressed the cold metal strap: "Actually, I know how to operate it."

During the production and testing of the mass-produced machine, the prototype machine and the mass-produced machine underwent numerous linkage tests.Although Zhang Xiao didn't experience it personally, a large number of written records poured into his consciousness, and he accepted them all.

Gao Qiong glanced at him: "Try that time and show me."

He took out his Chen Shiyi, which was as old as an antique.

"My next mission location is Beiping (*) on March 1918, 3. This is the latitude and longitude. You can try to adjust it." He took out the mission dispatch form and handed it to Zhang Xiao along with Chen Shiyi.

"What are you going to do?" Zhang Xiao was very curious about these field tasks.

"Look for a manuscript." Gao Qiong said, "The content in it is probably worth tens of millions."

Zhang Xiao still wanted to ask, but Gao Qiong refused to communicate.He had no choice but to reach out and take Gao Qiong's Chen Shiyi.

Chen's instrument will automatically display the longitude, latitude and time of the location where the instrument is located, and it can change continuously with the movement.But Zhang Xiao read from the content recorded by Chen Shiyi that the prototype machine can forcibly adjust the data of the mass-produced machine.After the data of the prototype machine and the mass production machine are adjusted to be consistent, as long as the guide holding the prototype machine uses the energy of the spiritual body to drive Chen Shiyi, the mass production machine with the same data as the prototype machine and the person wearing the mass production machine, You can go back to the year identified by the data, and stay exactly at the place indicated by the latitude and longitude.

In other words, Zhang Xiao, who holds the prototype machine, only needs to adjust the time data on his Chen Shiyi and Gao Qiong's Chen Shiyi to March 1918, 3, and adjust the latitude and longitude data to the exact position given by Gao Qiong. , they completed the preliminary preparations for the shuttle.

"Then can we travel through time and space?" Zhang Xiao asked.

Gao Qiong stared at him: "We call this behavior, space transition."

Zhang Xiao: "..."

It sounds a little more advanced.

He lowered his head and stared at his own Chen Shiyi.The dials of the prototype and mass production machines are filled with a colorless transparent liquid, and the numbers floating in the liquid are made up of countless tiny ink dots.

Points in time and space can be determined by intersecting vertical and horizontal coordinates, such as latitude and longitude.But wandering ink dots are extremely difficult to fix because they don't have a definite position.

Chen Shiyi needs the energy of the spiritual body of the guide to drive it - Zhang Xiao suddenly remembered that he still doesn't know what his spiritual body looks like.

But the desire to be recognized by Gao Qiong is too strong.He threw away all redundant thoughts, didn't think about whether he could drive the instrument, and silently stared at the line of ink words beginning with 2017.

After a while, he suddenly discovered the law of the connection and distribution of ink dots.They vary in size and weight, and the ink dots that make up time are obviously a little fatter than those in latitude and longitude.

Zhang Xiao blinked, and he seemed to be able to tell the difference.

The next moment, all the ink characters suddenly dispersed silently, like a drop of still thick ink being disturbed by the water flow.

Gao Qiong saw that he was extremely focused, and his eyes were no longer glued to him, so he felt a little curious, so he tilted his head, and his eyes fell on the dial.

In the colorless liquid of the two Chen Shiyis, the ink characters have disappeared, replaced by countless ink dots swimming rapidly in the liquid.Under Zhang Xiao's gaze, they rotated along the edge of the dial at an almost unrecognizable speed, and the transparent water turned gray-black.

Gao Qiong was startled and couldn't help but sit up straight.

Ying Changhe told them that because of the shortage of excellent guides, this year, the National Expo solemnly submitted a request to New Hope Advanced Management School to recruit talents.Among the six guides selected by New Hope, one was specially trained for the Culture Management Committee.

But the guide didn't know about it.Most of his academic performance is very poor, and he can't even summon his own spiritual body, so it is absolutely impossible for him to be picked up by other departments.

In Gao Qiong's impression, Chen Yi was already an excellent guide, but it took Chen Yi a long time to adjust Chen Shiyi, and it took five to 10 minutes just to decompose those ink characters.

And the idiot in front of him disassembled the ink characters in an instant.

The speed at which the ink dots rotate gradually slows down.

The lighter ones are slowly gathered into one pile, and the heavier ones are divided into another pile.

Gao Qiong suddenly felt something was wrong.It's starting to get cold in the protected area.

"Stop!" He snatched his Chen Shiyi back from Zhang Xiao's hand.

The moment his finger touched Chen Shiyi, he saw that the ink dots on the dial had been lined up neatly: 1918.03.16, and the latitude and longitude of a certain alley in Beiping.

Zhang Xiao was startled by his action and looked up at him.

It was getting colder in the protection zone, and Zhang Xiao's body suddenly shook.

Before he had time to give a more appropriate response, Gao Qiong pulled his arm and pulled him into his arms, hugged his head and tightly closed his eyes.

The temperature dropped suddenly.There was a strong wind howling in the narrow passage, and fine ice particles hit Gao Qiong's face.

It's not ice particles, it's rain.

Zhang Xiao raised his head from his arms with nosebleeds, his face was red: "This, it's so cold..."

Gao Qiong opened his eyes, heaved a long sigh, and when pushing Zhang Xiao away, he took out an inhibitor sugar pill and threw it to him.The two stood at the entrance of a deserted alley, and the willows behind them opened their teeth and danced their claws, bursting out greenery at the buds of the branches.

On March 1918, 3, in Beiping, it was raining coldly.

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*Beiping: On the real historical line, after the founding of the Republic of China, the Jingzhao area was established first. This area includes most of Beijing today. It was not until 1928 that the government of the Republic of China established the special city of Beiping.In this fictional story, certain points in time on this historical line are not followed, so there was already "Peking" in 1918.

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