dark moon

Chapter 404 The noisy city

"Say hello to the world - a warm celebration that the first cross-city visit went smoothly."

“Intercity visitors are welcome to our city.”

“All technicians in the East Outer Ring District extend their sincere greetings to the visitors.”

Within three days, welcome banners filled the streets and alleys of the city, and the entire Sky City was immersed in abnormal excitement, as lively as a festival.Students suspended classes, factories stopped production, and the streets were filled with excited crowds. Under the call of the city hall, these people used the fastest speed to decorate the city colorfully. This was a treatment that had never been seen in decades.Over the years, the threat of machinery has been hanging over the heads of residents. Production and research units have long been accustomed to the continuous working habit of three shifts. Even after the mechanical invasion broke out, work resumed the next day and classes and production were suspended. This kind of thing has never been thought of, and no one expected that the city hall would actually give the entire city a three-day holiday for this matter, leaving only the necessary personnel on duty to ensure the normal operation of the city.

Colorful flags were all over the streets, and rare flowers were lined up along the main road to the entrance of the city hall. Two days in advance, there were already three posts, one post and five posts on the main road. In principle, no one was allowed to pass, just because Ensure that the layout for welcoming distinguished guests is not damaged.

This is an unprecedented event. In fact, most people do not fully understand what the first cross-city visit represents, but even the most ignorant people can imagine its significance. This can be seen from the attitude of the city hall. City leaders attach great importance to this.

However, unlike the people who were deceived, the senior figures from all the forces knew the inside story. They knew very well that they were not welcoming intercity visitors. Although it was rare to have the first intercity visit, The problem is that this time we are receiving real big figures from across the border, visitors from another world. Such a major event that can change the world view of an entire race is worthy of such attention.

Of course, it is impossible to tell the truth to ordinary people. Negotiations have not yet begun, and follow-up measures have not been determined. No one can estimate the consequences of directly announcing the truth. It cannot be ruled out that it will cause large-scale problems in a closed environment like Sky City. There was turmoil, so the top management just talked about intercity visits. Although this was very sensational, at least it was not that exaggerated. Even if they really got nothing in the end, the people would not be emotionally broken down because of the gap between hope and disappointment. At least There is still room for buffering.

In fact, for this negotiation, the high-level interior is also very distressed.Since the head of the black market passed the information to the top leaders of various forces four days ago, none of the high-level people have slept for a few hours.Not only the high-level people in this city, but also the high-level controllers of hundreds of sky cities maintained a similar state. For three whole days, the duration of long-distance graphic communication was longer than what had been done in the previous decades combined. long.Transmission signals travel back and forth between cities. Many faces that have not been seen a few times in decades communicate with each other in depth through wireless signals. The impact of the appearance of travelers from other worlds has already changed the daily order of this planet before it breaks out. This change has at least greatly promoted the interaction between the high-level inter-city, which can be regarded as a surprise.

Busy high-level officials, excited citizens, vigilant and nervous guards, and a joyful city are filled with a festive atmosphere. For most people, the reason for celebrating is no longer important. The focus has shifted to celebrating this event. Having the opportunity to forget the huge psychological pressure and celebrate lively is a rare event in life. How can you not devote yourself to it?
Therefore, they were fully immersed and did not realize that a few strange guys would occasionally sneak into the streets shrouded in a happy atmosphere.

As the direct cause of the change, the shadow chasers had no consciousness of being the culprit. One by one, as if the matter had nothing to do with them, they wandered around the city for three days, appearing in various strange places from time to time. For them, most of them The people ignorantly regarded them as ordinary city residents and did not pay special attention to them. However, there were always some special people whose expressions changed greatly after seeing them. Soon after, a large number of city guards would appear in this neighborhood, and then they changed. It must be in order, not to mention friction between people, and there won't even be a few loud arguments.

Undoubtedly, the appearance of these guards must have followed the shadow chasers. The orders from the superiors are not allowed to interfere with their normal activities, but the order around these people must be maintained to the best.Of course, this is not to protect the shadow chasers. In the eyes of high-level people, these guys who can create city-level disasters amid laughter are monsters stronger than machines. How could they need protection? What they are worried about is the city and its residents. Once some crazy idiot pisses them off, just like what the military did before, it will be hard to end.After finally suppressing the influence, the higher-ups don’t want to have another large-scale tour of the living corpses around the city. Although the Shadow Chasers were obviously merciful before, all the dead were successfully resurrected. The problem is that this kind of thing is too curious , is a torture to the living.

As a result, those guardsmen who did not know the inside story became the most hard-working people. The Shadow Chasers went wherever they wanted without thinking. They had to follow them nearby to prevent all hidden dangers. The target they followed was the enemy not long ago. Provided The experience of protecting, well, ignorant citizens 22 hours a day is simply torture for the Guards. Only the quality of soldiers can sustain them.

Fortunately, the target didn't seem that unkind. At first, the guard members carefully concealed their presence, not only to prevent the surrounding people from noticing anything strange, but also to prevent the following targets from noticing. However, they soon discovered that My own efforts are simply a joke. In front of these targets, it seems that there is no such thing as a secret, and no matter how secretive the tracking is, it cannot be hidden from their sight.

Especially the closest groups of guards, no matter how well hidden or cleverly disguised, there is no confusion at all. When the shadow chasers are wandering around, they will occasionally throw them at the guards who are following in turn according to the number of people. A few bottles of drinks or some snacks are what they get when they wander the streets. Especially after eating in a restaurant, they will always come out with a bag of packed food to deliver to the guards who are following them, no matter where the guards are hiding. , whether in the car, in the building, or on the landscape tree, even if there were a few times when the guards were hiding in the sewer, there would always be a man in black clothes who would knock on the sewer cover and send the food down with a smile.

So, one day later, the guards finally gave up trying. They no longer had any hope of hiding their behavior in front of the target. They simply followed the target openly and just focused on avoiding the attention of ordinary people. , can also save some energy.But what is hateful is that after they did this, the food and drinks that had been delivered on time every time were actually not delivered. Not only were they not delivered, but because they followed them, every time those targeted purchases were made, they could Finding a way to get the guards to pay the bill for them made the guards gnash their teeth with hatred. Even if their superiors would reimburse the expenses, they would feel quite aggrieved.

Unfortunately, Shuuer doesn't care about their grievances. To be precise, the Shadow Chasers don't care at all whether these guards exist or not.

The first step of the plan has been completed. They no longer need to operate in secret. What everyone has to do now is to happily travel around under the leadership of Zidelia and experience the customs and customs that are completely different from Parvatiga. As long as As long as it doesn't affect your own activities, let alone a group of military escorts, it doesn't matter if the whole city is following you. It's better to have someone to protect you. At least you don't have to worry about Delia, who has no ability to protect herself, being harmed.

Xiu Er held the girl's hand and wandered in the alleys. In the past few days, Delia took everyone almost all over the city. The little girl was extremely excited. In the past, she only dared to look at it from a distance without even thinking about it. I dare to imagine a high-end restaurant. You can come and go freely every day these days. No matter how expensive the food on the menu is, you can eat it whenever you want. Fresh artificial meat, sweet artificial dairy products, and even the legendary artificial seafood that melts in your mouth. In three days The little guy almost gained weight, which made her very distressed. If she continued like this, she would soon be unable to wear her previous clothes. In desperation, the little guy had to make the painful decision to control his diet.

After playing for three days in a row, everyone got a little tired of it. After all, this is just an artificial city without any natural scenery, shopping is meaningless, and it is inconvenient to enter and exit some strange entertainment venues with Delia. Well, It was inconvenient even without Delia. There were four ladies and three poor men among the seven. If they didn't want to be publicly condemned, it would be better to stay calm. Therefore, everyone quickly lost their temper. Fortunately, Just on the evening of the third day, when everyone was just about to return to Delia's cabin and plan to go to the outskirts of the city to enjoy the breeze the next day, several strangers in black suits appeared at the end of the alley.

As soon as the stranger appeared, several guards came out from the surrounding paths. However, after a few quick conversations, the guards quickly retreated, leaving the stranger to continue standing at the entrance of the alley.

"Praise the Dark Moon, and may the Lightless Moon bless you, brothers in the black market." Shuer greeted him with the professional smile of a priest, "I wonder what good news you have brought us this time?"

"Mr. Scheure."

"Huh? It's actually your Excellency, the president. This body is much more normal than the previous one." Shuer was stunned for a moment before regaining his smile. He looked at the slender president and said, "Since it is your Excellency who is visiting in person, I must The meeting time has been decided.”

"It's nine o'clock the day after tomorrow. I wonder if Mr. Seul can spare a few hours?"

"Of course, we're bored anyway."

"Then, at eight o'clock sharp the day after tomorrow, the welcoming vehicle will greet you at Miss Delia's door on time." The president paused and said, "This is a global video conference. I hope there will be a meeting that satisfies both parties. the result of."

"Huh? Global? Haha, I understand."

(End of this chapter)