stonecrandall Chapter 281 News from Afar
Chapter 281 News from Afar
Seeing Ivan staring blankly at the wreckage of the vehicles, Xu Si chose not to disturb him.
Only after he composed himself and turned to leave did Xu Si slowly land in front of him.
"I'd like to know where you collected the supplies from before?" Xu Si spoke slowly, making sure Ivan could hear him clearly.
"They're everywhere, from England, France, Germany, Spain, and even the US!" Ivan paused for a moment, then made no attempt to hide anything.
"What about Great Xia?" Xu Si asked.
"Yes, but very few!" Ivan said.
Xu Si remained silent. This was undoubtedly bad news for him if Earth became increasingly unpredictable.
Then the previous sense of direction, distance, and location will all be disrupted.
Earth now resembles a scrambled Rubik's Cube.
His hopes of finding his sister are only getting slimmer.
Seeing that Xu Si seemed a little lost in thought, Ivan was unsure if he had said something wrong.
As the morning light pierced the edge of the dunes, casting its scorching heat upon the camp, the convoy was already fully prepared to depart.
Ivan was put on Xiao Wu's truck.
He had witnessed the mountain of supplies piled up in the bus last night, and now he was numb to seeing this truckload of supplies again.
Sitting in the passenger seat, Xiao Wu was a little at a loss.
The feeling of being with an extraordinary, unfamiliar sequence is actually quite similar to the feeling of being with a bizarre being.
"Are you two okay taking turns driving?" Fu Xiaojian walked over and handed him a bottle of mineral water.
"No problem," Ivan said, taking the bag and nodding vigorously, a hoarse syllable rolling from his throat.
He didn't ask where we were going or what the pay would be like.
In the end times, simply surviving is a luxury.
Xiao Wu nodded with a wry smile; how could he refuse at this point!
The engines roared to life one after another.
As he drifted back to "Nirvana," Xu Si's heart sank into the abyss.
The convoy set off again.
The massive body of the "Nirvana" made Ivan glance at it in the rearview mirror every now and then.
"Stop looking! Don't get any bad ideas. Brother Dao never hesitates to kill someone!" Xiao Wu, sitting in the passenger seat, couldn't help but say.
It serves as both a warning and a way to embolden oneself.
"You mean the one with the red hair?" Ivan wasn't angry.
More than anything, it's out of curiosity about the team.
"Yeah, Brother Dao is a Sequence 4, so don't do anything to me!" Xiao Wu said warily.
Ivan didn't have any particular ideas.
He only wished that one day he could return to his and Natasha's hometown and see it for Natasha one last time.
The convoy continued its journey through the desert, where sand dunes stretched endlessly like frozen waves.
Only the roar of engines and the low whistling of sandstorms intertwined.
Xu Si sat inside Nirvana, feeling much more relaxed.
Perhaps autonomous driving is the biggest performance improvement of Nirvana.
"Commander, based on the information provided by Ivan and a comparison with existing terrain references, we initially suspect that there is a systematic discrepancy between the current geographical parameters and the old world map."
Nirvana's neutral voice rang out, and a map of their journey unfolded on the screen, without any pattern or reference.
"The scope of the error?"
"Unable to define. Reference points are missing, the magnetic field is abnormal, and the deviation rate between celestial positioning and old coordinates continues to fluctuate. It is recommended to reconstruct the cognitive map using functional locations—such as supply points, water sources, and shelters—as nodes."
"Then let's refactor!" There's no other way.
In this way, let alone finding his sister, he might not even know if his sister brushed past him.
He closed his eyes, the backlash from the [Heart of the Ice Abyss] forcibly suppressing his surging emotions.
When he reopened his eyes, Xing Tong had regained his composure.
"Data reconstruction in progress..."
"Lacking crucial data support, reconstruction is impossible..."
……
"What data do you need?" Xu Si suppressed his emotional fluctuations and continued to communicate with Nirvana.
"****"
Immediately, the screen in front of him was filled with countless garbled characters, so even Nirvana didn't know what data he needed.
Xu Si's heart sank even further.
The convoy trekked through the desert for another whole morning.
As the blood-red sun rose to its zenith, its scorching rays smoldered the air, and even the constant, comfortable temperature inside "Nirvana" seemed to be slightly disturbed by the pervasive restlessness from the outside world.
Xu Si leaned back in the floating seat in front of the crystal screen, his starry eyes gazing at the monotonous and repetitive scenery outside.
All his efforts seemed to have been in vain.
"All vehicles switch to 144.000MHz, public call channel, listen carefully!" Fu Xiaojian's somewhat excited voice suddenly rang out from the walkie-talkie.
"Commander, should we transfer the call?" Nirvana asked directly.
"change"
Because Earth has collapsed, all official frequency bands have disappeared.
Therefore, they usually use fixed frequency bands for intercoms, so there is no point in switching them.
Although he didn't know what Fu Xiaojian was up to, he knew that Fu Xiaojian wouldn't be just messing around with the team.
When the frequency was switched, a clear voice message reached the ears of everyone in the team.
"This is the Light Chariot Team. We are communicating with the outside world through the artifact—Apollo. We are currently unable to provide coordinates. We hope that chariots capable of creating artifacts will contact us as soon as possible! In addition, we urge all chariots to put aside their disputes and work together to overcome this difficult time!"
"To reiterate, this is the Light Chariot Team. We are currently communicating with the outside world using the artifact—Apollo. We are unable to provide coordinates at this time. We hope that chariots capable of creating artifacts will contact us as soon as possible! In addition, we urge all chariots to put aside their disputes and work together to overcome this difficult time!"
Xu Si sat up straight.
Now that Tai knew why Fu Xiaojian was so excited, Xu Si immediately uninstalled [Heart of the Ice Abyss]. Even he couldn't hide his excitement.
If he possessed this extraordinary object, could he make his sister aware of his existence? Could he establish contact with his sister if he possessed this extraordinary object?
Xu Si laughed and cried at the same time, and for the first time, tears overwhelmed him.
"Commander, your heart rate is fluctuating wildly. Do you need to calm down?"
Xu Si ignored Nirvana's reminder. His hood covered his entire face, but it couldn't hide his body's occasional twitching.
At that moment, all he wanted was to vent his frustrations in a secluded corner, even if it was just for a moment.
Lying on her small bed, Yi Yi seemed to be affected as well, and tears silently streamed down her face.
He didn't know if Xu Si was sad or happy; her feelings were just as complicated as Xu Si's.
"Nirvana, are you able to make contact with this convoy?"
Xu Si suddenly remembered something and stood up from his seat.
"Report, Commander! Analysis shows that the broadcast signal has regular repetitive characteristics and a stable energy fluctuation pattern, suggesting that the transmitter has a continuous power supply capability. However, no coordinate information or spatial anchor point markers were detected in the signal, making reverse tracking impossible."
Nirvana poured cold water on Xu Si's enthusiasm.
Xu Si's expression froze; such was the dramatic rise and fall of his emotions.
Xu Si slumped back into his seat, but he was no longer as desperate as before.
The situation doesn't seem to have reached the point of no return.
At least that's what he thinks now.