Chapter 7: Exploration and Mutation
At a glance, the canal, which has a long history of ancient history, runs through the whole magnificent city from the central east to west, dividing the city into north and south banks.
The city police officers on the streets are patrolling according to a specific route, and the live tracks above the city are sometimes filled with a piercing roar, and then a series of dark tram cars "clang" by.
It's definitely a magnificent city with a unique style.
And in the distance from the pier you can see the wide shore, the sea level is heavy steel steamers, the whistle is incessant, and the water is somehow dyed a shocking red.
On the other side of the pier, it appears to be a market area, or possibly a slaughterhouse area.
Because Mo Chen had not yet approached before he could smell the strong smell of blood, and he could see the corpses of some huge sea beasts piling up in the distance......
"Those are...... Whales? ”
Thanks to the eyesight of this body, he could barely make out what the body of those giant beasts was from a distance without myopia.
This world, no, at least the whaling industry in this city seems to be well developed? There was only one thought that flashed through his mind, and Mo Chen, who found that he had attracted the attention of some city police officers, changed directions and walked away without a trace.
Maybe it's because it's an important place, or maybe it's because of the level of dress he wears now.
Mo Chen still couldn't figure out whether the current world or the city was in the age of steam or electricity, but he was sure that the hierarchy here was definitely still the mainstream of the feudal era.
Everyone cares a lot about their own status, although the average person is not as good as the nobility, but the middle-class people will definitely not mix easily with the lower class.
Mo Chen is like a middle-class now, if he wears such a dress and walks to the other side of the dock full of blood and dirt and looks like a slaughterhouse, it will naturally attract people's suspicious eyes.
It's like a nobleman walking into a slum, and it's absolutely anomalous enough to attract the attention of some well-intentioned people.
In this way, while carefully concealing his unusualness, he walked around the city with a rather shocking sense of novelty, pretending to be calm and composed.
It's like traveling to some famous city, historical site, everything is so new, and I want to explore more.
So now he is extremely curious and wants to know more about this city and the world.
The city is grand and huge, with tall buildings towering, stone roads in a smooth and spacious style, complete sewers, and a system of running water......
Clean and tidy, magnificent atmosphere, with a long history of civilization heritage, majestic, magnificent.
However, there are no trees and flowers planted in the city, the greening project seems to be completely neglected, and the electrified empty rail above the city, and the tram that roars every once in a while, make the living environment in the city not very good.
But overall, it has already made Mo Chen feel beyond expectations.
In his impression, this Western style is similar to the ancient city of Europe, no matter how magnificent it is, it cannot hide the dirty mess in terms of hygiene.
Not to mention the sight of littering can be seen everywhere, and open defecation is even more common.
A habit that has existed since Roman times has been around Europe for thousands of years – people have poured out of their windows when they have finished excreting at home. Walking on the streets of medieval European cities, a little carelessness can lead to "disaster from the sky".
Although the greening project is not very good, and the noise nuisance problem is quite serious, the whole city can be so clean and elegant, which is enough to make him happy.
It's just that, even so, he still vaguely feels that something is wrong.
The city has always given him a sense of déjà vu, as if he was somewhere and when he had seen it.
I just can't remember it, after all, this kind of thing is "sense of sight", it is indeed magical to say that it is magical, and it is indeed not rare to say that it is not rare, and no one will be unfamiliar with it.
It is precisely because I vaguely feel familiar, but I can't remember it, so it is called "déjà vu".
If it feels familiar and can be remembered, it's a memory.
Mo Chen thought about it for a long time but didn't get any results, so he naturally gave up. And most importantly, the city is not only huge, but also has a simple intricate mix of streets and lanes.
His quest wasn't very fast, as he needed to disguise himself naturally so that no one else could find a flaw, and he also needed to jot down easily recognizable features along the way, so that he could find his way back later.
This is an absolutely necessary thing.
He didn't want to be foolish and happy all day, and then find that he was lost and couldn't find his way back, so he would be in trouble.
It's because I don't know the place well, so I need to rely on myself for everything.
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Unconsciously, more than an hour passed, nothing special happened, and Mo Chen's originally vigilant heart gradually relaxed, and he began to go further.
During this period, he also noticed a phenomenon -
The surrounding streets were always bustling with people, and everyone seemed to be very excited and discussing something.
Coupled with the frequent patrols of soldiers on the streets, there is a faint sense of seriousness in the air. What kind of big day does it seem like today? Or is there something significant happening today?
But the language they used was very strange and strange, and Mo Chen didn't understand it at all, so he could only guess like this, but he didn't understand what it was.
Because he doesn't have much language talent himself, his English is only at a level just enough to pass the fourth level of college-
And the people of this city, who don't seem to speak any language on the planet, is the real point. This also made Mo Chen a little blind, because this situation was too bad.
The language barrier is the most troublesome problem, and if you don't solve this problem first, then no matter what kind of plans and plans you have, you won't be able to go ahead.
This made Mo Chen quite troubled and distressed, and he couldn't think of any good way to solve this problem for the time being.
It is difficult to learn a foreign language from scratch, but as long as you have that mind, it is not an insurmountable difficulty. But Mo Chen didn't think that he had such conditions-
He now needs to hide himself, how to learn the language of this world, and from whom?
Sure enough, after crossing over, it comes with its own memory, or the whole universe uses a language, such a thing is impossible to appear in reality.
"Bang dang"! "Bang dang"! "Bang dang"! ……
At this time, there was a piercing roar from the air rail overhead, and for a while the noise covered the voices of the people around him, Mo Chen stopped and looked up at the air tram in the sky.
This scene seems familiar, but where have you seen it......
A hint of confusion flashed in his eyes, and he felt that a sense of déjà vu seemed to become stronger.
Minutes and seconds passed, but he still didn't remember, because—
At this time, the crowd in the street suddenly stirred.
Suddenly, the sound of gunfire, screaming, shouting, all rang out, all of which were drowned out by the roar of the tram.
By the time Mo Chen discovered the commotion around him, the chaos had begun to spread without warning.
“……”
“……”
What's the matter, I just looked up for a while, and I was distracted a little, why did I ...... Is this a joke?
I was still worried just now, if I don't understand the language, how can I communicate with the locals to get information, what is going on now? Such a city suddenly turned into a battlefield in the Middle East?
His pupils constricted slightly, and though he still couldn't figure out what was happening, there were distant sounds of fighting, shooting, explosions, and people screaming for their lives.
The chaos was enough for him to think about what he should do now.
The flock is a very scattered organization, and it usually rushes left and right blindly together, but once one of the sheep moves, the other sheep will rush up without thinking, completely ignoring the wolves that may be next to them and the better grass not far away.
This phenomenon of blind obedience is the so-called "herd effect", and this is the case for animals, and people are not necessarily more intelligent.
People have a herd mentality, just like if there is a person running on the street during the day, everyone may run with them, but except for the first person, everyone does not know the reason for running.
Of course, anything that exists has a reason, and the herd effect is not necessarily useless. This is the preferred law of nature, and under the conditions of information asymmetry and expected uncertainty, it is indeed relatively risky to see what others do.
Mo Chen was the same now, he didn't understand what was going on, but he also knew that he should have run away.
Running along may not be a way to escape from danger, but staying where you are is certainly quite conspicuous, and there is a risk of being hit by crowds and stampedes...... It's simply too simple to think about.
And he didn't run away in a panic like the people around him, but simply chose the "original way" to return as soon as he turned around.
At this time, no matter what terrible turmoil happened in the city, as long as he managed to return to the place where the "door" opened, escape back to the real world, and then return the Rubik's Cube to its place and turn off the light film.
Then even if ten minutes later, the city will be destroyed directly under the baptism of nuclear weapons or some other natural disaster, and it will not affect him in the other world.
Mo Chen ran quickly, but the street was full of riotous crowds, and he couldn't run out in one go.
Instead, it needs to be crowded, against the crowd, and difficult to navigate through the gaps of the crowd.
This was really quite difficult, as if he was in a raging river, trying his best to fight against the strong and rapid water, and Mo Chen spent a lot of time on this.
By the time he successfully identified the "features" along the way and found the route, but before he was halfway there, the crowd on the street had already dispersed—
It seems that they all ran home or ran to a nearby building to evacuate, which is really fast.
It was crowded just now, but now it is empty, and the sound of screaming and shouting is no longer loud in all directions.
Mo Chen secretly complained in his heart, but there was no way. He also considered whether to follow the crowd and avoid the limelight nearby, but in the end he didn't do so.
Something so big happened, the next city blockade is inevitable, even if you can hide for a while, you can't hide from the strict search after that - the language barrier has no identity, no matter how you look at your fate, it will not be good.
Only by taking advantage of this time to quickly return to the "door" is the only way out.
Although he forced himself to make such a judgment calmly, Mo Chen still couldn't help but feel sorry for himself in his heart, why did he have a problem as soon as he came over, why was this?
It's so unlucky, I feel like I've been targeted.
"Huh, wait—"
At this time, there was a fierce and rapid quarrel around the corner of the street ahead, as if someone was arguing angrily or something.
However, Mo Chen couldn't understand those words, he just subconsciously slowed down.