Chapter 2 The next stop, Xingzhou City
Wrong operation?
Wu Tian was stunned for a moment, and then started to experiment on the keyboard one by one according to his past experience. After trying them all, the screen still did not change.
Is it using a handle?
He dug out a tattered handle from the drawer again. After connecting it to the computer, it still couldn't be operated.
Wu Tian's expression began to become serious. He grabbed the headphones and put them on his ears. An ethereal sound came from the game. The smooth sound quality also showed that the game was not lagging.
There is music, which means the game is not lagging, but why does the screen not change at all after pressing the buttons?
This "Ascension" is really different from other games. Do you really need to read the manual?
As an advanced gamer, Wu Tian always believed that reading game manuals was a low-status act. After looking at the longing eyes of the fat man next to him, he could only click on the game instructions.
After reading it, Wu Tiancai suddenly realized: "Let me tell you, the map is too big and the colors are single. The characters are moving but there are no reference points, so you can't see it at all. It can be played with ordinary devices. It is best to connect to a VR device or
Neural loading module, but I don’t have any of these devices.”
In fact, Wu Tian had a set of VR equipment, but he sold it after only two days of use due to strong 3D dizziness. As for the neural loading module, the price on the market is more than 10,000 yuan, which is simply not something he can afford.
Affordable.
The fat man was also unambiguous: "I have my own style, but it's an old model and takes up a lot of space. You have to follow me to carry it."
"OK."
Wu Tian nodded, looked at the time, and prepared to leave. It was around five o'clock in the afternoon, and the round trip only took two hours.
The fat man left first: "I'll go down and drive the car out first. You can just go find me later."
"good."
Wu Tian nodded, watching the fat man squeeze out of the door with difficulty, and then changed into cleaner clothes.
Pushing open the narrow door, what he saw was a familiar building complex, but this building complex was not like high-rise buildings made of concrete, but like big trees made of steel.
There is a grid on the grid. There is a thick iron rod stuck straight into the ground. There are countless branches around the grid, and at the connection points of every three branches, there are hanging fruit-like objects.
Ordinary containers.
The box has no windows, only a narrow door with a fenced platform at the door.
Wu Tian looked around. The nearby neighbors were the same as him, but these people didn't care about other people's eyes and looked at the drones in the sky like a swarm of bees with a blank expression.
There are all kinds of things hanging below the drone, some are steaming meals, some are wrapped in plastic, but most of them are various low-quality drinks in simple packaging.
Wu Tian had drunk this kind of wine, and it was spicy at first, followed by strong dizziness. The effect was comparable to an anesthetic.
It tastes bad, but it does qualify as a drink that can temporarily forget your worries, especially for those who have given up on real life.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Wu Tian couldn't help but feel something. If he hadn't met the fat man, maybe he would be like these people now, immersed in a life of drunkenness and dreams every day.
With a long sigh, he climbed over the railing on the high platform, directly raised his feet on the rusty ladder below, and climbed down carefully, not daring to look down.
This ladder is the only way up and down the building, and the only protective measure is the iron rings surrounding the ladder.
This kind of staircase was deliberately built this way, and this is one of the reasons why people here don't go out much.
It probably took a few minutes for Wu Tiancai to get down from here. Compared to the residents here, his location was not very high from the ground. It was quite convenient to get down from a distance of about ten meters. It was just that he had not exercised for a long time. After coming down,
He was panting on the ground.
When it came to exercising, no one dared to exercise in the open air. The turbid air rushed into his nasal cavity. The pungent smell really made him feel a little sick. Within a few minutes, his lungs were burning.
Wu Tian raised his head and glanced at the gray sky. He could vaguely see the sun shining through the dense clouds, casting strips of light.
He hasn't been in the sun for a long time. The pollution accumulated over hundreds of years above his head not only blocks the sun for a long time, but also causes respiratory diseases.
The source of this pollution was located on the top of the circular pillar where he lived, but because of the thick clouds, he could not see the situation above at all.
It was called "Xingzhou City", a city that stood above the clouds, and the residential area where Wu Tian was located was attached to the pillars of this "hanging city".
The metal brackets alone could not support such a dense container, so the weight was transferred to a huge pillar.
The pillars tower into the clouds, each with a diameter of several kilometers. They are like brackets holding up the sky, running straight through the sky and the earth. Compared with this building, the place where Wu Tian lives seems to be growing in the sky.
There is a weed next to the big tree. Even if you look up, you can't see the end of the pillar. Only in the center of the pillar, you can see a huge sign with the letter "B" painted on it.
"Didi——"
The sound of the whistle attracted Wu Tian's attention. When he turned his head, he saw the fat man approaching in a rusty car.
The car is not big, but there is a huge magnet installed on the chassis, which looks extremely heavy.
"What are you still doing? Come up here."
The fat man rolled down the window, slapped the car door and shouted. Wu Tian opened the door, raised his legs and sat in.
Along the way, the car was very bumpy, almost jolting Wu Tian's waist. After finally surviving half an hour's drive, they came to another huge pillar.
Slowly looking up, there is also a sign hanging on this pillar with the letter "D" written on it.
"We're at the login platform in Area D. Put on your protective belt."
While the fat man drove the vehicle onto the high platform, he took out another strap from the side of the seat belt and tied it to his body. Wu Tian followed suit.
The fat man leaned out with difficulty, took a card and swiped it on a dusty machine, and a string of characters was instantly deducted by one thousand.
Looking at the remaining few thousand figures on it, the fat man gritted his teeth in pain: "His grandma's, a trip up there actually costs a thousand, how shameless."
The scolding continued, but after swiping the card, the originally calm ground suddenly trembled. A platform slowly lifted the vehicle. After rising ten meters, an iron door was slowly opened, and what came into view was,
It's a dark tunnel.
The tunnel was from top to bottom, and the whole tunnel was in the shape of a spiral. The fat man pressed a button on the steering wheel, and a magnet under the car was instantly attached to the wall.
At this moment, Wu Tian was leaning on the chair, with his body and the tunnel wall at a ninety-degree angle.
He nervously grasped the armrest in the car, and the radio in front of him heard a "chi-la" sound, followed by a sweet female voice.
"The maglev tunnel has been prepared and is entering the countdown to start. Passengers please close the windows and fasten your seat belts. The time required to reach the next stop, ten minutes, is the destination - Xingzhou City."
Chapter completed!