When Lu Tiao came back to his senses, he found that he was in a declining world.
There are dim sunsets, boundless skies, huge ruins full of wonderful aesthetics, and a barren land.
Lu Jian saw that one of the ruins was in the shape of a huge arc. This arc was taller than any mountain he had ever seen on earth. It stretched across the sky, like some kind of absolute order.
and the embodiment of rules.
Unfortunately, half of the arc has been broken, and even the broken part is missing and its whereabouts cannot be seen.
What kind of civilization can create such majestic creations, and what kind of power can destroy them?
Lu Jian didn't know.
This barren land is different from the yellow sand in the wasteland.
If the wilderness is the desert, Gobi, scorching sun, and dry wind, then this place is the embodiment of the concept of doomsday.
There may still be blooming flowers and oases in the desert, but no new life will be born here.
Unlike the Twilight City, this world has no new civilizations or races that have replaced it. There is only silence and no hope.
Those grand buildings are like tombstones of civilization, long and eternal.
Beyond the building, Lu Jian saw a broken moon. This should be one of the original satellites of this planet, but it has been broken. Farther away, there are two similar satellites. The huge celestial body suddenly appeared
Stagnating in the sky, it gives people the terrifying and oppressive feeling of a giant object.
Lu Jian withdrew his gaze and confirmed the situation around him.
He was sitting on a stone. The stone looked like it had once been part of some building, but the weathering over the years had returned it to nature and changed from stone to stone.
Rubbing his hands on the rough surface, Lu Jian could infer that there was still wind here, and the wind was due to temperature differences or rotation. At least the planet was not completely frozen.
Thinking of this, Lu Tan immediately recalled how he came here.
That beautiful cheongsam woman...
Lu Tan found no sign of Stone and Shia, so he could only temporarily think that those two people escaped luckily.
Thinking of this, Lu Tan saw the woman.
She sat next to a stone and built a bonfire with a few withered logs. In the dusk, the bonfire shone brightly, attracting people's reason.
Lu Tiao found it a bit funny. This woman should be an existence at the level of the old rulers. Why would she light a fire here?
Is there any kind of wilderness survival program here?
Lu Tiao thought for a while, and he didn't scream. Instead, he quietly climbed down from the stone, hid in the shadow, and quietly approached the woman.
If there were live footage here, then Lu Kan might have said, "Let's sneak up on her while she's unprepared. As long as we catch her, we can eat her with the head off. It tastes like chicken and is crunchy."
Just as Lu Tran crept closer, the woman suddenly made a sound.
"What are you doing?"
Her voice echoed in the lonely land, like the rain reunited after a long drought.
Lu Tiao's movements stopped.
He walked slowly to the woman's side and stretched out his hand to warm himself by the fire.
It is still very cold here in the evening. Although there is no wind for the time being, the surface temperature will still drop rapidly with sunset due to the lack of vegetation and organisms, just like in the desert.
"Is there anything to eat?"
Lu Tan couldn't help but ask.
The woman glanced at Lu Jian, as if she was wondering if there was really something wrong with this man's mind.
"No, look, I haven't eaten for a long time, and I haven't had dinner either. You brought me here, and you don't even know what time it is. If I'm hungry, I won't be able to walk, and it will be a drag on you, right?"
Lu Tan explained seriously.
Guba
"..."
The woman was silent for a moment, then she looked at Lu Jian. Then, a rotating roast lamb appeared on the bonfire.
The skin of the lamb has been slightly roasted, and the fat under the skin has undergone the Maillard reaction, exuding a strong fragrance. The lean meat is soaked in fat, making it appear tender and delicious. Just watching this roasted lamb Sheep, Lu Tiao felt like his mouth was watering.
After waiting for a moment, Lu Tan felt that it was almost done. He didn't care about the burning of his hands and directly reached out and pulled off a piece of mutton with skin.
The hot mutton exudes a very tempting aroma, and the tender meat is juicy and watery, and it will overflow as long as it is pressed lightly. Lu Tiao took a bite, and the skin was crispy, fat but not greasy, and the lean meat was soft and tender. Divide five by two, and that large piece of meat was completely eaten by Lu Tan.
He pulled off another leg of lamb. The meat with bones had a different flavor. The part close to the bone had a special fragrance and was full of chewiness. Especially the cartilage joints on the leg of lamb were crispy and soft. A delicate balance is maintained between them.
While chewing on the leg of lamb, Lu Tan suddenly remembered that there was someone next to him.
Well, let’s just call it a human being.
He turned his head and found that the woman was staring at him with interest. She held the fan in her hand and did not cover her appearance. Under the cheongsam, her slender and graceful figure was outlined in the last ray of the sunset. Human curve.
"Do you want to eat?"
Lu Tan felt embarrassed to eat alone, so he handed the leg of lamb in his hand to the other party.
The woman looked at the leg of lamb and suddenly laughed.
"Do you know who you're talking to?"
the woman asked.
"To be honest, I don't really know."
Lu Jian spoke bluntly.
He could only roughly guess that this was the old ruler of the abandoned city, the one who had countless eyes to spy on the entire city, but who he was specifically and what his name was, Lu Tran was not familiar with him, he was really unfamiliar.
The names of the Old Ones, the sealed ones alone are enough for a person to drink, let alone the ones still walking on the earth.
If possible, Lu Jian didn't want to know the other party's name.
"Do you know why I took you away?"
The woman did not say her name, but asked Lu Jian again.
"To be honest, I don't know either."
Lu Tan's biggest shortcoming in his life was honesty, and he felt this deeply at this moment.
"You have a smell that I am familiar with. I think it may have been left by one of me, so I am a little curious and want to see if I can make any discoveries by bringing you here."
The woman replied that the biggest message contained in her sentence was that there was no message.
"A certain you?"
Lu Tan asked curiously.
"Aren't you curious about where this place is?"
The woman did not answer Lu Jian's question, but asked instead.
"Then where is this place?"
Lu Tan felt that these two questions were similar. Compared with these, it would be more realistic to ask where the roast lamb came from.
He wanted to eat more.
"The current name of this place cannot be verified, but it once had a name."