The sky was gray and the air was filled with a pungent smell. The dense fog kept the sunlight out, and when you looked up, you couldn't see anything at all from a dozen paces.

Here, if you want to see the sun and blue sky, you need to wait for half a year. Half a year later, a hurricane from the eastern hemisphere will blow away the dense fog here, and the people of Shishan Village can enjoy the warm sunshine for more than a month.

A few dozen miles away from Shishan Village, there is a bare stone mountain, on which Lord "Iron Fang", the lord who rules this land, lives. At the foot of the hill is a large garbage dump, where many poor people come to rummage through the garbage discarded by the Iron Tooth, and if you are lucky, you may be able to find a few valuable knick-knacks to exchange for food and drinking water at the market.

At this time, an eight- or nine-year-old boy was squatting on the garbage mountain and rummaging seriously, sweat running down his cheeks, leaving watermarks on his dirty and immature little face. Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he scooped a palm-sized square object out of the garbage heap with an iron hook, removed the rotten debris that had stuck to it, and rubbed and rubbed it on his patched linen clothes, and the thing finally revealed its true face.

The little boy took it to his eyes and carefully identified it, then jumped up and cheered: "Sure enough, it's a battery!" That's great! I hope we can sell it for a good price, so my sister and I won't have to go hungry this month! Then, he carefully tucked the battery into his pocket. With good luck today, he's ready to keep working and maybe have something else to come.

Suddenly his name was called in the distance, and the little boy straightened up and looked in the direction from which the voice came. It turned out to be a little friend dog who played from childhood to adulthood.

"Bai Yuan, Grandpa Chen has started telling stories again, are you coming? I'm leaving! ”

When Bai Yuan heard this, he immediately jumped down from the garbage heap and shouted at the dog: "Wait for me, I'll go too!" ”

The two children returned to Shishan Village with a smile. In the village square, a gray-haired old man sat on a stone platform, surrounded by a large group of children, quietly waiting to hear his story.

"Eh, it's still too late, and the good places are all occupied!" The two children desperately squeezed into the crowd, causing the other children to be dissatisfied. The tall and strong dog waved his fist and shouted: "Whoever is not convinced, there is a kind of coming out to fight!" The thin Bai Yuan also helped on the side: "Those who are not convinced, there is a kind of fight with the dog!" ”

Children: "......"

At this moment, a little girl with a ponytail suddenly stood up in the group of children, and waved at Bai Yuan and them: "Brother Dog, Brother Bai Yuan, this way!" This way! The dog and Bai Yuan grinned, squeezed hard to sit down next to the little girl, and said with a smile: "Thank you, Gillian!" Gillian smiled sweetly at the two, then "shhhh

Listening to Grandpa Chen's story once a week is one of the few recreational activities for the children in the village. Especially poor children like Bai Yuan, who don't have as much time and energy to play and study. In addition to working for the rich every day, it is extremely difficult for them to survive in this world, and playing and learning are too luxurious.

Grandpa Chen raised his withered arm and pointed to the sky, and said in a trembling tone: "Ten thousand years ago, we humans were still the most advanced creatures on the earth, until one day, a huge meteorite fell from the sky...... His arm fell down and pointed to the ground, "smashed the ground into a huge deep pit!" ”

In the group of children, someone complained in a low voice: "This has been said, grandpa, let's get a new one." Grandpa Chen didn't seem to hear it, but continued to preach: "The sky is torn, and the air is so hot that it can burn people's hearts and lungs!" A terrifying storm swept up the sand and soil from one end of the earth to the other, obscuring the sun in the sky for more than ten years! ”

"Later, the storm finally subsided, but the Earth's climate was getting worse and worse. Many plants and animals died, the water dried up, and people starved to death! But God still hasn't forgiven us, and an ugly and wicked monster has begun to run rampant in the world! They attack our villages, kill our own kind, and even use us as food! The old man had a sad look on his face, and the children listening to the story around him looked terrified.

Because this kind of monster that Grandpa Chen said still exists today!

"Fortunately, the heroes of salvation have finally been born! They bravely fought those monsters, drove them out of our turf, and saved our lives! They call themselves 'newcomers' and they are our saviors! The old man pointed in the direction of the stone mountain outside the village, and said gratefully: "Lord Iron Tooth is the savior of our stone mountain village, and it is he who has brought us a stable life. Children, you must be grateful to the adults! From the bottom of my heart, I love adults! ”

Many of the children clasped their hands to their chests in prayer. The same goes for Gouzi, Bai Yuan, and Gillian.

On the stone platform, Grandpa Chen began to talk endlessly about the great achievements of Lord Iron Tooth. Bai Yuan pouted, he was tired of hearing these stories. Instead, he prefers to hear stories of ordinary people struggling to survive in the last days.

"I heard my dad say that in fact, those monsters were all turned into ordinary creatures on the original earth!" Gillian's whisper suddenly came from his ears. Bai Yuan was stunned for a moment, only to hear Gillian continue to whisper: "Those creatures became monsters after being parasitized by alien xenos, and ah, Lord Iron Tooth also became a savior after being parasitized......"

Bai Yuan's eyes widened, this was the first time he had heard of such a thing! All along, he thought that the meteorites that fell from the sky and those terrifying monsters were sent by God to punish human beings, and he had never heard of any alien aliens!

Oh...... It should be said that Grandpa Chen has never said this. But where did Gillian's father find out?

Grandpa Chen's story was finished, and the children dispersed in a hurry. Gillian called the dog and Bai Yuan to a secluded corner, took out a small cloth bag from his coat pocket, and opened it to reveal two small black squares the size of his thumb.

"Eat it!" Gillian urged.

The dog and Bai Yuan glanced at each other, and they picked up a piece and put it in their mouths. The small cubes are sweet and smooth in the mouth, and they are actually chocolate! Bai Yuan was reluctant to swallow it in one bite, he savored the taste on the tip of his tongue, and his little face showed an intoxicated expression. The dog, on the other hand, swallowed his stomach in a few bites, smashed his lips and smacked his lips, and he was still unsatisfied.

"My father is now a servant of Lord Ironfang, and he overheard these things at the Lord's banquet." Gillian blinked her big beautiful eyes, "The chocolate was secretly brought out by my father, and if there are other delicious things next time, I will give it to you." ”

The dog smiled and said, "It's still Gillian's sister who is the best!" Bai Yuan also nodded vigorously. Gillian smiled cutely: "The three of us are best friends!" The dog nodded and said, "That's right! The three of us are best friends...... Let's bow down! ”

"Swearing?" Bai Yuan and Gillian looked curious, and the dog said: "Yes, just like my father, Uncle Gao, and Uncle Wang, they have become brothers with different surnames, and from now on they will share blessings and difficulties!" Would you like to? Bai Yuan and Gillian nodded together, so the three children came to the outside of the village, inserted three iron rods instead of incense candles on the small mound, and bowed to the east like adults.

"The gods are above, I'm Li Ergou!"

"Bai Yuan!"

"Chen Jiao!"

The three of them said in unison: "The three of us are willing to become brothers and sisters with different surnames, and from now on we will live and die together, and never change our hearts!" With that, they all kowtowed to the mound, and their immature and sincere vows echoed in the empty sky.

At the end of the ceremony, Li Ergou stood up and clapped his palms, and said with a smile: "I will be your big brother in the future!" Whoever dares to bully you, come to Big Brother! Come, call Big Brother to listen first! Chen Jiao called her eldest brother sweetly, Li Ergou happily responded, and then the two looked at Bai Yuan.

Bai Yuan also opened his mouth and shouted: "Big brother! ”

…… Hey? Why can't I hear my own voice?

In a hurry, Bai Yuan opened his eyes, and the white ceiling came into view. He rolled over and sat up, looked at the black bracelet on his wrist, and sighed softly.

Was it a dream? Since he came to the black prison, he seems to have been dreaming a lot.

But the time of childhood is really nostalgic.

Feeling a little hungry, Bai Yuan opened the bracelet and wanted to choose a set meal to eat, but his eyes stopped at the classification option of [Snacks]. Then, he ordered it, picked a piece of dark chocolate, broke a small piece and put it in his mouth and tasted it.

Sweet and delicious, that's the taste of childhood, that's the taste of Gillian......

Swish!

A door appeared on the wall, and Bai Yuan carefully rewrapped the leftover chocolate in wrapping paper and placed it next to the bed, got up and walked towards the door.

"There are still 10 minutes left before the next race, so please gather in the public area."