doomsday exile

The pitch-black sky is like an upside-down giant bowl, covering the earth.

The twinkling stars hang high, like broken diamonds, just like this, they are spread on the black velvet satin surface.

Lu Di was fascinated by it.

Even in the fields of Xingtan Town, my hometown, I can't see such a magnificent starry sky.

It is said that this is related to air quality. In areas without pollution and few human activities, people can peek at the magnificence and mystery of the starry sky like their ancestors did, only to find that the moon is not the most conspicuous existence in the dark night at all.

Even if it is very big and bright, it cannot compare with the number of stars.

Lu Di wanted to describe the magnificent scenery of the night sky, but found that he was short of words. He even had the illusion that he was not standing on the earth.

No wonder there are so many tourists who are going to enter the polar circle in Port Nestor!

I haven't seen the aurora yet, but the starry sky alone is worth it.

"Shh-"

The skis skid across the snow, blending with the wind on the snow field.

Lu Di's camera was dismantled to only the main body shell, which is easy to carry and can resist external attacks. At the moment, it is placed on the sled board materials, and it is firmly fixed with ropes.

Yuan Zhongxia led a seven-member team and was advancing on this vast snowfield.

The off-road vehicle has enough power, but the target is big, and it is easy to break down when crossing the snow field, so they chose the sled.

Many years ago, there was a tragic battle that lasted the whole winter on this snowy field. The army of this country just stepped on sleds, hid among the sparse trees and the vast snowy field, and constantly sniped the enemy with tanks .

Although Yuan Zhongxia and the others did not have the ability to drive a sled and fight at the same time, it was not a big problem to keep track of the road.

It has been three days since Wu Xi escaped from Niste Port.

Wu Xi changed vehicles all the way, but because of the tracking signal transmitter on his body and the certificate provided by Yuan Zhongxia "kindly", he still couldn't get out of the control here.

Of course, in order to prevent accidents, someone has been following Wu Xi from a distance, and ventured close to him every 10 minutes or half an hour.

This is to confirm that the target is correct.

If the target has anti-reconnaissance capabilities, it is possible to put the locator on someone else and mislead the tracker.

Wu Xi did show a certain ability. He changed boats and cars, and changed clothes from head to toe every time he went to a place. For this reason, several tracking signal transmitters were scrapped, and the trackers had to keep "shooting" new ones. .

This method will not work if the veteran agent is replaced. The old agent is wary of everyone who "passes by".

No matter how careful Wu Xi was, he didn't have that nerve. He was not the opponent of these specially trained players.

It's just that the route Wu Xi chose is getting more and more remote, which increases the difficulty of tracking on a physical level.

In the end, Yuan Zhongxia decided to take a risk, instructing the team members to secretly create a street conflict. Taking advantage of the chaotic opportunity, he approached Wu Xi and "patted" the latest technology nanopositioning device into Wu Xi's back of the neck.

After this kind of thing pierced the skin, it was like being stung by a bug. It hurt slightly, but it passed within a second.

Mixed in with the pushing and shoving of a street fight, it's hard to notice.

The reason why Yuan Zhongxia didn't use this thing at the beginning was not because he was afraid of failure, but because it was not cheap and it was a disposable product.

Afterwards, it proved to be a very predictable decision, because this afternoon, Wu Xi connected with someone and entered this vast snowfield by car. The normal tracking methods were all scrapped, and there was only one tracking signal left in 10 minutes.

Since entering the snowfield, Yuan Zhongxia's mood became heavy.

five years.

Although it is not the same snowfield, the familiar scenery of ice and snow still makes people sad.

Yan Long stopped in front of the sled in the form of a three-legged robot, and turned the camera to scan the surroundings.

Neither he nor Yuan Zhongxia mentioned a word about the past, and everything behaved as usual, only Lu Di was keenly aware of the strangeness.

"...Have you ever been here?"

"No."

Yan Long's voice was very steady without any change.

Today's weather is very good, you can tell by looking at the stars, but no matter how good the weather is, everyone can't speak against the cold wind of the snow field.

The only people who can talk unhindered are Lu Di and Yan Long.

"I really didn't expect to see such a starry sky, which is more exaggerated than the special effects produced by computers." Lu Di said with emotion. From his perspective, he was almost lying on his back on the sled, looking at the endless starry sky above his head. The most conspicuous is the whole bright galaxy.

Photos simply do not capture this majesty.

Under this starry sky, people are so small.

If the ancient people saw this kind of starry sky every night, it would be hard not to feel admiration for the 'unknown' and study the changes of astrology like crazy.

This is probably the first step for intelligent life to break away from the physical body, reach out to the boundless universe, and yearn for the truth.

The three-legged robot turned the lens that acted as a head and looked up at the sky. "It's also the first time I've seen it."

There was only a blizzard that day, and I couldn't see my fingers.

Hearing this, Yuan Zhongxia couldn't help but look up at the sky, where would the lost soul go?

The elements that make up the human body will re-enter the natural world, and the soul and spirit are also energy particles. Do they come from the universe or the human body itself?Where does it go after disintegration?

"Captain Yuan, ahead..."

Surprised voices from nearby players came from the channel.

At the same time, Yuan Zhongxia also heard the vibration of the instrument, showing a large number of readings, which means that abnormal particle waves have been captured.

Yuan Zhongxia was about to check when he heard Yan Long say: "Aurora!"

A cyan band of light rose slowly from afar.

Immediately faster and faster, spreading directly in the sky, it is like an ancient elf escaping from a bottle, and like a long rainbow bridge, "smearing" across the entire sky at a jaw-dropping speed , and leaped joyfully into the distance.

This cyan color is rolled up at will, like the most expensive and soft silk skirt, with an unbelievably graceful curvature.

The edge seems to be covered with a layer of hazy fog, and the brilliance of the stars can still be seen in the thin part of the "satin".

The aurora is fluid, and every second is different from the previous one.

It's not just light, it's more like a river across the starry sky, and there is no limit to the river bank, you can go wherever you want.

"Oh!"

Lu Di couldn't help but got out of the camera casing.

The others were in a daze almost at the same time, and the speed of several sleds slowed down.

It is impossible to imagine such a magnificent sight without seeing it with your own eyes.

"No wonder there is Hongqiao in Norse mythology." A team member muttered to himself.

The sudden appearance of this magnificent rainbow light, which seems to connect the sky and the earth, shocked the ancient human beings unimaginably, and only myths can explain it.It is really like a blanket spread by the gods, and it is like the traces left by the gods' chariot patrolling the sky.

Yuan Zhongxia was the first to come back to his senses, and urged: "When you've seen enough, move on."

"Haha, Captain Yuan, how can you see enough of this?"

After all, everyone continued on the road.

"It's very lucky. I heard that some people may not meet them even if they wait for a month at the polar circle."

"I heard that in a certain month...the weather must be good."

Someone clicked his tongue and said: "No wonder those people are willing to spend a lot of money to see the aurora. Under this background, there is no need for diamond rings and roses at all. Just kneeling down and proposing with a ring candy may be successful." "Fuck, you are out of your mind Is there only a marriage proposal?"

"I think he was moved, let alone a girl, he can agree to a man."

"Shut up! Carry out the mission, pay attention to channel cleaning." Yuan Zhongxia cursed a few words with a smile.

Coincidentally, the direction of the cyan iridescent light was consistent with that displayed by the signal tracker, as if illuminating the road ahead for them on the snow field.

"Yan Long?"

Yuan Zhongxia discovered that the three-legged robot had been in one position for 5 minutes.

At this time, the panic voices of other team members on the sled came from the earphones:

"Yuan... Captain Yuan, there seems to be a figure behind you, intermittently, just like a ghost movie."

Yuan Zhongxia turned his head with a headache, and found that Lu Di seemed to be a broken projection, appearing and disappearing while sitting on the camera casing.

"It's okay, don't panic, this is the AI ​​we brought. Didn't you tell me before you set off? Don't be surprised, it doesn't look like it."

Yuan Zhongxia quickly explained, don't scare your teammates before the battle.

In order to keep it secret, Team Yuan simply classified "Ghost" as an AI, which is an AI that can remotely control weapons through a medium (gloves) to assist in attack.

"No wonder the code name is Ghost, it's too much like a ghost." The team members couldn't help complaining.

Lu Di came back to his senses, a little embarrassed, and simply showed his figure completely, and waved to everyone.

Everyone was prepared, and they thought it was a projection effect, so they were not afraid.

"Is our country's technology so advanced? AI autonomy is so high!"

Lu Di: "..."

The real biological AI Yan Long: "..."

"What happened, your stable form seems to be affected?" Yuan Zhongxia asked, while trying to recall the word Professor Xia said, it seems to be called the energy particle stable state of the perfect spiritual body?

"It's okay, it's just affected by the aurora."

Lu Di pointed to the top of his head and smiled helplessly, "You should just take it as being 'shocked'!"

The aurora is formed by the collision of the sun's charged particle wind into the earth's magnetic field at the two extreme altitudes, so in Lu Di's eyes, the aurora is far more spectacular than what human eyes see.

It was a torrent of burning fire, a glimpse of power from the stars, a microcosm of the infinite universe.

"Unbelievable..."

Lu Di talked to himself.

"I recorded it." Yan Long said suddenly, "Including data and images."

The image is definitely not as shocking as seeing it with his own eyes, but these data are very useful, Yan Long has this feeling faintly.Yuan Zhongxia looked at the three-legged robot, and then at Lu Di behind him.

Record it?

Do you still sit together and watch the replay after you go back?

"drop--"

There was a long beep.

This sound means that the target person has not moved for 10 minutes, or the range of movement is very small.

"Cheer up! The target has already connected with someone, or has arrived at Lin Beitang's hiding place." Yuan Zhongxia sternly shouted on the channel.

Yan Long raised his mechanical arm and opened the satellite map.

Signal location showed that it was an abandoned town, which used to be a factory and a fortress decades ago.

Originally, this area belonged to a territorial dispute area, but later the world structure underwent major changes. These fortresses were backward and unnecessary, and the nearby climate was harsh, so they were abandoned one after another.

"Good guy, you can really hide."

Yuan Zhongxia squinted his eyes, estimated the distance, and gave an order, "Get off the sled in half an hour, hide your things well, lurk close to the town, pay attention to possible enemy sentry posts, and first find out how many people are inside."