A Million Possible

"Voice...in the door...it seems like there is a sound!"

In the desolate mountain forest, the sunlight shone diagonally, probably because of the red clouds on the western horizon, and the dark green forests reflected in it became red.

The entire team tensed instantly, clenched their weapons, their bodies seemed to be stiff, and at the same time focused their eyes on the huge and dilapidated gate in the mountain recess.

The door is not closed tightly, because the time has passed, there is a fist-sized gap between the two doors, and at this moment, shocking sounds are transmitted from it.

The impact was loud, as if a beast was smashing into the prison door, about to break out. As the impact continued, the dust covered on the surface of the huge metal door began to fall.

"Hullah..." Dust filled, pieces of soil and rock peeled away from the surface, top, and surroundings of the gate, fell down, and smashed to the ground, awakening the people in the team.

"careful!"

"Back!"

A short syllable sounded, and everyone gathered while backing. They didn't stop until they pushed to a hundred meters away. Their faces looked at each other in amazement, and then the hands holding the weapons became more tense.

"Fire! It seems to be burning inside!" Suddenly, someone in the team exclaimed.

At this moment, the impact had disappeared, and instead, a thick gray-black smoke diffused from the crack of the door, spit out like wolf smoke, and rose into the air.

If you look closely, you can still see the red light of the flame from the crack of the door, and even the metal door begins to heat up.

Shirley dressed in strange robes and Luen, who is armed with a broadsword and armor, stared at this scene nervously, not knowing what to do, facing this weird situation, even the two-headed dog shivered. He closed his mouth.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Finally, in the sound of the impact, the old metal door began to deform, and the gap in the middle became larger and larger. Suddenly, they saw four big hands that looked like a metal structure protruding from the cracks in the door, and pressed the two doors. Side, start to pull.

After all, it was a long time ago, and the surrounding fixtures had long been destroyed, so in the horrified eyes of Shirley and others, the heavy metal door was slowly pushed open.

Then, the thick smoke obscured the vision, and the four big metal hands disappeared and disappeared in the thick smoke.

Then, a violent wind blows, the smoke quickly dissipates, and a strange picture is finally revealed in front of everyone.

I saw that there was a sea of ​​fire in the gate, and the burning ones were countless bones and skeletons... It was obviously human bones, which had been burned out, but at any rate, I could still see what it looked like. The most amazing thing was the burning sea of ​​skeletons. In the middle, there was a figure standing.

There was an invisible breeze around the person, pushing away the flames and thick smoke, standing there quietly, hands hanging casually on both sides, a weird dress, his face hidden in the blue smoke, two sharp eyes pierced Coming out, it seemed to be looking at them all curiously.

"Ah!" In the team, the older woman covered her mouth, her eyes widened, and she whispered in shock.

The others responded similarly.

They all felt cold all over, with cold sweat on their backs.

The eyes are full of tension and fear.

This scene is too weird, and such a person has come out of the ancient ruins that have been sealed for countless years, no matter who it is, it is difficult to calm down.

Silent for a few seconds.Finally, the figure in the door slowly walked out, and his face was revealed... Cheng Lin walked out slowly, his gaze swept over the people present, and a slightly decent smile appeared on his originally slightly sentimental face:

"Don't be nervous, everyone, I am not malicious."

After a pause, he raised his head and looked at the sky covered by the jungle, and saw the dark blue smoke drifting into the sky obliquely. In the warm sunlight, an unknown bird was startled and hovered in the air.

Cheng Lin realized that he was walking out of the mountain, nodded secretly, and then asked:

"Excuse me, can any of you tell me, where do you... come from?"

While speaking, Cheng Lin sighed silently, thinking that these people are probably the "humans" of the "post-civilization era", that is, the offspring of those who have survived the "catastrophe era".

If you count from the overall generation of the human race, you can probably be called their "ancestors."

"It's also the only ancestor still alive." Cheng Lin added silently in his heart, and then thought of the burning bones behind him, feeling a little more sad in his heart.

Yes, although there is no circumstantial evidence, he can almost make up for what happened that year after going out.

When he came to the end along the dry river, he had already guessed something when he saw the white bone mountain piled behind the metal gate.

I don't know how many bones there are, densely packed, piled up like a mountain, and there are a large number of them that keep facing the direction of the gate. Obviously, they are not "natural" Death, but more like being locked here.

Perhaps in those difficult years, because the population was too large, some people finally chose to give up the majority and enclosed them with metal doors. Then, because of insufficient food or electricity, and oxygen dissipated, countless people died in it. .

Of course, this is not necessarily the truth, but Cheng Lin's speculation.

With a light sigh in his heart, Cheng Lin retracted his gaze and looked at the "juniors" in front of him. As for the language, he had already heard their conversation when he was inside the door and successfully "understood". This is obviously a deduction procedure. The automatic translation is very considerate.

Lin also discovered that their language seems to be somewhat related to English. Well, considering the situation back then, it is indeed very likely that English will be retained and derived as the lingua franca of the world.

"You...you...are..." In the forest, someone in the exploration team asked tremblingly.

"Who do you want to ask me?" Cheng Lin chuckled, raised his right hand and tapped his forehead with his fingers, as if embarrassed. After thinking for two seconds, he deliberately made a distressed look, "Sorry, time... …After too long, I… Many of my memories are a bit messy, oh, I hope you can understand, it’s like a person who has been asleep for too long and too long, and suddenly wakes up, the brain is like a muddy puddle... if You can provide enough information, I think, I will remember more."

Hearing his words, the exploration team fell silent again, and these people looked at each other, unable to conceal their astonishment.

After all, this mysterious person's rhetoric is extremely contemplative.

Finally, Shirley in the team came out. She tried to control her own tension. First, she performed a weird etiquette toward Cheng Lin-tapping three times on her chest with a fist with her right hand, and then said:

"We... are the pioneering and exploratory team of His Royal Highness Nolan, the third prince of the Kingdom of Dipisbo, the southern leader, and the third prince of the lord kingdom."

Dipispo... the southern collar... the prince? open up?

Cheng Lin chewed on these words and assembled the dress and equipment of these people, thinking that after the cataclysm era, human society is obviously going backwards.

Hmm, it sounds like it has regressed to the age of lordship, hmm...Considering the changes of the times, the population has dropped sharply, which is not enough to support the scale of industrialization, and it is not difficult to understand the regression to the feudal lord.

Nodded, Cheng Lin smiled, and then a somewhat complicated smile appeared in the gaze of these people:

"They are all names that have not been heard... It seems that the times have indeed changed a lot."

Hearing his words, Shirley looked at the others, clenched her fists, as if to inflate herself, then leaned forward, her eyes burning, and asked: "You... haven't heard the name of the kingdom?"

Cheng Lin calmly looked at the girl who looked a little mixed-race, nodded, and said sincerely:

"It's true, well, I don't know if your history still records... cataclysms?"

This word was deliberately mentioned by him, and sure enough, hearing him say this, these people have changed significantly. The older woman in the patterned robe walked out, nodded, and said in a warm voice:

"Existence. In the history of the kingdom, a cataclysmic era is recorded. As for the earlier period, it is said that there was a prehistoric civilization...You really don't understand this?"

Cheng Lin listened carefully, then nodded under their nervous gaze:

"I think, I probably understand something. If my judgment is not wrong, the age of my life should belong to what you call... the era of catastrophe."

The age of my life...the era of catastrophe...

Hearing these two words by Cheng Lin, everyone present changed their colors, and the young man holding a strange copper tube even blurted out: "Impossible!"

"Oh? Why?" Cheng Lin looked at him with interest.

The young man simply said: "The cataclysm era has ended for a thousand years! It is impossible for anyone to survive! And...and the language at that time must be different now, you..."

Cheng Lin shook his head and interrupted him: "It's not difficult for me to learn a language, especially, for a thousand years, the language has not changed in essence."

"But..." The young man was still arguing, and was interrupted by the tall soldier "Lu En", "Qi Lin, don't talk about it."

Then, he stepped forward and looked at Cheng Lin seriously and cautiously, his eyes burning:

"In the legend, the strong in the Cataclysm Era have powerful abilities far beyond our imagination. It is precisely because of this that they can survive those difficult years... I don't know where you came from, and I can't tell the truth or falsehood of your words. , But... no matter what your identity is, you must be a real strong..."

After a pause, Lu En said, "I don't know, what do you want to do?"

do what? Good question, I also want to know what I should do.

Cheng Lin murmured in his heart, and at this moment, a voice appeared next to him in his mind:

[Congratulations on your complete mission (1)]

[Task (Part 2): You walked out of the ancient "remains" and met a prince's subordinate by chance. You were curious about this unknown era, and you decided to follow them and take a look at the prince's territory 】

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really……

Cheng Lin sighed in his heart, raised his right hand again and tapped his forehead with a calm expression, pretending to be thinking, and then said with some confusion:

"I... don't know too... But if you don't mind, I hope to meet your lord."

Luen and Shirley looked at each other, as if they were not particularly surprised by Cheng Lin's request. After two seconds of silence, the two said in unison: "Okay!"

Seeing Cheng Lin laughed, Shirley glanced at the metal gate that was pushed open again, and the flames gradually dissipated. After hesitating, she didn't choose to go in and take a look.

In contrast, this stranger, who claims to be from the "Era of Catastrophe", is obviously more worthy of attention.

"We are going back, please come down the mountain with us."

After the agreement was over, the tense atmosphere quietly relaxed a lot. Of course, the more important reason is that Cheng Lin's almost harmless appearance, gentle attitude will always make people put off guard...Of course, no one doubts Cheng Lin. Strength.Although he has never played against each other, just being able to push that heavy door abruptly is enough to show his strength.

Especially... the four hands that opened the door didn't know what they were.

Naturally, they would not know that they were the psionic puppets collected by Cheng Lin from the spiritual world. After they were used up, they had been collected back. Well... the last time they fought with Celtics in Europe, it turned out that those batches were already complete. Only the scrap copper and rotten iron can be recycled. Only two puppets can be used as coolies in a short time.

With Cheng Lin joining, the atmosphere of the whole team suddenly became weird.

Shirley and others are not easy to talk, let alone talk to Cheng Lin, Cheng Lin is also acquainted, deliberately a few steps behind them, keeping a distance from each other.

However, compared to the tight-fitting, always-on-guard members of the exploration team, Cheng Lin's appearance was too relaxed.

Nearly leisurely walking in the mountains and forests, enjoying the scenery in the mountains.

Not to mention, in reality, I am used to seeing the deserted winter. This suddenly came to the midsummer season, and my mood improved.

The gate of "Relics" was originally low, not very far from the foot of the mountain, so when the warm and bright sun gradually faded and the red sun went down, everyone successfully descended the mountain. However, this does not mean that they entered there. The "extremely southern collar" under the jurisdiction of a prince.

After asking a few words, Cheng Lin knew that if the pace was normal, it would take two days to return to the territory.

This made him a little headache. No one liked it. Moreover, it was really uncomfortable to let Cheng Lin, who had been used to flying with the sword, walk slowly, but if he left with the sword...it was not quite appropriate.

Thinking about it, the sky was also getting dark. The soldier named Luen looked at the darkening sky, exhaled, and said:

"Let's camp here, it's more open here."

After walking for so long, it was scorching hot weather again, even if the personnel in the team were not ordinary people, they were tired--especially, always guard against the "mysterious person" who fell behind him.

At this time, almost all Hengyuan in the team was sweating profusely, and the heat was coming out from the gaps in the armor.

"Okay, there is a stream nearby, I'll fetch water."

Said a young man dressed as a soldier.

"I'm with you." The other person also said.

Others skillfully began to clean the ground nearby, picking up dry wood, and preparing for camping.

Looking at this scene, Cheng Lin frowned slightly: "Are you going to spend the night here? Or just eat?"

The older woman named "Deep Blue" explained gently:

"Dinner is for dinner, and I really want to spend the night here."

After a pause, he probably guessed Cheng Lin's thoughts, and "Deep Blue" said again:

"We also don't want to spend the night in the wild, but... this area has not yet been developed, and there are many beasts around. If we go on the road at night... even if we are not weak ordinary people, it will increase the danger, so..."

"It's just that?" Cheng Lin blinked and said.

"Dark Blue" was stunned for a while, Nane: "Yes..."

Immediately, she saw Cheng Lin laugh:

"If you are just worried about the danger at night, then, I think, this is not a problem."

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