364 Utopia (II)

◎Utopia is the first place where people with special abilities are born◎

The first thing Zhu Ning saw was the spire of the church, which seemed to be the highest point of the building, reminding Zhu Ning of the ancient church that Bao Ruiming saw in the clouds.

The church is hidden deep in the forest, and other buildings gradually spread out. From the corner that is vaguely exposed, it can be seen that the architectural style is completely different from that of the Federation and is more primitive and ancient.

To put it in an analogy, the Federation is a metropolis, and this place is like a small town.

The background of Utopia is blue sky and white clouds, completely uncontaminated by yellow sand, and surrounded by large areas of green. In a sense, it is very consistent with the imagination of Utopia and looks like a dreamland.

It is very, very clean, so clean that it seems unbelievable that garbage will avoid this place.

There are no city walls.

Zhu Ning immediately realized this. There were high walls outside every area of ​​the Federation, and beyond those walls was an even taller North Wall. The height of the North Wall was like a mountain, and standing underneath it would be very oppressive. In other words, under normal circumstances, standing on the ground, one would not be able to see the buildings inside the Federation over the North Wall.

But the utopian buildings seem to be spread out before our eyes, without any obstruction, as if they are naturally connected to nature, just like the world before pollution spread.

No, there is a city wall, Zhu Ning quickly realized, but it is invisible.

The biggest function of the north wall is to isolate pollutants, and there are no pollutants here. Since setting foot in a certain area, the pollutants have disappeared.

They were chased here by mutant vines, and later the vines retreated because they saw a more terrifying existence.

"Utopia!" someone shouted. "Utopia!"

There were more and more people in this area. If Zhu Ning hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed that so many people from inside the wall had arrived.

Some of them were missing limbs, and some were unconscious, but those who were still alive and could breathe were shouting excitedly: "Utopia!"

Cheers erupted from the crowd, as if they were at a concert. The word "Utopia" connected everyone's emotions. Some even sobbed softly, and Zhu Ning was actually somewhat moved by it, even though he knew they might be the ones being deceived.

Some people may be laid-off workers, the most inconspicuous cleaners, living a life that they can predict at a glance. They muster up the courage once in their lives to leave the federation and take the biggest risk of their lives. This is a heroic act, and it is admirable even if they are cheated.

What surprised Zhu Ning was that there was an armored vehicle in the crowd. That thing was definitely built with money, and the driver was a professional troop.

From the car window, you can see several powerful psychics inside. There is a man in black protective clothing in the back seat. His temperament is very similar to that of the president of an insurance company.

Could they also be descendants of people with super powers?

They looked like simple wealthy people. Why would wealthy people come to Utopia? Zhu Ning immediately understood: wealthy people also like adventure, and they probably thought Utopia was a gold mine.

Their purposes for coming to Utopia are different.

The armored vehicle passed by Zhu Ning. Zhu Ning knew that in theory he should be cautious and not approach rashly, but there seemed to be something in the crowd that was inspiring him.

To Utopia, the devil whispered, to Utopia.

Zhu Ning's feet seemed to have their own will, and he actually walked towards the crowd, and the other team members did the same.

There is a kind of group thinking that influences people synchronously. If you gather the voices in everyone's mind, it should be like a chorus, with calls rising and falling, all calling for utopia.

Zhu Ning's breathing became unconsciously rapid. Everyone actually maintained the same breathing frequency to a certain extent. They walked faster and faster, becoming more and more anxious. They couldn't describe in detail what they were doing, as if there was some reward for reaching utopia.

Especially Zhou Haiqing, her inner desire was magnified, Xiaobao would be saved soon, this is Xiaobao's hometown. Zhou Haiqing was obviously weak in supernatural power, but she walked faster than Zhu Ning, like the leader of their team.

As we approached, the full picture of Utopia unfolded before our eyes. The city style was not high-tech, a bit like a traditional industrial city, with roads extending in all directions and so clean that there was not a single piece of paper.

The walls depict a young man saluting the sun and a kind old man with a smile as bright as the rising sun.

The biggest common feature of the polluted areas that Zhu Ning has visited is that they are old. Most of them are covered with dust, rust, and garbage everywhere, but here there is not even a sign of fading.

Everything looked so new, as if it had just been built, even the paint was freshly painted.

Zhu Ning walked along while identifying the uses of these buildings: factories, schools, hospitals, churches, temples, city center shopping malls...

The facilities are very complete, and the interior looks like it has just been renovated and has not yet been put into use. It can meet all human needs. Under normal circumstances, people can live here for their entire lives.

The other pilgrims walked and exclaimed, as if they were tourists visiting.

“Ah, this is Utopia?”

"It's worthy of being a utopia, so clean." They stood outside the school, outside the window, and exclaimed.

Someone kept touching the wall and found that it was not a projection, but a real thing.

This place is so clean. The pilgrims risked their lives to get here. Their cars are broken and their bodies are dirty. Everyone here is out of place in Utopia, giving people the illusion that these outsiders are the garbage of Utopia.

"Hey, the pollution concentration is 0!"

When Zhu Ning heard this, he was in a trance for a while, as if he was dreaming and a voice was trying to wake him up.

Is the pollution concentration in Utopia zero? She turned on Pei Shu's mechanical compass, a pollution concentration detector used by investigators. Testing pollution concentration outside the wall wasn't very meaningful, as Pei Shu needed to write down his investigation notes, so he kept careful records.

That thing had a red pointer, which was now pointing to the far left. The pointer seemed to be a huge ship lying silently on the seabed, motionless.

Is it really 0?

Zhu Ning was the only one who could completely purify an area. Normally, within the federal wall, this number should be twenty.

Does this mean a utopia without pollutants? Is that possible?

If utopia is a pure land in the world, then the people in God's kingdom have nothing better to do than to live on artificial islands.

Zhu Ning held up the falling Pei Shu with one hand. Pei Shu was getting heavier and heavier, like a bag of cement.

Zhu Ning's thoughts became increasingly distorted, and her thinking speed was rapidly decreasing. Even a very common question required her to think for a long time, but she could not come up with any answer. Her body was so exhausted that she became part of the crowd.

The only way she could resist was to slow down, slower and slower, but she didn't know if this action was in vain.

Lin Xiaofeng has been following behind Zhu Ning. When Zhu Ning slowed down, Bai Cheng, who was at the back, had to slow down as well.

This is the team's tacit understanding. Even in such a strange situation, when everyone's mind is not clear, they are still maintaining formation and moving forward.

Zhu Ning breathed a sigh of relief, and when she looked up, she found that she could no longer find Zhou Haiqing. In the blink of an eye, Zhou Haiqing and her family were like raindrops flowing into the sea, completely blending into the crowd.

Perhaps because they had finally arrived at their destination, Zhou Haiqing no longer wanted to be with Zhu Ning, or perhaps she couldn't wait any longer and wanted to find the magic medicine to save Xiaobao right away.

Zhu Ning had no vested interest in her. She had just helped along the way and had already sent the person there. Whether Zhou Haiqing was dead or alive had nothing to do with her.

But at this moment, an intuition came up. Zhu Ning was not an intuitive person, but his survival instinct was still there.

The black mucus inside was wriggling like a pot of boiling water. Zhu Ning wondered if it was telling him to escape quickly and leave here immediately.

There are problems here that are visible to the naked eye. She knows this, and she has not lost her memory. She remembers that she came to Utopia in the first place because of Liu Yu's spiritual pollution.

The map in my mind has reached its end and condensed into a point.

But it is not that simple at all. The mark of utopia has been implanted in Zhu Ning's brain and cannot be easily removed. From the moment he read Liu Yu's paintings, Zhu Ning has become a part of utopia.

Zhu Ning looked at the crowd blankly. Some of them took off their helmets. They couldn't help laughing out loud in their joy at the zero pollution concentration. Their smiles were particularly exaggerated.

What about the others? Zhu Ning wondered, why are there no indigenous people in Utopia?

She wasn't sure how long she had been in there, but it must have been at least twenty minutes. They had walked all the way to the center of Utopia, but they hadn't seen a single living person.

It seems like this is just a clean, fresh city.

Zhu Ning's heart was pounding. No, this was totally wrong.

Zhu Ning held the dial tightly with his left hand, and the pointer remained at 0. No one else noticed this abnormality, as if an empty city was very normal.

Even if there are no natives in Utopia, where did the other pilgrims from the Federation go?

The Pilgrim Project may have been implemented for decades. If utopia needs descendants of people with special abilities, then where are the people who arrived earlier?

Even after death, there will be traces left behind, such as bones or protective clothing used by people.

No, Zhu Ning repeated these two words in his mind, his throat was blocked, the root of his tongue was stiff, and he couldn't make any sound easily.

The figures painted on the city walls were smiling, and all the pilgrims were laughing too. Everything was so beautiful. Zhu Ning was breathing rapidly, as if he was about to suffocate, and his lungs were squeezed to the extreme and were about to explode.

"No." She made a sound: "No."

Her voice was very soft the first time, and a little louder the second time. However, it seemed extremely small amid the countless cries of utopias and was immediately drowned out.

A man next to Zhu Ning, who was using a branch as a crutch, heard it and asked, "What?"

Zhu Ning: "No, this is not utopia."

This time, the words were powerful and Zhu Ning's voice was clearly transmitted. In addition to the man, more people heard it, including Bai Cheng and Lin Xiaofeng behind Zhu Ning.

Bai Cheng was awakened by Zhu Ning's voice and regained consciousness. She immediately leaned against Lin Xiaofeng's shoulder and pinched it.

Lin Xiaofeng shuddered. It seemed like he was dreaming, a wonderful dream. When he woke up, he was already in the crowd.

Many people around seemed to have taken some kind of hallucinogen, dancing and smiling. For some reason, the small circle of people around them were looking over.

The gaze seemed contagious, a gaze of scrutiny, questioning, and even hatred.

Lin Xiaofeng swallowed his saliva. It seemed that these people were not polluted, but because Zhu Ning slandered their inner utopia.

They spend their whole lives doing something ridiculous and don't want to wake up even if it's a dream.

For crazy believers, slandering their dreams is no different from being a heretic who needs to be burned at the stake.

Zhu Ning didn't care what the people around her thought. She had entered so many polluted areas, and her habit had always been to verify things carefully and to search for clues in the early stages, but here, she had none.

The lame man next to him originally wanted to argue with Zhu Ning to protect the pure land in his heart, but soon he didn't even have the courage to speak.

A crack appeared on the back of Zhu Ning's neck, like frostbitten skin, and black mucus flowed out and slid down like asphalt.

Zhu Ning's speed was so fast that many pilgrims actually didn't notice the movement here. Even if the people around Zhu Ning noticed, they couldn't stop him. The lame man had already recognized Zhu Ning by his biggest feature.

The black slime fell on the clean ground, and this time it really became the only garbage in Utopia.

Zhu Ning's eyes were covered with black mucus. If the pollution concentration was really 0, it would prove that there were no pollutants or polluted areas in this place. Zhu Ning could open his own polluted area.

When Zhu Ning expanded the contaminated area, gray-black lines appeared, but this time they did not appear immediately. She failed.

When the slime fell to the ground, it was like a needle piercing into the smooth and round foam.

With a snap, the foam was punctured and exploded in the air.

The incredibly clean city began to fade rapidly. The roads were shaking, not like an earthquake, but trembling. Someone put his helmet and other debris on the ground, and the helmets were jumping like soybeans on a stove.

The dial in Zhu Ning's palm finally started to move, moving quickly from the far left to the far right, as if it was about to slide into the abyss.

The pollution concentration exploded, exceeding the detection limit of the instrument.

In the blink of an eye, the beautiful city life was suddenly broken, fast-forwarding from a fairy tale to a disaster movie.

The surface of the road cracked and a foul odor rose from the center of the earth. Everyone saw that it was a huge, living, breathing creature, expanding and contracting with every breath. It was impossible to tell the whole picture from just one part.

The houses were cracking and the clean city was collapsing rapidly. Zhu Ning felt a slight pain in her heart. At first she thought she was scared silly or she had just woken up from an illusion and was not used to it. Later she realized that it was the tentacles in her internal organs that were moving and greeting its own kind.

Like other places, if this world is a person, the underground is also an "organ", the sky is the brain, the fishing village is the blood vessels, and what is found on the mountain cat's side is also part of the organ, then what is utopia?

Utopia gave birth to new humans of Liu Yu's level and attracted the descendants of those with special abilities to come and make pilgrimages.

Utopia is the place where people with special abilities are first conceived, the womb.

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