Chapter 17: The Diamond Maze
But is it really lost? At first, Xiao An didn't believe it, but after thinking about it, this is not the boxy South Pole Star that has been planned for a long time, but Mario's daddy has only discovered a planet that has not had time to build it in a few years, of course, it is not unusual. Not to mention himself, even Mario has been following his father's inspection here and there for the past few days, and he still hasn't figured out this strange place. In fact, on the one hand, the terrain here is really strange, and on the other hand, Mario's father deliberately let people do a lot of tricks here in order to prevent more ill-intentioned people from secretly visiting his territory. So it's not strange if the two of them really get lost, let alone worry too much, anyway, the whole planet is their own family, even if they really encounter any danger, I believe they can be rescued in time.
Therefore, even though the sky was getting darker and darker, the two were not in a hurry, but their constant rumbling stomachs kept urging them.
"I'm hungry, I think we might have to trouble that assistant again, we've been going around for most of the day, and we still haven't walked out!"
Mario told Ann that Ann was hungry at this time, so he nodded and agreed to call the man again.
"Hello? Hello, if I don't want to tell you about the terrain here, I remember that it wasn't like this when I came! ”
Mario called, and Ann listened. In fact, not only Mario, but even she felt strange, when the two of them went out, they didn't go fast, so even if they went out for a long time, they shouldn't have gone far.
"Oh, walk over the fork in the road ahead, walk over and turn a few more ...... Just a few more turns and you'll be able to go back, right? Well, okay then, let's try again! ”
"How many more turns?" After Mario hung up, Ann asked him incredulously.
"yes, I'm just wondering, because this wasn't the terrain when we first came!" Mario is also messy.
"Are you sure that's what people say?" Xiao An still didn't believe it.
"Ahh Mario replied, "Could it be that you doubt my hearing or my IQ?!" He was slightly dissatisfied.
"Okay," Xiao An muttered for a moment. He looked at him again, "Unless he's not familiar with this place, or he's just fooling us!" ”
"No, don't think about it. What if we're really mistaken? Or maybe we didn't pay attention to the terrain when we came out? ”
Mario doesn't want Xiao An to misunderstand his father's assistant like this, doesn't that mean that he indirectly doubts himself. So, thinking of this, Xiao An didn't say anything more. I just continued to walk with him sullenly, but I was thinking in my heart: Hmph, I want to see when the path shown by this person can go back!
Sure enough, the two followed the man's guidance and walked through the original intersections, but there was still no acquaintance.
"It's broken, could it be that the terrain has changed again after such a while?" Mario looked at the unfamiliar section of the road in front of him and said blankly.
Alas.
Xiao An didn't speak, only sighed, trying to hide his already impatient emotions.
"Don't worry, don't worry." Xiao An might as well express his dissatisfaction directly, which made Mario even more anxious, "Otherwise, I'll call that person again and ask, this time I won't hang up, just let him guide us all the time, if we don't come out, he won't want to eat!" ”
Oops, save it, Mario. People may have finished dinner by now, haven't you seen what the sky is now?
However, Xiao An still didn't speak, just glanced at him. But then she felt that it was not fair to him at this time, so she calmed down and said to him, "Don't blame yourself, you will make me feel bad like this." You're not wrong, and it's not because of you, so there's no need to be nervous. I just felt more and more that something was wrong. But I can't think of what the problem is. Xiao An paused here and looked at him very seriously, "Look, this is your father's territory, and it stands to reason that everything you do is covered by him." So I didn't pay much attention to it at first, anyway, you are the crown prince, as long as you don't get out of your father's territory, nothing will happen. But now that we've been out for so long, we still haven't found a way to go back, and even our stomachs are empty, how can we realize our dreams? ”
"So, do you have a better way now?" Mario looked at Xiao An innocently and thought, after you said so much, did you already think of any good advice?
"You're stupid! Haven't I inspired you when I say that? Xiao An wanted him to think of it for himself, but he just looked at her blankly, and then shook his head. There was no way, she had to say directly, "Alas, I obeyed you." I mean, since that assistant can't help us with anything, we might as well contact your father directly! Maybe he'll send someone to pick us up! ”
As a result, Mario slapped his brain again, as if he had been enlightened: "That's right! Look at my wooden fish brain, what kind of hacking are you doing, I can't even think of such a simple method! He was so happy that he pulled out his phone again and immediately called the Diamond House.
"What? My dad is out? When? …… Oh well, I'll call him again. ”
"What, not at home?" Xiao An felt very strange when he heard that his father-in-law was not at home at night.
"Yes, is it because you are worried about us, so you came out specially? You know, when we lived there, he rarely did this! Mario also wondered why his father was not at home at night, as an industrialist, his routine was always regular and punctual.
Confused, Mario dialed his father's personal phone again, but after calling for a long time, it was all busy.
"Don't worry, he probably didn't have the phone handy either." Xiao An saw that Mario was about to break out in a cold sweat again, so he hurriedly comforted him, "I don't think it's better to do this, just tell him that those assistants are here to pick us up, isn't it the same?" Moreover, if you want your dad to know, maybe it will make him worry, he is a year older, and it is not suitable to be emotional all the time! ”
This method is good, why didn't you think of it? Mario smiled and called the Diamond House again, but this time he couldn't get through. So, the smile he managed to show froze as the phone was busy.
Just look at his expression, this time there will definitely be no drama.
How so? It shouldn't be.
Xiao An was afraid of affecting Mario's mood, so she sorted out these things by herself, but she thought about it for a long time and couldn't understand the reason.
How can a father not answer his son's call? Even if it's a test, it doesn't seem to be a good time for you.
Based on his understanding of his father-in-law, Xiao An felt that Mario's father would not choose to test him at this time. And. Mario himself is very stable and steady, and there is no need to undergo any tests in this area because of this, at most it is some ability training. But even if you have to test these, when can't. At this time? Why don't you have to wait until the two of them come back to take these tests in a down-to-earth manner?
Xiao An felt that it was wrong, this was not like his father-in-law's doing.
"Ann, you're hungry," he heard her stomach rumbling again, and he pulled a piece of chocolate out of her bag. "Come on, if you're hungry, eat this first!"
Xiao An tilted his head, saw the selfless chocolate, and said with a smile, "It's okay, you can eat it!" I've got it here! She smiled brightly, causing Mario to burst into a trance for another moment, thinking that the two of them were out of the predicament, "I just want to get out of here as soon as possible, so I didn't touch the food in my bag." I thought it was on our own. You can go back before dark! Looks like we may have to consume our own food in advance! ”
She was a little unwilling, but she couldn't go hungry, so she opened her backpack, took out some of the food in it, and gave it to Mario, "Then, I didn't bring much of it myself, because I thought that your father had prepared it for us, so I didn't take precautions." We have to save some food. Who knows how long we'll be stuck here? ”
"Ah, so you smuggled some with you! I thought our rations were all in the ship's storage box! Great, I don't have to go hungry at all. However, you are also right. Even if we can solve this problem, or last a few more days, who knows when we will be able to contact them? There was almost no grass in this place, and there was no abundant water supply, so if you didn't get back to the ship in time, you wouldn't starve to death. I'm going to die of thirst! ”
Mario was happy at first, because he was finally able to fill his stomach first. But then he thought of the unique landscape and was embarrassed.
Alas, that's not all, if it's just starvation, it's better to say, the key is that Xiao An and he are born with a difference between men and women, and when it comes to the three emergencies, there is no suitable and convenient place here, so it's stupid to say.
However, Xiao An didn't say this embarrassing worry, she knew that Mario was naturally shy, and if she said it at this time, it would only make him even more overwhelmed.
The dinner for the two of them was settled in a while, because there was still a lot of work to be done, so we couldn't really stay here for the night. Moreover, even if the two really didn't contact them, wouldn't anyone take the initiative to look for them?
At this time, even if they were a little uneasy, both of them still had optimistic hopes.
Because in their impression, the people here are very friendly, and Mario's father's confidant, so they should be trustworthy people.
Especially Mario, his heart is not even darker, in his eyes, unless he is a public enemy, otherwise, everyone is really a good person.
Xiao An couldn't think of that suspicious person for a while, mainly during the period here, he basically didn't have much contact with everyone, and occasionally there would be an aunt and some other messengers to chat with him for a while in his spare time. But for my father-in-law's henchmen, I usually can't think of talking to him, and people don't have time to talk to him.
Therefore, there was no communication, and he didn't pay much attention to observation, even if he racked his brains now, Xiao An couldn't imagine if there was really that suspicious person, and who that person would be.
If there is such a person, what will be his purpose?
"Xiao An, do you think it's strange, why is it getting hotter and hotter here at night?"
"Huh?"
Mario's words interrupted her train of thought, and only after she reacted did she startle: "It's broken! ”
This shout scared Mario really hard, "What's wrong, what's wrong?" ”
"We don't know where we've gone, anyway, I guess we've already gotten out of the range of being monitored by your father, otherwise, it's impossible to be so hot at night!"
"No, what are you talking about, it's all within my dad's sight, how can you say you're out of his surveillance? If that's the case, then we're not already out of this planet? But if we had left this planet, wouldn't we have died a long time ago? Don't talk nonsense, and what does it have to do with my father when it's hot and cold? Mario didn't understand why Ann was so surprised.
"Maybe I'm mistaken. Don't be surprised. However, as far as I know, the diamond planet has a very hot surface temperature because of its proximity to the star. And we've been here for so long. I didn't feel hot all the time, but it was still cool, and that was because your father had sent someone to solve these problems. So I guess the reason why we're hot here is not because your father hasn't been here yet. It's just that you haven't had time to deploy a mission here, or someone is derelict in their duties! Xiao An made the above analysis of this.
"Ah, so you think so, then this matter can make sense. However, shouldn't it be a good thing for us to be a little hot at night now? Also, there seems to be plenty of light here, so I wouldn't believe it if it weren't for the time displayed on the device. It's night! Mario's mood was lighter again.
"Alas, what's good," Xiao An really couldn't understand Mario's inexplicable optimism, "If we really can't go back tonight, and we can't find someone who can save us, then we have to sleep here?" Although, the temperature here can still be handled, but this light is not conducive to sleep, unless we wear a good eye mask, it will affect our melatonin! ”
"Ahh It's—"
Mario is in a quandary again.
Xiao An really can't see his embarrassment, she knows that he is actually very capable, but no matter how capable a person is, he will still have his own blind spots, not to mention that he is a very ordinary and ordinary person. There are no additional special features. So, she changed her tone again, "The conditions are a little harder, but I think we'll definitely get out of here and get back to the ship safely!" Because you and I are good people! We haven't hurt anyone here, so why should we be hurt by others? I guess this is just a test for the two of us. I want to trap us here for the time being and see if we can complete this task independently! ”
"Hmm!" With Xiao An's encouragement, Mario became more confident, "Then, if it doesn't work, let's get together here for the night first, anyway, there will basically be no foreign invasion here, let alone any birds and beasts." Don't you see, there are not even mosquitoes here. So, we should be able to sleep peacefully here. He suggested.
Well, it doesn't seem like there's a better way to do it right now, so let's do it, maybe when we wake up, maybe those people will already find us.
After putting on the eye masks, the two found a slightly comfortable place to lie down, which was the end of the day's exhausting trip.
The next day.
"Xiao An! Xiao An, wake up! Wake up Ann! ”
I felt like I was still asleep, because I was so tired the day before, Mario screamed several times, and Xiao An woke up.
"Well, what's the matter, what made you scream so much, did they find us?" She rubbed her eyes and asked nonchalantly, probably thinking that the current conditions were bad enough, could there be anything worse than this? So she had nothing to worry about, and it was the state of confusion that she had just woken up that made her unaware of the danger she was about to face.
"No, yes, alas, look, look what it is!" Mario yelled in a hurry.
"What," she thought, what's all the fuss, this is your father's territory, I don't have to worry about it, what do you have to worry about as the heir here, but then when she opened her eyes again, she had to be stunned, "God, what kind of formation is this!" Her voice was so soft that if it weren't for the two of them, Mario probably wouldn't have heard it.
"yes, that's why I just woke you up! You see these diamonds getting closer and closer to us, isn't there anything wrong? ”
Mario, thanks to you waking up in time, or maybe we'd both be here today.
"I think this may be a mechanism set up by your father for those who covet this place, you know, in order to protect his country, he can do anything!" Speaking of this, Xiao An suddenly thought of speechlessness and hurriedly apologized to him, "Oh, I'm sorry, I said this, you can understand!" ”
Of course, Mario didn't bother with that, and hurriedly said, "Oh, it's not a problem!" Come, you go ahead and finish your analysis! He felt that she had something to say, so he instructed her to finish her thoughts first.
"Well, that's right, I've heard about this planet when I was on Earth before, because we've already detected it there, and I think as a citizen of Antarctica, you've probably heard of it. At that time, our exploration of the earth was covered with sparkling diamonds, but after a year, we were told that this planet was actually wrapped in ordinary rocks, but under the cover of a layer of white light, it looked shining. And the temperature here is high, so people's interest in wanting to come here is greatly reduced. Of course, it's still difficult for us earthlings to come here for a while, but your father can use this to fool people from other planets! Otherwise, if they all realize that these rocks are just your father's trick, and in reality, this planet is a diamond kingdom, then don't they all come here to mine them on a large scale? When the time comes, even if they don't take your father's territory for a while, I'm afraid there will inevitably be a fierce battle! ”
"Oh, it turns out that there are so many secrets on this planet, in my father's heart." After listening to this, Mario said such a sentence and fell into deep contemplation.
"I said, I don't think it's right, let's get out of here first, don't talk patronizingly!" This Mario too, he woke up Xiao An with an urgent voice, but now he is deep in thought, Xiao An has to pick him up alive before he wakes up, and stands up and prepares to run.
"Wait for Xiao An, we haven't picked up our backpacks yet!" His mind is really delicate, and even in the face of such an environment, he can notice these small things.
Oops, really.
Thanks to his attention, he would have been able to run here for a while, but by the time he remembered these important items spread here, it might have been very late. Moreover, at that time, it was not certain where to run again, and if you get lost and starve, you will only have to wait for death. So, the two of them hurriedly rolled the items on the ground into their bags, and then ran away.
However, it's okay not to run, but this time, the diamonds are chasing faster and faster.
"How so? What do they want to do? ”
"How do I know, then I have to ask your dad! This is designed by someone he found, and only he knows the way to solve it! ”
Eh――
Mario and Xiao An were running crazy while you and I said a word, and suddenly the two of them thought of one thing together: although this array is tight, there should always be a way to crack it.
Faced with these crazy but orderly spinning one-person tall drills, the two felt that instead of running around like headless flies, they should first find a slightly safe place and take a closer look.
Fortunately, the power of this array is a little limited, although its power is very strong, to be honest, because they couldn't dodge a few times, both of them suffered a lot of injuries, and it was not light. But compared to the pain, the fear of life and death is actually more intense, so the two of them didn't care about this, but after noticing that this array also has certain limitations, they were a little happy.
"Great, Xiao An, did you see it, if we keep a certain distance from them, they won't hurt us again!" Mario said to her happily.
"Well, that's the case at the moment," she replied, "but there's no guarantee that this formation won't change again!" Therefore, we must find out the mysterious principle before their formation changes. Otherwise, it would be difficult for you and me to escape these cunning and tall diamonds! ”
Yes, how did the gems that used to be so lovely and noble and reserved become refined now?
I've only heard that people will run after them, but I haven't heard that they will one day take the initiative to give people a hug.
It's just that this kind of initiative is somewhat unexpected, and even if they want to express their importance to the comer, they don't need to be forced to die.
Although, it is not they who are going to die now, and they will not be harmed without flesh and blood. Besides, even if these diamonds have some lifeways to be attacked, how can such a large diamond array break through?
Ann and Mario were dizzy from the dazzling diamond array, and they wanted to get out of here right away. (To be continued.) )