Chapter 16: The Old City of Celestial Star
Huaxia City, on the edge of the city. It's a somewhat dilapidated town, and it's strange that there are still such areas in this era, with buildings that have been left over from centuries ago. But such a wasteland-like area is surrounded by various cordons, guard machinery, and various first-class defense turrets.
This old city, called the Star of Heaven, was once a prison of exile for the United Nations, and was inhabited by some "inferior" people. At the advent of the new era, with the continuous improvement of human civilization, race is no longer a cause of discrimination. And this so-called inferiority is nothing more than a name for the thugs who once tried to subvert the rule of the United Nations. There is no death penalty at the United Nations, and in order to punish these arrogant thugs, it is undoubtedly best to isolate them for eternity and put them under surveillance.
The law's convoy just stopped at Tianxing's outer defensive line, and as the door opened, Chen Feng, who was wearing a white suit, slowly walked down. Several members of the Sunglasses Party just stood quietly next to the convoy, but no longer opened the way for him, just watched him slowly walk into the defensive line alone.
Human-tall weeds have grown in the crevices of the damaged concrete floor, and they are lush and verdant. The surface of those buildings hundreds of meters high is also dyed with a touch of mossy green. The street trees on the side of the road are also a little luxuriant, and the branches have spread out to cover almost the entire road surface, probably because they have not been pruned for many years.
The sound of white deerskin boots stepping on this ancient ground seemed to be able to travel through time and space, allowing Chen Feng's memories to return to the past. In this era, most of the life on Earth has become extinct due to severe pollution more than a decade ago. Hearing a bug or two is already a luxury, let alone a birdsong. With the exception of a few stretches of primeval forest and polar permafrost that remain intact on Earth, the rest of the world is littered with traces of human beings and pollution. In addition to viruses and bacteria, there are only humans.
Thankfully, the advent of the energy age has alleviated this pollution and given a respite to the almost overburdened global environment. With the passage of hundreds of years, the earth has gradually returned to its former vitality thanks to the strong resilience of nature. It's just that those lives that have disappeared will never come back.
Looking at these familiar and somewhat unfamiliar scenes, the time of those years was like a slideshow, slowly projecting in Chen Feng's mind again. Star City, where his mother never left in his life, was also the place where he spent his short childhood.
It used to be a cage. It is inhabited by hundreds of thousands of people who have been abandoned by the United Code. When Chen Shengtian integrated the Chen family and devoured the remaining fourteen families, he liberated these descendants. Naturally, this cage no longer exists. It's just that after he became the hegemon of the world's second-largest economy, he leased this abandoned city from the United Nations. However, it was not used as any commercial building, but several layers of security were arranged on its perimeter that could be called absolute defense.
However, he had never set foot here. The cordon here has an attack identification system, and in their consciousness, there is only one person who is recognized by this lost land, and that person is Chen Feng.
Following the golden childhood in my memory, I have unconsciously walked outside the dilapidated villa. This is where his memory begins.
A few old-fashioned robots floated around the outside of the courtyard, mruning overgrown weeds, but not completely removing them. The soil in the courtyard was covered with green grass, and a piece of land that had been uprooted was covered with small white flowers. It is as beautiful as the flower in Chen Feng's hand.
"Young Master, you're here!" A robot sensed Chen Feng's arrival, and a sweet smile immediately appeared on the LCD screen on its head. and eagerly opened the door for him and guided Chen Feng.
"Thank you, Aunt An. Chen Feng nodded, thinking very kindly about this semi-intelligent housekeeping robot and smiling. The robot called Aunt An smiled and bowed to Chen Feng, then stopped and watched Chen Feng walk towards the courtyard.
These robots are all housekeeping robots that Lan Xin took care of her before her death, and most of them are semi-intelligent and retain a certain memory. Looking at them, Chen Feng seemed to be able to see that his mother was still there, so they had always lived in this area.
Walking into the depths of the courtyard, there is a tombstone under the lush plane tree, surrounded by grass. This is the holy place in Chen Feng's heart, even those robots who took care of his mother before his death are only allowed to clean three times a month.
When he looked at the cold tombstone, Chen Feng's heart was sour, and the corners of his eyes were a little moist. "Feng Qi, stop crying. You're a man, you can't shed tears easily!" Listening to the soft words that seemed to be still in my ears, a tear still slipped down my face uncontrollably.
"Mom, Feng Qi has come to see you. Chen Feng wiped away the tears on his face, smiled brightly, and put the bundle of heavenly hearts in front of the tombstone. On the tombstone, a picture of Lan Xin smiling is embedded in black marble. When he raised his head, he was already in tears, and the tears ran down his face and into his mouth, and a bitter salty taste spread. The boy doesn't flick when he has tears, but he hasn't reached the sad place. A breeze swept across his face, as soft as a mother. The soft sunlight shines on the body, and the air is mixed with the sweet smell of the leaves as they sprout and the fragrance of the earth.
In fact, he is just a child under the age of eleven, even if he is twisted, even if he is cold-blooded and ruthless, but in front of this woman, he will always be so vulnerable. Here, he should have been the round and fleshy little boy who was spoiled in his mother's arms, but he had endured too much undeserved pain and distortion at this undeserved age. He used to cry for a long time when he rubbed a little skin, but now even if he sees his arm broken, bone stubble pierced muscles and blood vessels, and he doesn't feel the slightest feeling. He used to sympathize and comfort when he saw a robot fall, but now he will not have half of it when he smashes other people's arms.
"Mom, Feng Qi has changed. Strong, but also cold-blooded. I don't know if my mother will like the current Feng Qi. Feng Qi will not hurt others, but anyone who wants to hurt Feng Qi, Feng Qi will not let go. He walked gently to the tombstone, sat down against the plane tree, and the soft grass sank slightly.
Another gust of wind caressed, and the soft broken hair on the forehead swayed gently. Chen Feng sat under the plane tree like this, and spoke quietly alone. Until the crescent moon rose, he had fallen asleep peacefully under the plane tree. The robot known as Aunt An came to his side gently, without making a single noise, and covered him with a wide cotton coat, and a light curtain tent gently shrouded him.
Light curtains are a product of the new energy era, and are only available on those so-called military fortresses and chariots. A civilian housework robot like Aunt An is obviously not supposed to have.
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At this moment, thousands of miles away in the Chen family villa area. On a small island near the sea, at the top of an independent tower building more than 300 meters high, a huge marble building like a palace rests on it. A silver-haired, middle-aged man dressed in a crisp snow-white suit, stood proudly on the edge of this miniature sky city. Facing the cold wind from above, his eyes looked in a certain direction on the edge of Huaxia City, revealing infinite sadness. In the huge sky city behind him and the more than 300 high-rise buildings supporting it, every floor and every open space is planted with white stars, like billions of snowflakes dotted with pure white.
"Are you all right, are you still complaining about me?" a tear splashed in the cold wind and evaporated in the night sky. "Wait for me, and when Feng'er can stand on his own, I will accompany you......"
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On the banks of the Seine. The sunset spreads over the river, and the reflection of the steel forest and the beautiful sunset beauty seem to be in quiet harmony. A graceful figure sat quietly on the railing of the bridge, and the white floral gauze skirt fluttered in the wind. The girl's face was so dazzling even in the fading night. However, at this moment, there is a touch of sadness and remembrance. The gentle strands of hair were blown by the wind, caressing her face, and the slender fingers gently pulled them over the delicate ears. Looking up at the sunset, the hibiscus flowers were scattered on the surface of the quietly flowing river by her white and slender wilts.
"Yu'er, where are you? Why are you running around again, how many times have I told you......"
"Dad, I'm on the banks of the Seine."
The other voice fell silent, and the gaze in the laser watched a petal of hibiscus float to the surface. "Uh-huh, Dad...... Leaving the law. ”
The flower basket in the girl's hand trembled, and a rain of flowers drifted away with the wind, she didn't say anything but nodded slightly.
"Do you still want to stay in the imperial capital? or you go back to ......?"
"I still want to stay here for two more years and I want to see this Seine. ”
"Yu'er, Dad is waiting for you. If you want to come back one day, go to Uncle Chen...... Dad may not be able to visit you in the first place, you have to take good care of yourself. ”
The girl stroked the hair on her sideburns again and nodded slightly.