Abyssal Kingdom

Wei An finished his meal, made a cup of tea, started to check the news, and replied to various messages in the mailbox.

The outside situation was similar to what he had imagined. The approximate death toll in Yinwan had already come out, and everyone who should have spoken out had spoken out. Conspiracy theories were flying everywhere.

The person responsible for investigating the Yinwan incident at the upper echelons of the Federation has been selected and is leaving for Taoyuan.

Wei An originally just browsed the information casually, but was taken aback when he saw this person's name, and re-read the platform where the news was released.

It is indeed a formal appointment.

The leader of the investigation team is named He Xin, and his name is very common. In the news, he was called "hard-working" and "conscientious", which made people feel that he was a regular figure in the bureaucracy.But he is absolutely not.

This person is a top figure in the federal intelligence agency, very murderous, with blood on his hands.

However, he comes from a very high family background, and his family situation is as complicated as a two-hundred-episode drama about a rich and powerful family. In the words of his peers, he has a relatively solid foundation and can do this.

Wei An knew him well, and felt that he could be called a colleague who worked hard, didn't hold back, but sending this kind of person to Taoyuan at this time was not like investigating a case, but more like sending a massacre to some extremely troublesome area. of.

He thought about what this represented, and it was wrong no matter where he thought...

He didn't think about it any further.He doesn't need to worry about these things anymore.

He has retired.

After what happened yesterday, everything is still the same.

Outside the house, the city is busy running. After all, for most people, life is still going on, and they still have to go to work, and trivial troubles will not disappear because of this.

The pure shock caused by the Silver Bay bombing has receded, and the discussion has become more about how many bombs there are, how they were launched without anyone noticing, and what kind of signal this extreme attack is.Society digested the disaster in its own way.

Because of Yinwan's matter, most party invitations were suspended, and Wei An stayed at home as a man like him should do.

He answered the emails in an orderly manner, dealt with Guiling's identity for a while, and when the time came, he put down his work and went to cook.

Lunch was not sloppy either. Wei An prepared a table of dishes, some local specialties, which were all delicious in color, flavor and taste. He forced Gui Ling to sit opposite him and finish the meal with him.

With a smile on his face, he chatted with Guiling about how the dishes were cooked, or interesting local gossip.

The scene was very warm, Wei An spoke humorously, Gui Ling listened indifferently.

In the afternoon, Wei An sat on an elegant rattan chair, the warm light shone on him, making him very comfortable.

The spring sun was spreading in broad swaths, the garden was shining like a delicate brocade, and he had a nice cup of tea by his hand, and everything was perfect.

In certain desperate moments Wayne fantasized about what kind of life he would like to live if he could choose freely.That's pretty much it.

It's the kind of better life you've learned on TV, in novels, and in people's words, that you should be living after all the hard work and pain you've been through.

Wei An felt very satisfied, he had nothing more to ask for.He didn't know what else to ask for.

In the evening, Wei An received a call from a few friends, and his circle of friends in Taoyuan was very stable.

One of them was called by Xu Chengguang. Wei An talked with him more about wine tasting, wine making, or investing in wineries.

Xu Chengguang complained to him that the vineyard they were going to go to tomorrow was in the martial law area of ​​Yinwan, and the reception was suspended. Wei An said that he had also received the news, which was really disappointing.

"I haven't got back the property on Yingtian's side yet," Xu Chengguang complained. "The relief procedures are not going through. The federal army has been sealing that side tightly. I don't know why I'm nervous. You know, after the Yinwan accident It's actually completely closed over there, especially in some of the districts, where crowd movement is completely prohibited, it's almost like an enemy!"

"Will the reception of the hotel resume recently?" Wei An said, without responding to the topic, "Or you can go there privately. I'm quite interested in his batch of 'Dawn'—"

"Privately, it should be fine, just say hello to the stationed department, and everything is closed there." Xu Chengguang said, "I have a relative who wants to leave the local area for a while, to travel to other places or something, and talk about Taoyuan for a while. It won't end in a while, and all kinds of forces will come to toss it, it's quite annoying..."

"Wait, you said you were going to travel abroad?"

"Correct."

"Can I be counted as one?" Wei An said, "I also want to leave Taoyuan for a while. It just so happens that the Four Seasons Horticultural Exhibition in Garden City is about to start, and I can catch up with it when I go out recently."

"It sounds very interesting, so I'll count it in," Xu Chengguang said, "It's said that the wine over there is also good, and the taste in local shops is always different."

"Ocean City on Baixing's side is also pretty good..."

They chatted for a few words and decided that they would leave Taoyuan together at that time.

It's very simple, as long as you can afford it, the life on the trip will not be much different from that on the ground. Large starships have ample personal space, gardens and bars, restaurants and luxury stores with good services. You can live comfortably and comfortably. comfortable.

The interstellar journey is long, and it will be more enjoyable to have friends.

Wei An hung up the phone, very satisfied with the agreement.

Although he spent a lot of energy managing his life in Taoyuan, when Guiling came to report to him, he knew that he had to leave the local area.

Guiling is not some fugitive from idlers. Once this person is found missing, the intensity of the investigation will be extremely terrifying. The Ministry of Science will search every grass in Taoyuan.

After the Yinwan incident, the situation in Taoyuan will definitely deteriorate for a while. For those who are ambitious, this is an opportunity to show off, but for those who have no intention of getting involved, it is not so comfortable.

Being with this group of people is the least noticeable way for Wei An to leave.

When this group of people has finished their fights and there are no new changes, they will just come back to Taoyuan.

It will be fine, Wei An thought, he has experienced many things in his life, he has experience, ability, and understands the rules of upper-level struggle and hiding.

Although ancient civilization is not the field he knows best, but this time, he can also control the situation.

It was completely dark, and the night breeze was cooler, making the lights of the house even warmer.

Wei An set the garden lights to turn on at night, filling the entire area with a bright and safe atmosphere.

He thought in his heart that he would be able to take Guiling out in two days, and said that because the Yinwan incident was too scary, he decided to find a bodyguard on the spur of the moment.His tone is as understated as possible, suggesting that this person is just an insignificant member of his life, quietly letting him into his life.

Wei An sat on a comfortable rattan chair in the dark courtyard, surrounded by fresh air.He rubbed his forehead, but his head still hurt a little.

Recently, he has had more frequent headaches. He has been taking the medicine for many years, and he is probably slowly developing resistance to the medicine. There is no way around it.

He stood up and went to the living room.

Of course Gui Ling was still there, wearing Wei An's cotton home clothes, sitting on the sofa with cold tea in front of him.He stared at the darkness outside the window in a daze, probably able to let go forever.

Wei An said to him, "Don't you drink tea?"

The other party looked at him and said, "An order?"

Wei An didn't intend to order him, but since Gui Ling said so, he said, "Yes."

Gui Ling picked up the elegant cup and took a sip of tea.

"How?" Wei An said.

"It's cold."

"It's you who haven't been drinking."

"I don't need to drink water or eat." Gui Ling said, giving him a gloomy look, "But when you escape, you won't be able to get on the spaceship, so I can help you solve some more 'practical' problems."

"As long as you don't cause trouble for me," Wei An said, "I won't need your function in the future."

Gui Ling didn't speak any more, and drank the cold cup of tea. He looked elegant while drinking tea.

Wei An turned around to find out his "contract". He didn't think he would be unable to leave at all, but if there was any trouble, he thought to himself that the existence of Guiling was indeed the most effective way to solve those crushing violence incidents.

Wei An came to the terminal and began to revise the contract. This is the focus of his peaceful life in the future.

The "contract" looks like a thin storage disk, with some spell-like patterns engraved on it, but it seemed to be washed away by some force and gradually faded, showing the common throne symbol of ancient civilizations.

After Wei An got it back then, he threw it away and mixed it with a pile of spare parts that had not been used for a long time.

Now, at last, he took it out and plugged it into the terminal.

The main interface opened slowly again after three years. When the archaeological team of Qingshi Province first found this thing, it could be opened on the mobile phone, but now even the best civilian terminal in the Federation is still surprisingly slow to open it.

The contents of the storage disk are growing.

After almost 10 minutes, the main interface is opened.

Wei An looked at it, and after three years, nothing was fed, this... "program" has not degenerated, it has grown a bit.

There are a few more rows of garbled characters on the edge, and the appearance is a bit distorted. The lines are like a severely injured body, reminiscent of cells, blood and broken bones.

Over time, it will grow into readable information and functional options.

The program interface does not match the horror legend of the contract at all. The style is very majestic, the operation is simple, and the information is clearly classified, which shows the education and professionalism of the ancient programmer system.

At the very top of the screen it read, "Throne A-Class Takes Over Licensing Process."

Pull to the end of the menu on the left, and you can see an option of "Level A Obedience Commitment Monitoring Program".

——Yes, this is the official name of this ancient civilization supervision program. In comparison, the word "contract" is really full of fantasy fandom.

The person in charge of a science project that Wei An knew before claimed that what they did to Guiling was to "tie a devil from the abyss with technology to serve mankind." It's the Ministry of Magic.

Human beings have all kinds of fantasies about ancient civilizations, which are different from the boring and controllable real life, they are all dark and fanatical things.

When this contract was in the hands of the forces in Qingshi Province, it was fed with countless human flesh and blood. The eating place made the scalp tingle, it was simply the most disgusting scene in a horror movie.

Because there is a strange code of ancient civilization hidden in the storage disk, the staff there call this thing "hermit crab".They will say things like "the things in the cave are hungry" and "send the sacrifices into the cave", and even choose victims based on the ancient books of the slave era - wanting children or something - full of the style of cult sacrifices, But there is a whole bunch of people doing it in a serious, almost legal way.

At that time, Wei An was in charge of the case, and he would hold meetings with his colleagues and negotiate with the enemy. All his words were official, formal, and full of power struggle terms.

But in bright conference rooms or between work exchanges, Wei An would think, these people are really crazy.

As the night got darker, Wei An poured another cup of coffee and continued working.

Modifying the contract is a complicated and delicate job, which seems to be as normal as a coder, but many researchers have been sucked dry in front of the terminal.

Some people say that the storage disk is a special kind of organism, some say it is a low-dimensional manifestation of a high-dimensional creature, and some say it is the reflection of a parallel world creature, but these are only guesses.

All I know is that the things in the ruins are still weird, hungry, and aggressive after all these years.

The technology used to create it is too powerful to be seen by humans.

However, Wei An was sitting at home under the warm light at this time, and the night was quiet. Facing such an interface, he didn't have any real sense of crisis.

Gui Ling was sitting behind him, wearing a big brushed T-shirt, watching a family drama——Wei An forced him to watch——a family drama of happy reunion.

The lights and shadows on the TV were illusory and bright, and the music was soft. The man sat on the fabric sofa in a fairly comfortable way, and he couldn't see his face.

So the noisy light of the screen enveloped him and the whole space, presenting scenes from standard family life.

Many picture books, drama series, and advertisements about the guidance of a beautiful family have pictures like this.

The whole world says these things are very important, a good family life can solve your confusion, help you find your purpose in life, it is the key to the meaning of life.

Now Wei An is in such a perfect picture, although Gui Ling is sitting there, making this idea ridiculous.

Wei An thought, family, warmth, companionship... these spell-like words, these are long-standing lies, the longing that was physically embedded in his body, and now he can still feel its unnatural power, Grabbed him like a ghost.