Chapter 11: The Meaning of Autumn and the Exploration Team

"You're brother and sister?"

Qian Xiao recovered from the influence of these two words in one step.

"It's not." The strange girl who called herself Qiu Yan returned to a deep voice.

It was only then that Qiu Yu recovered from the strange feeling he had when he heard the name, as if something important had flashed in front of him, but he couldn't grasp it.

"I'll just say, it's too big a difference." Qian Xiao nodded as if he understood something, "However, when did the surname Qiu become so much." And even the name is so weird, what is the name of a man, it sounds light. And a beautiful goddess is called the domineering Yan. ”

"As the game continues, you'll meet more people with the surname Qiu and strange names." Qiu Yan responded to Qian Xiaoxiao's complaining words in an unimaginable seriousness.

"In the end, in the end......"

Qiu Yu wanted to ask something, but he didn't know where to start. But Qiu Yan seemed to know very well what he wanted to know.

"What does the first scene, and the first scene now, remind you of?"

"Snow?" After Qiu Yu instinctively replied, he immediately shook his head, "No, it's winter." ”

"And what does the second scene and the scene outside here remind you of?"

"Death and ...... Empty. This time, almost without Qiu Yu thinking about it, these two words automatically popped into his mouth.

"Separately connected."

"Death in winter! Winter is empty! Every time he said these few words, Qiu Yu felt that his heart was skipping half a beat.

Qiu Yan's head turned to the pure white world outside, and said lightly, "So autumn is the last glorious season of life before winter comes. It seemed to sink into something, and Qiu Yan withdrew his gaze after a long time. Seeing that Qiu Yu still wanted to continue asking, he shook his head heavily, "Don't ask, some people will be unhappy if they continue to talk." ”

Qiu Yu subconsciously glanced at the location where the TV appeared every time, but found nothing. When he looked at Qiu Yan again, the other party had already walked into the passage connecting the closed room, "When you reach enough level, you will know, but if you can't reach that level, even if you know now, it is meaningless." ”

"Wait."

Qiu Yan stopped in the shadow of the aisle entrance in response, and that position, as long as she took one more step, she would completely leave Qiu Yu's sight.

Seeing that Qiu Yan really stopped, Qiu Yu knew that he was stupid again, so he could only make up for it by making another stupidity, "That...... Are you really an earthling? ”

Faced with the same question, the girl reacted exactly the same as she had just nowβ€”she lowered her head and thought for a long time before replying in a tone that seemed unsure even to herself, "It really is." Then the maiden took that step.

Qian Xiao put his fat face in front of Qiu Yu's eyes and made a concise summary of his behavior just now.

"This method of soaking mm is also a little worse......"

A few hours later, the unconscious people woke up one after another, many of them had calmed down from the strange impulse just now, but there were still a few stubborn people who still wanted to go outside the hall to earn more survival points.

Qiu Yu tried to dissuade him with words, but to no avail. However, when those who did not listen to Qiu Yu's persuasion approached the door of the glass hall, they were all thrown back by Qiu Yan without exception. After a few times, Qiu Yan, who seemed to be bored, simply put his chair in front of the door and sat down.

At this point, no one tried to break through, but the reasonable, crying, and scolding began to take turns again, but these actions seemed to be all playing the piano to the cow, and they couldn't get any response from Qiu Yan.

Others, who were relatively calm, moved all the things out of the hall inside, and used the limited things to play all kinds of tricks, and spent the excitement of vacation.

After the timer on everyone's heads zeroed out 5 times, the black-and-white TV appeared in the corner again, and there was a big question mark on the screen, "Even to you, oh, should I say that your expedition has brought you good news and bad news, which one do you want to hear first?" ”――

It had been almost five days since Kussos and his party left that hall, and the trip was much more arduous than they had imagined.

Food was plentiful, water was everywhere, and sleeping in two padded tents and a thick outfit was no problem. As far as this is concerned, everything can be said to be very smooth.

The real difficulties come from aspects that have not been thought of at all.

"Let's go back." Someone in the team whispered.

This is the twenty-first time that Kussos has heard this phrase today, and it is the fifth person to say it differently.

Kussos didn't hear it, and continued to pull the almost piled up modified sleigh forward.

The first time someone said it was three days ago, when he would have beaten the person who said it to death on the spot if it hadn't been pulled by someone else. Kussos's radical actions were not only because this sentence hindered his dreams, but more importantly, he knew that what shook people's hearts must be stifled immediately, and if they are allowed to grow up, the results will be difficult to clean up.

But his actions did not have the desired effect, and the next day someone said this, and when Kussos tried to beat the man in the same way, a third man said the same thing. Kussos knew at the time that the trick of beating people no longer worked, and between two things that were terrifying, people would only be afraid of the one who feared them more.

Cousos had no choice but to confiscate all the luggage of those who said this, and told them that if they wanted to go back, they should not take anything with them. But even so, there are people who turn around and leave without hesitation with their empty hands.

It wasn't until Coussos reminded them of their fears that the men turned back and followed with trembling.

"There's no reference here, and you can't find your way back."

That's what Kussos said to make them change their minds, but over time, it made the people who said it fall into great fear.

Thinking of this, Kussos slowly raised his head and looked around. The surrounding scenery is exactly the same as yesterday, the day before yesterday, the day before yesterday, the day before yesterday, and the day before yesterday - nothing but white snow.

Kussos had heard as a joke about someone who had committed suicide in a helpless situation because of the same monotonous scenery around him for a long time. But on the earth, whether it is the desert, the sea, or the north and south poles, it is said that the scenery is the same only because the big subject is the same, but here, the same and monotonous scenery really exists, there is no reference to prove that you are moving forward, there is nothing that can prove that you are still alive in this monotonous world, and even Cussos has some doubts about whether his existence in this world is justified.

The despair deepened little by little, and Kusos gradually began to regret his decision to travel this time, and every step forward was only a mechanical movement, and the part of his brain that could think was all used to pray to God, and kept promising God that as long as he could get out of here, he would pay any price.

"There, look." The gray-haired young man who had been holding his glasses suddenly screamed, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw that everyone else was looking at him with numb eyes, and he suddenly realized that he was so excited that he forgot that the others couldn't see anything, but he didn't have the slightest intention of letting his eyes off the telescope for a moment, "I saw it, there was something there." ”

Hearing the gray-haired youth's words, Kussos lowered his head and then lowered it again, and after whispering a thanksgiving prayer to God, he raised it again and snatched the telescope from the gray-haired youth's hand with an almost brutal motion.

A few seconds later, Kussos saw a small, faint black dot in his telescope. After shaking the telescope up and down a few times to make sure that the small black dot was not the gray dust attached to the lens, he threw the telescope high with all his strength, and roared hoarsely in a voice like a wolf's howl, desperately venting the despair in his heart that almost crushed him.

"Congratulations, congratulations." The Overseer appeared in front of Kusos in the form of a ball of light, "The luck of the Earth civilization is so good that even the puppet is jealous, and it really took less than 5 days to find other Initial Halls...... Oh, can't wait to get rewarded? ”

Kussos was so excited that he couldn't speak, and could only nod desperately, even when he got the name Kussos in his memory, he had not been able to reach such a level.

"When you set off, you have unlocked one more way to obtain survival points, which may be suitable for the current situation......" The Overseer's words suddenly stopped, and the ball of light flashed a few times before continuing, "Oh, even really, I have already said that I will try not to do anything that is not good for your civilization." So it's better to wait until you get back and let someone else tell you. ”

Hearing the words "go back", the others showed excitement that was not inferior to that of Kussos.

"Then even if you continue with the routine, your reward has two options, one is to gain 50 survival points and teleport back to your original hall, and the other is to gain 500 survival points but walk back on your own. Even a friendly reminder that the road back this time will not be calm. ”

The two vastly different choices immediately cooled the excited crowd, and everyone looked at each other, hoping that someone would take the lead.

Kussos's promise to the gods that he would pay any price if he could go back was immediately shaken in front of the 450-point survival point. After thinking about it quickly, he suddenly turned to the light fairway, "Can you wait for this reward to receive it for a while?" ”

As if in doubt, the ball of light kept floating up and down in front of Kusos's eyes, "In order to ensure the fairness of the game, it is not possible to detect the minds of any civilized creatures outside the center of civilization. You need to express your meaning to the couple completely. ”

Kussos glanced at the place where the little black dot appeared, "Excuse me, is the Initial Hall there also a civilization like us that is teaching novices?" ”

"Yes."

"So will they be the civilization that will wage war with us in the future?" Kussos carefully organized his words.

As if he had a premonition of what he wanted to say, the ball of light circled around him a few times before answering, "The base of civilization is very large, but this possibility cannot be ruled out. ”

"So......" Kussos hesitated for a long time, but finally continued, "If I kill them now, can they get a reward for survival points?" ”

This time, the ball of light was still in the air for a full minute, and then let out a strange sigh, "How can it be ......like this" With this sigh, the words under the ball of light turned into a mechanical-like tone, "The fastest way to obtain survival points is to destroy individuals of different civilizations, depending on the method of eliminating the other party and the difference in strength between the two sides, you can get the opponent's survival point in a certain proportion." ”

Kussos had completely ignored the change in the tone of the ball of light because of his uncontrollable excitement, "So, can I wait until I have eliminated them before deciding which reward to choose?" ”

"Yes." The ball of light gave the most concise answer.

"Hear me, guys, let's go and kill the aliens who will threaten the safety of our families in the future......"

Kussos seemed to have returned to before the battle to make himself the hegemon of one side, when he was only with seven or eight people, and he was also mobilizing them before the war, and he was also facing an old force that was not weak. It's all so similar. Even the few subordinates in front of him, who were still a little opposed just now, but gradually became excited under their own language offensive, were exactly the same as the original scene. So, in Kussos's view, the result must be the same.

At the same time as Kussos mobilized before the war, on the console of the Center of Earth Civilization, a passage appeared on the screen-

"The Earth Civilization Exploration Team is advancing and perishing, and the details are being recorded."