Chapter 234 Hidden Station
The two people's footsteps slowly stepped on the ground, making a creaking sound.
There were broken glass everywhere, and all the glass walls and windows seemed to have been damaged by humans. Even the mirrors were covered in different ways. But even so, they still couldn't suppress the abnormality here.
With their footsteps, something seemed to be awakened in the darkness.
They heard slight rustling movements, as if some creature hiding in the darkness was crawling past them. There was obviously no one around, but they felt a strong sense of being stared at. From time to time, there was a slight gasp in the air, with a weird laugh, both men and women.
Those tiny sounds seemed to be right beside their ears, but when they turned around, there was nothing behind them.
Youxi and Lin Wu soon discovered that the sounds seemed to come from the glass fragments all over the floor. Unlike the situation after the glass was smashed on the subway, the shattering did not suppress the disappearance of the "mirror world", but instead allowed something to break free and drill out from it...
Maybe someone tried to stop the strange phenomena in the laboratory by destroying the mirror objects, but in the end they were affected by the amplified sounds and began to lose control, fighting and killing each other until they died...
Youxi found a stack of burnt paper in the safe of a larger laboratory.
It was a researcher's diary, recording their attempts to find a way to enter a parallel world and their experiments.
But later, the experiment failed - no, it should be said that the experiment was completely out of control, and they accidentally opened the door to another world, but it was not the parallel time and space they imagined.
First, researchers splashed corrosive chemicals on their hands and faces during experiments...
Then someone disappeared in the lab at night, and two days later, a body that had been soaked into a giant was found in a solution tank in another lab...
At night, someone always felt that they were being stared at, and the person in the mirror moved slowly, paused, and even had different expressions...
One person lost control of his emotions, two people lost control of their emotions, and more and more people lost control... They finally discovered the abnormality of the mirror and realized that they had brought the mirror world into the real world...
That world could not be understood with common sense and was full of dark negative forces. They caused all this, but in the end they could not close the "mirror world".
No one knows why this happened. The senior management in charge of this project has tried their best to keep it a secret and cut off all the researchers from contacting the outside world.
They are trapped here.
The researcher who recorded all this would lose consciousness for a few hours every day. He checked the surveillance camera and found that he was awake and could move on his own during those hours. Something else was controlling his body.
- They want to get out... want to get out of that world completely...
- In the end, we will all become them...
The handwriting in the diary was very messy at the end. He probably had a premonition of his own outcome, so he wanted to write down what happened. But when he lost consciousness, the "thing" that controlled his body wanted to burn the diary.
Fortunately, he regained consciousness in time and saved some of the diaries.
He knew he couldn't hold on for much longer, so he decided to lock the remaining diaries in a safe before going completely crazy and then commit suicide.
No one knew the combination to the researcher's safe, and no one even knew that he had put his diaries in the safe.
He thought that he could save some information in this way, and when other people in charge of the company took over the cleanup later, they would find the diaries. No matter what the situation was at that time, he hoped to provide some information to make up for their mistakes.
But obviously, after his death, no one took over and cleaned up here for some reason.
The situation inside the laboratory was completely out of control. The dead left traces of blood here, and the living people all went crazy... In the end, this place became a forbidden area and was completely hidden.
Perhaps some people thought that by sealing and hiding this place, they could also seal the "Mirror World", but in the end, the "Mirror World" still spread out and began to invade the entire Wukong City bit by bit.
**
Congratulations on finding the initial cause of the "Mirror World".
Congratulations on getting the hidden reward: "Easter Egg" function has been activated.
Easter Egg (activated): Fragment collection rate (0%)
Youxi looked at the screen of her mobile phone and frowned. After so much effort, the hidden reward she got was actually an Easter egg activation? And this Easter egg needs to be collected by herself. What's more, she doesn't even know what this fragment is.
At least give her some hints. She doesn't even know what these inexplicable fragments look like. Where can she collect them?
On the other hand, Lin Wu was lucky this time. The hidden reward she got was actually an additional skill, and the skill she got was space!
Although it was only ten cubic meters, it was a permanent skill that could be used at other stations.
Both of them had the reward of immunity to the "Mirror World". Although the surrounding environment was weird, it had no substantial impact on them.
But they would not act rashly. It was easy to completely burn down the laboratory, but after the burning, they didn't know whether it would be an obstacle or a help to the "Mirror World".
After all, they didn't know much about scientific research, so they both agreed that it would be better to leave the situation here to the authorities.
Youxi carefully put the pages into a file bag, put them away, and started taking pictures of the laboratories around her with her phone: "Sure enough, there are not so many natural disasters in this world. Most of the time, it is humans who cause disasters."
Even at the beginning of the disaster, some people still hold all kinds of selfish thoughts and do not want to solve it. Instead, they try their best to conceal and suppress it, even at the cost of human lives, which eventually makes the disaster out of control...
She will keep a backup of these data. If the authorities do not take action, she will make it public on the Internet. At the very least, she must let the public know what they are experiencing. At the same time, she can also let the public know how to avoid triggering the "mirror world".
Only by reducing the frequency of the "mirror world" can the deterioration of the situation be curbed.
Before the two left, Youxi suddenly thought: "Could this be the location of a station?"
"I just thought so, but if this is a station, it is too difficult to enter, and it is difficult for ordinary passengers to do it."
"In the same world, there will only be one station?"
"Two. In the same world, there will be two stations, one for arrival and one for departure. The arrival station will randomly generate unused exits, and the departure station has only one entrance. Of course, I am not 100% sure, this is just based on the information I got before."
"Then there is a 90% chance that this is not a station." She said this and exchanged a glance with Lin Wu.
Everyone knew what the other person was thinking. There was a 90% chance that this was not a station, but it also meant that there was a 10% chance that this was a station.
They were both considering whether to waste a chance to confirm this place, and finally they decided to give it a try. After all, the hidden laboratory was a very representative location, and they were willing to take a chance.
"I'll do it. I have experience in confirmation." Lin Wu took You Xi to the center of the laboratory and clicked "Confirm Station" on the mobile phone screen. A pop-up window popped up on the screen: Please stand still. The passenger will be used as the center axis to scan nearby buildings (...)
Lin Wu told You Xi that it is necessary to confirm whether the building is a hidden station after scanning. Normally, it can be scanned within a radius of about 50 meters with the passenger as the center point.
Once the station is scanned, the location will be recorded. When leaving, according to the prompts on the mobile phone, you can go through a certain door or a certain passage to enter the hidden station. After
a while, the ellipsis in the brackets above the pop-up window was replaced by text: (The departure station has not been scanned, and the remaining number of confirmations is: 1. It will automatically return after 5 seconds)
This is indeed not a hidden station.
Lin Wu put away his phone and said to You Xi, "Let's go."
**
The two returned to the 31st floor. The exploration mission here has been completed. The security work in the future can be done or not. The two also have the task of finding the station, so they naturally plan to leave.
But before leaving, You Xi and Lin Wu are still a little concerned about the "inside" mentioned by the security guard yesterday.
Therefore, after giving the explosion-proof suits to the two security guards in the tool room, they put on a hat and a mask to cover their faces, and then woke one of them up for questioning.
The security guard who was woken up was still the same one from yesterday. He didn't expect to be knocked unconscious twice at the same post. He was originally trembling with fear and panic, and was frightened and coaxed by Lin Wu, and he immediately told everything.
"Inside" does not refer to the hidden laboratory they guessed before, but to the several laboratories in the experimental area they are now patrolling, which are specially used to detain and house crazy patients.
They were all brought back by "Ruo Ai" from various accident sites. "Ruo Ai" wanted to find a solution to this matter, so they became experimental subjects. Sometimes they would suddenly attack and injure people during the experiment, and the first to bear the brunt are the security guards in charge of the inside.
Sometimes the experimental process is very dangerous, and the normal security guards will also be affected. Once their emotions are out of control, they can no longer get out.
Therefore, these laboratories often need new security guards to fill in. In most cases, they will transfer the security guards downstairs to go in, and occasionally they will directly select people from the security guards in charge of the external laboratories.
Of course, these are not things that are put on the table, but everyone is in the same place, and some things are known to everyone.
The "Brother Ying" mentioned by the person before entered the internal laboratory in this way and never came out again.
Youxi remembered the relevant information about "Ruoai" recruiting security guards that she had seen on the Internet before, and then she understood why "Ruoai" had such a strong demand for security guards.
Before leaving, Youxi asked casually: "So, all the laboratories of "Ruoai" are in this building?"
The man hesitated and shook his head: "No...no."
**
An hour later, Youxi and Lin Wu took advantage of the night and came to the opposite side of the building where she had been squatting according to the route in Youxi's memory.
A few days ago, during the subway incident, she followed the so-called ambulance and police car all the way here, waited until night, and then took the bus to "Ruoai" Technology.
But if there is also a "Ruoai" laboratory in this building, then the hidden station of Wukongcheng may also be here.
1. Due to the uniqueness of the departure station, the hidden station cannot be near several landmark buildings where the "mirror world" occurs, because not everyone will trigger the "mirror world" in the same place.
2. At present, after several landmark buildings or the surrounding areas of buildings trigger the "mirror world", the cars that take away patients and people involved will come here. She was guided here, and so was Lin Wu, so can we infer that tourists who triggered the "mirror world" in other landmark buildings may also be followed all the way here. It's like tracing the source of multiple rays, and the final direction is the same place.
3. She had always thought that this place provided a transition clue to the next location, but is it possible that it is not that complicated, and this place itself is the answer? In this way, even if it is a novice tourist with average skills who failed to escape in time and was brought here by the "loved" person, he can directly confirm the station inside.
The two have three confirmation opportunities left, and this time they decided to be more cautious.
According to Lin Wu's information, the departure station has always been hidden, and 44 days is just the time limit for their group of passengers who arrived at the same time.
At each arrival station, new passengers arrive every day, and every day, passengers who have reached the end of their time limit enter and leave the departure platform.
"So we only need to observe whether anyone enters and never leaves within 24 hours, and we can roughly judge the situation here."
Youxi understood what he meant. After all, there are not many people around here. This building is only seven or eight stories high, not a residential building, and there are only a few small companies that are about to go bankrupt. In
order to keep it secret, the people of "Ruoai" all take the car when entering and exiting, and they all pass through the entrance and exit of the underground garage, and never show their faces.
If there is an individual or a few people who are vigilant and do not leave after entering, this place is worth a try.
"Yes."
"Okay, come on, I know a place where we can monitor this place." Youxi didn't go to the second floor this time. The second floor was too low and there would be blind spots. If they were tourists, they wouldn't be so ostentatious as to enter through the main entrance. They had to go to a higher place to monitor the whole situation.
Youxi found a window on the seventh floor suitable for observation. She put out two folding camping chairs and a folding camping table, set up a telescope, and then with a serious look on her face... took out a super family bucket.
Lin Wu: ...
"Work is work, but you can't let your stomach down." She took out two more cups of milk tea.
Lin Wu: ...
They monitored from early morning to the evening of the next day. In addition to the "Ruo Ai" car that occasionally entered and exited the parking lot, a total of 15 people entered the building's main gate and side door in various ways and never came out again.
You Xi and Lin Wu were both very patient. The two of them monitored again from the evening until three or four in the morning.
During this period of time, because of the cover of darkness, nearly 30 people hurriedly entered the building's side door and main gate.
Youxi finished the last cashew in the bag, clapped his hands and stood up: "Come on."
"I'll do this." Youxi had seen Lin Wu operate once, so after avoiding the camera under the cover of night, he quickly found a suitable scanning center point.
After a moment, a pop-up window showed: The hidden departure station has been scanned and the location has been recorded. Please arrive at the departure station within one hour before the countdown ends and enter the station according to the prompts on your phone.
**
The hidden station has been found, and both of them have tickets. For the next thirty days, they only need to stay in Wukong City.
Now Lin Wu also has space, and after hearing about his experience at the last station, Youxi deeply feels that stockpiling is still not enough.
Therefore, with the help of "unlimited money", they stayed in four five-star hotels in the remaining thirty days. Each time they chose a hotel, there was a good shopping center or large supermarket around it.
Lin Wu reorganized the inventory and took out some things he needed from the tightly wrapped storage box. He also put the heavy motorcycle into the inventory. He had Youxi's car for daily travel.
He followed Youxi's example and went to the restaurant to place an order. He packed a lot of fresh and hot food that could be eaten right out of the box and put it in the space. His physical fitness was not as strong as Youxi's, so various trauma medicines were naturally indispensable. He also bought a set of outdoor survival equipment according to Youxi's configuration.
According to Wukongcheng's shopping guide app, Youxi went to several extreme sports equipment stores and bought several small drones, several high-altitude escape descenders, gliders that can glide in mid-air, and diving equipment with oxygen tanks.
These are all prepared for polar environments. Although she has two bottles of sunscreen spray, they can only be used 16 times in total. It is always good to be prepared.
She plans to use all ten of her own item slots to store fuel. After testing, she will find the largest size of oil barrels that can be stored in them, purchase ten oil barrels of the same size, and put them in her own space.
Then, drive to a gas station on the edge of the city where there are fewer people, and try to touch the refueler as before, and directly draw the fuel into the oil barrel in the space.
However, in a gas station, it is easy to be discovered if the force of extraction is too strong, so they try to go to several gas stations as much as possible, and finally fill up ten large-capacity oil drums, and then transfer them all into the inventory.
Among them, seven are gasoline and three are diesel.
The things put into the inventory must be sealed as a whole, so she sealed all these oil drums, and she cannot directly extract gasoline when the oil drums are in the inventory.
But for Youxi, it is not difficult to solve this problem. She only needs to transfer the oil drums into the space when using it, and then she can directly extract the fuel in the sealed barrel from the space.
For ease of use, Youxi bought ten 50L portable empty oil drums, filled them up in the same way, and put them into the space.
Ten half-cubic-meter water tanks were purchased again, and they were filled with warm water and stored in the space. Together with the previous ones, the space's daily water storage capacity reached ten cubic meters.
When there was no special action, she and Lin Wu would eat in the hotel or nearby restaurants or take out, and at the same time, they would stock up some food they wanted to eat according to the remaining size of their space.
Coffee, milk tea, snacks, energy bars...
all kinds of clothes and shoes for convenient exercise, daily necessities for disinfection and hand washing...
When passing by a creative home store, Youxi even bought two folding laundry buckets and two portable toilets. These things don't take up much space, and in most cases they are not needed, just in case.
Lin Wu: ...
He would rather stock up on more clothes, as for the toilet...He is a man and has experience in building simple toilets...
**
Five days left, Youxi and Lin Wu received the same message.
The current station "Wukong City" has been upgraded from C level to B level.
Remaining time: four hours, 14 minutes and 23 seconds.
The two left the temporary hotel and drove a jeep to the departure station.
These days, a series of news, photos and videos such as "Mirror World", "Ruoai" technology hidden laboratory, internal laboratory, etc. have set off a shocking wave on the Internet.
These news, photos and videos published on the Internet are not only from the two of them, but most of them are from many other travelers.
Wukong City, which was once peaceful on the surface, has entered a period of disorder.
After the order began to be disrupted, Youxi and Lin Wu suddenly felt that revealing the truth of the disaster seemed to be a double-edged sword.
Many people knew the factors that triggered the "mirror world", and everyone began to be vigilant and try to avoid these factors existing at the same time.
However, in the city, many glasses, mirrors and mirror objects were still destroyed by extreme people. There were long queues in supermarkets, and people began to frantically buy water and supplies.
The emotions of many people were on the verge of collapse, triggering several large-scale "mirror world" attacks with many people, but some people tried to control their emotions and stayed indoors with their families after buying enough water.
For many travelers who have just arrived in Wukong City, it is much easier to obtain resources without "unlimited currency" than before.
Experienced travelers frequently make purchases. Most of them have no space. After their inventory is full, they start to eat, drink and have fun as much as possible, enjoying themselves as much as possible before the remaining time.
For Youxi and Lin Wu, the biggest benefit is that they took advantage of the chaos to get some hot weapons, including several pistols, tear gas, grenades, bullets, crossbows, stun batons... But in the city, these are the only weapons that can be collected.
They set out three hours in advance to the destination 20 minutes away, just in case there is an emergency in the city that slows down their pace.
The road was littered with garbage and smashed cars. Officials in anti-explosion suits could be seen on every other street. The city could only rely on weapons and compulsory orders.
In just 20 minutes, they encountered two waves of extremists who wanted to break their car windows. After Youxi took out the pistol, the other party quickly left.
More than half an hour later, they arrived at the road where the hidden station was located.
Youxi drove the car into the blind spot of a nearby building. Both of them got off the car with a backpack of medium size. After Youxi closed the door, she instantly filled the jeep with various supply boxes, and then put the jeep and the supply boxes into the space.
After the jeep was put away, her space was 90% full.
Youxi was very satisfied with his inventory, so he found an empty room in the dilapidated building, took out the folding camping chair as usual, and got two cups of hazelnut latte.
Lin Wu took out the folding camping table, two double-decker beef cheeseburgers, and a box of fried chicken wings, and ate their lunch in advance.
Time remaining: 1 hour, 0 minutes, 0 seconds.
Both of their phones vibrated at the same time, and a guidance arrow appeared on the screen. They put away their things, put on masks, checked their weapons, and followed the arrow instructions to enter the building opposite.
The rooms on the first floor of the building were basically empty. They walked to the end of the left corridor on the first floor of the building, turned around and came to the front of the safe stairwell.
As they stepped into the stairwell, the surrounding environment suddenly changed, and Youxi found that they were already in the departure hall of the station.
Like the arrival hall, the walls and ceilings here were dirty and old, and the lights were dim and flickering.
Lin Wu took out his crossbow and glanced at You Xi: "Are you ready?"
You Xi held the Tang sword in his hand and nodded at him.
The two of them no longer hesitated and quickly walked towards the entrance.
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