Chapter 33: The Five Great Forces Enter the Qi (I)

“…… Phew—"

Accompanied by bright flames and roaring roars, a small rocket was launched from the backyard of Ziming Building on Huifu Street in Guangzhou, and rose from the ground at an astonishing speed until it finally disappeared into the bright starry sky...... But it didn't attract much attention from pedestrians on the street.

Because this night happened to be Chinese New Year's Eve, all kinds of firecrackers and fireworks in Guangzhou City were the most lively, and the night sky was full of fire trees and silver flowers.

Therefore, the small tail flame of this rocket, which did not attract much attention at all, was drowned out by firecrackers and fireworks to celebrate the New Year.

Then, while waiting for the [Mini Reconnaissance Satellite] from Doraemon to be launched into orbit, Wang Qiu gave Guo Yi a rough introduction to the uproar that had been stirred up in the original world after their collective crossing - speaking of which, Guo Yi was still Wang Qiu's colleague in theory.

“…… It's incredible...... More than three years have passed since the world on our side, and only three days have passed in the modern time and space? ”

Hearing the current situation of the "old time and space" described by Wang Qiu, Wang Meiling and others, Guo Yi couldn't help but be quite stunned for a while, "...... That is, our disappearance, over there or explosive hot news? This kind of situation of one day in heaven and one year on earth is really awkward......"

“…… Come on, you guys who have only traveled through for three years are already lucky enough According to you, those two groups of travelers in North and South America have been in this world for eleven years, but for their relatives in the modern world, these unlucky ghosts have only disappeared for three days - remember that there are still a few elementary school students in the missing list, and their children have been old for three years after not seeing each other for three days, and they may be able to accept it reluctantly. But if you don't see each other for three days, you'll be old for 11 years, how should this account be calculated? I'm afraid no parent can accept it."

Wang Qiu pursed his lips, shook his head and sighed, "...... Moreover, except for a few of you who are unfortunate enough to be involved, Lingao Crossing Group is carefully planned and actively crossed, and should have been prepared to say goodbye to the old world in advance.

But the three groups of people in North America, South America, and Australia who traveled to this time and space were real 'people sitting at home, and disaster came from heaven, and thousands of people had no preparation in advance, and they inexplicably descended to a wild land, with no electricity, no running water, no food, and dangerous pirates, natives, and wild beasts...... What's more, I said goodbye to my dear family forever, and it was a full eleven years."

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but sigh deeply, "...... What a headache...... Eleven years, this long time, is enough for a child to grow into an adult, think about it, if we only bring them back here, what kind of embarrassing situation will happen?

Those poor parents who found out that their children had grown eleven years older in the blink of an eye, and even brought back their daughters-in-law, sons-in-law, and grandchildren. There are also poor wives and children who are anxious, and after just three days of separation from their husbands and fathers, they find that the other party has not only suddenly grown in age by eleven years, but also has a new wife and children in another world...... What kind of tragic scene should that be a family collapse?

By the way, I remember that in those missing lists, there seem to be several party members in the ministry, will they still have to be investigated for bigamy at that time? What should be done with their positions and party memberships in the original plane? Oh, when I think about it, I feel like my head is going to mess up......"

“…… Hey, listening to what you said, Comrade Xiao Wang, I feel that my mind seems to be about to mess up. Fortunately, among the traversers in Lingao County, Hainan Island, there should be few negative people who abandon their wives and children. And in the world over there, I don't have a wife or children to give any explanation......" The fat boss Guo Yi rubbed his forehead with a broken face, and then was sunk on the spot by a sentence from Senior Sister Ma Tong: "...... I think you just need to be ready to explain to your parents why you married a transgender concubine on this plane......"

“…… Hey, how many times have I said that the relationship between me and Pei Lixiu is really just a very, very pure working partnership......"

“…… Ahem Comrade Guo, I'm sorry, I have to remind you that you need to correct your position, you should not really think of yourself as a member of the illegal crossing group on Hainan Island, and forget that you are actually the national law enforcement officers who went to raid them."

Hearing Guo Yi's tone, it seemed that something was wrong, Wang Meiling couldn't help frowning and said, "...... It didn't matter before, but now that we're here with your father, your mom will probably be here later, so you have to adjust your mentality for me......"

But Guo Yi obviously only listened to the second half of the sentence, "...... What, my mom is coming over here too? Oh no—oh my God......"

Just as Guo Yi was devastated and crazy, Wang Qiu mysteriously pulled Wang Meiling aside and asked in a low voice, "...... Hey, mom really wants to hold them accountable for the crime of crossing illegally without permission? I thought you were making it up to fool people."

“…… How can it be a crime made up? Our government departments have always been in charge of the world, the earth, and the air in the middle, and there has never been anything that cannot be managed, even if it is an illegal reincarnation of a living Buddha without approval, it must be dealt with strictly. They traveled through time and space without even making a report, and they left such a big mess behind their butts, how can they be held accountable? ”

Wang Meiling immediately replied, "...... Putting aside the issue of arms smuggling by the Lingao gang for the time being, the property rights of the COSCO Star and Yunsheng No. 1 did not belong to those who crossed the ship. This property dispute alone is enough for them to drink a pot."

“…… Well, the Living Buddha was held accountable for illegally reincarnating without the approval of the relevant authorities...... I think you said there was such a thing......"

Wang Qiu touched his chin and was speechless for a while, "However, what has always made me feel a little strange is, Mom, since that living Buddha has become a reincarnated spirit child, how should you deal with this?" It's not easy to pursue the crimes of the dead, is there still a way to bring that living Buddha back to life? Or is it better to put the blame on that baby? That seems a bit too much, doesn't it make a fuss over there? ”

“…… That living Buddha has been reincarnated as a baby, what else can I do? Is it impossible to strangle that baby and reincarnate again? ”

Wang Meiling couldn't help but glance at her son, "...... We just deposed the name of the living Buddha, and then found a living Buddha activist from another temple with a red heart to the party, to inherit his temple property -- in the Sichuan and Tibet regions, there are many famous living Buddhas and few temples, and there are often several living Buddhas in one temple. In this way, a position is vacated, and it is too late for people to be happy, so how can they make trouble? ”

“…… Well, these so-called living Buddhas sound quite realistic. Maybe we can really build the party branch on the temple......"

Wang Qiu pursed his lips, looked back at Guo Yi's side, and found that Ma Tong was digging out a modern newspaper from nowhere, explaining to Guo Yi the current situation in the modern world news media, "...... Senior Guo Yi, I don't think you have to worry about being entangled by the media after you go back for the time being -- at present, the only news that has been poked out by the news media is the disappearance of the COSCO Star sailboat (Australia), the disappearance of the Yunsheng No. 1 river ship (South America), and the bizarre natural disaster of a port in a city in Guangdong. Your veterans from Hainan Island and Vladivostok, Russia, have been suppressed by the relevant departments and are not allowed to report because they are involved in arms smuggling cases, so there is still a buffer time for adjustment......"

“…… Hey, how do you say that? In fact, the Ming Dynasty in this time and space may be far more lively than many people imagine. In addition to those of us who crossed in groups, it is estimated that there are quite a few guys who have crossed sporadically. For example, Chen Xin, who is currently serving as the chief soldier of Dengzhou in Shandong, is a traverser who has been basically confirmed...... In addition, there are many unidentified suspicious subjects, both lucky and miserab......"

Guo Yi stretched out his hand and scratched his hair, and said to everyone, "...... But what about the modern veterans you just talked about in Vladivostok? Could it be that in our seventeenth-century earth, which has been overly lively, there is actually a fifth large-scale crossing group that exists? ”

“…… What the? Wang Qiu and other "people from the modern world" were suddenly surprised, "...... How much do you know about the rest of the Crossing Syndicate? How could it be that even the biggest gang had never heard of it? They crossed more than 2,000 people in one go, and they also brought landing ships and armored vehicles."

“…… With regard to the three crossing groups in the Americas and Australia, we also learned about their existence indirectly through a wireless telegram at the end of last year. As for the actual meeting, it was about two months ago, and the location was in Batavia, across the South China Sea...... I don't know much about the details of the Batavia Alliance, which I am in Canton, but their fleets are now on the high ground. ”

Guo Yi sighed a little helplessly, "...... As for what retired veterans from Vladivostok, there are also armored vehicles and landing ships...... Sorry, we really haven't heard of it, and the other crossing groups probably haven't found out about their existence either, because it's definitely impossible to hide......"

As a result, everyone's suspicious eyes turned to Wang Qiu in the next moment, making Wang Qiu, who instantly became the focus, break out in a cold sweat on his forehead.

“…… Well, that's a strange situation. I want to think about it...... Well, either the Vladivostok gang traveled to another plane. But this is obviously impossible, according to the tips given to me in this "Book of Travel", everyone should have come to this world...... Either Vladivostok Crossing Group arrived too late and has not yet reached this plane...... But this is not possible, since we have all come to this world, then everyone else should be in advance. Or did they go to some remote country and no one knew about it for a while? ”

Wang Qiu looked at the Book of Crossing in his hand, looked at the pre-prepared map of the seventeenth-century world, and kept muttering, and finally deduced a conclusion that seemed to be quite reliable, "...... It seems that this must be the case, there are still many isolated wild places in the world today, and it is normal if there is a group of traversers who have been hiding there for several years without communicating with the outside world, and no one has been aware of it. ”

“…… So, which wild land will they go to? Wang Meiling squinted at the map, "The tropical rainforests of the Americas? The savannah of Africa? A lonely island in the South Pacific? Or is it ...... Vladivostok on this plane? And next to Siberia? ”

“…… It should be unlikely, unless they were destroyed at the beginning of the crossing for some reason, or they had made up their minds to live in seclusion from the beginning of the journey, it was impossible for them to go unnoticed by the other two crossing groups for eleven years. ”

Wang Qiu replied, "...... There is some possibility in Africa, and many parts of the interior of Black Africa were not first entered by European explorers until the 19th century. There is also some possibility in Australia, although the COSCO Star Voyager is entrenched in the northwest of Australia, and the fleet of the South American Voyager has also cruised the southern coast of Australia, there are still many unexplored places on the northeast coast of Australia, and no one seems to have visited New Zealand...... Tahiti, Easter Island, Hawaii and other places in the Pacific Ocean are even more lonely, and if you retreat to such places, no one will find them for a hundred years.

In addition, from a closer look, Vladivostok in this time and space seems to be a good place to hide from the eyes of the world - Brother Guo Yi, what kind of senate is Lingao, does you know anything about the situation on the other side of the Sea of Japan? I mean, that part of the coastline that belongs to Russia in the modern world"

“…… No, in fact, except for the fact that Huangshi Huang Dashuai had fought with the Tartars in Liaodong a few years ago, the fleet of the Lingao Senate had not even been to the north of Shandong. In Japan, I've only been to Kyushu Island and Choshu Domain......"

Guo Yi replied with certainty, "...... However, Huangshi recently brought a boat north to Liaodong, and he might be able to find something there......"

“…… Then there should be the war-torn and hard-to-get information Gobi Desert in Central Asia, and the coniferous forests in Siberia in the midst of ice and snow. ”

Senior Sister Ma Tong pointed out two other possible crossing locations on the map, and then her eyes accidentally swept down, and she suddenly noticed a different target, "...... Wait, how did you forget that there was still that place? I hope they won't be so sad and have crossed over to Antarctica."

Traveled to Antarctica? Well, this is probably the saddest crossing option, and it's a sure death

There are still indigenous Eskimos in the Arctic, which shows that the environment there can barely support human survival, and they can make do with fishing and building igloos. But when I switch to Antarctica...... Could it be that the traverser can still eat roast penguins every day to live?

Just when everyone was terrified by the above idea, Wang Qiu noticed that the words "The satellite is in orbit and can work" appeared on the screen of the [Mini Reconnaissance Satellite] ground remote control equipment in the corner of the house, so he greeted everyone and said: "...... Okay, let's stop guessing and scare ourselves, anyway, now that the satellite is available, let's just start searching, who wants to watch it together? ”

Then, in an instant, I saw four heads rushing up in front of the screen, but Wang Qiu, who was operating the keyboard, was squeezed aside.

“…… Hurry up and scout the situation in Vladivostok first and see if there is anything that shouldn't be stored over there."

While gazing at the satellite reconnaissance pictures with great interest, Wang Meiling patted her son on the shoulder and instructed--The next moment, a high-definition aerial view of the Vladivostok region at the end of the 6-l year of time and space appeared on the screen of this remote control device, making everyone gasp.