Chang 'an Base City.
It had been eight days since they last saw the blue sky and white clouds.
The foggy sky filled the sky, and yellowish-brown sand floated above the city.
In the post-cataclysm world, this was completely unimaginable.
The environmental pollution and destruction that humans had caused to the world had long disappeared with the cataclysm.
The residents of Chang 'an City had not seen such an environment for many years.
"So this is definitely not normal." Chen Xuehe shook his head and gently shook the glass bottle in his hand. The bottle was filled with a light yellow granular gas.
"After my inspection, these are all normal … sand." Chen Xuehe frowned.
"It's all normal sand?" The general standing in front of Chen Xuehe was astonished.
"But, but in the current environment, there shouldn't be a sandstorm." Another military researcher next to him disagreed with Chen Xuehe's statement. "There must be something that hasn't been tested yet."
"Okay, if you don't believe me, you can test it again." Chen Xuehe's face was calm, and he was not angry.
The researcher in front of him stared at Chen Xuehe for a few times and snorted from his nose.
"How could I not trust the great Professor Chen? Everyone in the military knows your name," the researcher said with a faint smile.
Chen Xuehe lifted his eyelids, his face calm.
Then he suddenly grabbed the researcher's hair and pressed him to the ground.
"Don't be so sarcastic with me!"
Then he punched and kicked him. "I've tolerated you for a long time. You really think I won't beat you up?!"
"Hey, Chen Xuehe, you're crazy! You dare to hit me … "
The general at the side looked down at his nose, his nose at his mouth, and his mouth at his heart. He pretended not to see anything.
A younger soldier felt that this was not appropriate and wanted to stop it, but an older soldier next to him pulled his arm and whispered, "Don't do anything stupid."
On the surrounding walls, ceiling, and under the desk, iron-toothed golden-backed millipedes crawled out from every corner …
At a rough glance, there were at least ten of them, and they were all commander tier familiars.
Ten minutes later, the researcher lying on the ground had a bruised nose and swollen face. His glasses had been knocked away, and his nose was bleeding. He groaned. "Do you know who my uncle is …"
"Professor Chen, you're too impulsive. His uncle is also the deputy commander of the military region, and he's in charge of the laboratory." The general sighed. "But it's not like there's no solution. Commander Liu has always been kind..." "No need," Chen Xuehe interrupted him.
.....
Dark Ember Forest.
Today was another boring day.
Ever since that old man died, Black Ba felt that every day was boring and lonely.
In the deepest part of the forest, a giant ape monster lazily sat on a thick tree branch, looking up at the sky.
Its furry chin was covered with gray fur, and from its appearance, it looked like a black ape that had been magnified countless times.
"Sigh." Black Ba sighed.
The big hand scratched in the air in frustration, but it couldn't catch anything.
....
Black Ba sneezed. The choking smell in the air made it impatient.
Standing up from the branch, the two hundred meter tall tree shook violently, and the leaves fell down.
Maybe it was because it was often sat on, but the leaves on the giant tree were a little thin … It always felt a little bare.
That guy from the west was coming over again. Black Ba could smell the choking smell on its body, even if it was dozens of kilometers away.
Since a week ago, that guy had been sneaking around outside the Dark Ember Forest, and then released a lot of yellow dust into the air.
Although it didn't sense any great danger, it was still uncomfortable to smell it.
Black Ba's face was gloomy. Its burly body was like a black diamond, emitting a dangerous aura.
Boom. It jumped down from the tree branch and strode into the depths of the forest.
This was the forbidden area of the Dark Ember Forest, the core territory of the Lord of the Dark Ember. No other monsters were allowed to enter.
If one came in, one would be killed.
Over time, no monsters dared to come in.
In the middle of the forest was a small wooden house. The wooden house was not even as high as Black Ba's navel.
The wooden walls were old and covered with moss. The roof was damaged from the rain all year round, and a wide leaf covered the top of the wooden house.
This was the wooden house of a forest ranger from the last century. There was a rusty axe hanging on the outer wall of the wooden house. It looked like there was no trace of life, and it had been abandoned for a long time.
Black Ba stared blankly at the wooden house. It just sat beside the wooden house, and its ferocious and terrifying face unknowingly became peaceful.
The familiar scenery made it feel like it had returned to 20 years ago.
At that time, it was just a little monkey that had just turned one year old. Its arm was injured by a poacher with a hunting rifle in the forest, and it couldn't climb a tree to escape. Lying in the haystack, it looked at the poacher's reflection in its eyes.
"Woof, woof, woof!"
The forest ranger came from the other side with a mountain dog, and drove away the poacher.
It was an old man with gray hair. He was spirited, and he walked as if he was flying. He was like the wisest old monkey king among the monkeys.
The old forest ranger brought it back to the wooden house to treat its injuries. He took care of it carefully, bandaged it with gauze, applied herbal medicine, and took good care of it. Sometimes, it felt that it would be good to stay here forever.
Later, it was sent back to the monkeys. After it returned to the monkeys, it often sneaked out from the monkeys to play with the old forest ranger. The old forest ranger was also very happy. Every time it came over, he would give it delicious peanuts from his pocket. They became good friends just like that.
Thirteen winters later, it changed from a little monkey to the king of the monkeys.
But when it came over that morning, it didn't see the old man dressed up and going up the mountain to patrol the forest as usual. It saw people carrying the old forest ranger away on a stretcher.
The monkey then realized that the old forest ranger was too old. He couldn't patrol the mountain anymore.
Later, after many months, someone carried the coffin up the mountain and buried it next to the small wooden house.
It smelled the old forest ranger's scent.
Those people just buried the coffin and burned a few kilograms of paper before leaving in a hurry. Just like when the old forest ranger was carried away on a stretcher, they were all in a hurry.
After everyone left, the monkey came to the old forest ranger's grave and stared at it blankly.
It thought of something. It went into the wooden house through the window and found a roll of yellowed gauze and some dried herbs in the room.
When I was injured, you used it to heal me. Can I use it to heal you too?
The monkey was very happy. It smiled like a fool.
"Awoo, awoo, awoo …" A low, helpless ape cry echoed in the forest.
Black Ba blinked its eyelashes and opened its eyes in a daze. It shook its confused head. It had accidentally fallen asleep again just now.
There was a small mound beside the wooden house. It was full of bushes and lush.
It was full of energy just like the old man when he was alive.
"Dong, dong, dong."
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