Chapter 46 System
【According to your modern society, this should be the case, right?】
The train flew quickly over the city, leaving buildings of different heights behind.
Liang Jing and Qi Hang watched the city quickly disappearing outside the window, and neither of them returned to their seats.
Qi Hang looked at the white clouds in the sky that seemed within reach, and stretched out his hand, but was blocked by the transparent glass window.
But even so, he was still extremely excited, "We are flying! We are really flying!"
Liang Jing also looked outside without blinking, with shock still visible on his face.
"Yes, we are flying."
There was no airport, no plane, and even no driver in sight. There was no initial acceleration or gliding. A train that looked like it couldn't leave the ground track just flew vertically into the air.
As a salesperson who often needs to travel to various cities on business, he has flown between cities more than once, but no flight has ever brought him such a great shock.
He stared out the window, his excitement difficult to calm down.
Although they were hundreds of meters in the air, they could still roughly see the situation on the ground.
They saw zombies roaming the streets of a small town, people trapped by zombies in a suburban factory, people trying to escape the city and cars jamming the roads, and the law of the jungle, oppression, and competition among humans...
It had clearly only been less than two weeks, but the entire world seemed to have changed. People's faces had become fierce and cruel, no longer as gentle and polite as usual...
The originally clean ground and roads were now in a mess, and occasionally large patches of black dirt could be seen somewhere.
Having experienced zombies, they certainly knew what they were, and that was why they felt even luckier.
Luckily they got on the bus!
If they also set out on the road like everyone else, given the current situation, even if there is no restriction on the arrival time, it is not certain whether they can reach City A safely!
They watched as the train took them away from City B, passed through the rolling mountains and seemingly endless wheat fields between the two cities, and flew towards the airport in the eastern suburbs of City A.
Although they felt very comfortable on the train, they did not sit down. Instead, they looked at the ground outside the window more carefully.
Even though they are safe now with the protection of the train, this journey will eventually end. Once they get off the train, they will have to rely on themselves.
They had been stuck at the train station for a week, and their only news about the outside world came from the internet. However, with internet and communications down in many places, there was only so much they could learn online.
They didn't want to waste this rare opportunity to take in the entire sky, so they wanted to gather more information before getting off the vehicle.
But the distance between the two sites was only more than 80 kilometers. When they were immersed in quickly understanding the surrounding situation, the scenery outside the window suddenly slowed down.
The two looked ahead of the train and saw a vast and barren land.
"So that's the airport that hasn't been built yet?"
As they were thinking this, they felt the train slowly descending.
The train landed gently on the ground beneath its feet, and a few seconds later, the doors opened.
A broadcast came from somewhere, filling the entire carriage.
The train has arrived at the airport station. Please pack your luggage and prepare to disembark. Before disembarking, please place your ticket at the ticket collection area at the exit. Thank you for your cooperation!
It was not until the gentle and bright female voice repeated it twice that the two of them seemed to react.
They took the things they had previously moved into the car off the luggage rack and walked towards the door one after another.
After putting the tickets back to the designated location, the two got off the bus smoothly.
They dragged their suitcases, took a last look at this magical train, and walked towards the north without looking back, carrying their weapons and luggage.
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Only after their figures disappeared from sight and could no longer be seen did the Jiang family members who remained in the car breathe a sigh of relief.
Jiang Dong stretched and opened the car door immediately.
"I'm so suffocated today. They've been in the car the whole time and we can't get off. I really want to breathe some fresh air!"
"If you want to get out, then get out!" Huang Liping, feeling a bit impatient after being in the car all day, said, "Rest for a while and then continue working. With so many zombies surrounding us, the outside of the car must be in a mess."
She looked at Jiang Qian and said, "Although we are always repairing it, please check if there is any damage to the vehicle."
"Okay." Jiang Qian had been worried about this all the way. After responding, she followed Jiang Dong.
After getting off the train, Jiang Qian was about to take a closer look at the newly added train carriage when she saw Jiang Dong, who had gotten off the train earlier, standing in front of her in a daze, looking straight behind him.
She subconsciously followed his gaze and saw an unbelievable scene.
The train was still the same train, seemingly unchanged. But the fact that it hadn't changed much made it seem even more strange.
Although a new carriage was added, the length of the train did not seem to increase. Only two more doors were added behind the door they came out of.
"Strange..." Jiang Dong entered through one of the two extra doors. "The surveillance clearly shows an extra carriage, but why can't I see it from outside..."
He stepped in and the sound stopped abruptly.
The carriage in front of us is indeed new, so where did their original carriage go?
Jiang Dong walked towards the door connecting the two carriages. When the door opened, it was the carriage where they had lived before.
The carriage they lived in was still the same as before. He looked from one end of the carriage and saw Jiang Qian standing at the door at the other end.
The two doors, seemingly close together, seemed to separate an entire carriage once you entered. It felt as if the original space had been compressed, but looking out from inside the carriage, there was no difference.
Jiang Dong went in and out of various doors, and even after many times, he was still amazed.
"No wonder they didn't notice us when they boarded the train!" He sighed, looking at the train in front of him, "Because from the outside, it looks like there's no extra space at the front of this car!"
The other members of the Jiang family were naturally curious when they saw them running around, and now they also knew about the updated train situation.
Rather than marveling at the magic of the train, Huang Liping and Jiang Weimin felt more at ease.
It would be great if the train's appearance could help them hide their presence.
But besides peace of mind, there are more important things to do.
At the B City Railway Station, although the train helped them resist the attacks from zombies, the outside of the train was also in a mess.
It's not that there's any damage to the car, it's just...
The originally beautiful silver-white body of the car was covered with dark red blood and unknown pus, looking dirty and disgusting.
One side of the car body, about 30 meters long, has become like this. It will probably take a lot of effort to clean it up.
Before he even started working, Jiang Dong felt his arms were sore.
He put on rubber gloves, picked up a rag, and sighed, "It would be great if there was a one-touch cleaning function!"
The next second, the hand that was wringing out the rag was grabbed by Jiang Qian.
He turned around in confusion and saw the person next to him with his eyes wide open and a look of disbelief on his face.
Jiang Qian looked at his puzzled face, swallowed her saliva and said, "It's true!"
The one-button cleaning function is really useful. It seems that in just a blink of an eye, the originally dirty and bloody train suddenly becomes as clean and shiny as new.
Jiang Dong touched here and rubbed there, telling his whole family about his great achievements.
"...I'm telling you, sometimes you just have to be bold and think a little bit...If I hadn't said that...we might be busy cleaning the windows right now...You always say I'm lazy, but sometimes laziness has its benefits..."
He boasted non-stop, but when he turned around, he saw Jiang Qian still with a dazed expression. He asked curiously, "Isn't it just a one-click cleaning? Are you still surprised?"
"Many home appliances have this function now. Since trains are so advanced, it wouldn't be surprising if they have it, right?"
Jiang Qian shook her head and did not answer his question, continuing to recall everything that had happened since the system bound her.
If she could still regard the previous one or two times as coincidences, now she is basically certain that the system is indeed monitoring their conversation and even responding accordingly.
Of course, for now, the system's responses provided them with convenience. But before she figured out what was going on, she felt like she had a time bomb in her arms, unable to calm down.
After experiencing such an exciting thing today, we are afraid that the zombies at the B City Train Station have not dispersed and are still gathered there. The whole family unanimously decided to wait until at least tomorrow morning to decide whether to return to City B.
After having dinner early and making sure there was no danger around, and also because we had a better understanding and trust in the train's protective functions, no one was left on guard this time, and the whole family went to bed early.
Only Jiang Qian was lying on the bed, still thinking about her discovery during the day.
'System, system? Are you the system? Can you hear me?'
In the quiet carriage, she didn't want to disturb her family, so she just tried shouting in her mind.
It was originally just an attempt without any hope. After all, since it hadn't appeared, perhaps it didn't want to be discovered by them, so it was more likely that it ignored her calls. However, Jiang Qian didn't expect to receive a reply.
What can I do for you?
When the childish voice sounded, Jiang Qian opened her eyes wide in the darkness for a moment.
Perhaps because she didn't respond for a long time, the voice repeated itself.
What can I do for you?
Jiang Qian blinked, and was still shocked even though she was mentally prepared.
'Are you the system?'
The childish voice paused for a moment, as if thinking.
【According to your modern society, this should be the case, right?】
should?
Jiang Qian frowned. She hated this kind of vague statement the most.
And what about your modern society? Isn't this system a product of modern society?
【Author’s words】
I have finally written the plot that I have been laying the groundwork for for a long time. The next chapter should be about the end of the world, about the system, about this catastrophe and the reason for the appearance of the train.
My period is finally over and I am about to be fully recovered.
This week is still a bye, with no rankings, so I'll continue to update every other day. The next chapter will be on Saturday. I'll try my best, and if I can write more, I might add one or two chapters here and there.
I will try my best to update next week and see if I can push my limits. Come on!
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