Yin Hong's blood gushed from her abdomen, converging into a small puddle on the ground.

Bing Shijue buried his mouth and nose deep in his clothes, trying his best to restrain the pain coming from his abdomen, trying to hold his breath and not let a single sound come from him.

The rat lurking in the shadows smelled the blood, squeaked with excitement, and sprang out of the ruins, cautiously approaching the fragile body and tasting the warm blood.

“…… I knew I shouldn't have come to the picnic area. Bing Shijue felt that his body was getting cold a little, his vision was blurred a lot, and his tight teeth were loosened from his collar, and he made a particularly obvious wheezing sound in the cold night, "I'm sorry...... Mom and Dad......"

"Found you." At this moment, the sound of an explosion that had become extremely gentle sounded from the side, and three people with weapons in their hands, unable to see their gender and age, walked step by step in the flames, towards Bing Shijue.

At the end of his life, Bing Shijue collapsed to the ground, looked at the bright starry sky above his head, and weakly stretched out his hand.

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"So this is the beginning of your novel?" The woman in front of her in a work uniform rubbed her temples and her eyes moved from the computer screen to the young man in front of her. This young man, also known as Bing Shijue, is a long-time street writer in Yanjiang City.

However, his attention had already gone elsewhere at this time, and he was looking up at the translucent protective shield around the city, which glowed like a soap bubble.

"Ice Awakening!" The woman gritted her teeth and called Bing Shijue's name word by word, if it weren't for the limited supplies now, she really wanted to splash this glass of lemonade on him on the table.

"Ah, yes." Bing Shijue turned his head, just like the other guests who heard the voice. But after a few glances, they still looked at the dazzling sky.

"I'll just tell you, this beginning is not qualified, and we don't plan to sign a contract with you."

"Isn't it okay to be subsistence?" At this time, Bing Shijue's attention shifted from the gorgeous protective cover to the girl in front of him, "Bai Editor...... Bai Qiuyue, Sister Bai. I've been serializing on your site for so many years. ”

"Bing Shijue, it's not like you don't know the situation now." The editor named Bai Qiuyue reluctantly closed Bing Shijue's manuscript, "Now that the picnic area has begun to expand, what the people need is a work that is a little more stimulating and can make them a little more released from their numb life, not a work that you don't know what to write at the beginning." ”

"Okay...... But Sister Bai, if you don't sign a contract with me, I really have to go to the picnic area. Bing Shijue drank all the water in the cup, "Although I have been prepared for a long time, I am still very sad to hear you say that in person." ”

"There's nothing wrong with going to the picnic area, at least there's money." Bai Qiuyue comforted, "The salary is several times that of an ordinary position like ours, and it is more than ten times that of good luck." ”

"But the mortality rate is high." Bing Shijue grimaced. Close the notebook in front of you that has been used for eight years, "I really don't have a chance?" ”

"If you can come back from the picnic area, I can apply for a special section for you that lasts for half a month." Bai Qiuyue waved her hand at Bing Shijue, "If I were you, and I would be willing to go to the picnic area, I would make much more money than in this soap bubble." ”

"Sister Bai, aren't you afraid of death?"

"In this day and age, there is no difference between having no money and dying." Bai Qiuyue hurriedly stuffed the computer into her bag and rubbed her eyes, "I wish you peace." ”

"Have a nice trip." Bing Shijue couldn't help but sigh as soon as he watched Bai Qiuyue check the route with his mobile phone as soon as he left the store. Now it seems that he has only the only option of a picnic area.

"It's a real headache." After packing up all his things, Bing Shijue walked out of the store, his eyes were unconsciously attracted by the colorful light wrapped in the sky above the city, and then he looked at the huge black building in the corner of the city, like sharp claws, with a perfect 90° arc.

Compared with the buildings that shade the sky, the high-rise buildings, the residential areas, and the commercial buildings that reflect the dazzling sunlight at this time are all childish like toys piled up randomly by children.

"Let's go home first." Bing Shijue's gaze fell, and after hesitating for a moment, he still walked in the direction of home.

"If only there were no picnic areas in this world." Bing Shijue watched those people hurriedly work in the light, some on the phone, some with a computer and typing, but when staring at the colors in the sky, there was always a sense of relief on his face, and a faint anxiety.

23 years ago. In other words, in 1999, picnic areas appeared on the planet.

The picnic area is not as warm and lovely as it sounds, but a sudden, scary area on the Earth's equator.

On the night of late December 1999, all sentient beings on Earth felt a chill flood their bodies. After a few seconds, the feeling disappeared. At that time, people just thought it was some kind of cold snap, some kind of cold wind, or a simple physiological reaction.

But the next day, satellites across the country filmed a frightening scene.

On the earth's equator, there is a polluted area with an area of hundreds of thousands of square kilometers, and this polluted area extends along the equator, almost sparing half of the earth's circle.

All astronomers, geographers, hydrologists cannot explain where exactly this comes from and what exactly this visible diffusion is, and it is impossible to name it.

Only one of the staff members who was in charge of cleaning at the time, after glancing at it, said casually.

"It's like sewage dripping out of a garbage bag after a picnic."

Since then, all the experts who have studied the satellite imagery have realized that the cleaner may be right. This cloudy speck on the Earth's equator is like a giant in the universe after a picnic, picking up the garbage and preparing to leave. But he accidentally dripped sewage on the equator.

That big puddle of green mucus is the best proof of this.

Then, the giant shook the garbage bag in disgust, but had to leave with the garbage, allowing the muddy water to flow out.

As a result, around the green slime, there are countless scattered liquids. At the same time, centered on the largest mucus on the equator, the further west of the equator goes, the pollution area gradually narrows.

Since that day, the civilization of the earth has also changed.

The existence of extraterrestrial civilizations is confirmed, and countries activate all sorts of treaties that are so far-fetched that they almost make it difficult for students to memorize.

The sea area is also basically blocked, and the expedition team is constantly dispatched, and the news brought is also faint, but ordinary people can still feel that the world has become no longer peaceful.

A few months later, the picnic area was officially named.

The city's shelter plan was born.

"But I was only three years old at the time." On the way home, Bing Shijue recalled what he had learned in textbooks and the long stories told by his parents. Basically, the polluted area is expanding little by little, and if this continues, the world will be swallowed up by this pollution.

But countries have found some technology from the polluted areas that can shelter people in cities.

So from the time he can remember, Bing Shijue has seen the construction of towering black buildings in Yanjiang City, and he can clearly recall the day when he was in college and the day when Yanjiang City really activated the protective shield.

A gentle glow rose from the base of the black, 90° arc claws, and the city temporarily stopped using electricity due to special circumstances. In the darkness, a beautiful, dazzling, soap bubble-like substance spread out from the claws, covering the entire city under the sky.

It was also the most beautiful sky that Bing Shijue had ever seen, except for the starry sky he had witnessed in his childhood.

The world after the protective film is shaped, it becomes more boring. Most of the people live in the city, and very few people go out. But for ordinary people, working in a city, a lifetime will pass like this. If you do want to go out, it will be extremely laborious, you have to check your body, put on several layers of protective clothing, and then go to the black building, and then check it for a few more days before you can leave, as if it were not on Earth, but in space.

But a city is a city after all, not a world where there is no obstruction of traffic, so there will always be some unemployed people. And these unemployed people will either take jobs that pay less than they originally wanted, because they are at least safe under the protection of the city.

Or, choose a path full of dangers, but at least fame and fortune.

Explore the picnic area.

Since 1999, there have been many people exploring picnic areas, but the actual scope of exploration is only about 1% of the original continent of the earth.

First, no country dares to enter the core picnic area.

The second is that all the places polluted by the picnic area are in an abnormal state. Just finding something at random is enough for scientists to study it for four or five years.

The third is that if you are not careful in the picnic area, it can be fatal.

As for the details, the official has never been announced, and it can only be compared with the Chernobyl incident that once happened in history, telling ordinary people not to be curious at will, and also warning those who want to go that their future may bring progress to human science and technology, and may also make explorers make a lot of money.

But it is also possible that as soon as you leave the city, you will die directly.

"Dad, Mom, I'm back." Bing Shijue took out the key, opened the door, and shouted loudly.

No one in the family responded to themselves.

Sighing, Bing Shijue put the backpack against the wall and locked the door with his backhand. He could still hear the sound of the television coming from his parents' room.

Stomping his feet harder than before, Bing Shijue walked into the room where his parents were. Watching his parents lie in bed and watch TV. That little bit of hanging heart also fell.

"Coming back?" Bing Shijue's father, Bing Cai, nodded effortlessly.

"I'm back, I'm going to work in the picnic area." Bing Shijue shouted loudly.

"It's good to be back." Bingcai said that, and continued to look at the TV in front of him.

"What kind of job did you find?" Mother Shu Jun gently patted the edge of the bed, as if she didn't care at all about Bing Shijue's loud voice just now, "Is it still the author?" ”

"Picnic, Dinner, Zone!" Bing Shijue came to his mother's side and shouted loudly into Shu Jun's ear, "More money!" ”

"No, no, absolutely not." Shu Jun, who finally heard clearly, weakly grabbed Bing Shijue's hand, "It's too dangerous there, you definitely can't go." ”

"Mom...... Mom! Bing Shijue sighed, but found that his sigh could only make Shu Jun frown suspiciously, so he continued to shout loudly, "If you don't go to the picnic area, you won't have the money to support you to go to the hospital for treatment!" ”

"It's okay, it's okay, it's just that you can't get out of bed and walk around." Shu Jun soothed, "Your father and I are too lazy to get out of bed, now that the mobile phone is so convenient, our retirement salary every month, plus subsidies is enough." ”

"But it's definitely not good for your health to do this for a long time." Bing Shijue's hand clutched the sheets tightly, "But I only need to go to the picnic area once, and I can transfer money that usually takes four or five months to transfer, if I find something, you don't have to lie in bed all the time, if you go a few more times, you can walk with a cane!" ”

"Oh, don't think about these things, Mom and Dad have thought about it anyway." Shu Jun's eyes were full of indifference, "Your father and I are lucky to survive, and now that you have grown up and can work on your own, it is enough." Don't be stupid enough to go to the picnic area. It's not like we haven't been before, so we don't know what it's like. ”

"I know...... But Mom, I've decided. Bing Shijue stood up, stretched out his hand, and patted his father Bing Cai's shoulder, "It just so happens that I was unemployed before, and the original novel website didn't sign a contract with me." Then go explore the picnic area, maybe you'll be lucky and find something, and you'll be fine. ”

"Are you sure?" Bing Cai stared at Bing Shijue with somewhat cloudy eyes.

"yes, I'm sure." Bing Shijue nodded, "When I was a child, I was sick, and you ventured into the picnic area. Now that you are sick, I just go to a safer area, go a few more times, although it is longer, but it is safe, you can rest assured. ”

"There is no safe place." Shu Jun's mouth trembled, and he wanted to say something, but he swallowed the words back, "...... You, like your dad, don't change things once you've decided. ”

"I'm your son, and I've inherited it from you." Bing Shijue smiled, he saw a hint of approval in his father's eyes, and he couldn't stop his sadness, "Dad, Mom." Don't worry, when I come back, I will definitely let you go to the hospital for good treatment, and then we can go out for a walk together. ”

“…… Don't be greedy. Shu Jun sighed, "The picnic area is full of temptations. ”

"Calm down." Bingcai said, "Don't be arrogant...... Protect yourself. ”

"I'll do it." Bing Shijue nodded, glanced at his parents lying on the bed, turned around a little reluctantly, picked up his backpack again, and prepared to go to the black buildings scattered around the city.