Chapter 2: The Tower of Glory
I don't know how long it took, Xu Ye slowly woke up.
The first thing that catches your eye is a circular porthole with a diameter of about half a meter.
Portholes are not unusual, they can be seen on most airplanes or seagoing ships, but the key is that the picture outside this porthole is too sci-fi:
In the black void, countless stars and planets roar by, and even a few colored nebulae formed by space dust can occasionally be seen in the distance.
This is clearly the only sight that can be seen on a high-speed spaceship (or flying saucer).
Everything that came into his eyes seemed so unreal, but Xu Ye's head didn't feel the slightest pain, and he was even a little groggy, he knew that it was the side effects of the drug that were starting to kick in.
"It's not a hallucination!, am I really being kidnapped by aliens?!"
Xu Ye was stunned there, shocked in his heart.
"Xu Ye, is that you? Are you okay?"
A particularly familiar voice! Xu Ye hesitated for a moment, and when he looked back, it was his colleague who worked in the same company as him, Xiaoyu.
In addition to him and Xiaoyu, there were thirteen other people here, four of whom were Asians, and the remaining nine foreigners were clearly divided into three small groups.
Looking around, Xu Ye found that a group of people, including himself, were trapped in this ten-meter-square space capsule.
The walls and floor of the capsule reflect a faint metallic sheen, and several round lights hang from the high ceiling, emitting a very modern cold light. There were five portholes on the wall near Xu Ye's side, and on the wall on the other side was a closed hatch, which looked very high-tech.
"Where am I, what's going on?" Xu Ye asked subconsciously.
As he spoke, he took two more glances at Xiao Yu, only to see that this usually ordinary colleague was dressed very sexy today, with a white lace shirt on his upper body, a purple skirt with black stockings on his lower body, a pair of red-soled high heels, and carefully painted makeup.
"If someone wasn't playing a prank, then we should have been kidnapped by aliens. Xiao Yu's voice trembled a little.
"So, we're on a flying saucer now? This is the first time I've made a flying saucer! By the way, why are you dressed like this?"
Xu Ye was very calm, in the past six years, he had not experienced any hallucinations, and he had already developed a habit of being strange.
What really scares him is when he can't be sure if his experience is a hallucination or a reality, for example, when he heard footsteps behind him in the community, but the headache didn't appear for a long time.
But now, after he knew that everything was real, he was not so afraid.
"Please, don't take off the line like this, is it time to discuss what to wear? I'm going to the bar tonight, of course I'm wearing it like this." Why are you wearing a suit? Look, you're wearing a tie!"
"I just came back from overtime, and I was arrested before I even went home, otherwise I would have to change into sportswear······"
Xiaoyu was speechless for a while, but she was used to it, this guy didn't know what was in his head, and he always paid attention to some points outside of the situation. Being kidnapped by aliens should have been a very serious matter, but being so disturbed by him always felt a little sour.
But Xiaoyu is used to it, but some people are not used to it. A big man next to him, who was wearing only a pair of underwear and looked quite calm, said in a northeastern accent:
"I said buddy, are you stupid, you changed into sportswear, do you think which of us was caught after changing clothes?"
Xu Ye was suddenly embarrassed. Indeed, of the several Asians present, only he and Xiaoyu were still wearing full clothes.
The big man with a northeastern accent didn't mention it, and the other long-haired woman was also wearing only a bra and panties, and she was shrinking in the corner with a helpless face at the moment. There is also a buddy who is even more sad, it is estimated that he is usually used to sleeping, but at the moment he is naked, but fortunately he is holding a pillow in his hand, which can barely cover the important parts.
"Hey, why didn't that girl over there come over?"
Xu Ye asked, pointing to a short Asian girl in pink lace pajamas not far away.
Xiaoyu glanced at the girl, shook her head and said, "She's probably Japanese, I called her just now, but I didn't understand her." ”
"It's Japanese, I know some simple Japanese, do you want to call her over?"
It was the luǒ sleeping man who had been holding the pillow that had been talking, this guy had been in a state of bewilderment before, I don't know if it was because he found out that he had been kidnapped by aliens, or because he found that he was the only one who was wearing the least of all the people present, or both?.
"Well, I think it's better to forget it. ”
Xu Yexin said that with your outfit, if you go and call someone else's girl over, you have to be beaten up as a pervert.
"Okay, but since we are all Chinese, let's just get to know each other, and we can take care of each other at the critical moment." ”
The sleeping man is obviously also a nervous master, and at the moment there is no fear of being kidnapped by aliens, looking at his expression, there is still a faint trace of excitement (the ghost knows what he is excited about).
"I'll come first," Luǒ said the sleeping man, "My name is Liu Kai, a native of Shandong, and I am still a college student." ”
"My name is Yin Xiaoyu, Beipiao, I work in a game company, and my hometown is from Henan. Just call me Xiaoyu. ”
"Bai Shaofeng, just call me Lao Bai, my family is from Heilongjiang, do a small business, everyone take care of it. The Northeast Han also said.
"My name is Xu Ye, I am also a North Drifter, and Xiaoyu are colleagues, my hometown is Shanxi. ”
The four of them introduced themselves to each other, and then turned their eyes to the long-haired woman who had not spoken.
"Well, my name is Lin Ling, a native of Jiangxi, and I work in a bank. ”
After that, she looked at Xu Ye with a pleading look: Xu Ye, can you lend me your suit to wear?"
"Yes, why didn't I think of it, that Brother Xu Ye, can you borrow your pants from me too. Liu Kai patted his head and suddenly realized.
"But I'm ······ I didn't wear pants. Xu Ye took off his suit jacket to Lin Ling and said to Liu Kai embarrassedly.
"You always wear underwear, buddy, I'm all luǒ!"
Vibes are always easily contagious, whether it's a fearful vibe or a relaxed vibe.
Perhaps under the influence of Xu Ye and Liu Kai, the two neuropathies, this small circle of five Chinese began to become active, and after several people became familiar with each other, they chatted with each other on this spaceship, in order to suppress the fear in their hearts.
At this moment, the hatch, which had been closed, suddenly opened, and a burly man stepped in.
Xu Ye looked up at him: he saw that the man was about thirty years old, with a typical western face, long golden hair neatly combed behind his head, wearing a white military uniform (at least it looked like a military uniform), and brown boots, looking very capable.
"Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. ”
The man greeted politely, with a warm smile on his face, but no emotion in his eyes.
Although no one asked, none of the people present were stupid, and they should have known on their knees that the polite-looking man in front of him was probably the culprit who had arrested them here.
A white woman probably wanted to say something, but was pulled by her husband, because he suddenly discovered an extremely strange detail, and of course, others, including Xu Ye, also discovered:
The language in which the man had just greeted him was definitely not Chinese or English, nor was it any language spoken in any other country.
It was a language that didn't belong to the earth, Xu Ye swore he had never been exposed to this language before, but everyone could understand that man's words!
Seeing the same surprised expressions on everyone's faces, Xu Ye was sure that he was not hallucinating again.
"I'm the commander-in-chief of this ship," the man ignored everyone's surprised expressions and continued, "I'm also the temporary head of your new group, you can call me 'Captain', and I hope you all have a good time." ”
It stands to reason that at this time, there will always be guys who are not afraid of death standing up and yelling: Who are you and why did you get Lao Tzu here, do you know that you are in trouble······ He was then beaten to death (or maimed) in public as an example.
However, there are always surprises in the development of things, especially when there are commas around.
"Well, if you give me a dress, I think I'll probably be a little happier. Liu Kai, who was naked, said.
The captain was stunned, he obviously didn't expect such a thing to appear in this batch of newcomers. But he quickly recovered, and laughed:
"Hahahaha, interesting, really interesting! It's been a long time since I've seen such a bold newcomer, don't worry, little guy, the clothes are ready for you. ”
As he spoke, he snapped his fingers slightly, and suddenly four young men in the same attire stepped out behind him, each carrying a few gray rucksacks in their hands.
"I know you have a lot of questions to ask, but don't worry, someone will explain them to you when you get to your destination. ”
As he spoke, the gray rucksacks had been handed out to everyone.
"Now, I'm going to say something that must be said, and you'd better all listen to me quietly, and I don't want anyone to interject until I'm done. ”
Although the self-proclaimed "captain" guy spoke in a bland tone and had no deterrent effect, everyone still chose to cooperate with him obediently, probably because they saw the AK-47 automatic rifle in the hands of the four young men who stood behind the captain again after issuing their backpacks.
Under such a direct threat, no one dared to make any noise, including, of course, Liu Kai.
"Very well," the captain nodded in satisfaction, and continued:
"First of all, I would like to briefly introduce the end of our voyage, which is a large Evolver base called the Tower of Glory. ”
"The Tower of Glory is a special world that is separate from all worlds, where you are largely unharmed. ”
"There's a lot of your kind out there, uh, I mean companions, you can settle down there, and in return, every once in a while you'll be sent to a different world on a mission, and you'll get a variety of resources that you can use to improve your quality of life, or you can use these resources to strengthen yourself, and then complete more tasks and get more resources. ”
"Anyway, it's really a very lucky thing that you were chosen by the Tower of Glory, and not everyone has this opportunity. In the Tower of Glory, if you are brave enough and work hard enough, you can get everything you want!"
In the face of the captain's obviously somewhat brainwashing introduction, a few people did show great interest, but most people, including Xu Ye, still maintained a skeptical attitude.
"That's all for the Tower of Glory. That's the benefit of the Tower of Glory for you newcomers, there are some clothes in it, and there is a knick-knack, but these are not important, what I want to say next is the point!"
"I can see it clearly, everyone has an Honor terminal in their backpack, which is something a bit like a mobile phone. ”
"This thing is your ID card and pass in the Tower of Glory in the future, without it, not only will you not be able to enter the Tower of Glory, but you will even be exiled and erased as an invader, so before you enter the Tower of Glory, you need to bind your Glory Terminal first. Well, it's like this. ”
As he spoke, the captain took out his glory terminal from his pocket and demonstrated it himself.
"Of course, there may be people who don't believe me, or don't want to bind it, it doesn't matter, that's your freedom, just don't blame me for not reminding you when the time comes. ”
"Finally, I would like to emphasize that your clothes, mobile phones, wallets, and other items cannot be brought into the Tower of Glory, and after a while, these things will disappear when the ship enters the Tower of Glory. Then you will be like him, nay, worse than him, without even a pillow to cover your shame. ”
The captain pointed at Liu Kai as he spoke.
"But the clothes in the backpack, including the backpack itself, can be carried into the Tower of Glory. Now that there is still half an hour before I reach my destination, if I were you, I would quickly bind the Honor Terminal and change into the clothes in my backpack. ”
With that, the captain turned around and walked out of the capsule with four of his men. With a muffled "bang", the sturdy hatch was closed tightly again.