Chapter 1: Arran
"Welcome to Arran, a cosmopolitan metropolis that is constantly experiencing surprises! Here, what you see and meet, if it is beyond your imagination, please do not be shocked, do not doubt, and do not be afraid......"
In this light-drenched city, the wide streets are filled with vehicles of all shapes and sizes, like a colorful river flowing. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Tall buildings stand around the streets, and above a huge plaza in the northern part of the city, a 20-meter-long holographic projection screen flashes with an exaggerated body movement of a mature man.
He was the host of the Arlan Morning News, and his thick airplane head was his distinctive signature, and he was still speaking in a high pitch and at a rapid pace.
The sound coming from the loudspeakers hanging from the street lamps even drowned out the noise of the city.
"This is a gathering place for all races in the universe, let's enjoy the charm of each other's civilization and their fiery enthusiasm!"
Under the giant screen, the crowds of people going to work, the endless stream of passers-by, the busy streets, and the speeding flying machines in the sky have composed a tense and exciting "symphony of shock".
Everywhere you look, you can see strange-looking people from other worlds and ordinary humans, and they walk together on the road without the slightest sense of disobedience.
On the other side of the narrow street, there are many food stalls of all kinds, which contain many unique foods from other planets, such as boiled monitor lizards that are simmering on fire, lobsters with black carapaces, tentacles all over their bodies, and all kinds of dark and strange breakfast .......
A teenager pushing an old bicycle stopped at a stall called Octopus Breakfast.
He had slightly long, messy black hair, and wore a pair of black-rimmed glasses, behind which were a pair of dull eyes with a subtle hint of melancholy and loneliness.
From the fact that he is wearing a school uniform with black as the base tone and gold as the edge, it can be seen that he is a student.
Except for his messy hair, he was meticulous in other places, and from the outside, he was an ordinary student everywhere, the only thing that stood out was the dazzling golden badge on his left chest.
The coat of arms depicts a lifelike wyvern with no wings.
It symbolizes the highest university on earth, the Saldero Academy.
He opened the curtain of the stall and walked in.
"Yo, Yifan is here! You're five minutes later than usual today. ”
The stall owner is Uncle Octopus, who came from Mars, and while skillfully wielding kitchen knives, soup spoons, colanders and other kitchen utensils on his eight tentacles, he tugged at his mouth and smiled at the young man who walked in.
"Oh, good morning, Uncle Da! Because I went out today and delayed my efforts. ”
Ye Yifan easily found a high stool in the back and sat down, casually looking at the other three or four people from the other world. Then he took a cup of hot water from one of Uncle Da's tentacles, lowered his head and carefully blew the hot air on it.
"Speaking of which, do you still have the same relationship with your sister as before?"
Uncle Da's unprepared words made Ye Yifan's lips pause, and then said with an embarrassed smile: "It's my reason, but it's really a waste of Uncle Da's mind last time, obviously I have arranged so much, but my relationship with her has not improved much." ”
"Don't worry, she's your family, your sister who lives under the same roof, and one day she'll understand you. Also," Uncle Da gently knocked Ye Yifan's head with a soup spoon, "You are just too hesitant, you always scruple about this, scruples about that, don't worry about boldly greeting her, chatting nonsense, more communication will have a good effect!" ”
Uncle Da's small eyes suddenly turned, and he took out something from under the back cabinet and put it on Ye Yifan's table.
"Seeing that you are sixteen years old and don't even have a girlfriend, how can you know the tricks of coaxing girls? Look, this is the secret book I've always treasured! As long as you master it all, you will become a love saint! ”
Ye Yifan curiously opened the black paper packaging on it, and what appeared in front of him was a classic game disc with eye-catching color handwriting - "Sister Paradise".
The moment he saw the words, his pupils slowly dilated, and then suddenly his whole body threw himself on the game board, and he looked around, for fear that others would see it.
"Uncle Da, how can you have such a thing?"
"This is a commemorative edition that I bought after waiting in line for most of the night, and I wouldn't be willing to give it if it were someone else! Boy, the weapon is in hand, go and attack your sister, I'm optimistic about you! ”
Watching Uncle Da pose in a heart shape with his tentacles, Ye Yifan smiled knowingly, gently moved his arms, and looked at the brand-new game disk thoughtfully.
"Okay, the old rules, a bowl of lo-mei ramen!"
A steaming bowl of ramen was placed in front of him, and the rich aroma immediately filled the air, and he sniffed at it, and then couldn't help but smack his mouth.
He had just picked up the game board on the table and was about to put it away when a dark shadow suddenly passed in front of his eyes, and then the thing in his hand disappeared.
"Ah, this cat!"
He shouted and chased out of the stall, leaving Uncle Da with a stunned face talking to himself.
"What happened? Why did he run out like he was on fire? Didn't even take a bite of his favorite ramen. ”
"Didn't you see that?"
"Huh? What do you see? ”
Uncle Da stared at the horse-faced guest on the left in confusion.
"That's the lightning cat, it's a species from the planet Bea, and it is said that he runs like lightning, and ordinary species can't see it with the naked eye."
"Hey, he just said it...... Cat? Uncle Da looked at the direction where Ye Yifan disappeared and muttered.
On the northern square of Yalan, the lightning cat agilely shuttled through the crowd with a game disk in its mouth, and Ye Yifan rode a bicycle desperately chasing behind, and the violent air currents along the way blew his messy hair all backwards, revealing his angular face like a carving.
"You abominable cat! Give it back to me, that's my hope...... Ahhh ”
However, the lightning cat did not seem to pay attention to the roar of the pursuers behind him, and just jumped up and down on the roof of the speeding car.
At this moment, a "boom" sound sounded, and there were two tall Stanks fighting in a duel at the entrance of the large shopping mall next to it, and the surrounding buildings and vehicles were smashed to pieces by them, and a frightened cry came from the crowd.
"Not good!"
Ye Yifan suddenly braked to avoid the flying glass shards, he looked at the chaotic scene next to him, and sighed.
"Don't mess with me now."
He then continued to chase towards the Free Parish to the north, but he did not notice a virtual signboard at the intersection.
It reads, "Non-religious people should enter with caution! ”
"This is Yalan, all kinds of wonderful things happen every moment, I wish you all a good start today, and this is the end of Vincent's morning report!"
As the sound of the radio coming from the loudspeaker in the square faded away, the lightning cat stopped at the entrance of a cathedral.
Its small head had a pair of small minaret-like ears, a pair of large glass-colored eyes underneath the ears, and a delicate pink lace bow around its neck, all snow-white and unvariated.
It stood on its front feet, its hind feet bent on the ground, straightened up, held its head high, and watched the panting teenager not far away ride his bicycle slowly, its eyes fluttering, and then it called softly.
"Meow ......"
It licked its snow-white paws, as if to mock, "Humans want to catch me at your speed?" ”
When Ye Yifan was about to get closer, it disappeared in place with a dodge.
The depressed Ye Yifan picked up the game disk on the ground, he couldn't understand when he fell to the point where a cat could bully him casually.
He looked at the virtual screen displayed by the handy terminal on his wrist, and then lifted his glasses.
"At 7:15, there's 45 minutes to go, ah...... I'm still on duty today, it's all the cat's fault! ”
"Ding Dong!"
Suddenly a chime from the ladder system sounded in his head, followed by a sweet synthesized machine.
"Mr. Ye Yifan, you have entered the Free Religious Zone, and in accordance with the provisions of Article 102 of the Earth Superpower Management Treaty, your superpower remote port will now be temporarily closed."
He shook his head helplessly and puzzled, when was it forbidden to use superpowers even in religious districts?
Just as he turned around and was about to leave, another system beep came, but this time his mouth opened wide in surprise.
"Alert! Alert! There is an unknown threat to the Free Religious Zone, the Ministry of Defense has certified the danger level as B, and it will be taken over by the Yalan Special Defense Force CPC in ten minutes, and the exit is now temporarily closed, and all unrelated persons are requested to immediately find a valid shelter, repeat ......"
"Ah, it's really bad luck, aren't you going to be scolded by the squad leader again? Who made my partner on duty the squad leader, herself? ”
Ye Yifan looked at the red warning lights in front of him, the vehicles turned around and changed their routes, and in the distance was a huge pillar of light that went straight into the sky, and the surrounding of the pillar of light was dotted with a layer of dreamy colors.
It was the symbol of Arram, the ladder of the firmament.
"It's a boring time."
His thin figure faded into the morning light.