The shark cabin slowly drove into a canyon. The terrain before them sloped down to the south, and there were some unknown plants growing on both sides. The plants grew sparsely, and they looked sickly and gray. It was obvious that no one cared for them. They were probably some kind of wild grass.
Following the slope down, they arrived at the entrance to a large cave. The hole in the middle of the wall was large enough to fit the entire Titanic.
This place had obviously been expanded and reinforced by humans, so it was no longer a natural landscape. Thousands of metal frames that looked like rails covered the mountain. Some were embedded in it, and others were connected to each other in midair. It looked like a complicated iron spider web. Some small buildings that looked like tents decorated the ledge, and many workers in protective gear moved about on the metal frames. If Feng Bujue and the rest could see this from afar, they would be impressed by the beauty of this place.
When the shark cabin was close to the entrance, they received a call from the outside. An unfamiliar voice said, "This is the observation deck. Please identify yourself."
Hank, who sat in the driver's seat, tossed a questioning look at Feng Bujue, but the latter merely opened his arms and made a 'please' gesture.
"Scavenger Team, Number 24. I am the pilot, Hank." Hank tried his best to maintain his calmness as he said, "We left the village this morning. The password was' bow and arrow. '"
At the Village of Heavenly Blessing, every team would leave a record when they left, and when they left, they would be given an updated password. When they returned, they had to give the password before they could enter the village. If they could not give the password and there was no record, it meant that these people had sneaked out, or they might even be outsiders.
The person who communicated with them was silent for a while. He was probably verifying the number and password. After some time, he replied, "The password is correct. Welcome back, Team 24. Please enter the berth that corresponds to your number. The resupply team is on the way."
The shark cabin successfully drove into the cave. After passing through a winding corridor, they arrived at a very large space. This place was like a three-dimensional parking lot. The walls on one side were like beehives, and they were filled with hexagonal cubicles. With the help of the navigation system, Hank drove the cabin into one of the cubicles.
When the two players officially passed through the 'door' of the Village of Heavenly Blessing, the system announcement rang in their ears.
"Hidden mission triggered.
[Found Son of God, York Corben, in the Village of Heavenly Blessings.]
"Brother Feng, do you still insist that this scenario is a sci-fi setting?" Blade Runner asked after reading the mission description.
"Yes, I'm very sure," Feng Bujue replied.
At this time, they had each put on a set of protective suits and walked out of the shark cabin with Hank.
The scientific system of the Village of Heavenly Blessing was very strange. In many aspects, their standard was so low that it was hard to believe. They did not even have basic knowledge. For example, biology, medicine, and astronomy were at the level of a primitive tribe. However, they were very developed in energy, construction, and agriculture. They also had the technology to make anti-gravity devices and smelt metals.
As for why these guys went off the path of technology, we'll talk about that later. For now, let's talk about the situation of Feng Bujue and the others.
The plan was simple. He would put on a protective suit, pretend to be a scavenger, and sneak into the residential area of the village.
Actually, it wasn't that difficult to implement. Because there were no photos or anything like that in this village.
Some people may ask, what about electronic devices that can transmit or record images? Like smartphones or something like that? Unfortunately, there was no such thing. The technological tree of the Village of Heavenly Blessing was similar to the Germans in Steel Sky. It was hard to tell whether they were advanced or backward. It could only be said that they were a unique civilization born from a unique environment.
Some people might ask, then wouldn't it be very difficult to identify the villagers? That was indeed the case, but that was not a problem. Before the invention of cameras and ID cards, human civilization had already started. After so many years, people had managed to survive.
Of course, there were still many problems with Feng Bujue and Blade Runner's disguise. First, even though there were many different races in this village, Caucasians made up the majority, and these two Asians would easily attract attention. Secondly, there was height. The men in the Village of Heavenly Blessing were normally no taller than 1.7 meters, and the two players were around 1.8 meters tall. Even if they purposely hunched their backs and shrunk their necks, they would still look very tall. Thirdly, according to Hank, there was no need to wear protective suits in the residential area, but if the two of them removed their protective suits, a strange man in a suit and a swordsman in a cloth shirt would definitely cause a commotion if they were spotted.
However, Feng Bujue's idea was, as long as they were not exposed in a short amount of time, everything would be fine. After all, he had limited time to explore. After the guy called Doomsday Assault found the exit of the lab, he would at most last for another two hours before giving up. By then … even if he could hold on in terms of Life Points, he would not be able to hold on mentally. Therefore, the most important thing now was to sneak into the residential area.
Creak!
The sound of machinery came from afar. A lift carried a wheeled disc-like device and five members in protective gear to the platform where Feng Bujue and the rest were.
"Scavenger Team … Number 24, right?" The leader asked. He was holding a metal plate in his hand, and there was a stack of paper pinned to it. He was reading one of them. Naturally, there was no picture on the paper. It only recorded some basic information like the time when the team left the village, the password, the reason for departure, the coordinates of the destination, the number of people in the shark cabin, and their names.
"Yes," Hank replied. Since he was wearing protective gear, it was hard for the man to see his expression from the distance. Actually, the man was very nervous, and his face was covered in sweat.
"Why are there two people missing?" the man asked as his eyes moved to Feng Bujue and Blade Runner.
"They're dead … When they were exploring the ruin of the 'outsider', they were killed by the monster." Feng Bujue volunteered to answer the man's question, and he purposely pretended to be sad.
The man asked, "Did you bring the bodies back?"
Feng Bujue shook his head. "No, it was not easy for the three of us to escape. Those monsters were too fierce, and we were unable to bring anything back."
The man was silent for a few seconds. "What's your name?"
"Jarvis," Feng Bujue replied. "This is Hank." He pointed. "And that is Joey."
Feng Bujue had asked Hank for the names of the five members of this scavenger team, and he had asked him. Everyone in the Village of Heavenly Blessing, no matter their skin color, used English names. Furthermore, the documents that these 'supply workers' were holding only recorded their names. As for details like skin color and appearance, they did not have them.
"Okay, I understand now." The man sighed and made a few notes on the paper. "Phew … Another two deaths … This is such a bad day."
"Hmm …" Feng Bujue nodded. He could see that for these people, the death of one or two people when they returned from outside the village was nothing out of the ordinary.
The man paused for a few seconds before saying, "Then … in terms of recovering items, there is zero, right?"
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