The whole empire is watching my live broadcast of Tomb Raiding [Interstellar]

As the sky was getting darker, several people lit a bonfire, sat in a circle, and listened to Charlie tell the story behind the box while having dinner.

Charlie held a piece of cat cake in one paw, staring at the beating bonfire in a daze, obviously lost in memory.Eight years ago, when Charlie first immigrated to Space Station 44, he had not yet started working as an anchor, and he rented a small room with a little savings from the past.

The owner is an old man from the earth, who used to be a scientist, and the dilapidated and small house is full of various books, notes and research materials.

During that period, Charlie couldn't find a job, so he stayed at home most of the time. When he was free and bored, he would read the old man's book and ask him for advice when he encountered a problem that he didn't understand, so he learned a lot.

He likes reading books on history, especially unofficial history, which feels like reading a novel.Among them, what he is most interested in is a notebook, which records many strange things.

The vortex diagram of the three snakes was seen in that notebook.According to the recorder's research, this figure is the totem of a certain ethnic group in ancient China, with three snakes coiled in a vortex, symbolizing reincarnation and rebirth.

This ancient nation used a very special method to feed the newborn babies in an airtight box.Most did not survive, so the caskets containing the dead babies were sacrificed directly to their gods.

And those who survived continued to be raised.During this process, children continued to die in the box, and only a few survived for several years.

With an unbelievably tangled face, Du Le Ding interjected, "Just kidding, those boxes are sealed, there is no air circulation at all, and babies will surely die if they are put in, how could they survive? Tsk, think about it this way, how can those boxes survive?" Isn't it the same as a coffin?"

Charlie spread his hands helplessly and said, "That's what it says in the notes."

Those who survived, because of limited space, they will never grow up.Even without opening the box, one could imagine that it contained a deformed monster.

Du Leding continued to struggle and said: "We have all seen that box, and there is no movement at all. How did they feed the children in it? It is impossible to eat, drink, and scatter. And what kind of god do they believe in? It doesn't sound like anything. Serious goods, is it a particularly bloody and terrifying evil god?"

Charlie felt horrible when he saw this record, and it still feels creepy when he thinks about it now.He took a sip of water and said, "The notes are not as detailed as described, and I don't know."

Du Leding nodded for Charlie to continue, and Charlie said: "If there is a child in the box who can live for more than ten years, the tribe will marry him."

Hearing this, Du Leding couldn't help interrupting again: "Marry a wife? Even if a person can live in a box for ten or eight years, it will grow into a square piece of meat, right? How can you marry a wife?" Wife? Besides...a box is separated, so is it possible for a woman to spend the rest of her life with her arms around the box?"

Without waiting for Charlie to explain, Knight frowned and said, "Can you let him finish talking in one go, instead of interrupting all the time?"

Du Leding also felt that he was a little anxious, so he just smiled.Su Teng said, "I also want to know the answers to these questions."

Nat snapped off the dead branch in his hand and threw it into the fire, raised the corner of his mouth and said, "Okay, you two have a good understanding, let's continue."

Seeing that everyone else was looking at him and waiting for an answer, Charlie said with a little regret, "That's all in the notes."

What happens to the people in these boxes after they marry their wives as adults is not mentioned in the notes, but it is generally said that if they can live for more than ten years, they are considered to have acquired some kind of mysterious power.

Duledin said, "It's mysterious enough. Didn't you ask the old scientist?"

"Ask," said Charlie, "but these notes were not written by my landlord."

Before the earth entered the real apocalypse, a group of scientists were allowed to conduct "simulated apocalypse experiments" in several cities. Those cities were completely sealed off. The people inside did not know that they had become experimental subjects, but thought it was really a doomsday crisis. It broke out and lived a life of fighting the walking dead every day.

Charlie's old landlord is one of the scientists who participated in the so-called end-time research. In the city he observed, there was a reporter who seemed to be doing a special topic before the city was blocked, which was related to a lost civilization.

After the city was blocked, the reporter lived tenaciously every day in order to see his wife and son in other places again, and never gave up any chance to continue to find the truth.

Although he died in the end, these notes were kept by the old man.The old man often looks at the vast universe outside the window in a daze, and whenever he recalls the events of the year, he sighs "karma".

Du Le Ding joked: "I have believed in science all my life, but when I get old, I can't keep it, so I converted to Buddhism."

Charlie couldn't understand the word "karma", but he could feel the remorse and pain in the old man's sigh.He said: "Mr. Landlord said that although the earth cannot go back for the time being, and there are not many people left on earth, as long as one is still alive, the civilization inheritance belonging to the earth should be recorded."

"It's really sweet," Knight sneered, "If it weren't for these crazy scientists, the earth would not have an end-time crisis at all. If you want me to say, they are the most damned."

Du Le Ding died early in his previous life, so he didn't experience the cruel crisis that almost wiped out the people on Earth, so he didn't know what happened.But judging by Knight's attitude, it is estimated that a group of people made a big death, which affected the whole world.

Seeing Charlie's bewildered expression, Du Leding stretched his waist and said, "Okay, let's rest early. We are now at the foot of the Big Belly Mountain, and we can go up the mountain tomorrow."

Knight was puzzled: "You think the ancient tomb is on the mountain?"

Du Leding pointed to the stone road they walked on when they came, and said: "This artificially repaired path leads all the way to the mountain. It should be a Shinto, so the entrance to the ancient tomb may be in a cave somewhere in the mountain."

When they came over, they looked up the mountain. The road wound up the mountain and passed through the water. They didn't know where it would end up.Hearing Du Leding's analysis, it makes sense.

But Charlie is worried about another thing: "If this is the case, those mercenaries must have entered the mountain through this road. What if we encounter them, there are quite a few of them, the male god's mecha The system is down, and I'm a non-combatant..."

This is indeed a problem.Du Le Ding is currently assuming that there is a large tomb in the Giant Belly Mountain, and this tomb should be related to Princess Wushan; if the facts are as he speculates, these mercenaries first visited the ancient tomb of Wushan, and then came here again, Then their goals should be the same.

Encountering mercenaries in the mountains is not what Du Leding is most worried about at the moment. He wants to find the ancient tomb before those people. Otherwise, if the ancient tomb is destroyed or important clues are taken away, wouldn't they rush? empty.

"I remember you said," Duledin turned to Knight, "when you came, you found a temporary base."

Nat raised his eyelids inexplicably, and nodded slightly.

Du Le Ding pondered: "They also stayed in Mixington Town for a few days. These people seem to have entered the mountain in two batches, and they have been staying for a while. Why have they not acted for such a long time? "

There may be obstacles in the belly mountain that temporarily prevent the mercenaries from passing through, causing them to delay again and again.In this way, Du Le Ding felt a little more at ease, which meant that even if the mercenaries entered the mountain earlier than them, they would not move much faster.

If the Giant Belly Mountain is regarded as a minefield, those mercenaries who go in first are equivalent to giving them a thunderstorm. When they enter, they should be a lot easier, and they will catch up soon. As for what will happen then, I can only take one step at a time, and adapt to the situation.

They tossed and tossed for a day, and they were all a little tired at the moment, so they could only rest for the time being, and set off again when the sky was slightly brighter.In order to prevent surprise attacks in the middle of the night, they decided to take turns keeping vigil.

Knight, on the first shift, smoked a cigarette high up outside the wall with his gun.

She was the closest person to Su Teng, but since they met, they haven't communicated much as usual.Du Leding thought about it for a long time, and suddenly he was a little "flattered". Maybe he was the only one who had seen Su Teng's "pleasant face".

What should the domineering president see me do—Du Leding sighed silently, got up and patted his butt, and went out to ask Knight for a cigarette.

Knight glanced at him and offered him a cigarette.

"Thanks." Du Le Ding took it and put it in his mouth, took the lighter from Knight's hand and lit it, and took a shallow breath.

"I thought you didn't smoke." Knight said casually.

Du Leding laughed: "Smoking. When I first learned how to smoke, I was still smoking quite fiercely."

Nate: "Quit?"

Du Leding: "It's not about quitting. Later, I don't need cigarettes anymore. I just smoke one when I think about it, and I don't smoke if I don't think about it."

Nate: "Find a partner?"

For things like cigarettes, the physical need is the addiction to nicotine, and the psychological need is too empty and lonely.It's a pity that the smoke has a strong taste, but it is something that can't be illusory. At this moment, one's heart is floating, and the wind is scattered after blinking.

"No," Du Leding chuckled. He was full of enthusiasm for love and never put it into practice. "I found a spiritual opium that can replace nicotine."

Nat replied with a snort, and slowly exhaled a puff of white smoke into the night, narrowing his eyes slightly, lost in thought.

After a moment of silence, Du Leding threw his half-smoked cigarette on the ground and stamped it out, and asked casually, "Su Teng is quite lonely, how did you live with him?"

Knight smiled slightly, and said in a teasing tone, "Are you jealous?"

"Maybe a little bit," Du Leding grinned and said regretfully, "I'm so gentle and easy-going, yet no woman lives with me."

Knight snorted and extinguished the cigarette butt on the broken wall: "Su Teng and I are only in an employment relationship. He is my boss, and I work for him. It's as simple as that."

Du Le Ding said puzzledly: "What do you hire, just to be the captain of the archaeological team?"

"Can't you?" Nate replied not very seriously.She was very addicted to cigarettes. It didn't take long for one cigarette to go out, and soon she lit another one, and said in a low voice, "Are you interested in me or him when you ask these questions?"

"Aren't you all interested?" Du Le Ding said briskly.

Knight squinted at Duledin, and said in a firm tone, "Before meddling in other people's business, mind your own business first."

Du Le Ding shrugged, returned to the broken wall with a smile and sat down by the wall, feeling as if he was communicating with a wall just now, every word was bounced back vividly, without gaining anything.

Su Teng watched Du Le Ding through the fire, and it didn't take long before he got up and walked to Du Le Ding's side and sat down next to him, looked at his profile and said, "Do you want to sleep on my shoulders or thighs? It's up to you .”

Du Leding glanced at Su Teng and found that he was serious, so he couldn't help but smiled and said, "Thanks, I don't need it."

"Then I won't be polite." Su Teng said, rubbing his body down, and tilted his head on Duleding's shoulder. The movements were as skillful as if this was not the first time between them.

Presumptuous—Duledin remembered the word again.He didn't know if it was his own illusion, Su Teng seemed to regard him as a very familiar and close person.

Even though he is "gentle and easy-going", he doesn't think he is as radiant as the sun and can melt an iceberg.So why is Su Teng so relaxed in front of him?

Du Le Ding squinted at the head on his shoulder, but he didn't feel any disgust.Probably because they have gone through a lot of things together. Even though there are still many doubts about Su Teng, he knows that deep down in his heart, he has trusted Su Teng more and more.

This kind of trust imperceptibly made Du Leding slowly accept Su Teng. If one day he can solve the mysteries of Su Teng, maybe they will become good friends.

However, Du Leding still squinted his dead fish eyes and shrugged his shoulders, protesting symbolically: "Can you be thicker-skinned?"

Su Teng let him shrug his shoulders, unmoved: "I can try."

"Forget it," Du Leding stuffed Charlie who was sleeping on the side into Su Teng's arms, "I'll give you a pillow, and sleep quickly."

Su Teng followed Du Leding and slowly closed his eyes, and asked softly, "What did you talk to Knight just now?"

Du Leding was thinking about other things, and joked casually: "I want to know about you, and I want to know more about you."

Su Teng moved, as if smiling: "If you want to know about me, you can ask me directly."

"That's not good," Du Leding said, "I'm very shy, pure and unpretentious in my heart, and I'm not at all different from those coquettish sluts who surround President Su and show their love boldly."

"There are no flirtatious sluts," Su Teng murmured, "I'm just waiting for you to show love."

"Then you have to wait," Du Leding narrowed his eyes and yawned, "Hurry up and sleep."

Duleding's mind was in a mess, like a utility room that hadn't been tidied up for decades, filled with all kinds of messy objects, no matter how much he rummaged through the boxes, he couldn't find what he was looking for.Because he was too focused, he didn't hear Su Teng's shallow sigh.

He closed his eyes, fell asleep, and played Tai Chi with Duke Zhou.I don't know how long it took, but a small noise woke him up.He blinked his eyes, but his shoulders didn't feel the numbness he expected. He turned his head and saw that Su Teng sat up straight at some point, and fell asleep with Charlie.

Du Le Ding quietly walked to the opposite wall and saw that a flashlight was slipping down the hillside and into the woods.

He glanced back at the sleeping Su Teng, and quietly left the hillside to follow, wanting to see what Knight was doing alone in the middle of the night, and whether he was tipping off the mercenaries.

Knight was very vigilant, and Duledin once suspected that she had received professional training. In order not to be discovered by her, he could only follow from a distance.Fortunately, there are many trees and bunkers everywhere, and nothing happened along the way.

After following for a while, he felt that Knight seemed to be looking for something, and he was looking for it aimlessly, going left and right for a while, and he almost suspected that Knight was sleepwalking.

Suddenly, the flashlight in front of him went out, and Duledin hurriedly chased after him, only to find that Knight was gone.

He turned around where Knight disappeared, and couldn't believe that a large living person disappeared out of thin air right in front of his eyes, but when he thought of the evaporated tofu cubes and giraffes, he felt a chill down his spine.

He immediately planned to run back to wake up Su Teng, but when he turned around suddenly, a bright light shone directly on his face, shaking his heart a bit, and he had to turn his head to cover his eyes and fell into a passive state.