Chapter 58 Chapter 58 The Fourth Wish
System 05 searched its warehouse and found some vehicles that could be used in water, but it was not known whether they could be used 1,500 meters underwater.
The spacecraft's intelligence was already trying to open the container and take out the micro energy station inside. Suddenly, a buzzing sound came from the container. The sound was long and clear, like a knock on the eardrum, going straight into the heart.
A holographic screen floated in front of them. After a few seconds, a middle-aged woman appeared on the screen. Behind her, many people were busy working. The background was the energy center.
The woman coughed softly, staring ahead. "This is the year 2100, the Third Energy Research and Development Center. The war is intensifying, destroying the other two centers."
System 05's heart skipped a beat. War? Had there been a war before he left?
Everything is terrible. We must give up the idea of taking everyone away… She took a deep breath and said, “The opposition has escalated from initial protests to war. They believe that if the spacecraft can only take a few people away, it is better to destroy it.”
There was no time to hesitate. The Central Coalition Government decided to leave immediately.
[What you see in front of you is a miniature energy station, which can provide the spacecraft with enough power to reach the moon. This is the spark we left for you.]
After obtaining it, go look for the spaceship chip and the spaceship. The spaceship chip is in the center of the mountain city, and the spaceship is buried under the sand city. Collect them and you can travel to the moon.
After she finished speaking, she paused and showed a complicated expression:
If humanity has solved the virus, then hopefully it will help you move forward.
If future technology surpasses our current level, let's keep it as a relic to commemorate those of us who lived in the past.
She had always behaved very rationally, but after saying this, she tilted her head slightly and her eyes were slightly red.
What if the remaining humans become extinct and there is no chance to open this video?
Someone called out to her, and the woman hurriedly responded before turning to the camera and saying, "Take this micro-energy station. The energy center has enough backup energy to get you out of here. Once you leave, the energy research and development center will be permanently closed."
[Maybe in twenty years, maybe in fifty years, maybe in a hundred years...]
We look forward to meeting you on the moon.
The holographic screen vanished, and the spacecraft intelligence effortlessly retrieved the micro-energy station and handed it to System 05. It looked small, only half a meter tall, with a smooth cylindrical exterior, but it was actually incredibly heavy in the hand, dragging System 05's body downward.
Chen Mu stretched out his hand, but System 05 did not give it to him. Instead, it used a repair card on him and said that it would be given to him after his injury healed.
After taking away the micro energy station, the lights on both sides gradually became dim. The spaceship intelligently said that there was no time left, turned around and immediately ran upwards, followed closely by System 05 and Chen Mu.
The ship's intelligence slowed down, and the lights throughout the R&D center went out one by one. When they reached the elevator, System 05 leaned over and quickly took out the chip, then entered the elevator with Chen Mu.
Without the control of the spacecraft's intelligence, it became the leader again.
[…The tour ends here. Thank you for your visit and I wish you all the best.]
After saying this, the leader's halo went out silently, and it stopped, motionless.
The elevator door gradually closed, and Chen Mu took another look at the powered-off leader. When they left here, it would sleep forever and would no longer have to wait for the next visitor.
Chen Mu quickly dodged, seized the last second, bent down and dragged the leader into the elevator.
System 05: "...! What are you doing?"
Chen Mu: "Isn't it pitiful to leave it there alone?"
The elevator went up, and the bright red numbers beside it showed their location: 1200 meters underwater, 800 meters underwater, 300 meters underwater, 50 meters underwater...
The elevator was running slower and slower, and System 05 could almost feel that the power was about to run out, making people wonder whether it could reach the top floor.
10 meters, 8 meters, 5 meters, 2 meters underwater...
The elevator door opened, and when System 05 and Chen Mu walked out, the elevator door slowly closed, and the metal collided with a thud.
System 05 looked at the button next to him and pressed it again, but this time there was no response. Dead silence and darkness filled the narrow space, with only the faint sound of the sea outside the wall.
Without energy, the energy center is like a mechanical tomb, buried forever on the seabed.
System 05 looked at the leader who had been forcibly brought up by Chen Mu and asked speechlessly, "What do you want to do?"
"It's more useful than a robot dog," said Chen Mu.
That robot dog is similar to a common household machine, and no matter how it is modified, it is still the same. The Leader is indeed more advanced.
System 05 rolled her eyes. "You just like collecting these things, don't you?"
Chen Mu: "After all, if it weren't for revenge, I wouldn't become a sword cultivator."
System 05: "...Hmm?"
Chen Mu smiled slightly and said nothing.
The two looked up at the tall tower. System 05 carried the heavy micro-energy station on its back, while Chen Mu was in charge of lighting it. The tower had nine floors in total. After climbing two, System 05 handed the micro-energy station to Chen Mu, who bit the flashlight and shone it upwards. After several rounds of this, the two soon saw sunlight shining down from above.
The ascent was faster than their descent; back then, they had no idea what lay below and were more cautious. Finally, System 05 climbed out of the tower first. He reached out to Chen Mu, who held up the micro-energy station and handed it to him. System 05 set it aside and reached down to pull Chen Mu up, who then lifted the leader up.
System 05: “…”
He put the Leader Micro Energy Station together, then grabbed Chen Mu's hand and pulled him out of the tower.
After all this trouble, both of them were exhausted. After Chen Mu came up, he slumped down with System 05. System 05 looked at the micro energy station carefully. This thing looked very beautiful and exquisite, but in fact it was very hard and durable. The materials used were far beyond the current level of technology. Even a hundred years ago, it was the most advanced.
He carefully placed the micro energy station in his backpack. Chen Mu, who was standing next to him, suddenly said, "What if no one finds these things?"
He really couldn't imagine, besides him and System 05, who else could find the chip and the micro energy station... Both the central area of the mountain city and the water city are now uninhabited areas. Maybe someone will come here in ten years, but humans don't have ten years left.
"Then go die. It's not like intelligent life like humans has ever become extinct." System 05 packed up his backpack and stood up.
"Why extinction? Because of war?"
"...Planetary impacts, alien invasions, plagues, extreme weather events, and natural disasters—these damage is far more horrific than war." System 05 shrugged. "Sometimes, the intelligent life there doesn't even realize what's happening. Everything is destroyed."
In this situation, there was nothing System 05 could do. The worst that could happen was another planetary collision, but how bad could it be? So no matter what happened, System 05 remained optimistic.
But... even a planetary collision will leave behind the spark of new life.
Chen Mu took the backpack, and System 05 summoned a silver Pegasus. With the experience from the previous time, he was fully prepared this time, placing several shields around the two of them and even summoning the Avengers. The two of them galloped across the deep blue sea on Pegasus. Chen Mu wrapped his arm around his waist, his face resting gently against his back. System 05 reluctantly realized that he had grown to like this position.
The journey was uneventful, with the infected marine creatures chasing them from a distance. The two had originally planned to go back to the seabed to bring up some relics. After all, since they were already there, it would be better to take something back with them. However, when they returned to the shore, they found that the car they had parked there was gone.
Naturally, all the supplies in the car disappeared.
They left for a day, and the wheel tracks were still there, so it looked like they had been stolen.
System 05 and Chen Mu exchanged a glance, then followed the rutted tracks. It wasn't long before they spotted their car, stacked alongside two other vehicles. Seven people were sitting around it, with another sitting inside. System 05 thought their faces looked familiar, and then spotted a familiar figure in the crowd. This group was the same group that had offered to trade fuel for medicine. They said they were from Base 17.
"This is our car," System 05 said directly. "Give it back to us."
The weapons prepared earlier were also placed in the car. Chen Mu only had a knife, rope and other things on him. At this time, one of them was carrying a bag, and the other was holding the chubby leader. They did not look threatening at all.
The men burst into laughter, and one of them said, "You say it's yours, so it's yours? Do you have any proof?"
System 05 frowned slightly... What a hassle.
"What are you carrying? It seems like you two have made quite a haul this time. How about this? Give us those things and we'll return the car to you."
Chen Mu suddenly asked, "Are you from Base 17?"
Several people looked at each other and said, "Yeah, what's wrong?"
Chen Mu said sincerely, "Why must this happen? Facing the end of the world, we should help each other. We need to take this car back immediately and work hard to save the world, so please return the car to us."
The man scoffed, and the others laughed as if he had told a very outrageous joke.
"Save the world?...Hahahaha, is there something wrong with your brains?! Hahahaha...I didn't expect to encounter such fun today..."
Chen Mu sighed softly.
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