Calamity Dance

Chapter 6 A Different Dream

Xu Qingquan hugged his legs and sat in the dark for an unknown amount of time.This is a long process, as if a century has passed.He seemed to have entered a void space with nothing in it.The scene of the orphanage, Teacher Xiaonan's voice, and the mech he saw when he walked into the house had long since disappeared, and he didn't even know whether his eyes were open or closed.So this is death?Xu Qingquan thought.

He is a little angry.He began to hate his parents, because he didn't know where his parents came from until his death, why his parents abandoned him, and who sent him to the orphanage deep in Foster Forest.At the same time, he thought of Ryan.I can't say I hate Rennes.But ever since he knew that he was a divine craftsman, he always felt that there were endless secrets hidden in his belly, and even his current death was caused by Ren himself.This piece of mech of unknown origin, using a mysterious tool to cut it open by myself, the energy spine behind the mech, the strange liquid I saw after opening it, and the explosion caused by the accident when the liquid was knocked over at the end...all of this is in Xu Qingquan's mind. It seems that it is all so inexplicable.But in this era where the air is full of oil, everyone is surrounded by steam, and greed and desire are constantly prevalent, it is a worthy death to die like this and get rid of it early.

Mess.

Xu Qingquan thought for a long time, and even began to think about why he hadn't been reincarnated and gained a new life.Maybe I was born in a noble family in my next life, and I have no worries about food and clothing since I was a child.It's not bad to be a divine craftsman, who can be respected by thousands of people.In other words, it is okay to become a Homo sapiens in the next life.He still doesn't quite know what is going on in Homo sapiens' mind.In Xu Qingquan's mind, the artificial intelligence that he had the most contact with should be that mirror.Every day the mirror will tell me the temperature outside and give me advice on what to wear, even though in fact, Xu Qingquan doesn't have that many clothes at all.Thinking at this time is indeed chaotic.Do you want to stay in this empty space for the rest of your life?

Suddenly, the empty void seemed to be lit up by someone.The surroundings of Xu Qingquan gradually became clearer.He who felt this change.Stand up and try to see everything around you.

First came some voices.It sounded like wind from a distance.Gradually, there seemed to be the rustling of the wind blowing through the leaves and the fallen leaves on the ground.At the same time, green grass grew at Xu Qingquan's feet.Not knowing what happened, Xu Qingquan took two steps back and bumped into something suddenly.He turned his head and saw that it was a big tree.The trunk is as wide as a person.It looks like a tree, towering straight into the sky.Xu Qingquan looked around, and more trees grew out, forming a forest.The sound of the wind that I heard in my ears just now is gradually felt. The wind brushing against my cheek is quite comfortable.The sunlight passed through the gaps in the branches of the trees and sprinkled on Xu Qingquan's face, as if it was warm and cold, with a hint of spring.The originally empty space suddenly became full of life.

"Where is this again? Is it the same as the orphanage scene just now? Or is this not a flashback anymore. I have entered heaven." The messy thoughts in Xu Qingquan's mind always come out uncontrollably.But the forest seemed familiar.Xu Qingquan started to walk forward, aimlessly.

"What are you looking for?" A strange voice came from deep in the forest, which startled Xu Qingquan.

"Who are you? Who is there?" Xu Qingquan asked quickly.The only response to him was the wind in the woods. "Who the hell? Am I dead?" Xu Qingquan shouted, looking in the direction of the voice.The only response to him was still the sound of the wind and the rustling of leaves.Xu Qingquan felt a little scared.I don't know where this fear comes from.Just like humans are afraid of the dark.Not that there is really anything in the dark that threatens people.It's just that no one knows what lies in the darkness in front of them.And this fear of the unknown is shared by everyone.Xu Qingquan has experienced such unknown fear twice.Now the strange sound coming from the dense forest made Xu Qingquan shudder even more.

But after thinking about it, he was already a dead person.If the energy of the mecha core is more powerful than nuclear fusion, the entire Talim District may have been wiped out.Death is dead, there is nothing to be afraid of.Xu Qingquan plucked up his courage and decided to find out the truth.So, he walked towards the depths of the forest.

For Xu Qingquan, it has not been so comfortable for a long time.Since I left the orphanage when I was 15 years old.Wandering outside is the whole of his life. Leaving the orphanage at the age of 15 was also forced.If you don't leave, you may be sent to Printa Warrior Academy to be trained as an imperial soldier.However, at the age of 15, there are not many jobs that can be done.Because most of the work now can be done by machines.For those under the age of 20, the imperial law regards them as juveniles, and the code clearly prohibits them from participating in any work.So for Xu Qingquan at that time, things like stealing chickens and dogs became his main source of livelihood.Because of this, he was beaten and suffered a lot.But because he is not yet 20 years old.Punishment is quite difficult.More people don't want to get into trouble, and after arresting him, they can't choose to let it go.In this way, five years passed in a daze.He also started to learn to drink from that time.Until the moment he became an adult at the age of 20, he came to Talim District and started his career of working for others.Now that he has reached the age where he can drink alcohol legally, his preference for alcohol has become more and more obvious.It can only be said that this is for the first 20 years of life.A different kind of escape.

The wind in the forest is still warm.Xu Qingquan's consciousness also began to gradually become clear.He couldn't believe that this was actually a space after his death.He can even clearly feel the humidity of the air.Everything is so real.After passing through a half-person-high grass.A low mountain appeared in front of him.At the foot of the short mountain, there seems to be a building, which cannot be seen clearly from a distance.It looked like a temple, but Xu Qingquan had never seen it before.He began to quicken his pace, and soon came to the temple.The entrance of the temple is a bit dilapidated, and a few steps are missing a lot.The stone gate was also covered with withered vines, as if no one had opened it for a long time.Xu Qingquan walked around the door a few times, trying to see how big the temple really is.However, except for a door and the front porch exposed outside, the rest should be inlaid in the mountain.

When he was hesitating whether to go in, the voice sounded again. "What are you looking for?" The voice came from the temple, as if it was guiding Xu Qingquan to come here.So why not go in and find out?Anyway, I am already like this, I have nothing to be afraid of, and I have nothing to lose.Xu Qingquan plucked up the courage to walk up the steps and face the gate.I stood far away just now, but I haven't seen it clearly. There are some symbols he has never seen carved on the door.In addition to unknown symbols, there are also some patterns.Except for one pattern that looks like a trident.Xu Qingquan couldn't describe it with the things he saw every day.These symbols are matched with patterns on the two stone gates, presenting a symmetrical shape.Because Xu Qingquan does not believe in any religion.Coupled with the fact that he hasn't studied for a few years, the mystery of patterns is too profound for Xu Qingquan.I can't manage so much anymore.If you don't open the door, you won't know where this is, and you won't know what happened to you.Xu Qingquan didn't think about it, opened the door and walked in.

The inside of the temple is very bright, as if it is no different from the day outside.The temple, which looks embedded in the mountain from the outside, is not as humid as imagined, and there is some fresh air rushing towards it.There appears to be adequate ventilation.After passing through the long and narrow corridor, a huge spherical space appeared in front of Xu Qingquan.

"What are you looking for?" The voice rang out for the third time, from nowhere.Xu Qingquan looked around, trying to find the direction of the sound, but the sound kept echoing in the huge space, making it impossible for him to distinguish clearly.This mountain should be a hollow mountain.The hollow part inside is the main body of the temple.The light inside the cave is produced by a cloud of gas on the roof above the cave.The cloud of gas looked like a thundercloud, tumbling and glowing as brightly as a star.The ground of the cave is extremely flat. I don’t know what the ground is made of. It looks like a glass surface, reflecting the light from above, but this seemingly smooth surface also seems to have enough friction to walk on it. But it won't slip and fall like walking on glass.After walking a few steps, Xu Qingquan found that the wall on the opposite side of the cave seemed never to be reached, just like walking in space.

Suddenly, three cylindrical pillars about the height of a person appeared on the smooth ground in front of them.And these three pillars seem to be integrated with the ground without any gaps, just like a piece of rubber film, a part that was pulled out with fingers.Xu Qingquan approached the three pillars.It was found that some circuit diagrams were densely tattooed on the surface of the pillar.These circuit diagrams look like a maze, but from a certain angle, they look like the regular arrangement of integrated circuits on a chip.Xu Qingquan reached out and touched it.Everything is so real.The circuit diagrams of the three pillars look the same from a distance, but there are subtle differences when viewed up close.But Xu Qingquan had no idea what these were.Looking back and forth around these pillars, he couldn't help feeling that someone could make such an exquisite thing.

"What are you looking for?" Suddenly, the voice sounded again.Xu Qingquan, who was carefully looking at the road map, was taken aback. "What are you looking for?" Xu Qingquan thought to himself, could this be the dream I've been having all this time?I kept looking for it in which dream I was in, but it has never been so clear and real as it is today.He immediately looked around and said loudly, "Where is this? Who are you? Why did you appear in my dream!"

(End of this chapter)