Mysterious space, fragmented city.

The sky seemed to be forever covered in clouds of lead ash and dust, and the whole city of shards was still as desolate and dead silent.

Even though the timer was at night, the space was still the same gray color.

There is no day, no night, just a gray sky that never changes.

There were no forests, no lakes, no water, no living things, only the great rift between heaven and earth that had not moved for eternity, and the ruins of the city that stood in fragments.

Or the location with the strange energy stone.

Everything remains the same, the difference is Xu Ran.

Beside him is a bucket that can hold 19 liters of water, which is usually used for drinking purified water, and a bottle of sewage.

Now, whether it's tap water or sewage, buckets and bottles are really missing some of the water.

Of course, the bucket was filled with tap water, not for drinking, but for experiments.

Xu Ran immediately took out three bottles and a bag from his bag.

There were ten mosquitoes in a bottle, all dead.

The other bottle, which contained two grasshoppers, also died.

The third bottle contained a mouse, but it was dying.

Xu Ran opened the bottle and released the mouse inside, and in less than ten seconds, the mouse kicked its legs and died.

When the bag was finally opened, the big inside was still alive.

But after Xu Ran released the big rooster, the big rooster flapped its wings a few times, and after walking dozens of steps nearby, it lasted for a minute at most, and quickly ended its life journey.

Such a result made Xu Ran a little unexpected.

His heart was full of doubts, and he didn't understand why he didn't have anything to do after he entered this space, but after he brought in the living creatures, they all died one after another.

Putting a few pieces of paper on the gray ground, Xu Ran took out a box of matches, took out a match and struck it, and the flames were gone.

Observing the firelight, the flame center and the flame tail are both orange, only the layer of the flame surface blooms with a blue luster, when the few pieces of paper are lit, the ignition point is similar to the earth, and the light emitted by the combustion is the same as the color and match, but no smoke is produced.

Xu Ran took out a box of cigarettes, took out one and put it on his mouth, lit a cigarette with the burning paper and took two puffs, and the smoke he spit out was very light.

The smoke did not rise into the air, but drifted towards the ground in a very peculiar way, and it dissipated very quickly, and when you took two steps to smell it, you could hardly smell the smoke.

Xu Ran really didn't understand, everything here was a bit against common sense.

With the bucket of water, I returned to the temporary work point set up by Xu Ran in the building in the center of the city, and the timer that was placed on the table last time was still working normally.

However, the above time is 2 hours faster than the time when Xu Ran used a mechanical watch to keep time after he came in.

This time, Xu Ran brought 19 liters of water, and when he came in, there was about a liter less, and there were 18 liters left.

But when he took out a 120ml bottle of cooking oil from his bag, he found that there was no shortage of cooking oil at all.

After putting the cooking oil on the table, the same thing was brought in was the antique broken bowl, a rusty iron rod, a half-torn integrated circuit board, and a piece of fresh meat that had been vacuum-packed.

Ignoring those things on the table, Xu Ran went to a bicycle store near the building and picked out a bicycle with a fashionable and beautiful style and beautiful color, which was very suitable for girls to ride.

The bicycle weighed about 50 pounds, and the volume was a little larger than the suitcase, Xu Ran didn't hesitate after picking it out, took out the mysterious metal block to open the door of the space, took the bucket of water, and pushed the bicycle in.

……

Xia Cheng, a warehouse on the outskirts of Nanhe.

After Xu Ran came out of the fragmented city smoothly, he was pleasantly surprised to see that the bicycle had indeed been brought out.

At the same time, although the tap water that was brought out of the bucket had bottomed out, there was actually about half a liter of leftover, and the bottle of sewage, which had already been empty.

As for Xu Ran himself, he has never experienced a lack of water in his body, but is full of energy and energy.

Examining the energy consumption of the mysterious metal block, this time the consumption is almost negligible.

This undoubtedly gave Xu Ran a surprise.

After he concluded, there was an abnormal lack of water resources in that mysterious space, as long as Xu Ran brought in more water resources each time, the more things and things he could carry out, the larger the volume, and the energy consumption of the metal block could be saved.

Moreover, that fragmented space doesn't seem to be a picky eater, Xu Ran brought tap water and sewage into the experiment respectively, as long as it is water, he seems to be absorbing it.

In this way, it is estimated that whether it is fresh water or sea water, it should be similar.

Water resources are equivalent to Xu Ran's pass and currency to travel in that mysterious and strange space, as long as he provides enough water resources, he can get more resources from that fragmented city.

You know, what resource has the most on earth, and that is water.

At that moment, Xu Ran was extremely excited, and he felt that he was about to explode.

Knock knock!

But at this time, a knock on the door alarmed Xu Ran, cooling him down from that state of excitement.

"Brother, open the door, it's me!"

Hearing that it was his sister Zhou Ting's voice, after Xu Ran went to open the door, he saw his sister's little face with some frustration, and said, "Brother, you don't usually keep the door open, why are you always closed today, and you can't do business?"

Hearing his sister complaining, Xu Ran knew that the little girl might have suffered some small grievances, so he said: "Brother has made money, it's okay to suspend business for a day or two, but you came just in time, brother still has something good for you, close your eyes first......"

After her attention was diverted, the little girl couldn't help blinking her eyes and asked curiously, "What is it?"

"Obedient, close your eyes!"

The little girl had to close her eyes honestly, and then was halfway by the old brother's hand.

Dangdangdang!

At this time, Xu Ran screamed and motioned for the little sister to open her eyes.

After the little girl opened her eyes, she saw a very beautiful and beautiful bicycle displayed in front of her, and she couldn't help but be full of surprise, and exclaimed: "Wow, what a beautiful bicycle, brother, is this for me?"

"Of course!"

Xu Ran originally planned to buy one for his little sister when he was shopping before, but thinking about the fact that there are many bicycles in the fragmented city, he has personally experienced it, and the quality and safety performance are not comparable to the products on the earth, so he naturally wants to get one for his sister.

"Brother, why does it look the same as new, is this your new purchase?"

Xu Ran found out that he was questioned by his sister, so he boasted to himself: "Your brother is in the second-hand business, of course I took it back for renovation, how about it, it's the same as new, your brother's skills are amazing, right?"

Sure enough, after boasting like this, she dispelled the doubts in the little girl's heart, and she seemed very happy: "Brother, you are so amazing!"

"Then you go out and ride it now, and tell my brother if there's anything inappropriate, and my brother will adjust it for you!"

It's just that the little sister suddenly thought of what came here, but she collapsed her little face and said, "Brother, don't be busy with the test car first, my mother will tell you to go home!"

Xu Ran was stunned: "Auntie is getting off work so soon?"

The little girl puffed out her little bun face and said depressedly: "Today, my mother changed to the night shift, so I will get off work, and she came back and saw that you bought me so expensive clothes, and so many delicious foods, so she scolded me severely, brother, you have to be ready, mother will definitely scold you......"

After the little girl said this, Xu Ran was also slightly apprehensive.

Since he was seven years old, Xu Ran was raised by his aunt and Grandma Yalin, and in Xu Ran's body, his aunt poured more effort into his body than his little cousin, and he was always very strict with him when he was a child.

It wasn't until Xu Ran went to college and went to the Western Capital that his aunt did not continue to be strict with him, but was very kind and warm, and when she missed it, she always called to ask for warmth, paying attention to his living situation, for fear that he would not have enough to eat and dress at school, and then work hard and insisted on sending him living expenses.

It's just that from childhood to adulthood, my aunt's strictness has accumulated for a long time, and once she gets angry, even if Xu Ran is already an adult, she will be a little afraid.

The most important thing is that because this is the only elder relative in the world, his aunt's love for him has long exceeded his mother's love.

No one can better understand the hardships and hardships of a single mother with two children.

What Xu Ran is most afraid of is to make her aunt sad.