By this time, the trees, insects, and the earthquake had come to a small village. It is surrounded by various plants of different colors, and in the middle is a large village. Rows of small houses are scattered in the open space, but there is no trace of people. Half a day ago, all three of them were woken up by heavy rain. Tree was surprised to find his two companions.

"Why are you all here?"

"What about the question, we saw that you were thrown out of the car by the custom, crossed the fence and taken outside, and saw that you could still stand, how could there be any reason to come and save you back."

"Yes, I thought I was going to die, but I didn't expect it to be soft here, and I didn't fall at all. After standing for a while, I somehow fainted, most likely frightened. The tree looked at the place where several people were standing, and said to self-deprecation.

"yes, it's a soft ground here. It seems to be a group of mountains, all of which are small hills. ”

"Worm, you have a bit of common sense, these are lava condensations. Because the condensation time is not long enough, it is still soft. ”

"Zhen, don't scare us, if we just condensed, wouldn't we have turned to ashes at that time."

"That's not bad at all. It's just that I can't see why all the lava is concentrated here. Why is there almost no magnetic field here? It is also necessary to go through a precise survey before a conclusion can be drawn. It's a good thing that we didn't die, but it's a pity that all the food and drink were left in the car. ”

"So sooner or later, we are not all dead, the difference is only the sooner or later of time."

"Incisive, people will die sooner or later, birth is the starting point, death is the end, and the process is life."

"Worm, what are you doing, you are composing poetry, not traveling around the high allots, not facing being starved to death..."

"What's the matter, aren't you two here to save me, why are you doing it like you're going to die." The tree said as he took a step. The place he had just walked had left a deep socket of his foot.

"yes, that's a little pessimistic. Let's go back to the ring heights. The insect said as he looked at the orange shadow in the distance.

"Wait, I can't go back yet. Although there was no survey, in my experience, I am afraid that there will be another lava activity here. We should ......" Zhen leaned down, sniffed the ground again, and then decided on a direction. So, these three people came to this place. Earthquakes were done in geological research, and trees and insects trusted him, because geological research is a profession that is respected and admired. First of all, we must have the fearless spirit of sacrificing ourselves at any time, and it takes courage to dare to explore the earth on the earth where science and technology dominate mankind.

"Earthquake, how can there be a village here that looks like the ancient description?"

"Tree, I don't know about this yet, just go in and take a look."

"Earthquake, those are the houses built by humans? How do you look like a building block? ”

"Worm, all the disease-free ** poems on the ring network were written by you. Building blocks, which were used by children for enlightenment hundreds of years ago, are a metaphor for lowering IQ in the current high-tech coverage. The tree said with a smile.

The three of them walked into the village. Looking at these rectangular, polygonal buildings up close, I found that these are all artificially constructed. No matter what shape the house is, it is a whole, and it even gives people the feeling that the house is growing. When I walked into the house, the feeling was even stronger. The beds, cabinets, tables and chairs in the room are all grown. And it looks like it has been cut and chiseled.

"Oh my God, oh my God, these are lava condensations! It's all cut and chiseled by hand when it hasn't solidified yet. After looking at a few houses, Zhen came to a conclusion and sighed.

"Earthquake, can you be sure that the house is formed like this, how much work it will take. Who did it? The worm was surprised.

"Yes, why don't you go back to normal society with this kung fu." The tree wondered.

"There are only about 100 houses in this village, and if we all walk around, we may be able to see living people, and then we will know all about it." Earthquake is suggested.

"The village is not big, and there are not many houses, but now we are hungry and want to lie down and sleep."

"Trees, insects, we can't lie down and sleep, I'm afraid we won't be able to wake up if we fall asleep." Zhen himself said tiredly. In fact, we all know this truth, but when a few degrees of hunger and weakness come, how great is the endurance of human beings. The three of them inspected more than a dozen houses, and they had already reached the limit of their bodies, and they only walked mechanically, and they didn't even have the strength to speak. Looking at the same layout, the house with the same furnishings inside and outside, there is nothing to say. Finally came to a shapeless and only round roof house, and the three of them had a topic.

"This man must be lazy." Worm said.

"Well, appearance doesn't matter." The tree said.

"There are only doors and no windows, let's go in and have a look." Zhen said that he is still the person with the most words.

"It's just a curtain." The insect opened the door of the so-called house, which was already covered with dust, and a burst of dust rippled lightly.

"Wait, this doesn't look like an ordinary curtain, Zhen, you have a look, is this the second generation of high-tech covering fabric?"

"Trees, you're right, these fabrics are the materials of choice for pitching our tents during our field surveys. Although later there were three or four generations ... This second-generation product is still the best, with good thinness and density. Zhen said, the dust on the curtain was almost gone, revealing an orange background, of course, it was not easy to see that it was orange now.

"Zhen, how can it always be inseparable from your profession, the second-generation covering material has been replaced for almost a hundred years, this is the point."

"Tree, time is theoretically like this, only now we are also using this mulching material. It's just that the scope of the application is different. Since the advent of this covering material, there are still people using it, could it be that this village was made by my predecessors? "Shocked.

"It's never too late to go in and see before jumping to conclusions." The worm walked in, but fell with a kick in the air, and let out an exclamation.

The tree and Zhen looked inside, and it was dark, and the shadow was a large open space than all the rooms they had seen.

"Worm, where did you fall?"

"Tree, there's a staircase here, I didn't fall on it, you two be careful." The sound of insects echoed through the room.

Slowly adjusting to the darkness, Shu and Zhen saw the entrance to the cave two steps away from the doorway, and the stairs going down. Walking down the stairs dozens of floors, about 20 meters deep, I saw a figure. It's darker underneath, and all you can see is the outline of a human figure.

"Worm, is that you?" The tree walked over and pushed it, and suddenly the figure fell down with a soft noise, and the frightened tree hurriedly retreated, but hit the shock's body.

"Tree, Shock, you broke the bone shelf. Thanks to my replacement eyes, I guess you just can't see clearly. The road is on the left. The worm said a little mischievously.

"Skeletons! How can people die here and not be decomposed? Shu asked calmly.

"I don't know what the reason is, you guys hurry up, don't care about what is decomposed or not. We can't starve! ”

"Did you find something to eat?"

"There are so many things, I don't know if they can be eaten."

Tree and Shock groped their way along a passage on the left to a larger space. What is not seen is perceived. It's cold and dark here.

"Worm, where are you? We can't see anything. ”

"I'm looking inside for lighting. Earthquake, is this the original crust? ”

"Worm, you play with people, how can I give you an answer if I can't see anything. But judging by the depth, it shouldn't be. ”

"Don't walk around, there are so many shelves here, it's not fun to bump into them. Wait for me! The voice of the insect came ethereally.

It seemed that after waiting for a hundred years, I finally saw a little dim light moving over. Behind the dusk light is the silhouette of a moving person.

"Worm, is that you?" With the skeleton experience just now, the tree asked uncertainly.

"Don't worry, I'm still inside." The sound of insects came far away into the ears of the trees.

"Ah, who's that?" A trace of fear quickly surged into the heart of the tree and the shock.