As an 'outsider' who had just come to this world, Hao Ren could not empathize with Nolan's thoughts. It was difficult for him to imagine the impact of thousands of years of continuous reincarnation on a person. But one thing he was sure of was that in Nolan's eyes, the world had long faded. Everything was illusory, and everything had lost its meaning. When the whole world had become a stage play that could be changed at any time, it was difficult for her to have any sense of reality in the world. In every reincarnation, she had been accumulating experience and knowledge. At the same time, she had also accumulated a thick shell deep inside her. She was right. If the world could be reset at any time, then there was really no value in retaining feelings for everything in the world.
The things you value, the things you hate, the things you trust, are all temporary, all arranged. It was possible that when you woke up, they would all change their identities. It was even possible that right in front of you, your friends would be set as enemies. After such a long time, Nolan had learned to survive in the most efficient way, and had become willing to give up everything at any time, including the Grey Fox mercenary group that she had built herself.
But now, Hao Ren and the corpse MDT had become an exception in her eyes. For the first time in thousands of years, she had found someone who could retain the memory of reincarnation like herself. There was no doubt about the significance of this to Nolan. She felt that she finally had a partner, a real partner.
So she told Hao Ren everything she knew, and even ignored the somewhat strange behavior of Hao Ren and the corpse MDT. Now for her, the most important thing was to let her two compatriots understand the situation quickly, which meant that they could live better.
The sun had completely set. Two small moons rose from below the horizon one after another. The not very bright moonlight gilded the cave with a layer of silver. Nolan came to the entrance of the cave and carefully checked the situation outside again. "It seems that the battle at the launch base is really over. I didn't hear any self-destruct. It should have been controlled by the Imperial Marines before the detonation."
"No one should have found this place, right?" Hao Ren came up from behind and turned his head to look at the cave. The corpse MDT was curiously studying the cold light stick hanging on the car. The light from the light stick leaked through the cave entrance. "Will the soldiers pass through this way when they retreat?"
"It's safe here. I've scouted it … I've scouted it in my memory." Nolan nodded. "As long as there's no campfire, there's no problem. The remote sensing infrared detector of the Imperial Marines is quite sensitive."
"Oh," Hao Ren said as he looked up at the sparse starry sky above. A strange cluster of stars twinkled before his eyes. He was thinking about the next exploration plan in his mind. "The stars are very beautiful …"
"Yes, very beautiful." Nolan looked up, her eyes slightly widened as she suddenly realized the stars above her head. "How I miss it … I haven't seen the stars for more than a decade. Looks like the script isn't too bad this time. At least the sky is open. "
"I can't imagine that six hours ago, this world was still shrouded in dust and the smell of tar in the air." Hao Ren sighed. He suddenly thought of a question. "By the way, has the starry sky changed in the past reincarnations?"
Nolan shook her head. "The starry sky hasn't changed much. Probably because it's too far away from humans. Humans can't touch it at all. The 'director' behind the world doesn't seem to have put in the effort to make a more exquisite starry sky. And after so many reincarnations, I've never seen humans develop to the stage of alien colonization. "
Hao Ren fell silent thoughtfully until Nolan tugged at his clothes. "Let's go back. Eat something and rest early today. We still have a long journey tomorrow."
The two returned to the cave. The corpse MDT waved at Hao Ren. "Yo, partner. Back from flirting?"
Nolan stared at Hao Ren. "… What kind of relationship do you two have?"
She was completely confused about the relationship between Hao Ren and the blonde girl. It couldn't be helped. You forcefully turned the scene from a tragic love story to an iPartment. Even a sociologist would not be able to figure it out!
The corpse MDT, on the other hand, patted her chest with a smug look. "My partner and I are life and death buddies!"
Hao Ren thought for a moment and found that the thing was right, especially when it came to life and death …
Nolan rummaged through the car for supplies. In the memory that fell from the sky, she had replenished these things in the town below the mountain 24 hours ago. She threw two packs of compressed rations and two bottles of water to Hao Ren and the MDT. "Eat something. Don't eat too much, or you'll lower your guard."
"Oh," Hao Ren took the food. Before he could open the packaging, the corpse MDT tugged at his sleeve. "Hey, can I eat?"
The familiar headache hit him. Hao Ren's eyes twitched as he looked at the blonde girl beside him. "Why don't you try drinking some water first?"
The corpse MDT clumsily opened the bottle and took a sip. She smacked her lips and whispered, "It felt like it went straight into my stomach, and then it seeped out in all directions."
"… You'd better not eat it. Your esophagus is broken." Hao Ren said as he thought about the heavy topic. "And you don't need to go to the toilet. You don't look weak after not eating or drinking for so long. You probably don't need to replenish your energy."
Hao Ren knew that his inference was a little unscientific, but knowing that the world was probably fake, he did not care about it anymore. Perhaps the MDT had created a bug when it came to this world, resulting in such a body that did not conform to scientific common sense. As for the principle... the world was fake, who the f * ck cared about the principle?
Nolan looked at Hao Ren and the blonde girl whispering mysteriously. She had no idea what they were talking about. But she still asked, "Oh, I haven't had the chance to ask, what's your name?"
She was talking to the corpse MDT. Hao Ren and the MDT were stunned. The latter stared at Hao Ren and whispered, "F * ck! Hurry up and think of a name! "
Even this idiot knew that the name "MDT" was not a human name.
Hao Ren quickly racked his brain to come up with a name, but everyone knew how bad he was at coming up with names. Under normal circumstances, he was as useless as Ge Erdan's father, let alone in such a tense situation. Before he could speak, the corpse MDT quickly interrupted him in the mental link. "Don't say anything. I can't count on you in this situation. Let me think of a name myself."
Nolan curiously looked at the two of them flirting. Just when she was a little puzzled, the corpse MDT suddenly said, "Oh, I … My name is Pattianne. You can call me Patty."
Nolan did not ask anymore. Hao Ren was surprised and whispered to the MDT in the mental link. "You are good. How did you suddenly think of such a name?"
"PDA," the MDT said.
Hao Ren: "… That's simple, crude and easy to understand."
As the night grew darker, it was time to rest. Nolan climbed into the car and took out a sleeping bag and insulated plastic tarpaulin. She said, "We need someone to keep watch tonight. You go to bed first. I'll take the first watch."
Hao Ren looked at the starlight coming in from the cave entrance and waved to Nolan. "You go to bed first. I'll take a walk with Patty."
"At this time?" Nolan stopped what she was doing. "It's not wise to waste energy, especially at night in this unfamiliar place."
"Don't worry, I'm also a professional," Hao Ren said as he walked to the entrance of the cave. The corpse MDT limped beside him. "I'm going to make sure the surroundings are safe. Have you forgotten the short staff?"
Hao Ren said as he pointed at the sentinel staff hanging on Nolan's waist. "I have something more powerful than this. I'll explain it to you when I have the chance."
Nolan looked at the mysterious weapon on her waist. Only then did she remember that Hao Ren seemed to have a lot of secrets on him. But she did not ask too much. She just nodded and said, "Be careful."
When they found a relatively open space outside the cave, the corpse MDT asked, "What are you going to do? Don't tell me you really want to be my friend for life? "
"I'll give you a check when I get back. You must have burned the chip in your abnormal crossing," Hao Ren said as he looked up at the sky. "I'm going up there to see how big the simulation of this world is."
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