Turn on the stopwatch on your phone and Xia Zhi launches off on the runway.

Without thinking about how long it would take to run, I started at full speed and felt the breeze brought by the run. Xia Zhi felt more and more energetic as I ran.

Unlike in the game, when the speed is maxed out, the air is harder than steel. Riding on the back of the earth dragon is not so much flying, but Xia Zhi feels more like swimming in steel, without the slightest pleasure brought by speed.

Xia Zhi, who became more and more excited as he ran, forgot about time and didn't know how long he had been running. He stopped after his body started to sweat slightly. He didn't want to go back and take a third bath.

I returned to the starting point again and picked up the mobile phone placed next to the track. This time I ran for thirty minutes in total.

There are no recording requirements for gaming helmets, and Xia Zhi didn’t hold her phone on her when running, so running with her phone wasn’t very comfortable.

In thirty minutes, I ran a total of 25 laps, one lap of 400 meters, which means I said I ran a total of ten kilometers.

Both speed and endurance have improved a lot compared to when I first bought the game cabin.

After testing my physical strength, I was quite satisfied and walked out of the sports field.

It was almost seven o'clock now, and it was still early. Xia Zhi, who had nothing to do, found a bench in the green forest of the community and sat down to browse the game forum.

Playing through various strategies that he would never use, Xia Zhi felt that he was not playing the same game as others.

As long as there is no need to use your brain or body, time always passes quickly.

In a blink of an eye, it’s half past eight and it’s time to set off.

I got up and walked towards the rail transit terminal outside the community. Xia Zhi's sudden rise startled a few birds.

Looking at the sparrows flying far away, Xia Zhi couldn't help but put a smile on her face.

This world is so beautiful, it cannot be ruined by the Shadow Realm.

When we were about to exit the green forest, there was a cylindrical robot chasing a butterfly on the right front.

Xia Zhi stopped. When the robot saw Xia Zhi, it stopped chasing the butterfly and walked towards him instead.

Maybe an acquaintance?

Walking closer, the robot is wearing a cute Q-version painting unique to Children's Day. You can see the number clearly, and it's really true.

"Hey Xia Zhi, long time no see. (。・∀・)ノ゙Hi"

The robot was the first to say hello, and Xia Zhi politely returned the greeting. "Long time no see, Gudong."

"Don't you have to deliver goods? Why are you catching butterflies here?"

"Since the game pods were installed for free in the community, very few people buy supermarket products. Now we work in shifts every three days. I have today and tomorrow off. It's so boring and I have nothing to do. (;´༎ຶД༎ຶ `)” The robot’s facial display turned into a crying face as it spoke.

The crying face disappeared and the robot continued. "By the way, I haven't seen you come out for a long time. Why did you come out suddenly today? Don't you want to play games?"

"Something happened today."

"Need help? (ง •_•)ง"

"No, haha, it's not a laborious matter."

"Oh, then I won't disturb you. ^_^"

Thinking that something happened to Xia Zhi, the robot said something and turned around to leave.

"Wait a minute, are you interested in going to the amusement park together?"

Looking at Gudong's leaving figure, Xia Zhi couldn't help but think of himself when he was in the accident three years ago. In addition to the sadness of losing his loved ones, he also felt the loneliness of being the only one in the world. However, after graduation, he met Huang Mao, who was familiar with Zilai. .

Huang Mao's real name is Wang Xiaomao. He is called Huang Mao by people around him because of his yellow hair. It is not dyed hair. The color of his hair is natural and not mixed. It is 100% pure from Daxia people. It seems to be due to melanin secretion caused by genetic mutations. Something was wrong, but his skin color was normal.

They were neighbors at first, but later became friends. If Huang Mao hadn't appeared, Xia Zhi might not have been able to get out of the dark world on her own.

"Is that okay? (⊙o⊙)" Hearing Xia Zhi's words, Gudong turned around.

"If you want to go."

"I wanna go."

"Let's go then, there will be two more people later."

"Okay, but I need you to sign an agreement. (●'◡'●)" Gudong's engine turned on full power and rushed towards Xia Zhi. Xia Zhi was so frightened that she quickly moved out of the way, fearing that it would not be able to stop the car.

Standing in front of Xia Zhi, Gudong's facial display showed a text.

"Artificial Intelligence Guardianship Agreement"

Xia Zhi looked at it carefully, and it probably meant that service robots like Gudong have fixed areas for work and activities. If they want to leave the restricted area, they must have an adult natural person as a guardian.

If Xia Zhi signs this agreement, Xia Zhi must bear the consequences of all Gudong's non-technical failures after leaving Qingba Community.

There was nothing wrong with the agreement. After Xia Zhi signed it, he took Gudong to Qingdao Station.

The subway is free, but you still need to swipe your ID card to enter the station, and these itinerary information will be recorded in the Skynet system.

The subway runs every two minutes, so there's no need to wait.

After entering the station, there were only three living people in the entire Highland Barley Station including Xia Zhi, and one of them was the site administrator.

The maglev train will arrive soon. There are twelve cars in total. There is a lot of excitement in the car. On average, there is only one person in every two cars.

Although it is ridiculously deserted, City C is indeed a super city with a permanent population of over 50 million.

The vast majority of people are in the game, and the daily life of the city is maintained by robots. Walking on the street is like a ghost town, and only some gathering places are still popular.

I don’t know how many stops there were in the middle. Anyway, because the maximum speed of the maglev train is very high, the train is either accelerating or decelerating. During the two hours of Xia Zhi, except when it stopped, the train never passed at a constant speed, which made him feel a little physically uncomfortable. .

The departure time from Valley Paradise Station is 10:56.

The sun is shining brightly outside, but it's not too hot either.

After Gudong left the station, he ran around Xia Zhi, looking around like a curious baby. He had never left the Qinghai community since he turned on the phone.

"Hey, we're there."

"Just past the last station, we'll arrive in two minutes."

"Okay, by the way, I brought an extra person." Looking at Gudong who was staring at the billboard, Xia Zhi thought it would be better to talk on the phone first.

"Hey! Is it a boy or a girl? Do you have a girlfriend? The door is covered with dust and I haven't seen you come out. Did you meet her in the game?"

"Wait, let me ask."

Xia Zhi called to Gudong, "Are you a boy or a girl?"

Huang Mao:? ? ?

On the other side of the phone, listening to the voice coming from the receiver, Huang Mao had a question mark on his face.

"He said he had no gender."

Are there any genderless people in the world? Does it taste so strong?

"Okay, let your friend be careful and don't scare my little sister."

"What's wrong? Brother, why are you scaring me?" Seeing Huang Mao's expression change several times, Wang Xiansu, who was sitting aside, asked.

"It's okay. Xia Zhi brought a genderless person here. Be mentally prepared and don't be scared." After hanging up the phone, Huang Mao turned to his little sister and said.

"Do you know what a genderless person looks like?"

"Um..." Seeing the curious look on his little sister's face, Huang Mao was speechless for a moment. "You'll know when we see you."

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