Philip and his son, Jimmy, followed the soldiers into Redstone City.

As far as the eye could see, he saw that as soon as he entered the city, he was greeted by a huge square, which was more than 200 meters long and wide, which was very wide.

Beyond the plaza is a complex of buildings divided into many areas, with stone towers of three or five floors, densely packed together. Some people kept coming and going from the stone building, but they were all in a hurry, as if they were busy with something.

On the streets and squares, there are many soldiers patrolling and stationing, and the security is quite tight.

The soldiers who had led him into the city led him and his son to a corner of the square, where there were several tables behind which people were sitting.

In front of the table, there were nearly 100 people in line. Under the instructions of the soldiers, he and his son lined up at the very end of the line, and after about half an hour, they finally arrived at the table.

At this time, he already understood that the person behind the desk was responsible for registering and recording some information about him and his son.

He and his son were asked in detail about their names, ages, addresses, experiences, and other information. After asking, he pointed to the side and asked him to take his son to line up in another corner, this time to check his physical health.

Most of the day, Philip and his son spent time in various queues, registering information, conducting physical examinations, picking up items, and so on.

It wasn't until near evening that the whole process was completed, and he and his son returned to the starting point. By this time, they had all been forcibly showered, changed into new clothes, carried a backpack stuffed with various items, and were instructed to wait in line.

The soldier who had brought him before, who had reappeared after disappearing for a long time, glanced at him and the rest of the people in the line, and said in a loud voice, "Follow me." ”

Then he, his son, and the rest of the group were taken to a special area of the city, into a large stone building, where they were accommodated.

There were eight people in each room, each with their own beds, and to his surprise, his son, little Jimmy, was eligible for a bunk—it seemed that even a child would be treated equally in Redstone.

In fact, during the day, he could see that Red Rock City did not despise little Jimmy because he was a child, and even he felt as if Red Rock City valued little Jimmy more than he did.

Why is that?

Confused, Philip fell asleep - he was able to fall asleep quickly because he had gathered twice during the day, and his stomach was full of food.

......

This night, he slept very deeply, until he heard a rapid "beep" sound, and Philip woke up.

When a new day arrives, a strange bell rings from outside the door, and then a special soldier comes in to wake them up and instruct them to line up again. After queuing, I was led to the cafeteria and started to eat breakfast.

Breakfast was simple, similar to what you had eaten during the day yesterday, a light green thick porridge with a bland taste but filling stomach. For Philip, it was much more delicious than dried mushrooms or earthworms, and he drank three bowls in a row before stopping, while little Jimmy drank one and a half bowls.

After the meal, they were taken back to their rooms, where they were not allowed to come out or talk to each other.

Considering being in an unfamiliar environment and having something to eat, no one dared to violate it.

And just like that, the morning was spent in boredom.

Occasionally, someone is called out of the room and headed to another room to be asked questions.

Most of the people came back safely after asking, but a very small number of people disappeared.

Later, Philip heard that those who disappeared had failed the censorship and had revealed their identities as spies - from a long time ago, there were people under the control of the forces behind them, disguised as various identities trying to infiltrate the cities under the sarin system and wreak havoc.

But Salyn has long planned for this, and has an extremely complete review process, and it is almost impossible to put people with other purposes in.

After hearing about this, Philip asked curiously, what happened to these exposed people?

The person who told him the information smiled slightly, saying that of course it was disposed of, and did not explain further.

Philip: "......"

......

When the boring morning is over, it's time for lunch.

After lunch, a forced nap begins.

This was followed by a boring and long afternoon.

After the afternoon, it was time for dinner again.

Then, not long after, I began to fall asleep.

......

For many days after that, it was not much different from this day, and it was described as like going to jail.

But Philip was satisfied, after all, in this year, he could do nothing, he could have a warm place to sleep, and eat enough three days a day, what more could he want?

It is worth mentioning that the people here seem to be really concerned about his son Little Jimmy, in addition to calling out to ask questions more times than him, and sometimes asking Little Jimmy to do some tests. For example, finding patterns among many quirky patterns, or guessing what the next pattern will be after a string of quirky patterns.

Philip was puzzled, but seeing that little Jimmy was not very resistant, he didn't ask much.

And just like that, a week passed.

......

A week later, at noon, after another long morning, footsteps sounded outside the door.

The people who lived with Philip were all shaken and looked out the door, thinking that the man who had taken them to lunch had arrived.

Philip was similar, but in anticipation, a thought flashed through his mind: today's lunch seems to be a little earlier than usual.

As soon as he finished thinking about it, a figure appeared outside the door, but it was not a familiar soldier, but a middle-aged man. Dressed in a gray officer's uniform, he looked forty years old, with a serious face and two jet-black mustaches on his mouth.

The other party glanced at the people in the room and said, "Introduce myself, I'm Norton Vent, and I'm here to tell you two news—one good news and one bad news."

First, the bad news: your lunch has been canceled today, so you might be going hungry. And then there's the good news: while your lunch has been canceled, congratulations on your approval, I'm going to take you to Redstone. ”

Well?

Listening to Norton Wante's words, Philip couldn't help but be stunned...... Heading to Redstone? Isn't the place he is in Redstone? Is he in the wrong place?

Norton didn't give him and the rest of the group time to ask questions, and after speaking, he turned and walked out, and Philip hurriedly followed with his son Jimmy.

Walking all the way behind Norton, out of the stone building where he lived, and lined up with the hundreds of people who had been waiting for him for a long time, he was instructed to go deeper into the city.