Chapter 989 Intertwined
Chapter 989 Interlaced
[Shield capacitor energy remaining 0%…]
”Boom!”
With a thunderous roar, Ye Shi felt as if his consciousness was blown away by a truck, and he was in a trance, just like watching a slide through frosted glass.
The research ship seemed to have hit something, and then he saw boiling flames and an anxious face. Then
-
the cockpit suddenly went dark. The
pitch-black darkness enveloped everything, swallowing up all the light like a black hole.
Then, his consciousness also fell into the bottomless abyss.
It is hard to say which happened first, or maybe both happened at the same time.
He did not lose connection but fell into a coma in the game. Ye Shi had been playing the game for so long, but this was probably the first time he encountered such a strange situation.
And this coma feeling was also very strange. His consciousness was not cut off, but it was just that he could not connect to the five senses.
Could it be that the coma function has not been made yet?
Ye Shi tried to analyze it in his mind, but based on his understanding of A Guang, this possibility was very small.
In this case, there is only one possibility-
I triggered the plot myself!
Thinking of this, Ye Shi, who was facing the “black hole”, did not feel fear in his heart, but instead had a faint expectation.
However, not long after, that expectation turned into uneasiness in the long wait.
Even panic.
He thought that he was not the only one on the research ship.
There was also that guy…
A trace of throbbing surged in his heart, and Ye Shi could not help but curse.
”Damn… what happened?”
Of course he could not make a sound.
Pure consciousness echoed in the nothingness that was more empty than a vacuum, and all he could hear was silent silence.
After an unknown amount of time, a faint sound finally reached his “ears”.
”Boom boom…”
It seemed to be his heartbeat.
The faint sound was like a sweet rain after a long drought, which made the restless Ye Shi feel a little ecstasy.
He stretched out his non-existent hand with all his strength, grabbed the straw floating on the water, and chased after the trance voice with all his strength.
Wake up
for me !
He shouted silently in his heart.
Even though he wasn’t sure if there was any point in doing this.
Maybe he was just pushing hard against a wall –
maybe he was actually dead.
The unremitting efforts seemed to have finally paid off. The pitch-black darkness seemed not so dark, but was replaced by a vague gray. The
lost five senses seemed to be returning, and more and more sounds penetrated the invisible fog.
First the sense of hearing.
Then the sense of touch.
However, what he didn’t expect was that a bone-chilling cold enveloped his whole body the moment he regained his sense of touch, making him shiver all over.
It’s so cold…
It feels like falling into an ice cave.
At this moment, Ye Shi had only this thought in his mind. Just as he was about to blurt out “I’m freezing to death”, he heard intermittent sounds blowing on the gray fog.
The sound came from a place close at hand.
In order to hear more clearly, he couldn’t help but hold his breath, but still only heard a few words.
”Ye Shi…”
”It’s so cold here.”
”A-choo-”
”I…”
I… what?
Before Ye Shi could listen carefully to what the voice was saying, a blinding white light instantly shone on his retina.
The dazzling light almost blinded him, and he subconsciously raised his arm to block it.
As he raised his hand, the fine ice chips were carried out by his sleeves and splashed on his face, making him groan.
”Ah…”
The cold touch made him shudder again, and the noisy sound was amplified and became extremely clear in an instant, and poured into his ears.
”He woke up.”
”What kind of clothes is this guy wearing…” ”
I’ve never seen it.”
”How can you lie in the hibernation capsule like this… It’s really ridiculous.”
There was a whispering voice around.
They all spoke in Human Union, but the pronunciation was slightly different from that of the Wastelanders, and it seemed more fluent.
Ye Shi slowly moved his arm away from his face and looked around.
He was lying in a hibernation capsule with the hatch open, and there was a spacious hall around him.
The soft incandescent light sprinkled on the silver-gray alloy floor tiles. The walls and ceiling on all sides seemed to be made of alloy, but they did not look cold or lack of atmosphere.
Since there was no window that could directly see the outside, Ye Shi could not confirm where he was.
But there was no need to confirm…
There was no doubt that this was the Orion missile cruiser.
What confused him was the group of people standing in front of him.
The crowd of heads blocked the door of the room. A rough count showed that there were at least fifty or sixty people.
Those pairs of eyes stared at him intently, some were full of worry, some were curious, and some were out of sympathy or other inexplicable emotions. At
this time, a man wearing a military exoskeleton walked through the crowd and came to him, staring at his eyes with a pair of sharp eyes.
”Who are you?”
Ye Shi did not answer, but silently looked down at his chest.
He was only wearing a blue coat, and the “Sunshine” power armor was gone.
Then he looked up at the people in front of him and saw that they were wearing silver-gray clothes, which were similar to those of the academy, but not exactly the same, and on their arms were printed the armbands of the People’s United Aerospace Force.
Ye Shiyi felt that his imagination was not enough and he froze on the spot.
But soon, the man standing in front of him woke him up and repeated it in a serious tone.
”Tell me your name, identity, and purpose.”
As if he felt that his tone was too harsh, the other crew members standing next to him turned around and blamed the guy.
”Hey, don’t scare the kid.”
”I see that he obviously doesn’t know why he is here.”
At this time, a beautiful big sister squatted in front of him, looked at him with concern and asked.
”Are you okay?”
The black hair swayed not far in front of him, and under the thin bangs was a face with soft lines but heroic.
Ye Shi was a little confused.
Although he was indeed quite young, he was not worthy of being called a child.
His Adam’s apple moved, and he said.
”I… am not sure.”
This was the truth.
He really didn’t know what was going on.
The older lady was not discouraged. She looked into his eyes with bright eyes and said patiently.
”My name is Lin Youyou, and I’m the duty doctor of the seventh department of this starship… that is, the medical and life support department. We have no ill intentions. Can you tell me your name?”
”Ye Shi…”
Hearing this name, the man standing beside him with his arms folded whistled teasingly.
”It sounds like a code name.”
Another crew member also said with a smile.
”Hey, I don’t think this kid is a civilian. Do you think he is a spy from the slime mold protection organization?”
”Although it sounds a bit nonsense, this possibility cannot be ruled out.”
The man in the exoskeleton obviously felt the same way. He stared at Ye Shi intently. Although his hand was not holding a gun, it was not far from the weapon.
”Shut up.”
Lin Youyou turned back and glared at the two of them, warning them to shut up, and then looked at Ye Shi again.
”Tell your sister, is this your name?”
Ye Shi’s old face blushed, but he still insisted again.
”This is my name… Of course, my parents named me Ye Wei.”
There is no need to say the full nickname. Usually no one calls such a long list of names, which will only increase unnecessary misunderstandings and communication costs.
He has been very kind.
Even his real name in real life was confessed.
What Ye Shi didn’t expect was that when he said he had two names, the people around him actually relaxed their guard.
At this time, he suddenly remembered that the background introduction of “Wasteland OL” mentioned a sentence in an inconspicuous chapter – it
was very popular to give yourself a new name after adulthood in the era of human union.
This is a bit like the circle names of those people in the niche cultural circle in reality. Many people use online names to communicate in daily life. Except for sending and receiving express delivery, they basically don’t use their real names a few times a year, so that they feel unfamiliar when they pronounce their own names.
As if believing what he said, Lin Youyou looked into his eyes and continued.
”Are you injured?”
”Maybe… I’m not sure,” Ye Shi said vaguely, sitting up from the hibernation capsule, “My mind is confused… I’m not in a good condition… It’s very cold here, can I come out first, I don’t want to talk while lying down.” “We are
planning to do this, but I have to make sure you are not injured first… Come, I’ll help you.”
Looking at Ye Shi who stood up, Lin Youyou stood up from the ground and reached out to help him out of the hibernation capsule.
”Thank you.”
Ye Shi, who got out of the icy debris and stood on the ground, thanked him politely. Then he looked down at his feet and looked around. His expression gradually became stunned.
”We…are we on Earth?”
Hearing this, the crew members around exchanged glances, including Lin Youyou, whose eyes became a little strange.
But the gentle voice did not change. She still looked at Ye Shi with her sincere eyes and asked softly.
”Why do you think we are on Earth?”
”Isn’t it obvious?” Ye Shi stomped on the ice on his shoes and replied without thinking, “There is gravity here…and it’s no different from when we were on the ground, isn’t it?”
Lin Youyou was stunned.
The people next to him were also stunned.
As if they heard something funny, a chuckle came from the crowd.
”I guess this kid is going out for the first time and has never heard of artificial gravity.”
Seeing Ye Shi looking at him, the man with short yellow hair and a long face smiled and greeted him.
”Koala, the engineering supervisor of the fourth department… ahem, I mean the engineering and maintenance department.”
There was no malice in that hearty smile.
These guys seemed to like joking more than the players, and Ye Shi suddenly felt that he, the player, seemed a little restrained.
”Koala… is that the animal?”
the man said with a smile.
”Haha, that’s right! That guy is my mascot, and saved my life when I was a child.”
Ye Shi suddenly became curious about how this guy was saved by Koala when he was a child.
But before he could ask, the man in the exoskeleton coughed and interrupted the two people’s jokes.
”This is a military stronghold after all. An unrelated person with an unknown identity has appeared. I think it’s better for us to be serious.”
When he said this, the man stared at Ye Shi with a serious expression and continued.
”How did you break in here?”
”How should I know.” Ye Shi patted his head and couldn’t help but complain, “Damn… is there a bug?” Did he
accidentally enter the map that A Guang hadn’t made yet?
Or –
just got stuck here?
He slapped his head hard again, trying to wake himself up from this weird dream.
The doctor named Lin Youyou looked at him worriedly, trying to stop him, but was pushed away by the latter.
The man in the exoskeleton frowned and stared at the guy pretending to be crazy.
”You don’t know? Don’t you know how you got here?”
Ye Shi complained.
”That’s right! I don’t know anything. I was on a research ship… the kind that can barely fit 30 people. But when I opened my eyes, I found myself in a hibernation capsule, and you were standing around, looking at me like a koala in a zoo!”
The guy called Koala touched his nose embarrassedly, and said “Really?” in self-reflection, and then scratched his head and muttered “Sorry”.
The others also exchanged glances with each other with different expressions, whispering something in a low voice.
Only the man in the exoskeleton was still staring at him with sharp eyes.
That look was like a sharp knife, revealing its edge from the restrained scabbard.
”You’d better tell the truth.”
Ye Shi was not brought up to be scared, so how could he let this guy go? He retorted without any hesitation.
”I’m telling the truth! It’s you who refuse to tell the truth! What seven departments, four departments… I’m completely confused when I hear it! Come on, are you celestial beings or people from the Enlightenment Society!” The guy was
still on the research ship.
He was sure that the voice he heard just now was hers!
He had to go back and save her!
The man in the exoskeleton was stunned for a moment, and his eyes were a little less sharp.
”Heavenly man? Enlightenment Society? What is that…”
He had never heard of these two words.
The only mortal enemy of the Human Alliance is Gaia.
And there are those radical organizations that betrayed humanity and tried to hand over the prosperous world to Gaia.
Ye Shi’s chest was heaving violently, and he stared at the guy in the exoskeleton with heavy breath.
He suddenly felt that this man looked familiar, but he couldn’t remember where he had seen him for a while.
Lin Youyou stared at the suddenly manic young man in front of him, and then glared at the man in the exoskeleton with a stern look.
”Enough, he is my patient, I know you have your difficulties, but at least let me cure his illness first-”
”I’m not a patient! I’m not sick!”
”… and I’m not crazy!”
Interrupting her words, Ye Shi stared at the man in the exoskeleton and continued to speak word by word.
”I’m Ye Shi! Ye Shi from the Alliance! Ye Shi from the Burning Corps! Stop playing charades with me. I’ve already told you my identity. Now, tell me right now! Who are you?”
The air around him fell silent.
And it was completely silent.
However, the silence did not last long, and the whispering soon spread again.
”…Alliance?”
”Burning Corps?”
”What is that?”
”Does the Human Alliance have this organization?”
”What are you kidding? How could it be possible?”
”Could this kid have played games and ruined his brain?”
”Wait, his clothes… look a bit like the ones in the shelter brochure.”
”Is it true?”
”Even if it’s true, there’s nothing strange about it. It’s just a blue variable temperature jacket. I might be able to find two sets in my closet.”
The whispering made Ye Shi stunned in place, his brain as if struck by lightning.
Alliance…
never heard of it?
A terrifying idea suddenly emerged in his mind.
Did he… travel through time? !
No –
this sounds too ridiculous.
He would rather believe that he was locked in a virtual space similar to The Matrix, and the purpose was to extract his memory.
If this inference is correct, it at least means that Jiang Xuezhou is still alive.
In the crowd, a tall and thin man with plain glasses on his nose rubbed his chin with his index finger, staring at the young man standing in the middle of the crowd with an expression as if he had seen a ghost.
His name is Wu Xinghuan, the leader of the space science team of the fifth department of the Orion missile cruiser, that is, the science and technology department, and he is also a doctor of physics.
In order to cope with the treacherous and changeable cosmic environment, each starship of the Human Alliance will be equipped with at least one theoretical physicist, who is responsible for scientific risk assessment of some strategic deployments and navigation actions that may be risky.
To put it simply, it is similar to the ship’s chaplain in the early days of the Age of Discovery.
After all, if something really happened beyond the scope of human cognition, it would be difficult for a mere theoretical physicist to do anything. At most, he could comfort everyone.
From the beginning, he didn’t say a word, but at this moment he was muttering something to himself.
”This guy…could it be…”
No –
this is too unbelievable.
At this moment, the impact on his brain is no less than that of the young man in front of him who is confused about the situation, so that his cognition, knowledge and even faith have been shaken…
A “time traveler” stood in front of him and told him what will happen in the future.
This is ridiculous!
The education he has received and the research he has been engaged in have repeatedly warned him of an iron law, and this iron law has never been falsified-
the passage of time may be uneven in different spaces, but it must be irreversible!
There is no reason for this.
Because time is not an objective thing in the universe, but a scalar defined by humans, a scale used to record the movement of matter and the order of change.
If time is reversible, “what happened later” happened before “what happened first”, then the concept of first and last itself loses its meaning.
In other words, if time is reversible, then time itself does not exist…
Extending a trembling index finger, Wu Xinghuan took off the plain glasses on the bridge of his nose, took out the glasses cloth and wiped them hard before putting them on so that he could see more clearly.
He wanted to return to Earth immediately and announce this amazing discovery to everyone!
At this moment, Dr. Wu was the only one who thought of the possibility of “time travel”.
Most of the people present, including the “time traveler” himself, might not realize what happened.
Looking at the guy pretending to be crazy, the man in the exoskeleton decided to end this mystery and stared into his eyes.
”This is the Orion missile cruiser. My name is Luo Yi. I am a non-commissioned officer of the space combat team under the weapons and defense department, with the rank of sergeant.”
”You said I didn’t tell you anything. Now I’m telling you who we are and where this place is. I advise you to tell me your own problems honestly and tell me how you ended up here. If you confess now, you might get leniency.”
Luo Yi…
Hearing this name, Ye Shi felt like he was struck by lightning, and the killing intent in his body was released in an instant.
He said why he felt that he had seen this guy before.
After all, it turned out to be in the memory fragment of the Enlightenment disciple named Flynn.
The Enlightenment disciple who hijacked the research ship. He
was also the guy who fired neutron torpedoes at them!
Obviously sensing the killing intent, Luo Yi looked stunned, and his right hand had already landed on the stun gun.
However, before his hand touched the stun gun, a whistling fist had already flown towards him.
”Fuck you!!!”
The speed was so fast that people had no time to react, but Luo Yi was an active soldier after all, and he was also a soldier who had undergone genetic and prosthetic transformation, and he was wearing a military exoskeleton, so it was naturally impossible for him to be knocked down by a punch.
The fist hit his exoskeleton, and the incredible impact made him step back half a step subconsciously.
Luo Yi’s eyes flashed with a brilliant light.
”You are not a civilian-”
”I am your father!”
Ye Shi roared, and the flashing arc pierced the air and whipped him like a whip.
There were exclamations around, and everyone stepped back.
”No! Calm down!” Lin Youyou exclaimed, and wanted to go up to separate the two, but was pulled back by a colleague beside him.
Ye Shi ignored the shouts at the side.
He had avoided irrelevant people, and he only wanted to kill the guy in front of him!
However, he didn’t expect that the other party seemed to have predicted his attack, and just raised his hand to block the flashing arc.
The exoskeleton seemed to have the function of absorbing static electricity, and Ye Shi’s heart sank slightly.
Blocking this fierce and fatal blow, Luo Yi, with his arms in front of him, did not hesitate to kneel forward and attacked his chest with lightning speed.
Although he had predicted the opponent’s attack, Ye Shi had just woken up from a coma, and his body did not keep up with the reaction of his brain. He was hit hard in the chest.
The huge impact pushed him backwards and hit the open hibernation capsule horizontally, almost knocking him offline.
However, what surprised him was that
he did not lose the line.
Wait.
Could it be…
Ye Shi’s face suddenly changed when he realized something, and at this time a gun was pointed at his head.
”Prosthetic modification, bionic type, and installed with offensive plug-ins. I admit that this is cool, you can discharge electricity by snapping your fingers, but you are breaking the law, young man.” Luo Yi held the pistol and looked down at him, “I wanted to have a good chat with you, or do you prefer this way of conversation?”
”@#%#!”
Ye Shi cursed and burst out a swear word in real life, then closed his eyes and silently said to log off.
In fact, there is no need to say it silently.
After playing “Wasteland OL” for so long, he has already mastered the trick of logging on and off the line, and he can return to the real world with just a thought.
However, something unexpected happened.
And that was exactly what he was most worried about.
The heavy touch did not appear on the top of his head, but surged from his brow and spread to his whole body.
He was still online, but his body was as heavy as if it was filled with lead, just like before waking up from the hibernation capsule.
Ye Shi, who had never experienced such a situation, was completely panicked and almost knelt down to the dog planner.
”Fuck! Brother Guang, don’t mess with me!”
This joke was not funny at all.
He couldn’t get down!
(End of this chapter)
