Age of Cataclysm: I can light up the technology tree

Ren Feng chuckled and shook his head.

"Probably the 64th time."

"You forgot that you also came to see the fleet once when it first set off."

The old man was stunned for a moment, then smiled and nodded.

However, the smile on his face looked particularly weak.

Ren Feng also discovered something unusual.

Compared with when he left the house, the blood on the old man's face gradually dissipated, and the look in his eyes gradually dimmed.

His heart suddenly twitched, he hurriedly brought up the play menu and pressed the play button.

…

"Click."

The sound of the door closing was heard.

The lights then went out.

The huge room was pitch black, leaving only the faint smell of earth and grass in the air.

suddenly.

Lights lit up from around the room!

Under the joint action of dozens of holographic projection generators, a huge blue planet appeared in front of the two people.

There was just a pause, and the blue planet quickly zoomed in.

In just a few seconds, the scene in front of him completely changed.

Blue sky, white clouds.

A small village.

The village is not big, with only dozens of households.

The village is surrounded by dense mountain forests.

Directly in front, where the two of them were standing, was a flat piece of grass.

The real grass in the room takes the realism of the image to a new level.

Even though he had seen the same content countless times, and even though he knew very well that this was an illusory scene, Ren Feng still felt briefly dazed in his eyes when looking at the smoke-filled village in front of him.

"This is where I used to live..."

The old man's trembling voice came from the side: "I remember, the first house on the left is the old Zhang's house."

"The building next door belongs to Lao Qi's family."

"..."

Ren Feng nodded in agreement with the old man's words.

For the past sixty-four years, he has accompanied his grandfather to the holographic theater every year.

And every time, the old man said almost the same words.

There is no other reason.

This scene was filmed in his hometown.

The progress of the screen advances slowly.

Suddenly, the door of the first house on the left opened, and a little girl with a ponytail ran out.

Following closely behind was an old man with gray hair.

"Haha! That's Zhang Man, the daughter of the old Zhang family!"

Perhaps because he saw his old friend, the old man became a little more excited: "If I remember correctly, that little girl is now working at the Academy of Sciences, right?"

"Hahaha……"

The old man took a deep breath and raised his wrinkled right hand to wipe the tears from the corner of his eyes: "I wonder how she felt when she saw this scene..."

In the holographic screen, the door of the house next door slowly opened.

He is also an old man with gray hair.

Different from the previous sixty-three times he watched the movie, this time, Ren Feng watched it extremely seriously.

His eyes moved slightly, and he spoke for the first time while watching the movie: "Grandpa, is this what you call Lao Qi?"

The old man in the wheelchair glanced at Ren Feng in surprise.

Obviously, he was a little surprised by Ren Feng's questioning behavior.

But then, the smile on the old man's face became fuller.

"Yes, that's Lao Qi."

"Back then, I had a really good relationship with them."

Ren Feng hesitated for a while, but in the end he still couldn't suppress his curiosity.

"Then, why didn't you go find them after arriving at Proxima b?"

"..." The old man's eyes dimmed a bit.

"because……"

"They voluntarily gave up the opportunity to escape."

While talking, in the holographic screen, two gray-haired old men were already sitting under the big tree at the entrance of the village, playing chess under the shade of the tree.

"this……"

Ren Feng's breath suddenly suffocated: "Why give up?"

"Because this can improve the success rate of escape for future generations." The old man murmured to himself, "Even just a little bit."

As he spoke, he raised his hand with difficulty and controlled his wheelchair to drive forward.

Upon seeing this, Ren Feng hurried forward and wanted to give his grandfather some help.

But he was stopped by the old man's firm eyes.

Gradually, the old man came to the stone table under the big tree.

At this moment, the three gray-haired old men seemed to have completed a convergence across time and space.

Ren Feng stood there blankly, looking at the smile gradually filling his grandfather's face.

He tried to open his eyes wide, trying to carve the scene in front of him into his mind.

Time passes bit by bit.

The holographic projection screen gradually dimmed, then brightened again.

The first act of "Earthscape" is over.

But the old man in the wheelchair still stayed where he was, without any movement.

Ren Feng's heart trembled, and hot tears fell involuntarily from both sides of his cheeks.

He quickly called up the playback control menu, ended the playback of the holographic projection, and ran to the old man's side in three steps at a time.

Breathing stopped.

Ren Feng sat blankly on the grass full of dirt, silent tears rolling down his face.

This time, he no longer disliked the slightly damp soil in the grass.

…

After dealing with his grandfather's affairs, Ren Feng returned home without leaving his home.

Looking at the familiar layout in front of him, and then thinking about his situation of being alone, tears welled up from his eyes again.

"Xiao Feng."

A familiar voice sounded.

Ren Feng raised his head suddenly.

It's a holographic image.

In the holographic projection, the grandfather sitting in the chair had a smile on his face.

"Xiao Feng, when you see this video, I should have passed away."

"Thank you for your companionship over the past sixty years."

"However, grandpa can only accompany you for sixty years. You have to walk the next road on your own."

The words paused for a moment and then sounded again.

"With the existence of Yi, you will not have to worry about eating and drinking."

"However, this is a hidden danger after all."

"One day, if there is a crisis and Yi is no longer reliable, grandpa hopes you can survive."

"Proxima Centauri b is, after all, a dying star system."

"If possible, I hope you can get out of Proxima b and find the human fleet."

"One day, bring my ashes back to the earth... Haha, look at my brain, the earth no longer exists..."

"Then take it back to the solar system."

"This is my only request to you, grandpa."

The holographic projection screen gradually dimmed.

"Bang!"

A faint voice came from far away.

Perhaps because it was too far away, the sound seemed particularly dull and weak.

The room was completely dark.

No, that's not right!

Ren Feng stood up suddenly.

Where's the lamp? !

He relied on his memory to go to the window and looked out.

It was still pitch black.

Only the emergency lights provided a faint glow.

Something happened!

Ren Feng's expression changed slightly, and the sad incident was briefly forgotten.

He came to his senses and used the light of the emergency light outside the window to find a flashlight from the drawer on the side.

Turn on the switch.

Powerful white light filled the room.

What happened?

Listening to the sporadic exclamations coming from the window, Ren Feng's eyes were filled with panic and doubt.