In the face of the unknown, I was a little nervous, a little expectant, and a little worried, but after seeing the sleeping pod, I bred a little fear. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

After getting down from the teleportation ship, Ning 08 and I fell directly into the "hall" of the sleeping pod. Nearly a hundred "cabins" were neatly arranged here, and there were multiple teleportation openings on the edge of the hall like a teleportation room, but these teleportation openings were larger, and it seemed that seven or eight people could be transported at the same time.

Compared to the dazzling impact of the transfer station just now, the layout of the sleeping pod is unexpectedly simple, but this simplicity carries an impersonal coldness. To be exact, I think it's more like a excavated cemetery, with rows of coffins neatly displayed. The entire sleeping pod hall is completely sealed, isolated from external light sources, and there is no lighting inside, only the fluorescent blue light emitted by the "coffins".

"This is it?" I asked Ning 08, hoping that she could give me a negative answer.

"It's also possible to go to Earth here, but we usually go to the 'box' when we act collectively."

Ning 08 led me towards the portal at the edge of the hall, picked the one in the corner, and motioned for me to enter. After standing on the portal, we were not directly moved, but instead sounded a mechanical prompt that is very common on Earth.

"Please report the target floor."

"Fifth floor." Ning 08 responded.

Then, a silver, translucent wall slowly rose around the portal, turning it into a small elevator hall, and we were "transported" up through an invisible track.

"We've reached the fifth floor."

With a system prompt, the wall disappears.

The floor that appears in view does not feel better than the lobby. It looks like a pomegranate that has been cut in half, covered with "seeds", each transparent seed has more than 20 cabins, and the larger seeds will have nearly 100 cabins.

"Ning 08, here."

On the right, there was a call from Yun 09, and the members of the fifth team had already arrived, all of them had changed their clothes, and were standing next to a half-opened "seed".

"So slow, lost again?" Ji 87 actually appeared here.

"I'm taking him to get acquainted with the environment." Ning 08 made up nonsense without changing his face.

"Alright, we're almost all together, let's go into the sleeping pod. Aya 17, you're good to use this. Duan 28 led me to the sleeping pod next to me and motioned for me to lie down. The cabin doesn't look like it's been used much, and the metal lever inside is recognizable.

"This is the special sleeping cabin for our team, and basically everyone's cabin is also fixed, so you can go in directly by yourself after gathering here."

"Hmm."

From the outside, the appearance of this sleeping pod is nothing special, it is just enough to hold a person's flannel coffin, but after lying down, the depression and bulge inside will automatically adapt to the curve of the body to change, as soon as you enter, you will feel like you are firmly sucked up, and it is effortless to sit up again, without the imaginary pulling feeling.

"Then just follow the prompt sound, don't worry, it's very simple. It's basically to enter the coordinates of this destination, and then close your eyes when the system prompts you to prepare, and when you open your eyes again, you will already be on Earth. Stay where you are when you arrive, and I'll let you know when I can. ”

"Okay."

"Press the red button on your right hand and the lid will close, and you'll be traveling, come on." Duan 28 gave me a thumbs up and was ready, making me feel like a spaceship passenger who was about to go to space all along.

I pressed the button that End 28 had said, and I saw a translucent blue hatch slowly obscuring End 28's figure, leaving only a vague outline.

Duan 28 is right, the operation of the sleep pod is very simple, after entering the coordinates, the system prompts me to close my eyes. I don't know if it's a psychological effect, but as soon as I closed my eyes, a sudden sleepiness hit me......

I don't remember how long it took me to wake up, but when I regained consciousness, I noticed that I was standing, or rather, in a "coffin" that was stuck vertically in the ground. There is a piece of glass at the head of this "coffin", which allows me to observe the surroundings to some extent. As far as my eye can see, there are several similar devices, which are gray tin cans with see-through glass, but it is impossible to see whether the people inside are awake or not.

It seemed to be raining heavily, and I could hear dull thunder, and the crash between the massive raindrops and the metal pod that held me in. Such an environment is not exciting at all.

It wasn't until I set foot on this land again, and the shock of this place came back to my body when I accidentally landed with the shuttle, that I didn't feel like I actually had the courage to take another look at the Earth as it was. The only consolation for me is that the chip's prompt is still flashing in the upper left corner, which gives me the illusion that I can still do as much as I can in the sub-gap.

"All team members are on standby, repeat, all team members are on standby."

The voice of End 28 came from behind my left ear, and I felt as if there was some kind of microphone device in it. Not only my ears, but also my clothes seem to have changed. When I entered the sleep pod, I was wearing a T-shirt and shorts that I had "bought" casually with chips, but now I felt like I was wearing a long gown, a hood over my head, and gloves on my hands.

When and who changed these clothes for me?

"Return to the landing, get out of the device, please get ready."

The hatch popped open, my body lost support, and I stumbled and nearly fell to the ground.

"How's it going, do the clothes still fit?" Duan 28 walked towards me, he changed into an all-black suit, a long black leather jacket with a hood, a bunch of equipment that looked like weapons but couldn't be named hung around his waist, a pair of bulging cargo pants, the whole pants seemed to be made up of various pockets, a pair of brown leather boots on his feet, and a few knives tied to the heels. I looked down at myself again and saw that I was dressed exactly like him.

"Did you change this dress after you fell asleep?"

I tried to move my shoulders, and it felt like my body was being encased in a larger rubber skin, and it took me a few finger turns before I finally felt the presence of my fingertips.

"You're just in the shell." Tin 16 walked towards here with two knives in his hands, his clothes were unexpectedly bells and whistles, and he knocked me on the head, "Even this one is a shell, except that it shows a human face." ”

"Are there any different styles of this dress?"

"It's not. When we teleported to Earth, we were actually transferred to the biological armor provided by the Puma people. You can understand that astronauts need spacesuits when they go into space, and for our safety, we also need such equipment when we return to Earth. This set of equipment has a special imaging effect for the human retina, so you can define the style of your clothing and weapons at will, but in fact, the clothes and weapons that everyone wears on their bodies are the same, and this is the gun I changed for myself. Duan 28 took out a gun from his waist and handed it to me, I had never seen a real gun, so I couldn't tell if the degree of restoration was high enough.

"Weapons can also change? But even if I turn a knife into a gun, it won't shoot bullets, right? ”

"Well, of course, the shape of the weapon should be changed according to the type of the weapon itself, although some weapons look like swords, but they can also be transformed into machine guns to use, after a review, the information of these weapons will be automatically transferred to your chip, and then you can change their appearance with the help of the chip. As for clothing, there is no such restriction. This set of biological armor is highly protective, so your body will not be threatened by any attack, and it can also help you reduce pain and increase your body's mobility. Press the button behind your ear to request a forced return to the sub-gap, which you can do in case of danger. The rest of the equipment is added to this layer of biological armor, and sometimes the terrain is difficult and we need to wear helmets, and there is a danger of damage to additional equipment like this, so it is necessary to protect it. Of course, it may be a little unaccustomed to using these equipment at first, although the sub-gap largely mimics the Earth-like gravity environment, but after all, unlike the real Earth, you need to get used to the Earth's gravity. ”

"Hmmm......"

To be honest, the environment here is much better than where I landed with the Van Xi people before, at least I can't see the people who are wrapped.

If you look closely, you can still see traces of what it was once an island, and our landing site is close to the shore, where from time to time the sea will bring some cocooned creatures from the seabed, and the coconut trees and tropical plants on the shore will all be cocooned and turned white. There were some unnatural footprints on the muddy ground near the woods, and they made my heart "puff" tight, and fear sneaked out from behind and touched my shoulder, making my hair stand on end.

Looking at me cowering, Ning 08 had a completely good show on his face, and smiled very obscenely. She was dressed completely differently now than she had been in the Gap, with her long hair turning blue and hanging crookedly to her left in a ponytail. She wears a tight-fitting black tank top, knuckle-length gloves, a black dress that can't tell whether it's a short skirt or shorts, and knee-length socks and round-toe boots. At first glance, she looks like she is raining directly without a hood, but her hair and clothes have no signs of dampness.

"It's so good, if you're scared and want to find your mother, your mother is right next to you, but it's a pity that this mother is not very reliable." Tin 16 was in high spirits and said cool things while playing nunchucks. Of course, I have no interest in answering the words.

"Aya 17, because this is your first time inspecting, let's familiarize yourself with the situation first, and the pressure doesn't need to be too much." Duan 28 walked over and put his arm on my shoulder, "If you're not feeling well, you can rest for a while." ”

"It's okay, it's much better now." I quickly straightened up to prove that I was okay.

"We have different divisions, so you can follow along and find out what we're all doing and then choose the direction of the task you're interested in. For example, I'm a non-combatant. ”

Yun 09 was dressed very cumbersomely, as she said, the brown bloomers were full of dense pockets on both sides, and the upper body was a knee-length black cloak, which should also have many pockets, and she hid her hair in a big round hat, which I always thought could also contain things.

"What are you responsible for?"

"Biological sample collection, Tin 16 is responsible for topographic change surveys, and Fa 01 and KC66 are extraterrestrial biological sample observations."

"Oh." I peeked at Ning 08, I wanted to ask her what she was responsible for, and I felt that every time there was a conversation between us now, it would become the focus of everyone's attention, but I didn't want to speak.

"This time, I'm in charge of the search for unknown extraterrestrial creatures with G17 and Ji 87." She replied.

"How?" Duan 28 asked, "Which one are you interested in?" ”

"Uh......" honestly, it doesn't sound very interesting.

"If it's hard to decide, why don't you follow Ning 08 for an internship first?"

"It's good ......"

I nodded, it didn't make a difference which task I did in this barren area anyway, it seemed like a waste of time.

"Okay, all assembled. It's 3 p.m. Earth time, and we'll meet four hours later at the location marked on the map just before dark. ”

Terminal 28 sent a map to the Everybody Chip, indicating that our current location is on the left side of the island, and the meeting point in 4 hours will be on the right side of the entire island.

"Feel free to call me on the intercom if you have any questions. Well, the task begins. ”

"Oh......" Tin said in a prolonged voice, and then he put his hands in his trouser pockets, put on his headphones and began to shake. The motivation of other people is not much better than his, and there is a sense of idleness in the school that when he hears the bell for the end of class, he immediately becomes uninterested in continuing the class. Although I didn't expect to show up "Got it!" "Yes!" "It's not loud enough! Got it? "Yes!!" This kind of morale-boosting "reserved project" is far beyond my expectations. The G17 even lit an e-cigarette. Among the crowd, only Yun 09 immediately pounced on the middle of the plant with his eyes glowing. As for the alien creature search team, they are still standing in place and discussing which direction to go first.

"Left or right?" Ji 87 took out something like a telescope from his pocket and glanced around aimlessly, "There doesn't seem to be anything new within 2000 meters. ”

"Let's decide with some sesame oil." Ning 08 seriously proposed.

"How many directions to choose?" I felt incredible.

"According to the direction of the clock, 12 directions, remove the direction from 11 o'clock to 1 o'clock facing the sea," Ji 87 said, and began to light the sesame oil to himself, "A little bit of sesame oil, a little bit of sesame oil, which one we will go in next, and decide that it is you who points to you!" Well, at seven o'clock! ”

"Obviously, 'it's up to you' just to say it once, you say it twice." Ning 08 protested.

"What's the matter, it can increase the suspense anyway."

"Oh, it's all the same, let's go, let's go, whatever you want."

So we followed Ji 87 in the direction of 7 o'clock, and everyone's footsteps were so lazy that they looked like college students who had just woken up and pulled their slippers downstairs to buy instant noodles at the supermarket.

However, even if there was no urgency in the atmosphere of the return, I couldn't do as well as they did, and I had barely walked a few steps before an alien came into my sight.

At first, I thought it was a small hill in the distance, but as I got closer, I realized that there were "feet" under the "foot of the mountain"—rows of pink "cylinders" under this object, each of which was slowly expanding and "moving" forward in an orderly manner.

"Hey, this, this ......"

I subconsciously reached out and tugged at Ning 08's clothes.

She was startled by me first, and let out a "wow".

"What's the matter, I'm scared to death by you."

"Ah, no, it's nothing, I just saw that ......"

"Oh, Yuanlei, it's cute, isn't it?"

I looked at the behemoth in front of me again, and the angular gray lines on the "hillside" were still wriggling, and I didn't understand what was cute at all.

"Doesn't it look like this on the introductory picture? I didn't say there were 'feet' underneath. ”

"Not only did you not give the order to 'see the big picture,' but you also didn't go in to see the details, did you?" Ning 08 narrowed his eyes, with a face, "The laziness was debunked by me, right?" Expression.

I was speechless.

"There's too much detailed content, it's not surprising that I haven't seen it, in fact, it took me a long time to read the biology introduction section." Ji 87 started a round.

Ning 08 shrugged his shoulders, "Forget it, let's take you to the spring outing." ”

What kind of spring outing is this? Strange beast alien exhibition?

Ki 87 whistled loudly at the barricade.

"It looks pretty tender, this one."

"Do you still want to cook it?"

"This ......" Ji 87 had just begun, when suddenly there was a rustling sound from the woods behind me. My first reaction was the sound of rain, but it obviously doesn't make that much noise now.

Could it be......

I felt my hairs explode in an instant - there were no teammates in the same direction I was walking now, and the big base wouldn't make this level of movement, so it was probably a sneer over there.

The other people were much more comfortable than I was, but they were a little more wary. Ning 08 pulled me back to my side and took out a gun from his waist, and G17 and Ji 87 also held the weapons in their hands. I frantically dug through my robe, but for a moment I couldn't find a decent weapon, and finally pulled out a knife that didn't seem to be of much help. I turned to look over into the woods, and among the layers of trees, it seemed to be approaching in the silhouette of a rare human.

"Is that the one?"

"Sneer? It's possible. ”

"That'...... That one...... Don't...... Who to attack? ”

"You really haven't read the information at all." Ning 08 sighed.

Generally speaking, if the facial expression is soft and positive, it will not attack you, and if it is negative, especially angry, it will be more aggressive, but their intelligence level is almost equivalent to that of an orangutan, and they are very slow, even if they do not attack and run away, they can escape. In general, let's take a look at the situation before deciding, don't worry too much. ”

"I see." The thought of that terrifying creature about to appear in front of me made my whole brain start buzzing.

Calm down, calm down, I kept repeating to myself in my mind, but I didn't want to move my eyes in that direction at all.

Will this be the first alien I attack?