Chapter 2: The Explorer
Wang Sheng didn't know what coordinates he had drawn, he only knew that he was in red. After the pants, the man left the chaos. It turned out that the black and white composition was actually a plane passage, but he had never been able to feel his body moving.
When the light reappeared, the scene in front of me was completely different: cherry blossoms, school parks, schoolgirls, miniskirts......
"It's ...... Japan, right? Wang Sheng saw at a glance the name of the school "Shengfeng Gakuen", although it is in Chinese, but from the fact that it is written in traditional characters, it is not wrong to guess that this is Japan.
"D4 is in operation, with an estimated detection time of 2 hours, and you can move freely during this time, but please be sure to keep your life safe to maintain the detection status."
Wang Sheng had already learned from the sound of those passers-by that this was indeed Japan. He stared at the playground in the distance through the guardrail, where a group of beautiful girls in athletic shorts were jogging.
"Wow." Wang Sheng took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit one, and admired it while smoking. This is the campus life he dreams of, and the school uniform in China is something.
He exhaled a faint puff of smoke and said nonchalantly, "Now can you tell me what the hell is going on?" ”
This time, the D4 machine did not use any bad excuses such as "unclear meaning", but explained in detail from the beginning. It turned out that the D4 exploration machine did not come from outer space, nor was it a product of the other world, this was a future technology that belonged to Wang Sheng's time and space.
In the future depicted in D4, humanity has traveled all over space, but is still dependent on Earth's resources. Excessive exploitation and environmental pollution have led to the extreme scarcity of the earth's resources, and eventually reached the point of depletion.
Fortunately, humanity has found a new reservoir of resources before they are completely depleted. This resource pool is not another planet in the universe, and although they have discovered some planets similar to Earth, interstellar migration has always been a big problem. Under this resistance, humanity has no choice but to find another way, and thus has the act of exploring parallel planes.
It was against this backdrop that the D-Explorer was built.
However, although human beings have classified and predicted various planes, they have never been clear about the specific conditions within the planes. For example, if humans have searched for a new coordinate, they have determined that it is a plane that can be traversed, but if it is a plane as hot as the sun after crossing, it is tantamount to looking for death when humans go up.
Of course, it is also possible that it is a parallel world with a similar environment to the main plane, but the "natives" there may be wand-wielding mages, and there may be creatures such as dragons, although they are also quite dangerous, but at least there is room for exploration.
Thus, since the discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus, mankind began a second large-scale exploration operation, and this time, it was almost a universal operation.
After listening to D4's narration, the cigarette in Wang Sheng's hand was only a cigarette butt. He threw away the cigarette butt, stomped it out with his shoe, took out another and lit it, and continued, "Then why did you choose me?" Don't say anything voluntary, I don't have a choice. ”
"Sir, the act of exploration is indeed based on the principle of voluntary autonomy, and it is first of all that you have a strong desire for the universe that we respond to you. Also, your status as an orphan is more conducive to exploration, even if you die. ”
Damn it. Wang Sheng took a hard puff of his cigarette and thought: What an unpleasant guy!
"Don't keep holding on to my birth, since the 'future' has entered the era of national exploration, why do you still come to us, those of us who 'past'?"
"Because of the survival rate." D4 replied quickly, "According to research, humans are the most resilient during this period, with the exception of some extremely dangerous unidentified planes. The exploration of ten people in the future is not as rewarding as the harvest of a human in your time. Of course, if you enter a plane full of 'aliens' and 'monsters', you can only be considered unlucky. ”
Wang Sheng wondered: "How long in the future are you, how can you still know about such a fantasy thing as 'alien'?" ”
"To correct you, the 'Xenomorphs' are not fantasy creatures, but real beings in the universe. There were once 3,000 people who explored the same dangerous coordinates one after another, but only the last one survived and returned, and according to his exploration report, it was found that the plane was actually only inhabited by dangerous interstellar creatures called 'aliens'. As a result, this coordinate was judged to be a high-risk and useless X-level coordinate. ”
"Oh, high-risk useless? So what makes it useful? ”
"Generally speaking, it is useful to have a plane with abundant natural and human resources. As a preliminary estimate, the plane you are currently in is a useful one. ”
Wang Sheng smiled when he heard this: "I also see that this is a plane with abundant natural and human resources, what are you going to do next, discuss the purchase of resources with the local government?" What do you buy it for, future coins, or barter? ”
"We don't change, we rob."
D4's answer did not surprise Wang Sheng, but it still surprised him. But he's now on D4 this kind of red. Bare. The expression of the nude was adapted.
Isn't it just robbing, modern humans can do it over the people of the future?
Besides, it is still a different plane, even if this plane is broken, it will not affect the future of the world where Wang Sheng is located, so what reason is there not to plunder? Just like the Europeans did to the natives of the Americas, rob his mother.
"Tsk, human beings are really living more and more backwards, and they don't even want the least shame......" Wang Sheng shook his head, with a helpless expression, and then he turned into a smile and said with a wicked smile: "But I really like this simple and rough way of plundering." d4, which means that I can do whatever I want in this world? ”
"Sir, my name is 1311." Zhi Brain corrected: "Theoretically, you can indeed do whatever you want in this plane, after all, this plane is now your personal product, but I still want to remind you that for you, this plane still has a considerable degree of danger, please don't be hot-headed." There are already a lot of in my database who have been shot by the police for breaking the law and committing crimes, and I don't want you to be one of them too, at least, please restrain your behavior until you don't have enough power. ”
"Got it, got it." Wang Sheng nodded, thinking: In other words, as long as you don't get caught by the police, I can do whatever I want.
Wang Sheng smiled knowingly, and his eyes revealed a radiance of freedom. Although this is an illegal freedom with no moral constraints, it's tempting, isn't it.
"That's right, 1311...... It's a hard name to remember, so I'll call you 'Niu Niu' from now on." ”
"What a terrible name, sir."
"But you can't say no, can you." Wang Sheng smiled, with an expression of "as I expected".
"Yes, I can't refuse, I can't even do anything detrimental to you, provided you follow the guidelines of the Plane Explorers."
Wang Sheng was surprised: "The criteria for plane explorers? What is that? ”
"In fact, there is only one rule: loyalty to the Exploration Alliance." Niu Niu paused, and then continued: "On this basis, you can have your own activities in the plane you own, and theoretically everything in the private plane belongs to you. ”
"According to you, I really have a lot of them. But there is no benefit to having so many planes, and if I explore an extremely dangerous plane, I won't even have a chance to regret it? How else to enjoy all that I have, to enjoy my freedom? Wang Sheng said disapprehantly.
"Sir, the exploration mission you accepted earlier is a mandatory mission, a mission to obtain permanent access to the exploration machine. If you don't even have the courage to explore, how can you be eligible to have a D-type exploration machine permanently? After the end of this mission, the exploration machine will be your own property, and in the future, you can match it with other known planes according to your own strength, and you no longer have to bear the risk of exploring unknown planes. ”
"Hey, it's quite human. I thought it was going to be a mandatory mission like in Infinite Terror. By the way, have you seen "Infinite Horror"? Wang Sheng finished the second cigarette, and at this time the hidden worries in his heart were gone, and there was no need to smoke again.
"I've heard of it, sir, in fact, we have also had explorers enter that plane, but for outsiders, the 'Lord God' is very ruthless, according to the information in the database, so far no one has been able to perfectly control that plane, and all hunters who have tried have died without exception."
"Hunter?" Wang Sheng heard a new term again.
"It refers to a group of explorers whose main business is to plunder resources in the heterogeneous plane, distinguishing those explorers who explore the plane, so they are called hunters."
"I see, that's a fitting name. In other words, although I'm a homely and I've watched a lot of anime, I don't know Japanese, so how can you let me 'act recklessly' in this world? ”
"Don't worry, master, according to the information, the success of the first exploration will be accompanied by a novice reward, and the most important thing in the reward is the language card. What you worry about won't be a problem. ”
Wang Sheng nodded and asked, "How long is it until the exploration is completed?" ”
"One hour, fifty minutes, and thirty-seven seconds."