Chen Xu listened to Bai Jinxuan's words and fell into a long silence.

Before, he felt that there was an indescribable sense of disharmony between her words and deeds and her status. If she was really as naive as she appeared to be and always acted foolishly, she would have been sold out long ago. Do you really think those management companies are doing charity?

The entertainment industry is a big melting pot. If you are not smart enough, you will be framed in no time.

Now, he finally understood a little bit that it was her childhood upbringing that made her understand the most advantageous way of survival for herself.

She said it lightly, but he could imagine how much suffering she had endured and how much inner torment she had gone through in her growth from childhood to adulthood in order to become what she was now.

It is human nature to be content with the status quo. It is easy to say that you want to change yourself, but it is difficult to do it. People will not cry until they see the coffin. Unless they are forced into a corner and there is really no other way, who is willing to make a radical change? However, she did not mention a word about the pain she had experienced. The positivity and optimism she showed shocked him a little.

In the end, her confession touched him, but also made him a little confused, and for a moment he didn't know how to respond.

The truck continued to move forward. Bai Jinxuan did not urge it, but just drove quietly.

After an unknown amount of time, the truck had driven out of the small town, and there were fields planted with crops on both sides of the road.

Chen Xu looked through his fogged glasses at the lines that looked like a child's graffiti, and finally spoke, "Have you ever thought that maybe one day we can return to Earth. By then, you will still be the big star, and I will be just an ordinary person. We are from two different worlds, and there will be no intersection between us."

Bai Jinxuan was silent for a while, seemingly thinking about it.

Ten seconds later, she said, "For you, I am willing to be an ordinary person again."

"But I don't want to."

Chen Xu shook his head and said, "Even if you can break through all obstacles, terminate the contract with the agency, and be with me. However, I will always think about the sacrifices you made. I will feel that I owe you, and I will never be able to raise my head in front of you. I don't want this."

Bai Jinxuan was silent for a few seconds, then slowly said, "We are in this dangerous world, and we may die at any time. We don't even know if there will be a tomorrow. Why should we think about things that are so far away? Even things that are impossible to happen?"

Chen Xu stopped talking. He had made a mistake in front of Yang Jinxia last time, revealing that he knew something that could help him return to reality. He would not make the same mistake again this time. He could only remain silent.

Bai Jinxuan seemed to be talking to himself, "I know you can't forget her. I can wait. But don't let me wait too long, okay?"

"Give me some time." Chen Xu murmured, looking out the car window. Yang Jinxia's figure seemed to be getting farther and farther away from him.

He knew very well that he had never been a man of strong will. In fact, he was already wavering in his heart, and asked himself more than once, "What are you holding on to?"

"Yang Jinxia has already left you. Even if you find a new girlfriend in reality, she can't blame you. What's more, it's in a dream."

Such thoughts kept popping up in my mind last night.

However, when I thought about how after the dream ended, the two of them would return to their original identities and probably never meet again, it was like being poured with a basin of cold water, chilling my heart.

Since you know there is no future, don't start. Yang Jinxia brought him the pain of separation once, and it was enough. If it happened again, he didn't know if he could bear it.

At this moment, he suddenly hated the dream device. If it hadn't produced the GUG, allowing his real self to possess the memory fragments in the dream, how could he have all the troubles he has now?

Suddenly, the truck stopped.

Chen Xu, who was in a confused state of mind, looked up and saw a small figure standing a few meters ahead. He was startled and pulled down his glasses to look. He saw a dirty little girl standing in the fog. She looked about three or four years old.

He subconsciously took out his night vision goggles and used the thermal imaging function to observe for a while. It was indeed a human. For a moment, he didn't know what to do.

Along the way, they did encounter other survivors, including men, women, young and old. At most, they encountered a gang of more than a dozen people.

However, in order to avoid trouble, they did not stop to contact them. After all, the disaster had not lasted long, and there was no food shortage yet, so they did not need their assistance.

For them, the most important thing now is to deliver the fog stone glasses and related manufacturing technology to other military camps as quickly as possible to buy time for victory.

According to Chief Engineer He, Tai Chi is highly intelligent. Although Project Mist can cut off its control over robots around the world, its main body is built in an underground base. In that base alone, there are hundreds of robots that perform daily maintenance for it.

With these hundreds of robots, "Tai Chi" can regain control of the surrounding area in the shortest time by using various means.

Although these mists are troublesome, there are ways to clear them. It just takes time.

Among them, the fog stone glasses are undoubtedly a very important bargaining chip for humans. Chief Engineer He repeatedly emphasized its importance, and they did not delay along the way.

Now, what they met was a little girl. She had only one shoe left, her hair was messy, her clothes were no longer recognizable in their original color, and her face was covered in something black, either oil or mud.

"Chen Xu..."

When Chen Xu heard Bai Jinxuan's trembling voice, he turned around and saw pleading in her eyes. He finally nodded and agreed to take in this pitiful-looking little girl.

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The presence of a little girl did not have much impact on Chen Xu and his companions' itinerary. She was very well behaved. When Bai Jinxuan was driving, she just sat beside him or closed her eyes and slept, and did not move around.

Her name is Yaoyao. When asked about her full name, she just said she didn't know. When asked where her parents were, she said they went to work in a big city. She had always been with her grandparents, but later they disappeared, so she looked for them everywhere.

Chen Xu couldn't help but sigh as he listened to this. It was really not easy for such a little girl to survive alone for so many days.

At the same time, because of Yaoyao's presence, Bai Jinxuan focused all his energy on her, which also made Chen Xu feel relieved.

Five days later, Chen Xu and his team finally arrived at the city where their first target was located.

After Chief Engineer He's communications were destroyed, he could not contact the outside world. He was not clear about the situation of each military camp, and the targets he set for them were determined based on the distance. The first target was the nearest military camp. If that was also breached, they would move on to the next target.

As soon as the truck drove into the main road into the city, Chen Xu and his companion saw several trucks driving towards them.

Chen Xu subconsciously picked up the rifle under his feet. Yaoyao, who was sitting next to him, was a little afraid and leaned towards Bai Jinxuan.

He opened the car window, stuck his head out, and asked loudly, "Who's that person in front?"

The vehicle in front stopped immediately, and then a horn sounded, "This is the ninth rescue team sent by the XX garrison of the XX Military Region. I am the team leader Guo Sheng."

When Chen Xu heard this, he couldn't help but shout, "I'm from the military camp of XX Province. We have very important news and want to see your leader."

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A few hours later, Chen Xu and his two companions, led by the rescue team captain Guo Sheng, entered the military camp. Seeing the orderly appearance of the military camp, the two men were completely relieved.

Chen Xu asked curiously, "It seems that the robot's attack did not cause you much damage."

"Yes, it was quite fortunate that an information shielding exercise had been held before that. When the robots attacked, a staff officer suggested using information shielding technology to cut off the robots' command system. Sure enough, after the shielding device was turned on, the robots could not organize themselves effectively."

Guo Sheng explained to them and said with a smile, "The most terrifying thing about robots is their organizational ability. As long as their command system is cut off, they will become a mess."

Chen Xu nodded. In modern wars, the battle is all about the organizational ability of both sides. In this regard, humans really cannot compare with robots. No matter how much training humans have, they can never be fearless. Not everyone can stand up to a mission that they know will lead to their death. Robots have no concept of death at all.

In a head-on clash, I'm afraid no army could withstand the army of robots controlled by "Tai Chi", because they simply cannot win in a race of attrition.

Chief Engineer He's military camp was destroyed by the army of robots.

It was not until the implementation of the Mist Project that humans had a glimmer of hope for victory. The robots that had lost control were scattered all over the place, and humans could calmly organize themselves and eliminate them one by one.

The two chatted until they finally arrived at the command room.

After Chen Xu and his team met with the top leaders, they told them everything about Chief Engineer He and the Mist Stone glasses. This was considered a successful completion of the mission.

After listening to this, several leaders were moved. Especially after testing the function of the fog stone glasses, they excitedly shook Chen Xu's hand and said, "You are all heroes of mankind."

Chen Xu was a little excited when he heard this. He thought to himself that if he could get such an evaluation from an important person, he would be able to get a lot of points when the task was settled. He was really happy.

(End of this chapter)