Chapter 099 Chapter 99
A Yan sent a WeChat message to his parents, informing them that another classmate had come home.
It was just past ten o'clock and no one was hungry, so we sat on the sofa, cast the screen and started watching videos together.
The table was filled with snacks and fruits, but Ayan and Zhu Jue couldn't eat any of it.
I just went to visit relatives and friends in the family compound to celebrate the New Year. Every time I entered a house, they couldn't avoid being stuffed with red envelopes and food.
"I'm 18 years old now, I'm an adult and I can't accept red envelopes anymore, no no no."
"No matter how old the children are, they are all rushed to eat candy and cherries and strawberries."
When you refuse a red envelope, you can't always refuse the food as well. Then in the end, the New Year's red envelope will still be stuffed into your pocket after some pulling.
It's like this every year, and Yan thinks this might be the fun for adults.
"Can I see the pop-up screen when casting the screen?" Yuanye asked.
"It doesn't seem to work normally. It needs to be debugged, right? Do you want to see it?" A Yan asked.
Yuanye shook his head: "No, I don't want to watch it anymore. It's inconvenient to watch the video normally because there are too many bullet screens blocking the view."
【Travel Kaka】: 【Blind Box Travel: Walking in a small town in Sichuan and encountering a grand fireworks display on New Year’s Eve】
When the title of Kaka's travel video appeared, Ah Yan was a little surprised, "He went to Sichuan! But if it's a small town, then it's not Jinguan City. Mount Emei? Guangyuan? It seems that he didn't go to Sanxingdui."
"I haven't been to Sanxingdui yet," said Chu Shen.
When watching Kaka's videos, there is no need to fast forward or double the speed. Because Yuanye and Chu Shen were there, Ayan felt a little embarrassed to lie on the sofa. Instead, he took a futon cushion and sat on the ground with his back against the sofa. He was sandwiched between the coffee table and the sofa, like a small mushroom surviving in the gap.
"Ayan, don't you feel uncomfortable like this?" Yuanye looked at her current appearance, she looked just like a little girl.
"No, I think it's fun." Ah Yan shook the braid on his head.
"This way I can eat the food on the coffee table directly, instead of having to get up from the sofa to get it," she said.
Chu Shen looked at Zhu Jue who was also sitting cross-legged with her in this crevice, with his long legs crossed at the knees, which even looked a little funny.
The corners of his mouth twitched. Maybe it wouldn't be uncomfortable for Ah Yan to sit like this, but they were over 1.80 meters tall, and it would be really uncomfortable to sit cross-legged for a long time without being able to straighten their legs.
But seeing how naturally and habitually Zhu Jue behaves, I guess his love brain has already been trained.
A Yan pressed the control button on the remote control and adjusted the volume. A short-haired little man named Kaka appeared on the TV screen.
"Huh?" Her eyes lit up.
A Yan found that Kaka's cartoon character image had changed a little.
I don’t know if it’s because of the Chinese New Year, but Kaka changed into a red down jacket and added a woolen hat on his head. He looked so cute in this red outfit.
The animated CG opens with Kaka, the little man in red, using a plane as his means of transportation this time!
The little man Kaka boarded the plane with a big backpack on his back, and they saw the CG changed to a map of the flight from Los Angeles to Jinguancheng Tianfu Airport.
Then, the pixel-style man Kaka looked around as he got off the plane. Then, the man in red first ran with a suitcase, got on a car, and then started to speed through the hot pot, skewers, and maocai highway.
Ah Yan burst into laughter at this moment.
"Kaka's CG is getting more and more creative. It feels like a food map racing game."
Chu Shen stroked his chin on the sofa, "The quality of this opening alone is high enough."
As the car sprinted on the Food Highway to the finish line, Ayan and the others saw four big words at the finish line.
【Jinguancheng East Station】
The opening CG animation ended and the camera turned, as if cutting directly into the main film.
Kaka, fully armed with a scarf, mask and hat, appeared in front of the camera. She panted and took some pictures of the surrounding situation. The camera's good reception allowed them to hear the broadcast in the high-speed rail station at this moment.
It is no exaggeration to describe the situation as a sea of people.
"I don't want to go out during the Spring Festival travel rush next time."
"It was my first time to Tianfu Airport in Jinguancheng. I waited for my luggage for more than half an hour and missed the previous airport bus and the airport high-speed train. The next bus was too late to catch the high-speed train at East Station. I had to spend a lot of money to take a taxi from the airport to catch the high-speed train."
"It's not a good start."
In the video, the little man in red, Kaka, was crying loudly, and his wallet showed [Taxi -200]. Hearing what Kaka said, Ah Yan also felt a pain in his heart.
If a few people take a taxi for 200 yuan, they can still pay for it together. But if it's just one person, and you're not an employee who has the company to reimburse you, it would really be heartbreaking!
The video screen is marked at the top with [Blind Box Travel Destination: Changqing Mountain]
At this moment, Kaka was already queuing at the ticket gate. Amidst the huddled crowds, one could hear her heavy breathing as she advised everyone to allow enough time.
"It's worthy of being the legendary Tianfu Airport. It takes only two hours to fly across the country and to the city. I really saw it this time."
As Kaka got on the high-speed train, an animation of Kaka sitting on the train appeared on the progress bar at the bottom of the screen. Kaka, the big-headed man, sat in the high-speed train and quickly arrived at Mianyangcheng Station from Jinguancheng East Station.
"Kaka's painting workload is getting bigger and bigger." A Yan said.
Just watch Kaka in the video as he exits the station and introduces himself to the camera.
"The destination of this blind box trip is called Changqing Mountain."
"It's a nice name. The first thing I thought of when I saw this place name was a person. I wonder how many viewers feel the same way as me."
"There is a protagonist named Chang Qing in "Xian III". Could it be related to him?" Kaka joked.
"Changqing Mountain is located in Zitong County under Mianyang City. Compared to the places I've been to before, this seems to be a tourist area, but I don't know what it's like during the Chinese New Year."
"It takes about an hour to drive from here to the county. Zitong County and Mianyang City are about an hour away. I thought public transportation would be inconvenient during the Spring Festival, so I rented a car."
Kaka snapped his fingers, and the next second, he was already in the parking lot in front of the high-speed rail station, and smoothly completed the handover with the car rental staff.
Kaka did not accept sponsorship for this video, considering that the previous video had already been a hit, it would be difficult for him to accept sponsorship from other car companies in a short period of time. Kaka's filming equipment and other equipment all came from the [Travel Little Man System], so it would be difficult for him to accept advertisements. This episode is completely pure dry goods.
Because people kept raising opinions in the comment section, some of Kaka's shots at first only had the screen without her saying anything, which seemed very boring. But now, she has been able to bravely talk to herself in front of the screen, ignoring the eyes of people around her.
"It's almost five o'clock now. It's fifty kilometers to drive to Zitong. I've been traveling all day and it won't be convenient at night. I'll rest in the hotel for one night and head to Changqing Mountain tomorrow." Kaka explained while driving.
Kaka checked in, ate a bowl of Mianyang rice noodles with red soup downstairs, and then found a small shop to taste "Lengzhanzhan".
It’s called Lengzhanzhan, and it looks similar to Bobo Chicken, but the way it’s eaten is completely different.
A group of strangers sat around a table. On the wooden table were two large plates of cooked mustard greens and vegetarian dishes, lotus root slices, broccoli, quail eggs, crab sticks, and even skewered corn kernels, as well as special fried eggplants. The vegetarian dishes were all cooked and cooled, while the mustard greens had been marinated in red oil.
No matter it is meat or vegetables, all are skewered with toothpicks or bamboo sticks.
As for the way to eat it, everyone shares three different dipping sauces.
The five-spice, spicy, and hot and sour dipping sauces are served in small stainless steel bowls.
Instead of everyone scooping the sauce into their own bowl, everyone picks up a bunch of broccoli, rolls it in the shared sauce bowl, and then eats it.
Of course, you are only allowed to dip it once, and you cannot dip it a second time after that.
Not only Kaka, but also Ayan and the other four people outside the video were seeing this way of eating for the first time.
Ah Yan held her face in her hands. She looked at Kaka who had already eaten more than a dozen skewers on his plate. "I think this requires overcoming the psychological barrier."
Yuanye nodded in agreement. "It's fine if you share it with your friends, but if you share it in a store, I'm afraid it's not clean. I can't guarantee that no one will spit on it."
Chu Shen was looking at the dipping sauces in the video thoughtfully. The three dipping sauces with different flavors all looked good.
Because he had already eaten a bowl of beef rice noodles in red soup, even though the cold dishes looked diverse, Kaka only ate some vegetarian dishes, less than twenty pieces, at 70 cents per skewer, and then paid the bill and left.
Kaka was eaten at the local night market. Although it was already the 29th day of the lunar year, there were still many people in the night market. The lights were bright, the streets were crowded with people, and the smell of fireworks was very strong.
[Travel Card Card, try Mianyang Beef Rice Noodles, Stamina +20, Mood +10]
[Try the special cold drink of the travel card, physical strength +10, mood +10]
When she returned to the hotel, the pixel-like little man in red was lying on the bed.
[Travel Card is resting, loading...]
[A good night's sleep, full travel card status, radiant look! Action +10]
In the status bar of the little man Kaka at the bottom left of the video, all indicators are maxed out, and [Energetic BUFF] appears.
"It's a bit like traveling, but I'm always alone and never meet anyone to talk to." Yuanye said while watching the video.
After he said this, Ah Yan suddenly understood.
"Yeah, Kaka hasn't met any NPCs in this episode."
"It's more convenient to be in the city this time. I can handle everything by myself." Zhu Jue said.
A Yan thought about it and it was true. Apart from anything else, the time they met Kaka was in a remote place like Kaoshan Village where there were no cars.
Before that, it was Tara in Inner Mongolia, and I also ran to the countryside in Northeast China in the snow and ice. All of them were difficult to find.
Now, because we are still in the city, we can’t ask the NPC for help. Besides, Kaka said that Changqing Mountain is a tourist area, so it should be easy to find.
"But this will make it less fun. When you explore unknown places, you will always encounter unexpected things. In mature tourist areas, there are very few surprises." A Yan said.
One of the great pleasures of watching Kaka blind box travel is that because the places you go to are too remote, some of them can't even find any information, and many interesting collisions will occur in the process of exploring the local area.
The next morning after arriving in Mianyang City, Kaka was not in a hurry to drive out.
It only takes an hour, or about a day, to drive to Zitong County. It was a bit cold in the morning, so she ate a bowl of rice noodles with clear soup in the hotel before slowly going out.
This is Kaka's first trip to Shu. She has heard of the wonders of the water in Jiuzhaigou, and knows about the ancient Shu culture of Sanxingdui, Dujiangyan, Qingcheng Mountain, Leshan Giant Buddha, and Mount Emei.
Jinguan City, Leshan, and Mount Emei are all well-known tourist cities, but if she hadn't come here, she would have never heard of Mianyang City, including the extremely delicious Mianyang rice noodles.
Kaka used the automatic positioning of the rented tram navigation. Not knowing whether the previous tenant had been there, she just typed the word "long" and automatically got a prompt. Kaka directly chose the first one and drove there.
The driving journey was fast-forwarded by Kaka, and the camera captured the scenery on both sides of the road. What was an hour's drive for her was only one minute for the audience outside the video.
But...as the car turned into the parking lot, Ayan and the others heard Kaka's confused voice in the video.
"I drove according to the directions. The map shows that we should have reached Changqing Mountain, but when I followed the navigation, the sign I saw said 'Two Bombs City'. I'll go down and ask."
By the time Kaka got off the car with her camera, it was already ten o'clock in the morning, but there were not many people in the parking lot. She opened the map on her mobile phone and found that she was already in the area of "Changqing Mountain".
Kaka silently glanced at his blind box travel mission. Changqing Mountain had already been lit up, which proved that he had not made a mistake.
The mission location this time was really easy! Except for yesterday when we had to spend a lot of money on a taxi because the luggage was not picked up very slowly, we did not encounter any difficulties at all. Kaka himself found it incredible.
"It's so easy to get here this time that it's a bit hard for me to believe it. Let me see if I can find a local to ask. My Sichuan dialect is not very good." Kaka muttered to the camera.
Although she took expedited lessons to practice the local dialect after learning that the mission location was in Sichuan, it was still a bit difficult for her. So far, she has only learned daily expressions such as "嬢嬢", "盉得", "要得", and "做什麼子".
Kaka walked out of the parking lot. The place was empty and large. She saw a lady wearing a long black down coat.
An NPC appeared! She hurried forward to ask.
"Hello, is this Changqing Mountain?"
The lady had her hair tied up and wore glasses. She looked to be about thirty years old. She immediately understood Kaka's appearance and accent.
"Are you here for tourism or to visit relatives? This is Changqing Mountain, pronounced zhang, but this is the foot of the mountain, and this is the two bombs city. If you want to go to Changqing Mountain Forest Park, do you know which direction is the other way?"
Kaka was stunned. The system showed that Changqing Mountain had been completed. Does that mean it was completed at the foot of the mountain?
"Oh, sister, I followed the navigation and drove here. I just wanted to come and take a look. You just said this is the Two Bombs City. I saw it when I came here, but I didn't know much about it. Is it the two bombs in the two bombs and one satellite? Isn't it in Qinghai?"
Kaka asked, the deeds of the two bombs and one star hero were all learned in textbooks, but didn’t they explode on the Gobi Beach in Qinghai in the early 1960s? How come a city was built in a small town in Shu?
"It's the two bombs. Do you know about the Third Front construction? The Ninth Institute and the Ninth Research Institute moved here in the 1960s. By the 1990s, they had conducted more than 40 nuclear tests. Look at the edge. The Institute of Engineering Physics is above. Deng Diadia's old house is still there."
Kaka was stunned when he heard the direction pointed out by his sister.
This is actually the place where nuclear research and testing continued after the two bomb explosions! It is also the former residence of Academician Deng!
"Before, our place was not even on the map."
"If you go downstairs, you'll find the National Aeronautics and Space Museum. It will be closed tomorrow."
"I really don't know." Kaka said.
"Look at the license plate. Ours is Sichuan B. There are many confidential military and industrial units. How can you outsiders know?"
After chatting with the sister for a while, Kaka immediately decided to take a look at the Two Bombs City. There are sightseeing buses here, which can save him the time of walking.
In an old factory building, a strict confidentiality policy is posted on the wall.
The old red brick house is covered with black tiles. Everything here is full of traces of the past. The desolate winter seems to bring people back to decades ago.
In the History Museum of the Two Bombs City, Kaka stared intently at the twelve large characters on the white wall.
【Doing something earth-shattering】
【Become an anonymous person】
"I remember that when I drove here, I passed through many mountains." Kaka said softly.
"Our scientists lived in hiding in these mountains."
When we arrived at Deng Jiaxian's former residence, it was a red brick house with only two bedrooms and a living room. In front of the statue in front of the door, Kaka saw bunches of flowers that were still fresh in winter.
Her hands were empty and she felt a little regretful. She should have brought some snacks with her.
Kaka saw a young man who was traveling alone like her, and he took out a square...calculator?
The guy put the calculator in front of the statue, and Kaka was stunned.
The distance between the two people is only the distance of a person. Noticing Kaka's eyes, the young man explained.
"I read before that the Ninth Institute only had one hand-cranked calculator at the beginning, and many calculations were done by the academicians. I bought this scientific calculator specially made in China, and did not buy the Sakura card calculator!"
The young man placed the calculator in front of the statue and clasped his hands together as if making a wish.
Kaka suddenly felt her nose a little tight. She had seen people online sending wine to Mr. Taibai's tomb, and some sending chocolate snacks to the champion marquis.
In front of her, the young man presented the academicians with a scientific calculator produced in Xia Country sixty years later.
"Are you still in college?" Kaka asked him. This guy spoke Mandarin quite well.
"Yes, my hometown is Zitong. The school used to come here for research and study. When I listened to the explanations, I always remembered that we only had one computer." Brother Chen shook his head.
"I can't afford a computer or cell phone, but I can still give you this calculator."
"It's rare to see you traveling from out of town. Today is New Year's Eve. I wonder where you live. There will be fireworks at Tieniu Square in Mianyang, which is right by the Fu River. I heard that this year there is a mysterious rich man sponsoring it." said the young man.
"I don't know if you are seeking a postgraduate entrance examination interview. If you are seeking an exam, Qiqu Mountain is the ancestral temple of Wenchang. You can go there to worship. It's very accurate. There are banners of students hanging everywhere."
Because they were of similar age and this guy Chen could speak Mandarin, Kaka immediately learned more from this local.
"When I looked up Zitong County before, I thought it had something to do with the ancient emperors calling their empresses "Zitong," Kaka asked.
"Hahaha, our county is backed by Zilin in the east and Tongshui in the west. This is recorded in ancient books. It has been called this name for more than two thousand years, starting in the Qin and Han Dynasties." Brother Chen acted as if you had asked the right person.
"What's your major?" Kaka asked.
"Aerospace engineering." Brother Chen had a shy smile on his face.
Kaka was stunned for a moment, then raised a thumbs up.
A local named Chen even offered to take her to Qiqu Mountain. Kaka did not refuse as it was rare to have a local guide, and the guy showed her his ID and student ID.
Xiaguo Aeronautics and Astronautics University! Hiss! Another top student!
We went up Qiqu Mountain to worship Wenchang and pray for the blessing of Kuixing. In the afternoon, before the museum closed, Kaka was taken by Brother Chen to explain the Two Bombs Museum and the Aerospace Science and Technology Museum.
[Travel Card listened to the locals’ explanation, knowledge +10]
【Travel Card Visit Museum, Two Bombs City, History +10】
[Travel Kaka pays homage to Wenchang at Qiqu Mountain, wishing everyone good fortune in literature and success in every exam! ]
It was not the first time that Kaka received warm hospitality from the locals during her travels, but today was New Year's Eve, and she didn't know how to repay them for taking the trouble to introduce her and accompany her.
If I give money, I feel that it is really tarnishing this enthusiasm. I can only ask for the address and prepare to continue to return the gifts.
When Kaka drove back to the hotel and had dinner, she received the same news from the hotel staff as Brother Chen.
At 7pm, there will be a fireworks display at Tieniu Square.
Private fireworks are prohibited in the city. There is still a lot of grass and trees on the mountain, so many citizens will come here tonight.
By the time Kaka, a foreigner, went to the square to find a seat, it was already crowded with people. She received the location information from Brother Chen and squeezed through the crowd, only to find that there were several young people there.
"Sister Kaka, here." The young and energetic Brother Chen waved to her.
"My childhood friends have already arrived to take their seats."
Kaka felt a little embarrassed. She had taken too many advantages today.
Kaka listened to the young people talking: "This time the fireworks show was hosted by CC, a rich woman on Weibo. I saw on the Internet that there were 16 small cities across the country that held shows."
“Yes, CC also held a two-hour free admission event at Ningcheng Amusement Park for a week.
CC? Kaka listened attentively. She really didn't understand.
Brother Chen introduced Kaka to his childhood friends, both boys and girls.
"This is Ziqing, Longlong, and Tai O."
"You are all in college, right?" Kaka asked.
"Yes, we are about the same age. Ziqing studies nuclear power engineering, Longlong studies chemistry, and Taiao studies new energy materials." Brother Chen is obviously an E person. After introducing them, Kaka opened his mouth into an "O" shape.
She said with deep emotion: "To me, the majors you study are just what I read in books. You are all talents in science and engineering."
Brother Chen chuckled and said, "It is said that we have 280,000 talents and 260,000 science and technology workers. This is normal."
Kaka thought about it and it made sense. This place is full of military research institutes, so it is normal for children to grow up studying these majors.
At 7 o'clock in the evening, the fireworks show started on time. Clusters of fireworks rose up and bloomed brilliantly on the banks of the Fu River. The lights on both sides of the Fu River were bright, and the crowd cheered and exclaimed.
This is Kaka’s first time to celebrate the Chinese New Year away from home, and also his first time to celebrate the Chinese New Year with so many people.
It was very cold at night, but when we were crowded together, we felt very hot all over.
Strangers wished each other Happy New Year's Eve in a dialect that Kaka couldn't understand at all. People who were close to each other had to shout loudly into each other's ears.
Kaka had to be on high alert during the journey, but at this moment he was completely relaxed.
As the fireworks in the night sky went off one after another, she jokingly said to Brother Chen, "You were too enthusiastic today and even invited me to your home for the New Year's Eve dinner. I almost thought I had run into a bad guy."
Brother Chen was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "Sister Kaka, I recognized you. Your voice is actually quite recognizable."
"Travel Kaka, I'm not a bad person," he said.
Kaka was stunned, and he continued: "I have watched every video of yours, and I like them very much."
"Welcome to my hometown, a city that has been anonymous for a long time."
"I know you have a lot of fans, so I hope everyone can see this. This is the only science and technology city in the country, and there are many experts who have lived in obscurity in the mountains all their lives."
"In a few days, we will embark on the same path as our predecessors, and perhaps we will be unknown to others for our whole lives. However, I hope that someone will recognize and remember this place. Not for me, but for those who have silently dedicated themselves to this land."
The boy's eyes sparkled, and the brilliant fireworks in the sky were reflected in his pupils.
Kaka looked at the colorful fireworks exploding in the night sky, and she suddenly thought of what Xiao Chen said when he took her to the museum.
That year, the Chairman invited Academician Deng to return to China, saying that we needed a big firecracker.
And at this moment, they are standing on the land where their ancestors once secretly tested "big firecrackers" and are also setting off firecrackers and fireworks.
Kaka's eyes were gentle. Tonight, perhaps there were scientific researchers working in those unknown places who were also looking at the fireworks above the city from afar.
We invite our ancestors who lived here in anonymity fifty or sixty years ago to come and watch this grand fireworks display together.
Once upon a time, they developed firecrackers for the country's voice.
Today, the colorful fireworks in the square represent peace and prosperity throughout the world and the well-being of the people.
Kaka watched a line of system words pass by in front of him.
"Congratulations to the player for achieving the [Anonymous City] achievement. Please keep up the good work. Do you want to wear the achievement badge?"
[Achievement: The Nameless City]
【Every piece of land carries the history of the past and the unknown stories. You walk into a small town you have never heard of, encounter strange yet familiar history, young and enthusiastic teenagers, people here do earth-shaking things, people here are anonymous, and the relay from generation to generation continues. The sufferings of the past may not need to be sung, but please do not forget them. Please remember them, those who have been anonymous for the country and the people. 】