Chapter Seventy-One: Heaven on Earth
Whether it is in Lu Buping's original world or the world of 118 Vault, although there are various dangerous creatures and deadly environments, the operation of the world itself is logical.
However, in this world, everything is against the laws of nature, the weather is fickle, matter is randomly transformed, and humans are turned into wild beasts.
It doesn't feel like an ordinary apocalyptic world, not even a world with perfect laws, but more like being in a nightmare.
But since it all happened four years ago, it all seems to make sense.
The so-called ancient gods represent this indescribable horror nightmare that transcends the limitations of the human mind, and its emphasis on logic is probably the most illogical thing.
On the off-road vehicle, Lu Buping and the other four people were talking to each other. From their words, it was known that the survivors were at home, and that the team's temporary residence was in a cave not far away.
This time they wanted to go into the desert to collect some cacti and other plants, but who expected to find a big living person to go back.
Lu Buping looked at the scenery outside the car and was shocked, just ten minutes after the off-road vehicle drove for ten minutes, the desert terrain outside suddenly changed into a canyon with towering mountains and rocks.
After a while, the car stopped, and Lu Buping and the other four got out of the car and walked towards the depths of the canyon on foot.
"Is the car just thrown outside?" Lu Buping asked.
"There's no way, we can only find these places to live on rough roads, so that we can prevent the attack of cannibals, and if we are lucky, we will still be here next time we go out." Suthir smiled helplessly.
"Who, don't move!" Suddenly, several young men stood up from the hillsides on both sides, holding sticks and looking at the crowd.
Captain Reed was the first to speak: "It's me, we're back." ”
"Open your mouth and your cuffs leak out!" The youth shouted.
The four of them were accustomed to doing it, but Lu Buping had a headache, and couldn't help but ask Reed: "Haven't you just been out for a long time, why do you want to check again?" ”
Reed sighed and said, "This is something that can't be helped, because of negligence before, someone turned into a man-eating ghost and was put into the camp." The losses were very heavy, so we made a rule that everyone who had left the camp, no matter how long they had been out, would check it on when they returned. ”
Lu Buping nodded, although these young people together may not be able to beat him. But the so-called following the local customs is still in accordance with the rules of the other party.
During the inspection, the young people showed a strong interest in Lu Buping's Hidden Blade, but at most they were limited to looking at it, and it didn't bother him much.
After all the personnel were checked, they passed through several narrow crevices in the valley and finally arrived at the camp where the survivors lived.
There were more than 20 people in the cave, mainly some old and weak women and children, and it seemed that the few young men who had just been in charge of the guard should be the only remaining strong laborers here.
Everyone sat around the campfire, and the eldest boy, Cui Tuo, took out a few fish from the back and handed them to everyone, signaling to roast them and eat them.
"We were lucky enough to get these fish back near a big river, so you're welcome." Reed said as he grilled the fish.
"Is this camp all of you, it's a lot less than you think." Lu Buping looked around the camp and said.
"There's no way, if you want to live in this world, you have to keep moving, and it's easy to take care of fewer people. Besides, the outside world is full of dangers, and we will only take the initiative to seek out people from other camps when we want to exchange some information, which is already the default rule for all survivors. Reed responded.
At this time, Suthir rushed to Lu Buping and asked, "Don't just talk about us, tell me about your situation." Mr. Zhang San, how could he wander outside alone, and his skills are so good. ”
Lu Buping thought for a while and said, "I am indeed wandering alone, because I am looking for a place. ”
"Where?" Everyone asked curiously.
"Heaven on earth."
After Lu Buping said this, the entire camp fell into an awkward silence. Just as Lu Buping wanted to ask if they knew something, suddenly everyone burst into laughter.
"Aha, you're so funny, my friend." Old Sam smiled very happily.
Lu Buping was a little unsure.
Looking at his appearance, Reed opened his mouth and explained, "The [Heaven on Earth] you said does have such a legend. But that was when the new world first appeared, and many adults lied to children's fairy tales. At that time, many parents comforted their children that there was a "paradise on earth", and as long as they got there, they could find their old life.
However, this legend is essentially no different from [Snow White] [Frog Prince] and the like, and no one mentions it anymore after a few years. ”
Lu Buping was a little stunned when he heard this, he never expected that the goal of his mission was to go to a fairy tale world.
Lu Buping is full of black lines, is it the right choice to give yourself a shot......
Unexpectedly, Cui Tuo, who had never had a sense of existence, stood up excitedly, his face flushed and said loudly: "That's not a fairy tale at all!" That's real! ”
"Tritto, shut up!" Reed scolded, "If you ever think like that again, I'll tie you up." ”
Trito sat down indignantly.
"What's wrong with him?" Lu Buping frowned.
"Hey, kid." Suthir sighed and said, "He was only fourteen years old four years ago when the world first changed. His parents also told the story of Heaven on Earth, and then they were separated due to the transformation of the earth's surface. In the past few years, he has always wanted to find his parents, and he has always believed in the existence of [Heaven on Earth].
Not long ago, the Oasis appeared.
The Oasis bears a resemblance to the legendary paradise on earth, and the kid goes crazy and wants to go to the Oasis. But the people who went there have all become mechanical gangs, isn't this sending them to death? So we stopped him and didn't talk about going to the oasis again. ”
Lu Buping nodded and did not answer, but looked at Cui Tuo, who was sulking on the side, and his mind was a little lively.
It's normal for these survivors not to believe in the existence of heaven on earth.
After all, who would have believed that Snow White had lived with the Seven Dwarfs for so long and had done nothing, but had met a passing prince so coincidentally.
In the eyes of adults, [Snow White] and [Cinderella] are just a fairy tale, which embodies the yearning for getting rich overnight, and is a magic weapon to soothe children without crying or making trouble.
However, if others don't believe it, it doesn't mean that Lu Buping doesn't believe it, after all, the task is clearly written on it.
Excluding the option of the mastermind wanting to play to his death, then [Paradise on Earth] must exist in this world.
"Oasis......" Lu Buping muttered to himself.
"Mr. Zhang San, what did you say?" Suthir asked.
"Nothing, if there's anything you need my help with." Lu Buping smiled.
At the moment, the resistance of these survivors to the oasis is very strong, after all, the half-human, half-mechanical transants sound so cold-blooded. Lu Buping has just arrived, and if he asks rashly, it is likely to cause everyone's resistance, so it is better to go step by step, and then find an opportunity to inquire further after establishing initial trust between each other, after all, there is no time limit for this task.
After making up his mind, Lu Buping ate a fish feast with everyone with peace of mind, and then found a place to start resting, after all, hiking in the desert is indeed individual work.
After a night of silence, the next day came in a blink of an eye.
Or yesterday's four-person team was in charge of going out to explore materials, and in front of Lu Buping, the captain Reed, he issued an invitation: "Mr. Zhang San, we are going out to find resources, are you interested in going together?" ”
"Is it still yesterday's desert?"
"No, the resources there are too poor, let's try our luck in another direction."
"Okay, let's go together."
After everyone got out of the cave, they headed towards the parking place they had parked yesterday, but fortunately, the off-road vehicle was still safely parked there.
A group of five people got on the bus and headed in the opposite direction from yesterday.
After about half an hour of driving, the weather suddenly changed when the weather was originally clear. The sky was as overcast as the bottom of a blackened pot, and then without warning hail fell.
Hail the size of a fingernail hit the car body, and there was a "crackling" sound.
"Oh, that's unlucky, it looks like we're going to be empty-handed today." The driver, Sam Sr., complained.
Just as the group was about to drive back to the camp, a dark figure of a human figure flashed through the car window.
The figure then slammed its body into the left side of the SUV, shaking the entire vehicle and slightly impacting the five people in the vehicle.
Before Lu Buping could see who was coming, several survivors around him were already in a panic.
"Damn, man-eating ghost!" Reed yelled, then drew his pistol.
"Get out of here!" Several others urged.
"Sit tight, old Sam is going to drag race."
The off-road vehicle increased its horsepower, and with the roar of the engine, the body jumped out like a sharp arrow, and in the blink of an eye, the figure behind it was thrown out of the distance.
Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief, a few more figures jumped out from behind the stones on both sides, and rushed towards the car at full speed in despair.
Finally, after hitting a few figures, the SUV lost its balance and crashed headlong into a rock.
Thanks to Old Sam's timely reduction of driving speed, only the front of the car was hit and collapsed, and the rest of the parts were still intact, otherwise the car would have been destroyed and killed.
Although the car was not a big problem, everyone looked around and found that their situation was worse than ever.
More figures appeared, circling around the off-road vehicle. They ignored the hail and greedily watched the crowd of people waiting for a deadly attack.
At this time, Lu Buping finally saw the whole picture of these "man-eating ghosts".