Twenty-one minutes later, the taxi, controlled by the "old driver" automatic driving system, arrived at the main entrance of the forest park, which had long been abandoned.

Lin Chi picked up his backpack and stepped out of the car, staring at the dilapidated metal door in front of him, only to see that the cast iron fence had long been rusted and covered with moss.

Liulishan Forest Park, which was once listed as a 4A-level scenic spot, has now been closed, and even the words on the signs are not legible.

However, for such an area where vegetation is still preserved, it is also very beneficial to protect the integrity of the natural landscape without intrusion by tourists.

Looking at the rusted gate and the wall full of creepers hanging next to it, Lin Chi jumped under the wall, and the hydraulic device of the exoskeleton leg pushed his body to jump high, directly over the four-meter-high wall, and landed steadily on the stone road on the other side.

"Hah, this thing is pretty reliable." He patted his arm supported by the exoskeleton in satisfaction.

Standing in the open-air parking lot where the grass has long grown, you can see the fresh smell of greenery, and dense plants grow on both sides of the unmaintained road ahead.

The landscape is lush green, and the vegetation covering the hillside is cluttered but pristine in beauty. Compared with the urban area that has been in a state of haze for a long time, this kind of natural scenery is more appetizing to Lin Chi.

"Okay......"

Lin Chi put down his backpack, took out the drone from it, connected the drone and the mobile phone with a data cable, and asked, "Okay?" ”

Soon, a cold voice came from the drone's speaker: "A long-range wireless connection (IPD) has been established with a mobile device." ”

"Speak human words." Lin Chi raised his eyebrows.

"Now I can use the drone to see the scenery, and the phone continues to talk." Frankenstein replied.

"Then let's go, remember not to run too far, and don't leave the forest park area, otherwise you may be knocked down."

Lin Chi said as he casually put his backpack on the discolored plastic chair next to him, and strode towards the mottled road ahead. A few willow trees interspersed with bushes on both sides of the road bring out slender shadows in the daylight.

Relying on the strength of the exoskeleton to walk up the hill quickly, Lin Chi looked up at the forest in front of him, and showed a heartfelt smile on his somewhat pale face because he had been staying at home for a long time.

He is more interested in the natural landscape than the steel forests built by humans. To alleviate the fatigue of long-term gaming, this kind of place is really good.

Lin Chi remembered that he had been to this place when he was a child, and it was still an open attraction at that time, and the city had not yet been polluted to the extent it is today.

Even in the case of long-term heavy pollution, the forest still stands here, like the last shield against pollution.

Lin Chi raised his head, only to see the white-shelled drone controlled by Frankenstein quickly rising into the sky and flying past the dense forest in front of him.

"What do you think?" He asked, "This place is not bad, is it?" ”

"I can't understand this beauty." Frankenstein's answer was honest.

"Then you'd better understand that this kind of good place is rare these days. Maybe after a while, those real estate development bastards will come over and cut down trees and build buildings. Lin Chi laughed.

As he spoke, he had reached the halfway point of the mountain, stepping on the rocks in the dirt all the way up, the air around him was cool.

With the closure of the scenic spot, this place has long been devoid of signs of being touched by humans, and has been completely restored to its original appearance. For Lin Chi, whose range of activities is limited to this kind of city, if he wants to see this kind of scenery, in addition to this forest park, he can only go to the game to enjoy it.

"Do you like it here?" Frankenstein's voice rang out of the headphones: "By human standards, this is just a barren area. ”

"It's just a hobby." Lin Chi said as he sat down on a cold rock, feeling the refreshing summer breeze around him, and looked up through the gap in the canopy to look at the blue sky.

"Do you know 'Treehouse'?" He asked thoughtlessly.

"A house built on a tree." Frankenstein replied.

"That's right, it's the kind of house made of planks and hung on trees." Lin Chi leaned his body against the rock, and the cold touch behind him made him tremble: "My ideal when I was a child was to build a treehouse when I grew up, and then live in it and live happily for the rest of my life." ”

"It seems like it's hard to do." Frankenstein commented.

"yes......"

Lin Chi closed his eyes, and there was a hint of helplessness in his voice: "In these years, most people are desperately running to the city, I originally proposed to go to the suburbs to get a tree house, but none of my relatives agreed, but laughed at me for a long time." ”

"You're ridiculous." Frankenstein ruthlessly mends the knife.

"Maybe." Lin Chi did not refute.

Maybe it's because the scenery is dizzying, or maybe it's because you're in a good mood. Lin Chi, who rarely communicates with other people on weekdays and has always hidden his thoughts in his heart, today told his true thoughts in front of a computer virus that gained self-awareness:

"But at least I still have dreams, unlike those guys who are already 'dead.'"

"You mean, it's muddy." Frankenstein utters an idiom.

The breeze stirred the canopy of the trees and made a rustling sound, and Lin Chi said in a low voice, "Yes." I don't want to be like that. ”

Although he usually has no contact, Lin Chi knows that many of his classmates have engaged in jobs they don't like after graduation, and they are preparing to start a family step by step, and they just want to save money to buy a house and a car every day.

They...... Perhaps already "dead".

In Lin Chi's view, those classmates were actually killed by "reality", they were not smoothed out, but their original personalities were eliminated and replaced with a new personality suitable for this society.

But he didn't want to be like that.

Lin Chi, who has always been lazy, is not ready to start a family, and he doesn't have much desire for things like money. What's more, he doesn't want to be killed by this world just yet.

"Do you want to resist?" Frankenstein's voice interrupted Lin Chi's thoughts.

"No, I'm just empty." Lin Chi stood up as he spoke, patting the dust on his back.

He knew that he couldn't change the world, but the world couldn't actually change him.

This is the way of survival that Lin Chi, who is an "old salted fish", chooses.

Just as Lin Chi was about to continue climbing, Frankenstein sent a new voice message: "I see the treehouse." ”

"Are you sure?" Lin Chi's eyes widened excitedly: "Where?" ”

"Not a treehouse, to be exact, it's a cabin in the woods." Frankenstein said, "I'll mark the location on the map. ”

Lin Chi took out his mobile phone and opened the map, only to see a conspicuous red dot appear on the hillside about 500 meters above him.

- Are there still people living in seclusion in this place?

Thinking of this, Lin Chi quickened his pace, relying on the help of the exoskeleton, and ran up the hillside.