Li Shimin stopped talking, as if he was fascinated by this bizarre memory.

Xuanzang then said: "Since everyone has witnessed that your heartbeat has stopped, why don't you believe that you have come back from the dead?" ”

"Who knows." Li Shimin showed a wry smile, "They will only celebrate, and then be glad that I woke up early, otherwise the news of my death will be spread and Chang'an will be a mess." They thought that the death was just a rare illness, or that there was a problem with the medical equipment, and in any case people did not want to believe such an outrageous thing, although I told each of my cronies in detail about what happened in the underworld. ”

Xuanzang said: "Then, I am really a great honor. ”

Li Shimin said: "Wei Zheng resolutely opposes me telling you about this, after all, you have only been here for a few days, and you can't be completely trusted. While your identity as a Messenger may not be fake, the Messenger is not an absolutely good person. But I still want to say that I think a messenger should solve my doubts. ”

After a pause, he continued, "After I returned my soul, I immediately organized people to spread the Dharma, but due to the limited conditions, the progress was very slow. At this time, Shenfang came to Chang'an. Since you have had a conflict with his followers, you must have heard a lot about him. Cheyenne told me about it, too, so I won't introduce it any more. Master Shenfang was indeed the most perfect candidate at that time, and he won the hearts of the people in a very short period of time, and with his help, the situation did improve quickly, and Chang'an also had the ability to train more mages to educate the people, entering a virtuous circle. ”

"In the past few years, Chang'an has experienced two major crises, Shenfang has resolved the first, and you have resolved the second. I appreciate both of you for your efforts, but I have the same questions about both of you. Li Shimin looked at Xuanzang meaningfully, "Why did you all appear in Chang'an at such a coincidental time?"

Shen Fang said that he had traveled far and wide in order to practice, and he happened to receive a radio broadcast from the shelter when he happened to pass by. You say that you are a messenger who has been attacked nearby, and you just happened to search for the radio channel in Chang'an. But everyone knows that a heavily armed expedition team would not dare to travel far in this desert at will. And both of you came alone, not with much equipment.

"Although you all saved Chang'an, I still have to suspect that you have another purpose."

Xuanzang said: "The question is so straightforward, but there are no guards around, if you really poke my secret, are you not afraid that I will make some dangerous moves in a hurry?" ”

"Based on my observations of you, I speculate that it is in your best interest to be alive, so you will not kill me. As for what other ways you want to threaten, try it, and I'm happy to accompany you. Li Shimin replied awe-inspiringly.

After Xuanzang pondered for a moment, he generously admitted: "I don't know what Shenfang is, as for myself, I do have another purpose. ”

"Oh? What an unexpected honesty. Li Shimin narrowed his eyes, "Let's hear it." ”

"When communicating with an open-minded person like Mr. Li, honesty is naturally the best attitude. And it's not some ulterior purpose, I do things for Chang'an, with the help of Chang'an's technical strength, to obtain some parts. Originally, he wanted to help Mr. Li immigrate to achieve his goal, but he had an accident and had to change his plan temporarily. Xuanzang replied, this is not a lie.

Li Shimin asked: "Why in this way?" ”

"I'm not used to asking for others, and I believe in equivalent exchange, and I like to help others do things first and then get paid." Xuanzang showed a hint of a smile, "In this way, it will be difficult for you to refuse." ”

Li Shimin frowned and pondered, probably considering how credible his words were. After a period of silence, he finally said, "So, you came to Chang'an, what parts do you want?" ”

Xuanzang said: "This can be talked about later." I think there should have been a conversation like this between Mr. Li and Shenfang today. I'm more interested in what his answer is. ”

Master Shenfang claimed that he traveled to all kinds of cities and towns, preaching the scriptures everywhere, both for the sake of crossing people and himself. He had already learned about the situation in Chang'an from a messenger who had come here in advance, and he had guessed the specifics. He came to Chang'an to take it as a challenge. ”

Xuanzang thought for a moment and asked, "Since we have no malicious intentions, why does Mr. Li ask questions like that." I would venture to ask, what exactly are you worried about? ”

Li Shimin got up and walked to the glass curtain wall, stared at the bright green on the planting shelf, and said slowly: "I suspect that this is all part of the shelter experiment. ”

Xuanzang couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and several flashes of thought flashed in his mind.

Does he know the truth about the Vault?

Does anyone else in Chang'an know?

Now that he knows, why can he continue to survive here?

"It was told to me by another messenger years ago." Li Shimin seemed to anticipate his question and explained, "It gave me a lot of shock at the time, but I didn't tell anyone else. The messenger had entered several lost vaults and read the truth from the materials that had been left behind. The vaults were strewn with bones, some filled with mutated inhabitants, some with twisted rules......

"Listening to the tragic scenes he described, I was afraid that Chang'an would become like that. But the messenger says that Chang'an should be a real refuge, not one of those specially designed testing grounds that uses staffing as an experimental variable. If Chang'an was also an experimental field, it would not have developed to this point.

"After a long period of evidence collection, we finally ruled out a variety of possibilities related to the experimental site, and I believe that Chang'an has no problem. It's just that this incident became a seed that I couldn't let go of for years. Mr. Xuanzang, you should know about this, right? ”

Xuanzang nodded and replied, "Yes, except for a few shelters, most of the shelters are actually used for experiments for various purposes. I agree with the messenger that Chang'an is truly a refuge built for the continuation of civilization. Even though it may have been an experiment at first, it has been free for hundreds of years since the doors opened. ”

"Do you know anything about the designer and manipulator of the experiment, the messenger didn't give me an answer?"

"I'm sorry, I don't know. The Vault was built before the Doomsday War, and from the materials left behind in the test sites, the original designers did not expect the war to develop to the extent of destroying the world, but only completed the experiment in the name of the Vault. Later, those records should have become ownerless data, the experiment has lost its original meaning, and the designer has long since died. It's just that a lot of civilians who enter the shelter are miserable. ”

Li Shimin's voice was still worried, and he said, "Is this so...... But for a long time, a nightmarish thought had been haunting me. Mr. Xuanzang, do you think that the experimental setting of the Chang'an Shelter is that the residents live here for as long as possible to check the maximum scale and authorized life that the Vault can achieve?

"This ......" Xuanzang was speechless, not without this possibility.

And following this idea, the imbalance in population ratio, psychological problems, immigration plans and other events in Chang'an may be part of the experiment to observe.

"It is indeed a terrible idea, and its evil nature can easily drag people's minds into the abyss." Xuanzang comforted, "But I don't think that if I were a designer, I wouldn't design an experiment where it would be almost impossible for me to see the results." ”

Li Shimin was silent for a long time, sighed and said, "Maybe." Caught up in this speculation, and the timing of your and Shenfang's appearance, I thought you were the ones sent by the observers of this experiment to delay immigration, and they deliberately let you resolve the crisis so that the inhabitants of Chang'an could stay here for a few more years. If you are offended, please forgive Mr. Xuanzang. ”

"It's okay."

"I'm still sticking to the immigration program." Li Shimin continued, "Our expedition has long discovered that there is an oasis in the north, and the scope is not small. And a little further on, it's already the edge of the desert. I want to build a relay base in the oasis first, continue to expand, and move all the people in Chang'an out. Although the threat of mobs and monsters is greater after leaving the desert, it is better than waiting to die in this desert. Mr. Xuanzang, you now have the opportunity to get what you want, but you originally wanted to help me realize my immigration plan. Now, are you still willing to help me? ”

Xuanzang hesitated, not knowing how to answer. If he assists Li Shimin, he will spend a lot of time in Chang'an, and Erlang God's mission will not be able to continue. But if he refuses, what method will he use to get Li Shimin to agree to join Shenfang's Journey to the West?

The doorbell rang suddenly, and Li Shimin pressed the intercom and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

The man outside the door responded: "Your Excellency, we have caught a suspicious person. ”