King of Black Mist

After thinking for a long time, Zhang Ling decided to die.

During this period of suffering, despite waiting for huge compensation from the government, there was no news about the child.

A psychiatrist arranged by the government came to the house and hinted several times that the child dragged through the glass would never come back.

Zhang Ling is one of the survivors of the Plaza Calle incident.

In today's world, if Li Changzhou and others were not involved in the Carle Plaza incident, it would not have received much official attention. It's not that the officials don't care, but there are countless incidents that are more tragic and larger than Carle Plaza.

The value game begins and players appear. The social order of the Xia Kingdom is very good among large countries, but it cannot handle the large number of people and the large area, and the infiltration of other countries. Worrying things are still happening all the time.

But these reasons have nothing to do with Zhang Ling. She has no child.

Just when she was about to go to the rooftop and jump off the building, she opened the door and met an official clerk whom she had met once.

"Ms. Zhang, do you want to go out?"

"Yes, I'm going to buy groceries." Zhang Ling replied.

"That's it." The clerk nodded, "I'm here to inform you of something. As we said before, the earth is not safe now. As a victim of Calle Plaza, you have the right to immigrate to the lunar base and become a permanent resident of the moon. , you can receive three thousand moon coins for free every month, and medical treatment, schooling, and transportation are all free."

The clerk took out a card.

"This is your resident card. If you intend to become a moon resident, you can arrive at Mingcheng Airport at 3 p.m. every Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday and show your resident card to any staff member."

Zhang Ling looked at the clerk and the card in her hand.

When she was in Plaza Calle, she heard someone say that they would have the right to immigrate to the moon for free. In recent days, televisions, mobile phones, and electronic billboards on the streets were all promoting a competition on the moon.

"If you want to continue living on the earth, you can also go to the moon and receive your real estate and monthly welfare payments. Three thousand lunar coins are equivalent to 30,000 summer national coins."

The clerk smiled and made a joke: "Of course, things on the moon are more expensive. After all, anything shipped to the moon has to go through a long-distance transportation of more than 300,000 kilometers."

After handing the resident certificate to Zhang Ling, the clerk left.

There are still many people waiting for her to notify, but the psychiatrist's psychological evaluation of Zhang Ling made Zhang Ling the first to receive "good news".

Zhang Ling knows that people die quickly in a vacuum, so the pain may be less.

She checked the information and found that the lunar base has an "outdoor excursion" project.

Zhang Ling decided to die on the moon.

On Sunday, February 25, she came to the airport, took a bullet-shaped plane, and landed on the moon.

"Follow me, everyone, follow me! Whether you are traveling or settling down, don't worry about your luggage, don't worry about your luggage!"

"If you have a resident card, the staff will deliver your luggage to your home! If you are traveling, we will help you deliver it to the hotel!"

The man who looked like a tour guide shouted.

Zhang Ling had no luggage, except for photos of her children.

Follow the crowd towards the exit of the plane.

"This is an airtight cabin. It will be a transfer station for people entering and leaving the base in the future, whether it is people or express delivery. Of course, the express delivery uses a cargo airtight cabin, which can receive 30,000 cubic meters of cargo at a time."

"Okay, don't linger, leave quickly."

Zhang Ling walked past the tourists who were taking pictures and exclaiming, and exited the airtight cabin.

There is a rock platform at the foot, and outside the platform is a wide lake. In the center of the lake stands a super city hidden among the trees.

"Welcome Ms. Zhang Ling to the moon." A holographic influence suddenly appeared next to Zhang Ling.

"Your house is at No. 3, Mingcheng District. It is already equipped with furniture and smart robots. If you don't like the existing ones, you can go to the commercial district to buy other styles. Note that only moon coins can be used in the moon base."

"You can exchange Xia Guo coins into Moon coins at any store. Your welfare payment for this month has been received, totaling three thousand Moon coins."

Accompanied by a soft female voice, a small villa hidden among flowers and plants appeared on the holographic image. There was a small vegetable garden in the villa, and there were some basic farming tools in the vegetable garden, such as kettles and hoes.

Finally, there is the map, which leads from the small villa to the commercial street.

"Welcome again, Ms. Zhang Ling. The Moon Base is glad that you can be one of the hosts here. I wish you a happy life."

The hologram goes out.

Everyone around looked at her.

At this time, another holographic image popped up in front of a family of three.

"Welcome Mr. Zhu Qiang, Ms. Dong Ping, and baby Zhu Xiaoxing to the moon."

"According to Ms. Dong Ping's opinion, your family's house has been selected at No. 156, Songcheng District, close to the sea."

"Holy crap, exclusive welcome voice!"

"What voice?! It's a holographic image! Is there really alien technology behind the moon?!"

"Why can they move to the moon? I searched for a long time on the official website. They only have tourism, why do they have to draw lots!"

"Everyone! Make sure those who came with you are still with you, especially the elderly and children. Be careful. There is a vacuum outside the moon and there is no oxygen. Even if you are found and rescued in time, you will be burned by the sun!"

The tour guide's voice was extremely loud. He obviously had high-tech equipment such as holograms and intelligent robots, and he was still shouting with an old-fashioned loudspeaker.

It's not because there aren't more advanced equipment, it's intentional.

After leaving the earth and coming to the moon, tourists will inevitably feel a little uneasy. When they see this old speaker, they will find a sense of intimacy and feel at ease.

After confirming the number of people, everyone prepared to cross the lake.

There are many groups of tourists around the moon base, some taking spaceships and some taking small boats.

Zhang Ling and the others were riding a behemoth that was more than thirty meters high. There were seats on the back and sides of the behemoth. There were awnings on the seats and some simple fruits.

The giant beast is walking on the bridge, and the tour guide stands on top of the giant beast's head, holding a loudspeaker and starting to introduce.

"Dear tourists, if you have children, please take care of your children. The vehicle we are traveling on is Shatuomon, which comes from another planet called Four Seasons Star."

"Planet?"

"Yes, we have discovered another habitable planet, but it has not been made public yet. Local residents of the moon can visit the Four Seasons Star with their resident cards. Because there may be personal risks, please consult the relevant personnel for details.

"Okay, everyone is here to travel to the moon, and the matter of the Four Seasons is over here.

"The bridge we are on now is the Earth-Moon Bridge. There are eighty-one bridges in total, symbolizing perfection. After walking on the Earth-Moon Bridge, you will go from the earth to the moon.

"After everyone enters the city, you can move freely. I will not follow you. Here, I will tell you all the things you need to pay attention to.

"After entering the city, you can go anywhere. If you can't go, someone will stop you. If you want to do outdoor activities, please consult the hotel staff. Every hotel has outdoor activities, I think."

The tour guide was introducing it seriously, and the tourists suddenly exclaimed.

A huge picture was projected over the entire city, showing two muscular men boxing in a ring.

One of the men jumped over the other.

"Oh!" It's not admiration, but exclaim. This action doesn't look passionate because the gravity here is too low.

And because of this fancy and unnecessary move, he was caught by another person and pinned to the ground.

Countless spectators also appeared on this huge holographic image. They shouted loudly, and the sound waves impacted the entire lunar base.

The person who was pinned to the ground tried to get up again, but his hands and knees seemed to be unable to do so.

"It's over." The tour guide said in a professional tone as if he often watched competitions. "If you can't get up under the gravity of the moon, then it's really over."

Just when everyone was watching intently, anticipating the result——

"Beibei!"

A child flying over the cliffs on the back of a giant beast is not a metaphor, it is really flying over the walls.

The tour guide kicked off his feet, expertly harnessed the moon's gravity, twisted in the air, hugged the child, and threw it into the arms of the young couple who were about to cry.

"I said it!" The tour guide put the noisy speaker to his mouth and shouted at the family, "Watch your children!"

"I, I. I was careful not to let him fall, but I didn't expect that he would, uh, do Qinggong."

It was a thrilling incident, but everyone burst into laughter.

When Zhang Ling came back to her senses, she found that she was also smiling.

Several giant beasts poked their heads out from the bottom of the lake, spraying water into the sky, and a dreamlike rainbow stood on the Earth-Moon Bridge.

When everyone looked away from the rainbow, the holographic image changed again. It was a replay of the passionate first Lunar Mecha Racing Competition some time ago.

Beatrice won the championship, the runner-up was Bi, and Li Qianxia was the third runner-up.

"It looks like Quidditch in Harry Potter. Sure enough, the end of magic is technology."

"Mecha! It's really a mecha! The official released news that there was a breakthrough in the mecha. I didn't expect it to be so mature!"

"Just listen to the official news. Six months ago, we held a press conference and said we would strive to land on the moon within five years. As a result, a lunar base was released in half a year."

"It should be the result of cooperation with Russia. The little girl who won second place at the opening ceremony is said to be the tsar's princess."

"The Five Eyes Alliance has announced its march to Mars and will build a Mars base within half a year."

After watching the replay, I happened to enter the base. The tour guide really left, leaving everyone in this strange city and letting them do whatever they wanted. Also, pay attention to your children and don't let them learn "Qing Kung" again.

Zhang Ling took the bus.

After getting on the bus, she subconsciously paid for it, put her resident card on it, and when the voice started to remind her, she remembered that she could use any transportation on the lunar base for free.

She got off the bus in Mingcheng District and walked to House No. 3.

It's even more beautiful than in the holographic image, with bright sunshine, bright glass, emotional red walls, and fragrant flowers.

She walked in and, led by the smart furniture robot, walked around the various rooms in the house.

Finally, she came to the small balcony on the second floor, sat on a chair, and the intelligent robot brought fruit.

The fruit looked very strange. I heard it was also a product of Four Seasons. Zhang Ling couldn't help but take a bite. It was very delicious. Her mood, which was gloomy again because she was alone, felt better.

A huge holographic image appeared in the sky again. It was the beautiful girl who had won the third place in the previous mecha racing competition.

"Hello everyone, my name is Li Qianxia, ​​I am one of the founders of this city. I would like to talk to you about the history of this city."

"This city was not built for tourism, colonization, or money."

"You may have noticed that there are more and more weird events on the earth, and almost everyone lives in danger that can come at any time."

"Plaza Carle in Mingcheng is one of the dangers."

"That incident was entirely my fault," the girl said.

"Some people who wanted to hunt me chose Plaza Calle as the ambush location that day and attacked me there, putting the citizens who were present at risk."

"Some people have lost their lives, some have lost loved ones and friends."

After a pause, the girl continued: "I feel very guilty and have always wanted to say sorry to everyone - I'm sorry."

Li Qianxia bent down and bowed to the entire city.

"In order to compensate these innocent victims, my brother built this lunar base so that they no longer have to worry about accidents or have to run around for life."

"I don't know enough. No matter how much I make up for it, my dead relatives and friends will never come back."

"I don't ask for everyone's forgiveness. I understand, I completely understand. If I had lost a loved one, I would not forgive the other person no matter what."

"But I still want to hope that everyone will not torture themselves and immerse themselves in sadness. There are many fun and delicious things in the world. Don't give up the opportunity to try and start your life again."

"I will continue to work hard to make the moon base built out of regret a place filled with only happiness, where everyone can start over and continue their lives in a different way."

The hologram disappears.

Many tourists only see it as an anecdote, or even think it is promoting the city's ideals for better economic interests.

Only those who have truly experienced strange events can understand the message Li Qianxia said.

Many tourists are dissatisfied. They also experienced dangerous events and received no compensation, but the people in Plaza Calle were able to move to the moon and live a prosperous and safe life.

Some people who experienced the incident at Plaza Calle were thankful that some of them even lost friends and relatives in the incident.

There are also a few people, who are also the main group of people who apologized to Li Qianxia, ​​who are angry with her.

Such as Zhang Ling.

She understood that Carle Plaza had nothing to do with Li Qianxia, ​​but if she wasn't angry with her, who could she be angry with?

Many things are beyond her control.

"Master, do you need to grow vegetables in the yard? If necessary, you can place an order for seeds." The smart home robot stood beside her, watching over her at all times.

Zhang Ling glanced at the small yard at the bottom of the building. It was unrealistic to achieve vegetable freedom, but she could grow some onions, garlic, coriander, etc., as well as a few cucumbers, tomatoes, and green vegetables.

"No need." Zhang Ling refused.

She lay on the chair, closed her eyes, and thought about her child being dragged into the glass. Normally, whenever she thought of this image, her whole body would get cold.

At this time, the moonlight warmed her body involuntarily, and the fragrance of flowers and fruits from the fruit bowl around her lingered on the tip of her nose.

"Does the master need to book any activities?"

"You can go shopping, you can have a Moon Rabbit feast, you can go outdoors and learn how to operate a mecha, you can fish outside the city, and you can also go see the old site of Guanghan Palace. However, Master, let me tell you secretly that Guanghan Palace is man-made, and there are only a few The big rocks and a dead osmanthus tree pretending to be pieced together to form a palace are all just to defraud you of your money, I don’t recommend you go.”

"If you have no plans for the time being, you can enjoy the Moon Rabbit Dinner first, which has the highest reputation. While you are eating, you can decide what activities you want to play next."

Zhang Ling did not answer.

Tears flowed from the corners of her eyes. She felt very guilty. She was sorry for her child, and she even had the slightest idea of ​​wanting to live.

"Make an appointment for me to go to Guanghan Palace."

"OK."

She hoped to find a secluded corner among the rocks in Guanghan Palace to take off her space suit and expose herself to the vacuum of space.

She hoped there wouldn't be any more changes to the plans.

"Master, Guanghan Palace's money fraud project is very popular. I have made an appointment for you to be on duty in four hours. Do you want to try the Moon Rabbit dinner during this time? Chang'e has agreed to eat it."

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Li Changzhou knew nothing about what happened on the moon, and he didn't know whether Zhang Ling was dead or not.

On February 28th, which was about March, he had absorbed all the Five Elements materials and heard about Li Qianxia's apology.

He smiled and said: "I also used this trick to convince Emperor Jiajing."

"What?" Li Qianxia and the others really didn't know the details.

Li Changzhou told them what he had talked with Emperor Jiajing on the Five Elements Deng Mountain about traveling in the universe.

"Keep playing planet by planet," Li Qianxia's tone was full of anticipation, "I'm so impressed, I really want to start now!"

"Would you like to try the ship again?" Yaochi suddenly suggested, "Increasing experience is one of the ways to improve 'ability'. If you go all the way to the ancient Xia Kingdom, even if you can increase experience, it will be limited."

"With our current strength, we can protect ourselves even when we go to other planets," Yang Qinglan mused, "And every time a ship mission ends, relying on "teleportation" is equivalent to having one more planet to move to. "

"Go, go!" Li Qianxia grabbed Li Changzhou's hand, "Brother, let's go, okay~?"

"Okay." Li Changzhou nodded, "Teleportation cannot be used during the mission, but you can still sense human tribulations, and you can pay attention to the skills of those who have overcome the tribulations. "

During this period, Li Changzhou also changed some skills for Yang Qinglan and Li Qianxia one after another - he wanted to change them for Yaochi, but she said no, she was very confident in her skills.

"When it comes to overcoming the tribulation, people outside tell you not to stay in seclusion." Yaochi said with a happy smile.

All three of them smiled.

Li Changzhou, who originally had the Five Elements Qi Sword, barely had a hint of human immortal power in terms of combat effectiveness. After integrating the Five Elements materials, he became even more powerful.

Those who survived the third-class tribulation were fine - they failed before Li Changzhou could use the Five Elements Qi Knife. The players who survived the second-class tribulation had no idea how many blows they received.

"I don't want to either. It would be best if everyone can successfully overcome the disaster, but I can't stand still." Li Changzhou said the truth.

"It's a little inappropriate to call it Five Elements Qi Knife now." Yang Qinglan muttered, she was not interested in outsiders.

"The Great Five Elements Qi Sword of Xirang Qingmu Thunderbolt!" Li Qianxia was extremely confident in this name.

"How about the Five Elements Real Sword?" Yang Qinglan suggested.

"Okay." Li Changzhou nodded.

"Well -" Li Qianxia made a dissatisfied voice like a child.

"Stop 'um--' and have a good rest. We will go to the ship early tomorrow morning and start our new journey in the universe."

“I don’t know what kind of aliens we will meet this time.”

"Avatar!"

"Why don't you chop melons and vegetables?"

"I want to join the Avatar, become the legendary Phantom Knight, and destroy all of you evil intruders!"