July 2, 2114 cloudy

Today is my birthday, and the day I stick to this small base for sixty-four days. There were only six of us left, and all the shells were gone. Of the five tanks, only three remained. Without gasoline, we simply can't do anything about it. However, Chen Hang's kid did come up with a good way to turn the turrets of these guys to the entrance of the base, hoping to use them as the last weapon to fend off the invaders. As for the helicopter and the patchwork of mobile armor, there was no use at all. We don't have energy, we don't have the right weapons. Rather than relying on them, it is better to rely on a few machine guns that look old, but have quite plenty of bullets.

July 4, 2114 cloudy

There is no hope, today we received a message from headquarters. Almost all of the bases have been captured by the invaders, and only the last of the rearguard blockers are left at headquarters. The invaders have already begun to carry out massacres inside the occupied bases. Even the above-ground part of us here is completely occupied. I was very pessimistic all day, is there really no hope for mankind? Did we really have to lose this war? Will it be ruled by invaders from now on?

Of course, Zhang Zhiwen, who was lying on the bed, didn't think so. Ever since the captain's death, this lovely lad has been the leader of all of us in his place. If he hadn't cut off his legs by a laser during that attack a few days ago, I'm afraid he would still be jumping on the ground right now! In his opinion, we have not lost, those fleets that have retreated into the universe will definitely fight back, and even if the invaders temporarily occupy the earth, they will definitely not lose any good. After all, we are human beings, the highest level of intelligence on earth. We won't lose. We will rely on the sperm embryo bank built on other warships to breed strong human warriors to continue our population and ultimately win this war。。。。。。

At this point in the diary, there is no follow-up. It could be because the owner of the diary had misfortune after that, or maybe it was for some other reason. In short, Tianxiang didn't see the content behind him, and all he was left with was a thick stack of yellowed pages.

"Intruders? Are they more powerful than the ancients who wielded guns? Tianxiang looked through the diary in his hand in confusion and put it aside. According to the diary, this seems to be some kind of small base, and the bones scattered on the ground should be those ancient defenders. But why, they didn't win the war? And those so-called "invaders" have no sign of existence in the earth world? Why, is there only a large number of bugs and hunters running around all day long on the planet today?

There were no answers to all the questions, and Tianxiang himself was puzzled. However, this did not affect the pace of his search. After all, it's a secret that he's just discovered. And, according to the diary, there seems to be plenty of food here. Although Tianxiang didn't know whether the food of the ancients that had been put for hundreds of years could still be eaten, in his heart, he still had some expectations for it.

Soon, Tianxiang had already circled the entire room. Seriously, compared to the last major discovery in the curator's room, this exploration can be said to be of no benefit at all. Aside from a thin map found in the mezzanine of that journal, nothing of value ever appeared. Moreover, even that map only has something unknown.

This is a topographic map, and Tianxiang can easily see that there are two areas marked with a circular red mark, one of which is the library where he is currently located. As for the other place, it was written in the same familiar script - "Base No. 2".

Of course, if this were all there was to it, Tianxiang wouldn't be tempted by an ordinary map at all. What really intrigued him was the small print in the row next to the red circle. Because there is another thing written there that makes him dream of it - "time machine".

"There's a time machine at Base 2? Can this map be understood in this way? Tianxiang quickly turned one thought after another in his mind. If this is the case, then they and their sister will no longer have to stay in this world at all, they will be able to go back to the past, to the bright days of the ancients.

Thinking of this, Tianxiang couldn't help but carefully fold the map and carefully stuff it into a small close-fitting bag on the chest of his combat uniform.

"It seems that there should be so many secrets hidden here. As for the rest, I'm afraid there is nothing of value! Thinking so, Tianxiang turned around and was about to step out of the gate of the underground base and walk towards the spiral staircase. Luckily, just as he was about to leave, he found something that worked well.

A small cold storage that runs entirely on solar energy, with several tin boxes scattered and completely covered in white frost.

A box of lumpy bagged objects, which has a strong fragrance when opened. The thing is very well preserved due to the fact that it has a sealed iron sheet on the outside. Judging from the packaging label on the outside, it should be called "compressed biscuits".

There are also two boxes of cylindrical objects completely wrapped in metal, for which Tianxiang is no stranger. I remember that when I was very young, my father once got a few of these tin cans from a ruin. When you cut it with a knife, the meat inside tastes quite good. And its name, it should be called "canned".

Without time to think about it, Tianxiang immediately drew a dagger and stabbed it at the surface of one of the cans. When he peeled through the tin sheet, he was pleased to see that a layer of pale red flesh with an enticing aroma was revealed. After carefully picking up one of them with the tip of the dagger and stuffing it into his mouth, the unusually delicious taste almost made Tianxiang swallow his tongue too.

Two crates of canned food, one crate of biscuits, plus a map. That's all Tianxiang has gained in the underground base. He was quite satisfied with this. After all, getting so much delicious food at once is a great happiness for a hunter.

After a lot of effort, Tianxiang finally moved all the food he got into the curator's room. Unable to hold back the joy in his heart, he hurriedly called Tianrou, who was sitting in the stack of books and reading. After a hearty meal of the ancients' leftover food, the two of them closed the door of their room, hid comfortably in it, and fell asleep peacefully.

A few days passed, and the desire to go back to the past in Tianxiang's mind became stronger and stronger. He had begun to feel that the world he was currently living in was filled with too much filth and filth. He wants to go, he wants to take his sister with him, and go back to the past where the ancients lived. Because he feels that only there is the best environment for human beings to live.

If it had been before, I am afraid that Tianxiang would not have such crazy thoughts in his mind at all. After all, when you are hungry, your only thought is to satisfy your appetite as much as possible. As for other things, I don't care about them at all. Honor, shame, lowliness, and nobility are no more effective than a piece of rotten stinky meat. And this is probably the only thing that the ancients and hunters have in common!

However, once there is enough food, people's minds will immediately turn to the pursuit of higher enjoyment. The so-called "full of thoughts*" is precisely because of this.

Tianxiang is the kind of person who will implement an idea as soon as he has it. Therefore, he did not covet the stable and full days of the current library. After quickly packing up a pile of necessary belongings, he took his sister's little hand, and after looking back at the library that had given him strength and satisfaction, he strode in the direction indicated on the map without looking back。。。。。。

The locations of the two places marked on the map seem to be far away, and Tianxiang, who can't understand the proportional relationship, can only make a rough estimate of the current distance with his strong perceptual awareness. Nonetheless, he deduced from the list of buildings and place names on the map that it would take at least two months to reach his destination.

If you see the current Tianxiang brothers and sisters, you will definitely think that these are two hiking travelers. Two backpacks full of food were pressed against their shoulders like a small mountain. Of course, compared to Tianrou, Tianxiang obviously has a lot more things on his shoulders, and there is also a dark and shiny M5G43 submachine gun on his chest. Moreover, bullets, which have a complete guarantee of safety, also occupy the absolute majority of the items carried by Tianxiang.

Trekking through a dark world of ruins is a difficult one. Judging by its danger alone, it is already one of the greatest challenges to survival. People have to live, and worms have to live. Although carnivorous insects tend to feed on other insects, they are never averse to changing their tastes once in a while. Therefore, humans who go out on non-solar days have become the best choice for their diets.

Tianxiang has always eaten very frugally for hard-won food, even when there is plenty of food, he will only eat the minimum amount he needs, and then stop eating. Because he knows that food is only used to satisfy the needs of the body and the stomach pouch. For hunger, it is good to be satisfied, and there is no need to give it too many preferential treatment like a pampered child. Once the stomach pouch is in a state of fullness at any time, then as long as there is a lack of food, the feeling of being bitten by thousands of small insects will simply make you feel that life is worse than death.

In this way, the brother and sister ate very sparingly all the way, and even the little grease solidified at the bottom of the tin can would be put on a little water by Tianxiang, put it on the fire and boil, and shake it carefully for a long time, until it was confirmed that no edible residue was missed, and then he was satisfied with the warm tin can, and poured all the oily soup into his stomach.

Despite this, two weeks later, only half of the food in Tianxiang's backpack was left. As for Tenro, who couldn't bear more weight in the first place, there was nothing left in her small backpack except for a few small cookies.

Another sun day is coming, and unlike usual, Tianxiang's pace today is obviously slower. He was letting his mind out, searching every inch of land around him that he might touch. If nothing else, just to find a few edible bugs. There is no way, there is not much food brought out of the library, and if I don't replenish it, at the current rate of consumption, I am afraid that in just three more days, I will have to taste the uncomfortable taste of hunger again.

"An aphid!" Soon, Tianxiang's sense of thought captured a pretty good target from a hundred meters away. Tianxiang, who couldn't hold back the joy in his heart, hurriedly picked up the M5G43 submachine gun on his chest with one hand, pulled his young sister with the other, and ran quickly in the direction of the target.

Suddenly, Tianxiang, who was running, suddenly stopped his steps and pulled his sister, who was running hard, behind him. Because he heard a strange voice, one that was definitely not a sign of safety.

Hunters generally have a very keen senses, which are the result of a long struggle with harsh environments. Tianxiang is no exception. While the Extended Sense of Mind is useful for locking on and spotting certain unique targets, it still falls short of the ears and eyes in terms of its normal range of exploration and ad-hoc warning capabilities. After all, the ears can hear distant sounds, and the eyes can see things that are several times beyond the search range of the senses. Although, it is not so clear to see.

"Run, there's a lot of people running. No, there are bugs, people and bugs running together. After lying on the ground and listening carefully for a while, Tianxiang accurately judged the abnormal movement ahead from the vibration from the ground. In addition, the eye, which has excellent eyesight, also noticed that among the ruins not far ahead, a cloud of gray-yellow dust, apparently caused by the impact of objects on the ground, is slowly rising in the sunlight。。。。。。

"Let's go, let's go!" Tianxiang took his sister's hand, and after saying this sentence briefly, he jumped in the direction of the dust. He was followed by a young but speed-free Tianrou.

A group of hunters surrounded three huge and terrifying swollen beetles. No! To be exact, it should be two swollen beetles slaughtering a group of hunters. In this group of hunters, there was not a single strong man to be seen. There are just women, children and the elderly.

It is clear that this is a vulnerable hunting group. This is what hunters often call "outcasts".

The battle was already evident, with the huge swollen beetles on their thick carapaces raging back and forth among the fleeing hunters as if they were crazy. Spears thrown from a distance could not do any damage to them. The slick and hard carapace blocked these weapons of great power. Even if a few throwing guns occasionally hit a relatively weak part of the swollen beetle's body with great accuracy, it could only leave a shallow chisel mark on it and then wobbly and fall to the ground. It can be seen that the person who threw the spear and gun no longer has much strength. And the reason for this can only be hunger.

The sound on the hunting ground was so loud that Tianxiang, who was hundreds of meters away, was attracted to it. Of course, these sounds are not made by swollen beetles that have no vocal organs, but by the screams and screams of the hunters, the poor and weak hunters.

Whenever a group hunts, the participants let out an inexplicable roar. They believe that such a call can improve their morale, but also have a certain effect on the target of the hunt, make them fearful, so as to reduce the danger of hunting and make the prey more accessible. Clearly, this hunting group, which is almost entirely made up of women and the elderly, is also trying to implement this hunting principle.

It's just that the roar that should have caused psychological fear of the prey has turned into a scream of terror, and the cheers used to cheer oneself have become a wail that counteracts one's faith and courage.

Swollen beetles are carnivorous insects, and they naturally do not let go of these humans in front of them, who are much smaller than themselves and do not seem to be threatening. One of the fastest swollen beetles unceremoniously raised the four pieces of carapace in his mouth, and slashed at an old hunter who was almost out of strength in front of him, only to hear a miserable howl, the old man, who had no time to react, had been neatly split in two with his waist, and the bright red liquid was sprinkled all over the surrounding ground.

As for the swollen beetle, he stopped his six legs contentedly, carefully opened the armor of his head, grabbed the upper part of the old hunter's body, threw it lightly into the air, and opened the large mouth that had evolved its teeth and took it in one gulp, and chewed it beautifully.

The other two swollen beetles also seemed to be infected by their companions' bountiful harvests, and they sped up their own running. Embark on a hunt for your prey. Soon, two more hunters who had been caught up were lying in pools of blood.

In an instant, the prey and the hunter completely swapped the roles they played.

(Sorry, I'm afraid everyone guessed wrong!) Surprise, there is not even an accident other than the answer given。。。。。。 However, this time you can guess again. What happens to the protagonist when he encounters this vulnerable tribe? Rule them? Or leave them? Choose one of the two! There is definitely one right one this time. Let everyone's imagination run wild! By the way: don't forget to smash the ticket! ）